The next day, early in the morning—

The four of Ogata, who were ready to go, stood in front of the temple gate of Tenmanji Temple, doing a final check on their equipment.

The three of them, Munkai, Hyunkai, and Matsumoto, were all standing at the gate of the temple, ready to see off Ogata and the others.

Today, the four Ogata members will set off for Toyowa Village, the only place on the island where humans still live, to find valuable information and find a way to get out of the island.

The Ogata 4 planned to go to Toyowa Village, while Matsumoto planned to stay in Tenmanji.

"I'm a powerless doctor, and it's too dangerous for me to follow you deep into the interior of this island, so I'd better stay in Tenmanji." - That's what Matsumoto said.

While Amachi was checking whether he had all the gunpowder and projectiles he had with him, Makimura suddenly walked over.

"Miss Amachi......"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing...... I'm just coming...... I'm just sorry to you. ”

"Huh? Apologize? Amachi looked puzzled.

"I'm sorry......" Makimura said, scratching his hair, "I ...... last night Said something that was rude to you. I apologize to you. I'm sorry. ”

"Ah, last night's incident...... Amachi smiled helplessly, raised his hand high and patted Makimura's shoulder, "Let last night's incident pass." I don't care anymore. ”

"If you don't care, it's fine." After a sigh, the village chief added, "I didn't really think to apologize to you...... It's Mr. Ogata, who came to me early this morning and asked me to apologize to you. ”

"Brother Ogata's expression was terrifying...... If I don't come to apologize to you, I'm going to be slashed with a knife......"

"It turned out that Ah Yi asked you to apologize...... "Ah Machi muttered as he unconsciously set his eyes on Ogata, who was talking to Sokai.

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"Sokai, the head of Toyowa Village, what kind of person is Konnosuke?"

Ogata asked Sokai in front of him as he checked the drinking water and other items hanging from his waist.

"Near no suke...... He was a very serious and upright person. ”

"He is not only the head of Toyowa Village, but also the most wealthy person on the island, his house is the largest on the island, after entering Toyowa Village, you can go directly to the most magnificent house. It must be his home. ”

"He's good at everything, but unfortunately there's a little problem.,That is, he likes to be neat very much.。 When putting things away, they like to arrange them according to a specific pattern. ”

"Ah, yes, yes."

Thinking about something, Zonghai walked quickly back to the back hall of Tianmanji Temple.

When Zong Hai came back, he had an extra sword in his hand.

"Take this sword." Sokai handed the sword in his hand to Ogata.

"What is this?" Ogata wondered.

"As I said before, the teacher has a good relationship with Konnosuke, and this sword is a gift from Konnosuke to Tenmanji."

"If you see Konnosuke, tell them that you are friends with Tenmanji, and show him this sword."

"In this way, it will prove that you are indeed friends and foes."

"That's right...... Thanks, this stuff is useful. ”

After putting the sword away, Ogata asked Amachi and the others beside him:

"Have you checked it all? Did you forget anything to bring? ”

"Nope." Amachi shook his head.

Manomiya and Makimura shook their heads as well.

"So—let's go." Ogata said in a loud voice.

"Dear donors, the little monk wishes you ...... here"

Before Zong Hai's words were finished, Xu Yi suddenly changed his words:

"But—before you go, Zonghai, be honest with each other."

Ogata turned his head and swept his sharp gaze towards Sokai.

"We ...... Let's talk a little bit. ”

There are no other superfluous emotions on the face, only a serious color.

Not only Xiankai and the others, but even Amachi and Mamiya also cast puzzled glances at Ogata.

Only Zong Hai's expression changed, and he still had a faint smile on his face.

"Donor, I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"

"Zong Hai." Ogata said, "I already hinted at you yesterday by the well. ”

"If there is anything important that comes to mind, let us know in time."

"I was trying to give you a chance."

"I'll give you a ...... An opportunity to make up for the mistakes and make everything you know clear. ”

"I want to save some face for you, I don't want to tear the last face between you and me."

"But...... I've waited since last night until now, and I haven't waited for you to clarify everything you know. ”

Zong Hai's expression at this time was finally no longer like just now, and he had been smiling lightly.

Although he still has a faint smile.

But at this time, the smile on his face was a little more bitter.

"Since Zong Hai is unwilling to take the initiative to say it yourself, then I will take the initiative to ask now."

"Zong Hai." Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light burst out of his eyes, "You already knew that there was a problem with the water of the Linon River, am I right?" ”

As soon as Ogata said this, the rest of the people except Zong Hai and Xianhai showed stunned expressions.

“…… Donor. Zong Hai asked softly, "You...... Why? ”

"When you told me yesterday that the islanders of this island get their water from the Linong River, I noticed that something was wrong."

"After searching the garrison where the shogunate researchers had left, and learning that soldiers who had only been on the island for less than a month could become ogres, I was convinced that there must be something wrong with the water in the Linon River."

"All the islanders of this island will become cannibals, except for your mentor."

"This shows that there must be some difference in lifestyle between your mentor and other islanders."

Ogata's voice gradually rose at this time:

"When you told me yesterday that the rest of the islanders' living water comes from the Linong River, I knew that the biggest difference between your Tianmanji and other islanders' lifestyles is that your water is different."

"The daily water of Tenmanji Temple is taken from wells that lead directly to the underground waterway."

"The shogunate's researchers don't know that there is an exception on this island that doesn't turn into a man-eater. So they didn't notice in time that there might be something wrong with the water in the Linon River – and that's understandable. ”

"But Zong Hai, you didn't notice that there was a problem with the water of the Linong River, so it's unforgivable!"

"You know that the teacher will not become an ogre, only the other islanders will become cannibals, so as long as you compare the lifestyles between you, it is easy to find that the biggest difference between you is the difference in water!"

"But you never told us about the river, and you told us you didn't know why the islanders became cannibals......"

Speaking of this, the cold light in Ogata's eyes became more and more fierce, and his left hand was already pressed against the sheath of the knife at his waist.

"And...... You have the medicine that can suppress the 'Immortal Poison'...... This is also quite suspicious. ”

"When you showed me the medicine that can suppress the 'immortal poison', I noticed that there must be something wrong with you."