Onmyoji Shikigami Don't Cry

Chapter 412 The Little Carp

In the dark night, a small moon like a silver hook hangs in the sky. If you don't look carefully, you may even think that today is a moonless night.

The cool night wind, the chirping of insects from time to time, everything around is extraordinarily quiet.

"Brother, hurry up and continue."

Taketori Yugiri looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

"Ah."

Chen Beibei nodded and continued talking.

"The little carp and its friends were brought to the market by fishermen. The market was very lively, but they were packed in a very small bucket, and the water even had very little oxygen.

This made the little carp and its friends very uncomfortable.

'Will humans eat us? '

asked the little carp.

'Yes. '

Another carp replied.

'But we understand human language and can speak like them.If we ask them to let us go, do you think humans will agree? '

Little Carp said.

The little carp is still very small now, and it doesn't want to die at such a young age.

'Little carp, have you forgotten? We carp spirits cannot reveal our abnormalities to humans.

The priest said that it would bring disaster to us carp spirits. '

Another carp replied.

Carp spirits have always lived in the deep sea area, but it is not because the deep sea is suitable for them to live.But in the deep sea area, you will rarely encounter humans.This will be safer for them.

Carp spirits are monsters.

A long time ago, monsters were no longer able to coexist peacefully with humans.

This is not a certain kind of monster, but all monsters.

Monsters avoid humans, so much so that humans think that monsters have been completely extinct from this world.

' But if I don't beg them to let me go, we'll be eaten. '

Little Carp said.

Although the little carp has also heard the priest's admonition not to let humans know their identities.

but.

Facing death, the little carp felt that perhaps humans could also let them go.

The sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the air is fragrant.

The human world looks so beautiful, is it possible that the human beings living in such a beautiful environment are as dark and cruel as the priest said?

'Grandpa, how do you sell this fish? '

A somewhat immature boy's voice sounded.

'You know how to go to the market to buy things at such a young age, you are really a very good kid. '

The fisherman sold the two carp to the little boy.

The little carp and his friends were packed in something uncomfortable, that kind of soft, airtight thing called a plastic bag.

'I feel like I'm dying...'

Little Carp's friend said.

'Let me ask him for help.Maybe he could let us go if he knew we wanted to live. '

Little Carp said.

Little Carp's friend nodded, the feeling of suffocation was already very strong.If it continues like this, it will die soon.

'Hey, human...'

In human language, the little carp called out to the little boy carrying a plastic bag.

The little boy looked around but saw no one.

He had already misheard himself.

The little boy continued to walk forward, and he had to go home quickly, so that his mother could cook a delicious meal for his father who had returned from a long distance.

'It's me, the little carp you're holding. '

Little Carp said again.

This time the little boy clearly heard what the little carp said, so he immediately opened the plastic bag in his hand.

The little boy didn't feel terrible.

Probably felt like I met those strange elves in fairy tales or something like that.

and.

In human fairy tales, there is also a story about a fisherman who caught a goldfish, and the goldfish begged the fisherman to let him go back to the sea in human language.

The fisherman put the goldfish back into the sea, and the goldfish fulfilled the fisherman's wish as promised.

Although in the end the fisherman lost those things because of his greed.

but.

That goldfish is indeed what everyone wants to meet, and everyone feels that if they meet that goldfish.Certainly not as greedy as a fisherman.

'Can you put us back in the ocean?'

asked the little carp.

'Are you an elf? '

the little boy asked.

'No...we are monsters, we originally lived in the deep sea area, but because of curiosity, we were caught by fishermen. '

The little carp replied.

The little carp doesn't know what elves are. In its cognition, in this world, there are only two advanced species, humans and monsters, and there are no such things as elves or gods.

after all.

Be it elves, gods, or even evil spirits, these things are all imagined by human beings.

Elves, gods, and evil spirits, these things are monsters in the perception of carp spirits.

For humans.

The cute little monsters with good intentions are elves.

And powerful youkai with the ability to protect humans are gods.

As for those monsters that harm humans, or even feed on humans, they are called evil spirits.

'monster? '

The little boy said suspiciously.

Of course, the little boy knew some monsters, but the monsters he knew were all terrifying ones.

They are probably cannibals.

Seeing such a weak carp say that he is a monster now, the little boy couldn't help but wonder if the stories he heard were true.

'Well, can you let us go back into the ocean?If this continues, we will die. '

Little Carp said.

Although the little carp is a carp essence, at this time, it has no mana.

Apart from being able to use human language, it is no different from ordinary carp.So now if it wants to survive, it must rely on the help of this little boy.

'Let you go back to the sea, will you survive? '

the little boy asked.

"Ah."

The little carp replied.

'OK then. '

said the little boy.

At this time, the little boy has made his own decision.Although this may be scolded by the mother.

but.

If you take the two monsters back and let your father eat them, such a thing is still very cruel to the little boy..."

"Did the little boy really put the little carp back into the sea?"

Taketori Yugiri asked.

"Ah."

Chen Beibei replied.

"What a kind-hearted little boy."

Taketori Yugiri said.

Chen Beibei nodded, and then continued.

"When the little boy took the little carp to the beach, he asked the little carp a question.

'Can you grant my wish? '

'What is your wish? '

asked the little carp.

Although at this time, the little carp has no magic power, but when it reaches the stage of transformation, the little carp will turn into a human being and be able to use some special spells.

So the little carp still wants to know the little boy's wish, and make it come true for the little boy later.

'I want ten dollars. '

said the little boy.

'what? '

The little carp had a question.

'I spent ten yuan when I bought you just now, if I go back empty-handed, my mother will definitely scold me. '

the little boy explained.

'I'm sorry, I don't have such powerful mana right now, do you have any other wishes? '

asked the little carp.

Little carp has no way to fulfill the little boy's wish now, and even if he comes to give the little boy money later.The little boy has also been scolded by his mother, so this wish is impossible for the little carp.

'No more, let's go. '

said the little boy.

'sorry……'

The little carp continued.

After the little boy put them in the sea, he left directly, but his face was worried.Probably because he was afraid of his mother's blame.

The little carp and his friends returned to the deep sea area, but the little boy was scolded by his mother.

Although the little boy explained.

but.

Instead, the parents scolded the little boy again for using the unreliable excuse of a monster..."

"The little boy is so poor."

Taketori Yugiri said.

"But it's okay. Although he was scolded by his parents, the little carp survived. The little boy felt that it was worth it, so he wouldn't feel bad."

Chen Beibei explained.

"So this is ah."

Taketori Yugiri nodded understandingly. Obviously, if Taketori Yugiri encountered such a thing, then Taketori Yugiri would definitely behave like a little boy.

As for being scolded, I don't care about such things at all.

"After Little Carp and his friends went back, the priest called them in and asked them separately.

Because the priest smelled the smell of humans from them.

those smells.

For priests, it represents fear and disaster, deeply engraved in the bone marrow, and will never be forgotten.

'Have you had contact with humans? '

The priest asked the little carp.

'Um. '

The little carp told the priest what happened to him. From the point of view of the little carp, it used human language to talk to the little boy.That's why it and its friends came back alive.

'Have you had contact with humans? '

The priest asked the little carp's friend.

'No.Although we were captured by humans, I have always maintained the appearance of an ordinary carp. '

Little Carp's friend replied.

At last.

The little carp was punished by the priest for breaking the rules made by the priest.

——Leave the territory of the carp spirits forever!
After the little carp was expelled, she returned to the shallow water area, which was even more yearning for her.

With the rapid passage of time.

The little carp went through a long period of spirit gathering, followed by the transformation period. During this period of time, the little carp's body slowly underwent some changes.

The incarnations chosen by all monsters during the incarnation period are basically human beings.

Of course, there will be exceptions.

For example, the priest of the carp spirits, even though he has cultivated for tens of thousands of years, still looks like a carp.

It's just that there are some differences in appearance from ordinary carp. There are white scales on the head and long tentacles like catfish in the corner of the mouth.

Monsters take human form.

It is so that when it is discovered by humans, it will not be seen through by humans at a glance.

In the hundreds of years after the end of the Heian period.

Humans quickly occupied various areas of the world, and monsters were forced to hide in dark places.

Some monsters have turned into trees, and some monsters have turned into stones. These monsters can often do not move their bodies for decades or hundreds of years, and they look as if they are dead.

Such a life is tormented and painful for monsters.

but.

There is nothing they can do. Humans enslave the discovered monsters, wash them out of consciousness, and let them slaughter their own kind.

The Battle of Dajiangshan announced that monsters have completely lost the right to live with humans under the light.

The Battle of the Hyakki Yako announced that even the right of monsters to live in places abandoned by humans has been lost.

Monsters hide from humans.

This is the way of survival for all monsters, so monsters who have reached the transformation stage will definitely choose to transform into humans first.

In this way, at least ordinary humans will not recognize them.

Little Carp has been imagining what she should look like, which is a very confusing question for her.

after all.

The little carp has not seen many humans, after being expelled from the territory of the carp spirits.

No one will point her to change shape.

In the place where carp spirits live, transformation is the most important day for every carp spirit.

In the priest's collection, there are many human portraits, and each human portrait represents a different person.

the priest said.

'The difference in human appearance corresponds to the difference in personality.Changeling needs to be determined by personality, not what kind of appearance you like. '

Transformation is a very deep knowledge, and each carp spirit will be guided by a priest to transform itself.

Because as long as you change the appearance that suits your personality.

It is easier not to be recognized by humans.

Of course, there are many, many things involved, such as the age of human beings, clothing, customs and so on.

The difference in age will lead to changes in many, many things.

Moreover, human costumes are also very special, as if they have many rules.

Some clothes cannot be worn on the street, some clothes cannot be worn by women, some clothes cannot be worn by men, etc.

As for customs or something, it is more complicated.Some carp spirits who have been cultivated for hundreds of years have never had the opportunity to go to the human world because they cannot master the customs of humans..."

"Is it so difficult to come to the human world?"

Taketori Yugiri asked.

"Well, because I'm afraid of being discovered by humans, even if I reach the transformation stage, I can change into a human appearance. I'm still not allowed to come to the human world."

Chen Beibei replied.

At this time, Chen Beibei couldn't help but think of his own shikigami, during the time when he just accepted them as shikigami.

Chen Beibei almost never let them go out alone.

It is precisely because they are afraid that they will make some anti-human actions and let others discover their identities.

Nowadays, most shikigami are able to freely enter and exit the human world, and even the three-tailed fox has learned to make money and can survive independently in the human world.Now that I think about it, it's still very difficult...

(End of this chapter)