He is the only one who needs to tie the lot, Qianqiu, Fengwu, and Lingyang drew "Ji", while Meijia and Meiwang drew "Daji" together.

It seems that the Uehara family will have good luck this year.

Then it's time to ask for amulets and write "Ema". The so-called ema is a small wooden plaque where you can write your wishes and place them at the place of worship and ask the gods for protection.

Once that's done, the visit is over.

……

After lunch, Haruji went to the study and began to paint.

He wanted to finish the illustration as soon as possible so that "Brother Story" could be published.

By the way, will the monster injury incident affect sales? Harusa was a little concerned.

Although there is no shortage of money, I hope that my works and those of Xiaoshi can have as many readers as possible. It's not good if the incident affects sales.

But it was useless to care, he got rid of distractions and concentrated on painting.

In the afternoon, I received a call from Summer Night.

"Are you at home now?"

"Hmm. ”

"I'll go to you later, okay?"

"Of course, what's the matter?"

"Something for you. ”

Shortly after the brief call, Miss Elder arrived.

After entering the house, he was a little surprised to see Maple Dance playing games with Xiao Lingyang.

"Ten Words Teacher...... Why are you here?"

"She lives upstairs and is a neighbor. Harusa explained.

"Good afternoon, President Wanhua. "Polite greetings from the blonde teacher.

"Good afternoon......

The eldest lady looked at each other with a little subtle in her eyes.

"Ahem, let me be specific, in fact, the teacher of the ten characters is ......" Harusa wanted to explain.

"I knew who she was, I just didn't expect her to live here. Xia Ye said to him, and then looked at Feng Wu, "Teacher Shiwen, I was taken care of by you (Shiwen Group) at that time. ”

"Please don't be so polite, President Wanhua. Kaede smiled back, "It's our honor to be able to help you." ”

The two looked at each other, as if something was exchanging in them.

"Harusa, let's not disturb the teacher and Little Sister Tachibana playing games, let's talk in other rooms. ”

Hearing Natsuya say this, Hariji led her to the study.

Feng Wu's eyes flickered as she watched the two walk away.

"How long has she been living here?" asked Summer Night as soon as she entered the study.

"It's only been a little over a month...... The second day she came was her first day at school. Harusa thought for a moment, "By the way, the day she moved here was the day I sent your charm to the Shibun Group. ”

Summer Night: "............"

"I was also surprised that she moved here...... We're just neighbors, though. Harusa scratched his face.

"It's natural to stay in your living room and play with the little sister you took in, and it doesn't look like a normal neighbor. ”

"Uh......"

"Did you ask her to take care of Reio Tachibana?"

"No...... It's because she and Lingyang get along very well......"

Summer night's eyes flickered slightly.

Harusa is a little inexplicably weak.

"I'm here to give you this. After a moment of silence, the eldest lady changed the subject.

She held up the long box she was holding and handed it to the other person.

Harusa took it.

"What is this?"

"At the Winter Snow Festival, I said I would give you a psionic weapon. ”

Harusa's eyes lit up, and he put the box on the table and opened it.

Inside, I saw a copper-colored wooden knife.

The blade shimmers with a slight luster, and there are small and beautiful runes engraved on it, which makes it look a little beautiful overall.

"This is customized from the trunk of the robe tree cultivated by the spirit method, the hardness is similar to that of an iron rod in the normal state, and the hardness or sharpness can be increased after entering the spiritual energy, and it can be used as a stick or sword to attack spirits and entities. Summer Night explained.

"If you use it freely, you can also release a blade wave to hit or cut targets in the air. ”

"Oh......" Harusa picked up the wooden knife, feeling a little heavy in his hand, like an iron rod but a little lighter.

Hold the handle and feel comfortable.

I tried to wave it twice, making a whooshing sound.

"It's great, I like it!" he said.

"That's good. There is a specific instruction manual in the box, so take a closer look. ”

A wooden knife with an instruction manual...... Actually, it's the basic psionic knife technique.

He picked up the white booklet in the box and skimmed through it.

The content is not difficult to understand, and it is really an entry-level thing.

"In addition to the wooden knife, I want to give you this. ”

Summer Night handed out a black USB stick.

"What's in this?"

"Information about the wine of blood. The password to open the file is 44657, and the file will be deleted by itself an hour after opening, so read it as soon as possible. Don't move or copy the file either, or it will delete itself immediately. ”

"Roger. Harusa took the USB flash drive, "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome. ”

He put the USB stick away and put the wooden knife back in the box.

"About the method of zero...... Did you find out anything about that spell last night?"

"I haven't received official information yet, but I've heard that it's been determined that it was a covert force called the Netherworld. Summer Night blinked, "You call that technique the 'Method of Zero'?"

"Well, let's call it that. ”

"I think it's a good fit. The eldest lady agreed.

"You can try to promote it. Harusa smiled, "Speaking of 'hidden forces'...... Is it a so-called 'mysterious organization'?"

"So to speak...... No, it's actually a so-called occult organization. Xia Ye sighed, "The members who used to appear in front of people are not found now, and they can't find their origins. ”

"The location of the stronghold is unknown, and the real names and origins of the members are all unknown, which is like a fog. ”

"Its members are said to sometimes sell strange but very effective things to certain people and demand strict secrecy...... Do you remember what I told you about Taikubo's mysterious medicines? ”

Harusa thought back to the duel with Taikubo and frowned slightly.

"The Hundred Ghosts Walk Nocturnally...... What about the monster wounding incident?" he continued, "How did it happen, and will it continue?"

"In this regard, what is certain now is that there are indeed many youkai who appear to hurt people, but it is unclear how they caused it. Summer Night paused, "Maybe that spell...... The effect of the method of zero point may also be another act of the Netherworld, or it may be the work of other forces. ”

"Whether it will last, I don't know. But the parties have taken precautions. If this happens again tonight, more investigative efforts will be put in to find out the situation and try to stop it. ”

"That's good. ”

"Compared to power outages and communication outages, youkai appear to hurt people...... The night walk of the hundred ghosts can directly shake the public and expose the existence of the anomalous realm, so it must be stopped as soon as possible. ”

Just as expected. Harusa said in his heart.

"Besides, does this force, its name 'Netherworld', have any connotation?" he expressed curiosity.