Shopkeeper Neko and his party left Iyodai Mountain and planned to return to Oeyama Castle first.
The traveling cat team went on a long trip, and because they were accompanied by two kings of the ghost clan, they encountered no obstacles on their way to Iyo.
Logically speaking, the return trip should also be smooth sailing.
There are two configurations of the Aragami traveling around the world, but any wild monster with some intelligence is unwilling to get close to them and cause trouble.
However, just when Maomao and his party were about to leave Iyo Mountain.
"Abba whining!"
The little old man's body suddenly gave an early warning.
At about the same time, a strange thick fog filled the front of the road.
Boom! Boom!
In the milky white mist, there was a sound like a taiko drum.
The drumbeats are dull and distant, and each drumbeat is like a heavy hammer falling on a hard stone slab.
Soon, some silhouettes appeared in the mist, and slowly approached. There were many silhouettes looming in the mist, and they seemed to be a team acting together. And among the team approaching, you could see
arrive--
At the head was a magnificent, arrogant big cat, with its head held high and striding at the forefront.
Behind the big cat, there floated a female ghost with a blind eye on her head, and a small beast with a vague outline.
Further behind is a huge demon car.
It looks like an ox cart, but there is no animal pulling the cart in the front part, but a large female face with curly hair, angry eyes, and a wide mouth, with an expression full of despair.
Several large red paper lanterns were hung on the demon car, swaying in the wind. The swaying red light was refracted and diffused by the fine mist droplets around it, making it hazy, like countless scarlet eyes peering in the dark.
The demon car just rumbled up and down in the thick fog, its wooden body made a dull "squeaking" sound, and rolled aggressively over the road.
On both sides of the vehicle were burly soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding sophisticated weapons, lined up in a row, marching forward in an orderly and powerful manner.
On both sides of the team of soldiers guarding the demon car, there is a guard who is obviously the leader. One is burly and strong, and the other is charming and enchanting...
"Meow?"
After roughly seeing the outlines appearing in the mist on the opposite side, Shopkeeper Cat sat down and tilted his head in confusion.
The oncoming team, although every figure in it was obscured by thick fog, so it was impossible to see it clearly, but it felt like a complete replica of our own team.
Of course there are obvious differences.
For example, there is no drummer in your team, and it will not make a sound similar to beating a taiko drum.
Also, among the piracy team that appeared in the fog, there seemed to be no silhouette corresponding to the body of the little old man.
Maybe something is imitating yourself?
But because the little old man's concealment level was too high, the other party didn't notice it?
That's really a poor imitation...
The two ghost kings at the back of the team arrived behind Maomao immediately.
"What are these things blocking the road?"
The golden bear boy's heavy iron chain dragged the floor, and the head of the chain was like a poisonous snake spitting messages, swaying against the ground, ready to move.
"I don't know. It looks similar to us."
Star Bear held the red wine bowl in his hand and shrugged lazily.
She thought what appeared before was quite interesting.
However, it's just fun.
Star Bear did not feel any obvious threat from the front. Even if there were any enemies blocking the way, they were definitely not strong ones.
"Hey! You're just pretending to be a ghost!"
Unlike Shopkeeper Cat and Star Bear, who were calm and composed at this time, Golden Bear had always had a hot temper.
It's also possible that the former two are waiting for the latter to take action to see what happens next.
Golden Bear swung his right hand violently, and several chains wrapped around his arm, and the chains were like whips and hurled towards the thick fog in front of him.
Whoosh!
Several chains were drawn into the mist, roaring through the air, colliding with each other, and making sharp metal vibrations.
The effect is also immediate.
Not only has the dense fog dispersed somewhat, but the dull thumping drum sound has also weakened.
At the same time, you can still hear the howls of wild beasts in pain.
"Ouch——"
"Ouch——"
The howling and mourning sounds were very messy, and sounded a bit like dogs or foxes.
The next second, the outlines in the fog that imitated Cat Shopkeeper, Golden Bear, Star Bear and others all changed and became clearer.
They all turned into mysterious creatures of different sizes with dark brown fur.
Some are like foxes and some are like raccoons, but their bodies are more rounded and furry, and their limbs are relatively short.
These strange beasts all have big heads, broad foreheads and round cheeks. Their muzzles are white, and their cheeks and eyes are covered with black down, which is light on top and dark on the bottom, making their faces look like pirates.
face mask.
raccoon dog.
If we look at the appearance of these beasts from a biological perspective, they should be considered canine raccoons.
However, an animal that can move around in the ordinary world is definitely not a normal animal.
They are monsters and ghost stories.
The group of raccoon dogs in front of them, roughly thirty or forty in number, looked like humans, some were wearing straw hats, and some were wearing leaves on their heads. In their hands, they were holding wine bottles, tobacco pots, pots, umbrellas and other random things.
Among them, about a dozen were whipped by the Golden Bear, screaming and rolling on the ground.
The rest may not have reacted for a while, and some were even waving their claws to slap their bulging abdomens, and finally stopped when they heard the screams of their companions.
On the abdomens of these raccoon dogs, there are black lines that look like magatama.
When they raise their paws and tap, they will make a drumming sound.
This is how the sound of the taiko drum is made, and the sound of the drum seems to be used to create illusions.
To call such a group of animals "racoon dogs" is obviously to look down upon them too much.
In traditional Japanese ghost stories, raccoon dogs that become spirits and have spiritual power are generally called "raccoons", or simply "raccoons".
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It is said that raccoons generally have the ability to transform into the image they need by placing leaves on their heads.
In addition, fox demons also have the ability to transform.
And in Japanese perception, the level of transformation of raccoon dogs is even better than that of foxes, so there is a saying that "the fox changes seven times and the raccoon eight changes".
In addition, in Japanese folk monster culture, generally speaking, the image of the fox is relatively cold, while the image of the raccoon is relatively honest. In many traditional ghost stories, the fox changes to harm people, while the raccoon changes to tease people.
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Tanuki likes to see humans being fooled around.
Of course, these are just human beings' impressions of these two benevolent phantom beasts.
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The transformed raccoons blocking the road ahead were pulled out of their prototypes by the Golden Bear with a simple wave of their chains.
It collapsed with one blow.
The golden bear seems to look down on these monsters.
He smacked his lips: "Tsk, raccoon dog?"
To be continued...