The Bride Of The Sacred Forest God
Chapter 99. Black Wind Figure Targeting Bride Candidates bag. 1

This is an incident on the market, happening before Nagi and Ginko go home. They are shopping and buying some equipment that is the main destination of both to the market.

“It's good. Want to buy this one?” ask Ginko

“Tersubject only. Which is not a problem because we only use it for food containers not to be eaten.”

“Good.”

The two went shopping and after spending some time, they decided to return to the Aragaki residence.

Suddenly the steps of both slowed down.

“Ginko, feel the air of another existence?”

“I know. We are being followed.”

“I'm not sure where he is right now, but obviously this is no different from the one that followed Reda-sama and the little fox this morning.”

Nagi's words were so convincing that Ginko was surprised. Despite that, he did not show much of his expression in order for no one to be suspicious.

“Are you sure, Nagi?”

“Yakinu. Want to look back?”

Ginko nodded and pretended to play his part. “Ah, looks like something is left behind. Nagi, I will go to the previous place to buy Ryuunosuke sweet snack ya.”

“Then be so fast. I'll wait in the store ahead. Aragaki-sama also seems to want something.”

It was a charade because in reality the two youko had already bought everything. Including sweet foods desired by the little fox.

Like having a plan, they split up.

Nagi tries to search on the front side while Ginko searches on the back side. With the spiritual abilities of the two youko, they look for a suspicious figure who is suspected of being a demon who targets Reda.

There were no strange signs around the place.

At Ginko's place now, he saw a crowd of people passing by.

“Nothing strange but that doesn't mean it's not strange at all. I can't believe that this is what Nagi.” means

“We were obviously followed but we couldn't trace it. Why?”

On the other side of the market, in Nagi's place…

“I know that. This is the demon. Should I look for him to every corner? But with this much stuff, I don't have time.”

The two youko were simultaneously looking for each other, even jumping up and up onto the roof of the building.

The results obtained remain nil. There was no sign of the presence of the demon in question. They met on one of the roofs of the building.

“Nagi, found something?”

“No. But he must not be far.”

Ginko thought for a moment. After he finished with his thoughts, he said to Nagi, “I don't think we can look for him anymore because we brought all these things. It would be better if we go back and report this first to Nushi-sama. How?”

“There is no choice, all these things also bother me. We're back now.”

They both chose to go home. When they started walking again, they talked about a few things.

“Do you think he's still following us?” whispered Nagi

“I don't know. But it seems so. I seem to know the figure but I forgot myself. Is there such a demon in Higashi no Mori?”

Nagi spoke with a serious tone and her cold expression, “Entailah. Because we do not remember it, it is also impossible to know what it looks like and its name. What is clear, he is really eyeing Reda-sama and since we are living with him then we are also not spared from him.”

Nagi stopped and took down all the things she was carrying. He placed them on the ground and directly took out his fox stealth technique towards the back.

“Kitsune no Seika (holy fox fire)”

- Whoooosh

A huge burst of red flames started to come out from Nagi's mouth. He took out his spiritual power to provoke the figure that followed him.

The fire radius is quite long and also wide. Almost all plants were hit by the fire. But uniquely, none of the leaves or trees there are burned.

Nagi repeatedly spouted fire from her mouth.

“This fire will only kill demons and humans, besides nothing will burn. A most powerful technique to make those who follow us both out.”

Not long after, something was emitting smoke. It was quite far from where the two of them were.

“Again, don't stop. Keep doing that!” ginko shouted before leaving

Nagi paused for a moment and started running. For the sake of being able to keep a distance with his partner and the target that was starting to be seen, Nagi performed his technique once again.

Ginko who was in front chased after the fast-moving smoke. “The figure is not so clearly visible. I have to do something to be able to see it.” he said inwardly. By not lowering his running speed, Ginko also began to release his technique.

“Fukikudo yami (darkness removing technique)”

From Ginko's hand that formed a certain movement, he let out a bright light that finally illuminated the figure.

Little to see, Nagi and Ginko finally saw the smoky part down to his feet.

“That's it...” Nagi stopped spitting fire. Not just him, but Ginko as well.

“Again, did you see it too?”

“Although not so obvious, but I'm sure it's like mitama. Is possible?”

The two were unsure and decided to rush back to report.

Arriving at the Aragaki residence, the two youko put all the items he bought on the front door of the house and immediately walked towards the master's room.

“We have to report this on Aragaki-sama.”

“You're right, Ginko. If it's true figure mitama or the like, then it could be that the one watching Reda-sama is a figure who lives in the deepest part of the forest.”

“But we cannot draw such conclusions and we must ask for Nushi-sama's vision, Nagi.”

“I'm sure Aragaki-sama will probably realize something. Come.”

As soon as the two youko rushed over until the moment the two met Reda and Ryuunosuke, they did not care about it at all.

“Ah, Nagi-sama, Ginko-sama.

Both of them passed them and did not respond to anything.

“Reda-sama, it seems Nagi-sama and Ginko-sama are in a hurry.” said the little fox

“It looks like so. Then we clean up. Come, Ryuunosuke.”

The two went to the kitchen together. On the back side of Reda and Ryuunosuke, the two youko were a little strange.

“You don't think we're overreacting? Ignoring Reda-sama like that” said Ginko lirih

“I know, we'll apologize to him later. Now we have to report this first to Aragaki-sama.”

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On the outside, in an unknown place within the forest.

It was not so far from the location of the Aragaki residence, but it could be said to be in the middle of it.

The injured figure started to stop running and looked at each side of the forest.

The trees there become a corner that can be trusted or maybe even dangerous for him.

He cut off the part of his body that was emitting smoke and left it in the forest. Then he ran back.

That part of his body that was left behind seemed to melt and disappear, taking out something like

the smoke was black and spread to several corners.

The trees and leaves that were exposed to the smoke began to wither slowly little by little and die.

A little smoke had disappeared, but other black smoke was blown by the wind, causing the other side of the forest to die from the smoke. The wind with black smoke made the trees, plants and soil lose its life force.

The owner of the body stopped and looked back.

“It's all because I'm rash. I can't fail. In this case, Aruji-sama will not get the girl. Shit!”

The body that was cut off was finally back to growing.

“I, Ara-mitama will not give up. First, I will find out how to get the girl out of the Aragaki-sama residence.”

“After that, I will make calculations with those rotten foxes.”

The figure of the shadow that has been known, Ara-mitama who is targeting the candidate ‘bride’ the ruler will start to become a dangerous black wind.

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