I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

"finally come……"

The man who called himself "Tokugawa Yoshinen" respectfully put down the paintbrush in his hand, stood up and looked at the figure on the platform expectantly.

"... I am here, waiting for your Excellency for a long time."

On the platform that rose from below and just stopped, stood a young man in a blond sportswear with his hands in his pockets hanging around, and a pretty priestess with a huge bow and a ponytail.

The two of them were naturally Sousuke Araki and Mayumi Kotori brought up by the platform that suddenly turned into an elevator.

"Where is the monster, I can tell at a glance that you are not..."

Seeing the terrifying man with six big eyes blooming like chrysanthemums, a huge mouth opening around his neck, and a strong gray and white aura all over his body, Sosuke Araki subconsciously swung his fist the size of a sandbag, calling out the dark, thick and long existence in his body , ready to provide "Buddha Ascension" service.

"It's the power of ghosts and gods...why, there are still ghosts and gods here?!"

The little bird You Zhengong on the side also drew his bow and arrow, ready to go.

"...In such a place where no one worships and the power of faith is cut off, it should be difficult for ghosts and gods to survive!"

Different from ordinary wraiths, ghosts and gods are rare because they need believers to worship and constantly gather the power of faith.

It stands to reason that ghosts and gods who have been hidden in this kind of mysticism for hundreds of years, and no one knows about them because of the death of believers, and the ghosts and gods who have cut off their worship, will turn into ordinary ghosts or fall into a deep sleep because of the power of faith exhausted.

"Your Majesty Tokugawa Yoshinen is a child of the Kii Tokugawa family, and was the chief painter of the Edo Shogunate in the early days."

Bowing to the two from a distance, maintaining a humble bowing posture, Tokugawa Yoshinen, who had a terrifying face, unexpectedly declared himself to be a family member in a gentle and orderly manner like an ancient person.

"Survey Corps...According to the moving speed and time you described, you should have arrived at Honmaru in the 'City Center'..."

On the communication channel, Mai Hanyu's suggestion sounded.

"Let's get the word out first, this guy is qualified to stay in Honmaru, which represents the center of power, and he should know the secrets of this place... We are looking up the name he just mentioned..."

"Who are you? What is this place?"

Reaching out without hitting the smiling face, seeing the other party's respectful gesture, Araki Sousuke stopped his hands and asked secretly vigilantly.

Wu Yuyu was right, after all, the two of them came to look for something, the inner space of the figure of Senjuin was so vast, looking for it with the broken arrow on the picture scroll was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Just like just now, if I didn't take the "elevator" of this guy in front of me, I don't know how long the two of us would have to climb all the way up the stairs.

If the other party can provide some clues, it doesn't hurt to let him finish talking before providing "service".

Not to mention, in the gap between the zipper of his sports bag, the white arrow symbol on the picture scroll is pointing straight at the ghost who calls himself "Tokugawa Yoshinen" on the opposite side.

"Here is the family tomb of the Tokugawa family, Senjuin."

Standing up slowly, Tokugawa Yoshinen looked like he knew everything and said everything.

"As for my lord, I voluntarily stayed here because I wanted to continue pursuing the pinnacle of painting art. It's just a grave keeper..."

"Then... have you ever seen something like this?"

Sousuke Araki actually took out his mobile phone, pulled out the crude "bowl" symbol, and showed it to the other party.

Obviously inside the weird tomb surrounded by ghosts and ghosts, facing ghosts and gods of unknown origin and terrifying appearance, but he and Tokugawa Yoshinen talked like ordinary tourists talking to locals.

"Utensils of this shape are very common in Xianshouyuan, and there should be quite a few in nearby houses."

Tokugawa Yoshinen's six piercing blood eyes carefully looked at the crude symbol, and said in a calm manner.

"Is there a lot, this is going to be troublesome... Otherwise, let's send this Mr. Tokugawa away first, and we will find it ourselves?"

Araki Sousuke scratched his head, then turned to look at the little bird Yumaumi beside him.

"Your Excellency's question, I have already answered... But I still have a question, I wonder if Your Excellency can help me understand?"

At this time, Tokugawa Yoshinen reached out to call the canvas on the table, and bowed again to ask questions.

"Well... what do you want to ask? We don't know much about painting..."

Looking at the blank drawing paper held by the other party, Araki Sousuke felt a numbness in his heart for some reason.

"At the age of eleven, I joined Utagawa's lineage to learn Ukiyo-e, and at the age of twenty I became the successor of "Utagawa Takeshi-e". His painting skills are unparalleled in the world."

Yoshinen Tokugawa didn't ask questions immediately, but started talking eloquently.

"After "Wu Zhe Hua" reached its pinnacle, I am obsessed with studying "Wu Mie Hua", striving to present the tragic beauty of the soul blooming at the last moment amidst blood and pain..."

But he was talking to himself a little crazy, which made the two people who knew nothing about painting look confused.

"Tokugawa Yoshinen...under the third generation of Utagawa Kuniyoshi master, the royal painter of the Edo shogunate...has participated in the drawing of famous paintings such as "Paralleling the Tokaido" and "Suehiro Fifty-Three Pictures"...Famous works include "New "Thirty-six Strange Writings of Shapes", "Thirty-two Customs of Customs", "Hundred Writings of Kui Inscriptions" and so on."

The Utagawa school is the largest school in the ukiyo-e world of the Edo period, with numerous disciples and far-reaching influence. It is named after the ancestor Toyoharu Utagawa was born in Utagawa Village, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

"If what the person in front of you is saying is true, then he can be said to be an ukiyo-e master with an original manuscript worth tens of millions of yen."

At the same time, on the other end of the communication, Mai Hanyu also seemed to have found information.

"However, Yoshinen Tokugawa, who became famous at a young age, suddenly found a different way and became obsessed with the cruel and bloody scenes of "Mu Mie"..."

"Official records show that he hanged himself at home in the end, and the cause of death was recorded as depressive manic depression... He was praised as 'the last ukiyo-e artist in Japan'."

"Although even my peers call me a 'crazy painter' and a 'painter covered in blood', that's because they are jealous!"

"After "No Miserable Painting" no one can match it, I have come into contact with the highest state of painting... that is the soul!"

It seemed that it was rare to find someone to confide in, and Tokugawa Yoshinen's tone became more and more passionate and manic.

"Only by drawing the soul can it be called a real art of painting! That's why, I am willing to pull down the Broken Dragon Stone and stay in the eternal time of Xianshouyuan to study the way of copying the soul."

"So, I would like to ask your Excellency... who are you?"

The six big bloody and cracked eyes on his face stared straight at Sousuke Araki, as if seeing something intoxicating.

"No, I can tell at a glance that you are not human... I should ask, what exactly are you?!"

"Huh?! What else can I be if I'm not a human?"

『Please, with this face on your face, it hurts to ask such a question, okay? 』

Araki Sousuke felt that his self-esteem had been severely injured when an ancient man who had died for almost two hundred years asked him a question like "Are you human?"