She didn't want to disturb Youyouzi's sweet dream.
Because Youyouko hasn't had a dream for a long time.
——Ghosts are not qualified to dream.
Chapter 89: City Memories
"The Youkai Sage, Yakumo Yukari."
This is a name that Lian Nanxing knows.
As a shrine maiden, Kikyo is naturally more professional than him.
But let's be honest.
Even Kikyo would never have thought of it.
In this life, I actually have the opportunity to interact with such a big monster.
——If we count the Ibaraki Hanafu and the Nura clan's Nura clan's Nura clan, Kikyo was surprised to find that the number of big monsters she encountered in the past six months was more than the total number of other Onmyoji priestesses.
Oh, yes. There is also Fujiwara no Mokou who is not a monster but has power comparable to that of a big monster.
"Is it a coincidence?"
Kikyo thought about it and shook her head.
She doesn't think there are any coincidences in this world.
All seemingly coincidental events are in themselves inevitable results of natural law.
"That means there is only one answer."
Kikyo thought about it and glanced at Nanxing.
She had reason to believe that there was a special "fate" in Nanxing's body, which caused him to be attracted to these big monsters and constantly get entangled with them.
As for herself?
Thinking of this, Kikyo smiled.
"It's just the innocent people who are affected."
……
Kyoto, suburbs.
At the foot of the green hills, the night was so quiet that not even the sound of insects could be heard.
The weather was a bit cold, so Fujiwara no Momoko picked up some dry firewood in the mountains and started a fire.
The bright firelight shone on Yakumo Yukari's face. That was once a beautiful face, but now it was as gloomy as water.
In the light of the fire, it gave people a feeling that "she was very angry".
Yakumo Yukari was indeed very angry.
However, she was not angry that Saigyouji Yuyuko actually used the adjective "super handsome guy" to call Nanxing.
Yuyuko Saigyouji, who always stays at home and never goes out, is so naive that she is easily fooled by outsiders.
It’s no big deal. I’ll just give her a good lesson in private so that she will remember it.
And now, what really made Yakumo Yukari angry was that someone actually played with "common sense" in front of her, a youkai of this realm.
And, what a coincidence. This kind of playing with "common sense" happened to affect Saigyouji Yuyuko, who was regarded as the lifeblood of Yakumo Yukari!
"You mean, Saigyouji Yuyuko...is actually already dead?"
After listening to Yakumo Yukari's explanation, Nanxing and Kikyo both showed an expression of surprise on their faces.
——They feel this is ridiculous.
Because with their perception abilities, they can definitely distinguish between the living and the dead.
But they didn't sense any aura of the "dead" or "ghost" from Yuyuko Saigyouji.
This is not normal.
"Of course this isn't normal!"
Yakumo Yukari's voice suddenly rose an octave.
She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, her fingernails almost digging into her palms.
"Someone has retrieved the [memories] of this city."
"Kyoto Group...Hayuko...I underestimated them!"
……
【Memories of the City】
This is another new term.
Anyway, before this, Nanxing had never thought about what memories the city had.
Moreover, these memories can be artificially mobilized.
"Theoretically, of course not."
Yakumo Yukari explained seriously.
She knew that with her own abilities, it would be difficult for her to be a match for the Kyoto Group.
At most, she could cause some trouble to those Kyoto monsters.
But if it's Yuyuko who has held the title of "Lord of Demons and Monsters" for six hundred years, and the Kyoto Group led by Yuyuko... To be honest, if she confronts them head-on, she doesn't have much chance of winning.
Not to mention, Youyouko is still in Kyoto - if those Kyoto monsters discover Youyouko's existence, it would be equivalent to exposing their own weaknesses to the enemy.
As a sage, Yakumo Yukari would not do such a stupid thing.
Coincidentally, the shrine maiden in front of him seemed to be very interested in Kyoto monsters.
"Dirty the disaster to the east?"
"Kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
Whatever it's called.
Anyway, Yakumo Yukari didn't hesitate at all.
She directly told Kikyo and Nanxing all the information she knew.
“The memory of a city refers to the people who were once active in the city and the things that happened in the city.”
"As time goes by, these people and events also disappear with the wind. Only a few fragments remain in the memory of this city."
Yakumo Yukari gave a brief explanation.
Nanxing thought about it carefully for a while, then nodded as if he understood.
how to say.
If we compare the city to a "monster", it is actually easy to understand.
The so-called "memory of the city" is actually the things that this monster has experienced.
But the thing is, cities are not monsters.
Moreover, to materialize something as illusory as "々' memory" and to make it look real... is basically impossible.
“Before this, I also thought it was impossible.”
“But now, it appears in front of me.”
Yakumo Yukari explained slowly, her face full of solemnity.
——When she was lost in the bamboo forest, she felt a strong sense of disharmony in the city of Kyoto.
And now, when she really entered Kyoto and was there in person, she finally understood where this "sense of disharmony" came from.
"Someone has mobilized the memory of this city, interfering with people's understanding of themselves and even the world."
Yuyuko is an example.
She was indeed dead - but through the memory that remained in this city, she came back to life.
Nanxing and Kikyo didn't know Yuyuko Saigyouji, so they didn't realize this misunderstanding and just thought that Yuyuko Saigyouji was an ordinary human girl.
As for why Yakumo Yukari was able to detect (good enough) this wrong perception?
the reason is simple.
First of all, Yakumo Yukari is a realm monster.
If it were anything else, it would be fine, but playing with things like "truth and falsehood" and "past and present" in front of her is nothing but showing off one's skill in front of an expert.
Therefore, she was able to feel the disharmony of this city at the first moment.
As for the second reason.
"Because I know, ah Chen."
"Youyouzi...she has been dead for a long time!"
Yakumo Yukari sighed and couldn't help but close her eyes.
Yuyuko Saigyouji is her best friend.
That's why she couldn't tolerate this kind of "cheating" behavior.
——Whether it was a deception to Youyouko or a deception to herself.
"She was already dead."
"He sacrificed his life to accomplish a great cause."
"I will not allow anyone to tarnish her death!".
Chapter 90: The Way to Death!
"Yuyuko is sacred."
Yakumo Yukari used these words to evaluate her best friend.
This made Kikyo suspect that she was deaf for a while.
Let’s not talk about whether a soul that is clearly dead but still wanders in the world can deserve the word “sacred”.
Just hearing these two words coming out of Yakumo Yukari's mouth is enough to give people a feeling of absurdity.
"Sacred" - since when would a monster who does all kinds of evil use such words to evaluate a person?
"You may not believe it."
"But it is what it is."
Looking at the incredulous eyes of the others, Yakumo Yukari showed a smile on her face that was hard to tell whether it was happy or sad.
Yuyuko Saigyouji is her best friend.
Therefore, she felt guilty for not being able to prevent Yuyuko Saigyouji's death.
But at the same time, what really made Yakumo Yukari feel guilty was not the unknown self-sacrifice that could be called a great one.
Because that is exactly the destiny of Yuyuko Saigyouji.
As the daughter of the Journey to the West, she was born to seal the Westward Journey Monster.
Therefore, if Saigyouji Yuyuko died like this, Yakumo Yukari might feel sad for her, but she would definitely not be as sad as she is now.
What really made Yakumo Yukari sad was Yuyuko Saigyouji, who was resurrected as a ghost under the cherry blossoms in 340 Saigyou.
——You should know that the reason why people turn into ghosts after death is because they have obsessions in their hearts and cannot be truly liberated.
And based on Yuyuko Saigyouji's achievements, after her death, she should have been qualified... no, it should be said that she would definitely be able to become a Buddha.
"But she didn't."
"She gave up the chance to become a Buddha and wandered in the world."
"Even though she has completely forgotten my existence as a dead soul, she still remembers that someone is waiting for her to return under that cherry tree."
This is the difficulty that Yakumo Yukari absolutely cannot tell to others.
This is also the fundamental reason why she swore to protect Saigyouji Yuyuko even at the cost of her own life.
