On the mask with a white background, a fox's smile is drawn in red paint. The plain white clothes and scarlet hakama are the traditional attire of the Zero Island shrine maiden. The shrine maiden named Hana is a priest of Inari Shrine. However, everyone with ninja hearing must have noticed that the name given to her by the superpower is Sakura Mai... which is the name of the leader of the ninja army!
"Guest, are you talking about me?"
Gongsun Ce said tiredly: "My voice is hoarse and I need to take a rest. Miss Shiyu, please come."
The blue-haired woman raised her eyebrows and said, "You are so sure that I can tell?"
"After all, you didn't drink juice."
Speaking of strange signs, he actually discovered many as soon as he came here.
First of all, there was Granny Fushimi who was in a very bad mood. No matter how bad she looked at the festival, it was too much, unless she was really angry. How angry is the old lady? Miko Hana, who was originally going to perform on stage again at the end, was replaced by Rina who arrived temporarily at her command.
This is a festival held by Inari Shrine. No matter what, the shrine maiden from another shrine should not steal the spotlight, unless she has some reason not to tell outsiders... It can be said that the management of her own shrine is in chaos. From this chaos You can't see it in an orderly ceremony. So, is it possible that she has a personal opinion about Mikoka?
Why is the old lady so angry with this witch today? Shouldn't the reason for her anger be the surprise attack by the Shigures yesterday morning? If Hana lost to Shigure, it wouldn't make her so angry, unless... the old lady thought that the miko failed to fulfill her due duties. For example, she had the ability to stop Shigure's surprise attack, but for some reason she failed to act, which led to the tragedy of the statue being smashed.
Coincidentally, they happened to meet a powerful ninja leader on the train yesterday afternoon. She clearly came to Chikushi Island, but she only briefly interacted with them in a symbolic way, and then left with an excuse, as if she had something urgent to do.
By simply associating the two things, one can guess the reason why the old man Fushimi was angry. Rei Shigure, a perceptive woman, probably figured it out after the dance.
Rei Shigure said lazily: "Sakura Mai's other identity besides ninja is the shrine maiden of Inari Shrine, Hana. The old lady was angry that you knew Shigure was coming but didn't warn you, causing the shrine to be in chaos, so today I get very angry when I see you."
The fox-faced witch smiled softly: "What an unexpected association! You are so convinced, you must have solid evidence?"
"Indeed, without evidence it's just speculation." Gongsun Ce took out his cell phone and shook it. "So I asked my companions to compare your and Ying Wu's movement data. I couldn't see through the physical appearance, but small things like stride length, hair thickness, and breathing rate are difficult to disguise."
"Ah..." The miko reached out and took off her mask, revealing the majestic face of the leader of the ninja army.
"As expected of Majin=san, his sensitivity is even better than the intelligence." Sakura Wu chuckled, "The old man is too stubborn, and there is nothing I can do about it."
Rei Shigure looked at him coldly: "A double agent has become the leader of the ninja army. I think the martial arts club Junfeng will be over sooner or later."
"The leader of the ninja army became a shrine maiden. This is the same statement." Yingwu still looked indifferent, and she looked at Gongsun Ce. "There's something I don't understand, and I'd like to ask Demon=san for advice."
"Please say."
"Demon=san worked hard to help a god to be liberated. This is certainly a good deed that makes the God of Fujin smile, but what benefit does it have to you?"
Gongsun Ce put his hands behind his head and said leisurely: "I am a kind-hearted person by nature and like to help others. If I don't do something good every day, I will feel uncomfortable. Are you satisfied with this statement?"
Ying Wu said nothing and smiled back.
Gongsun Ce scratched his hair and asked seriously: "Yingwu=san, whose side are you on?"
"I am a ninja from Zero Island."
"It's okay to lie to me if you don't want to answer."
"Haha." The female ninja couldn't help laughing, "Everything is under the watchful eye of Lord Fujin. We are all creatures connected to the vortex, so how can we be divided into camps?"
She put on her mask and walked away from the white table. Gongsun Ce looked at her back and murmured to himself: "Is Wuhui Junfeng also a believer of Fujin God?"
"Nonsense, it's just a dragon." Shigure Rei sneered, "Shigure Genya never believes in this."
"And you?"
"If there really is such a thing as fate, how come Yu Genmi hasn't died suddenly yet?"
"You really hit the point."
The gray-haired young man made a big basket out of white matter and put the gifts from the hidden gods. He used his telekinesis to lift the basket, waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Let's find Father Tatao to arm us!"
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In front of the blacksmith shop, a masked man with one arm and one leg is still forging iron. Seeing the two of them approaching, he put the hammer next to him and sighed: "Son of God of Misfortune, the connection between you is so dazzling."
"Perhaps I did some good deeds, so Lord Fujin gave me some good luck." Gongsun Ce placed a large basket of gifts on the ground, "Do you think these can be used?"
Dad Ta Tao only took one look and said with certainty: "It's more than enough!"
"Wait a minute, how can these things be used as spiritual protection weapons?" Rei Shigure grabbed the fishing rod, his face full of doubts, "How can this be used for fishing?"
"Is this a fishing rod? This is a gift from an old captain to a benefactor, expressing his gratitude, gratitude, and heartfelt blessings." The old blacksmith puffed out steam and said with a low smile, "Goodwill is the best thing that can make people happy. Peace of mind! You do good deeds and show kindness, even if you don't charge a penny, you still get the blessings of others. If these blessings help you, you are truly responding to their hearts. You use it to help yourself, and the most important thing is Peace of mind.”
Gongsun Ce rubbed his head and said: "I always have some selfish motives..."
"It's always been about the traces but not the heart. How can we judge the heart but not the traces?" The old blacksmith stretched out his hand. "Hand over the short arrow as well. What else do you want to fixate on?"
Rei Shigure frowned and said: "...Can we do it by adding the concept of shadow?"
The old blacksmith found an oil lamp in the box.
"Shadow Girl's shadow lamp is just perfect for fixing the shadows." His matter-of-fact tone sounded as if this was not an "accident" but a "destiny." "God of Misfortune, do you have any items that have been used for a long time? It is best if they are gifts from your family and friends."
Gongsun Ce thought for a while and took off his glasses.
"This is a birthday gift from my dad. The lenses have been replaced and the frame is almost seven years old."
"Leave it alone! Come back after the festival is over."
The old blacksmith took most of the things from the basket, put away his glasses and short arrows, and turned to go back to the house. The gray-haired young man narrowed his eyes and shouted: "Old sir! Do you want me to take a look at it for you later?"
"No, I no longer care about what I wanted before."
The one-armed and one-legged blacksmith entered the forge. His sneaky back looked like an ordinary craftsman in his old age in the eyes of the young man with blurred vision.
The gray-haired young man shook his head with a smile, turned around and squinted his eyes and said, "Miss Shigure, please take me to find Hai Yishen. I can't see the way clearly."
"Haha? That's funny. Where is your Nether Eye?"
"...I guess the Nether Dragon has not considered the problem of myopia. Come on, stop laughing. This is nothing funny!"
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In Gongsun Ce's eyes, Hai Yishen was a long-haired monster with a beak and a fish body, but in Shigure Rei's eyes, he was a thin man wearing a bamboo hat and covering his face with gauze. This Hidden God was sitting cross-legged in a corner of the street, next to the squid monster selling takoyaki. When the two came, he was chatting with the optimistic stall owner.
"Have you heard about Hai Yishen? There is a very effective misfortune god over there at the south end of the street. He helped many old friends achieve their wishes tonight!"
"oh."
"If I weren't too lazy to queue up, I'd take a look. I see there are less people now, why don't you give it a try?"
"No."
"Hey, you listless guy... do you want to eat takoyaki?"
"Eat. Go to Huzhi Street at 8:30 tomorrow morning. You can find new iron plates."
"Thanks man!"
The squid monster rolled up a few tentacles and gave Hai Yishen a box of meatballs. Shigurei watched the interaction between the two monsters and had the urge to turn around and leave.
"Are you sure you want to find this... guy to gather information?"
"No questions, no questions." The superpower man walked to the stall with squinted eyes, "Hello, Lord Hai Yishen, I want to get some information."
Hai Yishen ate the meatballs and looked at the things in the white box with his two bird eyes. "These are the two things you want to know." He looked at Gongsun Ce's suitcase again. "Exchange what you have on you for what you need to know."
He raised his finger and pointed upward again. "If it involves the above, don't ask, I can't tell. Just ask."
Gongsun Ce handed over the frame first: "Who has the strongest combat power at Genya Shigure's disposal?"
Hai Yishen was silent for a while, and said: "Shigure Shiguichi, he is stronger than all Shigure."
Shi Yuling frowned, Gongsun Ce thought for a moment and suddenly asked a strange question.
"Can you tell us about the situation on Chongo Island?" "This is a very general question." "It's okay, you can tell me as much as you want."
Hai Yishen released the meatball and smashed it into his mouth.
"Qiongo Island is a place where gods gather. Among the eight million hidden gods, those who have done evil and harmed the world have been dismissed by ninjas and priests for thousands of years. There is no place for them on the island where humans live, so they just Go to the dangerous Qiongge Island, use the sacred peak Ise as your base, and occupy the mountain as the king, known as Ise, the ghost of all disasters."
"The former leader of the Hundred Haunted Demons of Ise was the terrifying Demon King Ryumu. Thirteen years ago, Ryumu was defeated by a human god. The defeated Ryumu fled to Yamato Island and joined a martial arts club. ·The front of the army, and the sacred peak Ise has changed its owner. The Hundred Calamity Ghosts have a new leader, and he is the most terrifying person on Zero Island..."
Speaking of this, Hai Yishen trembled twice. "I don't want to say his name. He is not on Zero Island now, but he may come back at any time - let's stop here."
The superpower nodded and opened the suitcase: "What do you want?"
Hai Yishen took away all the masks in one go.
"5:35 pm the day after tomorrow, Yamato Island, Western Wilderness of Kukujiri Town. If you go, you can fulfill your purpose of coming. If you don't go, you can avoid great danger. I wish you good luck."
"Thank you."
There are still a few disguise masks in Shigure Rei's possession, so it wouldn't be a loss if he exchanged them for information. The superpower closed the suitcase and stared for a long time, only to find that his partner was still standing there.
"What's wrong, Miss Shigure?"
"Tsk, are you stupid for visiting festivals?" Shigure Rei's tone sounded particularly unkind, "The current president of the martial arts association took office thirteen years ago, and his name is Liu Wu!"
...What a coincidence.
The leader of the ninja army works part-time as a shrine maiden, and Kishin becomes the president of the samurai guild. What are your local organizations on Zero Island doing? There must be a limit to organizational and management chaos!
Gongsun Ce shook his head helplessly: "Who is the new leader of Ise Mountain?"
"He is a terrible and vicious magic user." Rei Shigure tugged on his sleeves and walked towards the stage. "It has nothing to do with this mission. Let's go and watch the little miko dance!"
Hai Yi Shen didn't even want to say his name, so he only gave you a rough idea because of your personality that loves popular science. You locals are so resistant to this new leader...
Gongsun Ce made up his mind to ask Miss Rina tomorrow. He followed Rei Shigure to the wooden stage. Even with his weak vision after taking off his glasses, he could see that the audience was much smaller at this time. For a moment, he felt like he was ruining the place.
"Woo——"
There was another mournful song of music, and he vaguely saw a witch wearing gray robes and a golden crown coming onto the stage. Judging from the height and curves, it should be the Izumo Rina they are familiar with.
Gongsun Ce stared hard and saw that Rina didn't seem to start dancing. She was standing in the center of the stage with her hands raised and reciting something.
"Kaijie Majiu's mother is afraid of tricks, and the great god who brings disaster to Jinri, Tsukushi is Yamato, Qionggo is Iseina, and the Yuxun is closed to Bizhi, and eight million hidden gods will be left in this life."
"It's all misfortunes and sins. If you have a good mother-in-law, you can give me clear rice and give me white beards. If you have white beards, you can smell and eat in the world. If you are afraid of beauty, you can be afraid of beautiful mothers. White beards..."
What the witch said should be the language of Lingdao, but these words were very harsh in my ears. The person with superpowers only caught a few key words, but he didn't understand them. He whispered: "Teach me, the knowledgeable Shigure-sensei."
"Tsk." Rei Shigure smacked his lips impatiently and explained, "This is the ancestral word for Fujin God. The first part of the story about Makumo's fear of death expresses respect for the name that is about to be exported, and the second part is about Fujin God. The myth. It ran from Chikushi Island to Yamato Island, and then to Ise Peak on Qiong Island, where it exorcised evil and filth, and thus eight million hidden gods were born. After that, they were all praying to drive away disasters. It’s a cliche.”
After Gongsun Ce listened to the explanation, he continued to wait. Rina quickly finished reciting the oracles, and the priests played new music. She picked up the fifteen-bell Kagura bell, danced with slow movements, and sang the new content.
This time, Rina's words were not as difficult as her words. Combined with her movements, Gongsun Ce roughly understood the meaning of these words.
Rina was telling an old story. This story took place before Zero Island was divided into three, long before the priests ruled the island...
At that time, a shrine maiden named Izu Noma married a god in order to protect everyone's lives.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
(Note: The zodiac poem in this chapter is adapted from the zodiac poem in Shintoism. Many changes have been made to fit the background of the story. If you are interested, you can check out the original version. Since I don’t understand Japanese, I used the translated version. If there is any problem, I’d like to point it out.)
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