Samura, Ryoma, Takasugi, Hijikata, Oda Nobukatsu and Chacha, and Fujimaru Ritsuka from out of town, these people gathered together and discussed what happened last night.
In Miss Izumo Akuno's Shamisen, a large number of villagers gathered in the square on the west side of the village, thus attracting those strange monsters.
But...the monster left no body behind.
The monster seems to be a life-like existence made of pure mud. After killing it, it will break into a puddle of soft mud that exudes a fishy smell.
Maybe this thing will be very fertile?
Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but think.
"In other words, those monsters are chasing the crowd attracted by Miss Aguo?"
Takasugi Shinsaku touched his chin.
"It should be...Miss Fujimaru, do you have anything to say? Your Onmyoji perspective may provide us with a better idea."
Samura looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka who raised one hand.
Fujimaru Ritsuka has very naturally accepted her "setting of an onmyoji who controls shikigami battles" in this singularity.
"Miss Schnee mentioned it."
"Those monsters have the same fishy smell as Lake Kurokawa."
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked outside the window in the direction of the top of Mount Kurokawa.
"Although the last investigation yielded nothing, the cause of this incident is ultimately due to Lake Kurokawa."
"...I actually have some speculation in this regard."
Ryoma said with a serious expression.
"After what happened in the west square last night, I went back to the mountain gate to look for Aaron, but I found that Aaron was hunting something."
"Something seemed to want to break through the mountain gate, but it escaped after a brief fight with Miss Aaron."
"The time is just right when we deal with those little monsters who look like the village chief."
Oda Nobukatsu:......
"So why do those little monsters look like my aunt?" Chacha, the acting village chief, looked strange. "Although I have never seen them before, I think they are a bit strange even if I just think about them."
"Indeed, it feels so inconsistent..."
Takasugi Shinsaku nodded with deep approval.
"When I think that these things are related to the village chief, I feel... very strange."
"Is it still the hut on the top of the mountain?"
Hijikata Toshizo looked at Zuo Cun.
"Last time we went to the mountains, only the hut was unexplored."
"Let's just split that thatched house apart this time."
"...This is the only way."
After thinking for a moment, Zuo Cun nodded and approved Hijikata's plan.
As of now, it seems that there is no other possibility.
Although there is no guarantee that the thing in that thatched house must be the culprit of this incident, at least it needs to be confirmed.
Check...what exactly is in there.
...
At noon, after lunch, several people gathered in front of the mountain gate.
"Do you want Ms. Fujimaru to go with you this time?"
Zuomura glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka, and behind Fujimaru Ritsuka, Yukina, who had turned white, and Mama Bear, who had already put the big ax on her shoulder.
Hijikata Toshizo wanted to stay in the village this time to maintain law and order after the chaos, so the candidates to go up the mountain this time became Samura and Takasugi Shinsaku.
It can be said that Takasugi Shinsaku is not as good as Samura and Ryoma in terms of hard power, but he can't stand this man's many chores, so he will definitely be fine in the face of emergencies.
"Um."
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded.
"If I have come to this village, I will be considered a member of this village within a short period of time."
"Go up the mountain to investigate. Miss Xuena and I can also be of great help."
Fujimaru Ritsuka had a vague premonition.
That shabby-looking hut... was definitely not as easily destroyed as imagined.
"Let me lead the way this time, Mr. Samura, Mr. Takasugi, Ms. Fujimaru, and Ms. Hoshikuma and Ms. Suori."
A cold, somewhat familiar voice came from the side.
Zuo Cun subconsciously looked to the side.
Standing there was a witch.
This is Samura Soina.
"Souna, are you going to the shrine now?" Samura frowned slightly.
In such a troubled time, he still doesn't want his family to get into chaos, but now it seems...it seems that it is more difficult to escape?
"I received a revelation from the mountain god and must go see Himihu-sama and Ichiyu-sama."
"So please let me lead the way. Let me lead the way. The wild beasts in the mountains will not attack us."
It is unshakable common sense in Kurokawakami Village that shrine maidens protected by mountain gods will not be attacked by wild beasts.
Shiro Xuena scratched her head.
To be honest, she was even more curious now about what that mountain god was.
I don’t know what kind of animal it is, nor its gender or image, nor even its race.
Maybe the singularity this time was caused by this unknown mountain god?
She sometimes makes such guesses.
"Thank you for your work, Souna."
Takasugi Shinsaku bowed slightly to Souna, looking quite respectful.
This is the shrine maiden of the mountain god.
"Then, let's go."
Ezuna, who was dressed as a miko, took a deep breath nervously, nodded, walked in front of everyone, and led the way.
...
The witch needs to walk at a specific pace and speed when going up the mountain, so compared with the last time, the time to go up the mountain this time is much longer.
But even so, the group did not encounter wild animals or anything this time.
"It's really magical...and the miko costume is so beautiful. If I have a chance, I'd like to wear it too!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka said in amazement.
Putting on the shrine maiden uniform, Ezuna is unimaginably elegant and noble. She looks very well-mannered and completely different from the somewhat naive Ms. Ezuna.
"As long as it is approved by the mountain god, it will be fine."
Takasugi Shinsaku looked casual, with a cynical smile on his lips, and said casually.
Fujimaru Ritsuka is a foreigner and there is absolutely no chance that she will be chosen as a shrine maiden by the local mountain god.
So this is almost equivalent to nonsense.
"Don't make any noise while following the miko."
Samura, who was walking in front behind Souna, gave a stern reminder.
The rules still have to exist for now.
"...Tsk, forget it."
The person who was least interested in the messy rules on this trip was Hoshikuma Yukina.
The white Xuena turned black again at some point, with a disdainful expression on her face, as if she wanted to say something but didn't say it.
But all in all, only by going to the top of the mountain again can we understand what happened at this singular point, right?