Chapter 56: Hanami, Nagano Prefecture
Entrance to Hongxing Palace
The stone steps extended downwards, seemingly without end. Ryouna and the others exchanged glances, confirmed that everything was OK, and prepared to enter together.
Ever since the failure of the Star Plasma Mission, no one has set foot in the Hongxing Palace for many years.
Ryouna was very curious about what the Tianyuan Curse would look like after the astral plasma assimilation failed.
She made it through the entrance, only to find that no one else had followed.
Maki touched the barrier that separated them and shook her head at Ryouna.
"It seems that Lord Tianyuan only wants you to go in."
Seeing this, Ryona had no choice but to nod.
"Well, that's fine. Then you guys go back first and help me cover for Principal Ye Moth."
The rock walls on both sides are damp and cold, engraved with densely packed curse patterns, ancient and mysterious.
The air is filled with an ancient and oppressive atmosphere. There is no wind, no temperature, and no vitality here.
In the empty and dim space, only the echo of Liangnai's footsteps lingered.
Finally, she saw a faint light at the end of the stairs, and her steps quickened a bit, and suddenly she understood.
A cursed spirit with four eyes appeared in the center of the main hall. Liangnai was not surprised. She was very sure that the person standing in front of her was Tianyuan.
"Lord Tianyuan, the all-knowing and all-powerful, must also know why I came here today, right?"
A smile that barely reached her eyes flashed in her eyes, and she faced the cursed spirit in front of her with a hint of vigilance.
Even after being transformed into a cursed spirit, Tianyuan still maintained his divine demeanor, which seemed a bit too weird to Ryouna.
The person on the other side still didn't speak, but instead looked at Ryouna with an inquiring look.
Liangnai narrowed her eyes, feeling unhappy about being looked at like an object.
A hint of indifference flashed in her eyes, as if she was looking at a cursed tool.
"Your technique is very special."
He did not answer Ryouna's question, but started talking about Ryouna's technique nonsensically.
"This kind of soul-related magic is very rare, especially a soul magic with destructive properties like yours."
"What do you want to say?" Liangnai had a vague answer in her heart.
Tian Yuan looked at Liang Na with four eyes, his expression neither sad nor happy, "If I hadn't transformed into a cursed spirit, perhaps you would also be an astral plasma body."
He could feel that the girl in front of him had a high affinity for cursed energy, and his own technique also told him that she was an excellent "soul adapter".
Ryona shrugged, no panic on her face. "So what? You can't assimilate me now, right?"
She had a keen sense of cursed energy and did not sense any malice in Tengen's cursed energy. Instead, these inexplicable words made her let down her guard a little.
Too lazy to argue, Ryona went straight to the point.
"What is the origin of the cursed spirit in the arson case, and where is the cursed spirit it wants to cover up?"
Tianyuan stared at Liangnai, "Aren't you afraid?"
"Afraid?" Ryona snorted disdainfully, "If you have the guts, assimilate me right now."
"After saying so much, it seems as if you can turn back into a human."
Tianyuan: ...As expected of Gojo Satoru's student, just as annoying.
He sighed helplessly, "This also means that the uniqueness of your technique will sooner or later attract that person's attention."
The towering dome sank into darkness, as if connecting to another world. His eyes moved and his rough voice was ethereal and unreal.
"What you want to investigate and prevent will be exposed. Are you prepared?"
"Of course." She said firmly, a confident smile on her lips. "It's still uncertain who will win."
"The cursed spirit in the arson case is of a special grade, named Leaky Pot." He paused. "As for the cursed spirit you're asking about, in Nagano Prefecture, a special grade cursed fetus is about to hatch successfully."
"It was born out of fear and negativity towards the forest. You can go to the forest of Togakushi Mountain and see for yourself."
Liangnai's arms hung naturally, and her fingers tapped the sides of her legs intermittently. She sorted out the information given by Tianyuan in her mind and spoke out the most crucial point.
"So, all of this was planned by 'that person'. Who is 'that person'?"
The empty palace fell into silence again. Liang Nai did not urge him, because he knew that the other party would definitely answer.
This time, the meeting was not so much about Ryouna and the others needing Tengen's help, but rather about Tengen wanting to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
He will definitely tell the clues, after all, this is a win-win situation.
"Noose."
Ryona wrote down the name, "How do I find him?"
"It will be recognized by an indelible suture across its forehead."
Sutures? Ryona thought of the curse master named Kato Hidematsu. It seemed they had fought each other a long time ago.
The sutures are a manifestation of his restraints, so his technique is most likely to take over other people's bodies. In other words, the other party is a monster like Tianyuan who has lived for thousands of years.
Before leaving, Ryona still asked what was on her mind.
"Do you regret it?"
It was a clever question. No one said anything about regret, but both of them knew what was being said.
Tianyuan remained silent, still neither sad nor happy, but Liangnai got the answer she wanted.
He never regretted it.
Whether allowing the astral plasma assimilation to fail or turning into an inhuman cursed spirit, He never regretted it.
Having lived for thousands of years, he has been maintaining his human identity through astral plasma assimilation, but in fact, over this long period of time, his "humanity" has long been erased.
Acknowledging that Tenriko had escaped might have been the last bit of his humanity.
Fortunately, even after becoming a cursed spirit, he is still the 'Lord Tianyuan' in the world of curses.
After Ryona left, Tianyuan returned to the inner hall and slowly closed his eyes.
He murmured softly, "I hope you can stop him."
After collecting information, Ryona just left Hongxing Palace and saw the sullen-faced Masamichi Yaga and the grinning Gojo Satoru waiting for her.
The white-haired chicken took the lead and jumped in front of Liang Nai, "How is it? Does Tian Yuan still have four eyes like before?"
When he and Jay saw each other, he had four eyes. After so many years, would there be two more eyes?
Ryona was forced to take two steps back and looked at Gojo Satoru as if he were a fool.
"Doesn't He have four eyes? Could it be six? Do you think His Pokémon can evolve?"
The two of them talked about Tian Yuan so unscrupulously, without any respect at all.
Ye Mo Zheng Dao couldn't stand it any longer and punched one of them. "You're still at the gate of Hong Xing Palace. Please restrain yourself."
Ryouna/Gojo Satoru: Can I tell you after I leave Hongxing Palace?
Ye Mo Zhengdao: That’s not what I meant... Forget it, I can’t control you two, teacher and student.
The next day, Ryouna came to the Special Curse Department with fresh news.
"Nagano Prefecture?" Hagiwara Kenji touched his chin.
"It's Hiro's hometown." When Ida Ko heard the familiar name, he thought of their common friend.
The three people, who hadn't heard this name for a long time, fell into silence tacitly.
Seeing the attitude of the three people, Liangnai subconsciously thought of something bad. She carefully chose her words and tried to comfort them.
Kenji Hagiwara noticed the girl's strange expression and burst out laughing.
"Stupid Ryouna-chan, you have such a rich imagination." He reached out and rubbed Ryouna's head. "Hiro is fine. He's on a secret mission right now. We just haven't seen each other for so long that I just miss him a little bit."
Ryona breathed a sigh of relief, she thought something bad had happened.
Thanks to Ida Ko and his team's advance crime prediction in the arson case, the casualties were greatly reduced.
Since she already knew that they wanted to make a feint to the east and attack in the west, Ryona would focus her attention on Nagano Prefecture. As for the cursed spirit called Leaky Pot, she would leave it to Teacher Takeyu.
Don’t miss the SSR that comes to your door.
Date Ko stayed behind to meet with Geto Suguru, while Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji followed him to Nagano Prefecture.
"Then you will be the ones communicating with the Nagano Prefecture police."
After everything was arranged, Ryouna's stomach started to protest.
“Gu——”
The three of them looked towards the source of the sound.
Liangnai was not embarrassed and looked back openly.
"Why? Haven't you heard the sound of hunger?"
Matsuda Jinpei scoffed, "I've never heard anything so loud."
Before Liang Nai could get angry, he had a rare moment of conscience and said, "Alright, your brother Zhen Ping, I'm in a good mood, I'll treat you to dinner, what do you want to eat?"
Overusing her brain made her want to eat something sweet. She thought of the Poirot Cafe she had been to before and said, "I want some cake and sandwiches."
Twenty minutes later, four people appeared in the cafe.
Amuro Toru didn't show it on his face. He put on a professional smile and naturally wrote down the dishes that several people wanted to order.
Matsuda Jinpei raised an eyebrow, "Wow, wow, it's such an honor to have Commander Furuya personally serve us our meal."
Toru Amuro: He deserves a beating. Can he beat him up first?
"Ten sandwiches, three red velvet cakes, and one black forest cake."
As soon as Ryouna finished speaking, Matsuda Jinpei reached out and ruffled Ryouna's hair with a laugh, "Can you finish it? I treated you and this is how you ordered? Are you holding a grudge?"
Don't be too obvious about your revengeful mentality.
"Of course I'm not eating alone." Ryona turned off her phone as a matter of course.
"Mr. Amuro's sandwiches are super delicious. Panda and the others heard that I was here and asked me to bring some back."
"What about dessert?"
"Gojo-sensei accidentally found out."
When Ryona thought about wearing Maki's profile picture and asking her in a sticky tone to bring the cake back, she couldn't help feeling nauseous.
"We'll need you to investigate someone in Nagano Prefecture."
Luosuo laid all the necessary preparations to ensure the smooth birth of this special-grade cursed spirit. In this case, he would definitely be watching nearby when the time comes.
Hagiwara Kenji said seriously, "Who do you want us to investigate?"
Ryouna found the photo she got from the assistant supervisor and said, "Look for a man with sutures on his head like him."
Kato Hidematsu suddenly appeared in Amuro's perspective line, his pupils constricted.
Why does Kirihara Ryona have a photo of Kato Hidematsu?
Thinking of the previous rumors about the organization, Toru Amuro's eyes darkened.
The Black Organization was actually involved with the world of curse. A chill appeared in his eyes. It seemed that he needed to further adjust his plan.
He sent a message to Yuya Kazami.
[Please help me arrange it. I need to meet Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, and Kirihara Ryouna.]
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