Kanoya Yukino briefly talked about what she knew about Lord Red Ray.
The relevant information is very different from what Kamiyagawa inquired about on the island during the day.
The fact that Asakawa Hanpei is Zhiji has also been verified.
"So, do you know how or where to find Lord Red Ray?"
After Kamitani calmly listened to Kanoya's story, he asked this question.
"Well, I know someone. That person may know."
Kanoya said after thinking for a moment.
"A person?" Kamiya just smiled and continued following her words, "The person you are talking about is probably not Lord Red Ray himself, right?"
"How can it be!"
"Is that person in alliance with the red ray?"
"No way, Red Ray is a great evil god. And the person I know is a good person."
Although the two kept talking about "what about that person", they tacitly understood whether the person they were talking about was a person.
It looks like this little girl from Kanoya has her elbows turned out a little bit.
In short, according to her opinion, the strange story behind her should be neutral.
"That's good, can I meet that person?" Kamiyakawa continued to ask.
Kanoya hesitated for a while and then shook his head: "No, that person said you are dangerous, so he probably doesn't want to see you."
"If the person you are talking about is not in an alliance with the red ray, then I think he will be willing to see me. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. As an outsider, I only want to deal with the red ray. This is not harmful to the person you know. .”
"Then... let me go and ask for you." Lu Yewu thought for a while, and finally made up his mind to help Kamiyagawa.
"Thank you."
"First of all, let's make sure that when I go to see that person, I can't follow me with that weird story you have."
"Haha... No, he is no longer following you."
Kamiyachuan smiled. It seemed that this little girl already knew about the little old man.
The two sat at Luyewu's house for a while, mainly leaving each other's contact information.
After a while, the little jc painter finished communicating with her about the strange stories behind her, and quickly contacted Kamiyakawa.
Kanoya saved Kamiya's phone number on her mobile phone, and then, as if she thought of something, she raised her dark eyes and looked at Kamiya: "By the way, Wheel of Fortune. That... what do you think?"
Kamiya didn't understand the little girl's sudden question: "What do you think? Don't call me weird names."
"That's it... that's it, about the comics I drew. Didn't you say that you read it... and you also thought that I was... a bad, misbehaved girl?"
Although she always says that she doesn't care about other people's opinions.
But, how could you really not care?
Especially after Nishii Kimi and the others said such things.
"Ah this..."
Kamiyakawa was about to leave, but he was suddenly stunned by this little girl's question.
This question feels difficult to answer.
Is Kanoya a misbehaving bad girl?
Although he didn't have much contact with her, Kamiya definitely disagreed with this statement.
As for her hobby of drawing books.
I don’t understand it, but respect it.
After all, being a book artist is a legal profession in Japan.
And as far as the manuscript of "Holiday Rhapsody" that Kamiya read just now, let alone, there is something about Kanoya.
The painting is really good.
You can draw like this at a young age, what if you grow up?
Isn't this the same name as Mr. Shuilong, Mr. Doll Game and other industry veterans who have been dominating the Tiger's Den commercial singles rankings all year round, and then making a fortune every day?
He is simply a future star in the world!
At the age that Kanoya is now...
Kamiyagawa doesn’t know how old you can be as a book artist in Japan, but 14 is a bit too early to think about it.
"Then what, your age... I think you might need to be a little older before you try to delve deeper into this field? Well, if you think waiting two years will waste your talents and years, just pretend that I didn't say that... …I respect your personal hobbies. After all, as long as you don’t affect others and abide by the law, you are free to do whatever you want. And you can draw very well, and you have a bright future.”
Kamiyagawa said to Kanoya thoughtfully.
As for the latter, his face began to turn red as he listened.
A pair of bare feet stretched out under the kotatsu table, and they rubbed each other back and forth for a long time. After a while, they spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito's fly:
"That's not my hobby. I paint those, I paint those pictures because..."
Kanoya hesitated for a while, but finally said nothing.
She couldn't hold it back just now and revealed some information about the Eight-foot Girl to Kamiyachuan in a tactful manner.
There is a certain limit to how you can turn your elbows outward. If you say anything else, you will be too embarrassed to see Master Hachisha after a while.
"For what?" Kamiya was confused.
"nothing."
It seems like the feeling of being misunderstood...
Not that cool either.
…
Kamiyagawa walked out of Kanoya's house.
Next, jc little painter said that she would go and talk to the "person she knew".
Kamiya didn't send Kaitan or follow her personally.
Since I want to have a formal conversation with the person behind the scenes, I still have to show respect.
"As for the second strange story on the island, I walked around the town today with a small silver stick and talked to many people. I can basically conclude that, except for the incident with Lord Red Ray, basically nothing happened on the island. Other weird things happened.”
"In other words, the Kaitan behind Luyeya is relatively low-key, and most likely has not had any interactions with other humans. Combined with little JC's relatively simple temperament, the Kaitan behind her might be someone worth winning over. neutral."
Kamiyakawa was thinking this while walking.
"? A real man, a real man, a real man..."
At this time, the cell phone rang.
Uncle Yuki called.
"Hello?"
"Boy, are you investigating an Aragami named Akira-sama in Aomori Prefecture? Did your master ask you to go?"
Yuki Makensuke's side started asking questions continuously.
It can be heard that the uncle still cares about Kamiya, an outstanding young spiritual master.
"Yes. Regarding the Aragami Zhi Festival, uncle, do you have any clues?"
"I just asked someone to check, but I guess I won't get much useful information. According to my personal experience, the boy who became Zhiji mentioned in the message you sent me is probably hopeless. .”
"That's it..."
"Well, maybe we can try to kill the Aragami Kaitan in advance. But I'm not sure whether this will be useful. After all, we don't know enough about the characteristics of the Aragami. The file compiled by the organization and submitted to your master , I have also seen it, but we still know too little about Master Red Ray."
The situation is the same as what Uncle Yuki said.
Even the official records related to "Lord Red Ray" only have a few pages.
I only know that there are legends related to Lord Red Ray in Aomori Prefecture, and Red Ray Festival is held in some areas, that's all.
Before Kamiyagawa reported the situation, the people in the organization didn't even know that Lord Red Ray was actually operating near Ouri Island.
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After all, there are too many similar records of strange stories all over the country.
It is completely impossible to say whether the strange stories circulated in a certain place have actually happened in the corresponding area.
Official organizations usually only notice when there is really a big fuss about strange stories.
Therefore, various spirit-removing activities are generally carried out relatively passively.
Belongs to putting out fires everywhere.
Like the previous Da Nuo Formation that retreated from the plague god, this kind of proactive layout is relatively rare.
"I see."
Kamiya nodded, not showing any disappointment.
"I read the message you just sent. Does it mean that you and your master are going to attack the red stingray on Ouri Island?" Uncle Yuki asked again.
"That's it for now."
"Are you sure?"
"There are some."
"If Lord Red Ray really needs the Arakami who is a human sacrifice, then I can polish up his report and try to apply for some manpower to assist you. However, I am now taking Nagatomo to eliminate it in Nagasaki. Ling, I can't get away for a while. It takes time to report and review, and it takes even more time to arrange manpower. Can you wait?"
"I can't say for sure. But if someone can help, that would of course be the best."
"Okay, I'll give it a try. Take care of your own safety, kid."
"Uh-huh."
Kamiyakawa is aware of the official situation.
There is a shortage of manpower, especially the number of elite spiritualists who can act alone is even smaller.
Normal manpower is basically invested in a few important urban areas.
The elites are generally busy putting out fires everywhere and have little ability to do anything else.
A remote place like Ouri Island is difficult to take care of unless something big happens, and it is beyond our reach.
Don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about the last time we set up the Nuo formation to deal with the plague god. That was a battle in Tokyo, and the number of elite spiritual exterminators mobilized in the end was not too many. Uncle Yuki, as the main commander of that battle, even brought some ordinary special police forces into the battle.
There is a serious shortage of elite talents in official organizations, which has always been an objective problem.
Therefore, just based on Kamiyagawa's words and a report from Uncle Yuki, it is impossible for the organization to immediately dispatch a few good people and parachute to Ouri Island to help.
Really can't do it.
"Of course it would be best if the official side can send someone over. If they can't be sent right away, there's nothing we can do... At present, the time to attack Lord Red Stingray is probably only the past few days during the Red Stingray Festival. Waiting for the Zhi Festival Once he dies, the sacrifice is completed. If Lord Red Ray dives back into the deep sea, he probably won’t be found even if the [Blank Divine Cask] is opened.”
"Water from afar cannot relieve fire from near. Instead of waiting for the official organization to send people to help, it is better to try to win over the weird man behind Luyeya and join me in the crusade against Lord Red Ray. This will not only increase the certainty of victory in the crusade, but also be more feasible. sex."
Afterwards, Kamiya also received a call from Onizuka.
The little miko helped ask Granny Gu, but she was also not sure about the Aragami Zhi Festival.
And after talking on the phone, Kamiyagawa learned that Onizuka was also doing ghost removal work these days.
The two finally told each other to pay attention to their safety and hung up the phone.
…
After leaving Kanoya's house, Kamiya did not go back to the hotel immediately, but came near Asakawa Hanpei's house.
Originally, he wanted to find a reason to meet the boy who became Zhiji again.
See if we can get any more clues.
But as soon as they reached the door of Asakawa's house, they saw the Asakawa couple rushing out with Hanpei Asakawa in their arms.
"Banping, hold on, we'll take you to the hospital right away!"
"What's going on, what's going on!"
The couple didn't even put on their coats. They hugged their children and ran out along the street, completely ignoring Kamiya River standing outside their home.
Kamiya stood silently, watching them leave.
Just now, he stared at his childish eyes and glanced at Asakawa Hanpei, who was held in his father's arms.
The aura of death on this little boy's body became even stronger.
And when I saw him during the day, he still looked normal and fair and fat.
But when I saw him again at night, I just felt that the other person seemed to have lost some weight, and his face was not as round as before.
It's like the fat in the body has been sucked away by something.
"So, is there really no hope..."
…
The town's hospital.
There is only one doctor on duty tonight.
He examined Hanpei Asakawa for a while, but he couldn't tell what was wrong with the child or what disease he had.
In the end, they could only give him normal saline and told him to transfer him to a large hospital outside for treatment as soon as possible tomorrow morning.
The Asakawa couple could only stay with their children anxiously that night.
As for Asakawa Hanpei, who was lying on the hospital bed, he looked very weak and even a little out of shape at this time. He also had a high fever and was in a state of confusion.
The Asakawa couple really couldn't understand why Hanpei, who was originally healthy and lively, suddenly became like this.
Around twelve o'clock in the evening, a visitor came to the hospital.
He is Mayor Maruyama of Ouri Town.
The mayor also brought with him a middle-aged man who was the captain of a fishing boat and whose surname was Iwashita.
The two came to visit Banping.
The Asakawa couple did not expect that the mayor would visit them late at night because of their child's illness.
However, the mayor has always been kind to others and has a very good reputation among the fellow villagers.
Several adults chatted for a long time.
Asakawa was half flat on the bed, barely awake.
Mayor Maruyama: "Asakawa, you two have had a hard time tonight. Didn't you say that you haven't even had dinner yet? Why don't you go fill your stomach first, and I'll take care of Banping for a while. I'll also take care of the child by the way. Bring some food with you."
Although Mr. and Mrs. Asakawa felt a little strange about this, they were also very grateful.
After all, the relationship between fellow villagers in the small town is still simple.
Moreover, the mayor's character has always been very good.
Captain Iwashita is also a reliable and enthusiastic man.
After the couple thanked each other, they went home from the hospital, intending to make some porridge for Banping and bring it back.
After confirming that the Asakawa couple had completely left, Mayor Maruyama and Captain Iwashita came to the half-flat bed.
"Child, are you feeling better?"
"Hmm..." Banping nodded reluctantly.
Maruyama: "I heard that you fainted while playing on the beach in the west a few days ago. Did something strange happen at that time?"
"I do not remember……"
"Uncle Iwashita has two portraits here. Have you seen the people in the portraits recently?"
Captain Iwashita also spoke and took out two pieces of paper from his pocket.
There are two portraits painted on the paper, one is an old man in a bright red kimono, and the other is an old woman in ragged clothes.
One is rich, the other is poor.
Banping didn't know why his two uncles came to ask him such a question, but he still raised his hand and pointed at the painting of the old man in the bright red kimono.
He couldn't tell now. He couldn't remember whether he had seen this old man in red kimono in his dream or in reality.
"Okay, kid. Have a good rest. Your parents will bring you food soon."
Captain Iwashita put away both drawing papers.
The two of them accompanied Ban Ping seriously for a while, staying by Ban Ping's bed until Mr. and Mrs. Asakawa returned, then said goodbye and left.
After leaving the hospital, Mayor Maruyama's expression finally became happy and relieved:
"It's the Lord Scarlet Ray, that's right. I heard that Banping's child fainted last night, so I didn't feel anything yet. But now to confirm, it's really Lord Scarlet Ray who is back."
"Yes." Captain Iwashita also nodded, his expression unbearably joyful, but then he thought of something, "But, the Asakawa family..."
"That's something we can't help. We can't stop it." Mayor Maruyama shook his head with regret, "After that, we will transfer a consolation fund from the fisherman's association's money to Mr. and Mrs. Asakawa."
"right……"
Both of them made a tacit agreement not to continue talking about the Asakawa family.
Instead, he talked about exciting words such as "Today's catch will definitely be a bumper harvest" and walked away from the hospital.
