For Hayashi, Kyoto was a good tourist attraction and a suitable place to live.
There were all kinds of ancient buildings and large courtyards. It was not as prosperous as Tokyo, but it had a unique sense of tranquility and freedom. Strolling on the street, Hayashi felt isolated from the rest of the world.
If he could find a courtyard here, sit on a tatami, and sip tea while listening to the soft drizzle outside, it would be a different kind of scenery.
Unfortunately, he had too few family members. If he bought a big courtyard, it would become a haunted house.
Thinking of this, Sora retracted his gaze and looked at Masako Hara, who was walking beside him. At this moment, she was still dressed in a kimono, walking on the old-fashioned streets of Kyoto. It gave people the feeling that she had transmigrated from the Edo period.
Hayashi liked the design of kimono very much.
Westerns emphasized the figure and highlighted the chest, waist, and buttocks, but kimono was more reserved. Using a cultural analogy, westerns were more extroverted. Their design was all to highlight the charm and beauty of a woman's body. The subtext was to attract men, telling them to "look at me, conquer me, and own me" — it was no different from a millionaire putting a chest of gold in front of everyone for them to admire.
But the culture of kimono was introverted. The subtext it expressed was "conservative" and "protective". Layers of clothes wrapped around the girl's body like a city wall. Whether it was the thick belt or the unlined garment, it was to show the audience that "I'm not a casual woman, please don't attack me".
But this only made people have the urge and desire to find out more.
Using a game as an analogy, the strategy of westerns was like unparalleled. As long as you killed enough enemies, you could "take off her clothes when she's embarrassed."
Kimono, on the other hand, was more like stealth. You had to sneak past the layers of guards, peel off layer after layer of protection, and obtain the treasures protected by them.
Just like Sanako Hara, who was walking beside him at this moment, it was hard not to think of something when looking at her white and slender neck exposed from her collar. For example, the girl sitting on the tatami took off her sleeves, and the loose kimono slid down her body, slowly revealing her smooth shoulders and snow-white skin. It was like the curtain on a stage was gradually lifted, revealing everything hidden inside.
"... Are you listening to me? Haruhino-san? "
Masako Hara's voice rang in his ears, causing him to immediately come back to his senses.
"Of course, vampires.... Honestly, I didn't expect such a thing to happen in Kyoto."
"Yeah, to be honest, I don't believe it either, but the situation is getting more and more complicated."
Sanako Hara Masako obviously didn't expect that Musou was staring at her neck and thinking about something that could be written in tens of thousands of words, so she raised her sleeve to cover her mouth and sighed.
"Primary school students, high school students, university students, office workers …. Several people have already been killed. Some of them died in the few minutes after the shop owner turned around and left while they were picking out fabrics."
After saying that, Shinako furrowed her brows with a bitter expression. As a psychic, she was helpless in the face of monsters. This was especially true for foreign monsters like vampires, who were no different from aliens to Shinako.
The reason why Shinako Hara Masako asked Musou to take charge of this time was because Kyoto was her family's territory, and they naturally had to take responsibility for all the monsters that happened in Kyoto. They were like rulers in the dark. If they couldn't solve these problems, the status and reputation of the Gen family in Kyoto would inevitably decline.
In fact, this was also a problem that Shinako was worried about.
The Gen family was not short of money because of their social status in Japan, and they had some connections in the political and financial circles. However, the Gen Family had already begun to decline when it came to Spiritual Abilities. For example, Sasako Hara could be considered the strongest Spiritual Ability user in the Gen Family. And all she could do was converse with spirits and be possessed by them. Even so, her spiritual power was gradually weakening, which made Shinako very uneasy.
Therefore, she was eager to build a good relationship with Yu. It was just like the martial arts sects. She couldn't do it herself, but if she could get to know a few reputable seniors in the martial arts world, she would be able to use the tiger's skin as a flag in times of crisis.
"So, the blood in the corpses has been sucked dry?"
"Yes, and there were teeth marks on the necks of several of the victims, which was why it was thought to be the work of vampires. But … are there also vampires who come out during the day? "
"Hmm … It depends on the situation."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the vampires he knew. Whether it was Akkad, the policewoman, or Sophie and Leticia, none of them seemed to be able to do anything during the day.
Especially the latter, who had to leave a will before going out during the day, probably did not have the strength to suck blood.
The two True Ancestors of the Moon world, Alqette and Altluki, didn't seem to care about this. They would go out for a walk whether it was day or night, but the other Death Apostles were very afraid of the sun.
Crullu didn't seem to be afraid of the sun either.
Forget it, the situation in each world was different, so he couldn't generalize.
"Can I see the corpses?"
After thinking for a while, he decided to see the corpses first. When Fangzheng was Alice, he had done this kind of work many times on Flux God Island, so he was quite familiar with it.
"Of course."
As a local bully, if she couldn't even handle this, then Masako Hara didn't need one.
There were no mobile phones in this era, but a local bully like Masako Hara didn't need a mobile phone. She just made a gesture, and an old man who looked like a butler immediately came over. Masako Hara whispered a few words to him, and the old man nodded and left. Then, Masako Hara looked at Dusk.
"Miss Kasugano, please come with me."
Simple, direct, convenient, and quick.
Soon, Dusk saw the corpses in the morgue under Masako Hara's lead. However … the condition of the corpses was beyond Dusk's imagination.
"There's … something wrong with the corpses."
Dusk frowned as he looked at the corpses lying in front of him and the autopsy report next to them. It wasn't that the corpses were in bad condition. On the contrary, the corpses were in good condition.
In many worlds, Fangzheng had seen vampires sucking the blood of their victims. Some of them were sucked dry until they turned into mummies, while others were like wild beasts that simply bit the flesh and blood.
But the corpse in front of him now gave him a very strange feeling. Strictly speaking, it didn't look like a corpse at all, but more like a sleeping person — of course, that was without the livid, corpse-like complexion.
"The wound isn't big … Hmm, this vampire shouldn't be a male."
Dusk turned the corpse's neck and carefully observed the wound before making a judgment.
On the other hand, Masako Hara was a little taken aback by Dusk's professional, forensic approach. After all, when she invited Dusk twice before, the impression Dusk gave her was that Dusk was someone who would sweep through everything and crush anyone who dared to stand in her way.
Although it wasn't a good thing to say, in Masako's eyes, Dusk didn't seem to be a technical person.
Of course, she didn't know that on Flux God Island in another world, Fangzheng's other doppelganger, Alice, specialized in this.
"Is it a female?"
"Hmm, the wound isn't big. Judging from the bite marks, it should be a young woman, no more than 18 years old …."
Dusk wanted to ask Masako Hara for the surveillance footage, but then he realized that this was the late 80s. Laptops probably hadn't even been invented yet, so where could he find surveillance footage ….
"Show me the map of the victims."
"Okay."
Masako Hara handed over the map. Dusk glanced around and soon found that the locations of the victims were relatively close. It seemed that ….. rabbits also liked to eat the grass near their nests.
"Are there any facilities nearby? Like schools or something? "
"There are schools, from primary school to high school."
"Girls' schools?"
"Yes."
"Got it."
Dusk nodded when he heard Masako Hara's answer.
It seemed that he had to start looking for clues from here …. Soon, Dusk bid farewell to Masako Hara and began to stroll around the nearby schools.
The bite marks were very obvious. They should be the marks of a young girl's teeth biting through the skin. Although there was no way to determine the specific age, Dusk could guess that the other party should be no more than 16 or 17 years old at most. It was very likely that she was hunting here disguised as a student. In that case, the next step would be much easier. He just had to look around and see if he could smell blood ….
At this moment, a faint smell of blood wafted over. Yu turned his head and saw a young girl walking past him, heading towards the intersection.
It was a beautiful girl with long silver hair. She was wearing a school uniform and had a pair of ponytails. She looked quite noble and beautiful. But for some reason, the people around her seemed to ignore her. The girl didn't seem to care about them at all. She just walked towards the end of the street.
'Is it her?'
Dusk raised his eyebrows when he saw the silver-haired girl. He followed her silently.
In order to lure the vampire out, he did not use his [Dragon's Might]. Instead, he concealed his aura. After all, vampires were quite sensitive to the aura of the undead and monsters. This time, he had received a commission from Masako Hara to eliminate the monsters. It would not be a good thing if he let the other party slip away.
The girl did not notice Dusk following behind her at all. She walked across the street and disappeared into a small path in the forest.
"Oh …."
Dusk narrowed his eyes when he saw this.
A beautiful girl, the smell of blood, an uninhabited forest …. Hmm, he felt that he had found his target this time.
As he pondered, Dusk smiled and followed her closely.
As expected, not long after he followed the girl into the forest, Dusk lost track of the girl. It was already late at night. The forest was so dark that it was hard to tell the directions. But of course, Dusk would not be fooled by a trick of this level. She raised her right hand and snapped her fingers.
"Snap."
The next moment, the scenery around them suddenly began to change. The towering trees twisted and disappeared like an illusion. Then, a western castle slowly emerged in the forest.
Seeing this, Dusk nodded with satisfaction.
It seemed that he had found his prey.
(End of this chapter)
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