"In the field of theology or the occult, actions or expressions that seem simple and bright can often be extended to something deeper through the divergence of subtle thinking, and then incorporated into the realm of the 'extraordinary'.

For example, the cemetery represents the starting place, i.e., the source, and the shrine represents the destination, i.e., the yearning. ”

Where does the cemetery originate? What does a particular spirit yearn for?

"The act of picking up a stone at the entrance of the cemetery is a kind of 'self-choice', representing 'self-intention' and subjective mental tendency, and the stone can be regarded as a person's 'spiritual reference'...... More directly, a stone can be counted as a materialized symbol of a person's spirit or soul.

The gift comes from a third party, which represents the mind of others and the expression of external emotions, that is, it can be regarded as an 'external spirit'.

Combining the two, the act of dropping the stone and choosing a gift can be interpreted as 'giving up one's own soul and inviting an outside spirit into one's body'—it has a typical 'ritual'.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing certainly doesn't cause any problems, because even though the 'Test of Courage' is ritualistic, it lacks intuitive traction...... There is neither the power to draw the spirit of the self out, nor the way to introduce the spirit from the outside.

But if you change the gift to that hand, it is equivalent to connecting a channel...... A passage between the "indifferent body" and the "free spirit".

Such a signal is enough to attract Soya...... In all likelihood, this is the case. ”

It's obviously an ordinary little game, but after Manaka Aoi's explanation, Fu Jixianli has a feeling of chilling in the back of his head - not because there is anything terrifying about her explanation, but because of the oozing feeling that "you don't know what you did inadvertently".

Why are things that are so everyday associated with the so-called "mystery"? The group of high school students were just playing games, but they didn't know that they were actually playing ghosts?

After a moment of silence, Fu Ji Xianli spoke, "Sister Aoi, you must have been a god stick before, right?" What you have just explained is a completely one-sided over-interpretation, lacking materialistic basis. ”

Plausible rambling, scaring people with ambiguous things, and then making money is a very complete process.

"Of course, there will be many interpretations, but it is undeniable that my explanation can certainly be used as one of many interpretations from the perspective of 'ritual'."

"Okay," Fu Jixian was just worried that he wouldn't be sure how to lure things out, "Do spirits only move at night?" ”

"There is no theoretical basis for this, but according to the general view, we would think that most spirits will appear at night most of the time."

The two of them walked to the woods on the other side, which was equivalent to hiding in the second half of the path of the high school students' "test of courage".

Aoi stopped when she walked to a place, and then saw her pull out a slender stick from behind a large tree on the side, and then she hung a long thread on the ends of the stick...... Oh, it's not a stick, it's a bow.

In addition, she also took out a pot of arrows, which she had apparently placed here beforehand.

A shrine maiden with a longbow? Fu Ji Kenri felt that this was very Japanese, but the question was whether this thing could actually cause damage to spirits?

In any case, the next thing to look at is the performance of Zhenzhong Aoi, as for Fu Ji Xianli...... Now he is equivalent to Xiao Meiyan in the face of "Witch Night", although the firepower of the beautiful weapon is fierce, but no matter how fierce it is, it can't deal with the witch.

After all, only magic can defeat magic.

"Sister Aoi, is your bow made of rose branches, can it bloom?"

The "Rose Blossom Bow" is known to be a powerful weapon, equivalent to a two-way foil.

"It must have been made of bamboo."

Manaka Aoi is probably used to Fu Ji Xianli's puzzling and sudden questioning.

At about nine o'clock, the "test of courage" for high school students began.

When the first person passed by Fu Jixianli and the others, he had an idea, and then caused a tree next to the path to shake violently.

The high school boy suddenly heard the rustling sound of dense footsteps, as if something was chasing him, and he subconsciously looked back and saw a large shadow covering him.

"Ah~"

He let out a groundhog screech and ran forward, almost on his hands and feet.

"Lijun, what are you doing?"

After the high school students ran away, Aoi Manaka asked Fu Ji Xianli.

"Sister Aoi, didn't you notice that there is a problem with this 'Courage Test Conference', that is, no one plays a scary role, so I am making up for their activities...... It's a good thing for good people. ”

"Then they must thank you."

Aoi felt that Fu Ji Xianli was a little boring and naïve.

"You're welcome at all."

“……”

Just shaking a big tree, naturally, is not so scary, but don't forget that the other party has just passed by the cemetery, plus the road is dark and he is only one person, under normal circumstances, he must not be able to restrain that gratuitous association, and become suspicious...... Essentially, man is a creature who is particularly fond of scaring himself.

Because people's minds tend to become active uncontrollably.

After the first victim left for a while, the second one came over with a girl, and Fu Jixian did the same.

But this time it was a girl who was startled after all, and the boy was at least running along the path, but she panicked and plunged into the woods on the side.

And then......

In the dim darkness, she saw a man with a round face, big eyes, long black hair and white clothes, standing quietly in the woods like a lifeless puppet.

Then the "doll" gave a bleak smile and held out his hand to her.

Once again, it turned out that the high school girl's voice was much higher, and she screamed and returned the same way she came.

"I just want to give her another direction......"

Aoi Manaka was made to laugh and cry by this reaction.

"I know, but you're not supposed to laugh at people...... Anyway, in terms of the effect achieved, the nature of what we do is actually the same. ”

After two successes, Aoi Manaka forbade Fu Ji Kenri to continue to scare people, creating unwarranted terror that would make no sense other than adding variables to the plan - if you don't count the bad taste of the initiators.

So, the next few students passed here without any danger.

After about seven or eight people, the "target" that Fu Jixian had prioritized finally came here.

As he walked, the "lucky man" suddenly tripped over something under his feet, and at the same time he fell, the gift in his hand came out of his hand.

After groping for a while in the shadowy woods, he found it again...... The thing that was dropped.

"Attention, Rich-kun......

It's coming soon. ”

Seeing that the "sacrifice" was successfully stuffed into the hands of the sacrifice, Manaka Aoi leaned into Fu Ji Xianli's ear and whispered.