This neighborhood is small and elegant, filled with quaint stone streets, fashionable shops, French schools and French restaurants. It is known as Tokyo's "Little Paris".
Historically, this was a place where many geishas hung out. Now if you are lucky enough, you may be able to witness the few remaining geishas having a banquet in the quiet alley.
Anyway, Fujiwara Izaya, the unlucky guy who couldn't draw SSR, came several times and never saw the geisha.
After coming out of Kagurazaka Station and walking along Kagurazaka Avenue for more than ten minutes, the main gate of Zenkokuji Temple, whose main color is bright red, appeared in view.
From a distance, Fujiwara Izaya saw Ikeda Seiji chatting with a girl at the gate of the temple. He stopped and stood in the distance waiting.
The girl was wearing a Beichuan uniform, with wheat-colored skin and short hair, neatly tied up with hairpins.
"Hey, Fujiwara," Seiji Ikeda noticed him and raised his hand to greet him, "Come here and introduce me to a beautiful girl."
Only then did Fujiwara Izaya come to the two of them.
"This is Koike Masami, the shrine maiden of Akasaka Shrine." Ikeda Seiji pointed at the short-haired girl and introduced, not forgetting to add, "She and I have been good friends since childhood."
Akasaka Shrine is located in Kagurazaka, and the straight-line distance from Zenkoji Temple is only 500 meters.
"It turns out I'm Ikeda-kun's childhood sweetheart," Fujiwara Izaya smiled and greeted the short-haired girl, "Hello, I am Fujiwara Izaya, from Asakusa Shrine."
Koike Masami waved: "Hello Fujiwara-senpai."
That smile seemed to tell him not to feel restricted, that everyone is friends. In today's indifferent society, it is difficult to see such an friendly smile, so Fujiwara Izaya smiled and exchanged a few words with her.
During the conversation, I learned that she was a first-year class B student at Kitagawa Academy and a freshman entering this year.
It feels a bit familiar...
Fujiwara Izaya looked at her a few times and asked tentatively: "At noon today in the cafeteria, did you eat with a girl with long orange hair?"
"Oh, please tell me about Asuka. She and I are both in Class B of the first year." Koike Masami showed a gossipy expression, "Senior asked about this matter. Could it be that he has thoughts about Asuka? Do you need me to help you talk to her? It just happened.
I'm going shopping with her tonight, senior, why don't you follow me..."
"Just ask."
Fujiwara Izaya interrupted her directly.
"Well, call me anytime if you need it." Koike Masami smiled as if she understood.
After all, Asuka is a noble and beautiful girl, and most boys will feel unconfident in front of her. She can understand why her seniors dare not follow her.
"Fujiwara and I will go to the bread factory first," Seiji Ikeda asked from the side, "What about you, Koike, do you want to go with us?"
"I'm waiting for Asuka here."
"Oh, see you tomorrow then."
"Bye~"
Koike Masami waved her hands and watched the two people leave.
Time passes very slowly, the sun sets lazily on the horizon, a flock of returning crows fly over the top of the office building, and the smell of stir-fried garlic comes from the Chinese restaurant on the street.
A beautiful girl with long orange hair appeared in front of Shanguo Temple in the setting sun, a bit more beautiful than the flaming clouds in the sky.
"Ah, Asuka, why are you here..." Masami Koike ran over excitedly and grabbed her arm, "If you had come earlier, you could have seen Fujiwara-senpai from Class F of the second year."
"Fujiwara Izaya?"
"Yes, it is indeed as rumored. Fujiwara-senpai is an elegant and beautiful young man with fair complexion and elegant manners. Especially his eyes, which are clear and bright, and there is always a light of talent that others do not have in the depths of his pupils."
Kasahara Asuka took a moment to look at her classmates.
At this time, the short-haired girl gently clenched her hands in front of her chest, looking exactly like a star-chasing girl after meeting her idol.
"Where did the others go?" Kasahara Asuka asked calmly.
"I went to the bread factory in front with Mr. Ikeda. I heard that there seemed to be a spider demon murder case. The old monk asked Mr. Ikeda to go and take a look."
"Oh, you can go shopping by yourself tonight, I have something to leave beforehand."
Kasahara Asuka waved her hands and rushed towards the bakery factory with anxious steps, her long orange hair swaying slightly with the curling air.
"Eh?"
As soon as Koike Masami reacted, she had already lost sight of her.
Are you going to find Fujiwara-senpai?
The little shrine maiden of Akasaka Shrine was a little confused and couldn't help but wonder in her heart: "I've already used the magic spell, is it necessary to be in such a hurry?"
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"Hey, Fujiwara..."
"What's up?"
"Have you met Asuka from Class B in the first year?"
"I saw her in the cafeteria at noon. I didn't know her name at the time."
"I heard people say that she is very beautiful, right?"
"She is indeed a rare beautiful girl, ranking among the top four women I have ever seen."
"Quickly," Ikeda Seiji turned around and looked at Fujiwara Izaya excitedly, "Shall we turn back? What kind of spirit are we getting rid of? Is it important to get rid of the spirit and go shopping with the beautiful girl?"
Fujiwara Izaya looked at him expressionlessly.
As long as the little monk said another word, he would take action and take him to the bread factory like a prisoner.
"I'm just talking..." Ikeda Seiji sneered and touched his short hair.
After walking a few steps forward, he couldn't help but speak again: "Hey, Asuka is the shrine maiden of the Grand Shrine in Tokyo. The young monk just wants to get to know each other and exchange ideas on how to remove spirits. You think it's so good
The opportunities are not as good as ours..."
Fujiwara Izaya rolled up his sleeves silently.
"...I can just shut up!" Ikeda Seiji calmed down knowingly.
Understand!
The little monk understands!
The little priest doesn't want any bullshit romantic love, he just wants to make money.
The two walked through the commercial street, passed in front of a large hospital with lights on in the windows, passed through densely populated low-cost residential areas, and finally stopped in front of a bread factory surrounded by barbed wire.
At this time, the workers had not yet gone to work, and the lights in the factory had not been turned on. The dark building looked a bit depressing.
Ikeda Seiji greeted the security guard at the door and asked the security guard to lead the two of them to the building where the murder occurred.
"This morning, when the workers left work, the cleaning staff found the remains of a female body in the reception room on the third floor. Only a piece of skin was left, and all the flesh and blood inside had been sucked out...
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After briefly introducing the situation, Ikeda Seiji pointed to a window on the third floor: "Here, that's that room. Take a look."
Fujiwara Izaya looked up.
His five senses were so good that he could clearly see the half-open window even in the dark night.
Between the rusty window frames, there are spider webs hanging in many places, and there is a small pot of rubber tree, whose leaves have long withered to brown. You can also see a small black spider clinging to the spider web, patiently waiting for its small prey.