There were eight dugong buns in a box, one for each person. Before anyone else could finish each one, Hoshino Sora went to clear the dugong buns on the shelf.
When the waiter in the store saw the big business coming to his door, he immediately fetched several large cloth bags and helped Hoshino empty them. Hoshino Sora asked her to calculate the money and settle the bill first. After settling the bill, he opened the box and started eating. While eating, he asked: "Sister, do you know a woman named Kadowaki Saori?"
"We know each other. She works here. However, she hasn't come to work for three days. I heard that she took a boat to the main island..." The waitress is very talkative, maybe because Hoshino Sora is a big customer.
"Just skipping work and running away?" Hoshino Sora asked doubtfully, "I heard that she is afraid of mermaids. Do you know what's going on?"
"I know, we all know this because of the Dugong Arrow!" the waiter replied while filling Hoshino Sora with dugong buns.
"Dugong Arrow? What is that?" Mouri Kogoro asked quickly after swallowing the food in his mouth.
"That is an amulet of immortality. You can only get it during the Dugong Festival every year. The quantity is very rare. Only three are taken out for each festival." The waiter explained.
"Then why is Miss Saori afraid of mermaids? What does this have to do with dugong arrows?" Hattori asked in confusion.
"Because Saori lost the dugong arrow she drew last year a week ago, so she is very worried and afraid that she will be punished," the waiter said.
"This is really outrageous. It's just because I lost a mere possession charm that it caused such a fuss. It's like the sky is falling. It's really hard to understand." Mouri Kogoro was speechless when he learned the cause and effect.
Even a child would not make a fuss or panic over this. And you hired a detective specifically just for this kind of thing? I’m really full and have nothing to do.
"This is not an ordinary amulet, it is a dugong arrow tied to the hair of the goddess with divine power. Anyone who owns this arrow can realize the dream of immortality!"
Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind Mouri Kogoro.
I saw a short-haired young woman wearing black long-sleeved clothes, an apron, and the uniform uniform of a store clerk passing behind everyone. She paused for a moment and said in a mysterious tone: "It's just that it has a premise that it can't be lost. Once you lose it, you will suffer revenge from the mermaid. This is what the goddess who ate the mermaid meat and gained immortality said."
"So, it is entirely possible that Saori hid somewhere else because he was afraid of retaliation."
As she spoke, she left to move the 'dugong buns' to the warehouse to stock the empty shelves.
"Who is this?" Hoshino Sora felt that this woman was a bit gloating about her misfortune, and she felt like she didn't take it too seriously.
"She is Saori's playmate since childhood, her name is Kuroe Naoko, and she is also an employee here." said the waitress.
"A playmate since childhood? Why do I feel like she isn't worried about her playmate at all?" Hoshino Sora said with a frown.
The waitress couldn't answer this question, but everyone present also felt that Kuroe Naoko did not care about the safety of her good friend.
"By the way, who is the goddess she is talking about? Why do Kadowaki Saori and her believe in this goddess so much?" Mouri Kogoro stared at Kuroe Naoko's back and pondered for a while, then caught Kuroe Naoko and Kuroe Naoko. What Kadowaki Saori has in common is that they all believe the bullshit that the goddess said, "If you lose it, you will be retaliated by the fish-men."
The waiter explained: "It is the chief priest of each festival, who is also the representative figure on our island - the grandmother of the Shimabukuro family."
"She's the old woman who ate fish-human flesh and became immortal in the legend, right?" Xiaolan asked quickly.
"Well, that's her." The waitress nodded and said affirmatively.
"So, that old lady will live a long life this year? Is she really immortal?" Hattori raised an eyebrow and asked directly.
The waitress shook her head and said she didn't know, "Some said one hundred and eighty, and some said more than two hundred. No one remembers the specific number. If you want to know, you can go to the temple where the festival is held and have a look. Miss Junhui, who lives with the Goddess, will also be there. Oh, by the way, Miss Junhui has also been Saori’s playmate since childhood..."
After a while of chatting, the dugong buns on the shelf were emptied and four large bags filled with them were filled.
Hattori complained: "Why did you buy so many steamed buns?"
"Eat some as snacks and take some to your family." Hoshino Sora said with a smile.
"Let's buy some specialties and go back." Xiaolan suggested to Heye.
"Okay, buy some amulets and buy one for Heiji." Kazuya responded immediately.
"Hey, hey, I don't want those things to cheat money." Hattori refused directly.
Unfortunately, his refusal was of no use, and Heye bought him an amulet anyway.
"Maybe the amulet will come in handy at some point..." Kazuye said with a smile.
…
After putting the purchased things back at the hotel, everyone did not go to the temple immediately. Instead, they had lunch first and filled in the five internal organs temple.
We simply ate at the hotel and immediately rushed to the temple.
There are already many tourists stopping to visit the temple at the moment. Of course, they are visiting from the outside. The door is currently closed inside and outsiders cannot enter.
Hoshino Sora was carrying a bag on his back and holding a box of dugong buns in his hand, watching Hattori asking people about Shimabukuro Kimie.
Very smoothly, everyone met Shimabukuro Kimie.
This is a long-haired woman wearing a white miko costume. She has beautiful appearance and lively personality. She also takes the time to meet with the people who suddenly come to visit and answer their questions.
Unlike outsiders who overly mythologize her grandmother, Shimabukuro Kimie is too honest. She denied that her grandmother had ever eaten mermaid meat, and she also bluntly said that there is no curse on the 'Dugong Arrow'. It was originally called the 'Forbidden Arrow'. ', was just an amulet used to ward off evil spirits, but because the goddess lived so long, people began to call it the homonym 'dugong arrow'.
In short, Shimabukuro Kimie didn't think that his grandma had any extraordinary powers, nor could she make a 'dugong arrow' with magical effects. Those random rumors were actually made up by others.
"It's not fabricated, it's all true!"
Just when she tried her best to deny the power of the Goddess, a straight black woman came over and interrupted her with a smile: "Jun Hui, you are so stupid, you still don't believe in the power of the Goddess... She is real I’ve eaten mermaid meat, after all, the evidence is in front of everyone.”
The visitor was also Shimabukuro Kimie's childhood friend, and Ebihara Hisumi, who was also the childhood friend of Kadowaki Saori and Kuroe Naoko.
"What evidence?" Hoshino Sora asked curiously.
"The body of the mermaid!" Ebihara Hisumi said solemnly.
Everyone: "!!!"
