Chapter 100: Chapter 100: The Simple and Honest Customs of Inazuma
Seeing her fellow villager use Crystal Marrow, which is harmful to the body, to deceive outsiders, Chiori and Yae Miko felt somewhat ashamed in front of Lin Yide.
The group continued forward, and after walking for a while, Chiori turned to Lin Yide and explained with some embarrassment, "Yide, this is just an isolated incident, and it doesn't represent all the people of Inazuma.
In fact, most of the people of Inazuma are very simple and honest."
Lin Yide completely understood Chiori's feelings.
In his previous life, he often saw his fellow villagers acting crazy.
He smiled reassuringly and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I completely understand this kind of situation. It's just an individual act and won't affect my overall view of Inazuma."
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The entire Yashiori Island presented a desolate scene.
Looking around, apart from the occasional lightning strike and the ubiquitous miasma, there were hardly any signs of life.
On this land, even time seemed to have stopped, leaving only endless silence and desolation.
Tens of thousands of residents of Yashiori Island lived day after day in this hellish environment.
The miasma in the air constantly eroded their bodies and minds.
It wasn't that they didn't want to escape, but they couldn't, and could only endure this painful torment.
"Guuji Yae, facing the tragic situation on Yashiori Island, don't you have anything to say?"
Chiori's anger was hard to suppress, and she directly questioned Yae Miko beside her.
Yae Miko glanced at her indifferently and retorted, "What right do you, someone who once fled Inazuma, have to question me?"
Chiori didn't back down and responded sharply, "At least I know to come back and save Inazuma, while you only enjoy the worship of the people in the peaceful and serene Grand Narukami Shrine. What do you think about that?"
Yae Miko sneered, "The reason I can receive the worship of the people is because I have done a lot of practical things for them. Don't judge me with your narrow mind."
Seeing that the two were about to start pulling each other's hair, Lin Yide hurriedly stepped forward to mediate, "Alright, now is not the time to argue about who is right and wrong. We should focus on solving the problem."
Hearing Lin Yide's words, the two looked at each other and chose to cease the fire and stop arguing.
The three continued forward, and soon after, they found a samurai kneeling devoutly in front of a shrine, as if telling the gods his inner prayers.
They slowly approached, intending to ask the samurai about the situation of the surrounding residents.
Hearing the footsteps, the samurai stood up and turned to face Lin Yide and the others.
A strange and stiff smile appeared on his thin face, and he introduced himself, "Greetings, travelers from afar. I am Washizu, the village chief of Higi Village. Is there anything I can help you with?"
However, at this moment, Yae Miko and Chiori had solemn expressions, as cold as frost.
From the evil aura emanating from Washizu, they clearly felt that the other party was a follower of an evil god, and the shrine he had just been kneeling in front of was obviously an illicit shrine.
Lin Yide smiled and asked in a gentle tone, "So you're the village chief. I have a question I'd like to ask you. How many people have you sacrificed so far?"
"Oh, not many, only ten people," Washizu blurted out, but immediately realized his slip of the tongue.
He quickly drew his katana from his waist, a sneer on his face, "Since you've already discovered it, then I don't need to pretend anymore."
To his surprise, the seemingly gentle man in front of him didn't show the slightest panic, but instead revealed an unspeakable joy.
Lin Yide was of course happy. Experience points were being delivered to his door, how could he not be happy?
Washizu roared, his whole body bursting with power, and his body leaped high like a spring. He gripped his katana with both hands and slashed down at the top of Lin Yide's head with the force of a thunderbolt.
The blade flashed, carrying a sharp killing intent, determined to cut Lin Yide in two.
In this flash of lightning, Lin Yide's figure was as elusive as the wind.
A black sword had appeared in his hand at some point, the blade emitting a faint cold light.
He flashed, dodging Washizu's sure-kill blow with an almost unbelievable speed and angle.
Lin Yide, who had dodged the attack, didn't stop. He waved his hand, and the black sword drew a strange arc.
A black sword light cut through the air, slashing towards Washizu with the power of destruction.
This sword light was like a black lightning bolt, both fast and deadly.
Washizu had just landed and hadn't had time to adjust his posture when he felt a cold chill coming.
He wanted to continue to swing his sword to block, but it was too late.
He only felt a chill on his neck, as if something had gently brushed past.
Then, everything went black, his consciousness gradually blurred, and finally he fell into the endless darkness forever.
"Congratulations to the host for completing the training event - killing the evil village chief Washizu, who sacrificed living people, and gaining 200 experience points."
Although the experience points given were only a mere 200 points, Lin Yide didn't mind at all.
He calmly put away the black sword and continued to move forward steadily.
Behind him, Chiori's voice came with a hint of resentment, "Yide, such things are, after all, isolated cases. The vast majority of the people of Inazuma still maintain their simplicity and kindness."
Lin Yide turned around and saw Chiori looking depressed. She couldn't understand why these things just happened in front of them.
He took the initiative to comfort her, "Chiori, this is a normal phenomenon. Every place has a small group of dirty and despicable people, just like Fontaine gave birth to a beast like Vacher."
Chiori's face didn't improve much, and she gave him a resentful look, "Vacher is actually from Snezhnaya."
Lin Yide immediately felt a little embarrassed, and he quickly added, "Uh… Fontaine also has perverts like..."
Yae Miko had been silent all along. She felt even more ashamed of the matter of Washizu sacrificing living people.
Because dealing with such evil shrine problems should have been the responsibility of the Grand Narukami Shrine.
The three didn't stay too long and continued forward.
But they hadn't gone far when they encountered a group of three Nobushi.
Just as these three bandits were about to speak, a flash of yellow light suddenly streaked across.
In that instant, the Nobushi trio didn't even have time to utter a line before falling into a pool of blood.
Chiori gracefully sheathed the katana in her hand and said casually, "They are not true Inazumans."
Yae Miko followed up, "Yes, they are not true Inazumans."
Obviously, the various "simple" folk customs encountered in the past half day had made Yae Miko and Chiori feel unbearable.
They had only stepped into Yashiori Island for half a day, and they had encountered scammers, evil god followers who sacrificed living people, and Nobushi who robbed homes.
After saying this, they all turned their attention to Lin Yide, as if waiting for his statement.
Lin Yide only felt a chill down his spine and quickly agreed with their statement, "Yes, they are definitely not true Inazumans. The people of Inazuma are very simple and kind."
As soon as he finished speaking, the chill instantly disappeared.