Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

"Call my sister."

"Forehead…"

Gu Yun's lips twitched slightly as he asked, "Miss Miyako, is there something you need?"

"I already told you to call me 'older sister,' Miyako! Sis! Sis!"

Miyako turned around, cupped Gu Yun's face in her hands, and began to rub it: "You're so cute, but you're a naughty child who likes to bully your older sister."

"..."

Gu Yun really didn't know how to face this woman.

She was an older sister who radiated maternal warmth, and Gu Yun could feel her genuine love for young children.

However, he had a vague feeling that Miyako was worried about something.

Without hiding anything, Gu Yun directly stated his problem.

"Did you discover it?"

Miyako is the head of the Mitsuchi family, and she will definitely be the one to become friends with Tanigumo in the supernatural community in the future.

After Grandpa passes away, the Iijima and Mitsuchi families will have to rely on them to support themselves.

"Indeed, I'm a little anxious."

Miyako wasn't supposed to come back; she married into a town called Suzunose and has since changed her surname to Takagami.

In a way, it wouldn't be a big deal if her relationship with the Mitsuchi family were severed.

However, upon hearing that her maternal grandmother (not her maternal grandmother) had invited Rei Iijima to reinforce the seal on the celestial fox, Miyako rushed back immediately.

"why?"

The two sat on a verdant hillside, gazing at the distant woods.

Despite the age difference of more than ten years, Miyako did not completely treat Tanigumo as a child: "Because Sora-chan is not a bad person."

"Aha?"

Gu Yun paused for a moment, then asked, "Um, who is Sora-chan?"

"Let me take you to see it."

Miyako suddenly grabbed Gu Yun's hand and led him into the deep mountains and forests.

Gu Yun wasn't worried about what Miyako would do to him.

The Mitsuchi family had an extremely close relationship with the grandfather; when Miyako was a child, she even studied various magical arts under the grandfather's tutelage.

Not only that, this girl lived at her grandfather's house for four years while attending university.

Although it was their first meeting, Miyako genuinely treated Gu Yun like a younger brother.

Yes, even closer than my own younger brother, Longyan.

There's nothing we can do about it; Long Yan isn't cute at all.

Are we going to see the Celestial Fox?

Gu Yun quickly realized that the 'Ku-chan' that Miyako mentioned must be the celestial fox sealed in the Mitsuchi family.

"Here we are, right here."

Soon, Miyako led Gu Yun to a huge rock: "The ancient celestial fox is sealed here in the underground storage area to the right of Tianjin. This gate is enshrined in the Three Hammers Land. Obey this command and open it immediately."

"Boom~~"

The giant rock was hemispherical and bound with shimenawa ropes. With Miyako's incantation, a rumbling sound was heard, and the rock slowly moved backward.

"This is a forbidden area that only the successive heads of the Mitsuchi family are qualified to enter."

"Huh? Then I..."

"It's alright. Even if I get married and change my surname, as long as I'm alive, I'll still be the head of the Mitsumi family."

Miyako confidently uttered incredibly rebellious words: "Since you're the head of the family, it's my decision who gets to go in, isn't it?"

"Is this...is this okay?"

It's not Gu Yun's fault; it's just that Miyako's behavior was too unreliable: "Are you really okay?"

"Stay here long~ Stay here long!"

"Alright, let's go, let's go. Sora-chan is inside. I haven't seen her in years."

The path beneath the giant rock is only wide enough for one person to pass at a time.

Gu Yun followed closely behind Miyako, moving forward step by step.

Perhaps because the rocks outside face north and lack sunlight for a long time, thick moss has grown on the dark and damp rock walls, creating a rather oppressive atmosphere.

Fortunately, the path wasn't long; after only half a minute, the once dark cave suddenly opened up.

A faint, beautiful light hung down from above, illuminating the entire cave despite the lack of any other light source or skylight.

In front of Gu Yun, within a circle formed by shimenawa ropes, a creature with beautiful golden fur was curled up with its back to the two of them.

"Ok?"

Like the triangular ears of a canine, one of them seemed to have sensed the intruder and twitched slightly.

“This scent,” the golden fox raised its head, its amber eyes looking at Miyako beside Gu Yun: “Miyako, are you back?”

"Ku~~~-chan!"

Miyako yelled and pounced on him, then grabbed him by the neck.

The immense force nearly strangled the celestial fox to death.

"Hahaha, long time no see, Sora-chan!"

However, Miyako didn't care at all, and instead buried her face in the fur under the celestial fox's neck, stroking it continuously.

"Cough cough cough, are you trying to kill me, Miyako?"

Tenko's voice was somewhat androgynous, making it difficult to discern her gender. She had intended to catch up with Miyako, but discovered that there were other people present.

"Who is this?"

As the celestial fox raised its head, Gu Yun was finally able to see the full appearance of the spirit fox before him.

The golden celestial fox has a beautiful mane that looks like a scarf, and a tail that it uses as a pillow under its chin. The tail is longer than its body, and its fur is as dazzling as the golden hair of a princess from a Western country.

"It's so beautiful."

Gu Yun could sense the spiritual energy emanating from the celestial fox.

He had only experienced this feeling with the benevolent deity on the fourth level and with Yingcao.

[Obtain a new clue for 'Mizuhime']

【Mizuki-no-hime (Divine Status Damaged)】

Awakening Quest: Contract with three divine spirit foxes

Note: Due to incomplete information about the shikigami, it can only be bestowed at present. It needs to be completed before Miketsuhime can be summoned.

Note 2: The contracted spirit fox will inherit Miketsu's power and transform into the Inari God.

"New clue!"

Gu Yun opened the Scroll of One Hundred Demons and found that the picture of Miketsu had appeared, but for some reason, the figure of the girl riding a donkey was very blurry.

"Mikoto's divine essence is damaged? What happened?"

He considered a possibility: perhaps the scroll itself was damaged when he traveled through time.

Some shikigami cannot be summoned directly due to damage.

Fortunately, according to the notes, these shikigami are only temporarily unsummonable. If a way can be found to restore them, there will be a chance to do so.

"However, the mission is to form a contract with a spirit fox possessing divinity..."

Gu Yun looked at the celestial fox in front of him and thought to himself that this task seemed quite difficult.

The Heavenly Fox is the Inari deity worshipped by the Mitsumi family. Gu Yun, an outsider, has no reason to give it away through a contract.

"And even if you form a contract with the Heavenly Fox, you still need to find two Spirit Foxes," Gu Yun thought to himself. "The awakening task for Miketsu is the same as that for Suzuka Gozen; both are a bit difficult."

"Who is this?"

Seeing that Gu Yun had been standing there in a daze, Tianhu asked Miyako, "Your friend?"

"Isn't it cute!"

Miyako released her grip and ran quickly to Gu Yun's side, saying proudly, "He's my child!"

"Eh!!"

Tianhu's eyes widened, while Gu Yun simply facepalmed: "Don't listen to her nonsense. Besides, Miyako, even I would get angry if I were taken advantage of!"

"Mo~~~"

Miyako pouted: "What's wrong with just going along with me? Kotani Kumo isn't cute at all."

Gu Yun: But you just said I was cute.

"So that's how it is, the brat from the Iijima family."

Tianhu learned about Gu Yun's identity from Miyako: "That snail's grandson, what an amazing little fellow."

Tianhu's gaze was fixed on Gu Yun, as if he saw something that ordinary people could not see.

"Pure spiritual energy; I have never seen such a beautiful gem."

"Crackling sound".

Tenko chuckled mischievously: "Hey kid, since you're Miyako's friend, I'll give you a heads-up: when you encounter someone with divine abilities in the future, you'd better hide your aura well, it's too dazzling."

"Dazzling?"

Gu Yun cannot see his own light, just as a light bulb cannot see its own light, and a flame cannot burn itself.

"Yes, Master."

Yingcao's voice rang in Gu Yun's ears: "Just like what Lord Tianhu said, you radiate a brilliance that fascinates me."