The policeman Shanshan came late, and the next thing was for Qianyu to negotiate with those policemen.

Because of Hamaguchi's affairs, Chiyo stayed.

While the others were led by the head teacher, Reiko Yamagami, they continued to go to the foothold of the housestay.

A group of students got off the bus at the end of the bus.

Come to the base of the mountain and hike up the hill.

During the walking process, it was very easy. At least in the eyes of some passers-by who occasionally looked at the group of students curiously.......

But everyone understands......

It's just a calm, but in fact, everyone has a strong sense of anxiety and fear.

They all tacitly agreed not to show it, although they didn't discuss it with each other. Nor has anyone explicitly said anything that is not allowed to be mentioned.

But.......

It's as if the uneasiness and fear become a reality as soon as you say it.

made everyone in the third class of the third year unanimously choose to be silent.....

After walking at this slow pace for about 20 minutes, a classical Western-style building built in the forest at the foot of the mountain appeared in front of everyone.

"Whew..... It's here! Reiko Mikami and the others stopped at the front of the building.

Everyone could feel the relief of the Mikami Reoko, obviously..... As a weak woman, everything that happened in the third class of the third year during this period of time has made her mentally and physically exhausted.

In Mo Yufan's somewhat pitiful eyes, the three gods beat their spirits. Squeezed out a smile and continued stiffly: "OB of the night to see the north, a well-known Sakiya celebrity. Originally, I wanted to build it into my own company's facility, decades ago. It was donated to our Yami Yamakita Middle School, and it was named after the donor. That's what we see now at the Sakiya Memorial Hall! ”

"Welcome! Welcome! ”

Just as Mikami Reiko was introducing the origin of this building to everyone, an old female voice came with enthusiasm.

Mo Yufan followed the voice......

I saw a tall and plump figure, but the wrinkles on her face could be known to everyone who saw her.....

She's not young anymore....

"Mrs. Numata, I'm sorry for your trouble. I'm going to bother you and your husband for two more days. ”

"Where, where. We two old guys are very deserted here, and the last time there was such a lively time. I guess it was in the house fifteen years ago....."

Mrs. Minamota, the manager of the memorial hall, said to Reiko Mikami very politely with a wrinkled smile.

Then the crowd walked into the memorial hall with a somewhat enthusiastic over-the-top greeting.

I don't know what others think, in short, Mo Yufan always felt that this Mrs. Numata was a little too enthusiastic.....

Although, according to her own words, she is happy because it is rare to have the opportunity to meet such energetic students.

But Mo Yufan still felt that this enthusiasm was a bit too much.

"Come out, old man. The teachers and students arrived at the dormitory. ”

Entering the memorial hall, the people who have not had time to look at the surrounding environment. I heard Mrs. Numata shout, and then I saw a short, thin old man walk out.

The old man just glanced at the people present, and then walked away with staggering steps.

I could only faintly hear a whisper of self-talk: "Nasty young student." ”

"Aha, I'm sorry. The old man had a strange personality and smiled. Don't be surprised. ”

Mrs. Numata apologized for her husband's attitude and for the crowd.

"It's okay...."Reiko Mikami still smiled so gently.

Then he began to allocate a rest room for the night.

At this time, Mo Yufan had time to look at the surrounding environment.

The memorial hall was originally built as a maintenance facility for the company's staff, so it has remained largely in its original state.

The entire building is made of wood in a classical Western style, and there is a large meeting hall and a cafeteria. There are also many double bedrooms.

The back of the north side is against the mountain, and you can only enter and exit from the front. Mo Yufan thought a little strangely in his heart: If there is a fire, the wood here will burn quickly. Isn't it dangerous to have access only from the front?

Of course, this thought only flashed in my head.

After that, Mo Yufan shook his head self-deprecatingly, and muttered to himself: I'm really a little nervous, it's nothing to do after so many years of establishment here. It can be seen that the fire prevention is still good, how can it be said that the fire is on fire? And.... Just resting here and leaving on Sunday night. It's not my turn to worry about that......

Then everyone was assigned according to the three gods and reliants, and two people were in one room.

Although there was a lot of room, ..... Probably with safety in mind, right? It was still arranged for two people in one room, and Mo Yufan was arranged with Mochizuki.

.......

"What about tapes?"

When I got back to my room, I just put my luggage down. Mo Yufan couldn't wait to ask Mochizuki about it.

"Well, brought it. The player also brought, borrowed it with my sister. I'm going to go and go to Heyuan and come over now, and everyone will listen together. ”

After Mochizuki finished speaking, he walked out directly.

Mo Yufan lay bored in the room for a while, and soon.

I saw Mochizuki push open the door and come back, followed by Kawahara, Sakuragi, Izumi, and Minaki Naru.

"Come in, Mochizuki ushered everyone into the room. After cautiously, he poked his head out and looked into the hallway outside the door to make sure that no one had noticed. Then he slowly closed the door.

But....

What Mochizuki didn't know was when he closed the door.

A young girl's figure appeared at the end of the corridor, and I saw this girl looking at Mo Yufan's door with a somewhat gloomy face.

He muttered, "What are they doing mysteriously?" ”

........

In the room, Mochizuki saw that everyone was seated.

With a serious face, he took out the tape and the player.

I put the tape in, and then pressed the play button with a solemn face.,.....

"Rustle rustle ....."

There's still a lot of noise on the tape, but at least it's been restored. Some voices can already be heard.

Everyone slowly put their ears close to the megaphone, listening to this more than ten years later. The sound of the replay again.....

......

"That..... It's mine.... My name is Katsumi Matsunaga. ”

A young voice came from the tape, and it could be heard that the owner of the voice was nervous and difficult to calm down when recording the tape.

"The visit to the shrine did not bring good luck. That one..... It still torments us, as can be seen in the next two accidents. ”

Matsunaga then talks about two more accidents that occurred the day after he visited the shrine, the last two dead in August fifteen years ago.

"Ah, what happened in the first place? Anyway, after that. Everyone was so uneasy and frightened! It's just that guy, who doesn't care with a face. Being indifferent to what's going on in the house is like staying out of it. It makes people angry, and that's probably the first provocation I initiated. That's why it happened. ”

"As we tugged at each other, I probably rushed towards him with all my might...... Ah, I can't remember what happened. The guy was already motionless. ”

"In the middle of the forest he fell beside the tree...... Hey, he shouldn't be called that. When I looked closer, I saw that the back of my head was deeply inserted by a branch, and blood was pouring out. ”

"I crashed into him and was pressed against the tree with my strength, and very coincidentally, a branch protruded and stuck in his head...... That's what I think, there's no other plausible explanation. ”

“XX…… He's dead. ”

This person's name should appear here, but it's as if the world is deliberately hiding something? Whenever there is a name here and after, it will be unsurprisingly covered by noise.

Let's use XX instead......

"There was no pulse, and I put my ears close to my chest...... Undoubtedly dead. It's me...... It's me, kill him. ”

At this time, I was very frightened, and immediately ran back to the dormitory and fled. Didn't talk about it to anyone...... I killed XX. If the body is found, it may be treated as an accident, so tell yourself. ”

"After that day, the rain kept falling and we were resting at the camping place. Among them, there were also people who were taken away by their families, and the police also came, and they were also asked this and that...... Even so, I haven't mentioned the matter of XX, and I can't say it. ”

"All night, almost no sleep, who would find XX's body, causing a big riot, have been concerned about these ......"

"In the morning, however, none of this happened."

"There's still one classmate missing—everyone should notice that someone is missing, but the teacher and classmates don't seem to notice it at all, and they don't seem to care at all......"

At this point, I put aside my fear and quietly went to confirm the matter. Go to the forest where there are XX corpses and ......"

Here, the sound of the tape paused, and there was the sound of muffled breathing, mixed with noise.

And then ...... Gone, the body was gone, gone, without a trace. It may have been washed away by the rain, but even the bloodstains were gone. ”

"I was stupefied, it was very confusing...... I had no choice but to ask everyone. What about XX? Where are you going? Did you go home? ”

Everyone looked at me strangely, both teachers and classmates. Who is XX? I haven't heard of this guy. ”

"Unbelievable, I confirmed that the number of students participating in the dormitory was only nineteen, not twenty. That is to say, for everyone, the guy called XX didn't exist in the first place, and it became like this......"

"I almost changed my mind at that point, but I finally realized that it was ...... That is, the person I killed...... XX He must be the 'other person' in this year's class. ”

The recording of the A-side of the tape is only here.

Mo Yufan hurriedly flipped the tape to the other side and played it.

“…… This is my 'confession of sin.'" ”

Fifteen years ago, Katsumi Matsunaga recounted in the same tone.

"This is also a piece of advice for future generations."

The cacophony of sound coming out of the loudspeaker drew our ears up.

"I did kill XX at that time...... Killed, this is an immutable fact, so, decided to issue these 'confessions' here. In this way, I may be able to make my conscience better, but the irony is that what I did unilaterally was also salvation. Save...... Do you understand? That is, it is a salvation for the class. Although I did it by accident, I killed XX. ”

"In the results went up to save everyone. Due to the death of 'another person' in the class, this year's calamity is over. Although less than ten days have passed since then, this statement is first and foremost true, and the evidence is ......"

"No one remembers such a person as XX. I killed XX, and after that day, teachers, classmates, and parents ...... At least among the people I know of the third class of the third year, no one remembers the fact that there is such a male classmate as XX in this class since April this year. It has been forgotten, and it can be said that the memory has been reprocessed. ”

"The death of the 'dead' who did not exist in the first place made things reasonable...... Then the order of the world was restored. The initial memories of the relationship were changed a lot, and then they were corrected. What's wrong with thinking that way? ”

"Only I, who is closely related to XX's 'death', remembers XX, but I'm afraid it's only a matter of time."

"By the way, the guy with the name XX is actually the younger brother named XX in the third class of the third year of the eighty-first year two years ago. However, in fact, due to the 'calamity' of that year, my younger brother XX has died. For anyone other than me, the memories have been completely modified to this correct reality......"""

"I'll slowly forget about XX."

"There was an 'other' in the class that started in April, and every month someone related to him died...... Even if I still remember these basic facts, the 'other person' is the matter of XX, and he is the thing that I killed, because this year's 'calamity' is over, and everything about this matter will disappear from my memory sooner or later. ”

"So I decided to record this cassette and hide it somewhere in the classroom, and the significance of this cassette tape, sooner or later even I will forget it......"

"Record your experiences before you still have your memories...... Leave it to the younger generations who may have suffered the same as us, and tell you this fact how to stop the 'calamity' and give this advice to ...... Feed? You understand, you actually understand. ”

Katsumi Matsunaga finally said this in an emphatic tone.

"Let the 'dead' return to 'death'. Then order will be restored for the year. Got it? ”

"Returning the 'dead' to 'death', as I did, killing 'another person' is the only way to end the 'calamity' that began......"

........

Mo Yufan pressed the pause button.......

Everything is clear here......

There's no need to listen any further......

And the last voice of No. 001 appeared in Mo Yufan's mind again.

The World's Mission: "Bringing the Dead Back to the ...... of Death"

"What should I do?"

"Even if we know who that person is.... But to kill? ”

"Who's going to kill?"

"Who can do it?"

Mochizuki muttered as if she was nervous.

Mo Yufan saw that he was trembling all over, his face was pale, and his lips were blue.

Obviously, the impact of this incident is not small.....

Glancing at the other people, he found that he was still calm except for Minari Saki.

Everyone else had more or less flickering eyes and were silent.

Mo Yufan took a deep breath and slowly but forcefully spit out two words in the shocked gaze of everyone........

"I'll !!"