"I'm transferring to another school."
Crimson was taken aback when she heard Miao's words.
"Transferring? Sister Mian … Eh? Sister Mian, are you in school? "
Halfway through her words, Crimson suddenly realized that even though she wore a sailor suit all day, she had never been to school.
"Of course not."
"But you said you're transferring …?"
"Oh, there's a request."
As he spoke, he waved the envelope in his hand at Crimson Daisy before explaining to her.
"I received a request to help them deal with some trouble, so I'm going as a transfer student."
"I see …"
Crimson heaved a sigh of relief, but her curiosity was piqued.
"What request?"
"This request is a bit troublesome … but it's also quite interesting."
As he spoke, he gestured for Crimson to sit down and continued.
"There's actually a story behind it."
"A story?"
"Well, in Year 3 Class 3 of that school, there's a student named Misaki. He's very popular with his classmates. He's like a popular idol. Then, due to an accident, Misaki passed away. Everyone in the class was very sad. But perhaps because they couldn't accept the fact that he was dead, one of them suddenly pointed at Misaki's seat and said that he wasn't dead, that he was still there …. The other students seemed to be infected and all thought so. After that, they pretended that Misaki didn't die and was still one of them, living an ordinary school life. Even when they graduated, they specially prepared a chair for Misaki to take pictures with. "
"… This story sounds very touching, but … since the other party needs your help, could it be that the person called Misaki is really back?"
If it was just a simple story, Crimson would think that it was a good one. But since Mian was telling it to herself, the story was obviously not that simple.
"Let me finish. This is just the beginning."
Mian waved her hand.
"In the second year after that, a strange thing happened in Grade 3 Class 3. Nobody knew when there was another person in the class."
"There was one more person, but no one noticed?"
Hearing this, Crimson felt a chill down her spine.
"Yes, it seems like everyone's memories have been tampered with. It's as if that person didn't appear out of thin air, but had always been with them. But what happened next was just the beginning of the trouble. Ever since this incident happened, there have been all sorts of accidents happening in Class 3-3. "
"Accident?"
"Hmm, they died of accidents, illnesses, teachers, students, and even parents …"
He flipped through the information in the back.
"All in all, anyone who is related to Year 3 Class 3 dies almost every month."
"How could this be …"
Crimson Daisy's face was ashen.
"The school has also thought of changing this matter. For example, they removed Class 3 and changed it to Class C, but it still didn't work. According to the results of several attempts, the most important thing isn't Year 3 Class 3, but the third class of Year 3 … So it seems that no matter how we change it, it won't be effective. "
"Then … is it the ghost called Misaki?"
"I'm not sure about that, but according to these reports, this kind of thing has been going on for more than 20 years … Hmm, if this is the work of an evil spirit, then it's really quite annoying."
"So, Sis, are you going to go there?"
"Yes, I'll investigate the specific situation when I get there. Don't come with me this time. No matter what the situation is, the exorcism this time might be very dangerous. An evil spirit that kills people by accident is much more troublesome than an ordinary evil spirit. "
"So, Sis, how long do you plan to stay there?"
"For now? About a month. I'll leave immediately to investigate the situation there before making a decision. "
"I understand."
Crimson Daisy nodded. She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ksitigarbha and said.
"That … Sister Yan, I have something to tell you."
"Hmm? What is it? "
"Do you remember what my great-grandmother said when we were in the Ice Chamber … before she disappeared?"
"Yes … I remember. What about it?"
"She said that there was something as terrible in the Ice Chamber. Does that mean there's more than one Gate of the Underworld? Did my great-grandmother see the Gate of the Underworld before? And the Shizuchū she mentioned … I'm also very concerned. "
"So, you're saying that you want to investigate?"
"Yes."
Crimson Daisy nodded in response to her question.
"I want to investigate the information about my great-grandmother. I want to know what our family is involved with."
"Okay, no problem."
Facing Crimson Daisy's suggestion, Miao pondered for a moment and then nodded.
"Remember to bring your mobile phone. It can protect you if you're in danger. Also, call me if you encounter any problems."
"Okay."
Kurenai Crimson had questions about her family ever since she returned from the Ice Chamber, especially the words that Shuho Yachiro left before he left. After figuring out the secret of the Ice Chamber, Kurenai Crimson tossed and turned restlessly in bed, unable to forget them. If it was in the past, Hidaka Crimson wouldn't even know where to start looking for clues. After all, she was just an ordinary high school girl. She wasn't Conan or Mao Lilan. It was too difficult for Hidaka Crimson to simply investigate.
But the situation was different now. Under Ksitigarbha's guidance, Crimson had become quite proficient in using her "Backtrack" ability. To be honest, if she released Crimson now, as long as she had the right object in hand, there was almost nothing she couldn't find, from people to things. Because of this, Crimson had the urge to investigate her family's history.
Of course, she wasn't stupid. Crimson had seen how terrifying the Gate of the Underworld in the Ice Chamber was. She had the ability to easily cut those ghosts into pieces, but Crimson didn't. But with the mobile phone Ksitigarbha gave her … Crimson felt a little relieved.
After confirming what she was going to do next, Crimson looked at Ksitigarbha curiously again.
"By the way, Sister Ksitigarbha, where are you going?"
"Well …"
Hearing Crimson's question, Ksitigarbha looked at the address on the envelope.
"Yamanashi Shanbei High School …"
"Huh? Sister, you're going to a junior high school? "
"Why? Is there a problem? "
Ksitigarbha raised her eyebrows at Crimson's surprised expression.
"I think I'm very young."
"…"
Was that the problem?
The next day, Ksitigarbha went to Yamanashi Town to investigate the mysterious incident that happened here.
To be honest, after seeing the letter, Ksitigarbha became very interested in this incident, because it was obviously like the Japanese version of "Final Destination". According to the description in the letter, the victims were either accidentally killed or died of illness. Every month, a person would die, including the students, teachers, and their relatives within two generations.
Frankly speaking, if she had to analyze it carefully, it didn't seem like an ordinary ghost killing incident. If it was an Earthbound Spirit or a Vengeful Spirit, it wouldn't kill so indiscriminately. For example, the Vengeful Spirit of the Big House that she took over previously only killed children under the age of ten, and basically didn't touch anyone over the age of ten. But this kind of Vengeful Spirit that only killed people related to Third Grade Class Three … Was it really a Vengeful Spirit?
Looking at the information in front of her, Ksitigarbha racked her brains, but she still couldn't figure it out. The movie "Final Destination" was easy to explain. It was a group of people who were supposed to die, but because they escaped death in advance, they were hunted down by the Grim Reaper. But the incident in Third Grade Class Three … The person was already dead. Even if the whole class pretended that he didn't die, they couldn't change the reality. But why did this happen?
The principal also mentioned in the letter that he had also invited people to exorcise the Vengeful Spirit. In fact, the students of Third Grade Class Three even went to the shrine to worship when they were living together, but it was useless. Some people were even killed by lightning — this was completely beyond the scope of a Vengeful Spirit.
After all, normally speaking, lightning and Vengeful Spirits countered each other, just like how water and fire were incompatible. It wasn't difficult for Vengeful Spirits to kill people, but it was very difficult to kill people by controlling lightning.
And the Spiritual Ability users invited by the principal said that there were no Vengeful Spirits at all …
While Ksitigarbha was thinking, the car drove into Yūjisan Mountain.
This was just an ordinary small town. As far as the eye could see, she could see large tracts of rice paddies and buildings. A river ran through the town, dividing it into two parts, north and south. Yūjisan Mountain Town was surrounded by mountains, and it looked like a very ordinary and quiet rural area.
But in Ksitigarbha's eyes, she saw a completely different scene. It was a scene that even Fangzheng, who had traveled through countless worlds, was astonished by.
Above the entire town, a strange, distorted color kept spinning, as if something indescribable was covering the entire town. The Vengeful Spirits gathered together and screamed, letting out shrill and sorrowful screams. It was like some kind of machine was slowly crushing these Vengeful Spirits, gradually tearing them to pieces. But Ksitigarbha could feel that this was not a demon, nor was it a monster or a powerful Vengeful Spirit. If she had to describe it, it was more like the "Order" of the Cycle of Heavenly Law — a millstone stained with blood.
"What the hell is this thing …"
Ksitigarbha muttered to herself as she stared at everything in front of her in astonishment.
(End of this chapter)
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