evolution?
After hearing Senior Yuzu say this word, Jiangchuan and Sakurai Tong looked at each other. Although urban legends were entangled with the dwarf, the hardware did not allow it, so the two did not pay much attention to the Internet. Their understanding of Sato-san was still limited to the part known to the public.
If what Yuzu-senpai said is true, this is not good news. It means that the urban legend Sato-san has become stronger.
Thinking of this, Jiangchuan looked at Shimizu Yuzu. He wanted to ask specifically, "Senior Yuzu, can you tell me in detail about the urban legend of Sato-san's evolution?"
"Recently, a new theory has appeared on online posts. The urban legend says that Sato-san isn't just targeting children who don't go to bed after 10 p.m., he's also starting to attack adults."
Shimizu Yuzu replied, "Yesterday, this statement was confirmed. A child and an adult from a household disappeared together."
Has it reached this point? This is the intermediate stage between the birth and maturity of urban legends, which is also what Senior Sister Yuzu calls evolution.
This was the first time Ibuki Akiko heard about the urban legend of Sato-san, and she felt vaguely uneasy about the topic - the transfer student's story about Yuzu-senpai, who attacked children and adults.
She frowned and asked, "Urban Legend Sato-san, what is that?"
"A new guest?"
Qingshui Yuzu's attention was focused on the three people in front of her, so she subconsciously ignored the newcomer standing behind her whose face she had never seen before.
She quickly welcomed him, "Nakajima, why didn't you tell me earlier that we had new guests? I'll make some tea. Everyone, please take a seat."
"Let me make the tea."
Nakajima Rie took the lead and walked to the tea cabinet before Senior Yuzu stood up, and took out the tea-making tools from it.
Although they are one body with two consciousnesses, Senior Sister Youzi is just a novice in making tea. Apart from using the computer, she can't do any other work that requires delicate work.
Nakajima Rie went to make tea for her. Shimizu Yuzu didn't get up, but instead looked at the girl who had asked her. She replied seriously, "This is a hot topic that's been posted on online forums recently. Children who don't go to bed after 10 pm will be eaten by the monster Sato-san. More than a dozen children have gone missing in the Tokyo area."
Ibuki Akiko understood. Although she didn't like weird things, she didn't deny their existence, because there were often things in this world that couldn't be explained by common sense, and where there were weird things, there were heroes, just like her favorite Kamen Rider really existed in a corner of the world.
More than a dozen children have disappeared. If the urban legend about Sato-san is true, then the result is self-evident: they were all eaten by monsters.
The existence of such a terrifying monster nearby made Ibuki Akiko ask worriedly, "Can't such an evil monster be eliminated?"
"That's a weird thing, it's not something that can be easily eliminated."
She started boiling water to make tea. When Nakajima Rie heard her friend asking, she looked over and answered.
Nakajima Rie said this because she has little knowledge of urban legends, but Jiangchuan doesn't think so. Although it is troublesome, there is indeed a correct way to eliminate it.
It is better to drain than to block - this is a Chinese idiom, which originally means that it is better to drain reasonably than to block when controlling water.
Later it was extended to mean that for things, especially emerging things whose impact is difficult to judge at this stage, those who handle them should not directly ban or suppress them, but should use the method of venting and guiding to put things on the right track, so as to avoid the strong backlash caused by violent suppression.
Thousands of years ago, many people took measures to forcibly ban the discussion of such legends, but without exception, they all failed.
Standing on the shoulders of our predecessors and learning lessons from negative examples, as long as we make changes and do the opposite, it is the best way to solve urban legends.
Jiangchuan glanced at Sakurai Tong. After receiving the money, he would be responsible for dealing with Sato-san and the dwarf. However, there were some things that were difficult to accomplish with just the two of them. If they wanted to completely exorcise the urban legend, they needed help from more people, the better.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chuan smiled slightly and said, "Although it cannot be easily eliminated, it is not impossible to exorcise it."
"Huh?"
The activity room fell silent, attracting a chorus of attention and surprised voices. Especially Senior Yuzu, who, upon seeing this, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but ask, "Junior brother, what did you mean by 'it's not impossible to exorcise'?"
This was the effect Jiangchuan wanted. He knew that Senior Yuzu would be interested in talking to him because this person had the nature of a weird fanatic.
but……
Before answering, Jiangchuan looked at Shimizu Yuzu and asked, "Yuzu-senpai, do you know how urban legends are born?"
"When more people talk about it, urban legends are born." Shimizu Yuzu hesitated for a moment before explaining her understanding of urban legends. "They are born from human delusion."
As expected of Yuzu-senpai, she was very close to the truth, but still missing two points. Jiang Chuan added, "To be precise, it was born from human delusion, desire, and imagination."
Jiangchuan's explanation of the method for exorcising Sato-san rested precisely on these three points. So, amidst the bewilderment of the crowd, he continued, "Yuzu-senpai just mentioned that the urban legend Sato-san has evolved. That's the result of people's new understanding of urban legends. In other words, the people discussing Sato-san online have given it new instincts. Conversely, the very source of its birth can also become the root of its destruction. It all depends on how we exploit it."
Qingshui Yuzu looked at Jiangchuanhai in disbelief. She understood everything her junior classmate meant. People talking on the Internet can give urban legends new abilities, but they can also destroy them - human delusions, wishes, and imagination are a double-edged sword.
A says that B can fly, and after multiple people agree, B really obtains this ability. But at this time, as long as C says that B's flying skill is fake, and explains the reason, and again gets multiple people agree, then B will lose this ability.
And they just have to do what C does.
Shimizu Yuzu's eyes lit up slightly. Although she was not as steady as Tao, she was not the kind of person who would blindly believe anything anyone said. She was amazed by the ideas of her junior, which basically coincided with her understanding of urban legends.
In other words, it is basically a completely feasible method - to eliminate the urban legend Sato-san.
Being able to exorcise the urban legend Sato-san is a good thing for all of Tokyo. There is no reason not to do it, and it is to eliminate the monsters that harm humans. This is the first time in her life. Shimizu Yuzu's heart is beating fast and she can't wait to take action.
But regarding the specific implementation, she wanted to hear the opinions of Jiangchuan Hai, who proposed the "Sato-san Plan to Eliminate Urban Legends." Shimizu Yuzu suppressed her emotions and looked at Jiangchuan Hai and asked, "Junior, how do you plan to do it?"
Jiangchuan guessed in advance that Senior Youzi might ask him this kind of question, so he prepared an answer.
He smiled at Shimizu Yuzu and expressed his thoughts, "How about creating an urban legend about Sato-san's weakness?"
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