"An undead that can't be sealed by the Divine Mirror?"
Kuroto raised an eyebrow when he heard Crimson's report.
"Lure it to the atrium. I'll deal with it."
"Okay, how do I get to the atrium …"
"Can't you just open the window and jump out?"
"… I understand!"
After a while, they saw Crimson push open the window of the atrium and jump out with unpracticed movements. Although the window leading to the atrium on the first floor was only half a person's height, it was probably the first time Crimson had jumped out of a window since she was born.
After jumping out of the window clumsily, Crimson pulled Yuuka Tsukamori out. The two of them ran up to Kuroto, panting.
"Sister Kuroto, we're back."
"You can't do this, Crimson. You just jumped out of a window and you're in such a sorry state. Looks like you need to train more in the future."
"What do you need to train?"
"Of course it's by jumping out of the window and smashing the door. How about this, the next time we go out, I'll prepare a hammer for you. If you encounter a window or a door that you can't open, just smash it open. Although a universal tool is a good choice, it might be a little troublesome for you to learn, and it'll be a headache if the police find out … "
"Ugh …"
Hearing Kuroto's words, Crimson's expression became a little complicated. But before she could answer, the surroundings suddenly turned snow-white. Then, accompanied by strange music, the long-haired woman appeared again. She passed through the wall, through the corridor, and pounced on them.
"Don't look … Don't look …!!"
"What's that?"
Seeing the long-haired woman's distorted face, Heizawa Rena immediately stepped back, while Tau Ceti hurriedly covered her eyes.
"That's Bi Hua! Don't look, sister! You'll be infected!! "
"Don't worry, this level won't affect us."
As he spoke, he looked at the long-haired woman and snapped his fingers. Accompanied by a soft "pa" sound, the long-haired woman's originally blurry face instantly shattered, and countless wronged souls flew out from it while screaming in pain. Then she was completely absorbed by Frostmourne, which appeared out of thin air. After a while, the long-haired woman disappeared into the pitch-black sword.
"As expected of Miss Kasugano, she's really amazing …"
Looking at this scene, Hei Zelian couldn't help but sigh. Unlike Crimson and Tau Canghai, Hei Zelian hadn't personally witnessed Zhui's spirit-eliminating technique. Ever since she was pulled into the dreamland, she had been moving with Crimson and Tau Canghai. Although she had heard a lot about Zhui from the two of them, she could only feel how powerful it was after witnessing it with her own eyes.
"Thank you for your hard work. Are you alright? Crimson? "
"Don't worry, I'm sure your sister will be fine."
Crimson Daisy nodded and took out a projector film and a few journals from her side pocket.
"This was discovered by Tsukimori Entrana-san and I when we were exploring the third floor. There seems to be a recording of the Rising Moon Kagura Ritual."
"That's great."
He took the film and heaved a sigh of relief.
"Let's take a look then."
After that, they went to the projection hall of the Hazy Moon Hall. Hei Zelian turned on the old-fashioned film projector, and a black and white image immediately flashed on the screen in front of them.
As expected, it was a recording of the Rising Moon Kagura Ritual that was held that year. In a circle, five masked witches in red and white witch costumes were standing at five different angles, raising their instruments and playing. In the middle of them, a woman also wearing a mask was dancing crazily.
But …
"How should I put it? It's not what I expected."
Hei Zelian looked at the dancing witches with a strange expression and didn't know how to explain it. Crimson Daisy also nodded.
The reason why they had such a strange expression was because the witches' dance was too wild.
Generally speaking, ritual dances should be dignified and solemn, but the witches' dance gave people the feeling that they were dancing in a disco, and the kind that one would feel after drinking too much. Especially when she was wearing a witch costume and a mask, the feeling was even more so.
"Ah, that's Hikari!!"
At that moment, Tsukamori Yuen, who was staring at the screen, suddenly shouted and pointed to the side. Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a little girl being taken away from the crowd by a young man in a suit. The little girl seemed a little uneasy, but she was still taken away by the young man.
"That's really me … How could I be there?"
Although Asou Kaito had read a lot of information, he still felt it was unbelievable when he saw the scene in front of him with his own eyes. He didn't have any recollection of it, but he did appear there ….
Asou Kaito was only taken away for a moment, and the person who recorded it did not pay too much attention to it. He was still recording the ritual. But after a while, suddenly, without any warning, the five witches who were playing and the one who were dancing fell to the ground at the same time like puppets who had lost control.
At first, no one seemed to know what was going on, but soon, someone came forward to check on the situation of the witch, and then shouted. Then the crowd became chaotic, and the recording ended there.
"…."
After watching the recording, everyone fell into deep thought. Tsukamori Yuen, on the other hand, had a strange look on her face.
"Hmm … Why is it different?"
"Different? What do you mean? Miss Yuen? "
Asked Tsukamori Yuen curiously. Perhaps it was because she was saved by Tsukamori Yuen, but Tsukamori Yuen stammered, "How do I put it … It's different from what I remember.
"How should I put it … It's not the same as what I remember. The witch in my memory is not that person … and she was the only one who fell at that time … We … didn't fall?"
"Didn't fall? What do you mean? "
"I don't know, but in my memory, I don't think I was watching the ritual from the audience, but somewhere closer …."
Hearing this, Kuroto raised his eyebrows.
"For example, where the five performing witches were standing?"
"Yes, that's right, that's it … Eh?"
"Well, it seems that our questions have been answered."
Kuroto stood up and clapped his hands.
"As you can see, the Rising Moon Kagura ritual requires five witches to perform, and there are five of you …."
"How can that be …."
Hearing this, Moonless and Flowing Song's expressions changed drastically.
"You're saying that I, Hayate, Yuen, Shisui, Kikue …. The five of us are the performing witches of the Rising Moon Kagura ritual?"
"We were just kids at that time. I don't have any memory of performing, and I don't have the skill to perform it."
"We'll know once we find the ritual location."
After figuring out the situation, Kuroto quickly made a decision.
"Alright, let's go."
Although it was a little different, with Tsukamori Yuen's "Backtrack" skill, they soon found a secret passage leading to the underground. The secret passage was behind the bookshelf in the dean's office on the first floor. Well, this was considered a common place.
Following the secret passage, they went all the way down and came to a hollow under an island. Unfortunately, there was no Gate of the Netherworld here. There was only an altar that looked like it was used to hold rituals.
But when they arrived here, the memories of the three girls seemed to be stimulated in some way, especially Asou Hayate. When she saw a dirty doll on the ground, she immediately ran over and picked it up like it was the most precious thing in the world. When they arrived here, the memories of the three girls had been completely restored.
As Hayate said, they were indeed performing witches. When the five of them were visiting the Rising Moon Kagura ritual, they were taken away by the son of the hospital's dean, Iwahara Yao, to the secret ritual below. According to their memories, Dean Iwahara and his son were planning to restore the original welcoming ceremony to cure the Yuo-youku disease.
Therefore, they chose Flowing Song and the other five children who were suffering from the Yuo-youku disease as the performing witches. The witch of the instrument who was responsible for the dance was Dean Iwahara's daughter, the long-haired woman with a face full of flowers and Asou Hayate's good friend, Asou Hayate.
Logically speaking, the five girls who had never received any training before should not have been able to perform such a ritual. But after Dean Iwahara put on a magical mask for them, the five girls started to play instruments on their own as if they were possessed by something. Asou Hayate also put on a mask and started to dance in the middle.
Then, something unexpected happened.
There were no signs, and no one knew what went wrong. In short, Asou Hayate, who was dancing, suddenly stopped. The mask on her face instantly exploded, and she fell to the ground, motionless.
At the same time, the five girls who had been playing with all their might also stopped like robots without electricity.
In the end, Dean Iwahara took Asou Hayate away, while his son hid the five witches in another place. In the end, they were found by a police officer and brought back to their families. Their families were obviously dissatisfied with Dean Iwahara's decision to let his daughters do such a dangerous thing behind their backs, so they left Shining Moon Island together after that.
Now that everything was clear, but …
"How are we going to carry out the ritual?"
Hei Ze voiced his opinion uneasily.
"Didn't the previous ritual fail? I don't even know where it failed. "
"Yeah."
Asou Haitou nodded in agreement.
"We don't have masks or musical instruments, and we don't know how to do it. Besides, the Witch of Instrument … Sister Asou has been sealed by Miss Kasugano. Do we have to find another Witch of Instrument and make her dance?"
Hearing this, the girls all lowered their heads, not saying a word. They didn't need to think too much to know that this was an impossible mission.
But Hayate was full of confidence.
"Don't be so nervous. The ritual is just a formality. As long as the function is complete, the rest doesn't matter. It's like a car. You don't care what it looks like, as long as it has four wheels and the engine can move it. "
Hayate suddenly waved his hand, not allowing the others to argue.
"Alright, now listen to me. Miss Yuen Tsukamori, Miss Izumo, Miss Yuge, Miss Asou Kaito, stand on the altar according to your memories."
"…"
Although they were a little confused, the three girls still followed Hayate's instructions and stood on the altar. Hayate tilted her head.
"Hmm … We're still missing two people."
"I'll do it."
Kio raised her hand, and Hikari hurriedly raised her hand when she saw her sister raise her hand.
"I can do it too … although I'm not very confident in my performance."
"It's okay. We only need five people. Stand here and here …"
Hayate gestured for Kio and Hikari to stand properly. Then, he drew out Frostmourne and flicked the blade lightly. A ray of light emerged from it, and the long-haired girl with a flowery face appeared in the middle of the altar. She looked around in confusion, as if she had no idea what was going on. Hayate just stared at her.
"Dance, Witch of Instrument. Do what you need to do."
"…"
The long-haired lady hesitated for a moment before she started to dance. Seeing this scene, Bi nodded in satisfaction and looked at the five girls around him.
"Alright, it's your turn."
"W-what are we going to do?"
The five girls were quite nervous as they looked at the dancing witch in the middle. After all, they had watched the recording of the ceremony. As the Witch of Instrument, they should have started performing. But now, the five of them were completely at a loss. They did not know what to do.
"Sing."
"Sing … a song?"
"Yes, any song will do. Do you know how to sing The Internationale?"
"…"
The girls looked at each other and shook their heads.
Tsk, that's why they said they were the seedlings of capitalist countries …
"Practice more in the future. This song can drive away evil."
Hayate complained helplessly, then changed the direction.
"Little Star, you know how to sing, right?"
"… That …"
"Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, don't tell me you don't know how to sing?"
"This … I do know."
"Sing."
"…"
Hearing Hayate's unenthusiastic instructions, the five girls looked at each other in confusion, but they still braced themselves and sang while clapping their hands.
"Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, the sky is full of little stars, hanging in the sky and shining, like many little eyes …"
Watching the five girls clapping their hands and singing the nursery rhyme while the witch in the middle danced wildly, Kurozawa Rena and Crimson Hidaka broke out in a cold sweat.
"Sister Hayate, is this really okay?"
"It's fine, just watch."
As Grizzly spoke, she raised her hand. Soon, Frostmourne appeared above the Witch Vengeful Wraith's head again. Shortly after, a ray of moonlight shone on Frostmourne and turned into a beam of light that descended from the sky and enveloped the Witch Vengeful Wraith.
"Ahhh —!!!"
The moment she was enveloped by the beam of light, Miko-sama, who was originally dancing, suddenly stopped. She opened her eyes wide and stared at something above her. Then, a strong gust of wind blew, and countless wraiths were absorbed into her body. Miko-sama's expression became extremely painful. But at that moment, Frostmourne suddenly flashed.
In an instant, the storm subsided.
The frenzied wraiths that had been wreaking havoc in the cavern quietly calmed down. It was as if the crowd that was rushing towards the convenience store "Chips for Half Price" had been swept away by a robber with a gun. Order was restored to the place.
Then, glittering spots of light gradually appeared like fireflies. They flew into the dark night sky, then slid down like meteors and entered the black hole of the Lunar Eclipse reflected on the distant sea.
So that's how it is. The Gate of Yellow Spring this time is located in such a place.
After locking onto the location of the Gate of Yellow Spring, Hayate was somewhat surprised. After all, she originally thought that the Gate of Yellow Spring was a big hole like other places. She didn't expect that the Gate of Yellow Spring on Hazy Moon Island was actually hidden in the reflection of the Lunar Eclipse. No wonder no one could find it.
But …
Now that she had found the location of the Gate of Yellow Spring, the next step was her daily work.
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