Without external war, create external war.
This has always been human behavior when resources are scarce. Few people willingly wait to die; given even the slightest chance, humans will be willing to sacrifice the interests of others to survive.
Forming alliances while simultaneously engaging in internal strife has always been a survival strategy for human groups.
Humans are contradictory beings.
Even if they become ghosts or monsters, some are still products of human creation and possess human nature.
At this point, Shuten-dōji's true identity becomes clear. In the mythology of the Cherry Blossom Kingdom on Earth, Shuten-dōji is a handsome young demon king who feeds on the flesh and blood of women and children and loves to drink alcohol. This preconceived notion has seriously influenced the judgment of think tanks in various countries, causing them to overlook the obvious doubts that were previously apparent.
Many people have forgotten that the Ghost Stories dungeons are not complete replicas of Earth, but rather modified versions of other worlds to be familiar to the Chosen Ones, though they may not be exactly the same.
Fang Kuo didn't quite follow the train of thought: "So, that means Shuten-dōji and Yuki-onna are in a cooperative relationship?"
"No, it's a master-servant relationship."
Tong Xinyan understood completely. She casually pulled up the diary she had posted at the market and projected the illustration onto the screen: "[The Snow Woman's real name is Shirayuki Emi. She was originally a girl living in a snow mountain village.]"
"It's easy to deduce that Snow White is a snow woman..."
Fang Kuo was about to say, "Haven't we already discussed this?" when his voice suddenly caught in his throat. He finally understood what Tong Xinyan meant: "The owner of the diary knows the name of the Snow Woman, so she can control the Snow Woman."
"So, Shuten-dōji is actually the owner of the diary? The 'he' we thought was actually 'she'?"
Although Yoshitsuki understood the other members' deductions, she was still shocked by this guess that completely defied common sense on Earth. After all, unless it was a work of gender-bending, Shuten-dōji in other works was male.
Messages kept coming in on the screen in front of him, and Li Tailan quickly found the information he needed to report:
"The diary owners seen by the chosen ones from various countries were all women, but the indigenous people did not use female names for Shuten-dōji. Instead, both men and women used them, so we did not initially feel anything was wrong."
This seems to refute Mo You's guess.
Yoshiyuki Yoshiyuki breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something with a smile when he suddenly froze, because he remembered something.
"Are the countries in the Old World that use a male term for Shuten-dōji?" An Zhi knew that Yoshitsuki Yoshiyuki understood where the problem lay, but she still confirmed with Lee Tae-ran. After receiving a positive answer, she pinched her brow slightly and sighed, "Luckily... we discovered this problem..."
Not all countries are like China, where the third person is pronounced the same for both men and women.
The family shrine enshrines Shuten-dōji, the "King of a Hundred Demons." He enjoys preying on young women and capturing female demons as servants. If you see him from afar, you should avoid him.
In the land of cherry blossoms, honorifics are everywhere. When referring to Shuten-dōji, the natives use the honorific "SAMA," which can be used by both men and women. The Dragon Kingdom translates it as "Your Highness" or "Lord." They are most influenced by their own legends and have never considered the possibility that Shuten-dōji was actually a woman.
Japan is not the only country to fall into this misconception; other countries have similar problems.
Previously at home, the cat had referred to Yin Zhu as "ta," and because Yin Zhu knew a bit about Japanese culture, she automatically translated it as "he" in her mind.
The real answer should be "He".
In countries of the Old World that speak universal languages, although there are three third-person pronouns: "he," "she," and "it," the indigenous people of these countries use "he" instead of a special noun when referring to a deity because almost everyone practices Christianity, which is a monotheistic religion with a male God.
All countries have been misled by this vague name. Even if a country occasionally discovers that its own version of Shuten-dōji is actually a woman, it will at most consider it a difference between versions.
After all, the copies from different countries will not be completely identical to each other.
Even though everyone was in the Japanese mythology of "Hyakki Yagyō" this time, it wasn't exactly the same. Everyone was used to it, so it wasn't until now that China realized the problem.
The Dragon Kingdom's think tank has discovered it, but Yin Zhu hasn't discovered it yet.
She had just woken up and was still not fully awake. Her dream was filled with stories of her growing up in the snow mountain village. It was so real that Yin Zhu even doubted whether it was really a dream.
It feels so realistic, it doesn't seem like a dream...
Yin Zhu clearly remembers that when she was cooking soup in her dream, she put kelp and tofu into it. Because she accidentally put it too high, some hot water splashed out. The scalding liquid made the back of her hand turn red and left a burn mark.
Raising her hand, Yin Zhu saw the same burn scar as in her dream.
"This really doesn't feel like a dream..."
Yin Zhu muttered to herself.
The dream portion is not visible in the live stream, so viewers can only guess what Yin Zhu dreamed about based on her reactions.
Unlike the space that Hirano San had communicated with before, that dream was a very specific and real story. Yin Zhu experienced life in the snow mountain village from birth to adulthood from the perspective of a little girl. The dream ended abruptly when a few outsiders came to the village.
Because Yin Zhu woke up.
Unlike before when she couldn't see people's faces clearly in her dreams, Yin Zhu remembered everything from her dream after waking up this time.
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