The story of Ozawamura turned out to be starting with a murder case, which Aokeisuke and Hoshino could not have imagined.

"At that time, I was called back to the village by my friends and my mother, only to find that the conflict between young people and adults was far more fierce than the rumors had been made.

Takuto Ozawa, the son of the village chief, who is also the elder brother of Miss Sonoko, is the central figure of the youth group.

At that time, I was also persuaded to join them, but was stopped by my family. ”

"Huh? The son of the village chief? ”

Keisuke Aoi asked curiously, "So in essence, is it a struggle between the Ozawa family and the Kurosawa family?" ”

"Not really......"

Sawaki Otomo sighed: "The head of Ozawa Village and the parents of most of the young people are actually on the side of the shrine, but because they are all their own children, they are helpless.

Takuto Ozawa's identity is also troublesome, because he is the eldest son of the Ozawa family and the only male, and if he adheres to tradition, he is the only successor to the head of the village. ”

At this time, Hoshino interjected and asked, "But what kind of conflict exists between the two sides, and it is necessary to kill people to solve the problem?" ”

Sawaki replied, "It is said that young people want to bring in factory investment in the village and open up forests and logging, so that they can get employment opportunities and do not have to work on their own.

But the adults thought that it would offend the great god of Toyotsu, so it was strictly forbidden, and the old god lord was the one who reacted the most.

But there are two theories in the village about the cause of the death of the old god lord......

One is that he was murdered and dumped by radical young people, and the other is that the old god drank too much at night and drowned, and until the end, no one knew the truth. ”

Regarding these things, Sawaki Taitomo is not a complete witness, and many of them are actually hearsay.

But even so, it was enough for the two to have a general understanding of what happened in Ozawa Village at that time.

"After the old god lord died, everything started to get weird!"

Sawaki Otomo hugged his head in pain: "The conflict is becoming more and more intense, people keep dying at night, and the people of the Kurosawa family say that the gods were angered and sent down divine punishment, and the corresponding sinners must be punished, so that Ozawa Village can return to peace."

But no one knows who the killer is......

Even if he knew, Takuto Ozawa would not have been able to believe such a statement.

Before things got to the worst, my mother drove me down the hill and told me to stay away, but ......

It didn't take long for the last flash flood to ruin everything.

Many people died in this disaster, and those who survived were cursed.

After realizing this, we realized that the god of Toyotsu had been watching over us, and that the torrent was His punishment for all of us. ”

Twenty-one years ago, there was a village that was destroyed by a sudden flash flood, and the name of this village was Ozawa Village.

No one knew that there had been such bloodshed before the village of Ozawa was engulfed by floods.

The newspapers that Keisuke Aoi had collected from the archives were still too thin.

But in the isolated and backward mountain villages at that time, it was not entirely impossible for this kind of thing to happen.

It can even be said that when it comes to ancient beliefs, such incidents are not uncommon.

However, what Sawaki Otomo described in the end, could it really be that the wrath of the god Toyotsu led to the destruction of Ozawa Village?

There are still many doubts in the story he is telling.

And the most critical thing is that Keisuke Aoi found a fatal flaw that pinned his hopes on these survivors in the search for the truth, and that is-

They could never have guessed what the gods thought.

All of this is just the delusion of mortals looking up to the gods!

Regarding this, presumably Hoshino Fujiko has also noticed it, and when Keisuke Aoi turned her head to look, she happened to frown, if what Sawaki Taitomo said was true, then where did the indelible sadness in the heavy rain come from?

Where is the god Toyotsu at this time?

"Anyway, thank you for sharing, Mr. Sawaki." She said lightly, "Let's go to the rest meeting." ”

She didn't say this because she was sympathetic to Sawaki Daitomo, but just to send off guests.

She had something she wanted to discuss with Keisuke Ao.

"Thank you...... Mr. Qinggui, have you found Miss Sonoko? ”

"Not yet."

"Okay, okay, I see."

Sawaki Taitomo left in despair, forgetting to close the door when he left, Keisuke Aoi raised his hand and twisted his fingers to reclose the shoji door, and by the way, set up an enchantment to separate the inside and outside.

The box was quieter all of a sudden, and even the sound of the rain was gone.

"Oh, I can't imagine it, the accident is an interesting story." Keisuke Aoi poured himself a glass of sake and asked Hoshino with his eyes if he wanted to have a drink too.

Hoshino looked at him like this, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

Keisuke Aoi immediately filled her with a glass.

There are also sashimi on ice, fried vegetable tempura, and pickled dishes on the table.

"Isn't it true that Ozawa and Kitazawa haven't been found yet?" Hoshino asked.

"Hmmm......"

Aokeisuke closed his eyes for a moment to receive the information transmitted back by the Gray Mist Spirit, and then replied, "Looking around the direction of the mountain, I found no traces of the car accident, but it is certain that they did not leave the range of Mt. Osawa, so there is a high probability that they went up the mountain instead." ”

"On the mountain?" 33

"yes." He said meaningfully.

"Are you still alive?" Hoshino didn't have to read his mind to understand what he meant, so he continued to ask.

"There's a good chance you're still alive, but it's a question of how long you can live." Keisuke Aoi continued, "This heavy rain is not normal, it will wash away all traces, and I can't be sure where they are now. ”

The spirituality he left behind in the two of them had also lost contact, and if it had not been erased by the rain, it would have entered an enchantment that separated the inside and outside.

Even, he has to beware of this rain causing flash floods again, which directly destroys everything.

Hoshino pondered for a moment and asked another question cautiously, "Is it the god Toyotsu who did all this?" ”

“……”

Keisuke Aoi helped her add another glass of wine, and asked rhetorically with emotion: "President, this kind of question...... You ask me, who do I go with to make sure? ”

"yes, who to confirm?"

Hoshino had expected to continue to ask, based on the consensus that "the survivors of Ozawa Village can't understand the gods", how to continue the investigation, and she needed the professional Keisuke Aoi to give her ideas.

She didn't look at Keisuke Ao, but just held the wine glass with one hand, the small white porcelain glass in the palm of her hand, and her cold eyes seemed to be paying attention to the ripples of the wine, so that even her tone was a little hazy and low, as if she was talking to herself.

Keisuke Ao's voice entered her ears first.

Then she heard Keisuke Aoi say, "Let's go find the lake." ”

The corners of Hoshino Fujiko's mouth hooked up a faint smile, because Keisuke Ao's heart was:

In addition, there are some words that she doesn't understand at all, most likely private incantations and secret words.

As a result, the guy ...... He offered her a lake, and smiled so proudly.

What a disgusting guy.

"Really? Let's go find the lake. She faintly agreed.

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