54. Afterglow
"You've got a good idea."
Asakura lost his angry expression and put down his knife.
"Mayor Mare, you are the most wonderful person I have ever met, and you can think of such an ingenious solution. But—"
His tone suddenly became very low, and the shadow of another person appeared on Asakura's body. The figure walked out of her, at first just a vague outline of translucent, then slowly filled in with color, turning into a witch in a wedding dress.
The style of the wedding dress was similar to the one Naling wore tonight, except for some details.
"I'd better save this for hell and talk slowly to the witch you killed."
There is no doubt that this is another strange story, the magic reaction is stronger than the weak witches around her, and the conversion to a witch should be close to the level of the big witch, or just step on the line and enter the circle of the big witch.
The weak witch demon power in Asahina Town is below 500, and it belongs to the marginal characters of the witch clan, and occasionally there are a few magic forces close to 1000. When encountering strange talk at the level of a big witch, there is only a chance of being beaten.
Asakura and Strange Tales become one, gain more magic than she possesses, and are determined to kill on the altar in the square in front of the town and let Asahina die in the fire, which is very much in line with the final direction of the story.
"What is her motive?"
Ritch didn't think she needed to do this, and the problem might lie in a personal vendetta with the mayor. The task of answering the question was given to Chiyo Yosaka, and the words "I understand" were written on her face.
"That's not something that can be explained in three or two sentences. Miss Sakuma Witch, you should understand the despair of watching your relatives, friends, and lovers being sacrificed as goddesses, but you can't do anything about it. ”
"I really didn't expect that Asakura turned out to be a goddess of revenge. With such a heavy heart to endure for so many years, I would have collapsed a long time ago. ”
The character of revenge is the kind that Riji can't refuse.
The tone of Yo Naling's words was very understated. The narrator is not the protagonist of the story, and only the protagonist who has experienced each scene firsthand understands that the damage caused by the incident is severe.
Others lack the ability to empathize at all, and can only give a small amount of mercy.
The sword used to attack the enemy becomes a sharp weapon that pierces one's own people. The weak witch who gained the power of the strange talk killed the mayor in the flames, under the incredulous gaze of a witch.
The weak witch is not an opponent of the beginner big witch level of weird talk, if it is converted to the standard weird talk level, at least it has to be a B-level weird talk.
After killing the mayor, Asakura didn't stop there, and the sky-high fire reflected her as if she were a real red, and the land, the sky, everything turned the color of blood.
She went completely insane and single-handedly destroyed the paradise on earth created by the goddess of the mountain.
The steel dragon roared into the platform, and the long-awaited Yamanote Line train appeared in front of him, and Riki resisted the urge to pounce on it and kiss the body.
She never thought that this ordinary train could bring her such a choppy mood. What happened on Asahina's side is out of control, and the story about the owner of the Onsenozu Onsen inn has come to an end, and when the soul of Chiyo Naling leaves by train, the strange conversation at Kiratsu Station will end.
The two bosses of Oyu no Mizu back then may have also left on the Yamanote Line.
"After 30 years, I've finally arrived."
He Naling took a deep breath and looked back at the ghost place that had trapped her for almost a third of a century, and his heart was not too surging, but there was a unique sense of relief.
"I don't know what Kansai is like now, but I hope I have a chance to see it."
One last glance at the town of Asahina, which was caught in flames, she stepped on the train and into the carriage without any nostalgia. The night I came out to work 30 years ago was still yesterday, and the long-standing nightmare came to an end with the roar of the train.
She sat by the window, and Ruiji and Moon sat next to each other.
The car door closes, and a gentle female voice can be heard over the radio.
"Dear passengers, go to ...... The train at the station is about to start, please sit still and hold on, do not walk around, run around, ride a broomstick in the carriage, and do not use magic against waves......"
The next stop is still a mystery, and Ryji habitually groping in his pockets, which are empty. Usually at this time, she will keep a light novel or a craving snack in her pocket to relieve her boredom when she is bored.
When she returned to Tokyo, she couldn't wait for everything she could afford to spend on materials. Even in the Kabukicho street of Shinjuku 1-chome and 2-chome, she has a little bit of interest (bushi).
"I really want to have a bowl of hot ramen right now."
The golden ramen noodles soaked in the tonkotsu broth are covered with large slices of round barbecued pork, and the rest of the ingredients are a few ingredients, and the aroma is filled with the steaming heat, and the salty and fresh taste is unforgettable.
The train runs through Mt. Hiei at nightfall ahead, and there is a short section of railway that passes through the town of Asahina. The burning building is reflected in the window pane, and the screams of the witches are muffled by the carriage.
At this time, he remembered the forgotten things, and immediately grabbed a beautiful blonde hair in annoyance.
"I always thought it was me who killed these witches, but it turned out that I just turned their memories and emotions into strange stories and sealed them in regional weird stories...... Lid? It's like a jam cap. I created the regional weirdness of Ruzuki Station and Asahina Town, but I was also trapped in it with the memories and emotions of these people, and it was the humble witch who really drove everything......"
"Isn't it a little late for you to find out?" Yue couldn't help but complain.
"It's the first time I've seen a weak boss like you."
Even if he stepped on the train that left the regional weird talk, the poisonous tongue of the moon never restrained.
"I knew I would have scared you more than I could have done for those nights. Now that I'm away from Asahina, my strength is gone, it's a pity, I should leave you with a psychological shadow that can leave you for the rest of your life. ”
The Kansai witch is impotent and furious in the carriage.
When Asahina disappeared behind the rolling mountains, a deep tunnel appeared in front of it. Upon entering the tunnel, the speed of the train suddenly increases, and the wheels and rails make a screeching sound.
All the lights in the carriage were turned off. In the darkness, Riki heard the sound of Chiyo getting up with Naling. She and Tsuki couldn't see anything, and they had the illusion that their vision was deprived.
"The end has arrived, goodbye, thank you for freeing me from samsara. It's time for the strange talk at Ruyue Station to come to an end. ”
The footsteps were getting farther and farther away from the carriage, and the faint aura of magic dissipated into the midsummer air.
A bright light erupted from outside the carriage, and Ruiji had to close his eyes.
After that, she lost consciousness.
When I regained consciousness again, the familiar stuffy feeling returned. When I opened my eyes, I was flanked by completely unfamiliar streets.