Truth is everywhere within range

The night in Shinjuku is full of lights and feasting.

Qiao Qiao rode his scooter and suddenly came to an alley.

The late night canteen has just started to open.

Qiao Qiao completed a spirit removal commission today. There were no details worth mentioning, it was just an ordinary shot.

He has recently started actively looking for Yokai-related commissions.

It made Miss Sakura a little worried.

However, in modern cities, monsters causing trouble are really hard to come by.

The monsters living in the city are law-abiding and more law-abiding than humans.

And monsters in the wild don't have to go into the city to cause trouble.

Difficult, Qiaoqiao, difficult.

I originally wanted to try the newly developed ammunition.

pity.

Walking into the late-night cafeteria, the boss was the only one sitting on a chair, holding a cigarette.

"You came."

The boss saw Qiao Qiao and greeted him.

"Well, boss, I'd like a pork soup set meal."

Qiao Qiao put down his schoolbag and sat down.

I took out the notice sent out today.

The above is a notice about the study trip for the second-year students of Minejo University High School.

The school trip originally scheduled for mid-October was postponed due to the typhoon, and due to midterm exams and other arrangements, it was finally scheduled for November 20th.

Although there are still three weeks until the departure date, this notice was issued in advance out of consideration for stabilizing the students' emotions.

"A school trip? It's really a word full of youth."

The boss served the pork soup set meal and glanced at the notice in Qiao Qiao's hand.

"Where are you going?"

"Shimane Prefecture, it seems that the itinerary is Matsue City and Izumo City."

After all, he is a high school majoring in spiritual masters, so it makes sense for him to go on a study trip to Izumo Grand Shrine.

When talking about Matsue City in Shimane Prefecture, we have to talk about Koizumi Yakumo. This writer from Ireland is the originator of modern Japanese ghost story literature.

According to the records of the Spirit Exorcist Association, he himself is a spirit exterminator with spiritual power. Many ghost stories were created based on his personal experiences after he encountered strange things in the War Kingdom.

To put it simply, this school trip is a trip closely related to weirdness.

"Shimane County? Qiao Jun's parents seem to work there."

The boss poured himself half a glass of beer.

"Well, I might go visit when I have free time."

Qiao Qiao replied.

"I remember that person in your family is also a classmate. Will she go?"

The boss took a sip of cold beer and asked again.

He should be referring to Sayoko.

"I have tentatively written an application, but it has not been approved yet. Probably because of the previous Tokyo Bay incident, the association has become more cautious."

Of course, Qiao Qiao wanted Sayoko to participate in the school trip together. After all, it was a rare memory in high school.

"It's been really rough recently. Although Shimane Prefecture should be one of the safest areas, you have to be careful when the time comes."

The boss reminded me.

"Speaking of which, boss, I have a new idea recently."

Qiao Qiao said, spreading the blueprint printed out from his schoolbag on the table.

"?"

The boss took one look at the design and almost dropped the cup in his hand.

"This is the design drawing of the exoskeleton for a single-purpose exoskeleton. It looks like this."

Qiao Qiao explained a little bit.

".Therefore, I need an energy source that can continuously supply energy. Boss, can you get any small nuclear reactor or controllable nuclear fusion technology?"

Although controllable nuclear fusion is still a theoretical thing, Qiao Qiao still asked with the mentality of giving it a try.

Maybe the boss has the supply.

"This is a bit difficult."

The boss put out the cigarette butt just in case.

"There are high-energy battery packs for use on warships. According to this design, it can only be used for about thirty minutes at most. It doesn't quite meet your needs."

"Thirty minutes?"

Although what Qiao Qiao wants is the kind of energy that can last for more than ten hours.

But thirty minutes seems to be almost enough to deal with sudden extermination scenes.

As a trial model, there is value in common sense.

"Okay, boss, can you get some for me?"

"I have to look at the nearest freighter. Well, I can probably get it before you go on your school trip. By the way, you can package and sell these parts together."

The boss glanced at Qiao Qiao's school trip notice.

"That would be great."

Qiao Qiao put away the design drawings.

Dong dong dong——

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the paper door.

"Are there any new guests?"

Qiao Qiao took a look.

"Normally I don't knock on the door."

The boss is a little strange.

Qiao Qiao stood up and opened the paper door.

At the door, two monsters stood.

In other words, he is a person dressed as a monster.

One of them is a vampire wearing a backpack with small wings, and the other is a zombie with an ax on his head.

Both of them seemed to be relatively young, probably at the level of elementary school students or junior high school students.

"trick or treat!"

The two said to Qiao Qiao in unison.

sugar?

Is it another name for bullet?

Qiao Qiao tilted his head.

The boss seemed to understand something and picked up a small bowl from the cabinet.

"Give."

There were some brightly colored candies in the bowl, and the two children dressed as monsters carefully selected their own portions.

"Happy Halloween!"

Then he thanked and left.

"I almost forgot today is Halloween."

The boss put the candy back.

"Those two are kids from the store next door. They probably came out to play."

He explained.

"Speaking of which, there should be a Halloween parade tonight on the streets of Shinjuku."

"Halloween parade?"

Qiao Qiao looked at his phone and found that Twitter had indeed pushed similar topics.

"Qiao Jun, you should go back early, tonight is a weird night."

The boss waved his hand.

After Qiao Qiao finished his pork soup set meal, he pushed his motorcycle and left the alley.

There are indeed many people wearing strange clothes on the streets of Shinjuku.

There are ghosts with a pumpkin on their head and white cloth on their bodies, there are also ghosts in white kimonos and inverted tricorn hats on their heads, as well as wizards with wands and clowns with strange makeup on their faces. It’s the Frankenstein of stitch marks.

In addition to this typical weirdness, there are also various cosplays. The ones Qiao Qiao recognized include Uncle Ma O, Fake O Knight, and some characters from the latest animations.

These people are not children, most of them are young men and women, probably taking this opportunity to let themselves go.

In the sound of joyful music, everyone danced and walked on the street where vehicle traffic was restricted.

At first glance, it feels like a hundred ghosts walking at night.

Qiao Qiao pushed his motorcycle on the bicycle path nearby and walked among these people.

"Huh? Qiao Sang?"

Next to him, a man wearing a fake O knight leather jacket suddenly called out Qiao Qiao's name.

"?"

Qiao Qiao looked at the insect-shaped guy and didn't quite understand.

"It's me, it's me."

The other party took off his helmet.

It's Qiao Qiao's classmate, Yamaguchi Jin.

"It turns out to be Yamaguchi-san."

No matter what he said, Qiao Qiao would never forget his classmates' names.

"Is Mr. Qiao here to play too?"

Yamaguchi looked a little excited. Before Qiao Qiao could answer, he pointed at a woman next to him.

"This is the senior I met at my part-time job, Sister Xueyuan."

Qiao Qiao looked to Yamaguchi's side.

The woman was wearing a simple kimono, with long flowing hair, and had the aura of a classical Japanese beauty.

"Hello, I'm Qiao Qiao."

Qiao Qiao said hello and glanced at Yamaguchi again.

Although this is not a strange thing.

But does he know that what is standing next to him now is truly weird?