Chapter 18: The King of Youkai

“Why are you being so careful?” She tugged at his sleeve, her big, watery eyes blinked, looked at him, and said, "Talk to me here, I'm bored."

He looked towards the distant mountain.

“Hey, what are you looking at?” Palomas Blancas' hands were swinging back and forth in front of him, pulling his gaze back to hers.

“I was thinking about where to go later.”

“I am familiar with this place, where do you want to go, I will show you the way.”

“I want to go to a place where there is no suffering, no killing, and no death.”

Palomas Blancas opened his eyes wide to see where he was looking in the distance. "Don't look anymore, there's no place like it."

"Yes, I've been there before."

“I have lived for 7,000 years and never heard of such a place, how old are you? Twenty years old, right?"

“Your eyes look good too!”

“Did I guess right?” She smiled happily. "I'm pretty smart, so believe me, there's no place like that in the world."

"Oh, time is running out, I have to go quickly