In the temple of the earth spirit of the old hell, there lives a youkai who has closed his heart. It is one of the two jue monsters that still exist in the world today, or rather, it used to be ...... Her sister Gu Ming Dijue, the owner of the Earth Spirit Temple and a great monster with the ability to read minds, has absolute control over this old hell's mansion, but her sister is an exception, and she is heartbroken for this child.

Because of the abandonment of the identity of the Awakening Monster due to the disgust and fear of humans, the Ancient Ground Love no longer has the ability to read minds, and at the same time, no one can figure out what the child is thinking at this moment, and the Ancient Ming Ground Love closes the "Eye of Enlightenment", and even the Sense cannot detect her thoughts.

Many times, he doesn't even know what he wants to do, and wanders around unconsciously, to describe this child as the other youkai of the old hell call him, a youkai who "doesn't think about anything".

The sister's personality is very different - as a great youkai who has traveled the human world alone, Gu Ming Jijue has a calm and far-sighted personality, and as an egoist, she has never made a good first impression on anyone, and she can't understand the actions of the girl who is also the "last suekai".

Born a youkai, why should you care about what humans think? Bound by things that don't matter in the first place, trapped in the shadow of self-loathing, this child eventually gave up on Satoru's race and became a "nameless youkai".

In order to prevent the child who had lost the race of "Jue Youkai" from dying out, he used the technique of "name" to save this little figure that was about to disappear in the world. "Name" is both "mantra" and "bondage", and the names of "Gu Ming Di Jue" and "Gu Ming Di Love" were born from this, and as a result, although this child is no longer a monster, but because he has obtained a new "name", he once again has the foundation of walking in the world.

That being said, Gu Ming's love really added a lot of distress to her old sister, but it can also be regarded as the spice of ordinary life, and she will get used to it over time.

In the last few days, there has been no sign of love, and this kid won't run to the ground to play again, right?" Gu Mingdijue sighed, and then took out the delicate tea-party doll he had received from Alice from the drawer of his desk.

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My sister has been preoccupied all day long since a while ago, and she has been feeling weird lately, even if she can't say anything wrong recently.

My sister likes to read very much, and sometimes her expression is very rich, and the observation of reading is often used as a pastime for unconscious love. But there had never been such a painful expression, and the sister sitting by the fire was wearing something on her head that she had never seen before, and when Ari came to report on the management of the evil spirit, she asked and was told that it was a foreign object called a "headphone". Later, my sister gradually endured it, perhaps because she got used to it, and began to read the book again with the same serene expression as before.

I don't know why, but my sister is really trying, and as a younger sister, I don't know what to do, and when I went to play on the ground, I picked up something like an amulet and gave it to her.

Gu Mingdijue accepted it as usual, this is not the first time he has received a "hand-picked up" gift from his sister, he has long been accustomed to it.

Later, that is, now, since bringing back a doll from nowhere, my sister spends most of her time in the study - sometimes she pretends to sleep in an easy chair with her eyes closed, sometimes she reads quietly, and she can see that she is very precious to the talking doll, which is usually put in a drawer, although she has never seen her sister take the initiative to use it to speak, but as soon as someone's voice comes out, she will immediately take the doll out.

Most of the time, the two voices in the puppet are talking, and occasionally the voices of the other two girls come out, and the sister is the least talking, but she closes the book she reads and listens quietly, as if she doesn't want to miss a word.

For example, now, Gu Ming Jijue, who put the tea puppet on the desk, didn't notice that his sister diagonally behind him was looking at him with interest.

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As an extension of the School of Magic and Alchemy, the tea puppet that can talk anytime and anywhere was quickly developed by Alice the Witch and Pache Richly, and the original version only had two functions, turning on/off speech and on/off listening. Because the magic consumed is not easy to replenish, I made an appointment to turn on the listening mode of the puppet after lunch and dinner, and if there is any topic, we will talk about it.

Today is still the home of Suzu Honju and Aqiu Awada, but the war has affected Miss Witch - about Alice Margot Royd, about whether she can be called a sage.

"I don't deny that Miss Alice is very smart, but I just say that a sage doesn't have to be smart. ”

Honju Xiaoling: "In addition to Xiao Ai's smart mind and strength, it's proof that she can live outside alone, right?"

"No, that ......" Alice's faint voice came from the doll trying to explain something, but no one seemed to hear it.

"I don't deny that Miss Alice is gentle and powerful, but that still doesn't serve as an argument that she can be called a sage," said the puppeteer's barnyard Aqiu's eloquent voice, which made the few people involved in the chat very relaxed without the need for face-to-face conversation, "It is true that there is no text that clearly stipulates what constitutes a sage, and in general, a sage must have sufficient qualifications. Recognized by most people as a virtuous and noble person, for example, the sage Kamihiro Shirasawa Keion who has been standing in the human camp since the establishment of Gensokyo, and the youkai sage Yakumo Murasaki, who has developed in balance with Gensokyo, are both recognized in terms of experience and action......"

Motoju Suzu: "Well, I think Aqiu is too strict, and Miss Alice is also very qualified, at least compared to our humans who live less than 100 years......"

Alice hurriedly said: "No, my qualifications in the magic envoy are still far behind, sage or something, it can't be a word related to me at all, right?"

Barnyard Aqiu: "Miss Alice is a witch from another world, and I don't know if I have experienced experiences that we can't imagine, I'm just analyzing objectively from the standpoint of Gensokyo, and I don't mean to target Miss Alice, I hope you don't mind——"

Alice: "No—how could it be—"

"Hmph, remember what I said today when Ai becomes a Gensokyo sage in a hundred years," Motoi chuckled, "It will be a prophecy of the rise of the new sage~"

Barnyard Aqiu: "Speaking of which...... Did you hear a rustling sound?"

“......”

Kururiko Ogura: "It's me, in the copying work. ”

Honju Kosuzu / Barnyard Aqiu: "It's hard work." ”

Alice: "When Miss Chestnut is not speaking, you can press the Speaking button to turn off this function, otherwise it will continue to consume mana." ”

Ogura Kuriko: "Understood~ Speaking of seniority, the eldest big youkai here hasn't spoken yet, although I'm not sure if she's listening." "Ogura chestnuts rarely speak among several people, but when they do, they almost always turn the topic to a certain youkai.

Alice chimed in: "Miss Jue is much better than me. "It is also very wise to divert the firepower in time at this time, and the discussion about the "sage" began with Xiao Suzu's small talk, and it can be described as pure lying down the gun.

Gu Ming Dijue sighed: "Being old doesn't mean anything, the speed of thinking maturity between monsters of different races and even humans is very different, but why do ......you mention me? Shouldn't you forget what the first condition of the so-called "sage" is?"

Suzu Motoi: "Smart enough." "Xiao Ling likes smart people very much, and most of her protagonists are such people.

Alice: "Experienced. The part of the young witch that she thought she was lacking was the first thing she mentioned.

Ogura Chestnut: "Beautiful." This one denies the possibility that a man can become a sage.

Barnyard Aqiu: "What Miss Jue wants to say should be the "camp" - the sage must not exist independently, and the people and supporters under its protection can confirm the identity of the sage, and Miss Jue ...... is a maverick and will not stand in anyone's side. ”

Gu Ming Dijue smiled: "I am now in Miss Aqiu's camp. ”

Motoi Kosuzu: "Wow, is this a confession?" "I want to be a sage who begs you alone...... Or something?"

Ogura Kuriko: "Of course not! I'm the one who is destined for Miss Satoru-"

Alice whispered, "You ......"

Xiao Ling smiled: "Xiao Ai, don't take it seriously, they are joking." ”

Barnyard Aqiu: "How to say, in my opinion, the most important quality of the so-called sage is the huge knowledge reserve of the ancient and the modern. In terms of the analogy of external technology, a smart person is probably a computer with real-time computing capabilities, while a sage is an artificial intelligence that has evolved with a database of all mankind - whether or not he has a powerful database is the key difference between the two. ”

Honju Xiaoling: "Who understands what you say!" "The knowledge and common sense of the outside world, because of his own ability, Xiaoling has the most contact with books, followed by Ah Qiu, who has several generations of knowledge inheritance.

Gu Ming Dijue: "But in general, it can be understood that what Miss Aqiu should want to say is that with enough knowledge reserves, you can learn from history, such as Kamihiro Ze Huiyin, who can rely on experience to stop human beings from repeating the same tragedy." ”

Ogura Chestnut: "It's a pity, most of the time it's always easier said than done, as far as I know, Teacher Huiyin is not a monster with a strong sense of action, otherwise the demon master ......"

Moju Kosuzu: "Chestnut, Huiyin's contribution to mankind is undeniable. ”

Ogura Kuriko: "It's just talking. ”

"The reason for the demise of the demon slayer is very complicated, and Huiyin-sensei did what she had to do, and besides, "the saints are unkind and use the people as dogs", and in the past hundreds of years, the demon slayer has protected humans from the hands of the monsters, and thus borne all the hatred of the monsters towards humans. The villagers are trembling to survive under this hatred, and if they want to move forward, they must let go of their hatred-"

Motoi Kosuzu took over: "But hatred is a two-way street, for a long time, it is not only the youkai who unilaterally hate the demon slayer, but the ancestors of the demon slayer have also died at the hands of the youkai - the final result is that the hater did not follow the advice of Huiyin-sensei to hide the demon master, thinking that he was betrayed by humans and left the village...... This is indeed a betrayal, because humans don't need demon slayers anymore, but there is obviously a better solution, such as Taigong Wang's grandfather, he is really disarmed and returned to the field, and he was seen playing chess a few days ago. ”

Kururi Ogura: "Sister Kosuzu is very kind, but things may be more cruel...... Although Taigong Wang's grandfather is the leader of the demon exterminator, he himself is a successful immortal, and he has no worries about coming and going, so he can naturally retreat, and no one can stop him. But the other demon slayer is different, they are real human beings, and their ancestors have formed a grudge against the monsters, and it is too cruel to suddenly force them to lay down their weapons and live in peace with their enemies. ”

Suzu Motoi: "I've thought of this, but ...... I can't help it, I don't know what to do. ”

"Perhaps we can resolve this unsolvable situation, which is the real difference between us and the sage." ”

Gu Ming Jiju: "In this way, Yakumo Zi is not perfect in this regard——"

Alice: "I admit it, a friend of mine was ...... It was also affected by this incident. Although it is easy to say, if the conflict at that time could have been resolved more satisfactorily, maybe she would have a better ending. ”

Kururi Ogura: "Even the so-called youkai sages have done their best, and it is already the limit for such a contradiction to be resolved to this point in a closed environment like Gensokyo." ”

Suddenly, Gu Mingdi seemed to laugh for some reason.

Then, for some reason, Alice chuckled as well.

In the end, Suzu laughed very directly.

Ogura Kuriko stopped writing: "Huh......?" Why do you seem to understand so well?

"As a human being, the biggest limitation is its short lifespan, so it has a natural disadvantage in the so-called "experience". ”

Moju Kosuzu: "But it is not excluded that humans with legendary experiences, just like Miss Satoru said, life span does not mean anything, but because of this, human beings have the strongest learning talent among all races, and the speed of progress is also extraordinary." ”

Alice hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "Even so, the 'camp' side is still up for debate, even if its own wisdom and experience are extraordinary...... Let's put it this way, it may be possible to solve the remaining problems of the demon slayer in a perfect way, but ...... As far as I know, he is only willing to help if he is bought in some way, and he is not really on a side and needs to bargain on the fly...... It's always a pity. ”

Motoju Kosuzu: "Yes, after all, there are despicable human beings everywhere, and there are many of them." There was no regret in the tone, and it seemed to be funny.

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Pleasant chit-chat is always short-lived, and the girls have their own things to do, so everyone agrees to enjoy the blossoms together after the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and then they go their separate ways.

Gu Ming Dijue also put the doll back in the drawer, and hesitated, taking out a heavy notebook from the side.

This is not the first novel she has tried to write, but it is the first one conceived and creative by Gu Ming Dijue herself, which is different from the previous clumsy works that tried to imitate other people's style, writing and content, and can be regarded as the first "proud work" in the true sense.

I don't stick to the style of Christy Q or Sutaro, and I don't pay much attention to the portrayal of reasoning, I just want to write an "interesting story" - which is born from this......

"Exactly...... What's a better name?" perhaps most creators have struggled with the naming of their works like she did.

Flame Cat Rin - one of the pets of Gu Ming Jiju, the youkai nicknamed "Ah Li" knocked on the door again at this time.

Gu Ming Dijue put the notebook in the drawer.

"Please come in. ”

"Lord Jue, oh no, it looks like a human has fallen. ”

"Falling, from Gensokyo?"

"Alive. ”

"Oh?" doesn't seem to be an ordinary person...... Come to think of it, although the old hell is no longer an orthodox hell, there are still evil ghosts and evil spirits, and since they are human beings who can come here, they will naturally be able to deal with it.

"Your Excellency, why don't you go over?"

"Why?" Although the Earth Spirit Temple is responsible for guarding the evil spirits to prevent chaos, it is neither an orphanage nor a shelter.

"Ah Kong was abducted. ”

"What?!"

The youkai nicknamed "Akong" is another pet of Gu Ming Jijue. The full name is "Lingwu Lukong", and it is a humanoid monster with a pair of big wings of the elder behind it. Compared to Ah Li, Ah Kong is usually only assigned some relatively simple tasks by Gu Ming Dijue because he looks confused all day long.

"That human claimed to be the 'Dogleg of Gu Ming Dijue', and somehow Ah Kong was tricked into being his bodyguard, and he didn't go to work......"

Gu Ming Dijue: "......"

He slapped his forehead, stood up, and walked out of the study.

"Master Satoru, do you know that human, is it the subordinate you recruited when you went to the ground a while ago?"

“......”

"Master Jue, what does 'dog leg' mean? I heard him say that it seems to refer to a faithful servant, so am I considered a 'cat leg'? Ah Kong is a 'bird leg'? Anyway, that's a human being, not a dog demon, right?"

“......”

The footsteps of Gu Ming Dijue gradually faded away.

Lian Lian sat on the easy chair where her sister often sat and shook and shook again.

Then he opened the drawer and placed the dolls and notebook inside on the table.

Unconscious youkai don't have a purpose in their actions most of the time.

But occasionally it is driven by a clear purpose, which must be the cause of emotions called "curiosity".

"It's funny. ”

The left-handed puppet and the right-hand notebook of the ancient Ming Di Lian, after a corner of the Earth Spirit Temple, disappeared without a trace.

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Gu Ming Dijue cover

Author: Akimi Akii

At the end of last year, I asked Mr. Akimi Arai in the 11th ward to write a manuscript, and I personally liked the ancient Ming Di that he painted, and I thought that this style was very suitable for this book, so I found him. But because Mr. Arai has been busy and has not made progress, a while ago Pixiv sent a private message that I was too busy to finish, so I didn't plan to charge a fee, and the work was only sent to my current semi-finished product. Anyway, it's better to release it for everyone to see, it's still very good.

By the way, my favorite is actually his memes -

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PS: Mo Mingren's design and the group photo of the smart game champion have to wait for a while, the painting teacher and student were sick a while ago and have just recovered.

PS2: The pure chat flow using call puppets in this article is not very conducive to the portrayal of characters, and if you don't like this style, don't worry, only occasionally try and it won't appear frequently.