This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 103 - 102. Shen Gu Chiharu is a real clever trickster

Chapter 103: 102. Shen Gu Chiharu is a real clever trickster

If nothing unexpected happened, the curse on Magong Tong’s body should erupt after the spring break ended.

Although the death energy of Beichuan Si could alleviate the curse in her body to a certain extent, Beichuan Si personally did not want to drag it out any longer.

He had initially planned to have Magong Tong depart with him, but her family appeared to be very strict. No matter how Magong Tong made excuses, they firmly only allowed her to leave the house and stay overnight during the spring break.

To make matters worse, Magong Zhen and Magong Xing still didn’t believe her, even after Magong Tong spoke about the curse.

This also caused Magong Tong to look worried going to and from school these past few days.

"Spring break still has five days left..." Beichuan Si glanced at the calendar and his eyebrows quirked slightly.

Three days had unknowingly passed.

During these three days, except for Nakamura Ken from Jinji High School who had not sent any news, the students from the other schools had all been found by Kyubei High School students and had met with Beichuan Si.

But judging from their tones, gestures, and expressions, they didn’t seem to be lying.

Beichuan Si had also used the death energy to check. These three people did not have any traces of being controlled by vengeful spirits.

If that was the case, then the key point must be with Nakamura Ken from Jinji High School.

Beichuan Si had also called to inquire, and was told by the delinquent students from Jinji High that Nakamura Ken had been on leave these past few days and hadn’t come to school at all.

"Taking a leave..." Beichuan Si rubbed his chin.

Anyway, there was no hurry with Sanmu Doll Abandoned Factory for the time being, so Beichuan Si had only instructed the students in Jinji to keep a close watch.

"Now the most crucial thing is still the matter in Shenzhu Village."

Beichuan Si fell silent for a while before making a decision in his heart.

Since it was absolutely impossible to find an opportunity for Magong Tong to depart, it was fine for Beichuan Si to go investigate by himself.

After all, tomorrow and the day after were the weekend, so it was entirely feasible for him to make a trip to Ibaraki alone.

He was thinking about the matter of Shenzhu Village when his phone suddenly rang.

The caller was Magong Tong, the very person he had been pondering about.

Could it be that at this time, Magong Zhen and Magong Xing had agreed to Magong Tong’s request to stay overnight outside?

Without any hesitation, Beichuan Si answered the call.

"Beichuan, I have something to tell you."

Magong Tong on the other side of the phone still stuttered, but her voice was clear:

"Master Yutian just told me, if you plan to go to Ibaraki Prefecture Shimadu City, he can take you this Saturday and Sunday, as he seems to be going there to perform an exorcism."

Master Yutian?

An image of Master Yutian wearing a black kasaya and a grey monk’s robe with a shaved head instinctively flashed through Beichuan Si’s mind.

"If it’s convenient, please ask Master Yutian to take me. By the way, you still haven’t obtained your parents’ permission, have you, Magong?"

"Um... yeah." Magong Tong stammered for a long time before finally confirming Beichuan Si’s guess.

"Then I will go ahead and investigate this Saturday and Sunday, but after spring break, I hope Magong can also come to Shimadu City as soon as possible. This incident is most likely related to you, and without you present, the investigation into Shenzhu Village might be hindered."

"I, I understand! I will come as soon as I can!" Magong Tong promised.

Beichuan Si had indeed considered taking Magong Tong away directly and dealing with the consequences later in Ibaraki Prefecture, but given that the Magong Family seemed to be influential and powerful, finding Magong Tong probably wouldn’t be difficult, so he abandoned the idea.

He had chatted with Magong Tong for a bit longer and arranged a time to meet Master Yutian tomorrow before hanging up the phone.

"Phew." Beichuan Si let out a sigh, his eyes twinkling.

Tomorrow he would set out for Ibaraki Prefecture.

He turned his head to look at Beichuan Huili, who was tightly hugging a sofa cushion, fixated on a small animal program, and without too much hesitation, still decided to give Shen Gu Mirai a call.

...

Meanwhile, at the Shen Gu family’s home.

Shen Gu Mirai looked around her parents’ study and couldn’t help but sigh.

Though her parents were usually quite eccentric, they were absolutely meticulous when it came to their study.

Besides a desk, computer, and two chairs, there were only bookshelves neatly arranged against the wall in the study.

There were no extra decorations in the room, maximizing the function for research and work.

Cultural history was sorted with cultural history, natural history with natural history, and amongst them were many books and texts that looked incredibly ancient.

Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei... The folksy customs of some small villages seemed strange and uncanny, mysterious and bizarre; all these documents were placed here.

Shen Gu Mirai, having played in this study since childhood, knew exactly where her parents kept each piece of research.

Moreover, she had already come to look up information here three days before, so this time she was working efficiently.

She took two steps in three and arrived at a bookshelf, about to reach for the documents she had previously taken—

And then a hand suddenly reached out and took the documents away.

Shen Gu Mirai blinked in confusion and couldn’t help turning around to look.

It turned out her mother, Shen Gu Chiharu, had been standing behind her, smiling at her all the while.

But instead of being afraid at being caught red-handed, Shen Gu Mirai bravely reached out to snatch the documents back from Shen Gu Chiharu’s hands, and defiantly asked, "...Mom? What are you doing?!"

Shen Gu Chiharu took a step back, her face wearing a kind smile, "I was just curious—Mirai, haven’t you lost interest in folklore a long time ago? Why have you been running to mine and your father’s study these past few days?"

"Suddenly I took an interest, can’t I?" Shen Gu Mirai replied, her eyes darting about, not the least bit flustered.

"It’s not that you can’t," Shen Gu Chiharu chuckled.

She clearly knew her daughter’s habits, especially the way her big, black eyes would playfully spin when she lied.

"Even if you’re interested, you don’t need to keep looking up things about the suburbs around Tokyo, right?" Shen Gu Chiharu held the documents, glancing over their contents, "And these past few days, most of what you’ve been reading has been about the Ogao Mountain Area."

How do you know?!

Shen Gu Mirai’s expression froze, as if she wanted to ask this very question.

"Don’t forget whose study this is, Mirai. We are well aware of every item you’ve moved around in here," her mother reminded her.

If Shen Gu Mirai was a little trickster, then her mother, Shen Gu Chiharu, was the bigger trickster.

She had the same curious nature as Shen Gu Mirai when she was young, until she later married a stoic scholar for a husband, which softened much of her quirky character.

But at the end of the day, her essence had not disappeared.

How could she not be curious about her daughter’s interesting behavior lately?

"I’m very curious," Shen Gu Chiharu blinked, looking at her daughter.

"..." Shen Gu Mirai.

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