"Grandma who sells feet, it seems that you are doing well recently." Kamiyakawa, wearing a black patterned haori, walked out struttingly.
"It's all thanks to you, Lord Shengu." The foot seller turned her head. Although she was panicking, she had a smile on her face.
During the interval between the two parties, Inujiro appeared, covered in fire and exuding a C-level aura.
The dog walked up to the foot seller and sniffed her.
"Haha... Lord Inugami, long time no see, you are still so majestic and majestic." The foot seller continued to smile apologetically.
She could feel that the Inugami beside Lord Kamiya seemed to be stronger than the last time they met. When facing the Inugami, the invisible pressure she felt was greater than before.
"Ouch."
The Inugami swung his tail, sniffed at the bloody basket on the cart, and used greedy scarlet eyes to signal and ask the foot seller.
"You eat, you eat, it should be used to honor you, haha."
The foot seller who had taken the right side before was very good at observing people's emotions.
"Ouch~"
The dog saw that the foot seller was so polite, but he was no longer polite. He squatted down, stretched out his paws, and chewed the severed limb in the cart.
The sound of crunching and munching could be heard all the time.
Kamiyakawa looked at all this and frowned in confusion.
Where did Gouzi learn this typical bully attitude in a troubled village?
However, Kamiya did not stop Inujiro.
The relationship between him and the foot-selling mother-in-law was originally achieved through the unilateral coercion of strong martial ethics.
Occasionally flexing your muscles in front of the other person can make the other person obedient and not dare to be disobedient.
Dogs should also understand this.
In addition, Kamiyagawa came to see the foot seller because she had something important to discuss——
Regarding whether [Ghost's Stumped Limb] can be further activated and utilized.
As a foot-seller who is an expert in amputating limbs, if she can really give out any important key information, Kamiya would not mind giving her seven or eight small requiem candles as a thank you gift.
Even if the other party is willing to contribute to research, even if there is no harvest, you can still give her a small requiem candle to express her hard work.
As for the basket of severed limbs of a swollen-faced nurse, their value is not even worth a candle stub.
Anyway, it’s a stick and a carrot.
"Why is Mr. Kamiya free to come here today?"
The foot seller carefully looked away from the Inugami.
"I need your help with something. If you do it well, you will be rewarded."
Kamiya went straight to the point and took out the [Ghost's Broken Arm] from the [Mirage Bag].
The mutilated right arm shriveled up, but the faint black light emitted from the knuckles and palm, as well as the red halo lines on the arm covered by scales, all highlighted the unusualness of this amputated arm.
"This is...this is!"
The shriveled and deliberately docile old face of the foot seller suddenly became radiant, and she quickly came to Kamiyakawa's side, looking up and down at the [Ghost's Broken Arm].
"you know?"
"No, I don't know him."
Kamiyagawa:……
Then why are you so excited?
"But I have never seen a severed arm like this, so majestic, so powerful, so perfect!"
The foot seller's eyes were still glued to the ghost's arm. Perhaps she was too excited, and her rickety body was trembling slightly.
"Well……"
Is this withered ghost hand majestic?
Why can't I see it?
Maybe professionals look at the problem differently from me.
The foot seller was extremely positive: "Master Kamiya, do you want to attach this amputated arm to your body? Please let me help you!"
"I haven't said that I have to take it from myself." Kamiyakawa shook his head.
If I really grow a third hand and become like a spider with limbs, it wouldn't be very pretty, right?
It would be difficult to function normally in the real world with an inhuman posture...
Of course, it would not be unacceptable if the third hand could retract back to the body in non-combat situations, or it could simply be an illusory arm.
"Are you really not going to think about it, Lord Kamiya? Only you can be worthy of such a magnificent severed limb. It will definitely be even more powerful after being reattached!"
The foot seller's tone was no longer positive, and even reached the point of being a little fanatical.
"You're a little too enthusiastic." Kamiya smiled at the weird old woman.
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, and the foot seller calmed down a little, with a sly expression:
"Master Kamiya, I don't have any other intentions. It's just the first time I saw such a severed limb, and I couldn't control myself. I want to study it carefully, just study it. If there is a chance to reattach this arm for you with my own hands, then I will It’s even more lucky for me.”
"I didn't expect you to be an avid researcher."
"It doesn't count, it doesn't count."
"What you said just now is to connect this ghost arm for me, are you sure about it?" Kamiyakawa brought the topic back to the things he cared about.
"I don't dare to boast yet. I may need to study it further."
"Oh. Also, the current state of this ghost arm is not quite right. It may need further activation and awakening."
"I can give it a try. I have some refined corpse oil. Maybe it can initially moisturize it. I don't know if it can be fully awakened. At least it won't be as withered as it is now."
After all, the foot seller is a professional amputee.
Maybe the first time I saw [Ghost's Broken Arm], I had an idea for the research.
The foot seller does have some very strange corpse oil on hand.
Kamiyagawa had tried one before. After applying it, it could walk smoothly on the rotten flesh and blood of this map. It was quite magical.
Although the Foot Seller is only D-level, she surprisingly has two skills in Funny Talk research.
Kamiya hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Is there any possibility of damaging the ghost hand when you try to activate it?"
"No, I can promise that I won't take any radical measures! If I try conservatively, it will definitely take a longer time... but it will definitely not be damaged. If it is damaged, Lord Kamiya, you can just draw your sword and chop the old lady with me. .”
Dare to say such words to Kamiyagawa, who is full of martial arts and has healed monsters in the emergency hospital without batting an eyelid, and to make such a promise, the foot-selling mother-in-law should be really confident.
At least I have enough confidence in not damaging the [Ghost's Broken Arm].
"Okay, you give it a try."
Kamiyakawa nodded and said that he took out a stethoscope-like prop from the [Mirage Bag].
This is [Historia], the craftsman's sister's portable tool, which can be used to listen to the true voices of humans or ghosts.
Kamiyagawa just borrowed it from Kaku.
A flexible extension of [His Mind Communication] got into the arms of the foot seller and pressed against her heart.
The latter didn't know what this thing was, but he didn't dare to resist. He just stood still with his back bent and held his breath.
Kamiya listened carefully for a while.
It can be judged that the old lady who sells her feet is a little bit dissatisfied with him in her heart, but not much, more of a fear and obedience.
This attitude is acceptable and understandable.
In addition, the foot seller didn't lie about her attitude towards the [Ghost's Broken Arm].
I didn’t have any evil intentions.
Mainly because I wanted to study it in detail and fully understand this unusual severed limb.
"I didn't expect it to be a research-based weird story. People should not be judged by their appearance." Kamiyakawa thought this way.
The foot seller's previous behavior of decisively siding with Kamiya showed that she was a smart monster.
It's probably a stupid move like attaching [Ghost's Broken Arm] to one's own body, which he probably wouldn't be very good at doing.
If she really did it, Kamiyagawa wouldn't mind cutting off the ghost hand from her body again.
Coupled with the fact that there is a true voice as a guarantee, there should be no problem in leaving the [Ghost's Broken Arm] with the Foot Seller.
Kamiyakawa withdrew [His Mind Communication] and said calmly: "Pack your things and follow me."
"Go? Where to go...?"
The foot seller was a little confused.
"You must not be able to study this ghost arm all at once, right?" Kamiyagawa smiled harmlessly.
"Yeah, yeah. It's going to take some time."
"Then study somewhere else, I've already prepared it for you."
…
Shattered Takamagahara.
Kamiyagawa appeared from the vermilion torii with the foot seller.
The latter was pushing a trolley, which was filled with bottles and cans brought out from the hospital toilet. The bottles and cans were all filled with strange grease that was either clear or turbid.
There is a [Takamagahara Pass] hanging on the wrist of the foot seller.
This piece belongs to the candle-making monk.
The young monk has recently made a large batch of requiem candles for Kamiyagawa, and is currently on vacation in Fusangxiang.
In addition, Jue is also paying tribute to his hometown and is rushing to meet the construction deadline of the wedding club.
The shrine she prepared for Mary was a small shrine that could be moved flexibly. It could be built wherever it was built. As long as it could be built well, Kamiya didn't care much about other things.
In a sense, he is a good boss who is tolerant of his employees.
"You stay here from now on, and I will visit you from time to time." Kamiya said, and he touched a newly arrived small requiem candle and handed it out, "This is your deposit for studying the ghost arm. There’s more when things get done.”
"Ah, ah. Okay."
The foot seller dressed in black was just like Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden, looking at the majestic and elegant Takamawa Shrine with a dazed expression.
After hearing Kamiya's speech, he came back to his senses and put away the small requiem candle.
The foot seller originally knew that this mysterious Lord Kamiya was unusual, but after seeing the temple with her own eyes, she was even more shocked.
Is this the research site Kamiya-sama mentioned?
Such a mysterious and magnificent place, what kind of big shot would it take to be able to come and go freely?
I don’t dare to think about it, I don’t dare to think about it…
The foot-seller's mother-in-law was in awe of Shengu directly in her heart, and she didn't even dare to complain again.
If you work with such a big shot, you might rise to heaven...
"Do a good job, and my family and companions and I will thank you." Kamiyakawa finally said this.
As soon as he finished speaking, all his shikigami appeared——
Mary, wearing a red and black dress and holding a machete, had an expressionless face, but she did not hide her B-level kaidan aura. The natural pressure of high-ranking kaidan was rampant in the temple.
Prajna put on the mask of jealousy, stretched into a grotesque and elongated ghost, with golden pupils shining with a hint of menace.
The Inugami's body was blazing with flames, exuding the smell of decay and antiquity; the Dream-Eating Tapir was wrapped in a blur of red light, with red lines flashing on its forehead and four legs.
Finally, there is the new deified whale. This is the first time he has appeared in Takamagahara. He is a little nervous. He pulls the hem of Kamiyagawa's clothes and stands carefully with his tail curled. However, the aura of ghost stories on his body is several times stronger than that of the foot saleswoman.
The foot-seller was so overwhelmed by the strong ghost energy in the hall that she couldn't open her eyes, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
When she regained her composure and looked up again, Kamiya-sama and his menacing and terrifying shikigami had disappeared.
Inside the shrine, only the vermilion torii gate still stands, while the thick yellow-green fluorescent light dances and then goes dormant.
"Kamigu-sama, you are really scary. The shikigami under him seem to be more powerful than last time." The foot saleswoman thought in her heart.
But, so what?
The foot-seller has no intention of disobeying this lord.
After realizing this, not only did she not feel uneasy, but she was actually a little happy.
The stronger Mr. Kamiya is, the more stable his backing will be.
Moreover, you are still paid for doing things for this adult, unlike the previous Earth Spider who simply relied on force and did not give any benefits at all.
"There will be more candles when it's done." The foot seller carefully put away the small requiem candle in her hand and turned over the [Ghost's Broken Arm] happily to check, "I have to work hard now, what can I say? We must also attach this ghost hand to Master Kamiya."
…
real world.
The Kamiya family located in Arakawa.
After leaving the other world and returning home, Kamiyagawa gathered all the Shikigami Kaidan in the living room to let everyone officially meet their new companion, the whale.
The little whale had been staying in the shikigami statue for the past two days to recuperate, and then immediately helped plunder the treasure ship.
Now it's the first time I'm showing up in real life.
In the living room, ghosts were moving.
Hua Whale suddenly faced so many strange stories that he had only met once or twice, or was completely unfamiliar to him, and he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
He held on to Kamiya's clothes tightly and wouldn't let go.
"Hua Whale, they will all be your family and friends from now on. You must get along well with everyone." Kamiya patted the little whale's blue head gently.
"……Mother?"
The whale glanced around nervously.
Among so many people, which one is your mother?
He first looked at Mary, who looked indifferent, and then looked away slightly fearfully.
Then he looked at Gao Shan and Xiao Yuan who were in the hearse group.
Takayama Mayi and Oishi Junma looked at each other, just smiled at Huajing, and then looked at the boss's reaction.
As for Sister Xiao Yuan, she was sitting on the floor obediently with her legs together, raising her hands blankly to grab her hanging head.
"Mother?"
The whale went to see other people again.
"Puff."
The dream-eating tapir closed his eyes and lay next to the Inugami, twitching his nose, slightly raising his eyelids and closing them again.
"I-I'm not, not your mother. I'm so sorry!"
Hiyoribo stood on the table and waved his hands and bowed.
"ah."
Zashiki shook his head.
We look about the same age, and you can call me sister. You and I will share a good father!
[? ]
The little crayon Cai Zhi drew a question mark on the ground in confusion.
"Huh? Look what's going on with me! Counting your tail, you're taller than me!"
Xiao Wu's reaction was even greater when he said this, and he almost jumped up.
Kamiyagawa:……
Satoru, I know you are in a hurry.
But Hiyoribo, who is far more petite than you, is not as anxious as you are.
By the way, why does Hua Jing, a kid like me, call women mom when he sees them?
If you have breasts, you are a mother.
Kamiyagawa now has reason to suspect that the "mother" in the whale's cognition may not be a specific object at all.
Maybe it's conceptual, similar to feelings of companionship, care, safety, and love.
If that's the case, gender doesn't have to be so rigid, and I can be your mother.
"Mother?"
Hua Jing looked around, and finally cast his gaze on Prajna, whom he had met several times.
The little whale has seen Prajna's appearance in battle, and it's really scary.
But now she is dressed in a smart and elegant purple and white undergarment, and she is sitting dignifiedly on the edge of the table, sipping tea, and her every move and gesture reveals Yamato Nadeshiko's gentle temperament.
have to say.
Although Hannya looks like an oriental girl, and is usually a bit arrogant towards Kamiya, but when not wearing a mask, she is indeed the most maternal of all the Kaidan shikigami in the family.
"Um."
Prajna put down the tea cup in his hand gracefully, nodded towards Hua Jing, and smiled with satisfaction.
The brilliance of motherhood in her became even brighter.
I didn’t choose Mary, that bad girl, because this kid has discernment.
"Yeah, yeah!"
Seeing this, Zashiki Warashi quickly stood up and waved towards the whale.
You can choose anyone, but don’t choose Prajna Mother!
There is hell ahead!
"Mother."
But Hua Jing ignored Zashiki. He was completely attracted by the warm and gentle temperament of Hannya.
That's right, she is my mother!
Hua Whale, who had been nervous all the time, had a relaxed smile on his face. His big tail swung slightly and he walked towards Prajna.
The ghost talkers present seemed to know what was going to happen next. Some of them didn't care at all, while others looked away with some sympathy.
"Mother."
Hua Jing walked up to Prajna, with an innocent look on his face, and pulled Prajna's sleeve affectionately.
Prajna just laughs.
And the next second, she laughed out loud: "Jie Jie Jie."
On Prajna's face, a ferocious smile mask appeared, with a blue face, golden eyes, and sharp fangs.
"Mother……?"
The whale was stunned for a moment.
Then he saw "Mom" who had become extremely terrifying, floating in the air with a strange smile, and flew towards him.
With that terrifying big mouth open, it wouldn't be a problem to eat a child in one bite.
"Wow……"
The transformed whale took two steps back, flapping its huge whale tail and trying to run away.
Prajna fluttered and followed closely behind, as if it would not give up until it scared the little whale into tears.
"Stop, Prajna."
As the head of the family, Kamiyagawa had to stand up and pull down the Hannya from the air.
Huajing's temperament is extremely simple, and even Zashiki is a lot more thoughtful than him.
This ignorant little whale has just tried to blend in with us. Don't scare him out of his mind and leave a psychological shadow that will be hard to erase in his life...
"laugh!"
Prajna no longer looked as maternal as before. She was rebellious and resisted Kamiya River unruly.
Fu Bao has been resigned to his fate recently and won't struggle anymore, and Xiao Wu won't let him touch it, so he finally found new fun!
The idiot Onmyoji is so stingy!
What can I do with a little teasing?
A child who cries is a good child!
"ah."
Facing the extremely noisy old father and little mother, and the frightened little whale sitting on the ground with tears in his eyes.
Zashiki just spread his hands and sighed helplessly.
I knew it would be like this, I told you already.
(End of chapter)
