I loaded the ghost talk game

Miyako didn't see or hear Tsuruta's evaluation of her. Her eyes were shining and she was happily counting the large pile of soul crystals she had just obtained. There were a thousand soul crystals, and the little river boy couldn't count them, but she believed that her two sisters would not lie to her.

After accepting the soul crystal, Miyako muttered words such as "candle" and "revenge on the smelly monkey".

After that, he even patted his chest and said, "When I defeat the smelly monkey and take out its jade, I will give it to your sister as soon as possible!"

For a kappa, this is the greatest repayment.

Because according to Japanese legend, if a kappa really wants to give the jiriko jade he got, there is only one person to whom he can give it -

Dragon King.

The reason why Shiriko Jade is considered to be needed by the Dragon King in Japanese folk stories is probably influenced by folk ideas such as "inner alchemy". Japan also has a theory of "inner alchemy". It is believed that the area below the navel is the "alchemy", which is similar to the place where the Dantian emits energy, thus imagining it to have the same shape and function as jade.

The kappa picks out the Danyu from the buttocks below the navel, hence the term Shirikodama.

In addition, dragons are believed to love jade and jade beads, so there is a legend that the kappa pulls out the jade and offers it to the Dragon King.

In short, Shirikodama is an imaginary organ that should not actually exist.

However, kappa-type kaidans are supported by a large number of corresponding stories, and they may have some unique abilities that can extract something from humans or kaidans.

However, Tsuruta was obviously not interested in this strange return gift, and he didn't know which "stinky monkey" the little kappa said was.

She smiled and rejected Miyako's request to repay her kindness, and then continued to visit the Paradise Fair with Asaki in a happy mood.

…

"That's it. Those two sisters used a thousand soul crystals to buy my...that, little photo! The sisters also said that I'm welcome to go to the hotel to play with them!"

Miyako happily told Zhiwu about her successful experience of free trading.

The little kappa was the first foreign ghost to come to the paradise market. When she arrived, the paper dance had just started.

So they've known each other for a while.

In addition, the origami girl will occasionally provide information help for Miyako's money-making business. Anyway, Miyako has already regarded her as a friend——

We talk often and Paper Dance is very good to me.

Then we are friends!

Zhiwu's thin body made of paper swayed slightly: "The sisters you are talking about, one is wearing a white dress, the other is in a ninja costume, and also has a flying black machine?"

"It seems so. Both sisters are very beautiful."

"ah……"

Zhiwu can be regarded as a weirdo who had a formal work establishment under the rule of Gao Tianyuan, and has seen a certain amount of the world.

She was already certain that the person who bought Miyako's photo at a high price must be a big shot under Kamiya-sama.

They are super powerful royal masters!

Thinking of this, Zhi Wu couldn't help but sweat for the little river boy.

So, Mimiko is really heartless...

If he were the big shot in front of him, let alone chatting and laughing with them, he would definitely be trembling nervously.

"Zhiwu, look, look! I have so many soul crystals now!" Miyako did not notice the strangeness on the face of the origami girl, and unpreparedly piled up all her soul crystals, Full of expectations, "I'm very lucky, right? I should be able to exchange for those two red candles soon!"

Zhiwu looked at the mountain of soul crystals, and then at the little kappa.

This guy just seems like a happy-go-lucky idiot.

There is never any sad expression on her face, that is, she only has some mood swings when she mentions the patch-eared dolphins in Azuma River.

But Zhiwu knew in his heart that Mimizi had suffered a lot both before and after coming to the paradise.

And in order to exchange for two Weeping Blood Candles, she worked really hard.

"Miyako." Origami girl said.

"ah?"

"You want those two underworld candles, right?"

"I think so." The little kappa did not conceal his needs and nodded with confidence, "And I feel like I will get it soon, as long as I work harder. I plan to go to the sea country. Zhiwu You also said that I might be able to earn a lot of soul crystals there."

Zhiwu remained silent and first helped Mimizi count her property.

There are 1268 soul crystals in total.

It should be the income of a thousand soul crystals, minus a little transaction fee drawn by Paradise, plus the total amount of Mimizi's previous deposits.

"There are still 532 candles left to exchange for two dark candles." Origami girl said calmly, "That's enough."

"Isn't there still money left?" Mimizi was confused.

"I'll lend you the rest, idiot. I've been working in the park for several months, and I still have more than five hundred soul crystals. Since you really want it, just take the candle and use it first."

Zhiwu shook out a small pile of soul crystals from his thin cuffs, then collected them together with Mimizi's pile, quickly made the accounts, and then handed the two red underworld candles to the little kappa's hands. .

Miyako grabbed the two candles that she had been thinking about day and night. She reacted blankly for a few seconds, and then without any warning, she raised her head and cried "Wow".

This was the first time Zhiwu saw the little river boy cry, and he had always looked cheerful before.

This made the always calm Origami girl panic: "Why are you crying? It's okay to pay back the money you owe me slowly..."

"No... I'm so happy! Oh - Zhi Wu, you are also a good person!"

Miyako choked with sobs and wanted to rush up and hug Zhiwu.

But the latter dodged it nimbly and lightly.

I don’t know if it’s because of the weird tale about water, but the little kappa’s tears are like fountains. Zhiwu, who is made of paper, doesn’t like water very much.

And despite Miyako's small body, her strength was astonishing. When she suddenly rushed over and hugged her, Zhiwu had reason to believe that she would be folded in half.

So I still don’t want it…

"When I avenge the stinky monkey and take its Shiriko Jade, I will give it to you Zimai." Miyako accepted the kindness of the origami girl and promised while sobbing and wiping her tears.

"No, I don't need that either. You should keep it for yourself."

Zhiwu shook his head helplessly.

The little kappa didn't understand. The jade was clearly the "best thing" she could get.

But I don’t know why, but others don’t seem to like it.

However, one thing is certain -

Everyone in the paradise is a good person.

Whether it's Zhi Wu or the two sisters.

Miyako thought that she must repay them.

Also, everyone in the paradise is good enough, so good that Miyako couldn't help but cry.

Then, Kamiya-sama, who founded Paradise and is always praised and admired by ghost stories...

What kind of benevolent man he must be, Mimizi couldn't even imagine!

…

Finally, two Weeping Blood Candles were obtained, and Miyako Kappa lit them on the edge of the river in the paradise, and performed the promotion ceremony.

There are rules in the paradise [not to misappropriate other people's property by non-trading means], so you don't need to worry about being disturbed when you advance in the park.

Mimizi already had the strength to break through to D level, and with Mingzhu's help, her promotion was naturally very smooth.

After the promotion was completed, the little Kappa was full of confidence as he was reborn.

She felt that her power was stronger, and her control of water spells was more comfortable.

And the turtle shell on the back is more than a little stronger than before!

Miyako felt that even if Usamaru-sama in the paradise used his ax to chop, he would not be able to easily break through his turtle shell defense.

Of course, this is just a thought.

The aura of that Usagi-sama was so terrifying that Miyako couldn't imagine not challenging him.

After her promotion, Miyako planned to return to Azuma River.

Of course, she will come back.

The little kappa likes the atmosphere of the paradise very much, and she plans to settle here after she has avenged the dolphins.

And she still owes Zhi Wu the soul crystal.

This must be paid back for sure.

"I will be back soon, and I will work hard to make money to pay you back."

Miyako said goodbye to her friend Zhiwu, and gave Zhiwu all the trinkets she had not sold but scavenged.

"Then remember, you still owe me money, you have to come back."

Zhiwu responded.

We will work hard to fulfill the promises we make.

Zhiwu was actually not worried that Mimizi would default on the debt.

But she did not stop Miyako from returning to Azuma River for revenge, because she knew that Miyako had been working hard for this goal.

Moreover, the little kappa is essentially just an outsider to the paradise. From Zhiwu's perspective, she has already helped everything she can, and the next step is up to her.

In the end, Zhiwu just told Miyako to take good care of herself. If the revenge plan was difficult to complete, she should go back to the paradise first and consider the long term.

In fact, although the little kappa is a bit silly, she was able to travel a long distance from the Azuma River and arrive at the dream paradise in Nara safely. During this period, she covered a very long distance. Being able to walk such a long distance in the ordinary world shows that she is at least smart enough to protect herself.

Otherwise, it would have become food for the evil and strange talk on the road.

Zhiwu believes she can come back.

…

Miyako's journey back home, from Paradise in Nara to Azuma River in Gunma.

Although the terrain in the ordinary world does not necessarily correspond to reality, the distance is still real.

After leaving the paradise, the little kappa spent most of his time traveling through the river.

She travels faster in the water, and her strength is better displayed in the water. Whether she is fighting or escaping from danger, she will be more confident and relatively safe.

It took about six days for Miyako to arrive near the Kuzuryu River.

The current Kuzuryu River is located in Fukui Prefecture, in the north of Nara Prefecture, separated from each other by Shiga Prefecture, and the geographical situation of Tsuneyosato is similar.

However, Miyako's original intention was to go to Gunma, but it actually took a long detour to reach the Kuzuryu River.

In fact, she didn't know the shortest route back to Azuma River, so she was just retracing her steps to the paradise.

Miyako didn't know much about the Kuzuryu River, but according to her previous experiences on the road, there were no powerful ghost stories in this river, at least not in the section of the river she had passed through before.

Walking along the Okawa River for a while, and then heading southeast is the way back to the Azuma River, although it takes a long time to walk.

"strangeness."

Mimizi poked her head out of the river.

It's really strange.

While sneaking along the river, the little river boy noticed that several ghost stories had passed by in the forest beside the river.

Those strange stories seemed to have the same "foreign visit" ability as she did to travel across regions.

According to my previous experience of traveling, it is a bit abnormal for so many strange stories to appear one after another in a short period of time.

And those ghost stories seemed to be in a hurry.

"Are they trying to hide from something?"

Miyako sensed that there might be some potential danger somewhere ahead.

Sure enough, although he is not very literate and cannot do arithmetic, the little kappa is still pretty good in terms of experience in surviving in the wild.

She temporarily stopped walking and dived into the shallow water of the river to hide.

Miyako is very good at hiding herself in the water. After all, she is the one who often hides in the water and plays pranks on people.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, another strange figure appeared from the forest on the shore.

It was a woman wearing a wet suit, but she had a sharp mouth and fangs, her body was covered with thick black animal hair, and she was dragging a hammer in her hand.

Blacksmith.

A little-known traditional ghost story.

There is a story about this weird story——

It is said that a samurai went to Sakihama to find a well-known local blacksmith to forge weapons.

On the way at night, I encountered a vicious wolf attack.

The samurai fought hard and killed the wolf. When he arrived at Sakihama, he heard that the local blacksmith's wife had died suddenly last night and had transformed into an old black-haired wolf.

Therefore, from this story, the strange legend of Blacksmith was derived.

According to the original meaning of the name, this strange story is probably "the blacksmith's evil wife".

Miyako didn't recognize this weird talk, but she could feel it from her aura that the other party was no match for her after promotion. Moreover, the aura of the half-orc woman was very messy, and she was obviously injured.

After thinking briefly for a while, the little river boy quickly came ashore.

"hiss--!"

A figure suddenly emerged from the river, frightening the already frightened Blacksmith woman again.

She swung the hammer in her hand and bared her fangs at Miyako fiercely.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute! Let's not fight, okay?" Miyako waved her hands repeatedly, "You look injured, and it's very painful."

"It has nothing to do with you."

The blacksmith took a few steps back and looked warily at the little kappa up and down.

good.

It seems that I can communicate.

"I wanted to go ahead, but there seems to be danger there. I have seen several ghost stories passing by in a hurry. What... was the ghost story that hurt you?"

"A monkey."

"monkey?"

"It seems to be coming from the east."

"Ah?" Mimizi thought of something, and asked while gesturing, "Is it about this--- big, with a mouth this--- wide, black hair on the head, and a waving tail? Like an iron rod?"

"Have you seen it?" The alertness on Lao Ya's face did not dissipate.

"That's Kawazuru! It's my enemy. It ate all my friends in Azuma River. I'm going to take revenge on it!" Miyako became excited.

Sichuan Yuan is also a foreign visitor.

Around the time Miyako fled to Nara, the monkey had also left the Azuma River and moved elsewhere.

"I advise you not to do this. The monkey was with another group of Kaitan from other places, and they had already captured Mount Changwei. Those Kaitan that didn't run away either joined them like the monkey, or were killed. It’s gone. It won’t be too long before that monkey and the group of strange strangers who also visit us will head towards the Kuzuryu River.”

"power?"

"I don't know where it came from, but to be able to bring the ghost story together, there must be a very powerful special leader behind it."

The blacksmith was not interested in continuing the conversation with Miyako, so after finishing her words, she dragged the hammer away.

"Hey! You can go all the way to the south. There is a big paradise over there. It's very safe!"

The little river boy did not forget to shout this to the blacksmith who had walked away.

…

The Kawazaru that Miyako is looking for seems to be located near the Kuzuryu River, and he seems to have joined an unknown Kaidan force.

The current situation is a little too complicated for Miyako's little mind to accept.

After thinking hard for a while, she decided to hide near the Kuzuryu River to check the situation again.

Using the water vapor of the river to hide her aura, Miyako recuperated her energy and stayed here until the next night.

That night, there were sounds in the mountains and forests beside the river, accompanied by roars and wailing.

Miyako emerged from the Kuzuryu River and saw the mountain fires rising into the sky, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt minced meat.

After lurking for a while, she saw ghostly figures appearing in the firelight. The hot flames and thick smoke made those strange figures distorted and hideous.

"Why are there so many? Well...it's impossible to defeat this."

Except in the area controlled by Takamagahara, this was the first time for Miyako to see so many strange stories of different forms gathered together.

However, she did not find Kawazuru appearing.

In the strange stories on the other side of the mountain forest, the leader seems to be a huge mountain monster, covered with moss, extremely strong, and standing like a hill among the monsters.

The mountain demon lifted up a dissipating Kaitan head, threw it into his mouth and ate it, making a terrifying chewing sound.

Several imps around it gathered together, raised a horn and blew it.

Amid the passionate sound of the horn, a large flag was erected. The flag swayed and whirred in the heat wave, and was illuminated by the red firelight.

Miyako didn't know many words, but she happened to recognize the words on the flag——

Big country.