This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 96. Might Really Be Reliable

Chapter 96: Chapter 96. Might Really Be Reliable

The online reports about Shenzhu Village are mostly fragmented, and the specific data is simply incomplete.

However, from the tidbits on the internet, Beichuan Si could still roughly put together an impression of Shenzhu Village in his mind.

Disappeared without a trace... that meant its location on the map had been hidden, indicating that Shenzhu Village was situated in a secluded place.

Attacked by a landslide during a rainy night in Heisei 22, although there weren’t many survivors, there was a lack of detailed reports online. This suggested that the government must have restricted the coverage on Shenzhu Village.

A haunted village, still with its original site addresses... This could mean that the landslide wasn’t very large, or that Shenzhu Village was located quite a distance from the landslide.

But this didn’t add up with the earlier point about there not being many survivors.

If the landslide wasn’t that big, then why weren’t there many survivors?

And why did the government suppress the reports about Shenzhu Village at the time? Were there some secrets that couldn’t be revealed?

"This just goes to show that even the information on the internet has discrepancies," Beichuan Si mused as he shook his head after reading the online entries.

They could be trusted, but not completely.

"The Ibaraki Prefecture Shimadu City area?" Beichuan Si pondered.

Ibaraki Prefecture was very close to Tokyo, only a mere forty kilometers away, much nearer than Iwate Prefecture.

So for Beichuan Si, he could entirely investigate Ibaraki Prefecture on his own.

However, before going, he still hoped to learn something from Granny Magong, Magong Dongzi, after visiting the temple tomorrow.

Because only by understanding the truth behind the darkness could the curse on Magong Tong be completely lifted.

Beichuan Si shut his laptop and turned to look at Nishijou Kurenai:

"Kelian, I might need your help with something tomorrow."

"...?" Nishijou Kurenai turned her little head, with a look of confusion on her doll-like face.

Beichuan Si explained all the details to Nishijou Kurenai.

Granny Magong might already be at her wits’ end, or else she wouldn’t have replenished so little golden spiritual energy to Magong Tong.

So here, it seemed Kelian, who had become much stronger, needed to put in some effort.

But would allowing Kelian to transfer a portion of the golden spiritual energy to Granny Magong harm Kelian?

Beichuan Si wasn’t sure, so he had to ask.

If it would harm Kelian, Beichuan Si was also prepared to look for other solutions.

For instance, taking a day off to hunt for Low-level Vengeful Spirits—though they weren’t particularly easy to find.

Under Beichuan Si’s gaze, Kelian nodded, then stretched out her round little hand on which a cluster of golden spiritual energy rested.

Holding this cluster of golden energy, she even struck a bicep-flexing pose to indicate there was no problem at all.

"Good girl, Kelian," Beichuan Si’s expression softened as he rubbed Kelian’s little head.

He knew Kelian wasn’t the type of girl to pretend to be tough. Since she said it was okay, there probably wasn’t much of a problem.

Of course, it was also possible that Kelian was putting on a brave face, but after this task was over, if necessary, Beichuan Si could take her on a sweep through the area to fully reimburse her for any loss.

Beichuan Si breathed a sigh of relief.

The only insurance for tomorrow’s temple visit was now in place, and next it was to see what useful information Magong Dongzi could provide.

Beichuan Si donned an apron and prepared a relatively simple dinner.

Because Beichuan Huili had phoned to say she had dinner while attending a gallery, Beichuan Si didn’t prepare an extra portion.

After dinner, Beichuan Si quickly took a bath and went to bed.

He needed to conserve his energy for tomorrow’s affairs, so it was only right that he went to sleep early.

...

The next day, Beichuan Si went for a run as usual, followed by cooking and after making breakfast, he dragged the exhausted Beichuan Huili out of bed.

According to Beichuan Huili, visiting the art exhibition yesterday seemed to have taken a lot of her time and energy, and in the evening, it was still her instructor who drove her home.

When Beichuan Si heard this, he didn’t say anything more to Beichuan Huili, but just reminded her to wake up and not to be late.

After all, visiting an art exhibition was a good opportunity to expand one’s horizons, and sleeping in a little longer for that was no big issue.

After making sure Beichuan Huili was all set, Beichuan Si slipped Kelian into his pocket and set off for Kyubei High School.

"..." Beichuan Si.

Even just walking on the road, Beichuan Si could sense the peering eyes of the students around him.

It seems that the rumor had been started by the bad students from Jinji High School.

Saying things like "Kyubei High School’s Beichuan Si is our big brother at Jinji" and "Anyone who looks down on Brother Beichuan is opposing all the students at Jinji."

Such rumors spread very quickly among Japanese students, and forwarding these messages to LINE groups or on SNS timelines was effortless—especially when a Japanese high school has only two to three hundred students per grade.

With a small number of students and a limited range, it was indeed very easy for rumors to spread.

Detecting the fear in these students’ eyes, Beichuan Si didn’t care and entered Kyubei High School with an expressionless face.

"Mr. Temple!" The voice of Shen Gu Mirai chased after him from behind.

Beichuan Si heard her voice, instinctively paused his steps, and looked back.

Shen Gu Mirai, carrying her school bag, soon caught up with Beichuan Si, her small face flush with excitement, and she greeted him:

"Good morning, Mr. Temple."

"Mm." Beichuan Si nodded in response.

The two of them walked side by side towards the teaching building.

"Mr. Temple, did you go to Jinji High School yesterday?"

Shen Gu Mirai, who had been walking quietly, suddenly asked.

"Mm. I had some matters to deal with."

There was no need to hide such things, so Beichuan Si readily admitted it.

"I heard that Mr. Temple became the big brother at Jinji High School?" Shen Gu Mirai’s beautiful eyes turned towards him, full of curiosity. "Mr. Temple isn’t the type to seek the limelight, so you must have needed those bad students’ help for something, right?"

"Mm." Beichuan Si nodded again.

But to hear this, Shen Gu Mirai puffed her cheeks, exasperatedly saying, "Well, if that’s the case, you could have completely relied on me, Mr. Temple! I’m definitely not worse than those people at Jinji High School! Whatever it is, I can get it done perfectly for you to see!"

"Really?" Beichuan Si found himself at a loss for words; he had not expected Shen Gu Mirai to catch up with him early in the morning just to say this.

Shen Gu Mirai’s gaze was earnest as she boldly speculated: "Mr. Temple doesn’t seem to care much about most things, but since you went to Jinji High School yesterday, the matter you’re investigating must be very important."

"From my impression of Mr. Temple, the thing you want to investigate must surely be related to supernatural and strange tales, right?"

"That’s right." Beichuan Si gave Shen Gu Mirai another look.

This little girl really had a keen sense, and her thoughts were lucid and her ability to comprehend was strong—

Perhaps relying on Shen Gu Mirai’s help would indeed prove more dependable than those students from Jinji High School.

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