Located at the root of the Tango Peninsula in Kyoto Prefecture, the modern Daie Mountain is a mountain that straddles the towns of Yosano, Fukuchiyama, and Miyazu.

From the north, the mountains have Nabezuka, Hato-no-mine, Mt. Senjo, and Mt. Akaishi. Mt. Senjo is the highest peak, with an official elevation of 832.5 meters, and the entire area is classified as a national park in Japan.

And because it is the birthplace of the legend of the wine swallowing boy, there are still many tourists in the Dajiangshan area.

The Kamiya River arrived at Oeyama at night.

It's still the depths of winter in February, and there are no people in sight in the mountains, and even wild beasts are dormant, probably keenly sensing some danger.

"Little old man, is this the place?"

Kamiya climbed the mountain near Hato-no-Mine, and the heat from his mouth turned into a white mist.

From his current position, he looked down the hill to see the village beneath the mountain, the outline of which was blurred in the night, with only a little bit of listless light.

"Aba! Aba! ”

Before Kamiya carried out the real-life activities tonight, one of the scouts' outer body had successfully infiltrated the great rivers and mountains of the world.

In the two worlds inside and outside, the little old man's body and doppelganger are in the same position at this moment.

In order to find a suitable hiding place for the owner to place the shrine.

That's pretty much it now.

"Okay."

Kamiya pulled out the blank shrine and stood on the ground.

As his mind moved, the wordless wooden sign quickly disappeared, as if it had been swallowed up by the thick night of the mountain forest.

At the same time, it has become one of the permanent landing sites, as expected.

So—

"Strange Tales of Things", start!

In sight, the colors of the surrounding environment are quickly withdrawn, leaving only a lifeless outline, and then the colors of black, white, and gray become more and more intense, and the color blocks are intertwined with each other. After a few seconds, it was stable and clear again.

Kamiyagawa looked around.

It is still the lush mountain forest of the Dove Peak, which is slightly different from the space just now, it is nothing more than a few more gloomy tones, but on the whole it is very different.

But this is already a great country for the ages.

The shrine in the dense forest, as well as several shrines with different architectural styles, are like totem tops in Inception, clearly indicating the difference between the two worlds.

"Abba woohoo!"

The voice of the little old man came from at his feet.

A body dozens of centimeters tall and a palm-sized clone, all wearing gray-brown monk robes, with a void monk hat on their heads, circling around their masters.

Kamiya first took out his mobile phone, and "Strange Tales of Things" did not pop up any task prompts.

It's not every area that is opened in the everlasting world, and there are tasks with rewards to do, and this was also the case when I used [Blank Divine Tree] to open the map of Oguri Island and the map of Santuchuan.

It's a bit of a shame, but acceptable.

Then, Kamiyagawa turned his head to look down the mountain.

In the present world, when you look down from this position, you can only see sparse villages.

But now you can see that at the foot of the mountains is a large city with lights.

The square is regular, and the pavilions are stacked.

When viewed from above, the symmetrical layout is clearly visible. A main street is the central axis, running through the north and south of the city.

"That's the stronghold of the Great River Mountain Monsters."

Long before the operation, Kamiyagawa had listened to the little old man's report on the situation of the everlasting country.

So it's no surprise to the majestic monster city in the valley.

In addition, the castles of Okoyama seem to be similar to those of Kyoto in reality, and they are all clearly imitation of the Tang Dynasty style during the Heian period.

Kyoto was originally built with reference to Chang'an Castle, so it is a layout of this left-right countermeasure. As for this one in Oeyama, it may also be a replica of Kyoto in the Heian period.

"That's not bad."

The mountain breeze blew, swinging Kamiyagawa's clothes, and pulling the fallen leaves, whistling and rolling past his side. But he stood still in the dim shadows of the mountain forest, his eyes widened, and he stared condescendingly at the magnificent and brightly lit monster city under the mountain.

"Although I had heard the information in advance, I didn't expect it to be such a big city. After seeing it with your own eyes, let alone waiting for the great rivers and mountains to attack Fantasyland...... I even want to take the initiative to take this city down and take it for myself. ”

Kamiyagawa, the co-owner of ghosts and gods, is like this, and he wants everything he sees in the ordinary world.

……

After opening a copy of Daikawayama, Kamiya first returned to reality and returned to his home in Tokyo in a ghost car.

Once home, he can explore the new dungeon without any worries.

In the bedroom, use the [Takamagaha Shintsuki] to return to the inner world, and once again reach the Hato-no-Peak of the Great River Mountain.

He put on the [Ghost Leather Coat] and covered up the human aura on his body, replacing it with a faint, but absolutely extraordinary, ghost and god aura.

This legendary-level prop deceives ghosts and gods, as long as he has the [Ghost Leather Coat] on his body, he is a vague weird talk on the surface.

There is no need to worry about being seen through your real identity.

"Let's go, go to the big river and mountain city."

Kamiya took out a text and beckoned the little old man to come down the mountain, and asked the scout's clone to stay around the shrine of Hato's peak.

It's time to explore the depths of that monster city.

There is no mountain road down from the peak of the dove, but under the leadership of the little old man who has figured out the surrounding situation, he travels very fast, and in about forty minutes, he arrives at the gate of Dajiangshan City, and also allows the little old man to return to the bronze match of the bird.

The walls here are high, the gates are wide open, and you can see all kinds of strange stories shuttling back and forth.

Beneath the city walls, stands a group of yokai that resemble each other in appearance.

They are huge, ragged, with blue or brown skin, necklaces made of skeletons or huge strings of Buddhist beads hanging on their chests, and one or a pair of ghost horns on their heads, green fangs, knives and sticks, and they are extremely hideous.

Ghosts, or ghosts.

In traditional Japanese yokai culture, when the word "oni" is mentioned, it is generally not a ghost in a ghost state, but a monster with a large body and great strength.

In the Flower Bell Trick School, it seems that there is almost zero cost to teach Kamiya Swordsmanship Red Ghost Teacher, and it is also a strange story of this type in terms of appearance.

Considering that the drunken boy known as the "ghost of the great rivers and mountains" is the leader of this kind of strange story, it is speculated that the great rivers and mountains should be composed of the ghost clan as the main body, at least during the Heian period when the drunken swallowing was active.

Kamiya walked through the city gates amid the strange chatter that came and went.

Only a few of the green ghosts and brown ghosts on the side glanced at him more, and they didn't seem to care too much.

"It seems that although the forces of the great rivers and mountains are attacking the city in the ordinary world, the base camp seems to be in an open state, and it does not prevent me from entering and exiting freely."

Kamiya's heart probably has a bottom.

Passing through the castle gate is the main street of Yokai Castle, which is very similar to the layout of Kyoto when you look at it from the top of the mountain.

Now immersive is even more so.

The Heian period buildings on the side of the street are lined up with rows of buildings. The roof of the roof has a steep slope and a curved shape from the front, and the ridges are decorated with squirts at both ends. The structure of the pavilion can be seen carving, lacquerwork, metal inlay and other techniques, simple and atmospheric, but also fine.

Judging from the architectural style alone, it is difficult to imagine that this is a yokai stronghold.

However, the ghostly aura on the street was so thick that it formed a gray mist directly on the ground. There is no support in the sky, and a large number of paper lamps floating in the sky emit gloomy firelight that is either miserable white or blood-red, smearing the streets and alleys with a strong and eerie atmosphere.

These scenes also make it clear that this place is by no means a place for the activities of the living.

"If the formation of this big city did not come from the direct reproduction of the real Kyoto by Changsei, but was built by the monsters in the mountains and rivers, does that mean that there are a lot of craftsmen and monsters available here?"

Kamiya thought to himself as he calmly looked around.

After entering the city, there were more types of strange things around.

Several tanuki wearing hats competed with each other for wine cups, and passed by.

On the corner of the street stood a one-legged monster with the head of a bull, and beside it was a brown toad the size of a calf, whose broad, fat, pimple and wart-like chin was stirring and shrinking from time to time.

On the top of the pavilion on the side of the street, several faceless women, dressed in colorful clothes and loosened belts, revealing a large area of fragrant skin covered with white powder, lazily beckoned to the strange talk walking on the road......

Dressed in leather clothes and with a vague appearance, Kamiyagawa was in it, which did not look abrupt at all, but blended in quite harmoniously.

There are only a few strange stories with strong perceptions, and they can detect the strange talk on his body that seems to be deliberately restrained, faint but not to be underestimated. As a result, Kamiya is defined as a dangerous character and takes the initiative to bypass him.

"I don't know what the situation was like in the Heian period, but now when you look at this great river and mountain castle, there are all kinds of strange stories gathered in it, and it is estimated that there are more types than the area under my control...... Is it because it is constantly gathered by the resounding names of the great rivers and mountains? ”

"We have to figure out the weird ecology here, and what the level of the top powerhouses of this force is."

Kamiya didn't come to Okawayama Castle for sightseeing.

This expansion is already threatening Nara Dreamland to the south.

You have to get to the bottom of them.

There is also an investigation to investigate whether the two well-known ghost monsters of the wine swallowing boy and the Ibaraki boy, who are more concerned, still exist in the forces of the great rivers and mountains.

After a little more strolling around the main street, Kamiya found a target that seemed to be a good place to interrogate-

A little monk with a bright red face like a mountain fruit, holding a paper lantern in his hand, and only promised.

The little monk with the lantern.

A harmless traditional anecdote.

Legend has it that when people walk down the streets at night, they may encounter this kind of strange tale. The lantern monk will suddenly run from behind to overtake pedestrians, then suddenly stop, and then run back and forth, and so on, but will not actively harm humans, and will disappear after running back and forth a few times.

And this little lantern monk in Dajiangshan City has a weak breath on his body, and it is estimated that he does not even have a rating.

There is a sense of peace unique to weakness and gentleness.

If you let "Strange Tales of Strange Things" judge and appraise him, it will be a neutral weird story.

"Hey, the little monk with the lantern." Kamiyagawa spoke.

The little monster on the side of the street was called, and stood first, then turned his head to see a vague monster in the shape of a human figure standing behind him.

"Me?"

The little monster turned his head to look left and right, then pointed at himself, cringe.

He didn't think there was anything strange about Kamiya's shape, it was strange to talk about it, and it was understandable what it looked like.

It's just that this little monk with a lantern is too weak, and he is also a low-level existence in the big rivers and mountain cities, and he will be a little scared and frightened in the face of any strange talk. In addition, it was born near the great rivers and mountains, and there are no strange talks about foreign visits, so you can't leave if you want to, so you can only survive here with trepidation.

"Yes, that's you."

Looking at the appearance of this little monk, Kamiya basically determined that he had a good sanity.

He is sane, he can speak, and he is still a monk.

In addition to being a good object to inquire, it seems to be very suitable for being knocked out and taken back to be apprenticed to the candle-making monk.

It's just that now there are more important things to do.

Kamiya took a few steps closer, took out a dozen soul crystals and shook them: "I asked you about something." ”

The little monk with the lantern looked at the few small gray crystals, and his eyes, which were originally a little frightened, instantly lit up.

Soul crystals, as expected, are the hard currency of the strange world.

The little monk looked left and right twice, and cautiously walked to the corner of the street, before he collected the dozen soul crystals, quickly stuffed them into his arms, and then relaxed his expression a little: "You look quite special, I don't seem to have seen you, from somewhere else?" ”

"Well, I'm from Tokyo." Kamiya replied casually.

"Ask, if there's anything you want to inquire about, I know a lot of things."

For his reply, the little monk with the lantern did not doubt him.

Originally, the strength of the little monk was very weak, and he didn't have too strong perception ability.

And Kamiyagawa is covered by the [Devil's Leather Coat], and there is a clear strange atmosphere on his body, but it is completely restrained and mysterious. There is no way to tell the details of him, and it is even more impossible to judge whether he is a strange visitor.

"I just want to know where the wine swallowing boy and the Ibaraki boy in the big rivers and mountains are. It is because I respect the name of the ghost of the great rivers and mountains that I have traveled so hard to come here. I want to see the demeanor of the big ghosts, especially the Ibaraki boy, which has always been the object of my admiration and learning. ”

Kamiyagawa came as soon as he opened his mouth, and his nonsense was also very serious.

It's not all nonsense, though.

The Ibaraki boy is indeed the object of his study, and this is not the use of Ibaraki's hand that he has "learned".

"Lord-sama and Lord-sama Ibaraki, of course, are in the palace." The little monk with the lantern replied as a matter of course.

"Really? Have you seen them? ”

"How could I see it?"

"Didn't these two adults ever appear in the city?" Kamiyagawa was keenly aware of something.

"I don't think so, but I've seen Lord Star Bear and Lord Golden Bear from afar. They were responsible for many things in the city. ”

"Ah, the Four Heavenly Kings of the Great Rivers and Mountains. What about the two adults, the stone bear and the tiger bear? ”

"Huh? Don't you know? The lantern monk lowered his voice a little, "The two adults Shi Xiong and Tiger Bear are no longer there." That's it...... I died a long time ago at the hands of a human onmyoji, and of course I've only heard about it, after all, I wasn't born even a long time ago. In addition, the revival of the great rivers and mountains is due to the efforts of the two adults, Star Bear and Golden Bear, and I have heard people say......"

Speaking of this, the little monk stopped.

"What did you hear?" Kamiya smiled and took out another handful of soul crystals and handed them to him.

"That's right, I heard that Sake Swallow-sama and Ibaraki-sama haven't recovered from the battle with humans a long time ago, so they haven't been seen in the palace." (End of chapter)