Mob Yandere

Chapter v11-epilogue-1

Chapter v11-epilogue-1

[Part 1/6]

"What in the world is this?"

That was the first thing said upon stepping into the room. The ghost (亡霊/Nue) couldn't help but wonder if he had fallen into some kind of illusion.

"What in the world...? Isn't 'that' the Minister-sama?"

"No, it's not that, is it?"

The ghost couldn't help but interject towards the shrine maiden-like girl who was guiding him. It was obvious. It was already clear. After all, she had come to see him.

"If it's not that, then what is it?"

"Well... let's stop playing with words. Will you explain it to me?"

Trying to make another retort to the words of the princess daughter of the Miyataka, the ghost immediately understood that getting caught up in this girl's absurd way of speaking was pointless and returned to the main topic.

"An explanation, huh? Where should I start..."

Shrugging at the ghost's uncooperative attitude, the shrine maiden-like girl, seeing the figure in the back of the room, withdrew her usual charming behavior and wore an indescribable expression, at a loss. In reality, explaining how the person in front of her had ended up in his current state was extremely difficult.

"Well, I'll be in trouble if you don't explain... Look at that. His knees are split into three."

Not only that, the Minister was upside down, tears and drool streaming from his sunken face on the tatami mat. He was creating a pool on the floor. Just like a figure with a face like a Buddha, with eyes rolled back... It seemed insufficient to describe, but in reality, there was no other way to express it. Not even Nue had the vocabulary to accurately describe the art before him.

"Well, you see, he fell silent as soon as he met the guest. Then he claimed to feel unwell and left immediately. The tea party was ruined and ended abruptly. By the time he got into the carriage, he was already like this."

If one were to add, the shrine maiden-like girl went out of her way to accompany the Minister just to cover up this abnormal situation. Her attitude of annoyance was certainly necessary, considering it had to be similar to this in the carriage.

"That was unfortunate. But, a tea party..."

"There was a shrine maiden on the place."

As Nue stroked his chin in puzzlement, the old man interject from the side with the depths of his throat. The shrine maiden-like girl and Nue (the ghost) then look towards the mass of flesh at the back of the room together.

"Ah, ah, ah, ahhhh!"

The old gentleman opened his mouth wide, howling or roaring, screaming in delight.

"Yes!! That's it!! That's it!! That must be it!! That's... that's right... of that person! Correctly, correctly, correctly!! The fate, eeeexcellent fate!!"

His eyes bulged out, spitting out saliva with a roar that shook his whole body, reaching a climax. Slowly, the shrine maiden grimaced at the ghost as a stain spread on her hakama. How much had been spilled?

"...I see. I roughly understand the reason. I never thought he would break down just by seeing her. It seems I misjudged."

"Love."

The madman at the back of the room interjects into the conversation. He turns his head around to face the ghost and the shrine maiden properly.

"Because of love. Isn't that right, Head of the Omnyouji Bureau?"

"..."

The ghost silently agrees with the Minister of the Left, whose finger, which was like the trident-like shape, is pointing out to him. Though he (Nue) remains calm on the outside, he can't help but think to stop that posture but doesn't say it out loud.

"And Princess Daughter of Miyataka. How much of the story have you heard?"

With a bold posture, tears marking his face, and a mouth that resembled an old gentleman, the Minister of the Left asked the shrine-maiden-like princess daughter of Miyataka. Despite feeling weary of the contrast in posture, expression, and tone like a ghost, Shinobu answered respectfully.

"According to the Kojiki, the great lord bestowed land upon the three-legged who had merit... Was the three-legged crow a secret, or was it in public records?"

It is not possible to openly disclose Tengu's involvement in the establishment of Fuso. And the indirect expression of not disclosing the hidden history is...

"In reality, it was exile. The lord was attacked by the leader of the Tengu, but the lord, in his mercy, hesitated to execute them and ultimately confined them to the borderlands at that time... thus disgracing them."

There's more to this story. It was the first power struggle in Fuso, where the first head of the Omnyouji Bureau conspired with the empress, a plot. Therefore, the Tengu who was exiled to the mountains deeply resents the court... Of course, if one follows the main line of the old family, they would know that much. But he (Nue) doesn't intend to talk about such things now.

"Head of the Omnyouji Bureau."

"Well, since you asked. It was actually an act of kindness that didn't suit me. I covered myself in mud and played the role of the one to be resented."

In response to the Minister of the Left's call, the ghost shared an old story with the princess daughter.

"Mud?"

"I turned a big fire into a small one."

That foolish bird (the tengu) doesn't understand politics. Fuso is a human country. It's not a country where half-youkai meddle. Though "she" was an exception.

"Discrimination against half-youkai is not just prejudice. At that time, gods, youkai, and humans did anything to survive as the weak."

It was no different for the half-youkai. They formed a group and raided a village of mere humans weaker than themselves. The original exorcist and warrior often clashed with them as bodyguards.

"If only they were stronger. If they had ambition and determination, there could have been other options. Keeping only the clever ones is the worst."

"...I see."

The princess daughter, who resembled a shrine maiden, agreed with the words of the ghost.