"I heard that Kanna-sama is very seriously ill and I'm afraid he won't survive this August..."
"Don't talk nonsense... Alas, it's rare to see such a kind and kind family leader as Kanna-sama. How could he get such a disease?"
"Let's organize this year's fireworks display well, pray for Lord Kanna, and hope that Lord Rabbit God will bless you!"
The comments of passers-by sounded at the right time, clearly audible like subtitles, pouring into Qisi's mind.
Zeiss seemed to have fully loaded into the game until this moment, and was finally able to speak.
He met Reiko's considering gaze and said with a smile: "Because I want to listen to Reiko. It's boring to always tell stories to yourself."
He lowered his eyes again and said with some frustration: "Moreover, the master of the family is actually suffering from such a disease. I always wonder if I told the wrong story about the Rabbit God and made him unhappy, which led to such a punishment... ”
"Xiaoqi, don't think too much. How could you be wrong?" The suspicion in Lingzi's eyes disappeared, leaving only concern and tolerance. "All our children have to memorize those two haiku couplets since they were young. No one will Wrong memory——
"The Rabbit God came to the northwest, draped in red and colorful and sitting on a high platform, blessing all generations; three families celebrated fireworks, drove through Southeast Street, and was buried in front of a cave. You and I, as well as Akira Kurokawa, all know this, how could we be wrong?"< br>
The girl's eyes were blurred and she murmured in a low voice: "Two hundred years ago, the land under our feet was so desolate that it didn't even have a fixed name. At that time, our ancestors had not yet established any property, had no livestock, and had no fertile farmland. They live a hard life by hunting, and they all hope that a god will come to the world to guide them.
"Lord Rabbit God was moved by their sincerity. During an autumn hunt, he came to the northwest mountains and met with the heads of the three largest families in the area at that time, namely Kanna, Edo and Kurokawa, who were our Ancestors. He promised to the ancestors that as long as they are willing to worship Him from generation to generation, everyone's wishes can be fulfilled at the annual Fireworks Festival
"But people have too many wishes. If every wish has to be fulfilled, it will be too troublesome for Lord Rabbit God. Therefore, Lord Rabbit God will only fulfill the wishes of the most pious families. Whose children will talk about Him? Whoever tells the best story will be the most pious, and He will fulfill that family's wish
"Like Xiao Qi, you are the son of the head of the Kanna family. Your wish must be for Kanna to recover, right? My surname is Edo, and I have asked my mother about my wishes, but she always said that I don't have to think about anything else. , it’s enough to make the wish you most want to realize..."
Reiko's narration gradually became more and more cheerful. Qisi listened and memorized carefully, completing the world view and background of the game "Escape from Usagi Kamachi" bit by bit.
He first confirmed that his relationship with the Kanna family was that of father and son. With how much the residents of Usagiami Town loved the Kanna family, he should be able to enjoy the remaining shadow, at least not be disgusted and rejected.
Secondly, in addition to the Kanna family, there are two major families, the Edo and the Kurokawa families, which stand as three pillars to check and balance each other. Reiko is the daughter of the Edo family. She seems to be favored by the family and is allowed to have her own wishes.
Finally, the Rabbit God's criterion for judging whether a family is pious is whether the children can tell His stories well. The moment Zeiss learned this piece of information, the word "tell" flashed in his mind.
The three major families have passed it down from generation to generation, and the children have passed it on orally, making the story of the Rabbit God heard by more people. No matter how false the legend is, some people will believe it to be true if it is told too often.
Those people will also become believers in the Rabbit God and spread this belief so that more and more people will know...
Chiss couldn't help but think of the strange game that persuaded him before entering the dungeon. He also said that after his name and deeds were known to others, it would be possible to gain faith.
The Rabbit God lives in the Rabbit God Town, and he must be collecting faith. I don’t know what his purpose is.
Reiko held Qisi's hand and said happily: "Xiaoqi, you and I are both good at telling stories, and we will definitely be favored by Lord Rabbit God. After seven days, our wishes may come true."
The girl's hands were cold and stiff, lacked elasticity, and clearly belonged to a dead person.
Qisi let her hold his hand and asked, pretending to be concerned: "Then what wish does Reiko intend to make?"
"I can't tell you, it won't work if I say it." Reiko said mysteriously, "It's not a wish that is too difficult to come true. A wish that is too excessive will not be ignored by Lord Rabbit God."
What is an excessive wish? Is it okay to let this so-called Rabbit God transfer his authority?
Zeiss calculated it with great interest, and was really curious about the mechanism of the Rabbit God's wish-fulfillment. He wondered how it was similar or different from the Sphinx.
"Xiaoqi, look! They're selling rabbit masks over there!" Reiko suddenly pointed to a stall not far away and shouted in surprise.
Before Qisi could respond, she let go of Qisi's hand, ran over with her skirt in hand, picked up a mask and put it on her face.
She turned her head to look at Qiss. The protruding rabbit lips and furry face were pressed against her white neck, and they instantly overlapped with the small corpse in the pit.
This rabbit mask is very strange. The eyes are hollow and deep-set, reminiscent of the eye sockets of a skull; the corners of the mouth are unnaturally grinned in an arc, revealing densely packed fangs.
The uncanny valley effect has been taken to the extreme, and it is hard to imagine that this kind of thing will be popular.
The stall owner also wears a rabbit mask on his head. Because of his fat figure, he looks more funny than scary at first glance.
He looked at Reiko and said with a smile: "Is she Reiko from the Edo family? She is indeed the child who looks most like the Rabbit God."
Reiko stroked the mask on her face and responded with a smile: "Thank you, that would be great if that was the case!"
"Reiko, if you like it, this mask will be given to you." The stall owner said with a smile, looking like an adult who treats children kindly.
"Thank you so much!" Reiko bowed deeply before running back to Qisi.
The weird bunny mask on her face trembled slightly as she ran, and her smile became more sinister and exaggerated, as if it came to life in an instant.
Qisi silently looked at the scary rabbit beside him, and then heard Reiko's smiling voice coming from under the mask: "Everyone has been so polite to me recently, even though they said before that you are the child who is most like the Rabbit God!" < br>
"Really?" Qisi chuckled, his eyes narrowed into a narrow line.
The temporary change of voice cannot be without reason. The possibility that the "Xiao Qi" he plays is suddenly overtaken by Reiko is very slim, and there may be some hidden secret behind it.
"Being like the Rabbit God" and "telling the story of the Rabbit God" are not the same concept. The former is closer to the god and is more likely to be selected to undertake some rituals such as the descent of the god.
Haiku in the story of the Rabbit God says:
[The Rabbit God descended to the northwest, clad in red and colorful, sitting on a high platform, blessing all generations
[Three families celebrating fireworks, driving through Southeast Street, in front of a deep cave]
In the CG at the beginning of the dungeon, Reiko dies, her body is dragged to the forest and buried, and her face changes into that of a rabbit, which is consistent with the sentence "buried deep in the cave"...
Is "like the Rabbit God" really a good thing?
Zeiss walked over to the stall selling bunny masks.
When he was two steps away, before he could speak, the stall owner greeted him from a distance: "Is this Shichiro, who is under Lord Kanna's knee? I heard that he is the most devout child to the Rabbit God. I will also give you a mask." ”
He grabbed a mask and handed it to Zeiss.
Qisi: "..."
He looked directly into the stall owner's eyes behind the mask and said: "I just heard you tell Reiko that she is the child who is most like the Rabbit God, but it was clear that I was the one before." He lowered his eyes respectfully: "Fireworks Festival Right now, I want to ask what I can do to become more like the Rabbit God, and what else am I not doing well enough?”
The stall owner panicked and quickly apologized: "Qilang has done a very good job. We are a small business and we always have to say a few words to please people, just like forming a good relationship...
"Sacrifice is a matter for the heads of the family. How can I know the specific details? The Rabbit God Festival is about to take place at the fireworks festival. Generally, there will be no temporary changes in choices. Maybe you can ask Kanna-sama."
"Really?" Zeiss asked.
The stall owner touched the sweat beads on his neck and said: "If you don't believe it, I can tell you that Kannashichiro is indeed the child who is most like the Rabbit God."
"Forget it." Qisi took the mask from the stall owner expressionlessly.
In any case, the stall owner still provided a piece of useful information, that is, a sacrifice to the Rabbit God will be carried out at the fireworks festival, which is suspected to have something to do with the children.
Moreover, the Rabbit God Festival is managed by three family heads, who have considerable power.
The item description of the mask is refreshed on the system interface.
【Name: Rabbit God Mask】
[Type: props (copies cannot be taken out)]
[Effect: Make you look more like the Rabbit God]
[Note: Don’t do anything, you are on your own! 】
As soon as Chiss got the camouflage props, he started planning how to impersonate the Rabbit God and steal his faith and divine power.
Of course, he doesn't plan to put on the mask right away. God knows what will happen after putting it on, whether it will trigger a curse or other consequences.
He held the mask in his arms, turned back to Reiko, and asked softly: "Reiko, what kind of person do you think my father is?"
Lingzi came back from her joy and said puzzledly: "Xiaoqi, you are really weird today. How can I comment on your father?"
Qisi's expression remained unchanged, and he continued: "But I just want to know Reiko's opinion. This is very important to me. My father always said that he was sick because he was not pious enough. Even I am no longer the child who is most like the Rabbit God. ...I think the outsider’s view may be more convincing.”
As long as you know a person's personality, you can design an effective set of targeted words.
And Lu Ming had told Qisi about Reiko's character traits just before the start of the second week.
As expected, Reiko fell into the trap and thought about it and said: "How could you not be pious enough? You must have made a mistake somewhere... I think Uncle Kanna is a very good person and always smiles at me, but my mother doesn't seem to like it very much." He..."
She paused and rubbed her hair sadly: "Mom also asked me not to play with you, but I just don't let her know. I like to play with Xiaoqi the most!"
Qisi had a vague feeling that Reiko's mother might know something, and said calmly: "I think your mother misunderstood me because of some people's unfair evaluation. Maybe you can take me to see her, and maybe the misunderstanding can be resolved. ”
Reiko shook her head in embarrassment: "After my father passed away, my mother stopped allowing me to take other people home. Should I go back and persuade her?"
"No, please don't tell Lingzi that I said these things to you, so as not to embarrass her." Qisi said.
The "Archiveable" prompt appeared on the game panel of "Escape from Usagi Kamachi", and he silently recited the word "Archive" in his heart.
[Get the save point ② Reiko’s Rabbit God Mask]
[After Reiko obtained the Rabbit God Mask, you were worried and asked the stall owner and her some indirect questions, but failed to get any more information.
[It seems that there is a conspiracy growing in the dark, which will destroy everything peaceful and peaceful in front of you at any time, but no one knows what it will be...]
After reading the narration, Qisi knew that something was indeed wrong and that there was indeed a conspiracy.
I just don’t know which aspect specifically.
However, the game is called "Escape from Usagi-gami Town". Will the mission goal be to leave Usagi-gami Town?
After all, Kanna Shichiro is also a child, and he was also given the Rabbit God Mask. There is a high probability that he will be affected by the conspiracy. Escape in advance is the easiest choice.
At most, the unconscious Reiko was picked up, and the two of them escaped from Usagiami Town.
Qisi made a decision and turned to Reiko and said: "Reiko, let's walk along this street and take a look outside Usagi Kamachi."
"Why?" Reiko's eyes showed a tangled look, "We have never left Usagiami Town since we were born. Children are not allowed to leave Usagiami Town. If my mother and your father knew that you had this idea , will be unhappy.”
"It'll be fine if we don't let them know." Qisi sighed softly, "Besides, my original wish was to go out to Rabbit God Town for a visit, but I didn't expect that my father would be sick at this juncture... I really wanted to go out Just one look, Reiko, would you like to accompany me?"
Reiko hesitated for a long time before nodding: "Okay, let's go out and take a look and come back soon."
Qisi smiled: "Thank you Reiko, let's leave now."
There is a map of Usagiami Town on the game board, which is similar to the outline of the floor plan of Nozomi Middle School. Although the buildings and facilities are completely different, they can still be roughly matched.
Qiss followed the pointer on the map and walked northwest along the street. Reiko followed him slightly nervously.
The houses on both sides became lower and lower, and the crowds gradually became sparse. There were only a few adults in black standing on the street, looking coldly at the two children walking slowly forward.
At the back, the adults put on rabbit masks and stood like statues. Their fluffy rabbit faces followed Qis' direction and turned with faint eyes.
I don't know when the fog started between the sky and the earth, blurring the faces and figures. The prayer ribbons above my head fell down and accumulated at my feet. Each one was in tatters, as if they had been beaten by wind and rain.
"Xiaoqi, I'm so scared." Lingzi said, "Let's go back."
"Don't be afraid, keep walking." Qisi turned around and grabbed her wrist, but he touched a short rabbit fur, which was cold and prickly.
(End of chapter)