One-Eyed Entrant Wanted to Get Ahead

One-Eyed Entrant (Note ①) led his team around the campus and sighed in boredom.

As the Hundred Tales expanded, so too did these grassroots Weird Tale— unable to seize the Residence Right in the Tower of Babel, and thus forced to remain rooted in the mortal world—increasing in number.

However, with a large number of such stories, the allocation and acquisition of [knowledge] becomes a problem. Those Weird Tale that are already well-known can rest easy as long as they get the Tag. But ghost stories like his, which are in an awkward position and can only Weird Tale even in monster-themed anime, must create topics and attract attention in order to maintain their popularity.

However, the reason they are weak is that their characteristics are not distinct enough and their abilities are not exaggerated. If everyone is allowed to spread their own Weird Tale freely, then in the end all the Weird Tale will be mixed together, and no one will receive the attention they deserve. Instead, they may be integrated into one, and then a strange new Weird Tale will emerge.

To protect everyone's interests, a set of unspoken rules gradually formed within the Hundred Tales community.

Through a certain official's Companion Phantom [torii gate], the Weird Tale of Hundred Tales can enter a world called "Eternal World".

It is not truly an independent world, but rather an extension of the concept of "torii gates dividing the boundary between humans and gods," which severs the distance between humans and gods, thus creating a state in which humans and "gods" coexist in the same world, but humans cannot see the "gods."

They use this to conceal themselves in the shadows of the world, and establish a pact that they cannot reveal their existence at will, and can only launch an attack when their own rules are met, or when they encounter a "fated one" who can see them.

Such a contract not only did not reduce the income of each Weird Tale, but also made the characteristics of each Weird Tale more distinct because of the strict requirements for the emergence of standards. And with High-level Supernatural Tale controlling the country, the ordinary people of the country would not doubt the authenticity of the Weird Tale.

In addition, Hundred Tales has a reward system where anyone who makes a contribution can be rewarded with a main role in the anime or game, spreading their "persona" more widely.

Of course, those powerful, elegant, handsome, and evil villains will always be the cadres' private domain.

Think of that One-Eyed Monk, who is a close friend of his in the Weird Tale, or even a contemporary. Because of his contributions, he became a supporting character in a certain anime and has now become a leader, while he can only be an unknown trash Weird Tale, barely making a living by eating the profits from the collective Weird Tale, Hundred Tales.

"Even if I One-Eyed Entrant, I will still rise above others!"

With One-Eyed Entrant, he encouraged himself and embarked on his search for his target once again.

On the first day of the new year, Lord Ken made a prophecy that "the Kamen Rider who killed Sea Monk will appear in Chiba," and last night, Hundred-Eyed Demon also confirmed that there was Kamen Rider -like [Knowledge] circulating in Dongtian Zhaozhou Town.

Although his Minor Supernatural Tales could never possibly capture such a powerful being who could even kill high-ranking officials, as One-Eyed Entrant, he, like the One-Eyed Monk, possessed an ability very suitable for stalling for time.

However, unlike the One-Eyed Monk's [mockery], the power of One-Eyed Entrant is [Play the Victim].

It sounds a bit pathetic, but this power is much safer than the One-Eyed Monk's mockery. As long as he Play the Victim and acts pitiful, the other party will feel pity. It's much better than the One-Eyed Monk being chased and beaten after cursing at people!

"As soon as I run into that Kamen Rider, I'll immediately spread the word, then kneel down and beg for Play the Victim time!"

One-Eyed Entrant Nyudo stuck out his unsettlingly long tongue and licked his eyes. He then split up with the other team members to search. Although he didn't think the Kamen Rider would be hiding in the school, Enenra had gone through all the houses in Dongtian Zhaozhou Town last night with Weird Tale like Akaname Tenjōname. If he were there, he would have found him long ago.

However, the prophecy of the master is absolute. Now that [Takama-ga-hara] has unfolded, the Descent Rule and the gate will be temporarily sealed. The other party must still be in Chiba!

Walking past each student, meeting their gaze with his own giant eyes, even though he knew he probably wouldn't find the Kamen Rider, if he could encounter one or two "destined" people who could see him, then scaring them and gaining some knowledge would be quite good.

As One-Eyed Entrant walked past each student, he suddenly sensed a gaze. Although it was very faint, One-Eyed Entrant still noticed that prying eye.

"I've won?!" One-Eyed Entrant, mentally preparing himself to kneel and beg for mercy at any moment. He stuck out his tongue, sensing the flow of [consciousness] in the air, and as his huge eyes rolled, they slowly locked onto a girl.

"He doesn't seem special, and there are no signs of [consciousness] on him. Is he a destined person?"

One-Eyed Entrant thought this to himself, but did not immediately pounce on him.

Having been Weird Tale for so long, he still understands how to leave the deepest impression on people. Those who just pounce on them are ultimately just novices. Squeezing the other person's mind to the limit little by little is the way to maximize their [knowledge].

He pretended not to notice her gaze and continued walking past the ordinary students, getting closer and closer. Finally, the girl seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. With her uncontrollable fear, One-Eyed Entrant made a gesture as if he had discovered something, moved away from the student in front of him, and slowly walked towards the girl.

"Hehe, you must be terrified, right? Oh, you're about to cry! Hehe, so cute. Don't worry, I won't kill you..."

One-Eyed Entrant was imagining all sorts of scenarios in his mind, deliberately making his wooden clogs make a crisp sound.

With each step he took, the girl's eyes would twitch, giving him a powerful sense of pleasure.

"This reaction is so funny!" One-Eyed Entrant had already arrived in front of the girl. Looking at her, who was clearly so scared that she was about to [beep--], but still kept her eyes blank, as if she wanted to see through him to the wall behind her. One-Eyed Entrant's tongue was so happy that it was almost tied in knots!

He brought his enormous eyeballs close to the girl's face, as if trying to take in her entire countenance, then, biting his tongue, he asked in a sinister tone:

"Visible?"

"..." The girl didn't speak, but the fear and trembling in her eyes were almost overflowing.

"How interesting!" One-Eyed Entrant slightly, as if observing prey, and waved his tongue in front of the girl before continuing:

"Visible?"

"Waaah..." The girl let out a sob involuntarily. One-Eyed Entrant realized the time had come and immediately shouted:

"I can see it after all!"

As he spoke, he opened his mouth wide and pounced on the girl, as if he wanted to swallow her whole. But just then, a phantom flashed before his eyes. One-Eyed Entrant felt a sharp pain in his eyes and then lost all senses.

The last sound he heard before he died seemed to be...

"Muda!"

Note ①: One-Eyed Entrant and One-Eyed Monk are very similar, both being monk monsters with one eye. However, One-Eyed Entrant is a spirit, and there are even legends that he is a kind of kappa.

P. S.: I generally don't talk about interest when discussing cognition, not because interest doesn't lead to cognition, but because interest itself is too vague and unstable.

Weird Tale are a system that gathers the strength of many to become powerful; in other words, they require broad and extensive knowledge rather than narrow and refined knowledge.

However, when the group expands to a certain size, it becomes difficult for interests to provide enough knowledge, because it is impossible to find so many people with exactly the same interests.

Therefore, for Group Supernatural Tale, collective Weird Tale, and large-scale Weird Tale stories, the main sources of [knowledge] are basically only two: "Those closely related to one's own life" and "those that may threaten one's normal life".

As for curiosity... in the end, it's nothing more than the impulse to turn the unknown into the known, stemming from the fear of how the unknown might affect oneself. It can be categorized as the latter.

Of course, interest is also a factor. For example, Feng Xue's "Demon Chef" concept, which she hasn't fully developed yet, mainly stems from interest. Its reach is actually quite broad, but it hasn't taken shape yet because it's "dispensable." After all, it's neither a necessity nor does it have any impact on life.

The most terrifying situation in Weird Tale is the state of "it doesn't matter whether he's there or not." So either you make yourself incredibly important (integrate into life), or you maintain a high level of attention (danger, curiosity, vigilance).

As for hobbies, they are ultimately just a "leisure" for a minority.