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Chapter 97 American Island? Mermaid Island!

Fukui Prefecture, Wakasa Bay——

On the first passenger ship out to sea this morning, Gao Yuan was standing on the bow deck, feeling a little relaxed.

Feeling the breath of the sea, Gao Yuan took a deep breath and experienced a moist feeling that could only be felt in the rainy season. And a seagull passed overhead and quickly turned into a black dot and disappeared. The sea breeze blew against my cheeks, seeming to take away all my worries - luckily, I didn't get seasick.

Gao Yuan thought so and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Yesterday, after solving the incident involving Masajo Omura, I immediately rushed to Fukui Prefecture overnight, and boarded the earliest cruise ship this morning, preparing to go to the American Island.

Such a hurried itinerary made him feel very anxious for a while. But at this moment, it was rare to have quiet time on the ship. Gao Yuan just wanted to put aside all problems and just wait quietly.

However, Gao Yuan knew that this was impossible.

During this trip, Gao Yuan has two things to solve: the first is to help Kuroba Kaito explore the whereabouts of the "Red-faced Mermaid"; the second is because of the letter from Furukawa Yuji, he needs to find Nakagawa Daizo, come See if you can get any information out of him.

Among them, the second question is crucial to me.

In addition to trying to figure out the unreasonable behavior of the Nakagawa brothers and sisters, he really wanted to figure out who the person who sent him a letter in the name of Furukawa Yuki was.

Although I had gone through the "Wheel of Fortune" review and knew that I was not targeted by the organization, I suddenly sent myself a letter using the name of an organization member. I still felt uneasy until I understood what the other party's purpose was.

However, because I was in a hurry and chose to travel all night, I actually didn't have much detailed understanding of the information about the American Island. It seemed that everything had to wait until I got to the island to slowly explore it.

Moreover, in yesterday's settlement panel, I finally got the "S" level extra reward, but I haven't decided what to choose yet.

Although there was obviously a person named "Fujii Yu" who was suspected of Nakagawa Osang in the case of Masajo Komura, but when the case was concluded, he actually gave himself three "S" evaluations. Is it possible? Is it perfect to discover that this person exists?

However, because an additional bounty of 50 was attached to this incident, my bounty number has now reached 420. The question now is how to choose the reward:

"Reward One: Professional Knowledge"

"Reward 2: Disposable props"

"Reward Three: Sword"

As expected, "professional knowledge" and "disposable props" are still included in the rewards, but what's up with this "sword" with an obviously different name?

I originally thought it was a reward named after the twenty-two Major Arcana Tarot cards, but now even the Minor Arcana cards have appeared. This is also the reason why I am struggling with my options.

The first two should be rewards for naming the twenty-two Major Arcana cards, although I don’t know what they refer to specifically; and the new “Sword”, although I know what cards it is, theoretically there should be fourteen swords. That's right.

Looking at the outline of the island that was gradually visible in the direction of the passenger ship, Gao Yuan thought for a while and decided not to make a choice yet. After all, the most important thing was to go to the island to investigate first. As far as rewards were concerned, among the rewards he had received so far, There are actually not many that can be used.

Soon, the passenger ship docked at the pier of America Island.

Arriving on the island, Gao Yuan began to think about where he should go to ask for news now.

Following the flow of people, Gao Yuan came to a shopping street selling local specialties. Seeing many tourists shopping here, Gao Yuan had the illusion that he was not on a remote island, but more like he was in a shopping street in a big city.

Somewhat curious, Gao Yuan walked into a souvenir shop on the corner and took a casual look.

Looking at the products here, there are amulets with mermaids drawn on them, suspender clips with mermaid models, and pies with mermaids drawn on the cover.

Almost all the items were related to mermaids, which made Gao Yuan a little curious.

At this time, a female clerk in her twenties wearing an apron, short brown hair, and a pair of glasses walked up to Gao Yuan and said, "Excuse me, does the customer like anything?"

"No……"

Seeing a shop assistant talking to him, Gao Yuan felt a little rude for his subconscious refusal, so he changed his words and said, "Well, may I ask, why is everything in the store related to mermaids?"

Hearing Gao Yuan ask this question, the female clerk seemed to have heard something interesting, covering her mouth and laughing.

"Guest, if you are coming to our island at this time, you should know what our island is famous for, right?"

In response, the woman said.

Gao Yuan shook his head and said awkwardly: "Well, I'm sorry. Actually, I came to the island to find someone, so I don't know much about what's going on on the island."

"Huh? That's right."

Stopping her smile, the woman said, "Who are you looking for? Are they residents of this island? If so, I can help you."

"no."

Gao Yuan said, "It's a friend of mine. He seemed to have come to this island for something a few days ago. Because I was anxious to see him for something, I followed him."

"That's right. He's from outside the island, so this is a bit troublesome."

The woman said, thought for a while, and suddenly smiled and said: "By the way, I know a place where you may be able to find information about your friend, but I have to help the store now, so I can't take you there."

As he said that, he looked at the products on the side.

At this point, Gao Yuan understood the meaning of the clerk, and reluctantly chose to buy some local specialties here. Then, the clerk happily greeted the owner of the store and took Gao Yuan to the island. Go to the heights.

"By the way, judging from my guest, you should still be in college at your age. Why, are you here to chase your girlfriend?"

On the way, the clerk casually asked about Gao Yuan.

"No, it's not."

Gao Yuan explained slightly embarrassed. This left Gao Yuan a little at a loss. Although the clerk was quite pretty, asking such a direct question always made him feel like he was being questioned by an elder.

But after the clerk asked various questions, the two of them finally knew their names. The clerk knew Gao Yuan's name, and Gao Yuan also knew that the clerk's name was Kadowaki Saori.

Soon, Kadowaki Saori took Takato to the American Island Shrine in the mountains. Under the leadership of Kadowaki Saori, they went straight to a woman wearing a witch costume and long black hair standing in the square. , this is a beautiful woman who looks about the same age as Kadowaki Saori, has a sweet appearance, and has a pair of big watery eyes. She looks gentle and kind, and is easy to talk to.

"Hi Junhui!"

Kadowaki Saori waved her hand and said hello to the miko lady. Seeing this, the miko lady was a little surprised and said: "Saori? Why are you here?"

Kadowaki Saori pushed Gao Yuan in front of Miss Junhui and said: "Actually, I brought this guest here. He wants to find someone who has been on the island in the past few days. I think he should be on your list. Find it."

"Although people who come to the island these days may come to buy number plates from me, but it's too suspicious for you to accompany this guest here specifically? Tell me, you actually came to me because you have something to do. Bar."

Miss Junhui said.

"Oh, don't say that, we have been friends for so many years."

As Kadowaki Saori spoke, she leaned into Junhui's ear and said, "Can you just tell me which numbers your great-grandmother will draw at night?"

"I told you, how could I possibly know this!"

Jun Hui retorted, "If you want to buy a number plate, buy it first. Whether you get one or not depends entirely on luck."

Hearing this, Kadowaki Saori was a little helpless, so she chose to buy a number plate and wrote her name under the number 43 on the roster.

Then, Kadowaki Saori said to Takato, "This is my friend Shimabukuro Kimie, the shrine maiden of this shrine. If you have anything, you can ask her."

Shimabukuro Kimie looked at Gao Yuan and said, "What is the name of the friend you are looking for? If he had come to buy a number plate from me, he should have left his name."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan was a little confused: Nakagawa Osang or Fujii Yu? It was uncertain which name the other party would use when he came here, but he had already said before that he was here to see a friend, so it would be too suspicious to name two names here. And since the other party can use a pseudonym, he or she may not necessarily use the same pseudonym.

"Zang Zang of Zhongchuan."

After thinking about it, Gao Yuan still said the name.

After hearing the name, Shimabukuro Kimie thought for a moment.

"It seems that no one with this name has ever bought it. I'm really sorry, I can't help you."

Shimabukuro Kimie said a little apologetically.

"No, it doesn't matter. I'm the one troubling you."

Gao Yuan waved his hand and said, "By the way, what is the number plate you are talking about?"

From just now, the topic of Shimabukuro Kime and Kadowaki Saori has been on this topic, and Takato is still a little curious about it.

"It's like this. During the evening celebration, my great-grandmother will show three numbers, and as long as the number on the number plate is the same as the number shown by my great-grandmother, you can get the Dugong Arrow. Actually, it's a bit like a lottery contest. ”

Shimabukuro Kimie explained with a smile, and then suddenly said: "By the way, do you want to try your luck too?"

As he spoke, he took out a wooden number plate with the word "forty-four" written in Chinese characters from his pocket.

"Oh well."

Gao Yuan thought for a while and took the number plate. Since it was a celebration on the island, he was already here anyway, so he had the right to participate.

"By the way, what's the celebration tonight?"

Takato asked after taking Shimabukuro Kimie's roster and preparing to write his name under No. 44.

"This is a tradition on our island, the Mermaid Festival. It is hosted by the longevity lady on our island who became immortal because she ate mermaid meat. Every year during the festival, she will draw lots to give away three divine arrows, and the person who gets them will Can stay young forever.”

Kadowaki Saori explained.

"Hey! Saori, don't say this nonsense. My great-grandmother just lived a little longer!"

Shimabukuro Kime said.

Hearing this, Gao Yuan, who had just written the word "wise", was suddenly stunned on the spot.

"Look, we scared the guests!"

Shimabukuro Kimie saw Takatoto who suddenly stopped writing.

At this time, Gao Yuan could no longer listen to what the other party said, because Gao Yuan finally knew where this place was—all this time, he only knew that this place was called American Island, so that he did not even realize that this place was actually the island in the original work. Appeared before, Mermaid Island!