Chapter 295: Collusion

Swish!

The miso soup poured on Mr. Iori's face, extinguishing his burning beard. He was shocked and looked at Higashino Yu with clear eyes.

Because he came back late, the temperature of the miso soup was only warm, so it would not burn the old man.

Miko breathed a sigh of relief, while Grandma Tomoko glared at the old man and silently handed him a clean towel.

"This power is indeed not something that mortals can control."

The embarrassed Mr. Iori smiled awkwardly at his wife, thanked her quietly, took the towel she handed over, wiped it, and handed the feather fan back to Higashino Yu.

"Be careful to keep it, so as not to be used by bad people."

Higashino Yu nodded, but he was not worried.

Although mortals can also use feather fans to create flames, they can only create ordinary fires because they have no magic power. The harm they can cause is arson at best.

But then again, if you really want to set a fire in modern times, do you still need this fan?

What's more, let alone stealing treasures, even the five-yen coin in your pocket cannot be taken away. The child has been poor since childhood, and he attaches great importance to these material things.

The atmosphere at the table quickly returned to normal, and Higashino Yu continued to talk about the follow-up, about the fire at Hegui Mountain.

"What about Hanako?" Miko asked, "What happened to the girl who was eaten by the demon?"

Higashino Yu had a complicated expression, picked up a piece of red ginger tempura, the crispy dough wrapped in red ginger was crispy and delicious, the taste was sweet, and there was a hint of ginger spiciness.

Although everything in the island country can be tempura, some ingredients can indeed have an unusual taste when paired with tempura.

"I helped her fulfill some wishes, and then tried my best to transcend. But there is no way to know what the result is, and I don't know if Hanako has reincarnated well."

He sighed and took a big mouthful of rice with miso soup.

Sanae Asumi beside him looked at him thoughtfully.

Is this why Higashino Nissan is different today?

Miko thought to herself, seeing that he seemed to like today's food very much, his dreamy eyes curved like a crescent moon, Miko could only do so much for Higashino Nissan.

After dinner, Higashino Yu helped Grandma Tomoko and Miko to clear the dishes, and then they came to the tea room, and Iori Tadamichi asked with a cup of tea.

"Speaking of which, since there are demons outside the shrine, why don't you and Miss Asumi stay at home for a few more days?"

Higashino Yu bowed slightly: "That's what I meant, but Grandpa Iori, this time Asumi and I may have to disturb you for a while."

The news about Oeyama from Chikama made Higashino Yu feel a little stressed. The number of uses of the Pure Yang Sword is limited, and it is suitable for deterrence or decisive force.

But the locations of these Oeyama demons are not fixed at all. According to the explanation of the porcupine demon, they are usually divided into small groups to govern themselves. They only gather in Oeyama when Shuten Douji holds a banquet or discusses matters.

The so-called Oeyama is not the mountain in the vicinity of Kyoto, but a castle tower that is independent of the world and needs a special way to enter. It is as magnificent as the Dragon Palace-at least that's what the porcupine demon said.

Higashino Yu guessed that it was probably a magic weapon of the cave paradise, and prepared to collect intelligence during this period to see if he could find the location of Oeyama.

After all, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. It is better to take the initiative than to wait for death.

Mingjian Sanae followed Higashino Yu to bow and thank him.

"It's okay, it's okay. Usually, there are only three people in such a large yard, which seems empty. It's good to have more people."

Iori Tadamichi didn't care. Although the Iori family had fallen, they were still able to entertain guests. It was nothing more than adding two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.

After chatting for a while, Iori Tadamichi saw that it was getting late, so he returned to the bedroom and dressed neatly, ready to start the daily routine work as a priest.

Higashino Yu and Miko accompanied him to the study room. However, after these few steps, Miko, who was wearing thin clothes, had some sweat on her forehead.

Higashino Yu also felt a little uncomfortable, closed the door of the study room, and turned on the air conditioner.

At this time, the summer temperature had risen, and coupled with the high humidity in Tokyo, the body temperature was very high.

The desk was large enough to accommodate three people to study together. Higashino Yu put the sealed thunder sword and feather fan aside, and did not bring textbooks or anything, so he was ready to take out his mobile phone to see if his fans had increased.

"Is it Tiktak?" Miko approached curiously.

"Well, I was originally planning to make money as a video blogger, but with the current number of fans, I will probably starve to death."

Higashino Yu saw that the number of fans had dropped by three, and immediately turned off his mobile phone, out of sight, out of mind.

"Maybe it's because Higashino Nissan hasn't managed the account for long?" Yuzi guessed.

Higashino Yu held his cheek with some distress: "It's not short, it's been a few months, but I don't know why, those weird people can suddenly become popular, and it's my turn. This is probably the randomness of the Internet."

As he said, he remembered something, turned his head, and looked at the girl with sparkling eyes: "Does Yuzi follow me?"

"Yes!" Yuzi took out her fruit phone, "It's here, I leave a message on every video posted by Higashino Nissan."

Higashino Yu leaned over to take a look. It was indeed a very familiar account. He had seen it many times before. He thought it was a duplicate name before, but he didn't expect it to be Yuzi?

This silly kid, how can you use your real name when surfing the Internet.

Higashino Yu was about to teach her about the depths of the Internet, and she couldn't control it.

Asumi Sanae lowered her eyebrows and seemed uninterested in Higashino Yu's plan to make money as an internet celebrity, and looked at her phone.

"Well, the school has decided on the location for the training camp."

"Oh?" Higashino Yu leaned over: "Where is it?"

"Fukuchiyama, because we went to the seaside in Kamakura last year, we chose to go to the mountains for the school trip this year. Didn't you say you wanted to go to Fukuchiyama City? Now we don't have to run back and forth."

Asumi Sanae put down her phone and began to write about Higashino Yu's experience last night in her Moon Witch Records.

Is it such a coincidence?

Higashino Yu glanced at the girl suspiciously, suspecting that she was abusing her power for personal gain.

Although the castle tower in Fukuchiyama City is ranked among the top 100 cities in the island country, there are many such "famous cities" in the island country.

I had searched for pictures of the castle tower online before. It was actually built on a small hill. It was not grand or magnificent. It was quite small in scale, and might not even be as big as an ordinary temple.

There were mountains all around, and it was a place that would be considered barren even in the countryside.

If the first-year students of Tachibana High School knew that the long-awaited school trip was changed to a remote place like Fukuchiyama because of someone's reasons, they would definitely curse the tyrant and the ministers for colluding with each other.

Higashino Yu sighed in his heart. Arima was still looking forward to summer, beaches and swimsuits in his wretched little group, but now he could only go to the mountains to feed mosquitoes with Cheese Fox.

"Is that so? It's indeed much more convenient." Higashino Yu said, moving closer and whispering, "Thank you."

Asumi Sanae, who was sitting upright, trembled slightly, but her expression did not change. She said softly, "Sir Knight, please repeat the detailed information about those demons."

Upon hearing this, Miko also put down the pen she was preparing to do her homework, showing a curious look.

Higashino Yu sorted out the information in his mind for a moment, and then told what he knew, including the appearance, weapons, spells, etc. of the demon.

Isn't it. Asumi Sanae frowned at first, but still recorded all the information.

"The monster itself is probably a monkey, using an iron rod made of special materials, and can also do some water magic. It screams like ghosts and wolves when it swings, but it's just a bluff. It can't even last a round in my hands."

"The monkey is wearing armor?"

Is this the point? Higashino Yu pretended not to hear and continued: ". I cut off his iron rod with one sword."

Miko smiled: "Higashino Nissan is so powerful!" It seems to be coaxing a child.

Asumi Sanae rolled her eyes at him.

"Where is the porcupine monster? What does the bow he holds look like?"

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"I didn't look at the bow carefully. I gave it to you, Hiiragi. You can ask her to come and have a look some other day."

The brushstrokes made subtle sounds on the high-quality paper. Higashino Yu boasted about it so that they would no longer worry. Occasionally, the voices of Miko and Asumimi Sanae would be heard.

The air conditioner made a low but not disturbing hum. The morning breeze stirred the wind chimes hanging on the window lattice and made a crisp sound. The sun outside the window gradually rose. The golden light fell on the ancient corridor, reflecting the texture of time. The noisy car horns mixed with the warm summer cicadas visited the courtyard of the Iori family.

It's still missing a watermelon. Higashino Yu thought inexplicably.

The wildfire on Hegui Mountain has not yet been completely burned out, and there is even a trend of intensification. Large and small fire trucks are parked on the side of the road. Countless firefighters are like ants surrounding Hegui Mountain to build a barrier. The orange uniforms are scattered all over the mountains and fields, which is quite eye-catching.

The approach to the shrine has long been burned black and cracked by the fire, and the blood and remnants of the battle can no longer be seen.

A crow stood on the ashes and dead branches and looked at the approach below. The bird's beak opened and closed, but it spit out a steady male voice.

"Failed?"

It jumped off the branch and came to the place where Chisakama and Tuluo died. There were no corpses or burnt debris here, only two strange black scorch marks, which seemed to have been burned for a long time.

It was burned to death. It thought, looking at the ruined shrine, Yu was probably killed together.

Although he was a fallen god who was about to be forgotten, he was an old mountain god who had ascended to the throne seven or eight hundred years ago. The person who could kill him must be very powerful.

"We must tell Lord Ibaraki Douji what happened here."

The crow flapped its wings and flew away, disappearing into the sky.

The next morning, Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami sent a message on Line, saying that they had already taken a car to the parking lot of Inari Shrine, and asked Higashino Yu if he was ready to leave.

Are they still responsible for pick-up and drop-off?

Higashino Yu was a little surprised. He had planned to take the subway later, but this saved him a lot of effort.

It must be said that although this kind of big family has many etiquettes, they are indeed skilled and considerate in welcoming and sending off.

"Miko, Sanae, I have to go to the Jinguji family." Higashino Yu briefly told her about her visit to the Jinguji family, and then prepared to get up and leave.

"I'll go too." Asumi saw that Sanae seemed to have forgotten to correct Higashino Yu's rude address, so she put down the pen she was practicing Chinese characters with and stood up.

Higashino Yu was stunned for a second: ".?"

"The Lord of the Moon Kingdom had requested me to visit the Jinguji family on his behalf many times before. He had been in Fukuoka and had not returned, so this time I just happened to visit them."

She said without waiting for Higashino Yu's consent, pushed open the sliding door of the study, and walked to her room: "I'll change my clothes, please wait for a moment."

Higashino Yu felt a little strange for some reason, but he was not sure where this strange feeling came from, so he was too lazy to think about it.

"Sorry, Miko, I can't bring you this time." Higashino Yu apologized to Miko who was sitting alone at the desk.

After all, the Jinguji family only invited me. If I took the initiative to bring someone to the door, it might be very embarrassing.

Miko didn't seem to care. She sat alone at the table reading a book. While turning the pages, she asked softly: "Will Higashino Nissan go home for dinner tonight?"

"If possible, it would be best if you can leave a portion."

Higashino Yu was not sure whether the Jinguji family would keep him for dinner, but he had a big appetite, so it was no problem to eat two meals.

Fifteen minutes later,

Asumi Sanae just walked out of her room. She was wearing a summer navy blue long dress, sleeveless, with a sailor-style shoulder design, folded in front of her chest to form a V-neck, with a white fabric curling flower as an embellishment at the end of the lower right corner, and a pure white hat, refreshing but not revealing.

But it looks good, but does it take fifteen minutes to change clothes? Higashino Yu was a little speechless. Asumi usually doesn't need to put on makeup, how can she change so slowly?

"You're going to visit in this?" She looked at Higashino Yu from top to bottom. It was basically Uniqlo, T-shirts and short sleeves with overalls. It can't be said to be undignified, but it's obviously not that formal.

"Just come to have a meal, bring two boxes of milk and buy some fruit--"

As Higashino Yu was talking, Asumi Sanae rolled her eyes, stretched out her hand to grab him and dragged him into the room.

"Hey, what are you doing! In broad daylight--"

A few minutes later, Higashino Yu stood in front of the floor-length mirror and looked at himself. The high-end white suit he was wearing had similar design elements to the sea-blue dress on Asumimi Sanae.

In addition, the suit was tailored to his body, so his body completely supported the suit, which was quite fitting. Both the texture and the proportion were perfect, and one could smell the scent of Fukuzawa Yukichi at a glance.

"It's just... It's okay. Let me make it clear first, I don't have any money."

Higashino Yu looked at the person sitting at the desk.

Asumimi Sanae, who was looking at Higashino Yu in a daze with one hand on her cheek, came back to her senses and pouted: "Who wants your money."