Saturday, January 6th, morning, Ogasawara Islands, Chishima Islands, Chishima Pier.

Maori and his group of eight got off the plane with their luggage, and when they found that there were many people on the island, it seemed to be very lively, and the garden said, "The festival seems to have begun, let's go quickly." ”

The festival depicts the legend of the mermaid, a group of people pushing a float carrying a beautiful tune of mermaids, all dressed as women. However, there is a real mermaid on the shrine in front of you, a dugong, and that is the offering of this festival. The largest float is the legend of the 800 bhikshunis, who live a long life if they eat mermaid meat.

When the gods return to the mermaid shrine on the island, the festival enters the final stage, when a diminutive goddess who is too old to tell her age recites a prayer in front of the god and kills the dugong. I heard from the person next to me that it was Shimabukuro Yakoto, who was one hundred and thirty years old this year, and she ate mermaid meat when she was young.

The assistant took the dugong that had been blessed by the god and disposed of it, and prepared to wait for the mermaid auction for a while. Then people can enter the shrine and buy a lucky charm with a number for 10,000 yen if they wish, and there will be a lottery at night, and if you win, you will get a dugong arrow.

After the eight Maori people visited the shrine, Lan, Yuanzi, and Heye bought a lucky charm, and Maori complained with some eyes: "My God, 10,000 yen per person, and I won't make hundreds of millions of yen at the end of this day." ”

"Indeed, it's a good deal. Hattori said.

Yuan Zi said, "Please, it's only once a year." ”

Yamazaki said: "At the beginning of this century, there were only 25 people on Tomoshima, who made a living from sugar, and then the price of sugar plummeted, and the people on the island made a living by grazing goats. ”

"I see. Lan said.

He Ye asked, "Then has she ever eaten mermaid meat?"

"I'm afraid only she knows. Yamazaki laughed.

Hattori said: "Kazuha, you idiot, how can there be human fish in this world." ”

He Ye said: "You are a fool, wait until you live to be one hundred and thirty years old." ”

"Then you wait and see. Hattori said.

"I'll wait to see if you can't walk. He Ye said.

"Hey, are you arguing?" asked the garden with a smile.

Hattori shouted with Kazuha, "Of course we're arguing, can't you see it?"

"I think you're sending blessings to each other. Lan smiled, "Living together to be one hundred and thirty years old, isn't this really a bald head and growing old together? ”

Yuan Zi smiled: "Speaking of which, it must be very interesting to see you two old men and old ladies quarrel when the time comes." ”

Conan smiled, "Let's go and see it together." ”

Mei Daizi smiled: "Okay, don't talk about it, let's go to the auction, I invite you to eat mermaid meat, you can all live to be one hundred and thirty years old." ”

After that, the eight Maori people went to the auction, and the dugong, which was more than three meters long and more than 400 kilograms, was dismembered into 12 parts, three parts of the head, tail, and two fins, and nine parts of the body internal organs.

"It's a real money grab. Maori sighed.

Hattori said, "Those guys are crazy, don't pay so much for a dugong." ”

He Ye said: "Stupid, this is blessed by God, it is different. ”

Conan said, "It's about longevity." ”

Sonoko said, "Fortunately, 500,000 yen a kilogram is not too expensive. ”

Mei Daizi asked, "Brother, how do you think this thing can be eaten well?"

Yamazaki said: "Let's let them do it, add some specialty seafood or something, and our food for the past two days will be enough." ”

"That's it. Mei Daiko said. ……

When the auction was over, the staff took the eight Mori to an office to send money, and the mayor of Kobayashi received them personally, and after receiving the money, he took out the roster and said that Maidiko's contribution to the mermaid shrine can be ranked, please leave your name, and they will put up a sign to protect her with the shrine.

Mei Daizi said, "Yuanzi, don't you want good luck? ”

"Okay, thank you then. Yuan Zi smiled.

Yuan Zi opened the roster, Conan saw a name, Miyano Shiho, and then looked at the 20 million yen written below, and immediately straightened up his triangular eyes, really fake, is that guy so rich? By the way, it must be the same name.

Chief Kobayashi asked, "By the way, where will this mermaid meat be delivered for you?"

"We're going to eat on the island, and we'll have to look at the menu. Yamazaki said.

"That's fine. Chief Kobayashi said with a smile.

Yamazaki said, "Also, we wanted to find a place to live. ”

"Well," said Chief Kobayashi after a moment's thought, "you guys wait a minute." Then he asked someone to find a young woman dressed as a shrine maiden, "This is Shimabukuro Kimi-kee, the great-great-granddaughter of Shimabukuro Yakoto, the eight of you will go to Shimabukuro's house." ”

"Great-great-granddaughter?" Hattori calculated, "the five generations are in the same house." ”

Lan asked, "Well, Miss Junhui, there must be a lot of people in your family, right?"

"No," Shimabukuro-kune said gloomily, "our family is now just me and Grandmother Mikoto. ”

"Ah, I'm so sorry, Miss Junhui. Lan hurriedly said.

"Nothing. Shimabukuro said, "I just ask you not to mention it again, so as not to make the old man sad." ”

"We understand, don't worry. Maori said.

"Alright, let's go eat first. Yamazaki asked, "Miss Kimi, how about you come along?"

"No, I still have to take care of Grandmother Miqin. Shimabukuro Kimie smiled, "When you want to come over in the evening, just ask someone on the island to find out where my family lives, and I will help you prepare bedding." ”

"Thank you so much. Maori said. ……

After that, the mayor arranged a dining room for the eight Mori people, who looked at the menu and ordered lunch, and booked dinner and supper for today, as well as breakfast and lunch for tomorrow.

After the meal, the eight Maori people first went to visit the mermaid shopping mall, and saw a dazzling array of mermaid peripheral products, rings, pendants and other accessories, biscuits, candies and other snacks, hats, swimsuits and other clothing, puzzles, dolls and other toys and so on. At half past two in the afternoon, the eight Mori went to the theater and watched the mermaid legend of the Kabuki performance.

At five o'clock in the evening, the theater ended, and the eight Maori people returned to the dining room for dinner, and after agreeing to go to the shrine at eight o'clock in the evening to see the lottery results, the people who ate first left first, Hattori, Conan, and Ye, Ran, and Sonoko group.

At about six o'clock in the evening, Yamazaki asked the staff to take care of Maori, who was drinking a little, and left with Mei Dai, who had finished dinner.

Chijima is a flat island with many hills, the highest peak is the eastern Tomoshima Daisan Mountain, with an elevation of 88 meters, Chijima is about 257 hectares, the north and south ends are residential areas, there is a road to connect them, and various facilities are on both sides of the road. The mermaid shrine is located on Mt. Kofuji on the western island of Chishima, and the auction venue is located next to the road near the shrine.

When Yamazaki and Midaiko went out, they noticed that there were many people hanging out on the road, so they went to Tomoshima Daizan, and found a person standing on the top of the mountain looking at the lights on the island, and when they approached, they saw that it was Shimabukuro Kimie by the moonlight.

"Ahem!" Yamazaki reminded, "Good evening, Miss Kimi-e." ”

"Huh?" Shimabukuro-kimi came back to her senses, "Hello. ”

Mei Daizi asked, "Why are you here, Miss Junhui, don't you have to help the old woman prepare for the lottery?"

"Then someone will help. Kimie Shimabukuro said, "I just came out to see the stars in the sky and walked around." ”……