Shinyu remained silent all the way from the mountain to the valley. The contents of the note depressed her very much. Kami hoped that when Shinyu and Kami were in the valley, which actually only consisted of forests, Shinyu would say something again, but no. She remained silent and sat on the floor. This place was free of trees and she shoveled the loose earth into a small pile. "What are you doing there?", Kami asked, without even the slightest hint of a clue. But Shinyu said nothing and just took a stick of incense out of her inside pocket and put it in the pile of sand. Suddenly she said in a voice choked with tears: "I'm going to worship the dead." "And where did you get the incense stick from?", Kami pressed on. "You can ... never know ... when you ... need one ... I always have one ... with me", her voice grew weaker and weaker. "Shinyu, I think you take that too much to heart, you didn't even really know the villagers!", Kami tried to comfort her, but that didn't seem to have made any difference. Shinyu got up and shouted half angry and half sad:" When will you finally notice? When will you finally get it We are responsible ... we are responsible for these many dead! We are responsible for those many people who perished and that the city burned down in flames! "She hugged Kami, who comfortingly put his arms around her." I haven't understood since I've been here ... Since I've been here, bad things have happened ... Just because we killed this Hebijohei ... That's the only reason why Keikan, Fushin, Jidai - Okure and everyone else are dead! ", she continued to sob." Oh man, now I understand all of this too. That's why she takes it to heart. I guess I should not only be a good buddy in the near future, but also a very good, comforting buddy who is always there for you and does everything for you, "thought Kami as Shinyu buried her face further into his shirt.After a while she seemed to have calmed down and took everything less tragically. "Um, can we go on normally now?", Kami asked when Shinyu walked next to him, although somewhat bent, but still more normal than before. But there was an answer that he hadn't expected. "No." "No? Why no?" "Quite simply, we are looking for the wise dragon Kashikoi, so that he can answer my questions!", Shinyu said, sat down on the ground and spread out a map in front of him. "Hey! Nobody knows where he lives and secondly only people with a pure heart are allowed up to him! Others are hit by a heavy curse! And have you forgotten that we are to blame for the murder of a few hundred people ?!" "You always have to me remember it? ", Shinyu gave him a cold look that immediately fell silent," And how do you know that Kashikoi is sitting somewhere up on a mountain? "Kami whistled innocently and Shinyu continued suspiciously:" Now I know! D - you ... you know where he is!Why ... why did you keep that from me? And I don't care what you think of it, I'm now looking for the dragon Kashikoi, and YOU stay here! "Furious, Shinyu rolled the map up again, straightened up and stomped off. She didn't know where to go and even less did she know where the dragon Kashikoi was. She sat down on a large stone and spread the map out in front of her again . That was a "magic" card, Fushin had told her when he gave Shinyu the card. You just had to say where you wanted to go. Well, but how should the card know where Kashikoi was when nobody knew where he was? Well, no one would be exaggerated, because Kami, this traitor, finally knew it. "The mountain of the dragon Kashikoi! ", Shinyu ordered the map. But nothing happened. The mountain on which Kashikoi lived was not displayed. Shinyu, disappointed, put the map back in her inside pocket. It shuffled on, creased. She barely noticed her surroundings and just kept walking silently.But suddenly she stumbled over something. It was too big for a tree root, just as it was for a stone. It was too soft for a rock. Startled, she turned around and saw what she had stumbled upon. It looked like a medium-sized rock. But it looked like it had black fur. "Certainly just black moss," Shinyu said to herself, but when the "stone" lifted its black head, she was sure that she was wrong. It seemed alive! Shinyu knelt next to the "living stone". This now straightened up completely. It looked like a big black wolf, just that it had two huge black leather wings. Its golden, serrated beak flashed in the light and its ears were like a wolf's when they were on. Its tail wasn't as bushy as a wolf's, more like a panther's. "Wh- what are you?" Shinyu asked anxiously, and it wasn't like she expected an answer from this wolf-like creature, but it would be nice if she would find out.She was shocked when this being suddenly opened her mouth and replied: "I am an Okamitori. My name is Yoru. Who are you, human girl? And what do you want here in this forest? What are you looking for in the Okamitori forest ?!" Even if he sounded very friendly at the beginning, but in the end he got rather angry and grumpy. Shinyu was startled and frightened. And when Yoru looked at her with a piercing look, she stuttered: "Um, I ... I ... I'm looking for the ... I'm looking for the dragon Kashikoi ... There I am ... there I am here lost! ”The Okamitoris's eyes lit up and you could tell that a slight smile crossed his face. "I can take you there. We Okamitoris are loyal servants to him. He is responsible for the fate of the people here. And when he is leading you, you the Kashikoi, into this forest, then he is already waiting for you. What are you waiting for? Climb." finally up ", Yoru replied. Shinyu hesitated for a moment, but then went close to the Okamitori and stroked the shaggy fur.Then she sat down between his wings and put her arms around his torso. Riding was one thing - but flying? Yoru moved the leathery wings up and down. First weaker, then stronger. Finally he took off into the air. He flew safely through the trees, which lost some branches as a result. Shinyu had just pulled all the leaves and twigs out of her hair when Yoru flew through a new tree again, and Shinyu's hair was full of leaves again, so she simply gave up fixing her hair. "Yoru, how much longer will it be?" "We should be there soon. Another half an hour at the most," he replied. Yoru flew higher and supple like a leaf in the wind. Shinyu could touch the pink and light blue ones if she held out her hand. When Yoru flew higher again, Shinyu's head was suddenly in the clouds. "The youth of today, always with their heads in the clouds!", Laughed Yoru and flew a little lower. "Thanks, hanging out in clouds is fun at first, but the whole time ...?No thanks! "Shinyu said with a smile.
"We'll be right there! Do you see the mountain over there? That's Hikariyama, the mountain where Kashikoi lives. Ten minutes at the most!", Yoru said about a quarter of an hour later. Shinyu was happy to hear that. Yoru approached the mountain quickly, this time without constantly flying through trees or knocking down anything. The mountain was covered in snow and it seemed freezing cold. The wind was also getting colder and Yoru seemed to be in a hurry to land. "You don't like it when it's cold?", Shinyu asked and Yoru's answer came quickly: "Not really, I prefer it when it's warm. And believe it or not, on the mountain it's incredibly warm and cozy! "
"We'll be there in a moment. Unfortunately I can't land at Kashikoi right away, we still have to walk a little bit," said Yoru as he flew lower and lower to get ready for landing. "You better hold on tight now!" He instructed her. Shinyu clutched the upper body of the okamitoris tighter.Yoru now only floated a little bit over the mountain and then landed gently on the ground. The snow crunched as Yoru's large paws touched the ground. Shinyu wanted to jump off and walk the rest of the way alone, but Yoru said gruffly, as usual: "Stay seated, I'll carry you!" "D - thank you!" He tightened his leather wings again and ran up the hill. It was snowing and the wind was getting colder and colder. Shinyu found that flying with Yoru was nicer than riding him. She slid back and forth on the extraordinary animal because the ground was so uneven. “We'd have to be there around the next bend!” And when Shinyu s slid back and forth, she thought of Kami. What was he doing now? He couldn't have followed her. But she pulled Yoru out of her thoughts, who said to her: "Hey, we're right there! You can get off now!" "Oh, uh, thanks for carrying!" The floor was no longer cold, it was more like ... warm.Shinyu and Yoru took another bend. Shinyu's mouth opened in amazement. A big, long, white, scaly something lay in front of her. The snow was silver, even golden in some places. Here and there a few red and blue flowers came out and a brook babbled nearby. The pink and blue clouds pushed in front of the sun and a wind was blowing. "That is the dragon Kashikoi!", Yoru explained unimpressed. He looked like an oversized snake, just keep in mind that his head wasn't shaped like that of a snake and he had two large feathery wings, about fifty times the size of Yoru's, in the middle of his body, if you can could tell this above average long being. "Wow ...", Shinyu let out. Then the dragon lifted its head. It looked like that of a catfish. Eight long, thick "beard threads", two large, brown googly eyes, two golden nostrils and two fins on the back of the neck, which apparently were of no use.It had fine, small scales, all of which had a silver rim. "What do you want, girl?" He said in a deep voice. "I ... uh ... well, I'm Shinyu Mishimoto. I come from another world, I think. I'm from Japan. And I have some questions ...", Shinyu replied a little anxiously. Suddenly a familiar voice said: "Shinyu? You actually made it up here? I would never have thought of you!" Suddenly Kami appeared behind the dragon and stood next to her. "Kami? You ...? How did you manage to be there in front of me?", Shinyu asked a little annoyed and