It's no wonder that Willy immediately suspected Haruki Asami, but there's no one else who could possibly harbor such deep hatred for him.
During this period, Willy only kept an eye on it with great interest for about thirteen days at the beginning, and later he would only remember to take a look when he wanted to see a joke.
Although he had almost forgotten about the bet, Asami Haruki kept it in mind at all times, and was always very enthusiastic whenever he heard news of ghost stories.
However, given his strength, he dared not approach anything too dangerous, and anything too simple was mostly false information, which could not form a demonic entity that would be enough for Xi Jianshi to form a contract with.
Therefore, he chose to take a different approach.
With his advantage of knowing the plot by heart, he tried to contact influential people in the world of supernatural tales in order to obtain a monster that he could contract.
It's not surprising that there are people in the Investigation Bureau he "helped," right?
This kind of thing can be easily clarified by simply going back and asking Thirteen.
Having figured everything out, Willy completely disregarded the danger. His interest waned, and he suddenly realized that they had unknowingly arrived in front of a quaint and elegant wooden building, with a sign written in calligraphy hanging above the door—
"Hidden Hot Spring Residence"
As he reached the door, Masashi Yukimura stopped and looked up at the sky once more.
Just as he had said before, without realizing it, the white clouds had been tinged with a dark gray-black, the air carried a damp smell, and the breeze that had just gently brushed against the hem of his clothes had changed, making the leaves rustle loudly.
A storm is brewing.
Seeing this, Masashi Yukimura gently put Vili down, then turned and nodded to him.
"This should be the guesthouse the driver mentioned."
"It's about to rain heavily, let's rest here for a bit. If the rain stops before dark, we should still be able to make it to Twilight Village."
After confirming the existence of the supernatural entity, the investigation bureau's logistics personnel placed a restriction on the old school building in advance, allowing only Yumi to enter. Therefore, they did not need to worry about any new tragedies occurring if they arrived a day late.
Willie nodded indifferently and followed him onto the wooden floor.
The moment the door opened, the maple leaf-shaped wind chimes hanging on the porch swayed in the wind, making a pleasant sound.
Almost at the same time, a light drizzle fell to the ground, but was blocked by the wooden door of the guesthouse, leaving the two of them completely dry.
Amidst the rumbling thunder, the proprietress, dressed in a simple kimono and wearing wooden clogs, hurried over and peered anxiously out the window.
"Oh dear... why is it raining so heavily?"
"Fortunately, the clothes that were hanging outside had already been taken in..."
She watched for a while, patted her chest in relief, and turned around before noticing the arrival of the two men.
"We have guests..."
She opened her eyes wide, hurriedly walked to the side, took out two pairs of unopened indoor shoes from the shoe cabinet, and handed them to the two of them.
While the boys were changing their shoes, she glanced at the two of them and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness you didn't get wet."
"With such heavy rain, catching a cold won't be good."
After saying that, she hurriedly went behind the counter and took out the registration book.
"Would you two like to stay overnight?"
Vili and Yukimura Masashi exchanged a glance, and the latter looked at the proprietress.
"Then let's book two rooms first."
Even if we have to leave later, it would be good to have a room to rest first.
The proprietress nodded, opened the notebook, but the pen tip suddenly hovered in the air, not falling for a long time.
She frowned slightly: "Oh dear... what a coincidence..."
“We only have four rooms in this small town. Usually, we only get two people every ten days or half a month, so it doesn’t matter. But today…” She hesitated and looked at Yukimura Masashi, “four people came this morning and stayed in three rooms.”
"So now, there's only one room left."
"..."
"Are you out hiking?" The landlady's gaze casually swept over the bag in Yukimura Masashi's hand. "Since you're all boys, it shouldn't be a problem for you to share a room, right?"
Meeting her enthusiastic gaze, Masashi Yukimura lowered his eyes, his grip on his backpack tightening unconsciously.
For some reason, he didn't dare to turn around and meet Willy's gaze.
"I don't mind."
However, Willy's attitude was quite straightforward. Yukimura Masashi looked over with a bit of surprise, but he couldn't read any other meaning in Willy's clear eyes.
He was the only one who felt guilty.
"..."
Despite having been carried all the way, Willie acted even more tired than Yukimura Masashi, lazily draping his arm over the counter and looking at the proprietress with a smile.
"Sister, one room is fine, we'll just stay one night."
"If the rain had stopped earlier, we might have left in the afternoon."
Upon hearing his address, the proprietress covered her mouth, but couldn't hide the fine lines around her eyes as she smiled.
"Oh dear... if that's the case, then I won't charge you."
She wrote down their identification information and handed the room key to Vili.
"By the way, although this is an old-fashioned guesthouse, it still has the name of a hot spring hotel. There is an open-air hot spring bath in the backyard, which is very effective in relieving fatigue."
"You've come all this way, so if the rain stops later, you must try it."
"Thank you, sister, we understand."
Vili took the key, flicked it through the clasp, and glanced at the silent Yukimura Masashi beside him.
"Shall I go check the room first?"
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