The first Spirit-branded Retainer that every Yin-Yang Master summoned in their life would be their personal Spirit-branded Retainer. This Spirit-branded Retainer would sign a soul contract with the Yin-Yang Master and would live and die together with the Spirit-branded Retainer. This Spirit-branded Retainer represented the Yin-Yang Master's abilities and future path.

Typically speaking, a shrine's Shaman would summon a Spirit-branded Retainer with cleansing and healing abilities. A martial artist's Exorcist would summon a Spirit-branded Retainer who was skilled in fighting and sword techniques. A wandering mage or demon slayer would often summon a Spirit-branded Retainer who was skilled in powerful magic.

Of course, when summoning a Spirit-branded Retainer, if one could find a specific Spirit-branded Retainer's item or relic, it would be more likely to summon that Spirit-branded Retainer.

To put it simply, Kanai, a half-baked Shaman, could only summon Spirit-branded Retainers such as Yingcao, Peach Blossom Demon, Rain Girl, and so on. Once this was set, if one really wanted to summon the Rain Girl, one could collect the Rain Girl's tears or find a relic that had been tainted with the Rain Girl's aura and place it on the spell altar. This would greatly increase the chances of summoning the Rain Girl (of course, that's only if the Rain Girl wasn't summoned by someone else first.)

When Kanai just turned 12 years old, Kagome and Maitreya thought that she was already capable of controlling a Spirit-branded Retainer and worked hard to set up a spell room. They carefully drew talismans and had the little girl sit in the spell room to summon her personal Spirit-branded Retainer. Maitreya even brought out an incomplete painting of the Flower and Bird Scroll from who knows where and placed it in front of Kanai. The three of them and one demon happily waited for Kanai to summon the legendary powerful Spirit-branded Retainer.

… But somehow, something went wrong and she ended up summoning the Ibaraki Doji instead.

Kagome and Maitreya were rendered speechless.

How could the legendary The Demon Of Rashomon be willing to submit to a little girl?

The Ibaraki Doji was so angry that it wanted to kill Kanai, this weak human child, even if it had to be bound by its personal Spirit-branded Retainer contract.

— F * ck you!

Do you think we want to see you!?

What a waste of the blue talisman!

Give us back the Flower and Bird Rolls!

Inuyasha and Kagome's faces darkened. The couple couldn't help but press Ibaraki Doji to the ground and beat him up.

Inuyasha, in particular, took advantage of his wife's Demon Piercing Arrow and stomped on Ibaraki's head.

From then on, Ibaraki and Inuyasha became enemies.

Since her personal shikigami was unreliable, Kanai had no choice but to summon a few more shikigami after she recovered her spiritual power. Gui Nu Red Leaf, Virgin, Phoenix Fire, Shuweng, and Yuki Onna were all summoned. Kagome Hyuga realized something was wrong with her niece.

Weren't all Magi supposed to be of the Summoning, Healing, and Cleansing type?

If you don't want the Flower and Bird Roll, can you give me the Radiant Grass Roll?

Ibaraki Doji was a big boss, so it wasn't easy to order him around.

Wherever the Phoenix Fire passed by, it would always inexplicably burst into flames. It was like a moving fire scene. On the other hand, the Snow Lady would start hailing the moment she appeared, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet. As soon as she was exposed to the sun, the Snow Lady would start dripping water.

Compared to these three, Shuweng, who only wanted to be a backpacker and backpacker, and Red Leaf, who only wanted to be "the best looking in the world," were much more considerate.

Thus, the shikigami that she painstakingly summoned and nurtured with her spiritual power were basically useless in the real world.

She was neither an arsonist nor a weather forecaster, and she didn't want to invite that violent Ibaraki over to start World War III.

She could only rely on Red Leaf and Virgin. Occasionally, she would call Shuweng, who was wandering somewhere, back to help her draw formations.

Kanna Hyuga: … What can I do? I'm also in despair!

However, the despair in Kanna Hyuga's heart continued to grow.

A black-haired, purple-eyed, pale-skinned boy was on top of her. He held her left hand with one hand and pressed the other against her pillow.

The cold touch of his skin and the strange fluctuation of spiritual power made Kanai realize that this boy wasn't human.

"Yo, Big Prize, I'm Kendo Shiro. My brothers and I, please close the door —"

"Auntie, save me!

There's a pervert! "Kanai yelled at the top of her lungs.

"No, no, no — General, you misunderstood!"

Before Kendo Shiro could explain, a black flame fiercely rushed towards him.

Kendo quickly rolled over and jumped off the bed. He pulled out his sword and stood guard in front of Kanai.

The first one to rush into Kanai's room was Ibaraki Doji, who was burning with Black Flame.

At this moment, the silver-haired, orange-eyed big demon clenched his fists and stared at Kendo Shiro with murderous intent.

"Fu Mourning God?"

Glancing at Kanai's thin pajamas, Ibaraki's voice was as cold as ice: "What did you do to her?"

At this moment, Ibaraki's angry expression was completely different from when he was fighting with Inuyasha and Kanai. He stretched out his hand and a terrifying black flame was flowing in his palm.

"What. Did. You. Do. To. Her!"

Kendo Shiro could acutely feel that Ibaraki's spiritual power was closely related to his master's spiritual power. He could roughly guess the relationship between the two, so he very cleverly and straightforwardly confessed:

"I am Kendo Shiro's Fu Mourning God, a protective sword that Mr. Maitreya gave to Kanai -sama. I was stimulated by master's spiritual power and transformed."

He turned around and knelt down on one knee in front of the astonished Kanna. "Please forgive my rudeness just now. Pharmacist Toshiro Shiro is here, and I'm willing to do anything for the general."

"Fu Mourning God?"

Kagome, who rushed over from next door with her pajamas, was shocked at the scene in front of her. She bypassed the murderous Ibaraki and Kendo and ran to Kanai's bedside. She picked up the little girl and put on the loose pajamas she ordered Inuyasha to bring Ibaraki and the new Fu Mourning God out.

"Kendo Shiro?" In the reception room, Maitreya and Coral who had just arrived were also dumbfounded.

Maitreya couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement as he looked at this young boy who was dressed in a military uniform and had a meticulous posture. Maitreya sensed that Kanna's spiritual power source was indeed Kanna's.

"No wonder the abbot called you 'this child' when he talked to me. He wanted to find a suitable master for you."

"Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Maitreya, for your efforts."

Although the medicine researcher, Teng Shiro, had been in his body before, he was not an ignorant death god who did not know anything.

"But, shouldn't the Fu Mourning God appear after being summoned by master?" Coral's face was full of doubt and asked suspiciously.

"Logically speaking, that should be the case.

But this time, it seems that the spiritual power in Madam Kanai's body woke me up on its own. I also feel that it's very strange. "He originally thought that it would take a while before he was discovered and summoned.

Who knew that at night, when Kanai casually placed him by her pillow, there seemed to be some strange energy stirring within her body, itching to summon him …

Kendo Shiro concealed the matter of the strange energy, only saying that he didn't know how he appeared. His scrupulous and honest appearance succeeded in dispelling Maitreya and Coral's suspicions.

"Since you were summoned inexplicably."

Ibaraki couldn't help but walk from the corner to Kendo's side, looking down at the Fu Mourning God. "Then go back, go back where you came from. That girl doesn't need you."

Kanai, who had just changed her clothes and followed Kagome into the room, saw this confrontation as soon as she opened the door.

On one side was the majestic and strong life-bound shikigami, tyrannically trying to drive him away. On the other side was the weak and thin Fu Mourning God, who appeared to be somewhat pitiful.

"Does my existence make things difficult for you, Admiral?" Kendo Shiro was stunned, looking at Kanai.

Being looked at with admiration and longing by that pair of crystal clear purple eyes, Kanai inexplicably recalled the first time she summoned Virgin.

"No, actually no …"

"What's the use of a little Fu Mourning God?

Go back to your main body and never come out again! "Ibaraki interrupted Kanna before she could finish her sentence, intending to forcefully chase Yao Ran away.

At this time, even the mild-tempered Maitreya couldn't help but look at Ibaraki with a blaming gaze. After all, this was the 'sword' he gave to Kanai.

The hot-tempered Inuyasha sneered, directly rebuking Ibaraki: "Speaking of which, you're the most useless one, aren't you?

You don't know how to protect Kanai, nor can you help her. Why don't you just get out of here? "

Ibaraki immediately exploded, but when he saw Kanai's somewhat depressed face, his anger was stuck in his chest, and he wanted to spit it out, but he couldn't swallow it down.

As a shikigami, putting on airs and not listening to orders, logically speaking, he still felt a little guilty.

But for some reason, he just couldn't stand the sight of that little Fu Mourning God, and he really, really wanted to kill this person.

Kendo Shiro ignored Ibaraki, and after hearing Kanai's stuttering reply, his eyes lit up, and he stubbornly asked Kanai: "Then can I … stay by the general's side and protect the general?"

"…" Kanai was a little embarrassed. Facing the stubborn and focused gaze of the lonely Kendo, she couldn't say no at all.

But her life shikigami Ibaraki was obviously sulking, and if she agreed, she felt that his glass heart would shatter.

She hesitated, and looked helplessly at Kagome beside her.

Kendo saw this, and immediately explained: "As a protective blade, I'm known as Kendo Shiro because I can pierce through Kendo without hurting my master. I want to stay by the general's side only to protect the general better."

"I, Kendo Shiro, swear with my life that unless my blade is broken, no one can hurt the general!"

As soon as Kendo said this, Kagome and Coral, who were worried about Kanai because of the real-life murder incident, immediately changed sides. Inuyasha desperately threw Ibaraki a supercilious look: Look at him, then look at you?

Aren't you ashamed?

Ibaraki suppressed the anger in his heart, and glared at the Fu Mourning God pretty boy. If he had been to the modern world and watched romance dramas on the internet, he would probably have cursed Kendo as a white lotus and a green tea bitch. But now, Ibaraki was so angry that he couldn't say anything. He could only watch as Kendo cleverly sold him to Kagome and Coral.

Ibaraki: … …

He suddenly felt that Gui Nu Red Leaf wasn't that annoying anymore. He even hoped that she would suddenly rush out and teach this little Fu Mourning God a lesson.

But his opinion was no longer important. Kanai might compromise because of his obvious dissatisfaction and opposition, but as Kanai's guardian, Kagome couldn't care less about Ibaraki's feelings.

It was just like those melodramatic romance dramas where the CEO didn't have a child for many years after getting married, and the results of the tests showed that his wife couldn't get pregnant.

At that time, the CEO's biological mother would use all kinds of methods because she really wanted to have a grandson. She would either divorce him, or borrow someone else's womb to give birth to a child.

If a mistress who claimed to be pregnant with a boy appeared at that time, the CEO might be able to stand firm, but the villain's mother-in-law wouldn't compromise. You're the one who can't have a child, so who's to blame?

At that moment, the female lead, Ibaraki Doji, was very sullen as he looked at the evil mother-in-law, Kagome, with a smile on her face, allowing Kendo Shiro to marry into the family (?).

And the heartless Kanna Hyuga didn't object?

Bah!

Scumbag!

Ibaraki immediately scowled at Kanai.

If Red Leaf was here, she would most likely laugh at Ibaraki. "If you want to talk about the legal wife, I should be the one, right? Virgin and I are the ones who accompany Kanai every day and help her get rid of demons!

Using Kanai's Reiki to stay in the Sengoku Period, you only know how to eat (Reiki) and don't know how to work, that's why I'm angry at you. "

Ibaraki Doji angrily kicked open the door and flew away, leaving Kanna Hyuga in a dilemma.

Kagome comforted Kanai by rubbing her hair and letting the little girl go back to sleep.

Without waiting for Kagome's arrangement, Kendo, who followed Kanai step by step, immediately asked, "General, do you need me to keep watch at night?"

"Keep, keep watch at night?" The little girl was shocked by such a lineup.

"Yes."

Under the strange gazes of Kagome, Inuyasha, and the others, Kendo said matter-of-factly, "How can the General guard be divided into day and night?

What's more, isn't it more dangerous at night? "

Looking at Kanai's dumbfounded expression, Kendo comforted Kanai, "General, just have a good rest, I just need to keep watch outside the General's door.

We Fu Mourning God live with our master's Reiki, we don't need to sleep. "

Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other. This Fu Mourning God seems to be more reliable than Ibaraki?

Unable to dissuade Kendo's insistence, Kanai, who vaguely understood why Kendo was so careful, could only agree to Kendo's request to keep watch at night. However, as a condition of agreement, the little girl insisted that Kendo needed to rest during the day because he was keeping watch at night, and that he would go to catch up on sleep when she woke up the next day. The Fu Mourning God heard this and smiled in tacit agreement.

When the few big-hearted adults saw this, they suppressed the questions that filled their stomachs and 'detained' this strange God of Death Fu for investigation.

After half a night of chaos, Kanna Hyuga, who was still a child, quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Kurumi, who had just been awakened by Kanna's Spiritual Power, had finally managed to stay by Kanna's side after much effort. Kurumi was now standing guard outside Kanna's room. Kurumi listened to Kanna's even breathing as she looked up at the stars in the sky. Kurumi's heart, which had been filled with fear, finally calmed down under her calm exterior.

Was this the first step of his recognition?

… Brother Ishiki, this time, I seem to have met a very gentle master.

At the same time.

Kendo, who had just transformed and his Reiki had yet to be fully organized, did not notice that in the forest not far from the house, Ibaraki Doji was also not sleeping. The silver-haired monster was half lying on a tree branch and staring at the house in a fit of pique.