Tokyo.
Special search of an office in the Countermeasures Room.
The desk was littered with documents, and the ashtray at the corner of the desk was filled with cigarette butts.
"It's not easy to explain the general situation just by dictating it. I have a copy of the specific information here. You can take it and take it back, or just take it back. If your master wants to know about the living people who came back from another world. , you can help convey it."
Yuuki Makensuke pulled a document bag from the table.
Wearing a mask, but her cheeks were a little red for some reason, and her eyes were always glued to Uncle Yuuki, she poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Kamiyagawa.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Chi-ha-"
The slit girl's mask bulged slightly, and her slippery tongue protruded from it.
She probably liked what Kamiya called her.
look.
The story about a female who became a shikigami is so easy to kill.
Kamiya knows this well.
Today, Kamiyagawa came to the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Room. He received a notification from Uncle Yuuki and came to hand over the follow-up situation of the "Return of the Stranger at Kisaragi Station Incident".
And it has been a week since the stranger returned.
The official organization has now almost recovered from its initial unparalleled shock.
"It's really your fault that made such a big fuss. I was originally on vacation in Hokkaido, but ended up ending my vacation early because of you and flying to Tokyo."
"It can't be considered as something caused by me. It's mainly my master. I just did some simple communication work. Besides, I'm doing good things."
Kamiyagawa took a leisurely sip of the hot tea in the disposable paper cup, then picked up the file Yuuki pulled out and looked through it.
The documents and information in the file show that——
A week ago to the present, members of the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Room found many survivors who had returned from the other world near the platforms of various subway stations and tram stops.
The Kisaragi train should have sent those people back to the place where they first boarded the train.
All of them meet the condition of "divine hiding".
No relevant identity records can be found, just like a superfluous person appearing in this world out of thin air.
After confirming this, Kamiyagawa still sympathized with Masao Nagatomo.
Similar to the "spectator" folk story told by Onizuka before, even if Nagatomo returns to reality, his mother and girlfriend Ishino Sayuri will not remember who he is.
"Uncle Yuuki, how will you place these people next? They have no identity and no past. How to return to society is a big problem. Or are you not going to put them back into society?"
"There are some resettlement plans in the file. And what do you mean we don't intend to put them back? What do you think we can do with them? Do some biopsy research?"
"I haven't turned it over yet."
"In short, we have re-identified these people. Most of them have to return to society step by step, but they need to contact our people regularly and come for physical examinations regularly. There are also some people who have no basic sanity. They may be in the future I can only spend the rest of my life in a special orphanage."
"oh."….
Kamiya responded while pulling out a resettlement plan from the file. The situation above was similar to what Uncle Yuki said.
Survivors need to leave special records, contact the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Room regularly, and cooperate with physical examinations from time to time to report various physical data.
It seems that if these people return to society, their personal freedom will be subject to certain restrictions.
But this is probably something that can't be helped.
After all, they used flesh and blood to walk around the other world.
"Most people return to society step by step, but what about the small number of people? I see that there is an attachment of a list of special personnel in this plan."
Kamiyagawa's eyes stayed on the information at hand, with his free hand,
His fingertips gently rubbed the leather armrest of the seat beneath him.
"These people are the focus of attention. Their experiences in that world are unique in their own way - boy, can I smoke?"
"It's up to you, but it's better to use less, it will cost your life." Kamiyagawa shrugged, "Then how to deal with the key targets."
On that special list was Masao Nagatomo's name.
Snapped.
The silver casing of the zippo lighter opens with a crisp sound and a blue flame spurts out.
Yuuki Makensuke lit a cigarette for himself:
"What the organization means is to recruit them into the Special Investigation Countermeasures Room and do some clerical work. If they are really incapable of working, they can read the printer or pour tea--"
"In short, it will be much easier to make follow-up contacts and observations after joining the organization. There is a precedent for this kind of thing. There are also several employees in the countermeasures room who are not involved in armed operations. They are some special collision spirits. The parties involved in the incident."
"It seems that this kind of thing is not difficult for you at all."
"It's us. Even if you are still a non-staff member, you are still a part of the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Room. You don't know how much the higher-ups want to draw you in directly."
"Okay, okay, let's do it."
Uncle Yuki leaned on his office chair slightly decadently and blew out a smoke ring:
"You said before that your master sent 148 people from the other world, right?"
"Well, there are a few Yifa Kaitan who obeyed my orders. They assisted my master in saving people. The number of them was reported to me."
"You can always come up with new tricks to control non-Shikigami. Let's get down to business. It's also recorded in the data. This week, our people have found only 102 survivors. . In addition, more than 20 unidentified people who hanged themselves were found in the Aokigahara Jukai. It can be confirmed that they were all suicides and the time of death was within a week."
"you mean……?"
Kamiyagawa responded, and at the same time found a few copied photos from the file bag.
The image above is of a hanged corpse. They were all hung on rows of ropes, like pieces of bacon being dried.
This scene is somewhat similar to the strange rope hanging that Kamiya had treated before.
Perhaps, the ghost story about rope hanging itself is the aggregated product of the resentment of several hanged people in the sea of trees in Aokigahara.
In addition, the photo also captured a suicide note written on white paper——
[The world has forgotten me. Without an identity or a past, what is the meaning of my existence? Why did I come back? But... at least, in this world, I can die decently, and I won't turn into a disgusting monster after death. ]….
Kamiyagawa:……
Yuuki Makensuke took a heavy drag on his cigarette:
"Boy, we slayers save people, but many times, you can't save everyone, and many times, the ending will not be perfect... In the end, we are just poor people fighting with our lives and ghost stories, you have to get used to it. You've done a great job."
"I know."
Kamiyagawa put down the copy of the photo in his hand.
"Oh, by the way, regarding your master, is he still unwilling to contact us directly?" Yuki changed the subject consciously.
"Um."
"Okay then." Yuuki Makensuke didn't dwell on this point, "Let me tell him on behalf of the organization that we pay him the highest respect."
The official organization has experience in dealing with powerful and neutral ghosts and monsters, and most ghosts and gods are not so easy to get along with.
Having an eccentric personality is considered a good thing.
In fact, although Uncle Yuuki suggested that Kamiyagawa was a disciple of ghosts and gods, he did not completely believe it at first.
But now that the "Return of the Stranger at Kisaragi Station Incident" has come out, so many witnesses have confirmed the real existence of the powerful "Thunder God".
Yuuki had to believe it even if he didn’t believe it.
Moreover, through this incident, it can basically be confirmed that the "Thunder God"
” His attitude toward humans is neutral and friendly.
With this endorsement, Kamiyagawa's status as a "disciple of ghosts and gods" in the organization will naturally increase.
Speaking of Kamiyagawa's mysterious master, Uncle Yuuki thought of another question: "By the way, is your master really the God of Thunder?"
"I don't know. Maybe you called him that and he just responded. Or maybe he does have some authority as a thunder god, but he is not the legendary god of thunder."
Kamiya responded fluently.
What happened in Aokigahara gave him a better understanding of ghost stories with the characteristics of gods.
Shan Yan, Shan Lao, King Inojisa and other strange stories can all have the characteristics of the mountain god, so his vest claims to have the characteristics of the thunder god, isn't it too much?
"Perhaps. If even your apprentice can't say for sure, I won't even dare to make a conclusion."
Yuuki Makisuke flicked the ashes in the ashtray filled with cigarette butts:
"Also, in the past few days, regarding the rescue of strangers trapped in the inner world, you can write a written report to appropriately increase your own role in the incident. I will help you apply for a bonus from the above. I know you like this."
"Is it a lot? I've been thinking about changing my house recently, and I need a lot of money."
"……Do my best."
…
When things were almost over, Kamiyagawa took the file bag and stood up to leave.
Uncle Yuki also stood up to see him off.
"That's right, kid. Although I've asked you many times, do you really not consider officially joining the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Room? How about being my official assistant? With your ability, this position will be yours after I retire. Yes. Did you get more money?"
"Besides, I'm fine as I am now. And even if I'm a non-staff member, my contribution to the Special Investigation Countermeasures Room is not small."
"That's right. But..."
"Uncle, it's you. I've always been strange. I see that other high-level officials in the organization have regular deputies. Why do you always act alone?"...
"Hiss... You asked me about this. It seems to be because I haven't met any suitable talents."
The two of them talked like this and walked to the door of the office.
As soon as he opened the door, Kamiyagawa saw an acquaintance standing outside, it was Masao Nagatomo.
After Xiaopingtou left the other world, Kamiya had several phone calls with him.
But since the latter had been undergoing questioning and physical examinations in the countermeasures room, this was the first time they met him directly.
"Kamiya-kun? Why are you here?"
Xiaopingtou was far more surprised to see Kamiya walking out of the office than Kamiya to see him.
"Ah, I'm talking to Uncle Yuuki about something - Nagatomo, how are you feeling these days?"
"I-I'm fine. Well, I'm here to see Mr. Yuki...Master Kanazawa said that Mr. Yuki will be responsible for my affairs..."
Xiao Pingtou scratched the back of his head and looked carefully at Yuuki Makensuke behind the eyes.
"Oh, let's talk about it then. I just have to go downstairs to practice shooting. In a few days, when you have regained some freedom of movement, we can get together again."
Kamiyakawa smiled and walked out of the corridor with the file bag in hand.
Several members of the Countermeasures Room along the corridor subconsciously stopped and nodded to him to say hello.
No one dares to look down upon this disciple of ghosts and gods who has repeatedly accomplished extraordinary feats.
…
In the office.
Yuki sat down on the office chair again, reached out and pulled out a file from the table to check:
"I know you, Nagatomo Masao, a friend of that kid from Kamiya. In this incident, he contacted his Thunder God Master mainly to save you. Sit down, do you want some tea? Uh, can I get it for you?"
Although he is also sitting across from the desk, Nagatomo does not enjoy the treatment of the cracked girl making tea.
He couldn't even see the famous urban ghost story completely, but had a vague feeling about it.
I think this office
There is something strange in the room.
"Ah, ah... no."
Xiaopingtou sat down uncomfortably.
What I was thinking was that although I always knew that Kamiya-kun was very powerful, I never thought that he would be so powerful!
Not only can I come and go freely in such a special official place, but I can also chat and laugh with the big shots here.
Moreover, Mr. Yuuki said that if Lord Kamiya contacted Lord Raijin in order to save me...
If it weren't for the inappropriate timing, Nagatomo would have moved the macho man to tears.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
"Um, Mr. Yuuki, I heard from Master Kanazawa that the Special Investigation Countermeasures Room plans to let me work as a staff member here."
"There is such a plan, but further testing is required. Don't you want to? But your experience in that world is a bit special, and it will be difficult to break away from the countermeasures room in the future."
"No, no. I just want to ask, can I not be a clerk, but be...a spiritual master?" Nagatomo explained his purpose.
"Oh?" Yuki shrugged his eyebrows in surprise, "Why?"
"To be honest, I want to be like Kamiya-kun."
"Like that kid? It's good to have this ambition, but don't compare with that kid. I don't even dare to compare with him now, huh... He is hard to evaluate."….
Uncle Yuki said this, but there was a strange sense of pride in his tone.
Then he began to flip through the Changyou file in his hand.
Of course, Yuki has actually read this information over and over many times.
"Kanazawa reported to me that your physique may be a little special, and it is easy to attract Kaidan. Your experience in the other world is also very strange. You accepted a living soul and picked up a weapon of Kaidan, right?"
"Hmm, yes."
"Due to a special encounter, you now have the ability to defeat F-level monsters, and you can even target some D-level monsters. This has a lot to do with the living soul entangled in your body, right? After observing and studying these days, you have That living soul shouldn't have any malicious intentions, but he was definitely not an ordinary person when he was alive. It's a pity that only you, the host, can hear what he said. Can you know his identity now?"
"Still not sure. He only said that he used to be a folk spirit exterminator."
"Well... In fact, you do have the qualifications to become a spirit slayer now. However, being a staff member is much safer than being a spirit slayer. Have you really considered it?"
"I've thought about it."
Xiao Pingtou answered sincerely, but Uncle Jiecheng did not respond quickly.
There was silence in the office for a while.
Snapped.
Zippo lighters spit out blue flames.
Yuuki Makensuke suddenly lit up a cigarette in silence and took a deep breath.
He squinted his eyes and saw the white humanoid figure coiled behind Nagatomo Masao in the blur of smoke.
Looking at the living soul, Yuuki seemed to think of something, but also seemed to think of nothing.
After a while, he put out his cigarette.
"Okay, I will respond to your application to the top."
…
Nagatomo Masao left Yuuki's office and breathed a sigh of relief at the door.
"Although Mr. Yuki doesn't have any airs, talking to him is really stressful. Kamiya-kun is so awesome that he can talk to him with a smile."
Just as he was thinking this, he heard a familiar whisper ringing in his ears:
"He will make you an exorcist! The captain likes you very much, I can tell."
"Is that so?" Nagatomo has become adept at communicating with his heart and the whisper in his ear that only he can hear. "But, why not just tell Mr. Yuuki directly? Say that you were once his..."
"Because it makes no sense, Nagatomo! I'm dead and no one here remembers me. I don't even remember my past that clearly. Do you want to see me cry and beg them to remember me? My story has already been It's over, and you
Since you are willing to become a spiritual exterminator, your story has just begun. "
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