Miroku slowly stood up from the bed, walked to the desk, and lit a candle.
The flickering candlelight dispelled the darkness in the room, reflecting her tired face.
"Was the dream just now a new prophecy?" Miroku, wearing only a thin gauze dress, sat down in front of the desk, holding her forehead with slender fingers. The dim light of the candlelight reflected her graceful figure, but it could not dispel the worry between her brows.
Those purple eyes were full of anxiety about the future.
As a member of the witch clan, Miroku has inherited the power of witches since she was a child, and predicting the future is one of her important abilities.
Basically, the prophecies made by witches will come true. Therefore, in Land of Demons, which has no famous name, witches have a very high status. They are not only the object of worship of the people, but also the nominal ruler of the country in Land of Demons.
In recent years, Miroku has felt that the sealed ones have become more and more restless, and a bad premonition has arisen in her heart.
So she is also making preparations. Once there is a danger of breaking out of the seal, Miroku will seal Hideo at the cost of her own life.
In this way, her daughter Shion can be given time to grow up.
Thinking of this, Miroku, who was holding his forehead, turned his head slightly, and his eyes fell gently on little Shion, who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
The witch's prophecy ability is basically related to herself, but in that dream, Miroku saw herself and her daughter together, and the darkness that enveloped Shinobi World was completely different from what she had foreseen in the dream before, and there was no such aura.
This is at least good news, indicating that in the predicted future, the monster has not broken through the seal, and she can accompany her daughter to grow up.
The power of witches is passed down from generation to generation. After the daughter is born, Miroku's power will gradually be passed on to her daughter, so Miroku has already prepared for the worst case scenario.
But now I see another completely different prophecy!
"But, what kind of darkness can make the whole Shinobi World fall into it?" Miroku frowned deeply, recalling the dreams predicted in the past, and he had never seen such a terrifying scene.
"And that shadow - was he the one who saved Shinobi World?" Miroku closed his eyes and meditated, trying to recall the details of the dream just now.
Boundless darkness enveloped Shinobi World. A ray of dawn broke through the long night, bringing light and hope to Shinobi World. In the ray of dawn, a figure stood in the sky.
What does this dream mean?
Miroku tried hard to see clearly the characteristics of the figure that brought light to Shinobi World.
Vaguely, a star cut through the dark night and fell in front of her.
Miroku opened his eyes suddenly.
"Stars?" She quickly stood up and rummaged through the books next to her.
I quickly found a Shinobi World map, and found Land of Bears which borders Land of Demons. I saw a star icon standing out on the Land of Bears map.
"Star-." Miroku stroked the star Land of Bears on the map, thoughtfully.
Although there are no ninjas in Land of Demons, Land of Demons maintains good relations with neighboring countries. It shares a quarter of the border with neighboring country Land of Bears. People-to-people exchanges between the two countries are frequent. Miroku has naturally heard of the legend of Land of Bears.
Legend has it that a Meteorite dropped in Land of Bears two hundred years ago. A ninja used this Meteorite to comprehend a special ninjutsu. On this basis, he established Hoshigakure, calling himself First Hokage from Hoshikage.
Hoshigakure is also the closest ninja village to Land of Demons.
"Is it here?" Miroku is not sure because the prophetic dream is too vague.
Moreover, Land of Bears experienced drastic changes last year. It is said that Hoshigakure launched a coup, massacred Daimyo of the Land of Bears and the nobles, and plunged Land of Bears into chaos.
Of course, this information was told to her by the noble Land of Demons.
Although Land of Demons has no great name, and the ruler of the country is nominally a miko, Land of Demons also has a class. The nobles support Miroku, the miko, and even like to see her.
Witches basically do not participate in the management of the country, and all the power of Land of Demons is controlled by these nobles.
As for witches, in the eyes of many nobles, they are nothing more than tools to suppress monsters.
"Mama~" A soft call came from the bed, interrupting Miroku's thoughts.
Little Shion woke up at some point and found that his mother was missing. He sat up and rubbed his sleepy eyes to look for his mother.
"Shion Be good, keep sleeping." Miroku quickly came to the bed, put his daughter in his arms, patted her back and hummed a lullaby.
In the gentle singing, Shion soon fell asleep again.
Early the next morning, Miroku put on the formal witch costume and sat behind the bamboo curtain of the shrine.
The little Shion next to her also imitated her mother's pattern and sat on her knees.
Miroku summoned the priest who has served the miko clan for generations.
"Master Miroku!" Priest Ashikishi is an uncle in his thirties. In addition to inheriting the priests of Land of Demons Shrine from generation to generation, his family is also responsible for protecting the shrine maiden's personal bodyguards and taking care of the daily life of the shrine maiden.
"Priest Ashikishi, how much do you know about the situation of Land of Bears and Hoshigakure." Miroku's voice came from behind the bamboo curtain.
"Land of Bears and Hoshigakure?" Ashikishi Priest is a bit strange. A miko-sama who is indifferent to external affairs suddenly asks about the affairs of neighboring countries.
He was sent to the shrine since he was a child to take care of the shrine maiden clan. When Miroku's mother was still alive, he was the priest of Land of Demons shrine.
For more than twenty years, it is rare to hear a witch take the initiative to ask about the situation in neighboring countries.
The last time Mr. Miroku asked, it seems that it was when Third Shinobi World War first broke out, Sunagakure of Land of Wind and Land of Earth's Iwagakure fought fiercely. Lord Miroku was worried that the war would spread to Land of Demons or affect the loosening of the monster's seal, so he asked him.
This time?
"Sir Miroku, half a year has passed since the rebellion of Land of Bears. It is said that all the famous names and nobles of Land of Bears have been slaughtered, but Land of Bears has recently resumed production, and its trade exchanges with neighboring countries have become more frequent. It is said that it is due to some policy changes in its country." Ashikishi, as a priest of a shrine, has limited access to information.
However, this information is very different from what Miroku came into contact with from the Land of Demons nobles who came to the shrine to worship.
In the eyes of those nobles, Land of Bears has simply become a living hell. Hoshigakure's ninjas not only slaughtered Daimyo of the Land of Bears and the nobles,
Even ordinary people were not spared, and many cities were bathed in blood.
As Five Great Nations, Land of Earth and Land of Wind were unable to send troops to intervene against Land of Bears for some reasons, so they called on neighboring countries to blockade Land of Bears.
Regarding these two completely different voices, Miroku decided to send someone to find out for himself. "Priest Ashikishi, sent someone to visit Land of Bears in the name of diplomacy. I want to know the real situation there."