We followed the notes left by Mr. Xia Fan's grandfather and went to an abandoned warehouse not far from the observatory. It used to seem to be used by people to stack goods and stuff, but now no one wants to approach it at all.

That warehouse gradually became a "haunted house" that people avoided. But that's a good thing, at least no one will bother. In addition, it is easier to conduct surveys. So, we set off early the next morning.

At this time, there seems to be a little bit of rain in the air. The dawn melted with the distant horizon...... A little farther away, the fog was a little thicker. There are also very few people on the street, and occasionally a few birdsongs reach your ears.

After walking for a while, the observatory behind him became smaller and smaller, and finally it was out of sight. Then, turning left, we walked a little further, and the flashing traffic lights and the wide asphalt road came into view......

"It's finally like we're back, how many days have we been at that observatory?" Izumi asked as he walked. "About four days, right?" I thought about it for a moment and replied. "Is it that long?"

She asked in disbelief as she turned her face to me in surprise.

"Four days and three nights, to be exact."

At this time, the asters next to me corrected me and said. His voice was a little cold, and his expression didn't change much. "That's right......" Suddenly, I turned my head to look at her in embarrassment. I didn't expect her to turn her face to me too.

"What?"

The moment I looked at them, I couldn't help but let out a somewhat confused sound. "Nothing—" After a moment, she looked away again. Then, we walked through the shopping street while chatting about not much nutrition. Until the residential area comes into view......

"Would you like to go home first?"

I propose.

"No need." At this time, Mr. Xia Fan turned around and said. "You don't need to ......" Suddenly, I looked at the teacher's expression that was no different from usual, and I couldn't help but feel as if she was being stubborn. What do you want to say? ”

The teacher turned his head again and looked at my expression, a little embarrassed. "Would you like to sort out your mood or something?" I walked up to her, stared at her face, and asked, a little worried. "After all, it was just—"

Just as I was about to continue, her expression suddenly became serious, overshadowing my voice. "Thanks, but I'm fine. Although I had planned to visit her when I came back this time, it didn't matter if it was later. ”

As he spoke, he smiled at me. Then, he reached out and gently placed it on my head, and played with it a few times as if he was deliberately trying to mess my hair. "Thank you for worrying about me, Chihiro." Then, as I stepped back and knocked her hand off, added.

Then we walked through the residential area, turned right, and walked a little further. After passing a ramp, I finally saw the warehouse at the end of it. At this time, Mr. Xia Fan raised his customary right hand to remove the branches that hung in front of his eyes and occasionally covered his vision, and took out the map from his pocket with his free left hand.

"yes, that's it."

Reaching out to the upside-down plant that looked like grapes and mushrooms hanging overhead, she said. Next, put the map back in the pocket on the inside of your clothes. "Can you finally see it?" Shion said as she sat down on a stone next to her.

"I'm tired—"

As he spoke, he deliberately found a comfortable position, then took off his shoes, and then held them upside down with his hands and patted them a few times. In an instant, a large amount of sand was poured out one after another. Then, Shion put it aside and quickly took off the other one.

Then repeat the action just now.

"That's a lot......

I can't help but sigh. "yes—" Shion echoed as she put her shoes back on, then looked up and echoed. It didn't take long for them to laugh when they looked at each other's faces. — "Does it hurt? "I walked over and asked." Okay? ”

Then he handed her his hand.

"Thank you."

In fact, at this time, we have been walking in the mountains for a long time, so as not to be discovered. —Aster, with my help, is finally on her feet. So, we continued to walk towards the warehouse. The sun is overhead...... The air around is also getting hotter.

"Watch your step."

I reminded Lola not far ahead, avoiding the roots at my feet, and the weeds—some of them were very tall and very luxuriant...... As a result, as soon as I finished speaking, Lola tripped over the roots!

In an instant, he stumbled forward a few steps, and then fell forward! I reached out and tried to grab her arm from behind, but it was half a beat slower. — And then I heard a loud noise! Most of her face was completely sunk into the pile of leaves......

"Are you alright?" I hurriedly trotted over to her and asked a little anxiously. But at this time, her voice seemed to be crying. "Really! Be careful...... "Eventually, Izumi and I helped her up.

Izumi also patted off the excess leaves and dust from her clothes. Especially near the neckline, there are a lot of leaves...... "I'm sorry...... at this time, Lola's voice is a little muffled. "It's okay."

Izumi said as he reached out to pat the dirt off the surface of her neckline.

Then we came to the entrance to the warehouse—the door was left with a few wooden planks, the walls were covered with moss, and the cracks in the walls were of various sizes, with the occasional small insect visiting. The surrounding area is also covered with lush weeds and tree roots, which almost enclose the entire warehouse.

"Let's go."

Teacher Xia Fan walked in first, and we also walked in under her reminder. — The ceiling is low and low, and the surface is covered with mold. You have to bow your head almost slightly to get inside smoothly.

Suddenly, the "creaking" of the floor mingled with the sound of our footsteps. "Shall we go up there and have a look?" Teacher Xia Fan stretched out his hand and pointed to the stairs opposite. "Good!" Izumi's mood couldn't help but rise a little at this time, as if he was very excited.

So, we split into two groups - Lola and I on the first floor, and the second floor was handed over to Izumi, Ziyuan, and Teacher Xia Fan. —"I said I wanted to investigate, but there's nothing to investigate here, right?" ”

I looked around and said in a somewhat muffled voice. — There was nothing special here, nothing new was found behind the few planks piled up in the corners, and the window panes kept falling on the floor, and I avoided them as I walked.

"yes, it looks like so."

Lola was next to me and told me in words written in a notebook. But her expression was still a little nervous, and the room was a little dark. "Otherwise, let's go to the asters too, shall we?"

At this moment, she held the notebook up to me again. With a somewhat apprehensive expression, he asked for my opinion. But just when I was about to answer, "What is this!?" Chihiro, Lola, come and see! ”

Suddenly, I heard the voice of Aster. It's coming from above! I looked in that direction and handed my hand to Lola......

"Let's go!"

"Got it......!" So, we walked down the stairs to the upper floor and headed for the room at the end of the hallway. When we got to the door, Shion beckoned to us from inside. Then, he pointed to a large object that was beside him.

"What is this?"

I looked in the direction she was pointing as I walked inside. - Suddenly, near the window, a huge rectangular container appeared, incredibly large enough to hold a person.

The part of the lid is made of glass. I couldn't help but wonder and reached out and touched the surface of the lid. — Sure enough, it's similar to the touch of glass. There is a metallic texture all around, and even if it is a little rusted, some of it still shines. Now, there's nothing in it.

Obviously, though, it's openable. Moreover, the appearance is also very reminiscent of a coffin......