As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

"..."

After seeing his daughter leave, Ying glanced at the open space on the beach and turned around to go down the mountain.

Chapter of Akijin ~ Time passes easily, life is like dew: Chapter 26 But... you are a ghost!

During this period, the general who wanted to return to the original route to find the miko to participate in the second round of courage test, but inexplicably saw Arataki Ito unconscious on the ground in the forest halfway.

"..."

Seeing this, she frowned and walked over quickly, testing the other person's breath with her fingertips.

Alive...alive.

Then she looked around at the forest around her, her face slightly condensed, and then she shook the other person's body.

"Well--"

The other party was as reluctant to get up as if staying in bed, and was even drooling, as if he was asleep.

"call…"

Seeing this, she sighed helplessly and let a flash of lightning flash from her fingertips, poking the other person's back.

呲呲!

A burst of electricity was sent into the boy's body. Although it did not pose a threat, it was enough to wake him up.

"Uh wow wow wow~!!"

The next second, just as she thought, the other party immediately stood up and trembled for a few times before collapsing, but his consciousness had recovered, but his hair exploded.

It seems like I used too much force...

She felt a little sorry.

"...What happened?"

Seeing the other party looking over in confusion, she immediately asked in a deep voice.

"Eh? What happened to me...I slept here?"

Arataki Ito touched his head as if he had just woken up, still in a daze, and his tone was a little confused.

"How do I know? Asking you?"

she asked back speechlessly.

"Me? Ah——!!! There is a ghost!!"

The other party finally remembered, and the memory of the moment before coma swept through his brain like lightning, making him stand up and shout out loudly.

"Calm down, you are a ghost..."

she said tiredly.

"No, no...I mean real ghosts, ghosts...monsters...dirty things like that!! There seems to be more than one!"

Arataki Yidou described it to her with a pale face and even made gestures, adding sound effects.

"...?"

She narrowed her eyes in confusion, is there a ghost here?

She has been to the Guarded Forest several times, but she has never seen such a thing as a ghost. It should be said that Ayaka has passed by it more times than she has, and she has never seen the other party mention it.

"You read it wrong, right?"

she asked tentatively.

"How could I be wrong? I can guarantee it!"

The other party said firmly.

"..."

It doesn't look like a fake... so it's real?

But this is not surprising. After all, rice wives were once full of ghosts, mostly demons. Nowadays, it is inevitable that some bits and pieces are still left in the world, but——

"You still don't believe it?! It doesn't matter! I can find it for you, haha... I have never been afraid of anything!"

The other party immediately changed his tone and started squawking again.

Who was that virtuous person just now?

"Why don't you think there is something wrong! They must be played by people from the society. They also want to scare me. They are a little naive. Don't let me catch these guys!"

Whoosh!

The next second, Yidou rushed out like an arrow, leaving her speechless.

"call…"

I don’t know whether it’s unlucky or lucky to have such a living treasure in this courageous meeting.

But just when she was about to stand up and take another step, a strange voice stopped her in her tracks.

"General, please stay."

It's a male voice.

She paused and turned around to look over, and saw that a young man with dark brown hair appeared from the forest. Judging from the look, the clothes should be an improved version of Tianling's uniform, which had been changed to fit the other person's temperament.

"who?"

she asked.

"This is the first time we meet, General. My name is Shikanoin Heizo, and I am a detective in Tianling's service. This meeting is a bit rushed, both in terms of manner and location... I hope you will forgive me."

Heizang came to her side and knelt down on one knee as a courtesy.

"It's okay, get up..."

She walked over and raised her hand to signal.

"Thank you sir."

Heizang stood up slowly... thanked him again.

"So...as a Tianling person who is engaged in the duty of investigating, do you have anything to deal with when you come here?"

She was keenly aware that the other party would not come here innocently, let alone simply participate in a courage test. There must be something going on here.

"As you guessed...there is something hidden behind this courage test meeting, no...it's not so much hiding, but something is happening right now."

Heizang raised his chin and analyzed her in a low voice.

"The 'something' you are talking about is related to what Ichito Arataki just said?"

After hearing this, she lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then asked again.

"It's very possible. Although I'm not sure whether what the other party said is reasonable, it's also possible that he is really dazzled, but... I would rather believe it than not. I plan to include it in the clues about what he encountered. "

"What exactly is 'something' you're talking about?"

The other party didn't make it clear from the beginning, he was just playing riddles... She felt helpless and asked directly.

"Ah...I'm sorry. In fact...this matter originated from a commission I received."

Heizang came back to his senses and realized that he had not explained clearly. He apologized with some embarrassment and then started the real explanation.

"Some time ago, someone discovered a strange game on the beach. I didn't understand it at first. Then I checked the past information and found out that it was a derivative called 'Akitsu Hagi'."

"..."

She listened silently without interrupting.

"That game was quietly released some time ago. Someone accidentally played it and found it very interesting."

Heizang rarely frowned when he said this.

"However, there is no one on the beach except the tourists who come here for the name. To use an analogy, it's like there is a small beach on the street, but there are no stall owners."

"What's even more strange is that this stall without a stall owner is still running, and people who resist the beach can play by talking to the notice board."

Heizang's tone changed to puzzlement.

"Maybe it's the effect of demonic power..."

She replied.

It can only be this. Just like now, she can also detect the remnants of some monster power in the surroundings. The other party is right. There is something strange in this guarded forest. There is something unknown hidden. It should be some kind of monster. Yes, but it's not that kind of big monster. After all, the monster's power is too small, so small that just maintaining some mechanisms is almost reaching its limit.

"Is it a demonic force? I am more inclined to your point of view. Tourists say that this is the work of ghosts. It spreads from one person to another, and it becomes a haunted legend, so that most people don't dare to come."

"So Tianling Shixing originally wanted to block this beach, but -"

Unexpectedly, the club held a courage test meeting here without any warning, and it was still named "Akitsu". Moreover, it was said that Ayato initiated this event first, without even informing Ayaka. In other words, is this child planning something else?Thinking of the smiling face of the other party before leaving, she felt speechless.

"After the event was held, people who were originally afraid to approach it thought that the game was a warm-up activity prepared by the community for the courage test conference, and they were no longer afraid."

"But I know that the game had nothing to do with society from the beginning."

Indeed, Ayato had never mentioned the existence of a game like Akitsu Yugi before, but only mentioned the Akitsu Mori Night Courage Club.

She agreed in her heart.

"The commission you just mentioned..."

"The client was trapped in that game for several hours. According to his own statement, no matter which direction he walked at that time, he would always return to the same place, and his companions were clearly nearby but could not see him. .”

Commonly known as 'ghost hitting the wall'...

"He didn't lie? Apparently everyone else is fine?"

There was some doubt in her words as she held her arms up.

"I also considered this situation at the beginning. I can also see that he is obviously hiding something, but the testimony of his companions shows that it is true."

"Who arranged the game? Why did the society help conceal it? I really want to know the truth, so I came to investigate in person. During the process, I saw that the general was also present. I thought that you also participated in the courage test after learning about this matter. Will you?"

"That's not the case. I didn't know about such strange things at first."

She shook her head in denial.

"That's right, but it doesn't matter. I'll leave this matter to you, but I hope my words won't affect your mood for playing."

The other party replied like this.