Although the train was fast, far faster than the fast horses galloping, it stopped and stopped along the way, and by the time it reached Kumamoto, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

"Little brother Genichiro, it looks like it's time for us to say goodbye."

Outside the train station, Butterfly Chana stood in her arms, holding the food box that Genichiro had given her in her left hand, the Hagi cake she had reserved for her companion, and the Nichiwa knife wrapped in cloth in her right hand.

Under the street lamp, her figure is slender, and the butterfly patterns on the feather weave dance in the wind, like a blooming winter cherry blossom in the light snow.

"Maybe we'll meet again."

Ichiro knew it was a matter of time, after all, the purpose of both of them was to save people.

It's just that Genichiro is just saving one person.

And she's there to save everyone.

If it weren't for the fear that Butterfly Chanae wouldn't reveal any news to him because of the rules of the ghost killing team, he would simply confess directly and follow with a dead face.

"If I can still take a train with you when I go back to Tokyo, then it is indeed possible, and the few hours you have spent with Ichiro Wazumi have been very pleasant."

Butterfly Chanae said with a smile, suddenly focusing on Ichiro's belt.

"You sat all the time, I didn't even notice. Genichiro was wearing clothes of such a simple color, but the belt was dazzlingly gorgeous. At first glance, you know that it was chosen by a girl, right? ”

Ichiro looked embarrassed.

He was a superstitious man, and since the Fern said that the material of the belt was a specialty of her hometown and would bring good luck to travelers, he changed it with the attitude of preferring to believe it.

It's just that I didn't expect the pattern to be so gorgeous.

Embroidered on it, it is actually the complete story of "Taketori Monogatari", and even the expressions of the characters are depicted in great detail, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a work of art.

It can be seen that this is indeed a very thoughtful gift.

"Really, it turns out that Genichiro already has a childhood sweetheart? I originally thought that if I had the chance, I would let my sister know the eldest young master of a rich family. ”

"Hahaha, your expression is so cute, I'm kidding La."

"Okay, the person who came to pick me up has arrived, then I'll take my leave first, thank you for the snacks."

Stringichiro followed her gaze, and there was a girl standing not far away with a black team uniform hidden in her coat.

After the butterfly Chanae completely disappeared from Ichiro's field of vision, he walked into the darkness around the corner.

"Bang bang bang!"

After the four paper figures landed, they immediately turned into three red-armored chaotic people wearing red hats, and a gray-clothed eagle group.

"Ichiro-sama." x4。

"You should have an idea of what is going on and what I'm going to do this time."

"In the midst of the chaos of the three of you, split two of you and go to Oita Prefecture to find a place called Fuji Raid Mountain, and investigate how many ghosts there are and how many ghost killing team members are stationed there. After finishing the work, he went straight back to the confectionery shop in Yoshiwara, Tokyo, and returned to Shinichi Sase. ”

The summoned person will automatically know a lot of what is called common sense in Koichiro's mind, so he doesn't need to explain anything.

Although the Randolphs are not very high in the game, and are killed indiscriminately by the Tengu and the people of the Iron Cannon Fortress, they have jumping ability and assassination skills that are difficult for even wolves to match.

Short in stature and with strange abilities, they are good at espionage.

If the demons in Fuji Raid Mountain were weak, they must have at least not had a hard time escaping from there, with their skills.

"There was only one person left, and they immediately rushed to Shinshangquan Village to investigate the recent disappearance of tourists there. Be careful not to be discovered by the Demon Slayer Squad, just know where they are staying. That woman is powerful, don't get her attention. ”

After all, with the terrible image of the dwarf sweet potato that is not like a human in the Ranbo Crowd, once it is discovered, it is estimated that it will be easily disposed of as a ghost.

"As for the eagles, you first go find a suitable set of clothes, go to this address to get the Nihon Sword, and then follow me as a servant. Tomorrow we will go to that village as tourists. ”

"Yes." x4。

The next morning.

"I said that I haven't seen these people you said, why can't you understand people?"

"I'm missing at every turn, how do you still let my family do business?"

The proprietress of a hot spring inn was very annoyed and pushed the butterfly Chanae out of the foyer, and it was hard to imagine that anyone would be provoked by such a gentle Chanahui.

And Chana, who is a flower pillar, is not only annoyed, but also allows the other party to push.

"I'm really sorry if I disturbed your hotel."

Chanae's apologetic expression was very sincere, "It's just that my friends appeared here at the end, and now their whereabouts are unknown, it's really worrying......"

"You don't want to put on makeup!"

The proprietress showed an expression of "I have seen through you a long time ago", her face was full of anger, and her facial features were distorted together.

"You must be a reporter sent by another nearby village to ruin our reputation, right?"

"It's been said many times, our new Shangquan Village is not the only hot spring village where guests are missing, why do you have to keep an eye on us!"

"Kurokawa in the south, Izumino in the north, which village hasn't lost a few people?!"

"It's in the mountains, alas, those rich people always feel that they are very special, and they go out for a walk alone at every turn, and it's strange to be taken away by the animals in the mountains?"

"Besides, this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, if you stay here and don't leave, I'm going to call the police!"

With that, the proprietress savagely closed the door of the hotel and made a loud noise, leaving Chanae in the snow outside the door.

However, after closing the door, the proprietress restrained her anger and showed a thoughtful expression, and then walked straight to the backyard and said to her son who was carrying water: "Don't fetch water yet." Go and inform the others, just say that those who tried to discredit our village are back! ”

The thick-eyed and big-eyed country boy also had a layer of anger between his eyebrows: "Really, are these people so unsure that we can live a good life?" ”

"Sansuke!"

The proprietress scolded, "You can get angry whenever you want, go and notify others first, so as not to be leaked by someone!" ”

"I see!"

The boy threw down the bucket and left as if he had a mission.

On the roof, the chaotic crowd who listened to the conversation between mother and son showed a contemplative expression.

"Leaked news...... Could it be another incident where ghosts and humans are entangled together? ”

"Hmm...... The news is almost gathered, and it's time to go back and tell Shoichiro-sama. ”

As he spoke, he turned over and disappeared without a trace. As if it had never been there.

On the other side, Chanae, who was kicked out, still had no intention of being angry, but her eyes were full of worry and sadness.

On the one hand, the whereabouts of the players are still unknown.

On the other hand, it was the proprietress who showed an indifferent attitude towards the missing person, as if she could not care as long as it did not affect her business.

This stung the soft heart of the butterfly Chanae who wanted to cut off all tragedy.

With a bow outside the door, she left the place and headed for the next hotel.

By noon, she had almost walked through the entire hot spring village, more than a dozen hotels up and down the mountain, and asked one by one.

However, almost every one of them has the same caliber.

The only difference is that everyone loses their temper to a different extent.

"None of the hotels have ever seen them? How is this possible? ”

You know, the team members must have been here for a few days before they disappeared.

Do they usually live in the wilderness instead of hotels?

But if the villagers are lying, why are they doing it?

Butterfly Chanae just wandered the streets of the village, hoping that the cold air would give her a little thought.

She had always been reluctant to speculate on humans with malice, and she had no idea that for some reason, the shops in the entire village had been unified.

However, at this moment, a small stone flew from a distance, and when it was about to hit her back, Chanae easily dodged it as if she had an eye in the back of her head.

"Attacked?"

Looking at the stones that passed by her ears, Chanae subconsciously reached for her waist, but remembered that she had put her knife in the inn at the bottom of the mountain for the convenience of walking in the countryside.

And when she thought that it was daytime, it would never be a ghost who attacked her, so she was relieved.

"That's her!"

A childish and loud voice sounded, and Chanae immediately turned around to find that it was a group of children of different ages, armed with all kinds of "weapons" - sticks, poles and stones, rushing towards her with great vigour.

The child at the head is none other than "Yamasuke", who is responsible for informing the innkeepers.

However, he was annoyed in his heart, and he informed far more than just adults, but also children from various families.

They share the same hatred and are determined to get rid of all the bad guys who smeared their village!

Chanae was stunned, but she was surrounded by seven or eight boys with wooden "weapons", and the girls were holding stones, staying in the distance, looking ready to attack.

The division of labor is quite clear.

This time, Butterfly Chane's gentle and beautiful appearance didn't seem to give her any advantage, because each child's eyes were full of hatred and grievance, as if they were the ones who were inexplicably targeted.

"Ladies and gentlemen......

Chanae still has that smiling face that will not fade, "You are looking for me, is there something wrong?" ”

"Put away your disgusting smile, you femme fatale!"

Sansuke yelled angrily.

"Evil ...... Disgusting? ”

Chana, who has healed at least 100 seriously injured people with a smile, was stunned for a moment.

For the first time in so many years, she was attacked because of this smile.

"Since you don't like it, then I won't laugh."

Butterfly Chanae said softly, but the expression on her face was still full of kindness, and it was a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the cold.

"However, it's the first time we've met, so why do you want to say I'm a woman with a 'heart like a femme fatale'?"

"You're still pretending to be garlic!"

Sansuke smiled like looking at the garbage, "You're in the same league as the garbage before, after they came here, they asked questions everywhere like you, which made the customers panic, and everyone couldn't do business." ”

"The garbage?"

Chanae didn't care about Sansuke's insults, but grabbed the key words.

"You mean, you've seen anyone who asks the same questions as I do?"

At this point, Chanae pulled open the haori to reveal the uniform inside, "Are they dressed like me?" ”

"How dare you ask me?"

Sansuke was furious, "It's clear that you are dressed like a police officer, and you are here to deceive everyone, saying that there is a problem with the hot springs in our new Shangquan Village!" It's all you guys, and we've been out of business for days! ”

"That's right!"

Other children added.

"It's these men in black who persuaded my dad to drive all the guests away!"

"You must have taken money from other hot spring villages and deliberately ruined our reputation!"

"There's also a guy with a scar on his face who threatens to beat my dad if he doesn't do what he says."

Although they were all words full of resentment and malice, Butterfly Chanae did not resist, but listened carefully and soon found what she wanted to know.

That's right, the hotel in this village did meet the team members, and the two sides also had a conflict over the hot springs.

"Wait, now that you've seen these men in black, where are they going?"

Butterfly Chanae interrupted.

"They scared the guests away, and of course they left!"

Yamasuke stepped forward and pointed the water-carrying pole at the nose of the butterfly Chanae, his eyes full of anger.

"They spread rumors here and then ran away! But you people are not satisfied, and you have gone away with a group of fierce and vicious fellows, and sent a woman who looks like a good person! “

"What do you want us to do before you give up?"

"Do you want our new Shangquan Village to be the same as a few years ago, we can't even eat enough, and it is difficult to survive, so you are willing to be satisfied!"

Speaking of which, Sansuke seemed to think of something bad and burst into tears.

Butterfly Chanae suddenly felt his uncontrollable sadness, and subconsciously reached out and wiped it from the corner of his eye.

"I recognize this expression, you have lost some important person."

Chana's understanding and gentle tone made Sansuke stunned for a moment, but after he reacted, he immediately smashed the butterfly Chanae's outstretched hand with a flat pole.

"Who wants you to be fake!"

Because the butterfly Chanae was defenseless at all, the dignified flower pillar was actually beaten.

The half-grown child used the flat pole, but the strength was very heavy, and a sharp pain passed down the knuckles of the butterfly Chane, but she did not snort.

Instead, she looked at Sansuke's expression with even more pity.

"Get out!"

Sansuke opened his eyes, not wanting to look at the butterfly Chanahui.

"If you dare to come into our village again, we will beat you once we see you!"

The other children shouted.

"Get out!"

"You're not welcome here!"

"The god of hot springs will definitely punish you bad people!"

Just as the situation was about to erupt, an old and deep voice sounded from the side: "Hey! What are you guys doing? How can you treat the guests of the village like this? “

"It's the village chief!"

"Let's go, or he'll be suing again!"

As soon as the children heard this voice, they seemed to have a tacit understanding, and immediately scattered and ran away in all directions.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Chanae took a deep breath, patted her chest with her intact hand, and was about to turn her head to thank the visitor, but was distracted by a short figure beside the old man.

"Ichiro?"

"Why are you here?"