"The times were changing. Some things from myth and legend would gradually descend into reality."
"Items that had merely served as symbols before the Reiki Revival would reveal their true power in this era."
"The Thunder Tribulation I experienced came from it."
Luoshui Sanxian displayed the gourd in his hand.
If hunting Shuten-doji before had been more because of their confusion about the future and their unwillingness to let their only remaining hope worry about Shuten-doji's existence, then this gourd was undoubtedly an unexpected delight to him.
After Shuten-doji died, the gourd had not vanished with him. Luoshui Sanxian had merely put it away without giving it much thought, because its owner had been Shuten-doji, not them, and they had no ability to use it.
He had never imagined that this gourd would bring him such a pleasant surprise now.
With the arrival of the Mythological Era, the first things affected were Dharma Artifacts recorded in myth and legend. This gourd was one of them.
However, not every Dharma Artifact could Awaken. Someone had to help it endure the Thunder Tribulation required for its Awakening, and only Espers at the First Sequence were qualified to face a Thunder Tribulation.
Naturally, Espers below the First Sequence were not qualified to be chosen as masters by these Dharma Artifacts of myth and legend, either.
Although Shuten-doji's gourd had come from Shuten-doji, he was already dead, and Japan had only the three of them at the First Sequence.
So it had no ability to choose at all.
If it wanted to revive, it could only choose one of Luoshui Sanxian, Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming, and Ling as its master.
"Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi—Kusanagi Sword—Yasakani no Magatama, and the Yata Mirror!"
The moment Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming heard Luoshui Sanxian's words, he thought of Japan's three most