Don't play with moon terriers in Chunwu

Fujimaru Tachika sighed and said, "Then how did you manage to pull the light rope?"

This sentence contains a lot of information, Ying Lili stammered and said: "Just struggle hard."

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu shook her head: "Impossible. I have tried this spell before, and it can withstand hundreds of kilograms of pulling force. It is said that even a mad bull can easily subdue it. But on your body, I feel that the spell has been shaken. "

Eri Sawamura blinked her eyes, unable to understand exactly what this meant.

Fujimaru Tachika sorted out her words, and first told Sawamura Eriri about the results of their information collection from the industry.

Eri Sawamura's face turned pale. She thought it was just her accidental trouble, but in the end, she was passively involved in a wide-ranging incident?

However, what Fujimaru Tachika said next shook her even more.

After returning from Fukuoka, Yukinoshita Yono packed all the publicly available information he had collected in the Special Affairs Bureau and handed it to Tachika Fujimaru for review.

In the process of reading, Fujimaru Lixiang noticed that there is such a kind of individual, they do not have innate abilities like inheritors, but they are born with a physique that is compatible with mysterious powers such as materials and weirdness.Even without the use of materials to obtain extraordinary abilities, they can still rely solely on their own aptitude to interfere with extraordinary power or weirdness-but correspondingly, they themselves are also good sacrifices.

Fujimaru Tachika looked at Eirika Sawamura meaningfully: "It's not that we want to violate the agreement with Mrs. Sawamura, but if you don't join us in Chaldea, then you are like a mobile hive without bees guarding it." , will only attract countless long-haired and big ass coveted."

Eiri Sawamura reluctantly opened her mouth, but a sentence was choked in her throat and she didn't say it-so it was all caused by me?

"Snapped!"

Sawamura Eriri was attacked while she was complaining about herself, and she felt burning pain on both sides of her cheeks, which was the feeling of being rubbed by Yukinoshita Yukino with both hands.

"Li Zaigan God and Devil!" Sawamura Eriri pulled her away fiercely, and Yukinoshita Yukino rubbed her fingers, well, it felt very delicate: "Don't look at me, that man over there asked me to do this Yes, it is said that the pain can make you sober."

Eri Sawamura was so angry that she wanted to rush over to fight him with her short arms and long ponytail.

Yukinoshita Yukino revealed an imperceptible joking smile: "However, I think his approach has merit. Instead of worrying about whether he caused the incident, it is better to pull out the guy behind the scenes and beat him up."

"That's right, it's like some crooked Tianxia people (shoguns) whose family was hacked to death, but took their anger out on the swordsmith." Fujimaru Tateka ignored Sawamura Eirika's angry attitude, Make the request directly, "Next, I will ask you some questions, which are related to whether the incident can be resolved and whether you, your mother and your friends are safe and sound."

"Okay, let's go then." Eri Sawamura said with high morale.

Hooked.

Fujimaru Tatsuka tilted his mouth slightly.

From the beginning to the present, the little girl Eri Sawamura has been tossed and tossed again and again several times, just to let her understand the seriousness of the situation, let her consume her defenses in surprises, and let her not be too nervous. Pay more attention to the details and subtext beyond the answer.

In a moment of surprise, Sawamura Eriri has become a puppet who can only answer questions.

"When was the first hallucination?"

Eri Sawamura recalled the situation at that time: "It should be in mid-April."

"Did anything happen around those days that was different from everyday life?"

"Well... In order to be able to publish the book of the fan exhibition during Golden Week, I have frequently participated in some exhibitions to collect materials."

"What exhibitions are there?"

"The Akihabara Maid Beauty Contest, the idol selection meeting with masked fitness girls, the AKB48 member retirement meeting. Oh, yes! There is also the Tokyo Folklore Expo."

Even Yukinoshita Yukino, who was listening quietly, couldn't help complaining: "It sounds so weird, but the only thing that is normal is the folklore fair. By the way, what kind of materials do you go to for your drawing books?"

Sawamura Eriri looked disdainful, hugged her barren breasts, and shook her head: "I think you don't understand at all! In a book full of carnal desires, adding legends from ancient and remote places that are difficult to distinguish between true and false makes It’s just that Chong’s book adds a sense of reality.”

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu also nodded in agreement: "That's right. You can also use slightly scary legends to satisfy the messy and weird XP of those readers."

"Master Bachi, a moth-shaped girl, a ghost girl in the mountain, and a ghost girl who has met her lover for the Obon Festival over ten years. Which one is not a good and fun work?" Eri Sawamura clapped her fingers like a treasure.

Fujimaru Tachika covered her face and interrupted her: "So, at which exhibition did you meet An Yilun?"

"How do you know... Forget it, maybe it was the news obtained by a private detective?" Eri Sawamura was slightly silent, and answered him, "It's the Tokyo Folklore Fair."

Thirteen, Kudo Shinichi eavesdropped on others being poisoned, what about you?

According to the investigation of private detectives, Eri Sawamura tweeted in her private account "?(?)? Went to the exhibition to play, met a good friend from the past by chance, I, I didn't feel happy huh╭(╯ ^╰)╮』

Then they marked it below with extremely eye-catching fonts: "According to the employer's daughter's dating network, she only has this one former friend."And based on the emotions in her tweets that anyone can see, it can basically be concluded that the other party is An Yilun. 』

Fujimaru Tachika felt lucky for Sawamura Eriri, if he continued to ask, then Fujimaru Tachika would have to tell her that more than 5 detectives knew that you were a tsundere.

...Maybe more than that, after all, it is said that detectives still trade information with each other. "The daughter of the British diplomat's family in Japan is a tsundere (laughs)" This information may have spread in a small area (*/ω＼*)

Eiri Sawamura missed the information that would lead her to death, and lowered her head to recall what happened that day...

Saturday, April 4.Ying Lili came to the folk custom branch of the expo.

Unlike a certain world line, Neon held an international folklore exchange exhibition this year.And set the address of the exhibition in Tokyo.Recently, Eri Sawamura has been stuck in a bottleneck when creating, just like the author of Kawen, facing his digital board, he was stunned for a long time, but he couldn't draw anything.

She needs some stimulation to stimulate her desire to create, and just saw some comments from industry professionals on Twitter, saying that the content of this folklore expo is very innovative and well received.Like a cat that smells fishy, ​​Sawamura Eiliri decided to come and see what happened.

The moment she walked into the hall, Ying Lili stopped in her tracks, and she began to understand why she put on a smirk when she pushed the praise show.

Indeed, I have to recommend it on Twitter later, I can’t be the only one who saw this exhibition.

What caught Ying Lili's eyes was a huge dome that was painted like the night sky, and the bright silver decorations hung on it shimmered, and they were constantly moving at a slow speed, just like the stars were revolving.

There are many areas under the dome, and each area has a variety of exhibits on various themes.

One area is marine-themed, with huge old nautical charts painted on the floor.At that time, people painted terrifying sea beasts in unexplored areas.The exhibitor molded these sea beasts into statues. Ying Lili walked among them. The ferocious octopus with sharp teeth made her feel chills, while the seemingly charming but evil siren sea monster in the combination of facial features made her feel cold. Can not help but be attracted to the past.

After finally getting rid of the temptation of the statues with strange and attractive features, Ying Lili was attracted by the next area.

It was a dance documentary from an ancient area. Through lifelike makeup, the performer turned into a villain being punished, or was pierced between the eyebrows by scissors and an awl, or split into the forehead by a kitchen knife, butcher's knife, or guillotine; A brick or a brick was inserted into his forehead, or his head was hacked into his head by a hoe, an axe, or a sickle, and another was pierced in the stomach by a sharp sword, and his intestines leaked out.

As if they were specially shown by Yan Luo, they danced a solemn and chilling dance, with blood-red makeup on their faces, warning the world that death is not the end.

And Ying Lili felt that all the props placed around the exhibition looked like real murder weapons, and the spots of red rust on them didn't look like props at all.

She hurried out as if fleeing, panting heavily, feeling scared and stimulated.

"This trip was not in vain... What the hell, my mind is full of r18g content now! I'm afraid that if I draw it, I will be blocked by diehard readers... No, what if they become addicted and force me to draw every day? I It's not that perverted Teacher Chao O!"

Worried, Ying Lili unknowingly walked away from the small crowd and turned into a deserted area.

"Ah, this is actually the area of ​​Cthulhu's works? By the way, can the works created by Howard Philip Lovecraft be regarded as folk culture?"

Eri Sawamura wanted to laugh, after all, folklorists are all high-risk occupations in the stories written by the master of crafts.

But she has already tasted too many stories related to Cthulhu... It's not because the works of the Folklore Museum are of such high quality that she dare not go in!

She was about to leave, but her ears caught a familiar voice.

Squinting her eyes, Sawamura Eriri refrained from looking at the surrounding layout, and slowly moved closer, and the content of her voice gradually became clear.

"... Regarding Mr. HP Lovecraft, I must pay tribute to him. Whether it is "World of Warcraft" or "The Great Sage of Demon Slayer", "Let's Stealth! Naiyako" and other works, they are all borrowed or simply copied. Setting. The Cthulhu mythology has been developing vigorously at a secret growth rate in the modern subcultural circle..."

Sawamura Eriri saw that he was talking with the well-dressed old gentleman, and An Yilun also danced and danced, as if an otaku met a friend who could be Amway.

The old gentleman rubbed his mustache thoughtfully: "So, under the modern construction, the Cthulhu mythology written by Lovecraft has been rewritten into a series that can affect more people. works, and many people are willing to devote their interests and energy to these works?"

The old gentleman was a bit ironic: "I didn't expect Lovecraft's negative and pessimistic works based on the theory of agnosticism to be so widely praised. Most of his books believe that it is unnecessary to explore too much. Knowledge is the first step towards crazy perdition... But ironically, all those who agree with him and like his works are walking towards his so-called first step."

"Because some people find it interesting, they are willing to appreciate these works. The reason is as simple as that." An Yilun also snapped his fingers, "And most people now think that more and more knowledge is the best. So Speaking of which, people appreciate Cthulhu mythology, but they also appreciate works that are different from the world view of daily experience. And that is to say, most people in the world, especially creators, are not always pursuing more Cultists with more and more occult knowledge?"

The old gentleman's eyes lit up, he gave a hard meal with his hands on the crutches, and smiled happily, his white mustache kept shaking: "Yes, yes, you are right, why didn't I think What about this angle?"

Then he looked aside meaningfully, and Sawamura Eriri felt that he had been discovered.

"Such a respectable young man, thank you for your words that solved the confusion in my heart. I will give this book to you. I hope you can learn more knowledge in this book." The old man The gentleman took out a beautiful book with a hard cover and handed it to An Yilun.

An Yilun also accepted it politely.As an otaku, he can understand that the other party has a teaching book in his hand, and he can give Amway to others at any time.

Without waiting for An Yilun to thank him, the old gentleman hurriedly left the scene, like a scientist who has obtained key data in a laboratory.

An Yilun was also stroking the book in his hand, and when he was about to open it, he glanced at Eri Sawamura beside him from the corner of his eye.

He was a little unnatural, but he still said hello: "Hey, it's Ying Lili, are you coming to see the exhibition too?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The creator, as you said, is a person who is eager for all kinds of knowledge to stimulate his emotions."

Eri Sawamura poked her head curiously, pretending to be familiar: "I didn't expect you to succeed in Amway and receive others' Amway. Come, let me see the book in your hand!"

An Yilun could only open the first page of the book on the spot to satisfy her curiosity.

"Oh, it's actually Chinese characters, and it's still in the form of ancient Chinese. Whether you can understand it or not is another matter... huh?"

Eriri Sawamura was a little strange, she and Yilun Ahn also seemed to understand the content of the book immediately.

Difficult words were easy to understand at a glance, and the hidden meaning between the words caught up with her brain immediately.

Subconsciously, they read the first sentence of the book together: "I have often heard that it is not people who are diligent in seeking knowledge, but those who know are diligent in seeking others. Chasing people away."

Fourteen, don't look at those unhealthy little books

When Eri Sawamura uttered the first sentence in a tone of memory, Tatsuka Fujimaru felt bad.

The sounds of nature looming outside the house, such as the sound of the wind blowing the treetops, the chirping of birds, etc., have completely disappeared.Even the distant lights and faint sounds of life are far away from this room.The already quiet room became as silent as death, only the voice of Ying Lili reciting echoed and expanded in it.

The voice desperately wants to get into other people's ears and pour into their brains like magic.Fujimaru Tachika and the others were a little dizzy.

There seemed to be countless whispers in the corner, like the whispered conversations of guests at a table waiting to be served.The carpet illuminated by the light was suddenly covered with a layer of grey-yellow filter like an old photo, and it became inexplicably worn out.

Sawamura's eyes were out of focus, and her expression was dull, like a marionette.

Snapped!

Yukinoshita Yukino felt something was wrong.Resisting the feeling of shock, she rushed up and slapped her.

But it didn't work at all.

Eri Sawamura was still reading the blasphemous words, but she started to get stuck, she didn’t have the fluency at the beginning, and suddenly lost her spirit in the second half, and it seemed to have become the translated meaning: "...but I know that It's wrong, knowledge is not pursuing people, but chasing people. His pursuit is cruel and emotionless, just like falcons and hounds replenishing hares on the ground...so people who pursue the avenue, like It's like a fish caught by bait..."

"Kasumigaoka!" Fujimaru Tachika rushed over, and together with Yukinoshita Yukino held down Sawamura Eriri, trying to cover her mouth that was still muttering.

Fortunately, it seems that I haven't finished reading the prologue completely, and Sawamura Eiri stretched her hips. Although she struggled, the recitation was interrupted.

Xia Zhiqiu, the weakest of the three, finally reacted. A paintbrush appeared out of thin air in her hand, with a smudge of ink on the tip of the brush, and then she swiped the brush to draw a talisman.

The ink is connected in the air to form a pentagram array, on which there are mottos of calming the mind and calmness passed down by onmyojis, which is exactly the Kikyo seal carried forward by great onmyojis such as Abe Seimei.

She tapped the platycodon mark with a brush, pointing in the direction of Yinglili, the platycodon print glowed slightly, and then turned into a spell, seeping into Yinglili's forehead.

With a jolt, Yinglili finally came to her senses and became a little more sober.She shook her head, feeling a burning pain on both sides of her mouth.

And Yukinoshita Yukino and Fujimaru Tachika were holding her hand, covering her mouth with their hands.

If it was Ying Lili from before, she would have yelled, you two men and women, you still want to force yourself.

But now Ying Lili just silently signaled with her eyes that she has woken up.

Then after she was let go, she silently tidied up her messy clothes, before Ying Lili said with a little fear: "Just now I...did I lose control?"

"You seem to remember something?"

"Before you came here, I always felt that I had heard this sentence somewhere, but then I lost my mind. Now I finally remembered that this sentence was read with An Yilun and him that day."

Ying Lili was a little bit about to cry but had no tears.

Fujimaru Tachika felt wrong: "You couldn't remember it before, did you?"

Ying Lili nodded.

"Hiss~ It's actually a good thing to forget that kind of thing, but you haven't completely forgotten it. So what happened after you finished reading the book that day?"

Ying Lili told them that An Yilun also seemed to feel something when he read the first paragraph that day.

His performance was astonishing, and he actually forced himself to close the book.

Ying Lili didn't have a clear memory of what happened next, and she returned home in a daze.

Then, as if I had forgotten many things, I updated the status on Twitter, commemorating today's encounter.

"Speaking of which, I have a little impression." Ying Lili remembered the details at that time, "First of all, the book was not left behind. An Yilun also brought the book home. The moment he put the book in the backpack , I noticed that the name was printed on the spine of that book—"Secret Scripture of Seven Chapters of Xuanjun"."

After hearing this name, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu thought hard for a long time, but finally shook her head.

Neither Murasaki Shikibu nor herself left any impression of this name.

Yukinoshita Yukino had already turned on her phone, and quickly looked up the name with a browser.

"No, I didn't find anything related to her, whether it was based on this Chinese character or related katakana searches."

But everyone's eyes turned to Fujimaru Tachika, because he put on an expression that I understood but didn't fully understand.

Fujimaru Tachika touched the back of her head, feeling a little troubled.

When he was a child, in order to be able to explore the keyhole properly, no, to build a good relationship with the servants of the future descendants, he also worked hard to study the works of Howard Philip Lovecraft in this world.

But the strange thing is that the Cthulhu Mythos works he left behind are not particularly many. The key is that other people have also written a lot of fans.At least there are not many fan creations that Fujimaru Tachika has heard of before time travel.