Shidou also nodded.

--split line--

Half an hour later, the car put Ming and Shidou in front of the gate of Hie Shrine, and then left.

"Hello, I'm Yakumo Ming, the miko introduced by Director Matsuto."

Entering the shrine, Ming introduced himself to the man sitting in the shrine office.

"Ah, welcome, Ms. Yakumo, who is this?"

The man appeared to be in his 30s, thin, with short hair, a thin beard, and a cigarette.It looks a little decadent, but there is a strong will in the eyes.

"Hi, I'm Itsuka Shidou, Yakumo-senpai's friend."

Shidou introduced himself.

"Ms. Yakumo and Mr. Wuhe, hello. I am Ono Donma. You can just call me Donma."

The other party took a breath, and then continued:

"As you can see, I am a criminal policeman, not a priest, and I am a complete layman in the management of shrines. Please let me learn from you before the arrival of the new shrine master, Ms. Yakumo."

"Well, please leave it to me."

Ming nodded, and then said with a smile: "Then first of all, Mr. Doma——smoking is prohibited in the shrine."

"Uh……"

Hearing the words of fate, Tang Ma was stunned for a moment, then put out the cigarette in his hand with a wry smile and said, "Then I will take you to get acquainted with this place."

After Tang Ma took the two of them to familiarize themselves with the shrine, the three came to Tang Ma's home.

The room that should have been full of life now seemed lifeless.The black and white portraits in the living room tell the misfortunes that happened before to those who come here.

"Mr. Tang Ma's wife and daughter..."

Shidou looked at the portrait and said in a low voice.

"Ah, passed away."

Tang Ma nodded. He stepped forward, picked up his daughter's portrait, and said with a sad expression, "Before I, a father, left earlier."

"Is it a car accident?"

asked in a low voice.Some things made her feel concerned. Tang Ma's wife must have passed away very suddenly, otherwise it would be impossible to not even arrange the follow-up work of the shrine, leaving Tang Ma, a layman, with a mess that could not be cleaned up.

"No, it was killed."

Tang Ma shook his head, wondering if it was an illusion, Ming felt that his expression was very scary.

"Killed by elves."

Looking at the two, Tang Ma said so.

Chapter 2 Analysis of Fate

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Mei and Shidou looked at each other, and they knew from their eyes that they were both shocked by Touma's words.

Spirits are too everyday existence for Shidou Kazumi, but for ordinary people, they are too extraordinary existence.

No, after all, how could Tang Ma, who is just a criminal policeman, know about elves?

"Heh. Just kidding, seeing you are all so serious, it made me a little sad. You are right, Ms. Yakumo, both the wife and the child died in a traffic accident."

Tang Ma smiled, breaking the heavy atmosphere.If it was someone else, I'm afraid Tang Ma would deceive him because the elves are too unbelievable.

But for Mei and Shidou, they can feel that when Tang Ma said that his wife and children died at the hands of the elves, that feeling was not false.

"By the way, where are you going to live? Although my house is fine, but..."

Tangma didn't intend to continue this topic, he looked at Ming and Shidou and asked.Although there are many empty rooms in the house, due to the death of his wife and children, there is still a depressing atmosphere here, which is not suitable for entertaining guests.

"Thank you for your concern, Shidou and I will just stay at a friend's place."

Ming said.It just so happened that Miku and Nanatsui also came here, and they seem to have booked the entire hotel.

"Ah, yes."

Shidou also nodded.According to Mijiu, it seems to be a very famous hotel, which was rented out by the production team as a place for Mijiu to rest and for the MV to be filmed.

The two had lunch at Tang Ma's house, and in the afternoon, Ming continued to help Tang Ma familiarize himself with the business of the shrine.

"Is Mr. Tang Ma going to quit his job as a criminal police officer?"

asked the girl who changed into a priestess costume.

"Ah... But it shouldn't be now. There are still some things that I can't let go of."

Tang Ma hesitated for a moment, then said.

"The thing you can't let go of is... Ms. Yuko and Hina?"

Yangcai is Tang Ma's daughter, and I always feel that if there is anything that the man in front of me can't let go of, then it must be a deceased relative.

"Um……"

Tang Ma nodded, and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

Snapped!

But he was ordered to pat it off with his hand.

"Really, it has been said that smoking is not allowed in the shrine, Mr. Doma."

"Ahem, I'm sorry. I'm an old smoker, and I won't be able to change it for a while."

Seeing the girl's angry look, Tang Ma smiled awkwardly.

"Then, it's enough to talk about the work of the social affairs office? Generally speaking, the work of selling small props such as gifts should be left to the part-time witches."

Ming smiled, and after introducing the work of the Social Affairs Office, it was time for the sunset.

The two bid farewell to Tang Ma, and walked towards the Asaba Hotel where Miku and the others were staying.

--split line--

"Damn, senior."

On the way, Shidou asked.

"Ok?"

"Mr. Tang Ma said that his daughter and wife were killed by elves, what does senior think?"

It's interesting, or rather, it's really interesting.Shidou was thinking about this question all afternoon.Tang Ma is just an ordinary detective, so it is impossible to know about elves.

"It's not like a joke. Rather, it's not something that can be used as a joke at all."

Ming thought for a while and said.

His wife and daughter were killed by elves—Ming felt that Tang Ma was not the kind of person who would joke about the death of his relatives, so what the other party said must be targeted.

Especially when Tang Ma said these words, the two really felt hatred from Tang Ma.

"But why does Mr. Tang Ma know about elves?"

Shidou was still puzzled, let's not talk about whether the elf murder is true or not, even if he met a elf, why would Tongma insist that it was an existence called "elf"?

"You can find out with the method of elimination, Shidou. Besides the elves themselves, there are only three organizations that know about the existence of elves, Ratatoskr, DEM, and..."

Ming thought for a while, and then analyzed.

She didn't quite believe that Tang Ma had seen something with pointed ears, or something like an elf in a fairy tale.Compared with these, in this world, it is more reliable to have elves like her, or Tohka and others.

"AST!"

Shidou followed the girl's words.That's right, apart from Ratatoskr and DEM, only AST knows the existence of elves.

"Mr. Tang Ma is just a criminal police officer. I don't think DEM will develop members to the police station. As for Ratatoskr..."

Ming shook his head.Kotori is the commander of Ratatoskr, so it is impossible not to know that his subordinates have been attacked by elves.If that was the case, Shidou would have been brought to Izu long ago by the little Commander.

"So Mr. Tang Ma is from AST?"

Shidou said.According to the exclusion method mentioned by Ming, if it is not Ratatoskr and DEM, the only possibility is AST.

"I don't think AST will recruit the police as a team either. Compared to Doma-san, don't you think Hina Shidou is more likely to be a magician?"

Ming shook his head.

"Yangcai...it's very possible."

Shidou nodded, what Ming said made sense, Hina, who looked about one year old, was very suitable for the age of an AST magician.

And Tang Ma, who is a parent, learned from Yangcai that elves are not impossible, anyway, they are parents.

"Anyway, I'll contact Origami and Kotori about this matter."

Ming took out his phone and said.

Except for Kurumi, none of the elves I know know how to do such a thing, nor have the time and motivation to do it.As for Kuangsan himself, judging from Tiangong City's occasional news reports that a large number of people have collectively lost consciousness, Kuangsan's scope of action has not left Tiangong City.

Then if the one who killed Tangma's wife and child was really an elf, it is very likely to be a new elf, which is the target that Shidou must attack.

It is necessary to contact Kotori. As for Origami, I think that with Origami's contacts in AST, I should be able to confirm whether there is an AST resident in Izu, and whether Ono Hina is a magician or not.

"Anyway, I'm not sure if there are real spirits. Shidou... it's better to relax a bit."

Ming gently took Shidou's hand and said.For a boy who wants to save the elf, a bloodthirsty elf like Kuangsan is a very difficult type, and even makes him feel painful.

"Ah... that's right."

Feeling the warmth of the girl's palm, Shidou's stiff body gradually relaxed.

Ming is right, it is too early to think about elves.

Holding hands, the two arrived at the inn where Miku and Nanatsui were staying.

Chapter 3 Hot Springs

"Think about it carefully, Meijiu is really amazing."

Taking the room card from the proprietress, Ming sighed.The room card is made of wood, exuding an ancient and simple atmosphere.

"Yes."

Shidou also nodded.After all, when it comes to Asaba, it is a hot spring hotel that has been dubbed "No. [-] in Japan" many times.And it was such a place that was directly taken over by Meijiu.

Although there is also a reason to shoot the MV here, but in any case, if it is not for the popular idol Miku Miku, I am afraid this is impossible.

"Ah, Darling! Still alive!"

Pat, clack, just as the two of them walked into this ancient hotel under the leadership of the waiter, Miku trotted to the side of the two of them.

The girl's hair was wet, her face revealed the unique rosyness after bathing, and she looked very cute.

"Come and enjoy the hot spring together, the hot spring here is the best."

Miku grabbed Shidou Kazumi's hand, and then quickly ran towards the hot spring.Leaving the waiter with his mouth covered, he said "It's nice to be young" while sniggering.

"Wait, Miku. What if word gets out?"

Shidou shouted anxiously.After all, Miku is also an idol, calling a boy "Darling" and dragging him to a hot spring, no matter how you think about it, it's not good.

"It's okay, it's okay. Except for the service staff, we are the only ones here. In order to go to the hot spring with Darling, they even paid for Ms. Ang."

Miku said nonchalantly.

"Sister Yakumo..."

In desperation, Shidou had no choice but to pin his hopes on Ming.

"Well, if there are only service staff, it shouldn't matter."

Ming sighed.After all, it is known as the No. [-] hotel in Japan, and the privacy of the residents must be handled impeccably.

"And... I can't stop Miku like this."

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