Chapter 897 Monster

"This story is probably to tell others not to walk at night, right?" Robert said uncertainly, "Maybe it's for the curfew?"

Curfew prohibits nighttime activities, which can effectively protect the security of the territory. It has been used by many countries.

Yuko smiled and said, "Oh, maybe that's not the case. I remember when I heard this story before, my senior told me that it was to tell others to wear an iron helmet when walking at night."

"..." Robert had a question mark. Is this... the reason why your helmets are all made of iron?

Are you feeling guilty and afraid of ghosts?

"Speaking of gaining weight, I have an interesting monster here, which is located in the Shikoku Mountains." Yuko continued, "There is a monster in the Shikoku Mountains. Although it makes a baby cry, but its real It looks like a short, bald old monster wearing a raincoat, a bellyband, and holding a wooden stick. If you pick it up out of sympathy, its body will gradually become heavier, and eventually it will crush the person who picks it up.

"This kind of monster is called Erxiye. In contrast, there is a monster called Erxipo. It looks like a baby, but has the face of an old woman. When it is picked up, its body will become heavier. However, I heard that if you take them home and boil them in a pot, they will turn into pumpkins."

Hermione's eyes widened, "Is it a pumpkin demon? Wait, I remember there are goblins, and goblins look like potatoes. Could it be that this is also a magical creature?"

"Of course." Yuko nodded, "This kind of creature is called a 'melon spirit'. It is a creature similar to a goblin. It has no intelligence and can only make whimpering sounds to attract the attention of Muggles and kill them. Eat them to death, and the solution is very simple, which is to burn them with fire."

"Speaking of which, there is a kind of monster in the mountains of Shikoku. It also likes to cry, but this kind of monster is much more powerful. According to legend, when it appears standing on one leg, it means that there will be an earthquake in the near future. But this kind of monster Monsters are rarely seen now, and there are no records to show that they actually existed.”

Just as he was talking, the sound of "bang bang" hitting wood came from the depths of the forest. Looking for the sound, it turned out that someone was practicing kendo in the woods. The other person was holding a wooden knife and pointing it at the tree hanging on the tree. The target was chopped at with knife after knife.

"Speaking of which, there have been more and more Muggles learning kendo in recent years." Murakami Takashi said with some envy, "Magic places can't find such good masters."

"Hey, why do you want to learn swordsmanship?" Hermione was a little confused, "Are there many bad people here who need to protect themselves?"

Murakami scratched his head, "That's not true, it's just..." He paused and then said sheepishly, "Don't you think that's cool?"

As he spoke, he held his hands empty and made a chopping motion, and yelled "ha-ha-" twice.

Well, it's not loud at all.

Hermione expressed her disbelief.

"Speaking of which, the sound of chopping wood seems to be a kind of monster." Yuko's eyes were bright. It was obvious that the previous stories had completely aroused her interest, and she couldn't stop now.

"The ancient woodcutter is a mountain monster spread in the Shikoku region.

"Mountain residents in Kochi Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture and other places say that after nightfall, the sound of felling trees can be heard in the mountains, 'bang bang bang', one after another, full of rhythm. When the trees are cut down, there will be a sound immediately. There was a loud bang, as if someone was actually cutting down a tree at night.

“Because it was too disturbing to the people, some people took advantage of the darkness, held torches, and followed the sound to the place where the sound came from to check.

“However, they searched and searched in the woods, but could not find any traces of felled trees, so they could only return along the road with horror.

"It is the ancient woodcutter who caused this incredible phenomenon. According to legend, the true identity of the ancient woodcutter is the soul of the woodcutter who was killed by a felled tree.

“The ancient woodcutter not only makes sounds, but also shakes the simple hut on the mountain. If a traveler misses the time and stays in the hut, then at night, when there is no wind outside, the house will still shake violently.

"It is said that this is the ancient woodcutter competing with the travelers passing by to show his strength. At this time, you only need to hold down the pillar with your hand to stop it, and it will stop. Otherwise, it will shake until the next morning. .”

"It doesn't seem like a dangerous monster?" Hermione wondered, "Are you trying to tell others not to secretly cut down trees at night?"

"Well, what about this?" Yuko tilted her head and thought for a while, "Maybe you just want to tell us that we need to pay attention to safety when cutting down trees?"

Robert's eyes flickered, and he approached Murakami and asked in a low voice, "Is the legend of the ancient woodcutter famous here?"

Murakami took a sip of lemon tea with some discomfort, and said depressedly, "If you ask me, I don't know. I don't particularly like these mysterious things, and I haven't seen much of them. You'd better ask." Ask Yuko.”

"It's the human soul." Robert reminded, "The human soul."

Murakami was stunned for a moment, then shivered, and his whole body seemed to be a little more energetic.

"You said, you mean..." He touched his pocket uneasily and took out the order form with the order written on it, "How is that possible?"

He couldn't believe it, but also wanted to believe it. After hesitating for a long time, he lowered his voice and asked, "Don't you think that this is actually a shikigami cultivation place for a certain priest?"

Robert nodded helplessly.

He also suddenly thought of this. Since Yuko said that this story is very popular in Kochi Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture and other places, it at least proves that people have died due to logging here.

Before, Murakami Takashi and Yuko said that in modern times, some people try to cultivate a shikigami like the Snow Girl. All it takes is a silly girl and a well-planned heavy snow to get a strong and powerful one. Powerful shikigami.

For the priests, is there anything more cost-effective than this?

Since the snow girl can be cultivated, why can't this monster called "Old Woodcutter" be cultivated?

"As long as you meet the condition of being killed by a felled tree, that's fine. Isn't it more convenient than a shikigami like Yuki-onna who can only do tricks in winter?" Robert met with a slightly mocking tone, "I think so. To see it, all you have to do is take an ax, chop down a tree, and let the tree crush itself to death.”

He snapped his fingers and said, "It only takes a Confusion Curse or the Imperius Curse to make a Muggle obediently turn himself into a ghost. I think the priests have more ways to control the mind than we do, right?" "