This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 511 - 331: Where Did the Wooden Hammer Come From? (4000 words)_2

Chapter 511: Chapter 331: Where Did the Wooden Hammer Come From? (4000 words)_2

This was also a contingency Chang Ze Aoba hadn’t expected.

After all, he wasn’t acquainted with Chang Ze Aoba, so even if he handed Shen Gu Mirai over to him, he’d subconsciously considered this point.

Plus, there were too many holes in what Chang Ze Aoba had said.

He told Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai that the villagers had concocted a non-existent location for the search team to investigate.

But upon closer consideration, there were many doubts.

First of all, why would the search team not consult him, the team leader, and instead ask the villagers?

Even if the villagers were familiar with the island’s terrain, the rescue team surely would consult Chang Ze Aoba about the details of the event as one of the team leaders, right?

This obviously didn’t make sense.

And even if the search team didn’t ask, wouldn’t Chang Ze Aoba take the initiative to explain the situation to the rescue team leader?

Beichuan Si had started to suspect Chang Ze Aoba at that time because the excuses he used to explain were far too forced.

But considering that Shen Gu Mirai was an acquaintance of his, Beichuan Sui didn’t explain these things to Shen Gu Mirai, only leaving Nishijou Kurenai as a backup.

If Chang Ze Aoba dared to underestimate Nishijou Kurenai, that little guy would certainly make him suffer.

After thinking it over, Beichuan Si still told Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu about Shen Gu Mirai being with Chang Ze Aoba and also informed them of his backup plan.

Upon hearing Beichuan Si’s explanation, the faces of Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu both changed,

"If that’s really the case as Mr. Beichuan said, we can’t continue to delay here."

"Right," Beichuan Si nodded.

He thought the same.

Although he had a backup plan in place, it was ultimately still worrying.

After all, they didn’t know what action Chang Ze Aoba would take.

Why was Chang Ze Aoba willing to help the Yihui Island residents...? And why did he deliberately deceive Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu into this spiritual realm?

These were all still mysteries.

The three decided to leave as soon as possible.

"Let’s go," Beichuan Si stood up, and as the dark currents writhed, a huge hammer appeared in his hand.

He casually threw the hammer, smashing the head of a spiteful spirit hidden in the dense forest, then quickly moved forward.

Behind him, Shen Gu Jiro also drew his Divine Hammer, and Shen Gu Chiharu took out an ice mirror.

Both of them prepared to deal with the spiteful spirits.

Then—

They realized that they actually didn’t need to make a move.

"..." Shen Gu Jiro.

Shen Gu Jiro watched expressionlessly as Beichuan Si skillfully swung the hammer, crushing all the spiteful spirits into chunks of flesh, hesitated for a moment, then put away the Divine Hammer.

Constantly using spiritual tools was very draining on energy and stamina, so since they weren’t needed, it was better to put them away to conserve strength.

Next to Shen Gu Jiro, Shen Gu Chiharu was also gaping, "Mr. Beichuan... that’s really impressive, isn’t it?"

Ordinary spiteful spirits were sent flying by Beichuan Si’s hammer the moment they lunged at him.

Not to mention touching Beichuan Si, even getting within a meter of him proved difficult.

The screams of the spiteful spirits and the stench of blood floated in the air.

Seeing the screaming, the spiteful spirits on the ground with only half of their Spiritual Body left, Shen Gu Chiharu’s mouth twitched even more.

The cries of these spiteful spirits caused the remaining instinct-driven Ihui Village spiteful spirits to halt in their tracks, actually running in the direction opposite to Beichuan Si.

Truthfully, with things having turned out this way, Shen Gu Chiharu didn’t know what expression to make.

She had originally intended to ask Beichuan Si to step back and let her take over.

But before she could even say a word, everything was already over.

No chance for her elders to showcase their abilities!

Shen Gu Chiharu murmured a few words inside her mouth but still felt it was better to leave quickly now, joining her daughter was the top priority, so she didn’t vent these slight grievances.

"The exit is up ahead," Beichuan Si retracted the hammer and a stream of black air flashed in his eyes.

"Right."

Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu responded in unison and followed in Beichuan Si’s footsteps.

...

Watching Shen Gu Mirai leaning against the tree trunk, Chang Ze Aoba struggled internally.

They had left the rented campsite.

This was an idea proposed by Shen Gu Mirai.

After all, with Nishijou Kurenai around, Beichuan Si could always find out where she really was.

Instead of staying in that empty room, it was better to hide in a secluded forest.

This also rendered Chang Ze Aoba’s idea that she would be "naturally discovered by Ihui Village" moot.

But if he were to stay here... Not to mention Shen Gu Mirai, if Shen Gu Chiharu and Shen Gu Jiro really were taken out of Mikami Forest by Beichuan Si, his situation would become extremely precarious.

Shen Gu Chiharu and Shen Gu Jiro were no fools.

They could easily find out about his series of abnormal behaviors in the past few days and what he had said to the rescue team with just a little investigation.

If Shen Gu Chiharu and Shen Gu Jiro really managed to escape...

It would be more than just a fall from grace.

With that thought, Chang Ze Aoba’s face twisted into a grimace.

Honestly, he really didn’t want to hurt Shen Gu Mirai, who was still so young.

But...

For that matter... He had no choice but to hand Shen Gu Mirai over to the Ihui Main Family...

The terms they had offered were simply too alluring for Chang Ze Aoba to refuse.

Chang Ze Aoba put away the ferocity from his face and put back on his usual honest and sincere expression.

As long as he quietly took care of Shen Gu Mirai, the following matters would become much easier.

He lightened his footsteps, inching closer to Shen Gu Mirai.

Shen Gu Mirai still looked deeply troubled, occasionally glancing towards the direction of Mikami Forest.

This again made Chang Ze Aoba secretly sneer.

What good would it do to look towards Mikami Forest? Did you really expect Beichuan Si to help your parents escape from it?

At this moment, Chang Ze Aoba remembered the words told to him by Ihui Main Family people half a year ago.

They needed two fully realized individuals to suppress the "Calamity Wood" and use their flesh and blood to fill the "calamity realm."

Fully realized individuals... While he didn’t completely understand what that meant, Chang Ze Aoba was clear about the terms they offered—

Chang Ze Aoba stopped in his tracks.

Shen Gu Mirai seemed to sense his approach, turning her head questioningly, "Uncle Chang Ze, is something the matter?"

"Nothing much," Chang Ze Aoba smiled, "By the way, what exactly is that little stuffed toy Mr. Beichuan gave you? An amulet?"

He hoped to use this topic to make Shen Gu Mirai lower her guard.

If he was going to make a move, he had to make Shen Gu Mirai pass out in one fell swoop.

"Ah..." Shen Gu Mirai opened her mouth, then reached out and tenderly patted Nishijou Kurenai on her shoulder, answering clearly, "She should be considered my protector now, I guess. With her around, I can feel a lot more at ease."

Protector?

Chang Ze Aoba looked down on the idea.

How could a small stuffed toy protect you?

Now I’m about to make a move on you, can this little stuffed toy protect you?! What a huge joke!

After all, it was still because of some unfathomable action taken by Beichuan Si that had led to the present situation.

If she had simply listened to him and returned to that empty room, and then been captured without any fuss, wouldn’t there have been no trouble at all?

But never mind...

Watching Shen Gu Mirai caress the stuffed toy, Chang Ze Aoba raised his hand—

Bang!!!!

What happened?

Chang Ze Aoba tilted his head.

His legs went soft... and his vision suddenly blurred.

The only thing he could see clearly was...

The stuffed toy... standing on Shen Gu Mirai’s shoulder... holding a ridiculously large wooden hammer.

Bathed in the moonlight, he could see... the little toy’s face was vividly marked with a sneer of contempt and disdain.

"...Where on earth did that... huge hammer come from?"

Chang Ze Aoba’s legs gave out, and he toppled backward.

Then he completely lost consciousness and passed out.

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