Shuten Douji Wants to Put on a Good Show / Offering a Prayer to the Gods to Quit Drinking

"Another identity?"

Abe no Taishin looked at Shuten Douji, his eyes full of doubt.

"Shuten, what do you mean by that?"

"Mister, it's exactly what it sounds like!"

Shuten Douji held the Grand Onmyoji's 'artifact' and answered the question with a flushed face.

"Don't let this carefree appearance fool you... I also have a much more powerful side!"

"..."

"Mister, what's with that look? Don't you believe me?"

"Of course not," Abe no Taishin shook his head with a smile.

"It's just that I think Shuten is already very powerful as she is now."

Abe no Taishin continued, "I can't quite imagine what an even stronger version of you would look like."

Knowing that this was Abe no Taishin praising her, Shuten Douji immediately became a bit smug.

"Of course!"

"It's a side that won't lose to anyone once I bring it out!"

Shuten Douji stopped mid-sentence.

As an oni who had bitten Abe no Taishin, she knew that the Grand Onmyoji before her was no small fry either.

"Anyway, if I can transform into that appearance—"

"I can help Mister take responsibility for causing the great fire!"

Shuten Douji's meaning was already very clear.

She planned to take the blame herself.

"..."

Abe no Taishin gently stroked Shuten Douji's head.

Her short hair felt as soft as Ibaraki Douji's, and it also had a faint scent of sake.

That was a change from her long-term drinking.

"Shuten, I think we should just forget about it."

"Eh?!"

Shuten Douji raised her head and looked at the Grand Onmyoji before her in confusion.

"Mister, why forget about it?"

"Do you think my other side can't do it?"

"No," Abe no Taishin looked at Shuten Douji sitting on his lap, "Of course, I don't think you can't do it."

"It's just—"

"Since you've already decided not to do evil anymore, then there's no need to take on this kind of responsibility, right?"

Abe no Taishin continued, "I don't want others to have any bad opinions of you—this is no longer something you should have to bear."

"Mister, you..."

Hearing these words, Shuten Douji's eyes already held a touch of emotion.

If she had still been hesitating about whether or not to help the Grand Onmyoji just now,

Then at this moment—

She was determined to do this for the man before her.

"No way!"

"Mister, aren't you just not giving me a chance?!"

"Not giving you a chance?" Abe no Taishin asked, a little puzzled.

"Yes!" Shuten Douji nodded seriously, "Up until now, I haven't helped Mister with anything, have I?!"

"When that fox spirit was hiding, Ibaraki and I went back to Mount Ōe."

"This time, I said I'd help Mister get the mirror, but Mister ended up saving us."

"Even that strange Onmyoji was dealt with by Mister himself!"

"Mister!"

Shuten Douji looked at Abe no Taishin, her face and ears red.

"Doesn't this make me look useless?!"

"I have to successfully help Mister with at least one thing!"

"..."

Abe no Taishin had originally wanted to refuse.

But looking at the determination in Shuten Douji's eyes, the Grand Onmyoji's tone became a bit gentler.

"I understand."

"Then—"

"I'll leave this matter to you, Shuten."

"Hmm..." Shuten Douji breathed a sigh of relief.

She nodded and said:

"Mister, just leave it to me!"

"But well—"

Shuten Douji continued, "If Mister asks me to do something, there has to be some kind of reward, right?"

"Reward?"

"Yes."

Shuten Douji nodded, then looked towards the artifact that Ibaraki Douji was still diligently attending to.

"What I mean is... I really want to try that kind of reproduction behavior that you humans like the most."

"..."

Abe no Taishin looked at Shuten Douji, who was small in stature but had a head full of strange ideas, his expression looking a little complicated.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"That—"

"Shuten... the usual way might not work, but we can try a different way, are you willing?"

"A different way?"

Shuten Douji glanced at the bottom of the artifact in her hand, then looked at Abe no Taishin.

After a moment of hesitation, she nodded.

"Then... I'll reluctantly give it a try."

[This was a compromise.]

[You knew that Shuten Douji was looking forward to this.]

[But you also had your own boundaries that you couldn't cross.]

[So you could only take some methods that could accommodate both sides.]

[That was to go into another place.]

In a cloud of steam.

Shuten Douji obediently lay on the edge of the bath.

The hot water in the pool washed over her legs.

Honestly, she was both nervous and expectant right now.

The reason for her nervousness was naturally because she had never tried such a thing before and didn't know what the result would be.

And as for her anticipation—

That came from the Grand Onmyoji behind her.

At this moment, Shuten Douji felt very ashamed.

After all, this was the first time she had shown such a submissive posture in front of a male.

"Shuten."

Abe no Taishin's voice came from behind her.

His artifact was being attended to by Ibaraki Douji underwater, while his hands were supporting himself on either side of Shuten Douji.

"Are you nervous?"

"N-no way!" Shuten Douji quickly denied, "Why would I be nervous!"

"Don't underestimate me just because I look small, Mister!"

"Hmm... I understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shuten Douji felt a pair of hands placed on her exposed backside.

The Oni King of Mount Ōe felt her rear become like an antique, being carefully played with by the Grand Onmyoji's hands.

It was a slightly strange feeling of being objectified.

But—

Shuten Douji found that she didn't dislike this feeling.

She even found this stroking very comfortable, and her whole oni body relaxed a lot.

"Shuten, does it feel alright?"

"...It's okay."

"Hmm, that's good then."

After hearing this response, Shuten Douji felt something being smeared on.

That was—

Bath salts used during bathing.

Why would it be smeared in that place?

Shuten Douji felt that some part of her was slightly opening under the Grand Onmyoji's control.

"Ibaraki, that's enough."

Abe no Taishin said this, and the wet Ibaraki Douji emerged from under the water.

There was still some lingering silk thread around her mouth.

Clearly, while Shuten Douji was lying on the edge of the pool being played with, she hadn't slacked off underwater either.

And all of this was for her friend.

"Abe-sama, I'll help you."

Ibaraki Douji said this, then lay on Shuten Douji's body and held her legs.

"It's open..." Ibaraki Douji said softly, "As expected of Abe-sama."

"It's alright," Abe no Taishin smiled slightly.

"Then Shuten, I'm going to start."

"Eh, okay!"

The moment of interaction finally made Shuten Douji understand why he had smeared that thing on earlier.

Because—

It was too big!

She hadn't felt anything when using her mouth, but using other places made a difference immediately especially when was using her asshole.

Without something to lubricate it, it would have definitely hurt to death.

It went in.

Shuten Douji's eyes widened a bit.

The artifact's power was much more terrifying than she had expected.

She was going to be stretched into his shape.

But it wasn't unbearable—if it was only this much, she wasn't afraid at all!

"Hmph! Mister is actually only this much! I'm not scared at all!"

"Shuten... I suggest you take back what you just said."

Ibaraki said with a serious face.

"Why?"

Shuten was confused a bit hearing her words.

"Because—"

Ibaraki Douji, who was helping, looked at the junction between the Oni King of Mount Ōe and the Grand Onmyoji.

"Abe-sama has only just gone in a little bit."

"What?!"

Shuten Douji realized she had underestimated him.

But it seemed too late.

A strange mark bulged out on the little oni girl's back.

"Ah—!"

Shuten had now understood to never make a judgement to early.

"Ah—! Mister's stick is too big it might break me~".

Shuten shouted in pain and pleasure from having his huge 'artifact' inside her rear hole.

Shuten's nails dug on Abe no Taishin's hands as he hugged her from behind.

Her whole body was still trembling from both pain and pleasure.

"Shuten tell if it hurts too much okay".

Abe no Taishin whispered softly in her ears and slowly moved inside her.

Shuten accepted his thrust by moving her hips along with him.

As expected of a oni king she didn't need much time to adjust.

[You fulfilled what you promised.]

[Shuten Douji completed her first experience—although it was a little too stimulating for her.]

[The Oni King of Mount Ōe was completely conquered by you.]

[This was the first time she had begged for mercy.]

[But you had no intention of torturing her.]

[After she experienced it reaching all the way in, you ended everything by leaving a warm meal.]

[Shuten Douji was exhausted, and Ibaraki Douji helped you clean the traces off the artifact.]

[You carried them back to the room.]

[They lay down beside you, one on each side.]

"What's wrong, still scared?"

Abe no Taishin looked at Shuten Douji beside him.

"I told you that you didn't have to try it."

"Who said I was scared!"

Shuten Douji, whose lower body was trembling, hugged Abe no Taishin's left arm and stubbornly retorted with a flushed face.

"I clearly conquered Mister, how can you say I'm scared!"

"But Shuten—"

Ibaraki Douji, who was hugging Abe no Taishin's right arm, poked her head out.

"You were clearly shouting things like 'Please spare me, Abe-sama,' and 'I know I was wrong' just now."

"I heard it all very clearly."

"Ibaraki!" Shuten Douji was so ashamed, "No one would think you're mute if you didn't speak!"

"You two really know each other well, so you won't be lonely."

Abe no Taishin felt the warmth of the two little oni and said this.

"That's great—I was worried you wouldn't be comfortable living here."

"..."

Shuten Douji buried her head in Abe no Taishin's chest and muttered softly.

"I'm not that careless of an oni."

"Whether Mister is good to us or not... I know it all."

"But Mister—"

Shuten Douji looked up at the man beside her.

"Can I ask you a small question?"

"What's the question?"

"It's just—"

Shuten Douji tightly held Abe no Taishin's arm, acting like a spoiled child.

"If I change my appearance in the future, you won't pretend you don't know me, will you?"

"...Why would you have such a strange question?"

"Promise me first!"

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Abe no Taishin looked at Shuten Douji beside him, as if coaxing a child.

"I promise you, I will definitely not pretend I don't know you."

"That's good!"

[Shuten Douji wasn't joking.]

[She did indeed have another identity.]

[That was another name called "Ibuki Douji."]

[However, after staying in the environment of Mount Ōe for too long, she had gradually forgotten this name.]

[Now, as "Shuten Douji," she hoped to do something for you and remembered this name.]

[However—]

[Things didn't seem as easy as Shuten Douji had thought.]

She couldn't recall it.

That side of her that was "Ibuki Douji."

The Oni King of Mount Ōe sat in the corner of the room, tightly grabbing her head, looking quite uncomfortable.

Why couldn't she remember?

That was clearly her too...

"Shuten, what's wrong with you?"

Ibaraki Douji looked at her friend's pained expression and came to her side, sitting down.

"You look like you're in a lot of pain."

"..."

Shuten Douji looked around, and after confirming that there was no one else present besides Ibaraki Douji, she continued:

"Ibaraki, I... seem to have forgotten something."

"Forgotten something?"

"Yes," Shuten Douji nodded, "I forgot how to transform back into my powerful self."

"This—"

Ibaraki Douji pursed her lips and thought for a while before answering:

"Then why don't we go find Abe-sama... If it's him, he would definitely know what to do, right?"

"Don't!"

Shuten Douji grabbed Ibaraki Douji.

"How can we go to Mister at this time? It would trouble him!"

"I'll still try to think of a way myself..."

Looking at her friend's troubled appearance, Ibaraki Douji frowned.

She re-examined the problem itself and then got an answer.

"Then Shuten, could it be that your long-term alcoholism has caused this to happen?"

"Alcoholism?"

"Yes," Ibaraki Douji looked at Shuten Douji.

"Ever since I've known Shuten, you haven't gone a single day without drinking, have you?"

"I think that might be the root of the problem."

"This..."

Shuten Douji recalled and found that Ibaraki Douji was right.

She really liked to drink.

Especially after coming to Heian-kyō, because of the Grand Onmyoji's special care, she had encountered countless fine wines.

And he didn't really care much about her drinking.

However much she wanted to drink, he would bring it to her.

"So that's how it is..."

Shuten Douji, finally reaching a conclusion, lowered her head.

Her throat moved slightly, as if contemplating some difficult decision.

Finally, she said:

"I understand."

"I will stop drinking from today onwards!"

[This wasn't an easy thing for Shuten Douji.]

[After all, this was a habit she had cultivated for many years.]

[It wouldn't be something that could be changed with just a few words.]

[But for your sake, she was willing to go through this trouble.]

One day;

Two days;

Three days;

A month passed.

Shuten Douji hadn't touched alcohol for a full month.

She could feel sparks flying from her lips.

But—

She knew she absolutely couldn't drink.

The promise she made to Mister hadn't been fulfilled yet!

Shuten Douji continued to pray to her other self, Ibuki Douji.

"Please!"

"No matter what, please help me!"

"I don't want to be seen as a liar by Mister!"

Shuten Douji had never had such a strong wish in her heart—and it had lasted for a full month.

Although tracing the root of this wish would reveal something very absurd.

An oni summoning her powerful side was actually to take the blame for the great fire for the Grand Onmyoji she liked.

If word got out, she would probably become the laughingstock of all the ayakashi.

But even so, Shuten Douji hoped her wish would come true.

She liked him.

So she didn't want to see him looking troubled.

"Please."

"Please respond to me just once!"

Shuten Douji kowtowed heavily in the direction of the sunrise.

Perhaps her sincerity moved the heavens, or perhaps another coincidence occurred at this moment.

She only heard a voice ring in Shuten Douji's ears.

"Then—"

"This is a one-time exception."

"There will be no next time."

Responding to the Oni King of Mount Ōe's prayer.

The deity Ibuki Douji descended at this moment!