Everyone returned to the Iijima house, and the mother was a little tired after a hard day, so she took Gu Yun to rest.

Iijima hasn't slept with Gu Yun in days.

Now that the Gu Yun element is extremely scarce, it is the time when it needs to be replenished.

"yes, I'm sorry..."

"The young master can't come to class tomorrow."

"It's great that you can understand."

Nao Hayasaka helped Gu Yun ask for leave from school.

Gu Yun wants to go to his grandfather's place, in order to make time easier, there is no way to rest for a day.

Of course, the statement to the school is that Gu Yun is going to participate in a piano competition.

"Hmm..."

The next morning, Gu Yun woke up from his slumber and found that his surroundings were empty.

Well, he's used to it.

Since childhood, my mother has been like this, quietly going out and letting him continue to sleep.

After looking at the time, it was almost 9 o'clock, Nao Hayasaka and Iijima Kan had gone to work, and breakfast was prepared by the three-tailed fox.

"Hah~~~"

Yawning, Gu Yun finished washing up and came to the restaurant.

"Master, breakfast is ready."

"Oh, thank you."

After eating the breakfast carefully prepared by the three-tailed fox, Gu Yun said to the big golden fox who was watching TV in the living room: "Xiaokong, can you use your divine chariot?" ”

"Boom!"

With the sound of wheels rolling, I saw an ancient chariot with four wheels burning with flames and clouds below appeared in the courtyard.

"I'll go find grandpa, will Sora come with me?"

"TV show, want to watch..."

"You can stay with the little empty space."

So, leaving the illusionary housekeeper, Gu Yun took Xiaobai, Momiji, Hanrua, Three-Tailed Fox and Yingcao to the old house of Iijima in the countryside on the sacred chariot of the Inari God.

"Boom~Boom~~"

The chariot of the gods can not only walk through the air, but also travel through illusory space, so the speed is really not ordinary.

"Huh?"

At this moment, in the courtyard of Iijima's old house, under a huge cherry blossom tree, two old men are sitting there drinking tea.

One of them was Gu Yun's grandfather, Iijima Snail, while the other, dressed in the costume of an old Western man of the Taisho era in Japan, was on crutches and wore a black gentleman's hat on his head

"This is..."

Feeling the breath in the sky, the white-bearded old man got up curiously: "Which noble god is coming?" ”

"It's Inari God-sama."

Grandpa recognized the empty chariot, and the old man's eyes widened with curiosity: "Could it be that Lord Tianhu of the Three Hammer Family, she is now serving in the Iijima Family?" ”

It stands to reason that the term 'service' to describe the relationship between the gods and humans is a bit disrespectful.

But the situation of the Iijima family is special.

They have in their hands the magic that can create gods and increase the power of gods.

To a certain extent, the people of the Iijima family can indeed occupy the position of dominant and lord in their interactions with the gods.

"No, it's not the Iijima family."

Grandpa corrected, "To be precise, he is serving my grandson." ”

“……”

The old man is not a human, he is also a god.

He is the spirit of the cherry blossoms, and he belongs to the flower spirit of the ignorant good god, but he is not as good as the true god.

Ethnically speaking, it is similar to the Yingcao next to Gu Yun.

"Grandpa~~~"

Gu Yun stood in the carriage of the chariot, lifted the curtain behind him, and shouted and beckoned downward.

Because it was located in the divine chariot, except for beings with spiritual power such as snails and old men, ordinary people could neither see Gu Yun nor hear his shouts.

"It's Gu Yun Oni sauce's voice."

Ritsu, who was playing with Xiao Si in the house, heard Gu Yun's shout and ran quickly to the courtyard.

"Ritsu, where are you going?"

"I heard Gu Yun Oni sauce's voice!"

"Xiao Tani Yun is here?"

Iijima Juan immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks that she was washing, dried her hands, and walked to the entrance.

But Gu Yun didn't come from there.

The old Iijima house is divided into a front yard with a gate that leads to the entrance, and an open backyard with a pool, a pebble garden, and a huge cherry blossom tree.

"Yo, long time no see, Ritsu."

Gu Yun jumped off the divine chariot and dissipated it into a cloud of fire with a wave of his hand.

Ritsu looked at this scene with great curiosity.

"Haha, my brother has something to find grandpa today, and I will take you to the sky to play next time."

"By the way, this is a gift," Gu Yun: "Some of them are for Xiao Si, help me transfer them." ”

"Thank you Ernie sauce!"

Gu Yun touched the head of a small women's clothing boss, and then walked up to the snail and the old man: "Grandpa, this is..."

In Gu Yun's spiritual vision, the old man is not a human being, but a good god.

But the good gods should be very small.

Is there still a good god in adulthood and old age?

[Get clues to the new god 'Sakura Demon']

【Sakura Demon】

Awakening Mission: Contact a Cherry Blossom Flower Spirit (completed)

Summon: Find a cherry blossom tree and give it the godhead of the cherry blossoms

'This kind of divine clue came so suddenly. ’

Gu Yun didn't expect to come to his grandfather's place for a trip, and he actually walked out of a new style of god, which was really a surprise everywhere.

Sakura Demon, another new SR is about to start.

"I'll introduce you to Xiao Guyun."

Grandpa said, "This is an old friend of Grandpa, you can call him Mr. Southwind." ”

"Hello Mr. Nanfeng, I'm Taniyun Iijima."

"Ah, what a noble young master."

"It's a blessing to be able to talk to you."

Fascinated by the majesty of Gu Yun's body, the old man took off his top hat and introduced himself elegantly: "I am the spirit of the cherry blossom tree, and at this time of year, I will ride the south wind to run all over the world. ”

The old man Nanfeng has been friends with his grandfather for many years, and he has received a lot of help from snails before.

"The words of the elf of the cherry blossom tree..."

Gu Yun asked curiously: "Is it the cherry blossoms in the whole of Japan, are they all under your control?" ”

"No, no, no."

The old man of Nanfeng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I can't control the cherry blossoms, I just let them bloom, and not all the cherry blossoms." ”

There is more than one spirit of the cherry blossoms, and the old man of the south wind just happens to be in charge of this piece.

And he is already very old, and he has always wanted to find a chance to retire.

"The gods are retired too?"

"Humans are tired and go to Yellow Springs, and the gods are tired, passing through the afterlife."

Huangquan is also known as the other world, and the next life is a very magical place.

In the description of the old man of the south wind, the afterlife is built on an endless ocean, which is connected by railways.

The gods call it giant dragon boats, which sail over the sacred waters, and enjoy and relax in the streets and shops created by fantastical beings.

"The souls of the Land of Yellow Springs will be reincarnated, and they will also go to the 'afterlife'."

This world is the material realm, which is the first level.

The Yellow Spring is the second layer.

In the afterlife, it is a return from the Yellow Spring to the present life, so it is 1.5 layers.

In the process, the Spirit of Yellow Springs will discard the filth, and the place of discard is the world of the strange talkers———— the 2.5th layer of the void.

The 3rd layer is the quagmire of the evil gods, and the 4th layer is the sky of the good gods.

The fifth layer is the realm of the gods where the gods are located.

This is the tip of the iceberg of this diverse world that Grandpa and Miyoko once described to Gu Yun.

"So, there are many gods in the afterlife?"

"Hmm..."

Old Man Nanfeng said, "True gods cannot go to the next life, because the next life is the lower realm. ”

Again, there is no thing in the lower realm in the upper realm, and there is no spirit in the lower realm in the lower realm.

Therefore, gods who do not have physical and spiritual bodies cannot go to the afterlife.

In order to get there, they need to make a body for themselves, with different materials and strange images, including animals and monsters.

"When the human soul reaches the afterlife, it will begin a final journey."

They would get on the tram, sail the tracks, and reminisce about the two lives they had before and after.

"In the process, the soul loses all color and becomes a dark shadow."

These dark shadows will get off in different places and start their next life.

"It sounds..."

Gu Yun faintly had a sense of déjà vu, and he said secretly: "Why is it so similar to the hidden place in "Spirited Away"? ”

Yupo's soup house, the food court around the soup house, and the gods who come from the sea by boat.

"If Young Master Iijima is interested, you can go to the afterlife to have a look."

Old Man Nanfeng smiled, "But remember to prepare paper and masks. ”

"Huh?"

Gu Yun was puzzled: "What? ”

"It is used to cover the face and block the breath of the things of the world."

In Japan, paper is pronounced similarly to god and can mislead demons.

Needless to say, the mask is something that hides identity.

The afterlife is somewhere between matter and soul, so there is a chance that ordinary people will break into it.

But when a living person enters the afterlife, they will be eroded by the laws of the afterlife and will soon disappear.

If you want to survive, you have to eat the food of the next life.

It's just that in this way, like Izanami in Japanese mythology and Persephone in Greek mythology, after eating the food of the afterlife, he cannot return to the yang world.

However, this point has no effect on Gu Yun.

Because his spiritual personality is very high, his own existence can be recognized by the next life.

As for the statement that the paper covers your face, it is actually more like giving a face to the afterlife, even if you can be unscrupulous, you still have to pretend to be it.

"If I have the chance, I want to see that mysterious world."

Gu Yun did not forget the purpose of coming to his grandfather this time, and they chatted with the old man Nanfeng for a while, who knew that the grandfather and grandson had something, so they chose to retire.

"Mr. Southwind has had a good trip."

"I'm going to come next year~~"

Waving goodbye to the elf of the cherry blossom tree, grandpa took Gu Yun to sit down, and he said, "I already know about the matter on the phone." ”

"It's a bit of a hassle." x2

Almost at the same time as Grandpa spoke, Gu Yun also said the same thing.

Obviously, this sentence has become grandpa's mantra.

Every time Gu Yun came to him, the old man said so.

“.…..”

Grandpa looked at Gu Yun helplessly, smiled and patted him lightly on the top of his head: "Stinky boy." ”

He didn't hate it, though.

This kind of day of playing with his grandson, the snail really enjoys.

"I told her about Nadeshiko's problem back then."

"Can't have any more children?"

If that's the case, Gu Yun frowned: "That's really troublesome." ”

It's like going to the doctor, the doctor told you that you must not do this, and you still have to do it, then this is your own death, no wonder others.

In the same way, Nadeshiko has to forcibly give birth to a second child when she knows her body, which...

"No, Gu Yun, you misunderstood."

Grandpa shook his head and said, "Nadeshiko didn't ignore my warning, she obeyed it well." ”

The existence of Kinomoto Sakura, Gu Yun knew because of the anime of his previous life.

But for Nadeshiko, she doesn't have to have a daughter, and with Momoya's son, she is actually satisfied.

"So, is it Mr. Fujitaka's problem?"

Takashi Kinomoto, the husband of Nadeshiko, the father of Momoya and Sakura, the reincarnation of Kurorido.

The wife didn't want it, but the husband couldn't hold back, so he died.

"It's not and it's not."

Grandpa knew that Gu Yun wanted to be crooked, so he interrupted again: "Fujitaka and Nadeshiko have followed it well, they haven't had it once in the past three years, cough cough." ”

The old man felt that this kind of thing was not easy to explain to Gu Yun, and he was a little embarrassed and said, "It's just, no..."

"Grandpa, I know how a child is born."

"Oh, that's, that's good."

Grandpa nodded, and secretly said that this child is too mature.

"Since both Nadeshiko and Mr. Fujitaka are paying attention, where did Sakura come from?"

Gu Yun was stunned, this is not scientific!

If Nadeshiko and Fujitaka hadn't done it, then who was Sakura's father, and couldn't Nadeshiko cheat?

"It's not what Gu Yun said."

Grandpa said helplessly: "Actually, Nadeshiko's daughter is not an ordinary person, she is the same as Gu Yun, she is born in the womb." ”

“？？？”

Gu Yun's face was full of question marks: "What is the fetal fruit?" Aren't you talking about Sakura, how did it get to me? ”

"Didn't I tell you?"

"Not at all! Old man! ”

Gu Yun said: "What does it mean to say that the fetus is fruitful? ”

"Hmm..."

Grandpa pondered for a moment, seemingly unsure of where to start.

"What can't tell me about the taboo?"

"No, I'm just too sudden, I don't know where to start."

Grandpa pondered for a moment before he spoke: "The so-called fetal fruit generally refers to the life that comes from the west of the sea and the east of the mountain, the egg fruit brought by the storm of time and space called eclipse, and is conceived after being thrown into the mother's body. ”

"Uh..."

Gu Yun's face was depressed, to be honest, he didn't understand what his grandfather was saying at all.

What does the west side of the sea and the east side of the mountain mean, what is the eclipse, and is there any difference between the egg fruit and the fetal fruit?