[Comprehensive] Natsume Reiko's trip

[On that day, my junior brother and I took the forged knives to the master for inspection. We all chose the most difficult to forge Odachi, because we all believed that our forging knives skills would not be inferior to anyone else. ]

[The master tested our knives separately, and his comment to the younger brother was: Zhongzheng is peaceful, and the future is limitless.But for my works, I shook my head and sighed, saying that my sword is going too far and it is difficult to become a master. ]

[ha?What a joke!Obviously my knife is sharper, isn't it? ]

[In the end, the master chose the younger brother to inherit the name of "San Tiao", and the younger brother Zong Jin also became San Tiao Zong Jin.The Odachi he forged was enshrined in the shrine in Mount Kurama and named "Imaken". ]

[As for me, I returned to my hometown with my knife without accomplishing anything.Now that the knife forged by my junior brother has become a "magic knife", then I will forge mine into a "demon knife" - a demon knife far surpassing the magic knife! ]

[After a brief reunion with my two daughters, I plunged into the deep mountains, started a fire in a cave, and concentrated on forging knives. ]

[The so-called monster sword, of course it needs to be sacrificed with the blood of monsters to be worthy of the name, isn't it? ]

[The little demon in the mountain is no match for the demon knife at all, one after another monster is killed by the knife, and then the blood is drained.The demon knife becomes sharper and sharper, even in the daytime it will emit a strange light. ]

[Not enough... not enough... more, more blood. ]

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[Boss came to bring me food again.She is a good child, because she couldn't bear to let the second child trek through mountains and rivers into the deep mountains, so she took the initiative to deliver meals every day.As a father, I feel sorry for them. Not only have I never taken care of them, but I need them to take care of them every day. ]

[However, once I finish the demon sword, I will definitely defeat my junior brother and become the greatest sword forger. At that time, fame and fortune will come rolling in. ]

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[Recently, something seems wrong with me, and I have become muddled all day long. Obviously, from the perspective of a knife forger, the demon knife is perfect enough, but there is always a voice deep in my heart telling me: not enough... not enough... far not enough……]

[how so!When I saw the boss who brought me food today, I actually had such a terrible idea!I heard the knife say to me: Kill her!Use her blood to sacrifice the knife, and the knife will become more perfect! ]

[I tremblingly wanted to reach out to the demon sword, but that hand was firmly pressed down by the other hand. ]

[That knife...that knife...is really a demon sword!I will throw it away, far away!But... can't do it... I can't do it!I have been tightly controlled by that knife, I am no longer a knife forger, but a poor knife slave! ]

[I finally understand what the regret in Master's eyes is. Yes, my saber is better than my junior's, but my junior's saber can be used by others, while my saber... can eat people! ]

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[I hit the boss, said all the bad things, and drove her back.I know I broke Boss' heart, but that's the only way she won't come here anymore.I tried to leave here voluntarily and go to a place where no one can find me, but as soon as I go far away, I can't help but come back... I can't even commit suicide, because that demon sword won't let me do it . ]

[Boss, remember, don’t come to me again, don’t!Otherwise... I can't help but kill you! ]

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[Why, why are you still here?I have lost the ability to control myself, and the idea of ​​killing keeps roaring in my mind.With the last of my willpower, I threw the knife into the forge... Although I knew that it would not be long before the knife would return to my hands, but it would take a while. ]

[No matter how much I curse, the boss has always prepared meals for me silently.I curled up, trying to control myself in a corner.The flames of the forge gave off a strange purple light, and my brain seemed to go blank. Just like that, I walked towards the boss step by step... Finally, I pushed the boss into the forge. ]

The record on the piece of paper came to an abrupt end here, and Reiko's heart was as empty as if she had suddenly fallen to the ground from a high altitude.She couldn't imagine what it would be like for her father to push her daughter into the forge with his own hands; she also couldn't imagine how desperate her daughter would be after being treated like this by her father.

"Next, what happened?" Qingming was the first to recover.

Xiaochun turned his face away, not wanting others to see his expression, but his tone was calm and terrifying: "My sister didn't come home all night, and the next day I went to the cave where my father forged knives, there was only my father's body that was split in half. "

No one knows how Xiaochun felt after seeing that scene, and no one knows how many tears Xiaochun shed to talk about it with this attitude of a bystander.

The matter is very clear at this point. The father controlled by the demon knife pushed his daughter into the forge. After death, the daughter who became a monster killed her father in turn.

As for whether the daughter cut down that knife with her own will, or killed her father under the control of the demon knife, I am afraid that only she herself knows the answer.

"I've already said everything you want to know. Let my sister go, that... is my only relative." Xiaochun's tone was still flat, and there was no sign of tears, but as long as she stood there, she would It can be inexplicably felt - she is crying!

"How do you know it's your sister?" Although it was cruel, Seimei must ask clearly, this is the duty of an onmyoji.

Xiaochun gradually tightened his grip on his arm: "I've seen that girl with a big knife, that's my sister."

Yes, at that meeting, she saw her sister kill the person who went to the mountain to collect medicine.The elder sister who always gently rubbed her head and called her name has completely turned into a cold killing machine.But even so, a sister is always a sister.

Qingming was silent for a while, but he couldn't agree to Xiaochun's request: "Sorry, it's not a harmless monster, I can't ignore it. But I can promise you, if possible, I will use the method of sealing, Instead of directly destroying her."

Xiaochun showed a miserable smile: "Please, my lord."

Yes, even if that is her only family member, can she just sit back and watch her kill wantonly and destroy more families?

Things have developed to this point, even if Xiaochun wanted to find someone to hate, she couldn't find one.Who should she hate?The father who killed the sister, or the sister who killed the father in turn?Or that demon sword?

If you want to blame, you can only blame this damn fate.

Xiaochun left, and silence permeated the room.

Seimei glanced at Reiko who was sitting with her knees tucked aside, feeling a little depressed, and said, "It's not like you who talk so little today."

Reiko raised her head and looked at the mosquitoes flying above: "Seimei, why do you think that father pursued the so-called 'number one' title? In this world, is there anything more important than relatives connected by blood? "

"If one day I can have my own blood relatives, how happy I would be! It doesn't matter how poor and miserable, as long as we live together. Xiaochun and her sister must have such a heart to go to Welcome to the father who has returned."

Therefore, even if she was beaten and scolded by that kind of father, Xiaochun's sister would still carry the lunch box and go to the cave in the deep mountains to deliver meals to her father.

Not for anything else, just because it was her father, that's all.

"It's okay, Reiko." Qingming walked to her side, reached out and rubbed Reiko's head, "everything will be fine."

Reiko's eyes widened slightly, and she wanted to slap Seimei's hand off, but she was a little bit reluctant - this was the first time someone made such an intimate move towards her.

If her father was still alive, would he also touch his head when he was depressed?

"I'm going to sleep." After a short period of obsession, Reiko stood up again, and when she walked to the door, she suddenly thought of something and seemed to turn her head back, "Qingming, if you still have relatives who are connected by blood, you must Be nice to her."

Since Qingming's mother is the white fox Ge Ye, she must still be alive in this world.Seimei never mentioned his life experience, and even kept all of it secret, but Reiko hoped that Seimei would not only regret it when he lost it.

Relatives connected by blood...

Some vague memories appeared in Qingming's mind. A long time ago, there were also such hands that would gently caress his forehead when he fell asleep.

It is extremely gentle, called the existence of mother.

"Seimei, my child, if you still want to see me someday, please write to Taizhi Mori! I will be there, waiting for your arrival."

Maybe one day, he should go back and have a look.

Even if he hated that half of his mother's blood so much.

Early the next morning, Seimei and Reiko set foot on the road to Qijiao Mountain.

According to the route given by Xiaochun, they decided to go to the cave where the demon sword was forged first.

Along the way, Reiko always felt a feeling of being spied on, she turned her head suspiciously, and then saw the black hair hidden in the branches.

Reiko tugged at Qingming's sleeve and whispered, "Xiaochun is following us."

Qingming shook her head: "Let her follow. She won't give up unless she is tied up. I will protect her."

Xiaochun is contradictory. She knows that she can't let her sister kill her, but she can't just watch the onmyoji hurt her sister, so she can only follow silently.At least, she can stand in front of her sister when Onmyoji is about to destroy her sister.

The cave is located in the depths of a mountain where no one is seen. It stands to reason that in a forest of this size, there will inevitably be some monsters living in it, but there is nothing here, and it is estimated that it has been killed by the monster knife.Even if there is a fish that slipped through the net, I am afraid they have already escaped from this place.

When Reiko and Seimei arrived at the cave, nearly three hours had passed, and even with Reiko's physical strength, she felt a little out of breath, but Xiaochun's sister went back and forth between the cave and the village every day, rain or shine.

The more she understood this, the sadder Reiko became.

A girl in yellow clothes and a high hat was holding a big knife longer than a human, quietly guarding the front of the cave.

Sensing the arrival of Reiko and others, the girl raised her head and looked at them silently.

It was a face similar to Xiaochun's, but different from Xiaochun's pretending to be strong, there was no emotion on that face.

No resentment, no sorrow, no anger, and naturally no joy.

The maiden was just an empty shell, a vessel without a past.