Kitagawa Temple didn't know how his words would affect Nakama Island and them in the future, because the most important thing for him now was the matter of the Calamity Box.

He asked Aya Nakashiro to lead them to the bus stop, and then looked over.

It is located in Hayakawa Town, west of Yamanashi Prefecture, and because it is located far away from the Tokyo area, it does not seem to be particularly prosperous.

The green shoots of the farmland sparkle and the smell of earth wafts through the air, all of which have a rustic feel.

The huts are scattered at the foot of this mountain, and they are more lifeless than what Aya Nakashiro said... The town at the foot of the hill is much livelier overall.

Looking at such a village and town, Kamiya's mood in the future seems to be a little high.

She pulled the sleeve of Beichuan Temple, and her expression moved slightly: "Sijun, I want to take a look here first... You can climb the mountain first with Miss Nakashiro, and I'll come later. ”

Well?

Beichuan Temple slanted a glance at Gu Miku, and after seeing her smile and nod to herself, his face also moved, and he said in a flat tone: "Then you can take a look around in the future, you can't see such a nostalgic place in Tokyo." ”

"Hmm!" Kamiya Mirai nodded, and then took out her investigation notebook as if she had thought of something, she wrote something on it, and then handed it to Beichuan Temple: "This is for Sijun, there are some information I summarized this morning, maybe it will be useful to you." ”

The two of them exchanged pleasantries in front of Aya Nakashiro for a while, and then Kamiya Mirai smiled and waved his hand, temporarily separating from the two.

When Kamiya Mirai left along the country road, Kitagawa Temple also began to arouse Nakashiro Aya beside her without the slightest pity for the girl, and let her walk in front to lead the way.

“... That's it, that's it. Aya Nakashiro pointed to the sweaty head in front of her, breathing hard.

Because the sense of oppression in Kitagawa Temple is too much, Nakashiro Aya actually didn't stop at all along the way.

She trotted all the way for a minute or two, and her feet were tired and limp.

"This mountain...?"

Hearing Aya Nakagi's words, Kitagawa Temple raised his head.

Stand at the foot of the mountain and look at the mountains.

What does it feel like?

"A sense of inversion..."

Kitagawa Temple muttered to himself.

Yes, the depth of the mountain and the insignificance of the human body itself will be particularly clearly highlighted when looking up at the past in this way.

The winding up the mountain road is swallowed up by the dense forest.

The cold mountain is full of wind and wind.

All this makes people feel a faint chill in their hearts inexplicably.

Obviously, the instinct of the body tells you that there is something in this mountain... But unconsciously, you will also be subconsciously attracted to it.

Other than that...

Kitagawa Temple turned to look at his feet.

On both sides of the bare mountain road, there are three-color windmills that spin quietly.

No, not just at your feet...

If you look up from here, you will find many three-color windmills interspersed between the mountain roads.

In Japan, the three-color windmill inserted in such a large mountain actually has a special meaning.

The Japanese believe that windmills can carry their thoughts and send words of death to those who have passed away.

The presence of windmills like this also means that this place is a local spiritual field.

But...

"Words?" Kitagawa Temple lowered his body and reached out to pluck one of the small windmills.

On the clean white back of the windmill, there is such a line of small letters.

'Prayer... Please forgive us foolish people.'"

Asking for forgiveness from the god of prayer...?

Kitagawa Temple reinserted the windmill into the mud floor, and his mind flowed.

The god of blessings... Isn't this what Miku Kamiya found in her parents' room before... Is it a legend that has been passed down in Yamanashi Prefecture in modern times?

What does this god of blessing have to do with the mountain where the box of calamity is located?

Kitagawa Temple glanced at Aya Nakagi, who had been sitting on the stone next to her for a long time and hadn't gotten up, and saw that she was almost resting before she spoke, "Let's go." ”

“... I—I see. ”

Aya Nakashiro swallowed and stood up from the stone.

She walked back in front and began to lead the way for Kitagawa Temple.

The road is rugged and there are no handrails on either side, and the road is in a very bad condition, so it looks like it hasn't been repaired for a long time.

Not to mention Kitagawa Temple, at least Aya Nakashiro walks very hard, basically sitting down and resting for a while every ten minutes.

In such a stop-and-go situation, it is natural that the distance to the destination is getting closer and closer.

The further you go up the mountain, the more you can sense something wrong in the air.

Gradually, Beichuan Temple could even see the black and faint resentment flowing into the air.

Sure enough, there is something hidden in this mountain.

Kitagawa Temple narrowed his eyes and continued to follow behind Nakashiro Aya.

After passing through two forks in the road, the road also gradually narrows.

After passing through the last bushes, a shrine covered with red cloth appeared in front of Kitagawa Temple and Nakajo Aya.

The shrine is very dilapidated.

The wooden shrine roof is dilapidated, and while rotting wooden thorns are exposed in some places, there is also a smell of dampness and erosion, and there is no trace of the solemnity of the shrine.

On the contrary, because of its decaying appearance, it reveals a strange and terrifying feeling.

But the above is just the first glance of Kitagawa Temple's perception of the shrine, what he cares about the most is-

"The box of calamity is not there."

Kitagawa Temple frowned.

According to Aya Nakagi, on the red and faded cloth mat, the box of calamity should have been enshrined.

After all, according to legend, the box of calamity returns to this shrine after it is used.

Since Inuzuka has already used the Calamity Box, it stands to reason that the Calamity Box will return.

But now... The decolorized cloth mat has no leaves on it, not to mention the Calamity Box.

Kitagawa Temple didn't pay attention to Aya Nakagi, who was sitting next to him resting, he stepped forward and groped up and down.

No.

No matter how you look for it, no is nothing.

If there is nothing wrong with the content of the legend, it must be that someone came here early to take the Calamity Box.

Who is that person?

What was the purpose of taking the box of calamity?

Kitagawa Temple tugged at the sideburns in his ears.

He glanced at Aya Nakashiro silently.

Judging from the current information, in addition to Aya Nakagi, the two friends that Aya Nakashiro said and the friend of Fukada... No one knows where the Calamity Box is located.

In other words, the Nakashiro Aya in front of him should actually be within the suspicion of Kitagawa Temple.

Can...

As soon as she felt Kitagawa Temple's gaze, Nakashiro Aya's entire body curled up, and a trembling voice rang out.

"What do you want to do... What are you doing?! ”

Aya Nakashiro didn't react until now.

She's staying with the Beichuan Temple in front of her now!

And it's in the middle of this kind of deep mountains and old forests.

Even if she was really thrown into the wilderness by Beichuan Temple, she should not be known.

Now that I think about it... Beichuan Temple has always asked her to lead the way in front, is it just to let her exhaust her physical strength so that he can do things conveniently?

As soon as she thought of this, Aya Nakagi's face distorted with fear, and she was crying, and her hands and feet trembled violently in disobedience:

"Don't kill me... Don't kill me! Kitagawa! I'm willing to do anything! ”

She burst into tears for a moment, and her voice was hoarse.

Her fierce reaction made Beichuan Temple stunned.

Belch... He just looked like he just glanced at Aya Nakagi, right? Why did this girl become like this?

Obviously myself... You haven't even asked yet, have you?

Seeing her panicked to the point of emotional collapse, Kitagawa Temple also looked at Nishikujo who was lying on his shoulder unconsciously.

Nishikujo shook his head under the gaze of Kitagawa Temple.

As a good spirit, her ability to perceive evil thoughts and good thoughts can also be used to detect lies to a certain extent.

And what she shook her head meant was that Aya Nakashiro didn't pretend.

In other words, Aya Nakashiro really became like this after being looked at by him.

But the question is-

"I'm not supposed to look that vicious, am I?" Kitagawa Temple frowned.

Forget it, it's useless to think about it so much.

If it weren't for Aya Nakashiro... Then it should be that person.

More precisely... It should be the only one.

"I was going to find that person after the Calamity Box matter was resolved..."

Kitagawa Temple looked at Nakajo Aya expressionlessly: "Nakashiro, don't panic, in fact, I have some questions for you." Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. ”

"Uh..."Aya Nakashiro snorted, and reluctantly relieved her heart when she saw that Kitagawa Temple didn't seem to have any malicious intent: "... You ask. ”

"Inuzuka's family situation ... As a girlfriend, have you heard him say it? ”

"Inuzuka's family situation ... Is it? Nakashiro Aya was stunned for a moment, and then replied in a low voice: "Inuzuka has always been very pleasing to everyone... Because he is very handsome, he looks calm and reliable, and... This is also manifested in his family situation... His sister had a good relationship with him, I remember. ”

"What about the other thing besides Inuzuka being particularly popular?" Kitagawa Temple didn't open his mouth to evaluate Inuzuka this person, but just asked Nakashiro Aya again.

"This..."Aya Nakashiro opened her mouth, and it took a while to muster up the courage to say, "I don't know anything other than this." ”

"I don't know anything but this...?"

Hearing this, Kitagawa Temple couldn't help but glance at Nakajo Aya again.

Her girlfriend is quite qualified, and she basically doesn't know anything except that she knows that her boyfriend is handsome.

Maybe in the eyes of the little girl Aya Nakashiro, her boyfriend is handsome enough, and she doesn't have to worry about anything else.

So in that case... Kitagawa Temple also feels that he is very handsome.

Why does this little girl see herself as if she sees a great villain?

I really don't understand what little girls are thinking now.

Kitagawa Temple was too lazy to take care of Aya Nakagi, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and while walking down the hill, he dialed Ryoko Okano's phone number.

Since Aya Nakashiro can't get the answer here, he should be able to get the information he wants from Ryoko Okano.

......

After asking Ryoko Okano for some information, Kitagawa Temple also took Nakashiro Aya down the mountain.

After all, the box of calamity in the shrine had already been taken, and there was no point in wasting time in the mountains.

"You can go now." Kitagawa Temple pointed to the bus stop sign on the other side and said in an unchanged tone.

“... Really, really? Aya Nakajo looked surprised.

Kitagawa Temple would simply let herself go like this, which she didn't expect at all.

"What? Do you want to stay? ”

"No, no!" Hearing Kitagawa Temple's rhetorical question, Aya Nakashiro immediately shook her head.

What are you kidding, if she continues to stay by Beichuan Temple's side, she always feels that she will be scared to death today.

Seeing Aya Nakashiro stumbling onto the bus, Kitagawa Temple also shook his head, too lazy to care about her.

Because there is one more important thing for Beichuan Temple next.

He turned his head and just happened to see Miku Kamiya standing behind him.

Before he could start asking questions, Kamiya Miku had already taken the initiative to answer his question: "The investigation is going very well... The people here are friendly, so they don't hide much from my inquiries. ”

Yes, Kamiya Mirai was temporarily separated from Kitagawa Temple at the beginning, not because he wanted to visit any rural style, but because of the name of the place.

Hayakawa Town.

This is the birthplace of the legend of the god of prayer in Yamanashi Prefecture, which Kamiya Mirai discovered in his parents' study.

However, Aya Nakajo tells them that this place has a major relationship with the Calamity Box.

This is somewhat intriguing.

Calamity and prayer.

Two things that should have been diametrically opposed have been mixed together, and contradictory folk legends have been formed.

Kamiya Miku, who was particularly concerned about this, immediately vaguely expressed to Kitagawa Temple that he wanted to investigate alone.

This is also why Kamiya Mirai suddenly said to Kitagawa Temple that she wanted to enjoy the countryside alone.

In fact, it can be regarded as a small cover for Aya Nakagi.

And Beichuan Temple is naturally comprehended and cooperates very well.

Judging by Kamiya's current rhetoric, she should have gotten the information she wanted.

This also made Beichuan Temple a little emotional.

His fiancée's communication skills are still as strong as ever, and it seems that as long as she asks, there is no information that she can't get.

At Kitagawa Temple's suggestion, Miku Kamiya began to tell some of the information she had received from the townspeople:

"In fact, the legend of the Calamity Box and the God of Blessing is not contradictory."

"Oh?" Kitagawa Temple came to the spirit.

Obviously they are completely different legends, but Kamiya Mirai says that they are not contradictory at all? Where is the argument for this statement?

Under Kitagawa Temple's curious gaze, Miku Kamiya took a deep breath and explained:

"These two folk legends are not so much contradictory as they are... There is a precedence in this. ”

"Succession?" Kitagawa Temple's eyes flashed, and he probably understood what Kamiya wanted to say in the future.

"Yes, it's a succession."

Mirai Kamiya held up a finger: "Legend has it that a long time ago in Hayakawa Town, there was such a young woman... She is young and beautiful, with a very kind heart, and she loves this land deeply. ”

"But at one of the blessing events, there was a huge accident. Women also unfortunately passed away as a result. As she lay dying, the woman said—"

"My soul will be transformed into a spirit of prayer to ward off misfortune."

Speaking of this, Miku Kamiya sighed: "And this... It is also the beginning of the box of calamity..."

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