Saturday, January 6, evening, Ogasawara Islands, Tomoshima Islands, Tomoshima Daisen.

Hearing that Shimabukuro Junhui had the meaning of farewell, Yamazaki sighed: "We can meet here again, and it is also fate, so I will help you."

"Help me, what do you mean?" Shimabukuro Kimie wondered.

Yamazaki asked, "I take the liberty of asking, Miss Junhui, are you wondering if the price of this excitement is worth it, is it worth paying for it?"

"You, you......" Kimie Shimabukuro's face changed.

Mei Daiko asked, "Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Yamazaki said: "More than 40 years ago, when the mermaid legend began, my family sent people to the island to check, not for longevity but for the legendary things, if there is a legendary creature like a mermaid, then there will be other legendary creatures. ”

"Yes, yes, like demons and monsters. Mei Daiko smiled and asked, "What did you find?"

Yamazaki said, "At first, nothing was found, and the person stayed, and it was not found out until a few years later when Shimabukuro Yakoto became seriously ill. ”

Mei Daizi said: "What's wrong with getting sick? The legend doesn't say that you won't get sick if you eat mermaid meat, but only that you will live a long life, even immortality." ”

"I'll explain first. Yamazaki said, "The Shimabukuro family is located on a hill near the shrine, and there are few people except for the mayor of Tomoshima. And the mayor of Tomoshima has always been a member of the Kobayashi family, because their family is a medical heirloom and has been of great help to the residents of the island. Priest Yakoto Shimabukuro has never been out of Chishima since she took over the position of priest of the Mermaid Shrine, so everyone thinks that she has never been sick. But in fact, Shimabukuro Yakoto was sick, and every time he got sick, the mayor of Kobayashi at that time was cured with traditional Chinese medicine. This is an inference that the investigators once found out that Shimabukuro Yakoto had a cold, and then the mayor of Kobayashi went to Shimabukuro's house, and a cold medicine kit appeared in the garbage of Shimabukuro's house that day, so it was inferred. On that occasion, Shimabukuro Yakoto announced that she would practice at home for half a year, during which time she did not see any outsiders except for the mayor, and the investigators deduced that she was seriously ill. ”

"What's this?" asked Midaiko.

Yamazaki said, "Half a year later, Priest Yakoto Shimabukuro appeared, but through contact, the investigators made a surprising discovery that she was no longer her. ”

"Wait, let me think about it," asked Midaiko, "did you mean someone faked me?"

"No, it was replaced, and judging from the fingerprints, it was the daughter of Shimabukuro Yakoto. Yamazaki said, "Not long after Shimabukuro Yakoto announced that he was not a guest, Shimabukuro Yakoto's daughter and son-in-law went out to sea to fish, but they were killed. ”

"Isn't it? Could it be her daughter?" asked Mei Daizi suspiciously, "But the appearance can be neat, but what about the body? Are all the people in their family so short?"

"That's it. Yamazaki gestured with his hand on his thigh.

Mei Daiko was taken aback, "No, it won't, right?

"Say no more. Kimie Shimabukuro shouted, and began to cry.

"I'm sorry to mention your sadness, but since we are destined, there are some things I have to tell you. Yamazaki said, and continued, "The investigators also investigated for several years, until the then priest Yakoto Shimabukuro announced that he would not be a guest for half a year, and the investigators speculated that something would happen to the Shimabukuro family, so they followed Miss Kimi's grandmother, and then found the hospital where Miss Kimi's great-grandmother had surgery, and found out some information." Priest Yakoto Shimabukuro's daughter and son-in-law were shipwrecked that year, but only her son-in-law was missing, and her daughter was rescued, but she lost consciousness in one leg. Based on this, Shimabukuro Yakoto persuaded her daughter that she should use the righteous words of the island's residents to make her daughter the new Shimabukuro Yakoto after her death, and the investigators later called the Shimabukuro Yakoto II as the Shimabukuro Yakoto II at that time. ”

Mei Daiko asked, "Huh?

Yamazaki said: "Miss Kimie's great-grandmother, Shimabukuro Yakoto I, her husband died before she founded the Mermaid Shrine, it seems that there is no money to cure the relationship, she founded the Mermaid Shrine in her seventies, and served as a priest for several years, and died in her eighties, the cause of death is unknown, it is presumed that she was older and died of natural causes. ”

"Miss Kimie's great-grandmother, Shimabukuro Yakoto II, whose husband disappeared in a shipwreck, took office in her sixties shortly after Shimabukuro Yakoto I announced that she was closed for half a year, and served as a priest for several years at the age of seventy, and the cause of death was an infection at the amputation. ”

"Miss Kimi's grandmother, Shimabukuro Mikoto III, her husband also disappeared in a shipwreck, and a month after Shimabukuro Mikoto II announced that she would be closed for half a year, she took office at the age of less than 50 and died in a fire, and she served as a priest for more than ten years, and died at the age of nearly 70, and the cause of death was suicide because she could not stand it. ”

Midaiko asked, "Is the current Shimabukuro Yakoto the mother of Miss Kimihui? That is Shimabukuro Yakoto IV?"

"Yes, it has been nearly ten years since Shimabukuro Yakoto IV took office due to illness and death. "Her husband also disappeared in a shipwreck, two months after Shimabukuro Yakoto III announced the closure of the house for half a year. ”

Mei Daiko asked, "So coincidentally?"

Yamazaki said: "I don't know if it was a curse obtained in the name of the mermaid god without permission, or the price of forcibly making Tomoshima, which should have declined, prosperous, the Shimabukuro family has had daughters for four generations, and before the death of the previous generation, their husbands would take the first step, all disappeared in shipwrecks, and then they all embarked on the same path." ”

"Ah!" Mei Daiko exclaimed, "By the way, brother, you are real, you know that it is fake, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Shimabukuro Mikoto is fake, but the mermaid god or the existence that makes Shimabukuro pay may really exist. Yamazaki laughed, "So, it's not much to spend this money, maybe it really has some effect." ”

Midaiko asked, "Huh, really?"

Yamazaki said, "After the investigators reported that Shimabukuro Mikoto III had announced that he had closed his door for half a year, my mother sent a team of people to help Miss Kimi's father and try not to let him go to sea, but the accident finally happened. ”

Kimie Shimabukuro said, "It turns out that the principal of the Fukuyama school on the island is from your family. ”

"He just reported something to us that his mission was long over, but he decided to stay," Yamazaki said. ”

Kimie Shimabukuro exclaimed, "Our family doesn't need sympathy. ”

"Yes, your family should be respected, even admired, if it weren't for your family's efforts, Zhidao would have become a desert island long ago. Yamazaki said, "It's just that now you are very confused, because only a few people know about this matter, so your family has not been respected as it should be, and if you leave this island, although the people on the island will not live well, but they can still live, is it really worth it for your family's silent selfless dedication." ”

"Yes, I was thinking about this," Shimabukuro said, and then exclaimed, "Why is it our family, why do they do nothing to enjoy the fruits of our family's flesh and blood, why do we have to pay so much for this island, these are all whys!"

Mei Daizi said: "Since you don't want to do it, then you just don't do it." ”

"No," Shimabukuro smiled bitterly, "If only it could be as easy as you say." ”

"Brother, why is that?" asked Midaiko.

"If they don't, the people on the island will say they're selfish, and there's no way to explain it, because the Shimabukuro family has committed at least a very serious fraud in this matter, and they're now riding a tiger," Yamazaki said. ”

Shimabukuro Kimie took a deep breath to adjust her mood, and then said to Yamazaki, "You said you wanted to help me, did you just tell me these things? If there is nothing else, I will go back." ”

"Please wait a little longer, saying that this is just to tell you that I know everything about your family. Yamazaki said.

Shimabukuro Kimi-e asked sarcastically, "So, you, with your vast powers, can you help me solve this problem?"

"Devotion and selfishness are about caring about other people's opinions or sticking to your own choices," Yamazaki said, "and no one can convince you but yourself." ”

Kimie Shimabukuro said, "What else do you have to say." ”

Yamazaki said: "What I say can increase the balance in your heart in favor of selfishness. ”

Kimie Shimabukuro asked, "What is it?"

"Yakoto Shimabukuro is one hundred and thirty years old, and the legend of her is a fake in your opinion, but there are many people who will believe that she is true. Yamazaki said.

"I'd rather believe it. Mei Daizi smiled, "This is the reason why the price of something at the mermaid festival every year can be so high." ”

Kimie Shimabukuro asked Yamazaki, "What do you mean?"

Yamazaki said: "Needless to say, longevity is very attractive, and it is not only my family that sent people to the island to investigate the truth, but also the above, the six major consortia, and some foreign forces have sent people to investigate." ”

Kimie Shimabukuro was taken aback, "W-what!"

Yamazaki said: "Don't worry, you haven't been debunked yet, you listened to Fukuyama, you haven't been interviewed, you haven't left fingerprints everywhere, etc., which saves a lot of trouble." It's just that science and technology have advanced rapidly in the past ten years, and your mother and your physical information may have been recorded, so that no matter how you change, there is no way to replace her, and once replaced, it will be exposed. ”

Shimabukuro Junhui was silent for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, looking relaxed, probably letting go of the burden in his heart.

"Looks like you've already figured it out," Yamazaki asked, "what are you going to do in the future, how about becoming an actor?"

"Oh, it seems that you even know about my college days at the movie club," Shimabukuro Kimie asked with a smile, "Look at me, it's rude to ask for advice yet......"

Yamazaki smiled, "You are a student at Rice Flower University, so you should know the name Mei Daiko." ”

Midaiko asked, "Huh, are you from Rice Flower University?"

"It turned out to be Miss Mei Daiko in person, so it was our honor to say that it was Mrs. Fukuyama who asked Principal Fukuyama to help us. Shimabukuro said with a smile, "Please continue to take care of me in the future." ”

Mei Daiko asked, "Do you want us to help you find a job?"

"Thank you for your kindness, I have a lot of classmates and friends who work in the monthly department, and it is enough for them to come forward with the work. "It's just that legally, my mom has passed away." ”

"If you can convince her, we can get a new identity for her, and you just have to talk to Fukuyama," Yamazaki said. ”

"That's so much appreciated. Shimabukuro Kimi-e saluted.

"You're welcome. Yamazaki said.

"I'm going back to help, so I'm going to take my leave, and I wish you all a good time. Shimabukuro Kimie smiled.

Mei Daiko asked, "Well, Miss Kimihui, can you do me a favor?" and then explained the matter.

"Uh," Kimie Shimabukuro smiled after a moment's pause, "that should be fine." ”

"Great, thank you. Mei Daiko smiled.

"You're welcome. Kimie Shimabukuro said, then said goodbye and left.

Midaiko asked Yamazaki, "By the way, brother, did you say that my mother has ever been to this island, and has she ever eaten the dugong meat that has been blessed by the gods?"

"I don't know if we've ever been to this island, but we've all eaten that meat before. Yamazaki smiled, "I'd rather believe it." ”

Mei Daiko said, "Then do you want to bring some to Aunt Eiri and Uncle Suzuki this time?"

Yamazaki smiled: "Don't worry, each family has a copy for them." Also, my uncle stayed in the dining room and didn't come out, I'm afraid he just wanted to take some back. ”

"This must be told to Ran. Mei Daiko smiled, "Let's go find them." ”

"Okay, but don't talk about Miss Junhui. Yamazaki said.

"I know, I don't want to say it. Mei Daiko said. ……