Chapter 659 – The Second Bane Tsu Sword

　　As the yellow-robed oracle’s words fell, one after another passerby figure came out of the darkness, filling the street behind them.

　　Those were the people who had been manipulated by the yellow-robed oracle’s “heart plague” and had rushed here from all over the world. They came to this street, and like a tidal wave, they silently knelt behind the yellow-robed oracle, with their foreheads firmly pressed to the ground, like trembling slaves who were offering their loyalty to their masters.

　　In this country, all people must believe in the gods.

　　And the messengers of the gods who walk on earth represent the will of the gods, they are the existence that everyone must fear, with the alternation of generations, this awe and unconditional obedience has gradually evolved into fear.

　　Fear is precisely the nourishment for the “plague of the heart”.

　　Among the 3224 people in a ten-kilometer radius, there are 3192 people who meet the condition of “fearing his existence from the bottom of their hearts”, which means that unless all of these 3192 people die, the yellow-robed oracle himself is immortal.

　　This is the toughest of the seven oracles, oracle number 2, the “Heart Plague.”

　　This kind of power did not actually stem from the yellow-robed oracle envoy’s ability itself, but rather, it was a result of this country’s cultural history and environment.

　　If he were to be dropped off in Da Xia, not many people would even fear the existence of any oracle envoys, and there would be far fewer candidates who could be crafted into his body, and it would be as easy as trying to kill him. But in the current country that believed in the gods, he who possessed the identity of an oracle messenger, no matter where he went, he would have a near-endless number of scapegoats!

　　This was also the reason why, Amamiya Haruhide’s master had repeatedly lost at the hands of Oracle Envoy #2.

　　As time passed, the number of people gathered behind the yellow-robed oracle envoy and kneeling on the ground increased, and there were already more than three hundred, in addition to the nearly three thousand scapegoats who were either on their way to arrive or had already hidden in the surroundings.

　　Right now, Amamiya Haruhide only had two choices.

　　Either, kill these three thousand civilians in the fastest time possible, and then kill the yellow-robed oracle once more; or, wait for the yellow-robed oracle to possess them one by one, and then kill them again, which would be equivalent to killing the yellow-robed oracle more than three thousand times ……

　　It seemed like the first option was the easiest, but even so, it was extremely difficult to do!

　　There was no way that the yellow-robed oracle, would let him kill these three thousand or so doubles, and even if Amamiya Haruhide did kill them all, as long as the yellow-robed oracle ran a few steps and switched to another place, after moving the coverage of his ability, he would be able to have new doubles again.

　　In this country, in the city, it was as hard as hell to kill him!

　　And Amamiya Haruhide’s current [Rain God] state was not something that could be maintained indefinitely, it came at the cost of depleting his lifespan, and once his lifespan was burned out, he was likely to die violently on the spot.

　　The yellow-robed oracle can afford to consume, he can’t afford to consume ……

　　Relying on him alone, he simply couldn’t overcome the Heart Tribulation.

　　After hesitating for a moment, Amamiya Haruhide looked towards Yuzuri-nee, who was standing to the side, and his gaze was filled with complexity.

　　”Little Yuzuri-ni, I need your strength.” With a sway of his body, Amamiya Haruhide passed through the rain curtain and arrived in front of Yuzu Riina’s body, saying seriously.

　　Me? Yuzurina froze in place, but, I can’t help with anything ah …… I’m not as powerful as Amamiya brother and Seven Nights brother ……

　　You can definitely do it.

　　Amamiya Haruhide said with certainty, You are the daughter of Yuzuri-Kurotetsu, there is no way he would just leave you alone in Yokohama without any defense! He must have left you something ……

　　Before Yuzuri Kurotsugu killed on the [Pure Land], he brought a total of three Banezu swords with him, one that he borrowed from me [Rain Avalanche], one that he borrowed from me [Mystic Pupil], and a third that has not appeared up to now.

　　If I’m not mistaken, the third blade, has been in your possession all along, only that it was unable to actively utilize its power until you pulled it out of its sheath with your own hands.

　　Think carefully, do you have anything in your body that your parents left you, or ……

　　Is there anyone different that has been there for you while you were growing up?

　　Hearing those words, Yuzurina froze in place.

　　The things her parents left her, the people who had always been with her ……

　　Subconsciously, in Yuzurinai’s mind, that aged figure with white hair, who folded paper cranes by her side all day long and smiled as she called her little Yuzuri-chan emerged.

　　Grandma Crane ……

　　No, that’s not right …… Grandma Crane should be in a nursing home in Yokohama right now, and hadn’t followed her to Osaka!

　　Yuzurina stood frozen in place, feeling only that her mind had been turned to mush.

　　The yellow-robed oracle messenger flashed out from the crowd, transforming into a golden bolt of lightning and attacking Amamiya Haruhide at breakneck speed, two golden wheels of light coming out of his hands!

　　The white-haired Amamiya Haruhide frowned tightly, quickly raised his sword, the thin line of rain bounced off one of the light wheels, at the same time his right foot heavily stepped on a puddle of water, several rainwater gathered into a water dragon roared and rushed out from the curtain of rain!

　　The water dragons collided with the light wheels, collapsing all the houses on both sides of the street.

　　Amamiya Haruhide’s figure flashed continuously, his white hair waving in the rain, and he fought with the yellow-robed Oracle in a close battle!

　　Dazzling sword awnings flew, and thin rain threads intertwined into a large net in the air, cutting through the yellow-robed Oracle’s body and turning it into a blood mist that burst apart.

　　Immediately afterward, among the pedestrians kneeling on the ground, one of them suddenly distorted in appearance and was rapidly changing into the yellow-robed Oracle’s appearance.

　　Amamiya Haruhide frowned tightly as he took a step in front of Yuzuru Riina’s body, his face pale due to the excessive burning of his lifespan.

　　Little Yuzuru Nashi, we need a second Banezu Sword ……

　　I, I know …… But, I really don’t have any knives on me! Yuzurina’s small face was also filled with anxiety as she reached out to grip the cherry blossom hairpin in her hair and pulled it right out.

　　The long black hair that was coiled together hung down like a waterfall, she held that hairpin and bitterly opened her mouth, what my mother left me is only this hairpin …… But it is not a sword, I can not pull it out even if I want to pull it out ah!

　　As the words fell, something seemed to fall from between the hems of her clothes and landed in the puddle at her feet.

　　Yuzurina froze and looked down.

　　It was a paper crane.

　　On the back of this paper crane, there was a scorched black mark, like a bullet hole, and it was lying quietly in the puddle without soaking up the slightest bit of water.

　　This is ……

　　Yuzurina bent down, picked up this paper crane from the water and placed it in her palm, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

　　When was this paper crane …… hidden in her clothes? She did not remember that when she went out, she carried the paper crane in her pocket.

　　No, that’s not right ……

　　After she came to Osaka, she had already changed her clothes several times one after another, it was not her who put this paper crane into her clothes …… it was this paper crane itself, quietly hidden on her body.