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A blazing black fireball was suddenly thrown out from Hei Jianguang's hand and flew towards the seagulls in the sky.

The seagull was not to be outdone, and swung out several air slashes with its wings, but it was obvious that this fireball attack could not be solved by air slashes.

The black fireball easily melted the air and flew towards the seagull at a constant speed.

Seeing that its attack didn't work, the seagull, which already had a certain degree of wisdom, had no choice but to twist and turn to hide to the side.

But Hei Jianguang had been waiting for the moment when the seagull would lose its composure. He flapped the dragon wings behind him, accelerated his body instantly, and reached out to grab the seagull with one claw.

The seagull that was dodging the black fireball had no time to react and was caught in Hei Jianguang's claws.

"Europe!!"

A loud and clear cry was heard, and the seagull's sharp beak suddenly pecked at the back of Hei Jianguang's hand.

Chapter 186 This is not a good thing

But how could the back of the hand, which was already covered with dragon scales, be pecked by a seagull's beak? Even if it was a strengthened beak, the seagull was ultimately just doing useless work.

"An Luo, why are you attacking this seagull?"

Hei Jianguang, who was holding the seagull's wings and making it unable to move, floated in front of the whale and asked.

"Woo~"

"..."

"Tsk, I'm stupid too. I asked you even though I knew I couldn't understand you."

"So what's so strange about this seagull? Is it a rival of the supernatural?"

"Woo~"

Seeing that the little guy didn't understand what he meant at all, the whale cried out anxiously, "Why not just let the seagull eat it? Why did this little guy suddenly become so stupid?"

"...Even if you call me that, I don't understand you. Do you want to eat this seagull?"

Listening to the rhythmic tone frequency, the whale knew that it was the little man communicating with it through calls, but it couldn't understand it!

The whale and the dragon, unable to communicate, just stood there in the middle of the sea.

"Woo~"

After a moment, the whale finally thought of a solution. A hint of blue light flashed in its black eyes, and at the same time a small stream of sea water rose from the sea.

The sea water formed an irregular fragment shape in the air, exactly the same as the small piece of iron that Hei Jianguang had thrown to it before.

Hei Jianguang, who saw this scene, immediately reacted: "You want a small piece of iron?"

After saying that, he looked at the seagull struggling desperately in his hands, thought for a moment, and Hei Jianguang finally understood the relationship between whales and seagulls.

"I see. You have supernatural powers thanks to that little piece of iron."

"In that case!"

Hei Jianguang pinched the seagull's wings with his claws, and a fierce black flame ignited in an instant. The seagull didn't even make a scream, and turned into a pile of ashes in the blink of an eye.

Among the fallen ashes, there was a small irregular piece of iron about one centimeter long and half a centimeter wide, shining brightly.

"Sure enough!"

Hei Jianguang, who picked up the small piece of iron, seemed to understand the source of his younger brother's power.

The more of these small pieces of iron he collected, the stronger his supernatural power would be. Even if his guess was wrong, it would definitely be close.

"Here, here you go."

Hei Jianguang played with the small piece of iron for a while, then handed it to the whale in front of him. At the same time, this small piece of iron, like the previous one, emitted a blue light.

In a flash, the small piece of iron was integrated into the whale's body.

"Tsk, why is there a blue light again? This color always reminds me of that guy."

Looking at the familiar light in front of him, Hei Jianguang remembered the host of the demon sword in his memory. The host of the demon sword seemed to also be this kind of azure light.

"Never mind, it might just be a coincidence. Black still looks better."

Without thinking too much, Hei Jianguang just watched the whale absorb another small piece of iron. After a moment, the whale let out a satisfied cry.

"Woo~"

The whale got another piece of debris, and looked at Hei Jianguang with a little intimacy. This little man was a good person. Not only was he not hostile to it, he also helped it to get the debris.

"Hmm~ha, let's go back to that island and I'll teach you how to speak. Otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable if you don't speak the same language."

"Woo?"

"…Just follow me."

After saying that, Hei Jianguang spread his wings and flew away first. After a moment, he stopped and waved to the whale, as if urging the whale not to catch up quickly.

Seeing the little man who helped him suddenly take off and stop to wave his arms after flying for a distance, the whale hurriedly followed.

Although he didn't know what it meant, Whale felt that it would be the right thing to follow at this time.

"Woo~"

………………

The black dragon, who was teaching his younger brother to speak on a small island in the sea, had no idea that there was a human who was missing him in the distant mountains.

"Hey, Xiaoguang, what are you doing at this time?"

Chihaya Onoue was sitting on a small bench outside the door, with a bamboo basket for selecting herbs in front of her.

After Usagi Hikari left, Chihaya Ooue returned to her previous state of being alone. No matter how sad she was, life had to go on.

Moreover, before Xiaoguang left, he said that he would come to see her again. With this thought in mind, Chihaya Ooue quickly cheered up. It was not a farewell forever and they would never see each other again in their lifetime.

"It's just that it's been so long. Why don't you even write a letter to your sister? You are such a heartless brat."

It has been such a long time since she left, but there is still no news from her brother, and she doesn't have Xiaoguang's contact address, so she can only wait for Xiaoguang to contact her.

"Forget it, it's not even a month yet. Let's wait a little longer. Maybe Xiaoguang wants to give me a surprise."

As if she had thought of something, Chihaya Onoue showed a gentle smile on her face, as if she was immersed in her own memories.

What she didn't notice was that not far away, a camouflaged camera was transmitting all the images here frame by frame to a house at the foot of the mountain.

"Report, there is no movement at Black Dragon's original residence, everything is normal!"

The Section 6 operator who was monitoring Chihaya Onoue's residence was transmitting the exact information from the scene back to Ichiro Kamiki who was far away in Tokyo.

"I understand. Keep monitoring. If anything happens, report to headquarters immediately!"

"Hi Yi!"

After hanging up the call, Ichiro Kamiki put down his phone and picked up a document that clearly showed the details of the investigation.

And on the first page of the information, the color printed photo happened to be Chihaya Oueme who was waiting for news from her younger brother.

"Is it because you lost all your family members that you are taking care of the unknown black dragon?"

Ichiro Kamiki looked dimly at Chihaya Ogami, who was smiling brightly in the color photo.

Abandoned by his parents, he depended on his younger brother for survival, but his only younger brother died in an accident. The dead brother happened to be about the same age as the fleeing Usa Mitsuki.

Just like that, Black Dragon, who was supposed to be helpless during his escape, met a girl with a tragic life experience who had lost all her family members.

At the invitation of the girl, Heilong and the girl formed a family. What a weird combination, bizarre and coincidental, this is the only way Ichiro Kamiki could comment on it.

"But...if Black Dragon still has a trace of humanity, he would not ignore his sister who has taken care of him for so long. He will show up sooner or later."

Putting down the information in his hand, Ichiro Kamiki recalled the black dragon who fled in panic at the hands of the god. He didn't expect that he still underestimated the power of the black dragon.

If it weren't for the crazy Tsuda Osamu, the power would be in their hands!

Thinking of this, Kamiki Ichiro's face became unusually ferocious. After a moment, he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

He also vomited out the anger in his heart. Anyway, things had already happened, and being depressed would be of no use.

"Forget it. Let's focus on monitoring Chihaya Onoue. If we use her to threaten the Black Dragon, the only trace of friendly cooperation will be destroyed."

"In order not to make things worse, we have to protect her. It's not a good thing for a black dragon to lose everything."

Chapter 187 Prayer

Ever since Konohana Sakayahime appeared, Sengen Taisha Shrine suddenly welcomed a large number of tourists. All the islanders wanted to come and witness this miracle with their own eyes.

The miracle of Mount Fuji is different from those videos that can only be seen on the Internet. The giant cherry tree can be seen with your own eyes.

Ever since the government completely revealed the secrets it had been hiding, online videos have never been blocked. Whether it is demons or black dragons, they can all be searched on the Internet.

But the necessary mosaics are still there, and some videos that are too bloody are naturally marked with holy light.

Although one can witness supernatural powers through videos on mobile phones, videos are not as shocking as seeing it with one's own eyes. Therefore, the only place where one can witness the miracle with one's own eyes, the Sengen Taisha Shrine, is almost packed with tourists who have rushed there after hearing the news.

Even Mount Fuji, which is right above our heads, showed signs of being about to erupt a few days ago.

But no one cares. The gods themselves have appeared to stop the eruption of the volcano. Could a mere ordinary active volcano on earth erupt again?

People check in and take photos during the day, and check in and take photos at night. Groups of people come under the cherry trees that tower into the sky. No matter what time it is, there are tourists praying and making wishes at the shrine under the cherry trees.

The first one or two days were filled with locals, but later on, it was basically a mixture of foreigners and locals coming to the shrine. After all, the Sengen Taisha Shrine is the only one in the island country that exhibits miracles.

After almost a week, the flow of people to the shrine gradually decreased. Knowing that there were many tourists coming to pray, most people did not stay here for a long time. Instead, they left on their own after praying under the tree.

Until tonight, when the chief priest of the shrine saw that the flow of people had slowed down, he announced the temporary closure of the shrine at dusk and would reopen the gates tomorrow morning.

Although the tourists who had come here with great difficulty complained about this proposal, no one caused any trouble.

After all, this is someone else's shrine, and they have the final say on opening and closing. Besides, it's just one night, and it will be over in one night.

Just like that, as the darkness gradually climbed up the sky, the Sengen Taisha Shrine at the foot of Mount Fuji was no longer as bustling as usual.

Sengen Taisha Shrine, inside the shrine.

All the clergy of Sengen Taisha Shrine were kneeling here with solemn expressions, and the bright lights made the atmosphere even more solemn.

The kneeling people are arranged from high to low according to their positions. At the top is naturally the shrine chief priest, followed by the Gon-Gon, Negi, Gon-Negi, the Shinto priest, the Shubu, the priests, the Ikushi, the Miko, and so on.

Reimu Furude, who is qualified to be a priestess and works as a shrine maiden at the shrine, is naturally among them as she is a full-time shrine maiden.

The main shrine maiden is different from the assistant shrine maiden. Most of the main shrine maidens are the daughters and close relatives of the shrine chief, or women who have a connection with the shrine.

But Reimu Furude, who is only 20 years old, actually has no blood relationship with the shrine master who is also present. She was taken in by Sengen Taisha as an orphan.

So her identity is actually more peculiar than most of the clergy present. After all, she grew up here.

Although the current chief priest has children, they do not want to work in shrine-related professions. Therefore, as a woman with a connection to the shrine, Furude Reimu naturally became a shrine maiden of Sengen Taisha Shrine.

At this moment, the palace priest who was kneeling at the top seat, seeing that all the clergy had arrived, spoke up: "Everyone, today is several days since the miracle came."

"But we haven't prayed to the sacred tree with awe and gratitude yet, because too many people came to the shrine to see the miracle in the past few days. We have to maintain order in the shrine, which is why we have been delayed for so long."

"Moreover, the preparations for the festival have to be temporarily suspended. As people who worship and offer sacrifices to the gods, we cannot simply drive away those guests who come to visit to see the miracles."

"Although we can put aside the preparations for the festival for now, we cannot put off thanking the gods any longer."

"So, at this moment, taking advantage of the closed period, we set out together to pray and give thanks under the sacred tree."

Facing all the clergy kneeling below, the priest spoke these words in a grand manner, and also stated the purpose of gathering all the clergy.

Without anyone taking the lead, all the clergy below spontaneously applauded and praised.

Amidst the endless applause, Gong Si stood up first, walked in front, and led everyone towards the sacred tree.

Under the towering cherry trees, because of the huge canopy, only a little moonlight can shine through the canopy to the ground.

A small number of intertwined tree roots protruded from the ground, and broken stone slabs and soil concealed most of the thicker roots that were coiled and crouching like a dragon underground.

On the tree roots exposed to the air, red candles dripping with wax were lit, and the candle flames swayed in the wind.

Why does it feel like a ritual?

Looking at the atmosphere with no lights but only candlelight, Furushe Reimu silently made random associations in her heart.

The clergy who came here knelt in front of the cherry trees in rows according to their respective positions, with the chief priest kneeling in the front.

As Shinto believers, no one knows better than them what the divine spirits represent.

Even if some clergymen only regard priesthood as an ordinary profession, the moment they see the miracle, their faith in their hearts has already greatly grown.

While prayers in other religions often rely on monologues of mantras or biblical texts, Shintoism's prayer style is strongly influenced by Buddhism.