Chapter 19: The Shrine Maiden
The arrival of Italy's "King of Swords" did not cause any turmoil, at least Mo Chen did not hear any bad news.
First, the mysterious side has its own hidden rules, and Tony's fame is only limited to the mysterious world, and it is biased towards the Western world. His identity in the watch world is not a superstar, and there will be no news programs here to attract attention.
And how could a magician not have the means to hide his own existence and the means of causing some special phenomenon?
The second is that although Salbatre Tony is a man in the eyes of Italian magicians, especially in the eyes of AndrΓ© the butler, he is an out-and-out troublemaker, even a bastard.
But he actually has his own set of rules and bottom lines, as long as he feels that it is an unfair battle, then he will not easily take the initiative to start the war.
To be precise, he can accept that the enemy is stronger than himself, but he can't accept that the enemy is obviously weaker than himself, because the strong will only swing his sword at the stronger, instead of bullying the weak and picking up soft persimmons and pinching them......
It's like he was obviously very excited, but because he didn't feel any kind or enemy aura on Mo Chen's body at all, he would still be patient and wouldn't really slash with a sword.
- Because Tony can't see through the other party, he only feels that the opponent's ability value must not reach the level of a god, and even if he wins, he will only feel that he is not victorious.
And this is his code of conduct.
Of course, this is just Salbatre Tony's own code of conduct, which is used to restrain his own active behavior. He doesn't take the initiative to start a clearly unfair battle, but that doesn't mean that someone can take advantage of this rule and feel that they have found some loopholes.
There are also a lot of fools in Europe, I don't know how many knights and magicians took the initiative to challenge the "King of Swords", and then were killed by him with a casual sword.
Therefore, he will not take the initiative to fight the weak, but he will never mind responding to the initiative of others, and he will not take it lightly...... It's all a sword slash, and they won't say anything to stop at the point.
How do you say that, showing your greatest strength is the greatest respect for your opponent?
Therefore, for ordinary people in Tokyo, the topic of Mt. Fuji, which has not decreased too much in popularity, and the cold wave before it, are all topics that make them very interested.
For the time being, there is no more time-sensitive hot news.
This made Mo Chen feel that in fact, the demon king from Italy was not so bad, and he didn't know why the people around him were like great enemies? Is this the bias of those people, or is it that their own standards are too low?
As long as the other party is not so cruel as to go out and kill civilians every day, will you feel that this so-called demon king actually doesn't like to cause trouble so much?
It's just that considering that even Erica has disappeared in the past two days, it seems that she is busy to death. Mo Chen also had to consider that in fact, it was the Italian magicians, including her, who had been trying their best to cover up the problems caused by a certain demon king......
That's why until now, there hasn't been any big news.
This possibility is also very large, Mo Chen felt that he had no right to speak if he didn't investigate, so he didn't jump to conclusions.
The reason why he felt that the blonde young man didn't do much was because the ability value of the god killer had reached the god level in an all-round way, whether it was a subsidiary god or a true god, or even simply the level of the main god or god king, it was definitely a monster beyond the boundaries of humans.
They have the same mythological concept of power, domain, etc., as the defeated gods, the only difference is that the gods are immortal, and the so-called god-killing is strictly speaking only the defeat of the gods who appear.
They don't really die, they just return to mythology, quietly waiting for the time of recovery, in order to continue to make another comeback, to make a comeback, and not really lose anything.
And if the godkiller is killed, not to mention absolutely, but it is indeed very likely that he will fight the street forever, and there will be no chance to get up again.
The oldest god-killer in existence, the consensus on the mysterious side is that the "marquis" of the eighteenth century is the "marquis", but there were other records of god-killers before that, but now they don't exist, and you can imagine their final end.
But in any case, except for the fact that there is only one life, the other abilities of the god killer are at the level of gods-
So if they really want to be serious, it's really not an exaggerated adjective.
For example...... Kusanagi Godo?!
Although he didn't know much, Mo Chen vaguely remembered that the protagonist in the original plot seemed to be a "ruin destroyer", he fought all kinds of enemies everywhere, and always inevitably continued to destroy ancient ruins around the world, destroying wherever he went......
Well? Wait, if you say that, it seems ...... Actually, it's not a big deal, is it?
He has Admiral Valkyrie...... No, it's the archaeologist Miss Crawford, who can kill the demon king of the gods.
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In the afternoon of the day.
The sun was setting, and the blood-like light of the remnant sun spread out on the ground, dragging the shadows of buildings and pedestrians for a long time.
Da Da Da, accompanied by the sound of crisp footsteps-
The crimson girl had once again set foot on the path to the nameless shrine that was already close to the outskirts of the city, and it was hard for her to maintain the feeling of fire and gold compared to a few days ago.
Her face was haggard and pale, her eyes were hollow and weak, and if the dark circles were a little more serious, this aristocratic girl would be very much like those social animals who often worked excessive overtime.
It's very worrying about whether she hasn't had a good rest for several days, and whether she will die of overwork at any time...... After all, magicians are still human beings, but they have mastered mysterious powers, and there are many peculiarities compared to ordinary people.
However, the essence does not really change into another species easily, and it is very difficult to change the life form, unless it involves some special school, it is possible to change the life form before the realm level is reached.
- That's generally not a good aspect, though.
All in all, Erica now has more capital than ordinary people, but it is not something that can be squandered infinitely...... It's just that she hasn't rested for two or three days, so it shouldn't make her so weak.
Probably can only say that a certain strange demon king is too capable of causing trouble, and if one doesn't pay attention, he will definitely run out and cause trouble, and it must be the kind of chain reaction that is continuous.
The followers who came here, the Italian magician, her uncle, and Andrea's butler combined, it seems that there are only three of them, and I am afraid that they are so busy that they do not touch the ground.
After a few days, it's normal for heart failure to go on β it's much more terrifying than parents doing homework with their unenlightened children, and if you were a normal person in charge of it......
I'm afraid that if one is not counted as one, I will be so angry that I will be sent to the hospital for first aid, either a heart attack or a cerebral hemorrhage.
"At least this is the last day, and Salbatreqing will be back tonight......"
"As long as I return to Italy, it's none of my business with my uncle, and he can do whatever he likes at that time......"
Looking back on the various chickens and dogs that have happened in the past few days, it is completely unexpected and troublesome.
Even though it's all gone, Erica still feels a headache and chest tightness, a stomachache from anger, and a feeling that her shoulders can't help but tremble slightly.
In addition to the fact that Butler Andre has become more respectful of Butler Andre who has persevered for several years, he hopes that the other party can also live a long life...... No, in addition to the stable life of thousands of generations, she couldn't help but have some very disrespectful thoughts in the depths of her heart.
At some point, she really felt that her brain was hot, and she wanted to kill her with a knife in order to ...... If it weren't for the feeling of resistance and trembling from the depths of her heart, it always reminded her to stop the precipice.
It's just that Erica always felt that even her uncle and butler Andre should have had such thoughts when their faces were the most blue and their expressions were the most ugly.
That Demon King definitely has the strength to anger everyone like that, and he can be completely proud of it!
I'm calm, I'm sensible, I'm a fairy, I don't scold, I don't get angry......
She tried her best to convince herself, calming down the resentment she had accumulated before, trying not to let herself think back to the events of the previous day, and walked briskly in the direction of the gray torii gate above, stepping up the stone steps.
This time she is going back, and she is about to be liberated, and the most important thing is that she came here this time to inform this guy of the news that they are leaving.
It was mainly Tony's request, and he did not give up the dangerous idea that germinated a few days ago, and was even more determined.
However, in the girl's opinion, this guy who lives here is simply full of suspicions, and the mere fact that he, a foreigner, has used such a remote and empty shrine as a foothold is enough to make people suspicious.
But she is not a police officer, and she does not need to solve any criminal cases, so these questions are none of her business, and rashly investigating the other party is likely to lead to bad results.
"Huh? This is......? β
The moment she walked past the torii, Erica suddenly felt like she had passed through an invisible barrier similar to the surface of the water, and the surroundings suddenly became extremely quiet, which confirmed her instantaneous suspicion.
What is this guy doing? Why is it suddenly mysterious? It can't be that I am not suitable to come here at this time, right?
But now it can't be done, it's just the evening plane, if you miss it or the troublemaker will use this as an excuse to ask to postpone your return to Italy.
After hesitating for a moment, Erica had not yet made a decision whether to move forward or turn to leave first, when she noticed a figure in front of her, staggering a little.
It was the figure of a shrine maiden.
"Huh?" She couldn't help but be surprised, "There are shrine maidens in this shrine?" Why haven't I seen it before? β
I can't blame Erica for being a little late-sighted, she's really exhausted because of the events of the past few days, and there was no one else in this shrine before, but now......
It was a witch with long black hair like a waterfall, with bangs on her forehead, her eyebrows were picturesque, but she looked very pale, and if she had a sick face, although the sunset was as bloody as a glow, there was still no blood on her face.
She was dressed in a thousand haya, a white robe, a scarlet hakama, a rosary, and a jewel...... And so on, a series of shrine maiden costumes, giving people an extremely well-fitting and cold feeling.
It's just that he seems to be wet all over his body, even the long hair.
Silent......
Erica frowned, looking at the witch who was slowly approaching with blank eyes and blank eyes, she vaguely sensed something, but she couldn't believe it.
And while she was puzzled, it was more of a kind of amazement, even if she was a woman, she couldn't suppress this spontaneous emotion.
"That...... Pls are you ......"
As the shrine maiden walked by, Erica couldn't help but ask, and at the same time she smelled a very strong medicinal fragrance.
And then...... There is no then.
The shrine maiden glanced back at her slightly, then withdrew her gaze and continued to walk out without saying a word.