The common people accepted the temporary inspection of the city gate guards in a relatively orderly manner. In fact, it was mainly a formality and they collected some city gate taxes. After all, it was not very reliable to expect these guards to find demons hiding as civilians.
The main means of detection is actually on those fox-shaped, dog-shaped, or bird-shaped Shikigami, which are clearly emitting fluctuations of magic.
Although Youfang is not a noble, he is obviously a samurai class and does not need to queue like the common people. However, Youfang and Asakura Ye's samurai status is obviously not as good as Kurama's status as a priest of Fushimi Inari Taisha. When they saw Youfang, they were only a little respectful, but when they saw Kurama, they basically nodded and bowed.
The person on the right doesn't know, but the type of gods worshipped in Heian-kyo are at least more than one-third of the gods, and the recent rumors of the true appearance of the gods have made the name of Fushimi Inari Taisha even more useful.
The guards holding portraits of various suspects and with their faces covered with black cloths were responsibly scanning the eyes of people entering the city. Youfang, Kurama, and Asakura Ye were allowed to pass one after another, but when it was the turn of Emiya Shirou, who had removed all his makeup and only changed his clothes, they obviously hesitated.
At this time, a faint rose scent wafted over from the front, and the guards suddenly became distracted. Although they still had their sanity, they could not concentrate, and Shirou Emiya was let go.
However, just as Youfang and others were preparing to swagger through Rashomon, Youfang's wrist was suddenly grabbed.
You Fang was very surprised because his body instinctively tried to dodge but failed to avoid it.
"Brother, can we talk?"
Like the guards in charge of the inspection, the short man, dressed in black and with a black cloth on his face, spoke to the right in a somewhat old voice.
Chapter 730 This Black Spot Is Not That Black Spot
Ukyo is an area where common people or poor people gather. The house in front of you is at least quite good in appearance and its area is quite large.
The people on the right who followed the short man in black entered one after another.
Emiya's pupils shrank slightly, because he saw that the fence outside the house was actually the machiya style representing "blacksmith", which meant that the short man in black was most likely also a blacksmith.
As a blacksmith who was set to parachute in, Emiya was forced to flee before he had the chance to truly explore the entire Heian-kyo, so he didn't really know that this was the blacksmith's house.
The reason why Youfang brought people here was because the short man in black said these words when he grabbed Youfang's wrist.
"I am Heizi, a good friend of Hua Fengyuan and Zhong, and I also have some friendship with Xuanwu Zhiweng. I have a general understanding of your affairs. If there is anything you need to know, you can ask me directly."
Kuroko?
When Youfang heard this familiar name, the first thing that popped up in his mind was a perverted discipline officer with twin ponytails, and then he shook his head violently to throw this image out of his mind.
Kuroko, whose real name is unknown, but decades ago when there were no strong men like Haohmaru, Kuroko and Hua Fengyuan and Zhong, who roamed the world eliminating demons, were undoubtedly the strongest duo and were known to everyone.
However, when they realized that the future still belonged to the young, the two gradually stopped and began to slowly turn to different behind-the-scenes work.
Hua Fengyuan and Zhong, slacked off, drank, ate meat, and by the way, cultivated a powerful disciple. Although Yagami Genjuro was on the evil side, that was a problem of his character, and the old monk did not need to bear too much of the blame.
Kuroko, on the other hand, hid his identity and turned to weapon forging and move creation. He would occasionally guide some young people who were lost on the road, and would also go to some dojos and schools to referee competitions.
Especially in terms of creating moves, the various moves created by Kuroko, which seem very strange from today's perspective, have become the source of moves for many powerful fighters in later generations.
Although Kuroko chose to hide behind the scenes like Hanakoin and Zhong, his level of concern for the justice camp is far beyond that of the old monk who is addicted to slacking off. It can be said that he is worried to death.
So, after receiving the secret message from the Black Tortoise and getting the news about Youfang and others, he waited at Rashomon early in the morning, trying not to miss any possibility of catching Youfang.
As for why I am so concerned...
It’s because these aliens on the right are the easiest to command compared to those in other justice camps.
Putting aside the issue of strength, the most important thing is to be free of attachments. Then, as long as there are enough benefits or reasons, the alien who comes from heaven will rush forward on his own initiative.
I believe that people like Youfang have no excuse to refute this point. Players are basically all like this.
"...If I'm not mistaken, this guy should be the young man who created Muramasa, right?"
Kuroko, whose face was still covered with a black cloth, spoke as he sipped his hot tea.
Emiya Shirou instinctively tried to stand up, but was pushed down by a slap from the right.
Seeing this reaction, Heizi burst into laughter.
"Don't worry, I won't gossip about you. When you leave this room, just pretend you've never seen me. I don't know what you're going to do or what you've done. I believe you should be very sensible in what you do."
After Heizi finished speaking meaningfully, he continued to sip his tea.
The people on the right looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling as if everything had been seen through.
As people grow old, they become more clever. Although the information about the Black Tortoise does not include information about Shirou Emiya, as a blacksmith who works in the same area, Kuroko still knows a lot about Shirou Emiya.
This also includes the twists and turns created by a certain daimyo for his own selfish desires.
Obviously, humans are still facing a dangerous moment when demons are wreaking havoc on the earth, and humans always do all kinds of speechless things according to their own selfish desires. Internal strife is commonplace. Otherwise, what would those ninjas eat?
And at this time, he actually assassinated a famous blacksmith for such a ridiculous reason as to make the Muramasa sword the only one?
Aren't you really afraid that the assassination will fail, causing this blacksmith to run to the evil camp and create more powerful weapons for the demons?
It can be said that if Kurama had not arrived in time, this incident would have most likely happened.
Thinking of this, Heizi had an urge to open the daimyo's head to see if there was shit inside.
There is not even a little bit of overall perspective...
Therefore, when Kuroko saw Shirou Emiya, the wanted blacksmith who had fled, return and act together with the group of people on the right, he immediately understood what they were about to do.
It's actually not a bad deal to trade a daimyo with a brain full of shit for everyone in Heian-kyō to be on alert.
With the tacit approval of such a powerful man with a hidden identity, Youfang and others obviously became even more unscrupulous.
But the surprises don’t end there.
Because he learned from the Black Tortoise that Youfang and others were preparing for an all-out war with the evil side, and that Youfang had become the main force in the Hell's Gate Outpost and was preparing to go to the Umbilicus Village to confront the Demon Soul Amakusa head-on. Kuroko felt that as an old senior, he must give the young people some necessary support.
So he opened up his authority as a blacksmith and skill instructor to several people on the right.
Unlike the money-hungry Hua Fengyuan and Zhong, Heizi didn't have any fancy list update settings, but instead listed all the available options and clearly marked their prices.
As the name suggests, a skill instructor can teach Kuroko any skill he knows by putting it on a list. Due to the comparison with the merit box of Kuroka Temple on the right, I actually feel that Kuroko's skills are quite cheap. However, when looking at the names of these skills and the GIFs of skill effects, the expressions of the people on the right gradually became subtle.
Pancake Shuriken, throw dry pancakes to create shuriken effects.
Tiger Fist, releases energy with limited distance while punching out.
Overlord Roaring Fist! Use both hands to release a huge amount of outward energy!
Youfang began to scratch his head. Isn't this a move from the Extreme Flow? Youfang remembered that he had seen it from Kamijou Touma.
The black spots dancing wildly, that's clearly the dragon and tiger dancing wildly, right?
What happened next was even more outrageous. On the right, we saw Kuroko using the Great Snake Nagi that only a fire bloodline inheritor like Kyo Kusanagi could release...
The only people who can get excited just by looking at the GIFs of the moves are probably players. In any case, Emiya and the others have already started imagining what it would be like to use the moves above.
These moves actually require a lot of gold, but when everyone thought about the fact that they were about to rob a daimyo, they immediately put their minds at ease.
As for the blacksmith's authority, it is the ability to strengthen and upgrade cold weapons. You can choose the direction of strengthening yourself, making them sharper or harder, or mix them with some special materials and inlay them with gems, etc. The degree of freedom is extremely high.
Kuroko also gave Youfang, Kurama, Shirou Emiya and Ha Asakura a chance to strengthen for free.
Although Emiya is also a blacksmith, he specializes in Japanese swords and is not so good at other things.
Youfang rummaged through his armory for a while, and finally took out the lightning gun and flying wheel he had just obtained.
"Grandpa, can you extract the properties of the Flying Wheel suit and attach them to the Lightning Gun?"
Chapter 731: A well-known name
Daimyo is a word derived from "larger lord", usually referring to those lords and manor owners who are relatively powerful and have their own land and private soldiers.
When one controls enough land and is strong enough, one can even directly enclose a piece of land into a "country", and the name of this daimyo will be directly confirmed.
It is equivalent to the princes in my country's Warring States Period, but of course they are incomparable in terms of the area of land controlled.
There is a technique in Japan for cutting fish called "Daimyo-kiri", which refers to the method of cutting the fish into three pieces with a lot of fish meat left on the spine. However, whether this refers to the daimyo's wealth or is a satire on the daimyo's property depends on personal interpretation.
The overall number of daimyo is indeed quite large, but these are quite different from those daimyo in real history.
This place has been transformed into the Warring States Period because of the appearance of Yugao Emiya and his gang. The gate of hell is opened, miasma is spread all over the earth, and both strong humans and evil monsters are emerging in an endless stream. In such an era, as long as you have a certain number of samurai under your command, can demarcate a certain area of land, and pay a certain amount of money to the royal family, you can obtain the title of "daimyo".
Of course, such a so-called daimyo has even less power than the outer daimyo. He simply has a title bestowed by the royal family. But even so, this tattered tiger skin still has a great effect.
Although it is useless for warriors with real strength, this title is much more useful than most other titles for recruiting cannon fodder and refugees.
Many landowners and group members are flocking to this.
Inoue Daimyo was one of them.
Compared to those who were simply local rich men who transformed themselves, Inoue, who already had a family background, was doing quite well, and could even talk to the Big Three occasionally.
For people like Inoue, it is simply an instinctive behavior to use someone else's name. As long as they give enough gifts and are a little shameless, most things can be accomplished naturally.
Inoue, who had originally arrived in Heian-kyo, was still worrying about what to use to exchange for the qualification of daimyo next year. As a result, his subordinates discovered a craftsman who had no background but successfully forged a demon sword.
It was a discovery that was made one step ahead of others.
Something like the samurai sword will definitely not depreciate in today's world, let alone such a good thing that can cause a great phenomenon in heaven and earth.
His staff offered advice and reminded Inoue that if this sword became a unique piece...
Maybe the emperor will be so happy that he will simply extend the qualification to two years!
Unfortunately, the red-haired blacksmith ran away so fast. Not only did the ninja group hired with money not work, but even the favors from the Shinsengumi were not used to catch him. This time, he really suffered a big loss.
However, Inoue obviously had not given up. The Shinsengumi had not cancelled the wanted order and had even assigned a group of hired ninjas to search every corner of Heian-kyo.
On the one hand, he still wanted to continue to make the demon sword Muramasa a one-of-a-kind piece, and on the other hand, he clearly realized that he had become an enemy of the red-haired blacksmith. Since there was no possibility of reconciliation, he had to kill him and not give the other party any chance to turn over.
Although Inoue did not do any serious work, he put the most effort into preserving his own life. Not only was he willing to spend a lot of money to hire samurai and ninjas, but he would also have servants test for poison before eating, and even when he was having sex, there would be ninjas or guards on standby in the room to protect him.
Oh, he's probably the type who gets more excited when being watched, so this guard method is actually installed directly on his XP system.
Considering that the red-haired blacksmith just escaped last night, Inoue doubled his guards today, even the guards for observing the art of sex were doubled.
Although Daimyo Inoue was also very interested in the female ninja in charge of guarding, and his lower mind was eager to make a move, he was quickly suppressed by his higher mind.
Because he had heard all kinds of rumors about female ninjas using assassination techniques in the bedroom, coating pipes with poison and placing razor blades in them were all common practices, but the scary thing was that some female ninjas would suddenly turn into male ninjas in the middle of having sex.
The male ninja is not the point. As long as it is a fair-skinned and beardless Inoue, he will be more excited. But the problem is that the one who is said to be transformed is a muscular type with a palm-wide heart-protecting hair...
This is really disgusting, and just thinking about it makes people shrink.
However, today, no one knew what had happened. After Inoue had finally subdued a female prostitute of his choice with the help of a potion prepared by the pharmacist, the high-ponytailed female ninja who had been waiting in the shadow of the corner of the room and whom Inoue had been coveting for a long time actually chose to join the battlefield on her own initiative.
Inoue, whose mind was not so clear due to drinking at dinner, simply put the rumor about the male ninja's transformation behind his mind and went straight to meet him with his already weak body.
Naturally, Inoue didn't have the strength to make any active output. Just becoming hard was already very strenuous, and he could only do the job of a socket.
However, the hunchbacked, condescending, plump and round female ninja suddenly tore off her mask.
The almond-shaped eyes were still beautiful, or to be more precise, there was no change in the parts that were not covered before, but under the nose were revealed a pair of sharp animal teeth that were almost the same as those after the transformation into an American ghost!
The female ninja's mouth opened, her saliva staining her upper and lower fangs, and the corners of her mouth were cracked all the way to the back of her neck.
Inoue Daimyo struggled and screamed like crazy, while the female ninja pressed down Inoue Daimyo's shoulders without any hesitation and bit directly at his terrified and deformed face...
"Did you get your XP system infected by Izumi Shinichi or did you play too much Mortal Kombat after that?"
Youfang looked at Kurama beside him with a strange look.
"Maybe it's because he played too much Mortal Kombat... But it's also his own problem. He must have seen a demonized muscular female ninja like Ushiwakahime somewhere and it aroused his desire, which led to this kind of hallucination."
Kurama pointed at the sunflower in front of him whose pistil had grown into a screen. The scene displayed on the screen was exactly the scene where Daimyo Inoue was kissed by the woman with the slit mouth just now.
"How should I put it? I don't hate him anymore, really."
Shirou Emiya, who was also squatting nearby, had a complicated expression on his face, but without any sympathy.
Asakura Ye yawned out of boredom and deliberately avoided looking at the distorted screen.
Because even if it was fake, he was afraid that Anna of Korosa would suddenly appear and slap him.
Behind the player who was squatting on the ground and watching the flowers was Daimyo Inoue, who was possessed by a monster with a humanoid appearance and a large number of tentacles extending from it that had penetrated into his body.
This thing is naturally Kurama's evil tree. People who are parasitized by the evil tree will live in hallucinations forever.
Daimyo Inoue is not dead yet, but his life is worse than death.
Chapter 732 Dragon Ninja
Inoue's mansion was actually easier to sneak into than expected. Right side succeeded by just using a few corn snakes.
His samurai guards were basically not worth mentioning. His status and financial resources were certainly out of reach for commoners, and by that time, they were really not enough for the truly powerful samurai.
There are many daimyo who are more capable than Inoue, and there is no future for them here, so the strongest samurai guards recruited by Inoue are only the second-line disciples of Yagyu.
