[Shadow mass (excellent material): When the shadow grows, you will see another me.]
[The ghostly relics of the shadow ghost are similar to the ghost story. If you can absorb the shadow mass for your own use, you will definitely be able to improve your strength.]
After returning home, Kamiya took out the small iron box he got from Uncle Yuki.
And he took out his mobile phone and checked the item information of the small piece of shadow in the iron box.
"It is indeed a relic that can be absorbed. Although the evaluation given by "Kaitan Monogatari" is excellent, the extraordinary aura on this thing is very weak. No wonder Uncle Yuuki said it is suitable for little old men." Kamiyagawa looked at the phone.
The screen nodded, "By the way, this [shadow mass] looks like a human being."
The origin of this [Shadow Mass] was mentioned by Yuuki when we were eating skewers of yakiniku in the izakaya.
As mentioned in the item information given in "Kaidan Monogatari", this relic was exploded after killing a kind of Kaidan called Shadow Ghost.
The so-called shadow ghosts are legendary bodiless monsters that only appear in people's lives as shadows.
There are many types of shadow ghosts.
For example, it is said that in ancient Japan, people often saw the figure of a woman through sliding doors and other objects in the shade of their house.
If you look carefully, you will find that there is no one standing in front of or behind the sliding door, only the shadow of the lake exists out of thin air.
This kind of ownerless female figure reflected on an object is called "shadow girl" in Japan, which is a kind of shadow ghost.
However, the shadow ghosts that drop [Shadow Blobs] are more dangerous and rarer than the "Shadow Girl", and they are parasitic shadow ghosts.
The parasitic shadow ghost will appear in the shadow of human beings, hiding and dormant, quietly observing the host's words, deeds, and everything in daily life.
When the time is right, it will take on the form of a host.
Parasitic shadow ghosts usually follow their hosts quietly for many years, because they know everything about the parasitized person, whether it is daily habits, personality, behavior, or interpersonal relationships. Therefore, when they grow into adults, they can pass the fake as real.
The first thing a parasitic shadow ghost will do after becoming an adult is to kill its original host and replace it.
This is exactly what is so scary about this kind of ghost story.
Ordinary people have no way to defend themselves.
Moreover, for the people around the parasitized person, they may never know that one of their family members or friends may suddenly and quietly disappear from this world one night.
In its place is another "person", another thing.
The original owner's family and friends knew nothing about it and would still engage in daily social activities with that thing.
Meet, say hello, eat together, hang out together, say goodbye, say good night to each other... everything is as normal, as if nothing happened.
After Kamiyagawa listened to the story of this parasitic shadow ghost at dinner, he commented in his heart: "In a sense, it is really similar to me, a time traveler."
However, Kamiya never feels guilty because he is a time traveler.
After all, he and the Parasitic Shadow Ghost are fundamentally different.
He did not actively harm the original owner of this body, he only used the body to resurrect the soul. Moreover, the original owner did not leave any interpersonal relationships for him to deal with or deceive.
Back to business.
When Uncle Yuki was having dinner, after introducing the background of the story of the Parasitic Shadow Ghost, he slowly told how the [Shadow Mass] was born——
The story is not complicated.
It was a parasitic shadow ghost whose spirit descended into the shadow of a host.
But it is very unlucky. The parasitic host is not an ordinary person, but an official exorcist.
Can a professional player who is a master of the spirit world be able to deal with such ghost stories?
That must be impossible.
After realizing that it was being parasitized, the exorcist resolutely saved the shadow ghost that had chosen the wrong opponent.
Taking advantage of the fact that it has not grown at all, it is strangled in its infancy. The method is extremely cruel.
Then, there was this [Shadow Mass].
Originally, there was no need to hand over trophies obtained while not performing tasks.
However, since the Soul Exterminator himself has no use for this material, he simply transfers it to the organization's "warehouse" and exchanges it for contribution points.
Finally, this ghostly relic went round and round and came into the hands of Kamiyagawa.
Theoretically speaking, the little old man has certain "shadow" properties, and the parasitic shadow ghost also has "hidden" properties.
The little old man had some sympathy for this strange relic.
There's nothing wrong with Yuki Masakisuke's idea of ​​selecting props.
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"Little old man."
Kamiyagawa placed the small iron box containing the [Shadow Mass] on the small square dining table at home and called to the little old man.
The latter reacted very quickly and appeared directly from the bronze bird.
"This is for you, try it."
Kamiyakawa pointed to the iron box on the table.
"Abba! Abba!" Seeing this scene, the little old man was naturally very excited.
Sure enough, following and serving Lord Kamiya is the most correct choice I have made in my life!
After shouting noisily for a while, he went to touch the small group of disembodied shadows in the box.
As soon as it made contact, the shadow mass swayed, stretched, and penetrated directly into the little old man's body along his short arms.
The moment the [shadow mass] disappeared, Kamiyagawa, who was observing the situation from the side, could clearly feel that the ghostly aura and shadow aura on the little old man's body had become significantly heavier.
Kamiya also has a lot of experience in observing ghost stories and absorbing relics.
The current situation can basically be judged as the act of absorbing the shadow clumps was successful.
So, Kamiya asked: "Okay, do you feel any changes in yourself? Or do you have any additional abilities?"
"Abba...Abba!"
The little old man was stunned for a few seconds, and then he finally came to his senses.
He raised his short arms above his head and jumped around comically, as if he was performing some strange ritual dance. Then Kamiyagawa saw something crawling out from the short shadow of the little old man.
It was a human figure that resembled a lake, and it looked like it was only three or four centimeters tall.
The figure crawling out of the shadow is black, and there seems to be thick ink flowing on the body, dripping on the surface of the table.
However, the ink-like flowing shadow will quickly disappear when it drips onto the table.
After waiting for more than ten seconds, the thing born in the shadow was fully formed.
That's a mini version of a little old man.
"You really have gained an interesting ability." Kamiya marveled at the side, and then asked, "What is the existential connection between you and this miniature version of you? Does he exist independently, or is he a part of your body?
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"Aba Aba..."
"Woo-hoo-hoo..."
Kamiyagawa communicated with the little old man for a long time and wrote down several pieces of paper before he initially understood the relationship between the little old man and the little old man mini.
The new ability of our own Swift Scout can be compared to the connection between Kamiya River and Kabuki Puppet.
The difference between the two is quite big.
Kamiya and Kabuki puppets are just prop users and props.
The generated puppet does not have any autonomous consciousness.
Basically it can be used as a drone or mechanical dog connected to a brain-computer.
But the relationship between the little old man and his shadow is more complicated.
Little Old Man Mini has a certain degree of autonomous consciousness, but it is not complete and cannot be regarded as a truly independent individual. Strictly speaking, it should be regarded as a derivative of the consciousness of the subject of Little Old Man.
If you have to understand.
The relationship between them should be more similar to the concept of "worm swarm" or "hive mind".
To be continued...