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Chapter 2209-2207 The great demon of the Castle Keep is diverting our fighting strength.

Chapter 2209-2.207 The great demon of the Castle Keep is diverting our fighting strength.

Players of "Haunted House Amusement Park" have also compiled a list of some Japanese monsters that have been packaged and sold in bulk.

The storyline of *Yokai Hyakumonogatari*, part of the "Daiei Yokai Trilogy" (alongside *Tokaido Horror* and *Yokai Wars*), features numerous traditional Japanese yokai, including: Okigyobori, Hitotama, Hozuki, Kappa, Ushioni, Hyobibu, One-Eyed Kozo, Aburuma, Nobibo, Nurarihyon, Kasouba, Aobozu, Urutengu, Nidabo, Hannya, Rokurokubi, One-Eyed Umbrella, Oil Pressing Demon, Big-Headed Demon, Rolling Hammer, Evil Road God's Fire, Kurozuka, Kuchisake-onna, Onomatopoeia, Hairy Girl, No-Face Demon, One-Horned King, White Powder Woman, Red Yokai, Kyokotsu, Ōkubi, Ubaba-ka, Yamahiko…

Although nominally a horror film, some of the monster characters have a comedic element, and the monsters play a role in upholding justice. The scene of a hundred demons parade at the end of the film showcases the subtleties of Japanese monster culture.

The three demon leaders are the nine-tailed fox Tamamo-no-Mae and the great tengu, who are known as the "Three Great Demons" along with Shuten-dōji.

The legend of Shuten-dōji was already prevalent around 990 AD. His specialty was transforming into a handsome young man to seduce virgins, then eating their flesh and drinking their blood. He would also lead other demons to steal from the homes of wealthy people in Kyoto to build his own palace. The sword Dōjigiri Yasutsuna, one of the Five Famous Swords of Japan, now housed in the Tokyo National Museum, earned its terrifying name because it is said to have slain the great demon Shuten-dōji.

The nine-tailed fox came from China by ship with the Japanese envoy Kibi no Makibi, so it cannot be considered a native Japanese yokai. It not only has a red face, a long nose, and a pair of wings, but also wears the robes of a Shugen monk, high-toothed wooden clogs, and carries a feather fan and a magic mallet, making it both strange and terrifying.

The Great Tengu is typically described as having a red face, long nose, tall stature, and wings on its back. It wears the attire of a mountain ascetic (a practitioner of asceticism), carries a fan or a samurai sword, lives deep in the mountains, and possesses supernatural powers such as flight and fire control. Its high nose symbolizes extremely high self-esteem; in Japanese, "nose high" describes an arrogant attitude.

Now everything is clear.

In fact, compared to the "Daiei Yokai Trilogy" of Tokaido Horror, Yokai Wars, and Yokai Hyakumonogatari, the depiction of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is most familiar to players from Gantz O.

"Captain, I'm done here." Consort Yuan Wen carefully tended to the stove set up in the middle, and looked after the eight-legged Japanese spider demon that was hatching.

“Okay, sister.” After ending the brief call, Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, turned her gaze to a merchant's townhouse that stood in the middle of the street: Narumiya.

Machiya are urban dwellings for commoners, suitable for merchants and artisans, and are commonly found in cities such as Kyoto and Edo. Their layout resembles an "eel bed": "narrow in width (about 4-6 meters) and deep in depth (up to 40 meters)" to save on street-facing taxes; "shop in the front and residence in the back" means that the shop faces the street and the living area is in the back, with a warehouse or tsubo-tei (small courtyard) often located at the deepest part.

The entire townhouse is made of wood without nails, and the walls are often plastered with bamboo. The roof was originally thatched, but after the mid-Edo period, it was replaced with slab tiles to prevent fire. There is a lattice door in the center that serves as both a security door and a decoration. The four walls have insect cage windows (second-floor lattice windows) that provide ventilation and privacy. The roof has a firebox (skylight) for smoke extraction and lighting.

The core living unit of a machiya is usually a "washitsu" (Japanese-style room). As a general living space, the entire interior of a washitsu is covered with tatami mats: the area is measured in "tatami mats" (approximately 1.65 square meters), with common sizes being 4.5 tatami mats (tea room), 6 tatami mats (commoners), and 10 tatami mats (businessmen). The space is divided by internal partitions, the raised floor is moisture-proof, and the straw tatami mats are breathable.

In terms of living conditions, it far surpasses the traditional Japanese-style houses (gasoku-zukuri).

Upon comparison with the simplified database, a pop-up window immediately appears displaying story entries related to this Narumiya.

The owner of Narumiya was named Narumiya Taihei. During the Edo period, a strict system of social status was implemented, dividing people into samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Only the samurai class had legally recognized surnames (myōji), while commoners such as merchants and farmers were generally not allowed to use surnames. With population growth and frequent commercial activities, many people shared the same name, making it difficult to distinguish individuals solely by their common names (such as "So-hei"). Therefore, merchants used "house names" as a form of identification.

A shop name is a designation based on a store or business name. Shop names typically consist of the following forms: place name + house (e.g., "Kagaya", "Echigoya"), occupation + house (e.g., "Blacksmith", "Konya"), founder's name + house (e.g., "Suzunoya", "Okadaya"), store logo or mascot + house (e.g., "Matsuya", "Asahiya").

The kimono shop opened by Mitsui Takatoshi, the founder of the Mitsui zaibatsu, was named "Echigoya," which was not his surname but a business name; the Mitsui family itself were merchants and had no official surname. "Yaboya" refers to a vegetable shop, the name derived from "eight hundred," symbolizing a wide variety of goods, and is not the owner's surname. Although Omi merchants were known for their "good business practices," many of their members also operated businesses in the form of "Yaboya," such as "Iseya" and "Kinokuniya."

Clearly, the wealthy merchant Narumiya Taibei, who comes from the storyline of "Nemuri Kyoshiro: Flame Sword," also follows this example.

Referring to the original storyline, he conspired with Atobe Shōgan, the elder of the Tōdō family and Edo clan, to embezzle pirate treasure that was supposed to be offered to the shogunate. All the seized pirate treasure was sold through the Narumiya family, with Atobe Shōgan pocketing most of the profits. To keep this secret, Atobe Shōgan, under the guise of suppressing pirates, murdered someone to cover it up. Fearing that he too would be killed, the wealthy merchant Narumiya Taihei asked the swordsman protagonist to settle the matter, thus setting off a series of events.

This place, where pirate treasure is sold, now stands in the way of the Wave Breakers 2nd Squad.

As before, someone needs to step on Narumiya so that the rest of the team can continue.

"Master, who will go?" Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, asked Wu Chen as usual.

"The Seal of the Red King," Wu Chen said, revealing the truth.

"Yes, sir." Dana Barrett, the chief of Dream Paris Mobile Suit, and Ellie, the succubus, who were adapted to the "Goddess Device Royal Witch Azure Flame Modified Succubus Mech", replied in unison.

"Be careful," Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, warned.

"Yes, sisters, you must be careful too." The succubus Ellie had already seen the hidden danger: "The great demon of the castle tower is diverting our strength to weaken us. How many sisters will be left when we reach the castle tower is one of the things she's interested in playing this game with."

Since the Crimson King's Seal is required, it must be related to the hidden monsters that need to be uncovered in Narumiya. Moreover, we just learned from players of "Haunted House Amusement Park" that this is a distorted version of the "Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons)" storyline. Therefore, the characters who were disorderly teleported into the park by Zishan Linghu must also be closely related to the Japanese monsters of the "Hyakki Yagyō."

"Let's go." After watching Dana Barrett, the chief of Dream Paris, walk past her sisters and enter Narumiya, Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, immediately led the group to continue on their way.