"No, it's okay."

The two girls were somewhat wary of Hinasaki Shinkuren's sudden appearance, but perhaps because the other person was about the same age as them, they let down their guard and answered in a low voice.

"My name is Hinasaki Shinku, who are you...?"

Hinasaki Shinkuen looked around and made sure there were no evil spirits around before introducing herself to the two of them.

Hearing Hinasaki's deep red question, the two looked at each other, and then one of the girls spoke.

"My name is Amakura Mio, and she is my sister Amakura Mayu."

"Hello."

Hinasaki Shinku nodded to the two of them and greeted them. Then she glanced downward and immediately saw a square black box in Amakura Mio's hand. When she saw this thing, Hinasaki Shinku's expression changed slightly.

"Projector? Why do you have this?"

After the incident at Himuro Residence, Shizuku no longer cared about the things here, but Hinasaki Shinku, perhaps because of her brother, was quite concerned about what happened at Himuro Residence. Of course, although she knew the whole story of the disaster at Himuro Residence, there were still some things that she still didn't understand.

One of them is where the projector he got came from.

After learning from Shizuku that there were fragments of the divine mirror in the projector, Hinasaki Shinku became even more confused.

Because according to what she saw in the past, the shattering of the divine mirror into five pieces happened after the ritual failed, and after the ritual failed, because of the miasma pouring out of the Yellow Spring Gate, all the people in Himuro Residence were affected and completely wiped out. After that, Himuro Residence became a dead place.

So who put the fragments of the divine mirror into the projector?

Could it be the young Himuro Kirie?

Hinasaki Shinku was puzzled by this, because according to what she saw in the past, there was no projector in Himuro Residence before. The projector appeared when her great-grandmother's family moved in, and her grandmother got it from Himuro Kirie's ghost. As for where Himuro Kirie got the projector from, Hinasaki Shinku had no idea.

And considering what she saw of Himuro Kirie's past, Hinasaki Shinkuen also doubted whether she knew what the projector was used for. After all, that was more than a hundred years ago, and Himuro Kirie had been under house arrest in the Himuro residence since she was seven years old and had never left the house. She might not even know what a projector was...

Of course, Hinasaki Shinku doesn't necessarily want to get to the bottom of it. After all, she is not an expert in this area, so if she can't figure it out, she won't think about it.

But at this moment, in another village far away from the Himuro residence, she actually found an identical projector... This made Hinasaki Shinkuen think more.

Could it be that they, like me, have passed down this camera from their ancestors?

Just as Hinasaki was confused, Amakura Mio pointed to the floor next to her.

“Um…I picked it up from here…”

“…”

"Any questions?"

"No, nothing."

Hearing Amakura Mio's question, Hinasaki Shinku shook her head.

"Mind if I take a look at this camera?"

"Of course."

Amakura Mio handed over the projector, and Hinasaki Shinkuen stretched out her right hand and took it.

The next moment, the scene in front of her changed again.

The originally dim and closed room turned into a dark forest in black and white. In the forest, a middle-aged man in a kimono was holding a projector and walking slowly forward. At the same time, a voice sounded in his ears.

"This is a machine that can film things that don't make sense... a projector. If it were used to film that mysterious ritual, what would it capture?"

At this moment, the man in kimono walked deep into the woods, in front of a stone pillar tied with ropes. Then he slowly raised the projector and looked forward.

At this moment, dozens of white arms suddenly stretched out from the stone pillar and grabbed the man. The frightened man instinctively pressed the camera button. With a "click", the white arms disappeared instantly, and the man fell to the ground. He stared at the stone pillar in front of him in amazement, unable to speak.

Then, Hinasaki opened her eyes deeply.

It's really annoying...

Looking at the projector in front of her, Hinasaki felt an unpleasant feeling in her heart. The scene just now reminded her of the Himuro Kirie she met in Himuro's residence. At that time, Himuro Kirie was haunted by miasma and wronged spirits. She had countless white arms behind her, grabbing her prey and tearing it into pieces. It was cruel and terrifying.

Moreover, although I don’t know that person, he mentioned the ritual... Could it be that this place also has a door to the underworld like the Himuro residence?

"Ms. Hinasaki?"

Looking at Hinasaki Shinku who was standing there in a daze, the Amakura sisters looked at her curiously, and then Amakura Mio spoke, which brought Hinasaki Shinku back.

"Take this projector."

As she spoke, Hinasaki Shinkuen handed the projector back to Amakura Mio.

"It can be used to drive away evil spirits so as to protect yourself. This place is very dangerous. With this projector, you will be somewhat safer."

"Thank you, Ms. Hinasaki."

Taking the projector handed over by Hinasaki Shinku, Amakura Mio nodded, then she looked at the girl in front of her uneasily.

"Um...you said evil spirits, could it be that..."

"Well... I'm afraid there's no one left in this village."

Hinasaki Fumihiko sighed, then looked at the two of them curiously.

"What brings you here?"

"I was chasing my sister... and when I came to my senses, I was here."

As Amakura Mio spoke, she subconsciously looked at Amakura Kan beside her, and the latter lowered his head.

"I'm sorry, I just...wanted to chase butterflies..."

"Butterfly?"

"Yes, the red butterfly is very beautiful, as if it is calling me..."

"……?"

Hinasaki Shinkuen tilted her head in confusion, but she didn't dwell on it.

"In short, we are trapped in this village and we must find a way to get out."

"Trapped here...? As expected, is what the note says true?"

Hearing Hinasaki's deep red words, Amakura Mio and Amakura Mayu's faces suddenly changed.

"notes?"

"Yes."

As she spoke, Amakura Mio took out a red notebook.

"This is what we found in this room. It belongs to a young lady. She seemed to be here to find her lover, but after entering, she couldn't get out..."

"I see."

After taking a look at the notebook in Amakura Mio's hand, Hinasaki Shinku also sighed, and then she looked at the two sisters in front of her with a serious expression.

"In short, this place is very dangerous. We'd better act together and not separate. Those evil spirits may be everywhere. You have to be careful and don't run around. Do you understand?"

"OK."

"Then let us go."

After that, Hinasaki Shinku turned around and led the Amakura sisters to the gate, while Amakura Mio and Amakura Mayu followed Hinasaki Shinku, feeling somewhat relieved. After all, when they first came here, they were also at a loss, and now seeing someone with them, the two sisters felt much more relaxed.

"Um... why is Miss Hinasaki here?"

As they walked, Amakura Mio looked at Hinasaki Shinku and asked her questions curiously.

"My... great-grandmother seems to have been born here, so I came here to investigate and see if I can find any clues..."

As she spoke, Hinasaki Shinku pushed open the door and looked at the dark night outside.

“Now it seems that my idea is correct.”

Soon, under the leadership of Hinasaki Shinku, the three of them left the house and continued walking along the street. However, before they had taken a few steps, they saw a flash of fire and a figure suddenly appear in front of them. Then, the three girls saw several villagers holding long sticks and torches vaguely appearing at the end of the street. They looked around as if they were looking for something, and they kept muttering something.

Just at this moment, the villagers discovered the three people and screamed.

"Found it! Here it is!!"

While shouting, the villagers ran towards the three people.

"Ms. Hinasaki...!"

"Let's get out of here first!"

Looking at the wronged souls of the villagers rushing towards her, Hinasaki Shinku made a hasty decision and turned around to take the Amakura sisters away from the other side. However, when they turned around, they found that the street behind them had been blocked by the wronged souls of the villagers. They held torches and various farm tools and surrounded the three of them aggressively.

"What now?"

"Follow me closely, we are going to break out!!"

Compared to the bewildered Amakura sisters, Hinasaki Shinko, who had once stayed in the Himuro residence, was obviously more experienced. Although these vengeful spirits looked scary, Hinasaki Shinko had also experienced being surrounded by thousands of vengeful spirits in the Himuro residence. Naturally, she would not be so easily frightened by the vengeful spirits of a dozen villagers. She suddenly raised the mobile phone in her hand, and soon, a dazzling light emerged from it and shone forward.

“Ahhhhhhhh!!!”

The souls of the villagers illuminated by the holy light screamed and hurriedly retreated to both sides, trying to escape the holy light. At the same time, a gap appeared in their encirclement.

"Quick, get out of here!"

Amid Hinasaki Shinku's shouts, Amagura Mio and Amagura Kan hurriedly broke away from them, while Hinasaki Shinku was at the back, shaking her cell phone and releasing holy light to disperse the wronged souls that were trying to rush over.

In this way, the three of them walked forward along the street. Hinasaki Shinku was responsible for dispersing the ghosts that were chasing them from behind, while Amakura Mio was also in the front with a camera, driving away the ghosts that were blocking the road. After running for an unknown amount of time, the ghosts finally dispersed slowly and disappeared without a trace.

"call……"

After making sure that the vengeful spirits that were chasing her had disappeared, Hinasaki Shinku finally breathed a sigh of relief, then she turned her head and looked forward.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, sister, you...eh?"

Hearing Hinasaki's question, Amagura Mio put down the projector and nodded. Then she subconsciously looked around to see her sister. As a result... at this moment, the two were surprised to find that Amagura Kan, who had always been among them, had disappeared without a trace? !