I teach kendo in Tokyo

According to Tamamo, the origins of the Land of Eternal Darkness are often very ancient and special objects, which themselves have unusual qualities. Moreover, the origin object this time was the Jizo statue that had a special connection with Kazuma. Therefore, in any sense, Kazuma could not just leave it on the roadside and had to transport it back to the dojo in GTR.

Kiryu Dojo is an ancient Japanese-style building, but there are not many places suitable for placing Jizo statues. As a result, Kazuma searched the entire dojo and found that it was only suitable to place it under the cherry blossom tree.

Kazuma found a rock of suitable size in the courtyard as a base, moved it under the cherry blossom tree, then took the Jizo statue off the GTR and carefully placed it on the rock base.

It's a coincidence that the rock he found was not particularly smooth, and the bottom of the Ksitigarbha statue was also uneven. However, when Kazuma placed the Ksitigarbha statue on the rock, the two were aligned like this, and they fit perfectly. It’s almost natural! ?

Even Haru Liu, who was watching, had his eyes widened, but fortunately Kazuma was more or less accustomed to these operations at the legal level, so he just laughed twice before retreating.

After taking a few steps back, I saw the similarly aged Jizo stone statue standing under the tall cherry trees that accompany the ancient dojo.

The breeze rustled the cherry blossom branches, and the fresh moss on the rocks shone in the sun. At this moment, a sense of tranquility of harmony with light and dust spread quietly, and the ancient dojo seemed to have a thousand-year-old atmosphere. Come to the sacred atmosphere like a Buddha temple.

"It feels so solemn..." Qingliu looked at the statue of Jizo and couldn't help but clasped his hands to worship.

"Indeed." Kazuma nodded. He felt it more deeply than Seiryu, but he couldn't find the right words to describe such a spiritual feeling, so he had to follow Seiryu's example of praying with his hands together. The moment he lowered his head, there was suddenly a faint sound of a tin stick shaking in his ears.

Kazuma suddenly raised his head and looked at the Jizo statue. Although the face of the Jizo statue was a little blurry, it made people feel calm and peaceful for some reason. So Kazuma lowered his head again and spoke seriously.

"Please take good care of me in the future."

For the next few moments, Kazuma and Seiryu silently looked at the cherry blossom trees and Jizo statue in the atrium. A subtle feeling that cannot be described in words fills the space of the atrium, making people feel that they don’t want to say anything and there is no need to say anything.

"Brother, and Qingliu, you are back... Wow, what's going on!?"

Chiyoko's lively voice came from the corridor behind her. Kazuma turned around and saw Chiyoko walking over carrying large and small bags of ingredients. As he approached the atrium, he was also surprised by the solemn aura. "Brother, what did you do? Why did our dojo suddenly become so clean... Well, that's not right. The floor hasn't been cleaned yet, but it feels like we're somewhere else?"

"Well, this is probably the reason why I invited Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva back to offer sacrifices to him?" Kazuma shrugged his shoulders and motioned Chiyoko to look under the cherry blossom tree.

"Statue of Ksitigarbha? Why did you bring this back so suddenly... Well, wait a minute, brother, was that Buddha statue really just enshrined there? Why does it look like it stayed there a long time ago?" Chiyoko looked at it. He looked confused in the past.

"Really? Doesn't that just mean that this statue of Jizo is related to our dojo?" Kazuma shrugged and chose to change the topic. "Come back, Chiyoko, is today a special day? You suddenly bought so many ingredients. Are you planning to hold a banquet or something?"

"Oh, it was Tamamo-san's idea. I met her on the road and suddenly said she was going to have a celebration party, and then I went to the shopping street with her to buy a lot of ingredients... Hey, there will be more later." Chiyoko pointed back. , Kazuma turned his head and looked, and saw Tamamo coming in from the corridor carrying two bags of ingredients, and nodded in greeting when he met Kazuma's eyes.

"It's a celebration banquet to celebrate my master's triumphant return." Tamamo smiled slightly.

"The result of divination again?" Kazuma raised his eyebrows. Now he was accustomed to the abilities of the fox in his family.

"Yes, but...I didn't count that." Tamamo couldn't help but have a bitter smile on his face, looking at the Jizo statue under the cherry blossom tree. Whether it was an illusion or not, Kazuma actually saw a slightly timid look on the face of the legendary demon fox. "I didn't go after the remnants of the Takata Party, but in the end, I lost even such a precious divine body...what happened?"

"Well, it's a long story." Kazuma waved his hand. "Aren't we going to have a banquet today? Call Honami over, and I will explain it to you then. I guarantee that the process will be full of ups and downs and wonderful."

**

Honami's political activities are quite busy, but not so much that they cannot be adjusted. Since there is a summons from the sect, the Kiryu Dojo should of course be given priority.

Under the personal escort of Suzuki butler, Honami arrived at the dojo a little later than the normal dinner time. By this time, Haru and Kazuma had laid out the floor mat in the atrium, and Chiyoko was also bringing out fried pancakes from the kitchen. The dishes come.

As for Tamamo, she urgently contacted the Jinguji family and apparently took a bottle of extremely expensive Japanese sake and respectfully offered it in front of the Ksitigarbha statue.

By the time Honami came in, preparations for the banquet were already in place.

The things revealed at this banquet were too shocking, so only the core group of Kiryu Dojo was allowed to participate.

The so-called core group is Chiyoko, Tamamo, Honami and Seiryu. There was supposed to be another person, but that person was studying abroad in Cambridge, England at this time, and the 5G network capable of video chat has not yet been developed in the current era, so I had to give up.

After everyone was seated, Kazuma announced the start of the banquet, and then drank some wine and slowly recounted the story of tracking Kozo and others today.

From breaking into the Land of Eternal Darkness through a dam, to encountering the mutated ghost-man Kozo, from fighting against the catfish spirit occupying the Great Lake, to being intercepted by a caged bird, a series of ups and downs and incredible encounters made everyone excited and dumbfounded. Dumb - at this point, from the time when Chiyoko fried the steaming hot tempura in the food box until it was completely cold, no one even reached out to hold it with chopsticks.

"After those two guys ran away, Qingliu and I also ran out before the Land of Everlasting Darkness collapsed, and then we took the statue of Jizo back home and placed it under the cherry blossom tree... Well, That’s probably what happened.”

Kazuma ended his long narration with these words, took a breath, and looked up at the audience with different expressions around him.

Leaving aside Seiryu who has personally experienced it and Tamamo who is the boss of the mysterious side, Honami and Chiyoko had only vaguely known about the existence of the mysterious side before. This was their first time hearing about the direct experience of fighting monsters like this. At this moment, their expressions were like Seeing Schwarzenegger transform into the Terminator and come to the dojo like a gymnasium, I was full of astonishment and surprise.

However, Hema did not tell them this to scare them. This incident proves that mysterious influences have gradually penetrated into modern society. Although it is not yet sure what the mastermind behind the scenes intends, in short, it is better to take a precaution first and be more vigilant. That's right.

"Ahem, if you have any questions, you can ask them now."

Kazuma coughed as a reminder. After being reminded, Honami and Chiyoko looked at each other and seemed to have reached a tacit understanding while looking at each other. Then Chiyoko raised her hands high like asking questions in class.

"Tell the teacher, I have a problem."

"Well, Kiryu-san, you're allowed to ask questions." Kazuma also made a guest appearance.

"Uh-huh, can Seiryu wield a sword through the air? Can he also emit thunder and lightning? Is it true or false?" When asked this question, Chiyoko and Honami both looked at Seiryu with stars in their eyes, or to be precise, at Qingyu Qingyu held in Qingliu's arms.

I go! Is this what you are most concerned about? ? Kazuma felt surprised, but considering that they are both disciples of Kiryu Dojo and can be considered masters of swordsmanship, there seems to be nothing wrong with giving priority to this? If I had to say it, he actually cared about this issue very much. So he also turned his attention to Qingliu.

"Well, it's true." Qingliu, who was being watched by everyone, nodded seriously and recalled the scene at that time. "At that time, I was knocked out, and Suishi Qingyu also lost his hand. Then I saw Kazuma being stabbed in the back by the tentacles. I was so anxious that I forgot to take my sword and just slashed away like that..."

"Then, Qingyu flew back!?" Chiyoko's face turned red with excitement.

"That's right. Qingyu suddenly released a thunderous light, first blowing off the tentacles of the smelly fish, and then making a huge circle in the air, cutting off all the remaining tentacles..." Qingliu waved his hand vigorously in a majestic manner. posture. "Then when I landed, the rain was already in my hands."

"Wow! Wow wow! Yeah!" Chiyoko was like a little girl who saw her idol, clasping her hands and letting out an unexplained scream of excitement.

"What about now? Can you still use it to kill objects from afar?" Even Honami couldn't hold back her excitement and asked.

"It seems, no. I've been thinking about it since I came back, but no matter what, I can't reproduce the feeling at that time..." Qingliu lowered his head in frustration, and his voice became less confident. "It must not have been an illusion at that time. Along the way, the clear and rainy weather really saved me several times..."

"It's not an illusion." A certain fox interjected in a calm voice, instantly attracting everyone's attention. With everyone watching, Tamamo picked up a piece of tempura and put it in her mouth, but then she frowned because the fried food was cold and tasted bad. "I think it's probably because the demon has consumed too much power and is weak. You have to let it rest first."