Tokyo Ghost Diary

Kyoto. Park space.

The traces of students that could be seen everywhere during the day have been replaced by tents.

Moreover, each of these tents is closely connected to each other with multiple hooks and locks, as if it is a large network woven with dozens of tents as nodes.

In this way, in such a large open space, even if there may be an earthquake more severe than the one in the afternoon, the people in the tent will still have absolute safety.

In one of the tents closer to the southwest, Yu Shimizu and her four friends sat on the mattress, draped in quilts and chatting in a circle in a low voice.

Fortunately, the temperature in Kyoto began to drop sharply after the earthquake. Even in midsummer, it was not too hot in their tent at this moment.

"There's still no signal on the phone... Hey, I can't contact my family. I wonder how worried my parents must be." Yui Sakurajima turned on her phone several times, glanced at the screen, and then turned it off.

There was a look of distress on her face, but she was not worried about her own safety. After all, the "tent network" set up by the school seemed very safe, and it was just out of concern for her family.

"Ah, by the way! Yui's words reminded me, I almost forgot to tell everyone."

Suzuki Zemi slapped her head and said: "When the planes dropped the tents in the afternoon, didn't they also drop a satellite phone? When I was waiting in line to receive the dinner box, I heard two teachers chatting and saying that it seemed that they had already We can convey the situation of our school to the outside world and reassure parents.”

"Really?" The shy Ito Saki couldn't help but raise her head and stare at Suzuki Zemi with wide eyes after hearing this. Obviously, she was also afraid that her family would be too worried about her situation.

"Of course!" Suzuki Zemei said proudly: "Can what I heard with my own ears be true?"

"Ah - great, I have been thinking about this before, and now I feel much more relaxed~" Oguri Aoi took a long breath, put her hands behind her back, and her whole posture relaxed.

Yu Shimizu didn't say anything. After all, she was queuing up with Suzuki Sawami at the time. Naturally, she could hear the conversation that Suzuki Sawami could hear, but she just threw it behind her after listening to it. She also forgot to talk to him. Everyone talked about it.

"Hey, it's been a good school trip, why did it happen to me like this? I'm obviously looking forward to it." Yui Sakurajima lay down on the mattress and said in a weak voice.

"Don't be so depressed, think about the good things." Suzuki Zemi comforted: "Study trips happen every year, but the experience of camping in a city ruined by an earthquake is unprecedented~"

"Then I'd rather not have it for the rest of my life!" Oguri Kuino rolled her eyes and said angrily, and then sighed: "I don't know when we can go back."

"As long as there are no more earthquakes in the future, we should be able to clear a safe path to leave tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest..." Qingshui Yu said.

Before she could finish her words, suddenly, a feeling of vibration came over her...

Rumble——!

In the distance outside the tent, there was the sound of a building collapsing, and the shaking suddenly became violent. The five people in the tent looked at each other, and then their little faces turned white visibly to the naked eye.

The earthquake came again, and it was more violent and violent than before!

Shimizu Yu moved tremblingly to the entrance of the tent, reached out and pulled the zipper down a little. Through the gap that was opened, she saw a huge and ferocious figure in the south, even though they were separated by such a long distance. Eight The giant shadow... She opened her mouth slightly and rubbed her eyes in disbelief, but when she looked over again, the giant shadow had disappeared.

.......

a minute ago.

"Miyaji-sama, wake up!" In the middle of the night, the silent Kengo Shrine was instantly awakened by this unknown voice.

Gen Hoshino, who was taking a nap on the cherry blossom tree, and Yusuke Takasugi, who was lying on the roof with his eyes closed, opened their eyes almost at the same time. The moment they looked at each other, Yusuke Takasugi was the first to jump off the roof and rush into the palace door, while Gen Hoshino squeezed a little harder. The little face of Tamamo Mae in her lower arms woke her up, and then she jumped down with the sleepy little girl in her arms.

As soon as Gen Hoshino entered the room, he saw that the bed of Chiyomiji was already crowded with people, and he finally saw Chiyoji who was awake for the first time.

At this moment, the other party is lying on the bed, with half-open eyes, weakly holding Sasaki Ayane's hand, and whispering something to her. Based on the scene in front of them, it is completely unimaginable that this terminally ill person , like a woman with a candle in the wind, is the strongest person in the world in Japan.

The palace minister finally noticed Hoshino Gen. Or, to be more precise, he noticed the Buddhist beads on Hoshino Gen's left wrist.

She gave Hoshino Gen a difficult smile and waved at him with her hand.

Gen Hoshino knew that the other party was letting him pass, and the witches consciously made way for him to lead to the bed.

Hoshino Gen calmly let go of Tamamo Mae's hand and walked over silently.

"Is it Hoshino-kun? Father told me about you... You are still just a child, but you are so powerful."

Gong Si's voice was very soft, not deliberately soft, but something that people could feel, the kind of life that was about to come to an end, the candle was about to burn out, and the last flame was struggling in the strong wind. It was real. of weakness.

She has run out of gas, and Gen Hoshino senses this very clearly.

However, before Hoshino Gen made any response, the shaking on the ground had already broken through the blockade of the barrier outside the palace and was transmitted here.

The screen blocking the door fell to the ground.

Therefore, it didn't matter whether Gen Hoshino responded. Chiyomi Gongji raised his hand and held Gen Hoshino's left wrist, as well as the Buddhist beads there. The hair on her forehead was a little messy, but slightly scattered. But his eyes were staring at Hoshino Gen's eyes sincerely.

"It's about to come out. Before I transfer this [karma] that has been passed down by the Chiyo family for thousands of years to Ayane, can I ask you to protect this place?"

"..." Gen Hoshino didn't know what "it" Chiyomiyaji was talking about, but at this moment, he knew what Shinichiro Sasaki really asked him to accomplish.

The old man did not allow himself to save Chiyonomiyaji's life at all, but allowed himself to protect Chiyonomiyaji so that she could have enough time to complete her final mission.

Hoshino Gen has already felt something terrifying approaching outside...

He sighed lightly, and then said in a calm voice: "I came here just to do this. I promised Sasaki Shinichiro, and I will not regret it."

Chiyo Gongji let go of Hoshino Gen's wrist, but his eyes stayed on the beads on his wrist.

Hoshino Gen stopped saying anything, just turned around silently and walked towards the palace gate.

Looking at his back, Chiyomiyaji gently said to Ayane Sasaki who was sitting next to her: "You have a good husband who is worthy of being entrusted to you for the rest of your life, little Ayane..."