The Mystery of Fangshi Edo

Meiji Palace Station, in front of the exit.

"Do you need someone to stay behind and investigate? Then I'll come."

The woman looked at the message from the assistant supervisor on her mobile phone and offered to stay.

"But don't you need to go to treatment now?"

After all, after witnessing the scene where Qianzhi killed the super-level curse spirit, these warlocks all became serious about her.

"Nothing, no injuries."

Seeing that she looked fine, after a while, the other warlocks left the place, leaving Chieda sitting on the nearby steps to rest.

She looked up at the night sky, recalling the scene of the battle just now in her mind.

Unsurprisingly, the human-shaped mantra spoke to her again.

Saying something like "You have to admit that we are not different", Chieda was too lazy to respond at first, but in the end she couldn't help but said:

"Have you ever heard a poem?"

"what?"

The curse spirit who was wounded all over asked her, the words were pure curiosity.

Looking at such an enemy, Chie-mi felt for a moment that maybe in a sense, the curse spirit is a simpler creature than human beings.

...that's why they lose.

The so-called plan to replace human beings, in the end, was only played and applauded by a certain 'human being', and used as a pawn to achieve the goal.

It's not sad to say that, to be honest, if I hadn't had to deal with these guys personally, Chieda almost wanted to applaud their persistence and determination.

"Although you keep saying that the current human beings are hypocritical and untrue, and they live in lies, but who is it that actually limits them?"

"Of course...you who are restricted by the so-called social relations and moral values."

"Maybe that's how it looks to you, but," she went on slowly, "'our minds are bigger than the sky, come, compare the two, our minds can easily The sky is fully contained, and then...'*"

The realm was opened, and the curse spirit was chosen as a mortal sacrifice.

"'Even you can.'"

……

This time, Makoto couldn't escape from her domain.

This curse spirit, who was born not long ago, may not even kill as many people as this human being who in reincarnation, who didn't bother to count after the number of murders reached three digits, and witnessed countless times of killing each other among relatives and friends.

In other words, the curse spirit born from negative human emotions may not understand how vast the complete human soul is, and can only do what he calls 'experiments' through destruction and distortion.

The victorious Chieda rubbed her shoulders wearily, lamenting the tricky work.

"But at any rate, receiving this salary... is really forced by life."

"Is it that difficult?" A voice came from the side along with the sound of footsteps.

"Of course, Mr. Yang Ming, who is riding an 80-yen motorcycle, may not understand it, so if I drive the car away, it will be regarded as robbing the rich and helping the poor?"

Fang Shi Yangming walked to the side of the murderer who was talking nonsense, and sat on the steps as well.

"I still understand a little bit," he responded, "but I didn't expect the salary of a quasi-first-level warlock to be so low, and the magic world is too bad."

"It's actually not bad, but I have to save some money. After all, whether it's future housing or travel or whatever, you can't do without money."

"It sounds like you don't plan to stay in the conjurer organization for a long time?"

Qian Zhishi smiled: "That's not nonsense."

She's not stuck anywhere.

The god-killing hero will probably start operations around the world in the future.

Even in a sense, this ability to discover gods indiscriminately in modern society has surpassed the scope of human beings.

After chatting for a while, Fang Shi Yangming finally got down to business.

"After all the personnel needed for the regeneration technique arrive, I will go to Shibuya Station and let the curse master attached to Xia Youjie act as a pillar to seal the evil god, and then it will probably be a happy ending."

"Don't think I won't be able to tell you're lying if you remove the prefix 'that'," she twirled the dagger in her hand, "It's impossible for that guy to become a big pillar. What is your purpose? Sacrifice yourself?"

"...Is this level of sensitivity really not mind reading?"

"What do you think?"

It seems that no one understands the same kind better than the twisted people.

Fang Shi Yangming couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

Regardless of the impossibility of the curse master voluntarily serving as the seal of the evil god, with his brain that does not know whether it can be defined as a "human being", if he assumes the power of the evil god, it may cause the opposite of the seal. situation.

When the time comes, it will be lively. What kind of monster will be created when the strongest malice meets the most inhuman idea?

... No, I have to stop, and after thinking about it, I start to look forward to it.

Fang Shi Yangming quickly put those words in his mind, "Anyway, you have the ability of the silver key, why don't you give it a try?" He can't tell the difference between fear and fun, and even likes to deal with people with troublesome personalities, but at least he can distinguish between "trouble" and "boring malice"-the former is like Chieda and Mitsuji, the latter is like old wolf.

Otherwise, why would he stay in society, he would have gone to prison to 'make a good relationship'.

"Indeed, the conditions for the establishment of Dazhu are 'the soul has been accumulated for a long time' and 'the blood is voluntarily donated', so I, who have undergone countless times of reincarnation in Xiushui, are also eligible." He said to Chieda, "Although I don't like the ending of becoming a big pillar and then being sent to the prison gate, but so far, this is probably the only best choice."

...It doesn't look like a lie this time.

Chieda's intuition told her so, so she narrowed her red eyes and carefully observed the young man's expression.

She didn't think Fang Shi Yangming would make such a 'self-sacrificing' choice, and she didn't want him to do that.

There is a magical sense of "Oh my God, the ruthless Mr. Yangming who once said he would cut off my limbs and wait until tomorrow, would choose to sacrifice himself for world peace?"

"I said, even if you seal the evil god this time, probably the world will not become peaceful because of it?"

"I know that."

First of all, Miya will probably be used by the curse master. If she grows up distortedly, she might become a boss-level existence in the future.

In this way, suffering and fighting will never end, and no one can have a full life without regrets.

It is obviously better to let Fangshi Yangming survive, but this does not mean that Qianzhi will be willing to sacrifice herself and be a pillar for the other party.

Rather, admiring the other party's irritating expression after finding out that the plan failed and being tricked is more refreshing than the gratitude he gets after providing help.

"That's right, Mr. Yangming was sealed in the prison gate after he became a big pillar, and he was brought by Xiao Qianzhi's side. From then on, he could only hear Xiao Qianzhi's voice every day-that feels good? ... But. "

Speaking of this, she suddenly put away all her expressions, and looked into Fang Shi Yangming's eyes with a serious, even somewhat dazed expression, as if looking directly into the depths of his soul——

"There is no other way?"

"No, I'm here to say goodbye."

"...Oh, that's it." She sighed, then took the dagger and pointed it at Fang Shi Yangming, "Then it's better to keep you here forever."

"You still have this attribute!?"

"Okay, okay, just kidding."

Chieshi jumped down from the steps and handed him the dagger.

"Unfortunately, I couldn't guess Mr. Yangming's plan," she raised the corner of her mouth, and a smile flashed in her red eyes, "but I understand one thing."

"What is it?" Fang Shi Yangming took the dagger and asked while putting it away.

"I originally thought that Mr. Yangming, you have become better, but I didn't expect that you just broke out of a new realm."

"Can you take this as an acknowledgment of me?"

"Of course, I'm so excited that I want to kill you."

"...Please forgive me for such a heavy heartbeat."

It was indeed a pleasure chatting with her.

Obviously I came to say goodbye, but now I feel a little reluctant to leave.he thought.In such a festive atmosphere, rather than going nowhere, it is more suitable to drink and chat like when we first arrived in Xiushui two years ago... Forget it, let’s talk about it when we have a chance.

"Qianzhimi." He said suddenly, "What do you think is on the outside of the world?"

"What, what, suddenly started a philosophical topic?" The woman tried to turn the shoulder muscles that had been strained by the battle just now, and frowned, "Let's say it first, such a topic will not attract Xiao Qianzhi."

"Damn it, failed to strike up a conversation!"

Qian Zhishi smiled, and then said: "Go on, what does the outside of the world refer to?"

"That is to say, the world where the gods live? ... If such a place existed, what do you think it would be like?"

"What a troublesome topic."

The black-haired murderer rubbed his temples with a headache, but he answered after thinking about it.

"The world where gods exist...the place outside our world...if there is such a concept, I think it probably means 'doesn't exist'."

"does not exist?"

"Yeah, because it is a landscape that is absolutely impossible for humans to observe, not only the gods, but also the meaning of life, the reason for the existence of the world, etc... It's all because we can't see'——like Like graphics that cannot be made on the screen and violate the laws of geometry, those things can only bring people despair.”

These are not just theoretical words, but also Chie Mi Serizawa's experience as a victim of the Shuisui incident and as a person deeply influenced by the gods.

"But you've 'seen' now, haven't you?" Fang Shi Yangming said, "That's why you can become a 'Wolf God' with spirit seance."

"That can only be regarded as touching the edge. Xiaoqianzhi is still a human being, and this cannot be changed."

The two were silent for a while, and after a while, the young man broke the silence again.

"Thank you."

He stood up, and the dagger had unknowingly become the final key.

"Now I can go."

"Where?"

"Of course, go 'where it doesn't exist.'"

The author has something to say: The verses Chieda said are taken from The Brain Is Wider Than The Sky - Emily Dickinson.

The excerpted original sentence is as follows:

Thebrainiswiderthanthesky

For - putthemsidebyside

The one the other will contain

Withease——and You——beside