"There are as many questions as mountains, but let's take our time and ask them one by one." Ogata said softly, "Mamiya, tell me first—why are you here?" Did you come here by chance? ”

"Not really." Mamiya raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the "wild man" beside him, "He brought me here." He was one of the doctors sent by the shogunate to the island to conduct research on ogres. ”

"My name is Kiyohito Matsumoto." After Mamiya's words fell, the "wild man" began to introduce himself, "Three months ago, I was in this camp, and I was in this camp with other companions to carry out research on ogres here on the orders of the shogunate. ”

As soon as Matsumoto Kiyohito's words fell, Ogata and Amachi immediately cast curious glances at him.

"You're one of the shogunate's researchers?" Ogata raised an eyebrow, "Didn't you researchers all leave the island?" ”

"It was supposed to all be gone." Matsumoto closed his eyes in pain as he spoke, "But...... As we left the camp and headed to the coast, we were attacked by ogres......"

"The cannibal attack came too suddenly, and our team was directly scattered......"

"Some people managed to board the boat and leave the island."

"There are also people who ...... Like me, I was stranded on this island because I broke away from the team......"

"I've been wandering on this island until now...... Until...... Last night, I met Mamiya-sama and Makimura-sama. ”

As soon as Matsumoto's words were finished, Mamiya answered:

"After learning that Matsumoto was a researcher of the shogunate, I asked him to take the two of us here to see if there was anything valuable in the residence abandoned here by the researchers of the shogunate."

Speaking of this, Mamiya looked around and added:

"But now it seems...... This garrison is really deserted...... Nothing but garbage. ”

"Mamiya-sama......" Matsumoto smiled wryly, "I said it a long time ago...... We evacuated cleanly, there was nothing but rubbish here......"

"I can't say that." Ogata, who hadn't spoken since just now, interjected, "There's still something of value here. ”

With that, Ogata threw the diary he had just stuffed into his arms to the Manomiya family.

"This is the journal I just found in this tent behind me."

"It seems to have been written by a researcher. It is a rough description of some of the things that happened during the time from the time I landed on the island to the time I left the island. ”

After receiving the diary thrown by Ogata, Mamiya and Makimura immediately looked at it at a glance.

Makimura's height is far above that of Mamiya, so he only needs to turn his head to see the diary in Mamiya's hand.

After a cursory look at the diary, Manomiya handed it to Matsumoto.

Matsumoto looked through the ground more roughly than the palace, and after taking it, he quickly flipped it and looked at it hastily.

After closing the diary, Matsumoto sighed lightly:

"It's a diary written by that guy Yamamoto...... That guy usually likes to keep a diary and keep notes. ”

"What has happened to us since we landed on the island, Yamamoto's diary is very clear."

"Could it be that the people of this island have become cannibals because of a special plague?" Amachi couldn't help but put forward his thoughts to Matsumoto, "This plague can be transmitted through people's mouths and noses, and that soldier of yours is unfortunately infected with this plague or something......"

"I don't know." Matsumoto said softly, "Although the shogunate has temporarily characterized the accident on Butterfly Island as a 'plague outbreak', it is still unknown whether the people of this island are due to a special plague. ”

"But—girl, I can tell you, that if the people of this island become ogres because of a plague that can come from the mouth and nose of men—then we are finished."

Matsumoto said in a serious, joking tone.

"A plague that can pass through a person's mouth and nose into the human body—this plague is the most troublesome to protect against and treat."

"Until now, we have not had the means to protect against this plague."

"Huh? Isn't there any? Makimura wondered, "Wouldn't a cloth over the mouth and nose protect against this plague?" ”

Matsumoto sighed:

"Makimura-sama, let me tell you the cruel truth......

"Covering the face with a cloth - this is no defense against a plague that can infect the human body through the mouth and nose."

"It doesn't make much difference in the face of this plague, whether you don't have a cloth on your face."

"The reason why we doctors put a cloth on our face when we walk into a plague-ridden place is simply to bring some comfort to our soul and to prevent our own mouth from spraying at the patient's body, and to prevent the patient's mouth from spraying on ourselves."

"Hmm...... I don't understand medical stuff, and I don't have much interest in understanding it. Makimura said while grabbing the stubble on his chin, "I only care about the palace, there is only garbage left in this camp, there is nothing to stay for, where are we going next?" ”

"Anyway, let's do a good job of searching this camp first." "After you've searched this camp for a while, I'll look for any caves where I can spend the night." ”

With that, Mamiya turned his head and looked at Ogata.

"Ogata, and this beautiful young lady, come with us."

"When we find a place to spend the night, let's have a good talk."

"Mamiya." The corners of Ogata's mouth twitched, revealing a faint smile, "You said the opposite, you are the only one who follows me." ”

"We don't need to find any caves to spend the night in, Amachi and I already have a temporary base."

"There's food, water, and warm bedding."

"I'm not sure if they're willing to take in three more."

"But—come with us."

"Be sure to take us there!!"

As soon as Ogata's words fell, Makimura ...... To be precise, it was Makimura, who heard the words "warm futon", and shouted like this in a rather gaffe.

"If you want to go." Speaking of this, Ogata suddenly paused.

Then, the two of them, Asamanomiya and Makimura, who were clueless, asked:

"Mamiya, Makimura, you two...... I don't think I have drunk the water of that river since I landed on the island, right? ”

Ogata said as he nodded his chin at the rushing Linon River next to the camp.

"The river?" Mamiya glanced at Linong, "No." Since we landed on the island, Makimura and I have not drunk much water, drinking a little rain on the first day and a small pond on the second day. What's wrong? Why are you asking us this question all of a sudden? ”

"Nothing...... It's just that...... Just a casual question. ”

……

……

At dusk –

Butterfly Island, Tenmanji Temple –

"Two donors ......"

Sokai, who was standing at the gate of Tenmanji Temple, said in a helpless tone towards Ogata and Amachi, who were slowly walking towards Tenmanji Temple, in a helpless tone:

"Why did you bring me 3 new guests?"

Manomiya, Makimura, and Matsumoto followed behind the two Ogata.

After Tenmanji, a small temple located in a remote mountain, appeared in the field of vision of the two of them, Mamiya and Makimura kept looking at Tenmanji with curious eyes, looking at Sokai standing at the gate of Tenmanji.