Around five o'clock, they arrived at an observation deck. There was a sign next to it, saying that this was the best place to watch the sunrise.
"If you watch the sunrise here, the entire mountains will turn golden. In winter, the whole land will be white and even more beautiful." Otomo Sawaki said with nostalgia and emotion.
But at this time, the dim sunlight in the afternoon cut the earth apart, turning it into two states of yin and yang. The two interacted with each other. Although it was also very charming, to him, the deep mountain shadow seemed to be hiding countless ferocious monsters, ready to go at any time.
Might tear him apart.
The shadows cast by those mountains were like a big black hand, squeezing his heart and causing him to fall into memories.
"call--"
Zeshu Dayou suddenly felt fear, as if he had seen something invisible and majestic.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Are you afraid of heights?" Taozi patted his shoulder hard, and he was shocked and came to his senses.
"Ah! It's okay!"
He looked back and forced a smile, only to find Qing Keisuke looking at him with strange eyes.
"Curse, do you feel it?"
Qing Keisuke walked up to Sawaki Otomo, but his gentle voice exploded in his ears like thunder.
"The more afraid you are, the stronger it becomes."
"Wha...what?!"
Qing Keisuke felt the lingering spirituality in the mountains. This thin and hidden spirituality gave him the same feeling as when Hanako-1 appeared, but it was thicker and more complicated.
"Miss Yuanzi clearly said..."
"say what?"
"She said the curse would be gone soon."
"No, quite the opposite."
Qing Keisuke left him and came to the edge of the observation deck. He was pulled by Taozi to take two photos, and he also took a few landscape photos suitable for posting.
"President, would you like to take some pictures for you?"
"Need not."
Hoshino Fujiko stood on the edge, leaned out, and quietly enjoyed the mountain breeze.
Her short hair was floating slightly, and her body seemed to be flying along with it, turning into a cloud in the sky.
Qing Keisuke silently picked up his phone and took a few pictures of himself.
"What are you doing?" Hoshino asked coldly.
"Shoot the clouds."
Hoshino Fujiko pulled up her hair, turned around, looked at Yuzawa down the mountain, and said, "Go to hell."
"You won't die even if the cloud falls, President."
Hoshino didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he spread his palms and felt the breath of the mountains with his palms.
It is also a very rare experience for her to vacation in the mountains so easily.
On the opposite side of the road next to the observation deck, there is an artificial staircase that leads to the top of the mountain.
But before they could change the route, they continued to climb up the mountain on foot, when a police car drove over from the direction they came from.
A middle-aged man in uniform stepped out of the police car. He had gray hair, a tall build, and a majestic face. He looked a little older than Otomo Sawaki.
"Huh? Isn't this Zeshu?"
"Kitazawa Police Department!"
Otomo Zeshu, who was still in a daze, subconsciously responded.
It is said to be from the police department, but actually judging from the official title, it should be from the police department.
"Why are you here?" Kitazawa walked over with his uniform hat tucked under his arm, his eyes quickly scanning the people on the viewing platform.
"This is my employer. I brought them to Daze Mountain to play."
"Guests coming to Yuzawa? Welcome! I am Kitazawa Oda, Yuzawa's police chief."
He waved to Aoi Keisuke and Hoshino and continued: "But unfortunately, there are reports that yesterday's rain caused the road to collapse on Mount Osawa. We can only ask you to return before checking to confirm that it is safe."
"Kitazawa Police Department, what's going on?" Aoi Keisuke came over and asked.
"The mountain road here and the road ahead have all collapsed. Someone will come over to repair it later. I will invite you two to visit other places today."
"ah……"
Qing Keisuke glanced at Hoshino Fujiko, who was watching no one else, and saw that there was indeed the unexpected situation she said.
"We know, we'll leave later."
"Well, please cooperate."
Kitazawa Oda put his arm around Sawaki Otomo's shoulders and walked aside, took out a cigarette and handed him one, wanting to talk about old times with him.
Qing Keisuke came to Hoshino and asked her how she knew about this.
"I don't know, but this should have something to do with Ozawa Sonoko."
"Is it possible that the landslide is just a cover? You don't want us to climb the mountain?" Qing Keisuke followed her intention and said.
"Um."
Hoshino looked at him calmly: "This shouldn't be difficult for you to verify."
"Omniscient and omnipotent is a worry, President."
"I don't think you have that kind of ability, otherwise you wouldn't be so stupid." Hoshino said bitterly, "If the world is going to revolve around people like you, it would be best to destroy him."
"is that so?"
Qing Keisuke smiled, but then suddenly looked towards the clear sky.
"Let's not talk about this for now, President, do you feel that...it gets dark earlier today?"
It was obviously still summer, and it was only early five o'clock, but the sun in the distance was already about to set at the intersection between the mountains and the sky.
Is it an illusion?
But when did this change occur?
Is the time they are currently living in real?
Qing Keisuke thought a lot at this moment. He became vigilant and sent out his senses to capture the spirituality wandering in the mountains and fields.
Hoshino originally wanted to laugh at his abruptness in changing the subject, but then he pressed his lips together tightly.
She suddenly looked towards the direction where the sun was setting, a trace of surprise flashing through her cold eyes.
"It's really...different from yesterday."
If they arrive in Yuzawa on the first day, they may not be able to feel this difference due to the influence of longitude, latitude and terrain, and will only think that it is very different from Tokyo.
But the problem is that this is not the first time they have seen the sunset in Yuzawa.
"President, are you wearing that bracelet?" Qing Keisuke asked.
"Um."
Hoshino Fujiko immediately took out the box containing the bracelet and handed it to Qing Keisuke.
Qing Keisuke set up a spiritual barrier around it and then gently opened the box.
At this moment, a faint light green light circulated on the wooden beads, and then slowly disappeared.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The seal has been activated. It seems that the bracelet resonated with Osawa Mountain just now."
After checking it, Qing Keisuke said: "The good news is, President, at least you are not looking in the wrong place."
"..."
Hoshino snorted softly, but she was inevitably a little worried. If she hadn't called Keisuke Qing as a bodyguard, she would have evacuated by herself.
"I'm about to untie the barrier, be careful."
Qing Keisuke snapped his fingers, and the invisible barrier surrounding him immediately broke with a "bang".
And at this moment, countless spirits and bracelets were connected together, and in the perception of the two of them, Daze Mountain seemed to be violently shaking.
But in fact, Kitazawa Oda and Sawaki Otomo in the distance are still chatting normally, which shows that this is just an illusion in their consciousness.
Hoshino subconsciously grabbed Qing Keisuke's arm to prevent him from falling.
Qing Keisuke squinted his eyes and took the opportunity to capture the changes in spirituality around him, hoping to get a glimpse of the characteristics of the gods.
The sun seems to be sinking faster and faster, and as the resonance between the bracelet and Daze Mountain becomes stronger and stronger, creepy changes are taking place.
The seal on the wooden bead lit up with a dazzling white light, trying to suppress the restlessness.
Seeing this, Qing Keisuke cut his finger and smeared his own blood on the seal.
"The Bloodstained Curse."
He directly used the technique to temporarily pollute the seal, allowing the bracelet to respond more strongly to Daze Mountain.
"Om-long——"
In an instant, the entire Daze Mountain seemed to be transported into another strange world, with glazed colored light spreading in the air.
"Dong——dong——"
At this time, the sun was already half-dark, and the crimson sunset filled the entire Daze Mountain. There were bursts of drum music coming from the road in the shade of the mountain.
Everyone, including Kitazawa Oda and Sawaki Otomo, suddenly looked towards the source of the sound.
At the end of the road, a strangely dressed procession slowly walked out. The priest at the head was wearing a black shabby hunting coat, a hood on his head, and a wooden lacquered animal mask on his face.
He held a sacred bell used for sacrificial rituals and a dead branch symbolizing a good harvest, and walked in front of the procession performing a captivating dance.
The people in the back hold broken black flags, witches' prayers, and royal coins used to defeat evil spirits, which are white paper wrapped with overlapping poplar twigs.
Behind them are four strong men, carrying an empty sarcophagus without a lid on their shoulders.
Finally, there was a band that swayed from side to side and played traditional ritual music.
A voice is singing:
“Today is another good harvest year,
God bless you with good weather,
Offer fresh fruits and fine wine,
Next year is another good harvest year!
…”
The singing voice is cold and profound, distorting the original simple tune beyond recognition.
Everyone was wearing miserable black robes, pale paper masks, and bare feet, as if they were walking out of the underworld, which made your body feel chilly.
"What the hell is this?" Zeshu Dayou subconsciously stepped back.
Kitazawa Oda was even more frightened. Memories from his youth suddenly emerged in his mind. He suddenly fell to the ground and could only make "gu, gu" sounds in his throat, as if his soul had been taken away by this team.
Qing Keisuke stared at these figures, feeling both shocked and surprised.
This is obviously...a curse, right?
Such a special and complex existence is really curious.
The team did not come toward them just because he was holding a string of beads. Instead, they were banging along the road and floating toward the sky halfway.
Several people on the observation deck subconsciously followed this strange team, looked up, and then held their breath at the same time.
They saw——
At the alternation between morning and dusk, a pure, huge lake that looks like a pink gem under the setting sun hangs upside down over Daze Mountain.
The lake faces the earth and mountains, and the lake water stirs up waves in the wind, showing an eerie tranquility.
The sacrificial team played music happily, walked into the lake one by one, and disappeared.