I Was Possessed By An Unknown Manga - Chapter 295

295 – Honne

Fushiikazuchinokami.

As described in Kojiki, it is a thunder god in the form of a maggot or a snake.

Its true form was that of a gigantic ‘dragon’ that could easily cross 300m if its long body was stretched out.

───!!!!

As the dragon covered in black shadow roared wildly toward the sky, the mountains, rivers, and trees trembled.

A truly overwhelming presence.

The title of God is not a waste at all.

【Kozue.】

“Yes, Lord.”

【Offer Gohei to the altar.】

Kozue, who received Fushiikazuchinokami’s order, placed the gohei he held with both hands on a plate on the altar.

Then, a single bolt of lightning that fell along with the thunderstorm nestled in the gohei that was on the plate.

When Kozue picked it up again, he seemed to stagger for a moment, but then straight away balanced himself.

“Hmm. It’s been a while since Kangshin.”

The next moment, what came out of Kozue’s mouth was the voice of the god she worshiped.

As if checking his body condition, Kozue, who swung his arms around, glanced at us who were looking at him with a blank face, and urged, “What are you so lost in? You guys.”

I asked carefully.

“Is that… God?”

Then Kozue nodded with a confident expression.

“I only borrowed Kozue’s body for a while using Kohei as a medium. Originally, gods and miko are beings of one mind.”

After saying that, Kozue looked up at the sky, and the main body, the black dragon, looked up at the sky with a full moon.

“Ah… it’s a killing moon.”

Don’t say such lines with the body of a child who was a middle school student until last year!

But I didn’t have the courage to say this to God so confidently that I asked another question.

“But how exactly does the exorcism ritual work?”

Then Fushiikazuchinokami, borrowing Kozue’s body, pointed at her own body.

“Burn as many souls as possible on top of my body before the gate to the nether opens. Then, when the gate to the nether opens, my main body rushes forward and safely transports the passengers to the nether, and that’s it.”

“That’s an express to the nether world.”

“It’s not wrong, but the expression is a bit rude.”

When he borrowed Kozue’s body and looked at me with a cold expression, I turned my head away with an embarrassed face.

Anyway, then, the only thing left to do is to become a Buddha.

As the god who borrowed Kozue’s body explained, the souls floating in the sky began to ride on the black dragon’s back one by one.

Seeing that, Ryuji, who was sitting next to him, was startled and grabbed hold of him.

“There’s still time. Let’s talk a little longer and then go.”

Uncharacteristically desperate.

In words, Chiaki said that she would let her go if she wanted to, but her heart didn’t seem to agree.

Perhaps he understood Ryuji’s feelings, Chiaki sat down again.

The longer we talk like that, the more regrets will remain.

I didn’t want to disturb their final conversation, so I watched from a distance, thinking so, shaking my head and looking up at the full moon in the sky.

‘They said that today is the day when the moon is the biggest in the year.’

I don’t know if that’s why, but the moon, which is much bigger than usual, caught my eye.

I was staring blankly at the moon with nothing to do, when I suddenly witnessed the moon’s surface wriggling.

“Huh?”

I rubbed my eyes to see if I was seeing something wrong, but I wasn’t wrong either.

As if ripples spread over the surface of the water, the moon gradually turns red.

A black shadow eating away at the moon little by little with him.

The total lunar eclipse has finally begun.

***

“The time has come.”

Fushii Kazuchino Kami, who borrowed the form of Kozue, said that and lifted Gohei over her head.

Then the dragon, who had been lying flat on the floor, slowly raised its huge body.

“Since we have to leave soon, you guys should stop saying goodbye.”

Hearing those words, Chiaki and Ryuji patted his butt and got up from their seats.

「Then, I’ll go now.」

“…Yes.”

When Ryuji forced a smile and nodded, Chiaki, who was staring at Ryuji, suddenly hugged him.

「Thank you so much, Ryuji. Thank you for not forgetting and remembering the promise you made with me when I was young.”

“Chi, Chiaki.”

Ryuji tried to push Chiaki away with a bewildered expression, but his palm was a ghost, so it just passed through her insubstantial body.

Eventually, Ryuji stopped her flustering and calmly accepted her hug. As Chiaki stepped back from her, Ryuji looked her straight in the eyes and said,

“I will never forget the moments I had with you.”

「Yes. I will never forget either.”

The two of them held out each other’s little fingers while saying that.

Then they shouted at the same time.

“Promise with your fingers! Swallow a thousand needles if you lie!”

「Promise with fingers! Swallow a thousand needles if you lie!”

It is a promise that young children often make.

But for the two of them, the weight of this promise seemed extraordinary.

「Then I’ll leave, Ryuji. See you again.”

“Yes.”

As if it were a brief farewell, the two of them waved their hands neatly at the end.

“Are you sure you’ve said goodbye?”

「Yes.」

“Then ride on my head.”

Hearing those words, Chiaki flew through the sky and climbed onto the black dragon’s head, waved to Mahesu and I, who were standing next to Ryuji, and then turned his head to the front again.

I asked Ryuji, who tried to pretend she was okay as much as possible until Chiaki left her seat.

“Hey, are you crying?”

Then Ryuji nodded his head while shedding his tears, probably unable to control the emotion of the drumming.

“Uh.”

While we were saying our final goodbyes, half of the full moon in the sky had turned black before I knew it.

And that black hole was the identity of the Nether Gate that Kozue and Fushiikazuchinokami had been talking about.

The spirit of Chiaki over there will soon fly towards the moon.

“Why don’t you go and grab it now? Won’t you regret it later?”

When I, who was next to me, said that, Ryuji shook his head with a messed up face.

“I don’t mind getting hurt. So let Chiaki do what he wants.”

“…….”

Originally, I had no intention of interfering with the relationship between the two.

However, as I watched the two of them not being honest about their feelings until the last moment, I felt a sense of resentment.

“Stuffy bastard.”

So I said it without even realizing it.

“…Huh?”

Ryuji looked at me with a dazed expression, maybe he didn’t expect that the person who was comforting him would suddenly swear.

But since I’ve already crossed the line once, I decided to throw up everything I’ve been thinking about.

“What are Japanese people saying that they are a nuisance, and what are they fooling around with? Do you really think that Chiaki chose to become a Buddha himself because he wanted to?”

“Oh, no, I…”

“Shut up and listen to me!”

I pressed Ryuji who was trying to say something with a pale expression in a loud voice.

“Ever since he died a miserable death due to an incurable disease, he has endured a long period of loneliness with only his tenacity to meet you again! How does he feel when he hears that his first love, whom he barely met, is going to die because of him? Did you hear that?!”

“…….”

Ryuji didn’t say anything.

No, he didn’t say anything.

Unless he’s a truly incorrigible idiot, he’ll have something to figure out.

Because Chiaki has always been lying with a smile on her face.

“There is only one thing I would like to advise you, Ryuji, as a friend. Don’t wrap your true feelings in strange words. Don’t do anything you’ll regret later, and act proudly as you feel.”

After spitting out all the words I wanted to say, I took a step back.

Then Ryuji, who clenched his fists tightly and lowered his head, trembled, suddenly spoke to me.

“Yoo Seong-ah, can I ask you a favor?”

“…What is it?”

“Just hit me once. So I wake up.”

Saying that, Ryuji raised his head.

These were the eyes of a person who was determined to do something.

“Good.”

Boom!!

As requested, I slapped Ryuji’s face with the palm of my hand.

Ryuji staggered back and took a few steps back.

No matter how determined he was, Ryuji said with a face filled with tears.

“Didn’t you hit me too hard?”

“If I hit you seriously, your head and body would have separated?”

As I said that and brushed my palms, Ryuji looked at my right hand with a startled expression, then smiled and said,

“Thank you for doing me such a difficult favor. Thanks to you, I came to my senses.”

“Tell me as much as you need. I’ll hit you again.”

Then Ryuji smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“I feel like I’m going to die, so that’s kind of the case… Let’s do one other favor.”

While saying that, Ryuji looked at the black dragon that looked like it was about to take flight.

“Can you help me get Chiaki from now on?”

I answered without thinking for a second.

“Of course.”