Chapter 396 I Believe, Faith

Sure enough, nonsense can be contagious.

Nobushige and Shimabukuro-kune tacitly acquiesced to each other's words.

Shimabukuro Kimie raised his eyes and looked at the sky: "It's almost dawn. If you go up now, you probably won't be able to find those flowers. You might as well come back another day."

"Yes." Nobuman nodded, "Then let's go down the mountain together?"

After saying that, he added with lingering fear: "I am really scared of these hunters' traps. If you are by my side, at least I won't step on them by mistake again."

Shimabukuro Kime laughed and agreed happily.

So they walked side by side along the path down the mountain.

Nobushige guessed that Shimabukuro Kimie came here secretly at such a late hour because of the merman's skeleton, which was her mother's grave. This meant that he was looking in the right direction, and the tomb should be nearby.

Nobushige turned to look at Shimabukuro Kimie beside him, and asked: "Since you are a shrine maiden, you must have seen Mingzhu?"

"Of course, because fate is my great-grandmother." Shimabukuro Kimie said helplessly, "Actually, my great-grandmother only lived a little longer, but it was not exaggerated to the extent that everyone rumored. She is only 130 years old this year. It’s just years old.”

"One hundred and thirty years old, isn't this an age that should be described as only?" Nobushige said with a smile, "It's normal for a one hundred and thirty year old man to be sought after as a fortune teller who knows the secret to longevity. "

"Then do you believe in the legend of mermaids?" Shimabukuro Kimie asked softly.

Xinfan shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."

"That's it. Sure enough, most sensible people will not be deceived by rumors..."

"But I believe in the beliefs and beliefs that have always been passed down among the people of Mermaid Island."

Shimabukuro Kimie was stunned. She stared into Nobushige's eyes in astonishment. Even though the moon tonight was so bright that it obscured the brightness of the stars, she still seemed to see stars in this man's eyes.

"Just like many people believe in sects, modern young people are actually atheists, but they still believe in certain gods devoutly." Nobumangi said slowly, "This is because faith is a very important thing, it can give people other people Unmatched strength and support.

"Faith is not just about religion. Certain ideas, certain obsessions, or even one person in a city can become our faith. So what if the legend of the mermaid is not true? As long as one person still believes in it, then it exists of."

Shimabukuro Kime's eyelashes trembled slightly, she closed her eyes and did not look at Nobuhiro again.

Nobushige didn't care whether Shimabukuro Kime reacted or not. The more silent he was, the more it showed that Shimabukuro Kime understood what he said.

The road from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain soon came to an end, and at the same time, white bellies gradually appeared on the horizon. Shimabukuro Kimie and Nobushige stopped under the streetlight that was still on. Shimabukuro Kimie raised his head and said:

"You should be fine by now. Do you still know the way back to the hotel?"

Nobushige replied: "Of course, I'm not confused to this extent. Thank you tonight. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would still be trapped in the trap. I don't know how long I will be trapped."

"That's not the case. The residents of the island go up the mountain every day to check on the hunting situation. At the latest this afternoon, a hunter will find your unexpected surprise." Shimabukuro Kime smiled and waved his hand to Nobutushige, "Then I will Let’s go back first.”

"Yes." Nobushige nodded, turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly said to Shimabukuro Kime, "Ms. Shimabukuro, I'm not familiar with Mermaid Island. Can you be my guide?"

Shimabukuro Kime stopped.

When she turned around, she still had a look of astonishment on her face: "I'm afraid I don't have time, the Dugong Festival is coming soon, and the shrine is very busy recently..."

"I won't bother you for a long time." Nobushige pretended to think about it seriously, "How about this afternoon? I should leave after I find the ingredients in the evening. Before that, I want to have a good time at Mermaid Island."

Shimabukuro Kimie was still hesitant because she was not only busy with the celebration, but also had more important plans to arrange.

So Nobushige dropped another bombshell: "My great-grandfather once came to Mermaid Island when he was young, and he met a lady named Miqin here. In addition to looking for ingredients, I also wanted to come to Mermaid Island this time. We need to find the descendants of Miss Miqin."

Hearing her great-grandmother's name, Shimabukuro Kime finally compromised.

She estimated the time in her mind and felt it was barely enough, so she turned around and said with a smile, "Okay, but it's only one afternoon. I've been too busy recently."

The smile on Nobushige's lips widened: "Thank you so much. Then I will pick you up at two o'clock this afternoon. Do you live at the shrine?"

"Yeah, but I'd better go to the hotel to find you. After all, I'm the guide."

Nobushige didn't insist. Anyway, he knew where Shimabukuro Kime lived. Even if he didn't know, he would know this kind of thing just by asking around.

He took out a pen, wrote his phone number on the hotel card, and then handed it to Shimabukuro Kimie.

"See you in the afternoon!"

Shimabukuro Kime took the card and walked slowly in the opposite direction.

Nobuhiro stayed where he was, watching her back for a long time.

Judging from the short time they spent together at night, Shimabukuro Kimie is really a very kind girl. Who would have thought that this kind and enthusiastic girl would kill three good friends.

Because of "ignorance", "curiosity" and other reasons, Shimabukuro Kimie's friends committed an unforgivable mistake and killed Shimabukuro Kimie's mother. This was originally a tragedy, but Shimabukuro Kimie's next behavior made the tragedy worse.

She reminds Nobushige of Aso Minoru, a person with the same fate.

The difference is that Aso is more decisive. He never thought of hiding the fact of his murder, and he never intended to let himself live.

Nobushige once helped Aso achieve success and gave him a new life. And now he has another opportunity to help Shimabukuro Kime.

At this time, he had no time to worry about whether this would affect the subsequent plot, because compared to the future that could be changed, he felt that the present, which could pass away at any time, needed to be grasped immediately.

…

After bidding farewell to Shimabukuro Kimie, Nobushige took another detour to the fireworks factory.

He found that the gunpowder storage capacity of the fireworks factory was very unoptimistic, and it was possible to destroy the entire Mermaid Island accidentally.

But Epcot didn't do nothing. When Nobuhiro returned to the hotel, the woman had already left.

The room was kept clean, as if no one had lived there.

But Epcot’s mermaid tail was missing, apparently taken away by her.