Bow Echo

In the Youkai World 

In a forest with breathtaking scenery, next to a small stream, a fox youkai girl is sitting by the stream. She gazes into the stream and smiles gently. Her image reflected in the stream is that of a beautiful young lady, possessing such exquisite beauty that every man, from beggars to kings, hopes to become her suitor. She moves her fair-skinned legs playfully, causing the water in the stream to splash on her. 

"Ah, my beauty is not bad at all!" 

"Of course, Mizuki, my little sister is a lovely girl! Why else would the King of Youkai be so enchanted by your exquisite beauty!" 

"Huh? My older sister, Kaede, you're back home? What were you doing outside?" 

"I just went to suck the souls of some foolish men who were enchanted by the irresistible beauty of women. Are you having fun at home?" 

"Of course, dear sister!" 

"So, how far have you progressed in your magic training?"  

"I spent the whole morning playing by the stream; I didn't practice magic at all." 

"You're so lazy!" Kaede taps her younger sister's head, causing Mizuki to feel a little pain. "You always say you'll never become the wife of the King of Youkai. Then why don't you train in magic diligently? The King of Youkai makes you worried like this because he has been practicing magic for over three thousand years. We, the fox youkai sisters, have only recently become youkai. I've only gained the magical power of five hundred years of training. You're even weaker in magical power; you only have the magical power of three hundred years of training. If you remain lazy like this, how will you resist the magical power of the King of Youkai? Not to mention he has two extremely loyal generals to assist him!" 

"My dear sister, no matter how hard I try to train in magic, I cannot resist the will of that miserable youkai." 

"I don't understand what the King of Youkai sees in you. He already has seven extremely beautiful wives. Why does he want to turn you into his eighth wife?" 

"Perhaps he's a youkai who is extremely obsessed with women at an alarming level!" 

"He already has seven wives, if you become his eighth wife; I'm worried that those seven jealous women, each could easily make you struggle with just one finger!" 

"Oh, Lord of the Gods! Please help the life of a poor little fox youkai, the most pitiful in all three worlds!" 

Kaede taps her sister's head again. 

"Are you calling out loud like that because you want to summon the Fire God Takumi to destroy you?" 

"What does the Fire God Takumi look like?" 

"Why are you asking me this? If I knew the answer to your question, do you think I would still be standing here talking to you?" 

"I've heard from rumors that he is very handsome and kind!" 

"That's just rumors in the World of the Gods! In reality, no youkai survives when facing the Fire God Takumi! Perhaps this god is very handsome, but as for being a kind god... Forget about it, my naive little sister!" 

"How terrifying is the Fire God Takumi?" 

"In the entire Youkai World, only you would ask that question, my overly naive little sister!" 

"What did he do to make the entire Youkai World fear him like that?" 

"A thousand years ago, there was only one god, the Fire God Takumi, but that god invaded the Castle of the former King of Youkai, not only defeating the former King of Youkai but also destroying a thousand other Youkai in the castle." 

"If he's handsome and talented like that, then I wish he would become my boyfriend, so that the King of Youkai, who rules the Youkai World, would abandon his despicable intentions towards me!" 

"Don't be foolish anymore, quickly go train in magic for me!" 

"I have trained in magic using the traditional method many times. But perhaps that method seems to be ineffective. I need a more effective method!"