"No, it's not. A somewhat lazy female voice sounded.

Suddenly hearing this voice, Harusa was stunned for a moment, and then remembered who it was.

This is his royal soul!

Except for a few words when the summons came, the mysterious female royal soul who has been "sleeping" the rest of the time, remember that Summer Night guessed that she was-

"Tamamo mae?"

"Hmm, do you think the concubine is the golden fox with nine tails?" the female royal soul chuckled, "This is not either. ”

"If it's not Tamamo, then ...... you?"

"The name of the concubine doesn't matter, the important thing at the moment is this pretty little girl. ”

Harusa was silent.

"You thought that the spider was closely connected to the little girl, and that killing the spider caused the little girl to become like this...... Hehe, although it looks like this in terms of the result, it is not what you think. ”

"What do you know?"

"The concubine only knows what the concubine knows, and can't guarantee that it will be correct, even so, do you have to listen to it?"

“…… Please advise. ”

"That spider is the embodiment of the 'alienation' that the little girl possesses. If the little girl faces it alone and defeats it, she should be able to awaken the corresponding power. The female soul explained.

But instead of her, she asked you for help, and you answered her call for help by killing the spider. Although the avatar was defeated in this way, it was not recognized by the 'alien relationship'. ”

As a result, it judged the little girl to lose and imposed a punishment, which caused the little girl to become like this. ”

Harusa: "............"

"Don't you understand?"

"No...... I understand what you mean, but there are all kinds of things that I don't understand. He sighed, "May I ask some questions?"

"Say it. ”

"First of all, what is 'alien'?"

"You can be understood as a connection with demons and monsters. ”

"Can you elaborate a little bit?"

"Actually, the concubine doesn't know much about it, so I don't know how to explain it. ”

“………… Okay, the second question, why did 'Alien' turn into a spider to hurt Zi Ji?"

"Because I was awakened. ”

"Wake up?"

"Well, all human beings are more or less 'alien'. Once this kind of thing is awakened, it can affect the human race, it could be a harm, it could be a trial, it could be something else. "This little girl is not facing harm, but trials. ”

Harusa's eyes flickered.

"How was the 'Alien' awakened?"

"This concubine doesn't know. ”

“…… You said that Zi Ji is facing a trial, and if she wins, she can awaken the corresponding power, do you mean spiritual ability?"

"Yes. ”

"Lost – judged lost, that's what it becomes...... Is there a cure?"

"This is the punishment of 'alien fate', if you want the little girl to recover, you can negotiate with her body. ”

"Ontology...... Where?"

"If you want, the concubine can help you open the way to it, but it may be dangerous to meet it. ”

"Will die...... Really?"

"Well, if you don't get it right, your soul will sink forever in the dark. ”

Harusa looked at the face of the girl in his arms, felt her coldness, and made a decision.

"I'm going, please help me!"

"Your time for enlightenment is very fast...... Hehe, concubines like such men. The female soul chuckled.

Then Harusa received the message and understood what to do.

He gently placed Zi Ji on the ground, put his right hand on the top of her head, and his left hand on her abdomen, and used his spiritual energy to recite the incantation.

"The body of the yang, the soul of the underworld ......"

"The breath of this world, the breath of the other world......"

"Five elements flow, six reincarnations ......"

As the incantation was recited, the girl's body gradually glowed red, and a complex incantation pattern of blood red appeared on her body, and then slowly floated.

Harusa then stood up, withdrew his hands, and continued to seal the seal.

The flowers on the other side lost their light, and the entire space was darkened.

“…… The road to the distant world, open!!"

Harusa finally stretched out his hands.

The blood-red spell pattern reflected from Zi Ji's body, blooming with dazzling red light in the darkness, forming an extremely complex oval formation, like a huge red eye.

Harusa hugged the girl again and flew into the formation.

The array then closed, and disappeared into the darkness as if closing your eyes.

……

The path of fire.

Legend has it that it is another name for Huangquan Road, because there are a large number of flowers blooming on Huangquan Road, and the flowers on the other side are as red as fire, and it looks like a road burning with red flames.

Harusa is now on the "Fire Path".

He hugged the purple-haired girl in the posture of a princess, and walked on the road with a large number of red flowers, facing the distance.

Except for the road with the flowers on the other side, there is darkness all around. Once out of the way, it will sink.

Harusa wanted to speak to the female spirit, but she was silent again.

made him a little suspicious that he had fallen into a trap, but as his imperial soul, she shouldn't have calculated him.

If it's not Tamamo, then who is this sacred?

To be able to open such a path...... Won't it ......

Harusa came up with a name.

If that's what her name is...... If she was the embodiment of that concept, that would be great......

He thought as he walked.

In addition to the identity of the imperial soul, I am more concerned about the condition of Zi Ji, and I have thought a lot about this......

…… How long will this road take?

There is no end in sight...... Wait, I see it!

Harusa immediately quickened his pace.

Holding the girl in his arms tight, he ran.

At the end of the road is a large hole, and the hole is full of golden streamers, which is very dazzling.

Harusa jumped in with Shihime in his arms.

I felt my body spin, my eyes were golden, I heard a faint murmur in my ears, and my consciousness became blurred......

And then suddenly fall!

He adjusted his posture in mid-air and landed steadily, but the girl he had been holding was gone!

"Shihime......" Harusa tensed and looked around.

It's like a forest.

The sky was full with a full silver moon, the moonlight shone on the trees, and the ground was full of flowers...... Other than that is darkness and silence.

"Walk in the direction of many flowers. The voice of the female royal soul sounded.

"You're finally talking again, why didn't you speak just now?" Harumi asked, stepping forward.

"Concubines don't like to talk when they do things. ”

"Oh......" means "to open the way", so it's hard to talk.

"You guessed the name of the concubine, hehe...... I wanted to keep it a little longer. ”

Harusa paused.

"You...... It's really ......."

"It's true that the concubine body is called that name, but it's not the kind of existence you think you are, it's just that someone gave the concubine the name. The female soul chuckled.

"Give you a name, is that ......?"

"Huh...... Let's focus on the present. ”

Harusa stepped into the depths of the woods.

The ground was densely covered with flowers, and between the tall trees were huge cobwebs, and there were many bones of living beings, including human ones.

A purple-haired woman lay on one of the cobwebs, bathed in the moonlight, and fell into a deep sleep.

That's not Zihime.