Chapter 537 Everything will end here
At Reina's invitation, everyone entered her room and sat down on the tatami.
Shinatoso is a completely Japanese-style hotel. Whether it is the staff room or the guest room, they are all Japanese-style rooms with tatami mats.
Reina had expressed her curiosity about this kind of room before, and seemed very satisfied after living here. When Aize and others walked into the room, there was some messy bedding in one corner of the room, and it was obvious that Reina had just crawled out of it.
“Hmm…”
After asking everyone to sit down, Lena still looked very uncomfortable, with a bad complexion. She would press her temples from time to time, and she looked very uncomfortable.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Asatake Yoshino expressed concern for the time being.
"Are you feeling unwell?"
Hitachi Mako also greeted them.
"Hmm..." Reina didn't try to be brave. She nodded a little embarrassedly and said, "I don't know why, but I've been having a headache and tinnitus since a while ago. It's very uncomfortable."
After hearing what Lena said, Cong Yu looked at Aize with emotion.
"Is it because of the influence of the generation?"
Cong Yu's words made Asatake Yoshino and Hitachi Mako look at Aize as well.
"It's very likely." Aize looked at Reina for a moment, then said, "Reina carries the aura of the fragment of the Passive Generation. This not only allows her to see you, but also, like Fang Noi and Suishin, can receive the signal fluctuations emitted by the Passive Generation and be affected by them."
Under the influence of Pingdai, Asatake Yoshino directly became a controlled puppet, and the evil gods were born one by one from the fragments, following the signal fluctuations to come to the door.
Lena's aura was very disordered. Aize felt that she must have been affected by the signal fluctuations sent by Pingdai, which was why she had such abnormalities.
"Aura? Password? Signal fluctuation?" Reina herself looked confused and said, "What is that? New Japanese?"
Upon hearing this, Aize did not answer Reina's question, but took out the token he was carrying.
"Reina, do you have any transparent stone fragments that look like this?"
Aize showed the token in front of Lena.
"This is……"
Reina stared at Pingdai blankly for a while, then remembered something and took out a bag from her chest that could be used to hold amulets.
"Gu..."
The small action seemed to cause great harm, causing Yoshino Asatake, Mako Hitachi and Mu Yu to unconsciously make strange noises.
Reina didn't notice this, opened the bag, and poured out a piece of transparent stone fragment from it.
"Is this it?"
Reina showed the fragment in her palm.
Seeing this, everyone stood up happily.
"That's right! This is it!"
"The fragments of the generation..."
"The final fragment is indeed here."
Asatake Yoshino, Hitachi Mako, and Musume all let out some joy.
"How did you get this, Reina?"
Aize also breathed a sigh of relief and asked.
"This was given to me by my grandfather, who in turn received it from Grandpa Gao," Reina answered truthfully. "I've told you before, haven't I? My ancestor once lived in Hoori, and this is what he got from here."
"After that, it was passed down from generation to generation in my family until it came to me."
"I always carry it with me as a talisman. Is it something very important?"
According to Reina, this fragment of the token was probably obtained by her ancestor many years ago, and was taken away from Hoori and brought abroad.
Now, after many years, this fragment finally returned to Hoori along with Reina, making everyone feel as if it was destined.
"Yoshino."
Aize looked at Yoshino Asatake and signaled with his eyes.
He was asking Yoshino Asatake if he could tell Reina about the curse.
Asatake Yoshino thought about it and decided to tell the truth.
There's no way around it. This is a talisman passed down from generation to generation in Reina's family, and it was given to her by her grandfather. It must have a very important meaning.
And if they want to get this fragment from Reina, they have to tell her a certain amount of truth.
Then, Yoshino Asatake began to speak briefly, telling Reina about her family's curse and the origin and importance of the generation.
"…This shouldn't be a joke, right?"
Reina naturally found it hard to believe such a surreal thing, so she spoke blankly with an incredible look on her face.
"I'm not kidding."
Cong Yu immediately performed a series of mid-air floating movements in front of Lena, causing Lena to open her eyes wide, cover her mouth, and almost scream out in surprise.
"Could it be that Cong Yu-chan is really a ghost?!"
Reina looked horrified.
"I'm not a ghost! How rude!"
Cong Yu's defense was broken again.
"I know this is hard for you to believe, but it's all true," Hitachi Mako echoed. "Reina-san must have heard the legend of Hoori, right? The gods gave Hoori the divine sword, but no one has ever been able to gain its recognition and pull it from the rock."
"It was not until Lord Aize arrived that the Imperial Divine Sword was finally unsheathed."
"Reina-san, you must have heard of this rumor, right?"
The story of Aize pulling out the divine sword had already spread throughout Hoori. Even though Reina had just arrived in Hoori, she should have heard some rumors about it.
"This is the Imperial Divine Sword." Aize took off the Cong Yuwan beside him and placed it in front of Reina, saying, "There is a spirit in this sword. If you don't believe me, I can let it greet you."
Even Cong Yu, the manager of the divine sword, is unaware of the existence of Cong Yuwan's true spirit, which shows how taciturn it is.
But if it was Aize, he could definitely ask Cong Yuwan to give him some face and say hello to Lena.
"And this. This and the fragment in your hand are one. Once the two come into contact, they will fuse together and become whole again. If you wish, you can try it as well."
Aize placed the token with only one piece missing in front of Lena.
With these two incredible phenomena as evidence, Reina should choose to believe what I and others say, right?
“…No, that’s not necessary.”
Reina looked at Cong Yuwan and Pingdai in front of her, and after a long silence, she spoke.
"Although it's a little unbelievable, since it's what you guys said, Aze, of course I'm willing to believe it."
Reina didn't want to doubt her friend, so she chose to believe.
Besides, there is no reason for the other party to deceive her, right?
The fragment of the token passed down in her family, although it is a talisman, is not a precious thing and is not worth anything at all. Why would her friend lie so much to get it?
only……
"Do I really have to give this thing to you if I want to lift that curse?"
Reina held the fragment of the token in her hand, hesitation visible on her face.
After all, this was something passed down to her by her grandfather. Although it was not precious, it had extraordinary significance.
It is impossible to send it out without hesitation.
"I'm sorry," Asatake Yoshino said apologetically. "I know this is a very rude request, but it's really important to us."
"I'll find a way to make it up to you."
"So, could you please give us this fragment?"
As he spoke, he bowed his head in a pleading gesture.
"I'm counting on you, Reina-san."
The same is true for Hitachi Mako.
Aize and Cong Yu stared at Lena closely, their silence speaking louder than words.
"...Please raise your head."
Reina was silent for a long time again, then smiled and said something.
"This is indeed a very important item. Under any other circumstances, I would never give it up."
However, since this matter concerned the safety of Hoori's land and the fate of her friend's family, there was no way Reina could refuse it outright.
therefore……
"I'm willing to give it to you," Reina said softly, "Being able to help my friends and this land, perhaps this is the meaning of why I brought it here."
"In that case, don't talk about compensation anymore."
"Okay?"
Reina's gentle words made everyone smile with joy.
"Thank you so much, Reina-san."
Yoshino Asatake and Mako Hitachi both spoke with touched expressions.
"You are welcome."
After she figured it out, Reina became as cheerful as before, with a sincere smile on her face, but it was soon replaced by a hint of pain.
"There's no time to lose. Let's get Pingdai back together." Seeing this, Aize immediately said, "As soon as they're back together, Pingdai will stop emitting signal fluctuations, and Reina will no longer experience headaches and tinnitus."
Aize picked up the token on the ground, took the last piece from Lena's hand and handed it to her.
"Zheng!"
The blinding flash suddenly appeared again.
This time, the light was not only much stronger, but also lasted for a very long time.
Although Aize closed his eyes unconsciously while holding the token, he could clearly feel the token in his hand getting hot, and a faint feeling of joy, peace of mind and tranquility came over him.
When the bright light faded and everyone opened their eyes one after another, the last piece of debris had disappeared and merged into the world.
There was a white mist floating inside the gem, and the last tiny gap disappeared completely.
Finally, it was restored to its complete state.
“Success!”
Asatake Yoshino, Hitachi Mako, Cong Yu and others couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"They really have become one."
Reina's face was filled with surprise and curiosity.
Aize turned the gem in his hand, played with it curiously for a while, and then looked at Lena.
"How is it? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Hearing Aize's words, Reina was stunned at first, and then became even more surprised.
"Huh? It seems like the headaches and tinnitus are gone!"
Reina's complexion had visibly improved, and her usual lively and cheerful spirit had completely returned, leaving her face filled with a bright smile.
"finally……"
Yoshino Asatake kept looking at the token in Aize's hand, with very complicated emotions in her eyes.
"This way, the curse can be lifted, right?"
Hitachi Mako's voice became cheerful.
"No, there's still one last step." Cong Yu shook his head and said, "Although the materials have been collected, the spirit of the dog god inside has not yet found rest."
"Next, you need to devoutly enshrine the Byodai at the shrine, pray and make offerings daily to allow the spirit of the Inugami to rest in peace. Only then will the resentful power that is the source of the curse gradually dissipate, and the curse will be lifted."
“This is a job that will take a long time.”
Having said that, the lifting of the curse is still a foreseeable future, and is no longer just a luxury like before.
Even if it still takes time, in other words, it only takes a while longer for the curse to be completely lifted.
This is undoubtedly the end.
"Let's go." Aize said decisively: "Take Pingdai back and give him to Mr. An Qing."
Whether it is offering sacrifices or praying, these are the professional areas of the priest Chao Wu Anqing.
I guess, Asatake Yasuharu would also be happy about this?
After all, the curse that has been tormenting the Asatake family and causing his wife to die young will finally be lifted by his hands, even though he was completely unable to help in the past. This is also a kind of comfort to Asatake Yasuharu himself.
"Are you going back already?" Reina understood the air and said, "Then I won't keep you here. I wish you success."
Naturally, everyone thanked Reina profusely, but all they got in return was Reina's open-minded smile.
Not long after, everyone left Shinado-sho and headed towards Kenjiro Shrine.
…………
Kenshi Shrine, inner hall.
Under the devout prayers of Chao Wu Anqing and the observation of the crowd, Pingdai was solemnly enshrined in front of the huge rock, placed on a small altar, emitting a soft halo.
“With this, the prayers and offerings are complete.”
Chao Wu Anqing, who was wearing the attire of a god, smiled with relief and spoke to everyone present.
"From now on, I will pray every day, and with Yoshino's offering dance, I believe I will soon be able to appease the spirit of the dog god in the ancestral hall and resolve its resentment."
The expression on Asatake Yasuharu's face was the same as that of Asatake Yoshino who had just seen the complete version of the story. It was a mixture of joy, sorrow, sadness, and relief, very complicated.
"From now on, no more evil spirits will appear in Hozhi. When the spirit of the dog god within the Yodai rests in peace and the curse is completely lifted, the power of the Yodai will be transformed into the power of protection, becoming the divine power that protects the land of Hozhi."
Cong Yu's voice reached everyone's ears.
"By then, there will be no more accumulation of filth on the land of Hoori."
After hearing this, everyone had a feeling.
It feels like the vicious competition between the eldest and second sons of the Asamu family that started hundreds of years ago has finally come to an end hundreds of years later.
At the same time, the Asatake family's long-term battles and the Hitachi family's long-term protection will truly come to an end.
Everything will end here, and no one will ever be hurt again by the struggle that took place hundreds of years ago.
Everyone who understood this looked at the deity enshrined on the altar, speechless for a long time.
Aize was the same, staring at Pingdai, silent for a long time...
(End of this chapter)
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