Bringing the pitiful, bringing the Kagura Bell that lodges the eternal soul of Asakamiya who is still asleep, and finally sorting out other things, Kitagawa Temple then put on his backpack and returned to the front of his house in Raito Castle.

Unlike Beichuan Temple, Yorito chose to travel lightly.

But in fact, there is a reason why he travels lightly.

According to Yoritojo, he also has a property in Mikawa that has the groceries he needs, so he doesn't have to bring anything.

For his statement, Beichuan Temple can only be regarded as a rich and famous author in Laihu City.

As a full-time author, Lai Hucheng's resume is actually quite good compared to the average writer who can't write anything.

He also completed a good work more than ten years ago, and by that time he had already amassed a good fortune.

That money has supported him to this day, until the completion of "The Lost Mikawa", he finally got rid of the embarrassment, and he had a lot of money to spare, and the real estate in Tokyo was bought by him with the royalties of "The Lost Mikawa".

The two of them chatted for a while in the car about what they knew about the town of Mikawa.

"More than 10 years ago, a famous ceremony was held at Mikawa Elementary School, and it is said that the people of the town invited a monk to seal the elementary school, and it seems that the children of the town often disappeared mysteriously near Mikawa Elementary School at that time."

Lai Hucheng looked at the road ahead and continued to explain, "After that, Mikawa Elementary School was listed as a forbidden area, especially for children, which is also the prototype of my creation. ”

"Really?" Kitagawa Temple rubbed his chin, his eyes flickered, and then continued: "But after the seal and the area of Mikawa Elementary School were closed, there should not have been any bizarre incidents in Mikawa Town, and it has continued peacefully since then, right?" ”

"Hmm." Lai Hucheng nodded slightly.

But that's a little weird.

Kitagawa Temple frowned slightly.

He investigated in detail that the four-player game of hide and seek was a bizarre game that began to sweep the Internet the year before last. In other words, the first victim of the curse should be from the year before to this year.

However, at this point in time between the year before last year and last year, there were no strange deaths that could have caused a sensation in Japan, but the victims of the four-person game of hide and seek between last year and this year began to emerge.

If you should choose a reasonable explanation for this... That is, the seal of those high monks on Mikawa Elementary School has weakened with the passage of time.

That's right. In the final analysis, seals are only imposed by manpower, and with the passage of time and the decay of time, it is natural that the effectiveness of the seal will weaken.

And it is precisely because of the weakening of the seal that began last year that the children's resentful spirits can gradually affect reality from the spiritual realm of Mikawa Elementary School.

The fact that they have recently killed people directly is enough to prove that the conditions that bind them are slowly but irreversibly disappearing.

If that's the case—

Beichuan Temple felt that it needed to overtake the resentful spirits of the first four victims before the seal completely disappeared, and help them escape the endless cycle of killing and nourishing the resentful spirit realm.

But what makes Beichuan Temple feel troubled is that these children's resentful spirits seem to have a vague connection with the spiritual realm, and if they are completely destroyed, they will definitely have to pay some price.

Beichuan Temple was immersed in thinking for a moment, and Raito Castle on the other side suddenly spoke:

"We're already in Kanagawa Prefecture, so it's going to take a while to turn around and head to the Tanzawa Mountains."

"I see." Kitagawa Temple nodded.

Out of the main road, Lai Hucheng turned towards the small road.

The cityscape fades in favor of idyllic landscapes such as ridges and canals and old bus stops.

There were a few frolicking girls standing on the old wooden platform, and it looked like they were high school girls returning home from spring break.

The car continued to drive forward without hurry, and after passing the suburbs, Kitagawa Temple discovered the river Okawa, which had been hidden not far from the road.

It is slowly flowing out of the man-made river. This river is the famous local river, many years ago, when the water conservancy project was not convenient to develop, this river does not know how many people's homes were washed away, so how many people starved to death in the wild.

But now it's different.

Looking ahead, a series of small and delicate dikes divide the river, reducing some of the water discharge and going up the stairs.

And in the farthest place, there is a conspicuous town, and that is the destination of this trip-

The town of Mikawa.

Lai Hucheng drove to a remote hilltop mansion and stopped, he smiled and looked back at Beichuan Temple and said:

"Mr. Kitagawa, this is my house, but it's too late at the moment, why don't we rest after dinner? The matter of the investigation will wait until tomorrow. ”

"I'm not hungry yet, Mr. Yorihu." Beichuan Temple shook his head, and at the same time spoke: "I'm going to ask the residents first to see if I can get some information, and I will also go to the library in the town to take a look at the records about ten years ago, I always feel that the disappearance of those four children is really too concerning." ”

"Really? Personally, I don't recommend asking the local residents. Yorito continued while dragging the heavy ice cubes from his car, "The people of Mikawa are hospitable, and they are very welcoming to foreign tourists, but what happened at the beginning is a scar in their hearts for a long time, and if you ask them like this, it may anger them." ”

"I see." Kitagawa Temple replied expressionlessly.

Lai Hucheng nodded, smiled and dragged the ice cube into the house.

After seeing him completely hide through the door, Kitagawa Temple picked up his backpack and walked towards the bottom of the ramp.

The heart of defense is indispensable, Nishikujo pity and Kagura Suzu are in the backpack, and it is impossible for Kitagawa Temple to let the other party touch these things.

Moreover, there is another point that makes Beichuan Temple very concerned.

Kitagawa Temple went down the hill with his mind in mind and entered the town streets.

The town is peaceful and peaceful, leaving behind the hustle and bustle of Tokyo's big cities and leaving only a comfortable and tranquil atmosphere.

It's already dusk, Beichuan Temple took out his mobile phone, followed the map above, and slowly walked forward-

......

Aya Akiyama is a high school girl who has just returned home from a high school in Kanagawa Prefecture.

To be honest, she didn't like the retro town of Mikawa where everything seemed backward and retro, this quiet and leisurely town was nothing in her eyes.

There are no freshly made coffee shops in Kanagawa Prefecture, and there are no beautiful clothing stores, so even buying a dessert and eating a dessert will be nagged by the family-

This is because her home is a traditional Japanese confectionery shop, which is also known as a 'Japanese confectionery' shop.

"Why did you call me from the county town when there was no business at home, why was I so unlucky?" Akiyama sat bored in front of the store, her face full of regret for this spring break.

Originally, she was supposed to sit in a coffee house in Kanagawa Prefecture or talk to a handsome guy on the street to enjoy her spring break, but she was asked to go back to this tattered Japanese confectionery house.

Fortunately, her mother and father went to deliver snacks to an elderly person with limited mobility, otherwise seeing her like this would have been another burst of criticism.

"I really want to go to Tokyo! I really want to see what a real big city looks like! ”

Akiyama sighed again, ignoring the slang phrase 'happiness will slip away from sighs'.

And just when she had accepted the facts, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Do you do business here?"

Akiyama Aine was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Of course! What do you want? ”

As soon as she stood up, she saw the young man walking towards her.

So handsome!

Akiyama swallowed.

The young man has a slender figure, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a sense of coldness and hardness in his soft facial features.

There is not much problem with this kind of image to be an idol at all.

And look at each other's clothes as passengers...

'From the big city?' ’

Just as she was in a moment of thought, the young man seemed to be a little impatient, and he reached out and knocked on the counter: "Excuse me, I want to buy some snacks." ”

"Ahh Ahh

She continued, "Feel free to choose, our Japanese sweets are freshly made and will suit your taste. ”

"Hmm."

The other party replied nonchalantly, his black eyes scanning the dim sum on the glass counter, as if he didn't care about her at all.

Akiyama Ayane's face was flushed, and she rubbed her fingers against her apron with some embarrassment.

"Three servings of strawberry Daifuku, three servings of mango Daifuku, three servings of yokan, and 400 grams of Jinping sugar."

"Good, good! 4,100 yen. ”

Akiyama Ayane's hand speed as the daughter of a Japanese confectionery shop showed off her speed, and she quickly packed the sweets needed by Kitagawa Temple into a small wooden box and handed it to him.

“... Wood carving culture? Beichuan Temple looked at the delicate carvings on the wooden box in his hand, and couldn't help but speak.

Akiyama nodded vigorously, she wanted to talk to Kitagawa Temple, so she said, "The unique wood carving technique of Mikawa Town, all the wooden boxes in our store are produced by themselves. ”

Kitagawa Temple sensed the other party's thoughts, so he also stopped: "Really? ”

It just so happened that he also had something to inquire about, and the girl in front of him was a good candidate.

Just now, he came all the way to inquire about the case of the child's disappearance more than ten years ago, but he was waved away by the shopkeeper who suddenly changed his face.

In the small town of Mikawa, it seems that no shopkeeper wants to talk about the past, as if he really intends to forget what happened at Mikawa Elementary School.

"That's... Excuse me... Are you from Tokyo? After introducing the local wood carving culture, Akiyama asked with some embarrassment.

"Hmm." Kitagawa Temple nodded: "I saw the propaganda of Mikawa Town on the Internet, so I came here for sightseeing, but I guess I won't stay long." ”

Akiyama Aine couldn't help but pout when she heard this.

Sightseeing in Mikawa Town?

But what else can there be here besides rotten wood and mountains and rivers that you get tired of seeing in two or three days?

Sure enough, she still couldn't understand what big city people thought.

A country girl like her would like to sharpen her head and squeeze into Tokyo, but it is ironic that Tokyoites like Kitagawa Temple deliberately come to the town of Mikawa for sightseeing.

"Can I ask you some questions?" Akiyama Caine suppressed the distracting thoughts in her heart, coughed twice and spoke.

Beichuan Temple shrugged indifferently: "It's not in the way, anyway, I'm not in a hurry now." ”

The little girl's tone was full of yearning for Tokyo, and Kitagawa Temple didn't want to hit her.

If she didn't have a good path, even if she worked in Tokyo, she would just live there eating cheap bento every day.

This is actually not much different from the people on the side of the Celestial Empire who sharpened their heads and squeezed into the Demon Capital Imperial Capital.

5,000 monthly rent, water and electricity bills, transportation expenses, food and clothing expenses, and if you have a girlfriend, you will have to add a sum of money.

I can't save much money in a month.

Go to work, get off work, go home. Three-point life, that's all.

However, Akiyama Aya hasn't thought of that for the time being, and most of the questions she asks are just the ways of young people in Tokyo to have fun, and Kitagawa Temple, who has lived in Tokyo for more than two months, still understands these very well.

Haven't you ever eaten pork and never seen a pig run?

Kitagawa Temple told the little girl everything she saw and heard, which made the little girl yearn for Tokyo even more.

"Tokyo... That's nice... I'd love to see it once. ”

"If you have the opportunity to come to Tokyo in the future, I can entertain you as a landlord." Seeing that it was almost over, Beichuan Temple opened its mouth to take a step closer.

"Really? Kitagawa-kun, you're such a good person! Akiyama's eyes lit up.

"......" Kitagawa Temple subconsciously compared Akiyama Saion with Kamiya Miku, and found that the two were not at the same level at all.

Compared to the eccentricity of Kamiya's future, Akiyama Caine is inevitably too easy to deceive, and I feel that as long as she is a Tokyoite, she can be deceived with a little experience.

After the two exchanged LINE and email addresses, Kitagawa Temple said directly, "Actually, I still have some questions I want to ask Miss Akiyama. ”

"As long as it's something I know, I can tell Kitagawa-kun anything." She nodded happily.

I want to get the email address of an active boys' high school student in Tokyo.,And he's a handsome guy.,Now you can show off to Kanami and them.。

"This matter is something I am personally curious about, I heard that there was a child disappearance in the small town of Yuchuan more than ten years ago, I wonder if that is true?"

Kitagawa Temple accentuated his tone, and his eyes raised to look at Akiyama Saine.

"More than 10 years ago... When I was a kid...? Akiyama Ayane's eyes widened: "What Kitagawa-kun wants to know is this?" ”

Seeing that she didn't want to talk about it, Beichuan Temple still nodded.

“... Well, Kitagawa-kun is also a friend I just made, so it's okay to tell you... It's just that you don't mention it to others, and that's what I told you. Akiyama looked around, and when she saw that no one was there, she took a vaccination.

"I understand."

The spirit of Kitagawa Temple is slightly invigorated.

It's finally here.