Although Miyashiro couldn't discern the appearance of this soul, he was still surprised to see it appear before him automatically. Had his words just now provoked it?
Having gained experience, Hu Tao seemed to guess something and asked the spirit, "Guuji?"
The spirit showed no reaction. Then, Hu Tao spoke another name: "Ei?"
The moment Hu Tao's voice fell, the state of that soul began to become unstable. Looking at its appearance, it seemed to have a thousand words to say, but couldn't.
Upon seeing the soul in such a state, Miyashiro and Zhongli both understood, their faces showing surprise. They hadn't expected this soul, which Hu Tao had casually picked up, to be connected to Ei. Miyashiro began to ponder who this soul could be.
Seeing Miyashiro's thoughtful expression, Hu Tao asked in confusion, "It seems Ei, whom I just mentioned, is this soul's obsession. Regent, who is this Ei? Do you know her?"
Miyashiro replied with a wry smile, "Of course I know her. Ei is the human name of Inazuma's Raiden Shogun."
Hu Tao was startled: "What?! The soul's obsession is actually the Raiden Shogun? Could it really be the Raiden Shogun's guard from back then?
Well, that makes things easy. Generally, for such an obsession, if the Raiden Shogun steps forward and appeases him with a few words, his obsession will be released, and he can move on. Regent, I wonder if you could introduce me to Her Excellency the Shogun?"
Miyashiro: "That's not a problem. However, the key issue here isn't that, but the specific identity of this soul. It might not be as simple as just being the Shogun's guard.
Hall Master Hu's reaction just now reminded me. Generally, the Gods of The Seven Archons all have their God names and human names. God names are almost universally known, like Beelzebul for the Electro Archon, Morax for the Geo Archon, and Barbatos for the God of Anemo.
However, their human names are only known to close friends and family. If he were merely the Raiden Shogun's guard, he wouldn't possibly know the name Ei.
Even in present-day Inazuma, the number of people who know this name is still very small. Most people refer to Ei as the Raiden Shogun or Her Excellency the Shogun, just as Liyue people like to call the Geo Archon Lord Rex Lapis or Lord Rex Lapis."
Hu Tao: "Then... what is Lord Rex Lapis's human name? Do you know?"
Miyashiro, Zhongli, Shenhe, Eula: ... Miyashiro rolled his eyes at Hu Tao. Why was this young girl's thinking so jumpy? He almost blurted it out: "Isn't the Rite of Parting for Lord Rex Lapis already held? And it was personally organized by your Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. What's the use of knowing his human name?"
Hu Tao gave an embarrassed laugh: "Hehe, it's precisely because the Rite of Parting was organized by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor that I care about this. It's one more thing to boast about to my friends."
At this moment, Zhongli couldn't stand it anymore. He coughed a few times and quickly changed the subject: "Hall Master, let's put this aside for now. The main business is more important.
From a rational perspective, the Regent's reasoning is very sound. Since ordinary people cannot know the Raiden Shogun's human name, it means that the true identity of this soul is very likely a close relative or someone very familiar with the Raiden Shogun, right?
Regent, do you have a target in mind for who it might be?"
Miyashiro nodded. Speaking of Ei's close friends, there were actually only a few: the Tengu General Sasayuri, the Guuji of Byakko, Kitsune Saiguu, the Oni Damselette Miko Chiyo, and the first Electro Archon, Raiden Makoto.
Considering that the soul appeared on Yashiori Island, Miyashiro's first thought was that it might be the Tengu General Sasayuri.
At that time, Orobashi, the Great God of Watatsumi, led the residents of Watatsumi Island to brazenly launch an eastward invasion. Narukami Island, unable to respond and take countermeasures in time, saw the demise of Sasayuri, the then Tengu General.
It was also because of the war waged by the Great Serpent Orobashi that Ei lost one of her good friends. In her burning rage, she struck with full force, directly cleaving Orobashi and Yashiori Island in two, which was considered a comfort to Sasayuri's spirit in the heavens.
However, Miyashiro quickly overturned his own guess. The eastward invasion happened a thousand years ago, while the Maguu Kenki technology only appeared five hundred years ago. With so many years in between, how could Sasayuri's soul have been preserved?
Furthermore, the descriptions of Maguu Kenki in Inazuma's history are also very interesting. It is said that when it was created, it integrated the memories of the first patriarch of a swordsmanship school famous for its secret sword, [Tengu Sho], but then lost control for unknown reasons and was eventually discarded.
Miyashiro had heard of the first patriarch of this swordsmanship school, the founder of the Iwakura style, Iwakura no Douin, whose real name was Mikoshi Doukei, the legitimate son of Miko Chiyo!
Five hundred years ago, the Calamity of the Black invaded Inazuma. Because Miko Chiyo was tainted by the poisonous blood of monsters, she gradually, like Stormterror Dvalin, was swallowed by the curse, lost her memory, and brazenly attacked the Raiden Shogun. In the end, Ei cut off her sword-wielding right arm and oni horn.
Due to Miko Chiyo's open act of betrayal, the Mikoshi Clan fell from grace. Mikoshi Doukei, Chiyo's biological son, was also driven out of Inazuma City and eventually lived incognito in Konda Village, adopting the alias Iwakura Doukei.
During this time, he met the Tengu Damselette Mitsuyo. With her help, Mikoshi Doukei spent thirteen years finally mastering his unique secret sword [Tengu Sho].
It was precisely with this original sword technique that Iwakura Doukei became the Kujou Clan's swordsmanship instructor, earning the martial title [Douin], and eventually founded the Iwakura style, a swordsmanship school that once had countless disciples.
Unfortunately, due to Iwakura no Douin's mysterious disappearance, in the turbulent times five hundred years later, the Iwakura style degenerated into a terrifying organization that casually tested swords on passersby.
Finally, at the instigation of a kind-hearted blonde Damselette and a silver floating spirit, they cleared out the entire sect, and this five-hundred-year-old swordsmanship school ultimately ended at their hands.
As the legitimate son of Torachiyo, he indeed had the possibility of learning the Raiden Shogun's human name from his mother's mouth.
Could it be that the true identity of this soul is the mysteriously disappeared Iwakura no Douin? Perhaps the reason why the Maguu Kenki had Iwakura no Douin's memories wasn't for any other reason, but because Iwakura no Douin's soul resided within the Maguu Kenki's core?
And the reason for its loss of control was that as the soul was eroded by time, it lost its memories of rationality, and only pure combat instinct remained?
This conjecture was reasonable, and Miyashiro felt its credibility was over eighty percent. Thinking of this, Miyashiro suddenly lost interest. It wasn't Miko Chiyo herself, just Miko Chiyo's son. What was so special about that?
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