Chapter 112 The Bodyguard Who Delivers to Your Door

The Suzuki residence was empty.

Although there are more than ten maids, housekeepers and gardeners, the three adults named Suzuki are all abroad. The remaining girl named Suzuki is thinking about time travel all day long and is almost living in the Higurashi Shrine. From a feudal perspective, in this situation, the Suzuki house is empty.

Bawei stood in the grove on the north side of the mansion and looked at the main building from afar for the whole morning. Around noon, he finally got rid of the panic that came from nowhere and prepared to cheer himself up and renew his old relationship.

However, after walking only a few steps, a group of people came up from the foot of the mountain.

The gardeners carried their tools and looked at the blueprints carefully as they walked.

The old butler, his leather shoes treading on the ground, diligently instructed, "We must investigate the cause of the mysterious illness and death of the flower tree. However, that will be a matter for the future. While Miss Sonoko is away, we must first complete the renovation of the noisy area. Wait until Miss Sonoko returns from Higurashi Shrine..."

After that, as the team walked further and further away and became more and more blurred, Bawei stood there in a daze for a while, and suddenly made an impatient "tsk" sound.

It's like this again.

The fox demon pressed against his chest, and the delicate lines of the feather ornament made his palms itch: Why are you so ungrateful?

Every time I come to see you with great interest, you always leave first.

Bawei thought, should I be thankful?

——Luckily, this guy moved to a place where he could be found, and did not disappear inexplicably again, and then disappear for hundreds of years.

At noon, the sun was blazing brightly, and the fox's light-colored hair shone brightly. The old housekeeper walked to the halfway point of the hill, and looked back at the foot of the hill as if he had sensed something. A faint light flashed, and there was nothing left there.

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At the same time, at the Higurashi Shrine on the other side of the city.

Miss Suzuki stood in front of the Bone-Eating Well with a stern expression, taking a deep breath filled with bitterness and hatred.

"call--"

She held her hands out, and a string of bracelets jingled on her wrists.

Thousands of mung bean-sized prayer beads were strung together, each of which was engraved with delicate spells and patterns. When you look closely, they are all different, but the edges are inexplicably connected. They are obviously made of wood, but when the sun shines on them, they are transparent and moist with a layer of light.

This thing belongs to the collection of Yuzhu Tower. It comes from the Guo Changlu family, which has been passed down for thousands of years. It is said that the maker is an ancestor of the King of Gold.

It can exorcise demons and monsters, whiten skin and cure diseases, and it also looks very beautiful.

As his hands lowered, the light green fabric naturally fell to his elbows, covering the rosary.

This green dress is particularly fresh and refined. There is a layer of light covering the lighter background. If you look closely, you can see that the fabric is covered with dark patterns.

From the most basic Platycodon formation to the most complicated sealing method, no matter whether it is useful or not, ordinary monsters will be dizzy after seeing it!

In addition, the chain around her neck, the bottle containing the Four Souls Jade fragments, the rope that tied her hair, and the gold beads hanging from the rope - all were specially made!

Originally, it was quite troublesome to buy these things, after all, one had to visit the masters of each house one by one to customize them. Unfortunately, Miss Suzuki was always good at making use of resources: after pondering for a whole day, she used a blank check as the price to rob the warehouse of Yuzhu Tower.

Don’t look at me wearing such simple clothes. Miss Suzuki, who has no self-awareness, patted her waist calmly and said: There are about three hundred talismans in here!

——This was all thanks to the multifunctional purse she brought back from her last time traveling. At that time, she only put a large smartphone in it, but when she tried it later, she found that at least two large watermelons could be stuffed in it!

In addition, she also stockpiled five large bags, which she moved one bag at a time over five days to five hundred years ago.

Yuanzi worked hard for five and a half days and finally managed to tidy up a mountain villa that barely met her family's standards.

This time it's for real.

Suzuki Sonoko encouraged herself with a serious face: This time I have to stay for at least a week, and there is a high probability that I will have to leave the safe Maple Village.

This is just the beginning of the adventure!

She made up her mind, closed her eyes, and fell into the well like a iron ball under the confused gaze of Grandpa Higurashi.

In the blink of an eye, the fox demon with fox fire landed in front of the torii gate of Higurashi Shrine.

The place where the gods reside is inside the torii, but at this moment, Bawei just looked at the main hall in the distance, sneered twice, and then slowly stepped onto the steps in front of the door.

He was able to maintain his composure at first, but in the end he unconsciously walked faster and faster, almost passing through the vestibule of the shrine, and instinctively flew towards the warehouse surrounding the Bone-Eating Well.

When he raised his hand to open the door, Suzuki Sonoko closed her eyes and jumped into the well.

When he opened the door, Suzuki Sonoko fell to the bottom of the well.

In his suddenly widened vision, a burst of colorful light flashed in the famous ancient well!

When Bawei got to the well in a rage——

——There is nothing underneath!

"Bone-eating Well..."

As a great monster who once dominated a region, Bawei was no stranger to this thing. He jumped down in hatred and kicked the wall of the well several times.

It's useless.

here we go again……

For a moment, Basara almost couldn't control himself and revealed his demonic form. If his character was as unruly and outgoing as King Ero, he would have been furious by now!

The fox demon covered his face with his five fingers, and his golden pupils were full of cold light between his fingers: "I have no patience anymore..."

Although he was standing alone at the bottom of the dark well, he announced gently and coldly, as if he were talking to a god, "This is the last time."

"Don't let me see you again," he pinched the front of his haori and whispered, "If I see you again now, I'll have no choice but to bite you to death..."

Outside the door, Grandpa Higurashi cautiously leaned against the wall, listening attentively.

"Is there a monster?

The old man was quite brave and quietly leaned over to take a look: in a trance, he saw a tuft of white hair flash by the well.

Grandpa Higurashi was immediately relieved: "Is that Inuyasha here?"

As a result, with a clear whooshing sound, the old man only felt a gust of wind passing in front of his eyes. When he looked at the well again, there was nothing!

——Is this a ghost?!

The old man shuddered at that moment.

Although ordinary people cannot feel the evil spirit, the eerie aura left behind has already materialized to a certain extent. Grandpa Higurashi was terrified when he thought about it, and decided to go to the kitchen to get some salt to sprinkle on it.

Anyway, the expenses are now under the control of the eldest lady. The old man seriously thought about using coarse-grained sea salt to exorcise evil spirits...

The old man left the well muttering something, and on the other side, Suzuki Sonoko climbed out of the well in a dizziness.

This landing happened five hundred years ago.

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Suzuki Sonoko is not in a hurry at all.

She has plenty of time and patience, and her life safety is more important than curiosity.

Her short-term goal is to get familiar with Maple Village first, and to walk around the hill at the east end of the village within seven days, which will mean she has completed her exploration plan.

Fifty years ago, Maple Village was called Kikyo Village, which came from the previous guardian shrine maiden Kikyo. After Kikyo died, it was changed to Maple Village after the name of the new shrine maiden.

Fifty years later, the once vibrant and young Maple Witch has become the frail and frail Old Lady Maple.

A few days ago, Old Lady Feng went to the mountain to volunteer to help people exorcise demons. When she came back last night, she heard the sad news that "someone from five hundred years later is coming to visit (Kagome didn't use this word, but this is what she understood)."

The old lady almost choked with anger.

Kagome hurriedly poured tea: "Don't be angry, this is actually not a big deal, I didn't mean it..."

Feng looked at this face that was exactly the same as the noble and reliable sister in her memory, and felt speechless.

Kagome's voice became increasingly quiet: "I don't know why, but seeing her makes me feel so cute, like she's basking in the sun..."

——I want to agree to whatever she says.

Old Mrs. Feng sighed and tossed and turned until she fell asleep in the middle of the night.

At this moment, seeing the brown head popping out of the well, the old lady who had been a witch for nearly sixty years was suddenly stunned, fell into a long silence, and finally left without saying a word.

It seems that he actually agreed!

That night, because it was the first meal after traveling through time, Kagome was particularly considerate and prepared a lunch box for Sonoko. Inuyasha looked at how most of his favorite snacks were taken away in one go, and thought to himself, wouldn't this mean there would be one more person snatching up the food?

Feng had known him for decades. Seeing his expression, he immediately chuckled and warned, "If you want to get yourself killed, you can always go and mess with her."

No wonder Kagome said she felt particularly comfortable when she saw her...

Across the table, Inuyasha was busy searching Kagome's backpack to hide potato chips. Upon hearing this, he tilted his head in confusion: "Huh?"

The old witch curled her lips and lowered her head to eat.

When preparing food, he always made a special portion for the "bad news" and placed it in layers at her door according to the specifications of an offering.

When Qibao was running around in the village, he even saw Grandma Feng kneeling devoutly in front of the new house, with her eyes closed and saluting towards the door with a stern expression.

Inside the door, on the second floor.

The god of fortune, Yuanzi, was doing his homework seriously and had no idea that an old lady was kneeling in front of his door.

Even if Yuanzi breaks certain principles, she has to travel through time to regain her memory. The most important point is that her old man is in pain.

She had a headache and some memory flashbacks. This symptom was objective and not subject to her will. In severe cases, she might even faint on the spot.

And the triggering conditions are completely out of control.

Subjectively, she couldn't help but keep thinking about it, and she felt uncomfortable at the same time.

It's like there's a small stone stuck in your shoe, and your whole body will itch if you don't take it out.

But compared to personal safety - in this era, big monsters are running around everywhere, attacking Takama-ga-hara at any time, and killing several gods is commonplace - these awkwardnesses are not unbearable.

At least we're on the right track...

Yuanzi looked around the wooden house and thought that he would just treat this time as an adaptation period. The problem now was that the summer vacation was about to end!

Miss Suzuki looked at the diary spread out in front of her with despair, thinking that plans cannot keep up with changes. Who knew that a pile of homework would appear halfway?

Who knew the old housekeeper was so diligent? Even when she said she was going to travel through time, the old man still persevered and stuffed the homework into her luggage! ?

Suzuki Sonoko: Only at times like this do I realize that I am still a high school student.

Teitan doesn't really require classes, and Sonoko sometimes goes and sometimes doesn't, but she always has to attend on time for school openings, exams, and so on.

——No matter whether you go to class or not, as an heir, you must have a decent diploma.

So she also has to hand in her summer homework.

The eldest lady, who was sitting in a dignified posture, felt bitter and resentful all afternoon, and suddenly bit her hand: How many diaries did she write?

Thinking of this, Yuanzi put down the archaeological research materials he brought with him and started writing his diary.

The theme is about my investigation trip to the countryside.

In this regard, Maple Village can quite satisfy her requirements. There are a lot of things that can be used as references, and it can be told in a straightforward manner.

However, diaries are rather complicated, as they require more than just writing and pictures. In order to offer sacrifices to the goddess, Mrs. Feng made some new incense sticks to soothe the spirits. That night, when she was about to offer them in front of the goddess Mingmen, she saw the goddess squatting in front of the pigpen at the back of the village, sketching the pig trough with a bitter and resentful look.

She doesn't mind the smell, right?

Suzuki Sonoko's literary orientation comes from her ex-fiancé, the Japanese literature scholar Kakuzo Reisi: his writing style and tendency are the same as his own painting style, light but steady, focusing on moving people with emotion, and not too much pursuing gorgeous descriptive sentences. Although his writing is simple, it can give a clear sense of picture.

Most of the works he recommended to Yuanzi during class were from this wave.

Unfortunately, Yuanzi is not very spiritual after all. Although she excels in exams, she has a hard time writing freely, especially now that she feels so depressed that what she writes is more like a simple "diary" than a high-end "plain description".

She wrote: I saw three piglets crossing the river.

It was written that the firewood pile collapsed and was covered with moss after the rain. No one used it after it got wet, and a nest of baby rabbits was found in the pile.

The rabbit she drew was so beautiful, and it was so lifelike with just a few strokes. After finishing it, she almost started to doubt whether she was really a talented girl!

So she started drawing butterflies again.

This one looks better and the colors are brighter. Yuanzi realized later that she is actually good at color matching!

Where did you learn this...

She was concentrating on her homework while vaguely thinking that these skills were probably related to Shang Long.

There are many butterflies in the countryside. She bit the tip of her pen and wrote: Although they are insects, they look good, so I don’t have any objections. If I encounter an ugly big fleshy insect——

As Yuanzi wrote this, she felt nauseous. After shuddering, she was about to change the sentence when she suddenly heard a secret sound of flapping wings.

Although the sound was loud, it sounded particularly abruptly. Suzuki Sonoko rubbed his itchy ears, flapped his wings, and looked up. A giant hornet that was more than a hundred times larger was hovering in front of him!

Buzz buzz buzz.

She was terrified at the time.

——What is this!?

Yuanzi took a deep breath and was stunned for several seconds before he regained his reaction. He quickly took two steps back and almost tripped over a tree root. His scalp was tingling and he felt nauseous.

My mind went blank!

I looked up again: there were bugs everywhere!

It really makes people feel claustrophobic...

Yuanzi thought, could it be that they encountered the legendary locust plague?

But whose locusts look like this! ?

She didn't know what she was thinking as she stood there in a daze. After she came to her senses, she ran back. She had already realized that this must be a monster, the "most powerful one" created by Naraku that Kagome mentioned.

In the end, his mouth didn't keep up with his brain and was still stuck on the locusts. What he shouted out was: "Harvest the food! --!!!"

Her robe was quite neat, but her brain was confused. She stumbled after running two steps and fell several times in a row. She thought to herself that becoming a god was useless. With her physical condition, it would not only affect her combat effectiveness but also damage her image.

Fortunately, the bugs didn't bite her.

Suzuki Sonoko: Those who have never been in a sea of ​​insects have no right to laugh at my cowardly running posture.

The so-called God of Fortune means that you don’t have to believe in your own fighting ability, but you must believe in your own good luck!

Although Sonoko was annoyed by the insects and was in a panic, she was fine after stumbling all the way. She saw Inuyasha in the distance who seemed to be swinging a sword.

His red clothes are really eye-catching.

Seeing the half-demon unleashing a powerful move, which cut a hole in half of the mountain wall, Yuanzi suddenly slammed on the brakes: not getting hurt doesn't mean not suffering. Although he won't die if he gets involved in that kind of battlefield, he may be covered in dust by the aftermath.

Miss Suzuki thought in a particularly disloyal way: Should I find a place to hide first and wait until they finish fighting before going out?

The result happened in a flash!

The one fighting with Inuyasha seemed to be a flying woman, sitting on a huge feather, waving her hands, and creating a strong wind!

Yuanzi saw the wind condense into a vortex in the air, and the vortex became bigger and bigger, and with the help of the flowing evil spirit, it turned into seven or eight fierce purple tornadoes in minutes.

——This should be a big move.

Tornadoes rose and fell to the ground one after another, their sharp blades chopped down trees, and even blew off roofs. Suzuki Sonoko sighed with despair, thinking to herself, does the guy who used the big move have a grudge against me?

After sighing, he was carried into the sky by the tornado.

The village is right in front of us...

Yuanzi lay in the wind wall with his hands raised, but he couldn't grab anything fixed: this tornado was quite persistent and lasted for more than half an hour.

Suzuki Sonoko was disgusted with herself for a while, thinking that even after becoming a god she didn't have a killer move. But then she was secretly glad: after all, she was a god of fortune, so she would definitely be able to land safely!

really.

After about a quarter of an hour, Miss Suzuki fell dazed on the highest branch of a tree in a deep mountain forest, and landed safely.

Within a radius of fifty miles, there are trees everywhere.

Fortunately, although he was lost, the diary in his hand was still there. Yuanzi tried to find a way out: at least I can hand in my homework when I get back.

She stuffed the diary back into the pouch inside her belt, and touching the thick stack of talismans inside, she felt a little more secure.

So she chose a direction and walked out without fear.

We walked through the woods and crossed the stream, and were surprisingly safe. We even found a fruit tree on the outskirts.

Suzuki Sonoko stood under the tree and looked up, her round almond eyes filled with longing.

Fall down.

She stared at the treetops and muttered loudly: Fall down, fall down, fall down!

After reciting it about five or six times, a breeze suddenly passed through the air. Yuanzi raised his hand and caught a large yellow plow.

Yuanzi opened his mouth and started eating.

At the moment when her front teeth were cracking the pear peel, she keenly heard: there was movement in the grass!

She turned around suddenly and saw a man standing in the bushes.

Yuanzi exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!"

What surprised her was not the appearance of a person - there were still places suffering from famine in those days, and some people deliberately hid in the deep mountains and forests to survive - but also the fact that the other person was standing there openly. Yuanzi suspected that this person made those noises just to make her notice his presence.

She was surprised that a foreigner suddenly appeared here!

It's not the common Western appearance.

Suzuki Sonoko shut up in amazement: This man clearly had an Indian look with natural eyeliner, and he was dressed very Indian too, with bright red and green feathers hanging from the brim of his hat. At first glance, the whole person looked as gorgeous as a colorful lotus waving in the wind.

Supplement: It is a colorful lotus with a particularly elegant temperament.

He was so amazed by the garden that his mind was a little off. He was trying to find an adjective to express his surging emotions:

Although he was dressed fancy, he was not at all gaudy - so many messy colors matched together, and there were three or five colorful tattoos on his face. But when he looked at me from the side, he actually had a strange sense of warmth, and it was clear that his temperament had overcome the outfit itself!

With another slight smile, the holy light instantly purified all colors, and in a few minutes it changed from a colorful lotus to a white lotus. If you sensed it carefully, it seemed to be emitting an inexplicable tea fragrance.

What kind of adjective is this...

While Sonoko was complaining about her own literary attainments, she remained alert for a moment without showing any emotion.

But soon, this vigilance was quietly lowered by half.

It’s not because this man is good-looking, but because: she suddenly remembered where she had seen the totem on his face!

Pachi people.

——A clan of guardians favored by the legendary Elf King.

Normally, this small group of people are like cats that live quietly in the deep mountains and forests of North America. But when the five hundred year deadline comes, they will suddenly show up and spread the secrets of the Elf King all over the world, trying to attract more silly kids to resolutely join the competition so that they can find an outstanding contractor for their Elf King.

Unfortunately, after five hundred years and another five hundred years, they still never found it.

Anyway, as far as Sonoko knows, the new Shaman King Competition seems to be about to begin.

The relevant documents were so thick that they scared people (mainly her). There were almost a thousand entry and exit records alone.

Because the priests sent by the Pachi tribe could be killed during the assessment if they are not careful, the logistics department is needed to follow them from time to time and fake some reasonable death scenes to get rid of the inexplicable corpses and the sudden death of living people.

——But apart from the possibility of killing people during assessments, the Pachi people are generally good people who don't bother with the world.

Suzuki Sonoko calculated with her fingers and found that it was exactly five hundred years ago, which was the "Previous Shaman King Competition" mentioned in the information. This Indian foreigner was most likely a Pachi priest sent from North America to observe the contestants.

In other words, this person should be reliable.

They stared at each other in silence for about a quarter of an hour, and then the reliable person asked, "Are you hurt?"

Japanese is very standard and uses honorifics.

When Yuanzi asked him this, he was stunned for a moment and shook his head.

The Indian foreigner asked again: "Are you hungry?"

Yuanzi followed his gaze and looked down at the pear in her hand. She wanted to say that she was mainly thirsty, but she subconsciously didn't want to think about drinking water, and she didn't know how to make a fire...

This person doesn't mind not getting an answer.

He took two familiar steps forward and stood in front of her very naturally. Yuanzi thought that this was a good position, right on the human instinctive defense line, with just the right sense of oppression!

——She actually has an active personality. Sonoko tilted her head in confusion. Her aggressiveness and desire for control are so strong, which doesn’t match her appearance...

However, the other party seemed to have misunderstood the confusion on her face. He smiled at her gently and raised his hand to support the back of Yuanzi's hand.

He told her word by word: "This thing is called a pear."

It was still standard Japanese, with an old-fashioned Kyoto aristocratic accent.

——Suzuki Sonoko has also learned this way of speaking now, but she doesn’t have many new words.

The Indian foreigner read it again.

"pear."

Yuanzi thought to himself, I know, it’s because this thing looks the same as it will five hundred years later, and I’m sure it’s not poisonous, that’s why I dare to bite it!

So she stared at the pear in her hand and blinked, then looked up at the Pachi man, wondering if it was because she looked so strange that she couldn't speak human language?

Or is it that his eyes are extremely wide apart, with the whites of his eyes turned outward, making him look like a mentally retarded person who can't even recognize a pear?

——If you question my IQ like this, I will beat you up no matter how handsome you are!

As a result, when the other party saw her angry expression, he immediately withdrew his hand.

He raised his hands flat on the sides of his face, as if to tell her: I don't mean to steal your things.

Then he opened the pocket on his waist, took out a bag of dark preserved fruits, raised his hand, and signaled her to try them.

Kindness shines brightly from head to toe.

Not to mention being kind, he's also handsome...

Sonoko thought to herself, okay, maybe she really does look confused.

She convinced herself: Maybe the other party thought she was an innocent young lady (after all, she was well-dressed and rich), lost and injured, but she had a slight misunderstanding of the otherworldly nature of ordinary young ladies (after all, she was a foreigner).

However, this method of coaxing people is really like coaxing a child. Yuanzi secretly emphasized in her heart: it is still used to coax a kindergarten child.

This Pachi...is he an elderly bachelor?

But there are also benefits.

The man took her out of the forest and found a safe and clean cave (there might have been a bear living there before, but don’t think about where it is now, anyway, there will be broth to drink later).

He was also very conscientious about lighting a fire, and the food he prepared smelled delicious.

Apart from the fact that [he has to teach her everything he sees], which is a bit speechless - but she ignores it and he doesn't get angry - so he has a really good temper and is especially patient.

The sun sets, and the evening breeze blows silently through the woods. Under the flickering firelight, Yuanzi nestles in the warm fur (also provided by Pachi), looking at the man's back, thinking: A good temper is the biggest advantage.

——Plus, since he was sent out as an examiner, his combat effectiveness should be reliable!

Yuanzi thought that it was impossible to bring a bodyguard from five hundred years later, so could he hire one five hundred years ago?

As for who to hire?

She raised her eyelids nonchalantly: Isn't this a ready-made candidate?

The author has something to say: Here's some science for those who haven't read Inuyasha. The wind-blowing creature that appears in the story is called Kagura, and her skill of creating a tornado is called "Dragon and Snake Dance". She can even withstand Tessaiga, but she is no match for Inuyasha.

Also, the address of the Sawada residence mentioned in the previous article belongs to the real-life Higurashi Shrine. If the official "Katatsu" gives the exact information, you can just treat it as a meme.

Finally, as usual, please leave a message. I should be able to write a few better chapters today...