I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

Judging from the reaction of that jade seal, could it be that the "Devil's Hammer" was stolen by someone?

Although I could still vaguely sense the demon sword's presence through the connection between the "Yamamoto Brain" and other organs, the repeated pain was undoubtedly a sign of severe damage...

And it's not just a one or two times accidental, it means someone is trying to destroy the "Devil's Hammer"!

But who is the other party?

Is it the Nura monster who recognized it?

An Onmyoji who happened to pick up a demon sword while passing by?

After hearing what the Yamamoto Brain said, Yanagida's expression gradually became serious. He then said, "This is a bit bad. If this is true, then we must recover the Demon King's hammer as soon as possible. Although the destruction of the sword will not endanger Lord Yamamoto's life, a demon sword that can directly absorb fear is definitely a powerful trump card. It would be a pity if it were really destroyed. However..."

Ever since the experimental subject "Hanako" they created went berserk, the Hyakumonogatari team has been severely damaged. Yamamoto's bones, duodenum, right little finger and face, the four monsters transformed from Yamamoto's body, all died at the hands of Natsukawa Hanako. Excluding the "heart" and "nose" that were unable to move independently, in order to avoid her pursuit, they had to destroy the toilet first every time they moved their base.

This is not the point. After that incident, there are only five members left in the group. Among them, Yanagida, who is known as the "Ear of Yamamoto", is the weakest. He is a monster created by Yamamoto using rumors during his lifetime. He was originally created with the setting of a staff officer. Now that Aojizo has been eliminated and the whereabouts of "The Devil's Hammer" are unknown, there are only three people left with Yamamoto's organs alive, including the head.

"Yamamoto's Brain" is the hope for Yamamoto Gorozaemon to be completely resurrected, but his strength is not that great, so it is impossible for him to take the risk of fighting.

"Although Yanagida has a good brain, he's not good at fighting. The other surviving organs don't have the ability to fight a strong enemy head-on. It's too dangerous to let them face an unknown enemy rashly. But if I let my only remaining organs continue to disappear, I'm doomed..."

As he spoke, a hint of fear gradually appeared in Yamamoto's Brain's tone.

Looking at Yamamoto, who was in a state of fear, Yanagida couldn't help but sigh and comforted him, "Please calm down. This idea is a bit too pessimistic. Although the current situation is a bit unfavorable for the Hyaku Monogatari Group, it's not time to despair yet!"

"Anyway, I'll go check it out. If Yu Zhang lost the demon sword recently, then we only need to look for it in Shikoku and Chiba..."

Yanagida touched the bell hanging on his left ear. He possessed the "Yamamoto Ear". If he wanted to find the "Devil's Hammer" as soon as possible, no one else was more suitable than him.

Compared to the matter of the demon sword, Yanagida is more concerned about the death of Aojizo. Aojizo, who has the ability of hypnosis, has been eliminated. The Hyaku Monogatari team has no other suitable personnel to join Yuyuko's side, and it has become difficult to assist "Seimei" in resurrecting.

Well, anyway, considering Yuyuko's current strength, the plan should have little chance of failure. However, it is still a bit troublesome not being able to see her situation.

Chapter 181 I want to go too

"Well, thank you. I feel a little embarrassed to ask you to send me home every time, Senior Inoue." Hanakaiin Yuura said a little shyly.

After dinner, Inoue Ueya sent Hanakaiin Yuura back home as usual.

"And...about that hilt, I'm really sorry."

In the end, Hanakaiin Yuura still failed to destroy the "Devil's Hammer". It seemed a bit difficult for her to purify it alone. When her spiritual power was exhausted, the demon sword might even backfire. According to her, the safest way was to send the hilt of the sword to the Hanakaiin family in Kyoto for a complicated ceremony to purify it.

Hanakaiin Yuura was actually a little embarrassed because she had not successfully completed Inoue Ueya's commission. She did not look as happy as usual while eating dinner. It was as if she had accepted the client's payment without completing the work. She always had a feeling of unease in her heart.

"No, I don't think Hua Kaiyuan needs to worry too much about this matter. After all, you have done your best, and that is enough."

"But……"

"Really? You've known us for a while, do you still need to be so reserved?"

Upon hearing this, Inoue Ueya couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. The embarrassed expression on Hanakaiin Yuura's face was so obvious that even he could see it.

Well, it's best to change the subject a bit now.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Inoue, I heard a while ago that a great monster was planning to attack Kyoto..."

"what?"

Upon hearing such important news, Hanakaiin Yuura instantly forgot what had just happened and looked up at Inoue Ueya with a slightly shocked expression.

"How could a monster actually attack Kyoto, the headquarters of the Onmyoji?"

Inoue Ueya nodded and responded, "Well, they seem to be trying to break some barrier..."

Hanakaiin Yuura thought for a while. She had indeed heard from her family members before about the "seal" of Kyoto gradually weakening, but she did not expect that someone would start preparing for action at this point in time.

The great monster who chose this precise moment to carry out such a thankless task as attacking Kyoto must be the great monster "Hayuko" who once commanded all the monsters in Kyoto and the nemesis of the Hanakaiin family, right?

Thinking of this, the two of them just happened to walk to the apartment where Hanakaiin Yuura lived.

Hanakaiin Yuura didn't doubt Inoue Ueya's intelligence. She bowed to him and said, "Thank you. This is very important information. I must return home as soon as possible to contact my family. I'll take my leave now!"

"Well, if you need support, remember to notify Mr. Inoue?"

"I see!"

As she spoke, Hanakaiin Yuura turned and ran towards the apartment, her face full of anxiety.

Inoue Ueya watched her walk into the apartment and nodded secretly. He told the Hanakaiin family about the matter of Yuyuko in advance. Those Onmyoji who were well prepared should be able to do something different from the original situation, right?

However, I have the impression that Yuyuko always crushed those Kyoto seal guardians with her strength...

"Well, nothing should happen, right?" Inoue Ueya hesitated.

Although Inoue Ueya wanted to set off for Kyoto immediately, the troublemaker Aojizo was killed by Hanako and the whereabouts of Yuyuko were unknown, so it was not a good time to act now. If he caused too much noise in Kyoto, the big monster might change its original strategy, and then his "future vision", which was already a bit unreliable, would probably be completely useless.

Running away is just a small matter, the problem is that Inoue Ue has no idea when the other party will come back...

Just in case, this time I'd better ask Sadako to check the surveillance cameras near Kyoto to see if there are any traces of Kyoto monsters.

"Compared to this, Mr. Inoue didn't come out just to send Hanakaiin home..."

Inoue Ueya took out his black pass, and a ripple of rainbow light appeared beside him, followed by a familiar motorcycle.

Holding the motorcycle with his hand, when Inoue Ueya turned around and prepared to leave, he saw a girl with disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes standing behind him, staring at him.

“Ghost…”

[Fuck, don’t do it yet! ]

With Yasen's shout, Inoue Ue finally recovered from the brief shock.

Looking down, I found that I had taken several steps back without realizing it. The transformation belt was already wrapped around my body, and I held the pass tightly in my hand, ready to enter the transformation state at any time.

“Hey, when did I do this?”

Inoue Ue had no memory of what had just happened. It was as if he was driven by his body's instinct and was ready to transform in the moment he lost consciousness.

[Calm down and look carefully at who is in front of you. She is not an enemy!]

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya looked up stiffly at the "female ghost" in front of him.

"Um, are you Yukinoshita?"

After thinking about it for a while, Inoue Ue also remembered that Yukinoshita Yukino and Hanakaiin Yuura lived in the same apartment, so it was normal for her to appear here.

The female ghost in front of him was none other than Yukinoshita Yukino. She was holding a plastic bag with something in it in her hand, and it seemed that she had just bought something from outside. However, her appearance seemed a little different from yesterday.

"But what's the matter with you looking so miserable?"

Yukinoshita Yukino didn't respond directly to Inoue Ueya, but instead asked him, "Inoue-san, are you going to look for that 'high-speed grandma'?"

In an instant, Inoue Ue also fell silent. It was indeed as Yukinoshita Yukino said, he was going to look for Naya. After hearing this morning about Yu Zhang's physical changes due to "fear", Inoue Ue also planned to see Naya again.

Even though he didn't know Naya's current condition, Inoue Ue was probably one of the few people who could remember her existence. If she needed any help, he wanted to do his best to help her.

"Did you guess it right?"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Inoue Ueya and asked to go with him.

After returning home yesterday, Yukino Yukinoshita received another call from Inoue Ueya. She found that she seemed to be affected by Naya. She kept trying to recall the tampered memories and even stayed up all night for this. As a result, she became the "ghost girl" she is now.

As expected, although Yukinoshita Yukino did feel a vague sense of disharmony, she still couldn't recall her original memory, but...

"I want to go too!"

"Seriously? You can't even remember what she looks like anymore?"

Chapter 182: How can you be called a master?

"Ah, you're right, I really can't remember what she looks like..."

Yukinoshita Yukino did not deny Inoue Ueya's statement, but nodded.

When Yukinoshita Yukino learned about Naya's situation, she subconsciously thought of her past self.

Yukinoshita Yukino, who was isolated by her classmates when she was a child, had a similar experience, but at most her classmates made many small moves and treated her with cold violence. It was not as bad as Naya who was directly forgotten.

At that time, she chose to bear it all alone. Even though she pretended to be indifferent on the surface, she still cared about this matter in her heart.

"Although I haven't experienced it myself, I can still imagine how terrifying it is to be completely forgotten after making friends with someone for a short time."

The difference is that now she is no longer the "little girl" who pretended to be strong, but one of the people who stayed next to the "little girl".

"No matter what, you must never forget her."

This is what Yukinoshita Yukino thought in her heart. No one came out to help her in the past, but now, she wants to be the one who lends a helping hand.

Yukinoshita Yukino wants to prove that she is not the same as those guys, and prove that she is no longer the same person she used to be!

Yes, this is a test!

I must overcome that boring past and grow again!

"I don't know what I can do now that my memory has been affected, but I don't want to forget her. I want to see that 'high-speed grandma' again!"

"Well, let's go together."

Inoue Ueya shrugged, turned around and walked to the fallen motorcycle, squatted down and lifted it up again.

"Eh?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Inoue Ueya would agree to her request so easily this time.

"Don't just stand there. Time is limited. Mr. Inoue can't guarantee that it will be as easy to run into her today as it was yesterday, okay?"

"Uh, okay..."

"Wait, put on your helmet. You're a young lady who takes a private car to school. Don't you even know this common sense?"

"Of course I know, don't treat me like an idiot!"

So the locomotive started again in the dark.

……

Three hours had passed since they set out. Inoue Ueya and Yukinoshita Yukino had circled the nearby area several times, but they still couldn't find any trace of Naya.

Inoue Ueya sighed, parked the motorcycle aside, turned his head and looked at Yukinoshita Yukino behind him. Her face was now gradually becoming a little worse.

"It seems that Naya is not operating in the nearby area today..."

Come to think of it, after all, the other party is an urban legend after all. It must be just luck that I was able to meet him so easily yesterday, right?

"It's getting late, shall we go back today?"

Yukinoshita now looked as if she had stayed up all night, and occasionally she would close her eyes unconsciously. But if this continued, Inoue Ueya began to be a little afraid that she would fall asleep suddenly and fall out of the car. In order to accommodate her situation, Inoue Ueya didn't even dare to speed up, for fear that the "ghost girl" who looked like she had stayed up all night would become a real ghost because of an accident.

"No! What if I miss the chance to meet her because of my break?"

It was obvious from the moment he opened his mouth that he was an old stubborn person. Inoue Ue couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. Even so, according to the current situation, Naya probably wouldn't show up tonight. He decided to send Yukinoshita Yukino back first.

"Alright, alright, don't push yourself. If you keep going like this, you'll probably die before you find Naya. Anyway, go back and get some sleep. There's no way you can continue in your current state..."

Ignoring Yukinoshita Yukino's protests, Inoue Ueya directly sent her back home on the time train. He had memorized the location from the previous old rat incident, so he didn't need to specifically ask for her address this time.

Seeing that Inoue Ueya had insisted on ending today's operation, Yukinoshita Yukino had no choice but to go home and rest with a dejected look on her face. After all, she didn't have a motorcycle or anything, so she couldn't search for Naya's whereabouts by herself.

Seeing this, Inoue Ue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although Yukinoshita Yukino's personality has changed a lot, her mysterious stubbornness still seems to have not disappeared...

Next, let him search alone for a while. After sleeping for a long time today, Inoue Ue has become more energetic. Before leaving, he also told Sadako and the others about his plans for tonight so that they don't have to worry about him.

"Since Yukinoshita is gone, let's be a little more serious..."

Now that Yukino Yukinoshita is not here, Inoue Ue can also try to speed up and drive for a lap before going home.

"Yasen, prepare to transform."

[Is it already dawn? Let me sleep for five more minutes.]

???

Inoue Ueya was full of questions. Was the reason she hadn't said anything since just now because she fell asleep?

Why did Mr. Inoue feel that what she said was familiar? Why was his reaction similar to when Sadako woke him up?

"Never mind. It's just a motorcycle anyway. The platform shape should be enough."