Hiragi Hiruko.
Hyakusuke was also taken aback.
He really didn't expect that the Great Miko would appear here.
"Why are you here..."
"I also heard about the disturbance caused by the evil god 'Kotan Kor Kamuy' who occupied Kitami, and Mahora also instructed me that it is necessary to take advantage of the evil god leaving its nest to investigate the Tsugaru Peninsula."
Hiragi Hiruko explained in a low voice.
"Even so, there is no need to come here in person."
Hyakusuke's voice was low: "The Great Miko is a precious being, there is really no need to take this risk."
"It is still necessary."
Hiragi Hiruko smiled slightly and said, "On the one hand, I have this responsibility. Since the evil god 'Kotan Kor Kamuy' has set its sights on the spiritual veins in various places, then after wiping out the Kurohimeyama clan, no one can guarantee that its next stop will be Dewa Province... After all, the Heavenly God Sakura Mahora occupies the largest spiritual vein including the Three Mountains of Dewa."
She expressed her worries.
This is also the worry of the Shin'en Honsha.
"We cannot ignore the disturbance caused by the Night Cry God. The other party is a very dangerous existence, and we must take precautions in advance."
Hiragi Hiruko repeated Mahora's original words, and she continued to add: "On the other hand, to investigate the nest of this Fallen God, I think I, as Mahora's Miko, can be of some help. You must know that I do know a lot about information related to the gods."
What this most respected "Great Miko" of Shin'en Honsha said was reasonable and well-founded, and Hyakusuke couldn't find any objections.
Moreover, Hiragi Hiruko's combat power is very strong, and if she can provide assistance, it would be a great help to their side.
However, this Hiragi Hiruko has another identity, that is, the "Miko of the Sun Wheel". Compared with her "combat power", Hyakusuke values her safety more.
Moreover, if something happens to this Great Miko while traveling with him, it will inevitably lead to Shin'en Honsha's attack on him.
"Um, may I ask, is the Acting Chief Priest Fumi aware of this matter?"
He quickly asked.
"Fumi?"
Hiragi Hiruko was stunned for a moment, and she nodded.
"She knows... Fumi also told me to say hello to you before I left, saying that this time she will trouble Lord Hyakusuke."
"Okay."
Hyakusuke pondered for a moment in his heart, and nodded with a forced smile.
"This is not my own intention, but that's how things are. Even if you don't want to, I have to get involved."
Hyakusuke also knows that Renjo Senjuro's identity is not simple. It seems that in addition to being a "purveyor merchant", he is also a "confidant" of a big shot in the Imperial Court. If there is no suitable reason for this operation, it is indeed difficult to refuse his request.
"I understand."
Hyakusuke and Yoake looked at each other.
Yoake thought for a while and said calmly: "Mr. Renjo, there is no problem with you joining, but I am the leader of this operation. If you can promise me that you will act according to my instructions as the leader, I can also allow you to join."
"Okay, there's nothing wrong with that."
Renjo Senjuro frowned slightly, but finally nodded.
"Well then, it's getting late."
Yoake announced: "We should set off!"
...
Through the crystal ball and the monitoring shikigami, Kuzu Hana could see Hyakusuke and his party beginning to advance in the snow-covered wilderness.
"Now, I can understand the feelings of a mother sending her child away," she murmured to herself: "On the one hand, I don't want him to be hurt, but on the other hand, I also know that this is something he decided himself, and I don't want to erase his will and force him to do something he doesn't want to do..."
If she really did that, Kuzu Hana would only get an empty shell.
She doesn't want a doll.
If she did that, she might have been able to get "him" long ago.
However, that is meaningless.
That stupid guy, what Tsukigaya Yoake said really hurt her and hit her sore spot...
However, the girl showed a lonely and bitter smile.
Kuzu Hana also has her own difficulties. In the past, because she was too headstrong and believed in her own power, she did irreparable things to "him"'s body and mind.
'If it weren't for that incident, our relationship wouldn't have become like this now...'
She bit her lip in frustration.
That damn curse seal. The girl gained new power at that time, and she was so proud of her power that she thought it was invincible.
So, she dabbled in forbidden techniques and even tried to unseal the curse seal in "him"'s brain.
As a result, the girl suffered the consequences of her actions and suffered unprecedented backlash, and even caused the curse seal in "him"'s brain to almost get out of control.
The final result was that the "bond" she and that person had built up over several years, and the common memories of the two, were distorted.
From that day on, "he" became like a stranger, and all her memories of him were tampered with.
The two were like strangers, and everything in the past was distorted - Kuzu Hana could not accept this fact. She could not accept that her and "him"'s shared memories, those sweet past memories, were tampered with like this.
She wants to take back everything in the past.
Yoake said that she was just in a one-sided love, which is not correct.
She is closer to him than anyone else. The two confided in each other intimately and expressed their love to each other.
"I... was his first..."
Looking up at the moon outside, the girl's heart ached, and tears almost welled up in her eyes.
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'...Mother.'
A very subtle voice slowly sounded.
'Are you alright?'
The dark aura behind the girl made a "hissing" sound - it was a mass of darkness forming an outline, vaguely, you could see the image of a baby floating in the air.
"I'm fine."
Kuzu Hana shook her head.
'Do you need me to bring father back?'
The baby asked his birth mother this question.
'...If it is your wish, I can do it immediately.'
"No, you don't need to do that."
Kuzu Hana sighed.
"However... for safety's sake, Satsuki, I'll have to trouble you to go there. You don't need to show your real body, just protect him in the dark."
'Understood.'
The baby in the darkness nodded and obeyed his mother's orders.
In the next moment, the dark mass flowed like black ink, and in an instant, it disappeared without a trace.
...
"One step late."
One of the exorcists sighed.
They had been riding their horses quickly to this village since early morning, but when they arrived at the scene, they could only see a mess.
The village seemed to have been looted. There were only about ten surviving houses, with roofs peeling off and walls collapsing, looking very miserable.
They investigated, but found no surviving villagers, but the air was filled with the stench of blood.
The leader of the exorcists pushed open a still intact door and entered a house in the village.
Blood splattered everywhere, and the room was stained with a miserable blood color. Pieces of meat and internal organs were scattered on the ground, and everything that could be seen was bright red, with a strong stench and bloodiness permeating the air.
"The situation is very bad. This is the ninth village today."
The speaker was an old exorcist. He had gray hair and many wrinkles on his face. He was wearing a kimono coat, a sword at his waist, and gave the impression of a samurai from the old era.
"The village is not big, but there should be sixty or seventy people. Logically speaking, even if they are attacked by monsters, there shouldn't be no survivors."
"Maybe," another exorcist said, "it's because the monsters ate everyone when they attacked the village."
"We have seen monsters eating people."
The old exorcist shook his head.
"There are always some remnants of limbs and broken arms that can be left behind. Judging from the scenes we have inspected, there are too few traces."
The traces after the investigation of the previous villages were completely consistent. The exorcists did not find any survivors, and there were not many remains of people being eaten in the villages - the villages were empty, as if everyone had disappeared without a trace.
"Lord Yoshimura, what do you mean..."
Another exorcist next to him asked: "Were the remaining villagers taken away by those half-human, half-owl monsters?"
"That's right."
The old exorcist named "Yoshimura" nodded.
"The thing I am most worried about now is this... It is said that Kotan Kor Kamuy can use magic to transform Ezo people and ordinary people into half-human, half-owl monsters, and use them at his disposal. They are likely to be increasing their forces."
The old man sighed deeply, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper.
"This is very bad news. The evil god Kotan Kor Kamuy is much more powerful than we imagined. The threat it will bring may far exceed the past youkai disturbances."
