BTOG 175 At the village chiefs residence

Please come to the village chiefs mansion after 8:00 p.m tonight.

Kokuyo told me this at the end of the training session, then I logged out, had a meal, and was about to go back to the village chiefs mansion.

But first, I checked on Rin-chans condition and found out that she was still asleep, so I didnt wake her up. I only tidied the blanket over her body.

I heard good rest is the best medicine when youre sick.

I wonder what this is about?

<Sermon.>

<Confession.>

<Ooh>

<Smells like a secret talk.>

<I think its related to the moon wolf.>

But I feel like I havent done much favor to the village yet?

I was doing woodworking and helping Kokuyo with training to break the curse I had received as the price for using a dead skill.

To be more precise, my goal was to obtain the [Moonlight Jewel] as a bargaining chip to get Nocturne the Moon Wolf to lift my curse.

How to get it, this oni village chief, Hakuyo, has asked me to help the villagers of her village with their daily tasks.

So I cut firewood, helped with training, and occasionally played in yabusame field. Still, I dont think I was helpful enough to receive the [Moonlight Gem].

Am I that workaholic, and what was required of me was only this level of work?

While I was thinking about this and talking with the viewers, I soon arrived at the village chiefs mansion. In front of the mansion gate, Kokuyo was standing there with a calm expression on her face.

Thank you for coming, Sukuna.

Youve been waiting for me?

Im sorry that I called you here and didnt pick you up. Said Kokuyo as she guided me inside.

I followed her without saying anything and noticed that I was walking down a different corridor than the last time Kokuyo took me to Hakuyos room.

I wondered if I would be taken to Kokuyos room this time. As I was thinking about this, Kokuyo stopped.

This way, please.

Kokuyo opened the sliding door. Inside, Kohaku, dressed in her usual attire, and Hakuyo sitting in a white kimono, waiting for us.

She was dressed very messily the first time I met her, but today, the kimono shes wearing was so luxurious, as if it was screaming [This one is the village chief!].

Its been a few days, Sukuna. Why dont you take a seat?

Okay. Youre dressed properly today, arent you?

This time, I need to have a serious talk with you. And this also important matters to other Travelers.

Mmm?

Its not just for me. Its for all travelers. In short, its important for all players?

Does this imply that I should tell other people about it? Well, I dont think we need to think too much about it because Im in the middle of the stream, and if I saved this scene, it would eventually spread on its own.

The first thing is this. Sukuna, let me trust you with this.

I received the object thrown to me by Hakuyo. It was the [Moonlight Jewel] that I needed. The same one that I had seen when I first came to this house the other day.

Is this fine?

I dont mind. I was originally planning to give it to you. Its also because Ive been able to confirm over the past few days that you are a girl with a good heart, and I have multiple [Moonlight Jewels] to begin with.

I see

So, according to Hakuyo, the [Moonlight Jewel] itself takes a long time to make, but they always have a stock of them because they are used in various rituals throughout the year. Its true that when she showed me the moonlight jewel before, she didnt say a word of it being rare or something.

In addition to that, it is not particularly useful for making equipment or ornaments, so the value of each item is at best 100,000 Iris. Considering the price of the armor Ive been getting made recently, it seems more reasonable than I expected.

After watching me put the [Moonlight Jewel] I received in my inventory, Hakuyo first looked at Kohaku and began to speak.

Ill start with Kohaku-sama. The reason why you came back to our village is that you have some questions in your mind, isnt it?

Yes. I received this from Melty the other day after I stopped the Sukuna from running amok in the city of beginnings. It seems to be a diary kept by a royal family of vampires who lived in the age of God.

At Hakuyos urging, Kohaku took out a diary.

The cover looked as if it had been physically damaged rather than weathered by the passage of time. It was the kind of thing that made me think that it had been caught in a war.

Melty of the [Heaven Eyes{Tengan}] huh? I see, then there is no need to question its authenticity. That which is also a survivor of the ancient era. She is the one who caused the demise of the vampire.

The Vampires demise?

By the hands of the Kishin, it was when they touched the reverse scale of Kishin. If we excluding the Travelers, Melty of the Heaven Eyes the last vampire in existence and the only living witness to that era. {reverse scale: tln1}

By the reverse scale, she was probably referring to when Kishin activated her [Furious Rage].

Is it mean that Melty was the one who touched Kishins reverse scale? Or was it the other way around?

If thats the case, then Melty must be the one who died, or maybe she was involved in the destruction in some other way.

I cant think of anything that would make sense to me.

Lets get back to the story. So, Kohaku-sama, whats wrong with that diary?

Yes, this diary contains a detailed account of the events leading up to how Kishin destroys the vampire species from the owners perspective. Overall, its story was about the same as what I know, but there are some words Ive never seen before.

Kohaku flipped through the tattered diary, opened it to the very first page, and made it visible to us.

Hmm, the basic language of reading and writing in this world is Japanese, but there seem to be some odd characters in this diary?

If you look closely, it looks like a broken Roman alphabet, but at least its not something you can read at a glance.

From this diary, it seems that the vampires were plotting to kill Kishin-sama. They took a hostage and threatened her, but in the process, they killed the hostage, which later invokes the wrath of Kishin.

Hmm, that sounds like a common story.

The hostage resisted, or maybe they were trying to get back at her. No one will ever know, but its also common in real life for hostages to be killed to make up for not achieving the original goal of ransom or handing over a key person.

It was definitely a bad move either way since it led to their races destruction.

I wonder why the vampires wanted to kill Shuten so badly.

Yes, Its an ironically simple and common story. But, what I want to ask you about is this person who was taken, hostage. The diary refers to them as [The Last Oni].

[The Last Oni]. When I hear it. I quickly think of [the last in terms of their race] like Melty, but the oni race hasnt been extinct. So, does it mean something else?

I want you to tell me everything you know about this Last Oni that was so important about them that it almost led to the worlds destruction.

Yes, thats fine. I see youve finally found out about that.

From her reaction, Hakuyo seems to know what it was about.

Kokuyo also seemed to know about it, but she left the explanation to Hakuyo at this moment and remained quietly in the background, unmoving.

But first, let me say this, its up to you what you do with what Im about to tell you. Im not going to force you to do anything, nor do I want you to do anything just because you heard this.

Especially you Sukuna, since you are an outsider of this world, its up to you to decide what to do with what you learn today. Im afraid if you never learn this, you might regret your choice..

She didnt seem to be as serious as her words suggest, but I could tell she wasnt talking nonsense either.

Kohaku relaxes her shoulders, so I guess she wants to listen to Hakuyo without getting too worked up.

In any case, it was no use for me to be the only one who was nervous, so I relaxed my whole body and took a proper posture to listen to the conversation.

Then, after she judged that we were ready to listen, Hakuyo began to speak quietly.

The [Last Oni] is the last survivor of the Oni tribe, the original Oni, one true friend of Kishin-sama, Ryomen Sukuna-sama was her name.

Hakuyous explanation started with such a shocking revelation.

Tl note:

Who surprised? None? Yeah I kinda predicted this too, I mean the hint is all over the place.

And sorry for the delay, but these three chapters are tightly connected, so I need to be extra careful this time. (please ignore the fact I took 3 days off after the new year)

Also, some troublesome terms need extra consideration on my part; thats why I choose to play it safe and translate these chapters slowly, rather than rushing it and making many mistakes in the future.

Tln1: Reverse scale; a dragons reverse scale reference. Meaning: if you touch that, you invoke its wrath, simple right? But so troublesome since it gets mentioned several times in the dialog.

Tl rubbish talk corner

All of this is my own speculation. This is neither spoiler nor foreshadowing; this is just my rubbish talk.

RIN-CHAN!!!! I had my suspicion since that Wave Dragon battle! You add something in this game, arent you!! That would also explain the secret talk between her and the developer in the early chapter too!!

It was too strange! She knows Sukuna is the key to destroying the dragon, but why? Shes merely a physical attacker at that time!

So my speculation is she made this setting in this world for Sukuna, for bringing her heart back to a normal state, but thats just my speculation; she is rich, smart, and suspicious!!