I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

Even if Iwanaga Kotoko and the Kyoto monsters had no hostile relationship, Inoue Ue had originally planned to go to Kyoto to fight them. Whether as a time traveler or as a Kamen Rider, it didn't matter. He just wanted to do his best to prevent a possible tragedy from happening.

Although if we ignore the influence of variables, according to the development of the original plot, Nura Rikuo will also defeat "Haruaki" in the future, but there are too many victims in this process, including humans who were attacked and devoured by monsters in Kyoto, and humans who were forcibly transformed into monsters by the Hyaku Monogatari Group. Now that he knows that Iwanaga Kotoko is also on the target list of Kyoto monsters, it is even more impossible for him to escape.

"Anyway, just listen to me this time and don't do anything on your own. The Inoue family can't survive without you, the god-like one."

Iwanaga Kotoko released her grip on Inoue Ueya's hand, then looked up at him. After a long silence, she replied, "...I understand."

Seeing this, Inoue Ueya finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Iwanaga Kotoko had calmed down.

"Well, since Ueya-kun is planning to accompany me, let's go on a date in a strange city after we finish the commission!"

"Eh? Why did it suddenly turn out like this?" Inoue Ueya's eyes widened, then a helpless expression appeared on his face. He continued, "Okay, there's really nothing I can do about you."

"Hehehe, today I'll trouble you to be the flower protector."

Kotoko Iwanaga showed a cunning smile on her face and took Inoue Ueya's hand.

……

The door of Hanako Natsukawa's room was suddenly opened, and a rainbow light flashed by. Kotoko Iwanaga and Ue Inoue, who had completed the commission, returned to the Inoue family from the Desert of Time.

"Well, I'm lucky enough to be teleported to Hanako's room this time." Inoue Ueya breathed a sigh of relief.

After following Iwanaga Kotoko out to handle the monster's commission, Inoue Ueya had to accompany her on a tour of the unfamiliar city at her strong request. As a result, time unknowingly came to noon after going back and forth like this.

Inoue Ueya secretly glanced at Iwanaga Kotoko, and seeing the satisfied expression on the face of the great god, he nodded secretly.

Iwanaga Kotoko is the god of wisdom, but she is also a young girl. Running around to handle commissions for a long time will indeed accumulate a lot of pressure. Although today is a rare holiday, I can take advantage of this free time to accompany her for a walk. This should help her relax her tense nerves a little, right?

"Now that I'm home, I'll go back to my room and rest for a while..."

I don't know why, but every time I go shopping with girls, I feel like I'm exhausted. It was like this when I was with Sadako before, and it was the same this time when I was with Iwanaga Kotoko. After Inoue Ueya came back from a round of shopping, he started to feel a little tired.

Hmm, it turns out that Mr. Inoue has been influenced by Hanako and the others. Has he gradually become a homebody?

Before leaving, Inoue Ue looked at Iwanaga Kotoko again and reminded her.

"If you have any requests, remember to ask us for help, okay?"

"I know, I know. Why are you so long-winded, Ueya-kun?"

Kotoko Iwanaga was at a loss for words. Even though she agreed to Inoue Ueya's proposal, it seemed that he was still a little worried.

After receiving Iwanaga Kotoko's answer, Inoue Ueya nodded and turned to walk towards his room.

……

Inoue Ueya returned to his room and collapsed directly on the bed.

Although it was only the morning before he had to get up, Inoue Ueya felt tired all over, as if he had been up all night for several nights.

"It seems that Mr. Inoue can't stand things like accompanying girls shopping."

If I think about it carefully, Hanakaiin Yuura should still come to the Inoue family in the evening like before, and then have dinner there, right?

"It's still a while before nightfall, so I'd better get some sleep now..."

Although he hadn't had lunch yet, he just wanted to sleep more than eat.

Inoue Ueya yawned, took off his glasses without prescription, and lay back in bed.

After a while, Inoue Ue fell asleep.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, a white light flashed on the sleeping Inoue Ueya, and then his golden eyes opened.

"Ah well, I didn't expect it to be morning so soon?"

Arsen, who had remained silent today, actually attached himself to the sleeping Inoue Ueya at this moment, as if he had just woken up.

"Well, while Zhiye hasn't woken up yet..."

"Inoue Ueya" got up from the bed and picked up the mobile phone on the table.

After all, except for the possessed state, Arsene can only stay in Inoue Ueya's body. It would be boring to stay there all the time, right?

So, she had to possess Inoue Ueya while he was asleep, and picked up her phone to watch some videos or follow some TV series.

Looking at the full battery level displayed on his phone, "Inoue Ueya" nodded secretly, but he didn't understand why Inoue Ueya was still sleeping when it was already noon.

"Yoshi, it seems like I'm lucky today."

Yesterday, Yasen also picked up her phone and looked at it for a while, and unknowingly used up the battery of the phone. Fortunately, Inoue Ueya herself did not notice that she was using the phone secretly.

"Let me see, has the idol group 'Shikoku 88 Night Parade of Demons' announced the addition of male members?"

Yasen looked carefully at the new member information displayed on his phone, with a look of confusion on his face.

"What? Aren't those male members who joined the group the same monsters as before?..."

But there is still something different. Except for Yu Zhang and Inugami, Tewashi Oni and other male monsters without human appearance seem to be a little different from her impression. For some reason, their appearance has become male humans with their own characteristics.

"Sure enough, he used some kind of transformation spell again, right? But why did he go out of his way to create a new member's identity?"

Yasen, who was still asleep in the morning, had not heard anything about Yu Zhang's physical changes. After seeing the information on his mobile phone, he couldn't help feeling a little confused.

"Whatever, it has nothing to do with me anyway. I'd better take a look at the book before Zhiye wakes up."

Chapter 179: The Giant Sitting on the Throne

While Arsen was still "borrowing" Inoue Ueya's body, Inoue Ueya himself was in a strange situation.

Although Inoue Ue, who was soundly asleep, did not notice the changes in the surrounding environment, his consciousness seemed to be pulled into a special space along with the bed under him.

"Since the time-space distortion, we can finally meet again, Inoue Ueya."

Not far from Inoue Ue, there is a giant throne. The bottom of the throne is a sphere, floating in the air against common sense. The source of the sound just now was the "giant" sitting on the chair.

"You're amazing! You can actually distort the original timeline without allowing a parallel world to appear. The power of an outsider is truly formidable..."

The "giant" wears a white mask on his face, his hands are too pale to look like those of a living person, and there is a crown on his head. He looks majestic without being angry, and at first glance he really does look a bit like a monarch sitting on a throne.

As if remembering something, the Giant paused for a moment, then said, "By the way, you probably don't recognize me yet, do you?"

"Whoosh..."

However, it was meaningless. Inoue Ueya was still lying on the bed, sleeping like a dead pig, and didn't hear what the other person said at all.

The "Giant" fell silent, wondering if he had chosen the wrong time to appear.

The "giant" looked down at the black-skinned loli with lavender hair who was sitting not far away. He saw that she was concentrating on eating snacks and reading comics, and seemed not to notice his embarrassment, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wake up, I'm a god after all, can you please give me some face?"

Inoue Ueya, who was sleeping soundly, frowned subconsciously after hearing the strange voice coming from the "giant". He turned around instinctively, as if trying to avoid the harassment of the voice, and turned his back to the giant whose intentions were unknown.

"Hey, hey, don't go on sleeping, or I'll make your bed disappear!"

After being called many times by the talkative giant, Inoue Ueya finally couldn't help but open his eyes and looked up at the "giant" where the voice came from. However, when he discovered the existence of the "giant", there was no surprise on Inoue Ueya's face, as if he took the scene in front of him as a matter of course.

"What? So Mr. Inoue is still dreaming?"

"After the timeline changed, your personality became a little erratic."

Inoue Ueya waved his hands in disgust and said, "Forget about passing on the flame or anything like that. Right now, I just want to have a good sleep."

"No, why does your tone sound like those guys who are rejecting door-to-door salesmen?"

Hearing this, the "giant" sitting on the throne couldn't help but hold his forehead and shook his head, as if he was a little uncomfortable facing Inoue Ueya in front of him.

"Anyway, welcome to the Cathedral of Karma..."

……

In the evening, Inoue Ueya slowly opened his eyes and woke up from his bed. Even though he closed his eyes for a while, he still felt a faint sense of fatigue coming from his body...

Although Inoue Ueya could not remember clearly what happened in his dream, he always felt that he seemed to have dreamed of something extraordinary.

Unlike Kuin's dream world, Inoue Ueya didn't have much memory of his experience in the dream this time.

"Well, it's nothing to worry about. Maybe this is just a normal dream, right?"

Looking at the alarm clock beside the bed, it was almost evening and he was a little hungry. Inoue Ue had to get up reluctantly.

"You've slept in until this late... It seems Mr. Inoue's sleep quality has deteriorated a bit. Could it be because he's been lazy and hasn't been exercising lately?"

Getting up from the bed, Inoue Ueya subconsciously moved his gaze to the table, trying to find his mobile phone, but saw a phone plugged in with a charging cable.

"That's strange. Did I charge my phone?" Inoue Ueya frowned, feeling a little confused.

Maybe I just remembered it wrong?

Without thinking too much, Inoue Ueya picked up his cell phone, walked out of the room, and went all the way to the living room. He saw Hanakaiin Yuura. As he expected, she chose to visit the Inoue family in the evening as usual.

Hanakaiin Yuura seemed to have started dealing with the "Devil's Hammer", while Mari, Hanako and others stood by and watched her movements, seeming to be very interested in the way Onmyoji dealt with cursed items.

"Hey, Yuuluo, do you feel anything from the handle of this knife?" Mary asked curiously.

"Well, although it's been severely damaged, I can definitely sense an ominous aura from the hilt. Is it really a cursed item..."

As if it had sensed the presence of Hanakaiin Yuura, the handle of the "Devil's Hammer" felt like it had found a life-saving straw, and instinctively released "fear" towards the Onmyoji lady, trying to control the girl's mind and let her repair her own body.

Since being brought into this room, it has been completely suppressed by several powerful "fears", and then it was beaten by Hanako with all her strength many times...

"Well, it's just an impact of this degree. Of course, it can't affect a genius Onmyoji girl like me." Hanakaiin Yuura nodded with satisfaction. This time she finally regained some confidence.

Although she has been frustrated frequently recently, and even Hanakaiin Yuura's confidence has been almost destroyed, it turns out that this genius still has a little bit of strength!

In fact, when Inoue Ueya got the hilt of the sword, the "Devil's Hammer" also tried to control his consciousness in this way. It may be that the "Devil's Hammer" was severely damaged, causing its own ability to influence the mind to weaken, or because Inoue Ueya often stayed around urban legends, so he developed some kind of resistance after staying there for a long time. He did not seem to react to the demon sword's method of lowering intelligence.

At this time, Hanakaiin Yuura stared closely at the hilt in front of him, and his brows furrowed unconsciously. He seemed a little confused about how to deal with the remains of this "Devil's Hammer". A mere hilt had such a degree of "fear". If it was an intact sword, that would be terrible. This might be a weapon obtained from some big monster?

This is really rare. I don't know where Inoue Ueya and the others found such a dangerous thing.

"It feels a bit tricky..."

After all, Hanakaiin Yuura is just an Onmyoji who came to Chiba for training, and sealing techniques are not her forte. The resources and manpower required are also a problem. It seems that she is still a little overwhelmed to completely destroy the hilt in front of her.

"Anyway, let's do a simple sealing first."

Hanakaiin Yuura thought about it, took out a talisman from her wallet and stuck it on the handle of the knife, then injected spiritual power into the talisman. The aura emitted by the "Devil's Hammer" was instantly suppressed by more than half.

"Well, the effect is pretty good. This should be able to calm it down temporarily." Hanakaiin Yuura breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 180: The feeling of myocardial infarction

As mentioned before, ever since Yamamoto Gorouzaemon turned into a demon, the organs in various parts of his body have disintegrated and turned into different types of monsters.

Among them, the monster "Yamamoto's Brain" transformed from his head is the most special. It is regarded as a clone of Yamamoto's consciousness and shares the feelings of monsters transformed from other organs. Even though the original Yamamoto Gorozaemon has long been dead, the consciousness in hell can still continue to control Yamamoto's Brain to act in the world.

So the question is, since "The Demon King's Hammer" is a demon sword transformed from the heart of Yamamoto Gorozaemon, if this demon sword is frequently attacked and sealed, how will Yamamoto's brain react?

Just as Hanakaiin Yuura began to deal with the "Devil's Hammer", painful wails continued to be heard from the Hyakumonogatari Group's base somewhere.

In recent days, "Yamamoto's Brain" first felt severe heart pain, and then the death of Aojizo, which even caused it to fall into a short coma. A few days ago, it still felt severe pain in the heart from time to time. Only recently, its condition has improved slightly.

But I didn't expect that just when I breathed a sigh of relief, strange things happened again.

“Here it comes again, t-this time it feels like a myocardial infarction? What on earth is going on ahhhh——”

The paper door of the room was suddenly opened, and a young man wearing a kimono and a bell hanging from his left ear walked in with a panicked look on his face. He asked, "Master Yamamoto, are you okay?"

The visitor is Yanagida, the monster that Yamamoto created using rumors during his lifetime. He is now the advisor of the Hyakumonogatari Group, responsible for collecting strange stories. The bell hanging on his left ear is "Yamamoto's Nose". Like the Demon King's hammer, it is an organ of Yamamoto transformed into a prop, with the function of finding strange stories and monsters.

At this moment, "Yamamoto's Brain", no, Yamamoto Gorouzaemon finally understood what it felt like to be living a life worse than death.

Although it is no longer a human being, it is still the cowardly Yamamoto Gorozaemon in its heart. It cannot tolerate pain at all.

I originally thought that handing the "Devil's Hammer" to the ambitious Shikoku Eighty-Eight Demons Night Parade would give the Nura Clan a hard time. If they were a little luckier, they might even be able to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Before Yu Zhang set out for Chiba, Yamamoto had already thought that the matter was settled and that the Nura clan would be seriously damaged due to the powerful raccoon cat monster whose mind was controlled by the demon sword. However, he never expected that Yu Zhang's trip to Chiba would be the beginning of his nightmare.

"Damn it, there's still no news from Nightbird? What's going on with the 'Devil's Hammer' now?" Yamamoto said angrily.

Yanagida sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"No, although it was the helper introduced to us by the 'Seimei' in hell, the one sent by the Gomonin family doesn't seem very reliable..."

According to Ye Que, Yu Zhang seemed to have hidden the "Devil's Hammer" somewhere. The demon sword has not been seen recently. Instead, he has begun to organize the cadres to devote all their energy to idol performances. Even if she mentioned the demon sword briefly, Yu Zhang would immediately change the subject, as if he was hiding something.

The clues end here, and there is no news about the specific situation of "The Devil's Hammer". It is also a mystery who killed Aojizo.