[Comprehensive] The Light Chaser

"Dark Mirror?" Fox Nosuke hugged his tail and linked to the database, "It's true that there is such a thing. What is the God-inspector asking for?"

"I heard that this can fulfill wishes." Nioh said casually, "But there is nothing in the world that can fulfill wishes without paying a price, so I am a little curious. And it is named after 'Darkness'..."

"Ah, I'm not very clear about this, it's a treasure from the underworld." Fox Nosuke changed his posture, "Sir God Judge should have also read the information, right?"

"It's said to be the world of the dead...but there are many places with this name. The underworld, the world of corpses, hell..." King Ni recalled the "History" books in the Toki no Government collection, "Can't you fight?"

"Because there are a lot of human beings. Many people die every day." Honosuke didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said, "However, ordinary people usually go to the underworld after death, people with obsession and spiritual power They will be led into the world of corpses and souls, and the place where monsters die is hell. Everyone has a clear division of labor. They are all formal governments, and the management rules are very standardized, so there will be no problems."

"...I always feel that something is weird." King Ren sighed, "What about the spirit world? What is the spirit world?"

"The spirit world is the surface layer of the underworld, responsible for part of the management of the underworld."

Still so complicated.

but……

Nioh glanced at Honosuke's eyes, and felt that he should not ask so much for a standard shikigami.Although it seems that he has his own preferences, he likes fried tofu and also likes to play, but in the final analysis, it would be more appropriate to regard Honosuke as a robot.A rudimentary version of artificial intelligence?Drive is not science but spirituality.

"If you are interested in the structure of the whole world, you can exchange your salary for books. The Government of Time has a detailed introduction to each world." Foxnosuke said.

"...puri, forget it."

So asking is the same as asking in vain.

I don't know what the spirit world is, I don't know where the spirit world is, and I don't know what the cat said about the spirit world detective, and "Yusuke"... Anyway, what the cat said is true Is it credible?

I always feel like I've made a mistake.

King Ren didn't sleep all night, he felt that he thought a lot, but he didn't seem to think about anything.

I didn't see anyone the day before, and everyone went to the hospital together the next day.

"Actually, you don't need to visit me so frequently." Yukimura no longer had the depressed expression he saw when he came to the hospital last night, "Everyone should do their best to prepare for next year's competition."

"but……"

"No but." Yukimura said, "Even if I'm not here, I still want to win the national championship."

"What do you mean even if you're not here?!" Sanada couldn't help taking a step forward, "Didn't we agree to dominate the country together?"

"...Ah, that's true, but my illness doesn't seem to get better so quickly." Yukimura showed a dejected expression for a moment, which was covered up by his smile, "Anyway, I will work hard, you guys You can't relax either. Especially you, Sanada."

"What... what?!"

"The deputy minister is not here, so the deputy minister should take responsibility." He showed a sharp look, "Don't be too ugly."

That kind of words... that kind of words...

They looked at each other for a moment as they walked out of the hospital.

Sanada clenched his fists: "Yukimura..."

Let Yukimura act like that, then he actually...

And what the nurse told them yesterday...

"Is the minister's illness that serious?" Kirihara showed a blank look.

And Liu stretched out his hand and pressed the top of Qieyuan's head: "Chiye, don't say it."

"what?"

"Yukimura will be back soon!" Sanada gritted her teeth and whispered.

King Ni was a little dazed when he stepped on the sunset to return home.

In fact, he has been confused all this time.What you can do, what you need to do, what you are doing.No question has a definite answer.

It's really annoying to be like this, but some questions don't seem to have to be answered.

He walked a little restlessly on the road.

The sun went down quickly, and the late autumn night came sooner than expected.

The street lamps and the lights in the shops along the street were all turned on.

Even if he's not here...

Are you kidding me, the tennis department has no coach, no more ministers, what will it be like?

That guy Sanada can really calm everyone down, but that kind of tennis club is not what it used to be.what's the difference...

How do I know there is a difference.

I don't know anything at all right now!

Nioh was suddenly annoyed.

A soda can rolled in front of him, he stared at it for two seconds, and couldn't help kicking it hard.

boom!

The cans rolled over several roadblocks and rolled forward.

Niwang stood still and took two deep breaths, then smiled self-deprecatingly.

What are you doing, losing your temper here...

He glanced at the direction where the soda cans disappeared, thinking that if he couldn't do anything, he still wanted to make garbage?

He ran in the direction where the soda can disappeared.

"It's here..." The alley away from the main road is not very gloomy, the moonlight reflected by the sea facing the street is mixed with the street lamps on the side of the road.Nioh found the soda can by the light.He picked up the deformed can and looked around to find a trash can.

But the signboard ahead caught his attention.

"...noodle shop? Is there a noodle shop here?" He usually takes this way home, right?Although it was just passing by, there should be containers in this alley instead of a noodle shop.

And the breath coming from this noodle restaurant...

Is it spiritual power?

He unconsciously walked towards the door of the noodle shop.

It seems to be separated by a layer of membrane, and it seems to have passed through a door.After taking two steps, the direction of the originally quiet storefront suddenly heard the sound of noisy and frolicking.

"What, Yusuke, why are you so lucky! Ms. Keiko is already the third one, right?"

"Whispering! It's you who is too bad!"

"Tch, what's there to be proud of, anyway, Zangma isn't..."

"Hey, why is it involving me?"

……

Huh?

Yusuke?

Is it the "Yusuke" he...knows?

Nioh knew he shouldn't be so reckless.But after he stepped here, all his actions seemed to be out of his control.Whether it's the action of pushing the door, or the act of asking after pushing the door...

"Hi?" He stretched out his hand in embarrassment, and waved to a few people who were sitting around the noodle shop's cashier and looked back at him uniformly, "Excuse me?"

"We have customers." The small man jumped off the stool, "Then Yusuke, I will take care of me."

"Hey Feiying, I haven't agreed yet, you..."

"I'll go first." The man ignored the response from the people at the counter, put on his mask and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Niwang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Then, I'm going back too. I wanted to catch up with Ms. Yingzi." Another tall man said the same.

He walked around the counter and walked towards the direction that should be the back door.

There were only three people left in the entire noodle shop.

Nioh thought why there are no guests?

And the current atmosphere is really... so embarrassing.

"What, you're walking so fast. Hey, Kurama, don't even think about leaving. This is your business." The person in front of the counter, who should be the boss, lay down on the counter.

The red-haired man in front of him frowned: "Yes, yes."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and waved to King Ni who stood there looking at a loss: "Ah, it's our first meeting. Do you want to have a bowl of noodles? The signature noodles of this store are very good."

"... puri?"

So how did things end up like this?

Facing a bowl of freshly made clear soup ramen, Nioh suspected that he was being controlled by something inexplicable.

Whether you walk into this noodle restaurant, or sit down and order a bowl of noodles... Although the price shown on the menu is very cheap, dinner should be ready at home, right?

Why should I stay here?

"Don't you want to eat?" The red-haired man who just said hello was sitting beside him.

Nioh felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy with this gentle-looking red-haired man, but at the same time, he also had a similar level of vigilance, and even a little unexplainable fear.

He could feel that this man also had spiritual power, and it was very powerful.

Of course the noodle boss is also...

What is this strange place?

"That..." He hesitated for a while before putting down his chopsticks, "Excuse me, are you a 'spiritual detective'?"

"Oh?" The boss who was lying on his stomach at the counter raised his head, "Are you looking for me? Little Hades asked you to come?"

What does this have to do with Hades?

"No, it's not, I'm just kind of wondering about 'Dark Mirror'..."

"Ah, where did you hear about the Dark Mirror?" The bright black-haired man suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Hey, Kurama, has our deeds been widely known and become legends?"

"...How on earth did you come to such a conclusion." The red-haired man sighed helplessly.

"Little devil, what do you ask about 'Dark Mirror'?" The man suddenly turned his head and asked.

King Ren was still in a daze, but he didn't feel any danger.He thought for a few seconds, and felt that it didn't matter if he said something to the extent that he didn't know anything at all, and if he didn't say it, he would gain nothing at all.

"I just heard that, um, a detective from the spirit world named 'Yusuke' used the 'Dark Mirror' to fulfill his wish. I also heard that the 'Dark Mirror' is a treasure in the spirit world." King Ni blinked, "You are the one 'Yusuke'?"

"Hahahaha, let me just say, our deeds have become legends!" The black-haired man suddenly became excited, "I am the 'Spiritual Detective Yusuke' you mentioned, full name Urame Yusuke, a big Oh hero."

"……Oh."

"Oh what a reaction."

"The reaction of not knowing anything," Nioh said.He tentatively asked, "So, can 'Dark Mirror' really fulfill people's wishes?"

"Of course. But kid, why are you asking this? Do you also want the 'Dark Mirror'?" Urahan Yusuke waved his hand, "That's impossible. The 'Dark Mirror' has been accepted by the little Hades Woke up. And what are you going to do with that? Kurama was trying to save his mother..."

"Yusuke, you talk too much." The red-haired man said.

"This is a rare opportunity to publicize our glorious deeds, so what if you say a few more words?"

"Don't you like to play house with children? Are you so childlike?" The red-haired man mocked, "Okay, don't waste time. Finish what you have to do, you don't want Ms. Yingzi Long wait, right?"

"That's right..." Urahan Yusuke scratched the back of his head, "Hey, brat, do you have a wish to come true?"

King Ren was silent for a while, then picked up the chopsticks in front of him again: "Sure enough, it was your intention to let me in."

"Is it so obvious?" Urameshi Yusuke pretended to be surprised, "We really did it on purpose."

Ah, so I really fell into a trap?

No, rather, the whole thing is weird.

Whether it's the beckoning cat who suddenly brought up the dark mirror, or the shop that suddenly appeared in front of him.Although I really don't know anything, but this feeling that others are manipulating and can only choose the only path...

King Ren took a bite of the noodles with his chopsticks, and was surprised to find that the taste was really good.

He started to eat noodles in silence, and the two strange adults next to him stopped talking.

"Thank you for the hospitality." He had almost adjusted his mood when he put down his chopsticks again, so he raised his head and looked at the black-haired man who seemed to be waiting for him to finish eating, "If 'Dark Mirror' can really grant wishes...it Are you here?"

"Do you know what the 'Dark Mirror' really is?"

"You just said that Zang Masang used the dark mirror to save people. So the dark mirror can indeed cure diseases, right?"

"That's right." The black-haired man laughed, "But, do you know the price of using the 'Dark Mirror'?"

"……cost?"

"'Dark Mirror' can indeed fulfill people's wishes, but the price is human life." The red-haired man answered, "I had the belief that I would exchange my life for my mother's. What about you? Do you want to save the person you want to save with your own life?"

life?

If this is the case...

"But you're still alive," Nioh said.

"That's why I said it, Kurama, your statement is not credible at all." Yusuke watched from the side.

"Whispering." Kurama glared at Yusuke.

He looked back at Nioh.

The silver-haired kid didn't seem to be frightened by his words. He was able to think of a response so quickly, and his brain was indeed quite flexible, but...

"Nah, Kurama is right. The Dark Mirror really needs to pay the price of life to realize the wish. But, I was there at the time. Kurama and I paid half of the price, hahahahahaha. " Yusuke laughed heartily.

Niwang looked at him inexplicably.

"Shut up, Yusuke." Kurama rubbed his forehead.

"In short, I do have a dark mirror here, and I can give it to you. But do you want to pay for it?" Kurama asked directly, having given up creating an atmosphere.

"Speaking of which, what exactly do you want to achieve? To save people?" Yusuke asked curiously.

"A friend is sick..."

"Is it terminally ill?"

"That's not true." King Ni recalled the doctor's diagnosis and his own dream, "Although it is difficult to heal, it is not impossible to cure."

"If that's the case, why do you still look for the 'Dark Mirror'? If the doctor can solve it, just believe in science." Yusuke said in a sincere tone.

Nioh: "..."

That's true, but...

"Hey, maybe you feel unwilling to share the pain as a companion? Or do you think his healing process is too hard?" Yusuke rubbed his chin and guessed, "Or did you say that you have experienced something epic..."

"Sorry to interrupt." King Ni said speechlessly, "I just heard that the 'Dark Mirror' can fulfill wishes, so I just want to try it."

"Even if the price is your own life?"

"I didn't know that the price would be life." King Ren said confidently, "Even if you say that, I don't know if it's true. What if you lied to me?"

"What you said also makes sense." Yusuke nodded, "How about this, it's just a cure, there are many other ways. Right Kurama?"

"……what?"

"Don't you have a lot of weird plants? Are there no cures?"

"Yes, yes..."

"But you don't even know what disease my friend has." Niwang always felt that these two people were very suspicious.

"It's okay, as long as it's not terminally ill, it can be cured." Yusuke was not worried at all, "It's not terminally ill, so different treatment methods will not cause the backlash of the law... Ah, did I say something terrible? You didn't listen Just arrive."

Nioh: What the hell is this guy trying to do?

"In short, compared to the Dark Mirror, why don't we sign a contract? We help your friend heal, and you..."

"I?"

"For you, just participate in a competition half a year later, and then take over as the detective of the spirit world after the competition." Yusuke said, "Did you hear our chat too? Keiko and I, ah, are my wife. Now that I have a child, I really don’t want to do a job like a detective in the spirit world that requires running around. You are a student anyway, you have more energy and time, and the treatment in the spirit world is not bad, why don’t you consider it?”

Nioh: Why does this sound as unreliable as the introduction of the Government of Time?

"We can sign a contract. If we use spiritual power, there is no way to cheat. You can feel this too, right? Moreover, the healing method of Zangma's plants will definitely not have any sequelae! Although it will take a little time, it will definitely How about faster than the doctor and at no cost to you?"

"sound……"

"sound?"

"It sounds like a lie." King Ren said unceremoniously, "How can you achieve your goal without paying a price?"

Yusuke was very wronged: "Then you still want the 'Dark Mirror'?"

"...I said it all, I was just asking."

"Then why don't we sign a contract like a 'deposit' first?" Yusuke suggested, "I'll let Kurama try it out first to ensure that it won't have any negative effects on your friend's body. If the effect is good, continue Sign a contract?"

"……what?"

Under Yusuke's constant winks, Kurama sighed helplessly.

He flipped his palm over, and there were two seeds in his palm: "The one on the left is used to adjust the state of the body. The one on the right is used to share the perception of the host."

"Shared perception?"

"It's actually a kind of sensory transfer." Kurama said, "It doesn't have any other effect, it just shares half of the host's body perception with another person. For example, Yusuke and I used this seed separately, and if he is the host, If you punch him, he will only feel half of the pain, and I will bear the other half. According to you, since your friend's illness is not terminally ill, maybe it is more difficult? If you can reduce half of the pain... Want to try it?"

"I……"

King Ni finally agreed to give it a try.

Whichever way you think about it, it doesn't do him any harm.Besides, Yusuke's statement is too similar to the inexplicable Time Government.So are all institutions robbing people now?Are people with spiritual power so sought after?Isn't employment a major social problem?

But since the government of time has already agreed, it seems that there is no problem with one more spirit world?

The contract signed with spiritual power directly acts on the soul, and King Ni felt the powerful power from those two people when he signed the contract.

Like a boundless sea, it is silent but exudes a chilling atmosphere.

He thought that there must be something special about him.

Forget it, let such a powerful person come forward to sign the contract almost like a gift...

What is my identity, or what I have?

Am I not an ordinary middle school student?

Thinking about his own thoughts, he walked out of the noodle shop.

"Phew." Seeing the closed door, Yusuke breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally...are middle school students so difficult to deal with now? Weren't we just casually persuaded by the little Hades?"

"It's because your method is too reckless." Kurama said bluntly.

"Then who told you not to speak." Yusuke said.

Kurama picked up the tea in front of him: "I'm just observing. After all, I'm the descendant of that lord."

"Ah, it's unbelievable that the lord actually made a request to us through Little Hades." Yusuke returned to the counter, "But no matter how you look at it, that kid is just an ordinary human being."

"You were just an ordinary human before, Yusuke." Kurama said, "Youkai's power is hidden in the soul, he will not always be human."

"Oh? You think highly of that brat?"

"No." Cangma shook his head, "On the contrary, I haven't seen such a simple and deceitful fox demon for many years."

"Is it okay for you to say that about your fellow clan... But now, he is indeed just a human being, not a fox demon."

"Not from the same family." Cangma retorted, "I am the demon fox."

"...I don't think there is any difference. Well, in short, we have completed the mission of that adult, so I am really relieved." Yusuke stretched his waist, "If there are no accidents, next year I will be able to Throwing away the position of detective in the spirit world."

"Do you trust him that much? That's a child who was watered and raised in a greenhouse." Zang Ma frowned slightly, "That adult spoiled him too much."

"But it's just like the adult found you and me. Since he proposed to let that kid participate in the Dark Martial Arts Conference, it means that when the competition starts, that kid already has enough strength. You also said that he is a hothouse The 'flowers' being watered here." Yusuke waved his hand nonchalantly.

Kurama stared at the tea.

His own face was printed on the water.

"It's really an eyesore...but it's also a little pitiful." He commented, and drank the tea from the cup.