It Became a Time-Stop Slit-Eye

43. Do you like it?

White Yacha.

Meeting the white butcher’s eyes, Kenju Shinpei remembered the first time he heard that nickname.

Last winter, around the time the white snow piled up.

No matter how hard it is for Kenju Muga, whose job it is to defeat monsters, the atmosphere tends to loosen up a bit at the end of the year when everything is over.

It was a time when carols were sung with various lights attached to the large coniferous tree in the yard.

Shinpei also put the weight of the title of successor of her family off her shoulders for a moment and had fun.

The incident happened suddenly.

“…… A white whale has appeared!”

The mythical white whale.

A great monster wearing the mask of a divine beast has appeared.

I’m sure I’ve heard of such a yokai when I was being educated in the past.

‘I heard it was sealed?’

I learned that the previous head of Shihei risked death to seal the great youkai.

It wasn’t just one person who did it, it was something that hundreds of shamans died together.

Even taking that fact into account, sealing a great youkai the size of one block was a great achievement.

It was something that drew praise from all of his business partners, but with that incident, the roof of the Shihei family, which was known as the third generation family along with Kenju, began to tilt.

Shihei of the Summoning Art.

Shihei is proficient in all types of magic.

The all-powerful family, Shihei.

However, when the shaman’s manpower placenta died during the sealing of the Baekkyung, that didn’t matter.

After that, the only thing left in the family was the young lady who had just turned 10, and the dubious shaman who were one step behind the elite who died with the head of the household.

The family was literally ruined.

Decades later, the young lady who shed tears at the death of her father became a high-level shaman.

Gase also recovered to some extent.

But it is undeniable that the family’s power has weakened compared to the previous generation.

“…… Is that a monster?”

Shinpei Kenju, who had been singing carols just a few minutes ago, saw the eyes of a whale filling the night sky.

It is not the torso.

Only the whirling eyes of the whale were filling my field of vision.

It wasn’t the white eyes, but the glittering eyes of the great youkai that made the night sky shine.

A scale beyond common sense and cognition.

…… That never stops

Shinpei trembled and despaired after confirming the true nature of the monster he had only heard about.

I don’t know how I sealed it before, but it wasn’t something that humans could deal with.

Even if my fist could crush steel, it couldn’t reach the sky.

That’s even the owner of the house, my grandfather…….

Just as Shinpei was even imagining his own death, the white whale suddenly twisted his body.

─Cuckoo?

As the huge whale twisted slightly, the wind blew through the city.

This is the extent to which the body is slightly twisted, but if it goes rampage in earnest, it will literally perish.

It wasn’t just one exorcist family, but Tokyo, the big city, was about to collapse.

‘…… Am I going to die today?’

At the time when Shinpei’s head was filled with bad thoughts, an unexpected change came.

The whale flinched again.

However, this time it didn’t end there.

Shinpei doubted her eyes for a moment.

Puuuong! Blood fountains spurted out all over the body of the whale, which filled the sky like a balloon bursting.

Hundreds of huge stab wounds in an instant.

I wonder if it was not only bright red blood that gushed out of that wound, but also the soul.

Baek Kyung, a mythical monster, couldn’t even utter a final word and turned his eyes bigger than the moon.

That year, red rain fell instead of white snow in the night sky on Christmas Eve.

Patter thump─

Amid the rain that would soon disappear into ashes, Shinpei thought blankly.

…… Something’s wrong.

I don’t know who accomplished this miracle, but it must be an old man who has reached the extreme of exorcism.

Kenju Shinpei was happy for a while, imagining what that ancient shaman would be like.

He looks like a freshman with a full beard. Unexpectedly, he has a threatening appearance like the gatekeeper of hell.

…… However, I heard later that it was a teenager like him who accomplished the feat of “Hunting white whales.”

A 16-year-old man who just finished his GED.

The moment he heard such a story, Shinpei Kenju was suspicious.

I wonder if someone stole the ball from the deceased.

No, I was sure.

It was a misunderstanding in the process of rectifying the white whale, and impurities were mixed in.

After that, Shinpei couldn’t let go of his doubts until the nickname ‘White Yacha’, a white yaksha that slaughtered monsters, returned to him.

─Did you find me?

Today’s banquet, the moment I first met him was like that.

—Now, here you go.

There’s no way a guy with such a loud tone and appearance could have eradicated a mythical monster.

There’s no way that such a frivolous guy could be an exorcist who surpassed Kenju’s family head and his grandfather.

That everyone is being deceived.

…… Shinpei, who had believed so, realized a certain fact the moment he met the eyes of the White Yacha (白夜叉).

“──hahahaha, nice to meet you?”

Even though it was clear that he had heard my story, the corners of his eyes and mouth naturally drew an arc.

Facing the pure white yaksha’s smile, Shinpei suddenly doubted the truth he had been ignoring.

…… If what I’ve heard so far is true, what kind of person is that man?

A monster that can kill a great monster in an instant?

Not long ago, the grim reaper of the monster who slaughtered tens of thousands of monsters alone in the Night of the Hundred Ghosts?

‘…… No, it can’t be.’

He is also a scammer.

How could an exorcist of the same age as himself be able to do such a thing……

Shinpei, who continued to think with her body rigid, suddenly felt a touch on her shoulder.

When she came to her senses, the White Yacha, which had been sitting far away, had arrived in front of him and glared at her.

He said with a smile as he grabbed his shoulder.

“——Ah, won’t you accept my greetings?”

“… ….”

I can’t believe that the shoulder that was caught right now, the scruff of the neck won’t be torn off.

Grandpa, the current head of Kenju is right next to him, so he can’t kill his direct descendant…….

Shinpei turned white and trembling as he glanced sideways at the Kozaburo right next to her.

“Tsk.”

Her kozaburo, far from stopping, just clicked her tongue.

Oh, won’t Grandpa protect you?

At that moment, Kenju Shinpei felt as if she had been thrown naked into the sea of fear.

“───Hmm, are you still not saying hello to me?”

If the man in front of me is really a monster, what if I made a mistake?

‘…… Then he was slaughtered like that whale…… ‘

The bright red blood that was splattered in the night sky and the twisted smile right in front of my eyes.

The feeling of the shoulder held infinitely close to the nape of the neck.

Imagining my ending, Shinpei Kenju screamed in terror.

“aaa!!!”

As it was, it turned around and hurriedly crawled as if it was about to fall to the ground.

Ahhh ─ The crying sounds rang out like an echo in the mansion corridor for a while.

White Yacha, Ichi Marushiki tilted his head just as he had his hand outstretched.

“Oh, why did you run away?”

“…… Mmm.”

Kenju Kozaburo wrinkled her face as if in trouble at the sight of her ugly grandson and raised his eyebrows.

“…… The grandson is fifteen years old. When the wind is in full swing…… No, there’s no point in saying these things to you guys who are equally young.”

“Ah, a guy. I have a strict name, ‘Ichimaru Shiki’?”

“If you think about it that way, I also have a personal space. I agreed to meet when no one knew, but I don’t remember allowing him to sneak into my office.”

“hahahaha, sorry about that! Now that it’s like this, how about covering each other’s faults?”

“…… Great.”

He almost killed the robber himself before he could teach his grandson a lesson.

Muttering softly, Kozaburo closed the door to the office and sat down.

Then he glared at the narrow-eyed man with wide eyes.

“So what are you talking about?”

“hahahaha, since we had time alone at most, even a leisurely cup of tea… ….”

“Recently, I was curious about the reputation of the wandering yaksha, so I called four of them, but it’s a busy time. If you have nothing to say, go back.”

“What a heartless man you are!”

Ichimaru Shiki shrugged and mumbled. Kenju Kozaburo narrowed his eyes.

“You are so relaxed. Is it the arrogance of strength, or is it lazy nature?”

“hahahaha, neither!”

“Even though I was late for the meeting, why was it so late to deliver the news of the Hundred Ghost Nights? There were many who praised you, but there were also those who denounced you. Had it been delivered sooner, there would have been far fewer deaths.”

“Oh, you suddenly have a lot of questions! Such aggressiveness! I think it’s good.”

Similarly, Ichimaru Shiki, who sat down, faced Kozaburo with a smile on his face.

The man whose years of life were not even half that of his opponent pointed at her muscular old man with a gesture of reverence.

Shiki said with a smile.

“Well, there are many settings, but to be straightforward, the answer must be this way!”

Kozaburo’s eyebrows twitched.

“…… What?”

“As someone who has been leading a family for a long time, you are well aware of the importance of information. I’ve done everything, but if words leak out in the middle, it won’t be porridge or rice.”

“…… What do you mean?”

“Ah, pretend not to know. The tiger of Kanto, Tekken Kenju Kozaburo.”

Ichimaru Shiki informed me with a kind smile.

“It means that there is a spy in your family.”

A traitor who helps monsters.

***

…… On the other hand, the guest room of the Shihei residence.

Sento Sawamura, who had been lying in a dark room staring at the ceiling for two days, got up.

He tried to organize his messy mind, but his thread only got more and more tangled.

“Ha ha.”

Sento sighed.

It’s rare that things have worked out the way they wanted, but this time I felt even more frustrated.

If you go a little closer, you will know the answer, but I resent my legs that can’t move.

‘…… Should I go for a walk?’

With that in mind, after two days, I leave my room and walk through the garden at night.

I couldn’t have stupid legs with anyone I wanted, but I could wander around the mansion’s garden endlessly.

A false night sky sprinkled with pure white moonlight and a beautifully decorated yard by a gardener.

As he captured such a sight in his retinas, Sento Sawamura suddenly felt useless.

…… What am i doing now

Why didn’t you go up to that sinister man and ask for a definitive answer?

It would be easier if I grabbed him by the collar and got angry, or gave up completely…….

What the hell are you thinking, wandering around like this, clinging to useless expectations?

“That’s stupid.”

Sawamura Sento hasn’t been able to find her answer to him for two days.

As it turns out, what a foolish person you are.

The shaman who was praised as a genius by his master shook his head and reprimanded me for my stupidity.

‘…… Let’s go back to our room.’

The time got too late after walking nonstop.

Sentou sighed again and turned his feet around the mansion’s main gate.

Kikik─

It was then that I heard the sound of the door opening.

After hesitating for a moment, Sento Sawamura cautiously turned his head.

There stood a narrow-eyed man with a smile on his face as usual, holding a box in her hand.

“hahahaha, I’m back.”

“… ….”

When Sento didn’t answer anything, Ichimaru Shiki raised the box in his hand and spoke.

“Do you like cake by any chance?”

At that shameless smile, Sento closed his eyes. He also sighed deeply.

“…… Ha.”

Facing that brazen face, all the troubles I had so far felt futile.

Sento Sawamura, who wiped his face, put his hand down as if he had finished his thoughts before long.

She replied with her expressionless face.

“No, I hate it the most in the world.”

“Eh, that can’t be. You know it’s your favorite food in the world, right?”

“… ….”

Sento impulsively stretched out her foot and kicked the damn Ichimaru Shiki’s leg.