Brave World, I report to the police station in red at the beginning

"That's good... I'll just consider it as a way to repay my mentor and Senior Sister Jun for curing my illness."

Looking at the girl's innocent appearance, luckily it was Li Mengyu.

"My Lord, you are also a good liar."

Chapter 76 Food

The mountain on Tango Peninsula in Kyoto Prefecture, which is 832m high and connected to many other peaks, was formerly known as "Oeyama".

It is famous in Japan for its ghost-exorcism legends.

However, all the stories about ghosts are just legends. Even if they are ghosts, they have been completely wiped out in legends. Where do ghosts come from in modern society?

A mountaineering enthusiast named Hideo Kozun originally thought so.

This was not his first time to Mount Oe. Apart from the different structure of the basic mountain climbing trail, it was just an ordinary mountain.

In recent years, it has also been turned into a scenic spot, and from time to time you can see private bamboo houses on the mountain that are used to accommodate tourists.

What’s interesting is… these bosses advertise themselves as being in a bamboo house where the great monster Shuten-doji once lived, which really makes them look good.

If all of the nearly one hundred bamboo houses of varying sizes on Mt. Oe were like this, he could only say... the legendary Shuten-doji really doesn't recognize his bed.

When he first came here, he thought it was just an ordinary mountain climbing trip like in previous years...

From halfway up the mountain... No, it was wrong from the beginning!

In the past, those eyes were as sharp as hawks and would never let go of any ticket seller who wanted to evade the ticket. They had not seen any of them since entering Oeyama.

This is a tourist attraction, especially during holidays. Even if those misers don't want to earn such money, those rich and idle guys from other countries will not miss such an opportunity.

But... why didn't he care about the fact that he was the only one there since he went up the mountain?

"Quack-quack-quack-"

Damn, it’s foggy, and there are also annoying crows cawing.

From the moment I realized something was wrong, I thought of the well-known legend of Oeyama.

Hideo Komura's hands and feet inevitably became cold.

What really panicked him was not the things he realized were wrong, but the fact that no matter which path he took, he could not get down from Dajiangshan.

There were marks he had carved on the thin bamboo pole that he was supporting with one hand. It had been more than half an hour since he realized something was wrong. He was clearly walking down the road, but... every time he stopped, he would be back here.

It's like hitting a wall of ghosts.

"I, I won't disappear, will I?"

He was panting heavily, looking at the repeating scenery around him, and his heart was becoming more and more panicked.

Although supernatural things are generally recognized as false in modern society, at least that's what it appears to be on the surface.

However, every year there are still all kinds of new and old urban legends appearing, and there are also many people who suddenly disappear, without any trace, as if they had never appeared in this world and could not be found at all.

These are people who have almost been sentenced to death, but in order to make the name sound better, they are usually referred to as "Shenyin".

"Ah……"

It seemed that the two words "kamisakushin" had aroused someone's laughter glands, and an ethereal voice sounded beside Hideo Komura.

Hideo Komura was startled and looked around vigilantly, but unfortunately, he saw nothing.

He even suspected at one point that the auditory hallucinations were caused by his excessive mental tension.

He desperately wanted to change the status quo, but... as just an ordinary person, he was powerless.

Because no matter which direction you go, you will end up back at the same place. Even if you have some clear goals at the beginning, after repeatedly hitting a wall, Hideo Komura has turned himself into a headless fly.

The more he returned to the starting point, the more confused his direction became.

By the time he reacted, the scene around him had finally changed and was no longer the marked location.

But if he were asked to choose again, he would even think it would be better to stay in that repetitive place.

How to describe in your own words the tragic scene you saw.

Countless human remains formed a gate similar to the Torii gate in front of a shrine.

"click"

A crisp sound came from under my feet.

Hideo Komura's already pale face lost all color when he saw the broken human bones under his feet.

Behind the broken limbs and bodies, there was a road made of the bones of countless people.

At the end of the road is a tall building, as black as ink. It is unknown what material it is made of. It looks like a small mountain built on the mountain.

The door was open as if inviting him to go in, but it was pitch black inside and he couldn't see clearly.

Hideo Komura's legs were trembling and he was very frightened.

However, my legs couldn't help but move towards the gate.

"It's really troublesome. It's just a piece of food, but you have to do so much preparation... Is your taste still stuck in the past hundreds of years?"

What's inside the gate is not some purgatory like the outside world.

The tables and chairs are clean and tidy, and the decoration looks like an ordinary hotel lobby.

It is obviously a huge space, but there are only three people here.

A pale and handsome man dressed like a gigolo sat in the main seat, squinting his eyes, lying on his side, holding a bottle of unknown brand of wine between his fingers.

The person who said the previous words was a woman with horns on her forehead, a burly body, holding the same wine bottle as the handsome man, and reeking of alcohol.

The other one has his back to Hideo Komura. He is wearing a red and white coat and a hood on his head. He looks slender, so he should be a woman. The proportions of the left and right sides of his body seem to be a bit disproportionate, and no one knows why.

It's just that knowing where this place is, and combining it with the legends that I know, I can tell the story.

Hideo Komura was completely unable to suppress his inner fear and fell to his knees.

"So lame, the lameest one among the recent ones, but he was also the first to guess our identities. So what do you think? Those who can be attracted here are all qualified. Who of you wants to use him first?"

The woman with horns on her head looked so ferocious just by raising the corners of her mouth that it was enough to scare many children to tears.

"I have all four limbs intact for now, unlike you, one of whom is seriously injured and the other is disabled."

The cowherd-like man just glanced at him and lowered his eyes.

“…He doesn’t deserve it.”

"I didn't need it from the beginning."

The voice of another woman, who was much more ethereal and gentle, came from the mouth of a woman whose face was unknown.

"Ah~ You guys are really demanding. I don't really like this kind of possession, though... it's a pity."

The horned woman looked at the kneeling Hideo Komura, her face still that ferocious.

"It's useless anyway, so just eat it. It can support us for a while... Ah~ It's really annoying. Those guys want us to work hard, but they don't give us regular food. They also forbid us to do this and that. Isn't it annoying?"

“Wait…Ah!!!”

"..."

In order to avoid blood stains on her body, the hooded woman left the table immediately.

The sound of "crunch, crunch" was incessant. Although the cowherd-like man had a look of disgust on his face, he still ate some.

The hooded woman had nothing to eat.

"Ibaraki, aren't you hungry? Would you like to have some of this most delicious offal?"

The horned woman responded with a sword whose blade was not drawn.

"It's so boring... boring! I'd rather starve you to death!"

"You don't have to worry about that."

Chapter 77 Overcome with the Power of Love (Great Reading)

A strand of snow-white hair fell to the ground as the hooded woman left, and the horned woman bared her teeth at the cowherd sitting on the seat.

"Has she been so difficult to get along with from the beginning? Shuten?"

Judging from appearance alone, the cowherd man was indeed the Shuten-doji who had been scared away before, but in fact Li Mengyu did not leave such serious injuries on him.

Now his chest and lower abdomen seemed to have been cut open by something, and the exposed wound was quite horrifying.

He coughed twice quietly.

"Unlike us, the undead spirits that were dug out of the ground by those guys, she has lived to this day with her own abilities. Even the knife that caused her so much loss is now in her hands... After all, it's been thousands of years. You can't expect her to remain unchanged."

"So... it's boring..."

As the horned woman spoke, the wine bottle in her hand shattered.

"We are the only ones left, but even we... have to fight for food!"

"…It's not just for the food, but also for us…the other youkai still walking in the world. We have no choice, Ibuki."

"You've become weak too."

The horned woman shook her head and spoke as if she was reminiscing.

"He used to be the master of Dajiang Mountain, but now he can only be reduced to a thug and consumable for those troublesome guys... It's so sad."

Shuten-doji didn't say anything, but his appearance made the horned woman feel even more annoyed.

"Then let's do this...if you think this is a good idea, then let's do it. I don't want to lose my life again. You are right...we have all changed."

She also stood up and left. In the spacious conference hall, Shuten-doji was the only one left.

"…What do you know?"

His fingers gently touched the horrific wound, a ferocious look appeared between his brows, and Shuten-doji shook his head.

"Time is running out... I have to find a container as soon as possible... Isn't this the only way?"

The face of one of the two girls who were protected by an unknown man that night appeared in my mind.

"Minamoto no Raikou!" He gritted his teeth and called out the name word by word.

But after a long time, the resentment dissipated a lot on its own.

"After all, we still can't make a conclusion. This is good... Maybe one day, we will be on the same side... Then..."

-

"Um...um...Ruoye, I want to ask a question."

Seeing Nogi Wakaba about to put the cookie dough into the baking oven, Kamisato Hinata's facial expression was a little out of control.

"As for Hinata, just ask if you have any questions."

"I know that since last time, Ruoye, you've fallen in love with making cookies, but... why do you need to put so much salt? Salt is fine, but there's also mustard and soy sauce... Generally speaking, wouldn't it be enough to just put sugar?"

It shouldn't be that he just wants to poison Li Mengyu.

"Well... Master said, and you, Hinata, said too, that I have a straightforward personality and don't know how to adapt, so I thought, let's start with the cookies and make some changes..."

"..."

Kamisato Hinata couldn't help but hold her forehead. Although Li Mengyu had said such words to her, that was definitely not what she meant.

It's a complete misunderstanding.

"I should have changed, right? And it's totally feasible, right? Master would accept it every time, so Master must have approved of my idea!"

Although I have thought about eliminating Nogi Wakaba's wrong thoughts, but... Wakaba who insists on one thing is so charming. In order to prevent this scene from disappearing, I must not let her realize where the problem lies.

“…Ahahaha, that’s what I thought too.”

"Anyway, it's because Li Mengyu never refused that my Ruoye had this abnormal idea. So, in the end, it's still Li Mengyu's fault. Since she did something wrong, she shouldn't complain even if she was the victim."

She maintained her most welcoming smile and agreed with Nogi Wakaba's words.

Nogi Wakaba became more motivated after getting recognition from her best friend. She even made another plate. While waiting for the fresh cookies to come out of the oven, she tasted them herself. Stars and light flashed in her eyes... She had nothing to do.

That's why I feel good about her.