Chapter Seventy-Four: The Rain Maiden
Uesugi Kiyoshi flicked his shoulder armor, and the slightly cracked "Ghost Soldier Division" disappeared with the wind, poured into his spiritual platform, and returned to the mirage building.
He was still wearing a thin shirt, hugging his shoulders, frowning, looking at Narumi Shingo thoughtfully, touching his chin, and condensing in a condensed voice: "What do you mean, tell me specifically." β
Shingo Narumi was stunned, as if remembering something, and smiled.
"Oh, I forgot, you are not following the path of [human gods], your name as the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts, and many beliefs come from demons and gods, these twists and turns, you may not know."
"I'll give you an analogy."
"I, Lord of Arakawa, am your god, and this is the pact I have made with you, and I am willing to fight for you and repay your kindness."
"Well, if one day, I die."
"The position of the Lord of Arakawa is vacated, then you are qualified and have the right to transfer the power of the [Lord of Arakawa], including the divine body, divinity, godhead, and even the belief in incense, to another person if I willingly, for example... Shinnai. β
"At that time, she will be the new Lord of the Arakawa, and the gods will not dieβat the very least, their name will never die, but will be passed on from generation to generation."
"It's just an analogy, Shinna has her own way, if one day, I really die, don't let me bother, she will do what I didn't finish for me."
"So..."
"By the same token, this woman... What's it called? β
"She died, and the vitality of her body was cut off, but her soul was luckily recalled by Apricot, and in this case, there was no way to save her."
"I can't be a human again, so let's live as a [demon]."
"As long as you are a righteous god, there is a way to give power to believers and their dependents, and your Hundred Ghost Picture Scroll should also have such ability."
Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded, just now he also gave the recovery ability of the dog god to Maki Higashifumi to help her heal.
But he thought about it and wondered: "I understand the truth, but... Kikyo is not your believer, can he do it? β
Shingo Narumi shrugged his shoulders and nodded affirmatively.
"Yes, so you are not a god."
"I'm a demon, but I'm also worshiped by incense, the god of the people's faith, the demons in the barren river at the beginning, but many of them have also followed me to achieve positive results."
"It's also this woman's luck, I've been asleep for a long time, many of the demon gods under my command have been completely forgotten by humans, and I'm helpless, but this [quota] is vacant."
"It doesn't matter whether she believes in me or not, it's only about the strength of her in the future, and you don't want her to be strong, you just want her to come back to life."
"That's enough."
"How, would you like me to try?"
Of course, Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't have any reason to refuse, but he was a little hesitant.
"If you can, of course it's better to save her, even if she survives as a monster, with me now, I can protect her."
"Shingo, a person who works so hard to live, really doesn't deserve to die, she died in misery before she had time to enjoy the slightest joy of life, I can't accept this ending."
"Just, will this affect you?"
Shingo Narumi laughed and shook his head repeatedly.
"Not really, you're too worried."
"The so-called [god] contract, in the earliest days, was just a technique developed by the gods of Takamagahara to increase the number of thugs under his command, and it is useless to me."
"But this condition is harsh enough, people die and their souls are destroyed, and it is not a simple matter to summon spirits, your little apricot really has some ability."
"Alright, let me do it."
Shingo Narumi was extremely mobile, and he stood lazily against the wall, waving his finger lightly.
In an instant, his golden pupils turned dark gold.
The power of nothingness rose faintly, and even the air became a little moister.
Hooking his fingers, the fluorescent white ball of light in Uesugi Kiyoshi's hand came to Narumi Shingo's palm.
"Well, the quality of the soul is good, the unexpected is pure, it seems that a life of suffering is also a gift, otherwise the conjuring is not a spell that is easy to succeed."
"You're lucky to have met Uesugi and you've met me..."
"Hey..."
With his golden eyes flickering, Shingo Narumi lowered his hand and pressed the fluorescent white ball of light directly into the forehead of Shiina Kikyo's collapsed corpse.
"Arakawa pardon, the soul returns, give you grace, Yongzhen side!"
"Dark clouds cover the sun, walk in the rain!"
"Arakawa's genus, Rain Maiden!"
"Wake up!"
Uesugi Kiyoshi could clearly feel that a rich demonic aura filled this closed room.
It is different from his usual demonic aura on the body of youkai.
This power is even higher-level, even a little "sacred".
When it comes to the nature of strength, it is not much different from Uesugi Kiyoshi's mirage.
"It's... The divine power of the Lord of Arakawa? β
"It's a little outrageous, when I first met him, his strength wasn't so strong, has Shingo also become stronger?"
"Or is it because he got his body back?"
"Tsk, he's right, I still don't know much about the gods."
"The memories related to the gods are also incomplete, as if they were deliberately made."
"In the future, I still have to make up for the relevant knowledge."
Uesugi Kiyoshi was thinking wildly, and within a few seconds, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.
As soon as he turned his head, he saw Ryunosuke Akutagawa's grinning face.
Lord Rashomon was very courteous, took a standard windbreaker and put it on Uesugi Kiyoshi, and said: "General, don't get cold--I said, it's over, don't you finish it?" β
"It's a mess here, what should I do?"
Uesugi Kiyoshi rolled his eyes angrily.
"I'm still going to teach this..."
"Sweep this place, seal it off, raid their homes, confiscate their property, detain personnel, and contain ghosts and gods."
"You're an expert at this, aren't you?"
"Oh, by the way, there have been a lot of deaths here, all poor wandering girls, you send someone to make a count, and distribute the money collected here to their relatives... Think of it as a part of our hearts. β
"Some people are dead, and some people are still alive, this is also a rebellion of ghosts and gods, and it is within our jurisdiction - this lord, can I do it?"
Ryunosuke Akutagawa nodded without hesitation.
"Okay, then I'll arrange it first, don't be lazy, after you get it here, hurry up and go out to help me, the association is short of manpower, you have to come to the town."
Ryunosuke Akutagawa probed Uesugi Kiyoshi's attitude and found that he had no "malice" towards him, and it seemed that he didn't care about what he had done to make him almost capsize, so he happily retreated first.
Waiting for Uesugi Kiyoshi to turn his head, he happened to meet Shiina Kikyo who woke up and opened his eyes.