foreigner's journey

Chapter 502 Negative
Owari.

Compared with Kyoto, which seems to be holding hilarious celebrations all the time, Owari now has the atmosphere of the capital of the shogunate.

In the corner of the town under the castle, there is a samurai house surrounded by miscellaneous trees. The people around call this house "Negative House".

"Wait, you mean... [God Descends]?"

Standing in the dark room with unlit candles, the glamorous woman with blond hair couldn't help showing a surprised expression even though she covered her face with a fan.

A cold voice came from the direction of the roof, but there was no trace——

"Yes, Izumo has more than a hundred witnesses and relevant testimony."

"Idiot! How do you ask me to explain this ridiculous reason to the general! When did it happen?"

"I'm very sorry, it happened half a month ago."

"What about the specific location?"

"Izumo Daisen."

"Oh hehe, the Santu Shrine...the location of the Thousand Swordsman."

The blond woman covered her mouth with a fan and let out bursts of fake laughter:
"Could it be such a coincidence, right? Just as that unpleasant woman started asking for a knife, an accident happened to Qiandao Xiao?"

That unpleasant woman—when she was mentioned, the blond woman visibly became irritable.But when she became irritated, it was only her tone. The woman's expression, gaze, and attitude did not change at all, and there was still a strong sense of 'denial'.

"Please calm down." The voice from the roof ceiling was still cold.

"My anger depends on the results you achieve! How is that woman doing?"

"Skillful Tactician has already acquired [Extreme Blade·铇] and [Zhandao·Blunt], and is currently heading towards Izumo. If there is no delay on the way, it should be almost there."

"Izumo... What is the so-called descending of the gods?"

"Some eyewitnesses claimed to have seen 'Susano' in the sky at the top of Izumo Daisen. If only one person said this, it might be regarded as a lunatic, but there were as many as 140 witnesses. There is absolutely no possibility of collusion. Princess, the arrival of [Susano] may have really happened.”

"Are you so sure that it's not a vision caused by some kind of weather change? The principle of mirage doesn't need me to give you science, right?"

"The refraction caused by water vapor, sunlight, and clouds may indeed produce such a visual effect, but the [Ten Fist Sword] that can smash seven mountains can't be explained by the 'weather vision'."

"Seven... mountains?"

"From the Izumo Mountain to the west to Leqiu, the cut marks span ten thousand feet. I have personally confirmed this."

"Heh...hehehe..."

The blond woman called 'Princess' couldn't help laughing wildly even though she covered her mouth with a fan:

"God? Why did God choose this time to come to the world? Well, Zaemonemon, since you brought up this topic, you must have something to say, so let's talk."

"Princess Mingjian, some eyewitnesses said that on the day when the god came, [Sekiro] once climbed Izumo Daisen."

"Sekiro...sounds familiar."

"The Ronin Heather, known as 'Wolf', the protagonist of the Eight Tour City incident, the culprit of the destruction of the designated area of ​​​​the second-level disaster [Qijiu Spring], but the hero of the Ma Liuyun Hill incident, has been hailed as the most likely to be from the past three years. A genius swordsman who has won the title of 'Japan's Strongest' in the hands of Kai Baibing. He had a brief contact with a wise strategist."

"Hmph, the man who hooked up with that woman will not end well. What should I say? This man was also poisoned by the knife?"

"Sekiro stayed on Mount Izumo for three days. On the fourth day, he went down the mountain and headed east, without carrying any thousand swords."

Obviously, both Zaemonemon on the ceiling and the blond woman called the princess seem to know the twelve Shikisaki Kiki variant swords very well.

"But Qian Dao Xiao just disappeared, right?"

"Princess Mingjian."

"Hmph, it seems that Mr. 'Sekiro' is not simple. In this way, there will be many forces who are recruiting swords at the same time, which is really exciting, hehe."

"Princess, what do you mean, the arrival of Susanoo has something to do with Sekiro?"

"Perhaps, isn't the legendary Susanoo also a prodigal son who likes to travel mountains and rivers? Maybe this Mr. Sekiro holds something related to Susanoo."

No matter whether it's Neghime or Zaemonemon, it never occurred to him that Heather is the real body of 'Susanoo'.In other words, they didn't dare to think in that direction at all, they only dared to guess that Heather was the favored person of Susanoo.

Just the coming of the gods is enough to overturn the world.

"Princess, the Santu Shrine..."

"I will report to the general, and cancel the preset plan and arrests for those black witches and Tsuruga camouflage. If there is a god to protect, then the status of Santu Shrine will far exceed your imagination."

"Princess, there is one more thing..."

"Say."

"The Saibai soldier who got the [Thin Knife and Needle] has already issued a letter of challenge to the wise strategist and Sekiro."

"Oh? It seems that he is going to take the title of Bodaozhen and Japan's strongest sword as a bet to win Jue Dao, Zhan Dao and Qiandao. Although he is just a guy who is promoted by me, he is also a guy who is praised by Bo Dao. The sword poison has been distorted, but it is still the strongest swordsman I have selected, and its strength is indeed one of the best in Japan. Does that woman's 'sword' have the ability to defeat him?"

"Qing Qihua, the seventh generation of Xu Dao Liu, a swordsman without a sword, is indeed extraordinary. But he has lived in seclusion on an uninhabited island for a long time, and his actual combat experience is still insufficient—"

"This matter has been reported before, so there is no need to mention it again. You can just talk about it and use your own judgment."

"Whether it's the chopping knife or the absolute knife, Qihua has not suffered a single injury in the process of seizing it."

"Not even a scrape...?"

"Not even a scrape..."

Zaemon Emon on the ceiling answered in the affirmative to Hime's question:
"Neither the Bat of the Maniwa nor the Ulian Ginkaku was able to injure him with Shikisaki Jiki's sword. Qihua's body itself is a well-forged sword. It can be seen that the genre of the Xudao style is the most worthy. The focus is not on attack power, but on defense power."

The negative princess seemed to be interested, and the fan moved faster: "For that woman, it is the most suitable tool for collecting swords. The Maniwa Ninja Army and Kai Baibing, who have been betrayed twice in a row, are still able to To draw a good lottery, she is really a woman who has a lot of bad luck but can win by chance as always. Interesting, I don’t know if 'Xu Dao' and 'Sekiro' meet, who will win?"

"If Susanoo's coming is real, then Sekiro, who is favored by the gods, is probably no less dangerous than Kaibaibai and Xudao."

"Oh, I'm looking forward to the meeting between these three 'powerful swordsmen' more and more. Whoever wins will be able to take away the Shikisaki Jiji Sword from the loser's hand. It's really interesting."

The woman shook her fan and fanned forward casually:
"Go, Zaemonemon, you will be my eyes and ears, and find out what happens next."

"As ordered."

There was a commanding voice from the ceiling, and then there was no more sound, not even the slightest sound of moving in the ceiling, as if no one had existed there from the beginning.

The blond-haired Negator stood in front of the house, facing the pond reflecting the moonlight, smiling with an inexplicable meaning.

Jijizaki Ji, you claim to have predicted the future of Japan, but have you ever foreseen the appearance of the gods?
The future is no longer moving in the direction you shaped.

(End of this chapter)