Tokyo: My Hundred Ghosts Scroll

Chapter 23 Ghost Girl Hongye
"Finally brought it back."

In the afternoon, after school was over, Gu Yun was entrusted by Sanae to prepare textbooks for the new semester, and the reward was the unappetizing bread.

Gu Yun refused, expressing his willingness to work for free.

Then Sanae looked at him with teary eyes: "Xiao Guyun, don't you like the bread made by the teacher?" '

The pitiful expression is not only not artificial at all, but is so cute that it explodes!

If it wasn't for knowing that Sanae didn't know a little bit about tea art, Gu Yun would have suspected that she was a master of tea art at its peak.

"It's been a long time, Miss Nao."

"Are you helping the teacher?"

"Ah."

Hayasaka Nao is now not only sending Gu Yun to school, but also taking him home.

As a steward, cultivating heirs is the most important thing, and he can't be sloppy at all.

For many things, when it comes to Gu Yun, Nao Hayasaka almost does it by himself, striving to be perfect.

"That, Miss Nao."

Gu Yun looked at the sky, the sun was setting, and the evening glow dyed the sky red.

"Master?"

"I don't want to go home just yet"

At this time, coupled with Gu Yun's age, Hayasaka Nao was a little confused, not knowing where he was going.

"Suddenly, I want to take a look at this year's maple leaves."

"Master, it's March now."

"The maple leaves in March," Gu Yun looked into Hayasaka Nao's eyes through the rearview mirror: "Don't you think it's also very artistic?"

"..."

Hayasaka Nao sighed and started to start the car: "I'll just take you, young master, please don't say anything strange."

"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, Miss Nayang."

The Park of Hope is full of red maples, and it has a special flavor with the sunset.

The only problem is that it is too quiet.

There was no other way, Gu Yun always went to places where there were few people, and before he knew it, there were only the two of them left around.

"Master, there are bad rumors around recently, if possible, let's go home early."

Hayasaka Nao is not only knowledgeable, but also received a lot of physical training.

Not only that, but she actually has a gun on her body.

It's just that the so-called rumor really made Nao Hayasaka a little confused.

"Bad news?"

"It seems to be a trafficker."

No matter in the previous life or in this life, Gu Yun has zero tolerance for traffickers who specialize in child trafficking.

"The other party hid his identity and tracks, and abducted and injured nearby elementary school students by pretending to be a gap girl."

"Gap girl?"

The Gap Girl is an urban ghost story in Japan. It looks like a woman wearing a big coat, scarf, scissors, long hair and a mask.

She would ask children coming home from school: "Am I pretty?"

If the answer is 'beautiful', she will take off the mask and ask again: "How about this?"

If the child answers 'not beautiful', she will kill the child with a sickle or scissors; if the answer is beautiful, she will cut the child's mouth and make him as beautiful as herself.

Anyway, no matter how you choose, the child who meets the gap girl will be hurt.

"The recent economic downturn, some people have nowhere to go, it is not surprising that they choose such crooked ways."

Hayasaka Nao doesn't believe in things like monsters and ghosts. She thinks that someone is abducting children, not monsters.

'Gap girl, sounds like a demon. '

Grandpa gave Gu Yun a book that recorded a lot of monsters.

Relying on his photographic memory, Gu Yun memorized the entire book. When he heard the Gap Girl, the record of this monster immediately appeared in his mind.

The legend of the Gap Girl first appeared in Japan during the Kansho period (1460-1466), and it is a ghost story in Shinjuku, Edo.

According to the books, there is a servant named Quansuke among the long helpers of the Daikoro House on Kojimachi [-]-chome Street.

One day, the master sent him out and came back after finishing the work. It was almost dark, and the trouble was that it was raining heavily again.

Quanzhu hurriedly stepped up, and suddenly saw a wet woman walking in front of her.

'If you don't mind, let's take an umbrella and go together. '

Quan Zhu stepped forward to talk, but saw the woman was disheveled, with a big bloody mouth on her face that went to the ear, and he was scared and fled in a hurry.

"Prairie."

Gu Yun summoned Prajna in his heart, and saw the boy wearing the ghost mask come out of the shadow. He felt the power of the curse in the air: "There is indeed not weak resentment around here."

"Look master."

Hannya raised her hand and covered one eye.

At the same time, Gu Yun's right eye instantly turned blood red from pitch black.

And in his line of sight, there are strips of red mist in the sky, they float over the heads of the people, and converge to a certain place.

"The red curse power, this is not like a curse, but..."

"Is it weird talk?"

Ghost stories and curses are two different things. The former is born from human speech, while the latter is the product of resentment.

Although they are all energy generated after emotional fluctuations, compared to curses, strange talks have small profits but quick turnover, and sometimes the sum will exceed curses.

But that's not much.

The really tricky thing about Kagetan is its immortality and infinite rebirth.

Even if you can kill a monster bred by a ghost story, as long as the ghost story itself still exists, such monsters will continue to be born, and it is almost impossible to completely eliminate them.

"Master?"

Hayasaka Nao couldn't see Hannya, nor could she hear his voice.

So she only saw that Gu Yun suddenly stood still, and his expression changed from the previous lazy and casual look to become more dignified.

"Sister Nao, you are also my family."

"Ah, oh."

Hayasaka Nao didn't understand the meaning of Gu Yun's words.

Suddenly sensational?

Or is this a confession?

In other words, Maple Leaf Forest, Sunset, the two of them, specially looking for a place to be alone...

'No no no, impossible impossible. '

Nao Hayasaka's expression was already calm and natural, but there was a huge wave in her heart: "I, I am so much older than the young master, how can I..."

But if Gu Yun insisted, she seemed unable to refuse.

Iijima Ring's kindness to her can't be overstated no matter how much she repays.

It's her honor that the young master likes her humble body.

Moreover, the romance between the young master and the head maid is not uncommon in the circle of rich people. It can even be said that this is a common phenomenon.

'But if you really do this kind of thing, what should you do with Madam? '

Hayasaka Nao naturally likes Gu Yun very much, but she is 17 years old, almost ten years older than Gu Yun.

If something happened to this, Iijima Ring would think it was Gu Yun who she seduced.

'No, absolutely not! '

'I can't be sorry ma'am! ! ! '

Well, just like that, Nao Hayasaka secretly made a decision that if Gu Yun confessed to her next time, she would definitely refuse tactfully, and said that she only wanted to be Gu Yun's older sister for the rest of her life.

"Miss Nao?"

Gu Yun noticed that Hayasaka Nao's eyes were flickering, obviously thinking about something.

"I'm sorry, young master, please think about this matter more, Madam won't agree!"

"Aha?"

Gu Yun was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand Nao Hayasaka's meaning.

In fact, the reason why Gu Yun said that Hayasaka Nao is his family is because he intends to show her the world of monsters.

As the manager of the Iijima family, Hayasaka Nao is the most trusted person of Gu Yun and Iijima Ring.

Sooner or later she would know about the existence of the demon.

It is better to confess now than to scare the other party at that time.

"Well, I think mother will agree."

"!!!"

Gu Yun's words made Hayasaka Nao feel as if struck by lightning. The normally calm girl's cheeks were flushed, and her voice began to falter: "Yes, but you are still so young, young master."

"so small?"

The corner of Gu Yun's eyes twitched, he realized that the other party had definitely misunderstood: "Wait, sister Naiyang, please calm down first, I think we may have misunderstood."

"Hey?"

Hayasaka Nao was also taken aback, she was just too excited just now.

After calming down at this moment, the girl realized how ridiculous and shameless her thoughts were just now.

At this moment, the girl's eyes became empty, and her eyes fell into dead silence.

'It's over. '

'The young master must think that I am a shameless woman. '

"It's really interesting, this young lady."

"who?!"

Nao Hayasaka's expression changed, and she almost instinctively protected Gu Yun behind her.

She followed the prestige and saw a strange beautiful boy in a kimono and a ghost face, who appeared beside him at some point.

Weird dress, is it a child from a nearby family?

"Don't be nervous, Nao-san."

Gu Yun introduced: "This is Prajna, and it is also my family."

"A relative's child?"

Hearing the family members, Hayasaka Nao only thought that the other party was a relative of the Iijima family, and the reason why Gu Yun came here was to play with him?
"Ah, no, no, Hannya, it's a monster."

"Aha?"

Hayasaka Nao looked at Gu Yun inexplicably.

In this era, there is no such thing as a secondary illness, so she only took Gu Yun's words as a joke.

Monsters or something, how could such things exist in this world.

"How to prove it?"

"Hanjna, can I float up?"

Prajna can control the power of curse, but this kind of energy is invisible to people without the ability to see ghosts.

This also includes various spells, as well as the light of spiritual power.

It is obviously a bit troublesome to let Hayasaka Nao see the supernatural world through these.

So Gu Yun chose the simplest way, letting Prajna prop himself up with a curse, making him float in mid-air.

"This!"

Such a strange scene was really beyond Nao Hayasaka's expectations.

"Etc., etc."

The girl raised her forehead, she felt that her world view had been impacted to a certain extent: "This is magic, right, this child is actually a magician."

"It's not magic, Nao-san."

After Gu Yun's words fell, Banruo waved his sleeves and released a huge curse power at the trees beside him.

In an instant, the thick black mist condensed and turned into a terrifying storm. They rolled up a rock and made it roll and rotate continuously in the air.

"Boom!"

With a grasp of Banruo's right hand, the rock in mid-air shattered.

"This…"

Nao Hayasaka was stunned, the scene in front of her completely overturned her three views.

The girl couldn't see the dark magic power, so in her eyes, the rock rose into the air under the invisible force, and then shattered under the unknown pressure.

"Demon, are there really monsters?"

"noob."

Gu Yun smiled slightly, and he called out Xiao Bai.

"Xiaobai is here!"

The white fox jumped out of Gu Yun's shadow, Nao Hayasaka's eyes widened: "It, it, it, did it talk?"

"Yes, Xiaobai can speak."

"monster…"

Hayasaka Nao has now believed it, but what she can't understand is why Gu Yun has such power.

"Young master, are you an onmyoji, or, is the young master also a monster?"

Although monsters are scary, but the young master is the young master.

Even if it is a monster, Nao Hayasaka will serve him faithfully.

"How could I be a monster?" Gu Yun couldn't laugh or cry: "I am a human being, but not an onmyoji."

Modern people always associate Onmyoji with Shikigami and Spirit Eliminators, but in this world, Onmyoji is a capitalist who specializes in divination and stands at the apex of mankind.

"The Iijima family has such a secret!"

After Gu Yun's explanation, Hayasaka Nao learned some stories about Iijima Ring and Gu Yun, including the spiritual power in the blood of the Iijima family.

Nao Hayasaka was already surprised, but at this moment, she was very excited when she heard that the Iijima family was still a family of supernatural beings.

This kind of development is the same as a fantasy novel, even a girl who has always been calm and wise can't help but make up her mind.

'Could it be that the young master and his wife are the ghost masters hidden among the people. '

'In order to protect the world of ordinary people from being violated, fight monsters. '

'Does Madam actually go out every night to get rid of spirits? '

Hayasaka Nao was already extremely yearning and grateful to Iijima, and this thought made her admire even more.

"It's not that exaggerated, and mother can only see monsters, she can't do magic."

Hayasaka Nao is the closest person to Gu Yun and his mother, so it is good to tell her the truth: "But my spiritual power is relatively strong, so I can use shikigami."

"And the reason why I came here today is to prepare to summon a new shikigami."

"New shikigami? Youkai?"

Nao Hayasaka is now obsessed with the setting of the Iijima family, and she is looking forward to the shikigami that Gu Yun will summon.

"Miss Nao, have you ever heard of Hongye? It's that Hongye Kari."

It is said that in ancient Japan, there was a couple who had no heirs in their later years. They often went to temples to worship Buddha and ask for a child, but they never got their wish.

The old couple, who were eager to have a child, even took crooked ways to pray to Moyanshouluotian, the demon king of the highest heaven in the world of desire - the demon king of the sixth heaven.

Soon, the old woman became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter named Wu Ye, who was transformed by the demon king's daughter.

When Wu Ye grew up, he not only possessed unparalleled beauty, but also was proficient in singing and dancing, which made many men nearby fall in love with him.

A man from a wealthy family used his power to coerce the elders to marry Wu Ye to him. In desperation, Wu Ye turned to the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven for help.

The Demon King bestowed Wu Ye with the enchantment, and she used a maple leaf as a substitute to marry into a wealthy family. She and the old couple moved to Ping'an Jing, under the pseudonym Hongye.

Soon, Hongye's beauty and talent spread throughout the capital, and courtships came in droves. Finally, Mutsu's guarding general Genkeki took Hongye into the mansion as a concubine.

Hongye is not willing to be just a concubine, she regards Genjingji's wife as a thorn in the side, and wants to replace her, so she casts a curse on Tachibana Gozen at night to make her seriously ill.

Yuan Manzhong, Yuan Jingji's son, became suspicious, so he invited the Great Onmyoji Master He Maozhongxing.

He Mao Zhongxing finally found out Hongye's identity, and expelled the witch to Togakushi.

Hongye, who was expelled, was unwilling to fail. She was determined to take revenge, so she gathered bandits and bandits to make trouble everywhere.

After the imperial court learned of this, they sent General Ping Weimao to quell it.

As a result, in the first confrontation, the army was defeated by Hongye's demon method.

In order to fight against the red leaves, Ping Weimao practiced hard for seventeen days with fasting and fasting, and finally got the envoy sent by the Hachiman Bodhisattva to give Ping Weimao a sword.

In this way, Ping Weimao cut off Hongye's head with the magic sword.As soon as Hongye died, all the bandits under him were wiped out.

Hundreds of years later, in order to avenge his daughter, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven was reincarnated as Oda Nobunaga and became an enemy of the Buddha.

"Momiji Kari, isn't it a scary monster?"

The knowledgeable Nao Hayasaka has naturally heard the story of Hongye, and in that legend, Hongye does not sound like a good person.

"Ah, no no no."

Gu Yun waved his hands again and again, explaining: "What I want to summon is not the red leaf from thousands of years ago."

"Although they have the same name, they are not the same person. If you have to say it, they should be of the same race."

The monsters that Gu Yun awakened from the Shikigami Scroll are all brand new individuals.

Just like the three-tailed fox and Xiaobai, Gu Yun gave them life and created them in this world.

"But..."

Gu Yun thought back to the character design of the ghost girl Hongye in the game. The opponent should be a sick and dangerous kind.

"Anyway, I will protect you, Miss Nao."

With such a guarantee, Gu Yun opened the picture scroll in his heart, then faced the maple leaf forest in front of him, and called out in an extremely gentle tone: "I love you, Hongye."

"Hu~~"

"Whoa, whoa."

As Gu Yun's voice fell, the maple leaves swayed, and the dim sunset seemed to cast a shadow, which made Hayasaka Nao feel a little depressed.

"Ah, Master Gu Yun, you called me."

"I'm so happy, Hongye is really happy."

"Hongye will always, always love Lord Gu Yun deeply..."

The soft voice echoed in the shadow of the mottled maple leaves. Hongye's voice was a little shy, but also carried deep dependence and infatuation.

"Finally, I meet you again."

The next moment, a white and smooth slender hand slowly stretched out from the back of Gu Yun's neck, and then gently turned the boy's face in front of her.

Momiji is very beautiful, but it is different from the SR ghost girl Momiji in the game.

The figure that appeared in front of Gu Yun was Hongye in a state of complete awakening——SP heart hunter ghost girl Hongye.

She was born as a chess piece to revitalize the family, blindly suppressed and obedient, but in exchange for being abandoned in the red leaf forest by her closest relatives.

Perhaps her life should have ended like this, but she had obsessions that were hard to dispel, and she eventually turned from a human into a demon.

The door of the Six Paths opened, and the evil spirit permeated the world, causing chaos in the world.

Facing desperation, Hongye had no choice but to fight back against the evil spirit, but in the end she was also eroded by the evil spirit, and her body decayed rapidly.

"It's so cute, my Lord Gu Yun."

Hongye hugged Gu Yun gently, and the two of them floated in mid-air, with countless red leaves dancing around them.

Although Gu Yun is only eight or nine years old, this does not prevent Hongye from loving him.

Hongye didn't know why Gu Yun became like this.

In her memory, she was abandoned, but it was Gu Yun who appeared in front of her and saved her.

The connection between Shikigami and Onmyoji is to closely connect the soul with the heart.

So Hongye will not admit her mistake, the cute boy in front of her is the master she is waiting for, loving, and wanting to repay.

"It's scary, this level of monster power."

Banruo stood gracefully aside, he looked at the red leaves, and at the same time felt the huge demon power in the woman's body.

In this state, Hongye can already compete with big monsters at the level of pure monster power.

The only difference is that the big monster has its own hundred ghosts, but Hongye does not.

"But your state shouldn't last long, right?"

"Is it Master's other shikigami?"

Hongye looked at Banruo, and then swept Xiaobai on the ground: "You are Banruo, and you, Master Bai Zang?"

Instantly distinguishing the identities of the two monsters, Hongye showed a seductive smile, and at the same time hugged Gu Yun in her arms even tighter.

"Ok?"

Banruo frowned, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "The master is not yours alone, quickly put Master Gu Yun down!"

"That's right, let go of Master!"

For Shikigami, who doesn't want to monopolize Gu Yun and enjoy his love and company.

But no matter it's Prajna, Xiaobai, or Three-tailed Fox, they all have their own limits, and they will never do anything that makes Gu Yun unhappy.

Red leaves, however, are a little different.

In other words, her state at this time is different from the normal Hongye

Heart hunting red leaves represent collapse and decay.

It is a bit like the scarlet corruption of the Valkyrie in the old man's circle. Although he has gained huge power, it will also continuously pollute Hongye's body and spirit.

Therefore, there is no time limit for Hongye's heart hunting mode.

Before she went completely crazy, Hongye was able to maintain her current state, possessing a powerful combat power comparable to that of a big monster.

"This, is this your new shikigami, young master?"

"so beautiful."

Red leaves have a coquettish beauty, this special charm, even Hayasaka Nao is dazzled.

"Humanity?"

Hongye has been paying attention to Gu Yun, and has not noticed Hayasaka Nao until now.

She thought that Gu Yun was carrying around his shikigami.

Unexpectedly, there was a human being.

"Hongye, this is my sister."

"Nice meeting, Miss Hongye," the girl said, "My name is Hayasaka Nao, please give me your advice."

Gu Yun hurriedly introduced each other to the two. Hongye's character is a bit sickly and delicate, and belongs to the kind that may go crazy at any time.

Moreover, she is jealous by nature, she can't see other women wandering around Gu Yun, and she is deeply afraid that the one she loves will be taken away by others.

"Really, a pretty face."

Hongye looked into Nao Hayasaka's eyes, and then withdrew her hand: "If you are such a beauty, I will allow you to serve by Master Gu Yun."

She is indeed a little sick and mad, but not irrational.

When she is calm, Hongye is very smart and responsible, and can do her best to protect one side.

However, her mood is not stable, and sometimes, she can be very crazy and cold.

"Master Gu Yun, I can't maintain this posture for too long, I'm worried that I will lose control."

"Well, you can just keep it normal."

"But if that's the case," Hongye said worriedly, "Hongye's strength is insufficient, only the ability of a superior monster may not be able to protect you well."

"It's okay, it's okay, there are not so many dangers in the world today."

In this regard, Gu Yun still needs Prajna and Three-tailed Fox to educate Hongye well.

Today is not Heian-kyo a thousand years ago, and there are not so many monsters and ghosts who are doing harm to one side.

Even if there are powerful monsters, they will hide in the dark. As long as Gu Yun and ordinary people don't take the initiative to step into it, it is basically impossible to get in touch with them.

"Then, Hongye understands."

The demon power dissipated little by little, the tattoos embellished with maple leaves began to disappear, and the clothes on her body also changed into a conservative blue-purple kimono.

"Hee hee, Master Gu Yun, does this red leaf suit your wishes?"

Hongye turned around in front of Gu Yun, but the boy is less than ten years old now, and with his current body, at most he can only think the girl is pretty.

For love and the like, we have to wait until he becomes a teenager.

"Ah, is that so?"

"The human body is such an inconvenience."

After Hongye's summoning was completed, Gu Yun asked Hayasaka Nao to take him back.

Among the shikigami, Hongye has entered the second layer of the world, on the same layer as Gu Yun, but ordinary people like Nao Hayasaka cannot see or touch her.

Xiaobai slipped into the shadow of Gu Yun again, while Banruo and Yingcao returned to the courtyard space brought by the picture scroll, silently guarding in the master's heart.

(End of this chapter)