On the shore of Mt. Na, a sea of trees with Aoki.

The other day there was a heavy snowfall, and the bare trees were covered with so many snowflakes that many branches broke and fell to the ground with the snowflakes with a dull sound.

'Ha-ah, ha-ah! ’

A steady, powerful cry echoed through the silent forest, followed by the crisp crash of wooden blocks and the occasional 'click' of wood breaking.

Looking closer, Makoto Chiba, who was wearing only warm clothes on his upper body, was holding a bamboo sword, continuously hitting the branches and wooden blocks hanging on the surrounding trees, one move and one style, showing the demeanor of a warrior.

The bamboo sword swung extremely fast, piercing the air and making a sharp whistling sound, slashing at the three-finger-thick branch, and the extremely blunt bamboo sword actually split the branch in half; Cutting on the thick wooden block at the mouth of the bowl can also dent the wooden block into it, which shows the strength of Chiba Makoto's swing of the bamboo sword.

Ida Jinglong, who was wearing a patrol uniform, stood aside, looking at Chiba Makoto who was demonstrating his swordsmanship, his face did not change, but he was extremely surprised in his heart, how long had he been practicing, less than two months, and he had reached the level of two years when he had been initiated.

This talent is so strong that if it were in his own time, the master would definitely accept him as a closed disciple, teach him carefully, and even pass on the sword of the secret nagi of the master's treasure to him, and destroy the demon Bysumel instead of himself, so that the master will not go back forever, causing the master to be torn apart because of this.

It's just that...

The past can't be changed, not to mention that it happened six hundred years ago, but maybe in the future, especially this child full of light, will definitely be able to destroy the demon Bisumel that the master has sealed.

When Ida Jinglong was thinking a lot, Chiba Makoto also cut off the last intact branch, put away his sword and stood, and breathed a long sigh of relief, the white mist was particularly conspicuous in this ice and snow, and in the surrounding snow, there were severed branches everywhere, and broken wooden blocks, clean it up, it could be directly burned as firewood, Ida Jinglong taught not a showcase, every move is for the purpose of killing the enemy.

This time, Ida Jinglong didn't comment or point out again, just nodded, in just a few months, he witnessed the rapid improvement of this child's strength, whether it was strength, speed or combat skills, it was very different from when they first met, and he had never seen such a talented 'person'.

Chiba Makoto wiped the sweat from his forehead, and talked about the Obike he met two days ago, after listening to Chiba Makoto's description, Ida Jinglong said without thinking: "That's an earthbound spirit." ”

"Earthbinders?"

"Hmm!" Ida Jinglong nodded and said, "Die on that land, be protected by that land, and be bound by that land, and can't leave that land for eternity, very lucky and pitiful youkai." ”

Chiba Makoto then understood why Obik was bent on seeking death, and he made such a big disturbance before he died, because there were more and more bright places in Hikono Town, and even the last mountain was about to be shrouded in light, so that Obik had no room to live.

"Is there any way to get the Earthbound Spirit out of its original place?" Chiba Seiti wants to persuade Obik to leave Hikono Town and find a village to live in the countryside, although it is difficult to leave his homeland, but it is better than being wiped out.

"Well, there is indeed a way," Ida Jinglong's words gave Chiba Makoto hope, and his face showed a look of expectation, but he was immediately hit to the bottom by Ida Jinglong's next sentence: "Let it become a Buddha." ”

"Huh?" Chiba Makoto was almost flashed by Ida Jinglong's 'naughty', what a Buddha, what a good thing to say, isn't it just to die?

Completely disappeared from this world, even if it may be reincarnated, but without memories and different faces, it is simply another person.

Jing Tian Jing Long Zhengse said: "No matter what reason the earth-bound spirit appears, but since it is no longer human, it is natural that it should not be nostalgic in the world, disturb the order of the world, send it to become a Buddha, and let it be liberated." ”

"But Orbik didn't do anything bad, and wouldn't it be nice to send him to live in a deserted village in the countryside? In this case..."Chiba Makoto argued, he really didn't want to destroy the poor man Obik.

Chiba Makoto's words made Ida Jinglong's face more and more ugly, and he suddenly shouted: "It's too naïve." ”

"Huh?" Chiba Makoto was stunned, and looked at the angry Ida Jinglong, since I knew him, I had never seen Ida Jinglong angry, this... Did any of my words just touch his pain point?

Ida Jinglong glared angrily at Chiba Makoto, and said in an extremely stern tone: "Those demons and monsters will use various methods to pretend to be pitiful, pretend to be innocent and even seduc, I don't know how many fledgling demon hunters are killed because of their soft hearts, and then the demons wantonly slaughter unprotected villages."

Remember, you are not fighting alone, and if you are defeated for a moment of mercy, it will not only be your life, but also those you are protecting, and you will also suffer misfortune, and it will be too late to regret it. ”

Ida Iryu thought of the tragedy he had seen more than once in the past, the ruined village was full of stumps and broken arms, and the demon hunters sent to protect the village might only be the bitten and shapeless wreckage, or even a relic.

Chiba Makoto was silent, he knew this truth, but in order to protect mankind, is it right to kill all aliens?

Bad nature wants to be killed, but what about an alien like Obik who has no malice and just wants to live on Earth?

Thinking of this, Chiba Makoto raised his head and said, "But human beings are still divided into good and bad people, are all monsters bad?" You've slain demons all your life, and you've never encountered a monster that has no malice toward humans? ”

Ida Jinglong was like being struck by lightning, and his heart was shaken, so that his body shook violently, and he almost fell to the ground, and a gentle woman appeared in front of his eyes, shouting at him with teary eyes: "Are all you human beings kind?" ”

"Ida-san, are you alright?" Chiba Makoto saw Ida Jinglong hurriedly shut up like this, and stepped forward to help him, Ida Jinglong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just... Okay, I'm a little tired, so I'll stop here for today. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked to the police bicycle, opened the white iron box, took out a book from it, threw it at Chiba Cheng, and said without looking back: "This is my humble opinion of the demons and monsters, you can take it back and take a look, and recently received a notice from the superiors, several cars have entered the Aoki section of Highway 21 and have not come out, let us patrol more to prevent people from entering the forest to end their lives, if you have time, go to that area to see, maybe there are resentful spirits." ”

"Okay, I'll go in a minute."

"Hmm!" Ida Jinglong was relieved to ride a police bicycle towards the town to the north, and soon disappeared into the forest.

Chiba Makoto watched Ida Iharyu leave, put away the handwritten thread-bound book, cleaned the traces of the training ground slightly, and rode on his motorcycle towards the highway that Ida Iharyu said, ready to see if there was any anomaly there.

PS: Ready to hit the shelves this Friday!