Ryoko Kitagawa was also shocked by the sight in front of her.

Compared to Qiao Qiao, she was surprised that this was the forest of the Mountains.

It is a pure place with two shrines, Shimogamo Shrine and Kawai Shrine.

Events of this magnitude could happen without them noticing.

Could it be that Shimogamo Shrine has come to this extent?

It seems that there is nothing wrong with this sentence from Ryoko Kitagawa.

In the distance, the voice of a human could be heard.

It is tourists who come to visit the Tsunomori.

During the day, the forest is quiet and peaceful.

At night, the forest is dotted with neon, and on the side of the clear stream, there are candlesticks.

Young women, dressed in kimonos and barefoot in the icy water, turn their prayers into candlelight and offer them on the menorah for marriage.

Qiao Qiao could see that a little bit of spiritual power gathered from this, and flowed to the knot wood along the candlelight.

"Huh?"

Something strange.

Qiao Qiao looked at Masayoshi.

"Mr. Masaji, has this knot become a monster?"

Whether it is the history of 700 years, or the incense offerings that people make day after day, these are enough to make the wood of the knot become weird, even ghostly.

"That's right, but it's been a long time since Tsuki-sama spoke."

Masayoshi nodded.

Countless tourists shuttle through the illuminated Tsunomori and fold their hands towards the knot.

"It's been more than twenty years, but it's better to say that the Marriage Wood in our family's records has actually said a total of three sentences."

"Which three sentences?"

Ariko Asano asked curiously.

"Indeed."

"Makes sense."

"There is one thing to say."

“？”

Is this Lord Mu secretly watching the live broadcast recently?

Asano Riko tilted her head, not quite understanding.

A group of tourists has left, and the next group has not yet come.

Qiao Qiao decided to get closer to the knot wood to check.

There is a loop of rope around the knotting tree, which is like an enchantment.

Qiao Qiao came to the side of the knot wood and stretched out his hand.

With a slight touch, a strong yin qi passed through the place of contact.

"Excuse me."

Qiao Qiao whispered.

Psychic is used.

Originally, he wanted Ryoko Kitagawa to deal with this incident, but now it seems that things are a little out of the ordinary category.

Then you can only let Ryoko Kitagawa watch.

In the middle of the mind, the picture emerges.

Qiao Qiao is already very good at channeling.

You can accurately grasp the time, place, and angle you want to see.

If you shouldn't see it, you won't see it at all.

Because of this, Qiao Qiao also realized a truth.

Of course, it's not that channeling has limits.

It's about not relying too much on psychics.

If you want to rely on psychic solutions for everything, then your thinking ability will be reduced, and your reaction speed in the face of emergencies will also be affected, not to mention that if you meet someone who is proficient in psychics, you are likely to be used in reverse.

Well, Qiao Qiao doesn't have to worry about that.

Open your eyes again.

Qiao Qiao was about to speak.

There was a glimmer of light on the knotted wood.

In the hearts of the three of them and Tanuki Masayoshi, a voice sounded.

"Please, please help me get free."

It was an old, lonely voice, as if it had come from eternity.

“？”

When Ryoko Kitagawa heard this, a question mark appeared on her head.

"Sure enough, I didn't expect it to have reached this level, and it's on the edge of the shrine, which is very noteworthy."

Asano Yariko bowed slightly, as if she had realized.

"I see, please go on the road with peace of mind."

Qiao Qiao replied.

"Is there really no other way, Master Spirit?"

Masakichi asked with a sad expression on his face.

Only Ryoko Kitagawa.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What are they talking about?

Meow meow?

Did you skip a plot in the middle?

Confused.

"Well, to put it simply, Nexus is not a youkai."

Qiao Qiao saw that Ryoko Kitagawa didn't understand at all, and spoke.

"It's two youkai."

"Huh?"

Ryoko Kitagawa doesn't understand again.

"Two paulownia trees, after seven hundred years of wind and frost, turned into two monsters, foaming at each other, coexisting."

Qiao Qiao looked at the knot wood and explained.

"But about twenty years ago, one of the paulownia trees died."

He's dead.

It's a simple description.

Even if you become a youkai, there is a limit to your lifespan.

Seven hundred years is too long for the paulownia monster.

After the death of his companion, the remaining paulownia tree independently supported the entangled knot tree.

But in its heart.

But he has an obsession.

That's the emotion that anyone will have, when a friend, a companion, or a loved one passes away.

Tongshu buried it in his heart, but he didn't expect that this relationship was detonated more than a month ago.

As for the cause of the detonation.

Qiao Qiao used the flashlight of his mobile phone to shine on the root part of the knot tree.

Ryoko Kitagawa saw.

There is a carving there.

The sculpture is an extremely complex geometry that is difficult to describe in simple mathematical terms, and on the plane, it even presents a three-dimensional, even out-of-dimensional image.

Just by looking at it, Ryoko Kitagawa felt uncomfortable all over her body, and she had a feeling of nausea and nausea.

"Don't look."

Qiao Qiao pulled out his revolver.

"It's rude."

One shot directly destroyed the carving.

The evil feeling disappeared immediately, but Ryoko Kitagawa noticed that the yin qi on Kiriki did not show the slightest sign of decreasing or dissipating.

"If the Ori no Mori remains in its original state, other trees with spiritual power will gradually repair the knotted wood and purify the yin qi on its body."

Qiao Qiao put away his revolver.

In any case, it is still a bit troublesome to shoot at Konomori at night, and one shot can be regarded as a nearby firework, and a few more shots are not easy to explain to tourists.

"But the trees that were able to stop all this, I don't know why they're gone."

If the tanuki ignore it, Shimogamo Shrine doesn't notice all this.

The Bonding Tree will turn into a cursed wood, and eventually the entire Ku no Mori and the two shrines in the Ko no Mori will be completely destroyed.

"Then, if you inject spiritual power into the Bonding Wood......

Ryoko Kitagawa asked again.

Qiao Qiao had said before that he could inject spiritual power into things like bullets, so it was also ...... to inject spiritual power into the Junction Wood at this moment

"It's late."

Qiao Qiao said very directly.

If it had been a month earlier, no, there was no such assumption.

By the time the knot wood manifested the anomaly, it was already too late.

Even if the Nexus Wood is infused with spiritual power now, it can only be purified along with its existence itself.

It may not be able to be completely purified.

The existence of trees is not independent.

A tree is sometimes an ecosystem.

Soil, groundwater, all kinds of organisms that live in the roots of trees.

It's like the semi-demonized cherry blossom tree that Jobashi encountered in Wadabori Park in Tokyo.

If it weren't for the spiritual power precipitation of 700 years, I am afraid that it would have turned into a bloodthirsty monster at this moment, devouring the tanuki in the Forest, and transforming the surrounding spirits into resentful spirits to nourish itself.

"But, even if you say that you can destroy the Bonding Tree, it's not that easy to do, is it?"

Ryoko Kitagawa couldn't imagine what kind of means would be used to destroy this 700-year-old tree if it turned into a monster.

It's not so much strength that limits her imagination.

It's better that common sense constrains her thinking.

After all, a monster of this level would definitely not be able to be handed over to a little witch like her to deal with.

Does anyone want to drive on an F1 track when they first learn to get a driver's license?

Faced with Ryoko Kitagawa's question, Qiao Qiao didn't care.

"It can be done."

He said.