Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 25 Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring

During this time, Di Xing noticed that Lunia's beautiful purple eyes kept glancing towards the candied hawthorns, so he thoughtfully bought her a skewer. Of course, he couldn't neglect himself and got one too. The sweet treats further improved Di Xing's mood.

Finally, on Lunia's recommendation, Di Xing rented a regular room in a small inn. After finishing all his work, it was already getting dark, and Lunia had to say goodbye and return to the tavern.

"Thank you again, I feel less lost now," Lunya said with a slight bow, the setting sun casting its golden rays upon her like a shimmering veil.

"Oh, no, I should be thanking you for accompanying me to buy so many things."

Although he really wanted to learn more about Lunia's past, it was already getting dark. If he left Lunia in his room, the shopkeeper would probably jump over and tear him to pieces. Speaking of which, the shopkeeper was quite mysterious. He would have to try to get some information out of her another day. After seeing Lunia off, Di Xing pounced on the bed. Ah, the bed, so comfortable! After working so hard for so long, he was finally lying on a real bed. Although the bed was still a bit hard, at least it was a bed. At that moment, intense fatigue washed over him, and Di Xing quickly fell asleep.

In his dream, Di Xing saw Yi Wu skipping and hopping along a snow-covered path. He wanted to go over and pat Yi Wu's head, but the next second Yi Wu transformed into a mind cannibal, its fish head almost biting Di Xing. Di Xing was so frightened that he took two steps back, then suddenly felt himself bump into something. He turned around and saw that it was [Bansi from the Corpse Realm].

Just as he was wondering, Bansi suddenly vanished, only to reappear a second later as Kurikara-tendou. Looking at those small, white feet burning with blue flames, ah, is this in accordance with proper etiquette? Suddenly, Kurikara-tendou rushed over, kicking Dixing to the ground, then stomping on him hard, causing Dixing to scream in pain.

Unexpectedly, those jade feet were so powerful as weapons; he was completely helpless against their trampling. Unable to fight back, he resorted to verbal attacks, biting Tian Tong's weapon with his foot. With a scream, he received a hard kick to the face, then groggily opened his eyes to see Lei Xi huddled on one side of the bed, her face flushed and her eyes brimming with tears.

"You, you, you really are a pervert."

"Huh? Wait, did you just step on me?"

"Who told you to be so hard to wake up?"

"Grandma, I'm so tired today! Can't you let me rest for a bit?"

"I feel like I have a goal."

"Target?"

"Didn't I say I came to the fourth floor on business? Now I sense my target, take me there quickly!"

Di Xing looked out the window. It was already dark. He knew from the memories of Di Xing in this world that a day in this world was also 24 hours long. He guessed that it was almost midnight now.

"Isn't it unsafe to go out so late?"

"The target only appears at night."

"Huh? What exactly is your goal?"

"You'll see when you come with me."

Di Xing was helpless, but after all, he had promised Lei Xi before, so he had no choice but to agree. Lei Xi happily turned back into a round ball and snuggled into Di Xing's arms.

Holding Lei Xi in his arms, Di Xing followed her directions to the scrap metal area to search for her target. To his surprise, they found themselves back at the market where they had bought things that evening. The market was long gone, and various items lay discarded beside the stalls. Di Xing's footsteps were clearly audible in the empty market. Unable to discern anything in the market, he asked Lei Xi in bewilderment.

Is what you're looking for really here?

"Yes, I felt it, very strongly."

Didn't you feel it when evening came?

"No, they probably hadn't arrived yet at that time."

"them?"

Suddenly, Di Xing noticed several lumps rushing under a cloth-covered stall in the market. Seeing this in the darkness was incredibly frightening.

"Holy crap, what is that? Could it be a ghost?"

"Your deck is full of demons."

"Oh, that's all right then."

“They are my targets,” Lei Xi quickly said. Di Xing then mustered his courage and walked to the stall, yanking back the cloth. Under the table, seven little ones were huddled together, staring at Di Xing with terrified expressions.

"This is?"

"Ghost Rabbit," "Floating Cherry Blossom," "Ash Ryu Rei," "Yashiki-warashi," "Bakuna Mizuki," "Sakuya Shigure," and there's one more little guy I don't recognize. I've collected all six great yokai girl hand pits, and there's even one more! Can I summon Shenron now? Who's this extra one? Is it a hand pit unique to this world?

Just when both sides were at a loss, the only psychic among the six giant hand pits, the Ghost Rabbit, stepped forward. As the strongest-looking of the group of monster girls, she seemed to want to protect her companions, so she took out a talisman, which immediately burst into blue flames.

Then she rushed towards Di Xing with the talisman in her hand and slapped it on Di Xing's body. She felt no pain at all, and even felt a little good. Miss Rabbit, have you forgotten that your attack power is zero?

When "Ghost Rabbit" realized its attack was ineffective, it looked up at Di Xing, a sheepish smile spreading across its cool face, before crying and running back to its friends.

At this moment, the most famous of them, the Grey Imp Ruli, stood trembling in front of her companions, seemingly wanting to protect them.

"Ashfall!" Tears of Joy transformed back into her original form from Di Xing's embrace. "Great! I've finally found you!"

The seven girls burst into tears and hugged Leixi tightly. "Wow, Sister Banxi, are you alright? We were so worried about you! We missed you so much, waaaah!"

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'm fine. How are you guys? Did anyone bully you?"

Ash Blossom stood up and patted her non-existent chest. "With my protection, no one has been bullied."

As a result, "Yashiki-warashi" cried out, "Waaah, sister, we're having such a miserable time! To avoid starving and dissipating, we secretly came to the market to collect the scattered spirit energy, but it's not enough at all. Luckily, Mizuki-chan's little dog occasionally finds some fragments of spirit orbs, otherwise...waaaah!"

"Thank you for your hard work," Lei Xi said, hugging the children tightly.

"Dissipate? Elf Jade?" Di Xing was a little confused.

"We wild elves are constantly consuming elven energy, so we need to feed on it to survive. Otherwise, once our elven energy is depleted, we will dissipate and die completely," Lei Xi explained. "You humans also release elven energy, but in extremely small amounts. However, in crowded places, it's practically impossible to absorb it. Elven Jade is somewhat similar to Spirit-Binding Stone; it can store a large amount of elven energy, but it's very rare."

Tears welled in her eyes as she hugged the children tightly again, "I was so afraid that your spiritual power had been exhausted and dissipated."