The shrine maidens in the shrine were Himiko and Ichiyo, and Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but feel...a little familiar.
After all, Miss Himiko is the etymology of the word miko, to be precise.
However, what kind of god is worthy of being served by Miss Himiko and Miss Ichiyu? Isn’t such a god a little too arrogant?
"Eshina, you're here." Himiko looked like everyone else in the village had lost the memory of Master Fujimaru Ritsuka. He signed Ezina's hand, but noticed something unusual.
s things.
"Why did you bring your rifle?"
"The wild beasts in the mountains have begun to show aggression toward me."
With a slightly serious look on her face, Ezuna put the rifle on her back and said to Himiko. Then she turned around and looked at the hesitant Fujimaru Ritsuka, with a smile finally appearing on her lips.
"As for this person... he is the one who broke the storm as seen in my dream of revelation."
"The outsider, Fujimaru Ritsuka, came to the village with the strange village chief."
"Hello..."
There was a bit of pride in Souna's introduction.
But maybe I am not "proud" because of my existence, but because my dream of revelation has played some role...?
In short, Fujimaru Ritsuka had some guesses, but she was not sure. This village made her feel a little strange.
Just like now, standing in this shrine with some restraint, she can feel a line of sight...
It’s not the sight of Miss Ezuna, nor the sight of Miss Himiko and Miss Ichiyo, nor the sight of Miss Nobunaga...
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked around, but found nothing.
There are no other people, and there are no suspicious objects, and it is unlikely to be those statues, because the number of those statues is not small. If those statues really look at Fujimaru Ritsuka again, the sight they will feel will definitely not be only
One way.
etc.
Did you...did you overlook something?
Fujimaru Ritsuka realized something and raised his head suddenly.
What she looked at was——
This shrine is dedicated to the mountain god who protects this mountain.
The mountain god is watching her.
Fujimaru Ritsuka came up with the answer.
She felt her heart trembling violently involuntarily, not because of fear or horror, but because of... a feeling of looking at each other.
The mountain god is looking at her, through her statue, and she is also looking at the mountain god.
The statue whose face cannot be seen clearly seems to have become a bridge of communication.
Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't explain how she felt now, but she subconsciously took a step back.
The feeling of prying eyes is gone.
Fujimaru Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief, finally relieved.
So mountain gods exist...?
What role did the mountain god play in this incident?
Is it the existence that created this singularity? Or is it someone who can borrow power?
After Fujimaru Ritsuka put aside his fear and nervousness, he subconsciously thought about this matter in the way of a savior.
I still don't know what the true form of the mountain god is, so I can't make a conclusion, but according to the rules of this singularity...
Maybe it's an acquaintance of mine?
Fujimaru Ritsuka pulled out a notebook from somewhere and started to read it.
This was something she asked Ezuna in advance before going up the mountain. She wrote down all the names of the twenty-four missing servants in Chaldea, as well as the name of a servant who disappeared on the spot during the summoning.
When you reach one, you will cross it out.
What is known from now is...
Miss Nobunaga only recovered her own body, and her identity in this village seems to be that of the village chief.
Mr. Oda Nobukatsu is still the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga, and his position in the village seems to be that of the silly boy of the village chief's family.
Miss Chacha still calls Miss Nobunaga her aunt, and seems to be managing the village when Miss Nobunaga is away.
Mr. Li Shuwen is guarding the gate of the village.
Mr. Hijikata Toshizo is the chief of the Mibu Police Station in the village.
Mr. Sakamoto Ryoma and Miss Aaron are guarding the village gate.
Samura Soina, Himiko, Ichi and Miss are the shrine maidens in the shrine.
Ms. Sen no Rikyu is the owner of Yoshiro Teahouse, and Ms. Okita Souji Alter is a regular customer of the teahouse.
The only one left is Mr. Anno Samura, who looks like a local tycoon.
At present, there are twelve in total, and there are still thirteen whose specific circumstances are not yet known.
"Um?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka felt something and raised his head.
"You should leave as soon as possible, and then return as soon as possible after doing some research."
Himihu also raised his head and looked at the sky.
"It's getting late, and Kurokawa Mountain is not safe at night."
...
Fujimaru Ritsuka is very strange.
When I set off by myself, it was almost as if I had just finished lunch.
It only takes about half an hour from the time we set off to the shrine. In the final analysis, it's probably around the afternoon. Why... is it almost getting dark?
Snapped.
Fujimaru Ritsuka stepped on the next step, with doubts in her eyes.
Behind her were Sakina Samura who was holding a rifle, and Nobunaga Oda who looked strange, but his hand was always pressed on the handle of the knife.
"There is a fishy smell..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka shrugged her nose and said subconsciously.
Perhaps because of the storm, Fujimaru Ritsuka could smell a fishy smell very clearly on the mountain road near the top of the mountain.
It's like smelling your hands after cutting open a fish but not washing your hands.
The source of this smell...is it the top of the mountain?
Buzz——
The sky darkened, and it became completely dark in an instant.
Fujimaru Ritsuka felt dizzy and was about to fall subconsciously.
Snapped.
But she felt herself being pulled by someone - pulled forward suddenly.
She still fell, but she fell forward, not backward, and rolled down the mountain.
Behind him... there was no Miss Soina and Miss Nobunaga, and in front of him... there was no storm.
Fujimaru Ritsuka gritted his teeth.
This is a fantasy?
Or somewhere else?
Her hands were shaking a little, but she still took a deep breath, took off the simple divine seal from her waist, inserted one of the bullets Lawrence gave her, and then continued to walk upward.
Fujimaru Ritsuka could hear the crackling sound of fire burning in his ears, and could also hear the sound of heavy rain pouring down, but there was only darkness on the mountain road, no fire and no heavy rain.
Fortunately, the road up the mountain is nearing its end.
Fujimaru Ritsuka stood on the ridge and was stunned.
Kurokawa Mountain, what exactly is on the top of Kurokawa Mountain——