In any case, the matter of the Calamity Box must be solved by yourself.

But in the end, if only some serial killer was behind it... Then there is no particularly good way to deal with it in Beichuan Temple.

Because for Kitagawa Temple, murderous demons are not as easy to deal with as ghosts.

If that's the case, we can only hope that the local police station in Yamanashi Prefecture will be able to respond as soon as possible and bring the murderer to justice sooner or later

But before that...

"Love?! You called Brother Si over again today? ”

Mio Sakura, who was scooping up a large spoonful of ice cream with a silver spoon, was stunned.

She turned her head to look at her best friend, full of disbelief.

Although she also has a LINE number and mobile phone number of Beichuan Temple, even if she logs in to the LINE number to say hello, it is already her limit.

But Mio Sakura didn't expect that Otomo Ai had already sneaked away to such a point.

Not only did I go to LINE to say hello, but I even started talking to people on the phone!

Not only Mio Sakura showed this expression, but Nanako Takigen and Saki Sakurai all looked at Otomo in a bit of confusion.

In the face of their various expressions, Otomo Ai did not hesitate much, she brushed the hair from her ears upwards, and then spoke:

"I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm sure the conversation between me and Brother Si is definitely not what you think."

"That's what I said..."

Mio Sakura and Saki Sakurai glanced at each other.

"......" great friendship.

She shook her head, not bothering to argue with a few people in front of her in such an inefficient place.

She took out her phone from her satchel, unlocked her fingerprint, and swiped the LINE chat history to show the content to the three people in front of her.

On top of the plain LINE page, there is an exceptionally concise dialogue.

Otomo: Brother Temple? Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to talk to you about Inuzuka's sister in detail.

Temple: Yes.

Otomo: Can I call Saki then? I also want them to hear about it, and I don't want them to worry about me.

Temple: Hmm.

Otomo: Thank you, Brother Temple! TOMORROW'S VENUE WILL BE AT THE CURE CAFÉ, SO IT SHOULD BE FINE, RIGHT?

Temple: Hmm.

Temple: I'm going to bring the future here.

Otomo: Okay. Sorry for you!

Temple: Hmm.

That's the end of the chat.

This concise and somewhat excessive chat log was read by everyone in just half a minute.

After reading the chat log, the corners of Nanako Takigen's mouth twitched, and she said in a difficult tone:

"Brother Si... Isn't that nothing said at all? It seems that the whole process paused when mentioning Kamiya-senpai and said a little more. ”

You must know that even an energy-saver like Otomo has typed so many words! But Kitagawa Temple turned out to be more energy-efficient than her.

Just as Saki Sakurai and Nanako Takigen were surprised by the chat record on Otomo's side, Mio Sakura on the other side also raised his hand a little embarrassed:

"In fact... That's pretty good. ”

As she spoke, she showed her phone screen to the three people present.

The slightly pink LINE chat log is a chat between her and Kitagawa Temple.

Mio Sakura: Good morning! Brother Temple!

Temple: Hmm.

Mio Sakura: I took a drawing class today, and oh, the paintings drawn by Eri are so beautiful!

Temple: Got it.

The chat pauses, then jumps to the next day.

Mio Sakura: Good morning! Brother Temple!

Temple: Hmm.

Mio Sakura: Listen to me, just now...

It's like being stuck in an infinite loop.

The dense chat logs are basically 'Good morning, Brother Si!' 'Started.

"But... But one day—" Mio Sakura said sadly, swiping her finger down, and then showing the chat history to Saki Sakurai.

In the dense 'Good Morning! Brother Temple! At the bottom, there is a line of information from Beichuan Temple that is particularly conspicuous.

Tera: Sakura, first of all, I already have a girlfriend.

Belch...

The air was silent.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Mio Sakura.

I saw Mio Sakura turn her grief and anger into appetite, and while gulping the ice cream into the lips of the cherry blossom powder, she shouted aggrievedly: "I know it too!" I know this kind of thing, too! Brother Si already has a girlfriend! And the object is still the future predecessor of the 'monopoly witch' Kamiya, but... But..."

Mio Sakura pursed her lips and said listlessly, "I thought I had the slightest chance. But the opponent is the 'monopoly witch', which is too desperate! ”

Uh-

Otomo, Saki Sakurai and Nanako Takigen don't know what to say.

As Mio Sakura said, after all, the opponent is that Kamiya Mikuru.

Since junior high school, he has maintained the first place in the whole year, and even when he arrived at Keihoku High School, he has always maintained the first place in his grade... Because Kamiya Mirai has a perennial monopoly on the throne of the first rank of the grade, and has recently been called the Witch of Monopoly...

There are even rumors that if Kamiya Future is not limited to the question, only the time, it will not be a problem for her to write a few thousand points.

To compare with opponents outside of this specification...

To be honest, not only Mio Sakura, but even these close friends who have a good relationship with her feel that the other party has no hope at all.

It's no wonder that Mio Sakura pulled them to eat at every turn some time ago.

Now it seems that she also wants to vent her grief and anger by eating, right?

How do you fight this? I can't beat it at all.

Just as they were pondering how to comfort Mio Sakura, a lively greeting came from the side:

"Good afternoon, everyone!"

Everyone subconsciously turned their heads sideways.

It turned out that I don't know when, a girl with medium-long hair was already standing at the coffee table.

The girl's big black eyes were shining at this time, her face was pink and fair, and her eyebrows were thin and long.

The corners of her mouth were hooked upwards with full energy, showing a full of energy.

It's the future senior sister of Kamiya that they were still discussing just now!

"God, Kamiya-senpai?!" Nanako Takakigen stood up in a panic, and a hint of weakness flashed in their eyes.

After all, this senior sister was discussed just now, although she didn't say anything bad about the other party, but of course she was weak-hearted.

"Oh, you don't have to be so restrained with me." Kamiya Mirai laughed hesitantly, and then beckoned to the other side: "Si-kun, this way, this way." They're over here. ”

Temple-kun...?

Everyone looked in the direction of Kamiya Miku's beckoning.

I saw a young man carrying a simple shoulder bag walking slowly.

As soon as they saw each other, the mood of the four of them, who had just been calmed down by Kamiya Miku, fluctuated again.

"Brother Si, good afternoon!"

“... Good afternoon. Kitagawa Temple said a brief hello to them.

After he finished saying this, he looked at Otomo again: "Otomo, what you said on the phone and on the LINE number... Let's talk about it in detail. ”

It's worthy of Kitagawa Temple, and before I even sat down, I had already started to discuss this kind of thing.

"Temple-kun-" Kamiya Mirai naturally pulled Beichuan Temple over: "Let's sit down first, and then talk about these things!" ”

Seeing such a natural and intimate action of Kamiya Future, several little girls next to him also secretly stuck out their tongues.

If Eri Kitagawa behaved so frivolously, he would definitely be beaten by Kitagawa Temple without hesitation.

Can Kamiya Future...?

They didn't see the superfluous expression of Kitagawa Temple, so they were just pulled down by Kamiya Mirai like this.

"What do you want to drink?" Beichuan Temple, who sat down, asked with a sideways face expressionlessly.

"Uh... Strawberry ice cream bar! ”

Kamiya Mirai put his index finger to his lips and said after thinking for a moment.

"Eating cold drinks all the time will hurt your stomach."

Kitagawa replied in a calm tone.

"Hmm... But I really want to eat it. Kamiya Mirai hesitated for a moment and said.

Seeing her like this, Beichuan Temple also reached out to ring the bell, and at the same time did not forget to add: "It can't be like this next time." ”

"Si-kun is the best."

Kamiya Miku hehehe

This naturally made the big friends next to them look at each other.

Some want to say something.

But... If you ask them to say anything, they don't dare to say it directly.

"Uh..."Otomo Ai shook his head, throwing all these messy thoughts out of his mind, and then spoke: "In fact, I have already told Brother Tera on the LINE and on the phone, Inuzuka's sister wants to talk to us in detail about her side in reality, and it seems that she can't say it clearly in her phone..."

"It's not clear on the phone, maybe the situation is a bit complicated. But it doesn't matter, our side was originally scheduled to go to Yamanashi Prefecture. ”

Beichuan Temple stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, but did not dwell too much on this issue:

"Aside from this question, how is the matter that asked you to investigate, Otomo?"

On the phone, he not only asked Otomo to get in touch with Inuzuka's sister, but also had clues about the Calamity Box.

"Hmm... As you said, I've asked others about the Calamity... However, they don't know the exact situation, only that there are legends circulating around the area with cursed items such as the 'Calamity Box'. ”

Otomo's voice paused, and then said:

"In fact, there are not many people who believe in this legend, and everyone is just spreading rumors as if it were fun."

"I see."

Kitagawa Temple pondered.

It's no wonder, given that the consequences of using the Calamity Box are severe. It's not bad to use as a talking point, but if you really want someone to use it... That should also not have so many heads of iron.

Everyone is just a high school student, and there are few irreconcilable conflicts between high school students.

At least one life for one life, no one wants to experiment with their own lives.

Seeing that Otomo had finished saying everything he wanted to say, Kitagawa Temple also turned his face sideways and turned to look at Kamiya Mirai beside him:

"In the future, please repeat what you just told me."

"Ahh Good. ”

Mirai Kamiya wiped his mouth first, swallowed the ice cream into his stomach, and took out his pale pink notebook from the small leather bag on the other side.

There are also traces of the investigation of the Miki Doll Factory and the Mirror Apartment, which seems to be the investigation notes used by Kamiya Mirai himself.

"Actually, I found a lot of interesting things in some on-campus forums in Yamanashi Prefecture yesterday."

Kamiya Mirai began like this, and then told all his discoveries word by word.

Probably telling Otomo that there is a place called 'Ignorant Mountain' in Yamanashi Prefecture, and there seems to be a desolate hut on that mountain, and the box of calamity is hidden in that hut.

In addition to this, she also briefly explained the specific origin and legend of the Calamity Box.

"A little black box of evil thoughts... That's the Calamity Box. ”

Otomo muttered the phrase that ended with Mirai Kamiya.

"But actually... And that's not all. ”

Kamiya Mirai shook his finger with a smile: "After investigating the rumors on the Internet, I deliberately went into my parents' study and looked through the specific folklore in Yamanashi Prefecture. ”

"Parents' study...?"

The four little girls all showed expressions of incomprehension.

"My future parents were engaged in folklore research, and her family has a lot of folklore-related materials, and there are probably records of folklore in various prefectures and prefectures in Japan."

Kitagawa Temple explained on the side.

"Hmm. So love's request this time can be regarded as a professional counterpart. ”

Mirai Kamiya nodded vigorously.

When it comes to folklore, she doesn't lose to anyone.

You must know that Kamiya Mirai has been soaking in his parents' study since he was a child, and he has been exposed to all kinds of strange folk customs.

"But this kind of chores will be put aside for the time being." Kamiya Mirai waved his hand and continued with a hearty expression, "I found some interesting records in my parents' collection. ”

She took out the black needle pen, pointed to one part of the notebook, and read it out word by word:

"There is a legend that has been passed down in modern Yamanashi Prefecture."

"There is a god who prays for blessings to bring happiness to the people, it accepts people's offerings, it brings happiness to people, and those who are blessed by the other party all get happiness..."

This paragraph is simple, and it seems that Kamiya Mirai has classified and summarized it.

"The god of blessing?"

Mio Sakura was stunned and said uncertainly, "But wasn't Otomo's friend killed by the Calamity Box?" ... What does this have to do with this? ”

Hearing Mio Sakura's question, Miku Kamiya happily closed the notebook and replied bluntly, "Actually, there is no connection between this legend and the legend of the Calamity Box, at least for now... They are unrelated legends. ”

But—

Kamiya Mirai raised his fingers:

Although it is an unrelated legend, blessing and calamity are relative in themselves, and there may be some connection between them, and this legend is also only to add a direction to consider. Even if the final findings really have nothing to do with the legend... That's fine, you can't go wrong with spending a little more time on your investigation anyway. ”

Kamiya's words are indeed very reasonable.

At the moment, I don't even know what the body of the Calamity Box is, so there's nothing wrong with having one more direction to think about.

It's better to say...

Kamiya's future, which can be keenly perceived from the mountains of folklore materials, is the real one...

"Awesome."

The girls looked at Miku Kamiya, who was talking and laughing with Kitagawa Temple, and seemed to understand why that temple brother chose her as his girlfriend.

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