With the sisters Yae and Sae returning to the underworld, everything that happened in the Kamegami Village came to an end. After that, Shizuku completely destroyed the underworld gate of the Kamegami Village, just like she did with the Himuro residence, and then led the others away from the ruined village.

At this time, four days had passed since the Tiancang sisters disappeared. Their mother was extremely anxious and the police also launched a search, but fortunately, the two sisters finally returned safely.

Of course, for the sake of convenience, the two sisters finally said that they accidentally got lost in the mountains, and then met two hikers, Hinasaki Shinku and Shizuku, who rescued them... Well, strictly speaking, it's not wrong.

As she watched the two sisters leave with their mother, Hinasaki Shinku seemed a little uneasy.

“Shizuku-nee…is this really okay?”

"What did you say?"

Shizuku seemed very calm, without any change at all.

"That's right... Tiancang Jian jumped off the cliff on purpose to make his sister feel guilty so that she would stay by his side forever... This is not right."

"So what are you going to do? Tell the truth to Amakura Mio? Do you think she will believe it?"

"this……"

In response to Shizuku's question, Hinasaki Shinku was speechless for a moment, while Shizuku shrugged her shoulders.

"It's hard for an honest judge to judge family affairs. This is their own family affair. We outsiders should not interfere."

As she spoke, Shizuku patted Hinasaki's crimson shoulder.

"Okay, let's go home. I'll tell you what happened in Yamiyama. It was much more troublesome than Minamigami Village."

When the two returned to the office, it was already two hours later, and Hinasaki Shinku also learned from Shizuku what happened in Yamiya, and was shocked.

"Will the world... also kill people?"

"Strictly speaking, this is not called murder."

Shizuku sat back in her chair and shook her head.

"There is an old Chinese saying that Heaven and Earth are not benevolent and treat all things as straw dogs. Of course, this saying has different interpretations. One interpretation is that Heaven is not benevolent and treats all things in the world as its sacrifices. Another interpretation is that Heaven and Earth are fair and treat people, dogs, pigs and dogs equally. But no matter which one, the basic point remains unchanged. You should not think of the world order as an entity with its own will and emotions, but think of it as a machine."

"A machine...?"

Hinasaki Shinku poured a cup of tea and looked at Shizuku curiously, and the latter nodded.

"That's right. The whole world is a big machine that runs automatically. It doesn't care what your reasons are or what your difficulties are. It just runs according to the way it has been set. Anyone who stands in front of it without knowing their own limitations will be crushed... It's actually that simple."

"I've never thought about this before..."

Hinasaki Shinku was also confused when she heard Shizuku's explanation, but she quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Sister Shizuku, I want to ask you a question."

"Hmm? What's the problem?"

"If there are wronged souls and ghosts in this world, then do monsters exist?"

It must be said that Hinasaki Shinku had this question for a long time, but before that, she had been troubled by her family's history and had no mood to think about it. Now her great-grandmother has fulfilled her wish and she and her twin sister have both turned into butterflies and flown into the underworld, and another door to the underworld has been destroyed. Hinasaki Shinku felt that the family burden she was carrying had also disappeared, so she now became curious like an ordinary girl.

"Monsters... they should exist, but I've never seen one."

"Hey? Haven't you seen Sister Shizuku?"

Hinasaki Shinku was shocked to hear Shizuku's answer. In her opinion, with Shizuku's ability, it should be easy to deal with monsters, but she didn't expect that Shizuku had never seen a monster?

"I have felt the presence of a demon, but no demon dared to appear in front of me."

Facing Hinasaki's deep red question, Shizuku shook her head. She exuded the undead aura of Frostmourne and the dragon might of Time Dragon at the same time. No matter what kind of demons, ghosts, or evil spirits, as long as they sensed this aura, they would be frightened and run away.

It can be said that the area within a few kilometers centered on Shizuku is a restricted area for all monsters and demons. Just like no monsters dare to challenge the dragon's authority on the mountain occupied by the dragon, even if there were monsters and demons here, they would be scared to death when Shizuku came here and run as far away as possible.

Of course, there are exceptions - that is when Shizuku reaches their lair, those vengeful spirits and evil ghosts have nowhere to retreat and can only fight to the death.

This is the case with Himuro Residence, Haunted Doll Mansion, and Minamigami Village. It's not that the evil spirits don't want to run away, but as earthbound spirits, they can't run away even if they want to. But it's different for monsters. Although monsters also have territories, their freedom is much higher than those vengeful spirits who are bound to the original land. It's not a shame for monsters to run away when they see the opportunity.

If it were in another world, Fang Zheng might have restrained himself. But this world was different. There were countless demons and monsters. Their number was as annoying as the number of mosquitoes in a house without screens and mosquito nets in summer. If he didn't use Dragon Might and the Death Aura, the mosquitoes alone would have annoyed him to death.

“Pah.”

Sitting back behind the desk, Shizuku turned on the TV and soon, the sound of a variety show appeared on TV.

"...Welcome everyone to watch the Psychic Dojo...!!"

"Haa ...

Seeing this, Shizuku rolled her eyes helplessly. Just like the media in the Cthulhu world is keen on reporting all kinds of strange events, the media in this world is also quite keen on psychic demons. For example, there are psychic competitions and psychic identification programs everywhere, and their popularity is comparable to the various reality talent shows that broke out on various TV stations after the Super Girls became popular...

But to Shizuku, it was boring.

Right now, the show is still broadcasting a debate on the old-fashioned topic of "Do psychic powers exist?"

"Oh, psychic abilities and the like are just a lie."

A middle-aged man in a suit and tie sat in the guest seats and expressed his opinions loudly.

"Those people are just a bunch of liars. They say they can see the past and the future, see guardian spirits, and talk to the dead. It's all lies! They are just illusions!"

"What a liar! What you said is really rude!"

Hearing this, Hinasaki Shinku frowned.

"There really are evil spirits and psychics, Shizuku-nee, are these people just talking nonsense?"

As she spoke, Hinasaki Shinku looked at Shizuku. In her opinion, Shizuku would definitely agree with her opinion, but...

“No, I think they are right.”

“Eh? Shizuku-nee?!”

Hinasaki Shinku was surprised to hear Shizuku's calm answer.

"Is this okay? You guys are being called liars!"

"There's nothing wrong with being a liar."

Shizuku shrugged and casually opened the newspaper at hand.

"In my opinion, it is unwise for those psychics to perform in the media, so even if they are ridiculed and abused, they deserve it."

"But, many of them want to prove that psychic abilities really exist, right?"

Hearing this, Hinasaki Shinku was a little confused. She also often watched these programs. She was very dissatisfied with the behavior of those on the program who criticized psychics under the banner of "science" and scolded them as liars and charlatans. And indeed, many psychics were scolded by them and cried or left on the spot in anger. Hinasaki Shinku felt the same way. She felt that if she went to the scene and said that she could see the past, or took a photo of the evil spirit with a camera, others would definitely think it was a scam...

But compared to Hinasaki's deep dissatisfaction, Shizuku seemed very calm.

"What good will it do for psychics if we prove that psychic abilities really exist?"

She flipped through the newspaper silently and asked casually.

"……Why?"

Hearing her question, Hinasaki Shinku was stunned.

"Is this a good thing for the public? Think about it, if it is really proven that someone can curse you and hunt you at will in an unknown way, and if there is a person with this mysterious power among the crowd, what consequences will it bring?"

Speaking of this, Shizuku couldn't help but think of the world of the magic high school she had visited before. The magicians in that world were discriminated against and feared by the public. Many people even believed that magicians were not human beings at all. They held high the banner of human supremacy and shouted for the complete elimination of magicians.

“So, it’s better to be treated as a fraud than as the real thing.”

Shizuku flipped through the newspaper again and yawned.

"If they are just scammers, it would be fine. But if the public really believes in the existence of psychics, how do you think they will treat them? Will they worship us? Will they lift us up in a sedan chair and kneel in front of us and cheer us on?"

"this……"

After hearing Shizuku's question, Hinasaki Shinku remained silent.

"So I said, if they are treated as clowns, at least they can make the public believe that those supernatural stories are just legends and that psychics are just liars. Liars will not threaten them. But if they win and prove that there are really psychic powers, gods and ghosts in the world... then it will be a different story."

Having said that, Shizuku put down the newspaper and stretched.

"Then I'm going to take a shower and go to bed, Crimson, good night."

"Good night, sister."

Seeing Shizuku turn around and leave, Hinasaki Shinku felt a little depressed. Although she had always believed that her power was not a good thing, she still felt angry when someone denied it. But what Hinasaki Shinku didn't expect was that Shizuku was much stronger than her, but she didn't care about these things at all...

While she was daydreaming, Hinasaki Shinkuen was watching the program on TV. After the spiritual dojo program ended, she stood up, stretched, and went into the bathroom.

What Hinasaki Shinku saw next was the clothes thrown carelessly in the locker room.

“Haha… Shizuku-nee, you’ve left your clothes everywhere again.”

Looking at the crumpled clothes in front of her, Hinasaki Shinku sighed helplessly. In her opinion, although Sister Shizuku looks very beautiful, just like Yamato Nadeshiko, her behavior is often like a man's. To put it nicely, she is not particular about details, and to put it bluntly, she is careless.

For example, when she takes a shower, she never folds her clothes, but just takes them off and throws them over here. Hinasaki Shinku also feels a bit annoyed by this. Although she has told her several times, Shizuku obviously does not intend to correct it. Over time, Hinasaki Shinku has become accustomed to helping Shizuku deal with these trivial matters - after all, this is also part of the assistant's job.

But...it smells so good...

Picking up the black uniform in front of her, Hinasaki Shinku took a deep breath, and a special fragrance rushed into her nose. Just smelling this fragrance made Hinasaki Shinku feel her whole body soften, and a strange impulse emerged from her body. She couldn't help but want to hold it all tightly in her arms and never let go...

"ah--!"

At this moment, Hinasaki Shinku suddenly came to her senses and realized that she had been holding Shizuku's clothes tightly in her arms, with her face buried in them, as if she was sniffing something.

What am I doing? Isn't this a pervert?

At this moment, Hinasaki's face was also flushed. She quickly put down the clothes in her hands, and then she instinctively looked towards the bathroom. Fortunately, Shizuku had already finished taking a shower and returned to the room to sleep, and there was no one in the bathroom.

"call……"

It was only at this time that Hinasaki Shinkuro breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did she realize that her heart was beating violently, and at the same time, a feeling of desire gradually emerged from her body...

Don’t think about it anymore!

Hinasaki Shinkuen shook her head vigorously, throwing aside the strange feeling deep in her heart. Then she hurriedly tidied her clothes and turned to leave the locker room.

After turning off the TV and returning to her room, Hinasaki's face was still flushed as she lay in bed.

Why would I do that? Do I like Shizuku-nee? No... Of course I like her, but we are both girls... It shouldn't be like this...

“Haha…”

Thinking of this, Hinasaki Shinkuen stretched out her hand and placed it on her forehead and sighed. However, at this moment, she found that she seemed to be holding something in her hand. So Hinasaki Shinkuen curiously unfolded it and saw that in her hand was a white triangle of cloth. It was...

Why, why, why would I take this back!

At this moment, Hinasaki Shenhong was completely unable to think.