My golden finger is not right

Seven,

A few days later, a group of strangers arrived with the abbot of a nearby temple.

After they stayed at Yamashita-kun's house for a few days, they went up to Mount Nobiro with some things wrapped in brocade.

And the day they went up the mountain was already the last day of the "Year of Misfortune".

More than ten days later, the group of them left Nobiro Mountain in a state of embarrassment, and hurried back to Yamashita-kun's house.

Reminiscent of Yamashita-kun’s hidden presence, I probably guessed their identities: In the past when humans were declining and monsters flourished, the ancient mountains and forests often gave birth to some powerful and violent big monsters, who regarded humans as food , and slaughtered human beings without restraint.The human population was cut in half during that period.

However, the operation of each world has its own laws to follow.

But without exception, these laws all advocate "balance".

As a result, some humans with outstanding talents began to appear quietly.Some of them can even rival the powerful monsters, thus protecting the common people.It was also from this time that mankind ushered in its first prosperous period.

It's just that with the development of the times, those once glorious families gradually fell into the dust of history.The monsters have declined, and most of them hide in the mountains and forests, and rarely see people.

In the second period of decline, the population of human beings decreased sharply again due to natural and man-made disasters.

In order to reduce the occurrence of disasters and promote smooth agricultural production, some people who have mastered some special abilities began to sign contracts with monsters.

They will try to meet the demands of the monsters by offering sacrifices, enshrining their statues and even offering living people, in exchange for the peace that people crave.

After the contract is signed, if something unexpected happens one day, the descendants of those who presided over the signing ceremony will return to the beginning to negotiate with the monster.

Those who came from afar should be such people.

It just seems that the result of the negotiation is not ideal, because they did not successfully bring Mr. Yamashita back.

But not without progress.

According to what the mirror monster heard, Hachishaku probably promised to bring back the person it took away after a certain point in time.

At that point in time, no accident, it should be ten years.

"That's why, that Bachi is indeed a very stubborn guy..." The mirror monster seemed to have thought of something when he said this, and he looked a little gloomy, even the mosaic on his face dimmed a lot. "Obviously, as long as he throws that little devil's head back, his family will definitely provide him with offerings. Now there is a little devil beside him...he can remember things...it's simply a time bomb!"

I interjected in a low voice: "Is it alright for Yamashita-kun to live with Hachisha-sama?"

The mirror monster pondered for a while, then shook his head at me:

"There should be nothing wrong with that little devil, but it's hard to say about Hachichi..."

"Maybe it won't take ten years at all, that little devil will be back..."

"...In your human world, there is something called fate, which is the beginning of the close connection between people, or between people and everything in the world. You usually regard it as a beautiful thing...but in In the world of monsters, it has a name with the opposite meaning—the cause of misfortune.”

"Because since ancient times, monsters who have been closely related to human beings and forget the boundaries between each other, even the most evil Shuten, cannot escape a tragic ending..."

"This kind of relationship with human beings is beyond the reach of most monsters."

But Hachisha chose to hit directly upwards.

I don't know what's going on with that story that has a dark ending.But obviously the boundary is the greatest law in this world.

Under this great law, humans and monsters can kill each other, or they can live independently, but they can't touch too much and blur the boundaries between each other, otherwise it will bring terrible results.

This is a bit like some sad and beautiful legends in my homeland, the center of which is that gods cannot fall in love with humans.It's just that after crossing a strait, the gods turned into monsters, and love turned into friendship.

It seems that those who came from afar should also understand this truth, so they agreed to the ten-year agreement.

But if you think about it this way, has the boundary between me and the mirror monster blurred?

After I asked this question, the mirror monster obviously paused for a few seconds, then quickly showed a very disdainful expression, and began to laugh at my IQ level. The content of the ridicule was nothing more than a theme - don't think too much , we are just ordinary shemale relationship.

If his ears hadn't been so red when he talked, I think I'd have thought he hated me so much.

If nothing happens...

The mirror monster was paying attention to my expression while talking, but he choked on my indifference and seemed a little at a loss. After a few seconds of being frozen, he immediately yelled at me angrily: "Where is my offering?! It's packed with eels No! What are you dawdling about, why don’t you bring it over quickly!”

I quickly took out the small cloth bag stuffed in my pocket and handed it to the mirror.

It flexibly opened the knot on the cloth bag with the meat pad, and the next moment, it froze.

It poked the tin can in the cloth bag, and squinted its eyes to read the words on it carefully: "This is... eel... fish... canned eel! (ˉ﹃ˉ)"

I nodded and helped it open the can.

It immediately stared straight at the contents of the can, and after a while, it carefully picked up the can, put it on its belly, and then buried its whole head in it, chewing with a "poor-poor-poor" Voice.

I watched it with interest for a while, then thought about the time, and I was going home for dinner.

As soon as I took a step, it came out of the can shaking its ears.

Its eyes stayed on me for a few seconds, and then it suddenly fumbled for a bead from behind and threw it over.

I catch it quickly.

"Although you are weak and stupid, since the things you bring are still in line with my wishes, I will reluctantly accept that you will enshrine me like this in the future."

"Remember clearly, the monster you enshrine is Abu Na, the re-monster, not a mirror monster!"

It seems that it knows exactly what I call it in private...

"So, you gave away the snacks I brought you because you met the poor kitten?"

I nodded embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Keiko, I have to trouble you. Because it looks very interesting, so I want to keep feeding it."

"No need to say I'm sorry, no matter what the young master wants to do, I will support it. But if the young master really likes it, you can bring it back and raise it. Yan Ye's house is still very spacious."

I shook my head with a smile, and was about to answer when I saw Miss Keiko holding the rice that I was going to bring to Abuna tomorrow into the shapes of mice.

I paused for a few seconds, then silently gave her a thumbs up in my heart.

Seeing me shaking my head, Miss Huizi didn't get involved in this issue any more, she just started to warn me seriously: "It's good for the young master to be happy, but the young master must remember that cats are very proud animals. Domesticating them is a long-term process, so be patient."

"And, the most important thing is, you must not let yourself get hurt!"

I was a little dumbfounded by her tone of admonishing the children, but I was also a little moved by her concern, so I had to seriously agree.

I lay on the bed and carefully observed the bead that Abu Na gave me against the fluorescent lamp above my head.

It feels like ordinary beads, cold and cold, but the weight is much heavier than ordinary beads.Under the illumination of the light, it will show an unusually magnificent red color. If you take the bead closer, you can still see a black vertical line in the center of the bead, which makes it look a bit like the pupil of some cats. .

However, re-monster...

I turned around and pressed the beads under the pillow.Then he looked in the direction of the strange book.

If I remember correctly, "Re-Yokai" is an additional word that only monsters who are being sealed have.But there is another possibility that this word will be used, and that is before a certain point in time.

It was not a monster...

The author has something to say:

Abuna: ...What the hell is this...? ╭(°A°｀)╮Yan Ye: ... mouse-shaped eel rice balls...

Abuna: ...give me back the beads T_T