I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

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Accompanied by the familiar sound of a whistle resounding from the air, rainbow ripples also unfolded. Following the instructions of the Skeleton Demon God, the time train arrived outside a villa in the suburbs of Kyoto.

This is not the Kyoto monster base that Naya originally found, but the place where Yuyuko lived when she acted as a human.

The memory fragments scattered out of Nijo Castle once showed Naya's experience of encountering Kyoto monsters along the way. The original stronghold location has long been exposed, and now Yuyuko is in a coma. In order to prevent the Onmyoji of Hanakaiin from suddenly knocking on the door, the Skeleton Demon God had to move with the surviving monsters, and left some Demon Gods to guard the stronghold mansion secretly.

Inoue Ue also followed behind the Skeleton Demon God and looked around. He saw many monsters in the villa, but most of them were small monsters. The ones that impressed him most were Loli Kyoukotsu and Kidomaru who disappeared in the battle of Qingyong Temple. It is estimated that he was not caught by the Onmyoji and successfully escaped from the battlefield.

Well, there is also a skeleton monster.

I remember that the big skeleton who escaped from the seal in Kyoto was knocked unconscious by Mary using a manhole cover in Nijo Castle, and did not wake up again until the end of his battle with Nue. The Onmyoji of the Hanakaiin family could not have ignored this overly conspicuous monster. How did this guy escape?

For some reason, Inoue Ueya felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when he looked at the huge creature in front of him.

Come to think of it, Kotoko seemed to have mentioned before that a skeleton monster she knew had come to Kyoto to visit relatives, and that she had gotten some insider information about Kyoto monsters from somewhere. Could this guy be...

As if noticing the gaze from Inoue Ueya, the skeleton demon felt a little guilty and silently shifted his gaze, staring blankly at the wall next to him without saying a word.

Seeing this, Inoue Ueya's mouth twitched suddenly.

Inoue Ueya followed the skeleton all the way to the door of a room, and surprisingly, he did not encounter any monsters jumping out to cause trouble along the way.

After all, the matter concerns the life and safety of Yuyuko. Before setting off, the Skeleton Demon God mentioned to the monsters in Kyoto that it wanted to seek help from Inoue Ueya.

Not to mention the strength that Inoue Ueya showed in the battle of Kyoto, now that the resurrected Nue has been destroyed, it is unknown whether the reincarnation ritual of Yuyuko is still working.

If Yuyuko died at this moment, it might not be able to reincarnate again, and it would also mean that Nue's resurrection plan would have completely failed, a result that all Kyoto monsters were unwilling to accept.

Big monsters have extremely strong recovery abilities, so there is no need to worry about injuries, and it is unlikely that they will fall into a coma. In addition, their combat power has greatly increased after the addition of the Demon God, so Yuyuko did not deliberately recruit monsters with healing abilities to join his team. He had originally planned to rush in and get the job done the day before yesterday.

Not to mention that most of the monsters in Kyoto were sealed or destroyed, and most of those who were able to escape were monsters of average strength who did not participate in the Battle of Nijo Castle.

The surviving Kyoto monsters were completely helpless in dealing with Yuyuko falling into a coma, and ultimately had to accept the Skeleton Demon God's proposal.

However, this does not prevent the Kyoto monsters from being hostile to Inoue Ueya, and the most obvious one is Kuang Gu who has been following Inoue Ueya since he entered the villa.

Unlike Kidomaru and his group of Kyoto monsters who had followed Nue a thousand years ago, Kyōgoku's father joined Yuyuko's One Hundred Demons Night Parade four hundred years ago. This loli who inherited the name "Kyōgoku" was a new monster who later joined Yuyuko's army.

"Hey, are you sure you can wake onee-sama up?"

Upon hearing this, Inoue Ueya paused and subconsciously turned to look at Kuang Gu who was following behind him, following the source of the voice.

There was a glint of suspicion in the little girl's eyes, but more of it was worry and uneasiness.

Kuang Gu often heard about the deeds of Nue from the older generation of monsters, but to her, Nue was ultimately just a strange existence, and she did not have much awe in her heart. The status of this legendary monster, whom she had never met, in her heart was far less important than Yuyuko.

The person Kuang Gu was loyal to and followed was only Yuyuko from the beginning to the end.

Inoue Ueya fell silent. He was not good at comforting others, let alone dealing with a child.

After thinking for a moment, Inoue Ue couldn't think of what to say, so he just gave a thumbs up and smiled at Kuang Gu, "Uh, I hope everyone is okay?"

Chapter 300 Are you ready?

All he could say now was "I hope everyone is okay."

After all, Inoue Ueya still didn't understand Yuyuko's condition, so he couldn't assure Kyōgoku that he was sure he could cure her.

Furthermore, the only abilities that Inoue Ueya can currently rely on are the Personality Mask and the Trickster form. The power of the former has never been officially used, and the ability of the latter is difficult to control the outcome. Both abilities cannot be considered as abilities that can be used for treatment.

Inoue Ue was not prepared to make any guarantees about anything he was not sure he could do.

Of course, such an answer could not reassure Kuang Gu, so she said that she would keep a close eye on Inoue Ueya to prevent him from taking the opportunity to do anything inappropriate to the unconscious Yuyuko. She followed Inoue Ueya and Skeleton Idemon into Yuyuko's bedroom.

As the saying goes, a gentleman is open and honest. Inoue Ueya is naturally not afraid of anyone's doubts, but he has to guard against the power of the singularity. If he encounters any strange accidents later, there are at least two witnesses on the scene to prove his innocence.

Well, it’s better to be cautious.

So, Inoue Ue readily agreed.

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It was not until Inoue Ueya and the other two entered Yuyuko's bedroom that the monsters in the mansion began to talk.

Kidomaru frowned and remained silent for a long time.

It was beaten to the brink of death by Hanako Natsukawa in the battle at Qingyong Temple. If it weren't for the strange demon god attached to its body who came to its rescue at the critical moment, it would have died long ago.

I have to say that Natsukawa Hanako's full-strength attack was truly terrifying. By the time Kidomaru regained consciousness, he had already been taken back to the base by the Demon God, and the Battle of Kyoto had already ended. He could only learn about the battle situation from the monsters who had escaped.

"Do you think that little human can really cure Master Yuyuko?"

"Lady Yuyuko is a powerful being at the level of a great youkai. Both her physical and mental strength are unmatched by ordinary youkai. Even if half her body was blown off, she could recover quickly. Ordinary illusions or curses wouldn't be able to affect her, right?"

"Hmph, it's impossible to artificially force a great monster into a coma for a long time. At least among the Hanakaiin family's Onmyoji, there is no one who can do such a thing. Master Yuyuko's current condition is obviously caused by psychological trauma..."

"Psychological trauma, are you talking about Nue's betrayal of Master Yuyuko?"

"That's right. Apart from this matter, is there anything else that could cause Lord Yuyuko's heart to waver?"

When the matter of Nue was mentioned, the monsters all showed displeasure.

Not only the Skeleton Demon God, but many monsters who escaped from Nijo Castle by chance witnessed the resurrected Nue trying to throw Yuyuko into hell. After returning to their base, they spread the news widely. At least all the monsters in this villa knew about it.

At first, some monsters still doubted the authenticity of this matter, but as more and more monsters escaped, the doubts in their hearts quickly subsided.

Monsters are different from monsters that are born out of thin air. They also need to reproduce and produce offspring to exist. Many monsters even integrate into human social life. Until modern times, the concepts of newly born monsters are basically the same as those of humans, so it is natural for them to feel disgusted with Nue's attempt to kill his parents.

It just so happened that almost all of the powerful Kyoto monsters who once followed Nue were sealed up, and most of those who escaped now were new monsters in a similar situation to Kuang Guts or monsters who were recruited to join along the way.

Yuyuko keeps fighting to resurrect her children and never gives up even after reincarnation for a thousand years. This is something that all monsters can see. However, Nue, whom they have never met, is a strange and distant existence to them. His bad behavior makes the monsters particularly disgusted with this legendary lord of demons and monsters.

What monsters pursue is "fear", but in their hearts, some things are more important than "fear".

"He claims to be the Lord of a Hundred Demons, yet he can mercilessly kill even his own family members who are willing to sacrifice everything to revive him. That guy is not qualified to be our leader..."

Listening to the monsters' discussion, although Kidomaru felt a little unhappy, he did not say anything in rebuttal.

Kidomaru initially did not believe the news that Nue attempted to kill his parents and that Den-O wanted to completely destroy Nue.

It was not until he learned the whole story from the Skeleton Demon God who escaped with Feathered Fox and confirmed the truth of the matter that Kidomaru was unable to calm down.

When the Skeleton Demon God brought Inoue Ueya into the villa, Kidomaru even had the urge to draw his sword, but he gave up in the end.

According to Kidomaru's understanding of Nue, his master is indeed a guy who will do anything to achieve his goals. To be precise, it was after the death of Yuyuko that Qingming's personality changed drastically and he gradually became the cold-blooded and ruthless Nue, but he was far from the extent of being so cruel as to kill his own parents.

After Nue's death, he stayed in hell for a thousand years, living his life unknown to anyone. It was reasonable for his personality to change, but Kidomaru never expected that the master he once followed would become so unfamiliar.

There was no need for the Demon God to deceive himself, and the fact that Yuyuko was unconscious could not be faked. Kidomaru had to accept the fact that the "Nue" mentioned by the monsters was no longer the Lord of the Hundred Demons that it wanted to follow.

"The long-cherished wish of the Kyoto monsters has now been completely shattered. I have painstakingly practiced swordsmanship for a thousand years, breaking through to the realm of a great monster, but in the end, what is the point of all this..."

Thinking of this, Kidomaru couldn't help but sigh and fell into unprecedented confusion.

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On the other side, Inoue Ueya and others had already walked into the bedroom and cast their eyes on Yuyuko who was lying unconscious on the bed.

The unconscious Yuyokuni had a frown on his face, a painful expression on his face, and beads of sweat on his forehead. He looked like he had dreamed of something bad.

"Oh no, Master Yuyuko is having nightmares again!"

Seeing this, Kuang Gu hurried forward and took out the handkerchief he carried with him to wipe the sweat off the feathered fox.

Inoue Ueya seemed to have heard some key words.

"Starting again?"

Kuang Gu didn't stop what he was doing and responded, "Since last night, every once in a while, Master Yuyuko has become like this..."

Upon hearing this, Inoue Ueya and the Skeleton Demon God exchanged glances.

It is obvious that Yuyuko's condition is not an ordinary serious injury and coma, it sounds more like there is something wrong with her mental state.

It seems that Inoue Ueya's guess may be correct. The "High Speed ​​Granny" separated from Nue's body took advantage of the moment when Yuyuko was physically and mentally injured and entered, attempting to take over the body of the great monster for herself...

If Inoue Ueya wants to use the personality mask, he has to find a way to enter the inner world of Yuyuko. According to the setting of P5, he needs to enter a special space called "Impression Space" or "Palace" and sneak in through a mobile phone application called "Another World Navigation".

"As expected, we still need to conduct a thorough investigation. You should be prepared, right?"

As he spoke, Inoue Ueya stretched out his hand and grabbed it, and a black pass appeared in his hand.

"Well, I don't have 'Other World Navigation', but the Trickster's manifestation ability should still be able to achieve a similar effect, probably."

Chapter 301: The potato chips at the convenience store next door are half price

"what!"

In a mansion somewhere, a woman who was sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly opened her eyes. Confusion and fear flashed in her golden eyes, as if she had just woken up from a nightmare.

The sound of dripping rain coming from outside the house made the woman feel a little cool.

After a while, the woman gradually calmed down, sat up and looked around.

This mansion is a classic old-style wooden house. It seems that it has not been cleaned for a long time. The environment is a bit dirty and messy. The holes in the paper doors and windows make the mansion look a bit shabby, but other than that, there is no damage. If you take care of it a little, you will find that the house is actually well maintained.

A familiar memory emerged from the woman's mind, and her frown gradually relaxed.

"By the way, isn't this my home?"

——What am I afraid of?

Now thinking back carefully, the woman could not remember anything in her dream. She only vaguely remembered that she seemed to have gone through a long journey.

Although she always felt a sense of incongruity in her heart, the woman's memory told her that she was a fox demon and this mansion was her place of seclusion.

"Well, Qingming said that he would come to see me today, so I have to tidy up the house in advance to avoid making her worry..."

The woman pondered for a moment, stood up, her fox tail swaying happily behind her, and ran to clean the room.

However, she did not realize that three uninvited guests had already arrived outside.

Outside the house, Inoue Ueya, Skeleton Demon God and Kuang Gu saw the woman in women's clothing through the torn paper doors and windows.

"Hmm, golden eyes... The woman in the house must be Yuyuko's 'shadow'. She's appearing as Yuyuko from a thousand years ago, before she was transformed into a reincarnated youkai. Surely she still can't let go of Nue."

"Did you all hear what I just said?"

Hearing this, Kuang Gu nodded subconsciously, and then as if he remembered something, he couldn't help but complain: "No, you are here to treat your illness, right? What kind of place is this?"

Not long ago, Inoue Ueya suddenly transformed in front of the Skeleton Demon God and Crazy Bone, as if he had used some ability. Yuyuko's bedroom was shrouded in a sudden white light. After the three regained their sight, they came to the outside of this strange mansion.

Inoue Ueya glanced calmly at the two men, who still didn't understand the situation. He unsheathed his belt, and with a flash of white light, his transformed state was immediately released. He said softly, "Let me first explain to you what's going on in this space."

"This is the 'Palace,' a special space manifested by extreme emotions or desires. You can understand this as a space manifested through the mind, no, it's a different space created by intense negative emotions or psychological trauma. The woman in the house is not Yuyuko herself, but a 'shadow' manifested from her mind..."

In order to make the two understand the current situation, Inoue Ue had to explain to them the settings of the hall.

Hearing this, Kuang Gu had a new idea in his mind and said excitedly: "Psychological trauma, is there any way you can cure Master Yuyuko's psychological problems in this space?"

Although Kuang Gu looks young, she is not stupid. She is actually much older than Inoue Ueya. She has a close relationship with Yuyuko and knows Yuyuko better than the other two people present.

As long as the big monster is not affected by special energy or suffers fatal injuries, the injuries will recover quickly. This is common sense known to all monsters.

Although Kuang Gu never said it out loud, she had already guessed that Yuyuko fell into a coma due to psychological trauma.

"Who knows? This is Mr. Inoue's first time entering the palace, and it's a little different from the complicated mazes I know. Besides—"

Before he could finish his words, Yuyuko's mansion seemed to be affected by something, and the three people present noticed that the scene in front of them began to show obvious spatial distortion.

The scene of yellow flowers blooming all over the ground flashed before the three people's eyes, and the distortion phenomenon disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. Yuyuko was still cleaning the mansion and did not notice anything unusual.

With the help of his extraordinary dynamic vision, the Skeleton Demon God saw more from the fleeting scene.

"...Yamabukihana?"

After all, the Skeleton was a demon god who had traveled through many worlds, and his knowledge had unknowingly become broader. He recognized the variety of the yellow flower at a glance.

"Hmm, was that Yamabuki flower that just flashed by?"

Inoue Ueya pondered for a moment and murmured softly, "Regardless of whether Grandma Kou was sent back to Yuyuko's body, there are at least two consciousnesses in her body. It seems that this palace may not be as simple as imagined..."

Yamabuki Otome, Nurarihyon's ex-wife, died many years ago.

Since Nue's reincarnation plan was almost always ruined by Nura's family, Nue, who was in hell, used the soul-returning technique to resurrect Yamabuki Otome and even made her the reincarnation host of Yuyuko.

Nue interferes with the human world through the Hyakumonogatari Group, and uses Aojizo's mind control ability to manipulate the resurrected Yamabuki Otome, and uses her appearance to successfully make Nurarihyon let down his guard and complete the assassination.

Yamabuki Otome, who killed her lover with her own hands, fell into complete despair, and Yuyuko, who was waiting for her next reincarnation, replaced her as the new owner of this body.