Demon Capital Slayer

Chapter 122 The divine machine appears
I have never learned to sing...

Clearly, it is the song that truly embodies the power of the Crane Lady.

Chizuru, dressed in gorgeous clothes, sat upright in the room. Light gauze was hung around her to block all eyes, but it could not block the mocking gazes.

Perhaps the malice revealed is very small, as small as a needle, a light prick that won't even draw blood or cause much pain.

But it still exists.

She was just ten years old at that time.

They are no longer like toddlers who know nothing, but they are still some distance from truly understanding things.

The power of the Crane Woman is both a blessing and a restriction. She is allowed to live directly on the top floor of the castle tower, so she can see far into the distance. At the same time, she is forbidden to leave this tall and empty building. The only people she can usually come into contact with are a few maids and Hattori Hanzo, who is her bodyguard.

Every festival held in Edo was Chizuru's happiest day.

The fireworks that exploded in the sky, which looked only the size of a palm from a distance and seemed to be in the far reaches of the heavens, shone their beautiful light on the hopeful faces of the children.

"So, that's why you want to stand closer?"

In the darkness, Akemi's voice came from above.

Young Chizuru looked up and saw Akemi wearing a light green dress.

The latter crouched down to be at eye level with the former, her face bearing a warm smile that instantly made one feel at ease. Then she picked up Chizuru and lifted her to a higher position.

"Although I can't take you to the edge of the Edogawa River, this is still closer."

"Thank you," Chizuru said in a very hoarse voice, which sounded like two pieces of rusty iron rubbing against each other. She instinctively covered her mouth as soon as she said it.

"It's okay. I didn't sing well at first either. People even said I sounded like a baboon, even though he was the one who was tone-deaf."

So, I gave that guy a good beating afterwards. Humph, that clueless idiot! Now, I have countless people who like my singing.”

Mingmei pouted, raised her hand and waved her fist. In her mind's eye, a stubborn boy who had been pinned to the ground and ridden like a horse by her still refused to give in appeared.

Even though they were already quite familiar with each other, once that guy got stubborn, not even ten oxen could pull him back.

After that, she began to compete with it, and even after they moved away and separated, she never stopped practicing singing.

He was only thinking that when they met again, he would definitely give that guy a big surprise.

"Sister, can you sing that song for me?" Chizuru whispered in Akemi's ear.

"Sure, but for some reason, my sister sings off-key now, just like someone did when they were little," Mingmei said regretfully.

“Some bad guys have messed up my sister’s ‘threads’.” Chizuru pointed at Akemi’s throat.

"Chizuru will help you untie it." As soon as she finished speaking, Akemi felt a finger gently tap her throat.

"It's a deal, if I lie, I'll swallow a thousand needles." Chizuru said seriously, and then her small figure began to fade.

In contrast, a dim ball of light made of tangled threads appeared in the area of ​​Mingmei's voice. Influenced by some force, the ball of light quickly disintegrated and reconstructed until it transformed into an extremely small harp, bright and elegant.

“…” Akemi stared blankly at the girl who had disappeared from her hand, and couldn’t help but sigh.

"I really can't handle kids younger than me."

"Alright, now it's Hayashihara Akemi's turn to appear."

despair!
The foot stomped hard on the ground, making a crisp sound, and everyone in the entire Edo city heard a loud and clear voice shouting towards the sky.

Come listen to me sing!

Edo Castle was in an uproar.

The stone base of the castle tower began to tremble violently, as if the building itself was being shaken by the singing.

Immediately afterwards, a crack split the base in two, and the entire building rose upwards at a visible speed. "The castle tower is standing up!"

"The general's castle tower has been erected!"

People who were unaware of what was happening exclaimed in surprise as the tall and majestic Edo Castle rose up, seemingly growing two legs!

The two legs had a stone base as their outer shell, filled with a large amount of silk bundles as muscles, and also had movable metal joints!

Bathed in firelight, smoke, and the crimson glow of the setting sun, the castle tower stands majestically on the earth!

The house has grown legs!!!
Almost everyone who witnessed this scene felt an overwhelming sense of absurdity.

But this was just the beginning. The singing was amplified by the loudspeaker array, and the silk fabric stretched and tightened, causing the various mechanisms to operate smoothly.

Standing on the ground, the castle tower, the shogun's residence known as the Honmaru, is far from being transformed. The windows on both sides of the building are opened one by one, and a large number of black-clad ninjas who were hiding somewhere can be seen walking through the castle tower, stepping on the wooden floors, walls and even the ceiling.

At the same time, countless bolts of silk were launched outwards, flying across the sky to a tall building in the distance that was also making a rumbling sound. There, black-clad, masked ninjas were running and opening all the windows.

Silk fabrics flowed through the open windows, quickly connecting the buildings in a distant view.

"Ninomaru connection complete!"

"Mitsumaru connection complete!"

"Nishinomaru connection complete!"

"Tai-no-Maru connection complete!"

"We can combine now! Quickly ring the bell! Inform Her Highness the Princess and the General!"

Soon, bells rang continuously from the tops of the four smaller buildings.

This seems to foreshadow the start of the final battle.

The black ship seemed to be hesitating as well, but it was in an awkward position. Its range was too short to reach the castle tower, and it had already entered the inner castle of Edo, so it could not leave in the short term.

At this moment, Miken stood on the top floor of the castle tower, watching in astonishment as everything that was happening before his eyes unfolded.

But even more excited than him was the nearly sixty-year-old general himself.

"The secret scroll passed down from our ancestors is indeed genuine!"

He suddenly pulled a folding fan from his pocket and opened it, as if he was about to start dancing the "Dunsheng" dance.

Hattori Hanzo's eyes widened. "Nobunaga? General, are you out of your mind? Your surname is Tokugawa, not Oda!"
The old general paid no heed to anyone else. He held his open folding fan high and waved it continuously, while simultaneously shouting loudly at Akemi on the stage, who was using her singing to activate the power of the Crane Woman and control the silk-pulled machinery:
"Go, Chizuru, not for Dad or anyone else, but to fulfill your own wish!"

"Sing!" the general shouted hoarsely.

Mikasa noticed Akemi's face flush slightly, like a girl singing during a school performance suddenly seeing her father stand up from the audience, waving his arms and cheering loudly. She was both touched and angry, and desperately wanted him to sit down immediately.

But that's not the point right now.

The silk tugs at the other four buildings, whose bases extend wheel-like structures, causing them to move rapidly toward the main keep.

Two of them are connected to the base, which is divided into two parts, further increasing the height of the original leg structure.

The remaining two were pulled upwards until they were joined to the buildings on both sides of the castle tower. The sloping tiled roofs became shoulder armor, and the building structure became a structure resembling two arms.

From the deep, dark cavity below, two iron fists made entirely of metal spun out!
At the same time, the castle tower suddenly stood up, and Akemi, who was singing, was lifted up along with the top platform until she entered the head structure that flipped out from the inside of the building.

Its appearance is exactly like the legendary armor worn by Tokugawa Ieyasu - the gutsukuri. Two golden guts (ferns) that resemble ears of wheat curve upwards, while the helmet itself below is a deep black.

Five-in-one, Edo Castle activates the transformation of warlords!
With a thunderous roar, the invincible General Wansheng is about to enter the battle!

(End of this chapter)