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Of course, spending three or five days in hell can be a topic of conversation, but "Hell Communications" is not completely harmless, and some people are crazy.
Legend has it that Jigoku Shoujo will determine the length of exile for an exile based on the intensity of their hatred.
An hour in hell is a sight to behold, a day is torture, a week would be unbearable and irritating, so what about a month, or even a year?
There will be no hunger or thirst here, and there will be no time coordinate reference. It is even impossible to commit suicide because it is not a real body. It is as if time will stop forever.
But revenge through 'Hell Girl' is a double-edged sword.
If you exile an opponent to hell, you will also enter hell to be judged and imprisoned for a corresponding period of time depending on the hatred the opponent had towards you before being exiled.
Hell Girl is neither a god nor a monster, but a set of rules.
There are also some outrageous remarks on Mr. White Rabbit:
[Who can send me to hell again? I want to date my love on the same boat again! ]
[Get out of here, 'Love' is my wife, I haven't seen her for 23 hours, I miss her! ]
[Rent resentment, see 'love' once for 500 Dan! Guaranteed to go back and forth on the same day, only hate you for one day. 】
"Does Ling know Jigoku Shoujo?"
When Chiyo asked this, Ling also shook her head. She really didn't know. But looking at the discussion on 'Mr. White Rabbit', it felt a bit like the secret place where she had eliminated the King of Hell before.
There doesn't seem to be much harm at the moment.
But what about Hell Girl? The King of Hell has been rubbed into a sunset by Gaia, so there shouldn’t be any life in that secret place. No gods, no ghosts.
While thinking this, Ling did not expect that she would soon meet Hell Girl.
That was in her bedroom.
Ling also woke up from her sleep at midnight.
The moment Jigoku Shoujo appeared, Amanesha prepared to attack, but Ling stopped him.
She was not affected by the bad mood after waking up, but rather a little curious.
It was indeed the same girl as in the legend.
With long, smooth hair like Chiyo's and delicate facial features, she looked like a traditional doll. She was not human, but she didn't seem to be a god or a ghost either.
"Good night, first generation." Hell Girl said.
"First generation? What do you mean?"
"You are the first Hell Girl, and I am your successor."
Ling was also confused. The first generation of Jigoku Shoujo? Her? When had she ever been a Jigoku Shoujo?
"You crossed the Sanzu River in a black boat."
Having said that, Ling also remembered that she had indeed casually stepped onto the black boat on the Sanzu River and rowed the boat for a while.
So, Hell Girl was born because of her?
She went to row a boat on the River Styx, so the rules of the world believe that there is a ferryman on the River Styx.
After she left, the rules were created by herself? Ling once again realized that some things could not be left to her own will. After obtaining the Light of Gaia, she no longer had the right to be willful.
During the day, she told Chiyo that she didn't know Jigoku Shoujo, but it turns out that she herself is the first generation Jigoku Shoujo. What is this?
Tian Xiegui looked at his own young lady, then at the 'Hell Girl', confirmed that he had nothing to do here, and merged into the darkness again.
"You said, 'Please continue to love this world', so my name is Love, Yanma Ai."
Some impression.
Lingye recalled and then she understood. There were no gods or ghosts in the underworld. It was originally created by Lingye to let the "firefly" rest in peace. And the light of the firefly actually transformed into the hell girl in front of her?
"Did you come to see me on purpose?"
"Well, someone wanted to banish you to hell. So I banished him to hell."
This was not out of partiality, because she really could not exile the person in front of her.
According to the rules, hatred is a double-edged sword. Those who exile others will also be exiled to hell. Even if the former is not achieved, it will not hinder the execution of the latter program.
"Ah? I am hated?"
It's really sad. Has she done anything to anger the heavens and the people? Ling also thought about it and it seemed like there was one.
"Could it be Mr. Sanmu? Because I forced him to buy his company?"
This happened more than a year ago. It is true that a gentleman's revenge is never too late.
However, Ling did not hate him, and according to the rules, the duration of exile was determined by the degree of hatred. So even if he was exiled to hell, he should be able to get out soon.
"Do you want me to keep him locked up longer?" Ai asked.
"Ah? No need, no need, just let him out." She really had no grudge against Sanmu.
It was bad enough that he went to hell instead of the person he hated. It was also bad luck for him to report the first generation to the second generation Jigoku Shoujo.
Rules can only guide, not eliminate. From the King of Hell who intended to exterminate humanity, to the mode of Hell Girl eliminating resentment, it is probably because she is the light of humanity, which has restricted the concept of death to the greatest extent, from absolute killing to punishment and exile.
That place is not the real hell. The real destination after death is the sea of souls. There is no such thing as hell. It is just a secret place that is a little bit more special than Gensokyo.
"That secret place, I mean Huangquan Township, are you still used to living there?"
Yanma Ai was about to leave, but when she heard this, she stopped and thought about it.
“It would be nice if there were hot springs.”
She likes taking baths, but the water in the Yellow Spring is always cold.
Hot springs? Yes, how can Huangquan be without hot springs?
"Got it. I'll set up a hot spring."
There was no one in Huangquan originally, and Ling only used it as the resting place of the glory, so there were only endless red spider lilies. Since she transformed into a hell girl and wanted to live there, she should also make some changes.
Lingye's mind moved, and a small thatched cottage appeared on the shore of Huangquan. It was antique, but not shabby, a bit like the houses in Izumo Taisha Shrine, with tatami mats covered with rush grass inside.
The spring water flowing by the hut turned into a hot spring, emitting hot steam.
"I have isolated the space there. Ordinary people cannot reach there even if they fall into hell. Only you can, and that place is your home."
Of course Ling can go there by herself. Except for her and Yanma Ai, no one can enter the small house located in Huangquan but independent of Huangquan.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness Izanami."
Yanma Ai said this and stepped back. The door behind her opened, but outside was not the corridor of the castle, but a field of red spider lilies at dusk. The thatched cottage could be seen not far away, and outside the cottage was a hot spring.
Born in Hades, Yanma Ai can travel between the world and Hades at will. This is her ability. Of course, Ling also has it.
Ling also wanted to say that she was not Izanami, but after thinking about it, she gave up. At that time, she created the Yellow Springs in the name of Izanami, so the name Yanma Ai was actually not bad.
As Yanma Ai left, her bedroom returned to silence.
Hell Girl, with some thoughts in mind, Ling soon fell asleep again.
Kasuga, Nasu County, Ibaraki Prefecture
The sun rose above the mountain, but the thick fog in the forest still did not dissipate.
One hundred years ago, before the Meiji era, this place was a barren wasteland. With the invasion of Western powers, the country realized the urgent need to support its own industries, and "industry and commerce" was proposed as one of the three major policies of the Meiji Restoration. Thanks to the policy support, Nasu County became a land of wasteland with a large amount of capital investment.
As a result, many farms and plantations have been built here today, and the area is no longer as desolate as it once was.
In the thick fog in the forest, three figures wearing red and white wide clothes walked quickly, and the sound of their wooden clogs crunching on the leaves.
All three of them were wearing shrine maiden costumes.
The priestess who was walking in front stopped.
"Isayama Miko, haven't we arrived yet? I think we've come far enough."
"It's still ahead, about a few hundred meters away. But I was attacked the day before yesterday, so there probably won't be any traces left."
The woman who spoke was named Jianshan Mei, a shrine maiden who practiced at Nasu Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture.
One of her hands was still bandaged, so she walked slowly. Generally speaking, if someone is attacked, they would call the police, but if the witch was attacked by an evil creature, the police would be of no use.
Kagura could feel that Isayama had spiritual power, although it was not very strong - after all, Kagura Chizuru was holding the Eight-foot Mirror, and except for the one at Tsukimine Shrine, according to her standards, she had never seen any priest who could be called "powerful".
Most of the clergymen in this era are first-rate swindlers.
It was rare enough to be able to truly cultivate and have spiritual power. Being injured by an evil creature was enough for Kagura to take seriously.
Because Ise Grand Shrine received a request for help from Nasu Shrine, she came here as the shrine master.
The other shrine maiden traveling with her was an apprentice shrine maiden practicing at the Ise Shrine. Her last name was Onishu. The girl looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, which was the best time for a girl to mature.
Unlike Kagura Chizuru who has an amazing figure, Kisame is relatively slender, but that is also another kind of beauty.
Kisou was brought by Kagura as an assistant. Because she has not yet been granted divine status, there is no Chihaya outside her miko costume.
Kagura followed instructions and walked a few steps forward. She indeed smelled some different scents.
Ordinary people may not be able to feel it, but there is indeed a unique smell of evil in the air.
"Back off, Ghost Curse, something's not right here."
Gui Zhu stopped as he was told.
She was the most obedient one, because she knew very well how unfathomable the Lord of Kagura Palace was. She certainly didn't dare to get close to anything that even the Lord was afraid of.
Kagura looked up at the branches above her head. There was a butterfly perched high up on the tree trunk. Spring is the season for flowers to bloom, so it is normal to see butterflies.
Kagura never expected that what made her feel afraid was such a small butterfly. The blue butterfly was more crystal clear than the blue morpho butterfly, like a crystal ice sculpture.
But it was no decoration, for the butterfly flapped its wings and flew away.
At this moment, Kagura suddenly found herself unable to move.
Looking down, she found that the ground beneath her feet was actually a sealed formation. It was covered by the decaying fallen leaves in the late winter. The moment she looked up and was attracted by the butterfly, the sealed formation was activated.
"Isayama Miko!"
The only person Kagura could think of was Isayama, and sure enough, at this moment, Isayama Mei showed a smug look.
"The head of the Kagura Palace at Ise Shrine, the guardian of the Eight-foot Mirror, and the shrine maiden known as the best in the island nation, turns out to be just like this."
"I dare not call myself the number one shrine maiden in the island country." Kagura retorted.
"Are you talking about that old guy, Saiou, who eats and drinks for free in the shrine?"