Boom - Boom –

Evening.

On a rocking tram.

Kanoya Yukino sat quietly with her leather bag on her lap. The setting sun outside the car window was hazy on her shoulders and hair.

When this child calmed down, he looked like a beautiful girl, or at least he had the prototype of a beautiful girl. It is estimated that when I wait for high school and grow a little longer, I will definitely be the object of admiration of many boys in the same grade.

Kanoya's gaze looked out the window.

The sunset on the horizon turns the city skyline a dim red, and a few crows fly by.

The scenery in Tokyo is much worse than that of Oguri Island and Aomori Prefecture.

"Mr. Kanazawa also praised me for learning things quickly today."

Fawn thought so.

When you go back, you must show off to the eight-foot adult.

However, Master is still not returning home today.

"Master, he looks so hard."

I heard that he was busy dealing with a very troublesome strange story.

Compared to drawing a book to appease the eight-foot adult, what the master does every day is to save the world in the true sense, right?

Kanoya still remembers that on the day he first arrived in Tokyo, Master said that there was a ghost car at home, and the speed of the car was very fast, and it was a matter of time to travel through the whole of Tokyo.

It is said that you can go to and from Honganji Temple directly by ghost car.

But in fact, Mr. Oishi, who is in charge of driving the ghost car, has been running around with Master recently.

The fawns "go to and from school", and they all take the tram.

But it's also something that can't be helped.

"I want to be a filial apprentice, how can I rush to use the car with the master."

Xiaolu was proud of his filial piety.

"Abba ...... Aba. ”

The little old man the size of his thumb sat cross-legged on the edge of the tram window with one hand on his cheek.

In the bag of the deer field house, half of the red crayon lies quietly in the corner.

The scout clone of the Kamiya family, as well as the little security guard Caiori, have been following the deer recently.

It's a kind of protection.

The entire Kanto region is "dreaming man", and if the deer is unlucky and falls asleep by this strange man-made strange story, with the little old man by his side, he can at least report to Kamiya and the eight-foot woman in time.

If she falls asleep outside of the two safe spots of her home and Honganji, Saiori, a D-rank upper strength, can ensure that she is not harmed before the Eight Foot Girl or Kamiya arrive.

The little girl came to Tokyo alone, and Kamiyagawa had to ensure her personal safety.

If something really happens, there is no way to explain it to the eight-foot girl and Shikanoya's father.

"Let the little old man's doppelganger follow me with Caiori, I always feel that the master is a little too worried...... But Master said that now is a special time. ”

Shikanoya thought to herself, but in fact, she was not disgusted by Kamiya's "overprotection".

It can only be said that although the master usually always looks like a child, he is actually very gentle.

As for the fawn's true Shikigami Eight-Foot Girl, she has been staying at Kamiya's house lately and has not moved at will.

The eight-foot adult is a high-intensity B-class monster.,Recently, he stole a certain amount of faith power from the shrine of the red ray.,It's no longer weak.。

Tokyo is no smaller place than Ogurishima, where the forces of various soul killers are intertwined.

If such a strange story is carried out at will in Tokyo, even if it has the ability to hide its aura, it is inevitable that it will be noticed by some soul exterminators.

On the official side, there is a precedent for keeping in touch with powerful strange people and not violating each other.

According to the strength of the eight-foot woman, there are indeed prerequisites for this connection.

However, at present, the eight-foot woman has not begun to make formal contact with the countermeasure room.

For the official organization, the contact with the wild B-class monster is a big deal, and it is up to the top to make a good decision.

And considering that the countermeasure room is such a large organization, it is inevitable that all the forces in it will have their own ideas, such as the original integration of Kamiyagawa into the organization as a "ghost disciple" is actually not a simple matter overnight.

Behind it, there is actually Yuki Shinkenyu who has coordinated many times and paid a certain potential price.

The relationship within a large organization with redundant personnel is so difficult to deal with.

And Kamiyagawa and the eight-foot woman have discussed this matter a long time ago.

In the end, the two came to the conclusion that it was better not to rush it for now, and that it was better to use Kamiya as the hub to facilitate this matter step by step, steadily and without side effects.

……

Clanging – Clanging.

The tram continues on its way, passing several platforms where passengers go up and down.

"Aba."

The little old man, who was originally sitting like a clay statue, suddenly shifted his gaze to the edge of the deer field house.

Xiaolu has been learning Buddhist spells in Honganji for more than ten days, and his control of his spiritual power has made some progress.

In addition, the little old man's body was not completely hidden from her as he was on Oguri Island, so Shikanoya can now see the little old man's body.

She followed the line of sight of the little old man's doppelganger.

A few meters away from her, at the closed door of the train, a couple of men and women dressed as office workers were talking—

“…… That's the thing, I saw a strange man in my dream, and someone in our company also met it. ”

"Huh? This kind of thing is just an urban legend that has just emerged, a rumor or something. ”

"No, I look at the colleague in our company, maybe it's true."

"Maybe it's nervousness? Doesn't it say that there are thoughts during the day and dreams at night? ”

"It's possible. But don't you think it's strange? Obviously, the things about Dream Man around me have been so fierce recently, but there is no news on the Internet. ”

"Don't think about it, I think you're getting nervous too. I think about this kind of thing all the time during the day, but maybe I really dream about it at night, right? ”

"Don't say that!"

“……”

"Hmm." Shikanoya withdrew his gaze from the two office workers who were talking.

Dream man.

It's the troublesome talk that Master has been dealing with lately.

Although the Internet and the media have not said a word about this kind of thing recently, I always feel that the atmosphere around me has changed.

People seem to ...... Nervous.

Even if there is no convenient platform like the Internet to help the flames, as more and more people in the Kanto region have seen Dream Man in their dreams, the anxiety and fear of Dream Man are spreading through word of mouth.

Officials can control the Internet and the media to minimize the large-scale discussion of the Dream Man incident.

But can't really hold people's mouths down.

Fear and uneasiness seem to be spreading like the flu in many parts of the Kanto region.

As long as someone dreams of a dream man, or someone's relatives and friends dream of a dream man, things related to the dream man will be spread ten, ten and hundred, and spread in the most simple and simple offline way.

In recent decades, there have been few urban eccentrics that have had such an effect.

The last time I was able to cause such a level of panic in Japan, it seems that it was still a rift girl-

From the spring to the summer of 1979, the Rift Girl became an urban legend that spread throughout Japan.

The "Legend of the Rift Girl" spread like a contagious disease, sweeping across schools across Japan, causing extreme unease among the public.

At first, it was just a topic that circulated among elementary school students. It wasn't until some students were too scared to go to school alone that parents realized the seriousness of the situation and wrote down precautions in the contact book, asking teachers to pay special attention to the safety of the students.

You know, at that time in '79, there was no civilian electronic network in Japan at all.

The Internet is the best petri dish for urban weirdness, but it's definitely not the only way to spread weird talk.

The verbal transmission of fear and uneasiness is much, much stronger than people think.

Especially when the dream man who caused people's recent fears and uneasiness is still real.

"I always feel that things are slowly getting out of control, Master, can they solve this strange story smoothly?"

Kanoya was a little worried about Kamiyagawa.

……

"In Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, nearly 100 people fell into a deep sleep in the dream of a man's dream, which happened almost overnight. Based on the location of these parties, they should have been trapped in the same dream. ”

"Nasu Karazan City, Tochigi Prefecture, also needs support here."

"The Yumeo incident is spreading and has a tendency to spread outside the Kanto region."

“……”

What should have come is still coming.

Judging from the fact that the speed of dream man's visits in various places is accelerating, the countermeasures room has predicted that there will be a small peak in the recent strange talk incidents in various places.

Multiple regions may have macroscopic multi-person dream collusion generation.

And the development of events is really in line with expectations.

And this kind of expected event unfolded really made Kamiyagawa, who had been busy recently, and a group of official soul slayer masters feel unhappy.

Obviously, a single dream man, or even a group of dream men, is just an opponent worth mentioning for the little tapir.

The other groups can deal with the strange dream stories of the soul slayer, and it is easier to cure the dream man.

But even if everyone went around fighting fires and disposing of so much, it still wouldn't help.

It feels like a punch on cotton.

Things are spiraling out of control.

In fact, Kamiyagawa knows very well that if the incident encountered this time is really resolved, it is necessary to find out the Mao Shi family who is hiding behind the scenes and using unknown means to add fuel to the fire.

However, even an official organization of the size of the countermeasure room has not been able to find this member of the Demon Time organization so far.

Home and Kabuki are different, as well as breeders.

The family does not need to come forward directly, and does not need to leave any clues in the real world, to set off a strange incident with great social impact.

This special enemy, now I am afraid that he is hidden in the vast sea of people, looking at the masterpiece he has created single-handedly, and he is proud.

"It's really unwilling, it's the first time I've encountered such an enemy that I can't confront head-on."

The only thing Kamiyagawa can think of now is the means to fight against the Utoki family, which is Satoru.

With Satori's vision of the future, try to pull this cunning enemy out of hiding.

It's a pity that Wu's "future vision" is still cooling.

Without the assistance of props such as [Little Wind Soup Secret Soup], when her skill CD naturally improves, at least she will have to wait until the end of spring and early summer this year.

That is, we will have to wait for more than two months.

Judging from the current development of things, if you wait for another two months, it is conservatively estimated that the entire Kanto region should fall into the hands of Dream Man.

……

In a nondescript apartment in Tokyo.

Momoyo Ise was sitting at his desk, writing hard.

There were some fast food boxes stacked next to her, and she hadn't been out for many, many days recently. She hadn't been in the sun for too long, and her face looked very pale and bloodless.

Whew—

Momoyo Ise, who worked hard to write the manuscript, finished writing another story and finally stopped writing.

"I've been inspired, and I've written so much."

She read through the stories she had just written, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Then he got up and brought out a lantern with a simple shape that was flickering blue from the bookshelf full of books beside him.

The lantern was shaded with a blue lampshade, glowing slightly, rendering an inexplicable and terrifying atmosphere in the dimly lit room.

This thing is called [Hundred Ghost Lantern].

It was acquired by chance from a small antiquities auction by Ise Momoyo.

At the beginning of getting the [Hundred Ghost Lantern], nothing happened, and this quaint green lantern has always been in a state that cannot be lit.

But two months later, a man found Momoyo Ise.

It was a young man with gold-rimmed glasses and an extremely gentle dress.

Ise didn't know the other party's name, and he still doesn't.

The man introduced himself as a lawyer.

"I've been watching you for a long time." He said, "I know your business, I know your talent, I know what you want......"

Ise Momoyo didn't know Hai Shi at all, but the other party seemed to know her very well.

I think I've been observing Ise for a long, long time.

Normally, when encountering this kind of suspected stalker and voyeur, Ise Momoyo should have to ignore it, or even call the police immediately.

But she didn't do it in the end, and the beautiful and deep pupils under the man's gold-rimmed glasses seemed to be perceptive.

He seems to be able to really see what Ise Momoyo has been suppressing in his heart.

Those dark, ugly, festering wounds and thoughts.

After a long conversation, Ise Momoyo and Lawyer Hai Shi signed a "contract" for unknown reasons, and got a code name, Utoki Family.

And Hai Shi lit the [Hundred Ghost Lantern] for her.

After that, there is no need to say more. With the help of the [Hundred Ghost Lanterns], the family has created a strange talk that makes the soul slayer in the entire Kanto region have a headache and the people are uneasy-

Dream man.

Before mentioning the [Hundred Ghost Lantern] to his notebook, the blue dark light illuminated the words on the notebook, making the original handwriting bulge and twist like a parasite.

Touch with your fingertips, and you can feel the disgusting and sticky and weird touch on the deformed text.

The [Hundred Ghost Lantern] shone for a while, and the light contracted.

The text on the notebook is back to normal.

"These stories should also be embodied in some people's dreams." Home muttered to himself.

Then she glanced at the lantern, which emitted a faint blue glow.

"These stories, should be enough. Strange stories continue to be generated from fear and public opinion, even if I don't write the story of the dream man anymore, according to the current development, even if I don't continue to write the story, there will be new dream men who will continue to appear. ”

It's a really good feeling.

It's the same as what Hai Shi said.

"Stir up this damn world a little more chaotic. Don't you want to? ”

Jia flipped through the notes in his hand and looked at the key words that recurred in the stories:

Dream man, dream man, dream man, guilt, guilt, guilt......

【Hyakki Lantern】I like good stories.

And home is good at creating good stories.

A qualified story should have a cause and an effect.

In the story of Dream Man, there should be a tone that runs throughout.

Whoop –

The paper flips and stays on the first page of the notebook.

There is a sentence written there: [Those who feel guilty will eventually see the dream man.] ]

Syllable.

Home closes the notes.

"What about you? Do you feel guilty? Will it sink into the story I write? I'm looking forward to it. ”

Recently, I have been used to going to bed early and then starting to code words at four o'clock in the morning.

But today is Saturday, maybe the spirit is relaxed, and I slept for a long time at once, so it was even later.

It shouldn't be a bad thing to sleep long on the weekend, at least I won't lose it.

This one is an update from the morning.

(End of chapter)