07 Codex Secret
"This volume is the Daoman Codex, which is the legacy of the well-known ancient onmyoji, the Japanese archmage Mr. Ashiya Michimitsu."
Watching Shoma Shoma of the Hoseiin Temple respectfully place an ancient scroll on the office table, and the surrounding shogunate generals Kazemo Yamasa and Yuriko Ino all had a breathless expression, it can be seen that the incumbents of the Daishoin Shogunate still care about and respect this scroll of the Daoman Codex.
"As far as I know, Michiman Ashiya is an Asian figure in the biography, and Michimitsu Ashiya is indeed well deserved, he does not belong to either the Kamo or Abe families, but is a wandering Harima-ryu Onmyoji, and in the ancient books that have been handed down, Ashiya Michimitsu is often described as the only rival to Abe Harumi."
Hearing Sherlock's brief description of Ashiya Michimitsu, Shoma Teramoto muttered, "It seems that Mr. Sherlock already knew a small part of the history of magic in Japan before coming to Japan, so the history of Japanese magic that I put in your room must have played a role." ”
Sherlock nodded, "It turned out that you put it in my room with Torikaimaru, but it took me two nights to read that book, and the two characters with the most descriptions in the book are Abe Harumi and Ashiya Michimitsu." ”
Sherlock thought for a moment and then said, "But as far as I know, Abe Harumi belongs to your absolutely decent archmage in Japan, and Ashiya Michiman is the most admired evil onmyoji of your Japanese wizards, and Abe Harumi's biggest opponent is also Ashiya Michimitsu, but I don't understand why an evil sorcerer has such a high influence in Japan, let alone has been dead for hundreds of years." ”
Shoma Teramoto said, "We in Japan advocate strength for respect, this is a kind of nature in the bones, especially in ancient times, all parties fought, even the land was dyed red by the blood of living beings, the weak side wants to survive can only rely on the strong, even if it is an evil person, this is also after the death of Ashiya Michimitsu, his descendants migrated to Eiga, Miyake and other places near the Seto Inland Sea, inheriting the cause of the ancestors, and still appearing in various historical eras as onmyoji." To this day, there are still many "Ashiya mounds", "Michimanzuka", and "Michimani" all over Japan. ”
"So this is also the reason why your Great Dao Yuan Shogunate will keep the Codex of the next Daoman, even if it is a Codex full of dark magic and evil spells, it will be preserved, because this is a relic of the strong."
Wind Demon Yaichi and Shoma Teramoto nodded together, "Yes." ”
Sherlock smiled, "That's not bad, I think you should also know Voldemort, I think after all, he made the darkest decade in the European wizarding world, until now the Ministry of Magic is still destroying the things used by Voldemort and all the dark magic items related to Voldemort, no matter the type, Voldemort is also a strong man, but Europeans are more afraid and resentful of him." ”
"That's because Mr. Voldemort's views are so frightening." Shoma Teramoto gasped, and Sherlock looked at the other party's expression, thinking about what Voldemort was doing, even Japanese wizards had heard of it.
Shoma Teramoto then pulled the topic to the Doman Codex, "The Codex in ancient China generally represents an autographed letter, and the Codex left by Ashiya Michiman should be a handwritten letter, and it may not have been delivered to the person he wanted to give it to for some reason, but from the verification of various indications, we firmly believe that this Doman Codex was written to Abe Harumi as if it was sent away." ”
"Archmage Abe Haruaki is the most famous and influential wizard in ancient China, and it can be said that in the history of magic in Japan, Abe Harumi is an important reformer of the wizard's use of magic."
Sherlock said, "As far as I know, Michimitsu chose Michicho's political rival Fujiwara Hidemitsu as his support instead of being loyal to Sekiaki Fujiwara Michicho, but soon after, Michiman was defeated by Harumi in a curse ceremony against Michichi, and exiled to Harima by the imperial court. ”
Shoma Teramoto nodded, "That's true, so this should be written by Ashiya Michimitsu himself before Harima's death, this evil archmage has always regarded Abe Harumi as the only opponent in his life, and the opponent he vowed to defeat, so it's hard to imagine what Ashiya Michimitsu would write in the codex for Abe Harumi to see." ”
Shogun Kazemoya said, "It could be a very vicious curse, Ashiya Michimitsu wanted to cast a very vicious curse on the codex on his deathbed in an attempt to kill Abe Harumi, or it could be a bunch of useless ordinary words just wanting to write something for Abe Harumi to read, or it could be a lot of evil black magic that he had studied all his life, and Ashiya Michiman wanted to give these dangerous black magic to Abe Harumi for safekeeping." ”
Kazumoya continued, "It's also possible that Ashiya Michimitsu's lifelong wealth, etc., and so on, but no one knows what exactly is on this codex, because it is protected by a very powerful magic, and it is believed that only Abe Harumi has the ability to unlock the protection of magic, and he has seen Ashiya Michiman's last pen with his own eyes." ”
Sherlock asked suspiciously, "Then why has this codex been preserved and passed down to the present, it stands to reason that it should have been handed over to Abe Harumi." ”
"That's because of the 'Misui Yoshiemon' who was the transferor, because considering that Abe Harumi was very old at the time, and according to legend, Abe Harumi had sealed many big monsters to Mount Fuji in Japan, and I was also worried that if Ashiya Michimitsu really used a curse in the codex, Abe Harumi's safety would probably touch the seal that was not strong."
"So Misui Yoshiemon preserved the Michiman Codex, and at the same time handed it over to the Tokugawa Ieyasu forces at that time for safekeeping, and then during the success of the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese wizards hid behind the scenes, and the Kamakura Shogunate building was transferred to suppress the increasingly weak seal, so the Doman Codex was also kept by the Daidoin Shogunate at that time."
Sherlock suddenly realized, "So Abe Harumi didn't know until he died, his biggest opponent in this life wrote him a handwritten letter when he was dying, but he was afraid of all kinds of people at the time, so he didn't see it with his own eyes, right?" ”
Shoma Teramoto sighed, "Yes, so now that future generations think about it, this is a big pity!" ”
Sherlock looked at the codex that had been magically protected by Michiman Ashiya, and as they thought, it could be a very terrible curse, or it could be evil black magic, or it could be a hidden place of dying wealth, or it could be a whole bunch of cynical nonsense about Harumi Abe.
But in any case, it is indeed a pity that Abe Harumi did not see the last handwritten letter written by his old rival.