"I... don't think this is the best way."
Long Miao said this.
Uoyuki-kun was choosing fabrics in front of the shop. When he heard this, he turned around, stopped rummaging and looked at him seriously.
"Are you talking about Kisaragi-kun?"
she asked. She was choosing some nice-looking cloth to make suitable clothes for Kisaragi-kun. But this matter can be put aside for the time being. After all, it is not difficult to find some ready-made linen clothes. She turned around and continued to ask him:
"Do you think the proposal from Lord Bai Skeleton is not 'good' enough?"
"I can't think of a better proposal, but I vaguely feel... something's not right."
Recently, with the efforts of colleagues, most of Ruyue-kun's body has been recovered, but more of it has disappeared. There are not enough people in Huangquan December, so a slight reduction in the number of people would be a huge pressure on others. In the end, after the joint discussion of several impermanences, it was decided to adopt the proposal of Lord Bai Skeleton.
That means using doll parts to make up for Kisaragi-kun's missing parts.
Regardless of whether this craft can awaken Kisaragi-kun's consciousness, let alone completely restore her state. There must be an element of gambling involved, and there is no telling what terrible things will be summoned. But the impermanent people are not stupid after all. They will not use the grave soil and ashes of people who died in vain. Instead, they ask for the consent of "acquaintances" to take part of their relatives who died in peace. For this reason, they also tried to invite Mutsuki-kun and Lintianshi to do something to eliminate all possible unclean things.
But Mutsuki-kun didn't participate, or even expressed his stance. Master Lintian was busy after all, and even finding his whereabouts was difficult, let alone asking for advice. I heard about a place today and rushed there along the spiritual veins, but I ended up somewhere else. In the end, Wu Chang only invited some other highly respected monks and Taoist priests, and they themselves made as many preparations as they could.
The only Six Paths of Impermanence that agreed to take the risk of using this method were Lord Maoyue, Lord Shuiwu, Lord Kanna, Lord Shuoyue, Lord Jiyue and Lord Gaoyue. However, Lord Jiyue and Lord Kanna still had important matters to attend to, and at most they only helped recover the limbs.
Yes...this includes Satsuki-kun.
Is Death Shadow Pavilion trustworthy? It's hard to say. Lord Satsuki did not visit in person, but sent his own men. Death Shadow Pavilion is always so busy... maybe? At least that's what she and her people say. The person sent was none other than Zhu Tong, the youngest among the Five Poisons. What is the composition of the clay, what is the size of the fire, and how should the craftsmanship be used to shape it... These questions came to her with the skills of the Death Shadow Pavilion.
Logically speaking, she is not worthy of trust. After all, Shi Yingge talks about business and thinks about ideas. It's hard to say whether they had any malicious intent. However, Lord Gaoyue has always been like this - keeping public and private affairs separate. She seems to have expressed strong support for the "resurrection" of Kisaragi-kun. Forget it, although it is almost universally known that the puppet's skills came from the Dead Shadow Pavilion, the tragic experience of Lord Ruyue has nothing to do with the Dead Shadow Pavilion. Again, no matter what, take a gamble. If anyone is trying to be clever, they can stop it immediately.
In addition to the Six Paths of Impermanence, they also have helpers. Shi Wuqi, Kong Lingbei, Long Miao... they are all insiders.
Shui Wujun listened to Shi Wuqi's arrangement. After all, they were old friends for many years and even had an "employment relationship." Now, it has nothing to do with money or favors, they just cooperate with each other on the level of friendship. Kong Lingbei was watching Zhu Tong to prevent her from doing anything unnecessary. He was not happy at first, but Lord Uoyue entrusted him with it. Shigeyue-kun was busy with other things, but she promised to be there when the "ceremony" started. For her, both Kisaragi-kun and the other participants have a very important place in her heart.
And what about Longmiao? He followed Uoyuki-kun to the market to "relax" and prepare some "girls' things."
Then, there were those words he said at the beginning.
In the eyes of most people, Utsuki-kun is an unsullied miko who lives outside the world. In fact, anyone who is familiar with her knows that she also has a side similar to that of an ordinary girl. For example, she has a strong interest in the market - this may be because she could only stay in the shrine during her lifetime and could not go anywhere. Even though hundreds or thousands of years have passed, she still seems to be unsatisfied after traveling all over the world. There are so many places worth stopping in this wonderful world, and people can always invent new tricks for consumption. In this process, she gained a lot of fun and will continue to do so if she has time in the future.
But for now, she was just sitting in the teahouse with Long Miao, chatting face to face.
Long Miao even felt that Lord Maoyue's "action alone" was intentional. It had been a long time since they had had a chance to talk quietly like this. The longer the time goes, the busier people become. I don’t know if it’s because the world is not peaceful recently, or if there are other reasons.
No matter what... they are still sitting here.
"I have always wanted to know what it is like to be born as a human being." Taki Miao said frankly and honestly, "I am a half-demon described by humans and demons. From the day I awakened, I fell into a huge confusion. To this day, this sudden realization... has not dissipated. But my state of mind is very different, and I am no longer obsessed with seeking answers. I only know that this question still cannot be answered. It is you and everyone who gave me the answer. The opportunity I have now has made me think about what it all means.”
"So, what do you think you are now? Do you think this matter is still important?"
Utsuki-kun is holding a tea cup. She looked at the cup, and the feeble flowers floated silently in the cup.
"I think I can be a human and a monster at the same time, or neither. But no matter what, I will not be a pure human, nor a pure monster. This is not determined by myself... Ranyanlai Ye Yuejun once used the ruined demon sword to peel off mortal bones. I have also had countless opportunities, countless less bloody and helpless opportunities - to transform into a complete monster. But I don't I plan to make this choice. It’s not that I think how good it is now, but I think that no matter what I do, it won’t get better. I have turned a deaf ear to those criticisms and ridicules. No one can affect me, I am Myself. I also know that I will not become a pure human being after all. The process of a person becoming a monster is called monster transformation, and there is absolutely no possibility of reversing the monster transformation. I don’t know if I, who was born half-demon, have such a Maybe, I can also explore, but..."
Lord Maoyue said nothing. She was waiting for Takimiao's statement to come to an end.
"But I will not become a human being, a pure human being. The form is not important, the important thing is the heart. This is what you and other friends have told me. But I know very well that the reason why people are human is There are so many reasons... Once you experience what it feels like to be something else, there is no going back."
"Well, that's what you think." Uoyuki-kun nodded, "It's not too bad."
Long Miao lowered his voice: "Don't you... feel disappointed? After so much effort, I am now——"
"No, how could it be?" She put down the cup and stared into Long Miao's eyes. "When I told them that I was willing to take you with me personally, I never said anything about making you a real person...such words. I went there Just say, what matters is your thoughts, and that is also the case now. Aren’t what you are saying now exactly what you are thinking? Isn’t all this worth it? "
"……Thanks."
"No need to thank you. I just... took you with me. The Six Paths of Impermanence are neither humans nor monsters, nor ghosts nor gods. Taking you with us from our perspective and standpoint must be good for you - that's what I thought at the time .Didn’t I say before that I think you are more suitable for the Six Paths of Impermanence than me?"
Long Miao shook his heavy head and said, "Stop making such jokes. Speaking of which... what I originally wanted to tell you should be about Lord Ruyue."
"I remember. But the words you just said made me guess what you were thinking."
"Really?" Long Miao didn't realize it.
"Hmm. You must feel that if Ruyue-kun returns to her physical body from something other than her own, she will no longer be the same as she was before. Even if her consciousness returns, it will still be very different from her past self."
"Well, uh... yes, but not entirely." Takimiao tried to explain, "I think this process is not safe enough to guarantee that she is really Kisaragi-kun when she wakes up. On the one hand, I know that she is... Countless spontaneous and scattered consciousnesses were condensed from the corpse, and their personality was slowly condensed. Now, her body has been broken up and reorganized, and mixed with impurities. She..."
Uoyue Jun showed a helpless smile, and Long Miao could read the meaning. The flowers on her head are still very bright, but many petals have fallen off. The petals that fell on the table and the ground quickly withered without the supply of spiritual power. They just curled up like that, looking very pitiful.
"You talked about so many profound things, but you are worried about technical and superficial things. Does this mean that you are also worried about something else?"
"Her body is still human after all - but will it still be the same in the future? She can still be human..."
Long Miao didn't say any more.
Uoyuki-kun responded with silence. The gentle smile on her lips was still there, but in Long Miao's eyes, it seemed a little forced. He knew that he had no choice but to take this step, and none of these upright Wuchang people wanted to take this risk. But they really have no choice. Part of Kisaragi-kun has been destroyed, and part of him is no longer in the world at all. Even a small part of the human world is buried in the belly of the beast or reaches a place where it can never be recovered. It would be better to say that it is a miracle that we can get half of it together now.
Damn lies!
"I don't want to say those empty words... those only make you and I believe her empty words. Why are you, Master Kong Ling and Lord Bai Skeleton here? Even Lord Shuangyue traveled thousands of miles to come back... This is not just feelings , and - to prevent accidents from happening. At the beginning of his awakening of consciousness, Lord Ruyue was also a madman who only hurt others and himself. We must prevent this tragedy from happening again. "
"How to do it? Control her? Destroy her?" Long Miao was still a little excited when the part he had guessed in his mind was implemented. "Does this count... does it count as the creation of life that was prohibited by that adult? And then, destroy?"
Uoyuki-kun did not give an answer, but she responded to the previous topic:
"Whether she is a human or not...among the six realms of impermanence, isn't there a monster?"
"Can--"
Another thing that Long Miao was worried about was about to be implemented again.
For all the evil deeds of that monster, the Lord of Naraku has never punished him.
Even acquiescence.
