The three of them are now at the turn of a county road away from the city.

As night approaches, there is almost no traffic here, the roadside is overgrown with weeds, and a lush tree grows a little further away from the guardrail.

"Is there anything unusual here?"

Li Wu looked around, and there were a few blurred lines of flesh and blood in his field of vision, probably the spirits that had died in a traffic accident were wandering aimlessly, but they did not react to their arrival.

"It's not here, it's the tree."

Miss Miko took a bag of things from the car, carefully carried her hakama over the guardrail, and led the group to the bottom of the tree.

She cleared her throat and patted the tree as if she were knocking on the door.

"Mr. Fujiwara, we're here."

As her words fell, Li Wu saw a burst of white flocculent rising from the root of the tree, and then transformed into a human form.

He looks like an adult man in his thirties, but blood is gurgling from his forehead, which is quite scary at first glance.

On his head is written "Fujiwara's Earth Binding Spirit".

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he ruined the terrifying atmosphere: "Miss Akabane, can you finally come and get rid of that monster?" ”

"That's what I'm here for." Yuki Akabane—Li Wu had just learned her full name—turned to him and introduced, "This is the Earth Bound Spirit here, and it was through him that I confirmed the anomaly in this place. ”

"Earthbinders?"

Although he had already seen the name of the manifestation, Li Wu still cooperated and asked.

Fujiwara's spirit body smiled and touched his forehead, wiped a handful of blood and replied: "I used to race with people on this road, and when I turned the corner, I had an accident, and when I woke up, I found that my body hit this tree, and then I couldn't leave here, it's a pity that my AE86." ”

“…… You're really impressive. ”

It's just an accident to die, and after death, I am still trapped in this place where birds don't, how boring and lonely.

"I was a little depressed at first, but then I got used to it." Fujiwara waved his hand indifferently.

"Then again, isn't there a way for Yuki-sama to help Fujiwara become a Buddha?"

"Don't, don't." As soon as Li Wugang asked, Fujihara became anxious, "I don't want to become a Buddha, from time to time there will be stupid people like me in this place who come to race cars, just so that I can watch the game and relieve my boredom, and see which one is going to overturn and help him save his life." ””

Sure enough, there are many kinds of spirits.

"I brought you wine." Miss Miko shook the plastic bag she was carrying, "Hasn't that guy been moving lately?" ”

She lined up the canned beer in her bag and threw it on the floor, but Fujiwara didn't take it, but stood there and took a few breaths with an intoxicated expression, as if he had already tasted the wine.

"What the hell is that guy you're talking about?"

Li Wu couldn't help but ask.

"I can only be sure that the body is a female ghost." Hoshikawa Aoi explained next to him, "It suddenly appeared here one day, and Uncle Fujiwara confirmed that there have been no recent incidents here that will turn people into resentful spirits, which is very consistent with the characteristics of youkai fabricated by the monsters of the negative world out of thin air." ”

"Right...... Yes, the woman was so fierce that I wanted to say hello to her, but I was caught hard. Fujiwara's pale and transparent spirit face flushed with the characteristic flush of drunkenness, and even the blood on his forehead soared even more violently.

What an amazing way spirits drink.

"Actually, based on my previous investigation, I've roughly determined the content of the strange tale that carries the wraith."

Miss Miko paused for a moment and continued, "When Mr. Fujiwara was still racing, there was a murder here. ”

"The runaway wife killed her cheating husband and her husband's lover, broke their bodies and buried them in this place, and some people rumored to have buried them under this tree."

She deliberately recounted in an eerie tone: "As for the wife, some say that she turned herself in and was imprisoned, others say that she committed suicide after killing her husband, and the blood full of jealousy and resentment splattered all over the tree, and the mottled blood can still be seen faintly......"

The blood on Fujiwara's head soared to more than a foot high, and he said nervously, "Really...... Are you sure? ”

"You're scared!" This time it was Hoshikawa Aoi who couldn't help but complain.

"Anyway, there is a high probability that the enemy this time is a youkai created based on this rumor?"

Li Wu concluded.

Miss Miko looked at Fujiwara, "Haven't you seen her lately?" ”

The Earth Bound Spirit thought for a while, and said slowly, "Now that I think about it, I haven't seen her for about two weeks, but I haven't dared to come forward since she appeared, and I can't give an accurate answer. ”

"Then it's troublesome." Yuki Akabane frowned, "We'll have to find a way to lure her out." ”

"How? Provocation? Scolding her for 'useless miscellaneous fish monsters ~ miscellaneous fish ~ miscellaneous fish ~' like this? Hoshikawa raised her hand and asked.

"I think you'd put yourself at a disadvantage by provocations like this."

Li Wu immediately pointed out the huge risk behind this line.

"Generally speaking, the deepest obsession of this resentment is what it did before death, and in this story it should be resentment towards the cheating husband and the lover who seduces the husband."

Miss Miko thought for a while, and suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization.

"I thought about it, let's do a repeat of the case."

“…… A repeat of the case? ”

……

Night had fallen, and the street lamps along the county road smeared the tarmac with orange glow, and the moon peeked out from the clouds, staring coldly at a man and a woman under the street lamp.

Hoshikawa Aoi played with the corners of her clothes restlessly, and the boy in front of her stared at her like he had done countless times, but the familiar face of the past made her a little uneasy at the moment.

She had vaguely felt the relentless storm raging around the relationship between the two, and the cold blade he was about to hand out.

"Aoi, we've been dating for over two years."

Li Wu said lightly.

She reluctantly squeezed out a smile and responded in as warm a tone as she could, "yes, a lot has happened." But we've all got over it, haven't we? From now on, we will be able to work together, right? ”

He tilted his head to the side in silence, and after a while said, "Calling you out today is because I have something to say to you, and it is a very important word. ”

Hoshikawa Aoi took a few steps back in a panic, her eyes wandering, as if she wanted to find a life-saving straw: "...... I have something to do at home tonight, so what do you have to say later? Now, okay? ”

But Li Wu did not let her go, he took a step forward and said resolutely: "If you delay it, there will be no better results." ”

She shook her head desperately, hiding the few tears she shed: "Don't say it, please ......"

But her plea didn't stop the ruthless blade from swinging, and Li Wu still spat out hurtful words: "I'm sorry, I can't go down with Aoi anymore." ”

In the end, the tears could not be stopped, and they poured out like a.

"Uh......h Why? Is it because of her? ”

Li Wu raised his eyebrows as if surprised: "I didn't expect you to notice it." That's right, I don't want to lie to you, I'm already in love with ...... Yuki. ”

Fujiwara, who was hiding behind a tree, sang a sad song.

"あんなにも心から~愛してた君と......"

"Yes, that's true."

Hoshikawa Aoi's eyes became hollow, and the surging magic evaporated the tears, and she completed her transformation with the sound of heavy machinery.

"Li Wu, who cheated, must be punished."

“…… Wait a minute, why do you look serious!! ”

Said that the case will be repeated!

Why did you even take out Guillotan, this is to take the head of the person in earnest!

Li Wu didn't care about the script, and he used his strength under his feet and dodged away violently.

A thunderous axe-shaped wand swept over his head and slammed into a pale face.

It was a hideous female face floating in the air, with twisted, demonic-like features and a long outstretched nose, which flew out like a baseball being pumped by a professional batter after being hit head-on by Guillotan.

Miss Shrine Maiden jumped out of the car, holding a handful of rune paper in her hand, and shouted loudly, "The target has appeared, and the retreat begins!" ”