In addition to the two new skills, it is probably three masks together, and when Pranya was just promoted to Aragami, he comprehended a special skill and was also completed-

[Ghost Mask: Three-sided Void Phase: Three Faces in One, Ten Thousand Laws Void Phase.] Prajna summons an Void Phase, incorporates any of the abilities held by the three masks, and changes the Void Phase. The effect of the power exerted by the void phase will be several times stronger than that of Prajna itself. ]

It's a good thing that special skills are completed, but the skill descriptions provided by "Strange Tales of Things", Kamiyagawa has read them back and forth twice, and he still has some points to understand.

"Summon an empty phase?"

The phase of emptiness is logically a term for Buddhism.

It means "illusion, delusion".

Summoning an empty phase probably means evoking an illusion.

As for why the monster is related to Buddhism, Kamiya can roughly know a little.

After all, he majored in monster studies, and he was also a trainee folklore scholar.

The word "prajna" has a special meaning in Buddhist terminology and refers to "wisdom."

On the other hand, ghosts and ghosts generally refer to female ghosts.

The two are obviously the same word in Japanese, but they are not related.

The professor who taught the "Lecture Notes on Yokai Studies" at Tokyo University once mentioned in class that although the Japanese ghost "Prajna" has nothing to do with the Buddhist wisdom "Prajna", there should be a certain correlation in the origin of the story, and it is likely to be an extension of it.

If such a hypothesis is rejected, it must be admitted that the ghost "Prajna" is a coined word, but this probability is too low.

Literally, when the word Prajna is taken apart, neither of them has anything to do with the story of the jealous feminine ghost, it does not conform to the lexical method, and the meaning is unclear.

In addition, Japan is a country where Buddhist culture is prevalent, and the time when Buddhism was introduced to Japan is hundreds of years earlier than the legend of the birth of ghosts and ghosts, it is impossible for the Japanese not to know that there is such a Buddhist term.

As for the connection between the two, the professor casually mentioned a few of the current mainstream ones.

For example, reciting the Prajna Sutra can drive away the evil spirit of this "Prajna".

For example, the first person to make the Prajna ghost mask was probably the famous craftsman Hannyabo, one of the eight ancient mask makers, and the Hannybo himself was a monk of the Nara Pannyo Temple, and the Pranya Ghost Mask made was enshrined in the temple for a long time.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Murasaki, who was the first to popularize the ghost of Prajna through "The Tale of Genji", casually misused the Buddhist term "Prajna" in her.

But this kind of thing has long been unclear now.

"However, if my family can comprehend such an ability, it probably means that the ghost Prajna itself really has a connection with Buddhism, right? She was probably promoted to a certain intensity, and to some extent traced back to her roots. ”

"However, looking at this new skill, the meaning of emptiness is probably also distorted, and the meaning of Prajna itself is also distorted...... It can only be said that it is worthy of being a ghost. ”

"If I could, I would really like to write this as my future graduation thesis topic."

The matter of Buddhism, Kamiya is also half-understood.

He has been studying Buddhism for nearly a year, and his apprentice Shikanoya knows more than him.

If you really want to dig deeper, Kamiya can talk to his friend Master Kanazawa later.

However, he is a pragmatist, and he cares more about the effect of his skills than the source of them.

Kamiyagawa: "Pranya, show me this new skill of yours [Three-Sided Voidness]. ”

Pranya turned his head, glanced at Kamiya's ears again, intentionally or unintentionally, and then did as he was told, with a tense face.

She raised her hand.

The three masks on his side quickly levitated behind his back together, smiling hideously, jealous and grotesque, with a mysterious face, different expressions, and a mouth and tongue whistling.

The howling of the mask stirred up a heavy yin wind, and then a large phantom swirled out from the yin wind and the devil cryed.

It was a demonic demon with a female body.

The mask of Prajna that covers the upper half of the face is hideous, but it also reveals half of the high bridge of the nose, and the curved lips, which are as bright as blood.

The female ghost is dressed in a gorgeous costume, contrary to the purple and white undergarment of Prajna, with purple as the background color, with white pattern decoration. The clothes are wide and undressed, revealing bare blue-gray skin, and a pair of giant claws under the cuffs are ghostly.

This should be the "void phase" summoned by Prajna.

Kamiya observed for a while, and felt that the "emptiness" and Prajna were somewhat similar.

For example, the bridge of the nose, and the beautiful curved lips.

But it is not exactly the same as Prajna, and the "emptiness" is far more evil and demonic than the dignified and elegant Prajna itself.

And it's so big, it's a lot bigger than usual in every sense of the word.

After the void appeared, it was like a puppet without a sense of mind, just hanging behind the back of the Prajna.

"Hmm......"

It was also the first time that Prajna had used this ability, and he was stunned for two or three seconds as he looked at his summon before he tentatively exhaled the Mask of Jealousy.

The white mask flew around the void, quickly dissolving and dissipating.

I saw that half of the mask on the void face was quickly completed and turned white.

Whew-

The void phase finally moved, and with a wave of its terrifying claws, it caused the yin wind to howl, and a large soft white fat powder mist spread all around.

Kamiyagawa condensed his eyes and saw clearly that this white fat powder had the attribute of "medicine".

It is a common means for Prajna to heal the wounds of his subordinates after the battle has ended.

However, it is not the same as the powder released by the Prajna body.

The medicinal powder swayed out of the void phase was even richer, and the aura was obviously several times stronger than that of the main body of Prajna using this skill.

This level of "medicine" is estimated to really make the white bones grow muscles.

"The effect of the power exerted by the void phase will be several times stronger than that of Prajna itself."

Prajna can transfer one of the abilities of the mask he holds to the void phase, thus changing the properties of the void phase. And when the corresponding ability is cast by the void phase, the effect will increase several times.

"So, the void phase is similar to a puppet that can effectively enhance the inherent skills of Prajna."

It seems that with the practice of acting, Kamiya has a general understanding of the role of this new skill.

I feel like a very practical ability.

Holding three masks, Prajna has a very wide variety of abilities, and as long as she uses them flexibly, her ceiling on the battlefield will be very high.

However, for now, if you are bound to Kamiya every time you fight a tough battle, it is estimated that how much effect this skill can play will have to be tested in actual combat.

"Very good, very good."

Kamiya was more satisfied with the change and gave praise without hesitation.

However, Pranya seemed to disdain this, just clasped his hands in front of his chest, and hummed softly and curled his smooth chin.

Judging from her small actions, her heart should be very useful at this moment.

But Kamiyagawa sees through it and doesn't say it.

Anyway, this guy is such a character in front of himself.

"The attributes of the smile mask are probably mischief, the jealousy mask is jealousy and beauty, and the square face has the power to dominate the ghosts, resentment, and curses, and I feel that the direction in which Prajna established the shrine has been very flexible. After that, I went to talk to Sister Satoru to see if she could come up with any constructive plans for the construction of the shrine in response to the new changes in Prajna. ”

Kamiyagawa is looking forward to the future development of Pranya.

……

MODERN WORLD, ARAKAWA-KU, GENIE ANIMATION STUDIO.

The working atmosphere in the workspace is intense, yet orderly.

What is being produced now is the 12th episode of "Miss Mary", which is the final episode of the first season.

After the incident between Heishomon and King Koyo, the strange talkers of the Kamiyagawa family returned from Tsunayo and resumed their daily lives.

Among them, the Wenche Demon Concubine immediately threw herself back to work.

As it turns out, the studio really can't live without her.

In the short half month that the demon concubine entered the live fish hotel, there were many problems with the small team that was still running-in-

For example, there is a disagreement between the performance and the original artist because of the handling of a certain storyboard; The original voice actor had a schedule conflict; The production of the seventh episode of the series is significantly behind schedule......

Etcetera.

Many of these things should have been handled by the production.

But the production of this position, which is originally to do chores, is basically done by newcomers, and the position is humble.

The production of the studio was carried out by a girl in her early twenties who had just graduated, and like the difference of opinion between the original artist and the performance, she did not dare to intervene at all, and no one would listen to her at all.

In addition, the director, Mr. Kawanishi, is good in terms of business ability, but he is overstretched in dealing with team problems.

At this time, it is very necessary for people like Wenche who have both the right to speak and can manage the team well to preside over the overall situation.

Therefore, in the days when Wenche was not there, I could only call and cry to the general affairs lady from time to time, asking her to come back soon.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the demon concubine to return.

She returned to reality and dealt with all kinds of remaining matters with great vigor and resoluteness, so as to avoid leaving any hidden dangers.

The strange story of Kamiyagawa's most capable business is like this.

So it didn't take long for the studio to run smoothly again.

Until now, in November, the production of "Miss Mary" has officially come to an end, and the team has not made any more troubles.

Da-da-da-da.

The high heels of the princess trampled on the grinding stone floor of the studio, making a crisp and capable sound.

"President, please go to the conference room."

"Oh."

Kamiyagawa followed behind her, and as she passed by the work area, many employees stood up to greet the young president, who rarely showed up.

All were very respectful.

Because there is such a rumor within the studio, well, it's not actually a rumor, but a fact that Xiaowenche is dominant. It's just—

Whoever privately criticizes the president will surely suffer God's curse, and something terrible will happen to that person.

Entering the conference room, Director Kawanishi was already sitting upright and waiting, Kamiya nodded at the other party and sat down at the top of the square table.

WENCHE THEN SUBMITTED A FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH RECORDED THE EXPENSES OF GENIE STUDIO SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT.

Because the studio only does one project, all the spending revolves around that.

Looking at it roughly, the production cost of a single episode of "Miss Mary" is about 10 million yen on average.

So for 12 episodes of animation, it cost 120 million yen just to produce.

However, because Xiaowen Che is very capable, he has reduced some expenses. And the script fee on Mr. Miyake's side, as well as the producer fee of the bunche, although it is still distributed through the normal process, most of it will flow back into Kamiya's hands and be exchanged for soul crystals for the two of them.

Therefore, the actual expenditure is probably limited to 100 million yen.

Wenche has reported this at home, and Kamiyagawa is now looking at the financial report is going through the motions, and by the way, look at the detailed expenses.

A single episode of about 30 minutes of animation, with an investment of 10 million yen, is almost a standard cost level in the animation industry.

It is to operate well to ensure that the output animation presents a good level in the performance effect.

But in the early days, Kamiyagawa's predecessor, Mr. Tsukada Satake of Tokuma Studio, gave a suggestion to try to produce low-budget animation to test the waters, and take on some animation outsourcing projects from large studios to maintain operations.

Kamiyagawa apparently did not take this suggestion and directly spent a lot of money and put all his manpower and financial resources into "Miss Mary".

After all, it is the debut of Genie Animation Studio, and it is a tool used to help Mary and Little Tapir gain faith in this world, and to do it, do the best within the scope of their ability.

Although he usually only goes in and can't leave, when it's time to spend money, Kamiya is still willing to spend his blood.

The big deal is that the ghost disciples are working hard in the countermeasure room to maintain the studio.

To make such a desperate behavior, we generally only use two words to describe this kind of person -

Gamble on the monster.

But Kamiya is not entirely gambling when he does this.

On the one hand, he trusts the business ability of Mr. Kobunka and Mr. Miyake very much, and he is not suspicious of employing people.

On the other hand, in fact, someone shared part of the entrepreneurial risk for Kamiya a long time ago, even if he spent 100 million yen on the "Sunny Miss Mary" project, it would not make Kamiyagawa smash the pot and sell iron, and even he now has a cash flow of about 30 million yen.

And this angel investor with insight and can see the huge potential of Genie Studio at a glance is, of course, Hotaru Onizuka.

Shortly after learning that Genie Studio was established, the little witch took the initiative to invest 60 million yen in the project of "Miss Mary in Uncertain Weather".

It is precisely because of this money that Kamiya will have the confidence to instruct the Wenche Demon Concubine not to deliberately save costs, and to directly produce excellent animations according to industry standards.

To be clear, this is not a soft meal!

Should...... Not counted.

This is a normal business cooperation.

If the two parties have signed a contract seriously, the income from "Miss Mary" will also be distributed back to Onizuka in proportion to the dividends in the future.

Although the little rich woman Onizuka herself may not care much about this dividend......

For her, it is not once or twice that she has received help from Kamiya, and she has even been saved, and it doesn't matter if this money is used as a gift in return.

Moreover, Onizuka knows that the true purpose of Genie Studio's operation is actually to help Kamiyagawa's Aragami accept the beliefs of the real world.

As long as I can help him, it doesn't matter if I do anything else.