I loaded the ghost talk game

There is a connection between Ibuki Daimyojin and Yamata no Orochi.

In this part of the information Xiaolu brought back, there are some descriptions about Shuten Doji.

It is mentioned in the information that there is a connection between the Ghost King of Oeyama and Mount Ibuki. Shuten-dōji was most likely born in Mount Ibuki, and later established his career in Mount Oe.

In other words, Mount Ibuki is Shuten’s hometown.

In addition, some additional old news materials have been sorted out about Ifuki Shrine in Shiga Prefecture and Ifuki Shrine in Gifu Prefecture.

There is a certain conflict between the two.

The Ifuki Shrine side says that Shuten-Douji is the descendant of Ibuki Daimyojin; the Ifuki Shrine side says that Shuten-Douji is Ibuki Daimyojin himself.

"The message is a little mixed."

Kamiya took out a pen and paper and briefly sorted out the current information.

Regarding the relationship between Shuten Doji, Ibuki Daimyojin, and Yamata no Orochi, it can be roughly divided into two parts -

It is said that Ibuki Daimyojin is the incarnation of Yamata no Orochi's sub-spirit, that is, a part of the Orochi. Shuten Doji is a descendant of Ibuki Daimyojin.

Another theory is that Ibuki Daimyojin is a descendant of Yamata no Orochi, and Shuten Doji is Ibuki Daimyojin.

"It seems that no matter which way you say it, Shuten-dōji is a descendant of Yamata no Orochi. Therefore, after Shuten-dōji became the God of Disaster, for some reason he left Mount Ibuki and became a ghost in Oeyama. Is this the case with a monster force?"

It's not completely unreasonable when you think about it.

Speaking of hell, Shuten Doji and Yamata no Orochi at least died in similar ways in their respective legends.

Shuten-dōji was drunk with wine by Minamoto no Yorimitsu and then beheaded; Yamata no Orochi was drunk with wine by Susanoo and then beheaded.

It’s not that a family doesn’t enter a family, it’s a son who inherits his father’s inheritance.

"As for the snake god in Dajiangshan City..."

The shrine barrier on the inner floor of Oeyama Castle Palace was partially damaged by Kamiyagawa's use of Heaven's Tail Feather.

But when the battle with the snake god came to an end, the barrier began to repair itself and returned to its original state.

Later, Golden Bear Boy seemed to send people into the palace to check, but the main purpose was to see if all the resurrected ghosts and evil spirits had really been eliminated.

The matter of the inner boundary was not mentioned later.

At present, no one in Oeyama knows that "Inujiro", that is, Kamiyagawa, has actually had contact with the snake god once after entering the northern palace, and even kidnapped the snake god's boy Kiriyasu Tsuna.

In other words, there seems to be no communication between the Snake God itself and the Golden Bear and Star Bear.

Now that we have looked at the information about Ibuki Daimyojin, Kamiyagawa first regards the snake god as the true form of Shuten Doji.

Anyway, it’s pretty much the same.

Judging from the existing information on Oeyama, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's crusade against Oeyama during the Heian period should be true, and the item identification information of [Kamibi Oni Poison Liquor] and [Doji Kiri Yasutsuna] all confirm this. a little.

"So, Shuten-douji was probably really beheaded by Minamoto no Yorimitsu."

If the snake god in Dajiangshan is really Shuten Doji, then maybe Shuten did not really die after being beheaded, but changed back to his original form as the great snake god's heir.

"But the snake god is very crazy. The ones I fought with didn't seem to be sane at all. They were no better than the rotting ghosts and souls. Maybe the beheading affected Shuten Doji's IQ?"

To put it simply, it was the time when Kamiyagawa used the tail feather of the sky to break the shrine barrier.

Putting yourself in another person's shoes, assuming that Kamiya himself is a snake god, and if he wants to deal with an invading outsider, he can wait until the other party walks into the gap in the barrier and reappears, and then directly catch the turtle in the urn.

If the snake god really did this at that time, then Kamiyagawa would probably have no choice but to self-destruct and exit.

But at that time, the snake god chose the most unfavorable method for himself - when the outsiders were still outside the barrier, he threw out the snake's tail from the gap in the barrier to launch a fierce attack.

The geographical advantage that could have been exploited suddenly turned into a disadvantage.

This unwise approach actually benefited Kamiyagawa, and he even took the opportunity to snatch away the boy Kiri Yasuna on the tip of the snake's tail.

"So, the snake god in the shrine relies entirely on violent instincts. Such an irrational existence can hardly be said to be on the same side of the world. I even feel that if the snake god can escape from the shrine's barrier, he will The first thing to do is to destroy Dajiangshan City."

Kamiya closed the documents Xiaolu brought back and sat quietly in the living room for a while.

Then he got up and went to the master bedroom on the second floor. Jiuchang should have finished cleaning it by now.

Let’s go back to the ordinary world again.

After another ten minutes, Xiaolu walked out of the kitchen.

Compared with how she looked when she first came home, she tied her long hair back and wore a pink apron.

"Master, it seems that you have already eaten the bento. But I fried cod. Although it is not as good as Prajna Master, do you want to do it together..."

Kanoya opened the door of the living room, but there was no one inside. Only the pile of information related to Ibuki Daimyojin she brought back was neatly stacked on the coffee table.

"Well."

Xiaolu raised his head slightly and sniffed the smell of home. The master's breath seemed to have returned to the master bedroom on the second floor.

"Master is really busy these days."

Luyewu was a little helpless.

She knew that there was nothing she could do to help her master regarding the matters in Chang Shili. The only thing she could do was to pray for her master to have good fortune in martial arts.

And when the master is done with his work for a while, he can squeeze his shoulders and beat his legs. If the master is willing to wash his feet, that's fine. In short, it's all about showing his filial piety to the best of his ability.

…

In the eternal world, Dajiangshan City.

It originally belonged to Yamao, but now belongs to the mansion of the dog demon Inujiro.

It was night in the monster city, and a full moon hung low in the sky, pressing on the layers of pavilions, and covering these ancient buildings with a thick layer of silver light.

The wood spirits rest on the branches of dead trees.

The little old man's body was watching the wind calmly.

He could feel that the number of strange stories peeking into the interior of the mansion had decreased compared to when the owner first moved here.

This is probably the result of the master's increased prestige and trust in the country.

Good thing.

The calm in the courtyard did not last forever.

Bang bang!

There was a knock on the door of the mansion from outside.

These wood spirits were commotion for a while, and then at the little old man's signal, they opened the door of the mansion.

Here comes Hoshikuma Doji.

The one-horned female ghost still looked drunk, but what was different from usual was that she came alone, and the Golden Bear Boy did not appear with her.

"Hey, little old monk, where is your master?"

Xingxiong glanced around the wood spirits, and finally set his sights on the little old man.

Within Ojiangshan, the scouts have been naturally regarded as Inujiro's butler.

"Abba, Abba."

The little old man pointed inside the mansion.

The master has returned from this world, so there is no problem.

"belch--"

Xingxiong burped and walked towards the house.

But just as he reached the center of the courtyard, Kamiya's voice rang out. It still sounded vague, but with a calm tone: "Master Xingxiong, you are a rare visitor. Why are you here?"

"Well..." Xing Xiong staggered, looking like he was unsteady on his feet. After swaying for a while, she took off the wine cup from her left wrist and threw it towards Kamiya, "Drink with me."

Snapped.

The wine cup was firmly caught by Kamiyakawa.

He looked at Xing Xiong twice.

The beautiful and tall female ghost, the imperial sister, seemed different from her usual appearance. Although she still smelled of alcohol, she seemed a bit softer and melancholy.

Maybe it’s the dead of night and the mood is rising?

No, it shouldn't be that simple, maybe something happened.

Kamitani Chuan does not object to drinking with Xingxiong. Among the high-level officials in Dajiangshan, this king is the only one who gives people a special feeling. Moreover, drinking together is an opportunity to promote feelings, and maybe you can get some words out of Xingxiong.

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

Kamiya smiled and walked to Xing Xiong with a wine cup.

The two sat down opposite each other in front of a strange rock in the courtyard. The wood spirits and the little old man retreated to a corner.

"Master Xingxiong seems to have something on his mind?"

Kamiyakawa raised his head and took a sip of the wine in the wine cup. The liquid slid over the tip of his tongue. It was deep and mellow, with the unique heat and intensity of alcohol, and was full of spiciness.

He doesn't really like drinking, so he just acts like it.

"When you're drinking, don't say unpleasant things." Xingxiong drank the wine in his wide-mouthed wine bowl in one gulp.

Well, it's more certain that she really has something on her mind.

Kamiyagawa: "But you can't just drink alcohol, right? Tell your unsatisfactory things to your friends, and your worries will be reduced along with the drink. If you regard me as a friend."

"Reduced?"

Xingxiong shook the bowl in his hand, and the wine bowl that had already bottomed out began to pour out again, filling the wide bowl in a short time.

After doing all this, she smiled provocatively at Kamiya, with tiny fangs exposed at the corners of her mouth.

Red lips, white teeth, distinct colors.

"...It's just a metaphor."

"Sometimes I think you're quite strange. It's not the same as the weird stories here." Xing Xiong shook his head and did not continue the topic of increasing or decreasing drinks.

"Aren't you like this too? That's why you came to me for a drink, right?"

"Haha. I really don't know whether I should call you sharp or cunning. Ah, by the way, you said friend. A long time ago, there was a friend who would drink with me, but he is no longer here."

"Are you talking about Stone Bear Boy?"

"Well, he is a very good guy, and he can be regarded as a maverick among the ghost tribe. The Dajiangshan City you see now was built by him and a group of ghosts a long time ago. The techniques he learned from humans imitated the Kyoto."

Kamiya had also heard some rumors about stone bears.

He had felt before that the structure of Dajiangshan City was extraordinary. If it was built the day after tomorrow, then there should be a certain number of craftsman talents in this place.

Now it seems that the so-called craftsmen's strange talent should be left over from Shi Xiong's period.

Kamiyagawa: "Ghosts and humans learn skills?"

Hoshikuma Doji: "Yeah, it sounds unbelievable, right? That time, by the way... humans called that time 'peace', haha, it was not at all peaceful at that time."

"What was it like in peacetime? I didn't live that long."

In the Heian Era a thousand years ago, humans and ghosts coexisted. Even the information in the countermeasures room was unclear about what the situation was at that time.

In addition, the previous one who tried to become the co-leader of ghosts and gods, Ashiya Michitoshi, also became active during the Heian period.

Xingxiong seems to be an eyewitness of that era, and we may be able to get some information about that time from her.

Even if this information has nothing to do with the current Ojiangshan, it is still useful to Kamiyagawa.

"At that time..." Xingxiong took another sip of wine and said intermittently as if recalling, "It was very different from now. The real world was not completely separated like it is now. Humans and ghosts lived in the same place. of the world. The world during the day belongs to humans, and the world at night belongs to ghosts and gods."

"Then why was the world divided into two?"

Regarding the eternal world and the present world, the division was not clear thousands of years ago, but then at a certain point in time, they suddenly and completely separated.

Kamiya was extremely confused by this.

What happened?

"yes……"

Star Bear spoke as if gibbering.

She had one leg crossed and the other leg upright. Her posture was not elegant, but rather heroic. The vermilion skirt only covered the top of her thighs, exposing the white skin of her legs.

Xing Xiong gently patted his knee with his left hand, his eyes blurred: "Why was the world divided into two?"

She repeated Kamiya's words. Although the content was the same, it felt like what she wanted to express was completely different.

"You mean this world and the eternal world?"

"No, I don't care about that." Xing Xiong shook his head, "I mean even longer ago."

"Before?" Kamiya opened his mouth and closed it again.

There's nothing wrong with this feeling.

After getting drunk, I feel like I want to talk about life and ideals with others.

"Um……"

Star Bear nodded.

This world is divided into two parts. It was already like this before the current world and the eternal world were completely separated.

Even in the peaceful era when humans and ghosts coexist, humans living under the sun and ghosts living in the dark are incompatible with each other.

The world seems to have acquiesced that humans are good and ghosts are evil.

When did such rules come into being, and who made them?

Star Bear doesn’t know.

All she knew was that she was a ghost born in the night, so she was judged evil.

So she kept thinking, why not, humans are evil and ghosts are good?

Hasn't anyone ever doubted the bullshit truth of this world? Are those rules that must not be violated?

In order to get the answer to this question, Xingxiong Dozi continued to practice herself. When she came back to her senses, she was already the king of the world.

At that time, the great empire was still led by Shuten Doji.

The ghost king of the great rivers and mountains who has divinity but believes in using unconditional power to control everything in the world.

"The kindness of human beings is hypocritical. They are good at hiding their evil, and sometimes they even hide it poorly. They stand in the sun and regard the crusade against us ghosts born in the darkness as a heroic deed. Therefore, Susanoo The men want to kill us, the Japanese are ordered to kill us, and the onmyojis of Kyoto want to kill us too. As long as you kill ghosts, it is a meritorious service and you will be praised."

Shuten said so.

It was also at that time that Xing Xiong finally understood some truth.

She once saw that the Rashomon Gate in Kyoto was filled with human corpses, built like a high wall, and densely packed maggots were flying and swarming on the corpse wall.

But those people did not die at the hands of ghosts, but at the hands of humans themselves.

Therefore, as long as you occupy the great meaning of "good", no matter how dirty you do, it will not be considered evil.

Therefore, even if the hands of human beings are still stained with the blood of their own race, they can still fight against ghosts and monsters under the banner of justice.

This is how the world works. (End of chapter)