"But isn't Himuro Kirie a little girl?"

"………………"

However, Munakata Ryozo did not answer Hinasaki Crimson's question. After telling him all about his research, he seemed to have given up his wish and gradually disappeared into the air.

"Let's go."

Hinasaki Crimson continued to move forward with Shizuku. Along the way, they also met many innocent souls of the Himuro family. As Munakata Ryozo said, the ceremony failed at that time and many people in the Himuro family died here. Now they have all become

He has captured the spirit of injustice and attacks anyone who dares to step into the forbidden area of ​​the Himuro family without distinction.

But for Shizuku, this is naturally not a problem.

I saw her raising Frostmourne, and the next moment the banshees rushed over with wailing sounds, tearing the wronged souls in front of them into pieces. After all, the levels of both sides were there, the banshees were equal to fully armed regular troops, and these

The enemy was a militia organization that had been beaten to death. It didn't have any weapons and equipment. When the two sides faced off head-on, it was naturally one-sided and they were knocked to the ground.

However, when the two of them reached the end, they were dumbfounded.

I saw that the other end of the passage had completely collapsed and was buried under rubble. The road was obviously completely blocked.

However, at this moment, Hinasaki Crimson saw a familiar figure.

"elder brother!!!"

While shouting, Hinasaki Crimson threw herself in front of the rubble pile and looked to the opposite side through the small hole on it. Opposite the small hole, Hinasaki Mafuyu stood there silently, without saying a word.

Hinasaki's back is turned crimson.

"Brother! Brother! Can you hear me? Brother! Answer me!!"

However, Hinasaki Mafuyu seemed not to hear Hinasaki Crimson's call at all, and walked straight forward, and then disappeared from Hinasaki Crimson's sight.

"……………elder brother……………"

Seeing her brother leave, Hinasaki Crimson immediately collapsed to the ground, feeling like an ex-girlfriend who had been abandoned by her boyfriend...

Something seems wrong?

Forget it, there's nothing wrong with it.

"He is not in our space, let's go! Chase him!"

Shizuku grabbed Hinasaki Crimson, then held Frostmourne with her right hand, and stabbed hard at the collapsed pile of rocks in front of her. Soon, the pile of rubble in front of her instantly exploded and turned into a dark cave, and then the two of them jumped quickly

Entering it. Then Hinasaki's crimson eyes flashed with light, and the next moment she left the narrow cave and came to an elegant courtyard.

"here……………"

Hinasaki Crimson looked around and could see the surrounding bamboo forest, rockery and pond. After all, the Himuro family was a wealthy family, so if nothing else, this courtyard would definitely not be too poor.

But just like before, it was still pitch black here, as if falling into a bottomless night.

However, Hinasaki Crimson also discovered that the Himuro Residence in front of her was a little different from before.

The Himuro Residence they first came to looked like a dilapidated house that was on the verge of collapse and in disrepair.

Next, Shizuku took Hinasaki Crimson through time and traveled to Munakata Ryozo's ice room mansion. Although it was a bit dilapidated, it still maintained the functions of the house.

And now this Himuro Residence - except that there is no one there, the rest of the place is almost the same as an ordinary residence.

"Miss Crimson."

"I see."

After two experiences, Hinasaki Crimson certainly would not hesitate any longer. She nodded, then stretched out her hand to hold the wall next to her, and then held Shizuku's hand with one hand. In fact, at this time, Hinazaki

A few hopes even emerged deep in Saki Crimson's heart. When Shizuku held her hand, put it against her forehead, and felt the warm power entering her body, Hinasaki Crimson felt extremely excited.

Kind and eager.

Soon, when that comfortable feeling appeared again, the scene in front of Hinasaki's eyes changed again.

This time, they saw the history of the Himuro family.

According to Shizuku, only the most intense emotions and memories can be stored in objects, so they did not need to watch the members of the Himuro family eat, drink and have sex. Soon, they found the ceremony site and saw the ceremony.

- They watched the woman in white kimono being pressed into the room. The man wearing an oni mask at the head held up the mask of Megakaku no Oni and pressed it hard on the girl in front of them. With a scream, the girl's face

She was put on a mask, and the two sharp knives inserted into the eyes of the mask also pierced her eyes.

"So cruel......"

Although Ryozo Munakata had said it before, seeing this ceremony with his own eyes still made Hinasaki Crimson feel uncomfortable.

And after that, it’s a game of ghost hunting.

A girl was leading a group of little girls playing hide-and-seek in a room. Although it seemed very enjoyable, when you think about it being part of the ceremony, it was obviously not that pleasant.

In the end, the ghost of Mekakure captured the last girl, whom Shizuku and Hinasaki Crimson had seen before - Himuro Kirie.

Next, what awaits this seven-year-old girl is ten years of imprisonment.

"...Why do they do this?"

Looking at Kirie Himuro who was locked in the room in front of her, and watching this originally lively and cute little girl gradually turn into a taciturn girl, Hinasaki Crimson couldn't help but ask, while Shizuku shook her head.

"To put it simply, is this their last mercy for the victims?"

"Mercy? Is this mercy?"

"certainly."

Shizuku nodded.

"We all know that the Rope Miko is bound to die, but death is not a beautiful thing for anyone. If she knows the beauty of this world, she will definitely feel nostalgic for this world. In this way

She definitely doesn't want to die. So they have to anesthetize the girl's spirit so that she has no fear of death. To put it bluntly, this is actually the same as giving anesthesia before an operation so that you don't feel anything so that the operation can be performed."

Shizuku explained to Hinasaki Crimson and looked in front of her again.

"It's just that for this girl, this is a ten-year period of anesthesia."

Soon, time flew by and it was soon when Himuro Kirie was seventeen years old.

And this year is also the time when she will become the Rope Miko and sacrifice herself to perform the ritual.

If everything is working fine, then there won't be any problems.

However, fate changed at this time.

A stranger came to Himuro's residence as a guest. When he was walking in the courtyard, he accidentally looked at Himuro Kirie who was looking at the outside world through the window. When he saw the stranger, Himuro Kirie hurriedly retracted in fright.

Don't dare to move your body.

At the same time, Shizuku and Hinosaki Crimson also saw clearly the appearance of the stranger.

That’s exactly…………

"elder brother?!!"

Looking out the window at Hinasaki Mafuyu, who was wearing a kimono and dressed like a character from a period drama, Hinasaki was stunned and speechless.

After that, what unfolded in front of the two people was a love period drama.

Seeing a stranger for the first time, Himuro Kirie was so nervous that her face turned red and her heart beat.

The second time they met was when Kirie Himuro was out for a walk. They met a stranger again and the two started chatting. This was Kirie Himuro's first time chatting with people outside, and she was quite happy.

The next day, a stranger came to the room where Kirie Himuro was and let her out. The two chatted and looked for flowers (literally), and they were very happy.

After that, the priest also discovered the incident, and Himuro Kirie was asked not to go out again, but the stranger appeared again and came to her room to chat with her.

Then the two of them walked in the courtyard together, admiring the cherry blossoms...

Watching everything that happened in front of her, Hinasaki's deep red face was extremely complicated. Although she also knew that this person was definitely not her brother. But a man with the same face as her brother was talking to someone she didn't know.

The woman is flirting so happily, you and me... Hinasaki Crimson really feels like her head is a little green now.

This naturally aroused uneasiness among the members of the Himuro family. You must know that the reason why they imprisoned the Rope Miko for ten years was to cut off her thoughts about the outside world and survival. But looking at her current rosy face and happy face, what is wrong with her?

Like someone who is going to die?

In this case, the ceremony may fail!

So in order to avoid future troubles, the Himuro family secretly killed the stranger, threw his body into the pool, and then told Himuro Kirie that the stranger had left.

However, Himuro Kirie is not a fool. She has quite powerful spiritual power. She also noticed the lies of the priests and shed tears for the death of the stranger. Obviously, Himuro Kirie also knew that if it were not for herself,

Then the stranger will not die.

Therefore, the ceremony naturally failed.

The hatred deep in Himuro Kirie's heart, the reluctance and sadness for the present world tainted the ceremony. The seal of the Underworld Gate failed and the rope broke. Then, the miasma in the opened Underworld Gate quickly surged out and swallowed everything. Not only

The sacred mirror used for sealing during the ceremony was broken, and the entire Himuro Mansion was turned into a dead place.

Next, the Himuro clan leader who survived by chance knew that the situation was over, but he still picked up weapons and killed the rest of the clan, using their souls and blood to suppress the spread of the miasma. Finally, he committed suicide in the hall.

"It's so cruel."

Arriving at the ceremony site, looking at the blood-stained circular stone platform in front of her and the five mechanisms around it, Hinasaki Crimson couldn't help but whisper. Tie the girl's hands, feet and body with ropes.

Neck, turn the mechanism to tear it alive... Such a cruel thing, Hinasaki Crimson can't imagine at all.
To be continued...