"I met the princess with her face covered by a folding fan at the Moon Pavilion."
Looking back now, it's strange. Even though I've never seen her face, just one glance was enough to completely sway my reason. I vowed that I had to have her!
No matter the cost!
Then, I became one of the people fighting in the square in front of the Moon Pavilion.
If my best friend hadn't intervened and exposed me back then, you probably wouldn't be seeing me now!
"Your strength... can't be that bad?!" Hu Da was somewhat surprised, looking Shuten-dōji up and down with disbelief. Even if Shuten-dōji's power wasn't that strong back then, surely he shouldn't have met such a tragic end!
They can't even handle those minor demons and humans?!
"Within the barrier of the Moon Pavilion, the power of any person or demon will be suppressed!" Shuten-dōji lowered his head, feeling completely uncertain about the destination he was about to reach.
He was not afraid of war.
However, looking back now, he still feels somewhat uneasy about facing such an opponent.
"And then what happened? Did Princess Kaguya return to the Heavenly Realm?!" Song Mengmeng thought of the ending of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter." According to Shuten-dōji's account, since she absorbed the power of so many people and yokai, she should be able to return to the Heavenly Realm, right?!
"No. Later, after collecting all the treasures, she wanted to wear the so-called celestial maiden's feather robe to return to the moon palace, but instead encountered divine punishment from the gods of Takamagahara."
After that battle, Princess Kaguya completely disappeared from our country.
Because I had seen her before, I felt that familiar aura as soon as I arrived here. There was no mistake, this was Princess Kaguya's power.
Everyone who enters her barrier will gradually lose their original power, slowly descend into madness, and become monsters capable only of tearing and fighting.
Just as Shuten was speaking, Isabella suddenly pointed to the scene outside the bow of the ship and exclaimed, "Look there, is that a castle?!"
"Tenshukaku!"
Huda followed Isabella's gaze and saw the magnificent building in the style of the Japanese cherry blossom country, which made her frown subconsciously. She didn't expect that she would encounter trouble related to the Japanese cherry blossom country again after going around in circles!
The cruise ship they were on seemed to have encountered some kind of control, suddenly speeding up its journey, and its destination was none other than that magnificent building.
Shuten's face turned even uglier than Huda's. This fear of being dominated once again awakened a fear that was almost forgotten and hidden deep in his soul.
Song Mengmeng, however, was not afraid of anything. She calmly observed everything in front of her and even cooperated by leaving the cockpit first and heading to the top deck to wait for the ship to come to a stop before disembarking.
When the cruise ship docked, everyone finally saw that the magnificent building in front of them was built on this island.
Song Mengmeng tried to exert her power, but just as Shuten-dōji had said before, she seemed to have lost contact with the divine beast power contained within her body and was unable to use it at all.
Not only her, but also Hu Da and the others around her are in the same state. In fact, they are no different from ordinary humans now.
Seemingly sensing the arrival of newcomers, just as the group was discussing what to do next, a group of women dressed in traditional Japanese attire floated over from the depths of the cherry blossom grove like drifting clouds, respectfully inviting them into the city.
Listening to the women's enthusiastic introductions, Shuten, who had participated in a similar event before, was somewhat uninterested. He couldn't help but scoff and said with disdain, "After all these years, this kind of pretentious behavior is no different from before."
The further into the city they went, the louder the commotion became, accompanied by the dull thuds of bodies hitting the ground, and terrifying howls that sounded more like those of wild beasts than humans…
This doesn't look like a marriage proposal site at all; it's more like a curse potion!
These suitors are like worms thrown into a cauldron; after layers of fighting, only the victors will have the right to survive.
It was here that Song Mengmeng finally met the legendary princess of the moon palace, Princess Kaguya, who seemed to descend from the moonlight.
"Guests who have come from afar, your purpose does not seem to be to propose marriage!"
Seeing Song Mengmeng and the others walk through the corridor and come to her side, the girl, who was sitting behind the curtain with a folding fan covering her face, laughed happily: "It's been a long time since I've had any guests here!"
"We didn't mean to intrude on your world; it was just an accident that led us here! We apologize for the intrusion and will take our leave immediately!"
Song Mengmeng reacted quickly; as soon as Kaguya-hime finished speaking, she responded decisively.
Just as Shuten-dōji said, the woman in front of them was too strong. Since they clearly did not appear to be a match for her, the wise decision was not to let go of any opportunity to escape.
Hearing Song Mengmeng's words, Princess Kaguya behind the bamboo curtain laughed even more happily.
She sat upright and smiled for a while before stopping her smile and saying to Song Mengmeng very seriously, "I won't bother you. It really has been a long time since I've seen any new faces here!"
Since I'm here, whether I stumbled upon this place by mistake or not, it's as if we're destined to meet.
Why don't you stay? That way you can keep me company while I watch plays every day to relieve my boredom, wouldn't that be great?!
"We still have things to finish, so we can only apologize for not being able to help you, Princess! Please rest assured, Princess, we will come back to visit you after we have finished our business, wouldn't you agree?!"
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