At the end of the corridor at the back of the confectionery shop, on a short bridge in front of the three-storied pagoda Mochizuki Tower, Kuro and Ichiro sit opposite each other.

The sound of running water here isolates all the warblers and swallows on Yoshiwara Street, the maple leaves rustle overhead, and the occasional sound of the geisha next door connecting with the shamisen, making the atmosphere here both fresh and quiet, but it is somewhat similar to Senbuji.

Ichiro nodded secretly, it can be seen that Cave Mountain still put some thought into it. Although he used to be an enemy, there was no need to be too harsh on him.

"I didn't expect that there were so many people standing on top of just two buildings."

Kuro was talking about the scene of geisha watching the car, and he exclaimed the same as when Ichiro first arrived, "It's a lively world." ”

Ichiro nodded approvingly.

"I've probably counted the population of one neighborhood in downtown Tokyo more than the entire Ashina people and monkeys combined."

"But then again, the population of Tokyo alone is probably much larger than that of all of Japan in the last years of the Warring States period. The world has changed so much. ”

"Is that so?"

Kuro let out a heartfelt sigh, and then showed a look of nostalgia.

"I wish the wolf could take a look at this place, and maybe someone as serious as him would smile."

After speaking, he felt a little speechless, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Brother Ichiro." ”

After all, in Kuro's memory, the destruction of the Ashina Province and the killing of wolves along the way are inseparable. In the process of rescuing him, Wolf Kill destroyed many of Ichiro's arrangements, which can be said to have cleared some obstacles for the Inner House.

Even Masataka Oneiwa, the general of the Reeda Pillar Kingdom and the assistant teacher of Ichiro Kinai, died under the wolf's sword, which allowed the inner government to enter the main city without hindrance.

Although Kuro is convinced that he and the wolf have done the right thing, it is undoubtedly a dash of hope for Koichiro.

If he and Ichiro swapped places, he really didn't want to hear the word wolf at all.

However, when Shinichiro was in "hell", he had already thought it through.

"I had hurt the wolves before they did anything to the reeds, and I was no different from him. The defeat of Ashina was inevitable, and it was also my stubbornness that single-handedly hastened its demise. ”

Speaking of this, Genichiro suddenly bent down at Kuro, "So I'm really sorry for what you've done. “

Jiuro hurriedly returned the salute, and the two people in the room looked like they were kowtowing to each other.

It's quite a joy.

After each of them was reset, the two were silent for a while, and finally Jiuro spoke first.

"Brother Genichiro, it's time for us to verify that."

Kuro's tone was a little nervous, as if he was going to be forced to meet someone he didn't want to see at all.

Ichiro was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly.

He stretched out his hand in mid-air, and the King Kong Iron Summoning Thunder instantly flashed into his hand.

Then, with a solemn attitude, he drew the blade of his sword and handed it forward with both hands, facing Kuro.

And Jiurou reached out and held the blade, just like the wolf that held the blade of the owl back then, and then wiped it back.

After feeling a little pain, Jiuro didn't show that the pain was unbearable, but was a little lucky.

However, when he stretched out his palm again, he found that the wound that had just been cut was healing at an incredible speed, and it looked like it was going back in time, and not even a drop of blood could come out.

A touch of disappointment finally came out of his eyes.

“……”

After a short silence, Jiulang sighed, "Although Long Yin's effect is a little weaker, it really comes back. ”

Long Yin, the ability to make people immortal and immortal and not be harmed, that is, the curse in Jiulang's mouth, did not disappear because of death. It's just that Sakura Dragon is not in this world, and Long Yin's own recovery ability has been weakened.

Ichiro can only use paper figures to summon characters who enter the Yellow Springs, which means that the Jiulang in front of him is the Jiulang who cut off the ending of Yuyin (the other three endings Jiulang is most likely still alive).

It's just that after summoning Kurou, his physical state has returned to the way it was before the ending, but he remembers the situation when he died in his mind.

"I'm sorry to bring you back to life without consent"

Seeing Kuro's entanglement, Ichiro apologized again, "But I have to meet you." ”

"If I don't see people I know, I'm worried that I won't be able to live as strong in this world as I imagined."

For a Warring States general, this is already a sign of shame by exposing weakness.

However, Jiurou understood him a little more because of this, "Brother Ichiro ......"

"But don't worry."

Ichiro interrupted: "Although Long Yin is back, Sakura Ryu is not, and the proof that you can still be injured is proof." Since it is not in this world, it will not use you to absorb the life force of the people around it. It won't be like before, causing dragon cough to overflow. ”

"Is this true?"

The usually calm Jiurou was overjoyed, but immediately thought again, "You mean, the dragon's cough is caused by Sakura's attempt to absorb life force with the help of me?" ”

It was the first time Kurou had heard of this.

He had thought that the dragon cough was just an immortal existence of him and the wolf, causing distortion to the people around him.

It was he who brought the wolf back to life again and again, and the people around him died because of it.

For years, he secretly hated his fate and existence, but it seemed that the real situation was not quite what he imagined.

Ichiro was not clear about these either.

But after hundreds of Zhou Muyun cleared the customs, he also listened to the anchor's explanation many times, so he answered for Jiulang.

"The dragon was injured in the west, and after fleeing to the Gen no Miya, he parasitized on the Chang Sakura, absorbing the lives of the people of Gen no Miya as a means of recovery, and was therefore isolated by the shrine maiden seal of the Gen no Miya"

"It wasn't until Mr. Zhang-sama and Mr. Ba came to Ashina with the branches of Tsunezakura that the phenomenon of dragon cough began to appear in Ashina. Therefore, whether it is Chang Sakura or Yin itself, it is just a tool for it to absorb life force and recover from its injuries. But later, the cherry tree withered, Lord Zhang-sama died, and Long Yin was reincarnated in the local area of Reed. ”

"For Shenlong, as long as Long Yin is alive, it can always obtain recovery materials from the outside world."

"So no matter what you say, Long Yin himself is just a victim."

When Ichiro said this, he hoped that Kuro would feel better.

"That's really a cold and insidious dragon, it seems to be a gift, but it hides this unknown and vicious purpose."

Jiulang clenched his fists and suppressed his anger and said, "Is the dragon spring that people worship from such a thing? ”

Immediately, he looked at Genichiro with a determined gaze, as if he had refused to make a pact with him at the castle tower.

"Brother Genichiro, no matter what, you can't bring this kind of distorted human nature to this world!"

Naturally, Genichiro wouldn't do this, but remembering the existence of the Ghost King, he reminded, "I won't fight the idea of the Divine Dragon." But Jiulang, in this world, there is also an immortal power. ”

"The power of immortality?"

Jiulang's expression became a little solemn, "Is it similar to Yinyin?" ”

"Hmm...... It's a thing called a ghost, and it has more weaknesses than Long Yin, but it's essentially the same, it's all a curse. ”

Ichiro briefly described, "The Oni King is the ancestor of all ghosts. He can turn other humans into ghosts through blood. Although ghosts have an endless lifespan and far more power than beasts, they must eat people to sustain them. The most important thing is that they can't see the sun, and life and death are also manipulated by the ghost king. ”

"Cannibalism is the only way to survive......"

Jiulang sat up straight in surprise, "With such a twisted way of life, is anyone willing to become a ghost?" ”

"What if you don't want to, after the ghost blood has worked, they will become the slaves of the ghost king, and they will gradually forget the past."

"Could it be that this ghost king creates ghosts for the same purpose as Sakura Dragon?"

Kuro guessed.

"No, he just doesn't want to be found and killed, so he creates other ghosts to distract humans."

"It's a despicable monster too."

Kuro commented, "A monster that is even more cowardly than Sakurayu." ”

"Well, it's also thanks to killing a ghost that you can summon people out of the Yellow Spring."

"Since we are enemies of demons, we are bound to encounter danger. You have a dragon yin on you, they can't hurt you, so I'm more relieved. ”

As he spoke, Koichiro lifted Haori, and four monkeys jumped off his yukata and then got into Kuro's clothes, turning into monkey patterns with different movements.

"Leave them with you, they will be very useful if there is any emergency. If I recall the Taro soldiers or the Nogami Gensai family from the Yellow Springs in the future, I will let them accompany you. ”

After Kurou thanked him, he continued the previous topic: "So, the reason why Brother Genichiro came back from the dead is to end the immortal chains related to the Oni King here?" “

"It's true that I need to kill a lot of these things called ghosts to resurrect Ashina, but that's not the main purpose."

Genichiro paused, and then said frankly: "One mind to kill ghosts, there are already people doing this kind of thing. So I might consider using these ghosts to spread the word about Ashina's reputation. “

"Utilization?"

Kuro's eyes became extremely resistant, "Does Ichiro-sama mean the same as the power I asked for at that time?" ”

Lo and behold, the titles have become "adults".

Okay, how about calling me a brother?

"Please rest assured, although I am a despicable person, I will do what I say."

"In this life, I just want to make up for my mistakes. But whether it's recalling Grandpa, Miss Yongzhen, or your ninja, you need to spread the word Reed and go deep into the hearts of the people. The more people in this world believe in the existence of Ashina, the more people I can recall. ”

"So, I plan to expose the existence of demons to the public, and we will be the heroes of this demon extermination."

Only then did Kurou calm down a little.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood my brother."

"But in any case, please have a compassionate heart with Brother Genichiro."

"If you can not harm the lives of these ordinary people, please don't use them as tools that can be consumed."

Genichiro was silent for a moment, "They're not reed celebrities. ”

"Brother Genichiro, I've read a lot of newspapers these days, and people in this world rarely regard their own feudal kingdom as a country anymore, but the whole of Japan as a country."

Kuro Masasei said: "I know you want to rebuild a reedite country, but after the reconstruction, do you want to separate it from Japan?" This is an era when even the inner government has been destroyed, how will you deal with a country of reeds that suddenly appeared and wants to be alone? I've heard that their fleet can completely destroy a coastal city in just half an hour, can Ashina really hold it? ”

"Then according to Jiulang, what should I do?"

Genichiro had long known that he was inferior to this kid in thinking about many things, and in his expectation, even if he rebuilt his name, he would entrust it to Kuro to govern.

So he had to ask Kurou what he thought.

"I'm envious of the crowds here, Brother Genichiro."

The affection in Kuro's eyes is sincere.

"So, please accept these outsiders as well, see them as the same existence as the Ashina people, and let the Ashina be accepted by outsiders. If Ashina could be as populated as it is here, we would feel warm even in the coldest winter. ”

"Otherwise, even if we have the ability to stealthily seize this country, it will only become a bigger old reed."

"I see."

It's actually hard for Genichiro to correct his thoughts as a Sengoku person, but if that's Kuro's wish......

"I'll do my best."

Subtle shifts have already occurred.

Soon, the two chatted about making dim sum, and Anayama showed up with Shinichi Zuose, Masayuki Oribe, and the boxer monk Michishin.

"Ichiro-sama, Kuiro-sama."

After saying hello, several people also knelt down on the bridge.

Ichiro glanced at the past, this is the current team of Ashina.

Of the four people, two were enemies of Ashina and one was a partner who seemed to be separated from God.

Now that everyone is sitting together, discussing how to make the reed celebrity known, it always feels a little discordant.

"Please speak your mind."

"Whether it's the reeds, the lonely shadows, or the monks of the Senfeng Temple, if you want to bring them back to reality from the Yellow Spring, you need to spread the word reeds. It's been almost ten days since we came to this world, and you all know more or less, I don't know what you think? ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, it was the monk of Xianfeng Temple, Dao Shen, who spoke first: "I don't know how many Ei Ming's specialties are in the hands of Lord Ichiro?" If there is medicine, Buddha candy or something like that, I can do some Dharma at a nearby temple, and it will definitely cause a sensation. ”

It is worthy of Senfeng Temple, the largest supplier of Buddha candy in the name of Reed, and even the whole of Japan, and it is to pretend to be a ghost with Buddha candy when you open and close your mouth.

However, there is only one moon hidden candy on Xianichiro, and it is unrealistic to rely on the lottery to supplement the supply, so he can only wait for the prize pool to be optimized before considering this kind of thing.

"Can you make this Buddha candy?"

Ichiro asked unrelentingly.

Dao Shen shook his head: "This involves a lot of tantric and Shinto techniques, and in Xianfeng Temple, only monks and Xianfeng Venerable people who practice chanting know how to make Buddha candy. ”

The so-called chanting monks are those monks of Xianfeng Temple who wear yellow hats and are good at disposing gunpowder. He was jokingly called a research monk by the anchor.

In this way, it seems that after the chanting monk is drawn, the matter of selling candy can be put on the agenda. As for whether there will be resentment after eating, then I won't do his business.

"Anyone else?"

After waiting for a while, Anayama spoke.

"O Ichiro-sama! Those three chickens are easy to scare the guests here, why don't we give them to the zoo, let's say that this chicken is called the reed chicken, it is a very rare animal, what do you think? ”