Ash is gone.

Tsukasa Kurihara repeatedly confirmed this matter and finally came to a positive judgment.

Was it Bei Liang who killed him?

But it's not easy to kill a monster. As an image-based idealistic object, there are very few means to kill strange stories. However, Ash Jun did disappear and completely disappeared from Tsukasa Kurihara's side.

This made Tsukasa Kurihara feel a great discomfort in his heart. He approached Katsuko Okami that night and asked about the disappearance of the strange tale.

Katsuko Okami looked at the low-pressure Kurihara Tsukasa in front of him, thought something was wrong, and said thoughtfully: "It is also common for strange stories to disappear, and with the development of the times, those strange stories that rely on special circumstances and situations will become something else and reappear." There are specialized scholars working on this issue. ”

"I'm talking about disappearing in a day." Tsukasa Kurihara whispered, "There is no process of evolution. ”

"Such a situation ·····" Katsuko pondered for two seconds, "Wait a minute." ”

Katsuko Okami got up and left the tea room, came back after three minutes, held a book bound in ancient fashion, sat back opposite Tsukasa Kurihara and turned to a certain page to read the text on it: "In the autumn of the tenth year of the Meiji era, Yu saw different kinds of competition on Ine Island, and the wind and clouds swept the waves and the sky was surging, and the panic was like the end of the world. ”

After reciting the first sentence, Katsuko jumped to the end: "In the end, there is only one of the two." ”

"If the narrative is correct, the fight between strange stories can kill each other." Katsuko closed the book and said.

Tsukasa Kurihara had an answer in his heart, and after listening to Katsuko Okami's words, he was even more affirmative. In fact, there are still many doubts about the disappearance of Gray Pure, but after getting the answer on the surface, there is a feeling in his heart that tells him that he doesn't need to dig deeper.

Tsukasa Kurihara frowned.

After a while, Katsuko started a new topic: "The fox on Mt. Inari is called Hokara, and he came here from Hokkaido to greet the divine envoy. I told him that Akane had left, and that he hadn't noticed any trace of Akane, and that he had stayed at the shrine for a few days and was going to leave. But who knew that Akane would take the initiative to come back······"

Speaking of this, Katsuko smiled bitterly: "The matter of the fox's marriage is not over yet. The cherry blossoms in Kyoto are back in bloom, and there is no sign of decay in Tokyo. In the long run, even the most insensitive of your peers should notice something strange. ”

"Someone looking for you?" Tsukasa Kurihara said.

"Yes. I'm not the only one who has a record of weird stories. After a pause, Katsuko said, "The priest in charge of exorcism and evil spirits at Tokyo Hieda Shrine, Yasushi Ichi-san has passed away. At the same time, the previous supernatural incident of thousands of people in the city was also recognized as a strange act. An Yunsan's death seems to have something to do with it. ”

"More details have not been revealed at the shrine, but they plan to hold a theological exchange meeting next Sunday."

"Theological Exchanges." Tsukasa Kurihara repeats the keyword.

Katsuko continued, "The invitation has been sent to the Miyaji of the major shrines in Tokyo, and I am fortunate enough to receive a copy of it, which roughly means that you are invited to a theological discussion. But I think the deeper reason is because of the resurgence of strange talk now. ”

Tsukasa Kurihara thought for a moment and said, "Have you ever had such an exchange meeting before?" ”

"It is customary to hold an exchange meeting on the day before the Mon Lampon festival in July every year to communicate with each other about the development of the shrine. I don't usually communicate much. It's more about doing some formalistic meetings under the official organization. ”

"How many people will attend this exchange?"

"This time, the invitation was sent in the name of Miyashige Shigeru Shinhiro of Hieda Shrine, and there was no official seal, and it was only sent to the shrine in Tokyo. I suspect that there aren't many shrines that come to make the appointment, and most of them are small and medium-sized shrines like ours. Those shrines with the same name as Hieda Shrine will most likely only send someone to come over as a representative. Let's count twenty. ”

Tsukasa Kurihara didn't say anything more, and his mind turned.

However, this was not the focus of Katsuko's words, and she brought the topic back to the previous incident about Akane: "Kurihara-san, can you please send Akane to Hokkaido?" ”

"Huh?" Tsukasa Kurihara raised an eyebrow.

Katsuko was helpless: "Where else can she go except Hokkaido." I'm afraid that there will be more and more anomalies happening to her in the future, and that one day someone else will find out—someone else. Continuing to stay in Tokyo is not a good option. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, you said that Aogaoka is in Hokkaido, right?"

Katsuko nodded: "Hokkaido has always been a land of ice and snow, with low population density and dense mountains and forests. This kind of situation is very suitable for creatures like Akane to survive. Also, after returning from Kyoto, a letter came from Aookka. ”

With that, Katsuko took the letter out of the book. It turned out that Katsuko was not only going to get the book, but more importantly, to get the letter.

Katsuko pushed the letter to Tsukasa Kurihara: "The letter says that around April 14, the envoy of Aogaoka will arrive in Tokyo, and specifically proposes not to trust others casually. When the time comes, their messenger will identify me in a special way. ”

Katsuko said as Tsukasa Kurihara watched.

"I never thought that Beiliang would be an impostor. Is this kind of fox a casual way to appear now? Katsuko sighed lightly, "I don't understand what Akane has in her body now." I insisted on keeping her in Tokyo, fearing that it would only hurt her. ”

"After all, she is from Qingqiu." Katsuko said this as if convincing herself, and took out the two amulets worn with red ropes and handed them to Tsukasa Kurihara, "This is the omamori I asked for for Akane and Kurihara-san." ”

Tsukasa Kurihara took it, and as soon as he touched it, he noticed a soft and warm power in it, and it was not aggressive.

Katsuko got up and took a few steps back, slowly knelt down, leaned over and pressed her forehead to the back of her hand, burying her whole face on the ground so that only her slightly white hairpin could be seen.

"Please."

A soft voice rang out.

Suddenly, a deafening bell rang in Tsukasa Kurihara's head, and the whole person seemed to be drenched in a basin of biting ice water, and the whole bone was cold.

He snorted, and the coolness quickly dissipated and retreated into his body, where he didn't know where.

When he came back to his senses, he found Katsuko who was prostrate on the ground and made a big salute, and hurriedly got up and walked over to help her up: "What are you doing here?" How can I stand it as a junior. ”

Katsuko was forcibly helped up by Tsukasa Kurihara, looked up into his eyes, and in the next second noticed the difference in the person in front of him.

There was a bit of warmth in those cold and calm eyes, and he really cared about her, which made Katsuko's heart trance.

Tsukasa Kurihara helped Katsuko to sit down before returning to the other side and replied, "Since I have agreed to Akane's matter, I will definitely do my best to do it." I don't dare to tell you that I will be able to protect her, and you don't believe it, do you? I will definitely do what I can. ”

Katsuko looked at Tsukasa Kurihara for a long time, and only read: "Kurihara-san." ”

"Huh?"

"Nothing." Katsuko shook her head again.