Saturday morning.

Rain.

Kanoya had already gone to Honganji Temple to study Buddhism, and Atori seemed to have taken Ataka to Satoru's room to play games.

These usually more lively and noisy people either go out or settle down, so the home is very quiet.

Because it was a rare day off, Kamiyagawa got up late, and now he is eating breakfast in the restaurant, flipping through the newspaper that has just been delivered.

"It seems that I am quite idle today, and I will go to the basement to practice my sword later."

Kamiyagawa thought so.

Outside, it was dark, and the autumn rain crackled against the restaurant's glass windows, leaving a trail of winding water.

But I don't have to go out today, it's quite comfortable to stay at home.

Moreover, the Valley of the Gods has been really idle these days.

GENIE ANIMATION STUDIO HAS WENCHE DEMON CONCUBINE THERE, SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

There has also been an initial development in the construction of the world.

With Isohime in charge of implementing the plans of each region, Crab Hime in charge of training and dispatching the guards in various places, plus some subordinate small leaders such as Rabbit Pill and Cat Shopkeeper also perform their duties, and Kamiya's power is thriving.

In addition, the more important Whale Shrine in the near future is also actively being prepared.

After breakfast, Pranya handed over a cup of coffee.

Kamiyagawa flipped through the newspaper while adding milk to the black coffee with a spoon.

Add two scoops of milk, stir well and bring to your mouth.

As soon as he took a sip, Kamiya's gaze averted from the newspaper and landed across the table.

Zashiki babbled and asked for a cup of coffee from Pranya, climbed into his chair, first carefully observed his old father's every move, and then used a small spoon to scoop himself two spoonfuls of milk into the cup and stir well.

Hold the cup in both hands, bring it to the side of the small mouth, and take a small sip.

The warm black coffee glides over the mouth, and the taste is bitter and astringent.

For those who like sweetness, this is really not a good taste.

"Ah......h

Zashiki's soft and beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and the dull hair on the top of his head drooped down.

Kamiyagawa: ?

What is this little girl doing?

Don't you usually drink milk?

Is this learning from me?

It's true that parents are role models for their children, but there's no need to learn that, right?

Just as Kamiya was secretly laughing, Hannya walked up to him without saying a word, took the cup containing the black coffee from his hand, added two more spoonfuls of sugar without saying a word, and handed it to him again.

"Yikes."

Seeing this, Zashiki stood up with his hands on the tabletop and added sugar to his cup.

Take a sip to your lips again.

This time, the sweetness diluted the bitter taste, Zashiki's brow was no longer wrinkled, and the dull hair stood up quite energetically.

"Yikes!"

Although the taste of coffee is still not as good as milk.

But today I'm the same as Abba! Hey.

Kamiya took the sweetened coffee, glanced at the pranya beside him helplessly, and made eye contact with only the two of them could understand: "You just spoil her." ”

"Hmph."

Pranya turned around and walked back to the kitchen with steps.

There is nothing to do with the "little mother and daughter", Kamiya can only continue to drink the coffee in his hand.

The coffee is a little too sweet for his taste.

However, I looked at the cute appearance of Zashiki sitting on the chair with a smile and dangling his legs......

It seems to be nice to drink it sweetly once in a while.

The leisurely leisure time passed very quickly, staying with the family, and there was no arrangement to go out, and the low air pressure brought by the rainy day was pleasant. Just as Kamiya got up and was about to sweat from sword practice, the doorbell rang at the entrance.

Bell Bell –

It can be felt that the outside breath outside the door is unfamiliar, not an acquaintance.

"Is there a stranger visiting?"

Kamiyagawa was a little surprised.

……

The door opens.

The visitor could be seen as a woman, who looked to be twenty-eight or nineteen years old, carrying a handbag in one hand and a tucked black umbrella in the other, dripping with rain.

Seeing Kamiya, who was dressed in home clothes, open the door, the woman outside first bowed before she asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, is it Mr. Kamiyagawa?" ”

"It's me."

Kamiya looked at the woman outside with some confusion.

In all fairness, the other side is beautiful.

A head of silky black hair is neatly coiled on his head, his neck is white and jade, and the lines are soft, and there is a kind of Yamato Nadeshiko-style gentleness. Even when he speaks, his eyebrows are always gently lowered, and he does not look directly at the person he is talking to.

Moreover, this woman looks a little familiar.

But for a while, I can't remember where I've seen it.

"I'm sorry, it's rude to come to visit without saying hello." The woman apologized repeatedly, "But, now only Mr. Kamiya can help me." ”

"What do you want me to help you?"

"Except ...... In addition to the spirit, I encountered something strange. I've heard that Mr. Kamiya is a very powerful soul exorcist, so I'd like to entrust you with a spirit exorcist. ”

"Ah, come in and talk about it."

Kamiya moved out of the way from the door and let the woman in.

At the same time, I thought that my name seemed to spread well, and someone had come to the door to entrust the removal of spirits.

"Excuse me."

The woman bowed again, leaned her umbrella against the door, changed into slippers for guests at the entrance, and followed Kamiyagawa into the reception room.

……

"Do you want tea? It seems that there is only black tea at home, is that okay? Kamiya sat down in the master's seat.

"No, no need to bother, thank you."

"Then tell me about you."

"I ...... Ah, I'm so sorry I didn't say my name. The woman began to apologize again, I don't know why, but it gave the impression that she was used to apologizing, "My name is Kohata Himetsuki." ”

Hearing the name, Kamiya finally remembered why he looked at this woman so familiar.

He had seen her pictures in the newspaper before, and he had seen some things about her.

The reason why Kohata Himezuki's affair was published in the newspaper was more because of his husband Kohata Tamon.

The Kohata family is one of Japan's five famous Kabuki families and is active in Tokyo.

Kamiya had previously participated in the encirclement and suppression of the demon Shishi, and later learned that Shishi's identity was also a kabuki.

However, at that time, he was only a little famous in the kabuki industry, and he was a small role, which was very different from the Kabuki actors from a family.

Kabuki performances are considered to be Japan's national arts, and kabuki performers earn a lot of money, and excellent performers are called national treasures, and those who can watch kabuki performances are generally rich or expensive.

Because the family is rich in wealth and the people who come into contact with dignitaries and dignitaries, the Kabuki family is also equivalent to the wealthy nobles of Japan.

The Kohata family is one of the best in this special category.

Tsurokuro Kohata of the Kohata family is a famous actor in the history of Japanese Kabuki, and his family has become one of the Kabuki families. His family is involved in a wide range of performance repertoire, and is good at world dramas, period dramas, and new dramas, which have been passed down from generation to generation for 12 generations.

The current head of the family, Kohata Tamen, that is, the husband of the Kohata Himetsuki in front of him, performed on stage at the age of five, and is currently one of the most popular artists in Japanese Kabuki, because of his delicate appearance, extravagant behavior and superb performance, he is loved by many Japanese audiences, and his acting career has won awards such as the Kikuchi Wide Award and the Purple Ribbon Medal, so his popularity is also high and high.

Since the Kohata family is a wealthy family, then this Kohata Himetsuki is naturally the wife who married into a wealthy family.

I'm a celebrity myself.

Kamiya: "I know your husband, huh...... Kabuki famous. ”

"Really? Did Mr. Kamiya also watch a kabuki show? ”

Kohata Himetsuki habitually laughs, and it is a very skillful and decent smile.

Her face was obviously only wearing light makeup, but it was like a thick layer of color powder, perfectly concealing all her true emotions.

"Sort of." Kamiya nodded, looking at Kohata Himetsuki's eyes a little stranger, but in the end, he didn't say anything superfluous, just thought about it and tapped the coffee table lightly with his fingers, "Madam, what do you mean by encountering strange things?" ”

"It's this."

Himezuki Kohata took out a crumpled photo from his pocket, put it on the coffee table, and quickly retracted his hand, as if the photo had a high temperature enough to burn a person.

You could tell she was terrified of it.

Kamiya shifted his gaze to the photo.

This photo was taken very casually, and the lens should have been a little shaky when it was taken, and it should have been left by a casual shot.

The film is about a number of people, all of whom are dressed in solemn black.

Most people either have their backs to the camera, or their faces are slightly blurred because of the camera shaking. These people seem to be talking to each other, or doing their own things, and you can feel a heavier atmosphere among the characters.

Through the black clothes and the behavior of the characters, it can probably be seen that this is a shooting scene and a funeral.

In the center of this photo, there is Kohata Himetsuki.

Of all the people who were photographed, she was the only one who looked directly at the camera and was clearly the protagonist of the filming.

Her face and expression were very clear, the corners of her mouth were raised, and her eyes were slightly squinted with a smile, filled with a very bright smile.

Compared to the social smile she had in front of Kamiya, it was obviously heartfelt, sincere and natural.

And this smiling look should seem to be no problem in other scenes, but when compared with the atmosphere of the funeral on the people around him, it is particularly dazzling and abrupt.

There is an indescribable weirdness.

Obviously, no matter whose funeral it is, it would be very rude to show such a bright smile.

"This photo ......"

Kamiya raised his eyes to look at Himetsuki, a small hata sitting opposite.

"I know, Mr. Kamiya, you might think I'm very rude in the photo." Kohata Himezuki wiped the cold sweat on her forehead with a handkerchief, and her tone trembled slightly, "But please believe me, the person in the photo is definitely not me!" I couldn't have been at that funeral, I wasn't there at all. ”

"That's right. I believe in you, ma'am. ”

"Thank you."

Himetsuki Kohata was a little overwhelmed.

She didn't expect that Kamiyagawa would believe her words so quickly.

I was ready to be questioned.

Perhaps, this rumored very powerful young soul slayer is really well-informed.

Thinking about it this way, Mrs. Kohata settled down a little, and the fear that she felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to vomit when she saw the photo was dispelled a little.

There should be a few more explanations to be followed.

For example, I don't have twin sisters, and I don't have a split personality or anything like that.

On these two points, Himezuki Kohata can be completely convinced.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have come directly to the Soul Eliminator, but would have gone to a private investigator or psychiatrist.

There is really a big problem with this photo, it is a supernatural photo that cannot be wrong, the "person" in the photo is definitely not herself, and Kohata Himezuki even thinks that "she" may not be a person.

Himetsuki Kohata was ready to answer some of the necessary questions, but the opening on Kamiyagawa's side was unexpected by her—

"Ma'am, have you ever heard of a doppelganger?"

"What ......?"

Doppelganger, a kind of urban weirdness that has been widely circulated.

It has been talked about all over the world.

Suppose someone is wandering down the road one day and suddenly turns around and sees someone who looks like them.

They have the same face, the same hair color, are called by their peers by the same name, dress the same way, and even have the same walking habits.

This is the doppelganger, the other self in the world.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa once wrote in -

[A subtle sensation that transcends human willpower strikes me, and that I am in the same coat, in the same culottes, and even in the same posture as me.] ]

That's probably what a doppelganger feels.

An individual who looks exactly like himself appears in reality out of thin air.

It is equivalent to a completely independent doppelganger with autonomous consciousness.

There is such a thing as a doppelganger, which may not be a big deal on the body of the strange talker, like the little old man who is a scout of the Kamiya family, and there are many of them on the outside. But when this kind of thing happens to human beings, it's a little scary.

And there is also a theory about the doppelganger, saying that if the main body sees the existence of the doppelganger, then the main body will die soon after, and everything that was originally will be replaced by the doppelganger.

Himezuki Kohata: "So, you mean, the one in this photo is my doppelganger?" ”

Kamiyagawa: "Maybe, it's just a guess. It can't be ruled out that it is some kind of strange talk that can change your appearance, but judging from your current state, Madam, the latter is less likely. ”

"Mr. Kamiya, the person in the photo who looks like me, the doppelganger, has done such an inappropriate act, and this photo has caused me a lot of trouble. It will also affect my husband, as well as the reputation of the Kohata family. Or maybe the doppelganger will do something more incomprehensible in the future...... So I'm going to ask Mr. Kamiya to get rid of the spirit. ”

Kohata Himetsuki bowed solemnly again.

"The wife of a famous Kabuki family...... For the sake of the reputation of the husband and the family? Kamiya thought to himself.

Then I saw Kohata Himezuki put the bag she had been holding on the coffee table and opened it, which was full of cash.

"I can pay you twenty million, please."

"Ah......h

Kamiya condensed his pupils and glanced at the suitcase again, the money seemed to be fine.

But suddenly took out such a large sum of cash and put it out, if it weren't for the fact that Kohata Himetsuki himself was a celebrity with status, otherwise it would really make people suspicious.

Anyway, Kamiya has been quite idle these days.

20 million is not a small amount, and it costs money to run the studio, so it is not a bad thing to have more capital reserves.

As long as the money can be in place, then the commission will be accepted.

(End of chapter)