When everything calmed down, Miss Souji blinked and then looked at her hands.
"What just happened?"
Zuo Cun also looked confused. He looked at the crane in his hand and fell into a daze.
"You just..."
Ryoma rushed over, his eyes a little startled.
"Hey! Zuocun, what's going on with that move? Why haven't you used it before?"
Hijikata also ran over happily.
"I don't know either......"
Zuocun scratched his head.
"you----"
Suddenly, a roar sounded from a distance, and the roar shook the entire forest.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
The top of the mountain - Kurokawa Hideo's voice sounded from the top of the mountain.
"That guy is still alive?"
Saitoichi frowned.
"He's immortal...just like the demons."
Hoshikuma Yukina's eyes flashed red, and her tone was filled with resentment.
"In other words, he is just a ghost. He only has a human-like appearance after certain things changed... He is no longer a human. He has been an evil ghost since he was a human.
, now it’s just abandoning the human shell.”
She had personally experienced the evil of Kurokawa Hideo, so she knew exactly what Kurokawa Hideo was.
He can kill others at will for his own selfish desires, and he can endlessly drag innocent people into trouble for his own strength. He is not human at all, and never has been. He has always been an evil ghost in human skin.
After Kurokawa Hideo roared, there was no movement.
And the fishy smell in the air became stronger.
Those demons reappeared.
"...So we still have to fight these guys in the end."
Nagakura Shinpachi spat and drew out his sword bitterly.
"At least it's easier to deal with than that guy, right? It's just that there are a lot of them."
Saitoichi shrugged.
These guys are too big, and swarming them will only hurt their own people. In addition, there is only a small space in the mountain gate. They can kill them one by one without having to deal with too many enemies at the same time. This is what they did a few days ago.
of.
...
Mountain God Festival, that day.
Ezuna took care of Samura, Souji, and Fujimaru Ritsuka and slept with them.
The battle last night still consumed a lot of experience, and they needed to rest, at least for the whole morning.
"So where did onee-sama go..."
Oda Nobukatsu's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at Takasugi Shinsaku as if asking for help.
"The mountain god said that we will get the answer today...is it true? Mr. Takasugi?"
During the period when Oda Nobunaga disappeared, Oda Nobukatsu felt like he was suffering every day.
Especially since the fear that engulfed the village may be related to his sister.
"No matter what, we will get the result today, right? Mr. Nobukatsu, calm down a little. The village chief is undoubtedly a hero. As her younger brother, you should also show corresponding courage."
Takasugi Shinsaku looked unhurried and even had the time to take a sip of tea.
He has always had such a casual style, but he was still thinking about the shamisen when he was dying.
"So why did I promise you to go back to the village with you..."
A kabuki from another village, Miss Izumo Akuno had despair on her face.
"Although the Mountain God Festival is indeed very lively, there are terrifying monsters here..."
"No problem, there is someone who can protect everyone after all."
Takasugi Shinsaku didn't look panic at all and showed a smile.
"So I asked Miss Aguo to perform while worshiping the gods. The money is no problem."
"...Is this a money issue?"
Miss Aguo rolled her eyes.
But there is no other way now...after all, it is not safe outside the village.
...
"All the food has been collected."
The three shrine maidens who serve the god are collecting things in the village.
There were many things they needed to do. After collecting food and placing it in the square on the west side in advance, they were about to go up the mountain with the priest.
They didn't have breakfast or lunch. They took a shower in advance to stay clean, put on wonderful miko costumes, and wore headdresses that looked very heavy and made a lot of noise. They picked up Kagura in their hands.
bell.
The four priests had all woken up, put on their priest's clothes, temporarily lifted the curtain in front of them, and nodded.
"Samura, and Miss Fujimaru, the security aspect will be left to you."
Sakamoto Ryoma bowed slightly to Fujimaru Ritsuka.
As an outsider, Fujimaru Ritsuka is willing to contribute his own strength to such an incident, and deserves respect no matter what.
Under the leadership of Ryoma, Hijikata, Takasugi and Saito bowed slightly to Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Um."
Zuo Cun looked a little cold and nodded slightly.
The curtain was lowered to cover the face, leaving only the eyes exposed, and the team began to march towards the mountain.
"Miss Soina, you are so beautiful today."
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Samura Soina, who was walking at the last position of the miko, and said involuntarily.
Ezuna blinked, smiled, and bowed slightly to Fujimaru Ritsuka, her face visibly reddened.
"Sushina has been preparing for this Reidai Festival for a long time. She must be beautiful."
Souji looked very proud of Souna.
Listening to Ms. Souji's praise, Souna was in a state of superposition of happiness and unhappiness, but overall... she was happy.
After all, Ms. Souji is also a very approachable person.
But she can't speak now.
The Ridai Festival has begun, and the village has become lively. As the shrine maidens who serve the gods, they must regard themselves as worshipers of the gods wholeheartedly, so they cannot talk casually.
Even the priests cannot speak.
But after crossing the mountain gate, everyone was stunned.
"...I remember that the road was still broken yesterday?"
Miss Souji raised her head, looked at the mountain road that was intact as before, and had extremely regular blue mud slabs, and murmured.
A chill ran through everyone's hearts.
How it was repaired and who repaired it, no one knows.
If in the past, people might have thought that the mountain god was pitying everyone for the hard work of transporting the body, so he showed great mercy to repair the mountain road, then in this extraordinary period... Such anomalies will only make people feel
A feeling of horror coming from the bottom of my heart.
——Boom!
Sakamoto Ryoma, who was walking at the front, slammed the wooden stick in his hand on the ground, making a dull sound, waking everyone up, and took the first step towards the mountain.