Hoshino took half a minute to calm himself down, and then without hesitation, with a trembling hand, he took out his mobile phone and tried to dial Keisuke Ao.

As a result, the phone showed up outside the signal, and the only thing that responded to her was the regular busy sound in the earpiece.

She subconsciously clenched her phone, expecting a miracle to happen.

But in the end, all hope, like her life, fell into the abyss of the bottomless pit.

The plants around her had finally stopped growing, and the weeds around her legs had grown to half a meter tall.

The entire shrine seemed to have passed a long time in an instant, and some roof tiles and houses were pierced, sticking out of the branches and leaves, and becoming dilapidated.

At this moment, Hoshino seemed to be able to comprehend the thoughts of all the plants and trees around him, and they shouted loudly and feverishly.

Shouting –

Hoshino Fujiko slowly raised her head, looked at the bright and clear sky, and finally slowly closed her eyes again.

"Heh......"

Like the original dream, she lay on the cold meadow, quietly waiting for death to come.

This is not a dream, and where is salvation?

It doesn't seem bad to give up resistance like that.

The power inspired by the wooden beads is slowly dissipating, and the surrounding plants and trees that had been chanting feverishly have lost their supply, and have begun to gradually wither and turn into ashes.

"Hoshino-san!"

"Hoshino-san!"

She heard the voice of Sawaki Daitomo, and it seemed that he sensed the abnormality of the shrine and rushed over from the road below.

The fact that he was able to get close meant that the effect of the Divine Concealment had also dissipated.

But such a result is too disastrous.

The god of Hachiman Shrine, the apprentice shrine maiden, and even Yozakura Tetsu all disappeared in this accident, is it because she is too self-conscious and forcibly wants to investigate the truth of Mt. Osawa? 33

Hoshino returned to reality from nothingness and turned his head to look at Sawaki Taitomo who was waving at her.

"Go find Keisuke Ao...... No, go down the mountain and dial this number, and if you can get out of Mt. Osawa, let him come and save me. ”

"Keisuke Ao, huh? Mr. Qinggui? ”

Ssawaki Otomo was shocked, and just hearing the name made a sense of surprise in his eyes.

Hoshino stood up from the grass and gently patted the grass clippings on her skirt, originally she wanted to stay, but she was worried that Sawaki Daitomo would also encounter a divine hide halfway through, so it would be pointless for her to wait here, so it was better to leave.

But once she leaves Osawama, will Keisuke Aoi be willing to make a move......

She pursed her lips, with Aoi Keisuke's character, she was afraid that she would be embarrassed by the cold eyes, and even take pleasure in it.

In this way, she really only has one choice left.

“……”

She took out a string of wooden beads from her cracked bag, looked at it carefully, and handed it to Sawaki Taitomo.

"This string of beads will protect you, so go with confidence."

"You...... What about you, Ms. Hoshino? "Sawaki Otomo seems to have caught a hot potato.

"I'll stay here."

Hoshino turned his back, looked at the cracked altar, and said, "Go quickly, time is urgent." ”

"This ...... I know! ”

Sawaki Otomo probably guessed what was going on, and at this time he didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately strode away, running towards the vehicle under the Shinto.

He clutched the beads in his hand tightly, feeling his palms burning and oozing sweat.

He finally looked back at the pale, indifferent girl, who knelt upright again in front of the main hall, and the overgrown weeds on the ground gradually swallowed her back, and with an indescribable sense of sadness, she became a part of the shrine.

The heavy mission fell on his head, and the old gods of Sonoko, Kitazawa, Hiranuma, and maybe even the young man with a sharp temperament all depended on him.

Even Fujiko Hoshino, who chose to stay at the shrine, seems to have chosen to entrust his life to him.

Keisuke Ao?

His mind was almost blank, but he remembered the name and phone number.

"Boom-"

With the turn of the key, the ignition was ignited, and the old-school car engine immediately roared, and he slammed the gear and stepped on the accelerator, sending the tin car speeding down the mountain road.

The wooden beads silently withered one by one, turning into debris scattered in the carriage, and in the eyes of Sawaki Otomo, it seemed to be like an upside-down hourglass, falling down one by one, liquidating his remaining life.

He thought of his family, his wife, and his three children.

There was a string of violently shaking ornaments hanging on the rearview mirror in the car, which was the peace of the omori that his wife had asked for him a long time ago, and at this moment, Sawaki Otomo burst out with an unprecedented fighting spirit for survival.

The string of wooden beads seemed to hear the cry of his heart, and then burst out with a green brilliance, stubbornly resisting the invisible erosion.

The car stereo is ringing at this time:

The industrial crystallization of the beginning of the 21st century is now roaring wildest, with the courage to break the bones, to vent its full strength.

"Ahhhh

……

When Keisuke Aoi answered the call from Daitomo Michisawa, it was just after lunch.

The three of them were discussing where to go in the afternoon, and the final result of the discussion was to go rafting in a canyon.

All three of them are very happy with the project, if there are only two girls, they have to think about safety and luggage, and now with Keisuke Ao, they can let him help.

Needless to say, Aokeisuke is a pleasure to experience new items.

"Excuse me, I'll go out and answer a call."

When Keisuke Aoi saw that the caller ID was Otomo Sawaki, he guessed that something might have happened on Mt. Osawa.

After all, Sawaki Otomo is also within the scope of his own technique, how can he suddenly leave the influence and call himself?

"Hey, hello Mr. Sawaki."

There was a loud pant of air from the earpiece.

"Qinggui...... Sir, Miss Hoshino asked me to call you for help, she is now at Yawata Shrine in Osawayama ......"

"Huh?"

"The shrine's Hiranuma Shinjo, as well as Miss Hoshino's companion Tetsuya Yasakura, seem to have all disappeared."

Sawaki Daitomo tried to calm his mind and tell the story of what happened at Hachiman Shrine.

"Where are you now?" Aokeisuke asked.

"I'm at Kagawaji Temple at the foot of Mt. Osawa!"

"Didn't Hoshino leave with you?"

"No, Miss Hoshino just handed me a string of wooden beads and asked me to go down the mountain to ask you for help, and she was left alone in the shrine...... Now there is only half of the bead string left. ”

Sawaki Otomo roughly described the picture he saw, and because he didn't know what happened before, he couldn't tell Keisuke Aoi the whole story.

"The president, is he willing to take the initiative to stay there in order to let me make a move?" Keisuke Aoi suddenly smiled indifferently.

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, I'll go save her, don't worry." Keisuke Aoi agreed directly.

In a way, Hoshino knows himself well and knows that his bottom line is to "keep her safe on this trip".

This is the tacit understanding he reached when he and Hoshino traveled together.

He hung up the phone, sighed, and said to himself, "I really have to make a move now." ”

He returned to his room, apologizing to Tsukishima and Shiraishi, hoping to move the rafting activity to tomorrow.

"What's the matter with you?" Shiraishi asked strangely.

"President Hoshino suddenly asked me for something, maybe it's a club activity."

Hearing Keisuke Aoi say this, Shiraishi immediately understood.

Tsukishima's eyes lit up: "Club activities? Don't you mind if I, the consultant, go and watch from the sidelines? ”

This one......

Aoi Keisuke glanced at her, I don't know if Tsukishima is a little floating, no matter how you think about this question, Hoshino won't nod, right?

"Next time, definitely."

Tsukishima: ???

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