Chapter 4 Fox King

"Fox king?" Sakura asked in surprise.

"Yes, fox king," answered Zero affirmatively.

While Sakura was thinking about the Fox King that Zero talked to her about, Sakura

So I remembered the story my mother had told me when I was little about relationships

humans with fox demons before sleeping at night.

"Mom, I can't sleep. Can you please tell me any interesting stories."

“How about a fairy tale about the fox king's friendship with humans.

"That's fine."

"Okay, mother, I will tell you, after the war ended, there was a war between demons and humans

a boy was on his way after school. He found

a little black fox that was seriously injured, its whole body was covered in wounds, because

feeling sorry he treated him with medicine and bandaged the wound with

Bandage. He didn't know that the fox he saved was the king

fox demon. The child then took the fox back to his house. No

A long time later, the fox opened his eyes and realized that he was in

stealth hunter's house. He intends to take revenge on the family of demon hunters,

but then realized he was seriously injured and that the hunter was a demon

come, he would have no chance of winning against him. Right beside him,

He saw the child who had saved his life, then spoke to him,

"Hey, kid, are you the one who helped me?" asked the Fox Demon King.

"Y...yes answered the little boy tremblingly."

“Because you have helped me I will not eat you but instead

Can I stay here until my wound is completely healed and don't tell me

anyone that I'm here."

"Okay, I promise I won't tell anyone," he answered fearfully.

So from then on he hid the fox king from day to day until he was injured

wholly healed. But even though he tried to hide it, he still found out

by his father who accidentally heard the conversation and saw him from behind the door

which was slightly open. He was surprised to find out that his son had brought the demon home, so he immediately

called the child to their usual practice place in the yard and there he asked

the son to kill the fox demon he was hiding, because if not, the father

He himself will intervene and kill the fox demon.

“Killed him? that's not possible!

"Why? He's a demon so he has to be killed." said father

"Whether invisible or not, to me, he is my friend."

"Yes friend? What if he kills you later?

"If he wanted, he would have killed me, he is a good demon."

“How can you be sure?”

"Father, believe me, I have never asked for anything from you, this time please."

"Okay if you insist, but I have one condition that you must fulfill."

"condition?"

"You must be able to master the fox taming technique within 1 week."

"I understand, I can definitely master it within 1 week."

"If you haven't mastered it within a week, I will do it myself

finish off the fox demon."

"I know."

"And one more thing, about this, don't let your mother find out."

“Yes, I understand….thank you dad.”

Without them realizing it, the Demon Fox King heard their conversation

and said in his heart.

(Ho... it turns out the little boy's father wants to kill me like the other members of their clan.

It's also interesting, what if I make his child a hostage and kill him, I really like that

want to see the father's reaction….hahahaha)

After that the fox returned to the child's room and lay down as if he didn't know

nothing, while the child also returned to his room

"Hey, you! "What did you talk about with your father earlier?"

"It's not important, dad is just angry because I keep animals at home, while mom

doesn't like animals."

"Oh, I see…. "Then that's good," said the fox demon king

"You yourself, how are your injuries?" asked the boy

"My wounds will heal within a week."

"When you recover, will you stay here because of me

there are no other friends besides you.

“Yes..yes that's fine (prepare yourself if I have

Get well, I'll eat you hahaha)

"Oh yeah, I happen to have something to do so I can't

accompany you, father asked me to help him work.”

(sorry if I lied).”

"I also want to sleep for a week so that my wounds will recover quickly," said the fox demon king

The boy then trained hard for a week so he could

mastered the fox binding technique, binding the fox's power with a spell necklace

pronounced so he could tame the fox he caught in case it lost control.

After practicing for a while, he finally managed to master the move and received permissionfrom his father. At that time, the fox demon king had recovered completely, every dayThe child spends time with the fox without realizing that it is the animal he is savingand assume his friend intends to eat him. One night, the fox demon king who wassmall in size turned into a rather large one and with its long, pointed nails, it was purposefulgrabbed the sleeping child, but he heard the little child delirious andsaid that the fox was a precious friend and he didn't care what he saidhis father. The fox, who intended to end the child's life, then decided against ithis intention and he said in his heart(I've never seen a human being so stupid)Then the fox then changed its form back to small and closed its eyessleeping next to the child while speaking in a low voice.“I will repay your kindness.”In the morning the child went to school, but before leaving, the child said something to the kingthat demon.“Little fox, don't go anywhere and wait for me to come home from school afterso we can play together, and you can't hurt humans.”The fox demon king waited patiently after saying the boy had gone to school. After waiting for a long time the little boy didn't come home,So the fox came out of his room and heard the child's mother get a callthe school said that the child did not come to school. Anxious, SirThe fox demon king ran very fast looking for the boy. At that time theMother caught a glimpse of what looked like a fox demon in her house, so she tried to chase after itand hung up the phone. Meanwhile his father, who was also training, felt energyThe fox demon outside the house also came out to ensure something was happening. It turns outWhat was not expected to happen was that the fox demon arrived and so did the child's father and motherthe man, they saw several humans and other demons involved in a fightwith the child until he was seriously injured. It turned out that the child was the mediator between the demonsand the humans involved in the battle, the demons fighting are their subordinatesthe fox demon king, while the human he was fighting was the child's uncle.The fox king's identity could no longer be hidden; the child's father was angryand wanted to kill the fox king and his men, but the child was deepin the state of injury and tries to stop it. To cool the atmosphere, Sir'smother asked the fox king and his men to leave."If that's what you want, we will go," answered the fox king to everyonethat's there"Wait, what about our promise?" asked the child to the fox king."It's impossible for our boy to be friends with you and meDifferent, our clans are enemies.” said the fox"I can't, I need you," he answered while crying"You have to stay alive; maybe we will meet again someday.""N...no, don't go, little fox," shouted the little boy“Maybe it's for the best that he and you live on that street"It's different, just forget about him," said his father"Yes, you shouldn't hide him from mother," said his motherSeveral years after that incident, the child has grown upand become the successor of his great-father. He is also married andhas a family. He decided to look for the fox king, his friend. HoweverOn the way, he met again a fox who was injured, a foxThe fox king is in his original form, namely a giant fox. He thenapproached and helped the fox-like he had done before.“You…..why are you helping me.”"I don't know, I know too, but you reminded meMy old fox.“Your old fox?”“Yes, a small, black fox. I found him in the same injured statelike I found you now.”(He still remembers me…?)After he finished treating the fox, he intended to leave, but...Then the fox called "boy," just like before."Hey, kid, where are you going?The man was shocked and looked back and ran towards himcried and hugged him."So, so that's you, little fox? Finally, we meet againafter such a long time.""Yes, it's me; I still clearly remember your smell; you're a big boy.""We've been apart for 15 years; I'm sure you and I have grown upIt also looks like it's big."This is my proper form; how cool is that?Yes, that's cool! Where do you live now?"In the Yakushima forest, where there is a cave, what about you?"My house has still been the same since you left.""I'm so happy to see you again, little fox.""You always call me little fox. I have a name, brat.""Ma, sorry, I'm used to it; oh yeah, what's your name?""Shinja Kuro, what's your name, kid.""Fuji, my name is Fuji Yamamoto.""Nice names. From now on, we will call each other byour words. Said Shinja"Yes, while we meet, how about we do what we did before," said FujiShinja, who heard Fuji say to stay friends and play like beforebowed his head with a sad face and left, but his stepsdiscontinued by Fuji."Can...can we go back to how it was before?""It doesn't seem possible, and I was looking for you to make sure you were okayafter that, I will go home. "While traveling on the road, I met the enemy and was attacked"That's why I got hurt," said Shinja as he left"Why isn't that possible?" said Fuji, holding his tail behind him."We are on different paths, you fox hunterwhile I'm invisible."I don't care about any of that."If that's what you want, it's up to you, but don't ever tell meour meeting to anyone, including your family."How are my wife and children?" he answered Shinza."Hoo, so you're married," said ShinzaYes, what about you?" asked Fuji"I also have a family.""How about we meet our respective wives and children? Who knows, they might be able to do itfamiliar," he said convincingly ShinzaIt's best if I don't trust you or your family anymore."What about me? Do you still doubt me"It's not that I don't trust you, but I can't return to your house.""What if I take my wife and children out on the pretext of going hunting"If that's what you want, it's up to you, but if you do something that...suspicious, I will immediately kill you as well as your children and wife," he answeredto Fuji and gave him an explanation."Yeah, don't worry, I won't do anything suspicious.After that, Shinza and Fuji returned to their respective homes, where he told them whom he had met with his wife and children. As soon as his son found out, he feltvery happy and curious, while his wife was anxious and lacked trust."You're sure you're safe," said Sara, who is Fuji's wife"Yes, you don't need to worry."If you say that I believe it but not because of the illusion you told me,but I believe in my husband."So you can go, mother?" asked Yuka, the daughter of Sara and Fuji."Yes, we can go there tomorrow," he told Yuka.The next day, Fuji, Sara, and Yuka went to Shinja's residence, where they were welcomedwell by the fox demon bodyguard and Miyuki, Shinja's wifeIt is there. Yuka, who is the daughter of Fuji, is interested in Shinja's son, namedKakeru is handsome and has black hair."Who are they, sir?" asked one of the guards to Shinja."The person who helped me when I was injured before and was next to himhis children and wife," answered Shinja to his bodyguard before the door."Because you have helped my master, you and your family mayCome in," said the second guard, inviting him into the house."Welcome to our house," said Miyuki kindly to Fuji and his family.They spent time together until evening arrived. Before saying goodbye,Both clans agreed that there would be no more fighting between the two families.Since then, Fuji often visited Shinja, but over time, this became knownby Fuji's uncle, who then followed Fuji to Shinja's residence and madeplan to finish off the fox clan."So this is your house, stealth, okay, I'll report it to Fuji's fatherabout the betrayal of his son and the members of the demon hunters."He also seriously injured himself by fighting against Shinza's menHe was on his way home after work to divide the two parties.The clans of demon hunters flocked to Shinja Headquarters. They burned the houseand killed the demons who were there, including women and children. Even fightingInevitably, the monsters and the demon hunters slaughter each other. Fuji, who had just arrived inThe location then panicked when they saw the terrible sight."Shinza, stop it. Didn't you promise?""Promise? Don't you see that humans themselves started this all?!" saidShinja was annoyed"But if you do this, it means you are the samewith him," Fuji replied to Shinja"From the start, I was a demon, and you were human, so notthere is a reason why we can understand each other.""Shin…Shinja, but still."Revenge and anger made Shinja ignore Fuji's words, so he killed everyonepeople outside his house. Fuji, who was initially hesitant, then took a sword from his hand and prepared to fight him."Are you serious about fighting me?""Yes, if I have to, I will fight you here now.""If that's what you want, fine." Shinja put out a claw at Fuji.Suddenly, from the side, Fuji's children and wife jumped to protect him,It turns out they were secretly following Fuji when Fuji heard that the clan was a hunterThe stealth will attack Shinja's base.Seeing his wife and child die in front of him caused Fuji to become...Angry and without realizing it, his eyes turned red, killing several demons."You finally showed your true colors.""You!!! It's not like we promised to be friends, but why did you killmy wife and child?! he shouted at Shinja"It's their fault for protecting you.""You..you?!"Why are you angry?" he said to Fuji.Fuji, who was annoyed with Shinja for killing his wife and child, then attacked Shinjawith their swords, and they fought from morning till night until one of themwas almost dead and covered in wounds. Fuji released a binding jutsu and sealed his friend becausehe couldn't bear to kill him."You sealed me insolent Fuji….."I can't kill you, so this is the only thing I can do.""Well, you'll see. I'll be free soon, and when I'm free, I'll replyrevenge on humans!"That's how they ended up parting forever and fox.He sealed it using his blood, and then he died, too."What a sad ending," he said to his mother"Yes, but I can hope that the two of them can understand each other," said Resha"Mother, why does his face look so sad?" thought Sakura.--Back to Zero and Sakura.(Why does mom look so sad, huh)," said Sakura while thinking"Why are you daydreaming, Sakura.""Nothing, I was just thinking about what Mother told me about the fox king.""I also heard from my father that the Fox King was sealed with humans," said Zero"Yes, it's a sad story," said Sakura"Whether it's sad or not, it's clear that everything happened because of humans," stressed Zero