Chapter 561: Trophies Harvested: Masks and Skeletons

The fierce battle in Sanjurokugen-do ended, and the incident between King Koze and Taira Masakado finally came to an end.

Although there are still some unclear issues in this incident.

For example, who was the person who left the reminder message to the Countermeasures Office in Xiangshan before.

But from the results, the contents of the note are completely true, and the person who left the message really wants to assist the Countermeasures Office.

Considering this, Kamiya thinks it is acceptable not to find that person.

Anyway, the other person's behavior seems to want to be anonymous and not reveal his identity. Since he has accepted the assistance of that person, it is not impossible to tacitly follow the other party's wishes.

However, the Countermeasures Office will probably continue to follow up the investigation, but it is estimated that too many people will not be mobilized.

There are not enough people in the first place.

Kamiya Kawa is just concerned about this, and will not take the initiative to intervene before the investigation has official results.

Then there is the harvest of this battle.

After the Demon King was defeated, no soul crystals and heart blood were produced.

This monster was originally stitched together, so it is estimated that it cannot be regarded as a normal strange story. It is normal that there is no such output.

There are two main spoils of defeating the Demon Queen.

One is the Resentful Face Mask.

The mask was absorbed by Prajna at the end of the battle. At that time, some of the exorcists in Sanjurokugen-do may have noticed Kamiya's little move.

For example, Uncle Yusaka and the little witch Onizuka.

But neither of them would say anything.

As for the other exorcists, the disciples of the demon gods rushed over from Tokyo in time and saved their lives. So even if they noticed such trivial "small things", they would just pretend not to see them, and no one wanted to offend the combat ceiling of the organization because of this.

Even Kamiya Kawa himself did not intend to hide this.

In the subsequent battle report, he wrote clearly:

[During the battle, the Resentful Face Mask carried by the Demon Queen was absorbed by the Shikigami Prajna...]

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and who knows what will happen in the next second.

For this small accident, Kamiya Kawa, the person involved, does not intend to take the blame.

I work diligently!

As for Prajna, after absorbing the face of the resentful party, she stayed in the statue of the shikigami and did not come out.

It is estimated that it will take some time to completely absorb this mask and generate her third mask.

Kamiya put her shikigami statue in the side hall of the tapir shrine to receive faith, and from time to time brought the treasure to buff the fortune of Prajna's shikigami statue.

At present, there will be no problem, just wait patiently for her changes.

The second piece of loot harvested is the reward from "Kaidan Monogatari".

After the defeat of the ghost emperor, the task of [The Hour of Demons·Six] was completed, so it is true that King Xingshi is Chenshi.

The reward received from the system is quite special, a white skull head——

[Item name: Ten Thousand Bones withered]

[Quality: Special item without rating]

[Effect: Contain the dead souls of warriors, and can generate strange skulls. The strength of the generated strange story is affected by the strength of the soul contained. ]

[Description: One general's success is achieved by the withering of thousands of bones. Soldiers who died on the battlefield, because their bodies were not buried, their souls' resentment turned into huge skeletons, which are the wild skeletons. And this kind of strange story is closely related to Takiyashahime and her father Taira Masakado. ]

A very strange prop, used to generate the strange story wild skeleton.

Kamiya River also got a similar thing a long time ago, which is the [Inugami Skull]. Now the dog at home also relied on that prop to become an Inugami at the beginning.

After getting [Man Gu Ku], Kamiya immediately thought of where to take it.

Naturally, it was the Sanzu River.

It is reasonable to look for the dead souls in the Styx.

And looking at the effect of the props, it seems that the stronger the dead souls of the warriors accepted by [Man Gu Ku], the stronger the wild skeletons generated in the end.

There is the dead soul of Minamoto Yoshitsune on the Sanzu River, which seems to be a very suitable choice.

And the consciousness left by the previous Yanma also wants to make friends with Kamiya River through Minamoto Yoritomo, which may be able to help.

…

The riverbank of the Sanzu River.

The sky here seems to be always red, and countless red spider lilies are still in full bloom, without leaves, only a slender flower stem, supporting the blood-red petals. The petals are soft and smooth, as if they will break with a slight touch.

The flowers jump in the darkness like flames, forming a sea of ​​flowers, delicate and beautiful, enchanting and weird, blood-red, the only bright color in this land of death.

The fragrance of the sea of ​​flowers is mysterious, connecting past and present lives.

Kamiya walked across the bridge to arrive here, the thin petals fluttered, and a figure appeared in the depths of the flowers.

It was Minamoto no Yoritomo, the spokesperson of Yanma consciousness.

"Lord Kamiya, you are here."

Minamoto no Yoritomo was very humble towards Kamiya River.

"Well, where's your brother?"

"He has never shown up." Minamoto Yoritomo shook his head, "Also, the flower seed you asked us to take care of...hasn't sprouted yet."

"Is that so..."

Kamiya had planted a strange flower seed in the sea of ​​red spider lilies, but unfortunately it hasn't produced anything yet.

He squatted down where he had planted the flower seed before, looked at it for a while, and really couldn't see anything special, so he stood up again: "I came here this time to entrust Yan Mo's consciousness to do something for me."

"You say."

"I need the soul of an outstanding warrior to cultivate a wild skeleton." Kamiyakawa took out [Ten Thousand Bones], "I wonder if there is a suitable one here in Sanzugawa."

As soon as he finished speaking, a breeze with a faint fragrance rolled up from the sea of ​​red spider lilies, gently scratching the white skull like a soft palm.

Then, the thin blood-red petals from the depths of the flowers rose into the sky, and a figure appeared.

The man dragged a cross-patterned spear in his hand, and wore a red but extremely broken torso armor. There were several stray arrows and short knives stuck on the armor. Under the star hood, only a pair of cold and fluorescent pupils were still flashing unyieldingly.

In addition, there was the samurai family crest on his star hood -

six copper coins.

Kamiyakawa had learned about this when he was studying information related to Sanzugawa.

Six coins, this is the family crest of the Sanada family.

After death, people need to cross the Styx to be reincarnated, and the boat fare to cross the Styx is six coins, so the six coins family crest represents the determination of the Sanada family samurai to go to the battlefield with the death, and also the hope to abandon the killing karma in life and enter the reincarnation smoothly after death.

"Sanada Yukishige, an extremely brave warrior. Lord Yan said that this person is most suitable to be transformed into a wild skeleton." Minamoto no Yoritomo relayed the meaning of the master behind him, "He died tragically, and his soul was not completely preserved when he crossed the Sanzu River. Without external influence to preserve his soul, he will not appear for too long and will probably be scattered."

Minamoto no Yoritomo was active about 400 years earlier than Sanada Yukishige.

So he didn't know the situation of this later samurai, and all he could do was to relay it.

However, Kamiya knew.

Sanada Yukishige, his alias is much more famous than his real name -

Japan's No. 1 Soldier, Sanada Yukimura.

Yukimura Sanada is known as the last hero of the Japanese Warring States Period, and is listed as one of the "three last tragic heroes" in Japanese history along with Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Kusunoki Masashige.

In the summer battle of Osaka, Yukimura Sanada led 5,000 men and charged into the main camp of Tokugawa Ieyasu's 15,000 men, repeatedly assaulting the enemy's camp that was several times larger than his own.

Tokugawa Ieyasu had no choice but to flee and ordered the general's flag to be taken down, so that Yukimura Sanada could not find his exact location and saved his life.

In the end, Yukimura Sanada, who was wounded in the battle, retreated to Anai Shrine until the shrine was breached and he died in battle.

Although there has been a recent argument online that Yukimura Sanada's title of "Japan's No. 1 Soldier" should be replaced by the iron cannon foot soldier who single-handedly killed a Kanpaku-level figure in Nara.

But this statement is just a joke.

Anyway, in terms of reputation, Yukimura Sanada is definitely the ceiling of ancient Japanese samurai, the kind of hero who will definitely leave war ashes after his death, not inferior to Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

"Public opinion is also one of the sources of power for ghost stories. The first soldier of Japan who has transformed into a wild skeleton must be very strong, right?"

Kamiyakawa was quite satisfied with this arrangement and handed over the [Ten Thousand Bones] in his hand.

The white skull, as soon as it came into contact with Sanada Yukimura, turned into a murderous aura and was drawn into his armor and body.

Then, Sanada Yukimura's body was seen rising higher and higher in the slender sea of ​​flowers until it became a huge skeleton general almost five meters tall.

The wild skeleton transformed by Sanada was still wearing a mighty red armor and a star bag decorated with deer horns and six coins on his head.

The cross-shaped spear in his hand, as well as the short sword and wakizashi stuck in his body, also transformed into a size that matched his body.

In the slender and bright red spider lilies, such a huge and ferocious white bone monster stood, with a terrifying and eerie beauty, forming a strong visual impact.

After the Abandoned Skull took shape, it nodded gently to Kamiya River, and then walked to the place where the strange red spider lily seed was buried, half-knelt down, and seemed to fall asleep, motionless.

"Hmm? What does this mean?"

Kamiya watched the Abandoned Skull's actions, feeling a little surprised.

But he thought again that the red spider lily seeds planted earlier seemed to have the shape of a skull.

Perhaps there could be some kind of connection between it and the Abandoned Skull?

"Sir Kamiya." Minamoto Yoritomo came forward.

"Why? Yama wants to say something again?"

"Yes, Yama wants to... borrow the flower seeds you left behind." Minamoto Yoritomo first pretended to listen, and then nodded, "The flower seeds you left behind are breeding strange ghost stories. Yama's power can connect it with the Abandoned Skull, making the final ghost story two-in-one."

Two-in-one.

Kamiya has seen many examples of multiple individuals forming a ghost story, such as his hearse group, the seven emperors, and Rabbit Maru before he became independent.

"What about borrowing?"

"Lord Yanma wants to use your flower seeds to breed the second generation of Yanma."

Kamiya had previously reached a deal with the remaining consciousness of Yanma left in Sanzu River.

The general content is that Kamiya River helped Yanma take back his divine bones from Huangquan and helped breed the second generation of Yanma.

The next Yanma will obey Kamiya, and the Sanzu River forces will also be invested in Takama-ga-hara.

Kamiya River: "Is that flower seed suitable to become the second Yanma?"

Minamoto Yoritomo: "With the powerful Arasakuro as the other side, it should be suitable, or it can't be more suitable."

Hearing Minamoto Yoritomo say this, Kamiya began to consider the pros and cons.

The flower seeds themselves, as well as the [Ten Thousand Bones] that bred the Arasakuro, are all Kamiya River's property, but the spirit of Sanada Yuki that made the Arasakuro form, belongs to the Sanzu River forces.

"In this case, if I give the ownership of the Higanbana seeds to Yan Mo, wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?"

Kamiya thought so.

He was a person who would not suffer any disadvantage.

Even if he didn't get something back after each battle, he would feel uncomfortable.

"Lord Yan Mo means that you can first contract the Abandoned Skeleton as a Shikigami. In this way, even if the second generation of Lord Yan Mo is born, half of it will belong to you. They are born to obey your orders and are your subordinates."

This proposal is consistent with the previous transaction content.

Kamiya helped Sanzu River, and then Sanzu River and the new next generation of Yan Mo all belonged to him and became vassals.

With a Shikigami contract, this transaction became more secure and more credible.

"Is Yan Mo willing to be my Shikigami now?" Kamiya asked again.

"Actually..." Minamoto no Yoritomo said vaguely, "Although the next Lord Yan Mo needs the remaining power of the current Lord Yan Mo to irrigate and generate, he is an independent individual and is not the same as the first generation Lord Yan Mo..."

"Oh."

Kamiya understood.

Are you trying to trick the next generation?

Minamoto Yoritomo: "What Yanma hopes is that Sanzu River can return to normal. Only you have such ability and only you can save this place."

Anyway, Sanzu River has said so. This is probably the first generation Yanma's consciousness submitting to Takamagahara.

Kamiya is not going to refuse.

The second generation Yanma and Japan's top soldier, Arasuke, have become a strange story. This must be an Arasuke, right?

It may not even be necessary to build a shrine for it. It is likely to inherit the original Yanma Shrine.

Having such a shikigami join the army...

It is definitely worth it!

Thinking of this, Kamiya raised his hand and launched the "Spirit Binding Technique" towards the Arasuke who seemed to be sleeping.

The spell condensed into a golden soul-binding rope, strong and powerful.

It continued to extend, binding the huge Arasuke, and then suddenly tightened.

"It seems to have succeeded, but..."

Kamiya could feel that there was one more shikigami under his control.

But the Arasuke in front of him did not disappear.

It is probably because the Ara Skull and the flower seed designated as the second generation of Yama are bound together, and it is not complete.

Moreover, after the contract is successful, Kamiya, as an Onmyoji, has a feeling that the new Shikigami is different from other Shikigami.

At present, it seems that there is no need for Shikigami statues.

Shikigami like Mary and Hannya can only move around Kamiya River itself and the Shikigami statues in various maps.

But the second generation of Yama is very special because only the half of the Ara Skull that was generated first is contracted by Kamiya, so it should have a lot of freedom.

It is probably that it can move freely at ordinary times, but when Kamiya summons Shikigami, it can appear beside him with Ara Skull.

Anyway, Kamiya River has half of the ownership of the second generation of Yama in his hands, and he is not opposed to giving the new Shikigami freedom.

Or is it better this way?

People like Usagi Maru, Kanihime, and Isohime have never been contracted by Kamiya as Shikigami, because the construction of the eternal world requires some elite power management.

Hannya and others cannot leave Kamiya's side and cannot participate in the work of the inner world well.

But this new half-ownership shikigami is amazing. He can move freely and do production management work in the world. If he needs to fight, he can be called to his side immediately!

"The second generation Yanma is born in two parts. It is reasonable to do two jobs, right?" Kamiya thought.

Don't blame me for the unborn Yanma. If you want to blame, blame your predecessor who signed the indenture and sold you, who was not yet complete, to me as part of the transaction.

However, Kamiya River is not a devil.

The agreement with Sanzu River will still be fulfilled.

When the second generation Yanma is born, let him restore the order of Sanzu River first.

Kamiya will also provide help.

Anyway, the Styx will be his territory sooner or later.

"Very good, just wait for the next Yanma to be born."