This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 502 - 327. Heading to Ihui Island (4000 words)

Chapter 502: 327. Heading to Ihui Island (4000 words)

The dense forest seemed as if it could pull in one’s soul.

Beichuan Si stared at the photo for a long time before flipping to the next page.

The text read as follows—

"Ihui Day: It is said to be an important sacrificial activity on Ihui Island. During Ihui Day, the entire island is closed off. If any tourists enter the island during this time, they are kept for several days until the rituals are over before they are allowed to leave. The island residents must not go out, and outsiders are not permitted to enter. This ritual seems to be a defense against something, to ward off certain harms originating from within the island."

So, this so-called Island Closure Day was actually Ihui Day.

Beichuan Si understood this and continued to read.

A bold headline jumped into Beichuan Si’s view.

"The Divine Tree and the Belief in Trees."

"The Divine Tree is a legendary tree worshiped by the Yihui Island residents. Based on forward-looking field collection and various research materials, we found that most Yihui Island residents believe in the legend of the Divine Tree, possibly because of a certain legend that has always been circulating on the island..."

Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu had probably not yet discovered what that so-called legend was, so a big question mark was placed after this.

Just as Beichuan Si was about to continue flipping through the pages, a commotion came from Shen Gu Mirai’s end:

"Okay, I got it, Mr. Qiantian, um... I understand."

Shen Gu Mirai looked as if she had lost her soul, her face pale, nodding her head while simultaneously whispering her responses.

The situation made Beichuan Si feel that something was very wrong. He approached Shen Gu Mirai, but before he could ask, Shen Gu Mirai had already finished speaking with the other party and hung up the phone.

"Mr. Temple," Shen Gu Mirai said after hanging up, her palms tightly clenched, her body trembling slightly.

Even with that expression, Shen Gu Mirai bit her teeth and spoke word by word: "My father and mother, their group has temporarily lost contact, seemingly because they ventured too deep... One team member got lost in the dense forest, and as they were returning to search for him, they also disappeared within the forest."

She could hardly speak a complete sentence, but she still suppressed the sadness in her heart and continued the newly received news:

"The contact with my parents has been lost since yesterday. I heard that a rescue team seems to have been organized on Ihui Island..."

The university research group intended to keep this a secret, waiting a few days to see the situation before telling Shen Gu Mirai, but they never expected her to call today to inquire, leaving them no choice but to reveal everything to Shen Gu Mirai.

Satellite phone communication was down, the rescue team was organized yesterday, and by all logic, there should have been results today, but—

No news came through, still in the midst of an urgent search.

What on earth was happening?

Shen Gu Mirai leaned weakly against the desk, her fingernails restlessly scratching the edge of the desk, unconsciously marking it with small scratches.

All these unsettling factors gathered, how could she remain calm?

If she thought about the worst-case scenario, perhaps her parents...

At the thought of that word, Shen Gu Mirai felt her breath become difficult, her vision blurring.

She tried to keep her face from showing weakness, but her facial muscles wouldn’t respond.

Compared to Shen Gu Mirai, Beichuan Si’s expression changed slightly as he directly asked, "How many days of supplies do Uncle and Auntie Shen Gu have on them?"

Shen Gu Mirai took a deep breath: "Probably food for three or four days. Because they often investigate outside, my parents usually bring a lot of drinking water and food."

It was this sliver of hope that she was clinging to now.

Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu would carry various emergency supplies when they went out, with water and food being their top priorities.

There had been no results from the search and rescue yet, nor had there been any terrible news about finding the bodies of Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu. Therefore, it could be concluded that they might still be alive, trying to survive in the vast forest.

But since Shen Gu Jiro and Shen Gu Chiharu had lost contact, it was as if they were in a situation with no help.

Fortunately, Beichuan Si had reacted in time to have Shen Gu Mirai call and inquire, otherwise, if they had waited another two or three days, even Beichuan Si would have run out of options.

Shen Gu Mirai walked up and took hold of Beichuan Si’s palm.

This was the first time she had shown such a helpless expression in front of Beichuan Si.

The usually mischievous Shen Gu Mirai was also capable of such expressions, and Beichuan Si extended his other hand to gently touch her head.

Feeling Beichuan Si’s movements, Shen Gu Mirai could no longer hold back, gripping Beichuan Si’s hand tightly, her head down, quietly sobbing.

This went on for about five minutes before Beichuan Si spoke:

"I’ll go to Okinawa tomorrow."

Shen Gu Mirai’s grip tightened.

She bowed her head, making a somewhat capricious request to Beichuan Si for the first time:

"I want to go too."

Shen Gu Mirai knew that following Beichuan Si wouldn’t make much of a difference, but this time she wanted to be willful.

"Okay."

Beichuan Si agreed without hesitation.

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