The Mystery of Fangshi Edo

"Is that kid a failure...I see."

It was an ordinary day a year ago.

For Fang Shi Yangming, it's just that he ran into the deep mountains and old forests without saying hello to his friends, which is really very common.

It's not the first time it's been done.

He came to the destination quietly at night because of a call not long ago from Mizumi Mitsuji. In the call, Zhongmi Tsuji gave him a general account of the follow-up of the Xiushui incident: At the end of the return, Li Huazi was arranged by the superiors to go to a certain place to return In society, Serizawa Chieda came into contact with the principal of the high school, etc.... and - the information investigation of the girl who disappeared mysteriously.

"Although I can't be sure, she may be the culprit who eliminated the 'Spider of Dream Land' that Li Huazi believed in at the end of the Hui Dynasty." The voice on the other end of the phone revealed impatience as always, "And there happened to be a failed operation at the ranch. Left the ranch, whereabouts are unknown.  …That's all I've been told."

Based on these snippets of news alone, it seems that people will not doubt a child who is only five or six years old, but Fang Shi Yangming will not mutter "maybe I think too much" like some TV drama protagonists, and then put this matter Things are over.

He has always been unusual in his curiosity and ability to seek out danger.

So after getting vague information, he came to the forest and began to search alone for the institution that is said to have nurtured many children with supernatural powers - Salvation Ranch.

"But it's really complicated here."

There is natural vegetation everywhere and there are almost no walkable paths.

But not long after, there was the sound of buildings collapsing and shattering from the deep forest not far away. At the same time, earthquake-like tremors spread from the ground, which guided him in the direction.

Immediately afterwards, there was a strong wind mixed with gravel and dust all over the sky, sweeping from nowhere in front.

"Oops."

Finding a tree to hide behind, Fang Shi Yangming waited with bated breath for the disaster-like movement to pass.

Just then, he saw something blown by the wind and stuck in the bushes ahead.

"Hiss... that's enough."

Taking the paper-like thing in his hand, he squinted his eyes to check it.

There are incomprehensible incantation-like content drawn on it, and only the most blurred lines in the middle can be discerned.

"...Under the Yellow Spring, the two phases are connected...the human pillar...the number is nine...the ghosts and gods are in the upper reaches of the Tama River..."

It's all about what.

In the gust of wind that could barely open his eyes, Fang Shi Yangming was thinking with a headache.

It seems that the summoning method of something should have been a part of a book or a thick document, but now only this chapter is left to be found by myself.

But it's just a blink of an eye.

"……what!"

Now even the leftover pages are gone.

The wind carried the piece of paper to the depths of the dark forest. It might not be discovered in this deep mountain and old forest for hundreds of years.

He sighed inwardly, but fortunately, the mixed movement of explosion, collapse and fragmentation behind him finally subsided gradually.

Fang Shi Yangming waited for more than ten seconds, and then decisively... chose to go and have a look.

Even if there is danger, you have to know what happened.

What could be causing such a big commotion, bomb/bomb?Or has a monster like Godzilla awakened and landed? ——As soon as this idea appeared in his mind, the youth Fang, who was walking forward with the help of a tree, saw a scene that was even more outrageous than any imagination.

There are no modern weapons, no monsters.

It was a silver-haired man floating in mid-air.

He looked down at the huge ruins that were emitting smoke and dust directly below with eyes that were so cold that they were not human-like. Such a strong contrast was enough to make anyone feel almost absurd, and even wondered if he was hallucinating.

Is that human being?This was Fang Shi Yangming's first reaction.

Witches, murderers, gods, calamities... Now that this guy is here again, will ordinary people like me be expelled from human status after a while?

Even in this situation, he insisted on diverging his thinking to the most outrageous corners.

Afterwards, Fang Shi Yangming tried his best to look away and look elsewhere.

Soon he saw a black-haired man sitting under a tree not far away. The man seemed to be asleep and closed his eyes quietly, but judging from the terrible wounds on his body, the blue eyes under his eyes Hei, as well as the blood flowing down the corners of his mouth and forehead, it is not difficult to see from all signs that this person has passed away.

Another surreal event that is never encountered in daily life.

Fang Shi Yangming took a deep breath, and at the same time, the man floating in the air looked at him, those beautiful and penetrating blue eyes seemed to be able to see into the deepest part of the human soul.

Faced with such gaze, Fang Shi Yangming just raised his hand to say hello.

"good evening."

Because there was a dead body next to him, he didn't smile.

"I'm here to find the Salvation Ranch, may I ask where is...?"

"You're late." Gojo Gojo replied flatly, "The rancher is dead, and I have already destroyed this place."

When he said this, he turned to look at the corpse next to him.

"...Me too, I'm late."

"..."

Fang Shi Yangming didn't know what happened here, but judging from the existing conditions, he could somewhat deduce it.

"Allow me to express my regrets about this ... it's really, really unfortunate."

"Unfortunately?...Yes, there is no such thing as a death without regrets here."

The people in mid-air said mockingly, the expression on his face was still calm and empty, then he returned to the ground, put on the black eyepatch that he had torn off, and walked towards the corpse.

This made Fang Shi Yangming heave a sigh of relief, he always wondered if this person continued to look down at him, would he suddenly say a line like "miscellaneous repair" or "too small", and then it would really be impossible to talk.

"Well, my name is Fang Shi Yangming, may I ask who you are?"

"Five enlightenments."

The young man with brown hair paused for a moment. He had heard the name from Misamine Mitsuji, and it could be said that it was an existence known to everyone in the 'world over there'.

After all, it is known as the strongest existence of human beings.

It is said that he is a person with a bad personality, but from the current special situation, he can't see much, and his strength is nothing to doubt.

Oh yes, I want to ask about baazi.

"Wait a moment, please... Wow!"

Fang Shi Yangming was just about to say something to the past, when he tripped over something suddenly, staggered and couldn't stand still, and fell directly on the grass. Now Wujo Wu stopped, but he just looked at it subtly. With one glance, he turned around again.

What is this!

The young man who fell to the ground almost cursed.

The plot of falling on the ground happened to a beautiful girl who is naturally stupid, but I don’t have any cuteness here, I can’t even make a joke, it’s only embarrassing and embarrassing, isn’t it, and why am I in such an empty grass superior……

Looking at the place where he stumbled just now, he suddenly saw something.

It was a few strands of grass twisted together in a knot, the space in the middle was almost exactly the width of a foot, and not far away, several other strands of grass were knotted together in the same way.

For a moment, the figure of Li Huazi who always stumbled on the grass in Xiushui flashed in his mind, Fang Shi Yangming raised his voice.

"Maybe there is still room for redemption. Are you really not going to listen?"

"..."

Gojo Satoru turned his head away, looked at Fangshi Yangming who had stood up and slapped the dust and grass clippings on his body, without saying a word.

It looks like "if you dare to say anything boring, I will beat you".

...Anyone who has just lost someone important will think so.

But that's why he stopped.

Driven by strong emotions, people will selectively give up some thoughts that are usually taken for granted-Xia Youjie is undoubtedly dead, his soul no longer exists in the body, and he can no longer move, speak, or There is a temperature.

But even so, Gojo Satoru still wanted to know what Fang Shi Yangming meant by the 'room for redemption'.

If you can't say it... then you can only say that the price of cheating the 'strongest' is not light.

Under the rather stressful atmosphere, the young man with dark hair evoked a smile instead.

"It's troublesome to explain clearly. In short, let me tell a story about a brave man fighting a false god and a spider..."

……

His plans for Gojo Satoru were not complicated at the time.

It is nothing more than finding Huimo Li Huazi, finding the black goat, and then having the two of them come to the Salvation Ranch at the same time in an appropriate way, and start backtracking.

"Can dreams be replaced by reality?" Gojo Satoru asked.

"Yes, if you read the information about the Xiushui incident..."

"I know that, but why do you want to backtrack?"

"Because 'Li Huazi is willing to do anything for me at the end of the backtracking.', there is such an agreement between me and her." Fang Shi Yangming smiled bitterly, "If you are the only one doing the backtracking, she probably won't be willing to help."

Gojo Satoru curled his lips in disgust: "...you flirt with women."

"Well, it's just that everyone just happens to get along with me. Whether it's the people of Xiushui or the gods, it's really helpful to be so friendly."

"..."

Rao Gojo Satoru was also shocked by the shamelessness of this person in front of him.

But he was obviously not interested in chatting further, and asked directly: "Your purpose?"

"Well... Regarding the Salvation Ranch that you just destroyed, I have some things to check inside, so in order to achieve the prerequisites just mentioned, I also need your help."

"..."

"I have absolutely nothing to do with the conjurer or any organization." Realizing what the other party was doubting, Fang Shi Yangming spread his hands sincerely, "Actually, I am just a novelist, and I happened to have experienced the Xiushui incident It should be human nature to want to know the behind-the-scenes organizations involved in the incident, right?"

He didn't lie this time.

But that's only half the story.

……

Back to the present.

Shortly after Gojo Satoru walked into the main building of the Salvation Ranch, Fangishi Yangming also came in front of him.

In front of him was a three-story building, not too big, and the lights were not turned on, but judging from the scale of the ruins before, the underground space must be wider, and the upper three floors were just to hide people's eyes and ears.

The garden-like place next to it is full of green plants, and everything looks calm and beautiful, like a sanatorium in the mountains, but there is no house number sign or other things that make people understand the purpose of this building.

It should be a setting similar to that of a brain company or a hive in a health crisis.

Fang Shi Yangming thought to himself, pushed the door open and walked in.

First of all, there was a long corridor in front of him, and the door on one side was roughly opened, and it was almost unloaded. He walked up to take a look, and as expected, he found the stairs leading to the underground.

"Is there no elevator?"

Whispering in his heart, he went all the way down towards the darkness.