Under the silence of the night.

A few hours ago, in the same night, almost at the time of the outbreak of the war between Mio Ito and the "Special Operations Enforcement Team", a young girl was walking slowly forward in the night with a mobile phone on the road in Ibaraki Prefecture, dozens of kilometers from Tokyo.

“…… Further on, there is about a kilometer to go...... Over there, it's Mt. Arana......"

Manami Mizuhara looked at the map on her phone and walked slowly according to the signs on the country road.

Ever since he got a clue to Mt. Arana in the "Sogoku Bookstore" that day, Manami Mizuhara had the idea of leaving.

However, I don't know if it was because of some hesitation and fear of the inexplicable existence behind Xi Gu, or because of some other reason, Manami Mizuhara still didn't choose to act at the first time, and continued to spend the next few days in an absent-minded student life.

Take off her glasses and go back to school, because she has not been socializing with people in the past, the changes in Manami Mizuhara have not attracted much attention, and Ryoko Okuyama, who has a ghost in her heart, does not dare to come back to provoke after experiencing the lesson that Manami Mizuhara gave her in front of the bookstore that day.

Therefore, Manami Mizuhara didn't have any trouble, and even her parents didn't notice much of the changes in their daughter, but they just thought that they were surprised that she could take off her glasses.

So, Manami Mizuhara spent a few days of chaotic time like this.

Until that day, I turned on my phone and saw the hottest video on several familiar paranormal forums.

- "The current Shitamachi incident! The Blood Angel is here! ”

In addition to the official insiders, there are also government insiders, most of them think that it is just a CG synthesis of too real videos, and only a few people will have some doubts about its authenticity.

However, Manami Mizuhara knew that it was indeed a real scene.

Because, the face that appeared as a beautiful angel in the "Moshitacho" incident was exactly the same as the face of Mio Ito-senpai who appeared in the abandoned factory that she saw that day.

It has even become more perfect, and the momentum on his body has become more huge.

…… She's constantly evolving.

Manami Mizuhara sat in the classroom, staring at the images in the video in a daze, repeating the video over and over again in just a few minutes, and when he finally came to his senses, he only felt that his whole body was covered with cold sweat.

As someone who was also deeply involved with the store manager, she sensed the changes that had occurred in Mio Ito, perhaps because they had both received the wooden pendant, so the essence of power was the same.

Therefore, she can also feel more and more clearly that the nature of the power displayed by Mio Ito, from the abandoned factory to the current town, is also going deeper and deeper as if she is experiencing a transformation from a cocoon to a butterfly.

When you understand this-

“…… I'm going to stop her. ”

Such a thought flashed in Mana Mizuhara's heart.

It quickly turned into a conviction.

"It's no longer time to stay where you are and beg someone to come forward...... Even if I encountered that horror on the second floor that day...... I'm still going to go to Mt. Arana and find the store manager or something he left behind......

“…… Only in this way can Mio-senpai Ito be stopped! ”

In the coldness as if to clott blood, Mana Mizuhara stared intently at the screen on her phone and bit her lip silently.

— and so it is today.

And tonight.

Deliberately picking a weekend, Minami Mizuhara took a JR to Ibaraki Prefecture, where Mt. Aranama is located, during the day, leaving the urban area and coming to a place less than a kilometer away from Mt. Arana, and finally arrived at his destination.

"Hmm...... Mom, I'm watching a movie, alone...... Go back soon, please don't worry about me...... Uh-huh, back in an hour at most. ”

After hanging up the phone and relieving her parents of worry, Mana couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Can you really come back in an hour? I'm afraid not. Don't say go back tonight, even if it's tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow......

It's possible that you won't be able to go back like this.

Taking a deep breath, Manami Mizuhara could feel the fear that was hidden in his heart.

For Xi Gu, the mysterious store manager, the current Manami Mizuhara himself can't tell what kind of feelings he has.

He could listen to his heartfelt speech with kindness and tenderness, but he could also show the terrifying darkness on the second floor of the bookstore, as if an indescribable existence was about to come;

He can give himself such a precious occult book as "The Virtuous Writings of Hermes", and bandage the wounds on Ito Mio that he brought with him; But he also did not hesitate to give Mio Ito the power to allow her to commit so many bloody sins.

Is he good or evil?

Is it a terrifying demon or a god on high?

Manami Mizuhara's heart was heavy, and he couldn't come up with a stable result.

The only thing she can know is that in this industry, no matter what the outcome is, it is possible.

Pick up your phone and light the road under your feet while registering for several surreal forums scrolling out the latest posts.

"I live in Katsushika Ward and I heard the sound of bombing coming from a few kilometers away......"

"What's going on? War game? ”

"I saw fighter sorties."

"wwwww, it can't be Godzilla out of nowhere."

"That area is cordoned off, I live nearby, and suddenly a second level of alert was announced, and all residents can't go downstairs......"

"I'm also nearby, and there is an OL lady who wants to go downstairs, but there is a Self-Defense Force guard under the corridor, carrying a gun to let her go back. (laughs)"

"Can you imagine that there is a chariot passing by at the entrance of the community? It's a chariot! ”

"Is it really Godzilla? Is the government fighting it? ”

"It's also possible that he was chasing Ultraman, or that he dug up a Hatsui machine from under Tokyo Bay......"

Other similar posts also appeared one by one in other forums, but looking at those posts, Manami Mizuhara's mood was not at all as relaxed as those post users.

She had a vague premonition that the latest incident in Katsushika Ward might have nothing to do with Mio Ito. And after this incident, what kind of strength will Mio Ito's strength swell to, and what kind of disaster will it cause - for this, she is even more uncertain.

And at the same time as she was thinking so, on the mobile phone forum, the pages and posts that were originally swiped on the screen seemed to have undergone a big purge, and they instantly became blank, and all related forums could no longer be opened once they were refreshed.

Stunned for a moment, Manami Mizuhara simply turned them off and walked down the country road with only the electric lights on the hand.

Soon, she came to the end of the trail, and a mountain towered in front of her.