I loaded the ghost talk game

In addition to the two new skills, there are probably three masks together. When Hannya was promoted to Aragami, he realized a special skill and completed it——

[Ghost's Mask·Three-faced empty phase: Three sides are one, and all dharmas are empty. Prajna summons an empty phase, integrates any ability held by the three masks, and changes the form of the empty phase. The effect of the ability exerted by the empty phase will be several times stronger than the prajna itself. ]

It is a good thing that special skills have been completed, but the skill descriptions provided by "Kaitan Monogatari" have been read back and forth by Kamiyagawa twice, but they still don't make sense.

"Summon an empty form?"

Empty phase, logically speaking, is a Buddhist term.

The meaning is "illusion, illusion".

Summoning an empty image probably means summoning an illusion.

As for why youkai prajna is related to Buddhism, Kamiya can roughly know a little bit.

After all, he majored in monster studies and was considered a trainee folklorist.

The word "Prajna" has a special meaning in Buddhist terminology, which refers to "wisdom".

Prajna, on the other hand, generally refers to female evil spirits.

The two words are obviously the same in Japanese, but they are completely unrelated.

The professor at Tokyo University who lectures on "Lectures on Monsterology" once mentioned in class that although the Japanese ghost "Prajna" has nothing to do with the Buddhist wisdom "Prajna", it should have a certain correlation in the origin of the story. It is probably Its extension.

If we deny this hypothesis, we must admit that "prajna" for ghosts is a coined word, but this probability is too low.

From a literal point of view, if the word prajna is taken apart, neither one of them has anything to do with the story of the jealous feminine ghost. It does not conform to the word combination and the meaning is unclear.

Moreover, Japan is a country where Buddhist culture is prevalent. Buddhism was introduced to Japan hundreds of years earlier than the legend of the birth of the ghost Prajna. It is impossible for the Japanese not to know such a Buddhist term.

As for the connection between the two, the professor casually mentioned a few of the current mainstream ones.

For example, reciting the "Prajna Sutra" can expel the evil spirit of "Prajna".

Another example is that the earliest person to make Prajna ghost masks was probably the famous craftsman Hannyabo, one of the eight ancient mask makers. Prajnabo himself was a monk at Prajna Temple in Nara, and the Prajna ghost masks he made have been kept in Prajna for a long time. Worshiped in the temple.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Murasaki, who was the first to popularize ghosts like Prajna through The Tale of Genji, accidentally used the Buddhist term "Prajna" in her novels.

But this kind of thing is now unclear.

"However, the fact that my Prajna can comprehend such an ability probably means that the ghost Prajna itself is really connected with Buddhism, right? She has probably been promoted to a certain strength, tracing back to her roots to a certain extent."

"But looking at this new skill, the meaning of empty phase has probably been distorted, and the meaning of prajna itself is also distorted... I can only say that it is worthy of being a ghost."

"If possible, I really want to write this as my graduation thesis topic in the future."

Kamiya only knows a little about Buddhism.

His disciple Kanoya, who has been studying Buddhism for nearly a year, knows more than him.

If you really want to delve deeper, Kamiya can discuss it with your friend Master Kanazawa later.

However, he is a pragmatist and actually cares more about the effect of skills than the source of them.

Kamiyagawa: "Hannya, please demonstrate to me your new skill of [Three-sided Sky Phase]."

Prajna turned around, glanced at Kamiya's ear again intentionally or unintentionally, then with a sullen face, he followed the instructions as if nothing had happened.

She raised her hand leisurely.

The three masks beside him floated to the back at a rapid speed. They had a ferocious smile, a grotesque jealous face, a mysterious face, and different expressions. They opened their mouths and stuck out their tongues.

The mask's howling sound stirred up a heavy dark wind, and then a huge shadow hovered out of the dark wind and the ghostly cry.

It was an evil spirit with a female body.

Wearing a Prajna mask that covers the upper half of his face, his eyes are as ferocious as splitting, but half of his tall nose is exposed, as well as his attractively curved lips, which are as bright as blood.

The female ghost is dressed in gorgeous clothes. Contrary to Prajna's purple and white undergarment, the background color is purple and decorated with dense white lines. The belt of the clothes was untied, exposing the blue-gray skin, and a pair of giant claws under the cuffs were lingering with ghostly aura.

This should be the "empty phase" summoned by Prajna.

Kamiya observed it for a while and felt that the "empty phase" and Prajna were somewhat similar.

For example, the bridge of the nose and the beautifully curved lips.

But it is not exactly the same as Prajna. The "empty phase" is far more evil and strange than the dignified and elegant Prajna body.

And it's too big, much bigger than Panda in every sense.

After the empty phase appeared, it was like a mindless puppet, just hanging on Prajna's back.

"Well……"

It was also the first time for Prajna to use this ability. He looked at his summoned object and was stunned for two or three seconds before tentatively exhaling the mask of jealousy.

White masks flew around the empty phase, quickly dissolving and dissipating.

I saw that half of the mask on Kong Xiang's face was quickly filled up and turned into a white face.

call--

The empty phase finally moved, waving its terrifying claws, causing the dark wind to roar, and a large soft white powder mist filled the surrounding area like a blanket.

Kamiyachuan narrowed his eyes and saw clearly that this white powder had the properties of "medicine".

It was a common method used by Prajna to heal the wounds of his subordinates Shikigami Kaitan after fighting.

But it is different from the medicinal powder released by the Prajna body.

The medicinal powder sprayed by Kong Xiang is more concentrated, and the aura is obviously several times stronger than that of Prajna's body using this skill.

This level of "medicine" can really make the bones grow muscle when it is used on Guitan.

"The effect of the ability exerted by Kong Xiang will be several times stronger than Prajna itself."

Prajna can transfer one of the abilities of the mask he holds to the empty phase, thereby changing the properties of the empty phase. And if the corresponding ability is used by the empty phase, the effect will increase several times.

"So, the empty phase is similar to a puppet that can effectively strengthen the inherent skills of Prajna."

It seems that Kamiya has roughly understood the function of this new skill through acting practice.

It feels like a very practical ability.

Prajna, who holds three masks, possesses many kinds of abilities. As long as she uses them flexibly, her upper limit on the battlefield will be very high.

But for now, Prajna is bound to Kamiya every time he fights a tough battle. How effective this skill can be will probably have to be tested in actual combat.

"Very good, very good."

Kamiya was quite satisfied with Prajna's transformation and praised him generously.

However, Prajna seemed to be dismissive of this, and just crossed his arms on his chest, humming softly and tilting his smooth chin.

Judging from her little action, she must be feeling very happy at this moment.

But Kamiyakawa sees through it but doesn’t say anything.

Anyway, this guy has such a character in front of me.

"The attributes of the Laughing Mask are probably mischief, the Jealousy Mask is jealousy and beauty, and the Fangxiangmian has the power to control ghosts, resentment, and curses. I feel that the direction of Prajna's establishment of a shrine is already very flexible. Then I went to find Sister Jue. Let’s discuss it and see if she can come up with any constructive plans for shrine construction in response to the new changes in Prajna.”

Kamiyagawa is full of expectations for the future development of Prajna.

…

This world, Arakawa Ward, GENIE Animation Studio.

The working atmosphere in the workspace is tense yet orderly.

What is currently being produced is the 12th episode of "Uncertain Lady Mary", which is the final episode of the first season.

After the incident between Taira Shomon and King Koushi ended, the Kamiyagawa family's ghost stories returned from the ordinary world and resumed their more daily lives.

Among them, Princess Wenche immediately returned to her work with all her heart.

It turns out that we really can’t live without her in the studio.

In the short half month since Yao Fei entered the Live Fish Hotel, many problems arose in the small team that was still getting used to it——

For example, the show and the original animator disagreed over a certain storyboard issue; the original voice actor had a schedule conflict; the production process of the seventh episode of the series was obviously behind the original plan...

And so on.

Many of these things should have been handled properly by the production team.

But the position of production manager is originally for doing chores, and it is basically done by newcomers, so they are in a humble position.

A girl in her early twenties who had just graduated was in charge of the studio's production. She didn't dare to get involved in any disagreements between the original animator and the performer, and no one would listen to her at all.

In addition, the director Mr. Kasai is good in terms of business ability, but he seems to be stretched when it comes to handling team problems.

At this time, people like Wen Che who have the right to speak and can manage the team well are needed to take charge of the overall situation.

Therefore, during the days when the production was in progress and Wen Che was away, I could only call the general affairs lady from time to time and cry out, begging her to come back soon.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Bunche Yaofei to return.

She returned to reality and dealt with all the remaining matters vigorously and resolutely, making sure everything was watertight and avoiding any hidden dangers.

The strange story about Kamiyagawa's most powerful subordinate is this.

So it didn’t take long before the studio was running smoothly again.

Until now in November, the production of "Miss Mary" has officially come to an end, and the team has not had any more troubles.

Da da da.

Wenche Yafei's high heels stepped on the grindstone floor of the studio, making a crisp and capable sound.

"President, please go to the conference room."

"oh."

Kamiyagawa followed her. When passing by the work area, many employees stood up to greet the young president who rarely showed up.

Everyone's attitude was very respectful.

Because there is such a rumor within the studio, well, actually it is not a rumor, but a fact led by Xiao Wenche. that is--

Anyone who criticizes the president in private will definitely suffer divine punishment, and something terrible will happen to that person.

Entering the conference room, Director Hexi was already sitting here waiting. Kamiya nodded to him and sat down at the head of the square table.

Wenche then submitted a financial report, which recorded the expenses of GENIE Studio since its establishment.

Because the studio only works on one project, all expenses are centered around this.

If you look at it roughly, the production cost of a single episode of "Miss Mary" is about 10 million yen on average.

Therefore, the production of 12 episodes of animation alone cost 120 million yen.

However, because Xiao Wenche was very capable, he saved some expenses. Moreover, although Mr. Miyake's script fees and Fumaki's supervision fees are still distributed according to the normal process, most of them will go back to Kamiya and be exchanged for soul crystals for the two of them.

So the actual expenditure is probably controlled at 100 million yen.

Wenche had already reported this at home, and Kamiyagawa was just going through the motions when reading the financial report, taking a look at the detailed expenses.

A single episode of animation of about 30 minutes costs 10 million yen, which is almost a standard cost level in the animation industry.

It means working well to ensure that the output animation presents an excellent level of performance.

But at the very beginning, Kamiyagawa’s senior, Mr. Tsukada Satake of Tokuma Studio, gave the suggestion to first try to produce low-cost animations to test the water, and to take on animation outsourcing projects from some large studios to maintain the operations.

Kamiyagawa obviously did not adopt this suggestion and directly spent a lot of money and invested all his manpower and financial resources into "Miss Mary".

After all, it is the debut work of GENIE Animation Studio, and it is a tool to help Mary and the little tapir gain faith in this world. To do this, you must do the best within your capabilities.

Although he could only get in and out, Kamiya was still willing to spend money when it was time to spend money.

The worst thing is that the ghost and god disciples are working hard in the countermeasures room to support the studio.

For such a desperate act, we usually only use two words to describe this kind of person——

Gambling monster.

But what Kamiya did was not entirely a gamble.

On the one hand, he has great trust in the business abilities of Xiao Wenche and Mr. Miyake, and he has no doubts about employing people.

On the other hand, someone has actually shared part of the entrepreneurial risk for Kamiya a long time ago. Even if he spends 100 million yen on the project of "Miss Mary", Kamiyagawa will not be forced to sell iron. He even has some on hand now. Cash flow of about 30 million yen.

And this angel investor who has great insights and can see the huge potential of GENIE Studio at a glance is, of course, Onizuka Kiri Hotaru.

Shortly after the little miko learned about the establishment of GENIE Studio, she took the initiative to invest 60 million yen in the "Miss Mary" project.

It was precisely because of receiving this money that Kamiya had the confidence to ask Fumika Yaofei not to deliberately save costs, but to directly spend according to industry standards to produce excellent animations.

Let me make it clear that this is not a soft meal!

It should...not count.

This is normal business cooperation.

If the two parties have signed a serious contract, the profits from "Miss Mary" will be distributed back to Onizuka in proportion in the future.

Although the little rich woman Onizuka herself may not care much about this dividend...

For her, it wasn't just once or twice that she accepted Kamiya's help. She even saved her life, so it didn't matter if she took this money as a return gift.

Moreover, Onizuka knew that the real purpose of GENIE Studio's operation was to help Kamiyagawa's Aragami accept the beliefs of the real world.

As long as she can help him, the little witch doesn't really care about anything else.