non-human secret history

I didn't disturb him personally about the matter of Yoichi, but I told Wu Mi all the ins and outs of what Daitengu said and the guesses in my mind.

If there really is another "Yoichi" in this world, then he should also live under the control of Kimai Tsuji. After all, this is from the imprisonment of blood, and it cannot be erased after passing through many eras. The presence.

——However, Wu Mi failed to find the existence of another Yuyi through blood.

This does not mean that another "Yuyi" really does not exist. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Wu Mi finally told me with an awkward face that there seems to be a ghost in this world who can escape his blood. of control.

"Like... that woman."

He was referring to the woman whose name seemed to be "Zhu Shi" who had followed Yu Ji Guoyuan when he met him.

——Wu Mi didn't know exactly what Zhu Shi relied on to escape from his control, but there was no doubt that Zhu Shi, who had obtained "freedom", chose to become a traitor almost immediately.

This is not difficult to understand, after all, most of the guys who gathered around Guiwu Tsuji Muchan succumbed to this blood bondage, so after the imprisonment was lifted, they naturally would not continue to stay by his side.

So what about one?

Although the existence of another "Yu Yi" has not been fully confirmed, if he really exists in this world, it is almost enough to prove that he has chosen to become a "betrayer".

"Actually, I've always been a little curious—"

Seeing Wu Mi with a somewhat gloomy face, I asked like this.

"According to your temperament, I really can't figure out why Yu Yi can live so long."

"Is it because of what Abe Seimei-sama said at the time?" I tilted my head lightly, and I guessed: "But Wuyou doesn't seem like someone who would think about such things, does he? After all, the Mitsuyashiki family—"

I paused, suddenly feeling a little strange.

In my memory, I don't seem to have talked with Onimai Tsuji about the Heian era, nor about Yuichi and Ubuyashiki's end.But I know it. Knowing that after taking Mr. Susan's medicine, Wuyan finally obtained the healthy body he longed for, gained great strength, and obtained the qualification of longevity.

He can finally finish with his own hands those who tried to trample him down and send him to hell.

It was a turbulent wave in Heian-kyo, the once glorious Ubuyashiki family was soaked in blood overnight, and the rust-like stench in the air almost spread across several streets——

But even so, the Ubuyashiki family did not stop because of this.

Because before this catastrophe, people from the priest family appeared in the mansion of the Miyayashiki family, and after that, the wife of the Miyashiki family who was about to give birth disappeared.

Heian-kyo is always forgotten very quickly. It didn’t take long for the tragedy that was once lamented to completely fade out of people’s sight, replaced by horror legends about ogre ghosts, and this kind of life has been going on for many years——

Until one day, a swordsman with a strange sword appeared in Heianjing, and rescued a young man from the mouth of evil spirits. Before leaving, he told the young man that the organization he belonged to was called "Ghost Killing Squad". , and the owner of the ghost killing team is a man who is born with a disability but is extremely gentle.

The surname seems to be - Ubuyashiki.

Even when dealing with his own relatives, facing his elder brother whom he once loved very much, Onimai Tsuji still did not have the slightest bit of pity when he did it, but he spared Yoichi's life.

At that time, when he entered Miyayashiki's house, Yoichi was about to flee from that house, but he was dragged back by Kimai Tsuji.

Wu Mi almost exhausted all the torture methods he could think of, and finally threw Yu Yi, who was already inhuman, into a dark room, turning him into a ghost with his own blood.

"You're right." Wu Mi stretched out his hand and brushed the hair hanging from my forehead, and pinned it behind my ear: "It doesn't matter what other people say."

"but--"

Taking half a step forward, he lightly pressed his lips against my forehead, and the magnetic voice resounding close at hand seemed to have caused some subtle resonance in the brain.

"—he remembers you."

"He occasionally mentions your affairs to me."

I was taken aback for a moment, then laughed softly.

"That's right."

I say.

"I also used to have some doubts, whether you really existed." He added: "It's not too bad if someone can prove it for me."

I reached out and stroked his hairline.

He is different from me. During the jump in time and space, what I experienced was just a moment, but he really walked through this period of time.

——I feel unbearable even thinking about it.

It is probably because of me that Wu Mi is more or less tolerant to Yu Yi, even a little indulgent - but Yu Yi does not feel the slightest gratitude to Wu Mi for such things.

If there is an opportunity to escape, it is not surprising that he will become a traitor.

Before the truth is known, I don't want to make more unreasonable guesses about Yoichi, who is still safe and healthy, but whether it's me or Kiwu Tsuji, I have a different attitude when looking at Yoichi. layers of suspicion.

——This is also unavoidable.

Regarding Yoichi, we really didn't have enough time to think about it, because before we found conclusive evidence, Daitengu accidentally revealed a very interesting piece of information to me in a chat.

It was a request from the half-vampire with the surname "Yuecun" to Ootengu before he left.

"He is really a child who values ​​promises. Once he makes an agreement with someone, even if he has decided to give up his life, he must keep it." Big Tengu said: "Speaking of which, he and that Wu Mi are old acquaintances."

At this point, he paused, looked at my face and was silent for a while, but continued: "It seems that he borrowed some strength from that Wu Mi? He said that after the matter is completed, he will use a certain method In exchange for the location of rare medicinal materials in the world."

"But he knew that he probably wouldn't have the chance to meet Wu Mi again, so he entrusted this news to me."

I was stunned for a moment, and looked at the big tengu who was sitting on the porch in a cloak—because there were retracted wings hidden under the clothes, but his back looked extraordinarily broad at the moment.But because Ye hid his wings and didn't wear that somewhat scary mask, he looked more like an ordinary human being with his crown-like face at the moment.

But his golden eyes are different from human beings after all. He looked at me quietly, with a deep emotion in his eyes - I think I can probably understand such emotions, if I didn't Misunderstood, his eyes probably expressed a kind of silent trust.

"You are really..." I chuckled softly: "If you tell me such things, are you not afraid that I will also tell Wu Mi the news? You should also know my relationship with him, besides He is a person who can do anything for his purpose, aren't you afraid that he will harm you?"

Big Tengu lowered his eyes lightly, and raised the corners of his lips: "If you really knew how to do such a thing, you wouldn't have said such things to me."

"But what do you think of it? Even if he becomes a ghost, a guy like Wu Mi will not be an existence that can be accepted by the ghost clan after all, and he also relies on such medicinal materials—"

"—the blue other shore flower."

"What do you think...?" I turned my head away, but the smile on my face did not restrain itself, and the tone was lengthened. I seemed to be thinking, and said: "In fact, this book is also unimportant things."

"It doesn't matter to me who he is or what other people think of him."

"I know, his past, the things he did, and what he yearns for—even if his existence cannot be accepted by this world, at least I can accept it, isn't that enough? .”

"As for the things I need to face, I have already made up my mind from the moment I chose to stand by his side."

The big tengu's eyes stayed on me for a long time, even if I didn't look back, I could clearly feel the slightly complicated emotions in his eyes.

And I didn't go to see him.

After a long time, he finally looked away slowly, and then said softly as if he was sighing: "... Among the descendants of the Yuanyuan family, there will be such thoughts."

What he said obviously meant something, compared to what happened with me and Wu Mi, I think Da Tengu cares more about the past of that year.However, he can freely and freely do not embarrass the ghost clan and Genji for the sake of the so-called "righteousness", but after such a long period of precipitation, the old scars engraved in the bottom of his heart cannot be easily smoothed away .

Maybe if grandpa could be more persistent back then, and really abandon Genji's family business and the rules handed down by ghost clan historians for thousands of years, he and Nana could finally have short-term happiness, right?

——Even giving up some of the blood of the ghost clan, perhaps he could have truly lived with that beloved woman forever.

But he didn't.

But I don't think he made this choice because his feelings were not deep enough, it's just that he couldn't allow himself to escape the sense of responsibility that comes with his blood.

Even if he really chooses Nai Nai, in the following years, he will still live in guilt and self-blame all day long - as if he has never forgotten the person who fell in love with him when he returned to the ghost clan. Same as women.

Just like... when I didn't know what Hua Ji had done to me, when I realized that I had feelings for Wu Mi, who was still a human being, I fell into boundless entanglement.

——And I am different from Grandpa.

After all, he couldn't exist without the ghost clan. He struggled as Genji until the last moment of his life, because he probably never felt that Genji owed him anything.

So much so that even when facing Hua Ji, when facing my father Qiancheng, he always looks warm and kind, like an ordinary family member.

He is trying to make himself fall in love with such a family, and he is also trying to act like he loves this family.

But if I look back at myself...

In addition to the remaining Yixing in my bloodline as the consciousness of being a historian of the ghost clan, because of the existence of Hua Ji, and because of the past that is even ridiculous in retrospect, my feelings for the family that I was originally proud of were not shaken. presentable.

At least for now, for me who is standing here at this moment, the matter of staying by Onimai Tsuji's side is probably more important than returning to Genji and continuing to take on the family business of the Onizu historian.

"It's not that people who are 'Onizu Genji' would have such an idea—" I turned my head slightly, letting my face be hidden in a shadow under the hanging hairline: "It's just my thoughts, as I Myself, Yuan Chia... no, no."

"...It's Aya."

"This is just a decision I made on my own, because I also began to doubt whether such a family is worth giving up everything I want most."

"—probably not worth it."