Around five o'clock, they arrived at an observation deck with a sign next to it saying that it was the best place to watch the sunrise.

"If you watch the sunrise from here, the whole mountain will turn golden, and in winter, the whole land will be white, which is more beautiful." Sawaki Otomo said nostalgically and emotionally.

But at this time, the dusk sun of the afternoon cut the earth into two states, yin and yang, the two are jagged and interacting, although it is also charming, but for him, the deep mountain yin is like a hidden countless hideous monsters, which may tear him apart at any time.

The shadows cast by the mountains were like a big black hand, clenching his heart and causing him to fall into the memories.

"Whew-"

Sawaki Otomo was terrified, as if he had seen something invisible.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you, it can't be a fear of heights, right?!" Momoko slapped him the shoulder, and he snapped and came back to his senses.

"Ahh It's okay! ”

He looked back, barely smiling, only to find that Keisuke Aoi was looking at him with strange eyes.

"Curse, do you feel it?"

Keisuke Aoi walked up to Sawaki Otomo, but the soft voice exploded in his ears like thunder.

"The more fearful you are, the stronger it becomes."

"What...... What?! ”

Keisuke Aoi felt the lingering spirituality in the mountains, this thin and hidden spirituality, which gave him the feeling when Hanako No. 1 appeared, but it was more thick and complex.

"Miss Yuanzi clearly said ......"

"Say what?"

The curse, she said, will soon be gone.

"No, quite the opposite."

Aokeisuke left him and came to the edge of the observation deck, where he was pulled by Momoko to take two photos, and took a few photos of the scenery himself that were suitable for posting dynamics.

"President, would I like to take a few pictures for you?"

"No, you don't."

Fujiko Hoshino stood on the edge, leaning out, quietly enjoying the mountain breeze.

Her short hair fluttered slightly, and her body seemed to fly up with it, turning into a cloud in the sky.

Keisuke Aoi silently picked up his phone and took a few photos of himself.

"What are you doing?" Hoshino asked coldly.

"Shoot the clouds."

Fujiko Hoshino pulled her hair down, turned her head, looked at Yuzawa at the foot of the mountain, and said, "Die." ”

"You won't die if the clouds fall, President."

Hoshino didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he spread out his palms and felt the breath of the mountains with his palms.

Such a light holiday in the mountains is also a very rare experience for her.

On the opposite side of the road next to the observation deck, there is a man-made staircase that leads to the top of the mountain.

But before they could turn around, they continued to climb on foot when a police car drove in the direction they came.

A middle-aged man in uniform walked out of the police car, with gray hair, a burly figure, and a majestic face in the national character, who looked a little older than Sawaki Otomo.

"Huh? Isn't this Zeki? ”

"Kitazawa Police Department!"

Sawaki Otomo, who was still in a trance, subconsciously responded.

said that it was the police department, but in fact, judging from the official rank, it should be the police department.

"Why are you here?" Kitazawa walked over with a uniform hat under his arm, and his gaze quickly swept over the people on the observation deck.

"This is my employer, and I brought them to play on Daze Mountain."

"Guests who came to Yuzawa? Welcome! I'm Yuzawa's police department supplement Kitazawa Oda. ”

He beckoned to Keisuke Aoi and Hoshino, and continued, "Unfortunately, there are reports that yesterday's rain caused a road collapse on Mt. Osawa, so I can only ask you to return until we check and confirm that it is safe." ”

"Kitazawa Police Department, what is the situation?" Keisuke Aoi walked over and asked.

"The mountain road here and the road ahead, all collapsed, someone will come to repair it later, so let's invite the two of you to play in other places today."

"Ah......h

Keisuke Aoi glanced at Fujiko Hoshino, who was like no one else, and there was really an accident she said.

"We know, we'll leave later."

"Well, I'm sorry for your cooperation."

Kitazawa Oda put his arm around Sawaki Otomo's shoulders and walked aside, took out a cigarette and handed him one, wanting to catch up with him.

Keisuke Aoi came to Hoshino and asked her how she would know about it.

"I don't know, but it should have something to do with Sonoko Ozawa."

"Could the collapse be just a façade? Don't want us to climb the mountain? Aokeisuke said as she meant.

"Hmm."

Hoshino looked at him lightly: "This shouldn't be difficult for you to verify." ”

"Omniscient is also a nuisance, President."

"I don't think you have that ability, otherwise you wouldn't be so stupid." Hoshino sarcastically said, "If the world is going to revolve around people like you, it's better to destroy it." ”

"Is that so?"

Keisuke Aoi smiled, but then suddenly looked at the clear sky.

"Let's not talk about that, president, do you feel it...... Got dark early today? ”

It was still summer, and the time was only in the early five o'clock, but the sun in the distance was already about to set at the intersection line between the mountains and the sky.

Is it a hallucination?

But when did this change occur?

Is the time they are in now real?

Keisuke Aoi thought a lot at this moment, and he became vigilant, exuding his perception to capture the spirituality wandering in the mountains.

Hoshino wanted to mock him for changing the subject, but then pursed his lips tightly.

She jerked in the direction of the setting sun, and a hint of surprise flashed in her cold eyes.

"Really...... It's not like yesterday. ”

If they had arrived in Yuzawa on the first day, they might not have felt the difference due to the latitude and longitude and topography, and would have thought that it was just a very different from Tokyo.

The problem was that it wasn't the first time they had seen the sunset in Yuzawa.

"President, do you have that bracelet with you?" Aokeisuke asked.

"Hmm."

Fujiko Hoshino immediately took out the box containing the bracelet and handed it to Keisuke Aoi.

Keisuke Aoi set up a barrier around him to isolate the spirit, and then gently opened the box.

At this moment, a faint light green light circulated on the wooden beads, and then slowly disappeared.

"The seal has been activated, and it seems that the bracelet and Dazeshan have resonated just now."

Keisuke Aoi checked it out and said, "The good news is that at least you're not looking for the wrong place, president. ”

“……”

Hoshino snorted softly, but she was inevitably a little apprehensive in her heart, if she hadn't called Keisuke Aoi as her bodyguard, she would have evacuated by herself.

"I'm going to break the barrier, be careful."

Keisuke Aoi snapped his fingers, and the invisible barrier that shrouded him immediately burst with a "bang".

And at this moment, countless spirituality and bracelets were connected together, and in the perception of the two of them, Dazeshan seemed to shake violently.

But in fact, Kitazawa Oda and Sawaki Otomo in the distance are still chatting normally, which shows that this is just an illusion in the consciousness of the two.

Hoshino subconsciously grabbed Keisuke Aoi's arm to avoid falling.

Keisuke Ao's eyes narrowed, taking the opportunity to capture the flow of spirits around him, hoping to get a glimpse of the nature of the gods.

The sun seems to be sinking more and more rapidly, and as the resonance between the bracelet and Dazeshan becomes stronger and stronger, there are creepy changes emerging.

The seal on the wooden bead lit up with a blinding white light, trying to suppress the restlessness.

Seeing this, Keisuke Aoi cut his finger directly and smeared his own blood on the seal.

"Curse of Bloodstain."

He directly cast a spell to temporarily contaminate the seal, so that the bracelet could respond more strongly to Dazeshan.

"Hum Rum—"

In an instant, the entire Daze Mountain seemed to be sent into another strange world, and there was a glass-colored colored light spreading in the air.

"Knock-knock-"

At this time, the sun was already half-sinking, and the crimson sunset sprinkled the entire Daze Mountain, and there were bursts of drum music coming from the road in the shade of the mountain.

Everyone, including Kitazawa Oda and Sawa Otomo looked sharply at the source of the sound.

At the end of the road, a procession slowly walked out of a strangely dressed procession, led by a priest dressed in a black shabby hunting suit, wearing a hood, and a wooden lacquered animal face covering his face.

Holding a sacred bell and a dry branch symbolizing a good harvest, he walked in front of the procession and danced a penetrating dance.

The people in the back hold broken black flags, the royal coins used by witches to pray and break demons, that is, the white paper wrapped with the branches of the poplar tree.

Further back are four wrestlers, carrying an empty sarcophagus without a lid on their shoulders.

Finally, there is a band that sways from side to side playing traditional ceremonial music.

There is a voice singing:

"Today is another good harvest year,

The great god blesses the wind and the rain,

Offering fresh fruit and wine,

Next year will be another good year!

……”

The singing is cold and profound, distorting the original simple tune beyond recognition.

All of them wore miserable black robes, pale paper masks, and bare feet, as if they had walked out of a yellow spring, which made people chill.

"This ...... This is...... What the hell? Sawaki Taiyu subconsciously retreated.

Kitazawa Oda was even more frightened, and the memories of his youth instantly appeared in his mind, and he suddenly fell to the ground, and could only make a "goo, goo" sound in his throat, as if his soul had been taken away by this team.

Aokeisuke stared at these figures with both shock and surprise.

It's clear...... It's a curse, right?

Such a special and complex existence is really curious.

The team did not come toward them because he was holding a string of beads, but tapped along the road, drifting halfway into the sky.

Several people on the observation deck subconsciously chased after the strange team, looked up, and then held their breath at the same time.

They saw—

At the turn of morning and dusk, a pure, huge lake that looks like a pink jewel in the sunset hangs upside down over Mt. Osawa.

The surface of the lake faces the earth and the mountains, and the water ripples in the wind, creating an eerie tranquility.

The sacrificial procession played music, walked into the lake one by one, and disappeared.

Some people died, but not completely......