Taking advantage of the kappa's current strong desire to perform, Yin Zhu pressed her advantage, saying:
"Did you also participate in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons back then?"
"Um... of course!" The kappa shook his head, water occasionally spilling from his head, but it didn't affect his story at all: "Back then, Lord Shuten-dōji gathered all the independent yokai and held a grand 'Hyakki Yagyō' (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) in the human world. Our group of yokai roamed around at night, and humans scattered and fled. It was quite a sight."
Hmm, judging from Kappa's condition and his level of honesty, he shouldn't be there.
Yin Zhu was too embarrassed to expose her.
"But in the end, we were stopped by a group of Onmyoji. We fought them for three days and three nights, but in the end, they sealed us into this world." The kappa sighed, as if reminiscing about the glorious past.
If Yin Zhu hadn't made similar boasts before, she might have actually believed it.
This story is probably true, but it's hard to say how much the kappa exaggerated. In short, the world of a hundred demons is like a prison for monsters, and the more accurate name for this instance should be "My Years in Prison with a Hundred Demons".
However, Yin Zhu still clapped enthusiastically: "I'm so envious. It's a pity I arrived too late, otherwise I could have seen your beauty."
"Don't worry too much. I've seen many young monsters like you who look like little girls. When they first arrive, they're confused and don't remember anything. Many of them become extremely powerful monsters after they awaken."
The kappa originally wanted to pat Yin Zhu on the shoulder, but found that it was too far to reach, so it went back to its hands-on-hips position.
No wonder neither the kappa nor the cat spirit thought of Yin Zhu as human...
Yin Zhu was filled with a myriad of thoughts.
She had considered this point. In fact, in the culture of Japan, there are many female ghosts and young ghosts, but very few adult male ghosts.
It's not just the country of cherry blossoms.
Perhaps due to stereotypes in reality, male demons often represent pure destruction and power, while female demons are more often depicted as fair-skinned and beautiful, seducing men while also threatening them.
This may stem from the fact that most writers in the past were male, so they would use their own desires as a scapegoat, believing that they were seduced by female ghosts when they did wrong.
If all the writers were gay, they would probably be writing about all sorts of charming and alluring male ghosts, right?
Yin Zhu shook herself, trying to banish the chaotic images from her mind.
The land of cherry blossoms believes that all things have spirits, so this is taken particularly seriously. In the eyes of the kappa, it is perfectly normal for young girls to become female ghosts.
Looking at her thin arms and legs, Yin Zhu had a bad feeling.
She scratched her chin and asked her last question: "Speaking of which, if a human were to enter this world, how would I find them? What changes would occur if humans lived in this world for a long time?"
"If a human tries to disguise themselves as a ghost, it's really hard to detect," the kappa thought for a moment. "However, if they stay there for too long, their bodies will change."
"I see..."
As she spoke, Yin Zhu subtly scanned the kappa from head to toe, then nodded with a smile and politely said to the kappa, "Thank you so much, you've been a great help to me."
These are some honorifics I secretly learned from Hirano San.
The kappa couldn't help but shudder, as if he were the human who had sneaked in and was being suspected by the little ghost girl.
Back inside, Yin Zhu examined herself from head to toe. After confirming that there were no changes, she suspected that the statement was a lie, something the kappa had used to test her reaction.
After a brief conversation, Yin Zhu basically determined the personalities of the two "roommates".
Neko (cat) is more likely to trust its own kind, but it hates humans. So as long as its identity is not revealed, Neko is absolutely safe with the Chosen One. Kappa (water sponge) doesn't have a good attitude towards the Chosen One. It has a boastful and stubborn personality, so its words cannot be completely trusted.
However, the diary only says that "you can only listen to half of what a kappa says," but it doesn't say that "kappas are not trustworthy." As long as you don't break the rules, "home" is the safest place in the world.
The fact that you should look for a cat instead of a kappa when in danger suggests that while the chosen ones can obtain information from kappa, kappa will not protect them when they are in danger.
Yin Zhu trusted the diary far less than she trusted the indigenous people.
Because of the unspeakable precedent of tampering, Yin Zhu could hardly guarantee that the contents of the diary she would see later would not be problematic. Even if she read the contents, she would have to verify them from multiple angles by looking at the reactions of the indigenous people.
While it's possible to have the think tank repeat the rules, there are only two reminders left, so it's best to use them as little as possible.
We need to leave some chances for the chosen ones later, just in case.
Next, it's time to plan how to get out of the house.
Yin Zhu pushed open the door to the room where the cat was, and saw the cat eating a raw chicken covered in blood, the white feathers around its mouth stained red with blood.
"Ah, sorry to bother you."
Yin Zhu bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, but showed no intention of leaving. She straightened up and said, "I feel that if I just eat and sleep all day while living here, it would be too much trouble for you and Kappa. So I would like to help out as well."
As for what she can do, Yin Zhu hasn't figured it out yet.
In short, let's make a grand promise first.
The cat quickly swallowed the chicken, and even as a giant cat, the whole chicken looked like a small snack.
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