Chapter Twenty-Three: The Ghost Girl Autumn Leaves
"I finally brought it back."
In the afternoon, after school ended, Gu Yun was entrusted by Sanae to prepare textbooks for the new semester, and the reward was those breads that were not delicious.
Gu Yun refused, expressing his willingness to work for free.
Then Sanae looked at him with teary eyes: "Xiao Tani, don't you like the bread made by the teacher?" β
The pitiful expression is not only not pretentious, but cute to the point of exploding!
If he hadn't known that Sanae didn't know anything about tea art, Gu Yun would have suspected that she was a master of tea art.
"I've been waiting, Sister Nao."
"Doing the teacher a favor?"
"Hmm."
Nao Hayasaka now not only wants to send Gu Yun to school, but also takes him home.
As a housekeeper, cultivating an heir is the top priority, and you can't be sloppy at all.
There are many things, but when it comes to Gu Yun, Nao Hayasaka almost does it herself, trying to achieve perfection.
"That, Nao-san."
Gu Yun looked at the sky, the sun was setting, and the evening glow dyed the sky red, which was what the Japanese called the time to meet demons.
"Young Master?"
"I don't want to go home just yet"
At this time, coupled with Gu Yun's age, Nao Hayasaka was a little puzzled and didn't know where he was going.
"Suddenly, I want to see this year's maple leaves."
"Young master, it's March now."
"3 points of maple leaves," Gu Yun looked into Nao's eyes through the rearview mirror: "Don't you think it's also very meaningful?" β
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Nao Hayasaka sighed and started to set off: "I'll take you with the young master, please don't say anything strange." β
"That's right, ahaha."
Gu Yun scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "Just kidding, take me to the nearest park with maple leaves, Sister Nai." β
Hope Standing Park, red maple forest, with sunset, has a unique flavor.
The only problem is that it's too quiet.
This is also something that can't be helped, who let Gu Yun always go to places with fewer people, and before he knew it, there were only two of them left.
"Young master, there have been bad rumors around recently, if it's okay, let's go home early."
Nao Hayasaka is not only knowledgeable, but also undergoes a lot of physical training.
Not only that, but she actually has a firearm on her.
It's just that the so-called rumor really made Nao Hayasaka a little confused.
"Bad rumors?"
"It looks like someone trafficker."
Whether it is in his previous life or in this life, Gu Yun's tolerance for traffickers who specialize in abducting and selling children is zero.
"The other party hid his identity and traces, and abducted and injured nearby elementary school students by pretending to be a rift girl."
"Rip girl?"
The Rift Girl is a Japanese urban weirdo, who looks like a woman wearing a big coat, a scarf, a large pair of scissors, long hair, and a mask.
She would ask the child who came home from school, "Am I pretty?" β
If she answered 'pretty', she would take off her mask and ask again, "So what?" β
If the child answers, 'Not pretty', she will kill the child with a sickle or scissors, and if she answers, she will cut the child's mouth open so that he is as beautiful as herself.
Anyway, no matter how you choose, the children who encounter the rift girl will be hurt.
"With the recent economic downturn and some people are desperate, it is not surprising that they choose such a crooked path."
Nao Hayasaka didn't believe in monsters and ghosts, and she thought it was someone kidnapping a child, not a demon.
'Rip girl, it sounds like a demon. β
Grandpa gave Gu Yun a book that recorded a large number of monsters.
Relying on his ability to never forget, Gu Yun memorized the entire book, and when he heard the rift girl, the record of this kind of monster immediately appeared in his mind.
The legend of the Rift Girl first appeared in Japan during the Kansho period (1460-1466) and is a ghost story in the Edo Shinjuku area.
According to the book, there was a servant named Gonsuke of the Daikokuya on the 12-chome street in Kojicho.
One day, the master sent him out, and when he was done, he rushed back, and it was almost dark, and the trouble was that it was raining heavily.
Gonsuke hurriedly stepped up his steps, and suddenly saw a drenched woman walking in front of him.
If you don't mind, let's take an umbrella and go along. β
Kwon stepped forward to talk, but saw that the woman was unkempt and had a bloody mouth on her face that was cracked to her ears, and he was immediately frightened and fled in a hurry.
"Prajna."
Gu Yun summoned Prajna in his heart, and saw the young man wearing a ghost face walking out of the shadow, and he felt the power of the curse in the air: "There is indeed a lot of resentment around here. β
"Look, master."
Prajna raised her hand and covered one of her eyes.
At the same time, Gu Yun's right eye changed from pitch black to blood-red in an instant.
In his line of sight, there were streaks of red mist in the sky, which drifted over everyone's heads and converged somewhere.
"Red mana, it's not like a curse, it's..."
"Strange talk."
Strange talk and curse are two different things, the former born of human speech, and the latter the product of resentment.
Although it is all energy generated after mood swings, it is strange to say that compared to curses, small profits are quick turnover, and sometimes the sum will exceed curses.
But that's not all.
What is really difficult to deal with is its immortality and infinite rebirth.
Even if you can kill a demon that has been bred by the strange tale, as long as the monster itself exists, such demons will continue to be born, and it is almost impossible to completely eliminate them.
"Young Master?"
Nao Hayasaka couldn't see Hannya, and she couldn't hear his voice.
So she only saw Gu Yun suddenly stand still, and her expression changed from the previous lazy and casual to more and more solemn.
"Sister Nayang, you are also my family."
"Ahh
Nao Hayasaka didn't understand the meaning of Gu Yun's words.
Sudden sensationalism?
Or is this a confession?
In other words, the maple leaf forest, the sunset, two people, specially looking for a place to be alone...
'No, no, no, it can't be, it can't be. β
Nao Hayasaka's expression was already calm and natural, but there were huge waves in his heart: "I, I'm so much older than the young master, how can I..."
But if Gu Yun had to ask for it, she didn't seem to be able to refuse.
Iijima Huan's kindness to her can't be overstated.
is a humble body, the young master likes it, that is her honor.
Moreover, the love affair between the young master and the head maid is not uncommon in the circle of rich people, and it can even be said that this is a common phenomenon.
But what will happen to Madame's side if such a thing is done? β
Nao Hayasaka naturally likes Gu Yun very much, but she is 17 years old, almost ten years older than Gu Yun.
If something happens, Iijima will definitely think that it is Gu Yun who she seduced.
'No, absolutely not! β
'I can't be sorry ma'am!! β
Well, just like that, Nao Hayasaka secretly made a decision that if Gu Yun confessed to her next, she would definitely refuse euphemistically, and said that she only wanted to be Gu Yun's sister for the rest of her life.
"Sister Nao?"
Gu Yun noticed that Nao Hayasaka's eyes were flickering, obviously thinking about something.
"I'm sorry young master, please think about this matter more, Madame will not agree!"
"Huh?"
Gu Yun was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand what Nao Hayasaka meant.
In fact, the reason why Gu Yun said that Nao Hayasaka was his family was precisely because he intended to show her the world of youkai.
As the manager of the Iijima family, Nao Hayasaka is the most trusted person by Tanimo and Iijima Huan.
Sooner or later, she would know about the existence of demons.
Instead of scaring the other party at that time, it is better to confess now.
"Well, I think my mother will agree."
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Gu Yun's words made Nao Hayasaka like a lightning strike, and the cheeks of the girl who had always been calm turned crimson, and even her voice began to drift: "But, young master, you are still so young." β
"So, small?"
The corners of Gu Yun's eyes twitched, and he realized that the other party had definitely misunderstood: "Wait, Sister Naiyang, calm down first, I think we may have a misunderstanding." β
"Huh?"
Nao Hayasaka was also stunned, she was just too excited just now.
At this time, when she calmed down, the girl realized how ridiculous and shameless her idea was just now.
At this moment, the girl's gaze became hollow, and her eyes fell into dead silence.
'It's over. β
'The young master must think that I am a shameless woman. β
"It's funny, young lady."
"Who?!"
Nao Hayasaka's face changed, and she almost instinctively protected Gu Yun behind her.
She followed the prestige, only to see a strange and beautiful young man in a kimono and a ghost face, who appeared at some point.
Weirdly dressed, is it a child of a nearby family?
"Don't be nervous, Sister Nao."
Gu Yun introduced: "This is Prajna, and it is also my family. β
"A relative's child?"
Hearing the family, Nao Hayasaka only thought that the other party was a relative of the Iijima family, and the reason why Gu Yun wanted to come here was just to play with him?
"Ah, no, no, it's a youkai."
"Huh?"
Nao Hayasaka looked at Gu Yun inexplicably.
In this era, there is no talk of secondary disease, so she only takes Gu Yun's words as a joke.
Monsters or something, how can such a thing exist in this world.
"How do you prove it?"
"Prajna, is it okay to float?"
Prajna can control the power of the curse, but this energy is invisible to those who do not have the ability to see ghosts.
There are also all kinds of spells, as well as the light of spiritual power.
It is obviously a bit troublesome to let Nao Hayasaka see the supernatural world through these.
So Gu Yun chose the easiest way to let Prajna hold himself up with a curse and make it float in mid-air.
"This!"
Such a bizarre scene was really a bit unexpected by Nao Hayasaka.
"Wait, wait."
The girl held her forehead, and she felt that her worldview had been impacted to a certain extent: "This is magic, right, this kid is actually a magician." β
"It's not magic, Nao-san."
Gu Yun's words fell, and he saw that Praruo waved his sleeves and released a huge amount of curse power against the trees on the side.
In an instant, the thick black mist condensed and turned into a terrifying storm, which swept up a rock and caused it to roll and spin in the air.
"Boom!"
As soon as Prajna shook his right hand, the rocks in mid-air shattered.
"This..."
Nao Hayasaka was stunned, and the scene in front of her completely subverted her three views.
The girl could not see the dark mana, so in her eyes, the rock rose into the air under an invisible force and shattered under unknown pressure.
"Demons, are there really monsters?"
"Xiaobai."
Gu Yun smiled slightly, and he summoned Xiaobai.
"Xiaobai is here!"
The white fox jumped out of Gu Yun's shadow, and Nao Hayasaka's eyes widened: "It's it, it's it, is it talking?" β
"Yes, Xiaobai can talk."
"Youkai..."
Nao Hayasaka believed it now, but what she couldn't understand was why Gu Yun had such power.
"Young Master, are you an onmyoji, or, still, the young master is also a monster?"
Although the monster or something, it's a little scary, but the young master is the young master.
Even if it is a youkai, Nao Hayasaka will serve loyally.
"How can I be a monster," Gu Yun cried and laughed: "I am a human being, but not an onmyoji." β
Modern people always associate Onmyoji with Shikigami and Soul Eliminators, but in this world, Onmyoji is a capitalist who specializes in divination and stands at the apex of mankind.
"The Iijima family, there is such a secret!"
After Gu Yun's explanation, Nao Hayasaka learned some about Iijima Huan and Gu Yun's deeds, including the spiritual power in the Iijima family's bloodline.
Nao Hayasaka was already surprised, but when she heard that the Iijima family was still a supernatural family, she was immediately excited.
This kind of unfolding is the same as a fantasy novel, and even a girl who has always been calm and wise can't help but make up for it.
'Could it be that the young master and his wife are hidden soul exorcists among the people. β
'In order to protect the world of ordinary people from being violated, fight against youkai. β
'Could it be that Madame actually goes out every night to remove spirits?' β
Nao Hayasaka was extremely longing and grateful for Iijima Huan, and this thought was even more admired.
"It's not that exaggerated, and Mother can only see youkai, she can't spell."
Nao Hayasaka is the closest to Gu Yun and his mother, and to her, just tell the truth: "But my spiritual power is relatively strong, so I can serve the gods." β
"And the reason I'm here today is to prepare to summon a new Shikikami."
"A new Shikigami? Monster? β
Nao Hayasaka is now obsessed with the setting of the Iijima family, and she is looking forward to the Shikigami that Gu Yun is going to summon.
"Sister Nao, have you heard of Momiji, it's that Momiji Hunting."
Legend has it that in ancient Japan, there was a couple who had no heirs in their old age, and they often went to the temple to worship the Buddha and ask for children, but they never got their wish.
The old couple who wanted a son even did not hesitate to take the crooked path and prayed to the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, the highest heaven in the desire realm, to pray for a son.
Soon, the old woman became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, named Wu Ye, who was transformed by the daughter of the Demon King.
When Wu Ye grew up, he not only had unparalleled beauty, but also was proficient in piano singing and dancing, and I don't know how many men in the neighborhood were haunted by it.
A man from a wealthy clan used his power to coerce the second elder to marry Wu Ye to him, and in desperation, Wu Ye turned to the Sixth Heaven Demon King for help.
The demon king gave Wu Ye the demon method, and she used a maple leaf as a stand-in to marry into the wealthy family, and she moved into Heianjing with the old couple, under the pseudonym Red Leaf.
Soon, Momiji's beauty and talent spread throughout the capital, and courtships flocked to him, and finally Gen Jingji, the commander of the Mutsu town, incorporated Momiji into the palace as a concubine.
Momiji is unwilling to be only a concubine, she regards the main lady of Genjingji as a thorn in her side, and wants to replace her, so she casts a spell on Tachibana Gozen at night, making him seriously ill.
Yuan Jingji's son Yuan Manzhong became suspicious, so he invited the great onmyoji He Mao Zhongyuki.
Kamo Tadayuki finally discovers the identity of Momiji and banishes the demon girl to Togakure.
The expelled Momiji is unwilling to fail, and she is determined to take revenge, so she gathers bandits and rogues to cause chaos everywhere.
When the imperial court learned of this, it sent the general Ping Weimao to pacify it.
As a result, at the beginning of the confrontation, the army was defeated by Momiji's demon spell.
In order to fight against the autumn leaves, Taira Weimao fasted and practiced penance for 17 days, and finally Hachiman Bodhisattva sent an envoy to give him a sword.
In this way, Ping Weimao used the sword to cut off the head of Momiji. As soon as Momiji died, all his subordinates were wiped out.
Hundreds of years later, on the sixth day, in order to avenge his daughter's revenge, the demon king was reincarnated as Oda Nobunaga and became an enemy of the Buddha.
"Momijikari is a terrible youkai, isn't it?"
The erudite Nao Hayasaka had naturally heard the story of Momiji, and in that legend, Momiji didn't sound like a good person.
"Oh, no, no, no."
Gu Yun waved his hand again and again and explained, "What I want to summon is not that red leaf from a thousand years ago. β
"Although the names are the same, they are not the same person, if they have to say it, they should be of the same race."
The monsters that Gu Yun awakened from the Shishen Picture Scroll are all brand new individuals.
Just like the three-tailed fox and Xiaobai, it was Gu Yun who gave them life and created them in this world.
"But..."
Gu Yun recalled the character design of the ghost girl Momiji in the game, and the other party should be a sick and dangerous kind.
"Anyway, I'll protect you, Sister Nao."
With such a guarantee, Gu Yun opened the scroll in his heart, and then faced the maple leaf forest in front of him, and called out in an extremely gentle tone: "I love you, Red Leaves." β
"Whew~~"
"Bang bang."
As Gu Yun's words fell, the maple leaves swayed, and the dusky sunset seemed to be overshadowed, making Nao Hayasaka feel a little depressed.
"Ah, Master Gu Yun, you called me."
"I'm so happy, Momiji is really happy."
"The Momiji Society has always been, always loved Lord Gu Yun..."
The soft voice echoes in the mottled shadow of the maple leaves, and the voice of the red leaves carries a little shyness, but also carries a deep dependence and fascination.
"Finally, I'm meeting you again."
The next moment, a fair, delicate and slender jade hand slowly stretched out from behind Gu Yun's neck, and then gently turned the boy's face in front of her.
The autumn leaves are beautiful, but they are different from the SR ghost girl Momiji in the game.
The figure that appeared in front of Gu Yun was the state of Momiji after his complete awakeningββββ SP Heart Hunting Ghost Girl Momiji.
She was born as a pawn to revitalize the family, blindly suppressed and obedient, but in exchange for being abandoned by her loved ones in the Red Leaf Forest.
Maybe her life should have ended like this, but she had an obsession that was difficult to dissolve, and finally turned into a demon.
The doors of the six realms are opened, and the demonic aura is pervasive, causing chaos in the world.
Faced with a desperate situation, Momiji had no choice but to devour the evil demon, but in the end, he was also eroded by the evil qi, and his body decayed rapidly.
"It's so cute, my Lord Gu Yun."
Red leaves gently hugged Gu Yun, and the two of them floated in mid-air, with countless red leaves flying around them.
Although Gu Yun was only eight or nine years old, this did not prevent Momiji from falling in love with him.
Momiji didn't know why Gu Yun became like this.
In her memory, she was abandoned, and it was Gu Yun who appeared in front of her and saved her.
The connection between Shikijin and Onmyoji is to connect the soul to the heart.
So Momiji won't admit it, the cute boy in front of her is the owner she is waiting for, loving, and wanting to repay.
"It's terrifying, this level of demonic power."
Standing gracefully aside, he looked at the red leaves while sensing the huge demonic power in the woman's body.
The red leaves in this state, the level of pure demon power, are already able to compete with the big monsters.
The only difference is that the big youkai has its own Hyakki, while Momiji does not.
"But your state shouldn't last long, right?"
"Is it the master's other Shikigami?"
Momiji looked at Prajna, and then swept the little white on the ground: "You are Pranya, and you, the white Tibetan master?" β
instantly identified the identities of the two monsters, and Momiji showed a bewitching smile, and at the same time hugged Gu Yun in his arms tighter.
"Huh?"
Praruo frowned, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "The master is not yours alone, quickly put Lord Gu Yun down!" β
"That's it, hurry up and let go of the master!"
For Shikami, who doesn't want to monopolize Gu Yun and enjoy his care and companionship.
But whether it is Panruo, Xiaobai, or the three-tailed fox, they all have their own measure, and they will never do anything that makes Gu Yun unhappy.
However, colored leaves are a little different.
In other words, her state at this time is different from the red leaves under the normal
The heart hunts red leaves, representing collapse and decay.
It's a bit like the scarlet corruption of the Valkyrie in the Old Man's Ring, and although it has gained great power, it will also make Momiji's body and spirit constantly polluted.
Therefore, Momiji's heart hunting mode has no time limit.
Before she went completely insane, Momiji was able to maintain her current state, with a powerful combat power comparable to that of a great youkai.
"This, is this your new-style god, young master?"
"It's beautiful."
Momiji has a bewitching beauty, a special charm that even Nao Hayasaka is dazzled by.
"Humans?"
Momiji had been focusing on Taniun, and only now did he notice Nao Hayasaka.
She thought that what Gu Yun was carrying by his side was his style god.
I didn't expect there to be a human.
"Momiji, this is my sister."
"First meeting, Miss Momiji," the girl: "My name is Nao Hayasaka, please advise." β
Gu Yun hurriedly introduced each other to the two, Hongye's personality is a little sickly, and he belongs to the kind that can go crazy at any time.
And she is jealous by nature, she can't see other women wandering around Gu Yun, and she is afraid that her beloved will be taken away by others.
"Really, pretty face."
Momiji looked into Nao's eyes at Hayasaka, and then withdrew his hand: "If it's such a beauty, I'll allow you to serve by the side of Lord Guyun." β
She was indeed a little sickly and mad, but not without reason.
When he's calm, Momiji is very smart and responsible, and can do his best to protect one side.
However, her emotions are not stable, and at times, she can be very crazy and cold.
"Lord Gu Yun, the concubine body can't maintain this posture for too long, and I'm worried that it will get out of control."
"Well, you just need to stay normal."
"But in that case," Momiji said with some concern, "Momiji's strength is insufficient, and he is only a high-level youkai's ability, so I'm afraid he won't be able to protect you." β
"It's okay, it's okay, there aren't so many dangers in this world now."
At this point, Gu Yun also needs Praruo and the three-tailed fox to give Momiji science popularization.
It's not Heiankyo a thousand years ago, and there aren't so many demons and monsters that are causing trouble.
Even if there are powerful demons, they will hide in the shadows, as long as Gu Yun and ordinary people do not take the initiative to step into them, it is basically impossible to come into contact with them.
"Well, Momiji understands."
The demonic power dissipated little by little, and the tattoos made of maple leaves began to disappear, and the clothes on the body also changed into a decent and conservative blue-purple kimono.
"Hehe, Lord Gu Yun, does this kind of red leaf match your heart?"
Momiji turned around in front of Gu Yun, and then the boy was now less than ten years old, and with his current body, he could only think that the girl was very good-looking at most.
Love and the like, you have to wait until he becomes a teenager.
"Ah, is that so?"
"The human body is such an inconvenient thing."
After Momiji's summoning was completed, Gu Yun asked Nao Hayasaka to take him back.
Among the Shikami, Momiji entered the second world and rode with Gu Yun, but ordinary people like Nao Hayasaka couldn't see her and couldn't touch her.
Xiaobai once again drilled into Gu Yun's shadow, and Hanruo and Yingcao returned to the courtyard space brought by the picture scroll, silently guarding the master's heart.