This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame-Chapter 735 - 442: Kelian, Unrivaled in the World! (8000 words)

Chapter 735: Chapter 442: Kelian, Unrivaled in the World! (8000 words)

It was as if everything he did and said was without error in Magong Yongshi’s eyes.

With this thought, Magong Yongshi spoke, "If it is really as Mr. Temple mentioned, then I can also be fairly certain that Miss Ruyue Nao must have performed some kind of ritual, and moreover, the ritual she performed must have been what we call an impure ceremony."

She extended her hand, a light golden Good Thought Shaping swirling within her grasp, and continued to explain, "Mr. Temple, having investigated Shenzhu Village, must know something about the ’blood sacrifice’ and ’human pillar’ rituals, which themselves can generate a powerful suppressive force."

"Conversely, should such a ritual fail, it would lead to a great backlash of resentment. The impure entities being suppressed would be instantly unleashed, devouring everything in their path."

Beichuan Si remained silent, but it seemed he already knew what Magong Yongshi was about to say.

Magong Yongshi lifted a finger, the light golden Good Thought Shaping twisting around her pale finger:

"No one would wish for the ritual to fail, as no one can bear the consequences of an impure ceremony."

Magong Yongshi dispersed the Good Thought Shaping, her bright eyes softly gazing at Beichuan Si as she gently asked, "Yet human hearts are complex, some wish to avoid the failure of rituals involving blood sacrifices and human pillars, but others are obsessed with the risks behind the rituals... which is what we call exploiting the backlash of resentment."

"And this is exactly the impure ritual I was talking about."

Magong Yongshi said word by word:

"To deliberately invert the entire ritual, eventually bearing the consequences of the resentment’s backlash oneself, thus giving birth to terrifying and fearsome spirits."

Beichuan Si, having clarified the connections, asked, "You mean... Yasui Kaoru, who was initially killed, was actually used by Ruyue Nao as the human pillar in the ritual. And her subsequent suicide was intended to be an impure ceremony?"

Yes, it made the sequence of events clear.

The initially killed Yasui Kaoru had indeed been used by Ruyue Nao as the human pillar in the ritual.

And the reason Ruyue Nao committed suicide afterward was because she wanted the entire ritual to fail, thereby transforming the backlash of resentment from the failed ritual into a vengeful spirit.

"Well done, Mr. Temple." Magong Yongshi looked appreciatively at Beichuan Si: "I haven’t even mentioned Yasui Kaoru, and you have already figured it out."

She continued, "Exactly, the tools for the ritual were a hammer and chisel, the performer of the ritual was Ruyue Nao, and the living sacrifice for the human pillar was Yasui Kaoru. With this, everything needed was prepared."

As for why Ruyue Nao chose to die in an elevator...

Magong Yongshi looked toward the room’s door, her voice softly asking, "Mr. Temple, what is behind that door?"

"...Are you referring to...uncertainty?" Beichuan Si did not answer Magong Yongshi’s question but skipped right to the essence of the matter.

"Rightly said, Mr. Temple." Magong Yongshi smiled and nodded, continuing,

"What lies beyond the door can only be known once the door is opened. If the door is not opened, one will never know what is hidden behind. It’s like Schrödinger’s cat."

She brought out something she had learned, "In fact, behind the door, it represents not only uncertainty. It is also an entrance connecting this world with the other, like the visible world and the hidden world."

Beichuan Si fully understood.

Just as Magong Yongshi had said, they were unaware of what kind of world lay beyond the door.

Thus, which direction the door led to when opened was unknown.

It could still be in the visible world, or it might lead to the hidden world.

And the reason Ruyue Nao chose to die in the elevator was because she wanted to grasp this uncertainty.

As a result, as a vengeful spirit, she was able to appear freely in any elevator, carrying the spiritual realm with her.

"The strong resentment’s control over the spiritual realm, coupled with the concept of the ’door’ granting Ruyue Nao the ability to appear in any elevator across any spatial barriers. It seems this spirit is not so easily dealt with this time."

Magong Yongshi gently exhaled, still maintaining a relaxed tone as she joked:

"This really is a spirit like the Owl Hour Woman."

"That comparison is indeed very apt."

Beichuan Si nodded.

In Japan’s traditional tales of strange creatures, the spirits from the stories of the Owl Hour Woman are formed from women filled with jealousy and hatred.

They are the kind of spirits that, in the dead of night, use a hammer to nail iron spikes into straw dolls to curse others.

And isn’t the current Ruyue Nao doing just the same?

With a hammer and chisel in hand, the resentful spirit filled with jealousy and hatred.

"The resentful spirits produced by impure rites carry strong grudges, and this time the opponent also knows some curses, inevitably retaining rational means as well, so Mr. Temple, be careful not to use the substitutions for death like last time."

Having said everything, Magong Yongshi also didn’t forget to remind.

This time, Nao also knew curses. Since she knew the steps of this impure rite, she might also have retained rational methods.

He might suffer again if Beichuan Si went straight up with a hammer like last time.

"I think I understand."

Regarding the statement of Magong Yongshi, Beichuan Si nodded, signaling that he knew.

Then he murmured softly,"It seems like they should be quite resistant."

"What did you just say, Mr. Temple?"

Magong Yongshi glanced at him curiously.

"Nothing." Beichuan Si waved his hand without changing his expression.

Seeing him like this, Magong Yongshi didn’t waste time on this topic anymore, but pondered and asked with some confusion:

"However... Why would Nao take such a big risk with this impure rite? Although it seems she succeeded, didn’t she sacrifice her life for it?"

"There are plenty of reasons." Beichuan Si replied without much thought:"Nao is an avid believer of the Church of Truth and Happiness. It’s normal for her to do anything for the church, maybe this time her suicide was with the idea of becoming the ’new god’ of the Church of Truth and Happiness."

Beichuan Si paused, then continued:

"Moreover, her relationship with Shirasaki Chiyoda was good, so she might also have thought about helping her after transforming into a resentful spirit. But whether she can maintain rationality to that extent... remains to be seen."

Yes.

A resentful spirit is a resentful spirit, a mad vessel formed from a human’s crazy obsessions, and it would show malice towards the living, even if that living person was someone it worshiped during its life—

Beichuan Si didn’t think Nao had the immense power to completely control her rationality.

It could only be said that, like the previous Calamity Spirit, although there was rationality, her mind was already occupied by the murderous rage.

Besides killing the living, other ideas had probably already dissipated.

Beichuan Si squinted his eyes, then felt something stirring on his lap.

He looked down.

He saw Nishijou Kelian dragging the little fabric doll she had harbored before, bouncing up and down on his lap, as if trying to attract Beichuan Si’s attention.

As soon as Nishijou Kelian saw Beichuan Si lower his head, she immediately raised her plump arms.

Her previous body lifted up.

Then, under Beichuan Si’s gaze, the little fabric doll in her rotund hands wriggled and quickly transformed into a little hammer of good thoughts.

Then she flicked her hand, and the little hammer became a small shield.

It was attached with good thoughts, appearing immensely sturdy.

"This is..." Beichuan Si flicked his finger.

Was Nishijou Kelian imitating his shaping of death energy?

And also using her previous body as the medium?

It must be said, Nishijou Kelian was indeed very intelligent.

Due to being adapted once by her good thoughts, the small white orb could freely change its form under the influence of her good thoughts.

Utilizing this property, Nishijou Kelian used it as the medium for shaping, and could also shape many objects on the go like Beichuan Si.

This should be called...

Good Thought Shaping, right?