Chapter 25 Chapter 25 The Monster on the Shore of Yokohama Port (I)…
"ah!"
Asami Saya's first reaction was to cover her face with her hands. Then she turned the white towel in front of her and said haltingly, "You, you saw everything?"
Yuyin nodded without hesitation.
This was the first time someone had discovered this, and Asami looked a little flustered. She subconsciously stepped forward and held Yuyin's hand, begging, "Saionji-san, please keep this a secret for me, okay? If people find out, I'll definitely be hated and isolated..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red.
Saya Asami has known since she was a child that she suffers from a strange disease. If she stays in water for too long, fish-scale-like scales will grow on the surface of her skin. She needs to stay out of the water and stay in a dry environment for a long time before her skin returns to normal. Because of this strange disease, although she loves the feeling of swimming in the water, she has to reluctantly give up this hobby. Usually she can only play in the water in the bathtub, and occasionally relax in swimming lessons in the summer.
She had always been very careful to time things very accurately, but for some reason today, even though she hadn't exceeded the time limit, her scales still appeared. What was even more unfortunate was that this scene was seen by others. If Xiyuanji spread this matter, she would definitely be treated as a monster and be hated and insulted by others.
Imagining this scene, a feeling of grievance surged in my heart and tears burst out.
"Huh?" Yuyin didn't expect her to react like this. She hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears. "Don't cry. You're a half-demon after all. It's too embarrassing to cry all the time."
"Half-demon?" Asami took the handkerchief and wiped his tears. Hearing this, he asked in confusion, "What is that?"
Yuyin carefully looked at Qianjian for a few times. Seeing that her expression did not seem fake, she hesitated and said, "You don't even know that you are a half-demon, do you?"
Asami held the handkerchief and shook her head blankly, forgetting even to cry.
"I was defeated by you..." Yuyin held her forehead with her hand. She thought Qianjian knew. If she had known that she didn't know, she would have pretended not to notice and left.
"Half-demon refers to the offspring of monsters and humans. Depending on the amount of monster blood they inherit, they can be divided into four-half-demon, eight-half-demon, and so on." Yuyin patiently explained to Asami, "In short, it depends on how many generations the monster blood has been passed down. The Nth generation is a 2^Nth half-demon. Do you understand?"
Asami Saya was confused, but she still understood one thing and stammered, "...So, I'm not human?"
"You're just not a pure-blooded human," Yuyin noticed her inner uneasiness and spoke softly and soothingly, "The demon blood passed down to you is already very diluted. Aside from a few unusual signs or special abilities, your appearance and lifespan are no different from those of a normal person."
Recalling the scene in the swimming pool, she added, "For example, at the last moment of your competition with Amamiya, you lost because you saw that kappa and tried to avoid it, right?"
Hearing this, Asami Saya couldn't help but widen her eyes: "How do you know... can you say you can see it too?"
Yuyin nodded, as if it was a matter of course. "In this era, only a few people with special abilities and certain special beings can see these unnatural creatures and phenomena. You are a half-demon, with monster blood in your body, so naturally you can see—"
Before she could finish her sentence, Qianjian suddenly pounced on her. Although Yuyin was able to dodge in advance, she still stood still and let her hug her tightly. Qianjian hugged her and cried loudly, and his emotions were even more excited than before.
"Woo woo... That's great, finally there's someone like me..."
Yuyin immediately understood and reached out to pat her back soothingly: "It's okay, it's okay."
Asami vented her emotions for a long time before she calmed down. When she left Yuyin's arms, she said shyly, "Xiyuanji-san, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you... I, I just couldn't control myself for a moment. You don't know that on the way to and from school every day, I often see those things. They are so scary."
"I see."
Yuyin understood her feelings. Before the world fusion, even though Asami had youkai blood and could see youkai, youkai were practically extinct in this peaceful world. It's likely that Asami had only encountered a few of them since childhood. But after the world fusion, things were different. Not only were youkai everywhere, but terrifying creatures like cursed spirits were also added. No wonder Asami had been quiet in class recently; it seemed he'd been worried and frightened for a long time.
Asami patted his chest and said thankfully, "Fortunately, I didn't see any scary things in school, otherwise I wouldn't dare to come to class."
Yuyin blinked. It seemed her regular patrols to eliminate cursed spirits near the school had unexpectedly done something good. She didn't mention it to Asami, but instead talked about the most important matter at hand: "Let's not discuss that for now. How long will it take for the scales on your legs to disappear?"
"I can't say for sure," Asami said, scratching his hair in distress. "Before, the scales that appeared disappeared after an hour or two, and sometimes after four or five hours. And for some reason, this time, the soaking time was shorter, and more scales appeared."
Yuyin pondered over what she had said. This situation usually occurs during the growth period of monsters or half-monsters. Because they cannot control the increased demonic power, it leaks out and causes strange phenomena. Another possibility is that the treasure originally used to suppress demonic blood or demonic power has been damaged, such as -
Her eyes fell on Qianjian's chest, where a large bead was hanging. If you look closely, you will find that the bead is a little dim.
"What is this bead?"
"This," Asami said when she asked, pinching the pearl hanging on her chest, "My mother said it was a family heirloom and asked me to wear it like a talisman at all times."
This is very likely.
"Can I take a look?" Yuyin asked, "You don't have to take it off."
Asami was a gentle person to begin with, and having just learned that Yuyin was someone who could see visions like her, she immediately picked up the beads and said, "It's okay, Saionji-san, just look at it."
Yuyin picked up the gem and examined it carefully. The color of this finished product showed that it was a treasure that was at least two or three hundred years old. However, at this moment, the color of the gem was dull, as if it had just suffered a serious blow. If so, it was not difficult to understand why the gem's power had weakened, leading to the weakening of its function of suppressing the shallow demon blood and concealing the demonic energy.
"Asami, have you encountered anything recently?" Yuyin asked, "Like being attacked or something like that, or what you saw."
"Huh? Recently?" Asami froze at the question, then seemed to remember something, crossing his arms and trembling. "A-a while ago, when I went to an amusement park in Yokohama with my friends over the weekend, I saw the beautiful ocean view, so I separated from my friends and went to look for angles to take photos. And I encountered a... a monster."
Asami tried to recall the scene. She was so focused on escaping, and it was dark, so she couldn't see clearly. "I just remember the monster's lower body was like a snake, and it moved very, very quickly. It even injured me here," Asami said, pointing to her waist. "I, I hit her with my camera and took the opportunity to run away."
This description sounds like... but if it is a cursed spirit, there is no guarantee that it is the monster she guessed.
Yuyin's face became serious. She lifted up the hem of Asami's school uniform and saw a long scar that had recently healed.
However, besides the long scar, there are some black marks.
She raised her head and comforted Asami, saying, "Don't be afraid, let me check it out." As she lifted the hem of her shirt further, she saw several large, pure black words written on Asami's snow-white skin.
Yuyin's expression suddenly became even uglier: "You have been marked by that monster."
"Mark?" Asami was still a little confused.
Yuyin lowered her skirt. "The monster that attacked you took you as its prey and marked you with a curse. It can find you by following the mark it set. Did it say anything when it attacked you?"
Asami was startled by Yuyin's words and stammered, "...Yes, she seemed to say something like 'Little carp, you can't run away', but I didn't understand it at the time..."
"Fortunately, you have this orb with you. Wearing it with you has temporarily cut off the monster's ability to sense the curse mark. But this is only a temporary solution. Once you leave the orb, or if its power is exhausted by the curse, you will be in danger."
After hearing Yuyin's judgment, Asami clenched the beads tightly: "Then what should I do..."
"There's nothing I can do," Yuyin scratched her head. "For now, I can only take the initiative to find that monster."
"Looking for that monster?!" Asami said in surprise.
"Yes," Yuyin nodded solemnly, "Let it take back the curse on you."
Asami said worriedly, "What if the youkai disagrees?"
"Of course, kill it." Yuyin said firmly.
She was not as gentle as Natsume was towards monsters. If she found out that the monster had attacked and harmed other humans, she would never let it go even if it was willing to lift the curse on Asami.
There is no time to lose. Yuyin is worried that if things are delayed, something unexpected may happen, so she plans to go to the place where Asami was attacked today.
But Asami knew that she was going to take risks for him, so he insisted on going with her. Yuyin originally wanted to refuse, but Asami said that he would feel safer with her, and he had to go with her no matter what.
Yuyin thought about it and felt that having Asami, the cursed person, present would indeed make it easier to attract the monster. After much hesitation, she finally agreed.
Anyway, she is here, so she will not be unable to protect Qianjian.
However, the scales on Asami's body had not disappeared yet, so she could only find her own Kyudo uniform and give it to Asami to change into, which could just cover up the places where her scales were visible tightly, without revealing a single bit.
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"This is it."
Asami Saya pointed to a place on the seashore.
This is the area near the beach at the edge of the amusement park. Because there are no amusement facilities, there are very few pedestrians and tourists coming back. It was already dark when Asami was attacked. She wanted to take pictures of the night view of the sea and unknowingly walked here.
The sun had not yet set, and it was far from the time of that day. The waves were hitting the shore one after another, and the wind brought the damp smell of the ocean. However, Saionji Yuon could still smell the fishy odor that had not yet dissipated from this place.
Her face darkened: "There's a smell of blood here."
Asami was surprised: "Smell of blood?"
Yuyin shrugged her nose and said with certainty, "It didn't happen today. It seems that the monster killed other people after attacking you."
She searched the surroundings carefully and soon found traces of the police cordon. She was very familiar with this kind of trace as she had often come into contact with it when she was in Scepter 4 and the Special Ability Agent Department.
"This way," she waved to Asami, "I see the white line marking the body's location."
When he heard the word "corpse", Asami felt a little scared, but he still mustered up the courage to walk over.
But before she reached Yuyin's position, she suddenly heard the sound of a car engine from behind her, followed by the sound of a car spinning and stopping suddenly.
This caused Yuyin and Qianjian to look in the direction of the sound. A gray Toyota Crown suddenly stopped a few meters away from them.
"Hey, those two little girls over there!"
A middle-aged man with an unshaven beard and a brown windbreaker emerged from the cab with great vigour and decisiveness. He pointed at the two men and said, "This is a critical crime scene. Do not enter without permission!"
How to say it, Yuyin doesn't even need to use her experience to judge, he is simply a typical criminal police image with the word "criminal police" written on his face.
Yuyin immediately replied, "I'm sorry, sir. My friend and I will be leaving soon." She held Asami's hand and looked like she was about to leave. After all, there was no rush to find the monster.
However, something unexpected happened.
"Officer Minoura, it's better not to let them get away."
The boy in a hat got out of the passenger seat and spoke lazily.
"Appearing here might provide clues related to the case."
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The author has something to say: You all misunderstood. Asami is not a character from any work, but an original character. Although I also considered works such as Mermaid Forest and Mermaid Melody at the beginning of the conception, the former was too gloomy and the latter was too lively, and the style did not match. So in the end, I adopted the setting of the descendant of the OC carp spirit.
Which studio are we going to? It’s the Four Worlds Studio.
PS: The jade pendant in the previous chapter was changed to a gem to fit the character of the carp spirit
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