Worm-ly Ways

Worm-ly Ways investigates the Three Worms congregation around Yasaka Pagoda. There are three successive sites to visit. The second site's entrance is easy to miss because the route goes through a low gap in the wooden fence, beside a closed entrance.

Find the Three Worms Devotee below Yasaka Pagoda

Travel to Eastern Kyoto → Yasaka Pagoda. From the Spirit Mirror beside the uneven stone steps, go down to the street and enter the nearby small shrine hung with strings of colored cloth balls.

Speak to the Three Worms Devotee, the woman in a patterned grey robe beside the shrine doors, using Cross (×). Finish her explanation and the following conversation until New Story — Worm-ly Ways appears.

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This route begins when she offers the investigation. It does not establish every earlier condition for making her story available. Keep Worm-ly Ways tracked; L2 + R2 — Oni Vision shows the trail when you need to check the next turning.

Cross the short bridge into the first hall

Leave through the shrine gate. Follow the dirt street past the wooden houses, stacked supplies and burning brazier, keeping to the lane along the stone retaining wall. The route bends between the houses and fenced garden plots.

Deal with the enemies that approach in the street before entering the hall. Keep the larger tongue-bearing Genma in view, move away from its forward attack with Circle (○), then make short Square (□) attacks during its recovery. Avoid staying in the middle of the smaller enemies while trading blows with it.

At the objective, cross the short wooden plank bridge beside the house and enter the mat-floored hall containing fallen congregants.

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After the scene, the objective becomes Defeat the Genma. Clear the enemies inside; L1 guards their sword attacks, and Circle lets you reposition away from a second attacker. Finish the conversation outside with Murasaki. Continue once the objective changes to Head for the next congregation hall.

Crawl into the second congregation courtyard

Return to the street and follow the trail toward the stone steps and fenced compound. The entrance straight ahead is closed. Go around the outside wall to the low opening beneath the hanging wooden planks.

Defeat the enemies immediately beside this opening. While a Genma is still attacking there, the Crawl prompt can show a red unavailable symbol. Once the entrance is clear, stand at the gap and press Cross to crawl through.

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On the other side, walk along the stone path beside the low bamboo fence toward the body. Continue the scene with Dokyo, then defeat the Genma that block the courtyard. The red growth across the far gateway marks the combat enclosure; this route advances by clearing the enemies.

Let the following conversation finish. Head for the last congregation hall is the signal to leave this site.

Reach the priest at the last hall

Descend the stone lane between the house and bamboo fence. At the bottom, head toward the open-front wooden house across the dirt street. Pass through its furnished interior and out the far doorway; clear the enemies in your way.

Continue into the rear lane beside the tall plaster wall. Approach the Three Worms Priest, the blue-robed man at the thatched building with bowls and baskets outside.

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Finish the scene with the priest and the returning devotee. When Defeat the Genma appears, clear the group in the small yard. Keep moving along its open side so the swordsmen cannot surround you. Guard or evade the incoming swing, counter with short attacks, and use Triangle (△) + Circle when the on-screen counter prompt appears. Hold L2 during a safe opening to absorb released souls.

The battle ends with the devotee speaking to Musashi. Continue that conversation and Murasaki's explanation of the Three Worms.

Confirm completion and collect the Blazing Charm

After the closing scenes, control returns at Yasaka Shrine. Wait for Story Complete — Worm-ly Ways and the The Three Worms Curious Cases update.

The rewards are Whetstone ×2, Oni Stone ×2 and Blazing Charm ×1. These are the story rewards; supplies picked up while crossing the neighborhood are separate.