Kamiya and Yuki and the others came out of the reception room and didn't gain much additional information from visiting Mr. Inutake.

"Who will be the time in Jixiang Su?"

Kamiyagawa has been thinking about this for a long time.

But it's hard to say, from his point of view, except for Yuki and Nagatomo, who were commissioned to rush to Jixiangsu after the "Man Turns into a Tree" incident, everyone else may not be able to fully trust.

Mr. Inutake, who I just met, and even the local soul slayer of Tsushima Island, these people are suspicious of being transcendent.

In addition, after coming into contact with the Utoki family, Kamiyagawa learned that the members of the Demon Time are not necessarily limited to the transcendent.

At least the homes you will see are completely different from the previous Kabuki and breeders from the outside, and they are completely ordinary people.

Therefore, the "ordinary residents" who stay at home and are reluctant to go out, and even the police officer Hanai who is now acting with his own group, and the local police officers, may be in the middle of the day.

Or, it may be an outsider who has hidden in the vicinity of Jixiang Suzhou and is secretly causing trouble.

"Isn't that completely clueless?" Kamiya sighed silently in his heart.

When I walked into the courtyard, I saw Changyou talking to Hideko's mother-in-law, probably asking about the recent situation in some villages and towns.

In the middle of the conversation, an Akita dog staggered out from the depths of the garden.

I don't know if the dog is old, and his movements are a little old and clumsy.

When Hideko's mother-in-law saw it, she immediately showed a surprised and happy expression, and she didn't care about talking to her eldest friend: "Ah, chestnut? Isn't this chestnut? Where have you been running for a week? ”

The Akita, named Chestnut, sat down, his tail wagging slightly, and his eyes a little glazed.

Kamiya stared at the Akita and looked towards the Akita.

I only feel that the pale cyan color representing the "aroma" on the dog's body is a little rich.

However, Inutake's house is full of such an aura, including Mr. Inutake and Hideko's mother-in-law.

Kamiya has a feeling that these "scents" seem to be able to mask other scents.

On the neck of the chestnut, there are a few light hairs of different color from other places, as if they have just grown.

"Chestnut, Sir and Madame will be glad to know that you are back. You can't run around now, the village is not peaceful. Hideko's mother-in-law continued.

Kuriko still didn't respond to Hideko's mother-in-law, just squatted and stared at a group of strangers in the house with somewhat godless eyes.

After walking a long way from Inutake's house, Kamiya and Yuuki got together.

"Boy, what do you think of that Inutake family?"

"I can't say what the problem is, but it feels weird."

"I think so too, during this period of Jixiangsu's activities, let's keep an eye on his house a little more." Yuuki nodded.

"Hmm."

Kamiya glanced at the little old man beside him.

The latter quickly understood, separated an outer body on the spot, and let the outer body turn around and run in the direction of Inuzhu's house.

……

Inutake's home.

Auntieko's mother-in-law brought chestnuts to Sosuke Inutake.

"Sir, chestnut it's back." The old woman bowed slightly to the master of the house.

Mr. Inutake just nodded, and was not too happy to see the pet that had been missing for a week and came back: "Auntie Hideko, go get some food for the chestnut, it looks a little hungry." ”

"Yes, sir."

Hideko's mother-in-law bowed slightly and turned to leave.

When the old woman walked away, Inutake Sosuke got up, walked to the side of Akita Inuzukiko, and raised his hand to touch the handful of light-colored hair on its neck.

Underneath that, there was a small scar tangled together with flesh and skin.

"Chestnuts?" Inutake opened his mouth to call the pet's name.

The Akita still didn't react much, and his eyes were glazed.

Beneath its shell, it seemed to be stuffed with a soul that had been decaying for a long time. Or rather, this Akita dog is like a rotten piece of meat that is still alive.

It's disgusting.

Inutake's sense of smell has always been extremely keen, and he can smell things that ordinary people can't smell.

"You still smell rancid. I should have thought about it, are you really still a chestnut? ”

The Akita didn't move, just stared at the owner with empty eyes, saliva drooled in his mouth, and let out a very muffled whimper.

Sosuke Inutake's expression suddenly became disgusted, and as he spoke, he picked up the incense knife from several cases.

This is the knife he uses to cut incense, with a large handle and a small head, a stable grip and a sharp edge.

The small blade matched the newly hairy scar on the chestnut's neck.

"Chestnut, I'll take you to the yard."

The Akita still didn't react.

And this time.

Dada——

There was the sound of slippers stomping on the floor in the hallway, and his wife VII appeared in the doorway.

Since the loss of his son, the seventh generation has been languishing.

But Sosuke Inutake has always taken good care of his wife.

He is the one who loves the seventh.

Now, although my wife occasionally spends herself alone in a daze and secretly weeps, her mental state has finally recovered. Especially these days, she seems to be trying to pull herself up.

"I heard from my mother-in-law that the chestnuts are back?" The Seventh asked.

"Hmm."

Sosuke Inutake quickly hid the incense knife in his hand behind him.

"Chestnuts?" The seventh squatted down, looked at the pet at home, tried to tease it a few times, and his expression became puzzled, "Chestnut, what's wrong with you?" Sick? ”

In the impression of the seventh generation, Chestnut was supposed to be a very lively dog.

And the one in front of me has a strange feeling at first glance. It's like another dog that looks like a chestnut, but is completely different.

"Maybe I'm hungry." Inutake said indifferently.

"I took it to my mother-in-law, who was cooking dog food for him."

The seventh stood up and beckoned chestnut to follow, who staggered to follow.

After taking two steps out of the corridor, the Seventh Man stopped, looked back at the somewhat wooden Sosuke, and tried to squeeze out a smile: "Sosuke, when the strange things in the town are over, let's go to Tokyo together, right?" The cherry blossoms over there are blooming. ”

"Well, let's go together."

"Sousuke, those things in the town ......"

The Seventh wanted to say something more, but after muttering for a while, he still didn't say it.

After his wife left with her pet dog, Sosuke Inutake's nose twitched slightly, and then looked in the direction of the courtyard.

He smelled a faint smell that wasn't supposed to be at home.

"Those people, they're eyeing this...... Things here, things here......"

Things are getting more and more troublesome.

……

The soul slayer who was dispatched from the countermeasures room arrived one after another during the day.

Some of the others have not yet left, and some are still on their way.

Tonight, according to the arrangement, Kamiya and Yuuki will take turns to lead the team, divided into the first half of the night and the second half of the night to inspect Jixiang Suku and check the situation.

Night.

It is located in the Terasaki family, northwest of Keika-juku.

Yasusai Dingjiu is 14 years old and has lived in Jixiangsu since he was born.

And for as long as he can remember, nothing strange has ever happened to Ji Xiangsu for so long, and he has always been calm. The recent frequent strange things are too weird. Ansai's cousin's family, who lives in the east of the village, has also become strange after the strange thing happened.

A series of strange events have made Dingjiu nervous in the past two days.

That night, Terasaki, who hadn't slept too deeply, suddenly woke up and had a nightmare in which he dreamed that he had also become a tree.

Sitting up from the bed, An Sai Dingjiu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead while looking at the wall clock on the wall.

It's just over 3 a.m.

Anzhai wanted to go downstairs and get a glass of water.

He put on his slippers, walked out into the hallway, and raised his hand to turn on the gallery lamp.

Zizi –

The lighting on the ceiling was a little dim and didn't give the hallway any bright feel.

Recently, there are some problems with the lights in the corridor, which may be due to poor contact.

The old house is like this.

Dingjiu continued to walk towards the staircase.

Squeak.

The old wooden steps made a jerky grinding sound from a cracked plank as they were stepped on.

And at the same time as this voice sounded, Dingjiu seemed to hear something else.

He'd lived in his house for too long and was familiar with every sound the old house would make. He was sure that the soft sound that mingled with the rattle of the wooden steps came from downstairs, the sound of the shaft turning as the door was gently pushed.

Downstairs is the parents' bedroom.

"Dad, haven't you slept yet?" Dingjiu asked.

There was no vocal response.

But I could hear the sound of small footsteps, slowly coming towards the staircase.

"Mom?"

Dingjiu shouted again, but this time the voice was just caught in his throat and turned into a muffled grunt.

That footstep sound, it doesn't look like a parent would make it.

It's more subtle and lighter.

It's like the footsteps of a child younger than yourself.

In addition, Dingjiu also smelled a smell.

It is a fragrance, the scent of incense, and I seem to be able to smell this smell at the house of Mr. Inutake, a good friend of my parents.

An Zhai took a few more steps down, and he felt that he had to go to his parents' bedroom to see what was going on.

By the faint light of the flickering light in the stairwell, he could see the outlines of the various furniture downstairs, but he could not see the specific details, it was hazy.

He was trying to fumble and turn on the lights downstairs as well.

At this time, the curtains of the windows on the first floor were suddenly blown open by the wind.

Didn't Mom and Dad close the windows tonight?

No.

Because of the strange things that have happened in the villages and towns recently, the doors and windows of the house have been closed.

Rushing.

The curtains flutter with the night breeze.

The moonlight outside shone brightly, shining many shadows in the house. One of them seems more real than the others.

The smell of incense in the room spread and became more and more intense.

Once again, there was the faint sound of jumping footsteps and the sound of something heavy dragging the floor.

An Zhai didn't have time to turn on the light downstairs for a long time.

But perhaps accustomed to the darkness downstairs, he was able to see some details of his surroundings.

The door to the parents' bedroom was open, and a small figure stepped out of it.

After confirming who the person was, An Zhai Dingjiu felt a chill in his body, and his pores contracted, as if the bones in his whole body were stiff.

Aqua brother.

It is Inutake's water color.

Why is he here?

Didn't he die, he had attended his funeral with his parents five months earlier!

Mizuki was wearing the clothes he had been buried in, and his clothes were covered with moss, and he was grinning hoarsely at Ansai Dingjiu.

"Brother Dingjiu!"

Before "dying", Shui Se often went to Anzhai's house to play, and watched baseball broadcasts with Dingjiu.

As usual, he affectionately called Yasui by his name.

But Dingjiu only felt a chill.

His brain was almost out of thinking.

Why, why is the aqua here?

"Uncle Anzhai and Aunt Anzhai have become Fusang trees. Brother Dingjiu is also with him, right? Shui Se said again.

An Zhai Dingjiu only noticed at this time that in addition to the slippery moss, there seemed to be some fresh stains on the water-colored clothes.

Some sticky liquid was dripping down the hem of his clothes.

It's blood, those are blood!

It's just that the smell of incense on the water color body is too strong, so Anzhai can't smell the strong smell of blood at home!

"Mom and Dad...... Why? Anzhai instinctively took a few steps back.

Only eight years old, the color of the water that always haunted him when he was alive, tonight is like a terrifying evil ghost crawling back from hell, people dare not look directly, and they will stand upside down at a glance.

"I'm sorry, originally Brother Dingjiu should also be like his uncle and aunt, and he became a Fusang tree in his dream." Shui Se still smiled, and there was no flaw in those pure eyes, "Now like this, you are too painful, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

He clutched a few oddly colored tree fruits in one hand and dragged a heavy baseball bat in the other.

The stick was stained with blood.

The water color approached quickly towards Anzai Dingjiu, and his movements were not as fast as a human, and the bats were rubbing against the floor.

"Don't, don't!"

……

On the other side of Jikajuku, the residence of the old man in the lower part of the sun.

Yuki is staying here.

In the second half of the night, there was a strange change here.

Those delicate and blood-like flowers, I don't know when the number of them suddenly increased, have spread out of the old man's home.

The delicate flowers like dragon claws bloomed, strip-like petals, shaking in the bright moonlight, and bloomed everywhere.

Yuuki took someone outside the house to carefully check the situation of the other side flowers, and the cigarette in his hand burned until only the cigarette butt was left, and he was about to call Kamiyagawa, who had taken turns to rest.

Then, suddenly, I heard the sound of the house collapsing and devastation.

The strange tree, which had grown in the old man's bedroom, with a trunk covered with hypertrophic tissue-like disgusting sarcomas, was rapidly rising and growing at an incomprehensible rate. The trunk of the tree protrudes from the roof and continues to stretch upwards.

The flowers on the other side of the ground are blooming more and more.

It spreads to the surrounding area, spreads into the fields, and on the road, forming a sea of bright red flowers under the moonlight.

At the same time, Yuuki Shinkenyu also heard a scream from a distance, which sounded from somewhere in Jikajuku.

"Something's wrong."

The support staff dispatched by the countermeasure room has not yet fully arrived, and there has been a big change on the side of Jixiangjuku.

Yuuki quickly pulled out his revolver.

A rip woman in a trench coat and a mask sketched out from his side.

"Notice to everyone! All on alert! ”

(End of chapter)