Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

What kind of monster is it?

"One is a cherry blossom spirit, and the other is a kappa."

"..."

Grandpa fell silent, thinking to himself, "Isn't this the Mr. Nanfeng I met before, and the little kappa I helped just now?"

"Yes, is it possible to awaken a specific shikigami by interacting with different yokai?"

"this…"

Gu Yun hadn't told her grandfather about the scroll, so she accepted his guess: "It seems so."

"Gu Yun, your spiritual level is high enough that you won't feel any pressure even if you command hundreds of demons."

"However, when summoning monsters, you still need to have Lord Tianhu carefully oversee the process."

The more shikigami a sorcerer has, the safer they are.

Grandpa was worried that Gu Yun might be influenced by some evil demons, leading his grandson astray.

If it's true that Miss Tianhu is somewhat mischievous, then it's a bit of a mystery.

But she is kind by nature, and even when she does something bad, it's just some harmless pranks.

With her around, in the presence of a deity who can see into people's hearts, those with malicious intentions will never have a chance to get close to Gu Yun.

"Yeah, I remember."

After saying that, Gu Yun did not continue to seek out and make contact with the monster.

The awakening of shikigami is not without limitations; it involves chance.

Gu Yun might get new clues from just one random encounter with a monster, or he might encounter a whole bunch of monsters but not get a single new one.

Therefore, Gu Yun will not force him.

Everything is up to fate, and Gu Yun is very happy to have obtained a new shikigami.

It doesn't matter if I can't get it, because Gu Yun's current power is already enough.

Moreover, ordinary shikigami wouldn't be of much use; what Gu Yun truly wanted were powerful beings like Suzuka Gozen and Shuten-dōji.

They are the future high-end combat force of Gu Yun.

Where do we go next?

Platform.

Grandpa said, "There are entrances to the underworld all over the world, and they are connected to train tracks by the Grim Reapers who are responsible for guiding souls."

In other words, the deceased will leave this world by train or tram, just like the little wizard in Harry Potter.

"Kamakura has trains," Grandpa said, "but I've heard that some more developed areas already have trams."

"grim Reaper…"

Gu Yun didn't think much about taking the train to the underworld; what he cared more about was the Grim Reaper his grandfather had mentioned: "Which kind?"

"what?"

"That's right, Grandpa, the Grim Reaper you're talking about is the one from Western legends who wears a cloak and carries a big scythe," Gu Yun asked, "or is he wearing a black kimono and carrying a Zanpakuto?"

"..."

Grandpa was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "I know the one in front, it's the typical attire of the Grim Reaper from hundreds of years ago, but what is the one behind?"

Wearing a kimono is understandable, but what is a Zanpakuto?

"Ahem, I just read a manga before," Gu Yun laughed, "and the Grim Reaper in it was just like that."

Judging from Grandpa's reaction, the Grim Reaper in this world is definitely not the kind that can use Shikai and Bankai. He's probably more like the Black and White Impermanence.

"Ah, are you Ms. Iijima?"

As the two were walking toward the Kamakura town platform, a voice came from behind them.

The grandfather and granddaughter turned around and saw the silver-haired girl running quickly toward them.

The other person was wearing a leather jacket and gloves, and was almost completely covered by clothing except for his face.

"Miss Death, it's been a long time."

"Wow, it's been so long! Iijima-sensei has gotten so much older!"

The girl before him was the Grim Reaper his grandfather had mentioned before.

She has no name, only a code name, 'Yosuya'.

Otsuya is a grim reaper sent by the underworld to indirectly guide the dead to the afterlife and protect them as they journey to the next world.

"It's been so long in the blink of an eye."

Miss Death sighed, "That's true. It's been almost ten years since we last met, hasn't it? Before I knew it, even Iijima-sensei died. Time really flies."

"Um, well, I'm not dead yet."

"what?"

Miss Death immediately apologized: "Excuse me!"

Death cannot distinguish between the dead and astral projection; to them, the two appear almost identical.

Furthermore, not all living people are guided by the Grim Reaper after death.

In fact, only those who are kind-hearted or wicked will be specially sent by the Grim Reaper to take them to another world.

The virtuous reside in the underworld after death.

After evil people die, they go to hell and are then subjected to various tortures to cleanse their sins.

As for ordinary dead people, and those who die violently, their souls will be directly taken away by the power of the underworld.

Furthermore, Kamakura is believed to have an entrance to the underworld.

So, people here are basically guided by the Grim Reaper after they die, which is a special perk.

"Who is this…"

Miss Yiye noticed that Gu Yun kept looking her over and asked him curiously.

“This is my grandson,” the grandfather introduced. “Gu Yun, and this is Miss Yi Ye, a Grim Reaper from the Underworld.”

"So, Death is just like a human."

Hearing Gu Yun say that, Miss Yi Ye laughed and then shook her head as she came to him: "Oh, this? Actually, I'm wearing a mask right now."

"Look."

As Miss Yiye spoke, she removed her face like a mask, revealing a zombie-like true face that startled even Gu Yun.

"Hahaha."

Seemingly finding Gu Yun's reaction amusing, Miss Yiye put her mask back on and extended her hand, saying, "Hello, Master Iijima. I am Yiye. Nice to meet you."

"Please give me more advice."

Just as the two shook hands, a bright light shone again from the scroll in Gu Yun's consciousness.

[Obtained a clue to the hidden shikigami 'Kuchiki ???']

[Unable to summon due to severely incomplete information about this shikigami]

[By combining the remaining information, we have obtained a clue about the hidden shikigami 'Sode Shirayuki']

【Sleeves of White Snow】

Awakening Quest: Contact 10 benevolent deities who guide the souls of the dead (1/10)

"Severe information missing, unable to summon?"

Gu Yun was startled: "This Kuchiki??? Could it be Kuchiki Rukia?"

In the game Onmyoji, there are some special shikigami, known as 'collaboration shikigami', one of which is the collaboration between Onmyoji and Bleach.

"Because of the missing information about Rukia, 'Sode Shirayuki' was pieced together from the fragments."

"Is this okay?"

Who is Sode no Shirayuki, and who is Kuchiki Rukia?

Rukia Kuchiki is from an anime called "Bleach," and she is a Shinigami (death god). Sode no Shirayuki is the name of Rukia's Zanpakuto (soul-slaying sword).

"So, is the 'Sleeve White Snow' here a sword, or the pure white sword spirit?"

The awakening task involves contacting 10 benevolent deities who guide the souls of the dead. Looking at Miss Otsuya, she is clearly the benevolent deity the scroll needs.

In other words, it means that Gu Yun needs to come into contact with nine more guiding death gods like Miss Otoya.

"understood!"

Gu Yun knew in his heart that he was going to the Yellow Springs, where there would definitely be the Grim Reaper.

So, contacting nine more shouldn't be a big problem.

“Um, I have to go pick up the deceased now,” Ms. Otoyo said. “Iijima-sensei, are you planning to wait at the station first?”

"Can we watch from the sidelines?"

"Of course!"

Miss Otsuya smiled slightly, "The work of a Grim Reaper isn't something that can be done in the light of day: 'Then after I pick up the person, let's go to the Underworld together.'"

Judging from how familiar Miss Yiye is with it, the old man must have made quite a few trips to the underworld.

"Perfect timing, Gu Yun, you've never seen how Death guides the souls of the dead, have you?"

"You can take a look."

So, following their grandfather and Miss Otsuya, the three spirits arrived at a house.

Death has special powers that allow it to ignore the feng shui barriers within a house.

"Woooooo~~"

Standing outside the door, Gu Yun could faintly hear the sounds of mourning coming from inside.

Looking at the main gate, white lanterns are hanging, clearly indicating that a funeral is being held.