The door opened.

The first thing that appeared in front of Shirakawa was a wall.

A wall of books.

It is different from the overall dirty environment of the whole temple.

The bookshelves are very clean.

It's clean enough to be praised, without a trace of dust, let alone a cobweb.

Obviously, this is the effect of Shizune Nishio's almost morbid cleaning.

It's just that Bai Chuanqing at the moment didn't have the heart to praise Nishio Jing, let alone stay on the bookshelf for a long time.

Here's why.....

A thing under the shelf.

Harukawa was no stranger to it, and she wasn't too surprised.

After all, the smell of the sea with the smell of salted fish is too recognizable.

Marinated salty sea fish.

It may not be wrong to describe its taste.

It was a .....

Faceless Buddha statue!

Stand there quietly.

There are no eyes on that face, and even the shape related to the eyes no longer exists, but whether it's Shizune Nishio or Harukawa Shirakawa, they can know-

It's watching itself!

Nishio's body trembled slightly.

She was scared.

This is normal.

Ever since she entered the temple, Nishio felt that the old temple, which she had always been familiar with, had undergone a change that she had never imagined.

Become.....

Exceptionally unfamiliar.

It's like there's some kind of special being that has taken over everything here.

Subtly, the atmosphere here is more and more cold and weird.

It becomes less of a temple and more of a haunted house!

How could the previous spirits, which should have disappeared for many years, reappear at this time?

Although Nishio is weak, she still has basic judgment skills.

It's not so much that they come out of a corner suddenly, but rather that they are affected by some kind of force that will become the danger in front of them.

It's just that Nishio Jing didn't expect that the source of this power would be.....

Blasphemy idols!

Unlike Harukawa Shirakawa, Nishio is a native of Okinawa for so many years.

It's Master Juehai of this generation again.

There are still more rumors and information about the "blasphemy statue" than what she told Shirakawa Haru.

- After all, Bai Chuanqing and her are not too familiar, and it is impossible for her to tell each other everything she knows!

Of course, everything she told Shirakawa Haru was true.

Not a word of lie!

It's just that she didn't tell Bai Chuanqing that the dolls one after another, they were used to deal with nothing else.

It's the faceless Buddha statue!

She also had a slight premonition when she went out today, so she brought it with her to make sure she was prepared.

Unexpectedly, it really has its use!

But Nishio Shizune prefers not to need them at all!

Just as Nishio said, the faceless Buddha statue is a calamity.

This is actually a bit light.

The heavier and truer statement is-

The people who saw it were all dead!

Including her teacher, it was also the previous generation of Master Juehai!

Just remembering the image of that day makes her shudder, and she feels a sense of loneliness and abandonment that she has never felt before.

[But..... Shouldn't He have disappeared? 】

Nishio muttered quietly.

The fear has not diminished in the slightest.

Even if she knew that the seemingly gentle teenager around her was definitely not human.

The fear still couldn't stop surging up from her heart.

She didn't even dare to look up at the culprit who killed her teacher and many of the island's inhabitants.

Harukawa Shirakawa glanced at Shizune Nishio with her peripheral vision.

Strong judgment and intuition at the same time conclude that the faceless Buddha statue evokes some bad memories for her.

Just now,

In the face of weirdness, Harushi Shirakawa during the battle, was affected.

is not like usual him, a gentle, considerate teenager.

It's more like an incomparably rational machine.

To put it more exaggeratedly, he seems to be some kind of being.

With an indifferent and rational gaze, he stared at the world below him.

It feels somewhat familiar.

But even this familiar sense of vigilance was quickly placed at the bottom of thinking by reason.

Why Nishio Jing was sad and scared on the side was not within the scope of Shirakawa Haru's consideration.

He won't ask, and he won't comfort him with pity.

"Bah..... Babble....."

On his shoulder, Hachi let out such a cry very slightly.

The small face was full of worry.

I didn't dare to grab Bai Chuanqing's clothes anymore.

The "gluttony" hidden in the body, it is impossible for any words to appear on the cover.

But staying in that space, it has a proud and proud temperament in its body.

It's like a gambler who buys a stock that has skyrocketed.

It's just that Harukawa Shirakawa didn't notice this.

His gaze was on the faceless Buddha statue.

An inexplicable thought arose in his heart, as if he was attending a banquet.

The first barbecue was an appetizer, and the rotten stinky salted fish was a failure, and now .....

It's time for the main course!

Bai Chuanqing's eyes were cold.

and the invisible eyes of the faceless Buddha statue, looking at each other without fear.

The cold sight is an extremely terrifying thing in such an environment.

It's just for Harushi Shirakawa.....

It's about the same as watching the sea crab he ate last night.

After being speechless for a while, it was Shirakawa Qing who felt the disappearance of that sight first.

Even if it was this statue, it didn't seem to want to look at Bai Chuanqing at this time.

But Shirakawa Harushi didn't think that it would stay where it was, like the previous Buddha statue, waiting to be eaten.

Because.....

If Bai Chuanqing is not mistaken, all these resentful spirits today are caused by this faceless Buddha statue.

It's not for nothing!

Rather, it was Harukawa Shirakawa's conclusion based on the integration of the information he had previously obtained.

As early as when he broke into this temple, Shirakawa Haru could clearly smell the familiar smell of the sea.

That's the breath he will never be mistaken!

What really made Shirakawa Harukawa know this was the smell of charred spirits.

In the taste of barbecue, there is the taste of seafood that was once ordinary.

With this alone, Harushi Shirakawa can confirm-

Hidden in the depths of this temple is the Faceless Buddha!

And, with the Buddha statue I encountered by mistake in the grove earlier.

The one in front of him is obviously more powerful.

And

Larger than life!

To be sure, the "Faceless Buddha" or the "Blasphemy Statue" is nothing more than its name!

What is really crucial and important is the being that resides in its body.

That is.....

He!

Clearly, He is wise.

They also have the ability to think.

And His purpose today is also Harukawa Shirakawa.

That's why he used a means that Shirakawa Qing didn't know to create these resentful spirits.

I want to use this to smash Harukawa Shirakawa's strength.

It's just a pity that they didn't play any other role than slightly filling Shirakawa Haru's belly.

Oh no, there are other effects.

- The sandwich with the canned herring was so unpalatable! It's all disgusting to him!

It's just that Bai Chuanqing doesn't understand.

Why is it that a statue of a deity made to desecrate the Buddha can also possess some of the characteristics of the Buddha, and even be able to control the entire monastery belonging to the Buddha very easily.

- If Hellrich had his own mental faculties, wouldn't he be angry about it?

According to Shirakawa Haru's understanding, between the Buddha and the blasphemy Buddha statue, there should be complete incompatibility.

And to rob a temple, even if it is only a former temple.

Aren't they more important beings?

And what the desecration of the Buddha statue is doing now is like forcibly taking away the girlfriend of Hopeful, and still doing whatever he wants in front of Shizune Nishio, a believer of Hopeful.

Face-to-face N......

This kind of thing is not tolerated by a man at all, right?

But Liverford didn't react at all?

Of course, it does not rule out the possibility that He did not care at all about this little thing, or that Hollibud's own consciousness was asleep.

But now Shirakawa Qing vaguely smells something more unusual.

For example, Haylifo.....

Isn't it the original Helrig anymore?

Or .....

In Bai Chuanqing's heart, there is an even bolder speculation!

If only his thoughts were known to Nishio Shizune, or to other followers of Holly Buddha.

I'm afraid it can scare them stupid.

How could this person have such a rebellious idea!?

Isn't this thought itself a blasphemy against the Buddha?

It's just a pity that such a thing can't happen.

And the blasphemy against the Buddha, because of some special changes in his state of mind, he really didn't think it was a big deal.

The speed of thinking is fast.

When Bai Chuanqing's thoughts diverged slightly, the situation in front of him had already changed.

In front of the faceless Buddha statue, there was a figure wearing a monk's robe.

Appeared silently.

It's a bald head, and it's shaved cleanly.

INTERVIEWER According to the current situation in Japan, there are not many monks who actually shave their hair, but Okinawa has its own island feelings.

The Buddhist culture here is still greatly influenced by the flower country.

Judging from his figure, he looks like he is about thirty or forty years old, and he is a middle-aged man.

But Bai Chuanqing's gaze couldn't help but stay on that face.

The reason is simple.

That face was empty.

It's like a faceless god statue on the side, with no facial features.

Bai Chuanqing didn't have the habit of chatting at this time, and he didn't plan to communicate with the faceless god in the slightest.

Just as he was about to make a move, he heard an extremely incredible cry from Shizune Nishio beside him.

"Master, Master!"

Yes, there can be no mistake, that monk's robe, that tall figure, isn't it the master who has suddenly disappeared and seems to have never appeared?

But why.....

Will he appear in front of them now, in such a posture?

Looking at the face that had lost its facial features, Nishio Jing's heart trembled suddenly.

It's like finally getting something.

The world in front of me was suddenly misty and blurred.

But, in the next moment.

The resentful spirit that belonged to her master was pierced mercilessly by a thick, wriggling tentacle!

Nishio Jing's eyes widened suddenly, and even tears forgot to flow.

She didn't know who was doing it.

But there was not much anger in the shock.

Because her master died many years ago.

And standing in front of her was nothing more than a controlled spirit.

Nishio Jing glanced at Harukawa with deep meaning.

[You also want me not to be immersed in the past and memories, right? 】

It's just that in fact, Harushi Shirakawa didn't think about it that much at all.

The reason why he would do it was simple and crude.

If the other party wants to kill him, then of course he needs to eliminate the other party before that.

This is a truth that has been handed down since ancient times.

As for Nishio Shizu's exclamations and tears just now, to be honest, Shirakawa Harushi didn't even notice it.

What's more, even if he noticed, it was impossible to interfere with Shirakawa Haru's will at this time.

But it was clear that the monk's body was not as fragile as the previous spirits.

Even after being pierced by the tentacles, it was just a point of illusion.

The temperament on the body is also unusually calm.

Not intimidated by this strange momentum.

What surprised Bai Chuanqing even more was that the invincible devouring ability of his tentacles did not play the role it should have at this time.

It's like gnawing on a rock, and there's nothing to gain except to jump on it with a toothache.

That feeling of hardness was transmitted to Shirakawa Haru's mind through the tentacles.

In fact, this is an extremely rare occurrence.

After Harukawa Harukawa had, or knew that he had such an ability.

The devouring of tentacles, often like the devouring ability of "gluttony", has never disappointed Shirakawa Haru.

It's just that at this time, it's the first time, I met a hard bone!

The rational Shirakawa Harushi didn't feel flustered because of this, and didn't even move his eyelids.

Bai Chuanqing actually understands very well that his strength is not invincible in this world.

From the very beginning of possessing this ability, to devouring the wraiths again and again.

The tentacles and the black mist are constantly getting stronger.

It even affected Shirakawa Haru's own body.

If he had faced the barbecue spirits in the first place, the tentacles might not have been able to eat them so easily.

Bai Chuanqing sighed slightly, but on her pale face, there was still no fear.

Those dark eyes are even brighter.

Because he understands—

But even if it is a hard bone, if it is gnawed down day after day and day by day, one day, it will be gnawed into pieces!

Not to mention, he doesn't just have one mouth!

The black mist beside him spread rapidly to the surroundings.

Envelop the whole small room.

Nishio didn't understand what was going on, but the intense sense of fear made her squat in place and shiver.

[This ......]

The tentacles scrambled out of Harukawa's body.

Speaking of which, it's been a long time since they've breathed fresh air.

Countless tentacles appeared in the black mist.

And at this time, the momentum on the monk's body could no longer be as calm as it was just now.....

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