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Chapter 140 How could such a good relationship just fall apart like that?
With mixed feelings, Natori Shuichi watched silently as the bamboo palanquin carrying Toyotsuki passed by.
As the bamboo sedan chair passed by Yu Bai and the others, the seated Feng Yue Shen gently lifted a small part of her mask, revealing her honey-colored eyes, which met those of Natori Shuichi.
The moment Natori Shuichi saw the Toyotsuki deity on the bamboo palanquin clearly, his lips twitched wildly.
Why does Toyotsuki look so much like Natsume Takashi?
And if he wasn't mistaken, the round, chubby creature lying in Toyotsuki's arms could be the fat cat that always followed Natsume Takashi, right?
"what……"
"..."
In that instant when their eyes met, Takashi Natsume, disguised as the God of the Moon, also saw clearly who was looking into his eyes.
Mr. Natori?
What's he doing here? And with Ms. Hiiragi and a boy I don't recognize. Is Mr. Natori here on a quest?
A whole host of questions flooded his mind, but now was not the right time. Natsume Takashi could only be carried to the competition venue by the Shirakasa crew.
Natsume Takashi tightened his grip on Nyanko-sensei's hand, preparing to ask Natori-sensei a question at a suitable opportunity later.
Watching the receding figure ahead, Natori Shuichi reluctantly emerged from behind the bushes and asked his shikigami, Hiiragi, a question.
"Hey, Hiiragi... am I seeing things? That Toyotsuki-no-Kami looks exactly like Natsume Takashi?"
“You’re not mistaken, that’s Natsume-kun, and that pig-cat is here too.” Hiiragi said calmly, standing behind Natori Shuichi.
After all, besides Takashi Natsume, who else would have that chubby pig cat by their side?
"Mr. Natori, do you know that Toyotsuki-no-gami from earlier?"
Seeing Natori Shuichi's stiff expression after receiving an affirmative answer, Yu Bai stood up, brushed off the leaves that had stuck to his clothes, and asked.
He was genuinely curious about where the White Hat crew had found a boy to impersonate him.
"That's a long story. The Toyotsuki deity we just saw is actually my friend, Natsume Takashi. I don't know how, but he's here now, dressed up as the Toyotsuki deity."
Shuichi Natori was also quite confused. Before entering Misumi Mountain, he had been thinking of seeing Natsume after the mission was over.
Unexpectedly, he met her without even having to look for her. And she even transformed from a human into the Goddess of Abundant Moon.
"I see. Perhaps it's because Mr. Natori's friend has a similar temperament to Toyotsuki-no-Kami."
Although he had only glanced at the boy briefly, Yu Bai could still sense the gentle aura emanating from him.
For a moment, Yu Bai felt that he and that boy were quite similar. No wonder the White Hat Clan asked Natsume Takashi for help.
"Probably, but... Mount Misumi is now full of yokai, and there's also the Moon Goddess. What if Natsume's identity is discovered..."
Thinking of this, Natori Shuichi frowned again. He didn't know how things had gotten to this point.
But based on his feeling about Futsuki just now, Natori Shuichi was very worried that Natsume might encounter some danger after Futsuki discovered his identity.
"Don't worry, it shouldn't happen." Yu Bai stepped forward and patted Natori Shuichi on the shoulder to comfort him.
Putting aside the fact that the little yokai on Mount Misumi are a group of relatively weak and kind-hearted ones, even if Fuyuki discovered Natsume Takashi's disguise, given his personality, he wouldn't do anything to Natsume.
However, it's better to be safe than sorry. Yu Bai didn't want a child to get hurt while impersonating him, so he decided to go himself later.
"No matter what, let's go find Natsume and ask him what happened." With that, Natori Shuichi led Yu Bai and the shikigami Hiiragi in the direction Natsume Takashi had left.
……
"Excuse me, are you an exorcist?"
As the three walked, they found their path blocked by a small monster wearing a white hat.
"So what if it is?" Upon seeing that it was the little demon who had been next to Toyotsuki earlier, Hiiragi immediately reached behind her to pull out the sword that was on her back.
"Wait, Hiiragi. If we were exorcists, what would you want?" Natori Shuichi quickly stopped Hiiragi behind him and said to the white-hatted yokai with a serious expression.
"We will never let you interfere with Lord Toyotsuki!"
Upon hearing Natori Shuichi's question, a group of Shirakabe followers instantly appeared behind the Shirakabe youkai who had blocked their path earlier, and spoke in unison.
Just as Yu Bai was thinking of stepping forward and revealing his identity, Natori Shuichi took a step and blocked Yu Bai behind him.
This step protected Yu Bai while also completely concealing him.
This caused Yu Bai, who had originally intended to come out, to retreat again, and the Shirakabe Clan was unable to see Natori Shuichi's face clearly because of the person in front of them.
Yu Bai blinked as he looked at the figure in front of him. Although he was touched by Natori Shuichi's immediate action of protecting him, he also felt a little conflicted.
"Uh, that..." Just as Yu Bai was about to say something, several voices interrupted him once again.
"There are actually some of Fengyue God's subordinates here."
The black-clad figures wielding scythes appeared behind the white-clad figures at some unknown time.
"What are you sneaking around trying to do?" the men in black said, raising their scythes and swinging them at the crowd.
"Stop it."
Seeing the men in black wielding scythes and chasing after them, the White Hat group quickly ran towards Yu Bai and his companions to escape the attacks.
"Hmph, no matter what tricks you play, the winner of this competition will definitely be Lord Fuyuki!"
Yu Bai: "..."
what happened?
White Hat Clan and Black Clothes Clan, weren't you all fine before I left?
Didn't they just agree to build a big house for me and Bu Yue? How come they've fallen out now?
Yu Bai stood there, unsure of what to say, watching the black-clad men chasing after the White Hat Clan, who were swinging their scythes with a "swish swish swish" sound, and the White Hat Clan running towards him like a flock of startled chicks, their hands raised and flapping.
Sigh... My child is all grown up now, and he can't understand anymore.
Yu Bai reached out and rubbed his throbbing forehead. He then grabbed Natori Shuichi, who had also tried to pull him away to escape.
He casually reached out and grabbed a black-clad little monster who was chasing him.
"What's wrong with you two? Did you have a fight when I left?"
……
Black-Clad Crew: Die, White-Kasa Crew! Victory belongs to Lord Futsuki! ヽ(｀д′)ノ
Shirakasa Clan: Whoa!! Lord Toyotsuki, where are you? The Black-Clad Clan is bullying us! (?﹏?)
Yu Bai: The kids are all grown up and rebellious. We used to have such a good relationship, how come we just broke up like that?