The Demon’s Menu
Chapter 1045: Jason: My Name is Jason! (2)

But then, a profound darkness appeared.

Black as fog.

Gone in a flash.

By the time the black mist had all dissipated, the Demon Blade in Jason’s hand had vanished without a trace.

"Hmm, it’s been purified," he mused.

"However, this Demon Blade is just a replica."

Jason nodded with certainty.

Anything that entered his stomach would surely be purified.

At the same time, Jason developed a considerable interest in the Demon Blade.

Based on the replica, the real Demon Blade must carry the Excitement of Feast.

And this was what he wanted.

With this in mind, Jason’s gaze shifted to the wandering Onmyoji.

From the performance just now, this Onmyoji seemed to know more.

Just that... at this moment, this Onmyoji appeared somewhat odd.

He kept shivering.

Especially when Jason’s gaze swept over, the shivering became even more intense.

The man looked at Jason, continuously stepping backward, and stammering to himself.

"A, a great demon."

...

The Onmyoji sitting opposite Tsuchimikado Motoharu fell briefly silent upon hearing his question.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu did not press further, quietly waiting instead.

About four or five seconds later, this Onmyoji referred to as "Bee" spoke again.

"The matter of the ’Kanji’ banner is true."

His tone was certain, his voice filled with resolve.

Yet, Tsuchimikado Motoharu laughed.

"I told you I came for the matter of the ’Kanji’ banner, but now what I want to know is the truth!"

"Yes, the ’truth’!"

"Not just the reality of the ’Kanji’ banner," Tsuchimikado Motoharu emphasized.

But this time, the Onmyoji named "Bee" clamped up.

He simply sat opposite Tsuchimikado Motoharu and resolutely closed his eyes.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu appeared to have anticipated that "Bee" would do this.

The handsome Onmyoji adjusted himself into a comfortable position.

And with the folding fan in his hand, he lightly tapped his own palm.

After seven or eight taps, the handsome Onmyoji spoke again.

"Is it... "

"Kusakabe?"

The Onmyoji known as "Bee" remained unmoved.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu then explained unhurriedly.

"The ’Kanji’ banner is a secretive affair, though I knew of its existence, I never knew it was within Tongshou Temple."

"And this information came from you, yet I know your character; you’re not one to blabber, so there remains only one possibility... "

"You had to spread this message because the person who requested it is someone you cannot refuse."

"In the Inside World, there are not many who could make you unable to refuse."

"Me, the Hanakaiin Family, your own family, and the Kusakabe Family."

"Since you’ve used me as a pawn in the opening game."

"With the Hanakaiin Family just succeeding as the main family, they would hardly have the chance to be distracted."

"That leaves only your family and the Kusakabe Family."

"Your family has long avoided the public eye, having not participated in the ’Month of Prosperity’ invitations for a decade, so that leaves only the Kusakabe Family."

At this point, Tsuchimikado Motoharu paused.

A mocking smile appeared on his handsome face.

"A family jealous of the talented... "

"Truly despicable."

Upon hearing Tsuchimikado Motoharu’s judgment, "Bee’s" eyelid twitched, but his eyes remained closed.

It seemed as if he had adopted an attitude of ’everything is up to you’.

"If the Kusakabe Family is involved, there should be one or more Demon Blades appearing, right?"

"These guys are well-known for their obsession with Demon Blades."

"Naturally, this would also attract the lunatics from the Sword Eater Group."

"So, they must be involved."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu continued.

The Onmyoji named "Bee" became completely calm,

Just closing his eyes.

Without a word.

As if he had fallen asleep.

Then, Tsuchimikado Motoharu laughed again.

"You wanted me to think that, right?" Tsuchimikado Motoharu said softly.

The breath of the Onmyoji named "Bee" hitched.

Though it was only for a brief instant, Tsuchimikado Motoharu caught it.

"And now, your breathing has become erratic."

"It’s deliberate, isn’t it?"

"Bee."

The tone of Tsuchimikado Motoharu became stern.

He looked intently at the cool-faced young man before him.

"I thought we were friends," he said.

"We are friends,"

"Before, now, and in the future," said Bee with absolute certainty.

"Why would you do that?"

"Throwing me out like a pawn, and then, when I asked you, you still designed traps to make me step right into them—don’t you dare say it was for my good."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu questioned ’Bee’.

The Onmyoji named ’Bee’ really nodded.

"I did it for your good indeed."

"At least, the enemies in your suspicions, in your imagination, are far safer than the enemies you wish to face."

"Some things..."

"We cannot change."

Uncommonly, the Onmyoji named ’Bee’ spoke so many words.

"Are you sure?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu asked.

He knew well what capabilities the person before him possessed.

Divination!

Perhaps, in other abilities, he could far outmatch the other party.

But in divination, Tsuchimikado Motoharu felt inferior.

That natural, bloodline-inherited ability and the Talent demonstrated thereafter were all beyond his reach.

So, when Bee spoke these words, Tsuchimikado Motoharu understood why ’Bee’ was so passive.

It must have been a divination.

And the result of the divination was very bad.

Bad to the point where Bee felt powerless, felt incapable of resistance.

But...

"Do you think the result of divination is unchangeable?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu asked abruptly.

He had asked Bee this question more than once.

The answer was always the same.

This time was no exception.

"Unchangeable."

Bee answered.

"Then I suggest you meet someone."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu said.

"Who?"

Bee opened his eyes, which were normally devoid of any fluctuation, now showed a hint of curiosity and annoyance.

"Jason."

"The man who faced failure at ’Omagatoki’."

"He’s special."

"Not just the attention from ’Tongshou Temple’."

"Events abroad are also closely related to him."

After finishing, Tsuchimikado Motoharu gestured ’please’ to ’Bee’.

He didn’t need to say anything more.

The words before him were enough.

The fact that he was a vassal of Jason still needed to be kept hidden.

Those lurking in the shadows were hiding deeper than imagined.

But...

No matter how deep, they could only hide so much, right?

Tsuchimikado Motoharu already had a place in mind.

If it was there, everything seemed to make sense.

Only!

Why?

Tsuchimikado Motoharu still had some doubts at the bottom of his heart.

Of course, such doubts needed to be resolved and confirmed.

Therefore, he didn’t have time to continue wasting with Bee.

In the face of Tsuchimikado Motoharu’s gesture, Bee nodded in farewell and then disappeared from the car.

The car started again.

Not ascending, but turning around.

Looking through the rearview mirror at the increasingly distant hilltop mansion, Ranmaru frowned involuntarily.

"Lord, could all this be a guidance from ’Bee’?"

"From the Kusakabe Family, to the ’Sword Eater Group’, and to your recent speculation?"

As a retainer, Ranmaru thought it necessary to remind Tsuchimikado Motoharu.

"Very likely."

"That’s why I also offered him some guidance."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu smiled nonchalantly.

Ranmaru on the passenger seat, and Akamaru, the driver, both were taken aback.

After a moment, Ranmaru asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Are you referring to Lord Jason?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu had not answered when the car phone suddenly rang.

"Hello."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu answered the phone, and voices reporting to him came through the handset.

Listening to the content of the report, Tsuchimikado Motoharu’s lips involuntarily curled up.

As expected!

The lord is even stronger than imagined!

Great!

The rest... is up to you now.

Thinking this, Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked back, glancing toward the mansion on the hilltop.

Don’t let me down!

Tsuchimikado Motoharu hoped as such.

In fact, everything was going smoother than Tsuchimikado Motoharu had expected.

Inside the mansion, Bee prepared everything and began divining Jason.

He murmured lowly—

"The person named Jason..."

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