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Chapter 338: The Witch Who Missed for Thirty Years
An unfamiliar shrine suddenly appeared in the familiar hometown, and it was suspected to be related to the female corpse in shrine maiden's costume that was thrown into the well. Kagura Hikari suddenly became alert.

"Grandma, where is that shrine?"

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Kagura Hikaru's grandmother told her in detail the exact location of the shrine, which was on a mountain not far from home.

"That road may be difficult to walk on. No one has maintained it for a long time." Grandma's face darkened as she remembered something. "After all, no one will go there to worship anymore."

Kagura Hikaru suddenly felt something was wrong and cautiously asked, "Did anything happen at that shrine?"

He could tell that there was something wrong with his grandmother's tone.

As mentioned before, many old customs and rules are still preserved in this rural area, and many elderly people tend to be superstitious.

If there really was a shrine in this town, it was impossible that he didn't know about it until now.

Something taboo might have happened in that shrine.

Kagura Hikaru's grandmother opened her mouth, shook her head in astonishment, and sighed, "About thirty years ago, there was a girl in the town who inherited the shrine. She was very popular, and the shrine was very popular at that time, and it was also because of her contribution."

"and after?"

"What happened next? She disappeared." Grandma was silent for a while. "The search and rescue team and everyone in the town went to the mountain to look for her, but they couldn't find any clues. After that, no one was willing to take over the shrine, so it gradually became deserted and no one went there anymore."

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After hearing this, Kagura Hikaru had already confirmed the identity of the girl.

The female corpse that was dragged out of the well must be the missing priestess.

She was not lost in the mountains, but was murdered and buried in a well, never to be seen for thirty years.

"What's her name?" Kagura Hikaru asked.

Grandma looked a little surprised, but still answered his question: "It was the Mizuno family's child, named Yuna. When she disappeared, she was only nineteen years old, about the same age as you are now."

Grandma went back to her room to rest, but Kagura Hikari did not leave immediately. Instead, she ate the leftover rice balls from entertaining the guests yesterday and waited patiently until the sun was about to rise and a hazy light appeared in the sky before she put on her shoes and went out.

The air in the early morning was still a little chilly, but when the sun rose over the mountain and the sunlight shone on her body, the warmth soon began to return, making Kagura Hikari's steps lighter.

He was still wearing the black suit for funerals. His tall stature and cold temperament made him look like an adult. With this outfit, he looked like a funeral director at work.

The old man who went out to clean in the morning didn't want to talk to him when he saw him. He just looked at him calmly and then lowered his head to do his own thing.

It seems that even in rural areas where death is common, people who work in funerals are not very popular.

Kagura Hikaru didn't care. He adjusted his tie, bought a bottle of mineral water from the convenience store, and went up the mountain.

He first walked along the main road up the mountain to the halfway point, and then chose the one on the right from the three forks in the road.

The deeper they went, the worse the road became. The rough stone steps were covered with fallen leaves, and it was obvious that no one had stepped on them for a long time. The fences were no longer reliable, and there were occasional branches blocking the way. Kagura Hikaru stepped over carefully to avoid slipping and falling like Kirito Hikaru in Sendai before.

As time passed, the surrounding trees seemed to become increasingly dense, and there was a vague sense of depth. It was extremely quiet, with no sound of wind except for the occasional bird calls.

It was getting darker and darker, and the chill in the air was becoming more pronounced.

Although the sun had already risen in the sky, Kagura Hikari had the illusion that it was setting.

At this time, he saw the shrine's iconic stone lampstands, lined up on both sides of the road, leading up a slope of stone steps.

Kagura looked up and could vaguely see some red at the end of the uphill slope. That was the torii gate of the shrine.

He breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed he had found the right place. The road leading to the shrine was a steep stairway, the kind that the elderly needed to be especially careful of, not particularly safe.

But walking up the stairs, Kagura felt like she was heading to "heaven", and she had to look up to see her destination.

He was a little bit surprised. It seemed that this staircase was designed in this way to show respect for God.

After all, the 'realm of God' is ahead.

The stairs were not long, and Kagura Hikaru quickly reached the top of the slope.

The weathered-looking crimson torii gate is not far away, standing there like a huge door frame, with the red paint on the pillars damaged and peeling.

In Shinto customs, the Torii actually serves as a "gate". Passing through the Torii represents entering the realm of God from the human world, and one must not be disrespectful.

Of course, Kagura Hikaru is not that superstitious, but she won't deliberately do anything weird.

He glanced at the fox statues on both sides of the torii gate and walked quickly into the shrine.

After passing through the torii gate, there is an antique shrine building in front of you. It is unexpectedly large in scale, but now it has been eroded by various plants and is covered with dead leaves. The roof is also a little damaged and has a hole in it, and is shrouded in the shadows of trees.

Kagura Hikari passed by the mossy water pool and came to the front of the main hall with a clear purpose.

He looked at the shrine in front of him that smelled of rotting wood, threw a 500 yen coin into the coin box, and carefully pulled the bell above it - this was to remind the gods that someone had come to make a wish, so look at me.

Then, according to the standard procedure of worship, bow twice, clap twice, bow once, close your eyes, put your hands together and say your wish: "I hope grandpa is at peace in heaven, and if he is reincarnated, he will be born into a good family."

Finally, bow again.

Get up and leave.

Although he was certain that the body was that of the shrine maiden who had disappeared in this shrine thirty years ago, he had no intention of looking for clues here.

So many years have passed, even if there were any clues, they have almost been lost.

What's more, he didn't need to do such trivial things. It was enough for him to just stare at the middle-aged man in the prophecy picture.

However, just as Kagura Hikaru turned around and prepared to leave, a voice came from behind without warning.

"Many people have come here to make wishes, but this is the first time I've seen people praying for the dead. It's really strange."

Kagura paused and turned around suddenly.

A shrine maiden was standing behind the money box, looking at him curiously.

She has long, smooth black hair and a thin waist. She wears a slightly loose red and white shrine maiden costume. She has fair skin, delicate features, and a pair of big, watery eyes like a fawn that are very impressive.

Is this a mountain goblin or a ghost?

For a moment, Kagura Hikaru was extremely alert, with his muscles tensed.

This shrine has been abandoned for decades, and it is impossible for there to be any shrine maidens working here - and if there were anyone, they would not have allowed the shrine to become dilapidated like this.

In an instant, he remembered the corpse, the corpse of a woman dressed in a witch's costume who was thrown into the well.

"Ahem, don't be afraid."

Seeing that he looked unhappy, the girl smoothed her hair in embarrassment and said, "I'm not a suspicious person. My name is Mizuno Yuna, and I'm a shrine maiden who works here."

Kagura was silent.

(End of this chapter)