That's right, she managed to get through the layers of thunderstorms, ate, and then came back. She's practically a superhero.
Then the traveler continued to ask questions about the Crane View, and unsurprisingly, Sumida went off-topic again.
Moreover, this time she ran so fast that she went straight to how she planned to write her novel. This time, the traveler didn't say anything and just turned around and left.
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Character Voice - Mona: About the Prophet and the Novel
"Could writing novels really help with prophecy? Hmm... Lin Qiu told me it really can, he probably wasn't lying to me, right?"
I only got this information after I treated him to a meal with my meager savings, so don't lie to me!
Chapter 319 Crane View
Ying made up her mind. She decided to complete the commission as soon as possible and talk to the client as little as possible.
After the traveler arrives at the island and finds Afu, he will hand over Sumida's letter to him.
[A-Fu: "Another one?"]
This statement feels rather subtle, as if other people had approached the traveler before him to do this.
However, for some reason, none of the others completed the mission, and it's even unknown whether they've returned. Readers sensed something eerie.
The traveler, skilled and daring, didn't care too much about the matter and simply told Ah-Fu, "Let's go!"
Who do you think I am? Move the boat closer!
Afu led the travelers to Heguan and moored the boat.
Except for the place where Afu stopped, the entire Heguan area was shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible to see inside.
A-Fu reminds travelers to enter through the main gate, otherwise they may easily get lost.
As they stepped through the gate into the thick fog, a little boy stood before the traveler and Paimon.
The appearance of a little boy in such a place seemed rather eerie, but the traveler and Paimon had an extraordinary sense of timing and immediately went up to talk to him.
The little boy said his name was 'Aru', and he was happy to see the traveler and Paimon because he hadn't seen any outsiders in a long time.
Readers always felt uneasy, as if Aru hadn't seen outsiders in a long time, or perhaps he hadn't seen a living person in a long time.
Is there really anyone still alive in this godforsaken place, Heguan? If I remember correctly, didn't the civilization of Heguan disappear a thousand years ago?
Coincidentally, Aru also mentioned that she is several thousand years old.
A little boy who hasn't grown in thousands of years? Who do you think you are? The Monkey King who vanquishes demons?
Aryu, the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, tells the traveler that she has arrived at just the right time, as they are about to hold a celebration, and that Capachelli will like her.
Aru leads the travelers to the festival site, where two other people, Maki and Ibe, appear to be making offerings to a 'perch'.
Aruru introduced them to the Traveler and Paimon, but they seemed not to hear her.
It seems that all attention is on the perch?
The trees where these ptarmigans perch are called perches.
Readers were even more confused. Thunderbird? Wasn't it shot dead by Thor?
We just learned about it not long ago, and the regret is still sealed away.
This island... come on, they say it's a ghost town, but it really isn't, is it?!
Maki and Ibe are offering sacrifices to the perch and need to find the scattered feathers. Aru has elemental vision, so she can find them faster and decides to help.
After everyone found the feather, the traveler remembered to ask Aru, "Who is Capachelli?"
[Aru: "She's my friend! She likes listening to my songs. During festivals, I sing for Kapachiri."]
As soon as singing was mentioned, Paimon was wide awake and started talking:
"Travelers can sing too! Although they might turn the glass lilies into deceptive flowers."
For a moment, Yingmei didn't know whether Paimon was praising her or insulting her.
It's not quite a compliment to her, but it's not quite an insult either. Could Paimon, with his intelligence, come up with such a way to insult someone?
Unsure whether Paimon was praising her, Yingmei didn't bother to dwell on it and directly asked Aru for information about the wooden reed flute, since that was the real mission.
Aru tells the traveler that the festival requires a wooden reed flute, so it can be found at the festival.
From his words, you can tell that Aru is looking forward to the festival because he also wants to meet his friend Capachelli.
Upon arriving at the celebration site, the village chief, You, was still worried about whether the celebration would go smoothly.
[Again: "I hope... no, Lord Thunderbird will be satisfied with this festival..."]
The traveler asked him many questions, but he ignored them as if he didn't want to talk to anyone.
The people around them were the same; they were just chatting with the people in front of them, as if they couldn't see the traveler at all.
The more the readers read, the more they felt something was wrong, even though the traveler with the extraordinary sense of perception and Paimon didn't notice anything amiss and thought that others were ignoring them.
But as observers, the readers realized that this really is a ghost island!
Aru is the only one on the entire island who can see travelers. Could Aru be the only living person there?
As the demon most afraid of ghosts, Araki Ichito also has an extremely dull sense of smell. He didn't see anything wrong, only that the local gangs were being very impolite.
They actually ignored my underlings from the Arakkari Faction! As their leader, I have to confront them!
Araki Ichito shouted, and Hisaki Shinobu glanced at him, a smile appearing on his lips beneath his mask. He said nothing, "Go."
The traveler and Paimon were also watching the story, but as bystanders, their intuition failed them, and they saw through the clues.
Paimon was terrified. "Luminous, should we not go?"
Yingmei shook her head. "Of course we have to go. It's such an interesting place."
"Waaah, I don't want to!" Paimon resisted, grabbing Yingmei's hair to try and stop her.
However, Ying didn't care about Paimon's actions at all. Come on, we're on a boat, what's the point of you pulling my hair?
If you want to stop me, you should at least go to the front of the ship and push it back to Narukami Island, right? If you really don't want to go, then give it a try.
Wandering Ship: Please stop me!
Returning to the story, the traveler, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, left with Paimon to continue his exploration.
Then they found Aru at another perch. The person who was in charge of taking care of this perch was injured, and the travelers had to step in again.
Aru seemed unable to help for some reason and could only ask the traveler for assistance.
Once this perch is taken care of, two other perches await the traveler.
This scene seems somewhat familiar to readers. Wasn't the Great Exorcism of Shin-Oki also like this?
One person knows the inside story but can't act on it, so they can only ask the traveler for help. Then there are several other places where the traveler's help is needed. We've seen this script before!
Could it be that Aruru will disappear like Hana Sanri in the end? I don't want that to happen!
In the story, the traveler arrives at the second perch, where a group of monsters reside. Experienced travelers easily 'exorcise' them.
Just like Hana Sanri, Aru suddenly appeared beside the traveler and praised him a couple of times.
This strong sense of déjà vu made readers increasingly uneasy. Even though they hadn't fallen for the child yet, they were afraid that they would later do, only to have him disappear.
Aru tells the traveler that there used to be no monsters or large machines here, only an animal called "Pelican Beast," which was very delicious.
But later, the "Pelican Beast" disappeared, and monsters and giant machines appeared, for reasons unknown.
The traveler, being a military commander, didn't dwell on such "literary" matters. He simply cleared away the monsters around the perch and retrieved the feather.
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Character Voice Lines - Araki Ichito: About Tsurukan - Part 1
"That's strange. I suggested going to Crane Temple and Aren didn't stop me? Is it really that only I, the great one, can solve this?"
Chapter 320 Ghost Island?
Aru praised the traveler, telling him that none of the adventurers who had come before her were as skilled as she was.
As mentioned earlier, it was "another one," so it's not surprising that other adventurers took on the mission. Aru's words simply confirmed everyone's guess.
However, some readers were quite alarmed: what happened to the family members from the adventures? Did you all eat them?
It's no wonder readers are so 'pessimistic,' mainly because the island is too eerie.
Afu also told travelers that everyone in Heguan has a wooden reed flute, which is an important tool they use to inform their companions of their location.
Paimon suddenly realized that something so important must be present at the celebration.
Readers, however, were somewhat puzzled. If everyone had one of these important items, whose was the one at the celebration? It couldn't possibly be a celebration for welcoming a newborn, could it? And why was a new one made?
As readers know, this celebration was held for Thunderbird, not for a newborn. Therefore, the wooden reed flute was not newly made; it must have belonged to someone else.
Whose is it? And why is it at the celebration? Is it an offering? Or a prop for the celebration?
We don't know, we don't know yet, so readers, please continue reading.
The third perch is on Mount Chibi.
After settling into the perch, Aru asked the traveler where he was from, whether he was an Inatsume.
The traveler said he came from a very far place and went on to tell the story of how he fought Dvalin, adding that it was not comfortable to climb on the dragon's head.
"Pfft." Wendy chuckled. She really should show it to Dvalin.
The traveler climbed on your head and hit you, then made a sarcastic comment that it was uncomfortable for your head to be on top of her, hahaha.
It's really mean to slap someone and then scold them for having too much oil on their face.
Aryu listened with great interest, longing for the world beyond Crane Gate, or rather, beyond the misty sea.
[Traveler: "Let's go see it together sometime."]
[Aru: "Okay. It's settled then."]
It's a promise, right? After the festival, we'll go see the outside world together.
I'll take you to climb the dragon head then!
In the story, the traveler and Paimon return to the festival site, only to find it deserted.
The wooden reed flute that the traveler wanted was right there; he put it in his backpack.
The two, who were completely taken aback, felt a little angry. They had done so much for them, and now the celebration was canceled! How were they supposed to get a free meal?
You announced to the whole village that there would be a feast, but when we arrived we found there wasn't one at all! That's outrageous! We even brought our own bags!
Fortunately, the mission was accomplished. The two returned to the beach to find Afu and planned to take a boat back to Narukami Island.
Afu brought them back to Narukami Island, for which the travelers expressed their gratitude.
Afu said there was no need for thanks; he was merely fulfilling his master's... Lord Sumida's mission.
The traveler asked a few more questions, such as: Does Afu often take people to Heguan?
Afu replied that he had transported people and goods, no matter what, whether to Inazuma or anywhere else. He would complete any task assigned by his master because Sumida had been kind to him.
As for what the debt of gratitude was, Afu did not say.
The traveler didn't dwell on it and went to find Sumida with her wooden reed flute. She had completed her 'master's task' and it was time to reward her.
However, when she found Sumida, she couldn't find the wooden reed flute in his backpack.
This is bad; the reward is about to turn into a punishment.
Sumida, however, said that everything was within expectations.
It turns out that she had previously sought out many people to visit Crane View: adventurers, soldiers, the gilded troupe of Sumeru, disciples of the Iwakura school, and even the Yorozuya.
She has a wide network of connections; she even managed to invite Sakata Gintoki.
Inatsume was also very surprised. It was one thing for others, but how did you manage to invite Sumeru?
Is Ah Fu really that omnipotent? Does the General's thunderstorm really seem insignificant to you?
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