After discovering that Aso Kunihiko was related to Hiyama, Musashi and Crimson also read Aso Kunihiko's belongings and gained some understanding of Hiyama.
Legend had it that Hiyama had been a sacred place for suicide since ancient times. In other words, it would attract those who wished to commit suicide to Hiyama. After those people committed suicide, their souls would merge into the Night Spring of Hiyama and achieve transcendence. However, going too far was as bad as not going far enough. If the Night Spring absorbed too many vengeful souls, it would explode on the spot. When that happened, it would be like the Gates of the Yellow Springs, wreaking havoc in the world.
So, there were also witches in Hiyama who were responsible for suppressing the Night Spring.
Of course, these witches all had a special ability — — "Shadow Sight", which was an ability that allowed them to read the thoughts of others through their belongings.
Well, to be honest, Musashi was convinced that the Kurozawa family from Eikami Village was related to the witches of Hiyama. Because Crimson had this ability. Her maternal great-grandmother was Kurozawa Yatsura. From this bloodline point of view, Kurozawa Yatsura's family should be members of the witches of Hiyama.
On the other hand, Amaterasu and Amaterasu were ordinary Spiritual Ability users. They could sense the thoughts of the dead, but they didn't have the ability to read the past by touching objects. From a certain point of view, they were actually the same type of Spiritual Medium as Sanako Hara.
Alright, let's not waste any more time and get back to the main topic.
In order to suppress the Night Spring, Hiyama used several sacrificial methods — — but compared to Eikami Village, Eikami Village, and Hisashi Family, the sacrificial methods of Hiyama were much milder.
First, the witches would "watch" the people who committed suicide on Hiyama. That was to say, read their memories and pain. After all, people who came to commit suicide must have all kinds of despair and pain in their hearts. The witches of Hiyama used this method to read the pain of others and bear the pain for them. Then, that person could commit suicide without any worries.
Hmm … from a certain point of view, this was very similar to the Hisashi Family's tattoo girl ritual. Perhaps because the Hisashi Family wasn't as powerful as the witches of Hiyama, they could only use this method to transfer their pain.
Of course, this was just a kind of "disinfection" ritual. In order to suppress the Night Spring, Hiyama would also prepare many wooden boxes and place the witches in them as human pillars, soaking them in the Night Spring. Of course, if it was ordinary water, people would have drowned long ago. However, Night Spring Water was different. As mentioned before, Night Spring Water gathered the souls of the dead. It was a special kind of water. And what Miko-sama has to do is soak in the Night Spring water and use her power to suppress the pain and resentment of the dead.
Of course, there was a limit. Once the limit was reached, the Miko-sama would be corroded by the Night Spring and disappear. At that time, he would have to find a new miko to put in the box and sink it into the night spring to continue suppressing it.
Judging from the form, this ritual was obviously more humane than the other sacrificial rituals. Not only that, but the witches who were immersed in the night spring as "human pillars" also received "benefits."
Before being made into "human pillars", these Miko-sama would have their portraits painted, and after they were soaked in the night spring, they might participate in the Silent Marriage Ritual.
The so-called Silent Marriage Ritual was chosen from the men who came to Hiyama to commit suicide. If a man wanted to participate in this Silent Marriage Ritual, the Miko-sama would put out the portraits of the Miko-sama who were used as human pillars for them to choose. Once chosen, the soul of the Miko-sama who was sealed in the box would be summoned out for the Silent Marriage Ritual.
Hmm, it's a bit like that …. Everyone knows that, so I won't go into detail.
However, the Silent Marriage Ritual was not without its dangers.
Although the Miko-sama were very beautiful, during the Silent Marriage Ritual, they would reveal the side of themselves that had been eroded by the Night Spring. If the man could accept such a Miko-sama, his soul would be taken away by the Miko-sama's soul, and they would return to the small box submerged in the Night Spring to live a life … .as for what kind of life, we don't know.
But if the man was frightened and unwilling to accept the eroded Miko-sama, the Silent Marriage Ritual would fail. The man's limbs would be broken, and he would be stuffed into a small box to be used as the lowest level Human Pillar.
Although it was a tragic ending, the people who came to Hiyama were already seeking death. It was more or less the same, wasn't it?
But times were changing, and technology was developing. More than a decade later, the Miko-sama of Hiyama heard about Asou Kunihiko and his invention of the projector, so they invited Asou Kunihiko to Hiyama to take a picture of a Miko-sama who was about to become a High Pillar. After all, pictures were not as convenient as pictures.
So, Asou Kunihiko accepted the invitation and went to Hiyama.
But he was not there to complete the Silent Marriage Ritual with the girl from his childhood, because … Asou Kunihiko had forgotten about her!
Forgotten!
That's f * cking ridiculous!
Not only that, when Asou Kunihiko was taking a picture of the Miko-sama called Kurosawa Kaisei, he fell in love with her because of her beauty!
There was no unforgettable love between the two. In fact, Asou Kunihiko went down the mountain right after the picture was taken. But to the girls who knew the whole story ….
"He's so lousy!"
"I've never seen such a lousy man!"
"How could he forget? That girl has been waiting for him!! "
Sitting in the car, Hatsune Scarlet, Takura Cocoon and Takura Hiashi began to criticize and accuse Asou Kunihiko. They originally thought that Asou Kunihiko, who invented the projector that could expel evil spirits, should be a very great man, but who would have thought that he was actually a half-hearted Chen Shimei?!
Was there anyone like him? Not only did he forget about his childhood sweetheart, he even fell in love with another woman?
When they thought about how even though Asou Kunihiko liked the Miko-sama Kaisei, he went down the mountain to Hazy Moon Island to get married and have children …. Now, the girls had even less of a good impression of Asou Kunihiko.
He was simply a disgrace to the world!
A person like him should have his limbs broken and stuffed into a box to be used as a human pillar!
It was precisely because of this anger that the three girls were criticizing Kunihiko Asou throughout the journey. They did not even pay attention to his extraordinary driving skills. Well, it was just like how people in the modern world would criticize the plot of a third-rate romance drama after watching it.
Of course, Sasuke would not join in the fun.
After all, the one in the wrong was Asou Kunihiko.
Soon, they arrived at the small town at the foot of Mount Hiyama and met up with Heizawa Rena.
"Ah, Miss Sasuke, you're here."
Heizawa Rena hurriedly greeted Sasuke when she appeared.
"Hmm …. Have you settled things on your side?"
"Yes, I've prepared some information about Mount Hiyama. I've also contacted my relatives …. What's wrong with them?"
Heizawa Rena was dumbfounded when she saw the three girls behind her sharing a common enemy.
"It's nothing. They're just pissed off by that scumbag …. Let's go. Where are we going now?"
"Let's go to the coffee shop first. We'll talk there."
Hei Ze Lian quickly nodded, then led the group towards the direction of the coffee shop. On the way, she introduced her relatives to Musashi and the others. According to Heizawa Rena, she had a distant cousin called Black Swamp Myrtle who ran an antique coffee shop here. She was also in charge of finding people.
Of course, this was different from a private investigator's job.
As mentioned before, Mount Hiyama would attract people who were suicidal, but that did not mean that everyone could accept it. Therefore, there were often parents and family members of those who went missing looking for their children who went to Mount Hiyama, and Black Swamp Myrtle was in charge of finding those suicidal people.
On one hand, Black Swamp Myrtle was a local, so she was very familiar with Mount Hiyama. On the other hand, she seemed to have a "backtracking" ability similar to Crimson Hidaka's. Therefore, when she went looking for people, there was a high chance that she would be able to find them alive ….
While they were chatting, the group arrived at the coffee shop called "Antique Coffee Black Swamp". It looked like an ordinary antique shop from the outside. If it were not for the few tables placed against the wall, no one would mistake it for a coffee shop.
"Welcome."
When they pushed open the door and entered, they saw a young girl standing in front of the counter in a daze. The doorbell seemed to have interrupted her thoughts. The young girl quickly raised her head and greeted the group.
"Hello, I'm Heizawa Rena who called earlier. Is Mihua here?"
"Ah, yes, please wait a moment!"
Hearing Heizawa Rena's words, the young girl hurriedly nodded and ran to the back. Soon, after a while, a rather fashionably dressed woman with shoulder-length hair came out. Her figure was like that of a model, and she was quite beautiful.
"Hello, Mihua. Long time no see."
"Sister Rena …."
The woman smiled bitterly when she saw Heizawa Rena.
"Why would you want to come here? And what's with the Mount Hiyama you mentioned before? "
"I'm not sure either … Anyway, let's have a cup of coffee first."
Soon, everyone ordered coffee and dessert. Then, Heizawa Rena sat down and looked at Heizawa Rena in confusion. The latter shook his head.
"Don't look at me. It wasn't my idea to come here. It was actually Miss Kasugano Hiko's suggestion."
"Miss … Kasugano Hiko?"
Hearing this, Heizawa Rena looked at Hiko in confusion. The latter nodded.
"Hello, nice to meet you, Miss Heizawa Rena. I'm Miss Kasugano Hiko, the director of the Troublesome Case Investigation Firm. Actually, the reason I came to Mount Hiyama this time …."
As he spoke, Hiko took out a document and placed it in front of Heizawa Rena.
"… I was entrusted by the Metropolitan Police Department to investigate and solve the problem of Mount Hiyama."
"Huh?!"
Hearing Hiko's answer, Heizawa Rena was shocked when she saw the document in front of her.
(End of this chapter)
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