"...Besides this, you don't want to ask anything else?"
Suddenly stunned for a moment, Arakawa Reiko looked at Rosetta with a faint look and said, as if she was condemning her.
"Sorry, but now is not the time to talk about other things." Rosetta said seriously: "I need to know this very much."
"Okay." As if feeling his suddenly serious attitude, Arakawa Reiko quickly replied: "Let me say it first, I found out that the process of this matter was a bit coincidental. I was also in Chayikawa City due to work reasons.
I accidentally found it while reading about strange stories and urban rumors in the surrounding area.”
"You should know about the arson case that occurred in the old town of Yichuan City a few years ago, right?"
Rosetta said: "I know, I heard at the time that a real estate developer family responsible for developing that area was found to have been set on fire and burned to death in the house."
"But there are actually sequels to this arson case."
Arakawa Reiko said: "People at the time had rumors that the fire was not caused by a living person, but by the Takase family who had been persecuted and burned to death by real estate developers in the old city before and could not become Buddhas. They turned into vengeful spirits and came back to take revenge."
"But when I asked my friend in the police station to check it for me, he told me a piece of gossip that in fact not everyone in the Takase family was burned to death. At that time, there was another person who was working at the shrine.
, Mai Takase, who works part-time as a miko to support her family, happened to escape this disaster."
"Following this clue, I found the news. It is said that Takase Mai, who lost all her family members, was not sent to a relative's home, but for some reason, she was finally sent to the 'Ansin Institute', which is unknown.
Is it the name of a person or a place, or the name of an organization?"
"This 'Anshin-in' at Inari Shrine?"
"Yes, it's the 'Ansin-in' that the shrine maiden from the previous Inari Shrine said was the presiding shrine maiden 'Anshin-sama'."
Arakawa Reiko said helplessly: "So I think it's a coincidence. After Takase Mai was adopted by 'Anshinin', a year or two later, the 'Anshinin-sama' from Inari Shrine appeared. It's hard not to
It brings people together.”
"We will know if these two people are the same person after we meet each other and compare their ages."
Rosetta just said this.
Immediately afterwards, he grabbed Arakawa Reiko's wrist again, led her forward, and slowly pushed open the door of the dance hall.
At the same time, he whispered: "If you see anything strange later, don't say anything, just hide behind me. If there is an accident, just run outside and don't worry about me."
"What kind of accident could happen at Inari Shrine..."
Although she muttered in such a low voice, after hearing Rosetta's serious tone, Arakawa Reiko still kept it in her heart and decided to turn around and run away if something happened, unlike those little girls who would stay and cause trouble.
"Okay, let's go in."
Rosetta pushed the door of the dance hall completely open, but before she actually stepped in, some sounds had already passed through.
Whoosh——
Whoosh——
Whoosh——!
The sound of three sharp arrows coming off the string in succession, piercing the air.
He raised his head and saw that in the empty dance hall that was originally for Kagura and dance, at this time, the wall on the left was covered with a row of targets.
And on the right.
The black-haired miko in white clothes, with a fox mask on the side of her face, drew an arrow and slowly pulled up the bowstring. In just one moment, she shattered the seemingly static scene into pieces, with a sound that cut through the air.
The previous arrow in the center of the extremely accurate target split into two - just like the first dozen arrows on the ground.
"I made you wait longer."
As if aware of the arrival of the two of them, she put down the long bow in her hand and spoke suddenly, her voice clear and cold. When she looked into those dark eyes, Rosetta felt as if she was watching Shen Tan.
the illusion.
But...this 'Anxinyuan' is actually a black pupil?
Realizing this, Rosetta was a little surprised. He originally thought that the priestess of Inari Shrine was also a 'resurrectionist' with the same special abilities as him, but her eye color was no different, and he had never seen it before.
The 'sense of threat' he found in the other party made him feel confused.
But there is still one thing he is sure of, that is, there is indeed something abnormal at Inari Shrine.
"It should be said that we disturbed you."
With no strange emotion shown on her face, Rosetta exhaled a long breath and said.
"It is the duty of a shrine maiden to pray for the guests who come to the door and to exorcise evil spirits. I will never interrupt them at any time."
Ansin...or Takase Mai spoke, her voice was calm and calm, with a sense of persuasion that made people feel calm.
"Miss Arakawa told me the specific situation in the contact tool, so this time, do you two need to use the exorcism ritual to transfer?"
Unlike Reiko Arakawa, who knew nothing, as a folklorist, Rosetta certainly knew what the 'exorcism ritual' the other party meant.
To be more precise, this should be called the ‘sacrifice to ward off evil spirits’.
'祓禊' is a kind of ritual held by the waterside in ancient Dashun every year on the first day of spring. People believe that at a specific time, with the help of aromatherapy herbs, the act of washing the body with water can cleanse and remove dirt and eliminate ominous effects.
The effect, and according to the provisions of Zhou Rites, this ritual is controlled by female shamans.
"No, she is actually the only one who wants to perform the exorcism ceremony."
In order to avoid possible embarrassment, Rosetta would of course refuse, and he had come for another purpose.
"As for me..."
Immediately afterwards, he lowered his head and took off the contact lenses in his eyes, calmly revealing his unusual iron-gray eye color.
"It's another reason why I came to see you, Miss Miko."
The abnormal eye color of the reborn person is essentially caused by the changes in the nature of the soul projected onto the physical body. Under normal circumstances, only those with abilities who have also experienced reincarnation can see it.
But when Takase Mai saw Rosetta taking off her contact lenses, she seemed to know what it meant. There were slight mood swings in her dark eyes, and her tone became less plain.
: "What do you mean by this guest?"
"After thinking about it for a long time, I'll just get straight to the point."
Rosetta said: "I want to see the real 'Ansin', not the Takase Mai in front of me."
Hearing her original name, Miss Miko was stunned for a moment, but she quickly returned to her cold posture, shook her head and said: "'Anxinyuan' is not only a surname, but also an identity, and it is also an organization. You
Being able to say this means that you are neither a member of the 'Fifth Academy' nor a 'Chinese'."
Fifth Academy? Chinese?
Rosetta didn't expect that she would get the information right away.
Judging from the name, the "Five Courts" should be similar in nature to the "Anxin Court", but they are parallel institutions.
The ‘Chinese’ is easier to understand.
Under the rule of the Rokupola shogunate, the country of Yingzhou still retains the invisible four-min system. In the past, the old Chinese people referred to the hereditary nobles and daimyo lords of Yingzhou, while the current new Chinese people are
It refers to the meritorious aristocrats who quickly relied on meritorious deeds during the establishment of the new shogunate supported by Dashun, and became comprador merchants.
In today's era, their name is called 'Consortium'.
"Most of the many businesses of 'Anxin Institute' are only open to the inside of the Five Institutes. For a wild ability user like you, who has not joined any party, I can only provide you with some free information and basic paid services."
"Is your 'Anxin Institute' an intelligence organization?"
Hearing these words, Rosetta was a little surprised. He thought that what he could find at Inari Shrine were other ability users from the local Aikawa City, but he didn't expect that although the priestess here was not his kind, but behind her
The 'Anxin Institute', which is suspected to be an official affiliated organization, is also engaged in the intelligence business part-time.
"To be more precise, in addition to things that are clearly against the law, our Anxin Hospital can provide services such as weapons and ammunition, intelligence information, personnel employment, identity fabrication, and post-event finishing services that can make guests feel 'peaceful'."
Peace of mind is an obligation', which is exactly our purpose."
"As long as the reward is sufficient, even the governor of the House of All Living Beings and the indoctrinator of the House of Sessions and the Instructors of the House of Sessions, who are always on the front line of the Iron Curtain, can be invited for guests."
The miko lady's voice remained calm and calm.
But the fox mask that was originally on the side of her face was quietly pulled up to her front face. It was white with gold rim and bright red patterns, making her look a little more indescribably monstrous.
.
Snapped.
Suddenly, she raised her hand and snapped her fingers.
A certain kind of spiritual fluctuation spread instantly, covering the entire dance hall.
"As a free meeting gift, I will use my 'Anxinyuan' ability to block out the things that Ms. Arakawa should not hear for you. You don't have to worry about the rest of the subsequent transactions."
"Now, please tell the guest what you want."
After a moment of silence, facing the miko lady wearing a fox mask, Rosetta said: "You are no longer Mai Takase, who are you?"
"I am Ranzhen, Ansin Ranzhen, the 'real Ansin' you want to see, our guest.'
The miko lady lowered her head slightly and said: "In Ansin, everyone is an 'Ansin', but only the real 'Ansin' is qualified to get a name again and put Ansin as a surname in front of his or her name.
"
"Wu Yi is not a real reincarnation after all, and it is not fair to negotiate a deal with you as a guest, so next I will be responsible for making you 'peace of mind' as a guest and solving your needs."
"I probably understand." Rosetta said: "Then what if I say that I want some information about the God Football Club?"
Hearing this, An Yuan Ranzhen suddenly fell silent.