Yuanshen: Reincarnation of General Thunder and Rescue God of Grass

"Are there so few people visiting this shrine? It is clear that there were still many people when I came last time ... Well, Paimon doesn't understand.

"Probably the wrong time we came this time, right?"

"Ying guessed right, under normal circumstances, the afternoon is when the flow of people is greatest. But...... At the moment, this situation does not seem to be quite right, the [Enchantment] has been established, and the crowd seems to have been dispersed in advance... Could it be that the witches were performing some rituals? But our company has not received relevant news..."

On the mountainside of Kagego Mountain, on the path in front of the torii gate, Ying and Paimon and Kamisato Ayaka were blocked by the note rope symbolizing the "enchantment", and looked at the quiet shrine on the top of the mountain, with puzzled faces.

In addition to the three of them, there were also three or two tourists around who were stopped outside, but because they waited too long, people gradually lost patience, sighed and shook their heads, and began to go home.

Looking at their backs as they descended one after another, Paimon also began to waver:

"Do we really have to wait any longer?"

"Please wait a minute. I have already asked the temporary witch to come and report, with the reputation of the shrine serving the Kamisato family, it should not be enough to eat a closed-door soup..." said Ayaka.

After all, the shrine has always had a close relationship with Narujin Taisha Shrine, and when it comes to running festivals and ceremonies in the past, the two sides have also cooperated a lot... It stands to reason that no matter how busy she is, the shrine will not snub her, the eldest lady of the shrine.

Unless...

The status and importance of the people received by the shrine, or the affairs being handled, far exceeded that of the shrine and even the shogunate.

In this regard, Ying, as a foreigner, although he did not understand the doorway, he also nodded and chose to believe his friend:

"Hmm. Wait a minute, Paimon.

"Whew... All right. Paimon nodded somewhat reluctantly.

"Is Paimon tired? I brought some snacks here, I made it myself, do you want to try it?

"I want me! Hehe~ Ayaka is really gentle and caring, not like someone..." Hearing

this, the "someone" in Paimon's mouth suddenly crossed his waist: "

I heard it." Hmph, this road is obviously all us, you have been floating in the sky will be tired?

"It's rude! My phantom limb is obviously going to get tired, okay! Hmm~ The taste of the dim sum is really good, it is worthy of Ayaka, and the craftsmanship is also very good. For the sake of dim sum, Paimon won't count with you, hum! "

Gluttony...," Ying grumbled, gritting her teeth.

Seeing this scene, Ayaka on the side opened the folding fan, covered her face and chuckled:

"The relationship between the two is so good."

At this moment....

"Croak

—croak—croak—" At the front of this path, within the enchantment, several crows that had been fattened and fat by the shrine suddenly cried out, flapped their wings and flew into the sky, attracting the attention of the three:

"What's going on?" We didn't scare them, strange... Phew, fortunately, Inazuma does not have 'Timmy' children, otherwise he will be scolded again.

"So you remember Timmy..."

Since that time we accidentally scared away the pigeons on the bridge and were scolded by Timmy... Until now, every time you startle a flock of birds, Paimon's ears seem to ring his voice... Whew, it's terrible.

Compared to the two of them who were talking, Ayaka who was standing next to them seemed to remember something, and muttered

, "The divine bird is flying, the distinguished guest is visiting..."

In the Inazuma folk, "crows" enjoy the reputation and status of "sacred birds"!

It is said that they have the ability to transmit messages to the gods, and their dark appearance echoes the shogunate, especially the solemn image of "death"... So as a sign of respect (in fact, worship the gods), Inazuma's shrines are dedicated to raising these birds.

However, this "custom" is basically only known to Inazuma locals. The outside world still widely regards the scavenger bird as an ominous symbol, especially some opies will peck at the rice and corn in the field, which is really the "enemy of farmers".

"Huh? Ayaka, what are you talking about? Paimon didn't seem to hear clearly... Ayaka? Ayaka?

"Ah, hug, sorry! I gaffed..." Just

as Ayaka came back to her senses and was about to explain something...

In

front of them, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, not hurried, as if rich in some kind of "rhythm", stepping on the hearts of the three people, making people subconsciously lift their spirits.

“？"

At this moment, they all looked up.

As the rope blocking the front dissipated along with the enchantment, the purple figure also appeared in the sight of the three.

"See you again, three."

With a fox in his hand and a crow standing on his shoulder, the general smiled at the corner of his mouth and took the initiative to say hello.

See this....

"General, Lord General...?! Ayaka has seen Lord Shogun!

For a while, Ayaka was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth, and then she didn't care about the uneven gravel on the road, quickly closed the fan, lifted the hem of her skirt, and knelt down on the spot.

At this moment, the tingling pain in her knee was nothing, and the many doubts that had originally lingered in her heart were dissolved:

no wonder the shrine had to set up an enchantment in the morning to block outsiders...

No wonder the crows just now did not fly in shock....

——It turned out that it was Raiden General who personally descended on the shrine!

God is obviously holy, and no one should retreat from it.

She should have thought of it a long time ago....

In contrast, although Ying and Paimon on the side also looked surprised and stunned, they were far from being grand enough to be like her:

"Meet again."

"Yay! It's the general!

After glancing at Paimon with a surprised face and food scraps on his lips, the general nodded slightly, and finally looked at Ayaka, who was kneeling and saluting:

"No need to salute, Kamisato's... Ayaka.

In fact, she originally planned to address the other party by a slightly more "formal" title according to the convention, but suddenly remembered:

it seems that the puppet general also calls the brother and sister of Kamisato Aya and Kamisato Ayaka by "calling him by their first names"....

So, she quickly changed her words, and her face was slightly unnatural.

Fortunately, Ayaka herself did not seem to notice this:

"Ayaka thanked Lord General."

After the other party got up again, the general took the initiative to ask:

"Cough." Why did the three of you come here? "

To this .

. "Great! Ying, Ayaka, we can ask the general directly! Paimon seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and he looked excited.

"Well, we have something we would like to ask you for help." Ying also nodded.

For some reason....

Seeing the protagonist duo's "please have something" look, the general's mind subconsciously appeared the two of them along the way... Including the major events to be experienced in the next journey (the disaster of the break?). ）！

Suddenly, her face suddenly became extremely serious.

"Is it important? I understand.

As soon as the words fell, the general activated the shrine's enchantment again, isolating everyone from the outside world and shielding all monitoring and perception.

After doing all this, the general took a deep breath, made the corresponding mental preparations, and nodded and signaled:

"... OK. Say it, two. Although

I didn't understand what the general had done, the sudden sense of reassurance made Ying and Paimon nodded involuntarily, and then you look at me, I look at you..."

"Forget it, let Paimon as a guide!"

As the "mouth of God" ridiculed by players, Paimon took the initiative to take the job of explaining.

"The cause of the matter is this, some time ago, when Ying and I first landed on Narugami Island, passing through a village called [Konita Village], we met a witch sister wearing a mask in the wild..."

"The way she speaks is very strange, she always doesn't feel like a person of this era, and she says that Ying is a [destined person], I don't understand... In short, she and I, as a traveling, enthusiastic and kind adventurer, received a commission from the Mask Witch Sister to purify Lei Ying..."

Ying couldn't help but remind.

"Oh, oh! Good.

After nodding, Paimon reacted consciously, directly saving more than half of the process.

"In general, in order to complete the commission of the Mask Witch Sister, we must find the five Thunder Sakura branches on Narugami Island, and obtain the five [Town Objects] in advance, break the enchantment, and purify all the filth accumulated on the root system."

"In the morning, led by Ayaka, who is familiar with the place, we went to an abandoned shrine at the foot of the mountain, and after completing some complicated decryptions, we got this copy of the "Outline of the Great Legend of the Sakura"."

"The words on it are so difficult to understand! Even Miss Ayaka didn't recognize it all, so we decided to come to the shrine and ask the witches here... Then I met you, General! Hearing

this, looking at the broken ancient book in Ying's hand, the general nodded thoughtfully and replied,

"... I understand. (

It turns out that...

(Has it already reached this stage?) Thinking

of this, after carefully recalling the relevant plot, she suddenly turned around and began to walk back.

"Come with me, three. For your next adventure, we have to pick up one thing first.

Seeing this scene, Paimon was immediately dumbfounded:

"Huh?! No, don't you first see what exactly is written in this book?

"No need. I've basically understood what you're doing and what you're going to do next. After turning sideways and shaking his head, the general took another step, "Come with me." Hearing

this, the three people behind couldn't help but glance at each other, and they all saw surprise and joy on each other's faces.

"Let's hurry up, Ying, Paimon, Lord General must have her plans."

"Hmm."

"Worthy of being a general! I found a breakthrough all of a sudden... Hehe, suddenly a lot more relieved! "

......

"Welcome back, Narugami (Thor)-sama!"

When the general returned to the shrine again, the witches saw that they once again abandoned their work and fell to their knees.

And the three people who had just followed were obviously taken aback by this battle.

- Is this what it feels like to be a god?

For a while, they were so shocked by this atmosphere that they did not dare to speak.

"A new round of [Daqi] has begun." The general spoke.

“？！"

Suddenly, the witches' eyes widened, their faces full of surprise, and their bodies tensed.

Uncaring about their reactions, the general continued:

"Fortunately, this time two noble people took the initiative to stop this responsibility, so you don't have to worry. Take out the mirror left behind by Saimiya.

"Yes, Narugami-sama."

After taking a deep look at Ying and Paimon behind the general, Inagi Hotaru took the initiative to stand up, personally went to the residence of the witches located inside the shrine, took out a small lens, and handed it to the general.

"Has this mirror become so small..." Playing

with the lens in his hand, the general's eyes were full of nostalgia.

According to the memory of the puppet general:

the prototype of this lens is the magic weapon that the Baichen Fox King, that is, [her's] friend, personally blessed by the Fox Palace! It was given to Hiiragi Hiroji, the head of the Hiiragi family at the time, to use it to town the house, drive away evil spirits, and protect the safety of all living beings.

Unexpectedly, Hiiragi Hiiragi who was bent on "Westernization" did not know the deep meaning, and actually used it as a "lens", customized a photo camera from Fontaine, and then gave it back to Narujin Taisha Shrine....

For example, such an "offensive" behavior is comparable to making a golden hoop rod into a crutch, which belongs to pure tyranny! If he let that Baichen Fox King know, he would definitely be angry!

It's a pity that the Fox Palace has passed away....

"Lord General, in fact, as early as a few months ago, the Eight Great Figures had already asked us to start preparing for the Great Qi... But just a few days ago, for some unknown reason, she suddenly told us that there was no need to prepare, saying that someone was already rushing for this matter..." Seeing

the general's silent appearance, Inagi Hotaromi thought she was angry and explained carefully.

"Oh, it's her."

Hearing this, the general couldn't help laughing, and subconsciously grabbed the ears of the fox in his arms, causing it to shrink its head in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, you guys go about your own thing."

After putting away the lens, the general turned to look at the three people behind him, and said in a startling voice:

"Let's go."

Sure enough....

The faces of the three suddenly showed an expression of disbelief.

After a few seconds of dazedness, Paimon's little head seemed to finally understand this fact, and said in disbelief:

"Huh? General, general, you also want ... Come with us? In

this regard, the general did not rush to give an explanation.

"You may not know that eliminating evil spirits and purifying filth has always been the job of the Narukami witch, and the god Sakura Daiyu is even more important, known as a reincarnation of one koshi (60 years)..."

Speaking of this, her tone changed, and her expression became extremely serious.

"This matter is a matter of great importance and is closely related to the safety and future of this land. As the god of Inazuma, how can I sit idly by? I know you may not be used to it, or you may not be comfortable with it, but at least this time, please let me walk with you and practice my responsibilities personally.

For

a while, Ying and Paimon were speechless, unable to refute it.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

"Lord Thor! Please let us also..."

After listening to what the general said from beginning to end, the witches led by Maki suddenly couldn't sit still, and they all wanted to ask for help.

However, the general shook his head "mercilessly": "

No need. Just do your part, and then there will be times when you need to play, don't worry.

"Yes..."