"Whew~~"

After the battle ended, Gu Yun put away the enchantment, and let the onlookers outside see the situation of the two.

Gu Yun walked in front, and Higa Kotoko followed.

"Everyone, we're done."

Gu Yun waved his hand, and the black and white colors of the sky in the painting began to fade.

By the time everyone reacted, they had already returned to the living room of the Iijima family.

Smooth floors, open dojos, flowers blooming in the sun outside the door, and chirping birds.

Not much time passed for the two of them to fight, and it was only half an hour before and after.

"I'm sorry for the trouble."

Higa Kotoko saluted Iijima Kan and Tsuba Kishiro: "Kotoko has benefited a lot from learning from Mr. Taniun, and Kotoko would like to express her gratitude to all of you in the Iijima family. ”

"So what's the situation?"

"Who won?"

Jing Lovely stood up, her head kept rising, wanting to see Gu Yun's expression.

In the previous battle between the two, although Gu Yun had not made a move, those style gods and demons, as well as the enchantment technique of Higa Qinzi, really opened his eyes.

In this regard, Hiratsuka Shizuna also realized the huge gap between them.

If every one of the spirit masters is as powerful as Higa Kotoko, and all the monsters have the level of the Gu Yun family's Shikami, then she still shouldn't die.

'Why don't you ask Gu Yun afterwards?' ’

Hiratsuka had never seen a real demon, but she felt that Gu Yun should be clear.

Gu Yun: It's really worthy of Xiaojing, very self-aware.

That's right, my Gu Yun's strength is not enough in the Spirit Removal Realm at all, and there are people who are more powerful than me everywhere.

So if I see you die, I'll beat you in the ass!"

"Tie."

Higa Kotoko glanced at Gu Yun, who nodded with a smile: "Fighting with Miss Kotoko has also benefited me a lot." ”

"In addition, the two of us have similar strength, and it is difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat."

"In order not to have an accident and hurt each other, I chose to end in a draw."

This is Taniun's statement, but the people who will believe it are Iijima Huan, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Ashiya Michima.

As for Tsubagi and Miyoko, the two super-grade soul slayers, they can't understand the current situation.

From beginning to end, the sky in Gu Yun's paintings has never dispersed.

After that, although it obscured everyone's sight, Gu Yun's spiritual power has been very stable.

On the contrary, Higa Qinzi's breath fluctuated a lot, and her spiritual power looked out of control.

"Kotoko lost."

Miyoko passed her thoughts to Tsuba Kishiro through a spell: "It seems that I lost badly. ”

"Hmm."

Tsubaki didn't know this kind of spell, he just smiled and nodded.

The result was not at all unexpected by Tsubaki, and looking at Higa Kotoko's grateful look.

Obviously, Gu Yun helped her solve a lot of trouble.

"But Kotani Yun is really powerful," Miyoko: "Looking at Kotoko's appearance, he was completely obedient to him." ”

And there's nothing surprising about that.

Miyoko knows Gu Yun's character very well, as long as you don't threaten his family, this kid will be like a little angel, so that you can't find any fault.

He will satisfy everyone, whether it's to make amends for regrets or to save the future.

This is the same with Miyoko.

If it weren't for Gu Yun, she would have died by now, where could she still have a happy life.

So, Miyoko can understand Higa Kotoko's feelings.

They wanted to find an opportunity to repay Gu Yun, but they found that the other party didn't seem to have any use for themselves.

"What a useless woman..."

Miyoko muttered as if self-deprecating, and Higa Kotoko looked at her with feeling: "Miyoko senior." ”

"Kotoko, how do you feel?"

"Teacher Gu Yun is really a warlock with both ability and political integrity, which is admirable."

Higa Kotoko knew that the two of them had guessed the outcome of the fight, but now was not the time to make small talk with them.

Because on the side, a certain female demon king is already eager to try and is ready to fight.

"What's the situation?"

Iijima came to Gu Yun's side and asked softly, "Who won?" Is it really a tie? ”

Gu Yun smiled and did not answer positively.

"The stronger, the better."

I saw him make an OK gesture, implying that his mother himself had won, and it was an easy victory, and he hit the other side.

The result of the two people's fighting methods just won't be passed on externally, but there is no problem with internal digestion.

Anyway, except for Hiratsuka, no one will talk nonsense about it.

In fact, Jing Cute is soft-spoken, and he is not a person in the supernatural circle.

is just a melon-eating crowd, her attitude doesn't matter at all, and no one will believe it.

Moreover, Gu Yun would greet her and ask her not to publicize the process of this fighting method to anyone.

"Got it!"

Iijima's eyes lit up, and a confident smile instantly bloomed, and then he strode forward and came to Miss Mikoto's side: "Miss Higa, I'm very interested in your previous proposal, I wonder if I can talk about it?" ”

“.……”

Higa Kotoko knows that the Great Demon King is coming.

He lost to Gu Yun, which is like a loser on the battlefield.

Now that negotiations are committing, I don't know how to bully Iijima Ann.

But if she refuses, Higa Kotoko still wants to ask Gu Yun to come out of the mountain, and work with her to rectify the ten sects and eliminate the spirit world, and prepare for the strange talk in the future.

'Even if there is only a glimmer of hope,' Miss Shrine Maiden swore to herself, 'I can't give up!' ’

As long as Gu Yun can be invited, it will not be a problem to unify the ten famous doors and talk about the virtual world.

If you think about it, maybe I can take a roundabout approach. ’

Higa Kotoko raced her mind to find a breakthrough in Iijima to see if she could find an opportunity to get her to agree to her request.

'Huh? ’

Suddenly, Kotoko Higa discovered the spiritual power of Iijima Huan: "The spiritual power is so weak, is it just the level of being able to see ghosts?" ’

She doesn't know much about the Iijima family, she only knows that the Iijima snail is a folk master in the older generation, and has the reputation of the Four Heavenly Kings of Wild Fox Zen.

But the rest of the Iijima family, Higa Kotoko really hasn't heard much.

I see! ’

The corners of Higa Kotoko's mouth curled slightly, and she vaguely felt that she might have found a way to deal with Iijima Huan: "If that's the case, then maybe it's really possible." ’

As soon as she thought of this, Higa Kotoko immediately put on a weak loser posture and obediently sat opposite the Iijima Ring.

"I've always wanted to visit you," Higa Kotoko, "It's my honor to be entertained by you today." ”

With that, Higa Kotoko bowed decently.

Iijima Huan couldn't lose his courtesy, and he also bowed to Yingying: "Where, it's too late for me to be happy to meet a young man as good as Miss Higa." ”

The others were a little further away, lined up behind Iijima Huan, and the three-tailed fox brought refreshments to the group with a boy and a maiden.

"Thank you."

Gu Yun took the glasses in Sister Fox's hand, and after putting them on, the whole person's temperament immediately returned to its usual state, like a bookish beautiful boy.

It was also at this time that negotiations ahead began.

"Miss Higa..."

"Just call me Kotoko, Mrs. Huan."

"Hmm."

Iijima Huan was originally a senior, and his status was also above Kotoko, so there was no taboo: "The Soul Killer Association you mentioned earlier, if I'm not mistaken, should be the emerging department that has applied dozens of times but never passed, right?" ”

As soon as he came up, Iijima Huan belittled the Soul Destroyer Association in disguise.

Her meaning is very simple, she wants to reduce the status of warlocks such as Higa Kotoko, so that the original equal communication will become an unequal upper and lower class.

"There's no way around it."

Higa Kotoko didn't care about Iijima Huan's attack at all, and understated the other party's humiliation: "Although we are soul killers, we have no money, no social status, except for the little skills passed down by our ancestors, in today's society, we are not much different from ordinary people." ”

"Roar~~"

Iijima opened the fan, covered his mouth and chuckled: "Then can I treat you as an entrepreneur who comes to me for investment with goods?" ”

"Of course!"

Higa Kotoko smiled and said: "Kotoko is in front of Mrs. Huan, that is, a junior and a junior, and it is an honor for Kotoko to listen to your teachings." ”

The girl put her posture so low, which made Iijima a little difficult to do.

I have to say that this move is to retreat into advance, and Higa Kotoko really uses it well.

"Humility is a virtue."

Iijima closed the delicate lady's folding fan and gently slapped it in his palm: "So I'll tell you the truth with Kotoko, I don't know much about the matter of removing the spirit world, so can you introduce me to the relationship here?" ”

"For example, the purpose of the Soul Removal Association, and the ten sects, what is their attitude."

"Of course!"

Higa Kotoko didn't hide it, and began to describe her plans for Iijima Huan, as well as the status of the Ten Gates in the spirit world, as well as the shrines, temples, and the Japanese high-ranking and their partnerships.

'Dozens of applications have not been approved, this is a warlock? ’

'Won't they cast spells on high-ranking officials?' ’

Gu Yun, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, heard the voice of Hiratsuka Jing in his heart, he thought for a moment, and passed the voice to the girl's ears: "Because the nature is different." ”

"What nature?"

Hiratsuka is sure to enter the soul removal circle.

She practices breathing and belongs to the demon slayer who uses physical means to remove spirits, and the spirit slayer who does not have the ability to see ghosts has never had a high status in the circle.

Fortunately, through the special props made by Gu Yun, Hiratsuka Jing can also capture the traces of the alien for a short time.

So the problem in this area is actually not too big.

Gu Yun knew that he couldn't stop it, so he would give the girl a good science popularization, so as not to make any jokes in the future: "Since the curse of Ashiya Michiman, the Abe family has declined, and the profession of onmyoji has been declining since a thousand years ago. ”

"In the Warring States Period five hundred years ago, witches, mages, and demon slayers replaced onmyoji and officially became the pillars of the supernatural circle."

This is the history of the Soul Slayer Circle, and it is also the most basic part: "Witches and mages are the predecessors of warlocks, and demon slayers refer to professionals who use swords and other martial arts to slay demons. ”

The former is very talented, so the number is scarce.

Although there are many of the latter, the efficiency of removing spirits is very low, and they are often helpless in the face of demons in other dimensions.

To put it simply, no matter how powerful your sword is, it won't help if you can't cut the ghost.

Some people may say that if you attach spiritual power to the sword, you can kill the demon?

That's true, but there's a big problem here.

That is, in the face of possessed and evil people, how should the demon exterminator deal with it?

There are also spells cast by the enemy out of thin air, invisible and qualitative curses, all of which are difficult to guard against.

A disadvantage is a disadvantage after all, no matter how strong the demon slayer is, Lingge decides everything.

Lingge is not high enough to see demons, unable to touch the deeper world, and is destined to be at a disadvantage in the fight against demons.

"Humans are thinking, and demons will evolve," Gu Yun said, "With the ease of media and information transmission, the number of strange stories is increasing day by day, and these guys are precisely the most difficult type of sword to deal with." ”

Over time, the profession of demon slayer retired from the environment.

About 200 years ago, one of the most powerful demon slayers, the 'Demon Slayer Swordsman', retired from the house.

"Since then, the backbone of the demon slayer who mainly uses the breathing method, the profession called the ghost slayer, has become a legend in the spirit slayer circle."

Gu Yun said: "Xiao Jing, the breathing method you learned has been handed down from that era. ”

Demon removal and spirit removal are actually two directions in essence.

Demon removal refers to the killing of physical monsters, and the removal of spirits is generally the removal of invisible things such as ghosts and ghosts.

"Youkai are mostly tangible, but they are not enemies."

"The breathing method is restrained by strange talk," Gu Yun: "Decline, it is a matter of time." ”

"More than 100 years ago, the Abe family proposed a new theory of onmyoji, arguing that sorcerers should devote themselves to the development of divination, prophecy, the method of changing lives, and feng shui."

With the advent of the new era, Japan has completely become a capitalist society, and the influence of money, power, and status in this country is also increasing.

The era when demons were subdued by force was replaced by shrines and the opposition between gods and monsters.

"Gods and weirdos?"

"This is the position of our soul slayer."

Gu Yun sorted out his words and explained: "Like us, the Iijima Stream, which belongs to the folk soul slayers, we are like the protectors of the place, just taking care of such a small area. ”

"The ten sects on the upper level are mainly responsible for coordinating the entire supernatural circle, deciding the general direction, and preserving ancient documents and inheritances."

As mentioned before, the organization of the Soul Removal Association did not exist before, and the original work of the Ten Sects was more to take the initiative to eliminate dangers and protect the human world.

In this regard, Japanese officials often choose to turn a blind eye.

Why?

Because the previous official was basically controlled by the Abe family.

They are businessmen, they are capitalists.

In an unprofitable situation, who would allow such a group of warlocks with mysterious powers to take the right to speak and compete with them?

The Abe family is smart and has taken the initiative to give up what is different from ordinary people.

What they study is how to get along with ordinary people, how to use money and success to control people's hearts little by little, so that the superior can not do without themselves.

It can be said that the fact that the Abe family was ridiculed by the whole supernatural circle actually has a sense of 'can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour' in Gu Yun's view.

The snail is not poor, but it is not rich.

Most of the money he earns comes from remuneration, and this has nothing to do with the slayer and warlock.

"Gu Yun, do you mean to say that the upper echelons have been suppressing the spirit slayer all along?"

Hiratsuka felt incredible: "Then aren't they afraid of strange talks and demons?" ”

"I'm really not afraid."

Gu Yun said: "First of all, there is a clear organization and geographical division within the demons, for example, in Tokyo, there is the nora group of slippery ghosts, and in Kyoto, there are a thousand ghosts under the command of the feathered fox. ”

"Strange talk was not so prosperous before, and most of the rich people had a close relationship with shrines and temples."

Here we have to explain the position and status of the gods in the entire supernatural circle.

The gods are neutral.

They built shrines on earth and gained faith, but the object of protection was not ordinary people, but dignitaries.

The gods are not fools either, they know very well who can build temples for them and who can determine the policy for them.

The Abe family led the Japanese top brass to make deals with the gods, and established such a special network.

Abe's Onmyoji prophesied and reminded the dignitaries.

The latter go to temples and shrines and pay their respects.

The gods received the Abe family's petition and sent blessings and blessings to protect them from their fate.

"What about ordinary people?"

"What to do? Chilled salad! ”

Gu Yun said: "Japan has a population of 200 million, and the power of the gods is limited, how can it be managed. ”

Therefore, as long as the decision-makers are not injured, no matter how many ordinary people die, it will not affect their worship and beliefs in Japan.

Of course, this is not up to the gods.

It is purely a trading market established by the superior over hundreds of years under the guidance of the Abe family.

I have to admit that there is really something in the Abe family.

For thousands of years, these power games have indeed been played by them.

Resolutely abandon the spell and instead pull the gods and the Japanese high-ranking people into the chariot.

It is not for nothing that ten doors were beaten by the Abe family.

I would like to add here that the Abe family has been a veteran family in the Ten Families for nearly a thousand years, and they were originally part of this circle.

"Abe's family, isn't it ten?"

Hearing this question from Hiratsuka, Gu Yun shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's hard to say, anyway, the ten doors are not full." ”

So the relationship between the Abe family and the Ten Families is really ambiguous.

That's the kind of thing, after a few years, the Abe family joined the ten families, and after a while, they quit inexplicably.

This in and out is like going home, not to mention how chic.

Abe: Whether it's ten or not depends on the situation.

When needed, they were ten gates.

No, then it's not.

This kind of behavior of repeatedly jumping between right and wrong, Gu Yun was also dumbfounded when he first knew it: 'Can you still do this?!' ’

"Ten years ago, the Abe family was not a ten-name family, but now, it seems to be again."

"Ten years ago?"

Hiratsuka immediately thought of a time: "Economic crisis? ”

"Well, I also think that the Abe family is not as rich as it used to be."

Gu Yun didn't mind using the greatest malice to speculate on the minds of those people in the Abe family, he said: "The Ten Gates, a family alliance organization, are generally considered to be the warlock family that cooperates with the government, and it is the manifestation school, as opposed to a hermit like ours. ”

But unlike the Abe family, they still practice spells and spiritual power, and rely on their own strength to purify demons and exorcise evil spirits.

"So, is Kotoko-sama going to lead the Ten Sects and establish a real official organization?"

Hiratsuka suddenly admired Higa Kotoko a little.

Such a heroine among women makes the girl yearn for it.

"Not only that, but there's actually a very important key to this."

Gu Yun said: "Higa is a rebel clan, and theoretically all the gods of Japan have to listen to her. ”

"W-that doesn't mean..."

"That's right!"

Gu Yun: "The rule of the Abe family is completely over!" ”

Higa went out of the mountain, and the Dogan clan took the sovereignty given by Izanagi and commanded eight million gods.

This means that the shrine's network of relationships that only protect dignitaries and dignitaries has been shattered.

Because as long as Higa Kotoko said a word, the gods would even refuse to protect the upper echelons and instead protect the common people.

To the gods anyway, this in itself was just a deal.

The only difference is that the Abe family is asking them for help, while Higa, she is ordering them!

Gods: Oh no, here's a more ruthless one!

In this matter, I really don't blame the Abe family for not doing anything, it's really too open-minded.

Just like now, almost all the shrines and temples in Japan have turned to Higa Kotoko's side.

Ten gates unite and launch an attack on the Japanese regime, which is controlled by the Abe family.

The latter is defeated, it is only a matter of time.

And if nothing else, Higa Kotoko should also recruit the Abe family and make them officially a member of the Ten Gates (refusing to jump sideways repeatedly) in order to reconcile their contradictions.

In the past four years, Higa Kotoko has been worried about this a lot, and has also retreated a lot.

In short, the problem between the Ten Gates and the Abe family has basically been solved.

At this point, the last question is only the attitude of the Japanese government towards these spiritual exorcists with spiritual powers.

(End of chapter)