This young lady completely shattered Yamabuki's fantasy of "princesses."
Indeed, in this era of Japan, even nobles likely didn't have as good nutrition as in later generations.
To grow tall, fair-skinned, and beautiful, genetics are one aspect, but high-protein food is also very important.
Furthermore, many ancient Japanese nobles had… ahem, descendants from incestuous relationships, so finding a good-looking young lady was truly difficult.
Saitō Furōfushi stroked Yamabuki's head, soothing the child's psychological trauma.
"Alright, don't be sad here. Don't forget what we came here for," Saitō Furōfushi said.
Yamabuki wiped the tears from his eyes. From now on, I will never believe in fairy tales again. All those beautiful princesses are a lie.
"That's right! We came to find Quincy. Oh, by the way, that person…" Yamabuki pointed at the Middle-aged Noble: "Have you ever seen a group of people wearing white robes? Each of them looking like they're rejecting everyone from a thousand miles away? Also, their appearance isn't like locals; they look more like they're from the West. Do you have any impression of these people?"
The Middle-aged Noble pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Two masters, I have never seen the people you speak of."
Indeed, how could they be so lucky? To find clues as soon as they arrived in the Human World?
Just as Yamabuki was about to leave, Kumohime walked over shyly: "Young Master saved this servant, and this servant wishes to pledge herself to you. How about we have our wedding night tonight!"
"Monster, don't come closer!!!" Yamabuki drew his sword in fright.
He considered himself not to judge by appearance, but this woman's looks… perhaps only Yamatake Chiyo's former "fiancé," Shimo Dashichoufu, could compare.
Moreover, Yamabuki found it hard not to suspect that the other party was coveting his beauty.
Saitō Furōfushi lay on the ground, laughing heartily, her stomach aching from laughter.
"Yamabuki, she's sincere. Why don't you just go with it! You could even become a live-in son-in-law and live a life of comfort from now on," Saitō Furōfushi said, clearly enjoying the drama.
Yamabuki glared at her. "When you have a blind date later, I'll introduce you to someone uglier than Second Senior Brother."
"Ahem, I am a gentleman. How can I force an innocent young girl to do unspeakable things to me at this time? Let's drop this topic. Since you haven't seen those people, let's go. Let's not disturb them here," Yamabuki said.
Since the person had been rescued and the money had been taken, there was no point in staying here. It was better to quickly get to the main business.
Watching the two masters leave, the Middle-aged Noble finally breathed a long sigh of relief. This could be considered a blessing in disguise; at least his daughter had recovered.
Just as he thought Yamabuki and Saitō Furōfushi had left, Yamabuki suddenly flashed back: "I forgot to ask you, which exorcist were you planning to find with all this gold and silver jewelry? They must be very famous!"
The Middle-aged Noble hurriedly said: "I only heard that it's an exorcist from outside, who recently arrived in Kyoto. Rumor has it that this exorcist is not only very powerful but also very expensive, which is why I brought all this gold and silver jewelry…"
"An exorcist from outside?" Yamabuki pondered for a moment: "Tell us the location of that exorcist. We'll go take a look."
The Middle-aged Noble quickly told Yamabuki the exorcist's residence.
After Yamabuki recorded the information, he left with Saitō Furōfushi.
"You don't really want to verify whether there are monsters in this world, do you? I can tell you very clearly that there aren't any. So-called exorcists are mostly just humans with stronger reishi, who can see spirits and slightly resist vengeful spirits. Even a Hollow placed in front of them would scare these people senseless," Saitō Furōfushi chattered on.
Yamabuki crooked his finger at Saitō Furōfushi, motioning her to come over. Saitō Furōfushi curiously leaned in, only to have her head severely thumped.
"Can't you grasp the main point? The main point isn't the exorcist. The main point is that this exorcist is from outside, did you hear that? According to the intelligence, those Quincy are also from outside…" Yamabuki said.
Saitō Furōfushi asked with a slightly doubtful tone: "So you suspect that the exorcist the noble mentioned is related to the Quincy we're looking for? It can't be such a coincidence!"
"Anyway, there are no clues right now, so we might as well go take a look," Yamabuki said.
In fact, he was also acting on the principle of a blind cat finding a dead mouse. He didn't know who the other party was, but since they were already here, they might as well go check it out.
"However, if we're paying a visit, we need a reason, like someone being possessed…" Yamabuki stared at Saitō Furōfushi with an unkind tone.
"Don't look at me! What kind of evil spirit would dare to bother me?" Saitō Furōfushi hurriedly said.
Yamabuki's face showed a devilish smile: "Me!"
Saitō Furōfushi already sensed trouble and turned to run, but Yamabuki grabbed her back: "This time, I'll entrust you with playing the role of the possessed innocent young girl, the kind who's haunted by a lecherous middle-aged man's vengeful spirit!"
"Get lost! You're the one who'll be haunted by a lecherous middle-aged man's vengeful spirit!"
"In that case, let's settle this with the most primitive method! Let's fight!" In terms of fighting ability, no one in the entire Gotei 13, except for the Captain-Commander, was Yamabuki's opponent.
Saitō Furōfushi reluctantly played the role of the possessed young girl in the end.
Yamabuki looked at the clear sky and swore to the dark clouds that it was absolutely not a personal vendetta.
And so, the two of them arrived at the residence of the legendary exorcist.
Unexpectedly, this legendary exorcist was also a young lady.
At the mention of the words "young lady," Yamabuki felt like he had psychological trauma. The previous Kumohime's oppressive presence was simply too strong; even thinking about it now made him feel lingering fear.
The two of them used the money they had previously stolen to buy a set of decent clothes, at least making them look like nobles from the outside.
Then they paid a visit.
This was a very spacious mansion, with two samurai holding naginata guarding the entrance. Seeing people approach, the two samurai crossed their blades to block the way: "Stop, who are you? Do you know where this is? Go back quickly!"
Yamabuki said sincerely: "I heard that your esteemed young lady can exorcise demons and cure illnesses. My younger sister is possessed by an evil spirit, and I have come to ask your young lady to cure my sister. Please make an exception!"
As he spoke, he slipped a gold coin into each of the two samurai's hands.
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