Yamiko didn't hear what Tsuruta said about her, and her eyes lit up, happily counting the newly acquired large stack of soul crystals. There were a thousand soul crystals, and the little kappa couldn't count them, but she believed that the two sisters would definitely not lie to her.

Accepting the soul crystal, Yamiko muttered things like "candles" and "revenge for the stinky monkey".

After that, he even patted his chest and said: "When I defeat the stinky monkey and take out its jizi jade, I will definitely give it to your sister as soon as possible!" ”

For a kappa, this is the greatest reward.

Because in Japanese legends, if the kappa really wants to give the Shiriko jade he gets, then there is only one object of dedication-

Dragon King.

The reason why Jirikotama is considered to be needed by the dragon king in Japanese folk tales is probably influenced by folk ideas such as "Neidanshu". In Japan, there is also a saying of "naidan", which is believed to be the position below the navel as "danyu", which resembles the place where the dantian emits energy, and thus imagines it to have the shape and function of jade.

And the kappa took out the danyu, starting from the buttocks close to the umbilicus, so there is a saying that Jirikoyu.

In addition, dragons are believed to love jade and jade beads, so there is a legend of the kappa Bajiri jade offering to the dragon king.

In short, Jirikotama is an imaginary organ that should not actually exist.

But kappa-like weird tales are supported by a lot of corresponding stories, and maybe they really have some unique abilities that can take something out of humans or weird tales.

However, Tsuruta is clearly not interested in this strange return gift, and does not know which the "stinky monkey" in the little kappa's mouth is.

She smiled and rejected Yamiko's request to repay the favor, and then went back to the park market with Misaki in a good mood.

……

"That's it, those two sisters bought my one with a thousand soul crystals...... It's a small photo! My sisters also said that I was welcome to go to the hotel to play with them! ”

Yamiko's eyebrows fluttered and she told Paper Dance about her successful experience of buying and selling freely.

The little kappa was one of the first outsiders to come to the Paradise Bazaar, and when she arrived, the paper dancer had just begun to work.

So they've known each other for a while.

In addition, the origami girl will provide information help for Mimiko's money-making business from time to time, anyway, Mimiko has already regarded the other party as a friend-

We talk a lot, and paper dancing is good for me.

Then we're friends!

Paper Dance's thin body made of paper swayed slightly: "The sisters you are talking about, one wears a white dress, the other is a ninja costume, and a black machine that can fly?" ”

"It seems like yes, both sisters are beautiful."

"Ah......h

Paper dance can also be regarded as a strange story of having a formal work establishment under the rule of Takamagahara, and it has seen a certain amount of the world.

She can already be sure that the person who bought Yamiko's photo at a high price should be a big man under Kamiya-sama.

It's a great gozen adult!

Thinking of this, Paper Dance couldn't help but sweat for the little kappa.

So, Yamiko is really heartless......

If it were a big person like the one in front of him, let alone talking and laughing with them, he would have been trembling nervously a long time ago.

"Paper dance, look, look! I have so many soul crystals now! Yamiko didn't see the strangeness on the origami girl's face, and unguardedly piled up all her soul crystals, full of anticipation, "I'm very lucky, right?" I should be able to change those two red candles soon! ”

Paper Dance looked at the mountain of soul crystals, and then at the kappa.

This guy seems to be an optimist idiot.

There is always no sad expression on her face, that is, when she mentions the Azuma River, there are some mood swings.

But Paper Dance knew in her heart that whether it was before or after coming to the park, Yamiko had suffered a lot.

And in order to get two weeping blood candles, she worked really hard.

"Yamiko." The origami girl spoke.

"Huh?"

"You want those two candles, don't you?"

"Yes." The little kappa did not hide his needs, still nodding with a sense of conviction, "And I feel like I'm going to change soon, just work a little harder." I'm going to go to Sea Country. Paper Dance, you also said, I might be able to earn a lot of soul crystals over there. ”

Paper Dance was silent, and first helped Yamiko count her property.

There are a total of 1268 soul crystals.

It should be the income of one thousand soul crystals, minus a little transaction fee drawn by Paradise, plus the total amount of Yamiko's previous deposits.

"There are 532 candles left in exchange for two candles." The origami girl said calmly, "That's enough." ”

"Isn't there still a lot of money?" Yamiko was confused.

"I'll lend you the rest, fool. I've been working in the park for months, and I still have more than 500 soul crystals. Since you really want it, take the candle and use it first. ”

Paper Dance shook out a small stack of soul crystals from her thin cuffs, collected them again with Yamiko's pile, quickly made the accounts, and then handed the two red candles into the hands of the little kappa.

Yamiko grabbed the two candles that she had been thinking about day and night, first reacted in a daze for a few seconds, and then raised her head without any warning and cried "wow".

It was the first time I saw the little kappa crying, and she was always happy before.

This can make the origami girl, who is always calm, panic: "What are you crying about, it's okay to pay back the money you owe me slowly......"

"It's not...... I'm so happy! Woo - Paper Dance, you are also a good person! ”

Yamiko choked up and wanted to rush up and hug Paper Mai.

But the latter deftly and lightly dodged it.

I don't know if it's because of the strange story of water, but the little kappa's tears are like fountains, and the paper dance itself made of paper doesn't like water very much.

And don't look at Yamiko's small body, but her strength is amazing, and she suddenly rushed over to hug her, and Paper Dance has reason to believe that she will fold it in half.

So I still don't want it......

"When I find the stinky monkey to take revenge, take its Shiriko jade, and give it to Paper Dance you." Yamiko accepted the kindness of the origami girl and made a promise while sobbing and wiping her tears.

"No, I don't need that, you better keep it for yourself."

Paper Dance shook her head helplessly.

The little kappa doesn't understand, Jirikotama is obviously the "best thing" she can get.

But for some reason, everyone else doesn't seem to like it very much.

However, one thing is certain -

Everyone in the paradise is full of wonderful people.

Whether it's paper dancing or those two sisters.

Mimiko thought that she must repay them.

What's more, everyone in the paradise is good enough, so good that Yamiko can't help but cry.

Well, the Kamiya-sama who founded Paradise and is always praised and admired by strange talkers......

What kind of good man he should be, Yamiko can't even think about it!

……

After finally obtaining two weeping blood candles, Yamiko Kappa lit them on the edge of the river in the paradise and performed a promotion ceremony.

There is a rule in the park that you can't embezzle other people's property by non-trade means, so you don't need to worry about being disturbed if you promote in it.

Yamiko already has the strength to break through to the D-level, and with the help of the Dark Candle, the promotion is naturally very smooth.

After the promotion was completed, the young kappa who had been reborn was full of confidence.

She felt more powerful, and her control over the water spells was a little more handy.

And the turtle shell on the back, which is more than a little stronger than before!

Yamiko felt that even if Rabbitmaru-samaru in Paradise used his axe to slash, he would not easily break through her tortoiseshell defenses.

Of course, this is just a thought.

The aura on that Rabbit-samaru's body was too terrifying, and Yamiko couldn't think of challenging him.

After the promotion, Yamiko plans to go back to Azuma River.

Of course, she'll be back.

The little kappa loves the atmosphere of the paradise, and when she has avenged the dolphins, she plans to settle here.

And she still owes Paper Dance's Soul Crystal.

This one will definitely be returned.

"I'll be back soon, and I'll work hard to make money to pay you back when the time comes."

Yamiko said goodbye to her friend Paper Dance, and gave Paper Dance all the gadgets she had not sold and scavenged for.

"Then you can remember, you still owe me money, you can't help but come back."

Paper Dance responded.

Strange stories and promises will be made to fulfill them.

Paper Dance wasn't actually worried that Yamiko would pay off her debts.

But she didn't stop Yamiko from returning to Azumagawa for revenge, because she knew that Yamiko had been working hard for this goal.

And the little kappa is essentially just an outsider to Paradise, from the perspective of paper dance, everything she can help has already been helped, and the next thing is up to her.

In the end, Paper Dance just told Yamiko to take care of herself, and if the revenge plan is difficult to complete, she will go back to the paradise first to think about the long term.

In fact, although the little kappa is a bit silly, she was able to travel a long distance from the Azuma River and arrive at Nara's Dream Land safe and sound. During this period, she crossed a very long distance, and being able to walk such a long way in the ordinary world shows that she is still clever enough at least in terms of self-preservation.

Otherwise, it would have become the food for vicious and strange talk on the way.

Paper Dance believes she can come back.

……

Yayako's return journey is from Paradise in Nara to the Azuma River in Gunma.

Although the terrain in the ordinary world does not necessarily correspond exactly to the reality, the distance between them is still real.

Leaving the park, the kappa spent most of their time traveling through the river.

In the water, she travels faster, and her strength is better in the water, whether it is fighting or escaping in danger, she will be more sure, relatively safe.

It took about six days for Yamiko to arrive near the Nine-Headed Dragon River.

The modern Kushiryugawa River is located in Fukui Prefecture, in the northern part of Nara Prefecture, separated by Shiga Prefecture, and the geography of Hinashiri is similar.

And Yamiko originally intended to go to Gunma, but it was actually a long detour to reach the Kutatsu River.

In fact, she didn't know what to do to take the shortest route back to the Azuma River, so she was just turning back the way she had come to the park.

Yamiko doesn't know much about the Hydra Dragon River, but according to her previous experience, there are no too powerful strange things in this river, at least not in the section of the river she passed through before.

Walk along the Okawa for a while, and then head southeast to the Azuma River, although it will take a long, long walk.

"Strange."

Yamiko poked her head out of the river.

It's really weird.

As he was sneaking down the river, the kappa noticed that there were several strange stories in the mountains and forests along the river.

Those strange tales seem to have the same ability to "visit" through the area as her.

According to the experience of rushing in the past, it is somewhat abnormal that so many strange stories have appeared in a relatively short period of time.

And those weird talks look like they're in a hurry.

"Are they trying to hide from anything?"

Yamiko sensed that somewhere ahead, there might be some potential danger.

Sure enough, although he is not very literate and does not count, in terms of the experience of surviving in the wild, the little kappa is still not bad.

She halted for a moment and dived into the shallow waters of the river to hide.

Yamiko's ability to hide herself in the water is very good.,After all, it's the master who often hides in the water and pulls people's crotch mischief.。

After waiting patiently for half an hour, another strange figure appeared from the mountains and forests on the shore.

It was a woman dressed in a water-drying suit, but with a sharp mouth and fangs, covered in thick black animal hair, and dragging an iron hammer in her hand.

Forging and smelting.

A traditional weird tale that is not well known.

There's such a story about this weirdness -

It is said that there was a samurai who went to Sakihama to find a well-known local blacksmith to forge weapons.

On the way at night, he was attacked by a wolf.

The samurai fought to kill the wolf, and when he arrived in Sakihama, he heard that the wife of the local blacksmith had died violently the previous night, and that he had changed into an old wolf with black hair.

So, from this story, the strange legend of forging Yeyuan was derived.

According to the original meaning of the name, this kind of strange talk is probably "the blacksmith's demon wife".

Yamiko didn't know this kind of strange talk, but she could feel it by her breath that the other party was not her opponent after being promoted. Moreover, the half-beast woman's breath was chaotic, apparently wounded.

After thinking briefly for a while, the little kappa quickly went ashore.

"Hiss——!"

A figure suddenly sprang out of the river, causing the forged bird, who was already a frightened bird, to be frightened again.

She swung the hammer in her hand and bared her fangs viciously at Yamiko.

"Wait, wait! Let's not fight, okay? Yamiko waved her hand repeatedly, "You look hurt, and it hurts." ”

"It's not about you."

Forging took a few steps back, looking the little kappa up and down warily.

Not bad.

It seems that it can be communicated.

"I thought of going ahead, but there seemed to be danger over there, and I had seen several strange gossip hurrying by. That one...... What is the strange thing that hurt you? ”

"A monkey."

"Monkeys?"

"It looks like it's coming from the east."

"Huh?" Yamiko thought of something, and even gestured and asked, "Is it about this--big, with a mouth like this--wide, with black hair on the head, and a tail that swings like an iron rod?" ”

"Have you seen it?" The wariness on Forging Yuan's face did not dissipate.

"That's the river ape! It's my enemy, and it's eaten all my friends in the Azuma River, and I'm going to take revenge on it! Yamiko became excited.

The river ape is also a strange visit.

Around the time Yayako fled to Nara, the monkey had already left the Azuma River and moved elsewhere.

"I advise you not to do that. The monkey was with another group of other monsters who had already captured Longwei Mountain. The weirdos who didn't run away either joined them like the monkey or were killed. It is estimated that it will not be long before the monkey and the strange talk of the same strange visit will come towards the nine-headed dragon river. ”

"Forces?"

"I don't know where it came from, but if you can gather strange talks, there must be a very powerful special boss behind it."

Forging had no interest in continuing to talk to Yamiko, and dragged the hammer away when she finished speaking.

"Hey! You can go all the way south, there's a big paradise over there, it's safe! ”

The little kappa didn't forget to shout at the forging that had gone away.

……

The river ape that Yamiko is looking for seems to be located near the Nine-Headed Dragon River now, and it seems that it has also joined an unknown strange talk force.

The current state of affairs is a bit more complicated than Yamiko's little brain can accept.

After thinking hard for a while, she decided to hide near the Nine-Headed Dragon River to see what was going on.

With the help of the water vapor of the river to hide her own breath, Yamiko recuperated here and stayed until the evening of the next day.

That night, there was a sound in the mountains and forests by the river, accompanied by roars and wails.

Yamiko came out of the Nine-Headed Dragon River and saw the skyrocketing mountain fire, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt minced meat.

After lurking for a while, she saw the ghosts of the buildings appear in the firelight, and the smoke of the flames distorted the strange figures.

"How can there be so many? Not...... It's impossible to beat this. ”

Except in the area controlled by Takamagahara, it was the first time that Yamiko had seen so many strange stories of different shapes gathered together.

However, she did not find the figure of the ape.

In the strange talk on the other side of the mountain forest, the leader seems to be a huge mountain demon, covered with moss, extremely strong, and the hill generally stands among the demons.

The mountain demon lifted a dissipating strange head and threw it into its mouth to eat, making a terrifying chewing sound.

Several imps around it gathered around it, raising a horn and blowing it.

In the sound of the trumpet, a large flag was erected, and the flag swayed in the heat wave, whirring, and was pierced by the red firelight.

Yamiko didn't know many words, but the words on the flag happened to recognize-

Great rivers and mountains.

(End of chapter)