I, Den-O, Contract Urban Legend

Inoue Ueya was a little hesitant. The distance issue could be ignored for the time being. If he used the time train, it probably wouldn’t take much time to go from Chiba to Kyoto. The real problem was that Hagoromo Kitsune couldn’t find her whereabouts, so he went to look for her. It seems that people are just looking for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, Kyoto is still the base camp of the Onmyoji, so it is not a wise move to appear there rashly. Maybe before the Hagoromo Fox is found, the group of Onmyojis will fight them as monsters.

"Oh, this matter is really troublesome. I went there to help save people, but I have to ask Mr. Inoue to pay attention to so many things..."

[Why is it so troublesome? You just need to follow the example of Hagoromo Kitsune and walk along the seal locations in sequence, and beat up all the Onmyoji responsible for guarding the seals, so that they know who is the boss! 】

After a long absence, Yassen's voice sounded from Inoue Ueya's mind.

Inoue Ueya was silent for a while, then hesitantly said: "Well, there must be something wrong with using this method, right?"

To be honest, Inoue Zhi was also a little moved, but those onmyojis shouldn't be bad people. If they do this, it seems a bit excessive...

[Although innocent people will be affected, if we reach a consensus with them as soon as possible, the possibility of the Kyoto seal being lost will be even lower, and the number of subsequent casualties will also be reduced, right? 】

I saw Inoue Ueya scratching his head with a puzzled expression on his face, "Although it sounds reasonable, I always feel that something is wrong?"

[Don’t think too much, it’s just your illusion. 】

"Speaking of which, Yasen, have you spoken less frequently recently?"

[Well, after all, there has been no time for me to appear recently, so, I just fell asleep...]

As he spoke, Inoue Ueya vaguely heard a hint of guilt in Yamori's tone. She seemed to be hiding something, and then said: "Well, if you need help with anything, you can just tell me?"

[No, don’t worry about me. Although it is said to be "sleeping", it is actually just sleeping like an ordinary person! 】

Recently, Yamori borrowed Inoue Ueya's body while he was asleep. In order not to miss the opportunity to possess him, she always slept until nighttime before waking up, so she spoke less. After all, as a personality Under normal circumstances, the masked Yamori can only stay in Inoue Ueya's consciousness. It is inevitable that there will be times when he feels bored. It would be more practical to just take a nap, but I heard that Inoue Ueya is thinking about a trip to Kyoto. It made her feel a little bit interested.

[Hmm, but there are still things I want to help with. If possible, when I go to Kyoto——]

As if he thought of something, Yasen's voice stopped abruptly in the middle of his words.

"Well, continue talking? Do you need me to do anything when I go to Kyoto?" Inoue Ueya asked curiously.

Originally, Yamori was going to ask Inoue Ueya to ask for a spell from the Onmyoji. She inherited Inoue Ueya's memory and also knew the story of the grandson of the slippery ghost. The guy named Hanakain Akifusa seemed to have a very useful spell. , "Eighty-year-old ghost arts" and so on, but if you think about it carefully, isn't this just the right thing to try according to the plan she just mentioned?

[No, it’s nothing, I changed my mind. 】

Chapter 197 The boy who calls himself "The Phantom Thief"

Several days have passed, and a meeting is being held at the Hanakaiyuan family headquarters in Kyoto to discuss the mysterious existence that has repeatedly appeared in various sealing locations recently to attack the guardians...

"Do you have any clues about that guy who suddenly appeared? Could it be a monster sent by Hagoromo Fox?"

The person who spoke was an old man. He was the 27th generation head of Hanakaiyuan and Yura Hanakaiyuan’s grandfather. As for the information Yura said, Kyoto monsters would attack the sealing place and take back the former territory. , he still believed it.

In the past few years, when the seal has been particularly weakened, the Kyoto monsters that have been lurking in the dark for a long time cannot miss this opportunity. It is only a matter of time before they attack. Although he, as the leader, makes people be more vigilant and strengthen defensive measures. There are several temples at the sealing location, but the old guys are not able to do it, and most of the new Onmyoji have never heard of the name of the Hagoromo Kitsune, and have never seen the horror of the big monster, so they don't take the matter to heart at all.

Kyoto's barrier is a powerful barrier in the shape of a "spiral" from the outside to the inside using eight places where powerful monsters are sealed. The Hanakaiin family built temples in these eight locations and put Onmyoji in charge. Guard the seal to prevent it from being broken accidentally.

According to their attitude, if this continues, the Huakaiyuan family may not be able to keep the seal.

In fact, the cost of cultivating a qualified Onmyoji is very high. In addition, the Hanakaiyuan family, like the Nuliang family, is also cursed by the Hagoromo Fox. The eldest son of the family will definitely die young. In order to avoid the severance of the bloodline , they had to adopt talented people from the branch family to their own family as adopted sons.

And among this group of people, some people are studying onmyoji which is more auxiliary in nature, and some people don't even plan to fight. In fact, when combat power is needed, they can really stand up and fight with the monsters like Hagoromo Kitsune. I'm afraid there are only a few people fighting.

"Several temple guardians have been defeated. According to their description, the guy is wearing a black windbreaker and a white bird mask on his face. He is a boy who calls himself a "Phantom Thief"..." Another old man sitting next to him responded.

Hearing this, the 27th head frowned and whispered: "Phantom Thief? Boy? Isn't he a monster?"

"It's hard to say. Although he looks like a human, he has a vague sense of "fear". When fighting, a strange set of armor will appear out of thin air and cover his whole body. It is currently impossible to determine what type of monster he is, but his goal does not seem to be to unlock the seal, but to challenge the guardian. Every time the guardian is defeated, he disappears directly. "

"Hmm, the armor appeared out of thin air, could he be a Tsukumogami..."

It is undoubted that the Onmyoji who guard the seal are powerful. Among them, there are also candidates for the head of the family. They are definitely not ordinary people. However, the mysterious boy defeated several guardians in a row within a few days...

"Not only that, haven't you discovered? That guy attacked the guardians in the order of the "spiral" barrier, which means that if he wants to destroy the barrier after defeating the guardian, he can do it at any time. He is provoking our Hanakaiin family!"

"It seems to be true..."

"It's really too arrogant, we must teach him a lesson!"

"That's right, a mere nameless monster dared to come out and provoke the Hanakaiin family, it's unforgivable!"

"Well, it's still a bit dangerous to let one person guard the seal alone. We should add more people..."

"By the way, the new talisman developed before may come in handy! "

Seeing everyone suddenly united, the 27th head of the family hesitated to speak. Although he always felt something was wrong, the appearance of that boy made the Hanakaiin family united unconsciously. This should be a good thing, right?

He didn't think that boy was an enemy. First, if he wanted to destroy the barrier, it didn't seem to be a difficult task, but he didn't do so, and he never killed the loser. Second, he had heard of a similar existence from Yuura...

At least it felt that they were more serious than when they received the information from Yuura. Should we say that the boy came at the right time?

It's just that the boy once called himself a "Phantom Thief", so what was his goal to take from the Hanakaiin family?

The 27th head of the family pondered for a moment, thinking that this might be a good opportunity for everyone to be more vigilant, so he nodded secretly and said: "With the weakening of the barrier, the Kyoto monsters of the past may attack at any time, but the current guardians can't even beat a nameless monster. You should take this opportunity to think about how to deal with the enemy. You can't let the reputation of the Hanakaiin family be ruined by a small monster, right?"

...

At the same time, in a classroom of Sobu High School.

"Hoo hoo..."

Although it is class time now, Inoue Ueya is sleeping soundly on the table.

Recently, Inoue Ueya seems to be particularly sleepy, and even he himself doesn't know why. When he wakes up in the morning, he is always not as energetic as usual. It's like he just fell asleep and was woken up immediately. His body keeps feeling tired. As a last resort, he has to make up for his sleep in school.

Seeing this, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was standing in front of the desk, couldn't help but sigh. This month, for the umpteenth time, Inoue Ueya seemed to often sleep during class. Although this Chuunibyou boy was an excellent student, was it really okay to just leave him alone?

It was said that because his parents worked in other places, Inoue Ueya basically lived alone. Could he be running out to work at night?

Thinking about it, Shizuka Hiratsuka began to worry about the student's situation. I don't know what kind of tricks he had given Yukinoshita Yukino to change the Servant Club to the Kamen Rider Club. But anyway, this is not a formal club. There are more than one club with strange names, such as Far Eastern Magic Nap Club Summer. She doesn't care...

But anyway, Inoue Ueya's situation is obviously a bit wrong. Shouldn't I pay a little attention to it?

Chapter 198 And he didn't ask me to go with him!

After thinking it over again and again, Shizuka Hiratsuka still cares about Inoue Ueya's situation, so she asked him to meet her in the guidance office after class.

"Well, Shizuka, what do you want to talk to me about..."

Inoue Ueya looked at Shizuka, who looked particularly serious, in confusion, wondering why he was being targeted. He didn't seem to have done anything strange recently, right?

At most, he just skipped class to help Iwanaga Kotoko and took a nap during class. Is it necessary to be so serious?

Hmm?

——Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that it is really a bit too much.

Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't care about the slightly wrong name, but asked him seriously, "I won't beat around the bush, Inoue, are you working part-time recently? Are you short of money?"

"Hey, how do you know that I'm short of money?"

First, because of his reckless behavior, Sadako fined him a few months of pocket money. Later, Inoue Ueya's wallet was lost again. He was indeed a little short of money, but why did Shizuka Hiratsuka know about this?

Inoue Ueya was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and reacted. He realized that what Shizuka Hiratsuka wanted to say seemed to be different from what he imagined in his mind, and hurriedly shook his head to deny, "No, I don't have it?"

"Suspicious, it's really too suspicious. First he admitted that he was short of money, and then hurriedly denied it as if someone had discovered a secret. Isn't it more obvious!" Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes were full of suspicion.

"It's just a slip of the tongue, Jing's lovely, don't care about such a small matter!"

But Shizuka Hiratsuka still didn't believe Inoue Ueya, and continued: "Really? Then why do you look so tired? If you encounter any problems in life, you can come to me to discuss it, don't just hold on by yourself?"

"Don't worry, it may be because of the change in weather. I just became a little sleepy recently, maybe?" Inoue Ueya responded unconfidently.

Although Shizuka Hiratsuka was a bit long-winded, Inoue Ueya didn't dislike such a teacher who cared about students. He just smiled bitterly. This sleepiness came a little suddenly, and he didn't know how to explain his situation.

"Well, or is it because of living alone at home? How about a home visit, let me see what Inoue's living environment is like..." Shizuka Hiratsuka said to himself.

"Home, home visit?"

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya was startled, and the sleepiness disappeared completely in an instant, "Wait, calm down a little, this is not necessary to the extent that a home visit is needed, right?"

"But in your case-"

"Please believe me, Mr. Inoue will definitely not fall asleep again next time, probably!"

"Can "next time" and "probably" be put together, what do you mean by this..." Shizuka Hiratsuka frowned.

So, the topic of sleeping in class gradually turned into whether it was necessary to visit Inoue's home, and the two They talked for a long time.

After a long time, Inoue Ueya finally came out of the guidance room with a tired face, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Huh, this time it was really a close call, I finally fooled Jing Keai, if she really came to visit, it would be troublesome, in all aspects..."

Apart from anything else, after all, according to the school's understanding, Inoue Ueya has always been living alone temporarily because his parents went to work in other places, and he really can't think of any reason to explain the existence of Sadako and others.

If Shizuka Hiratsuka knew about the existence of strange things, she might come to interfere. It's troublesome enough to take care of Yukinoshita Yukino, and if there's another Shizukaai, the workload of me and Iwanaga Kotoko will probably increase again.

The second young lady Yukinoshita is not as weak as before. At least she can fight against monsters like Old Rat. Occasionally, she will take time to help Iwanaga Kotoko deal with commissions. However, because she practices spiritual power, monsters always subconsciously regard her as an Onmyoji, and have a bad impression of her.

For example, there are also existences such as cat-shaped cats and cat-shaped cats. Not being close to her made the second young lady feel disappointed for a while.

Inoue Ueya sighed helplessly, walked towards the classroom of the Kamen Rider Club, and whispered: "In short, it's better not to sleep in Jing Keai's class recently. If she continues to misunderstand, something will happen sooner or later..."

A moment later, Inoue Ueya walked into the familiar classroom. When he was about to open the door, he heard the voices of Yukinoshita Yukino and Iwanaga Kotoko talking.

"I came prepared this time, bringing a whole bottle of wood and sky, they won't resist contact with me, right?" Yukinoshita Yukino's tone was vaguely expectant.

"Naive, your idea is really too naive! Listen, there are many differences between Nekomata and ordinary cats, the most obvious of which is the physique of monsters. Unless you can completely restrain the spiritual energy on your body, they will not be easily fooled! "Iwanaga Kotoko said seriously.

Inoue Ueya suddenly opened the door of the classroom, walked in, and complained: "What the hell is this? Aren't you going out to deal with the commission? Why do you say it as if you are going to pet a cat, and you don't even ask me to go with you!"

"No, it's because Ueya-kun looks very bad recently? Anyway, I just went to the nearby Nekomata group to give a little cat a love consultation. It's not a dangerous action. It's enough to let Yukinoshita accompany me this time. It's better for you to take a rest. "

"Dark circles under your eyes, pale face, you must have stayed up late recently, right?" Yukinoshita Yukino standing next to him also nodded.

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya was silent for a long time. Unexpectedly, in addition to Hiratsuka Shizuka, even Iwanaga Kotoko and the second lady said the same thing, which made him begin to doubt whether he really lacked rest.

"Okay, don't stand here, Yukinoshita and I are leaving now. Today's club activities will end early, Ueya-kun, you should go home and have a good rest! "

As she spoke, Iwanaga Kotoko gently pushed Inoue Ueya out of the classroom.

Ever since, Inoue Ueya was walking home alone, his face full of doubts, "Oh, I don't have a clue no matter how I think about it..."

I almost go to bed on time every night. At most I go to bed later on weekends and never stay up all night. Why is this happening?

"I can't help it. Since I'm in a bad state, I'd better go to bed early today."

Chapter 199: Enemy, enemy attack, come quickly!

Late that night, as the train whistle rang over Kyoto, the "Phantom Thief" wearing a black trench coat and a white bird mask appeared again in Kyoto.

"Well, Zhiya and the girls at home have begun to notice something is wrong. It seems that I need to move a little faster."

The visitor is none other than "Ueya Inoue", or Yamori, who is possessed by Ueya Inoue. He is also the culprit of Ueya Inoue's recent poor condition. In the past few days, Yasori has borrowed Ueya Inoue's body. , put on the previous Phantom Thief suit and challenged the seal guardians of Kyoto.

Firstly, it is related to what Inoue Ueya is worried about. If the seal is not kept well, the possibility of Kyoto being massacred by monsters will be higher, especially since she knows from the original work that the strength gap between the two sides is too big, and Hanakain Yura has no Before they fully grow up, if they fight the Hagoromo Kitsune head-on, the Onmyoji side will definitely lose. Taking advantage of the time when the Hagoromo Kitsune has not officially taken action, let them be a little more vigilant and think about how to deal with the invincible powerful enemy. Can't be wrong.

Secondly, "Eighty-ryu Ghost Technique" is also one of Yassen's goals. According to the description of the original work, it is a spell that allows the shikigami to be possessed by weapons and the caster. It only allows the shikigami to be possessed by In one's own body, the mind and spirit will repel each other, which will put a heavy burden on the user's spirit. If the mental state is not good, there may even be a risk of being possessed by the enemy, so this technique is banned by the Flower Academy. technique.

"According to the plot of the original work, Hanakaiyuan Qiufang, he is Yuro's adopted brother and the guardian of the last seal. This forbidden spell is one of his commonly used spells. Maybe I can find it by challenging him. Clues to the spell..."

Yasen is very interested in this spell, but what she cares about is not the spell itself, but the principle of the spell. Since there is a way to make the shikigami possess the caster, logically speaking, the opposite is true. There is probably still a way to release the "Shikigami" residing in the body, so can she also temporarily come out of Ueya Inoue's body through this spell?

Although it doesn't matter if she stays in Ueya Inoue's body all the time, it's just that she has nothing to do most of the time, and her actual combat power is not as strong as other urban legends. If there is a way to accidentally run out and hang out, Yassen There is still a little bit of excitement. If the information about this forbidden technique is taken back to Ku Yin for research, this thing might really work.

Even though the current Yamori can possess Inoue Ueya and run out to catch up with him and watch videos while he is sleeping, her possession is not as self-contained as Hanako and Yoshiko Yoshi's possession. The effect of strengthening the body will eventually affect Inoue Ueya's health in the long run. It is better to find a way to act alone as soon as possible.

"Following the order of the eight seals in Kyoto, I have challenged several guardians, and the next goal is here..."

"Ueya Inoue" looked up at the temple standing majestically on the steep rock wall in the distance, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

"The Fifth Seal of Seionji Temple."

…

In Qingyong Temple, a middle-aged uncle wearing square-framed glasses stood on the open-air platform of the main hall. He looked up at the night sky, but his expression seemed a little anxious. At this time, he was no longer in the mood to appreciate the scenery in front of him.

The middle-aged uncle's name is Hanakaiyuan Haigo. He is forty-three years old this year. His dream is to become the master of Hanakaiyuan. To this end, he has done a lot of research on onmyoji. Although he did not become the master in the end, he Unknowingly, he got the nickname of "Teacher" in his family, and now holds the position of guardian of the fifth seal of the Kyoto Barrier at Seinagaji Temple.

"Well, according to the order of sealing, that mysterious man's target today is probably me, who is responsible for guarding Qingyong Temple, right?"

Attacks on guardians started happening a few days ago. After the headquarters noticed this incident, they began to organize manpower to strengthen the defense of various seals, even Kiyomizu Temple was no exception.

Don't look at the fact that only Hanakain Hoigo is staying here. In fact, there are already more than a dozen onmyojis lurking nearby, and the temple is also surrounded by powerful barriers. When the mysterious man appears, that person will be killed. Anyone who tries to challenge the authority of the Hanakayuan family is caught directly.

It's just that Hanakain Haigo thinks that this level of support will not have much effect at all. Although it has not yet been confirmed whether the opponent is a human or a monster, the person who can be the seal guardian is almost considered to be the strongest person in the Hanakain family. , being able to defeat the guardians one after another and even control the intensity of his attacks is enough to prove that guy's ability. It seems that it is difficult to make up for this gap by sending more Onmyoji to support. The boy in black is definitely a strong man!