Is there anyone who really wants to be a partner of justice?

That battle was a bloody one. Two of the thirteen demons in Kanto died and six were injured. From then on, the number of thirteen demons was reduced to eleven. The remaining factions, due to their damaged vitality, began to merge with each other. In the end, there were only six shrines left out of the thirteen demons, each of which was a different kind of sound attack warriors.

“But our ghost warriors are relatively good. After all, the basic requirement for us ghost warriors is that our physical strength must reach the peak of human beings. In simple terms, we must be tough and resistant. Even if we charge on the front line, our survival rate is still relatively high. At least, we can hold on for a few more breaths and leave behind our heritage before dying.

As for the guys with thin arms and legs in Onmyoji, they really lost all their energy once they were touched by the big monster. They died before they could finish their last words, and there was no way to talk about inheritance.

Therefore, the faction that suffered the greater losses in that battle was the Onmyoji faction. Most of their techniques were lost, and coupled with the deaths of their key figures, the entire Onmyoji group fell into a state of transition.

By the time of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons in the Edo period, basically all the Onmyoji faction could do was act as bodyguards and do some security work to protect the shogun and daimyo, and they couldn't even think about fighting back against monsters.

The real frontline battlefield still depends on us, the sound strike fighters."

The more Shinichi listened, the more curious he became. He asked, "If that's the case... humans are losing more and more of an advantage against monsters. The Onmyoji tradition has been interrupted, and the ghost warriors are no longer as good as they used to be. So why don't we see monsters wreaking havoc everywhere now?"

"Hehe~ How can you be sure that there are no monsters in modern times~"

"Huh?" Shinichi was stunned. The monsters haven't been completely eliminated? That shouldn't be the case. Isn't it said that after the monsters are eliminated, the world after Kamen Rider retires will become a free world?

Shinichi quickly asked, "Do monsters still exist in modern society?"

"Ha~ Of course..."

"..."

"does not exist."

"what?"

Shinichi fell down at once, staring at Shinagawa Ryoko with an angry look on his face, and Shinagawa Ryoko laughed and waved her hands, saying, "Don't worry, don't worry~ Monsters really don't exist now, otherwise I, the Sound Attack Warrior, wouldn't be so careless to stop the inheritance. In addition, on the contrary, humans have always had the upper hand over monsters.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons during the Edo Period is said to be scary, but in fact, compared to the devastation caused by Tamamonomae in Heian-kyo, it is nothing. Humans need inheritance and growth, and monsters also need an environment in which to grow.

The truly powerful monsters that were born and raised in Japan basically need powerful monsters like the Yamata no Orochi and Tamamonomae who came from China as their backers. Only after they grow up can they stir up trouble. For example, Shuten Ibaraki was a great monster from the Yamata no Orochi era.

After the great monsters such as Yamata no Orochi and Tamamonomae were exorcised, no Japanese monster was as powerful as Shuten Ibaraki.

As for the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, it gave me the feeling that those monsters thought that just because they gathered together in a group, the weather would clear up and the rain would stop, and they would be fine again. In fact, it is not comparable to the monsters in the Heian-kyō era at all. "

"So you guys are going to take advantage of this and wipe out all the monsters in one fell swoop? A big battle like the one you used to wipe out Tamamonomae?"

"There is a reason for this. During the Meiji Restoration, in order to promote social development, the Emperor gave us the order to start the final war against monsters. That period was the last active period for the Sound Warriors.

We are running around in the mountains and fields, looking for remaining monsters to exorcise, and the main aspect... is actually the development of the human era. "

"The development of the times?"

"Yes, the progress of mankind, the development of the times, the advancement of urbanization, the development of forests, oceans, and mountains, have gradually eroded the environment in which monsters grow. The Sound Warriors and Onmyoji are just interludes. It is the development of the times that has completely abandoned monsters into the long river of history.

Unlike in some works, where nature chooses to create monsters to punish arrogant humans in response to human exploitation of nature, you might think that monsters obstruct and resist human development.

But the real situation was that the group of newly born monsters were extremely weak and powerless, unable to put up any resistance at all, and the monsters just died naturally.

When Tamamonomae was being conquered, she said that she wanted to create an era of monsters, but in the end she was defeated, and since then, the era of monsters has completely ceased to exist.

The human era is like a steamroller, rolling over the monsters and laying a layer of asphalt. People today can only see the clean surface of the asphalt and have no idea that monsters ever existed underneath.

Along with the monsters, the Sound Attack Warriors were also used to suppress the road and complete their mission."

The 153rd picture feels like I can eat a whole cow!

After listening to Ryoko Shinagawa's story, Shinichi also understood a little about the seemingly real Hibiki Knight in this world. Although the principles of transformation are similar, the opponents they fight against are somewhat different.

The monster in the original TV series is another unknown creature called Demonized Monster in the skin of a monster, which feeds on humans.

However, in this world, there are real entities called monsters, and the way they disappear, although unexpected, is reasonable.

However, Shinichi still had some confusion, and asked, "So, the disappearance of the monsters is a natural process. In this case, the disappearance of the monsters should not have much impact on the sound warriors.

After all, the inheritance has not been broken. Although the ghost warriors are no longer needed to fight, the inheritance should still be preserved, right? But from what you said, Miss Shinagawa, the ghost warriors seem to have completely disappeared. "

"Ah, that's true, because the ghost weapon used to transform into a ghost warrior has been smashed."

"Hmm?" Shinichi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why was it smashed?"

"This point has to go back to a hundred years ago. At that time, the Emperor was preparing to launch a war of aggression. The existence of ghost warriors was a rare fighting force, so the Emperor chose to put pressure on the eleven ghosts of Kanto at that time.

However, the leader at that time, Hibiki, was very opposed to this. He believed that the mission of the sound warriors was to eliminate monsters and protect the safety and peace of human society, and they should not be used as weapons to take other people's lives.

So, with Xianggui taking the lead, ghost warriors from all over the country smashed the ghost weapons used for transformation to show their determination. From then on, there were no more real ghost warriors. "

"Ah?" Shinichi was shocked and asked quickly, "If I can't become a ghost warrior, how can I deal with monsters?"

Shinagawa Ryoko said as a matter of course: "The flesh body fucks monsters, and the transformation into a ghost warrior is just to break through the limit of the human body, but as I said before, with the efforts of more than a dozen generations, the power and ability of monsters have been eliminated to a low point.

As for those little monsters that can only play some mischief, the Onmyoji who have broken the inheritance can deal with them. Transforming into a ghost warrior to eliminate them is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. This is why Xianggui was willing to smash the ghost weapon at that time. "

"Is this so..."

It is an ending where the bow is put away after the bird is killed... Shinichi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"So, monsters really don't exist anymore?"

"Don't worry... they really don't exist anymore. This era belongs to humans, and there is no room for monsters to survive. However, the monsters that have threatened humans since ancient times have disappeared, but the monsters created by humans themselves are beginning to appear~"

Shinichi understood that what Shinagawa was talking about was the group of monsters created by Clover Corporation, but Shinagawa seemed to think that these monsters were created by humans themselves.

However, through Bai Youxia's revelation, Shinichi realized that these monsters were actually created by the group of behind-the-scenes masters of the Supervisory Bureau. Normally, the monsters would disappear from then on, the ghost warriors would be hidden, and everything would return to an ordinary world with little mystery or even no mystery.

However, due to the interference of the Supervisory Bureau, the monsters that had just calmed down became active again in a new form. Perhaps it was for this reason that Shinagawa Ryoko started to cooperate with Kiba Kaoru.

But is Shinagawa the only one collaborating? There should be other Sound Attack Warriors as well, right?

"Come to think of it, Ms. Shinagawa, are you the only family left that has inherited the Sound Attack Warrior legacy?"

In response to Shinichi's question, Shinagawa Ryoko waved her hand and said, "Yes, but there are probably no people like me who are still guarding this shrine that has few visitors... Uh... I remember that Hibiki's family has now transformed into a company engaged in the liquor business, and it is quite prosperous. Tsk, I'm so envious..."

Shinichi looked at Shinagawa lying on the tatami and watching cartoons, his eyes gradually became sharper. As a Sound Attack Warrior, he should look for the reason why he could end up like this.

"Alas... I heard that they spent money to renovate their own shrine, and it was magnificent... They were able to pay back the shrine and renovate the land. Unlike me, the developer looked down on this piece of land, so I can only make do with planting crops..."

"It's not bad to have a piece of land. Although it's in the suburbs, maybe in the future the municipal government will draw a circle and your place will become prosperous~" Shinichi joked.

Ryoko was also inspired by this casual remark: "Oh, oh, oh, oh ~ If that's the case, maybe I can become the legendary top landlady with eight bunches of keys ~"

"Landlady? Is this your ambition?"

"What else? Do you want me to learn Hibiki's technique? Forget it. I'm too old to bear the stress. An old man like me is more suitable for jobs that don't require me to do anything but can easily earn money."

"..." Shinichi was completely speechless. It was rare for someone to be so bad. No wonder his apprentice had to go out to work to supplement the family income...

"Well~ I've been chatting with you for so long, it's almost time to rest~ Boy, it's time to get up and continue training~"

"Huh? You hit me with a dump truck!?"

"Don't worry, let's change the taste. I won't chase you with a dump truck this time. I'll give you some more classic training."

"A more classic one?" Shinichi frowned, looking at Shinagawa's unique shameless smirk. He believed that the next training... would definitely not be much better than the previous mud truck rear-end collision!

Half an hour later, Shinichi followed Shinagawa to a waterfall on the back mountain of the shrine. The water flow of this waterfall should not be underestimated. The drop of more than ten meters, coupled with the specially expanded reservoir of Fang Reservoir, a whole white waterfall hit the pond below. The roar directly drowned out all the noise, so that Shinichi could only shout with all his might when talking to Shinagawa.

"Why! There is actually a waterfall with such a large flow rate in your back mountain!!"

Shinagawa responded loudly, "It's not that there's a high-flowing waterfall behind the shrine! Rather, the shrine was built here because there's a high-flowing waterfall that's suitable for spiritual practice! Hurry over there! See that stone slab below? More than a dozen generations of ghost warriors have sat here! Sit on it! The spirits of our ancestors will bless you!"

"Blessing!"

Shinichi naturally didn't believe in the blessing of ancestral spirits, but in order to become stronger, even though he was cursing, he still took off his clothes and obediently went into the pond and swam towards the waterfall.

Shinagawa Ryoko sat on a stone beside the pond, and without taking off her shoes, she put her feet into the pond in her wooden clogs, rubbing them, washing them, soaking them, and even teasing the little fish swimming around in the pond.

Shinagawa is a place of leisure and tranquility, and if any ancient scholar came here and saw this scene, he would definitely write an essay to express his feelings.

Shinichi is in a tough situation. In TV dramas and anime, he usually sees the protagonist standing under a waterfall to practice while bearing the pressure. He looks very handsome, but no one has ever told him how to touch the rocks in the splashing water!

The water splashing down from the sky hit the rocks, creating a splash like a high-pressure bubble! Although Shinichi's body could withstand it, he couldn't stop it from splashing into his eyes!

As a result, Shinichi could only cover his eyes while trying to climb onto the stone in the black of the high-pressure water. However, overcoming the interference caused by the water was only the beginning! Due to years of erosion, the surface of the stone was wet and smooth. If he slipped three times, he would be washed back into the pond by the waterfall if he was not careful.

Not to mention sitting on a rock to practice, for Shinichi, even climbing onto the rock is a problem now!

Shinagawa, who was sitting by the pond watching the show, looked on with gloating eyes and said with a smile: "Shinichi-kun, if you can't get up, do you need my help~"

"Need not!"

After being washed down several times in a row and taking a big gulp of pond water, Shinichi was already irritated. Damn it, if I don’t climb up today, I’m not going to be named Takahashi!

So, Shinichi started to climb up the stone with perseverance, cursing.

Looking at Shinichi's stubborn attitude, Shinagawa muttered to himself: "Young man, you are really energetic~"

……

“Oooooh… Ugh… Fuck!”

With a roar of national curse, Zhen's butt tilted, and he was washed over the rocks by the waterfall and rolled into the pond below.

Although he climbed up the stone in half a minute, with Zhenyi's current ability, he could only hold on for half a minute under this flow of waterfall. The heavy water pressure bombarded his head and shoulders. This heavy pressure was ten or even nine times heavier than when he was tied with the iron sandbag!

In addition to pressure, there is also stability. The rocks under your butt are really slippery. If your center of gravity shifts slightly, you will be washed directly off the rocks by the waterfall.

In addition to these, this thing can even practice holding your breath...

No wonder so many protagonists in anime like to practice sitting under waterfalls. This method is indeed a way to exercise willpower, physical strength, balance and other abilities at the same time.

Not to mention, Shinichi felt like he was a little addicted, just like playing a game and always wanting to get a higher score. He was becoming more and more curious about how long he could hold on.

Just when Shinichi was motivated, Shinagawa looked at the time and threw a stone at the side of Shinichi. The splashing water startled Shinichi and he quickly turned around to look at Shinagawa.

"Okay, today's training is over. Let's go back and cook! I'm hungry!"

Zhenyi was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he actually had such a task...

When Shinichi returned to the shrine with a wet body and bruises all over, he saw Ai and Shinakawa Rei, who had returned to the shrine, already starting to prepare their own food.

Shinagawa saw this and teased, "You are a bit incompetent as a chef~"

"Uh..." Shinichi rubbed his still sore shoulder and surprisingly did not choose to retort. Because apart from anything else, after a day of training, he really didn't feel like cooking...

Shinagawa understood Shinichi's thoughts, so he just joked and didn't say much.

At the dinner table, Shinichi looked at the dishes on the table: eggplant, cucumber, potato, cabbage... they were all pure vegetarian dishes with plain soup from the backyard vegetable garden. Just one look at them made him lose his appetite immediately.

For a moment, he suddenly understood how Shinagawa Ryoko felt when she watched him prepare a vegan banquet...

After training all day, Shinichi didn't want to eat vegetarian food at all! He wanted to eat meat! He wanted to eat meat! He felt like he could eat a whole cow in one go!

However, looking at Shinagawa Li's expectant eyes, Shinichi finally didn't speak out his thoughts willfully. After all, he didn't plan to do such a thing that would spoil a girl's fun again. As for how to supplement meat...

After dinner, let’s go to a barbecue restaurant at the foot of the mountain and have a barbecue.

So, after hastily eating a few mouthfuls of food, Shinichi said goodbye to Master Shinagawa and his apprentice, saying he was going shopping, and prepared to go down the mountain to find a restaurant to have a big meal.

Ai, like a follower, immediately came up and prepared to go down the mountain with Shinichi. Shinichi thought about it and didn't refuse, so he put his arm around Ai's shoulders and walked towards Xiashan together.

"Brother, what are you going down the mountain to buy? If you're not in a hurry, you can tell me and I'll buy it for you tomorrow. I see you look very tired today..."

Shinichi sighed and said, "If I really want to buy something, it's meat..."

"Meat...ah! Brother, you've been training all day, you really need to eat more meat!" Ai immediately realized that the light soup for dinner today was watery and Shinichi had no appetite at all. No wonder his brother, who usually could finish three bowls, only finished two bowls today...

"Yes, so I'm going to go down the mountain and cook some food, get some protein and fat, and replenish amino acids and myoglobin..."

"Uh...why didn't you tell us then..."

"I can't let you guys make another trip just for this matter, so I'll just say nothing and go down the mountain to cook something for you. Ai Yi, you can have some too~"

"Wow... this is considered a midnight snack... eating too much midnight snack will make you fat..."

"I'm telling you, I prefer girls with plump and chubby sides. It's very comfortable to pinch their belly." As he said that, Shinichi stretched out his hand and pinched the soft flesh of Ai that was squeezed by his pants, making Ai blush immediately.

Ai was so embarrassed that she slapped Shinichi and yelled, "Ah! Brother, you are such a pervert!"

"Hiss!" Shinichi gasped when the bruise was touched. Ai Yi was also shocked when she saw this and asked with concern.

Fortunately, it was just a slight pain and nothing serious. However, this also made Ai Yi feel distressed and she stopped acting rashly.

The two of them were walking on the mountain path in the darkening sky, flirting with each other. The atmosphere seemed so appropriate, and often at this time, if nothing unexpected happened, something unexpected was bound to happen.

Before the two of them walked out of the mountain road, they unexpectedly saw a group of bikers wearing tight jackets speeding past on the mountain road! Although the speeding of this group of bikers did not pose any danger to the two of them, the sudden appearance of the car did ruin their mood.

Shinichi looked at the bikers speeding past him, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly: "If they run so fast, they will fall to their death sooner or later!"

“Whoosh—bang!!!”

Shinichi had just finished cursing when, as if his words were followed by reality, an obviously unstable motorcycle flipped over and hit the guardrail directly. The rider on the motorcycle whooshed directly into the night in the shape of a big Chinese character like a dart.

"Ah! Is he okay?" Ai Yi couldn't help but worry when she saw this.