52. Your name is

There is a wonderful power in this world called 'Speech Spirit'. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The words spoken may inadvertently change the trajectory of fate.

In fact, the 'spirit of words' is not as mysterious as people think, the 'spirit of words' is the power of words, and the most common way to carry words is 'words'.

In other words, the most common 'spirit' in the world is 'name'.

Although Xia Qiudong didn't understand the occult truth hidden here, it didn't affect his understanding of the role of words and spirits.

To use Xia Qiudong's habitual analogy, the so-called 'words of the name' are actually similar to the passive buff in the game.

This also applies to the Oda family's 'Divine Gu'.

For example, Shinna's 'Kinoshita Hideyoshi', Masato's 'Shibata Katsuie', the current Oda Nobunaga's 'Akechi Mitsuhide', 'Shigeharu Takenaka', 'Kuroda Takataka' and other gods.

Not to mention that Shinna's 'Kinoshita Hideyoshi' is a spirit monkey and Masato's 'Shibata Katsuke' is an evil spirit - such a racial problem, according to this law, in Xia Qiudong's thoughts, the Oda family's divine Gu prepared for himself should also have the names of those Oda family retainers in Japan's Warring States period.

For example, 'Maeda Toshiie', 'Matsunaga Hide', 'Takigawa Kazuki', 'Wasuka Goemon' and so on.

Therefore, Xia Qiudong didn't particularly care about the race of the Divine Gu.

He once relied on the protection of black-framed glasses to reason, and thought that the greatest possibility was to give Xia Qiudong a greyhound named 'Maeda Toshika'.

After all, the historical 'Maeda Toshiya' is known as Nobunaga's 'ape and dog' along with 'Kinoshita Hideyoshi' -

The reason why I want to talk so much here, in addition to the setting of the Oda family's divine Gu, is more because Oda put it in this rice cooker, and the divine Gu handed over to Xia Qiudong is really anymore from the outside.

Because, it's an egg.

It looks like an egg the size of Xia Qiudong's head, with a fiery red pattern on it, like a fire cloud.

Xia Qiudong subconsciously looked at the lid of the rice cooker and confirmed that there was no red and white metal ball on it.

Well, it seems that there is no need to worry about a magical creature such as a small fire dragon, a fireball rat, and a small fire monkey. (Note 1)

Xia Qiudong grabbed his hair, thought about it, and decided to ask Shinna, who gave the egg to him.

(Hey, Kaga-sensei, are you there?) What is the current situation? Is there something wrong with this egg? ）

【...... I'm here, young master in spring and summer]

[This egg is the egg of the 'Fire Spirit', and the specific origin is very complicated, and Miss Shinna-sama didn't tell me clearly]

[Therefore, even if you ask me, I can't answer]

[What I can tell you is only the method of signing a contract with this 'Divine Gu' as instructed by Miss Shinna]

（...... Specifically? ）

[It's very simple, you put your hand on the egg, stroke it gently, and you're good to go]

(That's right...... ）

Xia Qiudong nodded, and according to Kaga's words, he pressed his hand lightly on the eggshell and stroked it gently.

Unexpectedly, although the cold air came out of the rice cooker when it was first turned on, the 'Fire Spirit' egg itself was warm.

It feels rough to the touch.

――...... Taste -

“......？”

Xia Qiudong was stunned.

Is it a delusion? He always felt that someone seemed to be talking in his ear?

――The taste of hemp――

The voice that was vague and babbling like a baby, Xia Qiudong was able to confirm it this time, and it was definitely not his hallucination!

"This egg...... What the hell?! ”

Xia Qiudong was about to say something, but what happened in the next moment made his eyes widen-

Egg, mouth open.

No, the thing that appeared on the eggshell was not a real 'mouth', but a mouth-like crack that suddenly appeared, with a triangular tooth-like crack on the edge of the crack, and an empty shell with nothing on the inside of the eggshell.

- Mama! It's the smell of hemp! ――

The mouth-shaped cracks suddenly merged, rushing towards Xia Qiudong's right hand stroking the eggshell like a tear.

The sudden, like a thriller horror movie, startled Xia Qiudong, and he subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but it was still a little late, and the tingling sensation from his palm made Xia Qiudong realize that his palm was broken.

And this strange egg, after a sudden bite attack, also returned to its original appearance.

But Xia Qiudong could feel that there seemed to be some kind of inexplicable connection between himself and this egg.

（...... Can you explain? Kaga-sensei, why did this egg attack me? ）

[Sorry, I don't know that, but you can look at your hands]

When Xia Qiudong heard this, he looked at the palm of his right hand that had been 'bitten' before.

The wound is gone.

Although the faint pain is still there, the palm of the hand that was cut is undamaged.

(What's going on here?) ）

[Because this is an extremely rare blank 'soul egg']

[Just now, the 'Soul Egg' absorbed some of the soul fragments of the Spring and Summer Young Master, and now the inside of the egg has begun to give birth to a special life]

[When that creature breaks out of its shell, you can easily transform it into your own Divine Gu after you cast the 'Name Spirit' on her-That's what Miss Shinna-sama told me]

(I always feel suspicious...... Forget it, and then what? Is there anything else that needs to be done? ）

[No, the life inside the egg has already remembered your taste, and then just wait for it to hatch]

(How long to wait)

[I don't know]

“...... What the hell are you kidding me? ”

[I'm sorry, Master Spring and Summer, no one can say clearly how long it will take for the 'spirit' to hatch, because there are too few examples, but ......]

"But?"

Kaga hesitated for a moment before he said tentatively:

[It is rumored that roasting eggs on a high-temperature flame or basking in the sun can speed up the hatching]

“......”

I don't know why, when I heard Kaga say the word 'roast', Xia Qiudong actually thought of a certain young dragon with a very stinky temper.

Speaking of which, that guy does breathe fire.

But if you really look for that dragon, will you feel like you're being judged?

[In short, before the 'fire spirit' inside the egg hatches, you should think of the name first]

Xia Qiudong frowned slightly when he heard this.

There's a subtle, child-like feeling......

Then again, what kind of creature is the so-called 'fire spirit'?

The spirit of the flames?

Do elemental sprites have a gender?

And Xia Qiudong has always been not good at names, which can be seen from his own name. In fact, when Xia Qiudong first wrote the novel, he directly copied the names of historical or mythological characters when naming the characters.

Xia Qiudong reached out and touched the eggshell.

It was warm.

The flame-like pattern on the top seems to be really burning.

(If you have a surname, let's call it 'Xia'...... ）

Thinking of this, Xia Qiudong already had an idea in his heart.

"Your name is—"

――Remarks――

Note 1: This passage and the above words refer to the content of Pokémon.