Tokyo: Starting from the Miko Sister

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Hoshino Ri suddenly spoke up, "But I have a condition. Except for you and Hotaru, everyone else must leave."

Haruhiko naturally agreed.

He was prepared to return empty-handed today, but he didn't expect that Hoshino Ri would choose to tell him.

This secret must obviously be of great value, allowing her to remain here after her death.

Even if it cannot be converted into cash, it is worth the trip.

"You guys stand back."

Haruhiko waved his hand.

Utsunomiya Mina and others immediately did as they were told.

Even Jinguji Touyou stayed away in order not to arouse suspicion.

After all, in her opinion, as long as Haruhiko knew it, it meant that she would also know it, so there was no need to rush.

Jinguji Touyou is actually not interested in most people.

But this relic has a little interest.

The main reason was that she couldn’t see the barrier before.

Under normal circumstances, she could sense even the barrier formed by a fifth-level spiritual tool.

Not this time.

Its strength far exceeds that of the general fifth stage.

It might be a legendary artifact.

Hoshino Ri was not completely relieved.

She snapped her fingers, and spiritual energy immediately flowed out, enveloping the three of them.

"Did you go the other way?"

After Hoshino Ri finished, she asked.

“I’ve been there.”

Haruhiko glanced at Hoshino Hotaru and said, "Hataru also tried to open it and said there is an unknown passage underneath."

"good."

Hoshino Ri exhaled and said, "That is the entrance to Hades."

Haruhiko couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

Is this the Yellow Spring that he understands?

But why here?

Eh, that seems reasonable.

Okuninushi is the ruler of Awihara.

Thousands of years ago, Takama-ga-hara, Awihara and Yomi were interconnected.

Especially the Road to the Underworld, which is called Yomi Hirasaka in Japanese legends.

And most people believe that its actual location is in Shimane Prefecture.

Now they are in Shimane Prefecture.

The appearance of the Yellow Springs Road does not seem surprising.

The god who rules the underworld is called Izanami, who is also the mother of godslayers.

But it’s hard to say whether he is in the underworld now.

“Why do we need to block Huangquan?”

Haruhiko asked in confusion.

"Blocking the underworld is naturally to protect the world."

Hoshino Rika's words are shocking.

"Protect the world?"

Haruhiko raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there anything in Huangquan?"

Normally, dead people go to the underworld.

But once you go to the underworld, you can't return.

What can return is no longer the soul, but something else.

"Demon."

Hoshino Ri gave an answer that Haruhiko had not expected.

How could there be demons in the underworld?

And from the sound of it, the number is extremely large.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have said before that it was to protect the world.

"This story has to start from a thousand years ago."

Hoshino Ri knew that Haruhiko was confused, so she didn't keep him in suspense and directly explained the reason.

It is no longer possible to verify when Izumo Shrine was built.

But it is certainly extremely ancient.

It was quite active in the Age of Gods.

The first few chief priests of Izumo Shrine had seen Okuninushi.

Because this god is different, he does not live in Takamagahara, but in Ashihara.

A thousand years ago, Awihara was the Province of Izumo.

In other words, he is a god walking in the world.

The connection with Izumo Shrine is naturally closer.

Therefore, they know more.

For example, why the gods disappeared.

It was caused by the Yamata no Orochi joining forces with the demons.

The former is actually easier to handle than the latter.

The Yamata no Orochi cannot defeat Susanoo alone.

But the demons are different.

There are simply too many of them.

The structure of the alien demon is relatively simple.

Only after reaching the fifth stage can one be considered a true member of the clan.

The rest are all tools or in positions similar to poultry.

The demon race can continue to evolve as long as they eat enough.

Their strength is not weaker than that of the gods.

With the addition of the undercover Yamata no Orochi, the gods were caught off guard and were defeated and fled.

But that doesn't mean they didn't do anything.

The first thing was to break up the Nine Swords of God-Slaying.

Of course, Hoshino Ri didn't know about this.

The second thing she knew was that all the invading demons were locked in the underworld by the gods through trickery.

Huangquan is the world of the dead.

The demons are the living.

Theoretically, as long as the time is infinite, they will all die in the underworld.

Of course, the demons are too powerful to just sit there and wait for death.

The method they use is to transmit it out.

Sometimes, it appears in the real world.

In addition, the demons in the demon plane are also trying to invade.

Before the gods left, Okuninushi ordered the people of Izumo Shrine to guard the entrance to the underworld for generations and not let any demons come out.

"We dig spiritual mines precisely to continuously reinforce the entrance."

Hoshino Ri finally added.

"But why is it..."

Haruhiko started to speak but stopped.

“Why the spirit state?”

Hoshino Ri said what he hadn't finished.

Haruhiko nodded.

Even if I have to guard the entrance, there is no need to kill myself.

Isn’t it the same for the human body?

"It was due to an accident."

Hoshino Ri explained, "About eleven years ago, a demon attacked the entrance to the underworld, causing a shock. They and I died in that accident, but because of the breath leaking from the underworld, we became earthbound spirits."

Eleven years ago?

Haruhiko's mind moved.

It's this familiar time node again.

This is also the time when he was sent to Inari Shrine.

Suddenly, Haruhiko had a flash of inspiration and realized something.

"Were my parents also involved in the accident?"

"good."

Hoshino Ri didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

Haruhiko's eyes lit up.

What Utsunomiya Mina told him before was that his parents disappeared in the First Restricted Area.

But Hoshino Aoi said that the Izumo Shrine has always been guarding the depths of the first restricted area, and she has never seen it.

Haruhiko didn't know whether they were in the first restricted area or not.