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Ling also realized it belatedly and felt a little horrified.
The black cloth bag taken from the monk is still in her bedroom. Ling doesn’t know what it is, but maybe Ace knows something?
Ling also plans to go again.
Although she thought it was okay to leave it to Ace, she still wanted to know if it was really the anger of the bull. As creatures living on Earth, did the life born on this planet really hate humans so much?
"Maria, I need to go out for a moment."
"Okay, do you need Mr. Butler to prepare the car?"
"No, no, it's nearby."
She didn't plan to let Jianye drive. Although she usually preferred to travel the human way, it was a seven or eight hour drive, more than ten hours round trip, so there was no need to force herself to do so.
"I see. Are you taking a walk around the neighborhood? Let's go then."
Maria tidied herself up and prepared to accompany him. This was her daily routine at the Oshima household.
But it was obviously inconvenient for Lingye at this moment.
"Maria, I want to walk alone this time."
"But," Maria hesitated. Although Lingye meant to stay in the manor, the manor itself was large enough, including the forest, which was not completely safe.
Be it wild beasts or lakes, leaving Lingye alone is always unsettling.
"Ms. Maria, let me accompany Ni...accompany Miss Reiya out." Nadeshiko interrupted, "Is this okay, Miss?"
"Aunt Nadeshiko, you can just call me Ling." She is the head of Maria and Kenno's family, so it's fine for her to be called the eldest lady, but Nadeshiko Kinomoto is Sakura's mother, so whether she is called 'Your Majesty' or 'Young Lady', it always feels weird for her to call her that.
"Okay, Reiya."
It was okay to let Nadeshiko follow him, as she already knew her identity very well. So without thinking too much, Ling agreed.
Maria also agreed that as long as there was an adult accompanying her, it would be fine. After all, the young lady would not encounter any danger in her own home.
"Thank you, Aunt Nadeshiko."
Ling walked out of the castle gate with Nadeshiko and almost reached the lake. Ling stopped and thanked her.
If it weren't for Nadeshiko's help, she really wouldn't know how to explain it to Maria.
"Then, I'm leaving."
"You won't take me with you?"
"Eh? Aunt Fuko, are you really going?" Lingye originally thought that Fuko was just speaking up to help her out, but she didn't expect that she would really follow her.
"Otherwise, if others see me alone, I won't be able to explain to Miss Maria."
Ah, that's true. However, she originally planned to transform into Gaia's Light and fly over in the form of light.
She has not yet tried whether Gaia's Light can teleport people.
Before Lingye could think about it, Nadeshiko raised her hand, and suddenly the air in front of her began to ripple. It was a wave from another dimension, and a door formed in front of her.
Reiya then remembered that Yawato had left a gift for Nadeshiko, a ring made with dimensional technology.
"This ring can teleport across dimensions?"
"Yes, as long as we are within the range of the Earth, we can open the dimensional gate."
This is indeed convenient, but it also means that all the coordinates of the earth are no longer a secret to the Yabo people.
Indeed, for an extraterrestrial civilization that is several levels higher than the Earth, it would only take a few minutes to master the coordinates of the entire Earth and scan the entire globe.
"It's better to use this ability less often, otherwise the TAC team will probably be very nervous."
As Ling said, the TAC team strictly patrols the dimensional fluctuations of the Yabo people, and the three radar bases in Tokyo are all for this purpose. The appearance of dimensional fluctuations often means the appearance of super beasts.
Fortunately, the fluctuation of the dimensional ring was very small and did not reach the super beast level at all. This time it did not attract the attention of the base headquarters.
After crossing the dimensional gate, Ling found that this was indeed Kibitsu. Nadeshiko followed and the gate behind her disappeared.
"Just like a dimensional witch." Ling also muttered.
She suddenly remembered that in the TV series she, Sakura and Tomoyo had acted in, she had read the later part of the script and found that the father of the magical girl Sakura was Clow Reed and her mother was Ichihara Yuuko, who herself had the title of "Dimensional Witch".
coincidence.
On the other side, on another hill in Kibitsu, a festival was being held.
The leading monk blew the conch shell, and behind him, some people held Kagura bells and some carried Japanese drums.
The altar was surrounded by banners with the words "animal spirits" written on them. In the center was a pile of firewood. Under the firewood were olive branches full of oil. The olive branches would easily catch fire if exposed to open flames. Smoke rose up, heralding the beginning of the ceremony.
A group of monks were circling around the incense, candles and bonfire, chanting scriptures continuously.
White smoke rose into the sky with the scent of olives and the smell of charcoal from burning wood.
The constant fireworks and the continuous chanting of scriptures give this mountain forest a mysterious atmosphere.
Perhaps it was just like the ancient times, when people also performed sacrifices in this way. Primitive and weak, they knew nothing about nature, all things, and the world, but they were in awe of life.
They hunt and kill their prey, but they also revere their prey. Lions, cows, tigers, everything is worthy of their worship.
From the first discovery of fire, to the discovery of the secret of thunder and lightning, and even to the mastery of the even more terrifying power called technology, humans have stolen the power that once belonged only to the gods, and as a result, have lost their sense of awe.
But arrogance can backfire. Only when faced with natural disasters can people regain some of their awe and realize that when facing this vast world, humans are not as fearless as they imagined.
And super beasts are a natural disaster to humans.
"Captain, look, the super beast seems to be really quiet!" Konno said with a slightly surprised look.
Just as he said, the super beast that was originally angry and irritable because of waking up after sunrise, now really calmed down. It did not trample and destroy things everywhere, but stopped where it was, as if listening to something.
The TAC team had originally been somewhat laissez-faire about the so-called festival, but they didn't expect it to be so useful.
"Is it really because of the festival?" Yamanaka also found it a little hard to believe. You know, just now Konno fired a tranqe bullet at the super beast, which was designed specifically for the super beast created by the Yawa people. However, the tranqe bullet had no effect at all.
The most advanced anesthetic bullets are useless, but the superstitious rituals are effective. Why is this?
"Maybe we are all wrong. This super beast really has nothing to do with the Yabo people. It appeared for other reasons." Beidou said. This is what Ling also told him yesterday. Now it seems that maybe what she said is true.
"Some other reason, could it really be the Bull God's anger? Don't be ridiculous."
Even now, Yamanaka still found it hard to believe. They were a scientific TAC team, so were they going to believe in ghosts and gods?
"But the soul really exists," Beidou emphasized.
Well, Yamanaka did not deny this. It was his personal experience.
"Mysterious things cannot be explained by science. The Bull Demon's anger may be - humans begging for forgiveness." Captain Long said to himself, "No matter what, we must protect the people holding the festival. Yamanaka, Noriko, you drive the Airo to guard in the air, but do not attack rashly. Follow my orders."
"understand!"
"Hokuto, Minami, Konno, follow me and stay on guard on the ground while we head to the festival. If there really is someone behind the Ushigami, I have a feeling someone will come to sabotage the festival."
When Long brought Beidou and the other two to the festival, the festival was at its most lively. Everyone began to recite scriptures, and the sounds of gongs, drums, and conch shells lingered throughout the festival.
I don’t know if it was a psychological effect, but the sound seemed to spread to the entire Mount of Olives, echoing among the mountains.
"Captain Long, how is the super beast?"
Waiting at the scene was the mayor, and standing next to him was the owner of the olive grove, who was also the president of Meneng Cosmetics. The two were very worried when they heard the news that the entire olive grove had been destroyed.
"The Ultra Beasts have stopped destroying things. It seems this festival is really useful."
"That's a must!" The mayor laughed and finally breathed a sigh of relief. "This is a ritual that has been passed down in Kibitsu for hundreds of years. It's specially passed down for the purpose of worshipping the cow god. Sometimes you have to believe in things from your ancestors."
"That's true, but shouldn't such an exorcism ceremony be the job of the shrine maidens?" Konno Tsutomu asked. In his impression, the ones who performed ritual dances to exorcise evil spirits should be the shrine maidens. A group of grown men would not be so pleasing to the eye.
"Ah, the festival is indeed the work of the shrine maidens, but we are not a big shrine like Ise Jingu or Izumo Taisha, so where do the shrine maidens come from?"
If possible, the mayor would certainly like to hold a big festival - just like the New Year's festival at Ise Jingu Shrine every year, with a group of shrine maidens appearing.
The young and beautiful girls were dressed in their best clothes, and Chihaya was wearing a red and white shrine maiden costume.
Held once a year, it is sure to attract many tourists.
A pure girl who devotes her body and soul to the gods is the best weapon to drive out evil spirits. Unfortunately, the several shrines in the village have several priests but no shrine maidens.
In fact, there was originally a shrine maiden in the shrine, but she chose to leave the shrine and get married after she reached adulthood.
A shrine maiden cannot work part-time, otherwise it would be blasphemy against the gods, so she must be trained from a young age. Of course, after adulthood, she can choose to leave the priesthood and return to a normal life.
Nowadays, all girls go to school and few are willing to engage in religious work. After all, the salary is not high and there is no future in a small shrine.
[Bull Demon! Bull Demon! Will you believe this clumsy prayer? Isn't your hatred for humans deep enough? ]
The sound coming from nowhere made everyone in the TAC team alert.
"Sure enough, it's here!"
Captain Long looked around but couldn't find the direction of the sound. The sound seemed to come from all directions, with no fixed source at all.
"Oh no, Captain! Look at that bonfire!"
Looking in the direction Beidou mentioned, the bonfire that was originally burning blazingly in the center of the festival suddenly went out, as if the oxygen was blocked. In just a moment, it went from burning blazingly to without a trace of sparks.
The festival was forced to be suspended!
The priests stopped chanting and looked around in confusion. For them, after a lifetime of holding festivals, this was the first time they had encountered such a situation.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
"It's the devil! It's the devil who is angry!"
Chapter 73: Bull Demon's Revenge
(It turns out that this book was already on the shelves on December 12th. I didn't read the editor's text message, and the book has always been released on a scheduled basis, so I didn't pay attention. Then I will start updating the VIP chapters on January 14st, 2023. There will be five updates a day on the 1st and 1nd. It seems that this is the case for others when they are put on the shelves)
At the Fukuda Kaijinja Shrine, a few kilometers away from the Mount of Olives, outside the towering bull nose circle altar, a monk wearing a purple monk hat suddenly appeared.
Because of the super beast, the entire Kibitsu has been under martial law. There are no tourists at Fukuda Kaijinja Shrine today, and even the internal staff have gone to take shelter. The altar on the mountain behind the shrine is empty, with deep forests and birds singing, which looks a bit gloomy.
The 'monk' did not come from nowhere, but appeared in the air without any warning, as if he had always been there. His appearance did not increase the popularity of the 'human', but instead added a bit of gloomy color.
The monk looked at the bustling festival taking place on the Mount of Olives in the distance.
A few kilometers away, separated by several hills, it should be completely invisible. But the distance and these obstacles were meaningless to him.
He laughed silently. Requiem, this boring thing again. It's been the same routine for hundreds of years, with no improvement at all. These humans can't even save themselves, and they still want to let the wronged souls rest in peace?
[Bull Demon! Think of your anger towards humans. Were you and your descendants born to be food for humans? Vent out your anger!]
He said ominous words, raised the demon-subduing pestle in his hand high, and then swung it down suddenly. The demon-subduing pestle made a crisp clanging sound.