Half a month has passed since the Himuro residence incident ended.

Hinasaki Mafuyu was reported as missing. After all, she has gone to the underworld. Unless the Japanese police have the ability to enter the underworld to check household registration, she can only be considered missing.

As for Hinasaki Shinku, she lived in Shizuku Kai's office. Just like Maori Kogoro's office, Shizuku's office itself was not very big. Half of the second floor was an office, and the other half was a lounge and study. The third floor was entirely guest rooms, so it was no problem for three or five people to live there.

Hinasaki Shinku was not willing to trouble Shizuku at first. After all, she and Shizuku didn't know each other before. And to be honest, it was she who commissioned Shizuku to exorcise the demon this time, but in the end she didn't pay a penny. Instead, Shizuku ran around for her, which made Hinasaki Shinku feel particularly sorry.

In fact, things like her brother's affairs, as well as moving and other chores, were basically handled by Shizuku alone. After all, Hinasaki Shinku was only a 16-year-old high school student, and she didn't know how to deal with many things. For example, if the police asked about her brother's whereabouts, Hinasaki Shinku didn't know what to say.

On the contrary, Shizuku easily solved the problem by making a few phone calls.

Hinasaki Shinku asked about it later and found out that there was a department in the government that specifically dealt with "mysterious disappearance" cases like her brother's. Although Hinasaki Mafuyu seemed to Shizuku to be a man who had a girlfriend and abandoned his sister for the sake of beauty, in fact, in various supernatural cases, it is not uncommon for the dead to disappear without a trace.

Generally, in this case, as long as the exorcist in charge makes a phone call and confirms that the family knows what happened, the case can be closed. This is also a good thing for the government, as they don't have to waste resources, and it is also a good thing for the victim's family.

Otherwise, facing the repeated questioning by the police, the victim's family members would also be very depressed. If they don't speak, they will be suspected by the police. If they speak, they will be regarded as crazy or simply think it is nonsense...

Therefore, such a tacit "missing determination" is the best.

Of course, this also requires a trusting cooperative relationship with the organization department. It's not like any exorcist can get recognition just by calling. After all, they will also consider that you killed someone to silence him and then put the blame on the evil spirit...

So in the end, Hinasaki Shinku stayed in Shizuku's office.

She had no other choice, because Hinasaki Shinku's family had basically all died so far, leaving her alone, not to mention that Hinasaki Shinku had that strange power. Although a colleague in the editorial department who was once a good friend of her brother expressed his willingness to take care of her, Hinasaki Shinku thought about it and finally chose to stay with Shizuku.

In Hinasaki Shinkuro's opinion, after all, Shizuku is also a psychic, and she will learn a lot by staying with her. And the person over there is just an ordinary person, and she doesn't want to go over and involve an ordinary person who has nothing to do with anything in the incident.

So now Hinasaki Shinku is basically an assistant in Shizuku's office. Shizuku is responsible for providing her with food and accommodation and paying her salary, and what Hinasaki Shinku has to do is basically the same as when Maori Ran was in the Maori Detective Agency, that is, serving tea and water, washing clothes and cooking, receiving clients and answering phone calls, etc...

For Hinasaki Shinku, this can be considered a very unique experience.

She always thought that those so-called psychics or masters were very old-fashioned. After all, Hinasaki Shinkuen had watched supernatural shows on TV, where the masters and priestesses were all wearing ancient kimonos. So in Hinasaki Shinkuen's opinion, those powerful psychics were the type who lived in old-fashioned homes, wore kimonos, and behaved in a very traditional way.

Because of this, at the beginning, Hinasaki Shinku also imagined that Shizuku might only wear a uniform outside, and wear a kimono at home to show her greatness.

But this is totally different.

When Hinasaki Shinkuen saw Shizuku's study for the first time, she was almost stunned.

There were three computers on the desk, and various books on the bookshelf next to it. On one wall was a map of Japan with several locations pinned on it. Shizuku spent most of her time sitting in front of the computer, typing away, and when asked, she would say something confusing like "network connection communication".

To be honest, in Hinasaki Shinku's opinion, Shizuku gave her the feeling of being more like a high-tech worker rather than a traditional exorcist.

But Hinasaki Shinku also knew that Shizuku's strength was beyond imagination. She would never forget the scene in the tunnel where she killed hundreds of vengeful spirits at once like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves... At least Hinasaki Shinku didn't think that anyone else had such ability.

"I'm back, Sister Shizuku."

After school, Hinasaki Shinku returned to the office, opened the door and walked in to say hello. She didn't know how old Shizuku was, after all, she didn't tell her, and she would just say "guess" when she asked. But Hinasaki Shinku felt that Shizuku must be much older than her, because she gave her the kind of reassuring or stable feeling that only older people can bring.

If Shizuku didn't look like a high school student, just from the atmosphere she had, one could easily say she was a college student or a senior working person.

"Crimson, you're back. You came just in time."

Hearing Hinasaki Shinku's greeting, Shizuku poked her head out from behind the desk and waved at Hinasaki Shinku with a smile.

"What's wrong, Shizuku-nee?"

"nice one."

As she spoke, Shizuku handed something to Hinasaki Shinku, who took it curiously. It was a rectangular black box slightly larger than her palm, and it looked very high-tech.

"What's this?"

"cell phone."

"A cell phone... is it this small?"

It's not that there were no mobile phones in 1986, but they were called "big brothers" and were very expensive and large in size. They were about the same size as a brick used to hit people, but not as strong as a brick.

Of course, if it was done by Nokia, it would probably have smashed people's brains out.

"Turn it over and have a look."

Shizuku looked at Hinasaki Shinku with a smile and pointed at the back of the phone. Hinasaki Shinku turned the phone over curiously and found that there were five small round lenses embedded on the back of the phone case.

"What's this?"

"These are the five pieces of the Imperial Mirror that I got from Himuro's residence."

Shizuku shrugged her shoulders and explained to Hinasaki Shinku. After the gate to the underworld was completely sealed, the fragments of the divine mirror were useless. At that time, Shizuku asked the banshees to find four fragments in Himuro's residence, and she found the last fragment hidden in the camera - only then did Shizuku finally understand why the camera could seal the evil spirits.

So after that, Shizuku took the five pieces, polished them, and made them into a mobile phone camera and installed it on it.

By the way, although this mobile phone looks very modern on the outside, in fact there are basically no technological products inside. After all, with the current level of technology in the world, it is not possible to produce the mobile phone accessories needed for such a small integrated circuit, so in fact, what is stuffed in the phone case are basically some "unscientific" things.

"To put it simply, you can think of it as a phone that can take pictures. It doesn't require power, but only people with spiritual power can use it. As long as you open the cover and press the button, you can contact me immediately..."

After briefly explaining the situation of the phone to Hinasaki Shinko, Shizuku stuffed the phone into Hinasaki Shinko's hands.

"Okay, this is for you."

“Eh? That won’t do, Shizuku-nee, such a valuable item…”

Seeing Shizuku put the phone in her hand, Hinasaki Shinku was shocked and hurriedly refused, while Shizuku shook her head.

"This is not just a gift, it's also used to protect you. You have spiritual power, which can easily attract evil spirits. Although almost no evil spirits dare to approach this area because of Frostmourne, it's better to be safe than sorry. So if you encounter an evil spirit, you'll have to rely on this thing to save your life."

Having said that, Shizuku stared at Hinasaki Shinku.

"And strictly speaking, this thing belongs to you. After all, the lens used is made from the fragments of the Imperial Mirror. If you don't take it, who will use it?"

“…”

Hearing Shizuku's words, Hinasaki Shinku hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head.

"Then...I'll take it?"

"Well, you know, don't be polite with me."

Seeing Hinasaki accept the phone with a deep red look, Shizuku smiled slightly.

"So, what are you going to eat tonight?"

"Ah, I'm going to do..."

"Ding-ling-ling..."

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang, and Hinasaki Shinku hurried to the desk and answered the phone.

"Hello, this is the Difficult Case Investigation Office... ah, yes, okay, please wait."

As she spoke, Hinasaki Shinku passed the microphone to Shizuku.

"Sister Shizuku, a lady named Hara Masako called to see you."

"Oh? What does she want from me?"

Hearing this name, Shizuku seemed a little curious. Of course, she knew Hara Masako, who was a celebrity in the psychic world who often appeared on TV. Of course, according to Shizuku, Hara Masako's power was only slightly higher than Hinasaki Shinku, and that was because Hinasaki Shinku had not learned anything like spells.

If Hinasaki Shinku can use her "backtracking" ability flexibly, she might become stronger than Hara Masago.

The reason why Hara Mako is the darling of the TV media is, on the one hand, because she is of noble birth, the media dare not write about her casually. On the other hand, it is also because she is young and beautiful, plus the selling point of psychic power, so she is quite famous in the media.

But generally speaking, people like Shizuku and Hara Mako don't socialize. Although both of them rely on spiritual power to make a living, Shizuku is like a resident of the dark world, while Hara Mako is more like a superficial existence - after all, with Shizuku's demon-slaying skills, other people would probably be scared to death.

However, since Hara Masako came from a serious psychic family, it was natural that she would inevitably deal with this side.

But strictly speaking, she and Shizuku had no old acquaintance, and the two had only met at a banquet at Masako's house.

However, Shizuku remembered this girl very clearly, not simply because she was pretty, but because... her voice was the same as Shana's!

And she is not a tsundere person, but a peaceful Shanaon like Yamato Nadeshiko!

This shows that the world is really full of strange things. Although it was not the first time that Fang Zheng heard Shana's voice appear in other worlds, it was the first time he heard it as calm and gentle as Yamato Nadeshiko's. It was quite fresh.

"Hello, hello, Ms. Masako, I didn't expect you to call me, what's going on?"

Thinking of this, Shizuku also took the microphone.

"...Hmm? You have a job for me? It's tricky? Okay, I got it. The location is...Okay, we'll go there early tomorrow morning. See you tomorrow then."

After saying this, Shizuku hung up the phone and looked at Hinasaki Shinku.

"Crimson, get ready, we have to go to work tomorrow."

"Okay, Sister Shizuku."