The two cars arrived at Tsuruyu one after the other, and Momoko woke up halfway through, confused, thinking that she was asleep in the car.

Hoshino secretly watched her reaction, but Momoko didn't notice it, thinking it was a dream, so much so that she forgot when she was in the car.

She couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, Sei Keisuke did have a jealous side to this man.

And the more she knew, the more she doubted what power she had in front of him.

Several people got out of the car, and Kitazawa Oda walked into the lobby first, saying that he wanted to talk to Ozawa Sonoko alone.

Momoko yawned, planning to go to the hot spring and catch up on sleep, and before leaving, she didn't forget to hint at Keisuke Aoi for another trip together.

Sawaki Otomo lay on the steering wheel, gritted his teeth, and waited for everyone to leave, before smashing the horn, and the piercing sound echoed in the mountains and forests, startling a few black crows.

Keisuke Aoi and Hoshino walked down the promenade, nothing special about it, just talking about what to eat for the night.

After walking into Keisuke Aoi's room together, Hoshino remembered that he hadn't seen Yuki for a long time.

"Where's your cat?"

"Alas, it may be that I am fascinated by freedom outside and don't want to be a pet anymore."

Aoi Keisuke said jokes that were completely different from the truth, and only when Hoshino's eyes turned cold did he happily correct his statement.

The room had been cleaned up and the air smelled of freshener.

"Please be seated, President."

Keisuke Aoi took out a pottery tea set and brewed inferior tea with his hands.

"It looks like things are going to be settled soon." He smiled and pushed a cup of tea in front of Fujiko Hoshino.

"Really?"

Hoshino was noncommittal, and she felt as if there was still a deep mystery about the scene in her dream.

The tea at the hotel is really average, neither mellow nor sour, and the only impression is that it is bland, so Aokeisuke took two sips and put it down.

Instead, Hoshino has been taking a sip.

The sky is getting darker, and the verdant mountains and forests are gradually turning to the clouds, and the mystery hidden in them seems to be about to erupt.

Hoshino gripped the teacup a little harder, her knuckles were a little white, and a hazy whisper seemed to call to her in her ear, asking her to step into the darkness and find the lake in the mountains.

But when you look closely, it's just the sound of the shadows of the trees swaying outside the window.

"Haven't they been talking for a long time?" She closed her eyes and tried to find a topic.

"Hmm......" Keisuke Aoi said expectantly, "Will there be a reversal?" ”

For example, these people suddenly gather a group of people and want to kill them.

Or Kitazawa Oda and Sawaki Otomo suddenly died due to a curse.

Hoshino sighed, too lazy to correct Keisuke Ao's vulgar and boring thoughts, just asked him to hurry to the staff area and ask.

"Let's go over together, President."

Hoshino raised his head and glanced at him when he heard this, a little surprised by his keen observation at this time, it should still be said that Keisuke Ao's understanding of himself was also deepening.

“…… Good. ”

This feeling is not pleasant for Hoshino, but it is definitely not annoying.

It's just that the emotions that spread in her chest make her a little wary and unfamiliar.

She never expected others, nor did she expect a response from others, Ling Ran was like a flower on a mountain cliff, born waiting for death.

She is a side of ice, which only reflects the cold of those who approach, but she is never allowed to touch it.

Aokeisuke is probably why he is so special to her.

The two walked out of the room and decided to go to the front desk to ask about the situation first, but they met Sawaki Taitomo who was walking back and forth in the lobby.

He was holding his cell phone and anxiously dialing a certain number.

"Mr. Sawaki, what are you doing?"

"Ahh Cheong-gyu...... Sir, Ms. Hoshino. Seeing the savior, Sawasaki Otomo hurriedly ran over for help: "It's a big deal, the garden and the Kitazawa Police Department can't be contacted!" ”

Keisuke Aoi and Hoshino looked at each other, but they didn't expect that there would be an accident.

"Don't be in a hurry, explain the matter to us clearly." Keisuke Aoi took Sawaki to the corner of the lobby, avoiding the curious gaze of the receptionist.

Sawaki Taitomo explained: "After coming back, the Kitazawa Police Department went to find Miss Sonoko first, and it turned out that she had already driven down the mountain before.

Belch...... Listening to the Kitazawa Police Department, she should be preparing to go to the town to wait for him. ”

Sawaki Daitomo tried his best to be as euphemistic as possible about the two of them secretly obstructing Keisuke Ao's investigation, but it didn't make sense.

Kitazawa Oda didn't want to affect the "cooperation" between the two sides because of this incident, so when he couldn't be contacted on his mobile phone, he immediately decided to go and get Ozawa Sonoko back in person.

There is also information - Ozawa Sonoko did not arrive at the place where they agreed to meet.

"So now, even Kitazawa Oda can't be contacted?"

After listening to Sawaki Taitomo talk about this, Keisuke Aoi couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.

Is this an inevitability of serendipity?

Or is it another ingenious arrangement?

"Yes...... Yes. ”

Keisuke Aoi was thoughtful, and Hoshino leaned over and whispered to him that Sawaki Otomo was most likely not lying.

"It's not convenient to alert the police to search." Aokeisuke muttered for a few seconds, then radiated his spirituality, and instantly controlled several homing birds around the hotel.

Since most birds don't have vision at night, he simply transforms them into gray mist spirits, endowing the occult with illusion-breaking powers.

"I'll make sure they've had an accident on the way, and in the meantime, Mr. Sawaki, please tell us everything you know."

"Yes...... Be! ”

It was dinner time now, and the three of them simply asked people to find a box and sit down.

After the meal was served, Sawaki Taitomo drank the entire bottle of sake in one go.

Recalling the past is a painful wound for him, but in order to heal, he can only cut off the rotten flesh.

He began to tell stories of the past slowly.

"I lived with Miss Sonoko and the Kitazawa Police Department in the Osawa Mountains, and the name of the village was Ozawa Village.

It was more than 20 years ago, I was only a teenager at the time, and I ran to the town early to work as a handyman, so I didn't care much about the affairs of the village, and it wasn't until after the accident that I heard about it. ”

Sawaki Otomo's voice became a little slow and low, and he continued, "At that time, the Ozawa family was the head of the village, and they were highly respected, and they had always held the position of village chief.

In addition to this, there is also the Kurosawa family, which is the main line of the shrine, and the name of the shrine is ......"

A painful look was evident on Zeshu's face, and the spirituality in the mountains began to agitate again, and in the darkening night, it let out a terrible roar like a beast.

The mournful rain fell again and quickly turned into a torrential downpour.

Thunder resounded through the sky.

"The name of the shrine is...... Toyotsu Shrine! The god enshrined is the god of Mt. Osawa and the god of Toyotsu! ”

After speaking, Sawaki Taiyu curled up and fell to the ground in pain, his head and mind as if they were about to be torn apart.

Seisuke got up and brushed away his sudden resonance with Osawan to reduce the impact of the curse on him.

"Let's take a break, Mr. Sawaki."

"No...... No. ”

Keisuke Aoi sat back in his seat, silently wondering why just mentioning their name would hurt them so much.

Do they do it every time they mention it and think about it?

Not necessarily, right?

"President, you are also the one who was chosen, how do you feel now?"

"Hmmm......"

Hoshino closed her eyes and felt it, but the punishment did not spread to her, she only felt that the rainstorm at this time was so sad that it seemed that she should also cry about it.

But she no longer weeps, and she has no extra mercy to give to others. m.

"I don't feel it." She replied.

"Yes, then please continue with Mr. Sawaki, would you like a drink?"

"Okay...... Thank you. ”

The sudden rainstorm caused chaos in the hotel, and the lobby was full of travelers sheltering from the rain, as well as companions who rushed out to chat when they heard the noise.

"So the weather in the summer is really ......"

"It's so annoying, let's go take a bath!"

"Did you hear any strange noises just now? It looks like a tiger is barking! ”

"Crazy you, where did you come from?"

"If you need a towel, please pick it up at the front desk ~~~"

There was a noisy sound in the hallway, but it was quiet in the box where Keisuke Aoi and the three were located, and both of them were waiting for Sawaki Taitomo to start talking.

Sawaki Otomo, who has reached middle age, took a few breaths, got out of his unspeakable panic, and continued to recall:

"In the past, Ozawa Village held a festival for Toyojin Okami every year, asking him to bless him with good weather and good harvests every year.

This tradition of sacrifice has been going on for hundreds of years in Ozawa Village, but in my time, many young people began to think that it was just a useless custom due to the impact of the outside world, and there were many conflicts with adults at that time.

I guess I was one of them, and I couldn't stand those traditions and ran out of the village early on.

Later, I received news from the village, and someone told me......

Someone killed the old god of the Kurosawa family. ”

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