This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

redundant...

The redundant road that keeps spreading forward...

This long road is covered with gray and black dilapidated vines.

The stone lamps on both sides flickered with a pale light.

Everything is stripped of color.

Everything is gray and white.

The horizon jumped up and down, and Kamiya Mirai could feel that he was walking forward.

Walk forward step by step.

The long road was not long and came to an end soon.

At the very front of this long road is a black coffin standing on the soil.

This black coffin is about one person tall.

It was tightly bound by the ropes, as if it were some kind of seal. One rope after another connected the tree trunks on all sides, binding it tightly in place.

The black coffin was abandoned in the dense forest. It seems like it will never change.

"elder brother..."

A faint sigh escaped, and soon disappeared like a breeze.

Mirai Kamiya could hear that it was a gentle female voice, but when this sigh sounded, Mirai Kamiya subconsciously felt that the scenery around her was retreating, and she seemed to be pulled away from the dream——

At the moment when Kamiya Mirai was completely awake, she looked in the direction just now.

But the woman's figure was actually completely invisible under the deep night sky.

The only thing that can be seen clearly is the mark that is particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

The mark that shimmers with coquettish vermilion.

"Well?!"

Kamiya came back to his senses in a daze in the future.

Above the head is the familiar military green tent pavement, and the air is filled with the smell of early morning earth.

It seems that he is still staying in the exploration team's camp.

But what do those things in the dream just mean?

Mirai Kamiya lay on the bed, thinking seriously.

Then--

"Are you dreaming again?"

A voice suddenly came from my ears.

This made Kamiya Mirai tremble, and then he immediately turned his head as if he had reacted.

It turned out that Beichuanji had come back at some point and was sleeping next to her.

"Tera-kun? When did you come back?"

"I came back about half an hour ago, but I saw that you had a good rest, so I didn't bother you...and I'm tired too."

Beichuanji said and turned on his phone.

The time above seems to have reached seven o'clock.

If it was just an ordinary night of staying up late, it would actually be nothing at all with Beichuanji's physique.

But in Mou Chiben's home, one needs to concentrate at all times to face the threats hidden in the dark, and at the same time, pay attention to collecting various scattered clues.

Even Beichuan Temple felt a little tired under such intense exploration.

"Thank you for your hard work, Temple-kun."

Kamiya Mirai spoke to comfort her, but she was also a little embarrassed at the same time.

Kitagawaji went to explore that kind of dangerous ancient house for her alone, but ended up sleeping soundly by himself. This was really——

"In fact, it's right for you to be fast asleep now." Beichuan Temple said slightly abruptly.

"Uh...?" Kamiya opened his mouth in the future.

"Now is the time when I need the content of your dream. The more detailed your dream, the more meaningful it is to me." Kitagawa Temple said calmly.

"Hey...? Is that so?"

Mirai Kamiya was stuck by Kitagawaji's words, and it took a long time before he managed to answer them.

"That's actually the case."

Beichuan Temple nodded and then asked:

"In the future, you must have had another dream about Mou Chi's family just now, right?"

"...This...although it was a dream...but as usual, it was basically a dream about a person walking in a dense forest."

Mirai Kamiya recalled the previous dream and said with a frown.

The dream scenes these few times have actually changed significantly.

Most of the dreams I had before heading to Yamanashi Prefecture were about me walking on a forest path, with priests following behind me. Those priests held blue torches, lighting up the road ahead. Just like this, I walked through the forest path, passing by a huge sacred tree with dense human figures placed underneath. Finally, when I walked out of the dense forest, I could see a lake. The dark lake water could not reflect anything. On top of this dark lake, there is a huge vermilion torii in the lake.

However, my recent dreams have basically changed.

Most of the time, she walked alone through the long roads in the dense forest, and then came to a cold black coffin.

These dream processes will be in an uncontrollable state in the future.

If he could control his movements in the dream, Kamiya would have jumped up and kicked the black coffin down, and then opened the closed coffin lid to see what kind of monsters were inside.

"Oh, what a pity. If I could move, I might be able to grab all the documents in the priest's hand and read them."

Mirai Kamiya smacked his mouth, obviously still savoring what happened in the dream just now.

As for his fiancée's weird idea... Kitagawa Temple is actually very in favor of it.

If you can obtain information from the dreams derived from the memories in the Stone of Disaster... then of course there is no need to doubt the authenticity of the information.

"But compared to that... future, you've said it before, right? Have you ever dreamed of someone's name?"

"...I had a dream... It was called Hotazuka, right? What's wrong? Tera-kun?"

Mirai Kamiya answered Kitagawaji's question thoughtfully.

"You also said that the name 'Yingzhong' was heard in a deep forest in a dream, right?"

Beichuan Temple asked again.

"That's right..."

Is that so?

Seeing Kamiya Mirai nodding in affirmation, Kitagawaji couldn't help but wiggle his fingers.

Combining Kamiya's future dreams with the "Nursery Rhyme of Falling Cherry Blossoms" and the priest's records, it is not difficult to conclude that this Mochi Yingzuka should be the "brother" of the taboo ritual that cannot be named.

And the other party often calls 'brother'.

Could this be understood to mean that Mouchi Yingzuka's brother was sealed in a black coffin as a 'sacrifice' and left her?

Because she felt so lonely, Mouchi Yingzuka would go to the forbidden forest from time to time at night, calling for her brother?

There is no problem if you think about it carefully.

But the biggest problem is——

Is Mouchi Yingzuka actually the Mouchi witch?

Yes.

Beichuan Temple and Kamiya Mirai learned about the information about Miko Mouchi through Mouchi Zhenshi...that is, the current Mouchi family.

But there is a problem. That is, the current Mouchi family is a merger of the remaining members of the Mouchi family and the Mouchi branch family. They do not know the details of the ceremony that year.

‘Sacrifice’ and ‘marriage’, as well as taboo rituals that cannot be named... no matter how much you think about it, you can’t believe in the direction of Miko Michi.

After all, the Mouchi family's selection of the Mouchi witch is a ritual that must be performed, not some taboo ritual that cannot even be named.

All the above doubts led Beichuan Temple to propose a new hypothesis.

Is this taboo ritual that cannot even be named stricter and crueler than the ritual of Miko Mouchi?

This is not an unfounded theory of Beichuan Temple.

He still remembers the first book he found when he first entered Mou Chi's house, which was the document of 'Mou Chi's Sacrifice Plan'.

There is this text on it——

'Today the head of the family has to select the children who need to be cultivated for the sacrifice... Obviously, XXXX has been chosen before... A ceremony has also been carried out. At this time when we should be living peacefully, we have to select new candidates. ...Even opening the Forbidden Forest... This is a bit inappropriate anyway. ’

I have already chosen XXXX and performed the ceremony...

Kitagawa Temple assumes that this previously performed ritual is the ritual of Miko Miko. Then the next ritual to open the forbidden forest should be the ritual of 'sacrifice' and 'marriage'.

Kitagawaji told Mirai Kamiya next to him what he saw and heard at Mouchi's house and his speculations.

His words made Mirai Kamiya frown and think.

"But Lord Temple... Now that the ceremony of Miko Mouchi has been held, the balance between the real world and the hidden world should be reached, right? There is no need to hold extra ceremonies, right? Then the 'sacrifice' and 'marriage' ceremonies will be held What’s the purpose?”

Her analysis is indeed reasonable, and she also raised a question.

What is the purpose of holding another ceremony?

This question caused Beichuan Temple to fall into silence.

He moved his fingers, his black eyes flashing with light.

If he guessed correctly...the rituals of 'sacrifice' and 'marriage' may be directly related to him.

When the balance between the real world and the hidden world was lost, and supernatural things were rampant, Beichuan Temple traveled to this world.

And the Mou Chi family upholds the issue between the real world and the hidden world.

The key is--

That emerald green figure...

"It's really you."

At that time, Beichuanji heard a hint of relief from the broken voice of the other party.

What does that mean?

What is the identity of that green figure? Or is Mouchi Yingzuka Mouchi Yingzuka’s brother?

Thinking of this, Beichuanji shook his head subconsciously. He lay on the bed again and murmured:

"Now it seems that further investigation is needed..."

...

Beichuan Temple had a peaceful sleep, which lasted from morning to three o'clock in the afternoon.

In fact, Beichuan Temple had already woken up at around two o'clock, but he forced himself to rest for another hour.

After all, he had to work hard to explore Mouchi's family tonight, and Beichuanji didn't want to lose everything due to lack of rest.

Now it's not just Kamiya Mirai, things seem to be connected to him.

"But - before that, I still need to fill my stomach."

Mirai Kamiya handed over the dinner plate.

Inside is half of the curry rice drizzled with thick curry sauce, and the rich aroma of spices hits your nostrils.

Most of the time, the Nakashima exploration team will use canned food to solve the food problem, but occasionally, they will make a decent dinner like this to reward the team members who persist in working every day.

"Yes." Beichuanji nodded and took the plate she handed him, eating one bite at a time.

It is already six o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still six hours before entering Mou Chi's home again.

You have plenty of time, so you don’t have to eat in a hurry.

Kitagawaji was chatting with Mirai Kamiya while eating the curry rice on hand bit by bit.

When Mirai Kamiya heard that there was a spirit entity capable of creating a small spiritual realm in Mou Chiben's home, her originally calm expression immediately changed:

"Can you create a spiritual body in the spiritual realm?"

"good."

Kitagawaji finished the last bit of curry rice on hand, then put the plate and chopsticks on the other side, wiped his mouth and continued:

"For a spirit body that can create a spiritual realm, the opponent's strength should be very high."

"But judging from the current series of clues, the other party should be a spiritual body that retains rationality. It is not incommunicable. There is a high probability that it should be a good spirit."

This can also be seen from the fact that the opponent has never attacked him, but only uses the spiritual realm to restrict his actions.

But this may also be due to the opponent's lack of offensive means.

If he could see the other party again when he entered Mou Chi's house again, Beichuan Temple would definitely try to communicate with it.

But this is just an attempt, Beichuan Temple will still take precautions where precautions should be taken.

"It's too dangerous no matter how you think about it."

Mirai Kamiya shook his head vigorously, and looked at Kitagawa Temple seriously with his beautiful big eyes: "Tera-kun, if you are going to encounter such a dangerous thing, then you might as well just leave me alone..."

The little girl subconsciously spoke without even thinking.

But before she could finish her words, Beichuanji had already vetoed it.

"If Zhu Zhiyin is not solved, your life force may be absorbed by Zhu Zhiyin, so no matter what, the Mou Chi family must investigate."

"and..."

Kitagawaji stretched out his hand to lift Kamiya Mirai's hair from her ears and gently stroked the side of her face.

Start with a soft and delicate touch.

"It's not that I can't defeat that green figure. Although the other party can create spiritual realms, the consumption on it must be quite large. Otherwise, if there really were the kind of resentful spirits that could easily create spiritual realms... this world would have been long gone. There’s a big problem.”

Mirai Kamiya stared at Kitagawa Temple, and after a while he let out a reluctant sigh.

This young man is really cunning.

Beichuan Temple has already said this, so how can I find the confidence to speak out against him?

In fact, I am not qualified to refute the other party.

Most of the reason why Beichuan Temple came to this place was just for her. Otherwise, according to Beichuan Temple's temper, it would have been impossible to get through this muddy water.

But in comparison...what can I do?

Unable to provide support, it is naturally impossible to follow him into danger. We can only stay here and wait for the other party——

"No, there is still something you can do in the future."

Kitagawa Temple looked at Kamiya Mirai and suddenly spoke again.

"What can I do...?"

Kamiya Mirai raised his head blankly, just about to ask a question.

"sleep."

"ah?"

Mirai Kamiya was confused by what Kitagawa Temple suddenly said.

"sleep."

Beichuan Temple emphasized again.

"Uh...?" Mirai Kamiya blinked.

"Sleep more."

Kitagawaji raised his finger with a serious look on his face.

"??????" Kamiya Mirai.

Just when Kitagawaji wanted to emphasize it again, Kamiya Mirai had already stood up and walked towards the tent.

As she walked, she made a voice in anger:

"Okay, okay, okay!!! Stop stressing! I understand! Go to sleep, right? I'm going now."

Obviously, they still want to see Temple Master enter Mou Chi’s family!

At this moment, Mirai Kamiya only felt that he had unspeakable grievances.

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