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Mary has a problem with Kaguya.

But she is Kamiyagawa's Shikigami after all, and it is impossible for her to rush out and kill people without Kamiya's permission.

The bloody mist was quickly calmed down.

Kaguya on the other side tilted her head: "You seem angry. This is the first time I see someone angry, but... why?"

"I didn't." Kamiya shook his head.

There are others who are angry.

"Really?" Although Kaguya is a goddess, and her temperament carries a sense of alienation, holiness, and majesty, her conversation is like that of a curious baby. "Kamiyagawa, why did you come to the Moon Palace?"

"This bamboo bridge and the underground are located on my territory. There is also the Moon Palace, which hangs in the sky. The light it emits will make some of my followers who believe in the Moon Palace lose their minds or even go crazy. So, I came up to take a look at the situation."

Kamiyakawa pointed to the thousand-year-old bamboo bridge behind him.

He directly referred to Iyo as his territory, and said that the raccoon cats and foxes in Iyo were all his subordinates.

In this way, visiting the Moon Palace seems legitimate.

Moreover, the actual situation is quite similar.

"Is that so?" Kaguya didn't seem to have any doubts about Kamiya's words. A trace of shame appeared on her face. "I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. I don't know why Tsukimi made your men crazy, but this bamboo bridge is what my people planned to use to exile me. I'm sorry that the bamboo bridge rashly connects to your territory."

It sounds like the thousand-year-old bamboo forest will grow in Yiyu, as if the Moon Palace took the initiative to do so by appearing in the sky above Yiyu.

Then, there was something else in Kaguya-hime's words that surprised Kamiya Kawa -

"Exiled? You were exiled again?"

"Hmm? Why do you say 'again'? I've never left the Moon Palace."

Very strange.

The story of Princess Kaguya, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, is widely circulated in Japan.

Kamiya Kawa has also done some research on this. No matter which version of the story you choose, the process is generally like this:
Princess Kaguya, the goddess of the moon, was banished to the mortal world for unknown reasons and was born inside a bamboo in a bamboo forest. She was later found by a kind-hearted bamboo cutter, who took her home and raised her as his own daughter.

As Princess Kaguya grew up, her stunning beauty attracted many admirers.

Among them were several princes.

But the goddess doesn't love anyone. In order to reject these persistent suitors and make them give up, Princess Kaguya gives the princes difficult tests.

They were asked to retrieve the five treasures: the Fire Rat Fur, the Penglai Jade Branch, the Dragon Head Jade, the Buddha's Stone Bowl, and the Swallow's Zi'an Shell.

Take the "Swallow's Zi'anbei" for example.

The Koan shell is actually a conch shell that midwives in old Japan would put in the hands of women during childbirth. It has a slender and shiny shape, and women would hold it tightly to help with force during delivery.

It is common for women to use conch shells when they are giving birth, but swallows certainly don't use conch shells to lay eggs.

Therefore, the five treasures that Princess Kaguya asked her suitors to find are simply impossible to obtain in the human world.

The princes were unable to find the treasure, and many of them cheated, but they were all seen through by the clever Princess Kaguya, and finally they all left in disgrace.

At the end of the story, Princess Kaguya's exile to the mortal world has come to an end, and the celestial being from the moon comes down to earth to lead her home.

Although Princess Kaguya was reluctant to leave her adoptive parents who raised her, she could not defy fate and eventually flew to the moon and left the world.

The image of Princess Kaguya in the story is similar to the goddess in the Moon Palace in front of us.

Even three of the five treasures that appear in the story can be found in the real Princess Kaguya.

It was also because of this that Shen Gu recognized the other party's identity right away.

And in this way, the story of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" seems even more reasonable——

Princess Kaguya in the story originally used the name of treasure hunting to reject those suitors, and the treasures she asked others to find were actually owned by her.

He never gives others a chance.

All of the above shows that the story of Princess Kaguya that is circulated in human society is not groundless and has certain basis.

But now the goddess herself claims that she has never left the Moon Palace.

And observing her emotions, Kamiya felt that she didn't seem to be lying.

So how did her story spread?

Could it be that the author who wrote "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" only referred to the image of the Moon Goddess from an unknown source, and all other story experiences were fabricated?

Regarding this question, seeing that Kaguya looked confused, she definitely couldn't answer it. So, Kamiya could only try to ask other people: "Why did your people exile you?"

"Because I am unclean, the people of the Moon have no desires, no demands, and no impurities. They live in the Moon Palace and cannot be contaminated by any filth or affect the holiness of this place. But I am already unclean and cannot stay in the Moon Palace any longer."

"Unclean?"

Kamiya narrowed his eyes and looked at Kaguya again.

In his opinion, this goddess in the Moon Palace was very normal. She had the aura of an orthodox god and there was no pollution like that of the underworld.

I don’t know what the so-called “unclean” means.

"Emotions, extraneous thoughts, and messy ideas are all unclean and will disturb the purity and holiness of the Moon Palace. Only people on earth have these. My tribe said that I also have these things, but I am different from them, so I must be exiled to the earth."

Kaguya explained further.

After hearing this, Kamiya was somewhat disapproving.

What a mess.

"I also have emotions and many thoughts and ideas, so according to your people, I am also unclean?"

"Well, you are unclean."

Princess Kaguya nodded very seriously and firmly.

Kamiyagawa:……

Irony fails.

It's really unnecessary for me to ask this question.

After a half-second of silence, Kamiya reinterpreted Kaguya's words in a way that was more suitable for his own physique.

In fact, I can almost understand it. The so-called "uncleanliness" in the Moon Palace is probably similar to "the gods who should have been free from emotions have worldly thoughts", right?
"Actually, after meeting you, I kind of understood... As expected, I am different from my people. Instead, I am more like you, and the people in your underground. If they were my people, they wouldn't spend time chatting here like I do." Kaguya continued while looking at Kamiyagawa.

"What are your people like?"

"How should I put it? Let me think... they never have any expression on their faces, speak coldly, and act coldly. They don't consider anything they shouldn't consider, and always repeat the ritual work they have to do, every day is the same."

"Wait a minute. Doing the same thing over and over again. Don't they take breaks?"

Kamiya Gawa caught the point of the strange dialogue.

There was light in his eyes.

"Rest? In the Moon Palace, I am the only one who would find time to be in a daze and think about useless things. My people are all truly free of desires, demands and impurities, so they never rest."

Never take a break?
There is such a good thing! ?
Kamiyagawa thought so in his heart, but when the words came to his mouth, they turned into: "Is there such a thing?"

There was just the right amount of slight surprise in his tone, without any flaws.

Kaguya: "So it's always boring to be with my tribe. Sometimes I wonder if it would be better to leave the Moon Palace."

The tribesmen mentioned by the Moon Goddess, the so-called "Moon People", according to Kamiyagawa's current judgment, should not all be gods.

If there really were a large number of gods gathered in this Moon Palace, Shen Gu should have felt such a powerful divine aura long ago.

It is estimated that the Moon People are either completely degenerated monsters of divine descent, like Crab Princess and Iso Princess.

Or they could be "human grass", which are the same as those seen on Yomi Hirasaka, a "transitional species" between gods, monsters and humans.

It doesn't matter which one it is, the point is -

It is true that there are always people better than you.

Kamiya originally thought that it was already amazing that the ghost stories under his command only rested for an average of four hours a day.

Unexpectedly, there are extraordinary species in this ordinary world that can work non-stop.

I really want to open my eyes.

So, Kamiyagawa asked, "Where are your people? In that building over there?"

"Well... although you have come to the Moon Palace, you can only go here and cannot go any further. Don't go to the Moon City. My tribesmen are planning to exile me, and they will not welcome the unclean ones coming from underground."

Since the Moon People believe that anything with emotions and thoughts is unclean, they would certainly not welcome visitors from underground.

Kamiya never had the chance to accept the invitation to visit the distant Moon City.

However, it's not a big problem.

Let's talk about the truth from Princess Kaguya's perspective and confirm the overall level of the Moon People.

If the conditions were right, Kamiya might as well take the initiative to visit the Moon City.

At this time, Princess Kaguya lowered her head slightly and spoke again: "The bamboo bridge has been completely formed. It probably won't be long before the tribesmen ask me to go down there. What is the ground like? I heard from the tribesmen that the world below is full of filth, dirt, and filth. There is only chaos and killing."

She looked a little worried.

Kamiyagawa:……

I’m afraid this Yuezhimin is studying journalism.

What kind of ideas did you usually instill in Kaguya-hime?

But then again, looking at the appearance of this goddess, she really seems to know nothing about the world below.

"The world below is divided into the ordinary world and the present world. Generally speaking, it's not that good, but it's not that bad either." After a brief thought, Kamiya Kawa answered truthfully.

There is no need to say much about the present world.

As for the Changshi...

Now Kamiyagawa has already raised the flag and tried to restore order in the world of Changshi, and has achieved good results.

So there is nothing wrong with this evaluation.

After hearing Kamiya's words, Kaguya seemed to calm down a little.

At this time, Shen Gu changed the subject: "You just said that your people's daily work is to perform sacrifices. So, who are they worshipping?"

"Of course it's Tsukuyomi-sama."

really.

Kamiya was not surprised at all when he heard the name Tsukuyomi.

"Is Master Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto in the Moon Palace now?"

"Um...no."

“Has He ever been here?”

"I do not know."

"So, where is His whereabouts?"

"I still don't know. It's very natural for us to worship Tsukuyomi-sama. No one has ever talked about it, and no one has ever asked why. Even I have never thought about it before. As expected, you have more strange ideas than me. I'm sorry, I really can't answer these questions of yours."

"There's nothing to apologize for."

"Oh, and you said that the area under the bamboo bridge is connected to your territory, right? If you don't welcome me there, I will leave quickly after I get down and try not to cause you any more trouble."

"That's not the case. On the contrary, you'll be very welcome at my place."

"Is that so?" The cold and distant little goddess smiled slightly, "As expected, although I don't know why... but I have always felt that things like emotions are not as bad as my people say. After meeting you, I seem to be more convinced. It's fun to chat with you. You are from the lower world, but you are not as bad as my people say."

……

After talking with Kaguya-hime for a while, Kamiya Kawa still had a lot of confusion in his mind.

Take Princess Kaguya for example. She is clearly a god, and she possesses the holiness and majesty that a god should have.

But relatively speaking, she seemed a little too simple and ignorant.

I always feel like something is weird.

Also, Kamiya's purpose of visiting the Moon Palace did not make any progress.

He still didn't understand why the appearance of the Moon Palace in the sky caused the raccoons and foxes who originally believed in the Moon Palace to become abnormally crazy.

This is so unreasonable.

Who knows if there are some unspeakable secrets hidden beneath the pure and holy surface of the Moon Palace.

"Kaguya-sama, you said I shouldn't go near that Moon Castle, right?"

"Well, my people will probably regard you as pollution. So, I think the best you can do is walk here and stay with me."

"So if I stay here, can I meet those Moon People? I have some things I must clarify."

"Is it for your people who went crazy because of the Moon Palace?"

"Well, my people... sort of, and my territory, are all suffering from the negative impact of the Moon Palace. I have the obligation to restore everything to normal." Kamiya said with certainty.

Kaguya looked a little troubled now. After hesitating for a while, she spoke again hesitantly: "Maybe, I can find Daiyou and the others."

"Dayou?"

"Well, Dayou manages the Moon Palace, and the tribesmen must listen to them."

It seems that the "Dayou" that Kaguya mentioned is not a name, but a position title, probably the current management of the Moon Palace.

And it does not refer to just one person, but several people.

As soon as she finished speaking, the goddess in front of him took out a glowing conch from her soft dark blue sleeves. The conch was slender in shape and extremely lustrous.

She held the conch in her hand and shook it gently.

The next second, two jade-carving-like swallows flew out nimbly from the conch.

"Uh……"

Shen Gu watched the two jade swallows chirping and flying towards the distant Moon City at an extremely fast speed.

Is there really such a thing as "Swallow's Zi'an Bei"?

The intelligence is true.

But that's just weird, isn't it?

Kaguya-sama...has she really never been to the underworld? (End of this chapter)