"Kamiya-senpai, are you looking for me?"

In the process of disposing of another "Aoyagi" and taking a short break from the Soul Killer team at the local Soul Killer Branch, Saotome Ai was called in front of Kamiyagawa.

"Well, sit down first, I'd like to talk to you - do you want some coffee?"

Kamiya casually sat on a chair in his makeshift office and gestured to Saotome as he took a sip of the coffee that Pranya had just brought him.

As usual, the bitter black coffee only adds two spoonfuls of milk.

This drink may not have a significant refreshing effect for Kamiyagawa now, after all, his strong mental strength is no longer tired from the daily intensity of busy work.

Now it can only be regarded as a personal habit.

"No need. Is there anything else Kamiya-senpai wants to know? Or is there anything I can do to help? ”

Ai Saotome sat down across from the Kamiya River.

Calm on the surface, but apprehensive inside.

It's strange to say, in the past two days of getting along and working with Kamiya, Saotome has always felt a special attraction from this man.

How to say that?

Perhaps this is a natural leadership temperament, a personality charm that can be intuitively felt?

It's just that this attraction doesn't make Saotome feel close.

Because at the same time, she can feel more of the oppression from Kamiyagawa, which makes her feel uneasy.

If it weren't for the conditions, Saotome really wanted to flee far away and not deal with this man anymore.

"It's just to talk about the previous incident, about the incident of Pingjiangmen, you also contributed that time." Kamiya put down the cup containing the coffee, spoke in a flat tone, and stared at Saotome unabashedly.

Saotome adjusted her sitting posture to make her tone and expression as natural as possible, and then answered, "Yes, but only did something insignificant." ”

"How much do you know about King Xingshi, who tried to resurrect the Heishomon?"

"King Xingshi?"

"Yes, he's a member of a strange organization called Demon, codenamed Tatsuki. This organization has gathered many carriers of anti-social extraordinary abilities. ”

"I only know that the power of King Xingshi comes from the god Dark Silt and Beauty. As for the Demon Time Organization, this is the first time I've heard of it. ”

Saotome didn't pick up the topic.

She knows the truth that she is wrong to say more.

And the information at the time of the demon is also known to the core members in the countermeasure room.

Most of the official soul killers on the fringes didn't know about it.

Saotome loves to be a house master who has only registered his name in the strategy room, and it's normal to not know.

Miss Saotome didn't change much in her expression when she said this.

It's just a little serious, or a little too serious.

With this sentence alone, ordinary people should not be aware of any problems.

But it's a pity that Saotome is now facing Kamiyagawa, who can have a keen insight into emotions.

"Well, you haven't heard of it."

Kamiya half-closed his eyes and nodded casually.

But there are more conjectures and assumptions in my heart.

Since being promoted to the "Lord of the World", Kamiyagawa has worked on his special ability to perceive emotions.

If you have nothing to do, you will use the eldest disciple of the family, Kanoya, as an experimental subject.

After a period of ability training, as long as he wants to know what the little deer cub at home is thinking and calculating in his heart when facing him, he knows everything.

Now Kamiyagawa is well aware that Saotome Ai is lying.

When it came to the Demon Season, the young lady's mood fluctuated significantly.

The external manifestations of expression and tone may be disguised, but the inner emotions cannot deceive people.

Kamiyagawa: "King Xingshi's ability comes from Dark Silt Kami, and now Aoyagi's ability also comes from Dark Silt Kami...... Speaking of which, according to the information I got from here, there is another person who should also carry the power of the god of darkness and beauty. ”

Ai Saotome: "Ah, yes...... Is it? ”

"Well, Takiyasha-hime. An exiled princess, the daughter of the new Emperor Ping Jiangmen. ”

"Takiyasha-hime...... It seems that when I was researching the ancient records of the god Dark, I did come across similar materials. ”

"Did you just see the record?" Kamiyagawa smiled, "I thought you knew this Yaksha-hime. ”

"How could I possibly know it......"

Saotome struggled to stay calm, but by this time a cold sweat had begun to break out on her back.

The heart that has been hanging for so many days is finally dead.

Kamiyagawa didn't care about Saotome's denial, and continued to ask: "Miss Saotome, there is a connection between Takiyasha-hime and the Demon Time Organization, right?" ”

Saotome Ai's heart chuckled again, and her chest was restless, but her mouth only continued to be powerless to defend: "I...... I do not know. ”

The pressure from Kamiyagawa sitting across from her was too great, and she couldn't even disguise her external tone and demeanor anymore.

Just looking at Saotome's sweaty appearance now, Kamiya can conclude that his previous judgment is correct, and simply take advantage of the victory to pursue:

"Miss Saotome, I do need your help, I want to talk to Takiyashahime. Don't worry, even if she is related to the Demon Time Organization, as long as she is a friend or foe, she is the object that can be united. I will never do anything to her, I can assure you of that. ”

"I said, I really don't ......"

Saotome Ai's words were not finished, and suddenly a strong feeling of vomiting swelled.

It wasn't the urge to retch out of nervousness and fear, she really started to vomit.

I saw Saotome fall from the single sofa, her hands on the ground, and her body convulsed......

Something was pouring out of her throat!

Faced with Saotome's abnormal reaction, Kamiyagawa tilted his head slightly.

Where his gaze was fixed, a shadow in a purple and white shirt quickly outlined.

Pranya stared at Saotome lying on the ground, but only shook her head towards Kamiya, "She's fine." ”

"Hmm!"

Saotome spat out the contents of her mouth violently, gasping violently and briefly.

What she spat out was a puddle of clear water, and some jet-black wriggling hair.

The black hairs tangled with each other and soon formed a thumb-sized humanoid silhouette.

"This ......"

Saotome can naturally see that this thing definitely has something to do with Takihime.

But when did this thing get into its body?

A small doll made of black hair on the ground, shaking the water stains on its body, and extending a few strands of hair, patchwork the characters with the ground.

This time, it's not a special symbol that only Saotome can understand, but normal text-

[Don't be embarrassed, she's about to be frightened by you.] ]

"Takitiyasha-hime?"

Kamiyagawa got up from his seat and reached out to help Miss Saotome, who was a little embarrassed, very thoughtfully.

[It's me.] ]

"It's not easy to get in touch with you."

[If you can, it's better not to get in touch.] ]

"Huh." Kamiyagawa looked at the tiny humanoid doll made of hair, "Is this thing made of your curse power?" It's pretty delicate. So, where are you now? ”

[Far away.] Do the same thing as you did, find and dispose of Aoyagi. ]

"I'm a little curious, what is the relationship between you and Miss Saotome?"

[Family, friends, mentors and apprentices.] And so on, in short, I am awakened by love, and as for the relationship between us, it's up to you how you understand it. ]

Looking at the words outlined by the black hair on the ground, Kamiyagawa looked at Ai Saotome, who was sitting on the sofa and was slightly confused.

“…… Taki-and I met in an abandoned shrine. At that time, I was a junior high school student, and I encountered an evil spirit at that shrine, and I accidentally released Taki. She saved me...... After that, I was basically taught by her. ”

Saotome avoided Kamiya's gaze and explained in a low voice.

Now that Takihime has volunteered, it means that there is no need for her to keep these secrets anymore.

Anyway...... In front of the terrible Kamiya River, he can't keep the so-called secret.

"Oh." Kamiya nodded, and continued the topic teasingly, "In other words, your relationship is quite close. Aren't you worried about keeping Miss Saotome by my side these days and accepting my surveillance? ”

[And we didn't do it voluntarily.] And I like to say that your official soul slayer has some reasoning. She hasn't done anything bad, and you won't hurt her. ]

"You say bad things, have you done it?" Kamiya asked again in a chattering tone.

"Taki she hasn't done anything bad, really, I can guarantee it!" Saotome Ai on the side hurriedly interjected.

This time, she really didn't seem to be lying.

The black hair on the ground is once again outlined-

[So far, I don't think so.] ]

Kamiyagawa's pupils condensed slightly, becoming deep and dark: "Takiyasha-hime, you're a member of the Demon Season, right?" ”

[I'm ugly.] ]

"Can you tell me about this organization?"

The cursed doll on the ground didn't hesitate in the slightest-

[I don't know much.] All I know is that the organization is loosely structured, and is presided over by a man codenamed Lawyer Haishi. He came to me because he thought I would want to bring about the power of Dark Silt Kami, just like the later King of Xingshi. ]

[I don't know how he came to that conclusion, but anyway, he was wrong on this point, and what I wanted to do was a little different from what he thought.] ]

[I don't know the true identity of Hai Shi, but he seems to know a lot of things, and even a lot of information about the god of Dark Silt and Beauty, I got it from him.] ]

"Anything else?"

The black-haired doll on the ground was still for a moment, as if thinking about something, and after about half a minute, the black-haired once again sketched into words-

[There is some kind of contract between the members of the Demon Time and the Ha Shi. If a member reveals something organized at the time of the demon like an outsider, he will be attacked by that kind of contract. However, this kind of curse-like backlash can be bypassed by the power of the dragon god. ]

[According to my current judgment, although Hai Shi will provide different members with the information and resources they want, his real purpose seems to be to see the members of the Demon Time be killed after creating a certain amount of chaos.] ]

[Kind of like some kind of sacrifice.] ]

[That's all I know.] ]

Kamiyagawa: "It's a shame that you joined such an organization. By the way, what you just said, what you want to do is not to cause the dark to come, so what do you want to do? ”

[If I could, I'd like to see that cursed dragon god fall.] ]

Because it wasn't a face-to-face conversation, Kamiyagawa couldn't accurately tell if Takiyasha was lying or not.

But the information she provided about the organization at the time of the demon seems to correspond to the existence that Kamiya knows about herself.

It's quite likely to be true.

In other words, although he is a member of the Demon Time, Takiyasha Ji has no loyalty to that organization. And because of the power of Dark Silt Kami, the contract imposed at that time doesn't seem to be able to restrict Takiyasha Hime well.

Maybe...... Is she a good fit to be developed into an informant in that organization?

In that case, it would be a real surprise.

Subsequently, Kamiyagawa asked Takiyasha Ji about Aoyagi and Dark Silt Kami.

However, the information related to it, the latter has basically been passed on to the countermeasures room through Saotome Ai.

This contact was cancelled.

Takiyasha just said that if necessary, and when conditions allow, she would communicate with Kamiyagawa again through the hair doll.

That should be enough.

Anyway, the connection between the two sides is initially established.

"Kamiya-senpai." Ai Saotome, who was sitting on the sofa, turned pale, because Takihime's matter had been exposed, and her attitude towards Kamiyagawa had changed a little subtly, from the original fear and anxiety to a hint of help and expectation, "You...... Can you help Takihime? Taki, she's really not a bad person, and that demon, that organization, wants Taki's death. ”

Kamiyagawa didn't make a promise in a hurry, but said, "As long as what you say is true, then maybe." ”

As far as the current Demon Time organization is concerned, if we don't consider another special Demon Time that may exist in it.

Then even if the organization itself is mysterious and its purpose is unknown, it is already very small to pose a threat to Kamiya. The last time there was a painter who caused chaos, he was still fighting with the deer and the crane for a while......

……

Tokushima Prefecture, Kamiishi Town.

That high-rise apartment building.

Mrs. Nakashi, a housewife who lives in it, has been bothered by an incident recently.

It's not a big deal to say.

That is, the pipes in the toilet and kitchen can often be heard abnormally in the past two days.

I don't know if it's blocked somewhere.

She had told her husband about it, but he didn't care.

"It's just an abnormal noise in the pipes, so let's notify the building management to deal with it."

Of course, Mrs. Nakashi also reported the incident to the building's administrators.

It said that a manual inspection had been arranged, but the results had not yet been given.

This afternoon, while Mrs. Nakashi was preparing food in the kitchen sink, the sewer pipe made another strange noise.

"Well, really." The young wife was a little distressed.

Goo Doo - Goo Doo -

That clogging sound, it sounds inexplicably a little disgusting.

It was like there was something sticky, crowded somewhere in the pipe.