Because it was getting late, Xu Shenxing and the others did not rush to leave the village, but temporarily stayed at Otohime's current home—besides, Otohime also needed time to say goodbye to Urashima Taro.
At night, Viola felt that she had been shaken awake.
Opened her eyes to find the parrot dancing samba on her quilt.
After smashing the parrot down with a pillow, she was going to sleep in a daze.
However, the parrot that was smashed into the air still persevered and ran to her bedside: "Wake up, I have something to show you now."
"Well… "
Viola felt that she hadn't been able to sleep well since she came to the Age of Mythology.
The whole village was destroyed by Yamata no Orochi in the middle of sleeping in the file reading last time. Let alone, even if he killed Yamata no Orochi with the help of Xu Shenxing, because the banquet in the village lasted quite late, the next day because of Xu Shenxing The impatient relationship was on the road early, and there was no way to fully rest.
Now I can finally get a full sleep, but I was disturbed by the parrot again.
But although she was a little dissatisfied, Viola yawned a lot and forced herself to get out of bed.
"What's the matter?" the girl rubbed her eyes and followed the parrot out of the room, asking in a daze.
"Girl, don't you think you are too weak for a magical girl?"
The parrot said awe-inspiringly: "In this way, how can we beat the tentacles!"
"Adversaries are already limited to that kind of thing! Apologize to magical girl anime all over the world!"
The girl complained about the parrot in a half-dream, and then yawned again: "And that magical girl you made didn't have any powerful moves in the first place."
"That's why I told you to come out now... You'll know the reason after a while, so just shut up and go with me."
The parrot flapped its wings and walked in front of it, flying and jumping.
Although Viola was full of doubts, since the parrot had said so, she could only follow along in a daze.
The two kept walking, left the village, passed through the coconut grove outside the village, and finally came to a beach.
Facing the sea, the sound of the tide is bursting. The beauty of the ocean at night is different from that of the day. The darkness gives people a special sense of depth and mystery.
On the sea, there is a man.
Viola narrowed her eyes, barely able to see the figure of the other party—it was Otohime.
However, it is different from the civilian woman's dress during the day. At this time, Otohime has changed back to the attire that a dragon god should have. Although the clothes are still kimonos, they are the kind of gold and silver threads, covered with various beautiful patterns, There is also a formal kimono with long sleeves; on her head is a crown made of coral and tortoiseshell, and in her hands are flutes and rattles inlaid with various gemstones.
At this time, Otohime looked solemn and was dancing on the sea.
The sea breeze did not decrease because of the arrival of night, but it tended to increase, and the waves also became more turbulent.
But the young girl acted like she was walking on flat ground, and the waves and waves did not affect her in the slightest.
Her dancing posture is so beautiful that after staring at her, all other sounds in the whole world seem to disappear, only such a beautiful person is left spinning and jumping on the sea surface, dancing amazingly one after another dancing.
At some point, the storm calmed down.
The heavy cloud in the sky gradually dissipated, wisps of silvery moonlight hang down from the sky like the most advanced silk, making the originally dark sea sparkle like a stage.
Viola suddenly discovered that under the surface of the sea, there began to be a little light spots like fireflies floating out. These light spots were of different colors and slowly revolved around the girl. While the sea surface is decorated as dazzling and beautiful as the Milky Way, it also fills the whole scene with a dreamlike atmosphere, which even makes Wuye involuntarily wonder if she is dreaming.
"Those spots of light," the parrot's voice brought Viola back to reality, but the beautiful sight still caught her eyes, and she couldn't bear to look away: "Every one of them is this piece of light." The souls of dead creatures in the sea of time."
"Eh?"
After her brain understood the meaning of the parrot's words, the girl turned her head in shock and looked at the parrot.
"Although it's not something to be proud of, Fusang's reincarnation system actually relies mostly on the underworld on the Huaxia side." The parrot laughed at himself: "Do you know why there are so many gods on Fusang's side?" The reason is very simple, if there are not so many gods sending the souls of the dead into reincarnation, the human world of Fusang will soon be full of souls of creatures, and finally be eroded by the "Yellow Spring Kingdom" and become a country with only the dead—the fact Actually, even though there are so many gods, our souls who have just died occasionally still fail to enter reincarnation in time, and finally rely on some messy things to form the so-called 'ninety-nine gods'."
"That is to say, Otohime-sama is sending those souls back into reincarnation now..."
Only then did Viola understand the meaning of the girl's actions.
"Then the question arises... Why did the number of gods in the world decrease sharply after modern times, but Fusang did not achieve the kingdom of the dead?"
The parrot first nodded in affirmation of Viola's words, and then raised its wings to ask questions.
"Why?" Pennywort didn't intend to guess at all, but asked while looking at the parrot.
"Because someone else performed the duties of the gods." The parrot didn't intend to show off, but replied straightforwardly: "Although there are no gods in this world, their shrines still exist, and their representatives are the gods in the shrines." Priests and priestesses will perform congratulatory ceremonies or Kagura dances. It doesn’t matter if I don’t understand the meaning and it’s just for commercial purposes, as long as these two acts as symbols are completed, those souls will be sent to reincarnation.”
"Then why did you wake me up? To watch Otohime dance?"
Viola half understood the parrot's explanation, so she could only ask in the end.
"Of course not—" the parrot flew up suddenly, and shouted at Otohime from a high altitude: "Your Highness Otohime, although I'm sorry, I have something to ask you!"
Probably because the ceremony had come to an end, Otohime took two last steps, and all the lights around her disappeared.
Only then did she look at the parrot curiously: "What's the matter, Mr. Bian Caitian?"
"If possible, can you teach this girl the Kagura dance you just did?" The parrot pointed at Wuye with its beak and gestured.
"Huh? Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Viola felt as if she had been tricked again.