My tenants are monsters

As early as on the road, Shiraishi Rin had already received the message that this task was completed.

but……

Because the previous timing and occasion were wrong, she never took out this reward to check it out.

And to be honest, Bai Shilin actually felt a little strange in his heart-why did he get a severed hand after killing the man-eating ghost? Could it be that the severed hand was hidden by the man-eating ghost?

In other words, the logic of the system's release of task rewards is that the man-eating ghost is a "ghost clan", while the owner of the severed hand is a certain ghost king from the Dajiangshan ghost clan in the past, who is also a "ghost clan", and the two are also related. There are some subtle continuation of the blood relationship, that's why he connected the two and gave this severed hand to himself?

Although this reason is a bit far-fetched, but considering the precedents of Shimoshima Misato and [Misami Sword·Muramasa], it actually makes sense in general.

Having said that, there are actually not many "ghost kings" in Dajiangshan.

Apart from Shuten-douji, the leader, there are only four of them, Ibaraki-douji, Hoshikuma-douji, and Kinkuma-douji, who have ever been called "King of Ghosts" in the classics.And among these ghost kings, it is clearly recorded that the hand was broken... probably only Ibaraki Doji?

According to legend, Ibaraki Doji once pretended to be a woman, trying to lure Minamoto Yorimitsu Watanabe Tsuna, but was killed by the latter with the [Onikiri] in his hand, and cut off an arm.Later, Ibaraki Doji transformed into Watanabe Tsuna's adoptive mother, and tricked the severed hand back from the latter's home.

This story is one of the more famous ones in the legends about Dajiangshan.

If this severed hand was really the one cut off from Ibaraki Doji's body...then the origin would be extraordinary.

Bai Shilin deliberately went to the bathroom, took out [Ghost King's Severed Hand] and took a look.

The appearance of this thing itself is nothing special, it is just an ordinary arm, which is cut off from two or three inches below the elbow to the palm.The incision at the truncation is smooth and flat. I don’t know if it was done by the legendary [Onikiri]. Looking in from the plane of the cut, you can clearly see the inner muscle tissue, which is lifelike.

Even Shiraishi Rin had an illusion.

It was as if just sticking the severed hand in someone's elbow would bring it back to life and move again.

This thought made Shiraishi Rin shudder a little.

——If [Ghost King's Severed Hand] can really move, then it will definitely be of no benefit to the person whose hand was inserted.The best of the results, I'm afraid it is gradually reduced to a marionette manipulated by the severed hand.

"After you go back, ask Aunt Ogino for help, and study its usage..."

After making up his mind, Rin Shiraishi retracted the broken hand into the system's inventory, and returned to the outside room.

"By the way, during the time I was away, nothing happened at the hotel, right?"

Rin Shiraishi asked Nogi Maki and Sachiko.

The two girls glanced at each other and shook their heads, and Yuki Maki replied, "No, Sachiko and I have been staying in the room and haven't heard or seen anything."

"That's good."

Rin Shiraishi thought for a while, sent a few messages to Shimoshima Misato on the line, and briefly explained the results of the man-eating ghost incident, then picked up his clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

The next day, Shiraishi Rin and Nogi Maki took Sachiko to the Fuji Five Lakes area.

Shiraishi Rin just had a fight with a man-eating ghost here the day before, and also encountered a thousand-year-old monster like the ghost girl Hongye, so he was somewhat apprehensive about this place.But it's not enough to dare to come here for this reason.As long as you don't get close to the fierce land of the sea of ​​trees in Aokigahara, and just take a walk while looking at the scenery, there is actually no problem.

Especially Lake Kawaguchi, one of the five lakes, is equipped with various water and shore recreational facilities.Shiraishi Rin and Nogi Maki also rented a three-person bicycle, and took Sachiko to ride around the lake.When I was sweating a little, I stopped to eat something in the nearby Japanese restaurant.

Then sit and rest in the open-air small square with a cup of milk tea.

Rin Shiraishi chatted with the two girls one after another, and at the same time turned his gaze not far away.From the snow-capped Mount Fuji, I saw the slightly frozen lake.

At this time, although the surface of the lake was frozen, the ice layer was very thin, and there was still water flowing in many places. You can sit on the shore to fish or have a picnic.There are also quite a few people cycling or jogging along the lake like Shiraishi Rin and the others.

Suddenly, a slightly familiar figure appeared in Shiraishi Rin's sight.

It was by a lake more than a hundred meters away. A red-haired woman in a black windbreaker was sitting on a rock, drinking a bottle of sake.

VOLUME 320: Chapter [-] The Ghost Girl Hongye Again

This one, of course, is the ghost girl Hongye.

There is also a barbecue grill next to it, on which is a huge herring, which has been scraped and cut open. One of the two ghost guards who appeared in Shiraishi's sight last night is sprinkling seasoning on it. The other stood in the jungle not far away and stared around, looking like a conscientious guard.

If one ignores the nearly two-meter-long size of the herring, and the apparently unscientific and burly figures of the two ghost guards—these two are now hiding their ghost characteristics, but the average size is more than two meters, The body is like a half iron tower - this scene seems to be just a normal scene.

After all, besides these few people, there are a few places beside Lake Kawaguchi where people who came out to have a picnic can be seen.

but……

Combined with the identity of the ghost girl Hongye, her appearance is a bit unusual.

This woman...couldn't be squatting on herself?

No wonder he said before that "we will meet again soon", which was indeed very fast. It was only one night and half a day since Shiraishi Rin killed the man-eating ghost last time.

Almost at the same time as she recognized the ghost girl Hongye, the latter also raised her head, raised her glass slightly, and paid respects to Shiraishi Rin from a distance, as if she had noticed her existence long ago.

This action undoubtedly confirmed Shiraishi Rin's guess just now.

Shiraishi Rin's heart skipped a beat.

On the other hand, Hongye, the ghost girl, took the wine bottle back in a leisurely manner, put it on her lips and took a sip of the sake inside, then narrowed her eyes, and focused her gaze on Sachiko, staying for a while, as if she had discovered something interesting Same.

"..."

Shiraishi pursed his lips lightly, and also glanced at Sachiko next to him from the corner of his eye, frowning slightly.

Nogi Maki next to her seemed to have noticed something, and followed her gaze to the other side of the lake, and said softly: "Xiao Rin, the woman over there... is someone you know, she seemed to be heading towards us just now. What about watching?"

"No, I don't know."

Shiraishi Rin shook his head decisively.

After a pause, she reminded Nogi Maki and Sachiko in a low voice: "That woman and the two strong men beside her are not human, and I can feel her breath is dangerous, so... if you If you see her in other places later, don't approach her rashly."

As the ghost girl Hongye, it is unlikely that she will attack an ordinary person like Nogi Maki.

But Sachiko...

"Could it be that there is something about this little girl that this woman cares about, so that she keeps looking this way?"

Rin Shiraishi followed the gaze of the ghost girl Momiji, looked at Sachiko a few times, then moved her seat, sideways to block the view from that side.

The little girl herself also noticed that something was wrong, but because she hadn't heard Shiraishi Rin tell about the ghost girl Hongye, she just blinked her eyes at this time, poked her head out from Shiraishi Rin's side and glanced across the lake, and was caught by Shiraishi Rin Pushing his head back, his little face was a little dazed:

"Sister Rin, that big sister over there..."

"Shh-"

Rin Shiraishi raised her index finger in front of her lips, interrupting Sachiko's desire to ask, and at the same time avoiding disturbing Nogi Maki next to her.

At this time, Shiraishi Rin himself was not too happy to see the scene of the ghost girl Hongye, but the thoughts in his heart turned rapidly——

Sachiko's strength is indeed not strong, let alone compared with the ghosts, even if this little girl is human, this level of strength can only be said to be a fledgling, and there is no reason for the ghost girl Hongye to pay special attention.If there is anything about Sachiko that deserves Momiji's attention...

Then I'm afraid there is only one point——

Sachiko's identity is a half-demon!

It's true that Ogino Yoshie is a cat, but the little girl's father Ogino Yuki is a real human being, and he is also an exorcist with spiritual power.Rin Shiraishi has only seen this case of a child born from the combination of a human and a monster like Sachiko.And judging from the materials she had browsed in the archives of the special class, this kind of existence is probably rare in the whole of Japan.

——One of the most famous cases should belong to Abe Seimei, who is known as the son of the white fox.

However, it is precisely because the proportion of such half-demons is very low that they are deliberately recorded when they appear in history.

In this way, it makes sense for the ghost girl Momiji to keep her eyes on Sachiko.

"That woman...shouldn't have any plans for Sachiko, right?"

I have never heard of any special properties of a half-demon, such as eating a piece of meat like a Tang monk can make you live forever...

"In short, let's get out of here as soon as possible, so as not to cause complications."

After drinking the milk tea in the cup, Shiraishi Rin took Nogi Maki and the two, and left near Lake Kawaguchi.

When she was leaving, she turned her head to look in the direction of the ghost girl Hongye, and found that the woman was still there, eating fish.

Speaking of which, the herring was much bigger than the average fish, and as far as Shiraishi Rin felt, even if it hadn't matured yet, it shouldn't be much worse.But for a millennium-old monster like the ghost girl Hongye, even fish spirits should be eaten the same way, but...

As long as it's not eating people, it's fine.

Bai Shilin took one last look at the location of the ghosts, then gathered his thoughts back, and hurried back to the hotel.

The ghost girl Hongye did not follow.

That afternoon, a few people played cards in the small park near the hotel for a while, and went to a nearby restaurant to have a big meal when they were waiting for dinner, then returned to the room where they stayed early, took a bath for a while, and went to bed sleep.

So far, they have visited several of the most famous scenic spots near Mount Fuji in turn.

Although because of the short time, it was a bit like watching flowers on horseback, and there was a little accident in the middle...but it was a worthwhile trip.According to the travel plan drawn up when they were in Tokyo, they should go back tomorrow.

"Go to bed early, Maki, and Sachiko. I'll wake you up when I wake up tomorrow morning, and I'll be in the car by then, so I can't do without recharging my energy."

Shiraishi Rin came out of the bath, dried her hair with a hair dryer, turned her head and said to the other two girls in the room.

Nogi Maki nodded, but she was still playing with the phone in her hand, her slender fingers swipe around on the screen, as if she was very busy.When Rin Shiraishi dried her hair and put the hairdryer back, she passed by the girl and glanced curiously.

The girl is organizing a photo album.

VOLUME 321: Chapter [-] Maki's Photo Album

"Are these photos taken at Lake Kawaguchi before?"

Shiraishi Rin asked casually.

Nogi Maki didn't seem to notice Shiraishi Rin's approach, let alone that she would suddenly ask this. After trembling with fright, she swiped the screen frantically, cut a photo she was looking at, and then Looking at the desktop, he turned around nervously and said:

"Ah yes...it's the photos we took during our trip to Mt. Fuji these days. I'm just sorting them out. By the way, Xiao Lin, did you just come out of the shower, do you need help blowing your hair?"

"no need."

Shiraishi Rin tilted his head and thought about it, remembering that this happened.

She herself doesn't like to take pictures. Even when she is traveling, she only takes pictures of magnificent scenery at most, and rarely takes pictures of people or selfies.Especially if someone has already taken pictures, it is even less likely to do so.

This kind of personality was developed from a previous life, and it is incompatible with most students at this stage of high school, especially girls.

But Nogi Maki is completely different.This girl is very keen on taking selfies, and she often shares her photos and status on the line.

——However, after experiencing Xiaobailou and Pale Figure, Nogi Maki became a lot more careful than before, and closed the permission to be visible to strangers.After all, she already knows that there are a lot of ghosts and monsters in this world. If something is stalking her on the Internet, and she chases them all the way along the network cable, there will be troubles in the follow-up.

But now the problem is...

What happened to Nogi Maki's actions just now?

Under Shiraishi Rin's gaze, Nogi Maki smiled unnaturally, her face was already flushed red: "Ahem, um, I have taken too many photos these days... I won't organize them today , let’s talk about it later when we get back.”

"Well, that's fine, let's go to bed early today..."