Hoshino spent half a minute to calm down, and then without hesitation, with trembling hands, he took out his mobile phone and tried to call Keisuke Aoi.
As a result, the cell phone display was out of signal, and the only response she received was the regular busy tone in the receiver.
She subconsciously clutched her phone, hoping for a miracle to happen.
But in the end, all hopes, just like her life, fell into the bottomless abyss.
The surrounding plants finally stopped growing, and the weeds around her legs had even grown to half a meter high.
The whole shrine seemed to have passed through a long time in an instant. The roof tiles and buildings were penetrated, branches and leaves were exposed, and they became dilapidated.
At this moment, Hoshino seemed to be able to understand the thoughts of all the surrounding vegetation, their noisy and fanatical shouts.
Shout——
Hoshino Fujiko slowly raised his head, looked at the bright and clear sky, and finally slowly closed his eyes.
"Ah……"
Just like the first dream, she was lying on the cold meadow, quietly waiting for death to come.
This is not a dream, so how can there be salvation?
It seems good to just give up resistance like this.
The power inspired by the wooden beads is slowly dissipating, and the surrounding vegetation that was originally shouting enthusiastically loses its supply and begins to wither and turn into ashes.
"Ms. Hoshino!"
"Ms. Hoshino!"
She heard the voice of Otomo Sawaki. It seemed that he noticed something unusual about the shrine and rushed over from the road below.
He can get closer, which means that the effect of Shenyin has also dissipated.
But such a result would be too tragic.
The chief priest of Hachiman Shrine, the trainee shrine maiden, and even Tetsuya Yozakura all disappeared in this accident. Is it because she overestimated her abilities and forced herself to investigate the truth about Mount Osawa? 33
Hoshino returned to reality from nothingness and turned to look at Otomo Sawaki, who was waving to her.
"Go to Qing Keisuke... No, go down the mountain and call this number. If you can leave Osawa Mountain, ask him to come and save me."
"Qing Keisuke, eh? Mr. Qing Keisuke?"
Zeshu Otomo was shocked, and a sense of astonishment appeared in his eyes just by hearing this name.
Hoshino stood up from the grass and gently patted the grass clippings on her skirt. Originally, she wanted to stay, but she was worried that Otomo Sawaki would also encounter a ghost in the middle of the journey. Then it would be pointless for her to wait here. She might as well
Follow and leave.
But once she leaves Osawa Mountain, will Aoi Keisuke be willing to take action...
She pursed her lips. With Qing Keisuke's character, he would probably watch her embarrassment with cold eyes, or even take pleasure in it.
From this point of view, she actually only had one choice left.
"..."
She took out the string of wooden beads from the cracked bag, looked at it carefully for a few times, and then handed it to Otomo Sawaki.
"This string of beads will protect you, so feel free to go."
"You... Where are you, Ms. Hoshino?" Otomo Sawaki seemed to have caught a hot potato.
"I'll stay here."
Hoshino turned his back, looked at the broken altar, and said: "Go quickly, time is urgent."
"This...I know!"
Zeshu Otomo probably guessed what happened, so he didn't dare to hesitate anymore and immediately ran towards the vehicle under the Shinto.
He clutched the string of beads in his hand tightly, feeling that his palms were getting hot and he was sweating continuously.
He finally looked back at the pale and indifferent girl. She knelt down again facing the main shrine. The lush weeds on the ground gradually engulfed her back. With an indescribable sense of tragedy, she became a part of this shrine.
A heavy mission fell on his head. The lives of Sonoko, Kitazawa, Hiranuma, and possibly even the young man with a sharp temperament all depended on him.
Even Fujiko Hoshino, who chose to stay in the shrine, seemed to have chosen to entrust his life to him.
Qing Keisuke?
His mind was almost blank, but he remembered the name and phone number firmly.
"boom--"
As the key was turned and ignited with a click, the old-school car engine roared immediately. He suddenly put the car into gear and stepped on the accelerator, letting the tin car speed up the mountain road.
The wooden beads withered one by one silently and turned into debris scattered in the carriage. In the eyes of Otomo Zeshu, they seemed like an hourglass hanging upside down, with sand falling down one by one, counting the rest of his life.
.
He thought of his family, his wife, and his three children.
There was a string of violently shaking pendants hanging on the rearview mirror of the car. They were the safety guards that his wife had prayed for him a long time ago. At this moment, Otomo Sawaki burst out with an unprecedented fighting spirit for survival.
The string of wooden beads seemed to hear his inner cry, and then burst out with green brilliance, tenaciously resisting the invisible erosion.
The car stereo is playing:
The industrial crystallization of the early 21st century is roaring wildly at this time, venting its full strength with the courage to shatter bones.
"Ahhh, come on, you bastard!"
…
It was just after lunch when Aoi Keisuke answered the call from Otomo Mizawaki.
The three of them were discussing where to go in the afternoon, and the final result was to go rafting in a canyon.
The three of them are very satisfied with this project. If there were only two girls, they would have to consider safety and luggage issues. Now that they have Qing Keisuke, they can let him help.
Qing Keisuke Needless to say, it is fun to experience new projects.
"Sorry, I'm going out to take a call."
When Qing Keisuke saw the name of Otomo Sawaki on the caller ID, he guessed that something unexpected might have happened on Osawa Mountain.
After all, Otomo Sawaki is also within the influence of his spell. How could he suddenly ignore the influence and call himself?
"Hello, Mr. Zeshu."
There was a violent gasping sound from the receiver.
"Singgui...Sir, Miss Hoshino asked me to call you for help. She is currently at the Hachiman Shrine in Osawa Mountain..."
"Um?"
"It seems that the Shrine's Lord Hiranuma and Miss Hoshino's companion Tetsuya Yozakura have all disappeared."
Sawaki Otomo tried his best to calm down and tell clearly what happened in Hachiman Shrine.
"Where are you now?" Qing Keisuke asked.
“I’m at Kagawaji Temple at the foot of Mt. Osawa!”
"Didn't Hoshino leave with you?"
"No, Miss Hoshino just gave me a string of wooden beads and asked me to go down the mountain to ask for help. She stayed alone in the shrine... and now only half of the string of wooden beads is left."
Otomo Sawaki briefly described the scene he saw. Because he didn't know what happened before, he couldn't fully tell Keisuke Aoi about the incident.
"President, is this guy willing to stay there just to let me take action?" Aoi Keisuke suddenly smiled coldly.
"what did you say?"
"It's nothing, I will save her, don't worry." Qing Keisuke agreed directly.
To a certain extent, Hoshino knows himself very well and knows that his bottom line is to "protect her safety during this trip."
This was a tacit understanding reached when he and Hoshino traveled together.
He hung up the phone, sighed, and said to himself: "I really have to take action now."
He returned to the room and apologized to Tsukishima and Shiraishi, hoping to move the rafting activity to tomorrow.
"What's the matter with you?" Shiraishi asked strangely.
"President Hoshino suddenly came to see me for something, maybe it was a club activity."
After hearing what Aoi Keisuke said, Shiraishi understood it immediately.
Tsukishima's eyes lit up: "Club activities? Do you mind if I, the consultant teacher, come to watch?"
this……
Qing Keisuke glanced at her and wondered if Tsukishima was a little distracted. No matter how much he thought about this question, Hoshino wouldn't nod, right?
"Definitely next time."
Tsukishima:???
Some people died, but not completely...
This chapter has been completed!