After that, Shizuku and others found several fishermen nearby and asked about the situation, and only then did they learn about Oborozuki Island.
According to these fishermen, Oborozuki Island has been an island with little contact with the outside world since ancient times. The residents there are self-contained and have almost no contact with the outside world. It was not until modern times that Oborozuki Island gradually opened up and became a place famous for tourism. Every ten years, Oborozuki Island will hold a ceremony called "Oborozuki Kagura" for tourists to visit. Because of this, Oborozuki Island was really lively for a while, and these fishermen and boatmen also made a lot of money.
However, just over a decade ago, a terrible incident occurred on Longyue Island.
In fact, no one knows what happened. All we know is that a ship went to Longyue Island and was surprised to find that the people on the island were either missing or dead. There was no living person on the entire island. And the dead looked very scary. Each of them covered their faces as if they were tearing something.
The police were also shocked at the time and sent a lot of people to investigate, but in the end they did not get any results. So they said that a large-scale infectious disease broke out on Longyue Island, which eventually led to this tragedy... After that, Longyue Island became a taboo place for the fishermen here. Even if they were fishing, they did not dare to go near it.
After listening to the fishermen's story, everyone's expressions were a little strange - after all, when they heard that "all the people on the island died inexplicably", they could not help but think of a mansion, a village, or a big house in their minds...
"Go call them over and ask them why they want to go to Longyue Island."
After learning about the information about Oborozuki Island, Shizuku also signaled to Hinasaki Shinku to bring the three girls over. She was also very curious about why the three girls went to that kind of place. This was the 1980s, and there was no live broadcast on the Internet, no popular anchors, and no video websites like Youtu.com... Could they be fanatical psychic enthusiasts?
After all, weren’t there folklorists who were courting death in ancient times?
For example, a folklorist who went to Himuro's residence, a folklorist who went to Minamigami Village, a folklorist who fell in love with a tattooed girl...
They are all the same kind.
The ending is equally tragic.
Soon, three girls were brought over and introduced themselves. They were Aso Misaki, Tsukimori Sonaka and Mizunotsuki Ryuka. The three girls were about the same age and looked slightly younger than Kurosawa Rei. At this moment, they were also nervously looking at Shizuku. It was obvious that they had heard something from Hinasaki Shinku.
"Would you like to take us to Oborozuki Island?"
After seeing Shizuku, the leading girl named Aso Misaki immediately asked, and the other girl next to her nervously grabbed Aso Misaki's arm.
"Wait a minute, Misaki, that's very rude of you."
"What does it matter? We have to go to Longyue Island, right? If she is willing to take us to Longyue Island, then I can pay..."
"Okay, this is not about money. You can see that I am not short of money."
Shizuku knocked on the yacht beside her, interrupting the conversation between the two.
"I want to ask, what are you doing on Longyue Island?"
"this……"
Hearing Shizuku's question, Aso Misaki was speechless for a moment, and Tsukimori Sonaka beside her trembled and lowered her head, not daring to speak. At this time, the girl named Mizunotsuki Ryuka stood up and spoke.
"We have something very important to do and we must go to Longyue Island."
"Can you explain it to me?"
"this……"
Mizunotsuki Ryuka and Tsukimori Sonaka looked at each other. The latter was pale and shook her head desperately, while Aso Misaki didn't seem to want to talk more. After hesitating for a moment, Mizunotsuki Ryuka sighed.
"To be honest, we are residents of that island...in the past."
"before?"
"Yes, Madoka, Misaki, and I all lived on Oborozuki Island when we were young, and then we all moved away from the island."
"So why did you come back?"
"…Because of our companions."
"companion?"
"Well... there were five of us who moved away from the island together, but not long ago, we learned that our other two good friends, Nanamura Jumoe and Shinomiya Kikue, had suddenly passed away... They both covered their faces with their hands when they died, which was... very scary."
"But what does this have to do with you returning to the island?"
Hearing this, Kurosawa Rei next to him asked curiously, while Mizunotsuki Ryuka hesitated.
"In fact, the five of us have lost our childhood memories. We only remember that we were born and grew up on the Longyue Island, but we have no memory of what happened on the island. But we have always had a feeling that we must return to Longyue Island, especially after Kikue and Shimeng passed away, this feeling has become stronger. Although I don't know why, if we don't go back, I'm afraid we will end up like them..."
"I see."
Hearing this, Shizuku nodded.
"If that's the case, then I can send you to Longyue Island. If you are willing to entrust me, I can also help you solve this problem."
"...Huh? Solve...the problem?"
"That's right."
As she spoke, Shizuku took out her business card and handed it over.
“I actually do this.”
The three girls took the business card curiously, and then were shocked when they saw the information on it.
"Difficult Case Investigation Office?"
"Yes, I am responsible for solving difficult cases like yours... How do you think?"
Looking at the three girls in front of her, Shizuku smiled.
"Sign a contract with me, Soju."
The three girls agreed to Shizuku's proposal without hesitation. They were originally hesitant about going to Oborozuki Island alone, but they didn't expect to meet an expert who could solve the problem here, and the other party was willing to go with them. So of course the three of them would not refuse and signed the agreement decisively. Then they got on the boat and sailed towards Oborozuki Island.
On the boat, everyone introduced themselves, and the three girls nodded in return. During the conversation, Shizuku got to know the personalities of the three girls. Aso Misaki was more willful and tough, while Tsukimori Sonaka beside her seemed very weak and even a little introverted. In comparison, Mizunotsuki Ryuka was calmer and more composed.
"Once you arrive at Longyue Island, where do you plan to start?"
After confirming that the three people had entrusted her to handle the matter, Shizuku quickly found Mizunotsuki Ruka and began to inquire about the next situation and action plan.
"Hmm... let me think... we should go to Longyue Pavilion."
"What is that place?"
"I can't remember either, but we just remember that we must have lived there when we were young."
"So... do you remember anything about Longyue Island?"
"terribly sorry."
In response to Shizuku's question, Mizunotsuki Ryuka shook her head.
"We really can't remember anything about the island. In fact, I can't even remember what my father looks like..."
"It doesn't matter. I think you will be able to find some clues after you return to the island."
Just as Shizuku was casually comforting Mizunotsuki Ruka, suddenly, the sky outside darkened, and then Hinasaki Shinku and Kurosawa Rei rushed in.
"Oh no, Sister Shizuku, it's suddenly as dark as night outside!"
"oh?"
Hearing Hinasaki's words, Shizuku raised her eyebrows, then she stood up and walked out of the cabin, looking forward. As expected, the sky was already dark, like late at night, and she turned her head to look behind her, but there was nothing but darkness and sea water.
But Shizuku remembered clearly that when they came here just now, the sky was still clear, and the time was no later than noon. But looking at the sky now, it was almost midnight, and everyone could even see the moon in the sky not far away through the clouds, which should not have appeared at this moment - and the lighthouse that was constantly rotating in the distance.
“Shizuku-sister, could it be…”
Hinasaki Shinku approached Shizuku and asked in a low voice. She had experienced similar incidents with Shizuku several times and had already had experience. Except for the big house of the Kuze family, which was located in the dream, both the Himuro residence and the Minamigami Village were pitch black. It was still daytime, but the whole place was dark. According to Shizuku, this was because the Yellow Springs miasma broke out and isolated the entire area from the outside world.
Now it seems that it is similar here. Although Shizuku has not felt the miasma of the underworld so far, she can keenly perceive the breath of evil spirits covering the entire island... Well, for Frostmourne, it's time to have a full banquet.
"I guess that's the one. You guys should get ready and have everyone gather on the deck."
Shizuku turned her head and whispered to Hinasaki Shinku, who also held the phone tightly, nodded, then walked to Kurosawa Rei next to her and whispered something to her. Then Kurosawa Rei's expression changed slightly and she turned and left in a hurry.
Soon, before long, everyone including Mizunotsuki Ryuka gathered on the deck, and at the same time, the yacht slowly approached the Longtsukishima Island. Under the light, the abandoned pier and coast could be clearly seen - under the moonlight, there was no one.
More than a decade later, this abandoned island welcomed new guests again.