Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1129 Finding Daniel

"Where did Yin Mingzi and the others go?" Xia Shou asked.

The most important thing now is to find Daniel as soon as possible.

Angang Heiyue pointed in a direction: "There is a passage leading to a cyclical history in the back mountain area of ​​Angang's family, right there in that mountain."

Before Yinmingzi came to Angang's house, I didn't know that place was a door to a cycle of history. I only knew that it was left by Bishamonten to the Suzuka family, and then the Suzuka family became the Angang family, and it has been passed down ever since.

Even I, as the head of the family, don't know how that thing works, but that woman does. How interesting.

Xia Shou nodded: "Then you can stay here for now. Oh, by the way... I need to remind you of something else: you are no longer human. The person next to me can only be seen by non-humans. Since you can see her, you are no longer considered human."

An Gang Hei Yue was taken aback: "I don't think it's a big deal, but can't she see you too? Does that mean you're not human either?"

Xia Shou: "We are different. You can stay here for now. I will contact the control bureau to pick you up."

Besides, you should be able to control yourself, right? You won't do anything like being possessed by Ōtakemaru and then losing your mind and going berserk, will you?

An Gang Hei Yue smiled and said, "Hehe, no... If you knew what kind of demon Ootakemaru was, you wouldn't have such worries. Even if my body were really possessed by it, it would obediently cooperate with you."

Let me tell you what Ōtakemaru really is.

Everyone now thinks Ōtakemaru is a demon, but in reality, it should be considered an anomaly. Of course, a demon named Ōtakemaru does exist.

Simply put, Ōtakemaru represents some kind of desire, perhaps... a pursuit of a certain kind of love? It's hard to describe; I can only sense it, but I can't put it into words.

This anomaly can parasitize people with suitable desires. If it exceeds a certain limit, that person will instantly gain the memories of all the people who have been parasitized by this anomaly in the past.

Just like the previous Ōtakemaru, he must have had other memories from earlier times. It's just that he was more famous, and now that memory is the dominant personality, so I call this anomaly Ōtakemaru.

Therefore, if I am truly and completely consumed by this anomaly, then there are two possibilities. The first is that Ōtakemaru's love is stronger than mine, in which case Ōtakemaru will still be Ōtakemaru.

But if my love for Masahiro is stronger, then... perhaps I've just become a Yasugane Kurogen with a huge amount of extra memories.

But no matter what the outcome, you don't need to worry. Even if Ōtakemaru wins, he won't be foolish enough to start a war with the Control Bureau. He'll probably just pretend he's still Yasugō Kurō, based on my memories."

Upon hearing this, Xia Shou frowned: "Will this thing spread?"

“There will be many candidates, but only one will truly exist. So there is no situation where a large group of people possess all the memories at the same time. The reason I fed my blood to those people was simply because I thought that if I died, perhaps I would be reborn in one of them?”

Su Weiyu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Wow! You're quite confident, aren't you? You really believe you'll become the dominant personality?"

An Gang Hei Yue breathed softly through his nose, looked away, and said with a slightly melancholic and nostalgic tone, "Love is something that can't be explained in words."

Hearing this, Xia Shou's trust in An Gang Hei Yue increased even more. From this perspective, An Gang Hei Yue wasn't actually that afraid of death; he had long planned to possess someone else's body after his death, and was confident that he would become the dominant personality.

It can be said that from the very beginning, he was prepared to be inhuman, and now he is indeed no longer human.

It was for this reason that Xia Shoucai believed Angang Heiyue would not have committed suicide without a reason.

Because at least for now, Angang Kurodake is still alive and has not been occupied by Ōtakemaru, so he must be Angang Kurodake. But if he were dead, then that would be uncertain.

If he dies before fully inheriting the mantle of Ōtakemaru, Yasugō Kurodake will likely disappear completely.

In other words, in this guy's mind, the priority of these three things is: not being possessed and living > certain to die but being possessed > certain to die but not being possessed.

Thinking about it this way, Angang Heiyue's motivation to cooperate with the Control Bureau becomes even stronger.

"Alright, can I take that as a settlement? Then give me the small communication device too. It'll be easier to talk to the Control Bureau about you with this. Besides, I need to make sure you're incapacitated." Xia Shou reached out to grab the small communication device floating in the air.

He grabbed Xiao Tonglian and easily removed him from Angang Heiyue's side.

Then Xia Shou gave Su Weiyu a wink, signaling her to take the Datonglian.

"When the shrine slid down just now, there should have been two swords inside, one was Xiaotonglian, and the other should have been Xianminglian. Didn't you take that sword?" Xia Shou questioned An Gang Hei Yue.

"It's still in the shrine, we didn't have time to get it yet. But it's clear that even if we got it, the outcome of this battle probably wouldn't have changed, since it was originally just a divine sword for reviving and housing souls." Angang Heiyue said.

Xia Shou placed An Gang Hei Yue in the same spot. On his way down the mountain, he passed by the shrine and saw the Xianming Lian floating in mid-air in the dilapidated shrine. It was still protected by the purple barrier.

At the foot of the mountain, the others had already finished their battle. Su Yue and Jiang Wengao had been waiting not far from where they had fought. When they saw Xia Shou emerge unharmed, they ran up after him.

After explaining the situation at Angang to the two men and instructing them to keep an eye on Xianming Company, Xia Shou led Su Weiyu toward the mountain that Angang Heiyue had pointed to.

The hill wasn't far away, and it didn't seem to have any hidden purpose. There was even a mountain path with rows of red torii gates leading up to a shrine-like building at the top.

When they reached the top of the shrine, Natsumori pushed open the door and saw a blindfolded man with a stubble beard, a receding hairline, and long curly hair, hanging from the rafters and slowly rotating.

"Ah! No, don't kill me! I don't know anything! Really... It's no use arresting me. Killing me will only anger him. Take me away... I, I'll be your hostage. As long as you hold me hostage, he definitely won't dare to do anything reckless. He won't do that ritual." The man spun around while babbling incoherently.

"Um, he's Daniel, right?" Su Weiyu said with a complicated expression.

“Long curly hair, receding hairline, just like Edward described. Judging from his voice, he probably is too, but he might be an imposter,” Xia Shou said. “After all, Yin Mingzi has no reason to keep Daniel here.”

(End of this chapter)