Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Theoretically speaking, if a person is consumed by ghost stories and understands that he is already dead, he will be guided by the power of the underworld and be freed.

The most troublesome cases are like Tamura's, who doesn't know he's already dead.

This caused him to repeatedly relive the evening he encountered the Slit-Mouthed Woman, as if he were trapped in a dream.

As for the ghosts on the hearse.

They died violent deaths, their resentment unresolved, and they would never let go of their hatred for the world before going to the underworld.

"According to Grandpa, we are now spirits, almost like ghosts."

"Then why did we encounter this car?"

They are currently in a spirit state, and in theory, ghost stories shouldn't be attracted to the dead.

Gu Yun did see the incantation that her grandfather had recited earlier, so if she actively summoned it, could the ghost bring the hearse?

“My incantation is the medium of summoning.”

"The reason why hearses can be summoned by ghosts lies in the ghost stories about hearses themselves."

When people hear ghost stories about hearses, they often hear the part about someone getting into the hearse and finding many pale-faced people inside.

In other words, hearse ghost stories are usually associated with ghosts and spirits.

"Over time, these hearses have come to possess the ability to transport spirits."

Ghosts would use these hearses to travel to different places.

Sorcerers like my grandfather would occasionally ride in them for convenient travel.

My grandfather has lived on this land for sixty or seventy years, and he knows all too well what kind of supernatural events have happened in the area.

Are there many hearses like this?

“Not all urban legends become ghost stories,” Grandpa said. “It takes enough prayer.”

Just like the ghost bus that Grandpa summoned, its range is very large, far beyond the road near the Iijima old house.

However, there are many prerequisites for encountering it.

In the end, this ghost bus won't kill anyone.

"Its effect is probably to make people who get on the bus fall asleep in a daze, and when they wake up they find themselves in another city."

Not all ghost stories are like the Slit-Mouthed Woman; there are all sorts of bizarre ones.

Ghost buses are obviously included in this category as well.

"In addition, the resurrection speed of hearse-related ghost stories is much faster than that of other ghost stories."

Grandpa had considered exorcising this strange tale.

However, although the hearse itself is weak, its regeneration speed is frighteningly fast.

In ghost stories, powerful beings often have longer resurrection cycles.

And like the Ghost Bus.

If you destroy it today, a new one will appear tomorrow night.

Even if a warlock has a lot of free time, they wouldn't be this bored.

"If you encounter such strange tales in the future," Grandpa advised, "just ignore them if they don't harm anyone."

"Ah."

Gu Yun is not the kind of person who can't tolerate any flaws.

The existence of ghost stories is closely related to human speech. If you cannot eradicate them from their source, then it is meaningless to try to eliminate them again and again.

Chapter 61 One-stop service after death

"arrive."

"So fast!"

The Oni Bus was very fast. The Iijima House was not too far from Kamakura, only about 50 kilometers away.

Even by car, it would take at least an hour.

However, not long after Gu Yun got on the bus, it felt like less than 3 minutes had passed, and the two had already traveled more than 50 kilometers to reach a small town in Kamakura.

"Are all those ghost buses this fast?"

Even the ethereal divine chariot couldn't travel at this speed.

Gu Yun: Leave the group, Shenlan. It's not even as fast as other ghost stories.

"Because we are spirits now."

The reason why the divine carriage is not as fast as the ghost bus is that Miss Tianhu has to take care of Gu Yun, a mortal. Otherwise, it could cross dimensions at a speed far exceeding that of the hearse.

Gu Yun: My pot?!

"I see."

Gu Yun felt ashamed, realizing that he was the one who had slowed down the divine carriage.

Sure enough, even the most experienced driver like Miss Tianhu couldn't go fast when she was with elementary school students.

"Puff~puff~puff~"

Gu Yun got out of the car with her grandfather and suddenly noticed a group of little kids running past them.

They are very small, about the size of an adult's palm, green and look like ducks, except they have a turtle shell on their backs that looks like a temari ball.

"What is this, a monster?"

Gu Yun squatted down curiously, examining the small creatures.

In terms of demonic power, these little things can only be considered the weakest of the miscellaneous ghosts, utterly incapable of interfering with reality.

"That's a Temari Kappa."

Grandpa said, "The weakest type of kappa."

Kamakura has been known as the land of yokai (supernatural beings) since ancient times.

The area is filled with demonic energy, making it a favorite spot for all sorts of little monsters.

They live here alongside humans, maintaining a special relationship of non-interference yet close connection.

Temari Kappa is very small, just like its name suggests, it can curl up and transform into a temari.

Temari, also known as Temari, was introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty through envoys sent to Tang China. It became a game and toy for the nobility and later evolved into a refined traditional handicraft for collectors to appreciate and play with.

"Eh~~~"

Gu Yun asked curiously, "So there are monsters like this."

"Apoof!"

Seemingly overly focused on Gu Yun's gaze, one of the hand-marbled kappa, not paying attention to its footing, fell to the ground with a thud.

"This kind of monster doesn't seem very smart."

Gu Yun found it amusing, so he reached out and helped it up.

"Thank you."

After standing up, Temari Kappa bowed to Gu Yun, then followed the group with a grin.

This innocent and naive appearance gave Gu Yun a feeling of being healed.

“It’s quite cute.”

As Gu Yun spoke, the scroll in his mind suddenly emitted a blue light.

[Clues discovered regarding the new shikigami 'Kappa']

【Kappa】

Awakening Quest: Encounter a kappa-like monster.

How to awaken it: Find a pond, sink a cucumber into it, then put your hands together and call out the name of 'Kappa'.

"Hey?"

Gu Yun didn't expect to get a new clue about a shikigami so quickly.

"A kappa?"

In the game, the Kappa is an R-rank shikigami, not very powerful.

But it should be the only monster that Gu Yun currently possesses that is skilled in water.

"Following the Sakura Fairy, here comes the Kappa."

Moreover, judging from how this clue was obtained, Gu Yun realized that he could try to contact more monsters and see if he could unlock more shikigami.

"what happened?"

Grandpa doesn't remember any danger posed by the Temari Kappa.

"Um…"

Gu Yun pondered for a moment and said, "It seems we've obtained the true name of a new shikigami."

Previously, Gu Yun explained the origins of the shikigami by saying that they were attracted by his aura and willingly submitted to him.

"what?"

Grandpa was taken aback and asked, "Is it that little one from earlier?"

"no no."

Gu Yun is not the lord of all ghosts, so he would not take in monsters at will: "I don't know where this real name comes from. It seems to be something that the Three-Tailed Fox and Hannya Red Leaf have awakened."

"Is this so..."

Grandpa frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

He had never seen a Manlingge before, so he wasn't particularly surprised that Gu Yun could awaken a shikigami.

Perhaps this is a special ability of people with high spiritual attainment.