"I'm transferring schools."

Hinasaki Shinku was shocked when she suddenly heard Shizuku's words.

"Transferring to a new school? Shizuku-nee... Hey? Shizuku-nee, are you still attending school?"

Halfway through her words, Hinasaki Shinku seemed to realize that although Shizuku wore a sailor uniform all day, she had rarely been to school.

"Of course not."

"But you said transferring schools...?"

"Oh, I have a commission."

As she spoke, Shizuku waved the envelope in her hand at Hinasaki Shinkuen before explaining to her.

"I received a commission to help them deal with some troubles, so I am going there as a transfer student."

"I see……"

Hearing this, Hinasaki Shinku finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then curiosity suddenly surged.

"What commission?"

"This commission is quite troublesome... but also quite interesting."

As she spoke, Shizuku motioned for Hinasaki Shinku to sit down, and continued speaking.

“There’s actually another story behind this.”

"story?"

"Well, in the third grade class of that school, there was a student named MISAKI. He was very popular among his classmates and was a popular idol. Then, due to an accident, MISAKI passed away. This made all the classmates very sad. However, perhaps they could not accept the fact that he was dead. Suddenly, a classmate pointed at MISAKI's seat and said that he was not dead, he was still there... Then the other classmates seemed to be infected and thought so. After that, they pretended that MISAKI was not dead and was still one of them, and lived a normal school life. Even when they graduated, they prepared a chair for MISAKI to take pictures."

"…This story sounds very touching, but…since the other party needs your help, Shizuku-nee-san, does that mean that the person named MISAKI has really returned?"

If it was just a story, Hinasaki Shinku would think it was a good story. But since it was told to her by Shizuku, it was obviously not that simple.

"Listen to me, this is just the beginning."

Shizuku waved her hand.

"In the second year after that, a strange thing happened in Class 3 of Grade 3. Someone suddenly appeared in the class."

"There's one more person, but no one noticed?"

Hearing this, Hinasaki Shinkuen felt a chill running down her spine.

"Well, it seems that everyone's memory has been tampered with, as if that person did not appear out of thin air, but has always been with them. But then the trouble begins. Since this incident happened, all kinds of unexpected events have occurred in Class 3 of Grade 3."

"Accident?"

"Well, some died in accidents or due to illness. Some were teachers, students, and even parents of students..."

Shizuku flipped through the information at the back.

"In general, almost one person related to Class 3 of Grade 3 dies every month."

“How could it be…”

Hinasaki's face turned pale.

"The school has thought about changing this, for example, they removed Class 3 and changed it to Class C, but it still didn't work. According to the results of several attempts, the important class is not Class 3 of Grade 3, but the third class of Grade 3... So it seems that no matter what they change, it will not work."

"So... is it the ghost named MISAKI who is causing trouble?"

"I don't know about that, but judging from these reports, this has been going on for more than 20 years... Well, if this is the work of evil spirits, then it's really a bit annoying."

"So where are you going, Shizuku-nee?"

"Well, I will investigate the specific situation when I get there. You don't have to follow me this time. No matter what the situation is, this time's exorcism may be very dangerous. An evil spirit that kills people by accident is much more troublesome than an ordinary evil spirit."

"So, Shizuku-nee, how long do you plan to stay there?"

"For now? About a month. I will leave immediately to investigate the situation there and then make a decision."

"I see."

Hearing Shizuku's answer, Hinasaki nodded deeply, then she hesitated for a moment, looked at Shizuku and spoke.

"Um... Sister Shizuku, I have something I want to tell you."

"Hmm? What's up?"

"Do you remember what we said at Himuro's residence... before my great-grandmother disappeared?"

"Yeah...I remember. What's wrong?"

"She said at the time that there were things as scary as those in the Himuro residence. Does this mean that there is more than one Gate to the Underworld? My great-grandmother had also seen the Gate to the Underworld before? And that Yaju she mentioned... I am also concerned about her."

"So you mean you want to investigate?"

"Um."

Hearing Shizuku's question, Hinasaki nodded deeply.

"I want to investigate the intelligence about my great-grandmother. I want to know what our family is involved with."

"Okay, no problem."

Faced with Hinasaki Shinkuro's proposal, Shizuku thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Remember to bring your cell phone. It can protect you if you are in danger. Also, call me if you have any problems."

"OK."

Hinasaki Shinku had doubts about her family since she came back from Himuro Residence, especially the few words left by Munakata Yae before she left. After she figured out the secret of Himuro Residence, Hinasaki Shinku was unable to forget it. In the past, Hinasaki Shinku probably didn't know how to find clues. After all, she was just an ordinary high school girl, not Conan or Mori Ran. If she just investigated, it would be too difficult for Hinasaki Shinku.

But the situation is different now. Under Shizuku's guidance, Hinasaki Shinku has become quite proficient in using her "retracing" ability. To be honest, if Hinasaki Shinku is released now, as long as she has the right objects in her hands, there is almost nothing she can't find, from finding people to finding things. It is precisely because of this that Hinasaki Shinku has the urge to investigate her family history.

Of course, she was not stupid. Hinasaki Shinku had seen with her own eyes how terrifying the Hades Gate in Himuro's residence was. Shizuku had the ability to easily chop those wronged souls into pieces, but Hinasaki Shinku did not. However, with the phone that Shizuku gave her in her hand... Hinasaki Shinku was somewhat relieved.

After deciding what she was going to do next, Hinasaki Shinku looked at Shizuku curiously again.

"By the way, Shizuku-nee, where are you going?"

"Um……"

Hearing Hinasaki's deep red question, Shizuku looked at the address on the envelope.

"Yami Shanbei Middle School..."

"Hey? Sister, are you going to junior high school?"

"What? What's the problem?"

Looking at Hinasaki's deep red surprised expression, Shizuku raised her eyebrows.

“I feel very young.”

“…”

Is this the problem?

The next day, Shizuku went to Yomiyama Town to investigate the mysterious events that occurred there.

To be honest, after seeing the letter, Shizuku became very interested in this incident, because it was obviously like the Japanese version of "Final Destination". According to the description in the letter, the victims either died accidentally or died of illness, and one person died every month, including classmates and teachers of Class 3, Grade 3, and their relatives within two generations.

Frankly speaking, if Shizuku were to analyze it, this wasn't an ordinary ghost murder case. If it was a ground-bound spirit or a vengeful spirit, it wouldn't kill people so indiscriminately. Like the vengeful spirit in the mansion she had taken over before, it only killed children ten years old and under, and basically didn't touch anyone over ten years old. However, this vengeful spirit that only killed people related to Class 3, Grade 3... could it really be considered a vengeful spirit?

Looking at the information in front of her, Shizuku thought hard, but still couldn't figure it out. The movie "Final Destination" is easy to explain. It was a group of people who were supposed to die, but because they spoiled the plot in advance, they escaped death, so they were hunted down by the god of death. But the incident in the third grade class... the person is already dead, even if the whole class pretends that he is not dead, it can't change the reality. But why does this phenomenon occur?

The principal also said in the letter that he had hired someone to exorcise the ghost. In fact, the students of Class 3 of Grade 3 even went to the shrine to worship during their training camp, but it was still useless. Some people were even struck to death by lightning - this was completely beyond the ability of the vengeful spirits.

After all, generally speaking, thunder and ghosts are mutually exclusive, just like water and fire are incompatible. It is not difficult for ghosts to kill people, but it is very difficult to kill people by controlling thunder and lightning.

The psychics invited by the principal said that there were no vengeful spirits at all...

While Shizuku was thinking, the car had already driven into Yamiyama.

This is just an ordinary town. Looking around, you can see rice fields and buildings in them. A river runs through the town, dividing the town into two parts, north and south. The town of Yejianshan is surrounded by mountains and looks like a very ordinary and quiet country place.

However, in Shizuku's eyes, she saw a completely different scene. It was a scene that even Fang Zheng, who had traveled through countless worlds, was surprised and astonished by.

Above the entire town, a strange, twisted color was spinning non-stop, as if something indescribable was covering the entire town. The wronged souls gathered together, screaming, making a shrill and sad scream. It was like some kind of machine, slowly crushing these wronged souls, gradually tearing them into pieces. But Shizuku could feel that this was not a monster, nor a monster or a powerful vengeful spirit. If she had to say it, it was more like the "order" of the cycle of justice - a bloody millstone.

"What the hell is this..."

Staring at everything in front of her in surprise, Shizuku muttered to herself.