Since Nioh arrived at Inari Shrine, Byodo-in has taken time to visit Nioh almost every weekend. Every time Byodo-in goes there, they will find that the energy emitted by Nioh is much stronger than the last time.
But this is a normal thing. Inari Shrine uses foxes as its divine messengers, and believers who come and go to worship will more or less have some faith in foxes. Therefore, Nioh can be said to be bathed in faith all day long. , with the support of such vigorous faith, Nioh naturally made rapid progress.
On December 25, Christmas, Byodo-in once again went to Inari Shrine to find Nioh, but this time, Byodo-in found that the little fox didn’t seem very happy.
"Masaharu, what's wrong with you?"
When Niou saw Byodoin's approaching figure, he didn't jump towards him as usual and threw himself into his arms. He just raised his head and glanced, He continued to lie on the stone altar, not even wanting to speak.
"Masaharu, what's wrong? Why are you unhappy?"
"I miss my parents and sister..."
Although their family conditions were poor when they were children It’s not very good, but every Christmas my mother will decorate her home very warmly, and then prepare a sumptuous dinner, so that everyone can fall asleep leisurely after the dinner with a beautiful vision for the future.
On this special day, Nioh Masaharu misses his family. It's not that he didn't think about it before, but he knew that missing him blindly would have no effect. He could only return to the embrace of his family by practicing quickly. But Christmas... I really can't help but let my longing spread...
"Why don't you go back and visit if you feel homesick?"
"First of all, it's because my home is here Xiangchuan, it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. Secondly, I am afraid that after seeing my family, I will be stimulated, mentally disturbed, and affect my cultivation. If this is the case, it will be more difficult for me to return to my body."
"I am. What can I do for you?"
After hearing what Byodo-in said, Nioh couldn't help but cast a puzzled look. It seemed that he understood Nioh's confusion. Byodo-in came closer and put his hands on each other. On the stone altar, he looked at King Ni and said seriously: "I don't want to see you feel so uncomfortable."
"Senior..."
"What are you doing, seniors and juniors? We are not good." Friends? Just call me by my name. I feel so weird that you have been calling me senpai all this time."
Well, Nioh has to admit that he will be "powerful" in the future. Byodoin-senpai is only an eight-year-old child at this time. In the world of an eight-year-old child, it is really strange to call him senior.
"Puri, then...Phoenix?"
"That's right! I call you Masaharu and you call me Phoenix. This is how we are good friends."
"Then I wonder if my good friend would take me to play tennis~"
"Play tennis?"
Byodoin looked at Nioh suspiciously. Although he also knew that Nioh was not an ordinary little fox, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't play tennis with him with a racket, right? What is he holding the racket with? Tail?
"Idiot, I didn't ask you to fight me!"
Niou immediately knew that Byodoin was wrong, so he explained: "You go to fight, I watch. You!"
"Oh oh! Okay! No problem!"
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After reacting, Byodoin knocked on his head, and then picked up Niou and put it on his shoulders, while continuing: "My brain is really stupid."
As one of the most important cities in Neon Country, Kyoto naturally has a tennis club, and Byodo-in happens to have a membership card for the club, so you can go to the club to practice at any time.
So this year's Christmas, Nioh spent admiring Byodoin's not-so-great skills but already had a solid foundation.
A few days after Christmas, the Neon Country ushered in the New Year. The New Year means that countless people are pouring into the shrine to pray. Someone praying means more energy, and more energy means Nioh. The practice will be easier. Therefore, during the New Year period, Nioh was completely immersed in training. Even when Byodoin asked him to "play" tennis, he refused.
So Byodo-in was staring "resentfully" at the little fox who was obsessed with practicing.
In fact, Byodo-in has never had many friends. Due to his special status, what he has been exposed to since childhood are things that ordinary people cannot.
In the world of Byodo-in, drawing charms and writing spells is as common as eating and drinking. There seem to be more monsters around him than people, but those monsters are afraid of him and do not want to get close to him.
Until that day, a little fox appeared on the wall of his house and broke into his sight.
Byodo-in didn’t quite understand what kind of existence Nioh was. He still remembered hearing Nioh say on the first day he met him: “I fell down from upstairs due to an accident and woke up. After arriving, he discovered that his soul had turned into a fox. "So in his understanding, Nioh should be a human, but as their contact increased, he discovered that Nioh was a real fox, so why is Nioh a human? body? Still want to return to a human body?
However, Byodoin knew that it made no difference to him whether Nioh was a human or a demon, because he only cared about whether he was Nioh Masaharu, nothing more.
February 4th is also the noon day of February every year. According to tradition, Inari Taisha Shrine holds the Chuno Festival as scheduled.
Looking at the strong power of faith gathered above the shrine, Nioh felt as if he was not a fox, but a bird, a bird that could roam freely among the blue sky and white clouds. .
The time has come, today is the day.
Nioh walked with longing steps from the torii gate at the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. He noticed that his body was gradually changing. The human form was ready to take off, waiting for the most suitable time. , break through the constraints.
Finally, after Nioh walked up the last step, a burst of dazzling white light burst out, covering Nioh's entire body. In the sky, a god in a broad robe appeared floating in the sky, slowly floating in front of Niou, raising his jade-bone and ice-muscle arm, stretching out a finger, and pointed at Niou's eyebrows with a smile.
Nioh opened his eyes wide, and before he had time to react, he felt a huge gravitational pull that pulled him thousands of miles away in a fraction of a second.
In the shrine, many people saw a golden light suddenly flashing across the sky, like a meteor flashing past, but it was far more dazzling than a meteor.
In a medium-sized apartment somewhere in Kagawa Prefecture, a boy with dull eyes was slumped on the bed and blinked. The next second, his cyan blue eyes radiated under the sunlight. A crystal-like luster.
I’m back, I’m really back!
Niou was so surprised that he immediately opened the quilt and wanted to run out to hug his mother. The next second——
Plop——
Hearing himself There was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground in her son's room. Nio Shiki immediately put down the knitting and needles in her hands, got up and rushed into the room. When she entered the door, she saw her son lying on the ground at the first sight.
However, just when Nioh Shibaki wanted to go over and pick up Nioh Masaharu, she heard the long-lost voice: "Mom."