Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Lingzi's abilities vary in strength, but most of them come from Gu Yun's blessing.

After chatting with the spider lily for a while, Lingzi turned her attention back to Gu Yun.

"All right?"

The boy did not interrupt the two girls' intimate conversation, but waited there, giving them enough space and time.

"Ah."

Reiko received the power bestowed upon her by Gu Yun, along with a heavy responsibility.

Gu Yun had a vague idea about this, but he didn't speak up and waited for Natsume Reiko to make a choice.

"The key to the talent of 'burying all souls' lies in the word 'burying'."

Lingzi smiled slightly and continued to introduce her ability: "I can forcibly drag beings from different dimensions into the second dimension, thereby subjecting them to dimensional oppression."

"Dimensional reduction attack?"

"Hmm, that's a very apt analogy."

Reiko said, "The burial of all souls and the embracing of all beings are two opposite talents."

"The former allows me to drag my enemies into the afterlife, while the latter allows their souls to return to the human world."

Unlike the resurrection of one person at the Taishan Fujun Festival, Lingzi's ability to influence sentient beings can bring those she needs to other dimensions.

The limitation is that the highest dimension cannot exceed the limit that Reiko herself can reach.

“Summoned souls do not die,” Reiko said. “They are essentially just a projection of the spirit’s origin. Even if they are destroyed, I can revive them in the afterlife.”

The individuals summoned to other worlds are not truly resurrected.

Although they may possess flesh and blood and feelings, they are still the dead, and in the concept of the law, they are not things that should normally exist.

If I had to use an analogy, it would be like a virtual game.

The deceased's true form exists in the afterlife, yet they control their own characters, entering other dimensions to fight, and the game is the Burial Realm centered around Reiko.

'Isn't this just Impure World Reincarnation?'

As Gu Yun listened to Lingzi's description, he gained a general understanding of the effects of this talent.

However, given Gu Yun's current power, Lingzi's Great Summoning Technique seems to be more of a show than a practical tool.

"The first three are new capabilities."

“The fourth one is mine,” Reiko said. “The Supreme Law is an elevation of my Law Technique.”

"Oh dear, before I knew it, Xiao Gu Yun, you've really found me a really troublesome job."

Natsume Reiko is fundamentally different from other shikigami.

Other shikigami, such as Miketsu, Higanbana, and Ubume, reach the peak of their power upon awakening.

Although it can continue to grow stronger in the future, the bottleneck is obvious, and it will be difficult to achieve a qualitative breakthrough.

However, Reiko was different.

Reiko's supreme law evolved from the Law of Commands, and the original forbidden technique became a super forbidden technique.

The effect of the Laws of Law is that it allows one to form a contract with gods, demons, ghosts, and spirits to build a Book of Friends, and then use this Book of Friends to nourish oneself.

The Supreme Laws retain all the abilities of the Laws Technique, and Reiko can still create her own Book of Friends.

Therefore, she can continue to grow stronger, and even on the basis of her original strength, she still possesses terrifying growth potential.

However, Reiko didn't need to do that.

She has an extremely close connection with Gu Yun's Book of Divine Favor, and can even vaguely sense the existence of the 'Scroll'.

The scroll is a representation of Gu Yun's divine nature; flipping through it is equivalent to actively praying to Gu Yun.

In this respect, Reiko is like the spirit of the scroll, acting as a steward to help Gu Yun manage the chaotic scroll spirits.

The management here is not about control and restriction, but about allocation and conveying Gu Yun's instructions.

For example, Gu Yun needs a powerful enough shikigami to do something.

He can tell this request to Reiko, who will then carry out the order and choose a shikigami to complete the task given by Gu Yun.

In this process, the one who issued the command was Gu Yun.

As the number of shikigami increases, managing Gu Yun will become increasingly troublesome.

To be honest, Gu Yun also realized this, and he was finding it difficult to take care of the children at home.

Previously, Suzuka Gozen and Miketsu arrived, and the two women stood at the pinnacle of the martial arts faction and the divine faction, respectively. With this strength, they were also able to command a portion of the shikigami.

Yes, only a portion.

This is not because any shikigami are disobedient, but because Suzuka Gozen and the others are equal in status with the other shikigami; there is no absolute hierarchy.

Like the Zashiki-warashi, she was just a very weak god of fortune, and her combat power was basically at the bottom among Gu Yun's forces.

Even so, Zashiki-warashi can still sit at the same table as great deities like Miketsuhime.

Because they are all Gu Yun's shikigami, Gu Yun is the only superior of the three of them.

This is true for all shikigami.

Suzuka and Miketsu never felt there was anything wrong with this; they were simply more powerful and not the masters of the shikigami.

In their eyes, Zashiki-warashi are not some minor deity, but rather a maid in the household, a junior, not a subordinate.

Perhaps during the execution of a certain mission, due to Gu Yun's orders, Suzuka could take her aunt and Higanbana and act as the captain.

But this is only temporary.

Once the mission is over, they will become best friends again, with neither of them obligated to obey the other's orders.

"So, I should be considered the spirit of your scroll now, right?"

Reiko became the spirit of the illustrated scroll, managing all the gods and demons in the three volumes of the Book of Friends.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Lingzi."

"You know that too!"

Lingzi said speechlessly, "What happened to taking my sister out to have fun? She's clearly just a dorm supervisor!"

"Dormitory manager, pfft!"

Even Gu Yun couldn't help but laugh out loud at this analogy.

"Don't laugh!"

Lingzi, enraged, began to pinch and squeeze Gu Yun's cheeks with both hands: "You wretched little brat, do you want to experience the wrath of the dormitory supervisor?!"

Chapter 291 Will We Get a Raise?

"The dormitory supervisor is so scary!"

Gu Yun played around with Lingzi for a while, and took the opportunity to ask her about the detailed rights and obligations of the spirit of the scroll.

how to say…

It's a pretty useless identity.

In short, it means doing a lot of work and eating little.

There are no benefits, but you need to build good relationships with all the shikigami and try your best to ensure that they receive Gu Yun's full care.

Yes, that's right, it's Gu Yun's care.

Reiko: I'm the one who should be giving them warmth, so why are they receiving your care instead?

This is the awkward situation of the spirit of the scroll.

Reiko wants to make the shikigami feel a greater sense of belonging, not only for the shikigami in the scroll, but also for the shikigami in the Divine Favor Register.

Shikigami are divided into innate awakening and acquired transformation, which need no further explanation.

Reiko is a special case. She was transformed later in life, but she gained the recognition of the scroll and became its agent, thus combining both acquired and innate attributes.

"I'm even going to help you turn the shikigami that aren't in the scroll into scroll shikigami."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Lingzi casually put her arm around Gu Yun's neck and teased, "Does this count as helping you build a harem?"

"Even if I had the desire, I don't have the kidneys."

With so many shikigami in the scroll, and more to be added, it'll probably start at fifty, and there will be even more in the future.

Even if Gu Yun is extremely thirsty, she can't possibly develop relationships with everyone.

Although many shikigami yearn for Gu Yun's favor, such as Momiji, and Momiji, and Momiji.

"So, Sister Lingzi, your job is to deepen the sense of belonging of the scroll-painting shikigami and ensure their mental well-being," Gu Yun summarized. "You also need to find ways to increase the other shikigami's favorability towards me, so that they can reach the threshold of scroll-painting shikigami and thus be promoted?"

"Ah, is that how it is? Isn't it troublesome?"

Reiko Natsume said what she meant, but she didn't blame Gu Yun.

In fact, the bestowal of the scroll was not a one-sided wish.

If Reiko hadn't possessed this talent, or if she had harbored some inner resistance, she would never have become the spirit of the scroll.

The reason Reiko was able to gain the scroll's recognition was firstly because of the Ritsuryaku (ritual law) she possessed.

This spell is a perfect match for the scroll, and can be considered a manifestation of Reiko's potential.

Another point is that Reiko possesses a personal charm that can easily win the favor of any god, demon, monster, or ghost.

Looking at the story of "Natsume's Book of Friends," Reiko is simply a woman who flirts but never marries, leaving a trail of broken hearts and making countless yokai yearn for her.

"Well, forget it."

"That's what happens when I'm your older sister."

Although Reiko is older than Tamaki Iijima and is considered Tanigumo's aunt, she insists that Tanigumo call her "older sister".

Gu Yun genuinely placed Natsume Reiko on the same level as Hayasaka Nao and Miyako.

"but…"