"Hey, Lord Nakano, do you perhaps need a mistress?"
Looking at Nakano Yu, the girl quietly asked with smiling eyes, but her words were so shocking that Nakano Yu was left somewhat stunned at this moment.
He thought this girl was barely a little over ten years old, so why would she walk up and say something like that in public?
Nakano Yu knew he was handsome and held a very high status in the hearts of Neon's citizens, but... it was not to the extent that a girl would confess her feelings to him this directly, right?
Or had the atmosphere in Neon now become this open?
Seeing that Nakano Yu did not respond for a long time, the girl was slightly surprised, then a trace of hesitation passed through her brows, but it soon turned into determination. Afterwards, she looked at Nakano Yu, and a hint of seduction could be heard in her voice:
"If Lord Nakano doesn't need a mistress, I'm actually willing to be friends with benefits too…"
"Stop! What's your name, and where are your guardians?"
The girl's words were becoming stranger and stranger, causing Nakano Yu to interrupt her before she could finish. Then he looked at her with a speechless and helpless expression and asked.
"Me? My name is Iwanaga Kotoko. Hmm... I suppose I'm something like the God of Wisdom among the yokai? As for guardians, I'm already an adult, you know! I already enrolled in Tokyo University last year, so are people still treating me like a child?"
When Nakano Yu asked that, Iwanaga Kotoko finally reacted and introduced herself, but while speaking, a major issue was revealed.
Namely, the girl before him, who was not even twenty years old, was actually the God of Wisdom of the yokai world?!
And after hearing Iwanaga Kotoko's introduction, Nakano Yu also looked at the girl with slight surprise.
Only now did he recognize Iwanaga Kotoko, but... honestly speaking, Nakano Yu truly did not expect to meet such an experienced girl.
Did Nakano Yu know Iwanaga Kotoko?
He did, but not completely. What Nakano Yu knew naturally came from his previous life, but as for the current world, Nakano Yu did not even know that Iwanaga Kotoko existed.
When he had first arrived in this world, Nakano Yu spent quite a lot of time trying to understand the entire world. At that time, the world was nowhere near this complicated, and he had never seen Iwanaga Kotoko appear.
Because of that, Nakano Yu was absolutely certain that Iwanaga Kotoko had not previously existed in this world.
This broken world, who knew what kind of madness it was throwing out every day.
Thinking about that, Nakano Yu decided that tonight, when he returned home, he had to use his Glimpse of Fate to see what kind of changes had occurred in this world.
"The God of Wisdom of the yokai world, that truly sounds impressive. However, I cannot accept Miss Iwanaga's proposal. Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Returning to his senses, Nakano Yu felt that the most urgent task was finding out why Iwanaga Kotoko was looking for him. Crossing his arms, he looked at Iwanaga Kotoko and directly asked.
"Eh? Isn't it surprising that such a cute and beautiful girl would be rejected by Lord Nakano? And also, must someone always have hidden motives when approaching Lord Nakano?"
Nakano Yu's rejection did not surprise Iwanaga Kotoko too much. After all, Nakano Yu was not an ordinary person, and a confession from an unfamiliar girl would naturally arouse suspicion. Even so, Iwanaga Kotoko still put on a sorrowful expression.
Seeing Iwanaga Kotoko leaning on her cane, looking incredibly fragile while wiping away tears, she truly looked like an innocent girl whom Nakano Yu had misunderstood.
But when he saw her like that, the corner of Nakano Yu's lips twitched slightly.
This girl's acting was no weaker than Ichika's, and just when Iwanaga Kotoko introduced herself, she herself revealed that she was the God of Wisdom of the yokai world. Just from that one piece of information, it was impossible for someone not to suspect her motives.
"Miss Iwanaga, I still have important matters to attend to. If you have nothing else, please leave."
Nakano Yu did not want to talk too much with Iwanaga Kotoko. Iwanaga Kotoko truly was very beautiful, had a cute appearance, her family was wealthy, and she was surrounded by yokai and had become their God of Wisdom.
But in Nakano Yu's eyes, all of that was meaningless.
When did Iwanaga Kotoko become the God of Wisdom?
If he remembered correctly, it was when Iwanaga Kotoko was eleven years old. During the years when she should have been carefree and enjoying childhood, she was kidnapped by a group of yokai, sacrificed her right eye and left leg, and became the God of Wisdom who was supposed to protect those yokai.
If that had granted her some immense power or transcendent status among the yokai, then everything would have been fine. But the truth was that, when it came to strength, not only did Iwanaga Kotoko lack enough power to oppose the yokai, she was even mocked because of her right eye and left leg.
Secondly, there was her status among the yokai. Although the yokai respected Iwanaga Kotoko as the God of Wisdom, how many truly powerful yokai were actually willing to listen to her?
Take for example the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Demon Night Parade that had previously been resolved — how many yokai who blindly worshipped Tamazuki would listen to Iwanaga Kotoko?
Even the yokai from Shikoku, who had nearly been exterminated by humans, were unwilling to listen to Iwanaga Kotoko, let alone the yokai from the Nura Group in Ukiyoe Town or the bloodthirsty Kyoto Yokai who delighted in human livers and lungs.
In Nakano Yu's eyes, rather than saying Iwanaga Kotoko was the God of Wisdom chosen by the yokai, it would be more accurate to say that she was merely a tool the yokai could discard whenever they wished.
"Hmm! This is not the way a gentleman should treat a beautiful girl."
Nakano Yu issued an order for her to leave, and Iwanaga Kotoko puffed up her cheeks like a hamster. Suddenly, her eyes flickered, then she turned around and sat beside Nakano Yu.
Sitting beside the young man, Iwanaga Kotoko's hand intentionally or unintentionally brushed against Nakano Yu.
Nakano Yu frowned because of Iwanaga Kotoko's little action and asked:
"Does Miss Iwanaga also have family or friends in the hospital?"
"No, I came to check on my prosthetic eye and leg. I just happened to see Lord Nakano, so I came over to greet you."
Iwanaga Kotoko shook her head, and while speaking, openly revealed her beautiful right eye.
Looking at Iwanaga Kotoko, Nakano Yu said nothing more. Kotonoha had already been undergoing examination for quite some time and would probably come out soon.
However, Iwanaga Kotoko obviously did not want to let Nakano Yu go. She leaned toward the young man, and instantly the scent coming from Iwanaga Kotoko drifted into Nakano Yu's nose.
"Hey, Lord Nakano, have you noticed?"
Seeing that Nakano Yu did not want to pay attention to her, Iwanaga Kotoko initiated the conversation herself.
But faced with her initiative, Nakano Yu merely raised an eyebrow, not asking what exactly she meant.
There was nothing unusual near the hospital. Oh, of course, aside from the group of small yokai hiding in the hospital's grassy pond area and probably searching for Iwanaga Kotoko.
Receiving no response from Nakano Yu, Iwanaga Kotoko was not in a hurry. After sitting upright again, she murmured as though speaking to herself, or as though intentionally speaking to Nakano Yu:
"Hey, this world really has changed a lot."
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