At night in Shinjuku, the lights are bright.

Qiao Qiao rode a small motorcycle and suddenly came to an alley.

The late-night cafeteria has just opened.

Qiao Qiao completed a soul removal commission today, and there are no details worth talking about, just an ordinary shot second.

Recently, he has been actively looking for commissions related to yokai.

Miss Sakura was a little worried.

However, in the modern city, monsters are really hard to come by.

The youkai who live in the city are more law-abiding than humans.

And the monsters in the wild can't go into the city to do things.

Difficult, Qiao Qiao, difficult.

I wanted to try the newly developed ammunition.

Pity.

Walking into the late-night cafeteria, sure enough, the boss was the only one sitting on a chair with a cigarette in his mouth.

"You're here."

The boss saw Qiao Qiao and greeted him.

"Well, boss, I want a pork soup set."

Qiao Qiao put down his schoolbag and sat down.

I took out the notice that I sent today.

The above is a notice about the school trip for the second year of Minejo University High School.

The school trip, originally scheduled for mid-October, was postponed due to the typhoon, and the mid-term exams were scheduled, but November 20 was finally scheduled.

Although there were still three weeks before the departure date, this notice was issued in advance in order to stabilize the mood of the students.

"School trip, it's really a word full of youth."

The boss served the pork soup set meal and glanced at the notice in Qiao Qiao's hand.

"Where are you going?"

"Shimane Prefecture, it seems that the itinerary is Matsue City and Izumo City."

After all, it's a high school for the Soul Removal Division, so it makes sense to go on a study trip to Izumo Taisha Shrine.

When it comes to Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, we have to talk about Koizumi Yakumo, a writer from Ireland who is the originator of modern literature in Japan.

According to the records of the Soul Remover Association, he himself is a soul slayer with spiritual powers, and many strange stories are created by him based on his personal experience after encountering strangeness in Heguo.

To put it simply, this school trip is closely related to weirdness.

"Shimane Prefecture, Qiao Jun's parents seem to work over there."

The owner poured himself half a beer.

"Well, when I'm free, I might pay a visit."

Qiao Qiao replied.

"I remember that the one in your family is also a classmate, will she go?"

The boss took a sip of a cold beer and asked again.

He was probably referring to Sayoko.

"I wrote an application, but I haven't approved it yet, probably because of the previous Tokyo Bay incident, which made the association more cautious."

Of course, Qiao Qiao wanted Sayoko to participate in the school trip together, after all, it was a rare memory of high school.

"It's been a rough patch lately, and although Shimane Prefecture should be one of the safest areas, you'll have to be careful then."

The boss reminded me.

"Speaking of which, boss, I recently had a new idea."

Qiao Qiao said, spreading out the blueprint printed out in his schoolbag on the table.

“？”

The boss glanced at the blueprint, and the cup in his hand almost fell off.

"This is the blueprint of the exoskeleton for the Spirit, it looks like this"

Qiao Qiao explained a little.

"So, I need a source of energy that can last a long time, boss, can you get some technology like a small nuclear reactor or controlled fusion?"

Although controlled nuclear fusion is still only a theoretical thing, Qiao Qiao still asked with the mentality of giving it a try.

Maybe the boss has a supply.

"It's a bit difficult."

The boss extinguished the cigarette butt first, just in case.

"There are high-energy battery packs, which are used on warships, according to this design, it will only be active for about 30 minutes at most, which does not meet your needs."

"Thirty minutes"

Although Qiao Qiao wanted the kind of energy that could last for more than ten hours.

But after thirty minutes, it seems to be almost enough to deal with the sudden removal scene.

As a prototype type, there is the value of common sense.

"Yes, can the boss get some for me?"

"I'll have to take a look at the nearest freighter, well, I'll probably be able to get it before you go on a school trip, and by the way, all your parts can be packaged and sold together."

The boss glanced at Qiao Qiao's school trip notice.

"That's great."

Qiao Qiao put away the blueprint.

Knock Knock Knock –

At this time, there was a sudden knock at the paper door.

"Are there any new guests?"

Qiao Qiao glanced at it.

"I don't usually knock on doors."

There was something strange about the owner.

Qiao Qiao got up and opened the paper door.

At the door, there are two youkai standing.

Or rather, a person dressed as a youkai.

One of them is a vampire with a backpack with small wings, and the other is a zombie with an axe on his head.

Both of them don't seem to be very old, maybe they are elementary school students or junior high school students.

"Trick-or-treating!"

The two said to Qiao Qiao in unison.

Sugar?

Is it another name for a bullet?

Qiao Qiao tilted his head.

The boss seemed to understand something, and picked up a small bowl from the cupboard.

"Give."

There were some brightly colored candies in the bowl, and the two children dressed as yokai carefully selected their own portions.

"Happy Halloween!"

before thanking and leaving.

"I almost forgot it was Halloween."

The boss put the candy back.

"Those two are the kids from the shop next door, so they probably came out to play."

He explained.

"Speaking of which, on the streets of Shinjuku, there should be a Halloween parade tonight."

"Halloween parade?"

Qiao Qiao looked at his phone, and indeed Twitter had a similar topic push.

"Qiao Jun should go back early, tonight is a weird night."

The boss waved his hand.

After Qiao Qiao finished eating the pork soup, he pushed the motorcycle and left the alley.

On the streets of Shinjuku, there are indeed many people dressed in fancy clothes.

There are ghosts with a pumpkin on their heads and white cloths, ghosts in white kimonos and inverted three-cornered hats on their heads, and Frankensteins with wands, clowns in eerie makeup, and stitched faces covered in stitches.

In addition to this typical weirdness, there are all kinds of spy, and Qiao Qiao recognizes Uncle Ma O, fake O Knight, and some characters from the latest anime.

These people are not children, most of them are young men and women, and they probably took this opportunity to let themselves go.

Amid the joyful music, everyone danced and walked on the streets that restricted the passage of vehicles.

At first glance, it feels like a hundred ghosts walking at night.

Qiao Qiao pushed his motorcycle on the bicycle path next to him, walking among the crowds.

"Huh? Jossan? ”

Beside him, a person wearing a fake O knight's holster suddenly called out Qiao Qiao's name.

“？”

Qiao Qiao looked at the insect-shaped guy and didn't quite understand.

"It's me, it's me."

The other party took off his helmet.

It's Qiao Qiao's classmate, Yamaguchi Jin.

"It turned out to be Yamaguchi-san."

No matter how Qiao Qiao says, he will never forget the name of his classmate.

"Is Qiao Jun here to play too?"

Yamaguchi looked a little excited, and without waiting for Qiao Qiao to answer, he pointed to a woman beside him.

"This is the senior I met at the place where I worked, Sister Xueyuan."

Qiao Qiao looked to Yamaguchi's side.

The woman was dressed in a plain kimono, with long flowing hair, and had the temperament of a classical Japanese-style beauty.

"Hello, I'm Qiao Qiao."

Qiao Qiao said hello and glanced at the Yamaguchi array again.

Although this is not a strange thing.

But does he know that what he is standing next to him now is really weird?

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