Original God's Dark Priest

Fortunately, everything has been resolved and there is no need to worry about similar things happening for the time being.

Oropas also realized what he had done. He was now wilted and lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Glancing at the pitiful Orobas, Saphir waved his hand impatiently: "Get out of here now. I don't have the energy to deal with you today. I'll settle the score with you later."

Upon hearing this, Orobasi felt as if he had been pardoned, and immediately slipped away without looking back. After Orobasi left, Saphir looked around and said, "This magnificent palace does have some charm, but it's a pity that it's too lonely..."

The construction of Yuanxia Palace has not been completely completed, but the completed parts are already amazing enough. When I have time, I should honestly praise Valentina and others for their hard work.

Thinking of this, Safir left here and went into the Chen Ge Hu to rest.

While she was resting, Beidou also dealt with the matter of the Death Star and returned to the Chen Ge Pot.

All three of them had experienced a long day and night of fighting and had to have a good rest. So even though he was very worried, Beidou still let the Death Star return to Liyue first. After all, the Lantern Festival was approaching and the fireworks had to be arranged in advance.

She can only return to Liyue through the Chen Ge Pot after Ying returns to Liyue.

On the other side, on Minggami Island, because of the support of Saphir and others, Ying did not make the invasion of the Abyss public, but chose to conceal it.

The few scattered abyss monsters were killed by Kujo Sara and the Okujieshu, and the Final Order under Kamisato Ayato was also distributed throughout Inazuma. Whenever they found any traces of the abyss monsters, they would fire a flare immediately, and then the shadow would arrive immediately and clean up.

With such cooperation, an abyss invasion was eliminated invisibly, and the people of Inazuma didn't even know about it.

Many of them were still immersed in the test of courage.

For example, Ying, Xiao Paimeng, and their companions, when Saphir and the others were fighting in Heguan, this place was in baby bus mode.

Last night they met up with Heizo Shikanoin, analyzed the existing clues, and together with Ichito Arataki, recognized the three little monsters: the fox demon, the one-eyed monk, and the kappa.

They also learned that the stage for Akitsuha's play was built by the three of them. In other words, the person behind the courage test has been found, and the only one left is the strange female ghost.

Today, Ying finished her exploration of the nectar flower sea early, and then quickly ran to Inazuma, just to uncover the true identity of the female ghost.

When we arrived at the mudflat where the feather opera stage was built, we found the female ghost in red who was staring at the stage in a trance.

Little Paimon immediately stepped forward and questioned: "Who are you? Why are you trying to scare us?"

From the beginning of the Test of Courage to today, they have been frightened by their opponents twice. It is very embarrassing, and they must get back at each other.

"..." As if she was annoyed by their relentless pursuit, the female ghost was silent for a while, and then said, "I told you that you shouldn't talk to me. If you don't disappear——"

As she spoke, black mist appeared around her body again, and it seemed that she was about to launch a powerful move. This scene scared little Paimon again: "Ah! She looks so scary! Heizo, there shouldn't be any small props around now, right?"

Yes, small props. According to Shikanoin Heizo's analysis and investigation, he insisted that this female ghost had not relied on any extraordinary power, but the effects created by some small props.

Shikanoin Heizo did not answer Paimon's words, but looked at the female ghost in front of him calmly and warned: "Don't move, this is also for your own good.

This little bit of magic power won't scare us, but will make you disappear faster."

"Demonic power?" Little Paimeng was a little confused. In fact, she never thought that this female ghost in red was a monster. She thought she was a human being.

Shikanoin Heizo's words made the female ghost unable to remain calm any longer. She turned around and looked at the other person: "Why do you know? Who told you?"

She suspected that it was Saphir who revealed this to Shikanoin Heizo.

But Shikanoin Heizo shook his head: "No one told me your background, but I can still see that you are a little monster born from objects, and you have transformed into a human appearance outside of your original body.

When you are close to the main body, you can use some demonic power. If you are too far away from the main body, the power will be weakened.

Also, if the main body is broken, the little monsters born from it will also disappear completely. Should I call you a spirit... or a tsukumogami?"

"Huh..." After her true identity was revealed, Chizuru Hanyuda felt relieved. When Saphir told her, she had already thought that her true identity could not be hidden for too long.

It should be said that she was a little surprised that it took such a long time for her to be discovered. It can be seen that Safir really never mentioned a word about her to outsiders.

Chizuru Hanyuda calmed down and finally introduced herself: "No need to bother. I have my own name, Chizuru Hanyuda."

"Chizuru... why do you want us to leave?" Seeing that Chizuru's attitude had become much better, the resentment in Paimon's heart immediately disappeared. This guy was a person who only remembered food and not beatings, and was easily deceived. "If you want to blame them, you should understand the thoughts of the one-eyed monk...

Besides, we had a lot of fun playing Akitsuha together. Just like Kamai and the samurai in the story—"

Yesterday, they played the Akitsu Hanyuki Festival together and were impressed by Hanyuda Chizuru's strength. They also learned the story of Kamai and Takuto from the three little monsters. She believed that such words could help resolve Hanyuda Chizuru's emotions.

But Hanyuda Chizuru shook her head painfully: "That's why... That's why I don't want you to be sad..."

"Sad? What does that mean?" Little Paimon was stunned. She didn't understand why it would be sad for two people to become friends.

Hanyuda Chizuru nodded slightly: "You have heard the story of Kamai and the samurai's acquaintance from the little monsters. In fact, there is another part of the story that they don't know."

At this point, a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes, and she told the unknown past events...

"When they met at the festival, the human warrior was about 25 years old. Ten years later, the two met again and they were still like old friends.

Drinking, traveling together, competing with each other... maybe they just admired each other when they first met, but now they truly regard each other as close friends.

Another ten years passed, and the human samurai's kendo reached its peak, and he was slightly better than the despised. Mr. Kamai was greatly surprised, and from then on he quit drinking, practiced, and was determined to fight again.

However, the next ten years, the samurai did not come. It turned out that war broke out in the south, and the samurai went to guard the border. For the monster, ten years passed in the blink of an eye, and Mr. Kamai did not care. But when they met again, Mr. Kamai did not dare to recognize him...

The human warrior was sixty-five years old, with scars all over his body and a head full of white hair.

"Hey, kid, can you still hold the sword?" Mr. Kamai said to the old samurai. Although the scene was a bit strange, for the two of them, this was the most common way to address him.

Although he was called a boy, the human warrior was no longer young. He sighed with some regret: "I am old and can no longer live up to your trust. I came here to say goodbye."

Although Mr. Kamai had anticipated the human lifespan, he still felt sad. However, he pretended to be nonchalant and took out a pair of hago boards, which were the ones they used when they first met and played together.

"Is that so? How about you accompany me in another Akitsuha play?" Mr. Kamai settled for the next best option and chose a less intense confrontation.

The human warrior thought about it, took the feather board, and agreed to the request.

In that Akitsuha play, the human warriors still tried their best, but they were eliminated early due to lack of physical strength. After putting down the hako board, Mr. Kamai was silent for a long time, and then he sighed: "Alas... It's a pity."

From expectation to regret, it only took a few decades. Lord Kamai's appearance has not changed, but the old friend in front of him has aged. The pleasure of meeting will eventually boil into the poison of regret.

It is said that bystanders see more clearly. After witnessing all this, I realized a cruel truth. That is, all the things that make people feel sad are actually destined to happen from the beginning.

We have different lifespans and natures from humans, but we live on the same land, come into contact with each other, attract each other, and eventually part in a hurry.

When waking up from the dream, only the everlasting longing and the inconsolable pain are left... Even the mature big monsters are like this, how sad must those simple and kind little monsters be when they leave. "

Chizuru Hanyuda's words made everyone fall into silence, which is normal. In all tragic stories, the separation of Yin and Yang is always the case. What separates life and death is often not just accidents and wars, but also something called the theory of longevity.

The friendship between short-lived and long-lived species often ends in tragedy.

How could little Paimon still remember that Chizuru Hanyuda had scared her?

She had a look of regret on her face, immersed in the story told by Hanyuda Chizuru: "So, you want to..."

"I was hiding on this beach, waiting for my final day. But they happened to build the Akitsu Amusement Park here, and woke me up from my slumber."

Chizuru Hanyuda placed her right hand on her chest, her face full of melancholy, "I don't want them to come into contact with humans with infinite expectations and enthusiasm just because they heard the legend of Mr. Kamai and the human samurai. That would only repeat the same mistakes..."

"So you're playing tricks to scare away the people who come here?" Little Paimon already understood Hanyuda Chizuru's motives, and there was no more accusation or resentment in his heart. "Someone was trapped on the beach before, it was you who did it, right? Why did you only use such harsh methods on her?"

She was now very curious as to why that person was the only one so unlucky.

Chizuru Hanyuda said as a matter of course: "My power is already very weak, and most of the time I use the props I have accumulated to scare people. It is inconvenient to show up when there are many people.

But that bastard was greedy and wanted to steal the decorations displayed at the Akitsu Fair and sell them at a high price. So I used my demonic power to punish him and teach him a lesson. "

After hearing her words, Shikanoin Heizo looked thoughtful.

Little Paimon suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. I didn't expect you to have such a strong sense of justice."

She fully agreed with the other party's approach. These petty thieves should be taught a lesson, just like when Ying stole Saphir's things, she was severely punished.

Strangely enough, there are a lot of good things in Safir's room, and things that can be sold at high prices are almost everywhere, but Ying is indifferent to them. She just likes to secretly use Safir's perfume, paper towels or steal her snacks.

This is probably what friendship is. Paimeng doesn’t understand it, but he agrees.

“By the way, how do you know the second half of the story about Kamai and the samurai?” Little Paimon suddenly remembered this question and asked.

When talking about this, Chizuru Hanyuda became obviously embarrassed. Her hands were twisted together unnaturally and a faint blush appeared on her face, as if this was something very difficult to talk about.

She didn't say anything, but Shikanoin Heizo already understood everything, and he answered directly for Hanyuda Chizuru: "It's okay if you don't have to answer, I already understand.

Your true self is that pair of feather boards...right? But, I searched everywhere but couldn't find your true self, which made me very curious, where did you hide it?"

"Hagoita? Could it be..." Xiao Paimeng looked at Hanyuda Chizuru in shock, his eyes full of surprise.

Seeing that Kanoin Heizo had guessed everything, Hanyuda Chizuru no longer concealed it and nodded: "You are right, I am the pair of hakoban that Kamai-sama used when he played Akitsu hakogi with human warriors hundreds of years ago.

I was influenced by the powerful demon power of Kamai-sama, and gradually developed a mind. Therefore, I am also the most recent witness of this story. "

"Hundreds of years have passed, and even with the demonic power protecting it, the feather board itself has almost decayed. You can't even maintain your own existence, so naturally you can only rely on small props to scare people.

At the same time, if I'm not mistaken, the pair of hakoban were also the target of the third round of the courage test, but now... they are gone. "Lu Yeyuan Heizo said, casting a puzzled look at Hanyuda Chizuru, "You still have secrets to hide from us."

Chizuru Hanyuda laughed at herself and said, "How can I hide any secrets from you? As for why Haneda is not here, you should ask the girl next to you."

"What? Ask me?" Ying was stunned and pointed at himself.

Shikanoin Heizo and Paimon also looked at her in confusion.

Hanyuda Chizuru nodded: "That day, after I used the drug to knock you unconscious, that person appeared. Not only did he see through my identity immediately, but he also took away the pair of Haneda boards."

"This is impossible. If your real body was taken away, how did you appear here?" Shikanoin Heizo was very surprised. This violated the rules for the appearance of Tsukumogami.

Chizuru Hanyuda shook her head: "Sorry, I can't answer this question, but she did it."

"Hmm...Ying, I think I know who did this." Little Paimon pinched his chin, looking like a detective.

Ying also nodded silently: "Yeah, there's probably no one else who can do something like this."

Shikanoin Heizo looked at their reactions and understood: "It's her... then I understand. But... in this case, how will the winner of the third round of the Test of Courage be determined?"

"Of course you won the final victory." As soon as he finished speaking, a charming voice sounded from the side, and then Yae Shinko came over with the original guiding miko. "What a wonderful reasoning, completely correct, without any mistakes."

She cast an admiring look at Shikanoin Heizo and announced, "Congratulations on passing the third round of the Test of Courage, little ones."

"Son of God! And... the priestess sister is here too? Didn't you disappear?" Little Paimon was a little excited to see the people coming.

The person who was not found in the Guardian Forest just now suddenly appeared at this time.

The witch looked apologetic and said, "I'm sorry, this was actually arranged by Master Yae..." At this time, her attitude became much more sincere and gentle, completely different from the way she had threatened with words at the beginning.

Yae Shenzi covered her mouth and chuckled: "Haha, how about it, did I scare you?

Since fear comes from the unknown, the more chaotic the situation is, the better. It would be best if even the staff mysteriously disappeared, so that it can be called a "test of courage"."

"You really are trying to scare us!" Little Paimon puffed up his cheeks immediately, "On the first day, it was Saphir who set up the trap, on the second day there was a Hundred Demons Night Parade, and today even the staff disappeared! You... are so mean!"

Hearing Paimon's accusation, Yae Shinko didn't care at all, but turned to the miko beside him: "Ritomi, go back and inform the others that the Test of Courage is over. The winner has been chosen."

The shrine maiden named Hitomi nodded and immediately turned and left.

At this time, Shikanoin Heizo also realized that Yae Shinko intended to dismiss the others, and he probably had something to say that he didn't want others to know.

He didn't think he could be so close to the other party, so he simply took the initiative to leave: "Now that the truth has been found out, I will go back to see the client. Intended theft... This crime is not serious, but it cannot be without punishment.

See you later, both of you."

Soon, only Ying, Xiao Paimon, Yae Kamiko and Hanyuda Chizuru were left here. Some things could be said freely.