Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Being cruel to others doesn't necessarily mean that a person doesn't understand love.

'But if someone can so easily abandon and exploit their own people,' Gu Yun thought of what his grandfather had told him: 'then even if that person still has love, they will only love themselves.'

"Mr. Ayanokouji."

Gu Yun took a deep breath; at this point in the conversation, he had reached his limit of patience.

The man before me was cruel and callous to the extreme!

Such a person deserves to be tried by law; he deserves to die!

Unfortunately, the people who made the laws chose to protect Atsuomi Ayanokoji, ensuring that he would never be punished as long as he continued to work for them.

Do you believe in karma and retribution?

"what?"

Atsuomi Ayanokoji never believed in ghosts or spirits because they were too ethereal and unrealistic.

He trusted his own hands, power, and money more than such things!

“I know you have questions,” Gu Yun said with a strange smile, “but I think you’ll understand soon enough.”

"Nao, please see Mr. Ayanokouji out for me."

"Yes, Master."

Before Ayanokoji Atsuomi could ask clearly, Hayasaka Nao had already stepped in front of him: "Mr. Ayanokoji, please."

For the next while, Ayanokouji Atsuomi felt dizzy and didn't even know when he arrived at the villa's entrance.

This state will continue until the next day.

"Be thankful that you can still get a good night's sleep."

After Ayanokouji Atsuomi left, Gu Yun picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said, "Cherish this last peaceful night."

"Gu Yun, you..."

“I cursed him.”

"this!"

Tamaki Iijima's heart tightened, and she quickly said, "Why?! This kind of thing, this kind of thing can be left to Mom to do!"

“I’m sorry,” Gu Yun shook his head and said, “This is the only point I cannot agree to for Huan.”

"for…"

"Because in my heart, Huan is the purest and most sacred goddess!"

Before her mother could speak, Gu Yun said, "I don't want Huan to be tainted by such filth."

Just as Tamaki Iijima wanted to protect him, Tanigumo also wanted to protect his mother.

Ayanokoji Atsuomi was right. He had powerful figures in the political arena behind him. Even if the Iijima family could punish him, they would pay a heavy price and even incur the hostility of the Naoe faction.

Gu Yun wasn't afraid; she just felt it was too much trouble.

Offending an entire faction for the sake of one person is not a worthwhile trade-off.

Therefore, Gu Yun decided to cast a curse on him.

Spells are something that only those in the same profession understand, and even then, there are very few of them.

Even if the Naoe faction could hire a powerful sorcerer to help Ayanokoji Atsuomi break the curse, would they have any evidence?

In contrast, if Iijima Tamaki uses her financial resources and power, then tens of thousands of people will be affected.

Unless you're blind, everyone knows that the Iijima family did this.

"so…"

Tamaki Iijima: "You...you're going to kill him?"

"Oh, this one."

Gu Yun chuckled and scratched his cheek, saying, "Mother, what kind of person do you take me for? Even if I hate that guy, I wouldn't go so far as to kill him."

For a piece of trash to become a murderer, Gu Yun's character is not that cheap.

"I simply cast a spell on the vengeful spirits that were haunting him."

"Hey?"

Tamaki Iijima paused, somewhat confused: "What do you mean? Is there a ghost with him? Why don't I see one?"

“Mother, you must have investigated him,” Gu Yun said. “Then you must also know that Ayanokouji Atsuomi has killed quite a few people, right?”

"Ah."

Tamaki Iijima: "And then?"

"The resentment of these people did not dissipate with death; instead, it accumulated and transformed into threads of curses that wrapped around him."

This kind of curse line can only be seen by people with a spiritual level of at least 40. Gu Yun said: "Generally speaking, death is the greatest event. No matter how much hatred one had in life, death ends everything, and the soul will always go to the underworld."

"But some souls, burdened by immense humiliation and suffering, are unable to transcend."

"They will transform into vengeful spirits, or even malevolent ghosts, and wander in the mortal world forever."

Like the souls captured by ghost stories, they are tormented. Only by untying their knots can they attain Buddhahood (in Japan, the soul going to the underworld is called attaining Buddhahood).

"You mean there are many wronged souls seeking revenge against Ayanokoji Atsuomi?"

"My mother is indeed very clever."

Gu Yun joked, then continued, "Unfortunately, these wronged souls have limited power; they cannot take revenge on their enemies."

Even more tragically, if Ayanokoji Atsuomi were to die of old age one day, these souls would truly be condemned to eternal damnation.

Unless one day a sorcerer is willing to purify them, or they are directly destroyed by someone, leaving only a trace of their true spirit to go to the underworld, they will have the opportunity to be reincarnated.

Even if Gu Yun himself went to confront such a vengeful spirit, he couldn't explain the reasoning behind it.

The only way is to avenge them or defeat them, just like Kayako did.

"What I did was give them the opportunity for revenge."

The moment the spell was cast, Gu Yun awakened the long-wandering vengeful spirits, sending them to seek revenge on Ayanokoji Atsuomi.

If Ayanokoji Atsuomi receives the punishment he deserves, then they will be freed.

As for what happens to Ayanokoji Atsuomi in the end, that's none of Gu Yun's business.

Whether a vengeful spirit torments or kills its victim depends on the extent of the sins committed by Ayanokoji Atsuomi.

If he commits adultery and plunder, incurring the wrath of Heaven and the resentment of the people, he will naturally suffer the consequences.

Conversely, if the deaths of those people are less severe than his, and are merely indirect harms, then...

In this way, the power of the spell will be less, at least it won't be fatal.

"this…"

Tamaki Iijima thought this was actually a pretty good thing: 'It punishes that guy's rudeness while preventing Kotani from getting his hands dirty.'

Gu Yun said that how Ayanokouji is treated by vengeful spirits depends on the mistakes he has made.

If that's the case, then what does it have to do with Gu Yun?

This is karma, reaping what you sow.

“The old man told me,” Gu Yun said, “We’re not police officers, we won’t meddle in other people’s business.”

"Even if there are many murderers in the world, we will not specifically look for them until we have met them."

To help the weak and punish the strong?

What does this have to do with Gu Yun?

Unless the other party is committing a crime, Gu Yun should stop them.

Or perhaps Gu Yun has solid evidence that allows her to legitimately report this person to the police.

Otherwise, as a sorcerer, Gu Yun would have no obligation to travel the world performing acts of chivalry.

"Just this time."

Gu Yun laughed and said, "He bumped into it himself!"

As the saying goes, "You choose the path to heaven but refuse to take it, while barging into the gates of hell when there are none."

Ayanokoji Atsuomi was a man burdened with immense sins. If you encountered someone from the Iijima family, you would instinctively keep your distance. Yet, they dared to approach so arrogantly.

Who do you think you are?!

“Since he’s courting death,” Gu Yun said, “of course I have to grant his wish!”

"Puch."

Tamaki Iijima couldn't help but laugh at Gu Yun's theory: "Well, he doesn't know our abilities either."

"What does it matter whether a criminal flaunts his power in front of someone or not?"

"Okay, okay, everything you said is right."

Iijima Tamaki naturally wouldn't speak up for Ayanokouji Atsuomi; she was more concerned about the vengeful spirit: "Won't your spell harm innocent people?"

"will not."

Gu Yun said, "This is a spell derived from the art of cursing. You can think of it as Ayanokoji Atsuomi being like a scarecrow, and the hatred of these vengeful spirits is on him."

As long as Ayanokouji is alive, the vengeful spirit will continue to seek revenge on him.

If one dies, the cause and effect are canceled out, and all the vengeful spirits can find release with the answer of "Ayanokoji Atsuomi died a violent death".

"What if he finds a powerful sorcerer and eliminates these vengeful spirits?"

"Isn't this good too?"

Gu Yun said, "Once the vengeful spirits are eliminated, they won't have to suffer so much."

Anyway, this is a business that only makes money and never loses.

Killing Ayanokouji makes the vengeful spirit a fortune.

Even if they are defeated by other sorcerers, it's like they've been given a ride, and they can finally go to the underworld to enjoy their peace.