The Mystery of Fangshi Edo

"Really boring--"

At a station in front of the Meiji Palace, a super humanoid curse spirit stretched out, and at its feet were several corpses that had been bitten to death by remodeled humans.

Blood flowed all over the ground, but he turned a blind eye to it, and just looked away with a complaining expression.

The purpose of creating reincarnated people is to attract Knotabagi Yuhito, but now the person facing Knotweed is bulging. The evil god excludes himself from the barrier on the grounds that 'reforming people is boring'. Now half of the stations in front of Meiji Palace are Has been included in the ever-expanding enchantment of evil gods, he can't get past the place where the two are fighting.

"Obviously the person I lured here..."

Muttering like this, the real person looked around where there were no longer any normal living people, thinking about whether to go to a nearby crowded place to have some fun.

From carnival to tragedy in an instant... that must be a good sight.

"Besides, Halloween is supposed to have undead and monsters. Why are they all running so fast?" He glanced at the several reformed people wandering around, and finally set his eyes on the head of a dead man on the ground. The corpse, who had long been unable to hear anything, said, "It's too funny to create a festival that theoretically has spirits and ghosts running around, but monsters actually appear and start to panic."

"Some traditions have long since faded away. Now who would take this kind of day that has long been a commercial and entertainment festival seriously?"

A voice suddenly came from not far away, and at the same time, a figure who jumped down from above was slashed open with a knife, like a prey preyed by a wolf, and was killed in one blow.

This blow obviously carried the magic power, and soon, the person who could not survive but could not die was wiped out, ending the endless torture caused by the distortion of the soul.

“There are merchandising and luxury promotions all over the place, and it’s not easy to restore awe with a few words.”

In the splash of blood and fly ash, Serizawa Chiedo dexterously avoided the side, turned sideways to avoid the attack of another cyborg, and stabbed the opponent's heart with a knife.

In this era, maybe in the future, even the activities of believing in Shinna Myojin and commemorating the banquet of the dead in the past will become a carnival in the eyes of the children of Xiushui?

Wonder if there will be a discount on hunting supplies that day...

Ahh, thinking too far.

Sure enough, I can't stay with Mr. Yangming for a long time. Isn't that even my thinking is being taken away?

She stuck out her tongue in her heart, quickly escaped from the surrounding environment, took out her shotgun and pointed it at the real person who was raising eyebrows in surprise, and smiled with great interest.

"This is the first time I've been to a Halloween event in person," the bullet/loaded, "so—candy, or trick-or-treating?"

……

On the other side, inside the station.

"Are you sure you want to...do this?"

Mimiko nervously tugged at Nanako's arm, who was removing the seal wrapped around one of Su Nuo's fingers.

"Why don't we forget it, let's go back and discuss it with Ms. Mitsuji..."

"Why are you being so respectful, that guy... Huh, anyway, he's going to say something like 'you are still children, don't interfere'." The blond girl had a tough mouth, but she also had a tense expression on her face, and cold sweat dripped from her forehead. "Ah, why is this seal so fancy!"

In fact, there was nothing wrong with the seal, it was just an ordinary seal, but her hands were shaking all the time.

Unlike ordinary people who don't know and are fearless, the two sisters who are warlocks have known the existence of Su Nuo for a long time under Xia Youjie's teaching in the past, and they also know what a terrible guy he is.

Just a few days ago, they secretly told Mizumine Mitsuji, and from several conjurers who used to follow Xia You-sama, they learned that the existence occupying Xia Youjie's body would appear in Shibuya on Halloween.

The opponent is a powerful curse master whose identity is unknown. The two of them can't do anything alone, and they don't want to start a war with 'Xia Youjie', so they decide to ask others for help.

Mizumine Mitsuji's ability to enter a dream can't kill people directly, and after thinking about it, she knows that she will not agree, so in the end the sisters set their target on the Knotweed Yuren, the container of Su Nuo.

Then, after a lot of trouble, I got two Su Nuo fingers.

According to the plan, they would sacrifice one finger to awaken Su Nuo, and then ask him to help get rid of the curse master who occupied Lord Xia You's body on the condition of the other finger.

...It's just a very simple thing.

So why are my hands shaking?

Nanako was pulling the seal in her hand, and at this moment, Mimiko also put her hand up.

"It's okay." The black-haired girl forced a smile and looked at her sister, "It is our common wish to liberate Lord Xia You, so it must be okay."

They looked into each other's eyes and read complex emotions from them.

If it was a few months ago, and I hadn't met Misa Mine Mitsuji, I would definitely not hesitate.

Even if he will be killed by Su Nuo in the future, even if he will never return, as long as Master Xia You is freed, don't think so much.

But through the experience of mixing among non-warlocks in the past few months, Mimiko and Nanako have come into contact with a wider world than before.

Ordinary people.

The person who was once called 'monkey' by Xia Youjie inadvertently.

At first, they dismissed it, even disgusted and rejected it, but when they really got along with it, they found it surprisingly interesting.

Because, isn't it the same?

The anxiety, hard work, longing and unwillingness of being a human being.Warlocks and non-warlocks alike, everyone...

"Well, sorry, is the subway here out of service?"

A young man's voice came over suddenly, interrupting Nanako's movement of putting Su Nuo's fingers into the mouth of Knotweed Yuren.

The two girls turned their heads to look at him vigilantly. Mimiko clasped her hands in the air, picked up a piece of rope, and asked nervously, "Who are you?"

But Nanako was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "Ah, it's you?"

The guy who went to the convenience store when she was a teller.

"Huh?" The young man with dark hair was also stunned for a moment, then noticed the clothes of Nanako and Mimiko, and said in a little surprise, "Are you still a high school student? That store manager actually employs minors?"

"It's not a high school student! It's just that I like this kind of clothes." Nanako didn't know why, but her first reaction was to worry that he would really report Misamine Mitsuji, so she quickly said, "We don't need to be with those ordinary people Attend class."

"But, underage, seems to be?" Mimiko asked with some uncertainty.

Nanako hurriedly pulled her back: "Don't be so honest..."

"What should I do?"

"I can't help it, or just silence..."

"It's too unreasonable to discuss whether to silence them in front of others." Fang Shi Yangming couldn't help interrupting their conversation, and then explained with a wry smile, "Don't worry, I'm a friend of Meizuofeng, I won't go what for."

"So what you just said..."

Are you kidding us?

The faces of the two sisters became a little ugly.

"sorry."

The young man apologized, but he lamented in his heart that in reality, there is such a drama about taking in female high school students (although they did not go to school). It seems that those light novels and galgames are not completely nonsense.

Fortunately, the shelter is a stern and strong woman like Mizumine Mitsuji. If it were someone else, she might just be regarded as a pervert and be dealt with directly by the police.

"Forget it." The situation is urgent, and Nanako has no intention of talking nonsense with the other party, "Ordinary people should leave as soon as possible, the farther the better, I am afraid that this place will turn into hell soon."

"To be precise, there is an existence that turns the surroundings into hell, right?"

As Fang Shi Yangming said, he looked at the unconscious Polygonum cuspidatum, and found that the other party was seriously injured at this time, and there was even a penetrating wound in his abdomen, so he couldn't help frowning.

At a time like this, Miss Ming and Youyou were probably caught up somewhere by other super-levels, otherwise they wouldn't have let the knotweed face such a powerful enemy alone.

"You know?" Mimiko wondered that he actually knew about Su Nuo, "Then why are you still here?"

"I just want to remind you that Su Nuo may not act as you think."

Nanako clenched her fists: "We knew about that kind of thing a long time ago, but now, even if the two of us will be killed..."

"That's not the problem." Fang Shi Yangming looked her straight in the eyes, and said seriously, "The other party—that is, the group of super curse spirits and the curse master who occupied Mr. Xia You's body, has repeatedly carried out recycling in the past year. The action of Nuo fingers, and even personally sent him a few."

"..."

When it comes to this point, if you don't understand it, you are pretending to be stupid.

——Su Nuo will not kill 'Xia Youjie' at all, the reason is very simple.

"Are they... a gang?"

Nanako and Mimiko froze in place, their minds went blank.

After a while, the blond girl covered her face, lowered her head and smiled.

"What, aren't we acting like idiots then?"

Mimiko looked at her worriedly, opened her mouth to comfort her, but found that she couldn't say anything, and finally could only stand beside her, staring blankly at the ground.

In fact, should have thought of it earlier.

Curses, curse spirits, and curse masters are all the same existence, why try to make a deal with such a guy?And counting on him to help himself.

but……

If even this last chance is shattered, what else can they do?

For Mr. Xia You who gave them hope of survival, gave them a place to stay, and taught them how to use spells to protect themselves...

"Wait a minute, can you do me a favor before you get sentimental?"

Nanako wiped her eyes with her sleeve and stared at Fang Shi Yangming: "Can you read the atmosphere?"

"Although I really want to see the atmosphere, but if I don't hurry up, it will be too late."

He looked at the ceiling, and then at the knotweed Yuren on the ground.

"If you still want to see Mr. Xia You again, you'd better act first." He said, "Do me a favor first, move the knotweed Yuren over there, and then, please tell me what your spells are .”

……

Misamine Mitsuji is going crazy.

She just went out as planned to help Huimo Li Huazi establish the final insurance, and then went home to confirm the situation of the two children.

Logically speaking, the two of them should have stayed at home at this time, there is no night shift arrangement today, and I have left behind my spells—in order to prevent Mimiko and Nanako from rushing out foolishly, Mitsuji was already at the door of the house And the windows are ready for the trap.

A dream spell that instantly puts everyone in the room into a deep sleep as long as the 'doorknob or window handle is turned'.

Even in order to prevent accidents such as fire in the house and burglary that happen to happen during this period, she specially issued a warning to the neighbors to go out of the window every 10 minutes before she went home. Take a look in' dream hint.

result……

"Why did you still go out! Damn it!"

The red-haired Yumetsu slammed his fist against the wall, and at the same time silently dismissed the hint to the neighbors.

The window opened, but the spell was not triggered.

A piece of paper was pressed on the table, with a few short words written on it, which roughly meant thanking her for her care these days. They don't have anything right now, but they will definitely repay her if they have the opportunity in the future... and so on.

Misamine Mitsuji read in silence, her whole body exuded an inaccessible and chilling aura, she really wanted to smoke a cigarette to calm down, but remembered that she had quit a long time ago.

After reading it, I was so angry that I planned to crump up the paper and throw it out, but after thinking about it, I let go and put it in my pocket.

Then he put on his coat and went out the door without looking back.

The cold wind blowing on the face of Halloween night cleared the angry mind a little.

It was only at this time that Mitsuji would think of the identity of the two children as conjurers.

"It's Nanako... No, that camera shouldn't have this function."

Although she didn't ask directly, according to her observation, Nanako's camera technique should be "allowing the subject to go back to the state when the photograph was taken" to avoid the enemy's attack, and "when manipulating the person in the photo, Reflected into the reality of that person himself'.

When the power of his own dream art is fully activated, it is enough to make all human beings fall into a false dream, and it will be created exactly like reality.

If they were hit by the spell, the two children would even think that they had successfully escaped, and they would never think of going back to the state.

"So... could it be Mimiko?"

She didn't have much impression of the introverted and low-key black-haired girl's technique, she only vaguely remembered being able to construct a rope.

It may be an effect such as 'restraining the target's spell power through the rope entanglement', or 'dispelling the special ability of the magic equipment entangled by the rope'.

Tsk, when I put half-price labels on products, I always put them wrong. How can I be so smart at this time.

Along the way, Mitsuji kept putting pedestrians into short-lived dreams to read their memories just now, and from those seemingly completely irrelevant small clues, he just pieced together the course of action of Mimiko and Nanako.

And all this took less than a minute in reality.

It sounds amazing, but if it takes half a day or a day, it will be basically useless when the memory of passersby wears off. No one will pay special attention to two female high school students walking together on Halloween night, because it is so common.

To Mitsuji's surprise, after arriving at Shibuya Station, Mimiko and Nanako suddenly turned around and walked in the direction of Meiji-miya-mae Station.

Sudden regret... Of course it's impossible, because that's not the way home either.

"That is to say, 'Xia Youjie' is not the target?" Mei Tsuji frowned, and at the same time quickened her pace, the ominous premonition in her heart became stronger and stronger, "O, this month's salary will be deducted directly!"

At this moment, she read a dream of an assistant supervisor, and learned from the other party's memory that a first-level warlock named Mingming had taken a high school student named Yuzhang Youroto to the front station of Meiji Palace.

In an instant, the Dream Soul Envoys finally understood their purpose, and the mania in their hearts became more and more intense. When they stood in front of the Meiji Palace, they didn't even have the mood to sneak in. Facing the several assistant supervisors who wanted to stop them, Mitsuji just silently looked over with squinted eyes.

"..."

This hostility made those incapable of fighting feel like they were facing a big enemy. They took a breath, but still stuck to their posts. One of the assistant supervisors thought that Mei Tsuji was an unregistered curser. I wanted to send a message for help, but fortunately another person recognized her in time.

"Miss Mizumine? You shouldn't have been arranged here? That is, your technique doesn't seem to be suitable for the enemies here..."

"I'm going to find someone, sorry."

Mitsuji herself also hates the increased workload, so in the face of these assistant supervisors, she will not make things difficult for them.

But... Saying sorry with such a terrible expression does not make people feel the slightest sincerity.

The assistant supervisor thought.

But they also knew that they didn't have the strength to stop the opponent, so they just gave way silently in the end.