There are also hiking trails for Mount Fuji in the other world.
However, unlike the real world, in Kamiyagawa's impression, Mount Fuji in the outside world has several climbing routes.
Among them, the Yoshida Line has the most complete facilities and is the most suitable for beginners to hike.
If you take the Yoshida Line, you can reach the top of the mountain in about five hours of hiking.
However, there are not so many passages to Mount Fuji in the other world. With the help of the little old man, only one mountain passage was finally found.
This mountain path is not spacious and is completely paved with black volcanic rocks broken into granular shapes.
Separating from the dense green vegetation at the foot of the mountain, the road winds up and down, with a steep slope and no end in sight.
All in all, this mountain trail doesn't look particularly easy to climb.
But it is better than no road.
"Inujiro."
Kamiyagawa summoned his big dog, climbed onto its back skillfully, and pulled the hard hair on the back of its neck.
Then he greeted the little old man.
"Let's go."
"drive!"
…
This only mountain road is somewhat like the shrine road used by pilgrims or pilgrims to climb Mount Fuji in ancient times.
It's really not that easy to walk.
If you take this road, you will never reach the top of the mountain in five hours.
At the foot of Mount Fuji, Kamiya River can still encounter monsters in the sea of ​​trees, but the higher you climb, the less likely you are to encounter monsters.
After climbing the mountain for more than three hours, not a single monster was encountered. There was no vegetation around, only bare black rock and mud soil.
Going up the shrine, you can vaguely see several white torii gates spaced far apart above, spanning the mountain path.
Black Rock Road, White Torii Gate.
The superposition of two monotonous colors, black and white, combined with the atmosphere of the world, gives people a feeling of desolation.
Kamiyagawa patted the Inugami on the head, signaling it to stop and narrowed its eyes slightly to look down.
All I could see was a dark green layer of trees in the lower part, with the endless forest waves tumbling in the roaring mountain wind.
A steep mountain pass at a high altitude.
Kamiyagawa sat astride Inujiro's back, holding the unsheathed Ichimonji in one hand, and pulled on the nice-looking but somewhat thin black patterned haori.
The cold wind from high places penetrated directly into his sleeves, tugging at his gorgeous black clothes and making a sound, causing Inujiro's long hair to fly and sway.
As the altitude of your location increases, the temperature and air pressure decrease.
In such an unscientific place in the world, it is inexplicably scientific in such an insignificant aspect.
"It's a little cold."
"Woo woah——"
Inujiro understood, and his strong body began to shine red and warm, sparks stirring.
And he also managed the temperature of the fire of karma just right.
It only provides enough heat without burning the owner's noble butt.
"Thank you, much better."
Kamiyagawa once again reached out and patted Inujiro's head, which was covered with hard skull.
The latter responded by flicking his tail vigorously.
My dogs are really versatile.
When necessary, it can even serve as a large warm baby.
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Pilgrim routes and caldera temples are carved alongside the scattered ruins that can be seen along the way.
These include shrines to Saint Kinga, stone houses, and natural volcanic features such as lava trees, lakes, springs, and waterfalls, which are worshiped with reverence.
This is what one person and one dog see when they climb Mount Fuji in this world alone, except for the monotonous black rock soil and the white torii gates that appear from time to time.
About three more hours passed.
The Kamiya River finally reaches the snow-capped Mount Fuji.
In the real world, if you start climbing a mountain at 7 a.m., it will be 1 p.m. when you reach the top.
This was only possible if Inujiro's feet were fast enough.
If you rely solely on human power to climb, God knows how long it will take to climb.
"I never expected that so far, the most painful thing in the Aokigahara map was actually rushing. There are only two shrines on such a big map. Who is trying to tire me to death!"
Because I rode Inujiro the whole way up, Kamiyagawa is in good condition now.
It's nothing more than a pain in the butt along the way.
As for the problem of hypoxia at high altitudes, because he has the Ah Mo breathing method to regulate it, it does not pose any threat at all.
As for Inujiro, his physical strength and endurance are countless times better than Kamiyagawa imagined.
I hiked the mountain trail for six hours, only stopping twice to take a short break by sticking my tongue out.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"Woof woof."
Kamiyagawa jumped off the dog's back and stepped on the thick white snow on the top of the mountain. The sound of rustling snow could be heard.
The location where he is now is not too far from the main crater of Mount Fuji. The vertical distance is only a few hundred meters, and he can see it when he looks up.
On the crater wall, the volcanic deposits are impacted into slopes, and the red deposits blend with the white snow.
“When you stand closer, you can see how big the main crater is.”
Kamiyakawa sighed for a moment.
Compared with such a large mountain, the image of human beings indeed seems too small.
It’s no wonder that mountains were often worshiped as gods throughout ancient Japan, giving rise to various mountain cultures and stories and legends about mountain spirits and gods.
According to what Shan Lao said before, the source of the collapse of the sea of ​​trees is at the crater.
Standing at the current position of Kamiya River, there is indeed an aura of depravity and filth coming from above.
It’s exactly the same feeling as the Pig King.
Ding bell——ding bell——
Inside the [Mirage Cloth Bag], the golden ball bell where the Zashiki Warashi lived shook vigorously, making a loud and crisp clanging sound.
The little God of Fortune once again triggered his ability to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and was giving an early warning to his old father.
Considering that this is likely to be the hideout of Duoshanyan, there might be black maggots present, so it is definitely dangerous.
Even if Zashiki didn't ring the bell, Kamiyagawa had no intention of going directly to investigate.
"The distance seems to be about the same."
Kamiyagawa took out the [Kabuki Puppet] and used the same trick again, creating a puppet in the shape of a Kusanagi.
Let's go up to the puppet first to explore the truth and see what's under the mountain pass.
Kamiya sat down on the spot and turned his attention to controlling Kuangshilang.
Inujiro, who had been following closely, lay down next to him, using the warmth provided by the Karmic Fire to keep him warm.
The wind on the top of Mount Fuji is very strong, and from time to time it will cause snowflakes on the ground to fly.
The brightly dressed Kuangshilang climbed towards the main crater on his hands and knees, his movements slightly stiff.
But when you look at the puppet's climbing back from below, it looks like a devout pilgrim.
To be continued...