Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

No matter how you look at it, this is a deal that won't lose money.

Most importantly, Gu Yun was standing right next to her. Even if Izanami had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to trick Enma Ai.

So what she said is true; she really is giving Enma Ai a treat.

"Thank you for taking care of me, Lady Izanami."

Enma Ai still had to give Izanami face; since the other party had invited her so sincerely, she naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Alright, now let me take Lord Gu Yun to see the last inheritor."

Awakening Yama requires three messengers. Now that we have the Yellow Springs and Hell, finding the messenger from the Underworld will bring Gu Yun's journey to the afterlife to a perfect conclusion.

"What is the identity of the successor of the Underworld Messenger? Is he one of your subordinates?"

Gu Yun wasn't too concerned about that; the main thing was that he could inherit the skills and meet the requirements. The other party's background didn't matter.

Anyway, after some time, Izanami will become his person.

Even his immediate supervisor has taken on Gu Yun's shape. What can a mere employee do?

Moreover, Gu Yun's scroll power itself carries a strong soul binding.

Anyone who has received a favor from Gu Yun, while not necessarily devoted to him, would never harbor any intention to harm him.

To call it brainwashing is a bit of an exaggeration. At least Enma Ai and Natsume Reiko only felt that Gu Yun was kind to them, but their previous thoughts remained the same.

The only bottom line is that Gu Yun cannot be harmed.

Apart from that, there are no restrictions on freedom.

Of course, if Gu Yun uses the Book of Divine Favor to exert his power through words, then the shikigami will certainly be unable to resist his commands.

To some extent, the gods and demons who were willing to accept the inheritance were actually trusting Gu Yun.

Well, Enma Ai's situation is rather special.

At least, apart from Enma Ai, most of the foreign shikigami have a good impression of Gu Yun.

"Calling them subordinates isn't entirely accurate either."

Izanami led the way for Gu Yun: "Although I am now the Queen of the Underworld, this job represents more the recognition of me by the spirits and demons."

The underworld is not an imperial dictatorship, but rather leans towards a constitutional monarchy.

Izanami was the queen in name only; the one who actually ruled was someone else.

This person is not one or two, but a large group.

For example, the Ten Kings of Hell in the legends of the underworld, Meng Po, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva—these mythological figures all exist in the afterlife.

However, that world was extremely vast and was divided into many large and small regions by national boundaries.

The most basic distinction is between East and West.

In the Western underworld, there are only two regions, called the Underworld and Hell. For example, the Fallen Angel whom Gu Yun subdued earlier was once the ruler of Hell, commanding countless demons and gods.

As for Heaven, although it is also the afterlife, it is located in the fourth layer and belongs to the Pure Land, not the Other World.

"So please rest assured, Lord Gu Yun, I am not showing favoritism to my own people," Izanami explained, worried that Gu Yun might misunderstand. "The reason I chose her is simply because she is the most suitable candidate for the messenger of the underworld."

"Ah."

Gu Yun nodded in satisfaction at Izanami's thoughtfulness: "So what does she do? Is she also a god?"

"It is a god."

Izanami said, "Her name is Shiki Eiki, and her divine title is Yama Sennado. She was originally a practitioner of the Other Shore, and after Lord Yama fell in the war of gods, she took his place and became the new Yama."

“You told me that the job of the messengers of the underworld is to judge the dead, then our King Yama certainly meets your requirements.”

"Eiki Shiki..."

Gu Yun felt like he'd heard the name somewhere before, and he immediately searched his memory: "Huh? Isn't that the eternally lecturing loli from Gensokyo?"

There's actually a Four Seasons Eiki in this world?!

"What about Gensokyo?"

Gu Yun had investigated beforehand and found that Gensokyo did not exist in this world, nor did Yakumo Yukari, Hakurei Reimu, or anyone else.

Otherwise, Gu Yun would never have had the idea of ​​creating a Gensokyo.

"Is it just that the names are the same?"

Gu Yun thought it was impossible; it wasn't just somewhat similar, it was practically identical.

"However, the character design of Shiki Eiki seems to be different from what I remembered."

"The practitioner on the other side."

"The so-called other shore must be the area between the Little Penglai of the Yellow Springs and the Underworld, right?"

This place is very special; it is neither completely alive nor completely dead. It is a place with ambiguous rules and many loopholes.

The shrine maiden Midori and the unreincarnated Hao Asakura originally lived on the other side.

The setting of the Other Shore is somewhat like a resting place specifically for powerful sorcerers who have achieved success in their cultivation, a unique place where even after death, the gods will not interfere much.

Gu Yun can now understand to some extent why this is the case.

This was the result of a joint discussion between the World Will and the Twelve Heavens, in order to cultivate sufficiently outstanding successors and give them room for further advancement, so that the World would have the strength to fight back when Hiruko God invades again in the future.

"Where is she now?"

Gu Yun planned to meet this modern-day Yama.

"Don't worry, I'll take you there right away."

Izanami said, "Lord Yama is very busy, judging a large number of souls every day, so he cannot come to see you."

"Oh, I understand, I understand."

Gu Yun didn't care about that at all. The other person was busy with work and had great responsibilities, while he was just a idle street urchin with nothing to do. There was no reason for him to let the other person come to visit him.

It had nothing to do with power; it was simply out of politeness and respect for Shiki Eiki's position.

Soon after, the group followed Izanami into the underworld.

Unlike the desolate and empty Yellow Springs, this place is filled with towering city walls and continuous palaces. The countless buildings, while exuding a sinister and ghostly aura, also radiate boundless solemnity and reverence.

"So this is what the underworld is like?"

Outside the city gate, long lines of ghostly figures dressed in white stretched out, and once inside, the crowds were even larger.

Fortunately, Izanami travels with great pomp and circumstance, so low-ranking ghosts dare not offend her and will retreat in advance when they see them from afar.

"Is the underworld always this lively?"

Gu Yun discovered that many figures lived in the city of the Netherworld. They emanated a faint divine radiance; they were not gods, but they were imbued with divine power.

"The world's population has grown explosively in the last hundred years."

Izanami said, "The original system of spirits couldn't manage it all, so they hired many ghosts and made them into underworld officials, which are what sorcerers often call 'minor officials of the underworld'."

The term "吏" (lì) is not the same as "官" (guān), and there is a fundamental difference between the two; they cannot be generalized.

Chapter 307 Komachi

The lowest-ranking beings in the afterlife are wandering souls, which are new souls that have just arrived in the world of the dead.

In this world, there are many places for people to go after they die, such as being captured by the strange tales of the virtual world, or wandering among humans.

Only those who are guided by the rules of the underworld and successfully go to the other world can be said to have died a normal death.

When these souls are being guided, the afterlife has already conducted an initial screening. Most of them will go directly to Little Penglai because they have neither sins nor merits.

Only when one's own good and evil attributes completely overwhelm the other's soul will one be guided by the ghost soldiers to the underworld to be judged by the underworld gods.

If one's sins are heinous, one's soul will be sent to hell.

Conversely, if you have accumulated enough good deeds in your lifetime, the spirits of the underworld will give you the choice of whether you want to become a part of the underworld and work there as a ghost soldier or underworld official.

Ghost soldiers are the lowest rank, with underworld officials above them.

The death god that Gu Yun had seen before was neither a ghost soldier nor a ghost official, but a born evil god.

Simply put, Death is more like a race living in the afterlife, existing long before humanity was even born.

Therefore, such beings are called 'divine beings' by sorcerers.

"But they have little to do with me."

Izanami said, "My job is to coordinate the underworld and maintain the stability of the three kingdoms of the afterlife."

“I have no ghost soldiers or underworld officials under my command; they are not part of my system.”

Izanami's subordinates were only demons and demon kings, while the underworld spirits were more like her assistants. Izanami had no right to ask them to do anything.

For example, suppose a heinous murderer dies and his soul goes to the underworld.

If Shiki Eiki puts him on trial, then Izanami has no right to interfere with the outcome of that trial.

"Ten Hells?"

"Ah."

Izanami nodded and said, "They are the judgment body of the underworld, and they are the ones who are truly in charge."

In terms of combat power, the Ten Kings of Hell may only have the combat power of a Ghost King, with the strongest barely reaching the realm of a Ghost God.

However, they are all outstanding figures of their respective eras and are extremely impartial, never violating the laws and rules of the underworld due to personal preferences.

This is why the primordial deities and beings of the afterlife respect them and entrust them with power with confidence.

"Even among the Ten Kings of Hell, Shiki Eiki is one of the top figures."

The position of Yama is not permanent. This position is subject to the supervision of the will of the underworld. If any problems arise, the underworld will take back their power and authority.

Only in this way can the impartiality of Yama be guaranteed.

"Everyone is working very hard."

Gu Yun sighed. This Yama King may seem glamorous, but to be honest, he's still just a wage earner.

Thinking this, Gu Yun looked at Enma Ai and Natsume Reiko beside him: "Are you sure it's okay for you to exploit loopholes and open backdoors in the future?"