After a tense round of lottery, the sixteen members of Nogizaka 46's selection team were divided into four groups to collect the four types of sacrifices needed for the prayer ceremony.

Among them, Mai Shiraishi, Asuka Saito, Yuri Saito and Aimi Nojo were assigned to go to Mount Osores to collect spiritual stones because of Mai Shiraishi's strong luck, and they were able to enjoy the treatment of private jets. At the same time, it was also full of envy and jealousy from the members.

Nanami Hashimoto, along with Mahiro Kawamura, Kazumi Takayama, and Sayuri Matsumura, traveled to Mt. Fuji to collect pure snow. The thought of climbing Mt. Fuji in this cold season of late winter and early spring suddenly made three people wail except for Nanami Hashimoto, who was born in Hokkaido.

Those who went to Yamanashi Prefecture to collect Yamataka Kamiyo cherry blossoms were Ikuta Erika, Nakata Hana, Hoshino Minami, and Ichikuri Reina. Although Senya had prepared a way to collect flower branches, the four of them were still worried that there would be no cherry blossoms blooming this season, and they were worried that they would not be able to collect the flowers in full bloom and delay the prayer ceremony.

Rina Ikoma, Nanase Nishino, Reika Sakurai, and Sayuri Inoue need to go to Ise Jingu to collect Jingu Hinoki wood. Reika Sakurai and Sayuri Inoue are both a little nervous about going to Ise Jingu, the oldest shrine in Japan, and Rina Ikoma is excited to be in a group with Nanase Nishino.

Nanase Nishino secretly glanced at Nanami Hashimoto, and it happened that Nanami Hashimoto's eyes also swept over, and the moment their eyes met, both of them understood each other's intentions. "I'm not going to lose!" Nanase Nishino thought so. But Nanase Nishino, who didn't know anything about Nana Hashimoto, understood that although Nana Hashimoto didn't look a little quiet, her heart was also a character who didn't admit defeat.

Chiya looked at Nanase Nishino and Nanami Hashimoto, who looked at each other, and suddenly felt a little headache. Although he has lived for a thousand years, in the face of such emotional problems, Qianye still feels lost and doesn't know how to deal with it. During the Battle of Nasuno a thousand years ago, Tamakimae cursed Chiya with his soul, and any woman he fell in love with would be beheaded by his own hands. Because of this curse, Qianye has not been willing to give his feelings for a thousand years, and the moment of heartbeat four hundred years ago has caused his disciple to be reincarnated.

Nanami Hashimoto, Nanase Nishino, how to choose, Qianye is really a little distressed at the moment. The debt to Tamako four hundred years ago made Chiya feel guilty about Nanase Nishino all the time, and she didn't want to hurt her feelings again. But Nanami Hashimoto, Qianye has already fallen his heart to Nanami Hashimoto.

Qianye, who doesn't know how to deal with emotional problems, can only choose to escape at the moment. After hastily handing over the four boxes to the members of the four teams, Qianye left the social office with Ruodie.

Looking at Chiya, who seemed to be running away, Nana Hashimoto glanced at Nanase Nishino, and the two seemed to have a tacit understanding and sighed at the same time.

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Early the next morning, a police car with a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department cherry blossom logo stopped in front of the approach to the shrine.

Two policemen with melancholy faces got out of the car and looked at the torii in front of them with hesitation.

One of the policemen, who was a little younger, asked another middle-aged policeman with a suspicious face, "Dusk Police Department, are we really going to come to this kind of place for help?" ”

The middle-aged policeman known as the Twilight Police Department glanced at the young policeman, pulled the collar of his coat, sighed and said to him: "Hey, after all, it is such a clueless vicious murder incident, and you haven't seen the tragic scene at the scene." Now I can only hope that this Onmyoji, who has been very popular recently, is a person with real skills, and there can be no new victims. ”

"Although this matter was proposed by me, it ...... It's just so unreliable. The young policeman was still a little hesitant, and forced himself to defend: "Although I believe that this Onmyoji is a really capable person, but we police can't solve the case and seek the help of the Onmyoji, if this is spread, it will be too embarrassing!" The whole search lesson is going to be a joke! ”

The Twilight Police Department was not as excited as the young policeman, he shook his head and said, "It's better to be a joke than not being able to solve the case and let more innocent people call them victims!" Needless to say, Sato, grab the materials and let's go inside. ”

After saying that, the Twilight Police Department seemed to have made up its mind, and walked into the main shrine with their feet raised. The young police officer named Sato quickly picked up a thick document bag from the police car and followed behind the Twilight Police Department.

After the two stepped into the torii, the original restless mood was calmed down, and the pressure accumulated by the case these days seemed to be relieved. The Twilight Police Department glanced at Sato, his eyes lit up with hope, and said to Officer Sato, "Sato, it doesn't seem easy here!" It seems that we are not in the wrong place. ”

Sato felt the changes in his body and said to the Twilight Police Department, "I hope this Onmyoji-sama can solve our current problems." ”

The Twilight Police Department nodded, walking a little faster.

After cleaning their hands at the Temizusha, the Twilight Police Department and Officer Sato quickly climbed the stairs to the front of the social office.

Ruodie was sweeping the courtyard with a broom, and when she saw the two people coming up from the steps, she asked, "May I ask why the two gentlemen are visiting this shrine?" ”

Officer Sato seemed to be amazed by Ruodie's appearance, and stared at Ruodie in a bit of a daze. The Twilight Police Department coughed a little unbearably before he woke him up, and quickly took out his police handbook from his body, and showed it to Ruodie while saying a little nervously: "Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department search lesson, may I ask if Mr. Chiba Chiya lives here?" ”

Ruodie nodded and asked a little strangely, "Police?" Why did the two of you come to visit your master? ”

The Twilight Police Department couldn't stand Officer Sato's embarrassed appearance, cleared his throat and said, "We have a case and I would like to consult Mr. Chiba." ”

"In that case, please come with me." Ruodie took a broom and led the two to the social office.

After inviting the two of them to sit down, Ruodie said to them, "Please stay here for a while, and I will inform the master." After saying that, he gave a salute and left the social office.

What a beauty, Officer Sato looked at Ruodie's departing back and thought a little distractedly, but why did she call that onmyoji the master? What a strange name.

The twilight police department looked at Sato who was in a daze again, and couldn't help but feel a burst of chagrin, this newcomer who was recently assigned to a search class is a hot-blooded young man, who takes his work very seriously on weekdays, and is also a person with a great sense of justice, with all the necessary conditions to become an excellent police officer. But it's a pity that Officer Sato is a hopeless idol chef, and even the desk of the Metropolitan Police Department is full of idol peripherals and posters, which is incompatible with the serious scope of work of the search section. And because I'm single, it's easy to be distracted when I see beautiful girls. Next time, let's introduce him to a girlfriend, Officer Miyamoto from the Traffic Division of the Ministry of Transportation seems to like arranging a friendship between the female police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department, so please ask her next time.

But for now, let's let Officer Sato focus on his work, the Twilight Police Department thought so, coughed and said to Officer Sato, "Sato, are the documents ready?" ”

Hearing the question from the Twilight Police Department, Officer Sato immediately came back to his senses, and although he was a little flustered, he still said seriously, "Yes, the Police Department." From the first case that began in October last year to the seventeenth case that happened yesterday, all the information is here. With that, Officer Sato patted the document bag in front of him.

"In just three months, 17 vicious murders, 14 innocent girls were killed, and 7 police officers were killed in the line of duty, and the search lesson has lost face, which is simply a shame for the entire Metropolitan Police Department!" The thought of the innocent victims and the police officers who died in the line of duty immediately felt a surge of rage, and they couldn't help but slam their fists on the floor in front of them.

Officer Sato, who was taken aback by the sudden anger of the Twilight Police Department, hurriedly reassured his boss: "Police Department, this is someone else's place, let's restrain our anger." ”

Hearing Officer Sato's words, the Twilight Police Department, who felt that he had lost his temper, nodded at Officer Sato and restrained his anger. At this time, Qianye walked in with Wakadie, and the Dusk Police Department and Officer Sato hurriedly stood up and saluted Qianye, "It's rude to take the liberty of visiting." ”

"It doesn't matter." After Qianye also motioned for the two to sit down, he said: "I heard Ruodie say that the two police gentlemen came to the agency so early, is there a case that needs to be consulted by Zaixia?" ”

"Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Search Section, Police Department Twilight Thirteen, this is my subordinate Sato." After introducing himself and Officer Sato, the Twilight Police Department said with a grim face, "Since October last year, there have been 17 cases of murder in a row in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and all the victims are young women. All were violently torn open and the liver was taken from the abdomen. Seven police officers have been killed in the line of duty, and the police have so far been clueless. As a last resort, we can only come to seek Mr. Chiba's help, hoping to get some clues, please. After saying that, he touched his forehead to the floor and made a big bow to Qianye.

"Twilight Police Department, please get up first." Qianye stretched out her hand to help her, and waited for the Dusk Police Department to get up before continuing, "What kind of help do the police want from here?" Is it to invite the souls of the dead to record your confessions? Or do you cast a spell to find out the murderer's location directly? ”

The Twilight Police Department obviously didn't expect Chiya to provide this form of help, and after making eye contact with Officer Sato, he picked up the file bag that he put aside, opened it, handed it to Chiya, and said, "We hope that Mr. Chiba can tell us exactly what committed this series of vicious murders." There seemed to be a flame burning in the eyes of the Dusk Police Department.