After crossing the huge Kurokawa Lake and climbing up the ridge again, the five of them came to the side of the hut.
"A hut, what happened?"
Hijifang walked around the hut twice and scratched his head.
The hut is not big, only a few square meters in size.
"Hello, is anyone here?"
Zuocun knocked on the door of the hut. The door of the hut was locked, and a large chain was used. The chain seemed to be much stronger than the hut itself.
Fujimaru Ritsuka lay on the crack of the door and looked inside, but couldn't see anything. It was pitch black inside and she didn't know what was going on.
"The door is locked from the outside. How could there be anyone inside?"
Mother Bear looked at the three humans as if they were fools.
"If there is someone inside, it must be a murder, right?"
"...It seems, indeed?"
Zuocun picked his mouth.
"Why don't we just cut it open! Destroy this place!"
Hijikata had already put his hand on the handle of the knife, looking eager to try.
"It's better to say goodbye, Mr. Hijikata, this...is the top of Kurokawa Mountain, and we don't know who built a hut here."
Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly stopped Hijikata Tozo.
Splitting the hut with a knife is indeed an option, but it is definitely not the option now.
If there is really no other way, it is not too late to find a way to open the hut. It is obviously not that time yet.
"......good."
Hijikata Toshizo pondered for a moment and sent the sword back.
"Let's search around again. The range can be expanded appropriately. If you can't find Nobunaga... then go down the mountain first."
Zuocun sighed.
"At least let Mr. Nobukatsu and Mr. Chacha know what happened on the mountain."
...
The final result is undoubtedly nothing.
The sky is getting darker and we have to go down the mountain.
Basically, overnight stays are not allowed on Kurokawa Mountain.
Nobunaga's situation...is an abnormal situation.
"Lord Mountain God..."
When going down the mountain, he passed by the Yamagami Shrine. Fujimaru Ritsuka looked back and glanced at the enshrined mountain god.
Just like those statues whose appearance is unknown, I can't see the appearance of the mountain god either.
Mountain God......thatched hut......
Is there any connection between the two, but...
Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at Hoshikuma Yukina and then at Samura.
The two most famous figures on Kurokawa Mountain, the big monster Amanakuki who lives in Kurokawa Mountain, and the monster-killing Hauki Zamura Anno, are both by his side. If there is really a mastermind behind the scenes,
Who could it be?
I can't understand...
Encountering a wave of monsters on the road, after clearing them away and returning to the village without any danger, Fujimaru Ritsuka finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Communication in Chaldea has been restored.
"Ritsuka! Are you okay!!!"
Lawrence didn't care about keeping it secret anymore and shouted out the moment the communication was connected.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, Miss Lawrence, in short, please calm down first." Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and pressed her hands, "First, please tell me what the situation is in Chaldea. When did my communication stop completely?
It's open?"
Lawrence took a few deep breaths to calm down his tone as much as possible.
"It should have been that the moment you left the Yamagami Shrine, the communication was completely disconnected. When we wanted to contact you later, we simply couldn't."
"The communication connection cannot be connected."
"...I was thinking about that time..." Fujimaru Ritsuka also showed a thoughtful expression.
Although the feeling was very vague, she seemed...to have forgotten something.
It's like when you go up a mountain and there is a memory loss. You don't think there is anything wrong at the time, but you will definitely realize something is wrong afterwards, but even if you realize it, you can't remember the situation at that time. You only know that you are missing a memory.
Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but feel a little cold on her back.
Turning around, I found it was Xue Nai.
Because she was transformed from a ghost-like state into a body again, the aura of Xuena's body carried a natural coldness.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Xue Nai looked a little confused.
"It's nothing... I just want to ask Miss Xuena, do you feel that you have lost the memory of when you went up the mountain?"
"Lost memory? No? Why do I feel like this?"
There was a trace of confusion in Xuena's expression.
"No......."
Fujimaru Ritsuka was even more strange.
She just asked Zuocun and Hijikata, but neither felt this way, nor did Mother Bear exist.
Only she feels this way.
"...After returning to your residence in the evening, Ritsuka, let's sort out the information."
Lawrence's eyes became solemn, and he looked at each other, looking a little anxious.
There are so many unique points...weird places.
...
Tonight is a peaceful night.
There were no half-human, half-fish nobu with knives on the street, nor were there any messy things like monsters. It was a very quiet night.
But it was not peaceful in Fujimaru Ritsuka's bedroom.
"If nothing else happens...Ritsuka, you may have been targeted by the person who created this special spot."
Leonardo da Vinci gave his own reasoning.
She is not a detective, but her logical skills are not bad. Such a unique situation can be understood immediately with simple thinking.
"But...who is the mastermind behind this?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned.
"The reason I just said is that the two most famous people in Kurokawa Mountain, Miss Yukina and Mr. Samura, are by my side now, but Miss Souji and Miss Ryoma did not participate in this mountain climbing operation.
We are the only ones who moved, so...there is basically no possibility of Miss Souji and Mr. Ryoma."
"The difficulty lies here..."
Da Vinci sighed.
"Almost everyone within this range has been eliminated as a suspect, so if the other prisoners...could they be the original villagers of Kurokawa Shimo Village?"
She came up with a constructive idea.
"It's also unrealistic."
Lawrence shook his head.
"In the final analysis, it is still Kurokawa Mountain. The singularity cannot occur in Kurokawa Mountain for no reason. There must be some origin... As for what kind of truth..."
Lawrence twitched his lips.
It made me feel a little dizzy.
"At this time, let's consider other possibilities."
That was all she could say.
"After all, after eliminating absolutely irrational ideas, whatever is left must be the truth no matter how wrong it is."
"Let's go to the village to investigate tomorrow. Let's start from... the patrol station?"