"Although there are so many questions like a mountain, let's ask them slowly one by one." Ogata said softly, "Mamiya, tell me first - why are you here? Did you come here by chance?
"
"That's not true." Mamiya raised his hand and patted the "savage" next to him on the shoulder, "He brought me here. He was sent to this island by the shogunate to conduct research on cannibals.
One of the doctors."
"My name is Matsumoto Kiyohito." After Mamiya finished speaking, this "savage" began to introduce himself, "Three months ago, I was in this camp with other companions, following the orders of the shogunate.
, start research on cannibal ghosts here.”
As soon as Matsumoto Kiyohito finished speaking, Ogata and Atachi immediately cast curious glances at him.
"Are you one of the researchers of the shogunate?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Didn't all you researchers leave the island?"
"Originally, we were all supposed to leave." Matsumoto said as he closed his eyes in pain, "But... when we left this camp and headed to the coast, we were attacked by cannibals..."
"The ogre's attack came too suddenly, and our team was directly scattered..."
"Some people managed to board the ship and leave the island."
"There are also people...like me, who are living on this island because they separated from the team..."
"I have been wandering on this island until now... until... I met Mamiya-sama and Makimura-sama by chance last night."
As soon as Matsumoto finished speaking, Mamiya continued:
"After learning that Matsumoto was originally a researcher of the shogunate, I asked him to take the two of us here to see if there is anything valuable in this area abandoned by researchers of the shogunate.
.”
Speaking of this, Mamiya looked around and then added:
"But now it seems... this area is really deserted... there is nothing but garbage."
"Lord Mamiya..." Matsumoto showed a wry smile, "I have told you before... we evacuated very cleanly, there is nothing here except garbage..."
"You can't say that." Ogata, who had been silent since just now, interjected, "There is still something valuable here."
After that, Ogata threw the diary he had just stuffed into his arms to Mamiya and the others.
"This is the diary I just found in the tent behind me."
"It seems to be written by a certain researcher. It roughly writes about some of the things that happened during the period from landing on the island to leaving the island."
After receiving the diary thrown by Ogata, Mamiya and Makimura immediately read every line.
Makimura is much taller than Mamiya, so he only needs to tilt his head to see the diary in Mamiya's hand.
After roughly reading the diary, Mamiya handed the diary to Matsumoto.
Matsumoto looked through it more roughly than Mamiya. After taking it, he flipped through it quickly and looked at it hastily.
After closing the diary, Matsumoto sighed:
"It's a diary written by that guy Yamamoto... That guy usually likes to write diaries and take notes."
"What happened since we landed on the island is clearly written in Yamamoto's diary."
"Could it be that the people on this island turned into cannibals because of a special plague?" A-Machi couldn't help but put forward his idea to Matsumoto, "This plague can come from people's mouth and nose.
was introduced, and unfortunately one of your soldiers was infected with the plague..."
"I don't know." Matsumoto said softly, "Although the shogunate has tentatively characterized the accident on Butterfly Island as a 'plague outbreak,' it is not yet known whether the people on this island are suffering from a special plague."
"But - girl, I can tell you that if the people on this island turned into cannibals because of a plague that could be transmitted through people's mouths and noses - then we are doomed."
Matsumoto said in a serious tone with a hint of joking.
"Plagues that can be transmitted into the human body through the mouth and nose - this kind of plague is the most troublesome to prevent and treat."
"Until now, we have no means of protecting against this plague."
"Huh? No?" Makimura asked doubtfully, "Wouldn't covering your mouth and nose with a piece of cloth protect you from this plague?"
Matsumoto sighed:
"Lord Makimura, let me tell you a cruel truth..."
"Putting a cloth over your face - that's no protection against a plague that can infect the human body through the mouth and nose."
"It doesn't make much difference whether you cover your face or not when facing this plague."
“The reason why we doctors cover our faces when we enter a place where the plague is rampant is purely to bring ourselves some spiritual comfort and prevent our own saliva from spraying on the patient, and to prevent the patient’s saliva from spraying.
It’s just about yourself.”
"Well... I don't understand medical things, and I have no interest in understanding them." Makimura said while scratching the stubble on his chin, "I only care about Mamiya, there is only garbage left in this camp, there is no
What a treat, where should we go next?”
"Anyway, let's search this camp thoroughly first." Mamiya said, "After we finish searching this camp, we'll go look for any caves where we can stay overnight."
After saying that, Mamiya turned his head and looked at Ogata.
"Ogata, and this beautiful lady, come with us."
"When we find a place where we can spend the night well, let's have a good chat."
"Mamiya." Ogata twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a faint smile, "You said the opposite. It's up to you to follow me."
"We don't need to find a cave to spend the night. A-Machi and I already have a temporary base."
"There is food, water, and warm bedding there."
"Although I'm not sure if they are willing to take in three more people."
"But - let's just come with us."
"Please take us there!!"
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Makimura... To be more precise, Makimura, who heard the words "warm blanket", shouted like this quite rudely.
"As long as you are willing to go." At this point, Ogata suddenly paused for a while.
Then, he asked Mamiya and Makimura in a confused manner:
"Mamiya, Makimura, you two...you haven't drank the water from that river since you landed on the island, right?"
As Ogata spoke, he nodded his chin towards the endlessly flowing Linon River next to the camp.
"That river?" Mamiya glanced at the Linong River, "No. Since landing on the island, Makimura and I have basically not drank much water. We drank a little rainwater on the first day and a little on the second day.
A piece of water from a small pond. What's wrong? Why are you asking us this question so suddenly?"
"Nothing...just...just a casual question."
…
…
At dusk——
Butterfly Island, Tenmanji Temple——
"Two donors..."
Soumi, who was standing at the gate of Tenmanji Temple, said with a helpless tone to Ogata and Omachi, who were slowly walking towards Tenmanji Temple:
"Why did you bring me three new guests back?"
Mamiya, Makimura and Matsumoto followed behind Ogata.
After Tenmanji, a small temple located in a remote mountain, appeared in the field of vision of the two of them, Mamiya and Makimura kept looking at Tenmanji with curious eyes and the temple standing in Tenmanji.