"Hiss, so cold… what is this fog."
"Wait, it seems like the fog is drifting toward us."
"The street, when did monsters appear on the street?"
The first person to discover the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons appeared, his eyes filled with fear as his entire body collapsed to the ground in terror.
The citizens were awakened by the shout.
They all looked toward the street.
They saw countless yokai walking slowly within the dense fog.
Some had tiny bodies, only about thirty centimeters tall, carrying backpacks, their eyes emitting a green glow.
Some held umbrellas. Though they appeared as women, under this eerie fog, they gave off endless terror.
There was even a giant tanuki, swaggering through the streets with countless subordinates.
Its followers were visiting a bustling city for the first time, curious about everything.
One little tanuki even ran up to a human to ask for food.
Ioroi said to it, "Don't scare the humans, come back."
The tanuki was somewhat unwilling.
However, the human woman who had been afraid saw how obedient it was and could not help but crouch down and say, "Here, you can have my pancake."
"Thank you."
The tanuki did a somersault and spoke softly.
Hearing that the yokai could talk, the people were startled once again.
When the shogunate soldiers who received the report arrived at the scene, they were also shocked by the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
However, seeing the citizens behind them, they still stepped forward to block the yokai's path.
"Please stop! You are not allowed to proceed any further."
"Stop?"
Takano curled his lips and casually kicked through the air.
Bang.
The captain-level soldier was instantly sent flying.
The soldiers raised their weapons, but as a streak of black light flashed, all the spears in their hands snapped in half.
"N-no way."
"How can they be this strong?"
The soldiers' eyes were filled with fear.
Takano sneered, "What kind of useless rules are these? We are the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. We were once living beings of this land as well. Why can't we walk the streets? Everyone, follow me. Today, we drink to our hearts' content."
"Whoa~~~"
The yokai cheered excitedly.
More than ninety percent of them were newborns, having lived in the wilderness since birth, never daring to enter human cities.
Now, Takano had given them the chance to appear openly.
Of course, no one noticed that there was one more human among the yokai.
After all, with countless souls floating around her, she did not look like a human at all.
The news quickly reached Kujou Sara.
Her first reaction was disbelief.
"What did you say? The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? That's impossible, yokai are almost extinct."
"It's true, my lady. Hyakume-chou has already been knocked unconscious…"
"Wait here, I'll head over immediately."
Kujou Sara picked up her weapon and rushed toward the scene.
Half an hour later.
Kujou Sara saw the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, her eyes filled with shock. An event that had disappeared for five hundred years had appeared today.
What exactly was going on?
"Where did you come from?"
Kujou Sara stepped forward and asked. Others might fear yokai, but she would not.
Because she was a tengu.
And she served the great Electro Archon.
Takano, who was drinking, raised his head and said, "We came from the dense fog, to take a look at the human world today. Will you also drive us away?"
"I…"
Kujou Sara was momentarily at a loss.
Drive them away?
In Inazuma's history, yokai were equivalent to the adepti of Liyue.
Many of these yokai had ancestors with great military achievements.
Kujou Sara could not bring herself to say the words to expel them.
However, she noticed Takano's ears.
A fox?
Could it be from Mt. Yougou?
Seeing the general fall silent, Takano snorted coldly, "Since we haven't broken any rules, could you leave, fallen tengu?"
"What did you say?"
"Do you want me to repeat it?" Takano put down his cup and sneered at the enraged tengu. "Just a fool who listens to human slander. Calling you fallen is already giving you too much credit. Want to fight?"
"You…"
Kujou Sara's hand moved to her waist.
But soon, she realized this was Inazuma City.
If a fight broke out, the entire city might be destroyed.
Thinking of this, Kujou Sara lowered her weapon and said, "I don't have time to argue with you. Do not insult me. When your gathering is over, leave quickly and do not disturb the residents' rest."
Takano immediately retorted, "Are we not residents? We are Inazuma's yokai. Due to certain changes, we were forced to live in the wild. Now that we want to return, are you going to drive us away? Ha, makes sense. Now humans are in charge. We, the ones who once had great merit, have no place to stay."
Takano had learned well from Su Han.
Every sentence he spoke was sharp, yet Kujou Sara could not refute a single word.
Yokai, tengu, oni.
They were once the main inhabitants of Inazuma, while humans only multiplied after the great war.
Kujou Sara wanted to argue, but she could not find any reason.
After thinking for a long time, she finally said, "If you want to live here, go to the Kanjou Commission to register. They manage Inazuma's finances and will arrange accommodations for you."
"Then thanks. Brothers, let's go, time to change locations."
"Got it, boss."
Countless yokai stood up and left.
The tavern owner had been quite worried, but upon seeing the large amount of Mora on the tables, he immediately smiled.
This single feast had earned him five times the usual amount of Mora.
If the yokai had not left in such a hurry, he would have wished for them to come every day.
Kujou Sara watched the departing yokai, feeling that something was off.
"Perhaps I should report this to the Shogun."
The tengu woman muttered to herself and turned toward Tenshukaku.
When Raiden Ei heard the news, she was also shocked.
"You said… the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?"
In her memory, that was something from a very long time ago.
The yokai would parade through the streets after victories in battle, both to display Inazuma's strength and to inform the people of their triumphant return.
But ever since Saiguu Kitsune died, many yokai had gradually gone extinct.
She did not expect to hear of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons again today.
Kujou Sara said respectfully, "Yes, and the leader is a fox with white ears."
"White ears… wait, that is a heavenly fox. What does he look like?"
In her excitement, Raiden Ei disregarded her composure and grabbed Kujou Sara.
"He… he carries a black sword. He looks very beautiful, but he is a man, and he seems very dissatisfied with us."
"A fox, a man, a sword… could it be him…"
In her memory, there was an outstanding member of the heavenly fox clan.
His strength was second only to Saiguu Kitsune.
But it was said that after Saiguu Kitsune died, he sighed deeply, shed tears, and turned into a stone statue.
Could he have come back to life?
Raiden Ei originally wanted to go and see, but just before taking action, she stopped.
"Even if I meet him, what would it change?"
"She died because of me."
"Forget it. I don't know how Takano awakened, but let him vent for now."
Raiden Ei made her decision and instructed Kujou Sara not to stop the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. If the yokai had any requests, they should be accommodated as much as possible.
Kujou Sara nodded immediately.
Kanjou Commission.
The arrival of the yokai terrified the officials there half to death.
They tried to drive them away, but were instead beaten badly.
Takano occupied the main seat and mocked the groaning officials, "Go call your family head. Tell him the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons wants to live in the city. Hurry up and arrange it."
Seeing that no one dared to stop them, the officials fled in panic.
When the news reached the Kanjou Commission family,
The clan head, Hiiragi Shinsuke, broke out in a cold sweat.
"How could it be the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?"
"How did all these yokai come out? Damn it… if we have to settle them, how much will that cost?"
The Kanjou Commission had money.
But Hiiragi Shinsuke treated it as his personal property, even exploiting people from overseas.
As long as the Shogun was around, there was nothing they could do.
The problem was, now that the yokai had returned, his family's status would surely be shaken.
What should he do?
Hiiragi Shinsuke paced around the room. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell them to arrange accommodations for the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, but construction will take time. They must wait a few days."
There was no way to avoid spending money this time.
What Hiiragi Shinsuke feared most was that this was only the beginning.
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