As a traitor, I should raise the banner of rebellion

Without wasting any extra words on small talk, Yuan Hui said this directly.

"Well, let's start with the simplest part first." Tamamonomae knew how anxious Genki was, so he wouldn't keep it a secret any longer.

"Anyway, please go buy a train ticket first."

……

……

April 4, 15 p.m.

Sakurajima Tokyo, Shibuya Station, in front of ticket gate 1.

A young man was following the crowd, waiting in line silently.

This is a very handsome young man, with a quiet aura that is completely inconsistent with the noisy surroundings.

He is naturally Yuanhui.

Completely ignoring the gazes that were peeking at him with admiration, love, or hunger, Yuanhui quietly asked in his heart -

"Xiaoyu, can I just buy a ticket here?"

"Yes, my king." Tamamonomae's voice also rang in his heart, "However, to be on the safe side, it is better to buy a ticket for a longer journey."

Although he was very anxious, Yuanhui did not act rashly.

The place he was going to was a place where even a monster like Tamamonomae had to use the word "dangerous", so naturally he needed to make certain preparations.

As for what specific preparations Yuanhui made, it would be a bit too lengthy to describe them here, so I will talk about them when these preparations are really needed.

As long as you take the train long enough, you can enter a place that even Akinomiya Yui can't see?

It's definitely not that simple.

However, this should involve Tamamonomae's own abilities, so Genki did not ask any further.

He and Tamamonomae are still in a stage of cautious contact with each other.

In this situation, not only did Tamamonomae have to gain his trust, he was also carefully cultivating a relationship of trust.

So, after getting the answer from Tamamonomae, he didn't say anything more, but silently bought a ticket to the tram terminal.

After that, he walked into the station and followed the crowd onto the train.

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……

Although Tokyo's trains are notoriously crowded, the time Yuanhui chose was not during the morning and evening rush hours of Tokyo's trains.

Although there are still no seats left, it is still far from the sardine-filled scene.

Grabbing the hanging ring of the train, Yuanhui looked out the window.

The view outside the car window was no different from usual.

It seemed like just a simple tram trip.

It was already approaching evening, and sporadic water marks began to appear on the clear car windows.

Dark clouds began to gather, with occasional white lights and roars appearing between the clouds.

This is a sign that a heavy rain is coming.

Turning his eyes away from the window, Yuanhui began to observe the other passengers around him.

Students returning home from school, housewives returning from shopping, office workers who look sleepy, white-haired old people...

There are men, women, young and old, a common sight on any tram.

As time gradually approached evening, the rain became heavier.

Yuanhui took out his mobile phone and looked at the electronic map on it.

If the positioning above was not broken, then he was almost halfway through his journey.

But until now, it's been an uneventful trip.

Apart from the sudden rainstorm, there was nothing strange.

However, at this moment, a fog suddenly appeared in front of the tram, covering this section of the track.

The tram driver in black uniform naturally saw this scene, but he didn't take it seriously.

It is very normal to have fog on rainy days and there is no need to worry about it.

All the trams in Sakurajima are controlled by the railway system behind the scenes. Let alone this little bit of fog, even if it was so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of you, he would not be afraid at all.

He drives a tram, not a car.

The speeding tram quickly broke into the fog, but when it broke it up, the tram driver heard an extremely loud whistle in a trance.

Along with the sound of the whistle, there were also clanging and clicking sounds.

This was not the echo of the tram.

It was the humming sound of a steam locomotive starting up.

The tram driver blinked in confusion, then reached out to pick his ears.

But after that, he never heard similar sounds again.

"It must be just hallucination."

The train driver shrugged his shoulders and put the thought behind him.

What he didn't know was that when the tram was passing through the fog, some people on the tram suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

What’s even more horrifying is that none of the passengers on the bus noticed anything wrong.

It's as if those people never existed.

……

……

Almost instantly, Yuanhui discovered something was wrong.

The noisy sounds and peeking eyes in my ears disappeared in an instant, replaced by a crackling sound.

Modern trams do not make such a noisy noise.

Only those old-fashioned coal-burning trains could make such an old-fashioned noise.

Not only that, the carriage he was in, although not crowded, could definitely not be described as "empty" either.

However, at this moment, there were only a dozen or so passengers left in the carriage.

Yuan Hui carefully observed their expressions and found that everyone's face was filled with doubt and fear, as if they were extremely surprised by such a strange scene.

They should be horrified and surprised.

At this time, black fog was spreading outside the window. The black fog was floating and surging, like a black curtain, tightly wrapping the entire train, making it impossible to see the scenery outside.

In addition, the walls of the entire carriage are rusty, and the originally brown walls have deep and scattered marks.

These marks penetrate deep into the car wall, and when they are scraped off, the deep red paint is revealed.

Streaks of scarlet color seemed to be dotted across the floor, walls, and ceiling of the train.

If you twitch your nose slightly, a strong smell of blood mixed with a burnt smell will hit you in the face.

Yuan Hui's keen perception told him that the entire train had become a strange place.

No, it should be said that this monster, using some unknown method, kidnapped him and some passengers from the original tram!

However, [Death Omen] did not activate.

This means that this monster has not yet attacked him.

It seemed like it just wanted to take these people somewhere...

A little enlightenment arose in Yuanhui's heart——

'The place it's taking me to should be a place that Xiao Wei can't foresee, right?'

"That's right." Tamamonomae, who was possessed by the pendant, replied, "This strange thing is called the Kisaragi Train."

"It is not an ownerless monster, but a monster that has been passed down in the Konoe family and only the head of the family has the right to bind it."

"In other words, only the person who has restrained this weird thing called Kisaragi Train is qualified to be the head of the Konoe family."

The Konoe family...

Yuanhui recalled his impression of this family.

He knew that this family was one of the five great families of the Grand Council, and was one of the top two, along with the Kujo family.

Not only that, if Tamamonomae was not lying, the monster currently occupying the throne is 'Emperor Konoe'.

Is there any relationship between these two 'guards'?

"If I'm not mistaken, this [Kirsukuri Train] seems to be kidnapping people?" Yuanhui raised his eyes and glanced at the passengers who were already in a panic. "As the top wealthy family in Sakurajima, what does the Konoe family want to do with these people?"

Yuanhui's first reaction was to use these people to create weirdness.

Inside the Kujo family, they use the lives of dogs and humans to create strange secret methods.

As a wealthy family on par with the Kujo family, the Konoe family should also have similar methods.

No matter what method is used, dead air is an unavoidable topic.

In other words, all man-made monsters require "humans" as raw materials.

"Your Majesty, what you are thinking is indeed the most likely scenario." Tamamonomae agreed, "However, the reason why the Konoe family used this method to abduct people was not to create a weird situation."

'The results they want to achieve are actually the exact opposite of weirdness.'

The exact opposite of weird?

Isn't that a human being?

'No, it's not.'

Tamamonomae paused for a moment, and then, a faint voice rang in Yuanhui's heart -

"My king, do you know what the 'Buddha' in this world is?"

81. Only the wisest and the most foolish remain unchanged

Just like Yuanhui's previous life, this world also has three major religions.

And the god worshipped by two of these three major religions is "He".

The concept of 'Buddha' only appears in the remaining religion.

"[Buddha]?" Yuan Hui was a little confused, "Could it be that the [Buddha] in this world is not weird?"

Religion is the product of the contact between monsters and humans. So far, Yuanhui has come into contact with many mythological beings.

For example, there is the legendary Archangel Gabriel who represents water, and there is Shuzuka Daimyojin who was transformed from the remains of Shuten-doji.

They, including that 'Him', are all weird.

Could it be that Buddha would be any different?

"Of course not." Tamamonomae's voice echoed in his heart, "The founder of Buddhism is the ancient Indian Sakyamuni, who is a very pure human being."

'He's not even a Soulbinder.'

'The reason why Buddhism became so popular was not due to any strange phenomena, but the strong support of those in power.'

From this perspective, the development process of Buddhism is exactly the same as that of the world before Yuanhui.

But how is this possible?

This world is an extraordinary world with strange existences. If Buddhism is really the same as Yuanhui’s previous life, how could it continue smoothly and become the third largest religion?

After all, why do those in power have to vigorously support this religion?

In this world, Shakyamuni is not even a soul binder...

Could this be related to the so-called "Buddha"?

"Because Shakyamuni is the only Buddha in this world." Tamamonomae affirmed in Genki's heart.