Dangoro Tanuki has always been aware of this, and even in the ordinary world, he always feels that tanukis should develop outward.
No matter in the eternal world or in this world, the civet cats should rebuild their former glory and control the entire four kingdoms.
Dangoro Tanuki has proposed to the Criminal Tanuki on more than one occasion to break through the nirvana that blocks the road, and then integrate the Tanuki demons who already have the ability to "visit" to expand outward and control more territories.
However, this development proposal was never adopted.
Dangoro Tanuki was very disappointed with this. In its opinion——
Now General Civet Cat is no longer the convincing and outstanding leader he once was.
The eight hundred and eight raccoon dogs just wanted to stay in a corner of Matsuyama huddled in Iyo.
That old civet cat was old, confused and weak, and even its backbone had been beaten away.
That's why Dangoro Tanuki made the decision he made now.
Cooperate with the Fox Clan and Cooperate with Fox Juliushiro.
In Iyo's realm, when the nirvana still existed, the area where the raccoon and fox tribes lived was blocked by the Bhikshuni Arakami, who was as tall as a mountain, and there was basically no communication between the two sides.
As for the Tanuki tribe, Dangoro Tanuki and his men are responsible for patrolling the mountains and forests and monitoring the movements of the Ni's entrance.
He is the only civet cat leader who may occasionally have the opportunity to have contact with the fox tribe.
On the day when Ni entered the Dao and was expelled by outsiders, Dangoroli secretly received the message from Foxjujuro.
They have a plan.
Fox Juliushiro proposed a marriage to Eight Hundred and Eight Basilisks.
The eight hundred and eight raccoons are now strong on the outside but weak on the inside, weak and mediocre in the dark.
It seems that there is a threat from foreign tribes, and in order to avoid an all-out war with the fox tribe, the old civet cat has a high possibility of a marriage between the two tribes.
Later, Dangoro Tanuki sent someone to "inadvertently" inform Fuki in advance of the marriage news.
According to the character of the tanuki princess, she will take the initiative to run away from Iyo with a little encouragement.
Dangoro Tanuki could use this to propose to Yabaiba Tanuki that in order to realize the external alliance between the two clans as soon as possible, his daughter Ahei could temporarily replace Fukui.
When an alliance is formed, the pleasure-seeking Eight Hundred Raccoons will definitely slowly lose their dominance compared to the Fox Juliushi who strives for governance.
At this time, all you need to do is push "Fu Ji" to the front.
The Eight Hundred Raccoons have not cared about the internal affairs of the tribe for a long time. Dangoro Raccoon and other raccoon leaders can further evade power over the Eight Hundred Raccoons.
At that time, the center of power of the fox and fox clans will be transferred to the couple Kitsuriro and "Fukuji".
And Ahei, who replaced "Fukuji", is Dangoro Tanuki's daughter...
Through this, Dangoro Tanuki will slowly become the actual leader of the Tanuki clan.
As a tanuki princess, "Fukuji" is married to the fox tribe. She can act as the face of the tanuki tribe and can stabilize the top management of the tanuki tribe.
The alliance between the raccoon and fox tribes can also deflect internal conflicts.
Whether it is fighting against foreign tribes or organizing a coalition of foxes and foxes for external expansion, it is feasible.
Dangoro Tanuki firmly believes that in order for the tribe to develop better, the tanukis do not need a weak leader like Yabaiba Tanuki.
You should replace it yourself!
Most of this plan was proposed by Fox Juliushirou.
That fox is indeed very smart.
So far, things are going as planned.
The real Fu Ji has fled.
When Fuki was still at the Tanuki Palace, Dangoro Tanuki would naturally not be able to attack her.
But now Princess Tanuki is outside Iyo.
She shouldn't come back.
This is a necessary sacrifice for the sake of the tribe.
"Find Fu Ji and kill her."
Dangoro Tanuki gave the order and led his close men quickly through the mountains and forests.
…
Iyo's matter has come to an end for now.
Kamiyagawa led his men back to the territory of Takamagahara.
The first thing I did when I came back was to give the little old man an extra instruction: "Keep an eye on Fox Juliushi with your body for a little longer. That fox may be planning something. Iyo may have something unexpected.
Something else happens."
As a human being who can discern emotions, Kamiya can be sure that neither Yabahiruki nor Kitsune Rokuro lied during the conversation at the Tanuki Palace.
However, in the second half of the conversation, Fox Juliushi's speeches obviously became less frequent.
His mood swings...can't be put into words, it's a bit strange anyway.
Compared to the Eight Hundred and Eight Hundred Rhinoceros, Fox Juliushiro is obviously more difficult to see through.
Combined with the ruins of the town occupied by the fox tribe, which the little old man cannot approach.
Kamiyagawa always felt that Kitsune Jukuro seemed to be harboring some kind of plan that he was not yet aware of.
We still don’t know what he wants to do, maybe it’s just Kamiya being paranoid.
But it never hurts to keep an eye on it.
Kamiya didn't want anyone to disrupt the interests he was about to gain in the Iyo area.
…
Tokishi, Shikoku region.
"Roar--!"
Terrifying howls sounded from the dense mountain forest area.
A huge, strip-shaped monster that was several meters long was writhing and circling in the forest.
This monster is said to be an insect but too long, and it is said to be a snake but it has densely packed arms and legs.
At the end of its head, there is a face similar to that of a human being, which is hateful. At this time, a pair of eyes are spinning on top of its head, as if it is looking for something in the forest.
This is a terrifying monster called "Hundred Foot".
It's not too popular among traditional Japanese monster stories.
Touta Touta, also known as Fujiwara Hidego, who once defeated Taira Shomon and was called the "ancestor of Eastern martial arts", became famous in the Heian period for killing a giant centipede.
Boom.
The centipede in the mountain forest rolled its body, but it seemed that it did not find the target it was looking for. It swung its densely packed arms and legs, roared and crushed the trees apart, and headed towards the depths of the mountain forest.
After Baizu left, the surrounding area became quiet.
The cold mountain wind blew the tall trees, causing their shadows to sway.
In the woods, an inconspicuous dwarf deciduous tree also swayed its branches.
About twenty minutes passed.
An inaudible voice came from the trunk of a small deciduous tree. It was a girl's voice: "We should go far away."
The trees are talking.
The small tree swayed twice and turned into a girl.
She has maru eyebrows, a pair of pink eyes, furry animal ears on top of her head, and a big tail trailing behind her.
She was wearing a yellow yukata, which was originally gorgeous and bright, but now it had holes everywhere and was dusty, which no longer matched her beauty.
The princess of the Matsuyama Tanukis, Fuki.
"Why are there so many monsters like Nirudo everywhere outside that attack anyone they see... It's so dangerous."
Fu Ji took off a leaf on her head and held it tightly in her hand, with lingering fear in her heart.
She was just a little bit away from becoming the food of Centipede.
Fu Ji didn't want to stay in this dangerous mountain forest any longer, so she ran away quickly.
Like her tribe, she runs very fast in the mountainous terrain.
The direction she was running now was no longer away from Iyo, but towards Iyo.
Princess Tanuki wants to go home.
The outside world is too dangerous.
She lived in human society when she was a child, and after entering the ordinary world, she has always stayed in the tribe of civet cats.
Perhaps this princess was too well protected, and she had never seen the true face of Changshi before this.
This is a disorderly, chaotic, and bloody world of monsters.
Fu Ji wandered outside for a few days, feeling miserable, but fortunately they were proficient in change, and these geniuses were able to survive and protect themselves.
However, she was repeatedly attacked by monsters, and she had begun to think about quitting.
Gotta go home.
Compared with escaping from marriage, saving your life is more important now.
"Ha-hu-"
The long running and fear made Fu Ji extremely embarrassed.
However, as a monster in the mountain forest, she has a good sense of direction in the dense woods, and her current location is very close to Iyo.
Rustling.
"Um?"
As Fu Ji was running, a pair of ears on her head twitched slightly.
She heard a sound coming from somewhere nearby, it must be that something was approaching towards her.
The civet princess, who was already frightened, immediately used local materials and pulled a leaf from her side and placed it on her head.
She once again took the shape of a tree and blended into the environment.
Rustling.
The sound is closer.
Fu Ji held her breath and stared.
I saw a round black shadow emerging from the depths of the woods ahead.
He wore a broken straw hat on his head and a small wine bottle on his waist.
A civet cat.
The tanuki looked around, twitching its nose to distinguish the smell in the air, and said softly: "Lord Fuki? Are you here?"
Fu Ji, who was in disguise, breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she couldn't call him by name, she recognized the male raccoon.
He is one of Uncle Dangoro's subordinates.
"I'm here."
Fu Ji showed her body and took off the leaves on her head.
It's safe, it's a clan member.
He was probably sent by his father to find him.
The male raccoon said with a smile: "Lord Fu Ji, you made it easy for us to find you."
"Sorry, I……"
Fu Ji was a little ashamed and ran away willfully, which seemed to make it really difficult for these rogue cats.
My father has a very bad temper now and will probably take out his anger on them.
But before Fu Ji could finish her words, the figure of the male raccoon opposite suddenly shook violently.
The "light of the bright moon" under its crotch was thrown out, and it swelled in an instant, like two heavy hammers heading straight towards Fu Ji.
puff!
Two huge "moonlights" hit Fu Ji, but the impact felt wrong and light.
Fu Ji's figure turned into a white smoke the moment she was hit. In the smoke, a green leaf slowly fell.
Princess Tanuki, who escaped the attack in time, reappeared two or three meters away from her original position, her pink eyes widening in disbelief: "What are you going to do?"
"Hehe. Mr. Fuki, if you run further, it will be Iyo. Your father wants you to marry a fox, so you can't go back."
The male raccoon grinned, and at the same time, the pair of "Lights of the Moon" transformed into hammers again and smashed towards Fu Ji.
Fu Ji was confused and could only avoid it as much as possible.
After dodging another attack, Fu Ji took the opportunity to slap a leaf above her head, transforming into a small sparrow, flapping its wings and flying into the sky.
The male raccoon's "light of the bright moon" turned into a large net, sweeping over the sky and covering the sky.
Fortunately, Fu Ji was quick and managed to avoid it.
She didn't understand what was going on now.
Why are you being attacked by your own people?
Did something happen at home?
She flew past the sky, and the male raccoon on the ground shouted loudly: "Fuji is here, she wants to go back to Iyo!"
In the mountains and forests, more dense sounds were heard.
More civet cats are gathering towards this side.
From the perspective of Fu Ji from above, she could clearly see a figure that looked like a black bear, crashing through the trees and rushing toward them.
Big black raccoon dog.
Uncle Dangoro.
Fukuhime and Dangoro Tanuki looked at each other in the air, but saw in each other's eyes a ferocious and ruthless expression that they had never seen before.
It's not much better than those ferocious monsters outside.
Dangoro Tanuki, are you going to kill me?
…
"It hurts...hiss..."
Fu Ji stumbled and ran through the mountains and forests.
She could no longer maintain her changing posture.
Her right leg and shoulder were stabbed by arrows shot by Dangoro Tanuki, and blood was still trickling down, and the blood stained the skirt of her yukata red.
very painful.
But Fu Ji had no other choice but to endure the pain and keep running.
Dangoro and the others are still chasing her.
She could even vaguely hear the yelling behind her——
"Trash, you can't even catch the female raccoon kept in the Royal Raccoon Palace!"
"Boss, she can't run far anymore."
Why?
He is obviously one of his own tribe, why would he want to kill himself like those monsters outside?
The injury made Fu Ji's brain confused, and she felt so cold.
Then, the body felt a slight blockage and passed through a thin film of water wall.
This is the feeling of passing through the "wall of air" that separates areas in the ordinary world.
Fu Ji knew that she had returned to Iyo now.
But there is still a long way to go from Songshan.
"I can't run anymore...I..."
Fu Ji struggled to determine the direction and ran some distance away.
She didn't know whether she was hallucinating due to blood loss or something else, but she saw the outline of a strange building in front of her that she had never seen before.
The building is not big.
The bottom surface is composed of exceptionally regular gray and white stones, forming a platform.
Above the platform are metal supports and a roof.
The weak but steady white light illuminates the building, making it particularly obvious in the mountain forest at night.
Is there such a thing in Iyo...?
Fu Ji, who was at the end of her strength, struggled to get closer to the strange building.
boom.
Her feet gave way and she tripped over something.
"Ugh...it hurts..."
Fu Ji looked down.
What tripped her up was a strange metal frame.
There are two long metal strips spread on the ground, extending parallel to the distance of the mountain forest.
After falling to the ground, Fu Ji was unable to get up again due to the intense pain and the heavy feeling of her body losing strength.
And Dangoro Tanuki and the others were already chasing after them.
"Woo..."
The poor civet princess lay on the ground, despairing, sobbing for the tragic fate of her unexplained death at the hands of her tribe.
It was at this time that Fu Ji suddenly heard a voice coming from behind.
There was a tinkling clang and a clattering noise.
It was like the sound of heavy metals clashing and rubbing against each other.
Then, a deep and deep male voice sounded.
The voice sounded a little disgusted and a little impatient: