When it came to helping, Yunju Qingxiang's expression changed a little.

Her boyfriend's affairs are really a headache for her.

"Thank you for coming, Hotaru."

"Mm-hmm, that's pretty much it." Onizuka breathed a sigh of relief, "Also, Agawa is also here to help." Sister Haruka knows, he's very powerful. ”

When the little witch said the second half of the sentence, she felt an inexplicable sense of pride, and even her chin was raised a little.

"Thank you too, Kamiya-kun."

"Don't be so polite. Kiri Hotaru treats you as an older sister, so you are also my older sister. Kamiya waved his hand.

"Hehe, you two have a really good relationship......"

Yunju Haruka was about to say something to Onizuka and Kamiya, but at this time, there was a sudden commotion in Takiguchi's house.

All three turned their heads at the same time.

In the courtyard behind him, there was an argument.

“…… I have nothing to do with that old woman. ”

"Grandma has passed away! At this time, at least at this time, cough cough cough...... Can't you put away your commanding expression! ”

“……”

A young man was arguing with a middle-aged woman, and many people in the courtyard were comforting and pulling both sides to prevent the conflict from further intensifying.

"That's Takashi Takiguchi?"

Kamiyagawa's eyes narrowed, and his gaze fell on the young man who was being pulled and looked to be about twenty-five or sixteen years old.

He was basically sure that the young man was Miss Yunju's boyfriend, Takiguchi.

Coming to this conclusion does not depend on anything else, but on the other party's current state -

With the help of the [Autumn Slash] technique, Kamiya could see a thick ominous black aura on him.

This is definitely not what a normal person should be.

"Researchers of incense spells probably judge abnormalities by smell...... And Miss Yunju said that she could smell an unsettling smell on Mr. Takiguchi's body, so it must be that. Kamiya continued to think in his heart.

The argument in the courtyard ended quickly, and the two sides probably broke up unhappily.

The middle-aged woman who was dressed brightly and didn't look like she came to the funeral left only one sentence: "You can do whatever you like!" ”

Then he walked out of the courtyard of Takiguchi's house without looking back, got into a black Mercedes Benz parked at the door, and drove straight away.

"Aba."

However, before the woman left, Kamiya's side quickly flashed the body of a small old man.

Under the signal of the master's eyes, the scout clone acted quickly, got into the Mercedes Benz and walked with him.

Kamiyagawa didn't see if there was anything wrong with the middle-aged woman.

But the little old man mini that can be consumed does not need to be used in vain, and there will be no loss by following up and seeing.

This trip was originally to check the abnormality of Takashi Takiguchi, and Kamiya's speed of entering the working state is still very fast.

"Sorry for the mistake."

Miss Yunju apologized to Kamiya and Onizuka, bowed slightly, and then walked briskly back into the courtyard and went to her boyfriend's side.

"That's Haruka-sama's boyfriend, right?" The little witch touched Kamiya with her elbow, leaned closer and whispered, "Ah Chuan, what do you think?" ”

"There's something wrong with that aura on him, it does look like he's in big trouble."

"I feel it too."

The two were on the same page.

After about ten minutes, Kamiya and Onizuka met Haruka Yuni again, this time with Takashi Takiguchi.

The latter seems to have calmed down.

"Takashi, this is Onizuka and this is Kamiya, both of them are my friends. Oh, Onizuka is the son of the god of Kanagawa Juqiong Shrine, and their shrine is very powerful. Miss Yunju introduced.

Mr. Takiguchi probably didn't know that his girlfriend was a very powerful soul slayer, but he already knew that Miss Yunju had contact with some unexplained supernatural powers.

In addition, Takiguchi's physical condition, Yunju Haruka is not the first time to mention it to him.

Coupled with the fact that he was in the countryside of Saitama this time, his body was significantly weaker than usual. Looking for someone with a shrine background, come here directly, and I also said hello to Takiguchi in advance.

"Hello. Sorry for the joke. It was my mom just now, and she didn't have a good relationship with my grandma. cough cough cough ......"

Takashi Takiguchi squeezed out a smile listlessly, his face was a little pale, and he began to cough violently after saying a word.

In fact, he was slightly resistant to his girlfriend's arrangement.

That is, why do you have to choose now?

The most important thing now should be his grandmother's funeral.

However, Takiguchi did not refute Yunju Haruka's kindness in the end, after all, he was also thinking about his body.

As long as these two young and mysterious friends don't interfere with the funeral, he can still be polite.

"Mr. Takiguchi, are you really okay with your body?"

Kamiyagawa asked, in fact, this is just knowingly asking.

It's closer, not only the ominous black gas, but even the thick dead air can be seen on the forehead of Takaguchi Takashi's eyebrows.

If I could, Kamiya would love to say something about-

"This gentleman, I see that your Yin Tang is black."

"Ahem...... It's an old problem, and I've always been a little sickly. But after returning to Saitama yesterday, it seems that my body has become weaker. You're here for this kind of thing, and it's really scared of me. ”

"You're Sister Haruka's boyfriend, that's what we should do." Onizuka began to say the necessary polite words.

Yunju Qingxiang on the side interjected at this time and went straight to the point: "Xiaoshi, can you tell them about your situation?" ”

"Hmm."

Mr. Takiguchi nodded.

……

Takashi Takiguchi didn't really know what was going on with him.

However, Miss Yunju's speculation is that his anomaly is likely to have something to do with Saitama's hometown, so he roughly told about some things about himself and Shenshui Village.

Takashi Takiguchi's childhood was spent in the village of Shenshui.

He was raised by his grandmother.

Takiguchi's father died when he couldn't remember, so he didn't have much of an impression of his father.

But it may be the next generation, and grandma has always taken care of her grandson.

In his impression, his mother remarried very early, and basically didn't care much about him, and the relationship between his mother and his grandmother was very bad.

And when it comes to Shenshui Village, Takiguchi can't say anything unusual here.

In his memory, he just spent his childhood here as normal.

"Ever since I was a child, I was sicker than other children my age, and my grandmother would often take me to the shrine in the village to pray for blessings. Maybe it was really my grandmother's prayer that worked, and although I was sick, I still survived until now. ”

"Later, even though I grew up, I left the Divine Water. Granny She ...... I'm sure I'm here to pray silently. ”

"Maybe it's because my grandmother is gone now, and no one prays to the gods for me anymore. Maybe that's why my already bad body is starting to break down like it is now? ”

Takashi Takiguchi said this, coughing with a little choked up.

My father died when I was a child, and my mother was not very responsible.

Takashi Takiguchi, who was brought up by his grandmother, must be full of attachment to his grandmother.

And the death of that old man must have brought him great grief.

After all, according to his original words, grandma is his only relative in the true sense of the word in this world.

"Where is the shrine where you pray?" Kamiyagawa asked.

"It's on the back mountain, it's a bit far from home, and it takes a long time to walk over it every time." Takashi Takiguchi preached while reminiscing.

When I was a child, I still have a good memory of going to the shrine with my grandmother to pray for blessings.

Takashi Takiguchi remembers that he has been held by his grandmother's somewhat rough warm hands, and when he is tired, he can lie on his grandmother's back and be coquettish.

When I arrived at the shrine, my grandmother prayed inside, and Takiguchi stayed outside to play by himself.

Wildflowers in spring, cicadas in summer, fallen leaves in autumn, and fine snow in winter, everything in the mountains made Takiguchi feel heartfelt joy and joy as a child.

He still remembers that the end of his grandmother's prayer was always accompanied by the percussion of "Bang Bang Bang" similar to that of a wooden fish or a drum.

Bang Bang Bang –

As soon as this sound sounds, it means that you can go home.

Takiguchi liked the sound very much.

Because every time he went home, his grandmother would take him back to a small snack shop and buy him a kimono to eat for ten yen.

"Grandma has always hoped that I could grow up healthy, cough cough ......" Takashi Takiguchi was sad.

After that, it may have been emotional, and the things he told mainly revolved around his recently deceased grandmother.

said that grandma would always give him fried delicious tempura; said that grandma would always give him a haircut in the yard with her own hands, and the hairstyle cut was rustic but very cute; said that when I was a child, I would always go to the fields with my grandmother on vacation......

In the end, Takashi Takiguchi finally reacted, raised his hand and rubbed his somewhat reddened eyes: "I'm sorry, it seems that I said a lot of inconsequential things." ”

Kamiyagawa and Onizuka shook their heads and asked him to mourn.

After a few conversations, Mr. Takiguchi went back to the lobby, sad but his grandmother's funeral still needed him to manage.

Yunju Haruka stayed with Kamiya and Onizuka for the time being, and she looked at her boyfriend's back to the house, and then said softly with some sorrow: "You can feel it, right?" He's not in good shape. ”

"Hmm."

Yunju Qingxiang: "I feel that the source of the aura on his body must come from Shenshui Village, but I don't dare to leave him to investigate now." I always felt like something terrible was going to happen if he was out of my sight. ”

Truly.

Looking at the thick death aura that lingered between Mr. Takiguchi's eyebrows, even if he suddenly died in the next second, Kamiyagawa would not feel too surprised.

"Sister Qingxiang, didn't Ah Chuan and I come. We'll take a good look at Shenshui Village, and Mr. Takiguchi will be fine. The little witch said comfortingly.

Kamiya and Onizuka didn't plan to stay at the Takiguchi house any longer, but instead said they would go to the village to see if they could find any useful clues.

"Thank you for your hard work, I will definitely thank you well."

Miss Yunju bowed to the two, but the worry on her face did not decrease.

After that, she followed her boyfriend back to the house.

At this time, Miss Yunju was still not at ease to let Takashi Takiguchi out of her sight.

……

Shenshui Village.

Kamiyagawa and Onizuka go around in circles.

"Aba, Aba."

The body of the little old man followed the master's feet, telling something.

It's basically a report on the situation on Takiguchi's mother's side.

Takiguchi's mother drove in the direction of Tokyo after leaving Shenshui, and there is nothing unusual at the moment.

"Achuan, what do you think?" The little witch on the side asked.

Kamiya just shook his head: "It's hard to say, I don't have a clue at all." But I also feel that Mr. Takiguchi's abnormality is inseparable from this village. However, it seems that everyone else here is normal, and I don't see anyone with a similar ominous aura on them. ”

"Hmm. The aura on Mr. Takiguchi's body is so strange, it seems like a miracle that he can grow up smoothly. Perhaps, it was really her grandmother's prayer that worked? ”

"Maybe."

"Next, do you want to go to the shrine here in Shenshui?"

In Mr. Takiguchi's self-narration, the only thing that may involve some supernatural power seems to be the shrine that he has been praying for.

Onizuka's idea is the same as Kamiya's, and now he can only go where to see the situation first.

Take a look at what the shrine that has always protected Mr. Takiguchi as he grew up looks like.

Shenshui Village is very large, and the so-called back mountain is quite far from Takiguchi's house.

Walk along the dirt roads in the countryside and breathe in the scent of grass and dirt in the countryside. After asking for directions a few times, Kamiya and the others walked to the vicinity of the back mountain.

"Abba whoop."

As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, the little old man looked up and gave a warning.

It's not that he feels the danger.

With the strength of Kamiya and Onizuka, there is no problem at all in going up this mountain.

His own scout felt an uncomfortable aura from the mountain, but as a strange story without any "god" nature, the little old man would feel uncomfortable near other shrines and temples.

After briefly communicating with the scout for a while, and seeing that the little old man seemed to have no intention of hiding back in the bronze match of the bird, Kamiya asked him not to leave him too far, and then went up the slate stairs of the back mountain with Onizuka.

The little old man sensed the breath and walked ahead, climbing upwards for a while.

A ruined shrine appears in front of you.

The stone torii gate looks a little pale, with slippery moss growing in the shade above.

Not far from the torii gate, there is a shrine.

It's not big, it's a small house, and it looks like it's in disrepair, apparently it's been a long time since anyone has taken care of it.

"Huh?" The onizuka circled around the shrine, "This is the god of the great god of your ship?" ”

"Kibune Daimyojin?"

"yes." The little witch looked at the totem symbol in the shrine and said, "It's the god of water and the god of dragons, and the god of darkness and beauty." ”

The god of the great god of the ship is the god of darkness and beauty.

Kamiya has an impression of this god, but it's not a good one.

Because when he was active in the inner world, he had heard about it from the spider mother goddess of Ayinu—

Born from the blood of the fire god Kakuto, the Shinto dragon god Dark Silt Kami, he is one of the representatives of the Takamagahara-jin gods who fell to the side of the country of Huangsengen in the Divine War.