Ariko Asano was a little jealous.

Obviously, I came first.

It doesn't matter if you know a teacher, or if you learn how to remove spirits.

Why is this so?

Obviously, the teacher didn't buy any guns or equipment for himself, and he didn't even give Asano a single bullet.

But now, I actually bought a full set of equipment for Shimogamo Shrine.

Asano Riko's jealousy is burning at the moment.

The other side.

The five shrine maidens who had returned from the rehearsal hall of the Gion Festival were stunned when they saw the weapons lined up in the backyard of the shrine that looked like small arms displays.

Are these models?

Hahaha, it's really realistic.

What is Qiao San going to do when he buys these?

Everyone subconsciously ignores the most likely option.

"This is the spirit removal equipment that I asked an acquaintance to buy at cost price, well, of course, these are just simple weapons now, but as long as they are infused with spiritual power, they can become enough to fight against powerful resentful spirits."

Qiao Qiao explained with a smile.

I'm sure these shrine maidens will be relieved to see these equipment.

"By the way, because there are some dangerous flammable and explosive materials in it, I hope everyone can be curious and don't move around."

"Otherwise, according to the equivalent, well, according to the destructive power, the Shimogamo Shrine may disappear from the map...... Well? Why are we so far away? ”

The five shrine maidens immediately retreated to the gate of the shrine.

"Don't worry, the insurance measures of modern weapons are very effective, as long as they are not triggered by specific means, even if they fall to the ground hard, they will not explode."

Qiao Qiao explained again puzzled, and looked at the time at the same time.

More on the introduction of weapons tomorrow.

It occurred to him that it was time to complete the commission.

"Kitagawa San, please clean up and follow me to the Tsunomori."

Well, there seems to be something wrong with inviting a shrine maiden to the grove.

However, Qiao Qiao also brought Asano shrine maidens, so don't worry about this problem.

Ryoko Kitagawa was a little reluctant.

But he still obediently followed Qiao Qiao, left the shrine, and walked into the community from the stone road.

She is also wearing a red and white shrine maiden costume, and because she has short hair, she only has a sandalwood-shaped hairpin on her head.

Ryoko Kitagawa kept a considerable distance from Qiao Qiao and followed behind Ariko Asano.

Although Qiaoqiao is a bit scary, the Asano shrine maiden is still very kind and cute.

Approaching dusk, the forest was already slightly dim.

Sunlight leaks through the cracks in the trees, casting dappled shadows.

On the way, Qiao Qiao briefly introduced the commission.

"When I first came, I used to clean up there."

Ryoko Kitagawa whispered.

Before becoming a shrine maiden, she also came to the Tsunomori, but not at Shimogamo Shrine, but at Kawai Shrine.

Kawai Shrine is dedicated to Tamakihime, a female guardian deity, and legend has it that the daughter of the Kamo family inherited the name of the god Tamakihime and became the spokesperson of the gods on earth, so Shimogamo Shrine also enshrines this deity.

But Yu Yiji's life is probably the most famous name of the first cute god in the country.,In short, it's very cute.。

Kawai Shrine has become the only designated place of worship for girls to pray for beauty.

Ryoko Kitagawa has come to worship before.

Presumably, when she was worshipping, she never imagined that one day she would become a shrine maiden.

The winding path was quiet, and the three of them soon came to the vicinity of the junction tree.

These are two paulownia trees, and more than 700 years of wind and rain have made the two become one and support each other until today.

"Huh? Is there still a shrine to the god of the land? ”

Ryoko Kitagawa saw that there was a shrine dedicated to the god of the land near the Yuengi, and she leaned over with some curiosity.

"I'm afraid it's not a shrine."

Qiao Qiao reminded.

The next moment.

Bang –

White gas came out of the shrine, making a balloon-like explosion, causing Ryoko Kitagawa to hide behind Qiao Qiao at the speed of light.

In the place where the shrine was originally located, a tanuki appeared.

Brown eyes with a black ring around the eyes, a bit like a raccoon at first glance, but smaller in size and a leaf on its head.

"I'm sorry, except for the spirit...... Please、Please don't shoot! ”

The tanuki was about to bow his head to explain, when he saw that Qiao Qiao had subconsciously taken out his revolver and aimed it at himself.

"What, it's a tanuki."

Qiao Qiao put away his weapon.

"Mostly, it's not been peaceful in the forest lately, please, please forgive me for showing up in this way."

The tanuki was still a little shaky.

He said that his name was Masayoshi, and that he was the leader of the tanuki in this area.

“...... There are fewer trees in the forest, and the water source we usually drink is polluted, and the people who are connected to the tree are also ......."

Masakichi said about the changes in the Tsunomori, and also glanced at the huge knot tree.

"What do you mean that human activity has caused changes in this forest?"

Ryoko Kitagawa asked.

Although youkai are scary.

But compared to Qiao Qiao, it seems that the monsters are not so terrible.

She can still tell the difference.

"No, no, no, Mikome-sama, I didn't say that."

Masayoshi suddenly paused, looked around, and with a bang, turned into the appearance of a man in a shirt.

"Somebody will come in a little while, so I'd better keep it that way."

Tanuki are youkai who are good at changing, and it is said that as long as there is a leaf, they can transform into various forms.

Now that Masayoshi has become a human being, if it weren't for the spiritual vision, Ryoko Kitagawa wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

"The influence of tourists on the Ko no Mori is actually very small, I'm talking about the deposition of yin qi, please see."

Masayoshi pointed to the knot.

In the spiritual vision, the knotted wood was entangled with a thick yin qi, like a miasma in the mountains, spreading to the surroundings, affecting the nearby trees.

"Originally, the marriage wood was a spiritual wood that brought marriage to men and women, but recently, due to being entangled by yin qi, the marriage wood has lost its original spiritual power, which will lead to conflicts between men and women."

"Such a contradiction will be fed back to the knot wood through obsession, resulting in a stronger yin qi."

"If this is the only case, the other centuries-old trees in the Tsunomori will be able to balance it out."

"However, within a month, more than a dozen trees that are more than five hundred years old have disappeared out of thin air, and these trees themselves contain spiritual power, once they disappear, they will only make the yin qi in the forest even stronger."

Masayoshi took the three of them to the depths of the forest.

Here, there is a huge pothole.

？

Even Qiao Qiao was a little surprised.

He had thought that when Masayoshi said that the trees were missing, he was referring to the level of someone secretly cutting down trees.

But now, it's a complete uprooting of a tree and removing it out of thin air.

Look around.

There are more than a dozen such potholes.

In the depths of the secluded Konomori.

These craters are like graves, which are creepy.