Compared to Lancer face full of confusion, the other youkai present all had a sudden realization. Seeing Lancer bewildered expression, Kasen Ibaraki kindly explained for him.
"Tsukuyomi, as the Moon God, actually has a status no lower than that of Amaterasu Omikami. But back then he lost to Amaterasu, so he went to the moon. In other words..."
"The Moon God is a loser?"
Alright, no need to explain further. Lancer understood everything now.
Simply put, the defeated party chose to give up because they were afraid of causing more trouble. However, the other party undoubtedly also knew about this situation but was still willing to take a risk and try.
'It seems Kaguya identity is not simple...'
Lancer had only ever known that Kaguya Houraisan was a "Celestial Maiden," but specifically what level, he didn't know. After all, he didn't care about these matters at all.
He wouldn't act as a lackey just because the other party's status was high—after all, he would stay for a year at most before leaving. Giving him the status of a Moon God wouldn't be as meaningful as strengthening himself. But he also wouldn't look down on Kaguya Houraisan because of her status, as he considered her a friend simply because of who she was as a person.
In fact, regarding Lancer, Kaguya Houraisan feelings were even more complex.
She didn't expect to cause so many things, even her own Shishō was captured because of her. But if she were to hate Lancer, she couldn't bring herself to do it. After all, Lancer had no personal grudge with Eirin Yagokoro from start to finish, and even after hearing her words, he gave up on killing Eirin Yagokoro. It could be said that everything was stuck at a critical point; once a certain line was crossed, the relationship between the two would completely break. But precisely because of this, she was even more conflicted.
She wanted to speak up to ask Lancer to let her Master go, but looking at the fierce-faced Eirin Yagokoro, she didn't know how to speak up for a moment.
But just at this moment, the "interrupter" appeared.
Fujiwara no Fuhito, wearing a protective spell, also appeared in the sea of fire. Following behind him were the guards that the Boatman officer had previously ordered to leave. At this time, most of their expressions were very awkward. After all, on one side was their direct superior, and on the other side were people they simply couldn't afford to mess with. They mostly held up their hands, at a loss.
The reason Fujiwara no Fuhito appeared here was naturally because of Fujiwara no Mokou. After all, a normal person seeing their own home burning down couldn't possibly have no reaction. But what he didn't expect was that when he arrived at the fire scene, he saw unexpected people.
First, the people from the Onmyou Bureau had actually arrived long ago. Meanwhile, several personnel outside the fire scene even stated clearly that they saw "Lancer" inside.
Suddenly, Fujiwara no Fuhito remembered what Lancer had told him some time ago. It was just that despite all his calculations, he hadn't expected his own home would be burned. But when he saw a group of oddly shaped youkai surrounding Lancer, and in the crowd, the "Princess Kaguya" standing next to Lancer.
For a time, his brain was in total chaos.
Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
Because of the impact of the huge amount of information, he completely fainted.
"Lord Fujiwara!!"
Amidst the cries of a group of people, Fujiwara no Fuhito completely blacked out.
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When Fujiwara no Fuhito woke up, he was already lying in a room that wasn't luxurious but was well-decorated. When he first woke up, he was still a bit dazed and thought he was sleeping in his own room. But when he was completely awake, he suddenly remembered one thing——————
It seemed his home was burned?
As one of the Court Nobles in all of Japan second only to the Emperor, the property owned by Fujiwara no Fuhito could be said to be an extremely terrifying figure. But even so, having that luxurious mansion burned down was a matter that made one's mood complex. Even until now, he hadn't figured out exactly what happened. The only thing he could know was that it was related to Lancer and the others. But what if he knew? Could he go and find trouble with Lancer?
He wasn't really stupid. He had heard quite a bit of recent news about Lancer. At the very least, he was certain that even if he put a bounty on Lancer head, no one would dare take it.
His originally violent mood was instantly suppressed. After all, in the end, he was a Court Noble; whatever he did required sufficient profit. He couldn't do things out of a heated head.
But reason is reason, and heartache is real heartache!
Just then, a burst of footsteps was heard, and then the sliding door next to him was pulled open. Subsequently, he saw Lancer wearing a hat walking in from outside the door.
"Mr. Lancer...? I wonder if you could help me introduce the current situation? I'm still a bit unclear about what happened."
When he saw Lancer, he actually felt a sigh of relief, but then he had a face of deep-seated sorrow.
Undoubtedly, the loss was already lost. Since it couldn't be remedied, the only thing he needed to do now was to stop the loss and incidentally recover funds.
However, at this time, Fujiwara no Fuhito did not notice that sliver of displeasure deep in Lancer eyes.
"Actually, Lord Fujiwara, although a part of your mansion was burned down, the range was actually not large."
Just as Lancer thought, although in ancient times fire was something almost impossible for human power to stop, the problem was that the youkai present couldn't be counted as "human power." Previously, Fujiwara no Mokou had not yet awakened, and this strange fire was left alone because of concerns. But after Fujiwara no Mokou woke up, everyone also worked together to extinguish the fire. Among them, Nitori Kawashiro's (River-City Rain-Walker) spells played a key role. In the end, it was actually just Fujiwara no Mokou own room and a few nearby houses that were burned.
One doesn't know whether to be thankful that because of status reasons, Fujiwara no Mokou house was almost at the very edge of the Fujiwara estate.
Fujiwara no Fuhito froze for a moment after hearing this news, then nodded with a complex mood.
He didn't know whether he felt happy that his family assets were preserved or disappointed that he couldn't continue to act miserably.
"As for the second matter, it's actually about Mokou."
"Mokou? Don't tell me something happened to Mokou?"
"Mokou... she is very well."
Actually, it was only when seeing the unconcealed concern in Fujiwara no Fuhito eyes that Lancer gaze softened slightly. After all, for him, "family" was the thing he cared about most, so this also caused him to very much dislike someone who "ignored family." No matter what, although Fujiwara no Fuhito style made Lancer unhappy, at least he hadn't touched his bottom line.
"Previously, because Mokou matter involved a lot, I didn't tell you everything in detail, Lord Fujiwara. but now it's basically resolved. The specific situation will be told to you by Mokou personally. But before that, let's have Mokou come out first."
Following Lancer words, the door behind Lancer was also pulled open. Mokou, dressed in a kimono, also walked in. Fujiwara no Fuhito eyes widened because at this moment Fujiwara no Mokou was far from the daughter in his memory.
Pure white hair and pupils as red as fresh blood revealed a strange aura.
"Mokou?"
"Father."