Flower bell trickery.

The shrine stands in a yellow-green fluorescent light along with the layers of shrine buildings.

The statue of the black tengu is still enshrined in the shrine of the dream-eating tapir as a subordinate god.

In front of the side hall of the Horror and Dream Shrine, two weeping blood candles had burned to the bottom, and the candles the size of two grains of rice flickered faintly.

"Well, it looks like it's almost over, and the candle is about to burn out, so it's going well."

Kamiyagawa arrived at the school and first checked the promotion process of the black tengu.

As expected, the tengu's promotion ceremony was unhindered.

So he began to wait patiently.

Kamiya took the boy Che Angang to practice the Tai sword technique in the cherry blossom forest of Xiao Se, and after about half an hour, he noticed it and slowly put the boy away.

On the side of the shrine, the yellow-green fluorescence that was originally quiet and latent suddenly spread out, spun a few times in the air, and then gathered on the side hall of the small tapir shrine, flying heavily.

In the light, a figure appeared.

The figure of the young man is holding a fan in one hand and dragging an axe in the other. He wears a black makeup similar to "Yamabushi", but with mysterious tribal ornaments. The face is covered with a simple wood-carved god pattern mask, and the bare eyes under the mask are shining.

The back has wide black wings, and the shiny feathers reflect the shimmer, each one like a sharp blade, swaying in hunting.

"Kamiya-sama."

The black tengu appeared, only shouted vaguely, and slammed to his knees.

Kamiyagawa stepped forward and helped him up: "Congratulations, you're already an Aragami." ”

The breath coming from the black tengu is very tasteful.

The power of the spirits, unsuppressed, swept out of his side like a gale, and surged with the mysterious and simple aura unique to the Ainu roots.

There is no doubt that the Utengu is now an Aragami now.

Tengu rose from the ground, a pair of wings on his back hanging listlessly.

"What's wrong?"

Kamiyagawa looked at his young subordinate in bewilderment.

The success of the promotion of Aragami should be a happy thing, but for some reason, Utengu looked a little depressed and ashamed.

"I ......"

The strange boy from Ainu seems to be a little hard to talk about.

The little tengu is proud of his temperament, and maybe as long as he is a tengu, he will always be like this.

It's not derogatory to say that he is "proud", after all, he gets along well with other weirdos in the family, and he never thinks highly of himself.

It's just that he has arrogance in his bones, and this arrogance makes him unwilling to be left behind.

Utengu has followed Kamiyagawa so far, and has not had any outstanding performance.

In those battles against powerful enemies, not to mention Mary and Prajna, two Shikigami who have a special relationship with their masters, but only Tengu's friends, Dream Eaters, Inugami, and even calves, they are extremely active on the battlefield.

As for the tengu, since he has always been C-rank, it is difficult for him to participate in these battles.

At most, it is to use the ability of [one horse to fight] to protect special targets.

For a long time, the inability to provide too obvious help to Kamiyagawa is probably the source of Tengu's current frustration.

But even if he is such a useless himself, Kamiya-sama still treats everyone equally and gives himself the opportunity to be promoted to the Aragami.

It was fruitless, which made the proud Utengu even more ashamed.

"Ah...... Oh. ”

Kamiyagawa thought about it for a while, and he could probably guess what Tengu was thinking.

How to put it, the psychology of teenagers' weird talk may be somewhat sensitive.

"Don't be discouraged, little tengu." Kamiya patted the Ainu boy's drooping shoulder, "You're doing a good job. ”

"But I didn't do anything. I don't deserve ......."

"Nope." Kamiyagawa interrupted Utengu's words, "Don't self-exhaustion, sometimes you have to ...... from the boss Uh, I mean, didn't you notice? You have successfully gone through a trial. ”

Kamiya originally wanted to say that he had to learn to find problems from his boss.

But considering that the "boss" of the black tengu is himself, such a guide may have to cultivate the child's backbone, so he changed his rhetoric in time.

"Try ...... Refine? ”

"Well, you may feel like you've been in obscurity for a long time, but it's a mental grind. It's good for you. ”

"You may not have had the opportunity to perform before, but now you're a desolate. Whatever you intended, you're already on a much bigger stage. After this, you'll have plenty of opportunities. ”

Kamiyagawa pondered his opening, talking and talking about the state of coming, and gradually getting better.

"You know what? All those who are blockbuster must be obscure when they are not sounding; All those who move like a rabbit must have insight into the nuances when they are still like a virgin. ”

"Before an eagle flies high, it must first gather its wings; Before a strong man strikes, he must first close his fist; If the cicadas want to sing in the sun, they must be silent for seven years! ”

Three exciting sentences in a row, majestic and full of emotion, like pinching the nose of the black tengu and pouring three mouthfuls of chicken soup, directly pouring the tengu's head into a daze.

I can't take care of the frustration anymore!

"If you don't think you're worthy of the power of Aragami, prove it. In the future, you'll be involved in even tougher battles and face even more powerful enemies. At that time, I hope you don't forget your current state of mind, the silence and unwillingness before should not be the shackles that drag you forward, but should be the help of your accumulation and explosion. Little Tengu, my expectations for you are far more than just Aragami. ”

Kamiyagawa was like a kind elder brother in the family, and put his arms around the shoulders of the black tengu.

"It's not just ...... Aragami? ”

"Of course, it's not just me. And your hometown of Ainu, your mother goddess, and Ainurakir, who are all looking forward to you becoming the new heroic god. Don't let them down, how can a hero stop at the slightest setback? ”

"I'm sorry, Kamiya-sama." Ainu's little hero's shoulders fluttered, but the wings behind him fluttered again, "It's me, it's me who is too narrow-minded...... I will remember my current state of mind, and I will do my best to prove that I am worthy of the power you have given me! ”

"Very good, very energetic."

Kamiyagawa lifted his hand from Utengu's shoulder and let out a long sigh of silence in his heart.

Fortunately, it can be regarded as a fool.

I'm a real orator.

It is also one of the tasks of the boss to give a frustrated employee a bloody meal and rekindle his enthusiasm for work.

The little tengu, who had just been emo, was now clearly on fire.

Although this is achieved by feeding chicken soup for the soul, one is willing to make soup and the other is willing to drink soup, which is not a two-way street.

Tengu's psychological problems are still only a minor problem, and it is a good thing for him to give timely attention and encouragement to re-energize him, in a sense.

Buzzing.

Kamiyagawa's phone vibrates.

took it out and looked at it, it was "Strange Tales of Strange Things" that popped up two notices-

[You get a new status.] ]

Kamiyagawa clicked on the [Character Information] page with a little confusion, and saw that there was an entry at the end of his status bar: [Dark Tengu's Spiritual Mentor]

[Your chicken soup for the soul is delicious and uplifting.] ]

[I will always follow and serve Kamiya-sama, he is the light of my journey—thought Utengu, who was willing to drink the chicken soup.] ]

The second notice is:

[Many strange talks about your admiration, love and even admiration break through the threshold, and the charm point is added one!] ]

"Huh?"

Of these two notices, the first one is not strange to Kamiyagawa.

Since loading the Strange Tales game, he has received many similar entries.

Mary, Prajna, Zashiki, and even other shikikami, as well as many strange stories in the family, all had similar emotional entries attached to him.

Later, as he conquered various regions in the inner world and began to operate his forces, these entries became more numerous.

Like what [Wenche Demon Concubine cares about everything about you], [Crab Hime's forever good friend], [Isohime's loyal dedication], [Kamiya-sama is a great and good person! - by Yamiko] and so on, the list goes on.

However, these entries did not bring any positive benefits, but only reflected the state of mind of some strange talks that came into contact with Kamiyagawa, as well as the attitude towards him.

So Kamiya generally doesn't care about it after seeing it.

At most, it is to use this entry system to assist personnel management, after all, you can select those who are completely close to him and absolutely credible by spying on the psychological activities of strange stories.

"So these entries are actually related to charm points?"

Kamiyagawa reacted quickly.

Growing up to the present, coupled with the power of ghosts and gods provided by Shikijin Shrine, several of Kamiya's personal data attributes have long been different.

The three dimensions of force, sensitivity, and body have all grown to between 15~17 points.

Even if it is a spiritual attribute that started later, there are 10 points.

These attribute points, the further back they are added, the greater the difference reflected, and the "meat" in Kamiyagawa's "flesh spirit bones" has long been inhuman strength.

This can also be seen in his fighting performance.

However, the most incomprehensible "charm point" has always maintained the initial 8 points.

But today, the charm point is also a plus!

"Little Tengu used to have an entry, and I remember it as if it was [Urtengu's Allegiance] or something. Now that the term has changed, it must be that his admiration and affection for me have increased. ”

"It seems that the positive emotions accumulated in me by many strange stories exceed a certain threshold, which will bring about an increase in charm points."

To this day, Kamiyagawa has finally figured out the strange attribute of "charm points".

"Ghosts and gods are mainly loved by strange talkers, probably that's what it means, right? Well...... However, is this charm also considered the strength of 'meat'? I feel that it is more inclined to the 'spiritual' level, perhaps the connection between the flesh and the spirit. ”

"But then again, can affection also increase charm?"

Kamiyagawa raised his hand and pressed his forehead.

Our "Strange Tales Story" is really free!

You can even play here to develop a relationship.

However, compared with cultivating one-on-one affection, it is obviously more convenient and faster to promote the admiration and love of strange talks on a large scale.

"It's no wonder that the charm value has only risen by a point now, after all, the development of my power in the ordinary world has only just begun. After that, as long as I continue to develop and continue to spread my name to the strange talk under my rule, I believe that this attribute will continue to rise, which is what I am doing in the first place, and it may be understood as a foreshadowing of the 'spirit' level. ”

Thinking about his own development path, Kamiyagawa looked at the information of Uttengu by the way.

After breaking through to the Aragami level, Tengu's various skills have been greatly strengthened.

Including his original [Tengu Lil], [Tengu Fire], as well as the special skills [One Riding Fight] and [Eight Ships Jumping] inherited from Gen Yoshijing.

In addition, there is a new special skill -

[Ainu's Heroes: Facing enemies stronger than oneself will greatly stimulate their combat potential.] When it is strong, the backbone of Ainu, the hero of Ainu, will never be easily defeated. ]

"Is this a passivity? It's really simple and rude, I don't know if it was because of the inheritance of Ainurakr that gave birth to such a special skill. ”

Kamiyagawa nodded in satisfaction.

Never say never, when you are strong, you will be strong.

I'll just say, in the future, there will be room for Utengu to play.

Kamiya is looking forward to how the little crow will perform on the battlefield in the future.

And with the promotion of Utengu to the Aragami, his shrine construction can also be put on the agenda.

I had just the right materials at hand, one was the mask that Ainurakir had given to the Utengu, and the other was the broken divinity that had been left on the Tail Feather of the Heavens before the Ujian's soul dissipated.

Kamiya had greeted Satoru before.

The craftsman's sister said that these two materials are very suitable for use as the core of the shrine of the black tengu.

The Ainu side was originally the "mother's family" of the tengu, and it was natural for the heroic traits to be inherited.

In addition, Wu Tengu is already good at martial arts, and Wuzun's divinity is also very suitable for him.

This is the same reason as Prajna using the divinity of the goddess of the devil and mother to build a shrine.

Although for the time being, the damaged divinity of the U Jianmei is still attached to the third piece of heavenly tail feathers.

But Sister Jue has already confirmed that thanks to the high level of the artifact fragment itself, as long as the feather is left in Jue in advance, it can be separated and used in the process of building the shrine.

There is no need to worry about damaging the feather shards.

After the artifact fragment is finished, it can still be returned to its original owner and returned to Kamiya's hands.

It didn't take much effort to get it.

After settling down again with the Utengu, who was still in a state of excitement, Kamiyagawa was just about to retreat to reality, but suddenly he had a little perception.

In the midst of the treacherous school, the yellow-green fluorescence attached to the shrine and the shrines trembled slightly.

It seems that there is a god somewhere, and something is passing here.

"Huh? It seems to be the other side of the River Styx. ”

The shrines of Shikijin are originally associated with the Kamiya River, so there will be some vague perceptions.

It's just that I don't know if Mizuko Bandong, who stayed there, is praying to the shrine, or if the Genji brothers, the spokesmen of the River Styx, have something to appeal.

Anyway, I'm going to see it.

"I'm unexpectedly busy today."

Kamiyagawa brushed the feather weaving on his body and reached out to touch the kami.

Yellow-green shards of light flew all over the sky, enveloping his figure, and then dissipated. (End of chapter)