I, Den-O, Contract Urban Legend

"So what did Ueya-kun gain from this operation?"

Faced with the question from Lord Kami, Inoue Ueya fell into deep thought.

"Well, at least the guy with hypnotic ability was killed by Hanako?"

Because of Hanako's psychological problems, they still haven't found the base of Shikoku today.

Iwanaga Kotoko nodded when she heard this.

"That's enough. I just heard a rumor from the monsters - "The Shikoku 88 Demons Night Parade is preparing to attack the Nura Group tomorrow night."

"Tomorrow night?"

Calculating the time carefully, it seems that the Shikoku forces have appeared in Chiba for a while. Has it reached the plot of the war without knowing it?

But today he saw the short film of "Seven People Traveling Together". The Inugami who was killed in the original work should still be alive, right?

Or was this a video shot a few days ago?

Well, I have to say that I am beginning to be more and more curious about what happened at the Shikoku 88 Demons Night Parade. Anyway, it seems that he still needs to go out again tomorrow night.

"Can I ask Ueya-kun to intervene in this battle on my behalf this time?" Iwanaga Kotoko asked.

"I understand. I'll come and see what's going on..."

Iwanaga Kotoko meant to let Inoue Ueya intervene in the battle between Shikoku and Nura on behalf of the "God of Wisdom". Her goal was to maintain a balance between humans and monsters. It was not a solution to let the monsters fight, especially since both sides were on the scale of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. It would be easier for accidents to happen, whether it was monsters or passers-by.

Chapter 137 First Meeting

In fact, this was not the first time that Inoue Ueya intervened in the monster dispute on behalf of Iwanaga Kotoko.

Iwanaga Kotoko was only at the level of an ordinary person in terms of combat power. Inoue Ueya was not at ease letting her take risks alone, so he began to intervene in various events on her behalf in this way without realizing it.

Although she has the so-called "god" identity, has the ability to communicate with ghosts, and this identity can make most monsters obey her orders. She can easily resolve small disputes, but there are still some monsters who do not take her "god" who retains her human identity seriously. It is not uncommon for them to deliberately bypass her eyes and do things secretly.

Of course, there is another situation, such as the dangerous incidents like Tenjin Elementary School that require going to unknown places and involving strange rituals. Such incidents rarely happen, but under the suggestion of Inoue Ueya, he finally took it all.

"Why don't I go with Ueya tomorrow night? Anyway, this is not a particularly dangerous incident..." Iwanaga Kotoko said thoughtfully.

Although it is understandable that Inoue Ueya would worry about her safety, Iwanaga Kotoko felt a little embarrassed to let him replace her.

"Eh? But the safety issue..." Inoue Ueya frowned.

Although he has not really seen the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, a bunch of monsters ran out to fight in a big melee. The scene tomorrow night should be very chaotic, right?

Hearing this, Iwanaga Kotoko shook her head.

"This is my responsibility. If I leave it to Ueya-kun to solve every time I encounter danger, then the meaning of the existence of the "God of Wisdom" will disappear! Big"

Inoue Ueya hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed with Iwanaga Kotoko's idea.

Although he didn't want Iwanaga Kotoko to be hurt, this approach might make her lose the opportunity to grow. Given her status in the monster world, I'm afraid she will encounter many dangers in the future, right?

I can't appear by Iwanaga Kotoko's side at any time, and the monsters who usually protect her are not powerful, especially the commissions she receives are generally completed by herself. If she suddenly encounters a monster going berserk, it will be bad...

After all, she is the "God of Wisdom". When facing any major events, she also needs to try to solve difficulties with her own wisdom.

"Okay, since they are monsters, maybe you can use your identity to stop this battle, right?"

If we want to stop the conflict between the two sides, the key point is the grievances and goals of the two monster organizations...

By the way, the "Devil's Hammer" that can indirectly reduce the intelligence of the holder should also be one of the culprits, right?

Inoue Ueya himself may not be able to think of any way to persuade the two monsters to stop fighting, but if Iwanaga Kotoko personally appears, it's hard to say.

Iwanaga Kotoko nodded when she heard it.

"That's right, the influence of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is too great. If you are not careful, it may still cause some chaos. If you think about it carefully, the most ideal way is to stop their fight..."

Sadako and Hanako, who just stopped arguing, finally found that Inoue Ueya and Iwanaga Kotoko walked aside, as if they were discussing something, and then sneaked over to eavesdrop.

"Hey, come a little closer, I can't hear what Inoue and the others are saying..."

"Really, stop pushing me from behind, bad otaku!"

Luckily, Mary had already fallen asleep and Yashaku Yuki wasn't at home, otherwise if the four girls started arguing, the situation would probably become endless.

Inoue Ueya sighed when he noticed something was wrong, and without saying a word, he dragged the two girls who were squatting behind the sofa over, "Are you finally calmed down? Don't hide over there, we are talking about the Four Kingdoms and the Nura Clan, come over and listen."

"I have an idea about tomorrow night's battle..." Kotoko Iwanaga said confidently.

…

The next day.

Inoue Ueya and Iwanaga Kotoko came to the Nura-gumi mansion early in the morning, planning to meet with Nura Rikuo before the war started.

After discussing the battle plan yesterday, Iwanaga Kotoko first asked the monsters to tell the Nura Group about the news that Shikoku was preparing to launch a raid, and expressed to them that she wanted to talk to Nura Rikuo, who was temporarily managing the Nura Group in place of her grandfather.

If you want to minimize casualties, "terminating the battle" is naturally the best method, but this is also the most difficult method to achieve.

For example, a person with enough prestige to make the monsters give up the fight, and a powerful enough combat power to shock them. These are not things that you just want to have.

It just so happens that if Kotoko Iwanaga and Ueya Inoue join forces, they will meet the above conditions.

Kotoko Iwanaga and Ue Inoue also looked at each other and nodded secretly.

To be honest, Inoue Ue was a little embarrassed looking at the non-youkai Rikuo sitting in front of him.

He remembered the scene when he accidentally misfired and hit Nura Rikuo when he used the Holy Spear form last time...

Well, anyway, he didn't cancel the transformation at that time, and Nura Rikuo didn't see his appearance. As long as he didn't transform in front of his eyes, he wouldn't be discovered, right?

That's right, just treat it as the first time we meet!

After thinking for a moment, Inoue Ueya suddenly had an unusually bright smile on his face.

"First time we meet, I am Ueya Inoue, and next to me is Kotoko Iwanaga. This time we came to meet you mainly to stop Shikoku's behavior. It's nice to meet you, Nora, uh... classmate?"

As if he did not expect the assistant of the "God of Wisdom" to be so enthusiastic, Nuliang Rikusheng was stunned for a moment.

He had long heard about Kotoko Iwanaga from his grandfather's mouth. He knew that this god also aimed to maintain the balance between humans and monsters, and he began to long for this god who was similar to himself to some extent. The ideal is also somewhat similar to the special forces.

However, when Rikuo Nura recalled what Ushiuki had said before, he also heard that the armored man who attacked them on Mt. Eyes was a subordinate sent by the God of Wisdom. After all, he still felt sorry for Iwanaga Kotoko and the two of them. A little ashamed.

Nura Rikusheng knew that the group of rat demons involved in the old rat incident had killed a lot of people. In addition, he later decided to include the conniving bull demon out of his own personal thoughts. What he did It seems that he has gradually deviated from his original intention of letting humans and monsters coexist.

"Hello, you don't have to be so solemn. Just call me Nuliang. Please give me your advice!"

Chapter 138 There is another very important question

"Come on, come on, please have tea..."

For some reason, Nuliang Rikusheng's attitude was unexpectedly enthusiastic.

"Let's not say anything polite. I should have sent you monsters yesterday to tell you the news that the Eighty-Eight Ghosts of the Four Kingdoms are going to attack the Nura Group at night, right? The reason for coming here this time is to discuss strategies to deal with them..." Kotoko Iwanaga said in a serious tone.

That's right, now is no longer the time for casual chatting. The monsters from the Four Kingdoms will come tonight...

"Shikoku..."

Nura Rikuo thought of the ancient sword that the Ushiki group had stolen from the Shikoku stronghold yesterday...

No, to be more precise, it was the "hilt". His expression suddenly became a little subtle.

Although Uncle Niu Gui has always said that the handle of the knife may be some kind of trap, but after leaving the thing at home for a whole night, except for the only remaining handle that still exudes a weak "fear", there seems to be no What's special.

If it is a fake made by Yuzhang, it doesn't feel like it. If it is not a fake, why would it be left in an unguarded place?

The meaning is unclear.

So, for what reason did the Shikoku side regard this broken sword as some kind of powerful artifact?

Nuliang Lusheng still hasn't come up with an answer.

"Well, it doesn't matter. Yesterday, the Nura Group sent people to sneak into the stronghold of Shikoku Eighty-eight Ghosts at Night..."

The person in front of him was not an enemy, but the god of wisdom who maintained the order of the monster world. He was also a person that his grandfather trusted very much. Nura Rikuo thought that he did not need to hide any information from them, so he told them what happened yesterday. All told.

After a moment, Inoue Ueya showed a surprised expression.

Having read the original work, he clearly knew that the proof of dominance mentioned by Rikuo Nura was actually the "Demon King's Mallet", the magical weapon that lowers the mind.

I really didn’t expect that they actually succeeded in stealing that thing. According to the original development, Yuzhang would not let them steal the knife. Then, with his mind controlled by the demon knife, he directly went to war with the Nuliang group. .

Apparently, the future that Inoue Ueya knew had changed due to unknown reasons.

Although I don’t know what happened to the “Demon King’s Mallet” with only the hilt left, I’m afraid it was because the Demon Sword had lost its function that Okazhang allowed the Nura group to steal it.

Iwanaga Kotoko nodded.

"If the goal of the four countries is to occupy Chiba's territory, overthrow and replace the Nura Group, then it is understandable why they would cause trouble everywhere before, so I have a proposal here..."

Iwanaga Kotoko hoped that the Nura group could stick to their stronghold and try to avoid a conflict with Shikoku at the level of Hyakuki Yakō, and then asked her and Inoue Ueya to go to negotiate with Shikoku Eighty-eight Demon Yakō.

As long as the Nuliang group did not choose to fight, large-scale battles could be avoided.

"Sorry, please forgive me. I cannot accept this method of handling. The other party is knocking on the door. If you choose to escape at this time, the prestige of the Nura Group will probably plummet as a result. Even if this method is used to drive away the Eighty-eight Ghosts of Shikoku, Yakou, I’m afraid other monsters will come to cause trouble soon..."

Nura Rikusheng clearly knows that reputation is a relatively important thing for the Nura group. Just as Niu Gui said at the beginning, first his grandfather Nura Hua Lai is aging rapidly due to old injuries, and now his whereabouts are even unknown. In addition, His father, who was the second generation head of the Nura-gumi, has long since died. The current Nura-gumi does not have a leader that can convince everyone. There are also more and more unruly monsters like Old Rat in the group. The whole group can be said to have He is a strong man on the outside, but he must not suffer any more blows, otherwise it will only cause more trouble...

Moreover, if they turn a blind eye when they see someone causing trouble in their own territory, they are not qualified to continue to be Chiba's youkai organization.

Although I can understand Kotoko Iwanaga's philosophy, Rikuo Nura's identity is now the representative of the Nura-gumi and a third-generation candidate, so he has to think from the perspective of the Nura-gumi.

"I understand the truth. After all, the conflict between the Hundred Demons Yakou may accidentally injure passers-by, and at the same time expose the monsters to people's eyes. However, in the face of the unilateral provocation of the Eighty-Eight Demons Yakou from Shikoku, the Nura Group also There is no reason to remain silent.”

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya couldn't help but sigh.

I have long known that things are not that simple. Sure enough, Nura Rikuo is not so easy to compromise...

"In that case, how about letting you have a one-on-one duel with the four countries?" Ueya Inoue suggested.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to negotiate with Yuzhang, it was a good time to go over and see what the situation was like with the four nations.

Anyway, the "Demon King's Gavel" has been destroyed, so more than half of his goal has been accomplished. The next step is to try to prevent the damage caused by the conflict between the monsters on both sides.

Well, there is also the Night Sparrow, maybe through her we can find the location of the Hyakumonogatari Group, or even the Gomonin Clan.

"In a one-on-one duel, although I am very confident in the strength of the monsters in my group, if the Nura group loses, what price will we have to pay?"

If the Shikoku loses, they can only let them pat their butts and leave. So what if the Nura group loses? Are we just going to let the four countries occupy Chiba's territory?

"Well, you guys have to have a fight in the end anyway, right? You don't have to pay the price, or you two can discuss it later. Anyway, our main purpose is just to avoid the chaos caused by Hyakuki Yakou, which can also reduce the number of weak monsters. Casualties?"

Nura Rikusheng hesitated for a while, but finally nodded and agreed to Inoue Ueya's proposal.

"Well, then I have no reason to object. The premise is that if you can really convince the Eighty-Eight Ghosts of Shikoku to go on the night..."

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya showed a confident smile.

"You can rest assured, I have a way to convince them!"

It's just the Eighty-Eight Ghosts of Shikoku that walk at night. If the mouth escape doesn't work, just use physical authorization.

[Hmph, Mr. Inoue has not forgotten the sleeved god who suddenly appeared and startled him before. Now he finally found the opportunity to beat them up...]

"Besides this, there is another very important question..."

Inoue Ueya looked at Nura Rikuo with a solemn expression, making him gradually become nervous.

"I wanted to ask this a long time ago. I heard that the young master of the Nuliang group can be demonized into a slippery ghost. Will the back of your head grow longer when you become a demon?"

"Ah?" Nuliang Lusheng's head was full of questions.

The corner of Iwanaga Kotoko's mouth twitched slightly, and then she reached out to cover Inoue Ueya's mouth, "Ah haha... I'm sorry, time is limited. Now that we have received the answer from the Nura group, it's time for us to set off to find the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Ghost Night Tour. !”

Chapter 139 It’s too late

"Ahaha... Now that we have the answer from the Nura group, it's time for us to say goodbye."

When Iwanaga Kotoko dragged Inoue Ueya away, Natsukawa Hanako's voice rang in his mind.

[Hey, wait a minute! I felt the familiar "fear". The sword that Nura mentioned was the "Demon King's Gavel" belonging to the Hyakumonogatari group! Quickly think of a way to get it, and then completely destroy it before the Hyakumonogatari team can react! 】

Considering that the Shikoku Eighty-eight Ghosts Nightwalk seems to have some relationship with the Hyakumonogatari Group, Hanako has been secretly paying attention to the conversations between the three of them through the contract with the strange devil from the beginning, hoping to get something from Nura Rikuo about the Hyakumonogatari Group. Clues to whereabouts.