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The shrine maiden of the Takehara family, Chigako Takehara.

Chigako was selected as the shrine maiden of the Amado Shaman Festival when she was very young. Although she was only a substitute, her treatment was no different from that of the first choice shrine maiden.

Chigako is enshrined by the Tsuchimikado village and has been living in seclusion at the Takehara family's shrine.

The villagers, including members of the Tsuchimikado clan, the head family, all respect the shrine maiden very much.

Everyone respected Chigako Takehara, but kept her at arm's length.

The same goes for her family.

Villagers are not allowed to have much interaction with witches. Takehara Chikako was held up to a very high place by Tsuchimikado Village, so high that she could only stand down from a high place, overlooking the emotional exchanges that were common to normal people, but unable to participate in them.

She was destined to be unable to live a normal life.

Miko cannot have too many emotions.

For these pure girls, once they are concerned about and commemorated, they may deviate from the original intention of the witch.

Miko are willing to die for the Amado Shaman Festival.

The shrine maidens selected for the shaman festival have been taught ritual-related matters since childhood.

Therefore, after the first-choice shrine maiden died of illness and the shaman festival failed to proceed smoothly last year, Chigako calmly accepted her fate——

On the same day next year, Chikako Takehara will be sacrificed at the shaman festival.

For her, this kind of thing is nothing more than earlier or later.

Even if her previous miko didn't die of illness before the ceremony, even if the ceremony was successfully completed. The village will still elect a new substitute shrine maiden, and Chikako Takehara will be the first choice for sacrifices at the Tendo Shaman Festival five years later.

"You were born to protect, and you were born to die in a ceremony."

Chigako Takehara has been taught this concept and firmly believes in it.

She was willing to die and proud of it.

Originally, Chiga Takehara's short and dull life should have ended like this.

Until that person arrives...

Kanemaru Shizuji, a young man and a foreigner.

The first time I met Kanemaru was the day the folklorist teacher and student first came to Tsuchimikado Village.

At that time, Chigako Takehara was staying in the deep attic of Takehara's house, opening the window and looking out.

I saw a pair of strangers, young and old, walking in the direction of Tsuchimikado's residence under the leadership of the villagers.

Chigako Takehara watched from a distance, her eyes lingering on Kanemaru Shizuji for a while.

Chiheko didn't know why she looked at the boy more.

Maybe it’s curiosity about outsiders.

After all, Tsuchimikado Village has been closed for so long, and this is the first time Takehara Chigako has seen an outsider.

Of course, it may also be because Kanemaru Shizuji was born handsome and handsome.

That day.

Chigako Takehara didn't think about anything, she just sat by the window of the pavilion, holding her chin, quietly watching Kanemaru Shizuji's figure disappear into the distance of the street.

And in the afternoon of the next day, Chiheko saw the young man from another country again.

Still in the high pavilion of the Takehara family.

As usual, the miko opened the window boredly and looked at the scene outside that should have remained unchanged.

Then, she saw Kanemaru Shizuji walking alone from a distance, observing Tsuchimikado Village with great interest as he walked.

Chigako's attention was once again attracted by the other party.

In this village where she had lived since she was a child and was extremely familiar with it, the figure of the young man strolling leisurely was the only erratic existence, full of unknowns.

He is different from the young people in Tsuchimikan Village. He naturally has a vigorous and energetic spirit.

And just when Chiheko looked at the boy carefully, the boy also noticed her.

Kanemaru Shizuji stopped on the street, smiled and waved to her.

The moment the two sides met their eyes, the Takehara family miko felt a little dazed.

no the same……

In the past, when Chikako Takehara came into contact with other people in the village, even if the two parties stood together, she could feel the villagers' "looking up" attitude towards her, and the respect and alienation that the villagers treated the miko who was destined to be sacrificed. Feel.

Like a thin layer of ice, cold and hard.

But Kanemaru Shizuji, even though he was really looking up at him. His smiling eyes had a different look under the warm afternoon sunlight.

His eyes were peaceful and kind.

It was obviously very soft, but it seemed to be able to pierce Chigako Takehara's chest.

The inexperienced witch suddenly panicked, blushed and hurriedly closed the window and hid in the room.

She thought she was probably sick.

My cheeks are hot and my heart is beating fast.

Although she is a chosen miko, Chigako Takehara is occasionally allowed to go out and take a walk within a certain range.

So, on the fourth day when folklorists, teachers and students entered Tsuchimikado Village.

She finally met Kanemaru Shizuji outside.

Kanemaru Shizuji, who was wandering around and experiencing the folk customs, saw this girl he had met once walking alone along the stream outside the village, and he took the initiative to talk to her.

The foreign boy was cheerful and talkative, and the two of them talked a lot without knowing it.

Kanemaru Shizuji told Chigako a lot of things outside.

This was the first time that the Takehara family miko spoke to outsiders, and it was also the first time that she realized how vast the outside world was.

"Teacher and I will stay in your village for several days. Will we be able to see you again tomorrow?"

When leaving, Kanemaru Shizuji asked Takehara Chikako this way.

The latter was confused and nodded in confusion.

At that time, Chikako Takehara didn't know yet, and she didn't know that her state of mind at that time could be called "a girl's budding love."

She was just happy and looking forward to seeing Kanemaru Shizuji again in the future.

…

The spiritual energy wrapped around the carved hairpin slowly dissipated.

Onitsuka Kiriho gained some insights from Takehara Chikako through psychic communication at the Takehara family.

It only took a moment for her to accept this information, but it was a pity that she did not get any clues related to the Amado Bronze Mirror.

After that, Onizuka carefully and quickly explored the entire mansion.

Still nothing gained.

"Not here... If the last piece of bronze mirror fragment is really in Tsuchimikado Village, it must be in that place."

Onizuka decisively left the Takehara family and headed towards the center of Tsuchimikado Village.

She was going to the Tsuchimikado mansion.

Whatever is over there now, it needs to go now.

Onizuka Kiriho was very anxious at the moment because the contact with Kamiya was disconnected again.

"The power of Adeno no Mikoto, who committed suicide, and Hiko Saruta, who became an evil god, may still be entrenched in the Amado Rock. I have to hurry up."

While rushing to the center of the village, the undead souls hiding in the miasma finally appeared.

There are layers upon layers, the numbers are staggering, and they are extremely manic.

The violent undead twisted and twitched their bodies and attacked Onizuka, who was running.

"Don't stop me!"

boom!

Several shock symbols burst open, and silver thunder surged out.

In the light of the lightning, the red bow of the Childlike Lady appeared in Onizuka's hands.

She pulled the bowstring skillfully, turning her spiritual power into demon-breaking arrows, and shot down several twisted undead spirits in the distance.

While moving, he broke out of the encirclement, consuming the talismans he brought down to single digits before he finally broke out. At this time, Onizuka finally saw the outline of a large mansion in the distance.

That should be the Tsuchimikado residence.

After getting closer to here, the undead aura around him seemed to be lurking again.

"Such a strong aura... There are very powerful spirits in this place, so powerful that ordinary undead spirits dare not approach."

Holding a red bow, Onizuka stepped into the open door of Tsuchimikado's mansion without much hesitation.

The huge house was filled with dead silence and miasma.

Chigako Takehara's hairpin has no reaction here, and there are no clues to the psychic.

There was no other way, Onizuka could only launch a search directly.

…

Amado Rock Cave.

Snap, snap, snap!

The sound of the Broken Fate Gods shaking the ground with their fingers was endless, and they kept wandering back and forth outside the boundary of Mary's red mist.

And further away, the decaying gods at the junction of heaven and earth are still stirring.

Kamiya River can already feel the depraved and filthy aura belonging to Huang Quan.

"Could that thing be Sarutohihiko? It feels like it won't be too long before he wakes up completely and comes towards me. It's definitely impossible to fight him like this."

Click, click, click!

The noise caused by the Destiny Gods was a bit louder.

Finally, one of them broke into the distinct gray-red mist boundary and rushed in with a roar.

"Mom said stand in front of dad!"

Nine red spirits shouted and rushed forward immediately.

Although these little guys belong to Kamiyagawa Shikigami's subordinates, there is still a layer of relationship between the two parties.

But some things are true.

Moreover, Mary was only one step away from fully appearing. Under the intensification of the overwhelming red mist, the red spirits looked extremely brave.

While they were dragging the five fingers of the God of Broken Fate with all their hands and feet, two daggers of coldness and brightness flashed out at the same time!

Kamiyagawa has entered a fighting state and plans to fight to the death.

If there is a God of Broken Fate who breaks through the blockade of the red mist, there will definitely be a second and third one.

Get them first!

As for the key to opening the Tianhu Stone Gate, the last fragment of the Tianhu Bronze Mirror...

"I can only pray that it is on Hotaru's side."

…

"Not here."

"Not here..."

"..."

Onizuka quickly shuttled through Tsuchimikado's mansion, explored several rooms, and then passed through a courtyard corridor. Her footsteps stopped.

She saw a huge wooden pavilion standing in the center of the courtyard.

There is an indescribable sense of oppression exuding from it.

From the experience and intuition of the spiritual master, it is absolutely impossible to approach this place rashly.

But Onitsuka Kiriho now has no choice.

Because she could feel that the atmosphere on the other side of the red rope, the Kamiya River, had become chaotic again.

"In case the fragments of the bronze mirror are here."

Onizuka gritted his teeth and stepped forward to push open the half-open door of the pavilion.

It was deep and cold inside, like a realm of death, filled with the smell of blood.

Snap.

Stepping across the threshold, Onizuka felt a sticky and slippery feeling coming from the bottom of his foot pockets.

"...No dried blood."

Blood stains could be seen everywhere inside the building, dyeing almost everything in sight a bright red.

Every time he took a step, the wooden boards under his feet creaked softly with his steps, and bright red blood seeped out from the gaps on the floor. The wooden carvings on the wall were also stained with blood, as if the twisted face was grinning.

After searching on the first floor to no avail, Onizuka stepped on the slippery wooden steps and climbed to the second floor.

The smell of blood is even stronger here.

"If all this blood was left by the deceased, how many people died in this building?"

What did they die for?

Onizuka has seen the dead souls of many villagers in Tsuchimikado Village. Judging from the state of their souls, they should have been killed by the "Night Knock" aura that rolled out from behind the Amado Shimon after the failure of the Amado Shaman Festival. of.

It was not death caused by bleeding due to trauma.

Continuing to explore with doubts, Onizuka entered a room that seemed to be an ancestral hall.

A shrine is placed on the east side of the room.

Inside the shrine, there is a wooden stand. Judging from the shape and specifications, it seems to be used to place mirrors.

On the stand, Onizuka saw a familiar faint flash of light.

"The last fragment of the Tianhu Bronze Mirror."

Onizuka quickly stepped forward and took off the lenses from the shrine.

From this, the last fragment of the Tianhu Bronze Mirror has been obtained. The next thing to do is to return to the grotto where the Tianhu Stone Gate is located.

The little witch put away the bronze mirror fragments and just turned around, she froze in place.

In the corridor outside the room's sliding door, layers of people appeared.

Those people were all dressed in the costumes of the old Onmyoji and wore ceremonial crowns.

All of them looked pale and ferocious, and there was no sparkle in their empty eyes. On their necks, you can see shocking incisions, and blood is still trickling down.

This group of onmyoji's undead spirits stood like this, blocking the corridor.

"A member of the Tsuchimikado family?"

Onizuka unconsciously took a small step back.

She saw a familiar figure among the undead.

He is an old man with white beard and hair. The old man's neck was also bleeding, and he was holding a long sword in his hand. Thick blood kept dripping from the blade, and it hit the bright red ground.

Onizuka had seen this old man in the psychic memory of Mr. Sakai, a folklorist.

"Tsuchimikado Yaifuku!?"

As soon as he recognized the undead's identity, the other person's translucent figure disappeared from the door.

Then, like a TV image with poor contact, it flashed in the room again, and without saying a word, he raised his sword and slashed towards Onizuka.

call!

The last amulet burst open, and the golden talisman's spirit lit up in front of Onizuka like a shield.

The sword blade collided with the power of the talisman and easily tore it into pieces, and unspeakable terrifying power struck.

Onizuka had no way to resist, and was pushed by the blast-like air wave, slamming into the wall.

"Well……"

But she quickly rolled over and stood up.

After only one fight, Onizuka was sure that he was no match for Tsuchimikado Yasifuku.

The undead soul of Chikako Takehara that I encountered before can probably be defeated if I give it a try, but this...

It's impossible to win.

Moreover, Tsuchimikado Taifuku and the undead souls of the Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado family behind him are not known to be one. Onizuka feels that their undead group combined must have the strength of an Aragami. (End of chapter)