[Noragami] I was not there

The Kishimojin Shrine is located between Mejiro and Ikebukuro. The shrine with hundreds of years of history looks simple and solemn. The black wooden torii is slightly solemn. Two or three hanging lamps emit faint light to illuminate a corner, and a few fluttering fans Winged moths surround the few light sources around, and the sound of their wings fluttering is disturbing.

The forehead beam in the center of the torii is painted with the words "Ghost, Son, Mother God", but it is slightly different from what you usually see. The first trace of the word "Ghost" is a bit weird, and it is not as correct as the other characters. Calligraphy, but it violates the harmony as if it was added later.

Or seeing the doubts of Kanaki and Yukine, Yato stopped and looked at the forehead, and explained: "In Japan, the ghost character of Kishimo Shrine is less, because ghosts have horns in Japan, and ghosts have horns. Mother later became a god, and the horns naturally disappeared."

Shen Naixi also looked up at the forehead beam: "Now that swipe has appeared again, that is to say..."

"Ah, Yukine, remember..." Yato narrowed his eyes slightly, a shadow cast over his face, "What we are going to kill now are not gods or artifacts, but those who have fallen into the devil's way and cannot turn back." Sorrow exists."

"...What about Mr. Hongyin?" Xueyin hesitated and opened his mouth, and he still couldn't fully accept the shocking news when he came back from buying the bento.

Yato turned his gaze back to the stone-paved path behind the torii gate, and said bluntly, "I trust him."

……

Nora, driven by multiple masters for various reasons, collectively refers to artifacts with multiple names.Also because of the behavior of serving multiple masters, Nora is regarded as a humble and ominous existence who betrayed his master.

In other words, without being liberated by Yato, if Hirone accepts the names of other gods, he will become Nora, and as the Nora girl who seems to know Yato said just now, Hirone The accepted name comes from Guizimu.

Impossible, unexplainable—the culprit who killed Itagaki Yuu and the child by Guizimu, how could Hongyin join her family?

The only explanation can only be that Guizimu forced Hongyin to be named in order to retaliate against Yato who killed the artifact she regarded as her own child.

"It's great, I still trust Hongyin so much at this point." The girl wearing the crown of heaven has been following Yato and his party leisurely, with a slight smile on her face all the time.

"What are you doing with us?" Yato looked at her with a slightly vigilant gaze.

"Of course it's because I'm worried about you, Yato." Nora's smile deepened, and he looked at the 14-year-old boy artifact, "I can't kill Hong Yin with this kid."

Yato rolled his eyes coldly: "I won't kill Hongyin."

"That would be the best."

Nora didn't refute, but just agreed with a smile, and after that, he still followed behind them, only a few steps away.

Kanaki walked a little later, and looked back at the girl behind him with some unease, but the other party just bent his eyes and smiled when he saw her, and greeted her gently and politely.

It's a strange feeling... Even though it was only the second time we met, why did she look at me with eyes that seemed so familiar?And although she is also Nora, she has too many words on her body.

"That is also your divine weapon, right?" Xueyin's face was not very good-looking, and her tone was deliberately brightened, "And he said that he only needs one divine weapon."

"..." Yato didn't answer immediately, and said after a while, "Nora is different, don't pay attention to her words."

Xue Yin wanted to say something more, but was held by the wrist behind him, he turned his head and saw Kanaki shook his head at himself, and finally swallowed what he wanted to say, and said instead: "Forget it, anyway, I am also a temporary work."

But that expression was not as indifferent as he himself said.

But now is not the time to argue about this. Kanaki once mentioned to Yato and the others about meeting Nora, and from the conversation between the two later, it can be seen that Yato warned Nora not to approach him after that, obviously It was because she was dangerous, although she didn't know what it would be.

"Well, let's talk about it later, the most important thing now is..."

"I know, the most important thing now is to rescue Mr. Hongyin." Yukino interrupted Yato, and looked at the headquarters that was about to arrive with a dignified expression, "...I don't want to see him in the hands of such a god. inside."

"Me too."

Kanna looked forward to the Kishimogami Shrine under the night sky. It looked so simple and quiet from a distance under the moonlight, but something was deteriorating in that place.

The closer you get, the more you can feel it. It seems that a circle has been drawn with the shrine as the center. As long as you step into it, you can smell the decay and decay. Every inch of land and every tree is like the heartbeat of the shrine owner. Connecting together, the feeling is like walking through each other's viscera. Just staying for a few minutes is daunting and makes you want to vomit.

In front of the altar of the Kishimo Shrine is a pile of red pomegranates like a hill. Pomegranates with many seeds are the fruit of the Kishimo, which is specially used by human beings to enshrine and protect women and children. But now it seems very ironic. The patron saint became the victimizer for his own selfish desires.

From the moment she stepped into this place, Yukine had turned into a knife shape in Yato's hands, but Kanaki didn't really approach this place. She listened to Yato's words and observed the surrounding area under a tree a little further away. mutation, just in case.

Nora is by Kanaki's side, although she doesn't have much affection for her, but the other party is just the opposite, always smiling at her, or maybe she has such a personality, and she doesn't seem to have any malice.

But what is her relationship with Yato? ...It is definitely far more than just gods and artifacts.

Kanaki tried to talk to her: "That... Nora..."

"Don't call me by that name, I don't like it very much." She smiled softly, as if she was very happy for Kanaki to talk to her, "Ah Xi can call me Fei just like before."

"Before?" Kanagi caught the key point in her words, and frowned in confusion, "Did we know each other?"

"Yes, very, very familiar." The smile on the corner of Nora's mouth deepened, and he stepped forward to take her hand, as if he wanted to say something, but turned his eyes and glanced behind him, "But it doesn't seem to be reminiscing about the past now. Good time, she's coming out."

Kanagi froze for a moment, and raised his eyes to look at Yato, just as the girl in front of him said, the atmosphere over there suddenly changed—the wind blowing from nowhere blew out the flickering candles, and he was tired like a hill The red pomegranate suddenly began to melt at an astonishing speed, and the blood-red viscous liquid flowed down the corner of the table in streams, and soon gathered into a large pool of blood in the open space in front of the shrine.

coming.

The water surface swayed, forming ring-shaped ripples from the center to the outside. After the ripples, several huge eyeballs floated on the water surface, and a black-haired woman who was completely soaked in blood rose up from inside. Blood-red liquid flowed down her hair, her eyeballs widened suddenly, making a sticky sound of turning, and a pale face of a woman was revealed behind the long hair.

"Ghost mother."

But it is obviously the same appearance as the person I saw in the hospital, but the feeling is completely different. There is no mercy in every frown and smile, only evil and sycophancy-this is the fall of the gods.

"Ah, what a rare visitor." Unlike the terrifying body that has undergone a qualitative change, Guizimu's voice is still gentle and demure, perhaps the most suitable lullaby to lull the child to sleep.

"Ghost mother." Yato pointed the knife at the fallen god expressionlessly, pointing directly at the intention, "Give me back Hongyin."

"What an arrogant kid." Guizimu suppressed her smile and looked at Yato contemptuously, "You actually ran to ask me for someone first, but I wonder if you misunderstood something?"

"...What do you mean?" Yetou narrowed his eyes slightly, his hand clenched on the handle of the knife was ready to strike at any time, from the very beginning he never thought that he could get someone back with his mouth.

"It was Li Ying who found it." Gui Zimu held up half of her face and said pretending to be annoyed, "The god he served killed the person he loved, and even deprived him of the final happiness. He can no longer bear the pain. Woolen cloth."

"It's better to tell a lie." Of course, Yetou would not believe even a single word of Guizimu's words. According to his understanding of Hongyin, what she said was impossible.

"Sure enough, I still don't believe it." Guizimu sighed helplessly, waved her long sleeves, and a figure appeared again in the pool of blood beneath her, "Then it's better for him to tell you in person."

It is indeed an all-too-familiar figure, but without the casual clothes and slippers that he used to wear in the past, he is replaced by a black bathrobe, and the chestnut half-long hair that has been tied up has also been let down, and there is always a carefree look on his face. The lazy smile could no longer be found, but he just stared blankly at the master he had determined to protect his whole life with blank eyes, and the word "li" on his neck was proof of his betrayal.

"...Hongyin?"

After seeing Hong Yin himself, Yato's voice trembled a little. No matter how much he couldn't believe what he saw, it was useless. The rotten aura lingering on Hong Yin could not be wrong—it really belonged to the other side where there was no turning back .

"Mr. Hongyin." Even Xueyin could sense that the man in front of him was no longer the bad guy he knew well.

"Come on, Liying." Guizimu stretched out her arms and gently hooked Hongyin's neck as if she were treating a parent and child. She raised her head and said to Yato, "Tell him what your wish is."

Hongyin still had no expression on his face, just replied mechanically: "My wish is the same as that of Guizimoshin. I only hope to kill Yatogami who killed my beloved wife and daughter. May my wife and daughter sleep forever."

"Ahahaha——" Guizimu clapped her hands in satisfaction when she heard such an answer, and laughed like a madman, "Hey, did you hear that?! There really can't be a better answer!!"

In the end, as if she was tired from laughing, Guizimu raised her head and took a deep breath, lowered her head and looked at Yato: "I, I must avenge the dead child, the feeling of being killed by my own artifact should be the same as The pain I have suffered is about the same... Ah, no, no, it's not enough, it's not enough..."

Guizimu suddenly covered her face and began to cry bitterly: "Nan Ying...my Nan Ying! Why did you take my Nan Ying away——?!"

"Totally crazy." Yato looked at the heart-piercing and crying woman calmly, but when he cast his eyes on Hongyin, he became confused again - what happened to make Hongyin change? In this way?

"But speaking of it, I really should thank you, Night God."

Guizimu stopped crying as soon as she said it, and she grinned again, and the tall man beside her disappeared in a burst of white light as she waved her hand, and the beam of light slowly gathered and condensed into the shape of a weapon.Raising her hand again, she had already grasped the handle of the knife lying in front of her eyes, and what appeared in her hand after the light disappeared was a huge sickle that was as red as blood.

She smiled and stroked the handle, then looked at Yato provocatively——

"Such an excellent wishing device has been cultivated."