"Hey ......"

Between the ups and downs of consciousness, the first thing to recover is hearing. In the depths of my mind, which was covered by a thick fog, there was an intermittent call like a radio wave that had received a bad message.

"Damn, it's bleeding - hey, wake up!"

The numb body was held up by a pair of arms, and the pain that pierced the bones radiated from the spine in an instant, and Nao, who had regained consciousness, trembled at the sudden sharp pain, and struggled to open his eyes. When the pair of golden-green pupils without a mechanism gradually aligned with the focal length, a slightly happy but unfamiliar face first came into view.

"Great...... Alive. ”

The Osaka-accented boy's face was covered in mud, and his inky blue pupils shone in the night sky, "Hey, how are you, are you okay?"

Nao tried to move, but just raising her head slightly made her shiver in pain.

"Ah...... I'm still alive, but I can't move because of the pain. ”

She grinned, trying to sit up straight but had no strength at all, so she could only lean into the crook of the boy's arm.

It was completely dark, and the flashlight was lost when it fell. There was no moon or starlight on the dark canopy, only a stack of dark shadows of trees that completely obscured the view. The rain from the earthquake poured over the trees and raised a misty white fog, and the scenery around was exactly the same, making it impossible to see where to go. Not to mention going back to the village, they don't even know where the hillside they just fell down is.

Nao touched the bruised wound and looked up and asked, "What is this place?"

"Who knows, when I came back to my senses, I was here, and I couldn't hear Ye and their voices at all. The boy smiled wryly and gestured his finger to the side, "At first, I thought we were already hanging." Look at the surrounding woods, it's dark and gloomy, it's like a yellow spring...... It's better for us to get out early. ”

"I'm afraid not. Nao smiled weakly, and a small cloud of white mist erupted from his mouth, "This place is called Hell Valley, and the sea of trees here can search for several corpses every year, except for suicide, the rest are people who have strayed into the valley and lost their lives, if we don't want to die, we can only wait here for rescue." ”

"Corpse, corpse?!" the young man was speechless, "It seems that I can only hope that he and Ye will find the rescue team sooner......"

Even though he fell from a breakthrough nearly ten meters high and fell unconscious in the impact for a short while, he couldn't find his way back when he woke up...... But anyway, it's good that his childhood sweetheart, who often makes fools, didn't fall into such a dangerous situation.

But—looking at the girl in the crook of his arm—dragged down the girl he had never met, and made him a little uncomfortable.

"Speaking of which, how are you?" Nao moved her lips.

"Less hurt than you. The young man said angrily, "Are you stupid! Even if you can't hold back and Ye Na Dumb, there is still me, what are you in a hurry to pounce on!"

"You bastard......"

Nao, who wanted to hit someone but couldn't move his whole body, had a fierce glint in his eyes, "Do you think I'm willing......? If you talk to your benefactor like this, you would be dead if you were in normal times!"

"Let's talk about it when we can move, dumb!"

"Absolutely kill you!"

“...... But thanks. ”

The boy hooked the corners of his lips, and his dark blue pupils were full of soft smiles.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the water droplets crackled on the leaves, and their coats were already covered with water droplets, and the slightest cold air seeped into their clothes unconsciously. The gaps in Nao's winter uniform and long-haired scarf had filled with cold air, and the coldness and pain began to hit her senses, and the only place where she could feel the heat was the boy's shoulders. She shuddered and clenched her arms, and her consciousness slowly blurred again.

"Looks like we can't wait any longer. ”

Hattori Heiji felt the heavier and heavier weight in the crook of his arm, and his eyebrows tightened. If they had continued to wait like this on this sub-zero rainy night, I am afraid that the search team would only find two corpses the next day. He wiped the rain from his face, and patted the girl whose eyes had begun to fade.

"Hey, we need to find a place to hide from the rain, can we get up? Hey—don't sleep! If you fall asleep, you won't wake up!"

But no matter how he called, the girl in the crook of his arm did not respond, and even her head hung down unconsciously.

"Abominable ——!!"

The boy anxiously looked around to find a sheltered place, but there was only darkness as far as his eyes could see, let alone a cave, and he couldn't even see where the mountain was. Except for a little orange light that flickered in the rain, there was nothing.

But......

"Orange ...... Bright?"

Heiji narrowed his eyes and carefully recognized it, and after confirming that he was not mistaken, he couldn't help but laugh excitedly. It doesn't matter if the light is a light or a torch, just walk past it and be saved, and it doesn't matter if the light is just his illusion or a ghost fire or something, he will freeze to death if he waits any longer, and it's good to see the ghost and die.

He crouched down □ carefully carrying Nao on his back, and walked in the direction of the shining light.

Around the end of the Meiji era, a British merchant fell in love with the deep gorge at the foot of Mt. Tate, and built a small but luxurious Western-style pavilion here. This Western-style building stands in the Kurobe Gorge, surrounded by steep canyon cliffs on all sides, and the only entrance and exit is a wooden suspension bridge that crosses the canyon. The mansion was beautiful, but the transportation and supplies were really inconvenient, and the British merchant fell into ruin after returning home. In the early Heisei era, this Western-style building went through several rounds and finally fell into the hands of a family surnamed Kitajaw, and was named "Five-color Pavilion".

However, because the British merchant built the Western-style mansion and kept many crows that represented thoughts and memories, although he moved away, the crows have been surviving around the Western-style mansion, and the number has increased. For this reason, a small shrine was built for the surrounding residents to worship them, and even a new tourist spot was formed. At dusk, the surrounding area of the Western-style building is filled with the sound of wow, and over time, the original name of the Western-style museum has gradually been forgotten, and residents and tourists alike call it "Crow Heights".

The current owner of this crow house, North Claw, is a karate master, who has participated in world-class competitions for three consecutive years, not only is he highly skilled but also a good teacher, and every year during the martial arts festival, he will gather ten martial arts enthusiasts on the Internet to gather in the foreign hall, this habit has lasted for three or four years, and this year is no exception.

In the living room with a fireplace in the center of the Western-style building, a stiff-looking man with a mustache stood at a long table and said in a deep Kansai accent to the visitors in the living room, word by word: "Welcome to the Crow's House, and below is Hino Heizaburo, the housekeeper of this Western-style building." I'm sorry that my grandfather is not able to attend this meeting due to ill health, so I ask you to make this your home and spend this three-day festival without being inhibited. If you need anything, don't be polite, please give us a command, and we will do it for you in the next moment. ”

"What, the master is not there?"

A somewhat shrill female voice interrupted Butler Hino's words. A beautiful girl in a short black lace skirt furrowed her delicate eyebrows, and let out a tone that seemed to be more coquettish than angry, "People are here to visit Master Beiclaw for work, what's the use of coming here if you're not here!"

"Don't say that, Miss, all of you are martial arts enthusiasts, maybe you can help a little. The man sitting on the sofa winked at the girl, "Even if everyone else can't do it, Koji Haneda is absolutely fine." Don't look at me like this, I'm also a black belt in karate. ”

"No, they are far worse than the Master of the North Claw!" The gothic lolit-style girl puffed out her cheeks and stretched out her slender index finger to point at the others present, "Just look at the face, the level of this party is too low!

He was pointed out as a fat man in his fifties, who wore an expensive diamond tie clip, but the honor was not very good. The oily back is a little bald, and the inflatable round face has a pair of small eyes with drooping eyes, coupled with figure-eight eyebrows and grinning lips, how do you look like an upstart. Instead of getting angry, he looked at the finger that pointed to the tip of his nose, but laughed a little lewdly.

The girl pursed her lips in disgust, and pointed to the next person: "And this aunt, does she seem to be a master?"

"Auntie, what a faux pas. ”

The woman with curly brown hair squinted at the fingertips pointed at her, curled the corners of her mouth and smiled lowly, but the sharpness in her eyes made the girl shrink and hurriedly pointed to the next person.

"And this person, this person is obviously an OTAKI! Ahhh

The boy called "Little Child" pushed his glasses, and the lenses that completely covered his vision flashed a white light, while another teenager next to him leaned against the wall, casually playing with the pigtails at the back of his head, and his green eyes looked at the girl who seemed to be grandstanding, but the coldness contained in it made her put down her fingers in a little panic.

"Anyway, I'll never go to this boring party again!

With that, she stammered out of the living room, and the sound of the door closing in the distance could be heard.

"Oh, what a wayward lady. ”

Koji Haneda lit a cigarette and smiled as he looked in the direction where the girl had disappeared. And the man known as OTAKU hurriedly walked up, bowed and apologized to the few people who were pointed out just now: "I'm really sorry! Miss Lei Shan has been filming recently, and she was just too involved in the drama to be like that, please don't take it to heart! I'm so sorry!"

"Filming?" the somewhat bald uncle laughed and hammered his palm, "By the way, I remembered, is that little girl's name Lei Shan Xingxiang? ”

"Yes, yes, that's her. OTAKI TOOK OUT HIS BUSINESS CARD FROM HIS POCKET AND DISTRIBUTED IT TO EVERYONE, "I'M MISS RAIYAMA'S AGENT, CALLED TSUJIMOTO AND TAKEREN, PLEASE GIVE ME A LOT OF ADVICE! THIS TIME MISS RAIYAMA CAME TO VISIT MASTER BEICLAW FOR THE ROLE OF THE NEW FILM, IT'S A PITY THAT THE MASTER CAN'T ATTEND!"

"Oh, really. Haneda glanced at the business card and threw it aside casually, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes bent in the direction that Lei Shan left, "It's pretty cute, but the acting skills...... Gee. ”

"Really, I'm really sorry......" agent Tsujimoto wiped his sweat.

"Okay, okay, put these little things aside, how about we introduce ourselves, anyway, we're going to spend three days together!" Haneda Koji stood up with a smile and gave a gentlemanly salute to the only woman present, "Although I said it just now, allow me to introduce it again - Xiaosheng is Haneda Koji, just an ordinary club member, a black belt in karate, please advise." ”

The woman with long curly hair crossed her legs, stroked her hair and smiled at him: "Haneda-kun, I remember, it's a pity that you are not my type...... I'm Kazumi Kurosawa, and I'm good at Aikido, so you have to call me Kurosawa-sensei."

"Hehehe, I'm Okawa Grinding, and I opened a small company in Tokyo, so please ask Kurosawa Sensei to give me a lot of advice!"

The fat uncle rubbed his hands together, and his small eyes exuded a certain light that even elementary school students could understand. Kurosawa and Mi nodded politely at him, and before he could continue, they turned their heads to the side and looked at the two teenagers standing by the wall: "Then these two boys who have not spoken all this time, how about introducing themselves as well?"

"Yagyu Hirus. ”

"Nioh Masaharu. ”

The two teenagers seemed a little unable to let go in front of the adults, but they stopped talking after saying their names.

Kurosawa and Mitsushi looked at the two of them from top to bottom, and nodded happily, their smiles now much softer and cleaner than the almost seductive smile they showed at Koji Haneda.

Just as the three of them looked at each other, Butler Hino, who had been silent, opened his mouth.

"It's almost time for dinner, so please go back to your room for a short rest, and you will be notified from the internal phone in your room when dinner is ready. ”

"I see. ”

Kurosawa raised his eyebrows, retracted his gaze and stood up, waved his hand to the two teenagers and walked out of the living room first, followed by Uncle Lewd and Otaki's agent, and Koji Haneda also extinguished his cigarette and left the room. It was as if they were fed up with the oppressive environment of the living room, and within seconds, only Yagyu and Nioh were left.

Nioh let out a rare sigh of relief after the others had gone, walked over to the sofa and sat down heavily, his head hanging a little lazily. Seeing this, Yanagi pushed his glasses and sat down beside him, looking sideways at this classmate who had a good relationship.

"You're unusually silent today, Nioh-kun, what's going on?"

"Well, I don't usually believe in this kind of thing, but I always feel that something is not quite right today. Nioh's voice was a little playful, but the expression in his eyes was uneasy, "I always feel ...... I have a bad premonition, poof. ”

"Premonition...... It's not something that science can explain. Liu Sheng smiled, "Probably tired, after all, your tennis club was still training until this morning, and then took the train for an afternoon, and it is natural that you can't lift your spirits a little." ”

"But ......"

Nioh curled his pigtails and was about to open his mouth when he heard the sound of a bang on the door from the entrance.

Although the sound was not very loud, the person who knocked on the door could be heard to have done his best, accompanied by the hoarse cry of a young man, echoing somewhat lonely in the empty courtyard.

"What's going on?" Yanagi looked at the beautifully decorated gate suspiciously, and was about to get up, but Nioh beside him had already rushed out at a speed several times faster than him.

Nioh, who was burning with an unknown agitation in his chest, rushed to the entrance in a few steps and forcefully opened the door, but the sight in front of him made his pupils grow in horror.

"Nao——!!"

The author has something to say:

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, I went to the hospital to stay in bed for two nights, and then slept for two days...... A person is so sprinkling Bissiyo ~~~~~

It was dry and cold here, and I was terrified to see that many old men and women were taken to the hospital at night with cardiovascular diseases...... Everyone should also take good care of their bodies, eat and sleep more, and don't get sick~

The hospital is the most annoying!