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Chapter 257: Ioroi · Oct 31, 2026

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251 Chapter 251: Crimson Gold Soul · Complete 2026-10-31
252 Chapter 252: Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual? 2026-10-31
253 Chapter 253: Where Did the Sacred Sakura Come From? 2026-10-31
254 Chapter 254: Who is Kamuna Harunosuke? 2026-10-31
255 Chapter 255: Ioroi, You’re in Trouble! 2026-10-31
256 Chapter 256: Hanachirusato is the Best Shrine Maiden—Who Agrees, Who Opposes? 2026-10-31
257 Chapter 257: Ioroi 2026-10-31
258 Chapter 258: Ioroi: The Score Isn’t Settled! 2026-10-31
259 Chapter 259: O Sacred Sakura, Hiding the Power of Darkness! 2026-10-31
260 Chapter 260: Reveal Your True Corruption Before Me! 2026-10-31
261 Chapter 261: Is Hanachirusato’s Story Over? 2026-10-31
262 Chapter 262: The Story of Kitsune Saiguu Begins! 2026-10-31
263 Chapter 263: The Darkness That Shrouds the Sky 2026-10-31
264 Chapter 264: The ‘Memory’ That Darkness Cannot Shroud 2026-10-31
265 Chapter 265: Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual · Conclusion 2026-10-31
266 Chapter 266: Lucian’s Done For Too 2026-10-31
267 Chapter 267: How Lonely Was She? 2026-10-31
268 Chapter 268: Miko Is Lonely Too 2026-10-31
269 Chapter 269: She Took Off Her Mask 2026-10-31
270 Chapter 270: And So She Was ‘Born’ 2026-10-31
271 Chapter 271: The Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual is Blessed 2026-10-31
272 Chapter 272: Kitsune Saiguu and Raiden Ei 2026-10-31
273 Chapter 273: Seirai Stormchasers 2026-10-31
274 Chapter 274: Neko, the Substitute Shrine Maiden 2026-10-31
275 Chapter 275: Neko is Just a Cat 2026-10-31
276 Chapter 276: Katsuragi Slays Nagamasa 2026-10-31
277 Chapter 277: Takamine the Mistslicer, Asase Hibiki, Ako Domeki 2026-10-31
278 Chapter 278: In the End, It’s Neko 2026-10-31
279 Chapter 279: After Neko, It’s Miko 2026-10-31
280 Chapter 280: Miko’s Story Begins 2026-10-31
281 Chapter 281: Are All Oni Hot-Blooded Shonen Protagonists? 2026-10-31
282 Chapter 282: The Traveler Becomes a Novelist Too 2026-10-31
283 Chapter 283: School Edition Genshin 2026-10-31
284 Chapter 284: The Spirit Summoning Ritual 2026-10-31
285 Chapter 285: Urakusai 2026-10-31
286 Chapter 286: Sending Off the Hundred Spirits 2026-10-31
287 Chapter 287: In Awe of Divine Might, Reverent and Fearful 2026-10-31
288 Chapter 288: Voices in the Wind 2026-10-31
289 Chapter 289: What’s the Weather Today? 2026-10-31
290 Chapter 290: What’s the Next Story? 2026-10-31
291 Chapter 291: Please Spoil It for Me 2026-10-31
292 Chapter 292: Preparing a ”New Work” 2026-10-31
293 Chapter 293: Busy, Being Busy Is Good 2026-10-31
294 Chapter 294: The Show Is About to Begin 2026-10-31
295 Chapter 295: The Show Has Begun 2026-10-31
296 Chapter 296: Does a Person Without Emotions Have a Heart? 2026-10-31
297 Chapter 297: A Person with a “Heart” 2026-10-31
298 Chapter 298: Only a Person with a “Heart” Feels the Weight of Emotion 2026-10-31
299 Chapter 299: Kokoronashi The song continued: 2026-10-31
300 Chapter 300: “Love” Like a Tidal Wave 2026-10-31

Ei nodded, thinking that even Yae Miko wouldn’t oppose this title.

Indeed, Yae Miko not only didn’t oppose it—she wished Hanachirusato would take her place right now.

For Yae Miko, how great would it be to be a carefree little fox? She’d spend her days teasing Ei and managing Yae Publishing House.

Being a Grand Shrine Maiden was just a job; Yae Publishing House was her life.

In the story, after the Traveler and Paimon had eaten their fill, they headed to the third sealing location.

The third seal was in Chinju Forest, not far from the second one, and it was home to the tanuki clan.

As soon as the Traveler arrived, she heard a strange voice say:

[”Oh, there’s definitely no one around. Even if there were, they wouldn’t understand what I’m saying.”]

He was immediately proven wrong, because the Traveler could indeed understand him. Lumine, the woman destined to become the King of Adventurers, could listen to the voices of all things—so what?

The mysterious voice noticed the Traveler’s arrival and, judging by her scent, realized she was of the same kind but unfamiliar, and eagerly called out to her.

[Strange Voice: ”Over here! Over here, hurry up!”]

But the Traveler didn’t rush to find the source of the voice. Instead, she first checked the Sky Kitsune Statue holding the Sacred Object. It was empty—the Sacred Object was gone.

[Paimon said: ”Maybe it was hidden by that masked lady’s ’old friend.’ Let’s go ask!”]

The masked lady was the nickname she gave Hanachirusato. You know, Paimon had given out plenty of nicknames and had been given many herself.

But the Traveler vetoed this nickname, and Paimon obediently dropped it.

The two continued exploring, this time following the strange voice that kept calling out to the Traveler.

[”You’re almost here! Can you see a majestic, imposing tanuki statue?”]

[”Oh, it’s been so long since I’ve seen such a powerful kin. I’m so excited.”]

He truly hadn’t seen many kin from outside Chinju Forest, let alone one as strong as this. Maybe this time there was hope of breaking free?

The Traveler found the source of the voice—a massive tanuki statue.

The tanuki was chubby and adorable, with a smaller tanuki statue nestled on its belly.

The statue was initially thrilled. After all, stuck here unable to move, it had been ages since he’d seen unfamiliar kin, and the ones around him were all kids.

Meeting a grown, powerful kin like the Traveler felt like encountering an old friend in a foreign land—finally, he wouldn’t have to play preschool teacher anymore.

But when the Traveler got closer, he wasn’t happy anymore. This wasn’t a kin—it was a human! Why did a human have the scent of a tanuki youkai?

The statue couldn’t figure it out, but he had a bad feeling. He’d been turned into this by a human.

[”Eek—it’s a human! Where’d this human come from! Dear Hilichurl heroes, save me!”]

The statue chose to call out to the Hilichurls. At least Hilichurls wouldn’t attack a random rock for no reason.

The Traveler found it baffling. You were so enthusiastic when I was far away, but now that I’m close, you’re avoiding me? What, you got avoidant attachment issues?

The surrounding Hilichurls couldn’t understand what the statue was saying, but his voice still drew their attention.

As soon as they saw the Traveler, the Hilichurls turned into ’fans,’ crowding around Lumine for autographs.

After Lumine signed their bodies with her sword, they vanished, satisfied.

The Hilichurls, whom the statue had pinned his hopes on, were no match for the Traveler. He gave up.

[”Eek—I… I-I-I am Ioroi! Do whatever you want—kill me or cut me!”]

[Paimon: ”Wow, the statue’s talking! And it’s so scared it can’t even speak clearly!”]

It took Paimon this long to realize the statue was talking.

[Ioroi: ”I’m not some statue! I was just temporarily sealed and turned into this! I am the world-renowned tanuki youkai, Ioroi!”]

Readers recalled that the enigmatic man had mentioned ’Ioroi’ causing a ruckus with his clan in Chinju Forest, and he planned to vent his frustrations by punishing them.

They hadn’t expected he’d seal them directly into statues. The statues in Chinju Forest weren’t just ’art pieces’—they were actual sealed tanuki youkai.

Wait, how could they not be art? Weren’t they the ’works’ of the artist Kamuna Harunosuke?

The Traveler naturally didn’t recognize Ioroi. Even though Ioroi told many stories about tanuki and himself, the Traveler had never heard any of them.

Ioroi assumed the Traveler was Inazuman and sighed, wondering how long he’d been sealed for Inazumans to no longer know him.

[Ioroi: ”So, what do you want with the great Tanuki King, me?”]

The Traveler took the chance to ask about the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual and the Sacred Object.

[”Steamed stuff? Is that food? We tanuki are quite skilled at cooking.”]

[”Daifuku? Oh, it’s been so long since I’ve had daifuku…”]

Readers got it—this Ioroi was a total dimwit. If not for the name, you’d think he was Arataki Itto talking.

How was Itto, an Oni, so similar to a tanuki youkai?

So far, the humans and youkai in this story were one mysterious and powerful figure after another. How come you’re such a letdown?

Paimon was also curious. Was this guy really the masked shrine maiden’s old friend? How did he know nothing? And he seemed so silly—not even as smart as her.

So, Paimon stopped talking about the Sacred Object or the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual and instead asked directly about the item in the fox statue. That should be simple enough, right?

[”Eek—w-why do you want that thing?!”]

[”That comb—it’s what got me sealed…”]

Ioroi’s words trailed off. He wanted to say how long he’d been sealed, but he couldn’t figure out how many years it had been.

After all, in Chinju Forest, you couldn’t even see the sun. Unlike Sun Wukong counting peach ripenings, there weren’t even peaches here.

Chinju Forest was quiet, mysterious, and lightless—Sayu’s favorite sleeping spot, perfect for napping.

Ioroi couldn’t move, so he’d probably spent most of these years sleeping or lulling kids to sleep.

Readers were curious. Weren’t you sealed for causing a ruckus? Why blame the comb?

What, you got mad because no one was brushing your fur?

Conveniently, Ioroi in the story explained why he was sealed.

[”Back then, I was trying to lure out that stinking fox by causing a big commotion, but it didn’t work.”]

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Character Voice · Yae Miko: About Hanachirusato

”Hm… She’s very similar to her, yet different. She’s so gentle, it almost made me lose control back then…”

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