Chapter 224: Tainted Souls

"So, Himura-san, your junior went to participate in the Huangquan Sect's sacrifice just because he was curious, and then his temperament changed greatly after he came back, right?" Nanami Hashimoto held the drink cup in both hands, and after listening carefully to Yuki Himura's narration, he said with a frown.

Hearing Nana Hashimoto not ask this, Yuki Himura also nodded with a depressed face, although his mouth complained about the trouble, he was still able to show his concern for the junior: "Yes, that kid was quite normal before he went to the sacrifice of the Yellow Springs Sect, but he just told me that he planned to go and see, and he would not join the sect." But when he came back, his temperament changed dramatically, and he didn't look like him at all. Not only fanatically preached the teachings of this sect to the people around him, not to mention attracting people to the sect, but also took out all his money and donated it to the sect. ”

"The money was all he had saved over the years of hard work, and he had told us that he was going to use it to get married and buy a house in Tokyo. This kid used to eat bento rather than eat better, just to save the money, but now he suddenly took it all out and said that he wanted to donate it, which really didn't look like what he would do when he was sensible. The expression on the face of the sitting on the side was also a little puzzled in addition to the heartache, although Nana Hashimoto did not say that his junior was brainwashed by religion before, but Shiraku still couldn't imagine what kind of brainwashing would make people like this.

Looking at Yuki Himura with a sad face and Shirakuto, who was still wondering how his juniors were brainwashed, Nana Hashimoto did not hesitate for a moment before explaining to them: "Himura-san, Shiraku-san, if you can, it's better for you not to get involved in this matter." Because this Huangquan Sect, as I said before, is a very dangerous and strange cult that has existed since the Warring States Period more than 400 years ago. Even Qianye will find it tricky about this cult and what is involved behind it, and it is really dangerous for you to be involved. ”

Hearing the persuasion of Nanami Hashimoto, Himura Yuki and Shiraku shook their heads helplessly, and Himura Yuki said in a tone full of helplessness: "If we can, we don't want to care about that stinky boy, but anyway, it's our junior, seeing that he who was originally diligent has become what he is now, how can he leave it alone?" Hashimoto, is there anything you can do to help him? If there is a way to help him, please help him in our face anyway. ”

"yes, Hashimoto. If you can help in this matter, we will also keep this kindness in our hearts, and if you have anything you need us to do, as long as we can do it, we will never shirk it. Shiraku on the side said with a sincere face.

"Shelesan, you're serious!" Nanami Hashimoto hurriedly waved her hand, signaling that Shiraku didn't need to be so polite: "Even if it's just for the sake of the two seniors' usual care of us Nogizaka 46, we have to help with this matter." It's just that the things related to the Huangquan Sect really can't be taken lightly, we need to meet the junior you mentioned to determine if we can really help him. If it's just general brainwashing, it's easy to say, even if there are monsters causing trouble, we can solve it, but ......"

"Hashimoto, if you have any difficulties, you might as well speak up and see if we can help. If we just need to ask that kid out, we can still do it, although that stinky boy's temperament has changed a lot now, but as a senior, we ask him out, and he still doesn't dare not come. Seeing that Nana Hashimoto didn't want to speak, Himura Yuki seemed to have some difficulty, so he took the initiative to ask, wanting to see what he could do.

Nanami Hashimoto shook her head, hesitated for a moment, then looked at Mai Shiraishi, asked her opinion with her eyes, and saw her nod, only then did he tell the truth to Yuki Himura and Shirakuto: "The trouble of the Huangquan Sect is not these superficial things, after the seemingly ordinary brainwashing, wealth accumulation and sacrificial activities, it is likely to contain an unknown evil purpose. And the most critical thing is that it is very likely that the person behind this cult is really the lord of the Yellow Springs country, Susanoo, and has been blessed by Susanoo. Even Chiya had to deal with things related to the gods, so that's where we felt embarrassed. ”

"Gods?" Hearing Nanami Hashimoto's words, Yuki Himura and Shiraku couldn't help but look at each other, even now that supernatural events have become endless, even ordinary people may encounter monsters, but gods are still too far away from them. Especially when it comes to the existence of Susanoo, who is still one of the three nobles, the two of them become a little overwhelmed.

"So what should we do now? Do you just leave it alone? Himura Yuki asked a little unwillingly, for his juniors, he still wanted to do his best to help him, to see if he could pull back the juniors he had always admired. But now Nana Hashimoto didn't say that, which made him really unwilling.

"Nanami doesn't mean to leave it alone, it's just that we need to be careful." Mai Shiraishi on the side saw that Nanami Hashimoto didn't know how to explain, so she said on the side: "After all, it is a matter involving the gods, so we must be careful to avoid provoking the entire Huangquan Sect." And I guess Himura-san, your purpose is just to bring back that junior of yours, right? ”

"Is that so?" Himura Yuki pondered for a while, and talked quietly with Shiraku for a while before nodding to Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi and said: "Don't worry, Hashimoto, we are not people who don't know what to do, you just need to help us pull that junior back and let him not mess around, we don't know anything else, and we don't want to get involved, we won't embarrass you." ”

"In that case, Himura-san, let's find a chance to ask that junior of yours out, we can only determine what his condition is after we meet him, so that we can determine whether we can pull him back." Nanase Nishino on the side saw that Himura Yuki had already made a decision, so he interjected on the side: "In addition, Himura-san, don't worry about it, the matter about the Huangquan Sect is really troublesome, Prince Fumihito once sent someone to investigate this cult, but even the people who went to investigate were also brainwashed." Prince Fumihito even entrusted the master to personally investigate this cult because of this matter, and even the master felt that this cult was troublesome, so it was better to be cautious. ”

Neither Nishino Nanase nor Nanami Hashimoto, nor Mai Shiraishi had any intention of telling Himura Yuki and Shiraku what the Huangquan Sect really involved in it, after all, whether it was a monster or a god, all of this was still too far away for Himura Yuki and Shirakuto, and there was no need to involve them in these things.

"Okay, I'll contact that stinky boy!" Yuki Himura nodded gratefully and took out his phone from his pocket.

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Not long after Yuki Himura dialed the phone, the junior Yuki Himura said came to the place where they were.

After this junior in the mouth of Yuki Himura walked in, Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi felt the breath on him, and their brows couldn't help frowning, and Nanase Nishino on the side also became a little dignified. Seeing that the faces of the three of them changed, Himura Yuki and Shiraku also became a little nervous, and Himura Yuki asked in a low voice, "Hashimoto, what's wrong?" Isn't it tricky, if it's too much trouble, forget it! ”

Whether it's Yuki Himura or Shirakuto, they don't plan to ask Nanami Hashimoto to help, in their opinion, if this matter is beyond the scope of Nanami Hashimoto's response, then it's better not to involve these weak little girls in these things.

"No, the problem is not difficult to solve, the trouble is the means by which he is controlled, which is the breath of the Yellow Springs Country." Nana Hashimoto didn't hear Himura Yuki's question, and hurriedly explained in a whisper, and at the same time pulled Mai Shiraishi and Nishino Nanase on the side, and then said to Himura Yuki and Shirakuto: "Himura-san, Shiraku-san, just as we said just now, let's pretend to be interested in the Huangquan Sect, don't arouse his suspicions, and then find a way to solve the problem on him." ”

Himura Yuki and Shiraku nodded hurriedly, and the expressions on their faces instantly became casual, and even Himura Yuki temporarily began to tell jokes. And Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino on the side, although they reacted a little slower, they quickly put away the expressions on their faces, pretending to be chatting enthusiastically, but if they looked closely, they could still see that their expressions were a little stiff.

Despite this, perhaps because of the brainwashing and control, this junior of Yuki Himura didn't notice the anomaly of the five people in front of him until he sat down, and thought it was just an ordinary party.

"Senior Himura, are these three young ladies interested in our Huangquan Sect?" After this junior of Yuki Himura sat down, in addition to a fanatical look in his eyes, the eyes that looked at Nanami Hashimoto and the three were full of silver evil and obscenity. This malicious gaze suddenly made Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi both perceive this malice, and their senses for the Huangquan Sect became even worse.

But in order to extract information about the Huangquan Sect from the junior of Himura Yuki, Nanami Hashimoto still pretended not to know and nodded to the man and said, "Yes, we heard Himura-san say that you are a member of the Huangquan Sect, so we especially want to know about the Huangquan Sect." I don't know what to call you, senior? ”

"Ahaha, since you're a descendant of Himura's predecessors, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Kameda." The man seemed to want to pretend to be reliable in front of the three of Hashimoto Nanawei, and said pretending to be a gentleman: "Our Huangquan Sect welcomes a lovely girl like the three young ladies to join the sect, and the Lord Priest will be very happy, as long as you believe in piety, the great Lord of Huangquan will even personally bestow divine grace!" ”

When this man mentioned the Lord of the Yellow Springs, his spirit was obviously excited, and his face was a little abnormally flushed, and even Himura Yuki and Shirakuto, who were sitting next to him, sensed that this person's mental state was wrong. And Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi smelled a strong smell of yellow springs with a sulfur smell from him, and the rich yellow spring breath on his body was much richer than the yellow spring breath on Minako's body before, but it was full of impurities and looked turbid, so that Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi almost wanted to gag when they smelled this smell.

And although Nanase Nishino on the side did not have the powerful senses of Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi, she still felt the confusion and filth of his soul from this man, as if his whole person had been polluted. Especially when this man looked at him with an obscene gaze that he thought was hidden, Nanase Nishino could feel the evil thoughts and filth emanating from him.

Enduring the discomfort and nausea, the three of them extracted a lot of information about the Huangquan Sect from this man's mouth, but perhaps because this man was not an important role, just an ordinary believer, or because he had not joined the Huangquan Sect for a long time, the three of them did not get any important information from him.

After confirming that the man could no longer have any information, Nana Hashimoto nodded at Mai Shiraishi on the side, and Mai Shiraishi, who was almost impatient, raised his hand and knocked the man unconscious. Seeing the man faint on the table, Mai Shiraishi breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly covered her mouth and nose and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "Nanamin, hurry up and freeze him, the air here is about to smoke me to death." And Nanase Nishino on the side also nodded with disgust, she was also full of disgust for this man.

Nana Hashimoto nodded, raised his hand and pointed at the man, a layer of green energy flashed on the man, although it couldn't be seen from the outside, but in fact, the man was frozen by Nana Hashimoto from his soul to his body. After doing all this, Nana Hashimoto did not look at her fingers, and she hurriedly picked up a napkin and wiped her fingertips carefully, as if it was stained with some dirt that was difficult to remove.

"Hashimoto, what's wrong with this kid?" Yuki Himura looked at Kameda, who had fainted on the table, and asked Nanami Hashimoto with some worry, "Is he still saved?" Can you pull him back? Looking at the disgusted look of Nanami Hashimoto and the three of them just now, although Yuki Himura didn't understand what was going on, he also understood that Kameda in front of him must have undergone changes that he didn't know about, otherwise, ordinary people would not let Nanami Hashimoto and the three of them be so disgusted.

"Himura-san, you have to be mentally prepared, this senior's soul has been polluted, even if we can save him from the hands of the Huangquan Sect, it will cause him a lot of damage. For to bring him back, it is necessary to cleanse him of the filth of his soul, which will cause him great harm. Nana Hashimoto said to Yuki Himura without some hesitation, and even she and Mai Shiraishi felt a little difficult about Kameda's polluted soul.