After briefly browsing the various landscapes in the temple, we went to see the waterfall next to the temple.

Everyone returned to the main hall of the temple, and dinner was ready.

"Monks usually give people the impression of being one-eyed, but I didn't expect you to have time to play."

While eating, Mao Lilan sighed with emotion, in his opinion, the few little monks in this temple were no different from ordinary young people in other ways except for shaving their heads.

"Yes, we sometimes take rubber boats and beach balls from the temple to the beach when we are on vacation."

"The master will still stare at the bikini beauty!"

A few monk apprentices laughed at their master while there were outsiders, so that the master had to retort with a hum.

It's just that just when the overall atmosphere seems so happy, Conan speaks straightforwardly, cooling the atmosphere at the dinner table.

"What did you keep talking about...... the Foggy Tengu you were talking about?"

Conan's identity as a child is not easy to be suspected, and everyone does not suspect that Conan is also a journalist like they suspect Toru Amamiya.

It's normal for children to be a little curious.

And children are not as difficult to fool as adults, just scare and scare at will, and it is estimated that there will be no fuss.

"It's just an old legend that can't be believed......"

With this thought, the old monk was silent for a moment before finally speaking.

"It's an ancient youkai with wings that likes to hang corpses for their own consumption."

"These tengu will lurk like a fog into the village on rainy nights."

"Storm the walls of the houses with the strength of the mountains, and take away the good people."

"And it's often young girls with fine skin and tender flesh who are taken captive...... Yes, just like the two of you! ”

The old host's voice trembled, and the old face, which was not very good-looking, suddenly came to the two girls.

Kotoko Iwanaga pursed her lips disdainfully...... Although it is true that there are some irrational youkai in this world, and in some specific situations, they will even want to hurt her, the god of the youkai.

But even those irrational youkai will subconsciously fear Iwanaga Kotoko's identity, and when Iwanaga Kotoko does not take the initiative to provoke them, she will definitely not easily do anything to this girl with the aura of gods wrapped around her body.

Not to mention that the current Kotoko Iwanaga still has the existence of Toru Amamiya by her side.

As a youkai within a monster, a cultivator, there is nothing strange in this world that can easily compete with Toru Amamiya.

And Maori Lan was so frightened by the old host, and subconsciously wanted to hide behind Maori Kogoro.

It's just that when she turned her head sideways and saw that Kotoko Iwanaga, who was supposed to be weak and helpless, was not frightened, she couldn't hold back the nervousness in her heart for a while.

- It wouldn't have been good if Iwanaga hadn't been scared and had become nervous because of my reaction, Moriran thought to himself.

Seeing that no one was frightened by the ghost story he told, the old abbot was a little disappointed in his heart, but he still held his serious expression and relaxed his tone a little.

"However, this is just an old legend, there is no need to take it to heart......"

"Modern science has advanced enough, and now it's better to look forward than to believe in these legends."

"The fear of these demons and monsters is indispensable, but what we should believe in is the scientific power that promotes the development of the times!"

The old monk said solemnly, and the righteousness on his face shook his white beard, and frightened Conan and the others into a daze.

"But it's not all old legends, is it......"

But at this time, there are people who don't want to do what the old abbot wants.

The mage who was good at carpentry, so his name was Mu Nian, and his face was a little gloomy, as if he had thought of something not very good.

"Obviously two years ago...... Something weird happened in the temple as well. ”

"Mu Nian," Senior Brother frowned, interrupting him, "Don't tell the guests about this kind of thing." ”

…… How does it feel as if you can dig a little bit of information out of their mouths about that imaginative monster?

Toru Amamiya was keenly aware of the unusual avoidance of this matter by everyone in the temple.

Especially the attitude of the old host, he was like trying to make everyone in the temple mention their awe of unknown creatures, and at the same time make everyone give up believing in the existence of this foggy dog.

Although this view can also be reversed, it can be understood that the old host deliberately wants to create an atmosphere of horror and raise the reputation of his temple.

But Toru Amamiya, who knew about the existence of this new Kiritengu, felt in his heart that the former speculation was a little more likely.

The monster of imagination takes people's perceptions as its basic setting, which means that this foggy tengu may really be able to catch and eat people like in the story of the old monk.

Even though the newly born Kiritengu may not be so powerful as to attack the monks in this temple, it should still be indispensable to harass the monks on weekdays.

As they say, something like that happened "the same" two years ago.

What had happened during this period of time that would have made them call the weird things of two years ago "the same"?

"It's okay, none of us here are afraid of this kind of thing."

"And there are three detectives among us, especially Iwanaga, who is the best at answering all kinds of difficult questions."

Toru Amamiya swore by it, wanting to get a little more news from the mouths of a few monks.

Conan keenly caught a few words on the side and nodded in satisfaction.

The three detectives, one Amamiya, one Iwanaga, and one me, Uncle Maori can only be regarded as a confused uncle, and he can be eliminated first......

And what is completely different from Conan's focus is that several monks care more about the word "detective".

The four little bald heads immediately pounced on Toru Amamiya and Kogoro Mori, and they were so happy that every eyebrow was raised.

"You're the famous detective group! Toru Amamiya and Kotoko Iwanaga, who are even more powerful than Kudo Shinichi, right? ”

"And Mr. Mori, the sleeping Mori Kogoro who has been famous in the news lately!"

"Listen up, detective! Maybe you'll be able to solve the puzzle? ”

It's just that just when the four monks were scrambling to start talking about the practice of two years ago, the old host harshly reprimanded a few people.

"Quiet! Be quiet! ”

"Have you forgotten that you were not allowed to mention that again?"

"End of mealtime! Let's go back to our rooms and get ready for bed! ”

The old abbot's expression was heavy, and a few big words were clearly written on his face: I have a problem.

…… It seems that this old monk's fear of the Misty Tengu is slightly different from that of the other monks, in addition to being afraid of everyone's belief in it, he is also afraid of everyone's excessive exploration of it.

This is very abnormal, Amamiya Toru thought to himself, and before resting, he stopped the monk named Mu Nian.

As an excellent practitioner in a special industry, Toru Amamiya has the excellent professional ability to serve an unknown number of people, and it can be easily seen that these monks are not deep in Zen and have a deep concern for the world.

He decisively stuffed a wad of money in Mu Nian's hand, and a stack of 10,000 yen bills almost blinded the little monk's eyes, so that Mu Nian couldn't take a step out of the room.

"As you may have guessed, the main reason why Iwanaga and I came here was to explore the legend of that foggy dog."

"I've heard that this monster is famous here, and Iwanaga and I are actually folklore researchers in addition to our part-time job as detectives......"

Mu Nian was stunned, but finally put the money into his arms and nodded hesitantly.

If you don't mention that matter, the host shouldn't say anything, right? Obviously, he was quite willing to spread the legend of the Misty Tengu in the Yamaniji Temple in the past......

It's a big deal to divide him a little afterwards! I don't believe Master, he doesn't love money anymore......

"If it's just about the Kiritengu, I can tell you a little bit......

"Two years after that incident, the story of the Kiritengu slowly spread because of the similarity between the incident and the legend of the Kirittengu and the promotion of the old abbot at the time."

"It's just that as tourists continue to see the shadow of the foggy dog in the mountains and forests, and there are often tourists and abbots who describe the appearance of the foggy dog in detail, the old abbot gradually chose to keep silent about this matter and began to refuse interviews with those reporters."

"He even made a three-chapter agreement with us later, and said forcefully that we must keep that matter a secret."

Mu Nian recounted the legend of the Foggy Tengu that had been circulating since two years ago, and in the end, it was as if he remembered something terrible, and even shivered a few times.

Toru Amamiya thought for a moment, a light of unknown meaning flashed in his dark gray eyes, and he smiled a little satisfied, and asked his next question.

"So, apart from those who go up the mountain to play, have you monks who live in the temple ever seen that foggy tengu?"

Monk Mu Nian was silent for a longer time than before, and he subconsciously shuddered, as if he remembered something bad.

- How could they not want this legend to be solved from a scientific point of view?

The birthplace of the legend of the foggy tengu is their temple......