The Mystery of Fangshi Edo

October 10, 31:22

In the dark alley, Chunta Chongmian, who was covered in injuries all over his body, propped his elbows on the ground, and was moving backward a little bit to escape, as if he was avoiding the plague god.

The proud lucky physique inexplicably failed today, and in just a few minutes, he was knocked to the ground with his fist by the conjurer who summoned the god in the form of a snake.

He thought that summoning shikigami warlocks were not good at melee combat. A few seconds ago, he clamored to cut the opponent's shikigami into pieces and put them on the sword to admire, but the next second he was shrouded in an inexplicable chill.

On weekdays, even with a random attack, he could unexpectedly successfully hit the opponent's vitals, but today he didn't even succeed in hitting it once.

Now that I think about it, probably since I was stared at by those strange-colored eyes, I might have lost my chance of winning.

"What! What are you doing staring at me!?" Seeing the black-haired warlock walking towards him like a Shura, Zhongmian Haruta started to shout in fear and anger, "It's just a low-level warlock. Jiner? Are you sick?"

Yi Hei ignored his words, but after knocking him unconscious, he hesitated how to kill this extremely tenacious enemy, such a person would feel dirty even if he ate Kabumaru.

He was looking for tools at hand when he heard footsteps coming from behind.

Kabamaru glanced back, and signaled 'don't worry'.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, Yoshino Junpei's voice came from the end of the alley.

"Senior Yi Hei." He took a deep breath, "The latest news is that the super magic spirit named Daoist has been eliminated, and... I have completed the transfer of personnel in the predetermined area and the removal of the magic spirit."

"Hurry up if you have anything else to say." Yihei Xiaobanei looked at him with the same indifferent tone as before.

Yoshino Junpei paused, and finally said: "I want to support the warlocks in other areas."

Nagasaki-san should act together with Zen Academy senior sister and the others. Fuhei will probably deal with the enemies in the central street with Ino after solving the S tower. Miss Ming left and went to stand in front of Meiji Palace alone. Several warlocks who had supported in the past have returned, which means that there may only be Senior Serizawa and Knotweed in that place now.

Mr. Wujo was trapped under Shibuya Station, and the remaining super-level curse spirits are likely to take the opportunity to find Su Nuo.

"Is that your judgment?" Yi □□, "Then what can you do if you really encounter a super-level curse spirit?"

"Let those two people hide in Dianyue's body for defense."

"and then?"

"Then run away with all your strength, and lead the battlefield to the vicinity of Shibuya Station, which has sufficient combat power and few people."

Yi Hei was silent for a few seconds, then hummed for a while, and said, "In terms of self-knowledge, it's quite remarkable."

He was about to say something more, when suddenly he saw a figure rushing straight towards him from the street not far away, his eyes widened suddenly, but before he had time to let Kamaru come back to him, he saw that the person had already Ten steps away in front of him.

It was a swordsman with his hair tied into a ponytail, with a sun wheel knife on his waist, and a man on his arm.

Just by meeting each other, Yi Hei, who was also a former swordsman, could judge from the opponent's breathing and footsteps that this is a strong man that cannot be measured by normal thinking.

The person who came... that is, Ji Guoyuanyi, made the two of them a little larger, and then set his sights on Yoshino Junpei.

"You are the boy's companion, right?"

"Ah... is that Knotti Knott?" Shunping was taken aback for a moment, and soon recognized the one who was caught by the other party.

"He's fine, he's just in a coma." Ji Guoyuan said calmly, "I'll take him directly to the Night Moth Zhengdao. Please tell your classmates not to worry."

There is a politeness and sincerity in the words that do not match the momentum and strength, and anyone will sigh that this is really a good person.

However, Yi Hei looked at the unconscious Polygonum cuspidatum, and vaguely noticed something: "You dealt with Su Nuo?"

Knotabagi Yuhito's spell power feels different from before... the ominous atmosphere is a bit heavier.

"He has swallowed a total of fifteen fingers now. Due to the symbiotic relationship between them, I can't kill them. I can only suppress them temporarily." Yuan Yi explained, as if talking about a trivial matter that was not serious , "It will take a long-term plan to really separate the two... Then I will leave, and please don't mention Su Nuo's awakening, which will cause trouble for this young man."

After he finished speaking, he jumped up to the roof on one side of the alley, looked in a certain direction, and then quickly left in the opposite direction.

"Wait a moment……"

Junping still wanted to stop him from asking, but saw Yihe shook his head and said, "You can trust that person."

"I can somewhat sense the fact that he is very strong," the young man looked puzzled, "but who is he?"

"The name is Ji Guoyuanyi. To the demon slayers and the evil ghosts that once existed in the world, he is probably the existence of Gojo Satoru in the world of magic."

Such a person regains his memory after reincarnation...it feels like a 'natural' feeling.

Junpei froze for a moment, and subconsciously compared that young man with Gojo Satoru in his mind.

Is there such a polite and strong man in the world?He was sighing in his heart when he suddenly heard a roar from afar.

"Stop it! Which adult do you think it is!"

A figure flashed across the roof not far away along with the ice spell that suddenly appeared in the air, leaving behind a passage carved with ice.

Li Mei ran after Ji Guoyuan, who had taken away the knotweed Youren, all the way, not realizing that the other party actually wanted to lure him to a less populated place to deal with him.

Looking at the ice, Yi Hei frowned for some reason.

"What's wrong?" Shunping asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that there was an enemy who used ice to kill many of my colleagues... Don't talk about that, what are you going to do now?"

"I'll take a look near the cultural village. There may be curse masters sneaking in there."

Just as he was talking, there was another movement from the depths of the alley.

Yi Hei frowned, "Tut." and turned his head away.

I almost forgot, and this guy still hasn't solved it.

"...Is he the curser in that report?" Junping also looked over, "I saw Mr. Yizhichi bandaging and stabbing wounds earlier, so it should be this guy who did it."

"I know, when I arrived, this guy's original target was probably the heart, but after being cursed by the 'snake's eye', he stabbed it to the shoulder." Yihei was a little upset, his birth skills were in addition to the ability to summon Kabamaru In addition, there is also a curse spell called 'Snake's Eye'. Although it successfully offset the opponent's unreasonable luck, it also consumed a lot of money.

When he received the task from the lord before, he still felt that it would be a fuss for him to deal with such a thing specially, but he found out after the actual confrontation that perhaps only he could solve this guy.

For others, even if a meticulous first-level warlock like Jianren Qihai beats him up, he may not be able to kill him successfully. This Chunta Chongmian has a lucky spell that can inexplicably avoid all vital points.

"I'm not so tired when dealing with gods." He rubbed his temples.

"God?"

"I didn't say it." Yihei sighed, "So now it's just ordinary garbage, what do you think?"

"Hmm... I don't think it's worth wasting time." Junpei said, and casually summoned a sea slug the size of a rabbit, "Let this kid deal with it."

After a while, Zhong Mianchun, who was lying on the ground, opened his eyes vaguely, and saw a snow-white summoned creature floating in mid-air and slowly swimming towards him, and the two conjurers had disappeared.

Those guys underestimated the enemy. — This was his first reaction.

Such a cute looking thing must be very interesting when it is stabbed to death by a chaotic sword. — This was his second thought.

"Sure enough, I'm... so lucky."

He laughed, and plunged his sword into the nudibranch.

Then—

From the pierced place, slowly opened a densely packed tubular mouthparts full of terrifying sharp teeth.

"What... what is it!?"

The cute shikigami tore off the disguise, revealing the terrifying side of the deep-sea creature inside, and squirmed towards the curser, whose legs were already limp from fright.

Then, heart-piercing screams came from the alley.

……

December 10, 31:22

A certain building far away from the battlefield has now become a temporary place for wounded patients.

Although the tent was destroyed not long ago, ordinary people were able to come and go freely, but now Shibuya is in chaos, coupled with the intervention of the magic world, it is not known how long it will take for serious rescue to arrive.

So Butterfly Ninja and some other volunteers moved the injured to a relatively safe place for initial healing and bandaging, and then transferred after the rescue arrived.

When she heard the screams, Shinobu was bandaging the wound of a lady whose calf was hit by a gravel. She just paused and did not stop working for a moment.

"What's that?" The injured looked very anxious. She looked out the window with apprehension in her eyes.

"It doesn't matter, there are reliable fighters there."

Shinobu smiled softly. At the same time, a white fluorescent sea slug flew up from the building not far from the window. It seemed that in order to appease the injured, it made a movement similar to shaking its tentacles. Then it gradually disappeared into the night sky.

The anxious atmosphere was immediately dissipated. After the bandage was completed, the woman sat against the wall, feeling relieved that the wound on her leg was not so painful anymore.

She looked at Butterfly Ninja who was continuing to treat the other wounded. It was obvious that the other party was a girl who called herself a 'medical student' who was much younger than herself, but it made people feel a sense of security no less than that of the elders... even It is a kind of majesty.

Gentle, but not weak.

Among the people present, there were some who were dissatisfied with the status quo and angered by anxiety and fear, but none of them dared to take their temper on Ninja Butterfly.

The wounded were being treated one by one. In fact, Shinobu used some techniques and spells that she specially studied when bandaging, so the wounds would heal faster than usual.When these people think back on what happened today, and see the wound that barely left a trace, they may think that what happened at this time is just a nightmare of Halloween.

【"Miss Ninja, can you hear me?"】

A cold and calm voice came from his mind, Butterfly Ren quickly realized that it was a connection from Tianyin, so he got up quickly and walked to the corner.

"Yes, I can hear you." She said slowly.

Tianyin originally used the respectful title of "adult" to call them Zhuzhu, and this way of addressing was continued until after reincarnation, but it made the few people who were no longer swordsmen after reincarnation feel quite uncomfortable, and endured it. After persuading her several times with others, she finally agreed to change her words.

【"It's almost time, the rest of the work will be handed over to the obstetricians, and we will be responsible for sending the injured to the hospital."】

"Yes, then I will trouble you."

After finishing the short conversation, Shinobu walked towards the wounded, leaving behind the bandages and simple wound medicine that he carried with him.

"Rescue will arrive soon, and I have other things to do." She said to the people present, "It will be over soon, don't worry."

After a brief farewell, she turned and went downstairs to hand over the injured to the personnel who came to hand over.

From the beginning to the end, Shinobu remained calm.

The situation here has been specially arranged by someone to minimize casualties, and it is really much better than the death in Infinite City, which was like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

It is estimated that both the magic world and some ordinary people will think that this is a strategic arrangement made by the Ubayashiki clan, but Butterfly Shinobi who learned about the situation understands that these arrangements are the one who asked himself to study the curse of 88 bridges, named Fangshi Yangming's man raised it.

What a formidable person, he obviously has no magic power and no abilities that are different from ordinary people.she thought.But it would be better not to let him see his sister again.

As for Fangshi Yangming guiding Butterfly Kanae to restore her memory, although Shinobu understands that it is to avoid the death of Shitou brother, but after all, the matter involves her sister, she still has a little trouble in her heart, other than that, there is nothing else.

There is a vague feeling of being used by others, but it is not fatal, and even a little funny.

"And no matter what, when you actually act, it's just your own choice."

Butterfly Shinobi has always obeyed her own will.

Choosing to solve the curse and wake up the thousands of victims who fell asleep bearing the curse mark is also what she decides to do as a doctor and warrior.

……

December 10, 31:23

Tokyo Metro, Shibuya Station.

Same as last time, Fangshi Yangming entrusted Purgatory Kyoshouro to pull Gojo Satoru out of the barrier, and then Mimi, with the assistance of Li Huazi and Mitsuji, regenerated Xia Youjie's soul and □□, forming a similar effect on resurrection.

"You will regret this."

Before being devoured by the black goat, the Curse Master said this to Fang Shi Yangming.

Thinking of the experience of being parasitized last time, the brown-haired young man knew that what this man said was not a lie, but he just smiled like last time and didn't say anything more.

After Gojo Satoru took away the newly "resurrected" Xia Youjie, Li Huazi and Mitsuji also left with Mimi. Fang Shi Yangming held the blood collection device in one hand and the ritual container representing Dazhu in the other, facing A shadow somewhere in front of him said:

"Let's play a game."

no respond.

But he knew that as soon as he acted, the curser, who only had a brain left, would immediately occupy his head.

"The rule of the game is to see whether your technique is faster or the rules of the prison gate are faster."

"Varied……!"

Amidst the shocked murmur of the Curser, a clear and clear child's voice sounded from the dark area of ​​the tunnel not far away.

"Prison Gate Frontier!" She paused, "Oh, yes, there is also... open the door!"

Miya, who was supposed to leave, suddenly appeared, and threw the special curse that could seal everything at Fangshi Yangming's feet.

The 1 minute in the brain passed in an instant, and the square curse object split apart, surrounding and controlling the smiling young man who had just dripped his own blood into the box to complete the ceremony.

The mantra of the possession has failed, and the people trapped by the prison gate have been cut off from all the transmission of mantra.

The Curser gave him a reluctant look, and was devoured by the black goat that followed.

Miya has just released the soul of a super warlock, and now the black goat still has a lot of 'capacity'.

"Heh, it's considered that you made a big move this time, but this won't be the end."

The curse master only left such a sentence, and disappeared in place.

In the empty Shibuya Station, there were only two people left, Fangishi Yangming and Miya.

"It's ready." Fang Shi Yangming, who was trapped in the same place, smiled gently, looked at Miya, "Say 'close the door'."

But Mei Mi hesitated, and asked back: "After closing the door, will brother Fang Ming disappear?"

Even though she is just a child, she already has the intuition of being a warlock.

"It won't disappear, it's just that I can't hear what I said." Fang Shi Yangming replied.

"Then I don't want it!"

"It's only temporary, and I'll be back soon."

"temporary?"

"Well, I will come to find Mimi again—after all, you haven't saved the world yet, I said I will help you save the world, have you forgotten?"

The little girl lowered her head to think for a while, and finally shook her head: "I haven't forgotten, but how long will I have to wait?"

"It won't be long. If you insist, a long and long moment will pass."

"Instant? Long?"

"Ah, it must be a very short time in your eyes," Fang Shi Yangming said, "don't worry."

Only then did Miya nodded half-understanding: "Remember! Then, it's a deal?"

"It's a word."

After the words fell, the little girl with the ability to destroy the world finally said the phrase 'close the door'.

Then, Fangshi Yangming's world fell into chaos.

Inside the prison gate, countless skeletons surrounded those who would be sealed, and the surrounding area was a void that could not distinguish between up, down, left, and right.

Time does not matter, space does not matter, only the most primitive emptiness remains.

"It should be said that it is indeed a super-class cursed object transformed into the body of an eminent monk of the Tiantai sect after his death." He murmured, "It really feels like 'the dharma world has no form, and everything is one'."

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to study Buddhism?"

Such a voice came from somewhere above his head.

Immediately afterwards, a group of dark mist-clothed things gradually condensed together, and finally formed an image similar to a black child.

"That, I just saw it in a magazine by chance." Fang Shiyang was obviously not surprised, he just looked up at him and smiled, "Finally we can talk face to face like this, my lord."

"The sealing method is really ingenious. It avoids possible constraints and threats, and also avoids the side effects caused by Da Zhu's overpowering...Have you tried 'many times'?"

The indistinguishable voice spoke unhurriedly, which directly pointed out Fang Shi Yangming's actions.

And the latter didn't shy away from it, saying bluntly: "Of course, it really took me a lot of effort to reach this point."

"That was really hard work. You are worthy of praise. Why don't you come to my abyss as a guest? It's much more interesting than you think."

"You look really good at it."

"That's natural. The concept of life may be sealed in a mere prison gate, but as a god, it will not be completely sealed in it... Besides, I still understand the truth of keeping everything in one's hands."

"That means it's futile for me to seal you here?"

"Well, it's futile. Before long, you will be the only one left here. But when you are willing to become a citizen of hell, I will be happy to take you away." The evil god said in a brisk tone. Said, "After all, there is nothing more terrifying to your human consciousness than eternal emptiness, isn't it?"

"It's true." Fang Shi Yangming lowered his head pretending to be disappointed, but the next second, he said, "It's just a coincidence that I also prepared a second move."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"Just the literal meaning." When he said this, he suddenly raised his volume and shouted into the void, "Can you hear me!? Is there anyone outside?"

"...It's useless, the prison gate will isolate everything, this is equivalent to the safest refuge in the world, but in contrast, all interactions with the outside world will be isolated, and your time will be suspended in a sealed place. In an instant, how could it be possible to convey the news to people outside?" The evil god showed a smile-like expression on his darkly distorted face, "Besides, so what if it is conveyed? Now you are in the prison gate, no matter If it falls into anyone’s hands, it’s out of control.”

"Maybe so, but have you ever thought about it, maybe I don't want to escape?"

"Ok?"

"I just want to do a test," Fang Shi Yangming laughed, "about the limits of the world, where are the limits of hell...so let's start, Mr. Iwakatsu!"

Outside the prison gate, the warrior ghost raised his knife.

The time seemed to return to that night a few months ago, he had just met Fang Shi Yangming, and the other party was brought over by the Miyashiki family.

When he came back, he intended to kill him, but was persuaded by the other party with words.

Under the bright night sky, the evening wind blows across the river.

"No matter what the reason is, no matter what the identity is, what the method is, you have the authority to kill 'me' once - this is the content of the restriction."

A silver key emerges from the void.

【"Well, it's just a little speculation about what the guy who used you wants to do." The young man said slowly, "So how about helping me, Mr. Yansheng?"

"……help you?"

"Well, I'm going to completely overthrow all of this."]

That is the original key.

It was prepared as early as when he learned of the existence of hell.

KEY0——【Agreement】

There seemed to be a silver light shining in the hands of the young man surrounded by skeletons.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Evil God was very puzzled, "That is absolutely impossible to achieve, it is an established rule, do you want to struggle in vain?"

"It's futile... maybe." Fang Shi Yangming only responded lightly, "But isn't breaking the rules one of the pleasures?"

It is impossible for the creatures of hell to harm hell itself.

Just as the person in the painting cannot tear up the scroll with his own hands, Ji Guoyansheng cannot pose any threat to the evil god. This is why the opponent can use Ji Guoyansheng to escape the ending of being completely sealed in certain world lines.

But it is different now.

Guided by the silver key, the long knife gradually pierced through the cursed object that was supposed to be absolutely indestructible.

Don't define your life as tragic and futile.

The heart filled with jealousy and hatred now regains the feeling that it only had in the distant childhood.

It was passion with nothing in it.

It was an unexplained joy.

It was a happiness that was only experienced when I sneaked out of the house one time and looked at the moon in the distance in a daze.

I still remember that day when he heard Yuan Yi secretly practicing playing the flute... probably because the flute was too poorly made, and the children were not taught, which caused the simple tunes to be played a little out of tune.

It turns out that this guy is also not good at things.Ji Guoyansheng thought.

Is this a dream?

Will we meet in a dream?

Do you feel pain after waking up?

But this mood... This is the feeling of being alive, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

The ghost pierced the blade into the prison gate, which was supposed to be absolutely indestructible, and then pierced through the chest of the young man in it, hitting the evil god, and bursting out with a dazzling light.

"Let's guess." Fang Shi Yangming calmly said, "Who is the one who sets the rules?"

The evil god didn't answer.

The heart of the man in front of him was pierced by a long knife, but he showed a relaxed expression on the contrary, as if turning a blind eye to the blood and chaos, enjoying it like a player.

Even though he had seen so many human beings who committed crimes and ended up in hell, this was the first time he had such an idea.

——The human in front of him is a monster.