"Did you spot me?"

With a deep voice sounding, a sturdy old man with dark skin and gray hair and beard appeared in the place where the four seasons were looking. The old man had a ghostly feeling of unreality, as if the wind would disappear without a trace, but at the same time there was a very real heaviness.

"Yes, I'm here to see you."

This old man is the one who really attracts the four seasons, otherwise it's just a clone of Santu River and Hiroshi, and there is no need for Shiki to come over at all.

In the perception of the four seasons, the aura on the old man's body is not strong, and it is not even as good as many powerful evil spirits and spirit beasts, but the four seasons will not mistake the identity of the old man. Although the old man had the form of a human, he was actually a distant being, more similar to the undead below. They are all nature-nurtured existences, and this old man is the one who records the things on this land.

"The god of the land."

"So you already know my identity? Juvenile. ”

There was no change on the face of the old man who was called out of identity.

"Hmm."

Shiki nodded.

"Actually, I'm curious about your identity."

The land god's gaze was locked on Shiki, as if he wanted to see him through. As the god of the land, he records everything that happens on the earth, which means that there are no secrets in the eyes of ordinary people, but this does not include the four seasons.

"Where are you from? You don't feel anything strange from you, but you can't find a record of you. ”

“……”

After hearing the question of the land god, Shiki immediately understood the current situation. The fact that the land god knew everything about this place was already in his speculation was confirmed by this question. And the other party can't feel his strangeness as an outsider, it should be because the relationship between the system has eliminated the rejection of this world, but even if the rejection can be eliminated, as long as you check the records, you can't change the fact that he appeared suddenly. Of course, this doesn't matter for a world that doesn't have an autonomous consciousness, but this world has already given birth to a natural spirit like the land god, and it is natural to find that something is abnormal.

"As you assume, I don't belong here."

Four Seasons didn't hide it, after all, the other party had recorded the experience of this planet for thousands of years, and he didn't think the other party would be able to guess it.

"I see."

The land god was a little sudden.

"Thank you for your honesty, Outsider Boy."

After smiling and expressing his gratitude, a serious expression appeared on the face of the land god.

"So can I know what you want to do?"

"Yes."

Shiki's meeting with the god of the land is precisely to say this.

"Before this I want to know what the world thinks?"

"The world?"

"Hmm. This world, this planet, has gone wrong from my point of view. ”

“……”

The land god did not answer, or perhaps could not answer.

"The planet is born, and then life is born, forming an ecological cycle. From birth to death, the soul passes through the spiritual veins and is reincarnated and a new life is born again. This is the cycle of the planet. ”

"Yes. That's the rules of the planet. ”

"However, there is a problem in one of the links, and the spiritual veins that keep the soul reincarnated are overloaded, which is why there are so many ghosts in this world."

"Exactly."

The land god's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was looking back on his past experience.

"So—"

"So clean it up."

Then the words of the land god Shiki said.

"The fate of countless lives on this planet has been repeated for hundreds of millions of years, and when the spiritual veins exceed the limit, the self-defense mechanism will be activated and everything will be restarted. Now that it is the turn of human beings, the hatred, resentment, and anger accumulated by human beings for thousands of years are beyond the scope of the spiritual veins that can be purified, so the cleansing must begin again. ”

“…… That's right. ”

After a little silence, the land god still admitted.

"Looks right."

Although there have been various changes in this world, it seems that this core thing is no different, and the four seasons have finally confirmed this from the mouth of the land god, so his plan can be carried out next. Outside of the resurrection of the Yellow Spring, the four seasons chose to come to this world with their true plans.

"Well, land gods. Do you think that's fine? ”

“……”

This time the silence lasted longer, and then the land god spoke again.

"You know more than I thought you would. As you said, the world keeps repeating the same cycle of reincarnation, and no one has been able to break the chains of this cycle until now. ”

The land god turned his head slightly and looked at the place where Santuhe and Hiroshi had disappeared.

"The boy from the Bug Master family is not a special case, and even if he doesn't exist, someone will replace him. This is a tragedy of humanity's own making. I don't have any power. ”

The land god closed his eyes slightly, as a god, he was more immortal than the immortal, but his job was only to record, and there was no power to interfere with the operation of this world.

"So what are you going to bring to the world?"

"I'm going to make a difference in the world."

Shiki said frankly.

"The problems of this world are not unchangeable, but they are caught in a vicious circle of constant misunderstandings, as long as there is a chance to change."

"Opportunity?"

"It seems that this planet has not rejected humanity and has not abandoned life in this world."

“……”

It seemed to be an illusion, and the corners of the land god's mouth were slightly hooked.

"Then I will give this opportunity to the world and humanity."

Shiki's purpose of meeting the land god this time has been achieved, and the result is very good, as long as this world is not bent on destroying humanity, then his plan will be smoother.

"Is that so? Hopefully what you say is true. A teenager from an outsider. ”

The land god nodded and didn't say any more, but Shiki knew that the other party didn't say a word, that is, if he lied, he would definitely try his best to stop him.

"I'll need your help then."

Now as long as this result is achieved, Shiki is very satisfied. As the most intelligent of all the natural spirits on this planet, and at the same time the most powerless being, it is very important for the land god to be able to understand him.

"I'll wait."

The figure of the land god began to fade.

"Your companion seems to be in danger."

"I know."

The things that the land god reminded of the four seasons had certainly noticed for a long time.

"I also know they're going to be fine."

But Shiki has a lot of faith in them.