Ritual of Awakening.

Generally speaking, Kitagawa Temple does not take the initiative to do this kind of game, and only at specific times like now, will it take the initiative to perform this kind of ritual.

"Hey, are we really going to go over?" Naoya Seki and Kazuto Ikegami looked at the text message on their phones, and their bodies couldn't help shaking.

The content on the newsletter is simple –

'I'd like to ask you how to hold the Mirror Apartment, wait for me at the school gate after class. ’

The note is the Great Demon King.

That's the Great Demon King of Beichuan!

"Do you think we have a choice?" Seki Naoya covered his face and asked rhetorically with a helpless look.

"....." pond and tree.

Well, he did owe it to thought.

Because it was the Great Demon King of Beichuan who called them, they actually didn't have the slightest chance to resist from the beginning.

The two glanced at each other, sighed deeply, and could only accept their fate for the time being.

In fact, the Great Demon King of Beichuan can also be regarded as their savior, and they should respect each other more, but yesterday they dreamed that their minds were full of the figure of Beichuan Temple waving a steel pipe at every turn.

The wails of the wraiths and the tragic deaths sent chills through their bodies now.

They even felt that they had begun to have some psychological shadows in the face of Beichuan Temple.

The afternoon class passed quickly.

After all, Keihoku High School also has two classes in the afternoon.

Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami had never expected the course to pass slowly.

But no matter how much they pray, the time will come.

"Big Brother Beichuan!"

From a distance, they saw Beichuan Temple standing at the school gate with a bag, and then ran over pretending to be happy.

In fact, they deliberately slowed down, wanting to see if Beichuan Temple would go home alone.

But it is clear that their last luck also fell short.

"Did you keep you waiting, Brother Beichuan." Kazuki Ikegami asked nervously.

Kitagawa Temple shook his head and replied, "I also just arrived." ”

Then he said:

"Let's go."

With that, Kitagawa Temple turned around and walked out.

Seeing this, Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami also hurriedly followed.

According to the strange story in 'Apartment in the Mirror', you have to find an abandoned apartment building, but luckily the longhouse apartment was used yesterday, so Kitagawa Temple didn't have to bother to find any abandoned apartment buildings.

The three of them got on the train to Taito Ward, and on the train, Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami asked, "Brother Kitagawa wants to know the specific implementation method of the spirit summoning game in the Mirror Apartment, right?" ”

"Yes, that's why I called you here."

"In that case, we don't have to go, right? Naoya and I still have some things. Ikegami and Shushu coughed twice, looked away and said, "Seki and I can tell you the specific measures, you can go by yourself." ”

Well?

Beichuan Temple seemed to react, and he raised his head thoughtfully: "You... Seems scared of me? ”

Hearing this, the faces of Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami instinctively changed, and the two of them began to tremble, and their voices trembled even more.

"No, no! Not at all! How could we be afraid of such an amiable big brother Kitagawa!? ”

"Really?" Beichuan Temple continued: "Then in this case, you two will go to the Spirit Realm with me again. ”

Uh-

As soon as these words came out, Seki Naoya's voice not only trembled, but they almost even knelt down.

"I'm kidding." Kitagawa Temple retracted its gaze.

Not to mention that there is no reason to bring Seki Naoya them, even if they are brought in, they will only be held back.

In that case, it would be better for him to go to the Spirit Realm alone.

"Just kidding."

Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami almost didn't even have their hearts popping out.

The tram drove towards Taito Ward with three people with different thoughts.

After nearly fifteen minutes, the three arrived in Taito District.

Kitagawa Temple was in no hurry to go to the longhouse apartment yesterday.

He decided to go and see the situation after he had eaten.

Because according to Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami, the ceremony must be held at seven or eight o'clock.

It's still a little time before seven or eight o'clock, so it's better to have a meal before going.

After the three of them had eaten, night slowly fell.

Kitagawa Temple took out his phone and glanced at the time on it.

The current time is more than 7:40, and it does not take long to walk from here, and it should meet the conditions for the ceremony to be held.

The three of them re-entered the longhouse.

Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami were a little scared, and they clung closely to the back of Kitagawa Temple, for fear that some demons and monsters would come out of the dilapidated longhouse.

Compared with the frightening of the two of them, Beichuan Temple strode ahead without fear.

The three of them found an empty room and began to decorate.

A small round mirror is placed in the middle, and candles are scattered around it.

The flickering candle flame of the white flower candle carries an inexplicable sense of tranquility and weirdness.

Next, Brother Beichuan sat down again and looked in the mirror, and he could see the other world in the mirror... We were like that yesterday, and all of a sudden we went in. ”

Naoya Seki explained as simply as he could while standing behind Kitagawa Temple.

After listening to Beichuan Temple, he sat directly on the wooden floor without saying a word.

The black eyes slowly looked into the mirror.

There seemed to be some strange sound in the air, as if someone under the first floor was stepping on a dead branch, making a crisp sound.

Naoya Seki trembled with Ikegami and Aki's body.

They inexplicably felt the air around them turn cold.

A gloomy atmosphere spreads all around.

Kitagawa Temple is finally completely facing the mirror.

In the Mirror –

Kitagawa Temple is looking at himself outside the mirror with cold eyes.

The air seemed to be silent again, and the eerie atmosphere faded like a tide.

Kitagawa Temple's eyes were wrapped with dead air, and he didn't see any resentment.

It's as if this apartment is just a normal abandoned apartment.

"If you suffer a loss once, you won't want to be fooled again?"

Kitagawa Temple stood up from the ground, and there was not much surprise in his heart.

The two sides are full of contrasts.

Although the entry into the spiritual realm failed this time, this also shows from the side that the things in the spiritual realm are still afraid of him, otherwise there is no need to avoid him at all.

And maybe the living under the one-time performance of the spiritual domain are also exquisite.

Kitagawa Temple silently pondered various possibilities, and for a while did not take care of Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami.

On the other side, Naoya Seki and Kazuki Ikegami are huddled together to keep warm.

......

Spiritual realm entry failed.

This was not expected by Kitagawa Temple.

After all, you can't make everything run smoothly.

It's also quite normal for hiccups in investigations like this.

But if you can't enter the spiritual realm to investigate, then how can you find out what happened in Nakanojo Town?

Kitagawa Temple thought of a person.

That person... I will definitely be able to give myself some answers, or inspiration.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Temple stopped and looked at the building in front of him.

It is an izakaya with a curtain made of navy blue fabric, and a small red lantern hangs outside, giving it a lively feel.

Without saying a word, Kitagawa Temple got into the curtain and entered the izakaya.

This izakaya is not much different from most izakayas.

From Kitagawa Temple, the paulownia wood aisle stretches forward, and a middle-aged shopkeeper in a black cooking suit stands at the cooking table.

On both sides of the paulownia wood aisle, there are separate tatami mats. Small tables are placed on top of the tatami mats, and guests sit on small lattice tatami mats separated by a low partition wall.

On top of these walls, there are also colored paper and menu names.

A few waiters in navy blue overalls are in charge of serving food and removing dishes, and they are now in full swing.

At eight or nine o'clock in the evening, it is the peak of the passenger flow.

Living in a big city like Tokyo is always full of stress, and of course many people choose to drink alcohol to relieve their stress.

This is not the first time that Kitagawa Temple has come to an izakaya, but it is the first time that Kitagawa Temple has seen such a hot situation as it is now.

The man he's looking for—

"Kitagawa Kid."

Ryoko Okano, who was sitting in a corner, beckoned to him.

To be honest, it's rare for a single woman like her to come to an izakaya, and Ryoko Okano is still a beauty, so I think there are many people who come to talk on a night like this.

On the small round table in front of Yoshiko Okano is a sake bottle, and there is a small sake cup next to it.

In addition to drinking, she also has some chicken barbecue skewers in front of her, which is supposed to be used as a side dish.

Kitagawa Temple sat down and put his schoolbag aside.

"If there's something you can just say." Ryoko Okano picked up a chicken barbecue skewer and said as she ate, "Don't disturb me drinking." ”

For this woman, it seems that she can't quit smoking and drinking at all.

Kitagawa Temple didn't have the idea of pointing fingers at her hobbies, he asked bluntly:

"I'd like to ask Ryoko if there have been some strange cases in Nakanojo Town."

"Nakanojo Town...? Nakanojo Town, Gunma Prefecture..."

Ryoko Okano took a sip of wine, but her eyes were not half drunk because of sake, but became more and more shiny: "If you want to ask me this question, I can only tell you, I don't know, after all, Nakanojo Town, Gunma Prefecture is not under my control..."

"Really?"

Hearing this, Beichuan Temple stood up and lifted the schoolbag: "Then I take my leave." ”

Well?!!!

Ryoko Gangno's mouth opened, and then he scolded angrily and funny: "You stinky boy who doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles!" I'm not done yet! ”

"Didn't you say that? It's not under your jurisdiction, and you don't know what's going on there. ”

Kitagawa Temple asked rhetorically as a matter of course.

"That's what I said." Ryoko Okano pursed her lips, drank the sake in her hand with the last sip, and said a little unpleasantly: "Although I don't know very well, I have seniors I know over there in Gunma Prefecture!" And even if I don't have a senior, I can check the file over there. Are you satisfied with this answer? ”

Kitagawa Temple sat down again.

He couldn't help but itch his teeth when he looked like that, and wanted to complain about him, but he thought that he usually received too much care from him, so he pressed the complaint into his heart.

"Anyway, let me help you ask first, are there any specific conditions for the 'strange case' you are talking about?" Ryoko Okano asked as she threw two pieces of gum into her mouth and chewed on them.

"A door-killing case that happened in an apartment." Kitagawa Temple said.

"What happened in the apartment..."Ryoko Okano took out her phone and swiped her finger to find the name of a person on it.

"Hello? Is it Asuka Senpai? Yes... Well... Haha, it's been a long time since I called to say hello. ”

Ryoko Okano skillfully began to greet each other, and only when they had finished talking did she ask; "In other words, has there ever been a strange case in Nakanojo Town? Belch... The detailed conditions are the cases that have occurred in the apartment in the past. ”

"Uh-huh, sorry for the trouble, thank you very much—haha, I'll come over for a drink next time."

Ryoko Okano snorted twice and hung up the phone.

She spit the gum into the napkin, then took another string of chicken skewers and replied, "I've already done what you said, but Beichuan boy, why are you suddenly interested in these things?" ”

Ryoko Okano knows what kind of character Kitagawa Temple is, and if it weren't for some supernatural events, he basically wouldn't have taken the initiative to ask for himself.

"Recently, there has been a very popular ghost story game, and the name of this game is 'Apartment in the Mirror'..."

In the face of Ryoko Gangno, Kitagawa Temple did not have the idea of hiding it, because the other party was also a person in the same boat as himself. It doesn't do her any good to hide it.

"To sum up, there have been four people who have encountered Shen Yin yesterday, and if it goes on for a long time, I estimate that there will be more and more missing people."

“... And this kind of thing happens? ”

Ryoko Okano was a little stunned, and then she ate all the kebabs by dividing them by two, and called someone again.

Roughly speaking, block the way for the strange game of 'Apartment in the Mirror' to circulate on the Internet, and clean up all the posts on the Internet.

Waiting for Ryoko Gangno to hang up the phone, Kitagawa Temple raised his head and asked, "Is it okay?" ”

"Does it matter what it is?" Ryoko Okano wiped her mouth.

"It's okay to just use manpower and material resources to do this kind of thing?"

"Humph! This is the old lady's trust in you! ”

Ryoko Okano pouted: "Although you guy looks like a stinky fart and doesn't listen to my sister at all, but after working with you so many times, I can figure out the urine nature of your kid." ”

Yes, although Kitagawa Temple has a not very good personality, he is still a very good young man in essence, and Ryoko Gangno doesn't say it, but he still likes his character who doesn't like words and only pays attention to action.

According to the character of Ryoko Okano, of course, it is impossible to say these words in front of Kitagawa Temple, so there is no problem at all with this kind of vague expression.

"Hmm." Beichuan Temple re-lifted the shoulder strap of the schoolbag: "If there is news tomorrow, I will still come to you." ”

“... Okay, a high school student like you might as well go home and go to bed, and I'll let you know when the time comes. ”

Ryoko Okano waved her hand amusedly.

The tacit understanding between the two -

It has long been out of words.