The excitement and happiness are only temporary. The celebrations need to be left to the people, while the witches, priests, and Fujimaru Ritsuka sent here from Chaldea to solve the singularity need to solve some... unpleasant things.
matter.
"Come to the mountain."
The unknown voice sounded again, as if it was ringing in everyone's ears.
"The wind is going to disperse."
The witches stopped dancing.
The priests raised their bodies.
Amid the cheers of the people who didn't know the truth, they walked along the street they came from and walked out of the village.
It's like I've received some kind of summons.
"Let's walk."
"Let's walk."
"Climb up the mountain."
"What awaits you will be the ending you deserve."
...
jingle--
The mountain gate of the village was already deserted.
Zuocun was the only one left, his face still stained with some dirty bits of meat left behind after the ghost died.
He looked towards the village and towards the street.
The ringtone of the Kagura bell changed, becoming more ethereal and louder - it just sounded like it was resonating with the human spirit.
Zuo Cun took a few steps back and retreated to one side of the road - the demon ghosts had been completely killed and would not have even the slightest impact on Yu Ti's return to the mountain.
The miko shook the Kagura bell and walked ahead to clear the way. The four priests carried the body of the mountain god and followed the miko on the blue-grey steps and walked up. The eyes of the remaining people revealed a trace of confusion, but
But he also took steps and walked upwards with the others.
Zuo Cun followed and was at the end of the team.
The way up the mountain is not difficult.
It's just that the wind blew the woods and made a rustling sound, which might disturb some thoughts.
The faint chirping of insects makes one's eyes involuntarily confused.
They are walking, but they are not walking.
Except for Fujimaru Ritsuka, no one was walking.
jingle--
Snapped.
The priest stepped on the last step and looked up at the torii gate in front of him.
The shrine has arrived.
There is moonlight tonight, and the bright moonlight illuminates the shrine, making the shrine look a little more peaceful.
But... wasn't the sky still looking gloomy just now?
Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a sense of confusion that shouldn't exist.
Something's wrong...
There's something wrong with this singularity...
Something...is wrong...
She subconsciously wanted to find out what was wrong and what was abnormal, but she only felt that it was no longer the sky above her head that was dizzy, but her own thoughts and mind.
She could only stand there and watch all the people walk to both sides of the road, leaving only the four priests carrying the mountain god's body. They crossed the stone platform in the territory, walked into the front of the road, and slowed down the body.
Slowly put it down, and then restore the mountain god's body to its original position.
jingle--
The Kagura bell rang again.
This is the signal of the end, the process of sending God off is over.
Wow——
"Roar------"
The mother bear let out a long and angry roar.
She smelled it.
I smelled it - the fishy smell belonging to Hideo Kurokawa.
With the roar of Mother Bear, everyone raised their heads and looked towards the top of the mountain.
"storm--"
"Disappeared......"
Fujimaru Ritsuka murmured.
Her thinking returned to clarity.
“Everyone—go to the top of the mountain!”
She didn't know why she said that, but since the storm on the top of the mountain had disappeared, it meant that the time for the "truth" to be revealed had arrived.
Go to the top of the mountain and get the answer you've been looking for.
Schnee jumped on the back of Mother Bear and rushed up the mountain path without caring about anyone else, fully displaying her characteristics as an Avenger.
"Miss Schnee!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was startled by Yukina who suddenly rushed out, and quickly followed her.
The patrolmen from the Mibu Police Station, Ryoma Sakamoto, Shinsaku Takasugi, and Anno Samura also followed behind.
As well as Samura Soina, they also hurriedly rummaged through the corners of the shrine for the rifles they had placed here in advance, and then looked at Himiko and Ichiyo, who were the only ones who stopped in place and did not move.
"Why don't Himiko-sama and Ichiyo-sama go up together?"
There was a smile on Himihu's face.
"No, Souna, we...shouldn't go."
Ichiyu shook his head, walked to Sina's side, stretched out his hand and gently touched Sina's head.
"The truth does not belong to us, but to you."
"Go and see it."
Because, everything will come to an end——
Himiko didn't say the last words, but looked at Souna who was holding the rifle tightly with gentle eyes.
Ezuna took a step back, bowed to Himiko and Ichiyu, then turned around and followed everyone in front.
After Ezuna left, there was some kind of movement in the imperial palace. Himiko and Ichiyu did not raise their heads or look sideways, but just watched the shadow walking up the mountain path like everyone else.
"'Lord Mountain God'... Haha, it's really a unique experience."
Himihu couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckled. He didn't seem to have much respect.
"After all, who would have thought that all the facts would be like this... Speaking of which, Lord Himihu, this time..."
"This shouldn't be the end, right?"
...
"Hideo Kurokawa————!!!"
Hoshikuma Yukina's angry and heart-wrenching shouts echoed on the top of the mountain where the storm had dispersed.
"Don't make any noise."
Kurokawa Hideo's response was quite bland.
This kind of dullness made Hoshikuma Yukina stunned for a moment.
"When you came here, you probably wanted to kill me, right?"
Kurokawa Hideo maintained his human posture, standing in the center of the lake, like a stooped shadow, his face was bloodless and pale.
"You - you came here, you must want to kill me, right?"
"Why?"
"This is obviously my land, this is my village, and you are the outsiders."
His tone was angry and ferocious, as if he wanted to tear everything to pieces.
"us?"
"Hideo Kurokawa, did you make something wrong?"
Hoshikuma Yukina's eyes were filled with gloomy disdain, a black Yukina.
In order to kill Hideo Kurokawa, she finally replaced herself with her white self.
"You are the outsider."
"Kurokawa Mountain is the home of my mother and I."
"You - killed us and occupied our home - you are the outsider!!!"
The bodies of Mother Bear and Tianyin Ghost expanded at the same time, turning into a huge bear and a huge ghost.
The long hair of the Tengakure ghost is a fear that can almost envelope the entire Kurokawa Mountain.
However, Hideo Kurokawa's attention was not on Yukina Hoshikuma.