Rebirth of Japan's Sekiro Legacy

Chapter 378 Recorder

What kind of room is that?
It was dark, quiet, cramped, and exuded an indescribable smell.

Beyond the smooth marble stone wall is a cage made of steel, which can be said to be a narrow space that can only accommodate 3 people standing side by side.

A place with no air circulation exudes a dull atmosphere.

And the cage in the room alone almost occupied the entire place, apart from that, there was no bed, no furniture, no lights, not even a toilet.

Inside the cage, there are criss-crossing steel bars. Presumably, once you get in, your body and range of movement will be restricted by the steel bars.

But now they are bent slightly, for what they hold has broken loose.

The only thing in the cage is a tape recorder.

Nozomi Arakawa stepped into it, and the door behind him slowly closed from the outside to the inside.

He got into the cage, turned on the play button of the tape recorder, and there was a heart-piercing roar from inside.

Perhaps it was this voice that deceived Qiu Xue?He couldn't help thinking this way.

What attracted his attention even more was the foul-smelling bloody moss on the wall, on which some unknown graffiti was painted crookedly.But when Nomo Arakawa observed carefully, he found that the wall was full of words.

【why】

【sorry】

【I hate it so much】

【Kill, kill all】

…………

That wall is almost full of childish fonts like this, and there are almost no complete sentences, but they express full emotions with just words.

That is the word that the "brother" with little knowledge can write.

He could even imagine how desperate "Brother" bit his finger to write these words on those walls.

There are also a few hollow iron pipes extending from the ground, but they are very soft. I am afraid that this is something specially used to deal with excrement.

Nozomi Arakawa's hand touched the intertwined steel, and he injected magic power into it, and the steel seemed to come to life like living vines, and gradually entangled him.

He was right, this is not an ordinary cage.

The torso seemed to be compressed, the limbs were all fixed, and even the air seemed to be locked.

Close to the wall, there is no room to move the body except for the right arm. But even so, except for the wall and the face, this arm cannot touch anything else. This is why this cage exists. reason.

The powerful analytical ability of the Arakawa family's bloodline must be sealed, so the "brother" cannot even be allowed to act at will.

A mysterious force seemed to flow into the body along the steel rod, but Arakawa Wang felt that it was not malicious, it was like a meticulous inspector, checking Arakawa Wang's body.From the top of the head to the soles of the feet, no suspicious signs were found, and those released his body.

This is the so-called "regular inspection". Although there is a blood seal, the powerful curse sometimes breaks through the shackles.

Once this situation is detected, the cage will lock the body of the person inside as firmly as before, just like putting on a restraint jacket for a serious mental patient, so that he can't even move his neck, and the whole body can move up and down Probably only the eyeballs.

Otherwise, the curse-caused bloodline ability would go berserk in the body. In that case, it only takes a period of analysis to break free from the cage.For a mouse that has lost its freedom and sunlight, no matter if it gnaws its own teeth or smashes its own bones, it will find a way to get out.

It's just that this "detection mechanism" completely prevented this from happening, and it can be said that it sealed the last hope of the prisoner.

"Live a life like this, it's better to die." Nozomi Arakawa said softly, moving his wrist.

Even if he bites his tongue and bleeds to death due to pain, it is better to live this kind of life.

No, this is not life, not even survival.

Nozomi Arakawa has listened to the tape that Ren Yamashita gave him.

After killing himself and Qiu Xue, Arakawa Hideyoshi, with the heart of wanting to save, brazenly asked Chizuki Tokiomi to find a way to lift the curse.However, Qianyue Shichen was unable to break the curse until his death, and he didn't know if it was because he didn't want to control it, or because he didn't have the strength.

Before she returned to Qianyue's house, although Qiu Xue seemed to care about this matter, her strength and resources were limited.

After all, the magic engravings she inherited are only half, and even Qianyue Tokiomi, who has the complete engravings, can't do anything, so how can she succeed?

Stayed there for a full two hours.

"It's indeed a place where people's personalities are split." He said softly.

There is no one to talk to, and the human brain, which is naturally afraid of loneliness, naturally splits into another personality.

——Protective personality.

It made Arakawa think of Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings", a personality that splits out to protect itself under extreme circumstances.

Presumably this personality chatted with the "brother", sang with him, and instilled in him the concepts of "hate" and "competition".

Ever since his memory became clear last night, Nozomi Arakawa would recall scenes from his childhood.

At that time, "Brother" was indeed gentle most of the time, but sometimes he treated Qiu Xue badly. According to children, it was bullying, and according to adults, it was abuse.

It seemed that this unrelated younger sister was his exclusive toy, and he would not hesitate to break it.

Although it was done secretly, it was sometimes seen by Nomo Arakawa, who was looking for Qiu Xue everywhere.

As a result, some small fights will naturally break out between the two.

This is why Qiu Xue is more attached to herself than her "brother".

Arakawa Nozomi once again thought of the sister with fleshy arms who liked to hold on to the hem of her clothes and hide behind her.

Presumably at this time, it was the beginning of the curse's emergence, because he couldn't restrain the double rage of body and consciousness, and he valued Qiu Xue very much, so he chose to destroy him.I am afraid that in the subconscious of the young "brother", it is his cherished sister that caused his madness and pain.

But the fact is that it is precisely because he loves this sister so much that even if the curse strikes, his eyes cannot be taken away from Qiu Xue, so he prioritizes attacking Qiu Xue over attacking other people.

The more precious something is, the more unique pleasure it will be to ravage it.

This cold and cruel feeling may not even be properly realized by an adult, let alone a little boy.

"But what made you escape?"

Nozomi Arakawa thought about everything carefully, but he couldn't find the answer well.

"It would be great if there was a useful stand-in like Melancholic Blues..."

he thought wildly.

After an unknown amount of time, he came out of the cell, and it was already dark outside.

I thought I could find some "brother" weaknesses in it, but in the end I didn't get much useful information.

and many more.

Just before stepping out the door, Arakawa Wang turned his head to look at the tape recorder.

Is this thing originally placed here for him to relieve boredom, or...someone deliberately brought it to him?
Arakawa suddenly felt a chill.

(End of this chapter)