Soon, based on what they had seen in the flashback, the two arrived at the underground ceremony location beneath the Himuro Residence.

"That's the door."

Looking at the tall stone door in front of her, Hinasaki Crimson looked nervous and excited. Of course she still remembered that in the retrospection, she clearly saw Munakata Ryozo seemed to have discovered the secret of Himuro Residence, and then came here, right in Munakata

The moment Liangzang opened the stone door, countless white hands stretched out from inside to grab him and pull him in.

This also means...

"Miss Shizuku, that female ghost must be here too!"

Seeing Hinasaki Crimson holding a camera and glaring fiercely at Shimen, those who knew it was exorcising ghosts, but those who didn't know thought it was the wife who brought people to catch her husband and his mistress having an affair.

Although for Shizuku, that's about it.

"I'm not sure, I didn't sense the spiritual power... Anyway, let's go in and have a look first."

"But how do we open this door?"

Facing the heavy stone door in front of her, Hinasaki Crimson couldn't help but feel a little blinded. This stone door is about five meters high and is made entirely of stone. It is extremely heavy. Hinasaki Crimson also tried it but couldn't push it at all.

"There seems to be a device next to it. Do we need to find something and put it on it to open the stone door?"

"It's not necessary."

Hearing Hinasaki's crimson words, Shizuku shook her head, then she held Frostmourne tightly and looked at the stone door.

Then the sword flashed.

"boom!!!"

The next moment, with the flickering sword light, the solid and thick stone gate suddenly scattered on the ground like cut tofu, and Shizuku also retracted the sword and let out a long sigh.

comfortable……………

Although I don’t know who created this star seed, at least the other party doesn’t have a little hobby of deciphering like the goddess of space, otherwise I’d be tired of having to find the key to open the door!

"Miss Shizuku is really amazing..."

Seeing this, Hinasaki Crimson couldn't help but sigh. Although she had already known that Shizuku was very powerful before. But seeing a petite girl chop the five-meter-high huge stone door into pieces with ease was such a shock.

But it's much better than before when Shizuku wielded a big sword to slay demons.

"let's go."

Shizuku waved her sword and walked in with Hinasaki Crimson.

Behind the stone gate was a deep passage. Not long after walking, the two of them saw a skinny corpse wearing a kimono on the edge of the passage. Needless to say, this was exactly what they had seen during the retracement, the Munakata who was captured into the stone gate.

Liangzang. And just as the two people arrived, the corpse seemed to have some kind of reaction, and a strange twisted aura emerged from it and gradually took shape.

"Ryozo Munakata, wake up."

Just like before, Shizuku stretched out her finger and flicked the blade of the sword. With a crisp sound, she saw that the originally twisted aura began to become clearer. Then, the shadow of a man appeared between the two of them.

in front of.

"I didn't expect that I could actually wake up..."

The man murmured and looked around, then looked at the two people.

"I don't know who you are, but since you are able to come here, you must already know something about the things here..."

"No, we're just passing by."

Shizuku answered the man's question silently.

"But we know that you have been studying the secrets of Himuro Residence. I think you should know what happened to the evil spirits in this place and the woman in white."

"Oh, of course, of course..."

Perhaps because he talked about his favorite topic of folklore, Munakata Ryozo suddenly became excited.

"Yes, I have already investigated clearly! What exactly happened at the Himuro Residence that year, and what is the secret of the Himuro Residence!!"

Next, Shizuku and Hinasaki Crimson also learned the deepest secret hidden in this mansion under the chatter of the ghost of Munakata Ryozo.

According to Munakata Ryozo, underneath Himuro Residence, there is a door leading to the underworld. Once this door is opened, miasma will envelope everything, eliminate the boundaries between life and death, and turn the entire world into hell. And ice

The Muro family is the guardian of this door. In order to prevent the disaster of opening the door and causing the miasma to flow in, they have been guarding the door and sealing it.

This sealing ceremony requires several steps.

The first is the "Mekakushi no Oni". The Himuro family will select a girl, and then put a mask with spikes on her face, blind her eyes, and make her a "Mekakushi no Oni."

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Next, the ghost of Mekakushi will be in a room with all the seven-year-old girls of the Himuro family for a "ghost tour", which is hide and seek. The ghost is the girl who was blinded, and the other girls

You need to escape from this ghost.

According to records, this is actually not an ordinary game, but a ceremony to select the Rope Miko.

In the game, the first girl caught by the Mekakure Oni will become the next Mekakaku Oni, and the last girl caught will become the Rope Miko - because according to the Himuro family

Judging from the records, the last girl captured by the Mekakure ghost possesses the most powerful spiritual power, which can be used to seal the Gate of Underworld.

After that, the selected Rope Miko will never be allowed to step out of the Himuro house, and will be locked in a room as if under house arrest. Ten years later, when the Rope Miko turns seventeen, she will

The rope-breaking ceremony to seal the Gate of Underworld begins.

The rope-breaking ceremony itself is very simple. In fact, it is similar to the car-breaking ceremony, except that horses and carts are not used. The Himuro family members tie special ropes to the hands, feet and neck of the rope miko, and then

The other side of the rope is wrapped around a mechanism, and then it is rotated and pulled hard to tear off the body of the Rope Miko. Then the ropes used to pull the Rope Miko are used as props to seal the Gate of Underworld.

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The Rope Miko is required not to have any nostalgia for the human world - this is why they put the Rope Miko under house arrest. When a person has been locked up in a small dark room for ten years, she probably has nothing special about whether she is dead or alive.

of hope.

"It's too much..."

Listening to Munakata Ryozo's story, Hinasaki covered her mouth with crimson hands, showing an expression of disgust.

"Why, why do you have to do such a cruel thing? Is there no other way?"

"Theoretically, the Himuro clan's approach is indeed valid."

Shizuku thought for a moment and gave an answer.

"Extreme pain will cause people to explode with strength far beyond normal, and the higher the spiritual power of children, the more so. Although I don't know where the Himuro clan learned this method from, at least this method

It really works.”

"But, but they can find someone to help."

Hinasaki Crimson obviously still doesn't understand.

"There should be a lot of spiritual masters like you, Miss Shizuku, in the world. Can't they go to a miko or a monk and ask them to help seal the gate of hell, so that they don't have to make such a cruel sacrifice?"

Are those girls there?"

"Japan in ancient times was quite closed, and I'm afraid they never thought about it..."

Shizuku spread her hands helplessly and joked, there is only one exorcist like her in the entire history of the earth... Where can I find one?

After learning the secrets of the Himuro family, the tragedy at the Himuro residence is understandable.

Obviously, the rope-breaking ceremony failed, the Gate of Underworld opened, and miasma poured out. According to the following records, in order to seal the Gate of Underworld, the leader of the Himuro family killed everyone in the clan, using

Their innocent souls came to suppress the miasma at the Gate of Hell.

In the end, this approach was considered successful, but because of this, everyone in the Himuro family became ghosts in the underworld and were permanently bound here.

"Although what he did is not worthy of praise, I have to say that this Himuro clan leader is really awesome."

Hearing this, Shizuku couldn't help but praise. Indeed, those rituals were barbaric and bloody, but the Himuro clan did think about the world. Even when the final ritual failed, they did not choose to give up, but sacrificed their entire clan's lives.

Protecting the world from being eroded by the miasma of the underworld... To be honest, you really can't evaluate this approach purely on the basis of right or wrong.

The same is true in modern society. For example, if a certain virus leaks, the entire laboratory must be closed and no one is allowed to go out. Although I feel sorry for the people in the laboratory, it is at least better than the virus being completely leaked and spreading throughout the world.

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Of course, if I were in the United States, I would definitely be patronizing my own life, and the life and death of others would have nothing to do with me.

After all, freedom is the greatest in the world. If you don't have freedom, you would rather die. Even if you drag the whole world into your body, it is natural.

Although Japan is almost the same, there are still a few people who are stubborn. They are not like the United States, where they are not ashamed but proud. They feel that they are doing nothing wrong for freedom... just like those who escape from quarantine in zombie movies.

Just like the guy who ran away.

If the United States also has the Gate of Hell, then Shizuku wouldn't mind using the entire United States to suppress it.

"So, is the female ghost in white also the Rope Miko?"

Hinasaki Crimson still remembers that the female ghost in white from before seemed to have ropes tied to her hands and feet.

"Yes, she should be the last Rope Miko Himuro Kirie..."

"Why?"

Upon hearing Munakata Ryozo's answer, Hinasaki Crimson suddenly screamed.
To be continued...