This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 512 - 332. Are You Awake? (8000-word Goal Achieved)

Chapter 512: Chapter 332. Are You Awake? (8000-word Goal Achieved)

Chang Ze Aoba, who had already fallen to the ground, might not have known what Nishijou Kurenai had just done, but Shen Gu Mirai saw everything clearly.

Nishijou Kurenai, who had been enjoying her caresses, suddenly jumped up, and as she did, she pulled out a wooden hammer the size of a human hand from behind her.

The hammer struck Chang Ze Aoba’s head and instantly knocked her out.

Seeing Nishijou Kurenai propping herself up with the wooden hammer, looking like a small rag doll, Shen Gu Mirai couldn’t help but blink, and then she glanced at Chang Ze Aoba again.

Under the moonlight, she could see the rock that was tightly clenched in Chang Ze Aoba’s palm.

If one were to be hit in the head with such a thing...

Shen Gu Mirai swallowed hard.

It was her oversight for completely lowering her guard, too preoccupied with Beichuan Si and her own parents’ situation, having forgotten to remain vigilant of her surroundings.

Now that she thought about it, Chang Ze Aoba’s earlier claims were actually quite far-fetched, but at the time she had been consumed with thoughts of her parents, so she hadn’t noticed.

If it hadn’t been for Nishijou Kurenai this time...

She turned her head again.

Nishijou Kurenai, who was sitting on her shoulder, had put away her wooden hammer at some point and was bouncing around, as if she wanted Shen Gu Mirai to praise her.

"Kurenai is so amazing."

Shen Gu Mirai reached out and gently pressed her finger against Nishijou Kurenai’s rag doll face.

Nishijou Kurenai then wrapped her round arms around her finger and rubbed her cheek up and down.

After doing these things, she patted her own chest, signaling to Shen Gu Mirai that she could be fully trusted.

It seemed like she was saying, "I’ll protect you."

This behavior of Nishijou Kurenai made Shen Gu Mirai let out an amused chuckle.

The laughter lasted only briefly before Shen Gu Mirai turned her head back toward the direction of Mikami Forest.

Kurenai was left by Beichuan Si... Surely Beichuan Si had long noticed Chang Ze Aoba’s suspicious claims.

She absentmindedly gazed at Mikami Forest for about a minute, then looked at Nishijou Kurenai and said, "Let’s move quickly, and leave Chang Ze right here."

Chang Ze Aoba was with the Ihui villagers, and thinking of this, she naturally wanted to move locations.

Shen Gu Mirai was about to leave the place when—

The next moment.

"I never thought there would be a celestial being accompanying you."

A languid voice came from ahead.

Shen Gu Mirai’s heart tightened, and she lifted her eyes to look forward.

Somehow, there was already a figure standing before her.

This figure was surrounded by a pale golden aura; in terms of intensity, Nishijou Kurenai was simply no match.

"..." Shen Gu Mirai didn’t waste words with the figure; instead, she immediately turned to escape from the person enshrouded in the pale golden aura.

If she could run, she should. Spending time conversing with the figure would be an irrational act.

But the very next moment—

Shen Gu Mirai stopped dead in her tracks, her face turning pale.

She raised her head and saw the figure’s black and white vivid eyes.

Those eyes were staring intently at her.

Unbeknownst to her, the figure draped in the pale golden aura had already reached her back.

"It’s not easy to come across a celestial being in such a state... And you were just planning to leave like that, don’t you think that’s a bit too callous?"

Hearing these words, Shen Gu Mirai did not hesitate to pull Nishijou Kurenai, who was showing off her bristled rag doll face, into her arms.

After this action, Shen Gu Mirai looked up, unflinchingly meeting the other’s gaze.

Standing in front of her was a woman with a face full of indifferent expression.

The woman was wearing white hunting robes, but no crown hat was on her head, and her black hair fell loosely, giving one a sense of bewilderment.

The hunting robes were the Japanese priest robes we speak of.

Typically, a priest role was played by a male, and females involved in ceremonial practices often wore shrine maiden robes, like those worn by Shenzhu Shihui.

The woman’s complexion radiated a faint illusory color, indicating her current state as a Spiritual Body.

Fleeting glimmers of pale golden flow intermittently streaked across her distant eyes.

But this flow seemed somehow different from the benevolence surrounding Nishijou Kurenai, as if it were mixed with something else and wasn’t quite pure.

Until now, the woman had not made a move towards either Shen Gu Mirai or Nishijou Kurenai, and her eyes didn’t betray any clear malice.

Yet, the sudden appearance of such a suspicious ’good spirit’ on this island fraught with danger was unable to put anyone at ease, no matter what.

"I’m also very interested in the thing on your wrist... Are there many people like you in the outside world? What’s your name?"

The unknown woman seemed to notice Shen Gu Mirai’s vigilance.

But she didn’t mind, just staring at her with a calm expression: "Answer me."

Under an intangible pressure, Shen Gu Mirai felt a weight on her shoulders.

Bearing this invisible burden, Shen Gu Mirai clenched her teeth tightly, hugging Nishijou Kurenai, and stubbornly kept silent.

A glint of interest flickered in the woman’s eyes, but then her expression suddenly changed.

She looked sharply behind her!

A blade gleaming with silver light was descending fiercely toward her head!

Thump!

In the next moment, dust rose everywhere!

Jian Ding danced between the fingers of Beichuan Si who was heedlessly stepping over the unconscious Chang Ze Aoba, and brought Shen Gu Mirai to his side.

"Mr. Temple!" Shen Gu Mirai exclaimed with surprise.

Beichuan Si didn’t respond; he just made a shushing gesture and stared around vigilantly with flashing eyes.