Haruhiko had a dream.

He was trapped in a damp cavern.

A drop of water slides down the rock wall.

In the deep passage, there was not a trace of sunlight, and everywhere was overgrown with weeds.

But such an environment does not seem cold, on the contrary, it is quite scorching.

It's as if it's not water that's dripping, it's magma.

By the time he woke up, it was already noon.

Haruhiko hurriedly left with Jinguji Fuyugo.

However, this time I didn't let Tsuchigomon Mari pick me up, but drove by myself.

Because he still has to go to see Hoshino Hotaru.

He had previously rejected the invitation of Tsuchigomon Mari to go with him, but she saw him and agreed to Hoshino Hotaru.

If there is no accident, there must be an accident.

Although the Tsuchigomon Mari is generous, it also depends on the specific situation.

Haruhiko didn't dare to challenge her bottom line.

The depth is unpredictable, which means that life and death are unpredictable.

He knows this all too well.

The car driven by Haruhiko is a red sedan of Tsuchigomon Mari.

Although he didn't know about cars, he knew that this car must be very expensive, maybe it was still a limited edition.

However, Tsuchigomon Mari told him that she had several similar ones, so he was relieved to use them boldly.

It doesn't matter if it's broken.

Haruhiko could only shout the rich woman.

It didn't take long for him and Jinguji Fuyugo to drive to Rin Hoshino's small bungalow.

What he had said to Hoshino before was to let her know when the time came.

But what he didn't expect was that before he could notify, he saw her standing at the door.

With Hoshino Hotaru's character, there is a high probability that he has been waiting for a long time.

Haruhiko sighed helplessly.

He stopped the car.

Hoshino Hotaru suddenly noticed the rolled down window, and she immediately ran over.

Haruhiko opened the car door, and a soft impact came over him.

He was hugged tightly.

Just as he was about to speak, he was gagged again.

Haruhiko looked at Hoshino's expressionless, but enthusiastic expression, and couldn't help but feel a warm heart.

He reached out and gently stroked her silky hair.

Hoshino Hoshino, as usual, is still wearing a shrine maiden costume.

But there are also differences.

Texture.

The clothes are all fabric, and the texture of the fabric is obvious.

It's just that today's shrine maiden costume has a feeling that is too smooth to the touch.

At the same time, the texture is on the hard side.

It's a spirit tool.

In other words, Hoshino Hotaru has switched to battle mode.

Jinguji Dongyu looked up.

She was a little speechless.

She knows less about the relationship between Haruhiko and Hoshino Hotaru.

Because I haven't seen it much.

Now it seems that it was really beyond her expectations.

A few minutes later, Haruhiko opened the car door.

Hoshino Hotaru sat in the co-pilot's seat.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Haruhiko asked as she helped her fasten her seatbelt.

"Nope."

Hoshino Hoshino moved her lips silently.

"Tell the truth."

Haruhiko flicked on her forehead.

"Waited two hours."

Hoshino Hoshino hesitated for a few seconds and said.

"I knew it."

Haruhiko rubbed her head and asked, "Why don't you listen to me?" ”

"It's okay at home, I can't wait."

Hoshino Hotaru stared at him and said with a cold expression.

Haruhiko was silent for a moment, and finally could only stick two more taps on the corners of her mouth.

Her lipstick was completely gone.

He closed the door and walked around to the driver's seat.

The red sedan starts.

The location of the remains of Izumi Morikaneji is Ishida Village, Tama County, Musashi Province.

Of course, this is the address of a thousand years ago.

The current location is Ishida, Hino City, Tokyo.

Since it is in Tokyo, it is naturally not too far away.

Nearly an hour later, Haruhiko arrived in Hino City.

He followed the place given by the earth and the gate and went all the way to the ruins.

Izumi Shoukan is a fifth-order spirit tool, and he is the best of the fifth-order.

These spirit tools often have incredible powers.

This is true even for fragments.

After the battle between Tempest and Hijikata Suizo, the fragments attracted a number of spirits, resulting in the formation of ruins.

Among them, there are also various vicissitudes of life over the past thousand years.

After all, there are many earthquakes.

The current Wazumi Morikaneji Ruins are a wide underground cave.

According to the investigation report of Tsuchigomon Mari, the reason for the formation of the cave was due to the mutual induction between the locations of the various fragments, which led to the appearance of the passage.

In other words, at the end of several passages are debris.

In fact, the Miyamoto clan had already found the location of the fragment a long time ago, but kept it hidden, in order to arrange the séance ceremony.

After all, when it comes to the three great swordsmen of Hurricane and Hijikata Sui, if the other swordsmen are aware of their true purpose, they will inevitably get in the way.

Now it's a done deal, and it's too late to stop it.

What's more, there are not many people who know the news.

Haruhiko parked the car at the designated location.

The Tsuchigomon clan has strongholds in various cities.

Hino City is no exception.

It's not that Haruhiko is worried about the destruction of the luxury car, but because the target is too big, driving over and being found is a sure thing.

Two men and a fox walked on foot on the plain.

Haruhiko did not explain the identity of Jinguji Fuyugo to Hoshino Hoshino.

When the time comes, it will be her turn to explain.

However, Haruhiko hopes that she will not be able to make a move, and in this case, it means that it will be very smooth.

It didn't take long to arrive at the ruins of Izumi Morikaneda.

Because it is underground, there is only one pit in the ground.

Around the pit are various tents left behind by the Miyamoto clan.

Most are empty, but some are not.

"There were seven of them."

After sensing the Shrine Temple, he said, "There is a fourth order among them. ”

Hoshino Hotaru subconsciously glanced at the white fox.

She was a little surprised.

Because she's also doing sensing.

But it's slower than a demon.

She could now understand why Haruhiko would bring it.

It's just that Hoshino Hoshino still feels that it is too dangerous to rely on the two of them and a fox to face the Miyamoto clan.

In another person, she probably wouldn't have taken the risk.

But she believes in Haruhiko.

"Can you fool them into the cave?"

Haruhiko asked.

Although you can catch them all, it is inevitable that there will be trouble.

Besides, who knows if the Miyamoto clan has any means left on it.

"Cover it with Sky Fox Breath."

Jinguji Fuyugo replied immediately.

It is a second-order spell, and it stands to reason that it cannot be concealed from a fourth-order psionics.

But when it was cast by a fifth-order demon, it was another result.

"I've got a spirit tool that I can do."

Hoshino Hotaru turned her head to look at Haruhiko and said.

One person and one fox have a cold attitude.

But inexplicably, there is a faint competition.

Haruhiko shook her head.

This must have been his delusion.

"White frost, I'll leave it to you."

Haruhiko noticed Hoshino's eyes dim slightly, took her hand again, and said, "The movement of the spell is even smaller. ”

She felt the warmth in her hand, and immediately stepped forward again and pressed the corner of his mouth.

Jinguji Winter Palace tilted his head.

She couldn't quite understand Hoshino Hoshino.

But it has nothing to do with her.

With a slight step on her white forefoot, an invisible spiritual energy ripple unfolded, enveloping them.

Haruhiko couldn't see any changes, but from the outside, they had disappeared.

"Let's go."

Jinguji Winter Palace walked in front of it.

Haruhiko gasped.

He looked at Hoshino Hoshino, whose face was slightly red, and knew that she was already a little excited.

If it weren't for the inappropriate time and place, Haruhiko felt like he couldn't escape.

Of course, Hoshino Hoshino is the type of person who is addicted to food.

It's hard to say whose robbery it is.

Haruhiko touched her hair, then took her hand and followed Jinguji Donggo.

The journey went very well and they entered the cave.

The rock walls on both sides are equipped with makeshift electric lights, so they are not dim.

Haruhiko looked around, and it felt like a dream in the morning.

But the temperature was very low, even a little cold.

But he doesn't care.

Because at home, he tried colder environments.

With Xue Ji's ability, it is very simple to get a temperature of tens of degrees below zero.

Thanks to Haruhiko, who has learned the night fire of the fishing song, otherwise, he would be frozen into a popsicle.

Probably because there were people guarding the outside, there were no more personnel in the passage inside, which was convenient for them.

Two people and a fox walked down the passage inside.

After more than ten seconds, the passage split into seven, and seven forks appeared.

"Are there seven fragments?"

Haruhiko was thoughtful.

He was a game character who controlled back then, and he would notice that Mamoru Izumi would definitely break into several pieces.

However, according to Tsuchigomon Mari, it can be inferred that there are a total of seven pieces.

It's just that now there is a question in front of them, which way to go?

Haruhiko subconsciously looked at Jinguji Winter Palace.

Although Hoshino Hotaru is a fourth-order, it is obviously not as good as the fifth-order.

"Wait a moment for me."

Jinguji Dongyu raised his forelimbs, only to see the white fox fur flying, and turned into seven white foxes.

Haruhiko was stunned.

It's an interesting spell.

reminded him of the monkey hair of the Monkey King in "Journey to the West".

Seven white foxes each ran into a passage.

Half a minute later, Jinguji Dongyu spoke, "Follow me." ”

Haruhiko and Hoshino Hotaru followed.

They entered the seventh passage.

After walking a few steps, he was cheerful.

A large underground cavity appears.

The rest of the Miyamoto clan is here.

Haruhiko glanced at it, and there were more than thirty people.

The aura on his body is powerful.

The worst are all of the third order.

He quickly locked onto the altar in the middle.

Because it was not quite the same ceremony as he expected.

I saw one stake after another arranged in a special form, and finally formed a pattern similar to a pentagram.

And in the middle there was a young man lying on his limbs, bound in chains.

Haruhiko's first reaction was to sacrifice.

But I felt that something was wrong.

The séance ceremony is not a summoning of gods, so why sacrifice?

"They want to seal the summoned spirit in his body."

Hoshino Hotaru tugged at Haruhiko's sleeve to make him notice him.

Her lips happen to be very suitable for this environment, and they will not be noticed.

Hearing this, Haruhiko immediately understood their plan.

There is a time limit for the spirits that are summoned.

But if you give him a body, it can exist for a long time.

The only drawback is that the young man who is the carrier will die, or rather the soul will die.

Because one body cannot withstand two souls.

In particular, Tempest and Hijikata are both powerful souls.

I have to say that the Miyamoto clan did come prepared.

"We may be in trouble."

Hoshino Hotaru frowned slightly and said, "I saw Miyamoto Kiyuki. ”

Haruhiko was also silent.

The worst happens.

The head of the Miyamoto clan, the fifth-order swordsman, Miyamoto Kiyuki also arrived at the scene.

Before, he had thought that the fragments of Izumi Mamoru were not enough to attract him.

But I didn't expect that their purpose was not to be a fragment, but to be a blast and Hijikata Suizo.

The weight of these two people made Miyamoto Kiyuki unable to sit still.

Thousands of years of inheritance have caused many swordsmanship to disappear under the wash of time.

Including Miyamoto's.

All of their ancestor, Miyamoto Musashi's swordsmanship, did not completely remain.

But the wind knew.

In the records, he was proficient in all schools of kendo, including Miyamoto Musashi.

"Look at the situation."

Haruhiko also replied in lip language, "If there is danger, I will naturally leave." ”

Hoshino nodded.

It's just that the worry in my heart is not diminished.

But she's ready to do her best.

Haruhiko watched quietly from a distance, without stepping forward or interfering.

His purpose now is to wait for the Miyamoto clan to summon.

Time passes slowly.

Soon it was evening again.

Just when Haruhiko thought it would start tomorrow, something changed.

Miyamoto walked up to the altar.

He was dressed in a samurai costume and was in good spirits, but he still couldn't hide the traces of age.

If Haruhiko remembers correctly, Miyamoto is already sixty-three years old this year.

However, the lifespan of the fifth order will be extended, so he can be regarded as a young man.

Noriyuki Miyamoto stopped.

The young man in front of him had fallen asleep.

But not dead.

He was a dead soldier of the Miyamoto clan, so it was voluntary.

Miyamoto raised his hand.

I saw seven fragments floating in front of him.

It is the blade of the sword that Izumi Mori is set to.

They were improvised together under the control of Miyamoto Kiyuki's psionic powers.

A knife appeared.

The blade is thin and white, but there are faint lines on the edge.

Other than that, there is nothing special about it.

Haruhiko had planned to bring Izumi over to help him search for the debris.

But after hearing about Miyamoto's behavior, she lost her effect.

For safety, I didn't let her come with me.

The appearance of Izumi Morikase, caused a chain reaction.

The wooden stake on the ground shook suddenly, and then countless spiritual energy poured into the young man's body.

Screams rang out.

The young man was awakened and struggled with pain, but there were chains, but to no avail.

The psionic energy erupted with a milky white glow that overwhelmed him.

And Izumi Morikaneji is suspended in the air.

Invisible fluctuations poured into the light.

At the same time, the lines under the stake also reacted.

It's as if the street lights are lit up along the street at the appointed time.

Haruhiko realized that this ceremony was ridiculously large.

In terms of diameter, it has to be a hundred meters.

Among the magic circles, it is undoubtedly the largest one.

Haruhiko guessed that this should be a fifth-order magic circle.

After much movement, the screams of the young people gradually stopped.

People no longer struggle, as if they were resigned to their fate, and fell into sluggishness.

At this moment, a blue curtain of light appeared in front of Haruhiko's eyes.

It's a game cue that only he can see.

[The Miyamoto clan communicates with the player's former character Blastwind through the séance ceremony, does it respond to the call?] 】

[If you respond, the game system will generate an intelligent avatar that reacts according to the situation and will favor the player.] 】

[If you don't respond, nothing happens.] 】

Haruhiko swept his eyes and immediately chose to respond.

Although he can't directly control the wind, he will lean towards him.

In other words, he has the possibility of receiving the lineage.

(End of chapter)