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Dalido Pier.
Kamiyakawa got off the ferry. The bumpy sea journey that lasted for several hours made his face look not very good.
I stood on the shore and took several deep breaths with the breath of Ah Mo. The fresh and fishy coastal air filled my lungs, and I slowly regained my composure.
“While I was at sea, I could see Ouri Island right in front of me, but it took me several hours to get there by boat. This was so tortured.”
Taking a boat seems to be close to your destination, but it actually takes a long time.
The ferry we took on the Kamiya River in the afternoon actually arrived at Ourishima Island at dusk.
You can see that the sun has half-diminished to the point where the sea and the sky meet in the distance, and the sea surface in the distance is reflected dimly.
A few seabirds of unknown species, with the remaining light of the setting sun on their backs, the gaps between their feathers slightly shining, screamed and plunged into the forest on the island without a trace.
Beside the pier, there is a fishing boat moored.
It looks like he just returned from a trip to sea.
Several sailors wearing leather aprons were carrying the catch from the boat to the shore in large red and blue plastic baskets.
Hoshi bonito, Isagi, Kintoki, flying fish, stone sea bream, flat sea bream...
Marine fish of different sizes, colors, and types were packed into plastic baskets. There were about five or six baskets.
Many fish looked like they had been dead for a long time and had a strong fishy smell.
Beside the fishing boat, a man who looked like the captain, in his forties or fifties, with a wrinkled face, was talking to others.
"Captain Iwashita, this time you went out to sea, you only caught so little? And it seems that most of it is stale."
"There's nothing I can do. I caught such a small amount in just two days at sea. I thought before that if I only brought this small amount of catch back, including the manpower and material resources of going to sea, it would be a total loss. So I simply took a gamble and sailed the boat to
Further away, but still, I still haven't encountered any decent fish. Moreover, I have gone further, delaying my return, and most of the few fish I originally caught have died."
"Sigh... this year's harvest is really not what it looks like."
"Yes, if this continues, I really don't know what to do."
"..."
Several men beside the fishing boat lit up cigarettes and continued to discuss this year's worrying catch with sad faces.
The sky on the coast turned dark and turned into a misty blue-gray.
A few cigarette sparks flickered brightly and dimly in the cold and wet sea breeze.
…
Kamiyagawa was walking on Ouri Island and saw that the sky was getting very dark, so he wanted to find a place to stay first.
Then we will officially start investigating the relevant information about Lord Red Ray.
This was a fishing village thirty years ago, but now it is considered an island town, although the town is not too big.
Kamiya opened the map on his mobile phone and looked at it. There seemed to be only one small hotel in Oali Town.
He planned to stay there.
Holding his cell phone, he walked along the not-so-wide road in the town for a while. When he passed a street lamp, Kamiya stopped.
He suddenly turned around, and his pupils shrank slightly at this moment, becoming dark and deep.
At the same time, his right hand had pressed against the handle of the [Banshee] gun in the [Mirage Bag].
The location Kamiya was looking at was a corner of the street behind him.
And after he turned around, the figure at the corner flashed, and there was the sound of small leather shoes stepping on the ground. His footsteps were panicked and he gradually moved away.
"It's just a person."
Kamiyakawa felt a little disappointed.
Although the person at the corner moved very quickly, Kamiya could easily see the other person's appearance with the help of the [Autumn Hair Cut] technique to strengthen his eyesight.
She is a girl, she looks like a junior high school student, with short hair, wearing an autumn and winter sailor suit with a jacket, probably a school uniform.
"So why are you running? If you weren't in such a hurry, I could simply ignore you as a little girl spying on a strange and handsome older brother out of curiosity."
Kamiyagawa did not go after that JC himself.
Instead, he took out the bird's copper set.
"Aba whined."
A whole purple ghost was lingering, and the little old man appeared.
Kamiya moved his chin towards the corner just now.
The little old man understood immediately and summoned his outer body by shouting and jumping.
Then the clone chased him out like a strange creature, and the little old man's body returned to the bird's bronze pair.
After doing this little thing, Kamiya navigated according to the map again and continued to find the hotel in the town.
It probably took another ten minutes or so.
Kamiya found the hotel in the town.
This hotel has no name, only a wooden plaque saying "Medieval House".
The house is entirely made of wood and looks to be old.
The owner of the hotel is a hunchbacked old woman with a kind face.
Kamiyagawa simply checked in here.
The cost of accommodation is not expensive, 2,000 yen per night.
After taking the key, Kamiya was led by her mother-in-law to the second floor of the hotel.
The hotel room is not big. It may have been converted from an original residential room. It has a small bed.
Like the hotel itself, the rooms are a bit old, but they have private bathrooms and have been cleaned carefully, so they look quite clean.
Kamiya is not picky.
Living in an island town, it would be nice to have this condition.
"Young man, this room is yours. I'm downstairs. If you have anything to do, you can come down and talk to me directly." The mother-in-law of the hotel said, and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute, mother-in-law."
"What's wrong?"
"Um, I want to ask about the red stingray-sama on Ouri Island. It is said that a red stingray festival was held here decades ago."
Kamiyagawa didn’t beat around the bush at all and got straight to the point.
According to the age of the inn's mother-in-law, she must know about the affairs of Lord Red Ray on Ouri Island.
"Why do you ask?"
The mother-in-law asked rhetorically, but her expression did not reveal much vigilance, but more confusion.
"Oh, that's it." Kamiya smiled, put one hand into his pocket, and pinched the [Thousand Silver Needles], "I am a student at Kyushu University, majoring in monster studies. I am still learning folklore.
Scholar. This time I came to Ouri Island to collect the customs and customs related to Red Ray-sama. This is the topic I want to do this semester."
[Thousand Silver Needles] This item has basically no effect on ghost stories and exorcists, but it is very useful for deceiving ordinary people.
Generally speaking, ordinary people may believe "lies" that are extremely inconsistent with the facts and completely illogical.
But I guess it won't be long before I wake up afterwards.
The more outrageous the lie, the faster you will wake up.
However, lies like the one Kamiyagawa is telling now have no logical flaws and are more reasonable.
Moreover, he is already a senior in high school. When he is not wearing school uniform, there is no big difference in his appearance even if he is a college student.
In addition, the lie itself does not harm the interests of the person you are talking to.
When these elements are combined, unless someone steps out and takes a photo of Kamiya's student ID card to prove that he is still a high school student at Karin High School, this lie may not even be discovered at all.
It can only be said that Kamiyagawa has a very strong understanding of the item [Thousand Silver Needles].
To be continued...