#i love soft warm and humble boy ichiren

[exfujin]

Meeting Seimei, Mushishi, Koroka, and IchiRen’s current state

There’s a little short with Ren & Seimei meeting which is super cute, I just wish it was translated ! Please watch it just for the cute shenanigans !

Well. Needless to say, their meeting was the game changer for Ren. This is mostly an elaboration on what I can understand/translate from the chapters on Ren in game ( since there’s no English equivalent at this time ). It’s probably not going to be 100% correct until there’s an english translation but for now after scouring for ages. . .

 IT’S GOING TO BE LONG WINDED BUT TRUST ME IT’S WORTH KNOWING THIS.

It began with a moth spirit named Mushishi who had admired Ren when he was a gentle god to his people. Her story goes that she used to find herself ugly and weak so she always stayed in her cocoon, but she became completely enamored with the grace and beauty of an old wind god (Ren) who would light a path at night with lanterns and fireflies so people could travel safer in the forest to his shrine at night. Eventually it gave her the courage to emerge from her cocoon, where she met the god of the forest Yamakaze and his sister spirit Kaoru. Unfortunately Ren had disappeared by then and she spent a great deal of time searching for him after a dream told her he was dying and would soon disappear into nothing.

Frantically she looked for him at the cost of her own livelihood, for she was still a newly born yokai and did not possess very much strength. Eventually Mushishi discovered the onmyoji Abe no Seimei along with Koroka ( which... is some kind of stone lantern spirit possessed by its own fire ? ) and asked for his aid in saving Ren. There’s actually a funny exchange where she’s describing his appearance, and Koroka is like, BRUH WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SO I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE REN IS !

You see, as it turns out, Koroka had met Ren long ago after he was caught trying to steal a human’s ritual offering to Ren. He basically told him, “don’t you think that’s kind of rude to humans?” and the two bonded like a big brother to little bro. Koroka was even there at his side when Ren lost his eye. 😭 The rest is history. Either way, Koroka fashions himself as Ren’s protector and even demands Seimei go through him before he is deemed worth enough to save Ren lmao. Ren has a good, caring family. Ty for this delicious fucking supply of found family trope, Onmyoji devs !

They do find Ren and as it turns out, he is fading away because his power as a yokai are depleting because he refuses to eat humans and other demons. Yes, he’s a good fucking boy folks ! Ren remains humbled to Seimei’s offer to help him, but tells him he doesn’t need his help and instead has a request, “If there comes a day where i am no longer around . . . would you protect the village . . . and take care of Koroka for me ?”

To which Seimei being fucking Seimei is like, sure I’ll do that . . . if you can best me in a duel ! Smh. Even Kohaku is flabberghasted at him. Seimei Who Challenged A God To A Duel. But after defeating Ren, he had expended so much power that he actually begins to fade away for realsies. Tearfully, Koroka begs for mercy and Mushishi bursts into tears to lose him so quickly. Ren apologizes for not being able to do anything for him, to which Koroka lets him know he has done plenty to take care of him . . . 

Seimei is moved by the amount of empathy which Ren holds and casts a binding spell upon him, which gives Ren a part of his power, therefore sustaining him. It’s unclear exactly what this is, but it could lend to the statement of Ren in game claiming he “will always carry a part of Seimei inside him now”, whether it is metaphoric, literal, or both ! Either way I’m goop at this point,,, 

Koroka and Mushishi both thank Seimei and Ren promptly acknowledges Mushishi, telling her he actually recognized her by the noises she would make in her cocoon all those years ago when he would pass by and thanks her for remembering him in the first place. Aa aa a a a ah hhh h hh....family... 

It’s all very heartwarming. With Seimei’s help, Ren actually has a bit of his divinity back and it’s Hiromasa who says that the shrine will start to become busy again, slowly repaired, and people may even come to worship him again (implying that, over time Ren would earn his godhood again !!! Yay !!! )