"When you talk to the president like this, it feels like you are talking to your ear, whispering ulterior motives."
"Please don't make such stomach-churning comments! How on earth do you communicate like this?"
"Do you still remember that lock of hair that you asked the president for before?"
"..."
Hoshino Fujiko paused for a moment, then said coldly: "What else did you do?"
"Even a computer will passively save the connections that have been established, right?"
"Nonsense!"
"Ahem... Anyway, based on that strand of hair, I found a way to contact the president. It's a good thing."
"A really great thing for a stalker."
"is that so?"
The two of them bickered all the way, and Hoshino finally arrived at the place Aoi Keisuke had planned. She had already seen Ozawa Sonoko in the distance in advance.
Hoshino was suddenly startled, because the Ozawa Sonoko who appeared in her eyes turned out to be something Tsuruyu had seen before!
"That's why I said, this is not a pure dream."
Qing Keisuke's voice sounded in her heart again, as if he had anticipated what she was thinking: "Well, at the beginning of this story, please let me complete the protagonist's background before the adventure begins."
He began his narration in the tone of a pretentious poet: "Two people disappeared in Ozawa Village last night. One was Kurosawa Shiichiro, the old god of the Kurosawa family, and the other was Kaoru Ozawa of the Ozawa family.
Now, Kaoru Ozawa is about to be discovered by her sister.
They had a quarrel last night because Ozawa Sonoko was going to be chosen as the wife of Kurosawa's eldest son.
The eldest son of the Kurosawa family, Nobu Kurosawa, is a devout believer in Toyotsu God. Likewise, he is also the object of Ozawa Kaoru's admiration."
Hoshino was stunned again when he heard this, and his mood immediately hit rock bottom - this bastard Qing Keisuke only told her the most important information at this time!
This bastard!
Qing Keisuke whistled happily and counted down the opening time for her.
"10,9...3,2,1."
"smoke!"
Ozawa Sonoko's voice suddenly became urgent, and she finally saw Hoshino's figure.
He clearly looks like a middle-aged man, but now he has an innocent and anxious expression, and his running posture also looks weird.
She strode over, tripping over a tree root and falling down.
"You are not allowed to run, I will go find you now!"
Hoshino Fujiko, also known as Ozawa Kaoru, watched this scene quietly, stood there, and was finally hugged hard by Ozawa Sonoko.
"How could you be so stupid to run away from home just because of something like this!"
Ozawa Sonoko's body was trembling. She was extremely lucky that she had found Ozawa Kaoru. Otherwise, she didn't know how to continue facing her parents.
Hoshino was hugged by her quietly, his hands dropped, and he just raised his head slightly.
At this time, the sunlight was passing through the leaves, casting tiny spots of light like gold.
"The sight of family members reunited is really touching."
Only Qing Keisuke's inappropriate voice sounded again.
"How are you? Are you injured? Come home with me quickly. Your parents are very worried about you."
"……Um."
"Ozawa Takuto has spotted you, but chose to follow you."
Hoshino kept a calm expression and tried hard to cope with Ozawa Sonoko's concern. Villagers who came out to look for her began to appear along the way. When they saw her, they were worried and angry. They also asked if there was any news about the old god master Kurosawa Shiichiro.
When meeting a stranger, Aoi Keisuke will inform him of his identity promptly, giving Hoshino enough time to simulate his reaction.
This gave Hoshino Fujiko the illusion that he was actually experiencing an immersive text game.
Getting rid of the narration system that often had convulsions was a very novel and precious experience for her. Just being freed from the spiritual curse was like taking off the shackles for her.
Ozawa Sonoko's concern for her helped her get through the initial discomfort smoothly, and she gradually became willing to communicate.
"You are about to arrive at Ozawa Village."
"I saw Ozawa Takuto counting down..."
Hoshino followed Aoi Keisuke's reminder and looked up. Takuto Ozawa, who had been following them before, had returned to the village from another direction in advance.
The first thing she saw was the outline of Ozawa Village in the sunshine.
Compared to the ruins she saw in reality, the Ozawa Village she saw at this time could even be called "prosperous". It was sheltered by the God of Toyojin and lived and worked in peace and contentment. It was busier than most villages in the mountains.
The flat main road stretches from the entrance of the village to the other end. The buildings are scattered in an orderly manner, most of them are civil structures, and the tallest one is two and a half stories tall.
"Miss Xun found it!"
"Very good!"
"You're not injured, are you? It's really a blessing from God Toyojin!"
The women who stayed in the village in charge of cooking rushed out and rushed to see Ozawa Kaoru.
Hoshino was a little unaccustomed to being looked at and couldn't listen to her heart. She couldn't confirm for a while whether these people were kind or malicious.
Then, he saw Takuto Ozawa.
That was a young man whose clothes looked incompatible with those of Ozawa Village——
His hair style is thick oblique bangs, he wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, he looks handsome and clean, and he is wearing a light-colored cultural shirt and jeans.
Because I had been looking for someone on the mountain all night, my pants and body were covered with traces of mud and grass juice.
"smoke!"
There was clearly an urgent cry coming out of his mouth, but when his eyes looked at Kaoru Ozawa, they were full of pressure and suspicion, as well as a silent threat.
The moment she saw him, Hoshino suddenly felt a severe headache. She covered her head and leaned on Ozawa Sonoko. Then she fainted amidst Qing Keisuke's chuckle.
"Huh...huh..."
Her heavy breathing sounded in her ears, and a bone-chilling coldness penetrated into her lungs along with her breath, and then flowed through her body along with her blood.
"ah!"
She screamed and opened her eyes again. She was in a daze, unable to confirm whether she was in a dream within a dream.
There was darkness in front of her, the lush woods blocked most of the moonlight, and the cold mountain wind blew from all directions at night. She could not tell where she was, let alone the direction.
Ozawa Kaoru's body started to move on its own, and with strong fear and trepidation, he groped in one direction.
Then, both she and Hoshino heard a voice.
——The sound of gurgling water.
Ozawa Kaoru immediately cheered up, suppressed his fear of the dark night, and tried his best to run in the direction of the sound of water.
The moonlight gradually became brighter, and Ozawa Kaoru could clearly identify her location, which made her sigh in relief.
It turned out that she ran out of the village in a fit of rage and lost her way in the mountains and forests. Finally, she wandered around and came to the lake where Toyojin was worshiped. She followed her father to help out at the festival every year and knew the way back.
Then, she suddenly noticed two figures standing by the lake under the moonlight.
At first, she thought it was a monster or ghost in the mountains. She was so frightened that she immediately covered her mouth and hid in the haystack.
But then, she almost screamed out——
She actually saw a figure push the other one directly into the lake!
Under the moonlight, the cold lake light kept making waves, eventually slowly engulfing the figure who fell into the water.
At a certain moment, Ozawa Kaoru suddenly saw clearly the face of the person who had committed the evil act and looked on indifferently with his head lowered. Under the moonlight and water light, he looked extremely cold and terrifying.
That's her brother...Takuto Ozawa!
She twisted around and tried to run, but fell hard instead.
"Who is there?!"
It was confirmed without a doubt, that was indeed the voice of her brother, Takuto Ozawa!