My tenants are monsters

For example, all kinds of furniture and decorations have basically been refurbished, and the latest TVs are used, and the screen occupies almost half of the wall.What's more, there is a one-meter-high floor-standing fish tank in the living room. There are some gray-green fish in it. I don't know if they are fierce-tempered piranhas.

Rin Shiraishi didn't have much impression of these things, probably the ghost girl Hongye moved in when she was going to school.

In addition, there is another point worth mentioning, that is, on the sofa and coffee table in the room, there are some messy books, clothes, various snack bags, and film and television drama posters... Well, Izayoi did say that the ghost girl Hongye Opened an entertainment company in the Kanto region.Bai Shilin originally thought that this was just a whim of the ghost girl Hongye when she was bored, but now it seems that the leader of the ghost clan may have really done some research on the Japanese film and television industry, but I don't know if he will do the planning himself.

"sit down."

The ghost girl Hongye casually snapped her fingers, and with a surge of evil energy, the clothes and books scattered around automatically flew up, and they were arranged by category on the cabinets and bookcases on both sides of the living room.

Afterwards, the woman turned around and said, "Would you like black tea or fruit juice?"

"……I also can."

Shiraishi Rin took a deep breath, suppressed the little tension in his heart, then sat down on the sofa beside the coffee table, and observed the two sides at the same time.

Hmm... She was mainly thinking about where she should make a strategic retreat if she really got into a fight with the ghost girl Hongye later.

Two cups of black tea were brewed in no time.

The ghost girl Hongye had already taken off the coat she was wearing outside, walked to the sofa wearing only a shirt, and sat down on the other side of the coffee table.Because the top two buttons of the neckline are open, you can see the magnificent outline of the chest. It is estimated that there is a [-]% to [-]% possibility that there is a vacuum inside...

"I just moved here not long ago, and I haven't had time to buy a home. If there is a short reception, please don't be offended."

The ghost girl Hongye said something lightly, then closed her mouth, and made an gesture of inviting Shiraishi Rin to drink tea.

Since the other party took the initiative to invite, Shiraishi Rin couldn't refuse, so he could only take a sip from the teacup, and then bit the bullet and said a few words, "It tastes good".

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ps: Last night I fell asleep halfway through the code, so I will make up for yesterday's update...

Volume 397: Chapter [-] The Origin of "The Country of the Underworld" (Two in One)

Shiraishi Rin only took a sip of the black tea and tasted it, then put down the cup.

The ghost girl Hongye took a few sips slowly before she said slowly: "Why, do you think the black tea is not to your taste, or do you suspect that I put something in the tea?"

"Ahem, that's not..."

Shiraishi Rin actually had some doubts in his heart, but such words must not be said in front of the ghost girl Hongye.

"is it?"

The corners of the ghost girl Hongye's lips curled up slightly, and she stared at Shiraishi Rin intently, until she looked away a little guilty, and then said again: "Well, forget it, anyway, you don't have much interest in drinking tea slowly, let's talk about business ...Before starting these topics, do you have any questions that you are particularly concerned about, do you want to ask me first?"

"This one……"

Shiraishi Rin pondered for a moment, some slightly messy thoughts subconsciously appeared in his mind.

She does have some problems.

For example, what was the ins and outs of what happened in Shiraishi's apartment 30 years ago; what is the relationship between the ghost girl Hongye and the mythical villain boss "Sixth Heaven Demon King", and the latter is also looking for "the kingdom of the underworld" What is the purpose of "... These questions are not just born recently, but have sprouted in Shiraishi Rin's heart since a long time ago, wanting to find an answer.For now, the question that concerns her the most is...

"You said outside just now that the 'basement' is neither in this world nor in the kingdom of the underworld. What do you mean?"

Shiraishi Rin looked at the ghost girl Hongye sweetly, and asked word by word.

Could it be... besides these two places, are there other regions in this world?

"There is."

The ghost girl Hongye nodded.

The woman put down the teacup in her hand, folded her hands on her chest and went to lean on the sofa behind her. After thinking for a while, she said again: "Let's start from the beginning. Do you think there is a gap between the 'Nation of Underworld' and this world?" What kind of relationship?"

"Ok?"

Rin Shiraishi rubbed his chin hesitantly, thought carefully for a while, and then replied cautiously: "It should be, the relationship between the outside and the inside, right? It's like a cardboard box. Inside, and outside the cardboard box, there is still more space that we don't know about.

Those practitioners, whether they come from the world of humans or the world of ghosts and demons, what they are doing, whether intentionally or not, are exploring the outside of the cardboard box. Occasionally, someone will find the edge of the cardboard box and peek into a part of the outside world through the gap. With scales and half armor, there is a legend about the 'Land of the Underworld'..."

While Bai Shilin was speaking, Hongye, the ghost girl, listened silently until she paused, then nodded slightly: "A cardboard box...it's still an image. You're right to understand it this way, but it's not enough. "

"Actually, the exploration of the 'Nation of the Underworld' has started a long time ago, and its shadow can be seen in the legends of various countries, regions, and religions. For example, the 'Hell of the Underworld' in China, the Nordic 'The Kingdom of the Dead', the 'Underworld', and the 'Eighteen Hells' of Buddhism... are all names given to the 'Nation of the Underworld' by human beings at that time based on their own exploration and cognition.

But what all myths and legends have in common is that everyone can feel the existence of such a place, but they cannot go to find out in person.Even if there are lucky ones who stray into it occasionally, there is often no way to come back, and they can only be buried in that place with the secrets they discovered.

Only a very small number of individuals are able to travel back and forth between these two worlds, such as Abe Seimei among humans, Qing Xingdeng among monsters, and a few Fusangshen, and of course Shirazu Sana of this era is also one of them. .

But so far, maybe even they themselves don't know where this ability comes from. "

"Then... what about you, Sister Hongye?"

"Well... I know a little bit."

Facing Shiraishi Rin's cautious questioning, the ghost girl Hongye smiled, and then sorted out her wording:

"How should I put it. Many human beings think that the 'Nation of the Underworld' is just a derivative of this world, born by absorbing various negative emotions from this world, and then nourishing and growing over the years. But in fact , the appearance time of the "Nation of the Underworld" is far earlier than the present world.

If you really want to trace it back, it can probably be traced back to the beginning of the birth of the world, that is, at least billions of years ago.

This number is calculated by human beings through scientific methods. Although it may not be accurate, it is barely enough to be used as a reference.

However, compared with the time calculated in hundreds of millions of years, the time for the human species to appear on a large scale in the true sense of history and form human civilization is only a few hundred thousand years.In other words, the "present world" defined by human beings is just such a not-too-long silhouette cut from the long river of history.So before the birth of human beings, what did the "Nation of the Underworld" rely on to form? "

"..."

really.This is a problem that can be found upon careful consideration.

Whether it is "the land of the underworld", "hell", "underworld", or "hell", they are all concepts created by human beings.So naturally, they all look at and think about problems from a human perspective, and then draw conclusions.But the existence of these concepts is not defined by humans, so of course not all of those negative emotions are provided by humans.

Therefore, the existence of the "Nation of the Underworld" should have been formed when creatures just started to appear in the heaven and earth, or even when everything was still in a dead state!

Even at that time...

There is no distinction between the kingdom of the underworld and this world at all, because the two are fundamentally connected and integrated with each other.Many powerful monsters can freely shuttle between the two by virtue of their own abilities, and see their dead relatives and even ancestors.The latter will re-enter the cycle after a period of time to form new species.

"So, there is such a thing? Then why later..."

"Of course, it's still because of the appearance of humans."

The ghost girl Hongye went on to say: "Early before the birth of the human species, the individuals who could practice in this world were basically all kinds of monsters. Although there were occasional disputes with each other, due to the scarcity of individuals, they generally maintained In a relatively balanced situation, human beings are different.

Human beings are one of the very few populations that can have both strong reproductive ability and excellent cultivation qualifications. Although their lifespan is short, there are often some talented individuals who can cultivate to the point where they can compete with some thousand-year-old monsters in just a hundred years. comparable to beasts.There are even some people who have mastered special cultivation methods, and they can enter the realm of gods as human beings and become so-called "human body gods" and "Buddhas".In this way, the already qualitative balance in the world is gradually broken.

Especially when human beings first appeared in the world, some powerful monsters would kill and devour them at will with their own power, or force human beings to offer tribute to themselves on a regular basis.This kind of hatred has accumulated over the years, and when human beings finally mastered the method of cultivation and gradually began to gain a foothold in the world, they began to set off fierce revenge.

Most of this period of history has been annihilated over time, and only a small part has been handed down to form the ancient myths and stories passed down in various countries and nations. "

"Then what happened later?"

Shiraishi Rin asked.

She didn't ask about the situation of the ghost girl Hongye at that time.

Because the situation is already clear——

Since the "Devil King of the Sixth Heaven" is listed in the Buddhist scriptures as the villain who tempted mankind to degenerate, the role he played in that era is not very glorious.Moreover, the ghost girl Hongye also mentioned "Buddha" in her narration just now. Maybe there really was a Venerable Sakyamuni who personally suppressed the "Sixth Heaven Demon King" back then, so the latter saved the country through curves The method is to put the ghost girl Hongye into the present world as her own human body, instead of descending in person with her body.

Rin Shiraishi doesn't know what the ghost girl Hongye or the "Sixth Heaven Demon King" is thinking now, but knowing that this may be a pitfall, it is better to avoid stimulating her as much as possible.

"later……"

The ghost girl Hongye took another sip of black tea. When she realized that the tea was cold, she raised her hand and snapped her fingers. With a wave of demonic power, the kettle in the kitchen started to boil water automatically. Automatically floated over and filled the two cups on the coffee table with water:

"This war started tens of thousands of years ago and lasted until thousands of years ago. During the process, some monsters joined the human camp one after another. Some of them became 'gods' enshrined by some humans, while others They are willing to lower their status and become servants driven by the strongest among human beings. In addition, there are some monsters who are naturally violent and have no intention of communicating with human beings at all. Together with the monsters who followed them, they were completely wiped out.

Such a struggle eventually caused a great flood that swept the entire world.The legends of 'Noah's Ark' and 'Water God's Anger Touching Buzhou Mountain' in the history of mankind all come from this.

After that, on the one hand, some gods were tired of such endless wars, and on the other hand, they also felt that sooner or later all civilizations would be destroyed if this continued, so they jointly used a big method to maintain the connection between the kingdom of the underworld and the present world. After forcibly cutting off, the two concepts became distinct.

And this accident is usually called 'Jedi Tiantong'. "

Volume 398: Chapter [-] The End of Everything (Two in One)

So far, the information that the ghost girl Hongye has said is basically what Rin Shiraishi has mastered through various channels before.

The difference is nothing more than more detailed.

And next...

The ghost girl Hongye finally talked about the question Baishi Rin asked just now: "...Although after the Jedi Tiantong incident, the present world and the 'Nation of the Underworld' have been gradually separated, but there is one thing that must not be confused , but what is easily overlooked by the human community is the 'Nation of the Underworld', which is not a whole."

"Ok?"

"The present world in human cognition actually refers to the human society established on the surface of the earth. Although there are countries and regions in it, even the farthest country, even the sky above the clouds The city of the city, or the distant north and south poles, can be reached by planes, ships, etc. However, the "land of the underworld" is different.

It is almost impossible for any technology or technique to lead to its passage. The very few individuals who can shuttle between the two either inherit the blood of some ancient existences before Jedi Tiantong in their bodies and awaken them at a specific time; A pure 'gene mutation' is basically not reproducible.Even their direct descendants may not be able to master the same ability. "

The ghost girl Hongye took a few sips of the freshly brewed black tea, and continued: "On this basis, the 'Land of the Underworld' is just a general concept summed up by human beings based on the pitifully little information they currently have. In fact, even within the 'Nation of Underworld', there are many layers of different spaces.

Among them, there are only a very small number of people who can be directly connected, and most of them are blocked by heavy barriers. Even if they are as powerful as gods, it is not easy to break through these barriers and reach the other shore.

From this perspective, the composition of all these worlds is more like the 'world tree' in the Nordic mythology system.

The so-called present world of human existence is just a leaf on this tree, and there are many other different dimensions along the branches.These different spaces are far wider than the present world, and they together constitute the concept of 'the kingdom of the underworld'.Moreover, the things inhabited in each different space are also different. It may be gods and Buddhas in ancient times, or it may be those demons and ghosts who have been sealed or killed.

Some of them are different spaces, which are relatively close to the "distance" of the present world, and are easier to be spied or perceived by human beings.

There are also some leaves, far away from the human world, but closer to the root of this world tree.

But so far, no one has been able to really enter the root of the world tree, and can only try to spy from various angles.The only public opinion is that the 'root' contains the deepest secrets of the entire world, such as the mechanism of reincarnation, and the reason why the world was born in the first place...etc.There is the origin of everything and the end of everything. It may be the place where the earliest creation god used to live or sleep for a long time, and other individuals cannot desecrate it. "

"world Tree……"

Bai Shilin made up the shape of the tree in his mind, thoughtfully.

At this time, it had been a while since the two of them started talking, and outside the half-closed curtains, the night gradually closed, and the sky became dimmed little by little.

As time passed, Shiraishi Rin also gradually felt a little thirsty, so he had to take a few sips from the teacup.After the ghost girl Hongye waited for her to put down the cup, she picked up the kettle next to her and filled her with tea again. After she cleared her mind, she continued:

"In addition, because there is a barrier between the present world and the 'Nation of Underworld', and they cannot be directly reached, there is also the concept of 'intermediate area' between the two. It means that it is neither the present world nor the 'Nation of Underworld' ', but in the middle of the two. This is where the formation I just told you is located.

If I had to give an example... it would probably be equivalent to this wall between two rooms.

If you want to go from this world to the other world, you must pass through these places. "

"..."

Rin Shiraishi followed the sight of the ghost girl Hongye, and glanced at the wall on the side of the living room.

To be honest, when she heard the words of the ghost girl Hongye, the first thing she thought of was not the "middle area", but all kinds of ghost stories related to the "wall".For example, the female corpse with flesh and blood built into the wall bricks, the eyes in the cracks in the wall... and so on.But if you think about it carefully, this metaphor is actually quite vivid.After all, the existence of walls is closer to the concept of a "space barrier" than cardboard boxes.

"That is to say..."