"…I'm sorry, Mr. Kizuki." Jiuyuan looked at the male ghost in front of him and asked, "Do you have something to say to me?"

The man actually made an expression of pinching his chin in thought and replied: "That being said, it doesn't seem like the right time for me to speak. No, should I tell you now?"

Jiu Yuan glanced at the two ghosts behind him who were so respectful that they were restrained. Then he thought that he had other purposes for coming here and brought a companion with him, so he said, "Can I talk to you in detail later?"

Knowing that now was not the time and place to talk, Gui Deng responded, "I understand."

His gaze returned to the thing that was locked in the hair of the ugly woman in Huangquan by Jiuyuan.

"What's up with the fugitive?"

Jiu Yuan took a half step forward and explained, "To put it simply, this guy escaped reincarnation by occupying other people's bodies. Maybe he used some secret technique to get away with it, so he has never been caught by the ghosts."

Ghost Light said in a low voice: "Oh?"

The ghosts behind him felt that this was a very unfriendly omen.

Jiu Yuan saw that there was hope, so he continued, "Thanks to him, the soul of the original owner of this body has gone to who knows where. Those who were lucky may have become wandering ghosts or been taken to reincarnation, but they may also have been dealt with by him in dishonorable ways..."

"I sense a similar aura." Hozuki looked at Geto Suguru next to him, "This young man... oh no, this gentleman is the original owner of this body, right?"

When Xia Yujie heard Hozuki change his words, he realized that he had seen through his real age at a glance, and naturally guessed that the other party had already understood the predicament he was in.

"Yes. A part of my soul is still in my body, and my body has been taken over by the other party."

"I understand. Please follow me."

He turned around, pointed his palm towards the gate of Hell, and said, "If what you two have said is true, then you are the sinners who have disrupted the laws of reincarnation. Please follow me to Hell."

Knowing that he could not escape, the noose stopped talking and began to try to use all the cursed spirits he had collected to break the hair of the ugly woman in the underworld.

But the more he struggled, the stronger the demonic power Jiuyuan released became.

"Pretty restless." Ghost Light looked at the noose wrapped into a ball. The opponent kept trying to break through from the inside and tear the hair of the ugly woman in Huangquan, but the hair grew faster and filled the gap again.

Kizuna said to Kuen, "Leave him to me."

"Don't worry, I have plenty of experience dealing with restless dead."

The other party was clearly speaking expressionlessly and calmly, but Xia Yujie could hear a sense of impending storm.

Jiu Yuan did not ask any more questions and directly untied the hair cage of the ugly woman in Huangquan. The noose, which had long heard their conversation, jumped out like an arrow from a bow in a flash, riding on the cursed spirit.

However, before he could get far, he was hit hard from behind.

This blow directly penetrated the curse that he used to protect himself, and even more terrifyingly, it completely eliminated his control over his body.

This also allowed them to see the true nature of the noose——

A naked brain.

The scene of being completely smashed out by the throwing weapon of the ghost light should have looked a bit ridiculous. But after seeing the "rosy" brain lying on the ground, even the ghost soldier next to it exclaimed "Wow, so disgusting".

When he thought about his body being occupied by such a thing, Xia Yujie said: "..."

Then there was the problem—no one wanted to touch this thing.

Finally, Jiuyuan volunteered to drive a skeleton dog forward and grabbed the ball of brain in one bite.

The hound brought the brain to Jiuyuan as if it was playing a Frisbee game.

Xia Youjie's body couldn't be left alone, as he, a dead man, couldn't touch his own corpse.

So they had to trouble the vengeful spirits to carry his body like a heavy object on their heads, and follow the main force to the Gate of Hell.

Looking at this scene, Xia Yujie hesitated to speak: "..."

Although the results seem good, it just feels weird.

The guards of the Gate of Hell were Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demon. They opened the gate enthusiastically and greeted Jiuyuan warmly.

Xia Yujie felt that their enthusiasm was like that of a child who had not been home for a long time and finally returned home.

He couldn't help but look at Jiuyuan on the side again, and seeing that the boy still had no special expression as usual, he became more suspicious of him.

He sighed.

…There was a feeling that our understanding of each other was once again shattered.

Noticing his gaze, Jiu Yuan turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Yujie changed the subject: "I have a question."

"Um?"

"My body should no longer be controlled by the noose, but..." He pointed at his collar, "I still haven't changed."

He smiled and said, "I thought I would become what I should be."

"I can explain this to you," said the ghost lamp walking in front. "The attraction between the soul and the real person is affected by the person who occupied your body before, and it has not been eliminated so quickly. Theoretically, it will come into contact with each other after a period of time, but if you can't wait, you can also go to Taoyuan Township to see a doctor."

"Because of Kuen-kun, you are no longer considered an ordinary human deceased. Hmm... you are a little bit towards becoming a monster. But it all depends on the cause and effect of you." He explained slowly, "However, ordinary little monsters cannot go to hell, and those who can go to hell independently are mostly big monsters."

He pointed at Kagome's pocket and said, "You have a token from Kuen-kun, right?"

What was in his pocket was, of course, the invitation letter.

Jiuyuan did not explain the origin of this thing to him, so Xia Youjie naturally thought that this was Jiuyuan's item. Now that he heard Guizu said this, he was even more certain.

Seeing how confident they were, Jiu Yuan was the only one who fell into deep thought.

The invitation letter is his own property? Isn't it a prop given to him by the system?

And since then, no matter how he called, the system no longer appeared.

On the other hand, Hozuki's attitude is also quite firm. Kuen also believes that he will not speak without purpose, and perhaps the secret of herself can only be answered when she is alone with him next time.

To lighten the mood, he tapped the head of the skeleton hound holding the brain in its mouth.

"He has not spoken since the noose was put on."

Ghost Light waved his hand in disapproval, "I didn't control the strength well just now."

Kuen: ...Oh, so this is due to knocking?

Of course, it wasn't a literal knock, but Ghost Light somehow managed to injure the noose itself, causing it to fall into an unconscious state.

Gui Deng took them to the King of Yanmo.

"It should be a normal trial process, but since this is a special deceased who escaped the cycle of reincarnation, and was brought here by Kuen-kun himself, it would be better to go directly to him."

Pushing open the door, Gui Deng said lightly, "Ah, there's no one here. That's rare."

"Yanmo King——"

"Ah, it's Kizuki-kun..." The huge Yanmo King sitting on the high seat was a little confused after seeing the hound holding a brain in its mouth behind Kizuki: "This, this is... It can't be your new pet, right?"

"No." Guizhu said casually: "This is Jiuyuan Jun's pet."

"It seems so... Wait, is that Kuen-kun? The child finally came back..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a young man walking a few steps behind Kizuki.

There were clusters of vengeful spirits floating around him. Compared with his appearance that was neither human nor ghost, the ghosts beside him looked more like "normal people".

"King Yanmo." Jiuyuan nodded.

He also heard what was said just now.

...Sure enough, his identity is very strange.

If it was Gui Deng who admitted his mistake, we could still say that he was just being lucky, but now that he was facing the Yanmo King, he would definitely not admit his mistake, right? !

Unexpectedly, after seeing him, King Yanmo had an expression that was indescribable.

To describe it, it's like... the expression of the uncle next door after seeing the naughty kid playing a prank on him.

He subconsciously covered his beard and whispered, "You are not here to pull out my beard this time, are you?"

Jiuyuan: “…”

Is this the kind of person I am?

Before he could say anything, the other party continued, "But now that you're finally back, Kuen-kun, do you want to go see Lady Izanami? After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time..."

Gui Deng stepped forward and put his hand to his mouth, waved his other hand, and whispered, "Shh."

Yanmo King immediately covered his mouth, then revealed a crack: "...Can't you tell me?"

Kuen: "I've heard it all."

How would a normal person react when he goes to hell? How would a normal person react when he sees the demon king Yan?

Jiuyuan didn't know, but he knew how King Yanmo would react when he saw him.

He simply took the initiative to agree: "I understand, I will go there later. However, please take a look at this first - this is a special deceased person I met in this world."

The hound actually loosened its mouth, letting the lump of brains fall directly onto the carpet in King Yan's palace.

Xia Yujie: “…”

Honestly speaking, after learning that his friend's identity was much more complicated than he had imagined, even this scene would not move him.

Not exciting at all.

After briefly describing the actions of the noose, the first person to respond was Hozuki: "According to Kuen-kun's description, his actions added a lot of unnecessary work to the afterlife trial. Whether it was confusing the dead or escaping reincarnation through secret techniques, it made the trial process complicated."

Originally, the trial of the dead was a highly procedural process. Once the Ten Kings of Hell came down, the more complicated the crime of the dead, the more detailed the trial would be.

The noose is different; the process is more complicated and the trouble is visible to the naked eye.

But no matter what, since he has been sent here, there will be no chance for him to turn things around, and this matter ends here.

Considering the problems with Geto Xiayou, Jiuyuan thought that since they were already here, he might as well take him to Taoyuan Township.

He first said that he was going to Izanami, and then asked Kizuki to let Kagome wait here for a while.

In the uncertain situation, he would not take Kagome to Izanami.

However, after Kizuki found a demon to lead Kuen to Izanami's residence, the boy saw the two rows of pillars at the entrance of the store, and question marks appeared in his mind.

……no?

What are these two rows of colorful cat head pillars?