Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

Chapter 208 Birth

"Your spiritual power is quite impressive. Even in the Heian period, you would have been considered a very capable colleague." Abe no Seimei first praised Keikain Hidemoto's strength.

The fact that Hidemoto Keikain retained his physical body even after becoming a shikigami, instead of being a skeleton like the other heads of the Keikain family, demonstrates the strength of Hidemoto Keikain.

After praising him, without waiting for Hideyuki Kakeru's reply, she continued slowly, "The child that you are talking about, Hagoromo Gitsune, is currently carrying, should be a trace of evil thought belonging to Abe no Seimei that escaped from me a thousand years ago."

Using your terminology, I should be called Nue. Furthermore, although I was born of a fox spirit, my mother is Kuzunoha, not some Hagoromo-gitsune.

At this point, Abe no Seimei was speechless. It was one thing for that evil spirit to want to impersonate him, but why did it have to switch his mother's identity?

His mother, Kuzuha, was clearly gentle and kind. Most importantly, Kuzuha absolutely, absolutely disliked eating any human offal!

"Evil thoughts?"

From Abe no Seimei, Nura Rikuo and the others finally learned what Nue's true identity was.

They had previously made many guesses about Nue's identity, speculating that Nue might be some great demon from a thousand years ago, or, as Kidomaru said, the real Abe no Seimei.

However, what they did not expect was that the Nue was actually a wisp of evil thought that the legendary Onmyoji had fled a thousand years ago.

"Yes, a thousand years ago, I did this to defeat Yamata no Orochi..."

"boom!!!"

Seeing that everyone still had some doubts, Abe no Seimei thought that since he had already said it, he might as well explain it clearly. He was about to explain the whole process to Nura Rikuo and the others.

Just then, Nijo Castle suddenly experienced a violent upheaval. With a deafening roar, the ground suddenly cracked open, and a surge of monstrous demonic power swept in, swirling up the surrounding rubble and debris, creating a spectacular scene resembling a hurricane.

This hurricane, like a sharp blade, tore a hole in the sky that was originally shrouded in demonic power, and brilliant sunlight poured down from the "hole," scattering across the earth.

At the same time, Hagoromo Gitsune and her group of yokai emerged from the ground, accompanied by a giant sphere that slowly rose into the air.

Oh no, to be more precise, it was a giant ball of flesh. It hovered in mid-air, bathed in the sunlight, making it look particularly eerie.

Just as Yu Bai was about to get a clear look at the fleshy mass, a pair of large hands reached out from behind him and covered his eyes.

"Huh? Bu Yue? Why are you covering my eyes?"

Sensing the cool aura emanating from the person behind him, Yu Bai knew that the owner of those large hands was none other than his good friend, Bu Yue.

He just couldn't understand why Yue wanted to cover his eyes.

"...It'll hurt your eyes, don't look, Fengyue." Buyue glanced coldly at the scene in the air, paused, and then lowered her head to explain to Yu Bai.

At this moment, Hagoromo Gitsune had successfully given birth to Nue, who was now standing naked on the ball of flesh.

Her long black hair cascaded down her body like a waterfall. At this moment, she covered her private parts with one hand and stretched out the other as if touching the warm sunlight.

She exclaimed, "I can feel it, Seimei. I have waited a thousand years for this moment. The new lord of demons and monsters, named Nue, who transcends both humans and yokai, is now born here!"

At this moment, with just a short wait, Nue—Abe no Seimei's wisp of evil will be reborn in this ball of flesh.

"That's... Hagoromo Gitsune?"

This was the first time Nura Rikuo and his companions had seen Hagoromo Gitsune's true form. They had been busy leveling up by fighting small monsters and hadn't had a chance to meet this big boss yet.

However, why does this Hagoromo Gitsune look somewhat familiar? Nura Rikuo thought to himself, squinting at the incessantly chattering Hagoromo Gitsune.

"Thank you all for gathering around me on this auspicious day. Thank you for coming all the way from Kyoto, Edo and Tono to bless us. You've worked hard."

While Hagoromo Gitsune was still giving her "acceptance speech," Gilgamesh, sitting on the Ark, was about to lose his temper.

"Hmph~ What a filthy thing this is, it's no less disgusting than the sea monster of Fuyuki City." King Gilgamesh sat on his throne, propping his cheek with one hand, and spoke sarcastically to the fleshy ball floating in mid-air.

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned and looked at Abe no Seimei with a contemptuous gaze.

"This is you?" Gilgamesh's tone was tinged with provocation.

"King of Heroes, please be careful with your words. That was not me; it was merely a wisp of my evil thought!"

When Abe no Seimei heard Gilgamesh say that the ball of flesh was himself, he couldn't keep up the smile on his face. A cross appeared on his forehead, and his hand holding the bat fan clenched involuntarily.

Even from the side, Yu Bai could see the veins bulging on Abe no Seimei's arms from exerting force.

But at this very moment, Fuyuki, who had remained silent all along, added fuel to the fire, making things even more difficult for Abe no Seimei: "Isn't your evil thought also a part of you? Since it is one with you, what's wrong with calling it you?"

"Hahahaha~ That's right! Although I don't like you, you piece of trash, today I completely agree with what you said! Hahahaha!"

Gilgamesh burst into laughter upon hearing Bu Yue's words. Clearly, when faced with a common "enemy," their stance was remarkably aligned.

"I said... stop fooling around, or that little ball of flesh will burst! And Seimei, that big, straight-haired black-haired lady over there is watching you~"

Just as Bu Yue was focusing his attention on Abe no Seimei, Yu Bai had already broken free from his grasp and taken in the surrounding situation.

Yu Bai was already used to the three of them bickering. He pointed to the ball of flesh in the sky and then to Hagoromo Gitsune, who had turned her gaze to them after hearing the name Abe no Seimei and was staring intently at them. He then gave Abe no Seimei a hint.

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Gilgamesh: I didn't expect you to have such a unique appearance~

Abe no Seimei: That was just my evil thought! Not me!

Bu Yue: Isn't your evil thought just you? You're right, bro.

Yu Bai: Hey, you big sister with long, straight black hair over there, look over here!