No one knew about Meriko's death.
In fact, in just one day, the students of Year 3-3 had completely forgotten about her existence.
This was something that all the deceased had in common. When they were still in Year 3-3, no one could find any flaws in their story. They might even be your best friend, your lover, or your opponent. But no matter what kind of relationship the deceased had with other people, the moment they died, they ceased to exist. This was not only the deceased, but also the traces of their existence.
From a certain point of view, this was similar to the torch in Shana's world that had its power of existence devoured. When the torch was extinguished, all traces of the deceased in the world would be erased.
It was the same for Meriko.
Just like now, Akazawa Izumi and the others had completely forgotten that there used to be such a teacher in Year 3-3. Not only them, but the memories of the principal and the others had also been altered. They remembered that Kubodera was the only teacher in Year 3-3 at the beginning, and Chenji Senzai from the library was in charge for the past two days.
But other than that, they did not forget.
"I didn't expect you to be an exorcist hired by the principal … .Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Standing in front of Kasumi, Akazawa Izumi glared at her fiercely, while Kasumi smiled.
"It's more convenient this way. Besides, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me."
"That's true … .But … .Ugh …."
Hearing Hayashi's answer, Akazawa Izumi was speechless.
"Are you leaving just like that, Haruhika-san?"
Compared to Akazawa Izumi, Yukari Sakuragi looked a little uneasy. He stared at Hayashi pitifully like a puppy that was about to be abandoned by its owner. Yukari was slightly speechless.
"As I said, I'm just here for work. Now that it's over, I naturally have to go back."
While saying that, Hayashi took out a few business cards from his pocket and handed them over.
"But if you come to Tokyo, you can call me. I'll treat you well."
Akazawa Izumi took the business cards and was silent for a moment.
Then, she suddenly said, "I want to go to a high school in Tokyo."
"Okay."
Hayashi smiled when he heard Akazawa Izumi's words.
"If you can get to Tokyo, you can stay in my office. My house is quite big. You're welcome to come and play. If you're tired, you can go straight to sleep. No problem. "
"You said it yourself!"
Hearing this, Akazawa Izumi immediately perked up.
"When the time comes, I will look for you. You can't go back on your words!"
"Of course."
In response to Akazawa Izumi's words, Hisashi looked at her with eyes full of smiles like a grandmother wolf looking at Xiao Hong.
"It's a deal."
At this moment, the train slowly pulled into the station. Senpai waved to the girls, turned around, and left. Soon, the train sped forward. Only when the train was out of sight did the girls retract their gazes.
"I will definitely get into a high school in Tokyo!"
Akazawa Izumi muttered to herself as she clenched her fist. Her family was not particularly rich, so if she wanted to go to Tokyo, she would have to go to a public school. Akazawa Izumi's results were not bad. In the past, she did not care about these things, but now, she had decided on her goal.
In contrast, Yukari Sakuragi was a little disappointed. Her mother and aunt did not make it through in the end. They passed away after staying in the ICU for a week. Yukari Sakuragi was now all alone in the world. She did not know where to go, but she had made up her mind to go to Tokyo …. At least, she would not come back to Mount Yūmiyama.
Akira Kizaki silently looked at the business card in her hand without saying a word. Then, she turned around and left the station.
Sitting on the train, Hisashi looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but yawn. This mission was the most troublesome thing she had encountered since she came to this world. What was more troublesome was that Hisashi was still not sure if her method would succeed. She would have to wait until next year's Year 3-3 Class 3 to see how things went …. But based on Hisashi's experience, the mysterious curse incident of Mount Yūmiyama should be over.
But then again …. I wonder how Crimson is doing now?
At the same time, Crimson had arrived in front of a torii along the mountain road.
"This is …."
Looking at the old and dilapidated torii in front of her, Crimson looked a little nervous. But at this moment, the scene before her eyes suddenly changed. In the next moment, the world in front of her turned black and white. Then, she clearly saw a short-haired girl in a white kimono sobbing sorrowfully in front of the torii.
"I'm sorry … I'm sorry …."
"Great-grandmother?"
Seeing the kimono, Crimson hurriedly walked over and called out in a low voice. Although she had never seen this girl before, the white kimono she was wearing was not unfamiliar to her. It was the clothes she found in her great-grandmother's room outside the ice house …. In other words, was this the memory of her great-grandmother when she was young?
"Whoosh —!!"
When Crimson reached the kimono girl, the scene in front of her changed again. Everything returned to its original appearance, and the kimono girl who was standing here before disappeared.
"…."
Crimson took a deep breath, clenched the mobile phone in her hand, and walked into the torii.
After entering the torii, the first thing Crimson saw was a strange altar. There was a square stone slab in the middle of the altar, and it was surrounded by five stone pillars. Ropes were wrapped around these five pillars, sealing the entire altar.
"Ooo …!"
At the sight of this altar, Haruko's crimson face changed slightly. It reminded her of the ritual that created the Rope Witch in the ice chamber. It was the same back then ….
At this thought, Crimson Crimson shook her head and forced herself to throw that unpleasant memory to the back of her head. Then, she stepped forward and a village emerged before her.
"The Disappeared Village …."
Crimson muttered to herself as she looked at the scene in front of her. While tracking and searching for information, she heard some rumors. One of them claimed that there was a village in the depths of the forest that was swallowed by the ritual. People who got lost in the forest would enter the village and disappear.
And now, it seemed that she had found the village.
However, unlike the shabby ice house, this small town was a little dilapidated, but it still shone brightly as if it was still inhabited. However, even though the lights were lit, there was not a single sound in the entire town. It was as silent as a graveyard.
"… Huh?"
However, when Crimson carefully looked at the village in front of her, she was surprised to see two young girls walking on the street under the illumination of the fire. They weren't wearing ancient clothes, but modern dresses. One of the young girls seemed to have trouble walking. Crimson watched as the two young girls walked into a house on the side and disappeared.
What's going on? Could it be that someone else came here besides me?
Crimson was also quite surprised. She stood there holding the mobile phone and stared at the big house where the two young girls disappeared. She was a little hesitant.
Logically speaking, it was impossible for ordinary people to step into this place. Even she had to spend a lot of time to find the way in. Judging from Crimson's experience in the ice house, the two young girls shouldn't be humans, but ghosts. But looking at them just now, they didn't give off a feeling of nothingness like ghosts. In other words … they were probably people who accidentally stumbled into this village?
No matter what, she should follow them and take a look first.
Thinking of this, Crimson hurriedly walked down the mountain along the path and came to the house where the two young girls entered. Looking at the closed door, Crimson was a little absent-minded. At this moment, she seemed to recall the scene when she went to the ice house to look for her brother.
But now she was completely different from then!
Crimson stretched out her hand, pushed the door open, and strode into the house.
The interior of the house was already dilapidated. Whether it was the screen or the floor, they were all quite shabby. Only the light from the candles lit in the corners could more or less see some things.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
While calling softly, Crimson raised her mobile phone and walked deeper into the house. But there was no sound in the whole house. At this moment, Crimson suddenly heard a scream from the depths of the corridor.
"Ahhh —!!"
Upon hearing this scream, Crimson Fledgling Centipede was shocked and hurriedly ran in the direction of the scream. Then, she pushed the door open and rushed into a room inside.
Next, Crimson saw the two young girls in dresses she saw before in the room holding each other's hands tightly and looking ahead in horror. In front of them, a long-haired woman in a white shirt was slowly floating towards them.
That was a vengeful spirit!!
At this moment, Crimson raised her mobile phone without hesitation. The holy light emitted from the mobile phone instantly enveloped the long-haired spirit. The moment the holy light shone on her, the long-haired woman screamed in pain. Her figure began to become thin, and her movements became extremely slow.
At the same time, on the mobile phone screen in front of Crimson, five circles emerged one by one and trapped the long-haired woman in the middle.
Then, Crimson pressed the capture button without hesitation.
Kacha!
"Ahhh — — —!"
Along with a blood-curdling scream, the long-haired young lady's specter metamorphosed into a ray of light and was sucked into the Crimson Handphone along with the holy light as though attracted by a magnet. Then, a pale picture of the young lady appeared on the phone and vanished shortly after.
"Phew …"
Crimson heaved a sigh of relief. She turned around and gazed at the two young girls behind her.
"Are you two alright?"
Then, she asked.
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