The ground was rubbed against an object, making a noise of varying lengths, much like the sound of a zombie dragging its almost uncontrolled body after a living person.

The grass rattled and an unidentified object sprang out of the shadows and staggered onto the stone path.

The sound is getting closer, and the battle is on the verge of breaking out.

"Who-"

Ruiji's vigilance was aroused to a peak, her breathing froze, and she clenched her sword and turned back. Not far away stood a young girl of her age, about 150-155 tall, wearing a dark blue collar, a white blouse and sailor suit, a dark blue pleated skirt, and white stockings on her feet, which were stained with mottled stains, one of which was mostly soaked in blood.

The black round scalp shoes were stained with mud, the long pale blonde hair was messy, and there were multiple abrasions on the knees and arms, which looked embarrassing.

"I ...... Sorry, I got here by accident...... Don't attack me......"

The girl shook the object in her hand.

A black witch hat and a broomstick.

They are all witches, and it is basic to travel with a witch hat and a broom. Especially the witch hat, which is a status symbol. A witch can forget to bring a purse and a broom when she goes out, but she will never forget to bring a witch hat.

The witch hat and body are one and the same, there is no doubt about it.

"You're human, aren't you?"

Rydge's hand holding the knife retracted a little.

She didn't dare to let her guard down until she confirmed that the other side was a friendly force. In case the people around you are talking strangely and the weapon is not in your hand, the other party will have a chance.

In the area of influence of regional weird tales, it is difficult for low-level witches to distinguish high-level and well-hidden subsidiary weirdos. Now, for example, Riki doesn't know if the high school girl in the sailor suit is friend or foe.

She had the impression that she had seen the familiar uniform in a certain area of Tokyo, and it was a very common style.

When asked like this, the girl showed a sad expression, her eyes were red, and she limped to Ruiji with her bleeding leg. The blade of the knife almost pierced her heart, and she didn't think it was dangerous to do so, and she was desperate to prove her innocence.

"How can any strange talk be so miserable as I am, and I can't even go home. Moreover, the strange talk will not remain calm when he sees the witch, and the magic power of the witch is the most delicious food...... You don't never listen to weird talk when you're in class, do you? ”

The girl's voice was energetic, not eerie at all, many times more beautiful than the eerie male voice that appeared on the radio of the Yamanote Line. Then, the girl took Rydy's hand.

The body temperature is normal, which is the temperature that a living person should have, and it is also very soft.

Although I wonder why there are other witches trapped here, the strange talk itself is an unbelievable thing, when it will appear, and who will be trapped in it is unknown, and the powerful technology bred by the witch civilization cannot explain it.

Unpeepable, unspeakable, unexplainable, and very similar to the monsters that appear in The Cthulhu Mythos. Thinking about it from another angle, strange talk is also a type of Cthulhu, but it is the Cthulhu of East Asia.

The tense atmosphere was diluted by the girl's beautiful voice, and Ruiji withdrew the sword she had pulled out, her beating heart still steady.

"I was so nervous, sorry. Also, if you want to ask someone for help, don't just talk normally, it's really scary to follow someone silently, I almost treated you as a weird talker. ”

Her tone changed from panicked to angry.

When encountering an injured and exhausted witch, the basic process is to treat the wound with healing magic. Simple healing magic is a compulsory course for every witch, and in-depth healing magic is a compulsory course for witches who aspire to become doctors, and other professional witches are not required to learn, and the content taught in school is limited to treating skin injuries and some non-life-threatening internal injuries.

When it comes to items that require surgery, it will be under the management of the Witch Hospital.

The Sailor Suit Witch was not seriously injured, and Reki completed the treatment steps with excellent brain memory and skilled muscle memory. Sister Jingliu went to take orders to exorcise evil spirits.,Often deal with all kinds of strange talks.,Every time I come home, the magic power is consumed.。

In the past, Ruiji was responsible for casting healing magic on her sister and making reasonable use of her excess magic power. Now Ruiji also clearly remembered how to use it, and the green light that symbolized healing overflowed from the palm of her hand, turning into wisps of warm silk thread that wrapped around the wound of the sailor suit witch.

The area where the silk thread was entwined healed at a rate visible to the naked eye, and a new epidermis began to grow rapidly in the bleeding area, leaving no scarring and no signs of the skin that had ever been injured.

The injuries that did not hurt the muscles and organs were well treated, and with the help of Ruiji, it didn't take long for the Sailor Suit Witch to return to normal.

She's supposed to be a weak witch. Only a weak witch would be so badly injured that she couldn't squeeze out the magic to heal herself. I'm sorry to say that, but this guess is correct.

"Thank you...... If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't know what to do. ”

The witch thanked and bowed to Ryji repeatedly, and Ryji was able to respond to her with the same courtesy. In the deserted regional strange talk, as long as the country and clothes are changed, those who don't know think that they are marrying bushi.

Speaking of witch marriage, that's another strange story, not something to think about at the moment.

The team looking for an outlet to the strange story has changed from a single person to a double team, and having a partner has a few more chances of winning than going it alone. Together, they walked along the narrow road, observing their surroundings, and during this time, the two talked about their passage to Rutsuki Station.

It is said that everyone in Japan is socially phobic, and Ruiji happens to be a normal person between social phobia and social cows, and the tense atmosphere makes her ignore the obstacle of talking to girls of the same age.

She folded her hand and showed the broom that had stopped working to the witch.

"When this thing flew near Okubo, it went off, and it was useless to try to drive it. If the broom broke, I had to take the train, so I waited at the nearest station and found that I was taken to Kisarsu Station...... What about you? ”

Seeing that Ruiji was calm and spoke properly, the witch gradually opened up the conversation and was willing to tell her something about herself.

"I'm working part-time. Today Izakaya was working overtime, and I came home a few hours later than usual and flew to Yoshino Town over Nara Prefecture to find that the broom was malfunctioning, and the situation was similar to you. ”

As she spoke, the Sailor Suit Witch had a Western accent, and Riki speculated that she was a witch from a prefecture in the Kansai region. It is quite regional, with some cute tones, and an authentic Tokyo accent are two different styles.

The Tokyo dialect is gentle and undulating, while the Kansai dialect is so rhythmic that people in other parts of Japan often feel like the Kansai dialect is arguing. The words of the sailor suit witch sounded completely devoid of quarrels, like spring water flowing in a mountain stream, gentle and gentle.

The two crossed the wooden bridge together and went deep into the hinterland of Asahina Town.