I’m a Witch In Dongying

　　 Keiko’s grandfather once found the shrine due to a spiritual event and was helped by Shirasumi Sana, so he forged a lot of connections. For many generations to come, they have maintained a close relationship with Tenme Shrine. Among them, the grandfathers of Shendai Wenshan and Bai Shuiqiu are playmates who grew up together and graduated from the same school.

　　 There are also two or three other gold masters currently owned by Tenme Shrine, all of whom are good destinies left behind by Shirami Sana.

　　 This sense of responsibility as a maiden is naturally a reliable advantage for the guests of the shrine.

　　 But for Shirami Sana herself...

　　 is a very heavy burden.

　　 When she was seventeen years old, Shirasumi Sana suffered a serious illness after returning from an outing and removing spirits, and took more than half a month of recuperation before healed.

After that, under the suggestion of Grandpa Grandpa, the workload of shrine affairs was reduced, and relatively simple tasks such as expelling grievances were handed over to Grandpa Grandpa and other people at the shrine, and she herself More time and energy were devoted to the practice of talisman and incantation.

　　 Also during this period, Shirasui Sana painted a large number of talismans and left them in the shrine for later use.

　　—This one, I heard about it once when Bai Shuiqiu got the booklet about Fulu from Chiyo.

　　 It’s just a matter of drawing talisman. After all, it takes a lot of effort. No matter how talented Shiisui Sana is, he can only draw hundreds of talisman urns in a few months. Even though Chiyo and others had been using them diligently and thriftily, these talismans were gradually used up seven or eight years after Shirashui Sana's death.

　　 Afterwards, Tenme Shrine can no longer maintain the original incense. Over the long years, it has gradually declined, and can only rely on the grandfather of Chiyo and Shiraito to maintain it.

　　 Until the present Reiwa era, two full generations have passed. Except for the eastern suburbs near Tianmu Mountain, few people in other areas of Narita City still remember this history.

in addition…

　　 It was also half a year after that serious illness, on a cloudless morning, Shirasumi Sana silently took the ghost cut, left Tenmu Shrine, and never returned.

　　 In the past, Shirashui Sana went out to deal with supernatural events in other cities, and occasionally had this situation of not returning home at night, but he usually explained to the family in advance and agreed on an approximate time for return.

　　 But this time, she didn't leave any explanation.

　　 The grandfather and others who stayed at the shrine found her written suicide note in Shirasumi's bedroom almost two days later.

　　 The anxious Shirasui family hurriedly contacted the police in Narita City, and through the Jindai family, entangled with a large number of manpower, and carried out a carpet search throughout the city.

Seventy years ago, there was no such thing as a mobile phone, let alone a surveillance system or something. Even now in Japan, surveillance cameras do not cover all the traffic arteries, so once someone gets lost, you can only rely on it. Manpower visits and inquires to find out.

The police, Baishui and Shendai mobilized hundreds of people. At the same time, with the help of some guests, after searching for nearly half a month, someone finally found the cloth on Baishui Sana’s clothes under the cliff of a barren mountain far away from Tianmu Mountain. strip.

　　 The shrine did not believe that Shirami Sana was dead at first.

　　 But the latter has never reappeared since then, and Baishui's family can only accept the fact that their daughter has "fallen off the cliff and died" after searching to no avail.

　　 For a girl who is only 18 years old, this kind of ending can be said to be a fate.

　　 "Where is that mountain and what's its name?"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu raised his ears, waiting for Chiyo's answer.

"It seems to be called Mt. Qingga... It is in the north of Narita City. When I was seven or eight years old, I went with my father twice and worshipped under the cliff where my sister fell. I haven't been there for years, and I don't know what it has become."

　　Chiyo said while sighing quietly:

"I heard from my father that in the few days after my sister left, it had been raining in Narita City. At first, it was intermittent. Then there were heavy rains for two consecutive days and two nights, which caused the water level of Tone River to rise continuously, which lasted more than 50 years. The cordon line almost caused a flood.

　　 At that time, many people thought that the rainstorm was related to the God of Rain, and they even came to our shrine to ask about the situation. But when the news of my sister's fall from the cliff spread, the rumors disappeared. And the incense of the shrine gradually became thinner in the following decades..."

　　 "Qinghe Mountain?"

　　 What the **** is that then?

　　 Bai Shuiqiu frowned, thought about it in his mind, and continued to ask: "Then, what about the earthquake?"

　　 "Huh? What earthquake?"

　　 "Along with that heavy rain, there should have been an earthquake..."

　　 "Oh, there seems to be such a time..."

　　 At Bai Shuiqiu's reminder, Chiyo thought for a while, and it seemed that he finally remembered this detail, and suddenly said:

"During the time my sister disappeared, there was indeed an earthquake in the city, but it was not very violent. It seemed that part of the roof of the shrine was collapsed in the second half of the night. My parents called me up overnight and brought me I stayed in the yard for one night, and only after the earthquake subsided the next day did I begin to count my belongings and find someone to repair the house...

　　 It was also because of the earthquake that my father discovered the suicide note left by my sister on the desk in the bedroom, because since my sister was over fourteen years old, my father would normally not go to her bedroom without permission...

　　咦, Xiaoqiu, how did you know that there was this earthquake? "

　　 Facing her grandmother's question, Bai Shuiqiu said haha ​​and vaguely.

　　 It can be seen that Chiyo's impression of the earthquake is far less profound than that of the heavy rain.

　　 After all, Japan itself is a country prone to earthquakes.

To be more precise, this country was established on an earthquake zone. Therefore, any place in the country is a high-earthquake area. Basically, every city has so many earthquakes a year. Most of the earthquakes are of different intensity. Not very big, but the frequency is very high.

　　 Therefore, the government has already prepared precautionary measures against earthquakes and various pre-plans. Colleges and universities in various regions also regularly organize students to conduct earthquake escape drills.

Compared with other earthquakes, the one that occurred seventy years ago is not very prominent. In addition, the location is in the mountainous area at the junction of Narita and Sakura. The damage involved is not too great, and the number of casualties is full. It looks like a few hundred people, so the media did not write about it.

　　 But that rainstorm was different.

　　 Can make Tone River rise to the highest water level in 50 years, but it can't be encountered casually. It may have happened once or twice in 70 years.

　　 That's why Chiyo's impression is particularly deep.

　　 Seeing that the truth was already in front of him, Bai Shuiqiu couldn't care that he would be suspected by Chiyo. After a few perfunctory words, he immediately asked his next question:

　　 "Is the place where the earthquake occurred in Lantern Mountain?"

　　 "Lantern Mountain?"

Chiyo frowned, and thought for a while: "I remember hearing my father say that the epicenter of the earthquake seemed to be in the mountains at the junction of Narita and Sakura, but I can't remember exactly whether it was the name or not. …"

　　 After a pause, the old man added: "There are still many mountains in that place. There are any names. Even the same mountain has different names among people in different mountain villages.

　　 And since I can remember, that mountainous area has been foggy all year round, and there have been no people living nearby for a long time.

Thirty years ago, when the city was building a road from Narita City to Sakura City, there was an attempt to dig a tunnel through that mountainous area, but in the end it was forced by the complexity of the terrain, plus I tried various methods, but failed to get rid of the fog, so I could only divert and detour and build a road from the other side..."

　　 "The mountains covered by dense fog..."

　　 Bai Shuiqiu pursed his lower lip, and his thoughts were almost clear.

　　The information given by the old monster was confirmed by Chiyo. It seems that the so-called Lantern Mountain is located in the mountains where the earthquake occurred.

　　 And the secret of the incident seventy years ago is also hidden behind this thick fog...

　　 And Rain Girl probably threw Shirasui Sana's clothes and fabrics to the northern part of the city because she didn't want others to set foot there, attracting the attention of Tenme Shrine and the police. And within a period of time after the incident, the files and related evidence about the incident were gradually destroyed.

　　 had previously told her not to go to Lantern Mountain, for the same reason.

　　 As for the mist...

　　 I don’t know if it was Rain Girl or the monster that year.

　　 In fact, even if there is no demon influence, it is common for long-term fog and even miasma to be produced in such inaccessible mountains and forests all the year round because of the accumulation of moisture.

　　 "By the way... Grandma, have you really never seen or heard from your grandfather about a woman in green who often comes into contact with Grandma Sana?"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu is still a bit unwilling to give up.

"no…"

Chiyo shook his head: "But I heard my father say that my sister seems to have some invisible friends, and occasionally speaks to the air, but my father and I have never seen those friends, so about the woman in green you mentioned, I Not knowing it."

Ok.

　　 It’s not that Yunv has never shown up near the shrine, it’s just that my grandpa’s spiritual sense is not enough to see her existence...

　　 As for Shirami Sana's death, Rain Girl disappeared for decades, and only recently reappeared in Narita City, so of course Chiyo has never seen her.

　　 When she saw Bai Shuiqiu's face thinking, Chiyo asked softly: "Why, Xiaoqiu, you have been asking about your sister today, is there any special discovery?"

　　 "No, I just heard a little bit about Grandma Sana from elsewhere, just curious..."

　　 Bai Shuiqiu smiled, noncommittal.

　　 Chiyo raised his eyebrows. Although he was still a little confused, he didn't continue to ask questions.

Chiyo also met Suzuki Juki and Jubei, and Shirakawa also told the elderly about this when he decided to join the countermeasures team, so the old man took it for granted that Shiraishi had gotten something from the countermeasure team. News, there will be such a question.

　　 Both grandparents and grandsons had their own thoughts, and they didn't speak again for a while.

　　 After sitting for a while, Bai Shuiqiu got up to say goodbye and returned to his bedroom.

　　 sat at the table for a while, opened the map software on the phone, and began to search the surrounding mountains.

　　 "Among the mountain names on the map, is the closest..."Baozi Mountain"?"

　　 According to Chiyo, many of the mountains in this mountainous area have no official names. Perhaps... the so-called "Baozi Mountain" is actually the official name of "Lantern Mountain"?

　　 After all, the shapes of buns and lanterns look quite alike...

Chapter 338

　　 Bai Shuiqiu searched for a while with curiosity.

　　 But there are not many results.

The mountainous area between Narita City and Sakura City is not a famous tourist attraction in itself. It has been shrouded in fog for so many years. There are few people in the surrounding area, so even on the Internet, there is almost no discussion of this area. Useful information is pitifully scarce.

There is a piece of news from more than ten years ago, saying that a few brave young people met to play a courage test game in that mountainous area. Two of them went too far into the fog-shrouded area. The place is missing.

　　 Even if the remaining people went back to call the police, and the rescue team was found, they could not be found.

　　The content of the news is very simple.

　　 But take a moment to think carefully, it’s not difficult to see some deeper intelligence—

　　 When the earthquake happened seventy years ago, it was easy to understand that the rescue team could not get into the misty mountains.

　　 After all, at that time, there were not so many sophisticated technologies. Even computers were just starting out. Even a professional rescue team could not rescue the many mountain people affected by the earthquake when it was difficult to distinguish the direction.

　　 But ten years ago, the distance is very close now.

Satellite positioning technology has been developed sufficiently and it is reasonable to say that it is not difficult to find the two missing young people, unless the latter has deviated too far from the original position, or satellite positioning technology is simply not available in foggy areas. Effective normally.

　　 In terms of Bai Shuiqiu’s personal feelings, the latter is more likely...

　　 "Is it another place similar to the Baidi Bay Tunnel..."

　　 Bai Shuiqiu gently rubbed the phone screen with his fingers, and fell into thought.

　　 The situation in the Baidi Bay Tunnel, she has learned, if there is a place similar to that kind of place, and the area is large enough to cover a whole mountain, it is indeed a very dangerous place. Even if she is now, she is not sure that she will be able to move in and out freely in such a misty place.

　　 Once trapped inside, the result is probably no better than the two missing young people in the news.

　　 It’s no wonder why Yunv would specifically tell her not to go to Lantern Mountain.

but…

　　 If you let the wind raccoon go in first to get to the bottom...

　　 When thinking of this, Bai Shuiqiu glanced at the wind raccoon lying next to the table.

This little thing is now lying bored on the corner of the table, with his limbs curled up, looking at her with a pair of dark eyes. When Bai Shuiqiu turned his head to look over, the little thing climbed up on his bones and turned towards her cheerfully. Wagging his tail, as if waiting for Bai Shuiqiu to give orders.

"never mind…"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu shook his head.

　　 The wind raccoon's perception ability is indeed very strong, and it can be regarded as the outstanding group in the entire monster population.

　　 However, it is unknown whether this perception ability can be used smoothly after being enveloped in mist.

　　 After all, the fog that can exist for so many years must have some doorways. If, in order to test this doorway, you lose the only spirit of the wind raccoon, it will be somewhat of a loss.

　　 "In other words, use puppet dolls instead?"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu's inspiration appeared, and he began to ponder the feasibility of this plan very seriously in his heart.

　　 Unlike the wind raccoon, the puppet doll can be recalled at any time.

Even if you encounter any danger in the mountains, you can use the method of dispelling technique to withdraw the puppet doll in time, and if you really encounter an unexpectedly powerful enemy, even if the technique is too late to dissolve, then the loss will only be one. Being a puppet will not hurt your own body because of this.

　　 "Sure enough, think about it carefully..."

　　How do you feel that the puppet doll is more valuable than the wind raccoon...

　　 Bai Shuiqiu couldn't make up his mind for a while.

As I thought about it, I connected to the database of the countermeasure team—this thing was accessed using a special website. The account and password were assigned to her by Fujiwara Nanami before. It is said that all transmitted data is strictly encrypted. Even professional hackers are difficult to steal.

　　 Bai Shuiqiu didn't know much about this kind of technical matter. She just retrieved all the records of supernatural events before and after the Showa 30 years according to the index of the website, and read them carefully.

　　 Finally, under the item [Suspected Spiritual Event (to be verified)], I saw the record of the "Lantern Mountain Earthquake".