The custom in East Asia is to bring things to the dinner table to discuss.
Youkai are not ghouls.
Although there are many man-eating monsters in the Nura group, for them, humans are just one of the foods, not the only one.
So what was put on the table was ordinary food, and no suspicious ingredients were found.
After drinking for three rounds, "Jinguji Iris" put down his chopsticks and got to the point of his visit.
"Big Leader Nuliang, I believe you should be clear about our purpose. The current benign situation of peaceful coexistence and non-aggression between humans and demons is the result of the efforts of many of our ancestors to mediate. I don't think everyone wants to see this good thing.
The situation was destroyed by a small group of people with ulterior motives, bringing the world back to the chaotic Warring States period... Therefore, on behalf of the Japanese government, I hope that the Nuliang group can come forward to warn those monster organizations that are ready to move, and help us capture and kill the government.
Murderers of public servants.”
As soon as "Jinguji Iris" finished speaking, there were many sneers from the monster officers opposite.
"Peaceful coexistence? Confining us monsters in the mountains and not allowing us to enter the city, but you can enter our territory at will, and we are not allowed to show up to drive you away. Do you call this peaceful coexistence?"
"Human beings have this face. We do immoral things on our hands, but we have to use language and words to constantly beautify ourselves. What kind of mediation is it? It's just that we were not as good as others back then."
"That is, if you are really sincere about coexisting with us monsters on an equal footing, then open up the right of passage so that we can also live in the human world."
"Humans are just afraid. Since the Heian Era, the bloodline of exorcists has become thinner and thinner each generation. They can no longer use force to suppress us monsters. They can only play tricks like this to make us kill each other."
"That is, for us monsters, chaos and the law of the jungle are the normal ecology. You humans evolve by reproduction, and we monsters evolve by killing. Because of your interference, we have not had a new big monster in nearly a thousand years.
"
"You can catch those monsters on your own if you can. Why should we listen to you humans and put shackles on ourselves?"
"Nura Rikuo" on the main seat coughed lightly, and the indignant accusations below gradually quieted down.
Although the monsters don't really approve of this third-generation leader who looks more like a human than a monster, the Yakuza is ultimately loyal. The old leader's bones are still cold, so even if they are pretending, they still have to pretend to be loyal and loyal to support their young master.
"Jinguji Iris" couldn't help but frown.
This is a bad omen. The previous successful assassination by the forces of the dark world has obviously made these monsters' ambitions to fight back against humans begin to stir.
Even if "Nura Rikuo" wants to help mankind, under the unanimous opposition of so many subordinates, he still has to consider whether he can still hold his position as the big boss if he gives the order forcibly.
Sure enough, as soon as "Nura Rikuo" opened his mouth, his stance and tone became a little vague.
"Chief of Jinguji Temple, my mother is a human, and I grew up in the human world. To be fair, I am very willing to promote the harmonious coexistence between humans and monsters."
"However, after all, I still have a quarter of youkai blood flowing in my body, and I have inherited my grandfather's legacy and carry the fearless banner of the Nura clan, so I have to think about the subordinates who follow me."
"If those monsters have violated the interests of the Nuliang Group, I will naturally lead the team to deal with those disobedient monsters myself without you asking. But it is you exorcists who protect the human world, not our Nuliang Group. I
It is impossible for me to use the precious lives of my men to help you fill this hole."
This reason can be said to be watertight.
In fact, in the original work of "The Grandson of the Slippery Ghost", the position of the Nuragumi is definitely not just, but it was justized in the author's writing.
The initial confrontation with the Eighty-Eight Demons in the Shikoku region was purely a turf war between the Yakuza organizations.
Later, he joined forces with the Hanakain family to fight against the "Hagoromo Fox" because there was an old grudge between the two.
After all, "Hagoromo Kitsune" was originally sealed by "Nura Hideo" and "Kanakaiin Hidemoto", and "Nura Rikuo" was wiping his grandfather's ass by doing this.
The final battle between "Abe Seimei" and "Abe Seimei" was purely because the opponent was a madman who wanted to purify the world. If the "Nuragumi" didn't take action, there would be no future.
Precisely because every battle is actually related to the "Nura Group"'s own interests, the following little monster bosses can turn a blind eye to "Nura Rikuo"'s cooperation with humans. Until he fully masters the power of the slippery ghost, he can
Successfully took over the entire organization from the generation "Nura Hua Lao".
But now that the generation is no longer around, "Nura Rikuo" has taken the position of leader entirely by relying on the shadow of his father. If he really dares to blatantly sacrifice the interests of the "Nura Group" to help mankind, there will be monsters underneath.
Plenty of reasons to rebel against him.
Don't talk about loyalty, wouldn't it be nice to kill the incompetent young master and replace him yourself?
"Jinguji Iris" can sit in the high position of head of the Countermeasures Office at such a young age, so naturally he is not as easy to get along with as he seems on the surface.
"Big leader Nuliang, you should also rectify the Nuliang group and let those old people who are stubborn in their old ways retire."
"Jinguji Iris" slowly took out a lady's cigarette, and "Nikaido Kiri" beside him immediately put the lighter up.
"Indeed, since the Heian Era, the bloodline of exorcists among us humans has become much thinner, but have you forgotten that the number of humans has increased more than ten times since then, and the number of natural psykers is actually still increasing.
Uptrend.”
"We can now mass-produce demon-repelling weapons with technology, allowing ordinary people to have the ability to kill monsters. If the monsters really intend to break the agreement and start an all-out war with humans, it is still unclear who will win."
"You have to be clear about one thing. We didn't come to you for help because we can't handle this matter alone. We just don't want to cause large-scale accidental damage to you monsters because of our arrest... Moreover, the Japanese government acquiesced.
You "Nura Group" exist because your generation has been trying to maintain stability and balance between the two worlds of humans and demons. If you plan to abandon this concept, then I think there will be no "Nura Group"
It is necessary to exist.”
As soon as these words came out, the leaders of the monsters on the opposite side immediately exploded, and the dishes on the table were thrown all over the place.
"Bold! You woman has such a strong tone! Do you want to start a war with our "Nuliang Group"?"
"I have long disliked you exorcists! Come on, come on, just a dozen of you, our "Nura Group" has thousands of monsters, we can trample you into a pulp just by stepping on them!"
Wow——!
Everyone in the countermeasures room also stood up and showed off their weapons, confronting the demons on the opposite side.
The hall seemed to have turned into a huge powder keg, and only a small spark could break out into a chaotic battle.
"Then...didn't you say there won't be a fight?"
Everyone else was holding weapons, only "Natsume Takashi" was awkwardly holding a sushi plate, standing in the queue in the countermeasures room, which was extremely embarrassing.
The round cat teacher took advantage of others to lift the table and shamelessly dragged back all the unopened wine bottles, drooling and eyes shining.
"This is how monsters talk about things. No matter whether they talk about good or bad, they always find a reason to fight... Just treat it as a traditional custom. Huh? That "Natto Monk" over there, took my uncle's
Put down the wine! Otherwise, I’ll drink it with your natto!”