Chinese New Year's Eve night. Ｘ

Harusa sits with Koshi and Reio by the kotatsu and watches TV.

On the TV screen, the uncle dressed in bright red, wearing strange gold jewelry and exaggerated makeup, sang cheerful songs while dancing in a girly style...... Although the whole body is full of slots, it is surprisingly not annoying to people, and it looks quite interesting.

After this characteristic male singer finished singing, the male and female hosts said some nonsense, and then it was the turn of the aunt in a simple cherry costume...... Oh no, the female singer came on the stage, and a group of handsome men who also wore cherry costumes behind her danced as backup dancers.

The female singer sings very well, but the dance of these handsome men looks like a kind of embarrassment, which makes people care too much about the song to listen to it properly.

After that, it was the turn of a beautiful boy idol group, and the opening song was very lyrical, but when they took off and threw away their coats in unison, revealing the vests they were wearing inside, the style of painting suddenly turned into a vigorous song and dance......

A variety of singers or groups take turns on the stage, and the singing continues to ripple in the living room.

In addition to watching TV, Hariji also uses his mobile phone to surf the Internet and chat.

He made an appointment with Chiaki and Mika to go to the New Year's shrine together tomorrow morning.

The night was getting deeper.

Xiaoshi made soba noodles, and the three of them ate them together by the hearth, sucking and sucking.

After eating the noodles, it was almost twelve o'clock.

The TV screen rotates to show the various places that are counting down to the new year, filming the local crowd happily preparing for the new year.

Everyone has a smile on their faces, ready to say goodbye to the past year and hope that the new year will be even better.

At this time, Hariji sensed something, turned his head to look, and saw his sister staring at this side.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing...... Kagura lowered her head slightly, "I just think ...... It's like a dream. ”

"Huh?"

"Meet Brother Harusa...... Stay here like this...... It's like a dream. She muttered softly.

Will this dream wake up after the bell rings for the New Year?

Will you suddenly open your eyes and find yourself living in your previous room, still alone?

All of this may be just delusional......

A large hand appears in view.

Looking up, I saw my righteous brother smiling gently and stretching out his hand to this side.

She blinked.

Raise your hand and slowly place it on the other person's palm.

His hand closed and he took hers.

"To have a righteous sister like you, I also feel like a dream. Harusa smiled, "But it's not a dream...... That's the proof. ”

He shook the other man's hand a little harder.

Soft, warm, tangible.

Kagura also held the other's hand.

Thick, warm, tangible.

It feels so clear.

The sudden uneasiness in her heart vanished, and the girl smiled.

The two stared at each other...... The atmosphere became a bit ambiguous.

Syllable!

A sudden sound interrupted the atmosphere.

It's Xiao Lingyang.

With a confused face, her little head fell on the table and made a sound.

"Meow ......" gave a cute yawn.

Harusa and Kagura: "............"

The two let go of their hands and withdrew their hands.

Harusa coughed dryly.

Kagura's face was slightly red.

"Xiao Lingyang, do you want to go to sleep first?" asked Harusa.

"Uh......" The little girl heard the inquiry and came back to her senses.

She slowly raised her head, raised her hand and rubbed her eyes.

"Don't ...... People want to ...... together."

"Then try harder. ”

"Uh-huh, meow......"

Lingyang slapped her face and forcibly pulled herself together.

After a few more moments, the countdown finally arrived.

"Ten, Nine, Eight......" TV continuously switches screens to show people all over Sakurajima counting down in unison.

"Six, five, four......" Harusa and Xiaoshi and Reio also counted down.

"Three, two, one!!" counts to the end.

Rumble...... Instantly, some kind of dull sound was faintly heard.

At the same time, I felt something intangible rush by.

Suddenly it was dark!

This is...... There's a power outage!?

"Brother......

"It's so cold......"

"What's wrong?" "Qing Sima used his vision to see through the darkness.

Seeing Xiao Lingyang's appearance is wrong.

She hugged herself, shivering.

"Reiyang!?"

Harusa hurriedly got up and walked to the other side to check on the little girl's condition.

She was found to have a fever!

How could this suddenly happen?

Harusa thought about the sound and the strange feeling of something passing through him.

What just happened?Spell Attack?Is it Akatsuki Mite?

Wrong...... If it's really Mite's hands, it shouldn't be like this......

"It's cold...... Brother Harano......" Lingyang groaned.

Either way, something had to be done.

Harusa immediately performed a "primary healing technique" on Xiao Lingyang.

However, it didn't work.

This is no ordinary fever.

Could it be because of the mysterious energy? He remembered the high fever of Tianhai Dai at that time.

Is the strange phenomenon just now related to the mysterious energy?

"Gotta take her to the hospital, right away. He made a decisive decision, and then looked at Xiao Shi, "You can come with it too." ”

Kagura nodded and looked at Reiyang with a worried look on her face.

The two immediately went to put on the clothes they were going out in, and also put on cotton clothes for Xiao Lingyang.

During this period, Harusa asked Xiao Shi if she had any strange feelings just now, and Xiao Shi said that she did. She heard the noise, too, and felt something pass by in an instant.

The fact that two psionics have the same feeling proves that this is not a delusion.

"Something must have happened just now, the power outage is probably caused by it, and so is Xiao Lingyang's fever. Harusa said.

Kagura nodded in agreement.

Was that some kind of spell? Who did it, and what was the purpose?

Could it be another Hundred Monogatari ritual that succeeded by chance, or something like that, and how big was the impact?

There are many questions......

After dressing Xiao Lingyang, Harusa picked her up and walked out of the house with Xiao Shi.

It was cold outside, there was no moon, it was dark.

Harusa looked at the Uehara family and was worried about Mika's condition, so he knocked on the door.

The door opened quickly.

"Harusa......"

"Mega...... It's fine if you're okay. ”

"What's wrong with Xiao Lingyang?" Meijia noticed that the little girl was not in the right state.

"She suddenly had a fever, and I suspect it has something to do with the mystical energy...... Did you feel anything just now?" said Harusa.

"I had a vague feeling as if something was sweeping over me, and I heard a low noise. Meijia frowned slightly, "But Mom doesn't feel anything......"

"It's not an illusion, Xiao Shi and I have heard and felt it, it must be something happening, it may be a spell or a ritual or something, the power outage and Xiao Lingyang's fever are very likely to be caused by it. Harusa said seriously.

"I don't know who sent it or where it came from...... I'm going to take Xiao Lingyang to the hospital with Xiao Shi now, you have to be careful at home, because I don't know if there will be any other conditions. If anything, just call me. ”

"Can't make a call. Meijia frowned and held up her phone, "The signal is gone." ”

"What!?" r