I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

They saw the old man off as he left the mansion.

Takagawa Ryu thought to himself, "I'll gather some information tonight and go check on the Kamishiro family tomorrow."

in this way……

……

The next afternoon, under the chilly early autumn sun.

"This is it, Sesshomaru."

Sukuna and the great yokai with long silver hair arrived at the gate of the Kamishiro family mansion.

One of his fingers is preserved here, and Su Nuo must retrieve it. He only has one hour of lucidity at most, so he must act quickly.

The two men walked into the mansion.

And not long after.

Takagawa Tatsuya also came here with Kikyo.

"What a strange aura! What kind of monster is inside?"

The aloof shrine maiden frowned slightly, while Takagawa Takayuki, who had gathered a considerable amount of information after a day of preparation, spoke softly.

"Be careful, this guy might be preparing a ritual for the descent of an evil god."

"Evil God?"

"Ah... your era shouldn't have such complicated things. Those are [inhuman beings] created by modern young people..."

Chapter 103 Giving Kikyo a Little Shock from a Modern Evil God (Part 2)

"welcome."

"Lord Sougen has passed away. Tonight is his funeral. Please keep vigil for him until dawn. Thank you for coming."

After entering the gate.

The once quiet mansion was suddenly filled with white lanterns, from which an eerie deep blue light emanated.

It looked even stranger when it landed on the maid who was leading the way, who was dressed in a Western-style maid outfit.

Is it a "ghost"?

Of course, spirits also existed during the Warring States period, and they were usually inseparable from monsters and yokai—in fact, many traditional Japanese yokai originated from vengeful spirits that transformed after death.

Kikyo did not sense any living presence in the maid in front of her.

and.

No matter how you look at her, she doesn't seem like a living person!

The other person's face displayed a sickly, fake smile that seemed to be painted on.

Takakawa Ryu was quite familiar with this.

Isn't this a common trope in horror movies, especially those featuring high school girls, where certain gloomy characters try hard to smile in front of the mirror?

And maintain and fixate on this appearance when appearing in front of others.

what……

"Please follow me, guests."

The maid began to lead the way.

After exchanging a brief glance with Kikyo, Takagawa Ryu followed behind her.

soon.

We arrived inside the mourning hall.

It also emitted an eerie indigo light, staining the bouquets placed on the altar with a strange color.

The room was already full of "guests".

Men and women, dressed in all sorts of clothes, sat motionless with their heads down.

The surrounding layout was quite normal.

Aside from the spot on the altar where a portrait should have been placed, there is now a perfectly square mirror.

"Do not sit down."

Without explaining why, Takagawa Ryu suddenly pulled Kikyo, who was about to sit in an empty seat, and then walked to stand among the wreaths.

It was at this time.

The maid who had just led the way, as well as all the "guests," stared intently at the two of them.

Takagawa Ryu ignored him and gestured for Kikyo to be quiet.

Without paying any attention, the young priestess, though it was the first time a man had held her hand, knew the situation was urgent.

and.

She was also puzzled about what was going on, as it seemed to be an illusion created by ghosts or monsters.

This is normal.

A yokai known as the Bridge Princess stands by the bridge, meets travelers, lives with them, and eventually lures them into committing suicide by drowning together with her through love.

The seduced man may think he has spent a long time with the woman, but in reality, he has only met the woman for a moment. All the romantic encounters are nothing but illusions.

There are also places deep in the mountains or in villages.

The drowning woman who runs the hot springs will transform into a mature and beautiful innkeeper. She will deliberately soak in the hot springs in front of guests at midnight and then take the opportunity to drag them into the water and drown them.

And there's a being called "Demon Mouth," who can transform into all sorts of things: women, children, old people, even windows...

It involves luring others forward, sticking their heads out, and then biting them off.

Kikyo's guess was actually correct.

However, those were all ancient spirits and monsters. Because the internet didn't exist, their thinking hadn't been opened up, and they couldn't be compared to modern "ghost stories," "containment objects," or "evil gods" at all.

and so……

Don't try to understand.

Takagawa Takayuki rarely showed a serious expression as he whispered in the girl's ear.

"Just clear your mind."

"Eh?"

Just then, a scream suddenly came from outside the mourning hall.

The smell of blood began to permeate the air.

At the same time, the two saw the sliding door of the mourning hall suddenly open, and then women dressed in white kimonos filed in, wielding sharp knives or simply using their teeth and nails to kill the guests who came to pay their respects.

The scene immediately descended into chaos.

Even the maid who had just led the way was tackled by several girls dressed in white kimonos and dismembered on the spot.

The crimson blood stains the eerie indigo light, a sight that is truly horrifying.

Takagawa Takayuki and Kikyo, who did not sit down but simply stood to the side, were not their targets but were completely ignored.

"This is……"

"revenge."

Because of the death of the [Grand Duke Jupiter], the resentment of the girls of the Shindai family, who had been sacrificed for thousands of years, returned to their family and carried out a bloody revenge.

Shiromuku is the wedding dress worn by brides.

However, in the traditional Japanese sense, it was originally clothing used for rituals. Every girl from the Kamishiro family would wear this pure white, sacred garment as a sacrifice when she turned twenty.

Then they were taken away by the [Grand Duke Jupiter] and accompanied the gods, slowly eating their offerings for twenty years, from bottom to top, until the next offering arrived.

Even if all the flesh and organs are eaten.

Their souls will not be able to escape, and will be imprisoned forever beside the gods.

And obviously.

The head of the Kamishiro family, Kamishiro Sougen, was the primary target of the sacrificial girls' revenge. After the god's death, he directly chose to commit suicide—whether out of fear or because he was truly gambling that he would become a [spirit] after death.

Just as my grandfather said, they must have gone mad.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have staged this whole thing, inviting guests to the funeral and using their lives to appease the sacrificial girl's anger.

Even the acting head of the family, Reijiro Kamishiro, Ai Kamishiro's father, was unaware of this matter.

Including his family members and servants, they were all used as scapegoats by Sougen Kamishiro.

At last.

Only Reijiro Kamishiro, his eldest son, and his youngest daughter escaped.

The resentment of these sacrificial girls still lingers inside the Kamishiro family mansion, endlessly repeating the revenge of that day.

All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't let Ai Kamishiro return to Kyoto.

“That’s not right, Mr. Takagawa.”

Kikyo's gentle voice reached my ears.

"If that's the case, then the souls of these girls will leave or disappear after they've completed their revenge."

As a spirit with a clear purpose—revenge—[spirit].

These sacrificial girls should have calmed down on the night of the funeral, after their revenge was over, but it is now clear that they are still hunting down all the "guests" who come to the Kamishiro family.

If the two of them had sat down in front of the mourning hall just now, and were seen as people who came to pay their respects to Shindai Sougen, they would definitely have been targeted.

Is it because he's not dead yet?

"Do not……"

The important thing is not this issue, but...

After committing suicide, Kamishiro Sougen transformed into a spirit, which then possessed his grandson, Kamishiro Kagegen, who was the most talented "fellow traveler" in the family.

He was a boy with a somewhat gloomy demeanor and long bangs that covered half of his face.

this matter.

This was confirmed by Reijiro Kamishiro and the others who escaped.

But there is one problem.

"After possessing the body, Kamishiro Sougen did not leave, but continued to stay in the mansion, performing some kind of ritual."

Arrange funerals so that guests, family members, and servants become the targets of the sacrificed girls' revenge.

It should also be part of the ceremony.

The goal is to gain the attention of a certain "evil god," a fact confirmed by their colleagues in Kyoto.

In this case……

Gao Chuanlong seemed to suddenly realize something.

By the way, the Kamishiro family has preserved one of Sukuna's fingers.

If the matter of Sougen Kamishiro is related to the possession of other characters, then—

"It's a trap cage."

"Eh?"

There was only one of Sukuna's fingers inside Gojo Satoru's body, so without a doubt, the most important thing for Sukuna was to find more fingers to swallow in order to restore his power.

Although it was through the efforts of the possessors that Sukuna's fingers were fed into Gojo Satoru's body.

But this does not mean they are "partners".

Based on his familiarity with Sukuna, the possibility of hostility is actually higher. Sukuna's first reaction to the thought that someone is using him is to kill them all.

This is a trap set by the possessors for Su Nuo.

To use a "wicked god" created by modern people to fight against this "ghost god" from thousands of years ago.