This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

Chosen Children...Forbidden Forest...

Having said that...

Kitagawa Temple seemed to have thought of something. He put the gray-colored bound book under his arm and reached out to rummage through his backpack.

It was a tattered piece of white cloth with crooked writing on it.

‘The nursery rhyme of falling cherry blossoms. ’

It is mentioned above that there is a forest of thousand cherry blossoms behind Mouchi's family mountain. It is said that people were killed and buried under the cherry trees to suppress the man-eating imps in the forest.

What was a coincidence was that the incomplete bound volume of the Sacrifice Plan also mentioned the ‘forbidden forest’.

Could it be that the ceremony just now was to select children to suppress the imps in the Thousand Sakura Forest?

"..." Beichuan Temple.

Intuition told Beichuan Temple that this matter about the 'Forbidden Forest' would definitely not be that simple.

Just as Beichuanji was thinking this, a faint call suddenly came from behind him——

"elder brother..."

This voice is full of longing, and it is full of sadness.

"Who's here?!"

Kamizaki Makie and Asamiya Eisei also heard it this time.

The two of them looked back.

But apart from the broken sliding door, there were only gray and white walls covered with cracks.

When we returned to the corridor, we couldn't see anyone.

It was as if the voice just now was completely an auditory hallucination.

but--

"This is definitely not a hallucination."

Beichuan Temple was the first to make a conclusion.

Just looking at the empty scenes on both sides of the corridor, he frowned.

Not only could he not feel it, but even the god resident Makie... Asamiya Eisei could not feel it.

If it were really converted into a wraith level...

Then at least you have to move up to the upper-middle level, right?

And the most important thing is...

Kitagawaji looked at the dark corners around the mansion.

From just now, it seemed as if from these dark places, there were eyes of pure malice crossing my neck.

It was like pale and slender fingers tracing along his neck.

But if you walk over and take a look, you will find that there is basically nothing else in those places except dirty cushions or round tables stuck horizontally on the wall.

This is the same feeling as when Kitagawaji was not particularly powerful and broke into Asamiya's house alone.

But in fact Beichuan Temple's capabilities have been greatly improved.

To have this feeling can only mean that there is something particularly terrifying hidden in this mansion.

Kitagawaji focused his attention on the surrounding environment, and the Kanesada at the bottom of his sleeve was ready to enter his hand at any time.

At present, the main thing is to find clues to solve Zhu Zhiyin. After all, that is the most important reason why Beichuan Temple visited this ancient house.

If the matter of the Forbidden Forest can be investigated, it would be safer to investigate it, because it may involve the secrets of the 'real world' and the 'hidden world', and there are probably various things involved behind it.

After identifying the target, Beichuan Temple did not continue to stay in this area.

He put the two notebooks away, walked out of the room, and continued exploring inside.

The ceiling of this mansion is very low. At a rough glance, it should be no more than 2.7 meters tall. This dusty low ceiling presses on the head, just like pressing on a person's heart, making it difficult to breathe at all.

The candles emitted a faint light, and they swayed slightly due to the air current generated by Beichuan Temple's passing.

The floor under your feet will creak and groan whenever you step on it. From time to time, Beichuan Temple can still see some damaged wooden holes on the floor.

There was nothing but these sounds.

It's like being isolated from the world here, everything is quiet.

"There's a door ahead."

Kami Makie made a sound.

Just as she said, there was a damaged paper sliding door directly opposite Beichuan Temple.

Through the gap in this paper sliding door, you can still vaguely see what's on the other side.

Beichuan Temple quickly came to the paper sliding door. He put his hand on the sliding door and pulled hard to the side.

Maybe it's because the sliding door is damaged, so it doesn't move at all.

But there is still a stairway to go upstairs hidden on the right side of Beichuan Temple. Maybe going upstairs and going around in another direction will lead to a way to enter the room in front of you——

Bang! ! ! ! !

Lift your feet.

Kick him away with one kick.

The paper sliding door groaned under the weight, then pulled the door frame and fell together.

With dust flying everywhere, Beichuan Temple kicked open the door frame that was blocking the way and entered the room without saying a word.

This place is very similar to Asamiya's house. There is a patio above the head of the first floor, a roof is covered, and a stove is set up in the middle.

This should be a large fireplace provided for Mou Chiben's family to keep warm in winter.

There are also some wild animal pelts hanging on the wall in the corner.

Because it was too old and was soaked in sewage, it gave off an unpleasant fishy smell.

A path leading up to the second floor is opened on the left side of the wall.

There are rooms without doors on both sides of the steps. If you just look at them like this, you can clearly find that these two rooms should be places similar to canteens and restaurants.

In addition to this, there is a double door leading to the atrium corridor facing Beichuan Temple.

Beichuan Temple planned to go to the atrium corridor to take a look at the situation.

After all, going to the atrium can help you figure out the general layout of the mansion and determine the direction of your next exploration.

and...

"There's only more than an hour left."

Kitagawaji took a cursory glance at the time.

He stopped and walked all the way, and from time to time he had to investigate suspicious places. It was already extremely difficult to still have more than an hour left.

After dawn, this village that appears out of thin air will disappear.

As for where this village will disappear to...

This is something Beichuan Temple doesn't know.

Maybe it's the spiritual realm, maybe it's another dimension. Anyway, various situations may arise.

But there's only one thing that's certain.

That is, we must leave this soul-binding place where countless people are buried before dawn.

Because the unknown is the most dangerous.

Thinking of this, Beichuan Temple subconsciously took steps towards the worn wooden double doors.

next moment--

A painful and twisted voice came from the side:

"That child... that child has always been there..."

"Cursed child..."

Beichuan Temple looked sideways and saw a twisted and pale figure of a priest turning into smoke and dissipating on the left hand side of the steps to the second floor.

"..." Beichuan Temple.

Seeing this afterimage, Beichuan Temple stopped, thought for a while, and changed direction, walking towards the steps of the second floor on the left.

Cursed child.

Is this talking about the children who were selected to go to the Forbidden Forest just now?

Why do you say 'cursed child'?

Could there be some hidden secret in this?

No matter how you think about it...it's safer to follow.

Beichuan Temple silently stepped up the steps and took out the flashlight inserted in the water bag of his backpack.

For some reason, there were no candles placed on the second floor, making it impossible to see the way forward.

Beichuan Temple turned on the flashlight and took another look at the rooms on both sides.

Starting from the second floor, there are basically rooms for sleeping, with bedding or kimonos that you usually wear in them.

It's just that because of the passage of time, these kimonos are covered with mold and are still wet.

Beichuanji explored every room and walked deeper into the corridor while exploring.

And it was at this time——

ah! ! ! ! !

A scream that was sharp enough to tear a person's eardrums came from the room next to Beichuan Temple.

This sudden sound did not startle Kitagawa Temple, but instead made Nishikujo, who had been lying down, jump up in fright.

At the same time, there was the frightened cry of the god Makie:

"Why are you shouting so loudly?"

She was also frightened.

He was originally lying peacefully inside the Kagura bell, but he was frightened by the ghostly scream that suddenly came from the dark place.

"..." Beichuan Temple.

Compared to Kamizaki Maki's scolding across the wall, Kitagawaji's actions were much simpler. He simply said, "Then I'm going in," and then kicked the side door of the room to pieces.

He stepped in without hesitation and looked around.

Under the vertical light of the flashlight, the furnishings in the room are clearly visible.

This looks like a male room. On the cracked wall hangs the light gray kimono worn by men for daily wear, the priest's hunting robe and the sacrificial crown on the sacrificial table...

In addition to these things, there is a small square table next to the quilt. Next to the square table is a stack of paper pressed with an inkstone.

"This is...?"

Kitagawaji handed the flashlight to Nishikujo, and picked up the thin stack of paper with his free hands.

Under the illumination of vertical light, the writing on the paper is clearly visible.

'The ceremony was held...'

'That is a taboo, cruel ritual that cannot even be mentioned. It is said that just uttering that name will bring misfortune and curses. ’

‘But because the head of the family requested it, I, Mouchi Yashiki, specially left a record here. ’

‘If we fail... I also hope that people after the Mou Chi family will take corresponding measures after discovering this record. ’

It begins with a few words.

But even these few words completely attracted Beichuan Temple.

A forbidden ritual that brings misfortune that cannot even be mentioned?

He continued to look down.

Mouchiyashiki left very clear records, as if he was afraid that he would make a big mistake if his records were unclear.

‘That ceremony is mainly presided over by the head of the family. ’

‘Select qualified male and female twins... The selected twins, the male is called the sacrifice, and the female is called the wife. ’

‘In addition to this, the Forbidden Forest needs to be opened. ’

‘Sacrifice’ or ‘brother’?

Beichuan Temple's eyes flashed.

He had not heard any explanation about such a ceremony from Mou Chi Zhenshi.

But since the whole village has been mobilized, and it is a taboo ritual that must not be named... it should be very important.

Beichuan Temple raised his hand and turned another page.

"Um?"

Beichuan Temple stared blankly.

This page does not continue the content of the previous page, as if the middle pages have been taken away by others.

The content on the paper is also very simple.

'Something's wrong...something's wrong! It was a ceremony organized by me. Could it be that the curse also fell on me? ’

Deep rhetorical questions, slightly anxious handwriting.

‘Something can always be heard from under the cherry blossom trees in the courtyard.

‘Is it that child? ...must be the unknown child. It was the wrong choice to choose him in the first place... Why would he come back? ’

‘Is it possible that you want to take Hotazuka away? ’

'No...this is absolutely not okay. ’

"Hotatsuka is necessary for the ceremony...must..."

‘Ahhhh! ! ! The ceremony must take place no matter what! Otherwise everything will be in vain! For the sake of Mou Chi’s family, we must——’

The text stops abruptly here.

But the familiar words above completely caught Beichuan Temple's attention.

"Hotazuka?"

Beichuanji repeatedly confirmed the name, with a rare flash of strangeness in his eyes.

Mouchi Yingzuka... This is a female name that appeared in Kamiya's future dream. I didn't expect to see it in this record...

Is she connected to this ritual that must not be named?

In fact, it is not difficult to analyze based on the context, this Mou Chi Yingzhong should be the so-called 'brother'.

But according to Kamiya's future dream, shouldn't she be Miko Michi...or someone related to Miko Miko? Why did you get involved in other rituals again?

Or is it necessary to perform a ritual of ‘parental sacrifice’ before becoming a Miko?

"The mysteries just keep piling up."

The Forbidden Forest, the future relationship between the twins of Sacrifice and Marriage, Kamiya, and... the unresolved issue of the Zhu Zhiyin.

Kitagawaji thought this, and then put away these precious documents with his right hand. Then he shook his left hand, and Kanesada slipped it into his hand, and then smashed it into the empty air in front of him!

puff! ! !

There was the sound of the blade entering flesh.

Black liquid flowed horizontally.

Beichuan Temple took a step back to avoid the opponent's thallium knife.

At the same time, Kagura Suzu's Asamiya Nagase and Kamizaki Makie floated out.

No need to say more!

Golden chains quickly shot out from the bottoms of their sleeves, and in just a moment they bound the resentful priest who suddenly appeared with a torch in one hand and a thallium knife in the other.

Then Nishikujo threw down the flashlight pitifully, and took out a huge hammer with a cold and flashing light from behind his butt.

Bang! ! !

The hammer and the human body touched each other, and various liquids burst out.

Kitagawa Temple didn't do anything this time. Nishikujo, the sisters Asamiya and Kamizhu had already neatly dealt with this resentful spirit.

It has to be said that they have also grown significantly.

After following Beichuan Temple for so long, I have seen many sudden situations like this.

"Is there any problem with the information? Mr. Temple."

After completely disposing of the resentful spirit, Asamiya Eisei asked with concern.

"There is nothing wrong with the information, compared to that..."

Beichuan Temple looked at the resentful spirit with twitching limbs on the ground.

The other party's skin color was blue-white, and although his face could not be seen, the priest's hunting clothes he wore were no different from the priest's hunting clothes in the room.

If Kitagawaji's analysis is not wrong...

This resentful spirit that suddenly appeared should be the owner of this room, Mouchi Yashiki.

Thanks to Aether Sea, Lostmemoeis, Qin Xin Mo Yan, and those who saw me and told me to go away and study! Thank you so much.

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