[Noragami] I was not there

If Xueyin must let Xueyin say it, his first impression of Hongyin was not very good - he was lazy all day long, slovenly and didn't wake up, he seemed to be a born optimist, no matter what he encountered, he was just Hahaha I said and laughed, the most ridiculous thing is his side job, which is actually writing the kind of pure love novels that girls love to read, and the pen name is also weird.

In a word, Xueyin is "completely incomprehensible" to Hongyin.

Although the next few contacts were very friendly to him, his attitude towards Hongyin was just "people he knew" for a long time, and the only thing that caught his eye was the "artifact". Unexpected identity.

To say that his attitude towards Hongyin changed should be the first time he was alone with him.

At that time, he had just followed Kanaki to school, and he was still a little entangled in the present world. He wandered around in the school, and finally went to the rooftop, where he ran into Hongyin who was basking in the sun.

He originally wanted to leave, but he didn't want to be discovered by him, so he dragged him over to hang out with him, and even called it to promote the relationship. Although he felt that there was no need to promote it, he still sat down.

But the topics that were forced to talk afterwards were still so boring. Most of them were Hongyin who was half lying on the ground talking non-stop. Later, the topic led to the novel he was writing——

"Do you know why I write novels?" At the end, Hongyin asked Xueyin who didn't seem to want to talk at all.

"It must be to earn manuscript fees." Xueyin replied without even raising her eyelids. After all, it must be a problem to have enough food and clothing to follow that poor god.

"Wrong." Hongyin slammed Xueyin's head hard with his fist.

"It hurts so much." Xueyin rubbed the place where she was hit, and looked at him with some complaints, "What is that?"

"Some people know it, some people like it, some people look forward to it." Hongyin said as he turned his face to the side, a golden outline was drawn against the backlight, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, "Doesn't it make you feel like you're still alive?"

"..." Xueyin was completely stunned when he heard this. He had indeed thought about various possibilities just now, but he didn't expect Hongyin's answer to be like this.

But at that time, when he heard this, he was a little irritable for no reason. He just wanted to get up and walk away, but he was grabbed by the hood by the person next to him. .

"I'm telling you, boy, some things can't be changed, so just accept it...I—"

Hongyin's two legs dangling in mid-air kept shaking, and he looked up at the blue sky with a slightly relieved expression, but he still seemed very indifferent when he said these words——

"Actually, I miss this world more than anyone else."

……

...Didn't you say that you miss this world more than anyone else?

Yukine, who had turned into a sword, clenched his fists when he collided with Hirono, who had become a hostile artifact. He is still the same as Yato - he doesn't believe in everything in front of him, that one will teach him his lessons and talk to him How could Mr. Hongyin, who had great principles and would help him when he was about to fall, would be completely on the opposite side and confront himself in this way.

"...Obviously—" Xueyin said in a low voice, her voice was a little hoarse and trembling, "the one who said that to me..."

Due to the momentary distraction of the divine weapon, the hesitant Yato could barely block the knife blade that Kizimu kept swiping, but this knife hit it firmly, the clothes on his arms were cut, and blood After a while, the entire sleeve was dyed red, showing the depth of the wound.

Yato gasped, and jumped aside covering his right arm. Warm blood had already flowed onto his palm, and there was a sticky smell of blood from the place where it intersected with the handle of the knife.

Xueyin was stunned for a moment, the blood stained on his body burned his eyes, Yetou's injury was entirely due to his own negligence, he was in a panic for a moment, and the opponent in front of him was like an elder, he was always worried There is no consciousness to face up to all the truth.

what to do?What can I do? ... What is the wishing device that Guizimu said?

Xueyin's heart was disturbed.

"Calm down." Yato said in a low voice to the snow weapon in his hand. Being one with the artifact, he naturally felt Xueyin's bewilderment, but why not himself right now.

He tightened his left hand covering the wound, and glanced at the girl not far away. He still didn't understand the purpose of Nora, but she did not do anything to Kanaki, and she looked here with her, just with her Her anxious expression was completely different. Seeing him in a state of distress, she deepened her smile, stretched out her right hand and opened her lips lightly——

"Use me."

Yetou narrowed his eyes slightly, and he squeezed the handle of the knife tightly so that he would not just compromise like this.

"Snowy."

Xue Yin, who was hugging his head in pain, was startled. He heard Yato's voice, but he didn't know how to respond. He could only look forward in a daze. The fallen god in front of the shrine, which was stained red with blood, was holding a huge scythe. His figure gradually became blurred.

"You are like me, you must have a lot of things you want to ask Hongyin."

"..." Xueyin nodded after a slight pause.

"That's right."

Yeto stood up on the ground, tore off his tattered sports coat and threw it away, leaving only a white T-shirt on his body, but this way, the injury on his arm was even more shocking, but This did not affect the smile he was showing at the moment, his blue eyes shining brightly under the night——

"It's up to us to get Hongyin back, and then ask him carefully, what the hell is he doing."

"..."

Xueyin bit his lower lip lightly, his already clenched fist loosened after a couple of struggles, he opened his eyes and looked straight ahead, his vision became extremely clear——

"I see."

That's right, their enemies haven't changed, the only thing they have to do is to chop up the ghost mother who has become a demon.

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"It's really reluctant, Yato." Nora, who was rejected, did not show any displeasure. He still retracted his outstretched hand with a smile, and calmly looked at the vainly changed atmosphere not far away. That’s enough, even if it’s a wishing device, I can cut it cleanly.”

Kannaki frowned slightly, she could see that the girl in front of her was not lying, if it was really her, she must be in the mood to kill Kishimu and Hong Yin together: "Yato can't kill Hiro sound."

Nora turned his head, looked at Kanaki, and said with a smile: "Really, you and Yato are still so naive."

"..." Kanaki didn't understand what Nora's words meant, but she was sure that she didn't like her smile very much.

"Yato can't call Hirono back." Nora explained to Kanaki seemingly kindly, but his expression was completely different, "He is the Kishimo who took the initiative to find him."

"Active?" Kanaki repeated these two words in astonishment.

"Guizimu is the patron saint of babies. If it were her, she would definitely be able to find Hongyin's wife and daughter." Nora covered his mouth and chuckled, "Sacred artifacts are human beings after all, and they will still be entangled by these dusty things in the end. , but this just happened to fulfill the wish of Guizimu who wanted to avenge Yato, after all, Hongyin became a blessing device at that time, and she had no reason to refuse."

"... Blessing device?"

"Ah, I haven't explained it to Axi yet. Zhu Qi is the product of the evolution of the artifact, and its shape will change from before. It is also the proof that the artifact swore to be loyal to its owner forever." Nora laughed again when he said this, "such an explanation , but I find it even more ridiculous, always being loyal to the master and so on are some self-deceiving jokes."

"Shut up." Kanaki lowered her expression and looked at the girl in front of her with cold eyes.

"Okay." She tilted her head indifferently, and said slowly, "but what can I do?"

"..."

Nora didn't turn his head, but still looked at Kanaki with a smile, stretched out his right hand and opened his mouth slightly, bending his fingers one by one while counting: "One knife, two swords, three swords, four swords..."

As if keeping pace with Nora, Yato, who was still fighting with Kishimu not far away, kept adding new wounds to his body. The original white T-shirt was dyed red by his blood, but he always Without stopping, he stubbornly met Guizimu's sharp blade.

"...Yato." Kanaki pursed her lips tightly, she couldn't look away, the knife seemed to be cut on her body.

"Although I don't want to admit it, Hongyin is indeed an excellent artifact. No one can say for sure how strong he will be in the hands of the demonized Guizimu who has become a wishing instrument." Nora put down his hands and stopped counting, He squinted his eyes slightly, but the corners of his mouth still remained, "And what Yato holds is just a teenager who has just become an artifact in his teens. The gap between the two is really too big."

"..."

"By the way." As if thinking of something, Nora smiled and took Kanaki's hand, his eyes bent so innocent and harmless, "Yato will definitely listen to what Ah Xi says."

"..." Kanaki looked at the girl's smiling face and instinctively felt uneasy.

"You ask Yato to use me, otherwise—" Nora paused while speaking, and slightly turned his head to look at the young god in front of the shrine who was bleeding all over but still showed no sign of retreating, "Yato will die."

Maybe she should be shaken, but someone didn't give her this chance.

The moment Nora finished speaking, the snow tool had already brushed her hair and landed on her neck——

"What are you talking about in Rory?" Yato, who had almost turned into a blood man, came behind her at some point, and in the distance was the sound of the shrine collapsing. Under the moonlight, Yato's pale face intersected with blood, azure blue There was a faint killing intent in his eyes, "I will not die so easily."

Kannaki stared blankly at this kind of Yato, it was a Yato she had never seen before, ruthless and unsmiling, completely different from the usual uproarious appearance—or maybe this is Yato The true appearance hidden in the deepest part.

Different from Kanaki's performance, Nora's expression remained unchanged when the knife was pressed against his neck, let alone frightened, and the faint smile on his mouth remained unchanged: "That's right, if Yato dies, Father and I will also be very sad."

"..." Yato's eyes darkened, and he removed the snow weapon from Nora's neck. He looked at Kanaki and said lightly, "Don't listen to Nora's words, just stay here and wait for us to come back."

"...Well." Although it was clear from the conversation between the two that Yato was hiding something, and it seemed that he had pulled out a new character, Kanaki still nodded vigorously at this moment, and she was holding the corner of her clothes tightly. , there is really no need to ask more questions now.

Yato twitched the corners of his mouth to Kanaki, which was a kind of relieved smile, but the corners of his mouth were smoothed in the next second, and after holding the snow weapon tightly, he ran towards the Kishimo who was temporarily trapped by the shrine he cut down There.

……

Guizimu, who escaped from the ruins, screamed loudly because of her anger. She swung her knife in the direction of Yato, and she was still a few meters away. The knife was about to cut Yato again, but it was only a little bit short , was blocked by the artifact in his hand.

Furious, Guizimu pointed at the young god who had landed safely and shouted: "Do you think you can beat my Liying with just an impromptu artifact?!! Stop joking!!! You inferior god!!!"

"Well, let's wait until this kind of thing is done." Yato agreed unhurriedly, and then he raised his knife and slashed at the woman in front of him.

Facts have proved that Guizimu is indeed too arrogant.

The swords and shadows complement each other, and the artifacts grow in battle.

After all the fighting so far, Xueyin certainly felt Hongyin's seriousness, he really wanted to kill them, even if he didn't want to believe it, he couldn't change this.

Xue Qi's attacking method finally turned from defensive to offensive. From being at a loss, he slowly matched the rhythm of Yato, using his own will to control the angle and strength of swinging the knife.

Yato didn't get any new injuries. On the contrary, he shot back Guizimu several times. Even if it was Zhu Qi, Hongyin and Guizimu were new to each other after all, and the degree of adaptation was far from enough.

However, the fact is also so ruthless. When Xueyin really started to think about how to fight back, he was already facing Hongyin, who was already an enemy, with the same identity as an artifact.

The battle between the two sides has reached a fever pitch, but——

Why……

Why……

Why...does it have to be like this?

After feeling Yato's flying knife, Yukine finally couldn't hold back and roared loudly when he was in contact with Hongyin's blade——

"Didn't you tell me that you miss this world more than anyone else?! Then why go further and further away?! Mr. Hongyin—!"

He didn't know whether his voice could reach the other party's ears, but he just wanted to express his heart completely like this.

"...What an idiot."

Xueyin felt it in an instant, the guy who always said the truth to him with the appearance of an elder passed by her, and whispered in his ear——

"That's right, well—"

The tone was still casual, but it was entrusted with ten thousand catties, accompanied by a rough and wide palm, which patted heavily on his shoulder——

"Guard it for me."

The moment the blades intersected, with a glaring white light, the scabbard sword in the man's hand had cut off the huge sickle of the demon-turning woman——

"Huh?" Xueyin didn't have time to react, all the changes came too fast.

Among them, only Yato reacted. He lowered his eyes slightly, raised his left hand to wrap around the half-cut blade, and called out his name the moment he came into contact with it——

"Hiroki."

The shape of the broken blade was only half of the sword, he grasped the sharp blade with his bare hands, and slashed across the neck of the ghost mother who was close at hand——

"Crack——" The special sound of a sharp weapon piercing through the body suddenly sounded under the night.

Guizimu didn't realize what had happened until the sight in front of her eyes turned dizzyingly, but she could only turn her eyes desperately after her head fell to the ground, looking at the artifact that betrayed her and the young god who beheaded her again. .

It turned into black smoke from the neck and was about to disappear, but Kishimu who looked at Yato suddenly grinned: "Do you think you can really kill me? As long as there are people who believe in me, I will not die. , only a pathetic thing like you will linger in the intermittent memory of human beings... Hahaha, hahahahahahahahahaha——————————”

The piercing laughter stopped abruptly after the blade pierced her head, and the compassionate face ended with a distorted expression—the ghost mother died.

Yeto drew his knife expressionlessly, looked coldly at the woman who had become a corpse, and said a few words: "It's really annoying."

And the broken blade in his hand couldn't hold it anymore after the fatal blow from Guizimu, and it slowly dissipated from the tip of the knife. Looking at the knife in his hand, he seemed to see the first time he met in front of the convenience store. When it was Hongyin's time, in fact, he was just given a can of beer on a whim, but he didn't expect it to end like this.

Yato suddenly heard the still familiar voice, and this was the last sentence that Hirono said to him——

"I'm really sorry, please forgive my last willfulness."

The blade shattered and shattered as soon as the voice fell, and together with the other half of the blade, it turned into specks of ashes and slowly scattered from the air along with the suddenly increasing night wind.

Xueyin stared blankly at the gray-black ashes like snow flying all over the sky, his eyes became sore and swollen, he knelt down on the ground with his head bowed, and tears welled up in his eyes——

"Mr. Hongyin——!!!"

Unlike the boy who cried bitterly, Yato's expression was indifferent from the beginning to the end, and the hand that pressed the Hongyin Duanren was dripping with blood, and it fell to the ground and was quickly absorbed.

He raised his head slightly, and his vision was also full of ashes——

"I know... I've always known that you, who have reached this point but didn't stab me, don't have any evil intentions, you just want to die."

Yato let out a long sigh, and slowly closed his eyes—he would respect it, if this was Hong Yin's final choice.

"Hiro... sound... Mr...." Kannai looked at the sky and whispered his name, but the ashes that he reached out to catch disappeared in an instant-this is the death of the artifact, the real death between heaven and earth. Never see you again.

Tears flowed down my cheeks uncontrollably from the corners of my eyes...

The crimson of the shrine is gradually fading, and the ashes in the sky will eventually fall. In this frozen scenery, only the lamentation of the boy is still echoing, and the sadness seems to penetrate all barriers and spread to every corner. Absolutely.

Nora didn't say anything, just smiled and looked up to the side of the night sky——

It's almost here.

……

Yes, just as she expected, just when everyone lowered their vigilance, an uninvited guest arrived by night.

Originally, it was just that Dao Biao found that the direction of Kishimo Shrine was a bit wrong and came to investigate, but he didn't expect her to see unexpected characters here.

"...Yato."

The second after she finished saying the name, she swung down the long whip in her hand.

A lightning-like attack came from mid-air, Yato noticed it and swiftly moved from the side, but due to the injuries on his body, he could barely dodge, and the bricks where he was originally had been hit to the ground smash.

After he stabilized his figure, he frowned slightly. He could guess who was coming without looking up, and he was the only one with such fierce moves and ruthless hands.

"Tch, it's this time." He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and said in a low voice.

Kanaki and Yukine, who still don't understand what happened, raised their heads and looked in the direction of the whip attack——

Appearing above the Kishimo Shrine is a young woman with long golden hair. She rides on a majestic lion and holds a long whip in her hand. Her pretty face is distorted by anger. The pair Purple eyes fixedly stared at Yato who was half kneeling on the ground, and sternly shouted——

"Have you killed even the gods now?! You damn god of disaster—!"