Damn! I'm surrounded by beautiful women's ghost stories

Natsuki chose to close his eyes, slowly turned around, and walked in the direction of the knocking.

It is strange to say, when ordinary people close their eyes and walk forward, it is not only difficult to keep direction, but also difficult to maintain body balance. However, Xia Shu feels that he is walking with great vigor, as if something is supporting him. He takes bold steps and runs all the way, his speed getting faster and faster.

When he stopped walking because he was tired, Xia Shu realized that the ground under his feet was no longer the familiar sidewalk, but a lawn.

Is there a lawn in this area?

When the "click" and "click" knocking sounds disappeared, Xia Shu opened his eyes.

What appeared before his eyes was a dilapidated shrine with peeling paint and crooked torii gate.

Turning around and looking back, the world behind me was a fog. The crossroads seemed close at hand, yet also seemed far away. I blinked and tried hard to look over there, but it disappeared again.

【Ghost Story Map: The Hidden Shrine (D)】

[Status: Enabled (0%)]

[Details: It seems that there are many invisible beings living inside. It is really lucky to encounter them. It is a good place to rest.]

There was no danger at all.

Xia Shu walked up the stone steps.

The mossy stone steps are a bit slippery, so you need to walk carefully.

There were also some wild grass growing out of the cracks in the stone steps, the longest of which was as high as the calf.

It was already dusk, and the stone steps of the shrine, facing west, had been exposed to the sun for most of the day, but now they were filled with a thick smell of moisture, as if they had been covered with dew before the sun rose in the morning.

The sunlight fell on the dewdrops on the wild grass and was imprisoned by millions of dewdrops, turning into millions of light points. If you look down carefully, you can see that there is a sun hidden in each dewdrop.

A light touch of fingers shakes off the water droplets.

Xia Shu looked up at the short stone steps. He had never thought that he would be attracted to a stone staircase for so long. The last time he felt so carefree was when he was young and didn't know what worry was. Even when he occasionally thought about it, he couldn't find any sense of immersion. But now it really seemed as if he had returned to that time.

After going up the stone steps, there is only a somewhat dilapidated temple.

A raccoon wearing a bamboo hat was standing at the door.

"Shigaraki?"

This raccoon cat has a very prominent background. It can usually be found in izakayas and is also considered a kind of lucky cat.

It is said that he possesses eight auspicious properties on his body, which are called the "Eight Phases of Dependent Origination".

Wearing a bamboo hat: ward off disasters.

Sake bottle: The Japanese word for sake bottle is "トくり", which, as the name suggests, symbolizes noble character.

Tail: It symbolizes stable support for your career.

Golden bag (egg): represents a bag full of money, symbolizing the influx of wealth.

Notebook: Do business with integrity.

Big belly: symbolizes a calm and bold psychological quality.

Big eyes: overlook the surrounding environment and correctly judge the situation.

Smiling face: The honest expression represents the honest and harmonious atmosphere between people.

This guy also has a health bar above his head.

[1000/1000]

Although it is the same D-level map as [Cursed House], the strength of the Shigaraki is obviously stronger than that of the mother and son of the curse.

Shigaraki looked at Natsuki: "Is there anything you want to buy?"

It was then that Natsuki discovered that there were three things placed in front of the raccoon dog.

[Immortal Wine (Item/Normal): Drinking it can restore half of your health. There is 1/1 remaining, which will be automatically filled over time], Price: 100 Soul Jades

[Faith Purifying Blood (Item/Normal): Can remove the curse from evil cursed objects], Price: 15 Soul Jades

[Plum Rice Ball (Item/Miscellaneous): Can restore a small amount of health], Price: 3 Soul Jades

Xia Shu looked at the raccoon cat in front of him, who was leisurely and shaking his head, and asked, "Can you make it cheaper?"

Shigaraki looked at him with a smile: "Is there anything you want to buy?"

Although Xia Shu really wanted to kill the other person and take the things away, the health bar on the other person's head made him choose to remain calm.

He patted the folding knife in his pocket and tried to calm down.

Even if you just carry a cursed item with you, your mentality will be affected.

Feeling his pocket, Xia Shu spent 18 soul jades to buy [Faith Purifying Blood] and [Pickled Plum Rice Ball]. Since he had encountered them, he had to buy them, otherwise he didn't know when he would see them again.

He only now realized that Soul Jade was actually the currency of ghost stories. He previously thought that 25 soul jades were of no use, but now he felt that they were too few.

After finding that he could not communicate with the raccoon dog, Natsuki began to search the shrine.

Soon he encountered another thing, a huge golden egg.

There was a health bar of [1000/1000] above its head, which made Xia Shu instantly realize that the thing in front of him was probably another strange story.

"How much money do you want?" The golden egg's voice was buzzing, like an old monk chanting.

The more money the better, but there is definitely a price to pay.

And three choices appeared before him.

[Golden Spirit's Fortune: After you defeat 3 F-rank ghost stories, you can get 5 Soul Jades as a reward]

[Golden Spirit's Fortune: After you defeat 3 E-level ghost stories, you can get 15 soul jades as a reward]

[Golden Spirit's Fortune: After you defeat 3 D-rank ghost stories, you can get 45 Soul Jades as a reward]

The golden egg in front of you is the legendary golden spirit, a monster in charge of money. It is said that it will ask you how much money you want. After you say the number, it will ask you to defeat three people to get a reward.

Xia Shu’s choice was naturally - to take them all!

Chapter 44 Life Limit -80

When Xia Shu searched the entire shrine and reached 100% exploration, he finally found a box and discovered a strange food inside.

[Mirror Cake of the God of Death (Item/Rare): After eating it, the number of soul jades obtained from killing enemies within a certain period of time will be greatly increased]

It was the first time that Xia Shu saw a "rare" level item.

Miscellaneous, ordinary, excellent, rare, and divine.

Even if it is a one-time treasure, it is very precious.

He put it away solemnly, waiting to earn more soul jades when he encountered a large-scale exorcism incident in the future.

After making sure there was no area to explore deliberately, Natsuki turned and left the shrine.

The thick fog dissipated from his sight, automatically clearing a path for him.

After taking two steps forward, Xia Shu suddenly turned around and found that he could no longer see the shrine. Only the shabby and paint-chipped torii gate was vaguely visible. Suddenly, he heard the sound of children laughing in front of him. When he turned back and looked forward, he found that he was already standing at an intersection.

Two children wearing little yellow hats are chatting at the intersection.

Xia Shu subconsciously touched his pocket.

Everything was still there, which meant that what I just experienced was not a dream, but the abrupt feeling was too similar to a dream.

After returning to the office, Xia Shu immediately began to investigate the mirror cake, which is an offering used to worship the gods.

The origin of Suisha Shen is quite interesting.

Sui Sha God comes from the Eight Generals Gods, that is, gods that emerged by absorbing and integrating the Chinese Nine Stars and Indian mythology, as well as the local Yin-Yang Taoism and Buddhism. Among them, Sui Sha God is Taibai Star among the Nine Stars, who is good at martial arts and is good at killing.

The name of Hachioji City in Tokyo comes from the eight gods.

Today there is also a shrine dedicated to the Eight General Gods.

After having a simple meal, he took out the [Faith Blood Purification (Item/Ordinary)] he had just bought, which could turn cursed objects into ordinary objects.

Xia Shu's goal was simple. He wanted to try to wash off the cursed side effects of the [Blood Red Coat of Fear (Cursed Item/Normal)]. It didn't matter if it was really scrapped. The side effects of turning into an urban legend when worn were too serious, so he didn't dare to try it anyway.

[Blood-red coat of fear (cursed item/normal): When worn, tracking ability is enhanced and strength is enhanced by lv1, but wearing this coat will also make people fear you. Be careful that you may become an urban legend because of the fear.]

The bloody coat spread out on the ground, and a strong smell of blood wafted into the nose. If you smell it carefully, you will find that the smell is just an illusion.

When the clean blood was poured on, there was suddenly a distorted light on the coat, as if it was emitting a miserable wail.

When the coat calms down.

[Blood Red Coat (Cursed Item/Miscellaneous): Wear it to enhance tracking ability]

"Although the curse that would turn into an urban legend has been washed away, it has been downgraded." Xia Shu hesitated and took out the [Stained Blood of Obsession], which is completely opposite to the [Pure Blood of Faith] and can turn ordinary things into curses.

He thought to himself that if he failed, he would completely put the blood-red coat in the bottom of the box and never touch it again.

Bloody.

The breath of the coat suddenly exploded, and a scream that was enough to reach the depths of the soul hit Xia Shu's head, causing him to fall to the ground.

After I came to my senses, I leaned over to take a look at the coat and found that it had completely turned into a white windbreaker. There was no problem with it except that it would be very hot to wear in summer.

[Damaged Blood-Red Coat (Cursed Item/Normal): When worn, tracking ability is enhanced, speed is enhanced by lv1, upper limit of health is -80]

“It’s completely different.”

Xia Shu tried to put the coat on, thinking that it could be worn as a detective windbreaker, but he suddenly felt his body tremble slightly. Through the mirror, he could see the phantom of the woman in the blood-red coat who could not be talked about appear beside him, stretching out her long pointed fingers and slowly inserting them into his heart.

If you look down without looking through the mirror, you will only see the coat turning red from the chest area and quickly covering the whole body, turning the white coat into blood red.

Xia Shu himself didn't feel anything, as this kind of blood loss would not be directly reflected in his body.

Compared with the improvement in this aspect, he could feel that his agility had completely improved to a higher level, from a second-level disabled and sub-healthy state to the level of a folk street fitness master. He could do a somersault on the spot by flipping his toes.

Handstand is no problem either.

This piece of clothing is finally useful, and it won't affect my spirit. This means that I can carry two spells on me at the same time in the future, and at the limit, I can use three at the same time.

……

It's the last day.

At 15:20 in the afternoon, Chika Shoda was squatting in front of the shelves to replenish new goods.

Once I get my salary today, my part-time job will end, and I will also pay back the money I owe to Xia Shu.

Recently, I have been too busy with work and studies and have had almost no contact with Xia Shu. I just transfer money to each other's account regularly.