In the thirty-five years of Shin Oshima's life, he has never met such a strange face.

Obviously, it looks like he has been tortured to the depths of strange talk, and his brain is blue and there is a breath of death, but there is a strong vitality in his eyes. Both extremes manifest themselves in the same person.

And Nobu Oshima is very sure that the person in front of him is not a strange talk.

If it's weird, it's impossible to appear in a crowded place like Tokyo Tower. It is impossible to possess him, because just now, the young man has been scrutinized by the public, including Nobu Oshima himself.

There was not a single flaw or discomfort.

Therefore, Nobu Oshima judged that the young man in front of him was an ordinary person who was tortured by strange talks. No, perhaps it shouldn't be said that he is an ordinary person. In such extreme circumstances, you can still go to Tokyo Tower to see the scenery, and you should be a wonderful person.

The sum of all these circumstances made Oshima Shin come forward to inquire about the situation.

However, contrary to what he expected, the young man did not appear to be surprised by the situation in Oshima's statement or any other emotion of meeting the master.

He looked at Nobu Oshima calmly, which made Nobu Oshima notice his inky pupils. Such deep eyes are difficult to see on people, which makes Oshima Nobu unconsciously think of the fox he rescued in the shrine, and there is something in common between the two.

The silence made Oshima snort and say, "Maybe someone around you is experiencing something abnormal." Although you don't care too much, such a situation can spill over to you. Please be cautious in the future. ”

Tsukasa Kurihara looked at Nobu Oshima, never expecting someone to say these things to him. It's funny, but it's tense - Kiritaro said that someone would come and "kill" it.

There is an existence in the human race that is opposed to strange talk, which may have something to do with the man who appeared out of nowhere in front of him. This is the first time that Tsukasa Kurihara has come into contact with someone among humans who can take the initiative to see strange things and find a way to solve them.

He waited for Oshima Shin to finish speaking, and then spoke: "It is true that there have been things around me recently that are difficult to explain with common sense, but how do you know?" We didn't seem to know each other before. ”

Receiving Tsukasa Kurihara's response, Nobu Oshima breathed a sigh of relief that his judgment was not wrong.

Nobu Oshima walked in and out of Tsukasa Kurihara and replied in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, "I am Shin Oshima, the presiding priest of Hieda Shrine in Saitama Prefecture, and I have come to Beijing to study the divine law at the headquarters. ”

Oshima Shin reported to his family and asked Tsukasa Kurihara not to think of him as a strange person, and then he made it clear that he said, "I happened to see that you didn't seem to be in a good state, so I stepped forward to ask." If there is anything you can do at Hie-Shrine to find the presiding priest, do a ritual and ask for a guardian, the situation should be improved. ”

"Can you fix this anomaly? In other words, how often do abnormal situations occur? Tsukasa Kurihara asked.

Nobu Oshima was a little overwhelmed by the problems he hadn't encountered before, no one asked him what the shrine could do, in fact, he didn't know the specific situation, only an indescribable feeling that this was the right way to deal with it.

Nobu Oshima has a character that answers everything, and although Tsukasa Kurihara's questions are a bit tricky, he sincerely says what he knows: "I'm not sure if it can be solved completely, but it's a fact that the eye can see that the situation will improve." As for the number of abnormal events, it should not be frequent. I've seen a little more because I'm a priest, but for you, it's a completely unlikely event. Many people don't get to meet once in their lifetime. ”

"So I'm the unique one?"

"Hmmm······" Tsukasa Kurihara's brain circuit made Oshima Shin pause before replying, "But it's not a good thing······"

"Hmm." Tsukasa Kurihara nodded, got the information he wanted and was about to leave, but Oshima Nobu didn't expect this young man to be like this, and stopped him again, "Eh, that, you're going to Hieda Shrine, right?" The situation is really dangerous for you right now, and if you don't go, it's very likely to become a criminal case, as many TV will portray. Or is it missing. ”

"Please come to Hieda Shrine, it's really, really important." Nobu Oshima is almost asking Tsukasa Kurihara in a gesture of please. He really can't let go of the people he has the ability to help go to the abyss, but he can't force it, so he can only ask Kurihara Tsukasa to go to Hieda Shrine again and again.

Tsukasa Kurihara watched all this that Nobu Oshima did, and could appreciate his sincere and sincere heart, I didn't expect that there were such innocent people in today's society, hoping to help others through his own efforts.

Tsukasa Kurihara said, "Hieda Shrine? I'll go when I have time. ”

"Thank you so much." Nobu Oshima couldn't help but say again, "But please ····· as soon as possible."

"Oshima-san." Tsukasa Kurihara shook his head, "I can relate to your feelings, but it's my personal business anyway, you understand, right?" ”

Nobu Oshima looked at Tsukasa Kurihara and stopped talking, but finally couldn't help but say, "I'll wait for you at Hieda Shrine." ”

Tsukasa Kurihara didn't answer, and walked away from Tokyo Tower.

Nobu Oshima stared at the back of Tsukasa Kurihara's departure. Originally, he was going to return to Saitama tomorrow to preside over the Hieda Shrine in Saitama, but because of Tsukasa Kurihara, he decided to stay here in Tokyo for a few more days.

Stay until Tsukasa Kurihara comes.

However, for Tsukasa Kurihara, Nobu Oshima's appearance is just a small episode, and after classifying it as a "necessary but not urgent" event, attention returns to the present.

He arrives at the nameless shrine two blocks across the street from Anda's house.

It is not quite accurate to say that it is a shrine, because it has no buildings that can be dedicated to worship, and it is completely open-air, but a small area has been divided into the park and it has been preserved as an ancient building.

The park is sparsely populated, except for the sand pit playground where children play nearby, and there are parents who take care of them next to them, and the rest of the place is nowhere to be seen.

The open-air shrine is located at the back of the sand pit, and if you walk through the path and a small wooded area, you can see an old torii gate covered with moss and vines, and no one is cleaning it.

Tsukasa Kurihara lifted his foot over the boundaries of the torii gate and stepped up the stone steps, his temples suddenly jumped.

The surroundings suddenly became silent, and the sounds of the wind, birds, and people were completely gone. Tsukasa Kurihara saw the enshrined sculpture at the end of the stone path.

The sculpture is as old as the torii, and the sculpture depicts the image of a simple tree, and in front of it are fruits and bento boxes that have been on for a few days.

Tsukasa Kurihara stepped forward to take a closer look, and found that the carved tree actually had a green leaf like a real tree, emerging from the crack in the stone carving. It's as if there is a germinating seed in the sculpture.

Tsukasa Kurihara raised his eyebrows, raised his hand to tap on the sculpture, and heard the sound of "empty".

Just as he wanted to raise his hand to slap the sculpture open, he saw that the sculpture suddenly softened and disappeared from the crack in the stone platform like flowing water. At this time, I saw a handful of hair tied with rope lying on the stone platform where the sculpture was placed.