The second day of the new year.
Cold rain and a bit low temperature.
The streets on the Arakawa side are also decorated with large New Year boards, feather boards, and kites in red and green colors. Red and white cocoon jade shaped like glutinous rice balls are dotted in front of the shops along the street.
It was originally quite festive, but it rained heavily in the morning, which diluted the New Year atmosphere.
Kamiyagawa sat in the warm living room and had lunch with Hannya and Zashiki.
Mary, who had no desire to eat, was sitting on the edge of the Valley of Gods, expressionlessly raising her hands to play with the origami birds.
Today’s lunch is red bean rice cake soup, and Kozashiki likes it very much.
In front of the TV on the other side of the room, the members of the hearse group took the little whale to watch the replay of last night's Kohaku Uta Battle.
Japan used to invade Chinese culture to celebrate the Lunar New Year, but after the Meiji Restoration, influenced by Western ideological trends, the "New Year" was changed to the Gregorian calendar, which is New Year's Day.
However, the custom of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new is still retained.
Street decorations, rice cake soup, and red and white singing performances are all cultural symbols of the New Year.
After finishing the rice cake soup, Kamiyagawa received a call from JC Kanoya Jr.
"Master, I'm here!"
Kanoya had said hello in advance and said he would come to Tokyo today.
"Where are you, the station? Shall I pick you up?"
"No, no. I'm at your door!"
"ha?"
Kamiya got up and went to the entrance hall and opened the door.
It was windy and rainy outside, and the sky was dark.
And Kanoya was really standing at the door, with a suitcase and a small bag standing next to him, and a big bag on his back.
He was lowering his head, holding an umbrella in one hand and arranging his clothes with the other.
She came alone.
Seeing the door open, Lu Yewu raised his head, with a smile as sweet as possible on his smart little face: "Master, happy New Year! I brought you a New Year's gift!"
"Come in." Kamiya was a little helpless. Ever since he learned that he could come to Tokyo to learn Dharma, this kid has been calling himself Master. "Although you have been calling me that recently, I am not actually your master. Your practice of magic is not Taught by me.”
Kanoya, who had looked cheerful just now, flattened his mouth in slight disappointment.
After what happened on Ouri Island, she admired Kamiya very much.
Little JC put an umbrella at the door and dragged his big suitcase into the hallway. His expression was a little aggrieved: "But...but Master Bachi said that even if I don't study the Dharma with you, I can still call you master. Master Bachi also said She said, because you are my master, she will try her best to help you if you need anything in the future."
"What did you say?"
"I said, Master Bachiku..."
"No, the previous sentence."
"Uh. Master, happy New Year...?"
"Well, happy new year, Yukino."
Kamiyagawa didn't dislike the kid Kanoya, so it didn't hurt to verbally establish a cheap master-disciple relationship.
I can also maintain contact with the B-class monster Hachiku Girl.
Anyway, he had agreed before that he would not teach Kanoya anything directly, but simply used favors to send little JC to Honganji Temple to learn basic techniques.
In fact, in this way, in a sense, Kamiyagawa can be counted as half of her master if rounded up.
Very reluctantly.
And after what happened on Oguri Island, Kanoya and Kamiya now have another level of relationship.
She is the only living person who knows some of Kamiyagawa's secrets.
Kanoya knows that Kamiya can enter the world of Kaidan through the method of "substitute".
With this factor in mind, it wouldn't hurt if he could take advantage of his master's status to make her submissive and completely become his own person.
"Here, slippers."
Kamiyakawa took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet.
Kanoya put down his bag and stood awkwardly at the entrance.
There were mud spots and dirt on her body, especially on her pants, which were wet.
The same goes for shoes.
"Why did it happen like this? You won't be bullied again, right?" Kamiya asked her.
"No." Kanoya's expression dropped slightly and he argued in a low voice, "When I was walking from the tram station to look at the navigation, there was a car driving very fast on the road. The car drove through the puddle and splashed muddy water. It happened to me. So unqualified."
"Then go to the bathroom and change your clothes. It's just over in the corridor."
Kanoya blushed slightly: "Oh my, my socks are dirty too."
"It's fine."
"oh……"
Little JC then bent down and took off his shoes. After thinking about it, he also took off his white socks that were soaked in mud and water, and stepped on the floor with his bare feet.
But even so, there were still unsightly footprints left on the spotless wooden floor.
"Well……"
Master's home is a bit too clean.
And I stained the floor as soon as I arrived.
shameful……
Feeling his face getting hot, Kanoya said hurriedly: "I, I will help Master clean it up later!"
"Don't worry, you go to the bathroom first."
"oh……"
Kanoya carefully tiptoed and took two steps forward when he saw something that looked like a big chinchilla wearing a wooden basin on its head and wearing a yukata, jumping out of nowhere.
The "big chinchilla" held a rag, bent its round, furry body, and wiped the dirty footprints she left clean with a hum.
After wiping the floor to reflect the light, he stopped with a look of relief and let out a long sigh of relief.
"squeak--"
It's better to be clean. Shushu, I feel comfortable.
"What is this? A strange story?" Lu Yewu stopped and turned his head curiously.
"It's Kuucha, and it's responsible for the daily cleaning of the home." Kamiyagawa introduced with a smile.
"Squeak!"
Kuuchang stood up and waved the rag in his hand to greet Kanoya.
"Oh, hello!"
Little JC hesitated for a few seconds, and then his eyes lit up.
Master’s home is so magical!
…
living room.
Kamiyagawa gathered all the ghost stories from his family here.
Only Satoru didn't go downstairs because he was still broadcasting.
This winter vacation, Kanoya will stay here in Kamiya, so it is necessary to introduce her to the ghost stories.
"This is Oishi, Takayama, Ohara, and the two brothers Mikami. When I'm not around, just go to Oishi and Takayama if you need anything."
"Hello everyone, I'm going to be annoying you next time, please take care of me!"
Kanoya, who had changed his clothes, bowed seriously to the hearse group.
"You've seen it before, Kuuchang. This is Hiyoribo and Caiori."
"Please take care of me!" Little JC still bowed.
Well……
So many weird stories.
First time seeing so many.
And they all listen to Master’s words.
After taking Lu Yewu to recognize a circle of people, Kamiyagawa finally added: "There is a troublesome girl in the study upstairs, named Xiao Wu. She has a very awkward personality. If nothing happens, try not to provoke her."
"oh oh."
The simple roommates met, and Kamiya led Kanoya to the large bedroom at the end of the corridor on the first floor, a guest room with tatami mats.
"This winter vacation, you can stay in this room."
"Thank you, Master!" Kanoya put his luggage against the wall, and then picked up the small bag, "I brought you a gift, which was bought by my father. Our specialty there, American sea urchin. This is awesome It’s delicious. I took good care of it on the way here, so it didn’t get wet.”
"I'm interested." Kamiya didn't refuse little JC's gift, "By the way, the eight-foot girl didn't come?"
"Hachishaku-sama said that in the evening, she will take Master's train to Tokyo in the world of Kaidan."
"also."
Kamiya nodded.
In fact, it doesn't matter if Kanoya lives at home.
This little girl's feelings for Kamiya are basically admiration, and she is young, so neither Mary nor Prajna are hostile to her.
But the eight-foot girl... is like a wolf and a tiger, so that's hard to say.
I hope this B-level weirdo can restrain himself a little while staying at his own home. Otherwise, Mary and Prajna might unite and fight her.
However, the problem is not big in the short term.
Because he has to assist the Juqiong Shrine in investigating Yumeo and Enma, Kamiya must be running around a lot recently and is quite busy, so he doesn’t necessarily live at home.
He also considered that the Utoki family might cause some commotion in Tokyo just like Kabuki and the breeders. The eight-foot girl with B-level strength came over, just enough to help look after the house.
"Yukiono, pack your things and then go out with me. I will take you to Honganji Temple to meet Master Kanazawa. This winter vacation, you will mainly practice in the temple, and everything has been arranged there."
"Oh, okay." The little apprentice nodded obediently.
"Also, I have something to do tonight. After the training at Honganji Temple is over, you can call the landline at home directly, and Oishi and the others will come to pick you up. They control a ghost car, which travels very fast across the entire Tokyo only takes ten or twenty minutes, so don’t take the train alone.”
"Oh." Lu Yewu nodded, and then seemed to remember something, "Well, Master..."
"Um?"
"Then when will you come back tonight?"
"It's hard to say. It might be very late or he might not come back."
"Then if you come back, I will give you...that is, wash your feet."
Kanoya became nervous again, blushing and lowering his head while rubbing his hands.
The slender toes curled up and lightly touched the floor.
"Huh? Why do you want to wash my feet?" Kamiyakawa didn't know why.
Little JC covered half of his face with the small bag in his hand, and said in a thin voice: "That's right, that's it. Lord Bachi told me that disciples who enter the house must be obedient, be filial to the master, and then serve the master. A foot washer.”
"You are not my roommate..."
What Kamiyagawa wanted to say, he choked in the middle of the sentence and swallowed it back in his stomach.
He looked at the luggage on the wall of the room, and then at the Luye House where Tingting was standing in front of him.
Well……
It seems that she can really be regarded as my disciple now?
Therefore, Kamiya could only change his rhetoric: "There is no need to wash your feet, as long as you have the heart. Also, if you make a lot of money from drawing notebooks in the future, don't forget me."
"Don't, don't say this!"
Kanoya's face became even redder, and regardless of his filial piety, he impatiently contradicted his master and interrupted Kamiyakawa's speech.
Seeing her anxious and embarrassed look, she almost jumped up and covered Master's mouth.
This child was obviously born on an island and is the daughter of the sea. But his personality is like a Nara deer...
…
Like a parent sending his child to school, he sent the deer to Jodo Shinshu Minami Honin Temple.
After meeting Master Kanazawa, the "Teacher of the Department", and exchanging a few words, the hard-working Kamiyagawa then took the ghost car to the Special Investigation and Countermeasures Room building.
Today at Juqiong Shrine, Onizuka and Granny Gu will also come to the countermeasures room.
Mengnan's matter has been figured out more clearly.
Maybe we have to meet the four people who encountered Mengnan again to see if we can get any new clues.
Shen Guchuan arrived two hours earlier than the appointment with Granny Gu and the others.
While there was still plenty of time, he went directly to the Comprehensive Archives Department of the Countermeasures Room, where a thin-haired supervisor warmly received him.
"Hello, I submitted an application for file access this morning."
"Ah! Hello, Mr. Kamiya, hello. Yes, I have read your application. Do you want to see specific file information? There is also the guarantee of Mr. Yuki and the priest of Juqiong Shrine. It has been agreed to above. , you follow me.”
The supervisor took Kamiya to the archives room.
Also coming with me was a male clerk in his early twenties.
This clerk looked familiar to Kamiya. He was one of the people from the other world Aokigahara. Because his encounter was relatively special, he was absorbed into the organization.
The Aokigahara file I had seen before contained his one-inch photo and personal information, and his surname seemed to be Yamashiro.
"Mr. Kamiya, please sit over here." The supervisor treated Kamiya very attentively, "Yamashiro, don't be stunned, go to the office and give Mr. Kamiya a cup of tea."
"No need to bother, I'm not thirsty."
"well."
The supervisor took Yamashiro in the huge archives room and searched according to the numbers of the locked filing cabinets. After spending a while, he finally pulled out several boxes of information and put them on the table.
"Mr. Kamiya, the files you want to check are all confidential documents. They are not allowed to be copied or taken away. They can only be checked here."
"good."
Kamiya nodded and opened a file box.
The files and files he requested to review were all related to the Enchanting Time Organization.
While he was looking through the files, the supervisor and Yamashiro did not leave, but stood by the side.
This is probably not to show courtesy, but to ensure that important files are not lost or leaked.
Kamitani didn't care much about this and started reading it carefully.
Judging from time, the earliest record of the Enchanji organization in the Countermeasures Room archives occurred in 1809 and was recorded by the Onnyo Ryo in the Edo period.
[In 1809, members of the Fengmaji organization who called themselves Haishi appeared in Kamakura, causing a large-scale riot...]
"Has this organization existed two hundred years ago? Who founded it?"
Keep reading.
There were not many demonic activities during the Edo period, and there were only occasional records during the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods.
But in modern times, especially in the past sixty or seventy years, there has been a significant increase in records of encounters with demons.
[In 1999, Architect Sistoki appeared in the Ehime Prefecture area of Shikoku Island and was killed by the countermeasures room in a targeted operation...]
"Sitoki, the codename of the Sitoki I killed was Kabuki. After the members of the Enchanting Time organization die, they will continue to recruit new people to take over the vacant positions..."
"Why do I feel that people from this organization are constantly causing harassment, and then committing suicide one after another? What is the purpose of doing this?"
There are so many files related to the time of encountering demons that I can’t read them all in a while. However, according to the application submitted by Kamiya in the morning, he can continue to come here to view the files through the personnel of the comprehensive archives department.
Not a big problem.
About an hour and a half later, Kamiya's cell phone rang. It was Onizuka's call.
"Kamiya, are you in the countermeasures room building?"
"Well, I'm here in the archives."
"Then, come to the conference room on the third floor. It's Mengnan's business."
"Have we found a new person to encounter Yumeo? The fifth case?" Kamiya heard Onizuka's anxious tone and could roughly guess what happened.
"Yeah. But it's not just the fifth case... there are many, many suddenly appeared."
(End of chapter)
