Fantasyland: Oriental Morning Star

The 'Great Festival of Leakage' is a festival held every year after the beginning of autumn in the country of Tsuya.

In the earliest days, the people who lived here were infested with yokai.

The most powerful of these is a giant serpent with a body made of rock.

Because at that time, in the eyes of people, such monsters were almost like imaginary gods. After that, the people gave the serpent a name, called 'Gozuo Koujin'

Although he is the closest youkai to the gods, he knows that he is only a youkai after all.

As for people calling him 'God', Yu Zuokou was of course full of joy and admitted it. And he really became the god of the humans here.

Gozuokou also commands all the youkai in the vicinity.

But he doesn't restrain his monsters, when these monsters attack the humans around him, Mizukuchi doesn't stop it, watching the humans who regard him as a god being killed by his monsters, Mizukachi just looks at everything that happens.

It was a cruel past, and the human beings who were ruled by the Imperial Left Mouth were miserable. Gradually, the idea of "hoping for the emergence of a god who can subdue the god of the left mouth" has gradually appeared in people's minds. And this belief has finally given birth to a god over time.

At first, the name of the new god was unknown, and in the election, a gentle, kind girl became the shrine maiden of the new god. Under the guidance of the shrine maiden, the name of the new god was also known, 'Subo Damyojin'

After sensing the explosion of huge divine power in his own country, Mizaguchi led his youkai to besiege Suwako.

Although she is a god who has just been born, Suwako's strength is truly undoubted. Under the manipulation of Suwako's divine power, sand, rocks, trees, and everything on the earth shrouded in divine power became her weapon. This is also the power of Suwako [Kun].

As a rock turned into a giant snake, the left mouth of the left cannot cause any damage to Suwako, who controls [Kun]. It's just that because people's desire is to 'subdue Gosaguchi,' Suwako has taken him into his own subordinate gods.

As for the youkai who followed him to harm the side, they didn't have such good luck. With the power of [Kun], the earth slowly cracked into the Grand Canyon, and after sending those monsters into it, the cracked earth closed again. Those monsters are buried in it forever.

After solving the problem of being infested by youkai, people want to have enough to eat every day. Receiving the faith of the people, Suwako transformed the land and turned it into fertile soil for a good harvest.

Along with Suwako's feat, the name 'Subo Daimyojin' spread rapidly to the surrounding small settlements.

The surrounding settlements began to move towards the land blessed by the gods, and more and more settlements moved here. It has also been given a new name, 'The Land of Leaks'.

Today's 'Great Festival of Leaking Arrows' is the day when the 'Land of Leaking Arrows' was established.

Although Mizuguchi was strongly accepted by Suwako as a subordinate god, he did not admit these in his heart. As for the change of the left mouth, it is because of that day...

"Yu Zuokou, for me to observe the living conditions of human beings today. Living in a shrine built by people, Suwako, who had a blank face, said indifferently to the left mouth in front of him.

"Yes, Suwako-sama. After hearing Suwako's words, a glimmer of light flashed in his golden snake eyes, and although he acted respectfully, he still had his own thoughts in his heart.

This is the first 'Leaking Arrow Festival', walking on the way to the festival, looking at the noisy humans around the venue like ants, Gozuokou's face is gloomy, and the killing intent in his heart is constantly fermenting.

"It's all these damn humans!" It's ...... just a little faith, although the killing intent in his heart has skyrocketed, but because of Suwako's constraints, this killing intent can only turn into an impotent rage in his heart.

"Grandpa, today is the first year of the completion of the 'Leakage Country', and everyone is looking forward to it with great joy, why is your expression so terrible, Grandpa?".

looked at the little girl beside him who he could have killed casually, and was looking at him with a worried look. (Humans don't know what the human appearance of the left mouth looks like.)

Yu Zuokou, who doesn't understand human feelings, takes the little girl's worries for pity, thinking that she is pitying herself.

'Damn, are you pitying me?' How dare a human pity me, a god!'

His face became more and more gloomy, but because of Suwako's constraints, no matter what, Gozuokou couldn't hurt the humans here.

"Well, this is the candy that my uncle gave me before, every time I eat one, those unhappy things will be forgotten! This candy will be given to you, grandfather, I hope you can forget those unhappy things as soon as possible." "

The girl who didn't know the identity of Yu Zuokou just thought he was a bad old man, and stuffed a simple maltose wrapped in bud rice skin into the palm of Yu Zuokou's hand, and the little girl left.

For the girl's kindness, Gozuokou did not accept it, for him this is the human being in pity to become someone else's subordinate to God.

He threw the candy on the ground and stomped on it. Then he left this place where his heart was full of anger but there was nowhere to vent.

After casually dealing with Suwako's few words, he left the shrine and found a place away from the crowd and fell asleep.

Before the festival the following year, Gosaguchi was woken up again by Suwako and asked him to see how human life was going.

Familiar scenes, annoying bugs, noisy sounds. These seemed to turn into sharp blades and insert them into the body of the left mouth one by one.

"Grandpa, it's you again, why are you still unhappy this year?"

It's the little worm who pities himself again. ’

The past that happened last year gradually came to light, and Misaguchi didn't plan to bother her, and was going to go back to sleep after walking a few laps to deal with Suwako.

"Eh, grandpa, don't go, this candy was made for me by my mother. If I can meet you again this year, I will give you this candy, and I hope you will be happy. "

Once again, he shoved the candy into Gozuokou's hand, and the little girl disappeared into the crowd.

I didn't care about the little girl's departure, and looked at the candy in my hand. Compared to last year's package of bud rice skin, this time it seems to be a little more delicate.

After "Boredom" threw the candy on the ground, Mizukuchi turned around and left.

In the third year, the same task was repeated. It seems that Yu Zuokou, who has gradually adapted to the environment, although the anger in his heart has calmed down a lot, but his expression is still so gloomy.

I met the little girl again, she was much taller than last year.

"Grandpa, are you the only one this year?" looked at the heavy face of the royal left, and the girl asked her own question.

Only this time Yu Zuokou actually responded to her.

"Hmm".

Although there is only one word, Yu Zuokou doesn't know why after saying it, his heart is a lot more relaxed.

"In that case, then I'll accompany you, grandpa!" the girl said to him with a smile when she heard Yu Zuokou's answer.

"No, you don't. Rejecting the girl's proposal, Mizuku said to her coldly

Hearing Mizuokou's answer, the girl was not disappointed, but took out a candy and stuffed it into Mizuokou's hand.

"Then take this candy old man, I made it myself!"

He slipped the candy into Gozuokou's hand, smiled and waved at him, and left.

Looking at the back of the girl leaving, Gozuokou looked at the candy in his hand.

'It's much simpler than last time'

The ghost made the god worse.,Yu Zuokou actually peeled off the candy's coat and put the candy in his mouth.。

Feeling the sweetness of the candy, I looked at the crowd around me. Gosaguchi left here and returned to the shrine.

"How?" Looking at Misaguchi, who had already returned, Suwako appeared in front of him.

"Suwako-sama, humanity is doing well. "

"Well, I know, you can step down. "

"Yes".

Leaving the shrine, Gozuoguchi did not return to the mountains to sleep this time. Instead, he casually walked on the road of the festival and watched the crowd.

In the fourth year, familiar scenes, lively crowds, cheerful voices. Although the left side of the mouth and face are a little unnatural, it is not cold.

"It's a coincidence, old man, I can meet you every year, is this what my mother said?" Looking at Yu Zuokou in the crowd, the girl happily recognized him.

"This time, let me bring you to visit the festival, old man!"

Looking at the girl who was looking at him expectantly, Yu Zukou didn't know why he would agree.

"Hmm".

"Okay, old man, come here with me, there's a drama show over there. Hearing that Yu Zuokou agreed, the girl excitedly pulled his sleeve and rushed towards the general.

The body of a high-level youkai was easily pulled by a girl like this.

Looking at the performance of the 'Subo Damyojin subduing the left mouth god' who is performing this in front of me, he will definitely be furious according to his own character. I just don't know why looking at the scene in front of me, I only have a calm in my heart.

Fifth, sixth, and seventh years......

Every year's festival, Yu Zuokou will be pulled around by the girl, watching the little girl grow taller every time they meet, and Yu Zuokou doesn't know when he has an inexplicable emotion.

After that, instead of going into the cave to sleep, Gozuokou blended into the crowd and began to understand human emotions.

Later, he also understood that his inexplicable emotions were the relief of human beings watching their younger generations grow up.

I don't know when I started looking forward to the next year's festival.

"Sachiko, grandpa, I brought you candy apples. "

Looking at the girl who appeared in front of him, Mizuo smiled and took out an apple candy from his back.

"Thank you, grandpa!" Although she didn't know the old man's name, Sachiko had already recognized him as her grandfather.

"Is this the feeling of human beings?" looked at Sachiko, who was smiling at her, and Mizakuchi recalled all kinds of past.

The sad begging of humans, the yokai that let out loud laughter, and the indifferent expressions of their own. At this moment, he finally understood what a human being was.

After that, Gozuokou made a decision that he would use the rest of his life as a human to protect the people of this country.

When the festival is over and you return to the shrine, you look at the indifferent Subo Damyojin.

Yu Zuokou suddenly realized that he had Sachiko's change, and now he has integrated into human life and experienced the beauty of time.

But who can change Suwako, who has no desires and no desires, and who will always be more indifferent than her former self?

After that, Gosaguchi never stopped looking for the person who could change Suwako, but neither the humans of the country of Miya nor the subordinate gods who joined in later, but none of them had the ability to change Suwako.

I don't know how many years have passed, Sachiko, who was once regarded as his granddaughter, has already started a family and has children. But...... When will someone who can change Suwako appear?

Until one day, a traveler from the Celestial Empire walked into the shrine.