When Kamiyagawa arrived at Nagasaki Airport, he was picked up by local police officers, and after a short break, he went straight to Tsushima Island's Keika-juku.

Sitting in a police car, when approaching the villages and towns in the mountains of Mount Ebony, the mobile phone in his pocket vibrated -

[Special Event Mission, [Demon Time IV] has been launched!] ]

[The core requirements of this mission are as follows: Defeat the members of the "Demon Time Organization", and the time is broken. ]

Kamiya, who was sitting alone in the back seat, was dozing off against the window at this time, but he was very light asleep and woke up easily. He pulled out his phone and glanced at it, a fleeting look of confusion on his face.

Now, there are two special event missions given by "Strange Tales of Things" that are still in progress.

One is that since last year, he has only done half of [Demon Time II], asking to defeat the noon breeder.

The other is this [Demon Time Four] that is newly brushed out near Jixiangsu, and it is required to break the time.

Kamiya touched his chin and was silent, just thinking in his heart:

"Originally, I thought that something strange had happened on the side of Jikasu in Tsushima Island, and the appearance of the Huangquan Naraku curse was related to the breeder. But now, it seems that a new member of the Demon Time has appeared...... When? ”

Things don't seem to be the same as they were predicted at the beginning.

"The matter of people turning into trees here in Jixiangsu was caused by the time? And this time, it happens to be the Huangquan Nai curse? ”

Without investigation, Kamiyagawa still can't figure out the reason for this.

But his intuition told him that things in Jixiang Suzhou might not be too simple.

"It's right to ask the eight-foot sample to come and help."

The Jizo statue of the eight-foot woman, this will be in the [Mirage Cloth Bag] of Kamiya.

A small cloth bag is a very convenient prop.

It can be loaded very well, and it can hold so many miscellaneous items, and it will not feel heavy to carry on the body.

What's more, when the airport's security machine scans the [Mirage Bag], it will show that there is nothing inside. Mixed in the carry-on backpack, there will be no staff member who will ask to open this inconspicuous little bag for inspection.

Saves a lot of trouble.

……

By the time we arrived at Jixiangsu, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

Kamiyagawa met Yuki and Nagatomo, who arrived here yesterday.

I hadn't seen each other in a while, and neither of them seemed to have changed much.

"Kamiya-kun, long time no see."

Nagatomo scratched the back of his head and greeted Kamiya.

"Boy, it's coming quickly." And in the face of the arrival of Kamiya, Uncle Yuki seemed very happy, after all, there was a very reliable elite combat force, "I have truthfully reported the matter here to the headquarters, and the above is trying to transfer people over, and there are already people on the way." ”

There are more and more supernatural events breaking out in various places, and they are becoming more and more frequent.

The available manpower in the countermeasure room is already limited, but things related to the time of the demon are a major matter that is highly valued. The organization has begun to draw all the official soul exorcists who are free and on vacation, and some civil soul exorcists have also been hired and dispatched.

But it's hard to say how many elites will be able to be dispatched to Tsushima in the end.

"Is there an eyebrow here?"

With just a few simple greetings, Kamiya quickly cut to the chase.

Although he hadn't slept a full night's sleep until last night, and had only rested briefly on the plane and in the car, his mental state was very good, and even vaguely excited.

"Just a little clue. It is not yet possible to determine what the direct cause of the person turning into a tree is, but it can be determined that it is related to the Huangquan Naluo Mantra, but it is not known how it happened......"

Yuki explained the details of yesterday's investigation, and at the same time took Kamiya to the old man's house in the lower part of the day to check it out.

Kamiyagawa summoned the little old man, and the master and servant didn't see much information there.

The general discovery is the same as Yuuki Shinkenyu yesterday.

"The old man in the lower part of the sun should be the first victim of Jixiangsu, who turned from a person to a tree. The soul slayer who first came to investigate couldn't be sure that the strange tree was the old man's transformation. It wasn't until later that an abnormality occurred in a young man named Kuranosuke Akashi. ”

"Kuranosuke Akashi grew up here in Keikajuku, and after graduating from university, he went to work at a small club in Tsushima City, and was killed in a car accident not long ago. According to the custom of Jikajuku, Kuranosuke's body was transported back for burial, and everything was normal at first. But later, someone saw it with his own eyes, and blood-red shoots were drawn from Kuranosuke's grave. ”

"The bud grew at a rate visible to the naked eye, and soon grew into a form similar to that of the strange tree in the old man's house in the lower part of the sun."

"After that, things were even weirder. There began to be a living person mutation in Jixiang Suku, and the last second it was fine, but the next second it suddenly pulled out the tree buds, and when the people around him reacted, the victim had become a strange tree. ”

"I also checked the situation of other trees yesterday, and the situation is the same as the one in the old man's house in the lower part of the sun."

"In addition, according to my observations, there are a few more wisps of ghost energy in the town this morning, and there should be a new victim."

The group walked out of the old man's house in the lower part of the sun and walked on the street where Jixiang was uninhabited, during which Yuuki continued to supplement yesterday's investigation findings.

"Hmm."

Kamiya just listened and didn't say anything.

Along the way, the Void Monk dressed up, holding the body of the little old man of shakuhachi in his hand, always sitting on his shoulder.

Things are really weird in Jixiang Suku.

At first, the dead became trees, and later this change began to occur in the living as well.

The source of the strange thing must be related to the Huang Quan Nai Curse, but it is not known whether someone put a curse on these people, or if these people came into contact with something else that led to the killing.

The group continued walking, and finally stopped in front of a very elegant and chic courtyard in the center of the town.

The table on the gate of the courtyard is engraved with the surname of the owner's family, Inutake.

"Aba."

The little old man on Kamiyagawa's shoulder gave a reminder and pointed at the family.

Under the scout's reminder, Kamiyagawa slightly condensed Tong Kong and looked towards the Inutake family.

He found that the entire Inutake family was shrouded in a hazy smoke of cyan color.

"What are these?"

It's not like a sneaky breath, it's something else.

But since Kamiyagawa can see it directly with the help of [Autumn Slash] technique, it means that these hazy smoke must involve extraordinary power.

"Abba ...... Aba. ”

The little old man continued to speak.

Under his reminder, Kamiya smelled a very thin fragrance coming from Inutake's house.

It seems to smell like incense, but I'm not sure.

Kamiya didn't have much research and dabbling in incense.

"These hazy blue smokes, is it the aroma? What aromas can be seen? ”

Kamiyagawa reacted, and soon realized something, this Inutake family is probably not an ordinary person.

"Amazing, isn't it?"

Yuuki Shinkenyu leaned over and whispered:

"When I first found out, I was taken aback. The incense of the Inutake family seems to carry extraordinary power. Yesterday, I contacted Tsushima City through Officer Hanai to check the details of this family, and it should be a capable person in the people. However, this family has not established any contact with the countermeasure room.,It's a relatively thin type by nature.,And the ancestors have been squires of Jixiangsu since the beginning.。 The incense of their family should belong to one of the folk Shinto skills. ”

It seems that Uncle Yuuki must have done a lot of research and work since he arrived here yesterday.

As for the anomaly of the Inutake family, among all the people present at the moment, only he and Kamiya can directly see the anomaly.

"I asked Officer Hanai to contact Mr. Inutake. Now you can come and visit, you just happened to go in together. Yuuki said again.

Bang bang.

A local police officer stepped forward and knocked on the door: "Is Mr. Inutake here?" I'm Hirakawa. ”

The door was not opened quickly, and there was no response for a short time.

While waiting, Kamiyagawa heard the two remaining local police officers behind him-

"I haven't been to Mr. Inutake's house for a long time since the last memorial."

"yes, in that way, time flies. I still remember the events of the child's death vividly, but how long has it been since then, four months, or five months? ”

"Alas...... The kid was very well-behaved. ”

"It's a shame."

"Looks like someone is answering the door, don't talk about it when you go in."

Squeak.

The antique wooden door was opened, and inside stood an old woman with silver hair.

"Ah, Grandma Hideko. These are the people sent from above, and I took them to learn something from Mr. Inutake. The local police officer, surnamed Hirakawa, said.

This Hideko's mother-in-law is not a relative of the Inutake family.

But I've been working at Inutake's house.,Responsible for cleaning up and cooking.,Daily life also lives in it.。

"Sir is inside, come in."

Hideko's mother-in-law looked at the strange group of people outside, bowed slightly, and then turned around to lead the way.

Inutake's house is a self-built house in the countryside, and the layout is very good.

The house is built in an old architectural style with a porch surrounding the main entrance leading to all the rooms.

The courtyard outside is large in size, paved with gravel paths, and the courtyard is also designed with elegant and delicate Zen statues, bonsai trees, many flowers, and even a small stone pavilion.

Officers Kamiya, Yuuki, and Hanai, as well as two local police officers, followed Hideko's mother-in-law through the porch, changed her slippers, and went to the reception room of the big house.

The Soul Exorcists of Tsushima City, including Nagatomo, stayed in the courtyard.

Meeting room.

The cotton curtains are open, and the large floor-to-ceiling windows allow a view of the courtyard. The beige walls, the slightly dark wood wood floors, and the low log coffee table.

This room is very elegant.

In addition, the room is furnished with flower arrangements and a basket of incense.

The brass-colored metal incense lid is emitting white smoke, and the scent of incense is silent and elegant.

Kamiya didn't pay much attention to this fragrance, and his eyes were slightly condensed, but he could see visible blue smoke rising from the incense burner.

On the coffee table in the center of the room, there is a meticulous middle-aged man who looks quite cultured, which matches the atmosphere here.

This should be Mr. Inutake.

Sosuke Inutake.

"Excuse me."

The guests sat down in the room, and Hideko's mother-in-law withdrew and closed the door to the reception room.

Officer Hirakawa: "Mr. Inutake, this Officer Hanai is from the Tsushima room. Mr. Yuuki and Mr. Kamiya, who are also here, are from Tokyo. They all came all the way to deal with the strange things that happened to Jixiangjuku. ”

"Hmm."

Sosuke Inutake nodded, and then silently made tea for everyone.

"Mr. Inutake, we want to ask you something. It's about the people of Jixiangsu turning into trees, I don't know if you have any clues? Officer Hanai asked.

"What can I do?" Inutake asked rhetorically, "Mr. Kusakabe should be the first to become a tree, followed by Kuranosuke Akashi, and then the others......"

He talked about some of the contents, but they were all known before Yuuki.

After Inutake finished speaking, Yuki Shinkenyu picked up the teacup and slowly spoke: "Did Mr. Inutake notice anything abnormal?" You've been staying in Jixiangsu, and you're not like a normal person. ”

"Nope."

When he heard Yuuki say, "You're not like ordinary people", Inutake didn't react much, just raised his head, his eyes swept over Yuuki and Kamiya, and his nose wrinkled slightly.

He seemed to have smelled something from these two gentlemen from Tokyo.

"Isn't that what you're going to do?" Inuzhu continued to speak, he seemed to have a certain amount of emotional dissatisfaction with the guests in front of him, "Solve, you say to solve the problem here?" But is this your solution by blocking all roads, not letting anyone in, and locking up the people of Jikasuku and allowing strange things to continue to happen? ”

"I'm really sorry, we're already working on it, we're doing our best to find a solution, it's going to take time." Officer Hanai apologized quite skillfully.

However, Sosuke Inutake didn't say much, just sighed, and then silently added tea to his teacup.

At this time, Kamiyagawa lowered his voice and said something to Yuuki.

The latter thought briefly and nodded.

Kamiyagawa: "Mr. Inutake, we now suspect that what happened to you here has something to do with an evil organization called Demontime. The members of this organization, under the code name of the Twelve Hours, committed many crimes in various places. At present, there may be members such as Zi Shi, Chen Shi, Chou Shi, Xu Shi, and Hai Shi, which are hidden everywhere and ready to move. Have you noticed any strange people appearing in Jikajuku recently? ”

Kamiya just said to Yuki that he wanted to mention the time of the demon directly, and see Sosuke Inutake's reaction.

Although there were three police officers waiting for the scene at the scene, Yuuki nodded after a short thought.

Anyway, if the things in Jixiang Su are really related to the time of the demon, the three police officers will know about it sooner or later.

As Kamiya spoke, he observed Sosuke Inutake's movements and expressions, especially when he said the word "戌toki".

The little old man beside him sat cross-legged, staring at each other with his master.

However, Sosuke Inutake just raised the teacup and took a sip: "I haven't heard of any time when I meet demons, and I haven't seen strange people." ”