Chapter 576 Karasawa: This place is hopeless, why don’t we run away
“The shrine maiden lady gave you the Dugong Arrow lottery number plate? What does it look like?”
< br>"This is it, a number plate with numbers written on it. She gave Xiaolan and I one each. She is so kind, I couldn't find a thank you gift on me for a while, and she said it was for us, no. She asked for our money, so I gave her an Ema with dolphin stickers on it..."
Toyama Kazuha was still chattering about receiving a gift from her beautiful sister, and she was excited. Beyond words. It is not difficult to see that during the afternoon's contact with Shimabukuro Kime, this miko lady left a good impression on her.
Conan and Hattori Heiji, who returned to the hotel, listened to her words and looked at each other with a strange expression.
Shimabukuro Kime was considered to be a very friendly and communicative among the islanders they came into contact with on the island. It is really not surprising that he would behave like this - especially considering Maori Lan's metaphysical luck.
But, the drawing card of Dugong Arrow and so on...
Toyama Kazuha, who was finally satisfied after talking for a long time, turned his head and saw the expressions of Hattori Heiji and others, and crossed his arms. Waist: "Hey, why don't you have any expressions for such a happy thing? At least you should thank Miss Shimabukuro, right?"
"Uh, but for that lottery, I have the impression that it is necessary Only the registered names are valid." Hattori Heiji, who had nothing to do during the meal and read the travel brochure, reminded him in a low voice, "Does Miss Shimabukuro know your two names? Even if you get hit, it will be ineffective..."
"...Ah, is there such a thing?" Yuan Shan and Ye's expressions were stunned.
"Because the legend here is famous, someone will really pay a high price, hoping to buy the arrow from the lucky person. I guess it is for this reason that Ms. Shimabukuro will be punished if she loses the arrow. It's about punishment." Conan spread his hands and expressed his helplessness at the news he had learned.
Once in a desperate situation, there will always be people who place their hopes on metaphysics. An arrow with such an exaggerated name that it can even make people live forever becomes very attractive.
"That's it, then, should we go to the shrine to re-register our names tomorrow?" Mao Lilan raised her face, feeling a little distressed.
"Miss Shimabukuro probably just forgot to ask our names..." Toyama and Ye tilted their heads, and soon became cheerful again, "It doesn't matter, it was Miss Shimabukuro who gave it to us anyway. It’s not ours. If we win, she will definitely understand.”
“Anyway, I’ll go to the shrine tomorrow to express my gratitude to her...”
Do you give number plates to tourists you meet on the first day?
It really makes people feel that the timing is delicate...
"Speaking of which, where is Karasawa?" Mouri Kogoro, who was leaning on the side and yawning, slowly glanced at the tea room where he was sitting. The person suddenly asked, "Isn't he with you guys?"
"Tangze said he was going to the night market to buy some things to take back to give away. It will probably take a while." Hattori Heiji looked at his watch and estimated the time, but he was not very sure.
"That's it, the night market is still operating. It is indeed a place focused on tourism..." Mouri Kogoro glanced at the pointer pointing to 10 on the wall, and shook his head with a tsk.
Presumably the izakaya will be very lively at this moment, a place with such a lively atmosphere...
What a pity, Xiaolan can't agree to him going out.
Well, when you reach middle age, everything is really not going well...
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Just as Mouri Kogoro guessed, the people on the island The two small izakayas were both packed with people at the moment.
"In the past, this was a place where the fishermen on the island liked to stay. I remember when I was a child, I wanted to buy snacks secretly. When my parents fell asleep, I took the money I had saved and slipped out of the shrine. As a result, the entire On the street, only the lights of the izakaya were still on. The lady boss saw me and brought me some fried food. In fact, I only brought a few hundred yen and I couldn't afford it, but she still served it to me with a smile. Some things came over..."
Shimabukuro Kimie sat near the door, looking at the store full of tourists dressed in different clothes, but they were all tourists, she bent her eyes and spoke slowly own memories.
“After my mother found me, she lectured me for a long time, saying that izakayas are not a place where children should go.” She picked up the small porcelain cup in front of her and watched the clear liquid in the cup reflecting the light above her head. Light sighed, "It was because of missing this atmosphere that I agreed to their proposal and chose to come back here from Tokyo. Now it seems that this is a really bad decision."
"After you came back, you realized that this place is different from what you remembered?" Narumi Asai, who was sitting opposite her, poured wine into his glass and asked following her words.
“If they are really completely different, that’s not bad.” Shimabukuro Kimie tugged at the corners of her lips and drank the sake in the cup. “It’s still those similar faces. Everything seems to be the same, but It’s changed beyond recognition...I really shouldn’t have listened to Saori.”
Asai Narumi put down the bottle, looked at Shimabukuro Kimie's lonely face, and muttered in his heart.
You are a make-up artist who can win a gold medal and has a bright future. She is an actress whose works have won awards but have not made any splash. Of course she will spare no effort to encourage you to return to your hometown and find various reasons. , to convince you to leave Tokyo...
The power of jealousy is sometimes beyond imagination.
From this perspective, he didn’t know whether this island was a mermaid or not. Shimabukuro Kimie must have encountered a water ghost.
But now is not the time to say these words. His task is to try to stabilize Shimabukuro Kime's emotions and avoid the worst situation of losing control.
According to Karasawa, if Shimabukuro Kimie's mood worsens and finally falls into a complete collapse, then the weak barrier may be completely broken, and a huge amount of seawater will ruthlessly pour into the island, taking them with them who are passing by. Tourists die together or something...
Although Karasawa's statement may be a bit exaggerated, Asai Narumi, who has tried to enter the impression space, knows that even if it is not so serious, the situation will not be much better.
The scene, like the coming of a world-destroying flood, was really impactful.
"Sorry, it's boring to listen to me rambling here all the time, isn't it?" Shimabukuro Kimie, who was in a daze, drank the last drop of wine, woke up and looked at the person sitting opposite, "...Your outfit is quite unique. Is it okay to just wear it like this?"
"It's no problem. There are many tourists on the island. My clothes can't be called fancy clothes, right?" Looking at the haori on his body, Asai Shigemi rolled his eyes indifferently, "Our leader's dress is more conspicuous."
"If you say that, I really can't refute it." Thinking of the other party's shorts, scarf, white hair and eye patch, Shimabukuro Kimie laughed, "Tell me bluntly that you can help me with revenge or something... straightforwardly It’s surprising.”
“He’s always been like this.” Recalling the interesting things, Asai Narumi laughed twice, “When I made up my mind to take action, so was he. The same thing, suddenly appeared in front of me and told me that there was a better way to achieve my goal..."
Looking back now, it was really an interesting experience.
"I almost forgot to ask, you said you have experience in this kind of problem, do you mean..." Shimabukuro Kimie stared at Asai Narumi's face for a while and asked. .
"Oh, my situation and yours are somewhat different, but there are also many similarities. I returned to my hometown island to avenge my relatives..."
Miyano Akemi and Hoshikawa Teru, who were sitting behind them with fried shrimps in their mouths, silently raised their heads and looked at each other.
So weird, this scene.
The former Avengers are passing on their past experiences to the new Avengers who are ready to take action...
What kind of murder industry exchange meeting.
"Forget it, let's wait for the news from Karasawa." Lowering his voice, Xingchuan Hui muttered, "Nothing else is good here. The seafood tastes pretty good and is quite fresh."
"It doesn't matter. Seafood is raised in the sea, not on the island." Miyano Akemi smiled softly and said a series of words that were horrifying to think about. "The worst that can happen is that the entire island sinks. It's not a big deal. If the tourists are evacuated in time, there will be no casualties."
"Well, that's true..." After thinking about it, there will be no casualties. , Xingchuan Hui then lowered his head and continued to stuff shrimps into his mouth.
Behind them, the exchange of experiences was in full swing. "Jumped off the cliff directly?" Shimabukuro Kimie held the wine glass and imagined a similar scene, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, "In other words, you directly affected his spirit and made him jump off the cliff directly. "
"Leader said that the conditions in this situation are harsh and it is not always possible to achieve the goal so easily. The situation at that time also had factors in his own mental instability. ..." Asai Narumi paid attention to Shimabukuro Kime's expression, thought for a moment, and then affirmed, "But that's what it means."
"Is that so..." Taking a slow sip of wine, Shimabukuro Kimi's eyes were misty, looking at a place in the void to the side, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "That's not bad, it's really good."< br>
Just when she looked excited, as if she had received some inspiration from Asai Narumi's self-narration, Karasawa, who was in the waves, turned his head as if aware.
"It's over. I have a feeling that no matter what, the cognitive space of this place will merge with reality sooner or later." He raised his hand and patted his forehead, and Tangze felt speechless for a while.
When I feel bad, the barrier clicks. When I feel good, the barrier clicks again.
It’s not a cure if you talk, and it’s not a cure if you don’t. I think you want to embarrass me, Joka.
What do you want me to do? Is it more appropriate to just knock the person unconscious with a knife and drag him away, so that the patient's mood will be more stable?
“Do you want to keep going?” Noah, who was holding his hand, turned around and asked.
"Continue. On this side, at least you can hear the direction of the sound clearly." Tang Ze nodded, and grasped the arrows held by Noah, "Speed up, this sea area is bigger than I imagined. It’s even bigger.”
This is just a small island. Even if the impression space covers the entire island, if the fusion occurs, the U.S. Island will be flooded, and the outside world will be fooled by the words "undersea earthquakes and tsunamis." Such natural disasters, everything has an explanation.
However, when we really entered the impression space, everything was so big that it was a little scary.
Tangze, who has become accustomed to having the mini map open all the time, looked at the empty field of view on the map. He could only see two small dots representing himself and Noah. As they walked forward in the endless blank area, there was a feeling that they were still trapped. The thrill of being trapped in place.
"So, do you want to help me... kill them like you described?" At the end of the sentence, Shimabukuro Kimie's voice was very soft, as if she was no longer If you make it louder, it will probably disturb someone.
Unlike Asai Narumi’s firm and stubborn desire for revenge, the tearing in her heart was much more intense.
These three people are not only the murderers who killed her mother without knowing it, but also friends who have been with her for more than 20 years, growing up together, studying together, and supporting each other outside the home.
They have many character flaws and many human weaknesses. As a child, she knows this very well. Most of the time, everyone can tolerate and understand each other.
So even if she occasionally becomes a minority because of her gentle personality, she doesn't feel sad about it. Even today, even now, some beautiful memories will still float in her depressed mind.
However, it was precisely because they were good friends, friends who grew up together and talked about everything, that it made her feel so painful.
Shimabukuro Kimie tightened her fingers on the cup.
"Crack——"
The loud cracking sound, separated by the sea water, still clearly reached Tang Ze's ears.
"The sound is very close. Noah, move forward at full speed!"
Narumi Asai glanced at her white knuckles and knew that Shimabukuro Kimie's heart was extremely uneasy, not the three words at this moment. It can be explained clearly in two sentences, and today’s temptation is almost over.
If she continues to drink, she will be flooded with seawater if she gets excited.
Knowing that he should just put it down when he was done, he silently put down the cup in his hand, pulled something out of his sleeve, and pushed it in front of Shimabukuro Kimie.
"We have no intention of forcing you or pushing you to make a decision, Miss Junhui." Asai Narumi's soft voice carried a strange rhythm, in the middle of a noisy izakaya, It still reached Shimabukuro June's ears clearly, "You are the victim. Whether you need revenge or not, and if you want revenge, how you should do it is your freedom and should not be influenced by us."< br>
Shimabukuro Kime lowered his eyes, looked at the thing covered in his palm, and sighed.
For their tact, but also for their own weakness.
"So, you came to me just to borrow that arrow?" Shimabukuro Kimie drank the last sip of wine and let go of the small porcelain cup that was warm in her hand.
I thought that at least this time someone would strengthen her confidence and give her a clear way to escape...
"All choices should be made by yourself after all. Choose and be willing Bearing the consequences for this, I think this is what fate means to you and me." Asai Naomi smiled, raised his hand, revealing what he had been covering, "The arrow will be returned to the shrine in a while. , please rest assured. If you need a little help, we are happy to call our name whenever you need it. ”
Shimabukuro Kimie looked at the small box on the table, hesitated for a moment, then reached out to pick it up and opened it.
A small, golden badge polished into the shape of the Phantom Thieves' logo was lying there quietly.
She was stunned, and raised her head to ask Asai Narumi its usage or meaning, but she only caught a wave of bright red feathers disappearing by the door.
Just as he appeared, the person in front of him quietly left.
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"Is it really okay to just hand the things over to her?" After using his abilities to help his teammates retreat quickly in the night, and completely leaving the scope of the commercial street, Xingchuan Hui couldn't hold it in and asked, "Such a big piece of X alloy Yeah, what should I do if I accidentally stimulate her directly? "
"It shouldn't be possible. According to Tang Ze's observation, not only will she not be affected by the X alloy, but it may be the other way around. , let X Alloy undergo some changes..." Asai Narumi carefully compared the difference between Shimabukuro Kime standing in front of him and Karasawa standing in front of him wearing a brooch, and clicked his tongue.
Although it is outrageous, perhaps Tang Ze's guess is not wrong.
While the three people were talking, there was a sudden sound of water beside them, as if someone suddenly appeared from under the water and made a big splash.
They all turned their heads, and saw Tangze exhaling a sigh of relief, holding Noah's little rag doll in his hands, and appeared next to them.
"How is the situation?" Asai Naomi had no doubts about Karasawa's panting state, and asked while waiting for him to catch his breath.
The impression space of the American Island is not just filled with sea water.
It is a sea area with great depth and unclear depth, and it does not completely correspond to the actual position.
If what Karasawa felt when he went to the island and entered the shrine was the rough waves on the sea, what he had just done was an aimless deep dive without knowing the direction.
The farther away from the shrine, the less sunlight penetrates into the water, as if gradually diving into the cold trench. Karasawa is equivalent to swimming in the dark seabed for nearly an hour. Psychological pressure cannot be summed up in just one sentence: diving. He almost swam out of deep sea phobia.
Tang Ze, who had closed his eyes for a while to adjust, shook off the sea water on the tip of the arrow in his hand, raised his head, and was stunned by his first words.
"I think this island is doomed, everyone, why don't we run away early." Tang Ze pulled the scarf on his body and said sincerely, "Do you know what I saw? It's not the sea. It’s not about the sea water, the impression space here is like an ocean tank...the kind where the glass is about to break.”
(End of this chapter)