I teach kendo in Tokyo

The catfish spirit successfully closed the distance to Ksitigarbha's shrine. Looking at Kiryu Kazuma who was trying to move the Jizo statue over there, Catfish suppressed the urge to vomit blood and threw out four tentacles with a roar.

"Die! Kazuma Kiryu!"

The catfish spirit tried its best, and its four tentacles poked at the back of Kiryu Kazuma in the distance like a cannon, but it was intercepted on the way.

"Don't hurt my master!"

Seiryu stepped in angrily. At the critical moment, the former Bai Feng daughter also showed the same courage as when the Ji Dao was fighting, bullied him in, and suddenly knocked away the first tentacle, but also paid the price of a bruised shoulder. However, ignoring this, he stepped back using the force of the shock, and with a straight slash from top to bottom, the second tentacle turned into a flying broken beard.

Black blood spurted out, covering half of his body. Catfish spirit killed the blood in his eyes, but Qingliu ignored it. When the two tentacles passed by, he kicked his legs continuously in one breath and rushed out with his teeth, catching up with the third tentacle and nailing it firmly to Suanshi Qingyu. However, just when he was about to turn around and cut off the last tentacle, the tentacle that was knocked away at first was swung from the dead center behind and hit Qingliu hard on the back.

Seiryu, who was caught off guard, was sent flying sideways, and the third tentacle inserted deeply into Seiryu also came out. While rolling in mid-air, Seiryu felt an almost burning pain coming from her back, and her eyes caught a glimpse of the remaining two tentacles running past her, and then stabbing Kazuma.

"No!!!!!"

Qingliu screamed and reached out his hand almost instinctively.

At the same time, the Qingyu inserted into the third tentacle suddenly lit up, and a surge of lightning overflowed from the blade. The tentacles, which were harder than bulletproof rubber, were blown off on the spot, and then the blade was wrapped in lightning, and a huge horizontal slash like a crescent moon was swung within a radius of ten meters. The two tentacles that hit Kazuma were cut off by the lightning. When Qingliu came back to her senses, Qingyu had returned to her hand. The lightning disappeared, but the sound of the knife was still heard.

The sudden situation not only stunned Qingliu, but even the catfish spirit whose tentacles were cut off was stunned for several beats before he could react.

"What the hell! Are you standing over there!?"

"Huh?"

Catfish Spirit roared out angrily, while Qingliu looked over in astonishment. At this moment, a crisp crackling sound suddenly reached my ears.

Seiryu and Ayujin turned to look over at the same time, and then saw Kazuma slowly picking up the Jizo statue - there were two horrific wounds on the back of Kazuma's clothes, which were whipped by the tentacles. The impact was striking, but the force of the impact also unexpectedly became an opportunity to move the Ksitigarbha statue. The Jizo statue was separated from the base where it had been for many years. Kazuma endured the severe pain on his back and slowly lifted the Jizo statue up.

During the first few shots when he lifted it up, Kazuma faintly felt an unknown suction force dragging the Jizo statue. However, as the Ksitigarbha statue was slowly raised, the suction force declined sharply, and then disappeared completely. The moment the suction disappeared, the surrounding atmosphere changed significantly. However, that kind of sensory change is difficult to describe in words. Metaphorically speaking, it is like a certain "element" that has been filling the space has been suddenly withdrawn, and at the same time, new things have poured in to fill it. Although the scene looks exactly the same to the eyes, its essence is constantly being replaced.

"Kazuma! Look!"

Seiryu's exclamation sounded, Kazuma came back to his senses, and couldn't help but look shocked. All I could see was the large lake in the distance and the nearby reeds, slowly fading in color like a faded old photo, and an unprecedented gray aura slowly seeped out from nowhere.

"Is this the collapse of the Land of Eternal Darkness?"

Although Tamamo had briefly described it to him when he introduced the Land of Everlasting Darkness, Kazuma couldn't help but be frightened when he saw it in person. According to the fox, the "originating object" is not only the origin of the formation of the Land of Eternal Darkness, but also the key to its existence. Once the origin is separated from the Land of Eternal Darkness, the Land of Eternal Darkness affected by the mysterious laws will immediately lose its "magic power" and become an ordinary space governed by physical laws. Many unscientific existences that exist in the land of constant darkness will also disappear without a trace.

"Wait, no, where is that guy?"

Kazuma was shocked by the changes in the Everlasting Land, but he quickly regained his composure and looked around, only to see that the giant catfish that looked like a hill had disappeared without a trace at some point! ? Kazuma sighed, secretly thinking that the catfish was indeed a slippery monster that had become a spirit, and when he saw that the situation was not going well, he greased the soles of his feet without any hesitation. But fortunately, they started the battle some distance away from the big lake. Regardless of the giant catfish in its original form or the short legs in human form, this is not a space where catfish spirits are good at moving.

Kazuma listened intently to the surroundings, and a figure quietly escaping to the riverbank quickly appeared on the map drawn in his mind.

"Over there! Qingliu, stop him!"

"yes!"

Kazuma, who was holding the Jizo statue with both hands, couldn't free his hands, so he had to call his disciples to intercept him. At this time, Qingliu also recovered from the earlier impact. Hearing this, he grabbed Suishi Qingyu and rushed out. For a while, Qingyu made a cry of the sword in Qingliu's hand. It can be said that it changed from the low-key style of the past. Coupled with the previous miraculous performance of the lightning sword, Qingliu was convinced that something incredible had indeed happened to his beloved sword. But right now, we have to prioritize solving the problem of the Catfish Spirit, and postpone the sudden change of Qingyu.

"Where to run! If you don't want to die, just stop!"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee out, Catfish Spirit, who had returned to human form and was running desperately towards the lake on her short legs, knelt down on the spot as soon as Seiryu drank it. The smoothness of her posture made her Qingliu was also shocked.

"What tricks do you want to play again? Don't move, turn around slowly!"

"I didn't mean to play tricks, Heroine... Look at me, I'm so injured, how can I still have the strength to resist..." The catfish spirit turned around with a sad face. In addition to a bruised nose and swollen face, all four tentacles around its mouth were severed. His body was also in rags and looked miserable with bruises all over his body. Catfish spirit seemed to have completely lost his fighting spirit, and he knelt in front of Qingliu and confessed with tears streaming down his face. "I was wrong, Heroine, I was really wrong... I shouldn't have listened to those guys and helped them with any in vivo experiments, and I shouldn't have gone against you in a daze... Masaaki Kosa That bastard only came here because he asked me for something, and he accepted it on his own this time, I really didn’t force him..."

"Hero, ah no, a swordsman as powerful as Mr. Kiryu should be famous outside, right? A little demon like me who is a popular and unknown person, even if I kill him, I will only stain his sword. Please. Will you let me go? I, I will change my mind, and I promise I will never harm anyone in the future. I will hide as far away from you as possible. Also, what do you want to know? I, I can tell you."

"Uh, Master?"

Seiryu looked at Kazuma uncertainly, and the latter came over with a Jizo statue in his arms, also full of emotion on his face.

"How should I put it? You really have no moral integrity, but why am I not surprised at all?"

"Yes, the little one has no moral integrity. Morality is worthless. As long as the little one is not stewed, everything you say, Mr. Kiryu, is right."

Catfish Spirit nodded and bowed, his face full of flattery. Kazuma looked at this slippery catfish spirit quite speechlessly, and finally realized what Tamamo meant when he said that in monster society, the strong are respected. At this time, the catfish spirit had no room to resist psychologically and physically. Kazuma breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly said something as if he was distracted. "I heard that drinking catfish essence stewed in soup can make your breasts look bigger and your appearance ageless. Is it true?"

"That, that, that, that...that's superstition, Boss Kiryu. The catfish spirit doesn't have that effect!" The catfish spirit trembled when asked.

Damn it, you pretending monster actually has the nerve to mention superstition to me? Kazuma despised in his heart. However, according to Ayu Jing, Kosama Masaaki's ghost-human mutation this time turned out to be a living experiment, and there seems to be a bigger force behind it to coerce him? Although I don’t know how much information the catfish spirit can reveal, there was really no way to kill him and make soup before.

"Okay, I won't kill you for now, get in the car and go with me..."

"That's not okay."

**

"That's not possible." Kazuma's words were interrupted by a female voice that suddenly interrupted.

"Who!?" Qingliu drew his sword and struck at the location of the sound the moment he reacted. However, the powerful sword that had just chopped off several tentacles unexpectedly struck the air, leaving only a pile of flying feathers in the air, and the figure who spoke was nowhere to be found.

"You are such an impatient little girl, Kiryu Kazuma, your disciples don't have much patience." The voice sounded again from the other side a few meters away. Seiryu frowned and glared over, but saw the clusters of trees floating up from the ground. Among the flying feathers, a red-haired girl dressed as a high school student walked out leisurely. The girl's appearance may be considered decent, but her slit-eyes and exposed navel make her look like a fierce young lady who dare not greet her casually.

"I'm sorry. Actually, none of us have much patience, and neither do I." Kazuma squinted at the female concubine who suddenly appeared, and he suddenly became more vigilant. The guy who suddenly appeared at this point was most likely either a human or a monster, and although the other person looked unfamiliar, he vaguely felt that he had heard the voice somewhere. Kazuma accidentally glanced at the red-haired girl's exposed white belly button, and found a rather hideous scar on her side, and he suddenly felt convinced.

"It's you, caged bird."

"Caged bird?" Taimei tilted her head and looked over in confusion.

"Haven't we met before? You sang a song in the tunnel, but I only remember this line of the lyrics... You monsters seem to be too lazy to come up with names, so I'll call you that." Kazuma shrugged. . The Taimei in front of him was none other than an old acquaintance of Tamamo who had met him once. At that time, Kazuma was investigating the God of Music incident related to Fuzhi Technology. Unexpectedly, she intervened while passing through a tunnel on the way. Although there was no fight at the time because Tamamo was present, the investigation of the incident ended in nothing. The feeling of failure made Kazuma quite depressed.

"As expected of the man Tamamo likes, he reacts very quickly." Taimei, who got the code name of "Caged Bird", stared at Kazuma unhappily.

"So, you show up here to stop me from taking this guy with me?" Kazuma pointed to the catfish spirit next to him - the moment the bird in the cage appeared, the latter suddenly became very interested in the soil composition of the river beach. It's like "Boss, please take your time and talk about it, don't worry about me being the soy sauce".

"That's right, do you have any objections?" Taimei glanced sideways at Catfish Spirit and snorted coldly.

"In this case, can I understand that Fuzhi Technology is the mastermind behind this incident?" Kazuma narrowed his eyes slightly, and all the previous clues suddenly connected in his mind. "Masaki Kosa was originally his errand boy, but he turned out to be the target of your in vivo experiments. He also specially configured a camera to film the process... Tsk tsk, it seems that in the past few years when I have been studying textbooks, your company can do A lot of things happened?"

"Tsk, that's why I hate smart guys." Taimei Cage Bird, who seemed to have a bad mind, smacked her tongue fiercely with a ferocious expression, but had no intention of continuing the conversation with Kazuma. "Kiryu Kazuma, sooner or later I will cut off this annoying relationship myself. I took that guy away. If you want to stop it, just try it!"

As he spoke, the caged bird snapped its fingers, and a whirlwind of flight feathers suddenly rolled up from the ground. Feiyu swarmed over to the catfish spirit that was immersed in observing the earth, and wrapped it up in it. At this time, Kazuma, who was carrying the Jizo statue, couldn't move for a while, and although Seiryu next to her tried to stop him, the flying feathers suddenly dispersed before she had time to take action. After the flight feathers dispersed, the catfish spirit on the spot and the caged bird over there also disappeared without a trace.

"Have you been escaped?" Looking at the empty river beach, Qingliu looked angrily.

"Let them go, there's nothing we can do about it." Kazuma shook his head. The caged bird that Taimei dressed up was the big monster that the fox at home had killed, and it was on a completely different level from the catfish spirit. Besides, facing off against the mysterious side in the Land of Eternal Darkness was far more difficult than imagined. The constant battle between Koshito Kozo and Ayujin had exhausted both his and Seiryu's physical strength. In this case, even if the current "magic power" of the Eternal Darkness Land has dissipated, starting a war with the caged bird is still the last resort.

"In the end, I let them escape. I'm really unwilling." Qingliu bitterly put Qingyu Qingyu into the scabbard and finally stopped.

"Well, Kosa Masaaki has already suffered the consequences, and the mysterious mastermind behind the scenes has also been found out. I think this harvest is quite big." Kazuma exhaled to adjust his mood slightly, and then comforted Qing with a cheerful tone. Liu. "Anyway, the most critical clue has been confirmed, so even if the miscellaneous fish escapes, it won't be a big problem."

The most critical clue is of course Fuzhi Technology. The unexpected appearance of the caged bird allowed Kazuma to put aside his suspicion and investigation work, and directly connected the mutation of the demon with the Fuzhi technology behind her - after all, it was possible to quietly create such a heavyweight gadget on the mysterious side. Hey, probably no one else on the Japanese archipelago can do it except Fuzhi Technology.