Chapter Forty-Nine: Arakawa's Old Story
It's almost time for lunch, and Narumi is also eating at the house.
It's just that the lunch of the brothers and sisters Narumi Shingo and Narumi Shinna is a little shabby, and the discount bento from the convenience store I bought last night was put in the refrigerator, and it was taken out again at noon to heat it up.
This kind of food has nothing to do with deliciousness, at best it only has a filling effect.
Shingo Narumi's salary as a kendo teacher is actually not very low, but... He and his sister have no requirements for the quality of the food.
"Hey, little man, Sea Tiger Pill has been out for a day and a night, how is it?"
It took less than two minutes for Shingo Narumi to eat a bento, which was very efficient, so I had time to ask questions.
On the other side of the table, Lori Narumi Nobuna is pulling a parent-child rice bowl in front of her, which is a rice bowl made of chicken, eggs, and onions, which is common in Japan.
Listening to her brother's words, she wrinkled her little nose and slowly closed her eyes.
After a few seconds, she opened her eyes and shook her head.
"That woman has entered the Sea of Japan, wandering around without a head, and in order to prevent being discovered by her, the sea tiger pill can only fall far behind her."
"Sea Tiger Maru found a few small things that seemed to be controlled by someone, and it wasn't just us who fell on that woman."
Shingo Narumi nodded slightly, his brow furrowed.
"A mere god believer, can actually walk unhindered in the sea, and those krakens are all dead?"
"Hmph, if it were the beginning, that woman wouldn't even be able to get out of the coastline, and she would be torn to pieces by the patrolling kraken."
Shingo Narumi gently stroked the golden sword beside him, and the deep color in his eyes flashed.
"The Kraken is silent, could it be... Are you dead? ”
"Don't... Invade my river, destroy my flesh, slaughter my people... I still want to get this revenge back with my own hands! ”
Narumi Shinna didn't hear his whisper clearly, and the hand holding the spoon froze, and she looked at her brother's murderous face, her expression full of curiosity.
"Silly big guy! What happened to you? Do you remember something? ”
"Quick! Tell me about it~"
Shingo Narumi frowned and waved his hand.
"It's okay... The [little things] you mentioned should have been sent by the people under Uesugi's men, they are the [Collectibles Association], they are the Transcendent Organization, and Ueno's predecessors should work in that association, not an enemy. ”
"Leave them alone, keep an eye on the woman."
"I want to see, what the hell are you trying to do by stealing my god's name?!"
Shingo Narumi is different, and it seems that there is no special explanation.
He is the reincarnation of the Lord of Arakawa, the god of the Heian period.
For some reason, he has very little divine power left, but most of his memory is retained, which is unfortunate, but it is also a kind of luck.
Of course, his sister is not an ordinary person, she was also a monster in Arakawa in her previous life, although her strength is not as amazing as that of the Lord of Arakawa, but she is by no means the kind of little demon like cannon fodder - she is Arakawa's goldfish hime.
"Sea Tiger Pill" is a "pet" associated with Narumi Shinna, that is a huge, I don't know what kind of fish creature it is, good at concealing whereabouts, has a good aggressiveness, extremely fast in the water, most of Narumi Shinna's combat power, are from her imperial envoy's "Sea Tiger Pill".
"Leave that alone! Silly big man, who is [he] you just talked about? Tell me about it! ”
Shingo Narumi raised his eyebrows slightly and made a rather fake smile.
"Want to hear it? Call brother. ”
He has always been serious, and he seems to have a soft spot for bullying his sister.
Narumi Shinna pouted, very reluctant, but he was really curious, and finally whispered: "Onisan..."
Then, her expression became a little fierce - her milk was fierce.
"That's it! Say it! ”
Narumi Shingo doesn't care, it's hundreds of years ago, so it's good to tell a story.
"Who else could it be, you've seen that person too... One of the two kings of Mt. Suzuka, the king of the evil road of Ise Province, Otakemaru. ”
"I took this Haiguo masterpiece from him."
"At that time, I was still young, and I always felt that Arakawa was not a place where I should stay for the rest of my life, so I wandered around along the river, saw a wider world, and wanted to fight stronger people."
"I want to conquer the sea, to engrave my name on every body of water, and I want to become the master of the water monsters in the world - this is a young man's dream."
"It's not that I'm boasting, I'm young, I'm quite strong, whether it's a water demon or a kraken, it's hard to have my one-in-one, slowly, my name spreads outside the barren river."
"That is until I met that great youkai named Daigakumaru on the shore of the Ise Sea, who is half the master of the sea country and an opponent worthy of my full effort."
"After all, I was young at the time, and my temper was worse than now, and he was in my way, so I naturally wanted to try whether he was qualified to stand in my way."
"So I fought him, and I don't remember how long I fought, maybe three days, maybe five days, but the beach was smashed anyway, the waves hung in the air, and the sun and moon were gone."
"In the end, it was a difficult victory, he left a few scars on my body, and I also took a sword from him."
"The two of us had no reason to fight to the death, so we stopped together, and after a few words, I felt that he was a respectable opponent and a good friend."
"He gave me the sea country, and we made an appointment that he would come to visit Arakawa."
Shingo Narumi's dull voice recounted a piece of the past, and his expression was a little dark.
"But I... Unexpectedly, meeting again would be a life-and-death match. ”
"You also know the rest of the matter, Daitakemaru led the demons of the four seas with the intention of attacking Heiankyo, and Arakawa is his stepping board, the first place to bear the brunt."
"The water demons of Arakawa are all used to idleness, with my protection, their lives are comfortable, and their combat power is not comparable to that of the brave and combative Kraken, the gap is too big, I have to block them alone, and pass on the name of the Lord of Arakawa to you - I want you to lead the people of Arakawa to live."
Narumi Shinna's gaze on the other side also became a little obscure, as if that dusty past had stirred up something she didn't want to think about.
"That's right! And then... I heard that you had died in battle... Stupid big man, you liar, you are obviously not dead, your soul is still there, and the kingdom of God is still there, and you lied to me to cry several times. ”
Narumi Shinna said this a little angrily, wiping his eyes, and his expression was a little aggrieved.
Shingo Narumi shook his head and let out a long sigh.
"I didn't lie to you."
"I am alone, blocking the army of the Sea Kingdom for three days, I am exhausted, my divine strength has dried up, my strength is exhausted, and I have no strength to fight anymore."
"Dayue Maru doesn't know what kind of illness he has committed, and even his dignity as a strong man has been thrown aside, and he has besieged me with his subordinate krakens, and I am indeed seriously injured and dying."
"But... Count me lucky. ”
"The battle was so loud that it attracted the attention of people with a heart, and someone came to the scene to save my life."
"You've heard of that man... A swordsman from Genji, the lord of the hundred ghosts who commanded the demons in Musashi Province, his swordsmanship is unmatched, and he can wrestle with the ghost clan with his physical body, suppressing all the big demons in Musashi Country, establishing himself as a king, and protecting all living beings under his command. ”
Narumi Shinna nodded violently, but said in a very tangled way: "Yes! I know he... But..."
"What's his name?"
"Damn, I can't remember his name!"
Shingo Narumi sneered, and his eyes became complicated.
"That's what I don't understand... I don't remember his name either. ”
"History books, wild histories, biographies of Onmyoji, folklore - this man's name has been completely erased from history, as if it never existed."
"The dragon among people with that kind of strength, a sword hero, how can he be so unpopular with everyone?"
"Definitely... Someone's playing tricks! ”
"It doesn't matter... I've found some eyebrows, and I should be able to figure out why this is the way things are. ”
"The scroll he used to dominate the hundred ghosts, I found his current owner."
Hearing this, Narumi Shinna raised his head and wondered, "What?" Has he also been reincarnated? ”
This sentence was exchanged for Shingo Narumi's shake.
"When I was seriously injured and dying, it was he who arrived with a sword, forced back thousands of krakens with a sword, and hundreds of ghosts under his command lined up, and the enemy who would commit in the future was blocked from the Arakawa, even the demon king of Suzuka Mountain, there was nothing he could do."
"It's just a human being, it's just a sword, but it's like a city wall made of iron and stone, and within the sword enclosure, flesh and blood are flying, and there are no ghosts who survive."
"I don't know what happened next, when I saw that reinforcements arrived, I couldn't support it anymore, the oil ran out, it was he who passed on my secret technique, so that I could keep a trace of my true spirit and be reincarnated, as the lord of the Arakawa, I couldn't take away the accumulated power of faith and divine power, so I gave it all to him."
"He's a very interesting person, and he doesn't want a windfall from heaven, just tell me that he will save this power for me, and he will return it to me the next time we meet."
"I've been inquiring about him since the memory of my previous life awakened, such a great favor, if I don't report it, I can't sleep well, I hate to owe favors the most."
"But..."
"From the intel I've gathered, it seems... It's dead. ”
Narumi Shinna raised her voice in some surprise: "Dead? ”
"No, his level of existence must be extremely solid in the Dream Mirror World, as long as his reputation is still spreading in the world, he will be immortal!"
"Unless he, too, like you, is overdrawn in strength, and his soul is dry and declining... This is very rare. ”
Shingo Narumi's smile became even colder.
"Yes, you're right, so... Do you remember, I told you. ”
"His name no longer exists in this world."
"Even I forgot - I'm not Alzheimer's, I'm not that forgetful!"
"I'm afraid... Someone was afraid that he would not die completely, so he did it on purpose! ”
"The last battle of the Heian period, the bloody Battle of Heiankyo, he died in that melee."
"Here's what I can gather."
"It's a veritable big brawl, big demons are walking all over the ground, the gods are not as good as dogs, they are good at playing with the existence of souls, and there are not a few people who participate in the war."
"The nine-tailed fox of the Demon Plain, the lord of the Hades Mansion, the lord of the flower fields on the banks of the Huangquan River, the leader of the Hundred Monogatari who crosses the ghost of a green lantern, the Aragami of Takamagahara, the son of the white fox, the general of Genji, the phoenix of the Fujiwara clan..."
"The people of that era, the gods, the ghosts, and the best of them were all in a mess, and Heiankyo became a pot of porridge."
"Since then, the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts has disappeared."
"While I admit his strength, the... I'm afraid it's hard for him to survive that level of scuffle, plus his name has disappeared without a trace, so... I think there's a good chance he's dead. ”
"Do you remember the Uesugi you met before?"
"I think he is very familiar, whether it is swordsmanship, demeanor, or attitude towards the world, he is very much like the original master of a hundred ghosts."
"Either it's the successor of his Hundred Ghost Scrolls, or his [Linker] - his soul fragments may remain in the world, and it may become a mirror of inheritance."
"Anyway, that Uesugi definitely has nothing to do with him."
"This kindness may be repaid to him."
Narumi Shingo looked at his sister's small mouth slightly open and stunned, and couldn't help but pat her little head with some amusement.
"What's the daze, the story is over, hurry up and eat, go buy some fruit after eating, visit Ueno senior, we can usually receive a lot of care from him, this etiquette is indispensable."
The former lord of Arakawa is now a human being, and there is no shortage of etiquette.
Narumi Shinna covered her red head with some resentment, and buried her head in anger, but she didn't say anything against it.
She usually goes to Ueno's house to eat and drink, and at this time she is really a little worried about Ueno Sanshi and Ueno Hare.
It's just that she is still a little unwilling to whisper.
"Hmph, stupid big guy, you don't even know."
"When I led the demon of the Arakawa to migrate, it was thanks to his care that I was able to find a place to live in the waters, and I have seen that person."
"He's not that easy to die!"
"You yourself admit that he is stronger than you, you are still alive, how could he die so easily!"
Shingo Narumi sighed more today than he had in his life combined, and he sighed again.
"You know what, little man, you have to figure out that his opponent is much more terrifying than my original opponent."
Speaking of this, he was a little speechless, looking at his sister's stubborn expression, he still whispered: "He..."
"It can be said that you are making enemies of this world..."
"The whole world is the enemy, and a sword deserves it... I'm not as bold as him..."
"This is a fact that I have extracted from the documents left behind by those big monsters, and I have speculated."
"I also hope he's okay, if that kind of person is gone, this world will be really boring..."
Before he finished speaking, his ears suddenly stood up, and he stood up with a frown.
"Hey, little man, something is wrong."
"There's something strange coming from next door..."
"Isn't it Akiyama-san who is taking care of Ueno-senpai?"
"Why did I hear the sword drawn?"
“...”
"You're here! I'll check it out! ”