Part 112: Suicidal Bugmen

Update 112

Well let's see what is going on with the good old Mushibitos.

Going in through the silly water well kind of thingamabob.



Mushibito: "We... have many guests... this time.... What... isi t?"



Mushibito: "If... There is no Pojitrawn... In the Chamber... We can... do nothing... But wait... for the next... Pojitrawn to form.... Sen dout... the luck locusts.... and have them... eat man's luck... Then wait... for the luck locusts to... make a Pojitrawn... Or... are you... ina hurry?"




I'd say that yes, a hurry is what Raidou and company are in now. Yeah.



Mushibito: "In the room... where you first met... our Lord... My brother... there... made the first... luck locust... It may be... worth trying... pro phesied one..."

Well, let's get there.



Mushibito: "I was... wearing... Lord Shinwando's mask... and I told myself... Hope not... for the future... Am I, then... to relin quish... my hopes... for death?... Myst we... Mushibito... live inf ear... of man... for etern ity...?"




Even the Mushibitos get goddamn Psycho Apollyons. Strange.



Mushibito: "The "Great Ma"... men tioned... in the words... That tis... our god... Lord Shinwando... Lord Shinwando... is the god... of wind... Gentle... but sometimes... fierce... Just like... Ma... Both man... and broken, stun ted Mushibito... Feel the same... about their... Great Ma..."






Tae is surprised at the presence of the Mushibitos, even if we have seen 3 of them already.




"The creators of the luck locusts. Folks what see 'em for the first time tend to call 'em monsters... But what do you think, Tae?"
"I've heard of them before... Disfigured beings... who live apart from human society because they were persecuted for their looks... One of the crueller, more inhumane tendencies of Japanese society. They'd passed into rumor, but... I can't believe it... I... Haha! I'm witnessing the truth before my eyes! This is... You can't imagine what an anthropological find this is! Lucky thing I came along!"




"We still have to ask one of these Tento abot the Pojitrawn. Hope there's a Mushibito somewhere around here that can do somethin' about that for us..."





Let's see the dude in question.



Mushibito: "It must be... thes avior... Apoluawn... The Apoluawn... ha scome... from... thes ky! Our savior... willd estroy... the Mushibito... Des truction... is oursal... vation...!"




The Mushibito gets way too much into it.



Ayup.





It clearly is Dahn.



Mushibito: "Tsu... Tsuukigataaa...! The son... Dahn...!? What... doyoumean... the Apoluawn... isn't co ming?"
"All the Apollyons at the Capital and Tsukigata Village are done for. Our Devil Summoners here, Geirin and Raidou, made sure of that."





"I did open the Gate to the Abysmal Realm over the Capital using the luck locusts... But that Devil Summoner closed it up again. So that's a no go on the Apollyons. "




Mushibito: "It's over... we Mushibito... were todie... and besaved... Our savior... dead... and the Mushibito... willnot die!"




"Sorry to bother a fella when he's down, but... I got a favor to ask. It's urgent, y'see. There's this thing called Abaddon... The infinite Abyss what gell from the Gate to the Abysmal Realm. And my sis... The's trapped in there. I wanna save her. Now, there ain't no way into the Infinite Abyss. But if we had ourselves a Pojitrawn..."




"You got it... We're gonna bust our way into the Infinite Abyss using a Pojitrawn. And we need your help to do it. You're our last hope. "




"My my, he clammed up quick... Something I said? Here, Raidou, you talk to him. Try and ask him to make us a Pojitrawn."






Mushibito: "Brian Blessed..."



What is under that mask canot be creepier than the mask, can it?



Mushibito: "Brian Blessed... do you thinkso... too? AmI... your hope...?"




Mushibito: "Oh...! Ohhh...!? The Pro... phesied... human... Brian Blessed! He called me... Hope!"
"What's going on? Things are gettin' lively, huh? "





Mushibito: "And yet... youc alled me... hope... "
"Hey... you sound like you're about to tear up, fella."




Mushibito: "If you want... the Pojitrawn... thel uck locusts... Bring me... thel uck locusts... "

"Luck locusts, huh...? I doubt there's any left in Tsukigata Village, I took 'em all. Here's hopin' the ones back at the Capital are still alive..."




"If you're looking aroudn here, you'll be plumb out of luck. No pun intended... It makes my heart heavy to think about, but all those luck locusts I let loose in the Capital... We'd best cross our fingers they're still alive somewhere."

Well, since that is done and a new assignment was acquired, let's talk to the Herald of Yatagarasu to go to the Dark Capital and so on and so forth.



"Please remain silent as we deliver it to you... Thanks to the efforts of the late Geirin Kuzunoha, the Gate to the Abysmal Realm is no more. However... The Capital still faces a grave situation. The menace of the Gate to the Abysmal Realm... the terror of the Apollyons... They have planted a seed of doubt in the hearts of the Capital. The people now know fear surpassing human comprehension... They are at the limit of anxiety. Some have been driven to madness... The Yatagarasu has investigated the Infinite Abyss, which emerged from the Gate to the Abysmal Realm. There, we discovered Shinado, who resides within the Infinite Abyss."
"Shinado..."
"This Shinado enters the people's dreams and preaches his gospel of futility and meaninglessness. His words have caused the people's faith to falter, and accelerated the anxiety that now runs rampant. If more large-scale disasters occur across the Capital, it's continued existence may be at risk. The Yatagarasu has determined that this Shinado is responsible for the attack on the Capital's future. Raidou, Gouto-douji... heed these orders from the Yatagarasu. Discover a means of infiltrating the Infinite Abyss in Tsukigata Village... And destroy Shinado, who would disturb the Capital's future. We shall place our hope in you, Raidou Kuzunoha the 14th. "




Well, new tasks!


And 3 more cages that will help for the request of the Mushibito leader.



"The luck locusts are properly considered a menace to the Capital, and should be destroyed, but... You can use this menace as a tool to save the Capital. We have heard reports of the luck locusts appearing throughout the Capital's Dark Realms. If you wish to collect luck locusts, your search should begin there. In the name of the Yatagarasu, we entrust the fate of the Capital to you. "




Now the plot exposition is over, so it is time to actually begin to collect the things (and grind for more loyalty)


It would be appropriate to start HERE.


And for that, Tatsumi's form shall be used.