Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

It gets dark early in the mountains, but by around five in the afternoon, the sky was already dark, and the night spread like dark clouds.

Akikawa Sarana had just finished eating soba noodles and hadn't even washed the bowl when she received the news that the believers were gathering in the back courtyard.

Before that, she also knew through the system monitoring that Sanmu Yangyan had arrived at the villa.

The originally strange-looking platform in the courtyard behind the villa had been simply decorated at some point, and the huge but covered object in the middle had also revealed its mysterious veil. It was an extra-large bonfire.

Standing at the back of the crowd, Akikawa Sarana stared at the fire that had not yet been lit and the seven stakes above it.

Looking at the thing in the middle of the courtyard, Akikawa Sarana complained in her heart that if this thing got out of control and caught fire, it might burn down the entire mountain.

However, although she did not approach this place at first, she knew what was under the covered object after a systematic scan.

So when she saw the seven stakes, she did not act like the people around her, either praying devoutly or trembling with fear. She believed that Zhu Fujingguang, who had checked the entire villa, should have discovered the things here long ago.

But no matter what the expressions on everyone's faces were, they all remained absolutely silent at this moment. In the huge courtyard, the only sound that could be heard was the mountain breeze blowing everyone's clothes.

Akikawa Sarana continued to look around. There were not as many people coming as she expected, only about twenty people.

Except for those in the innermost part, everyone else was like her, wearing a red and white cloak. The red dye outlined the pattern of a flaming bird on the white background of the cloak, which looked even more weird with the silence of everyone.

At the innermost part of the crowd, there were four people wearing more gorgeous clothes with flaming bird patterns as the main pattern. The clothes looked a bit out of place with both Eastern and Western retro elements. It was obvious from the looks of them that these four people should have a high status in the Three Fire Sect.

Akikawa Sarana secretly clicked her tongue. She didn't expect that in this era, she could still see such a weird scene of judging pagans.

In the crowd, she saw Morobushi Kagemitsu, who was not too far away from her and was wearing the same style of cloak as her. She also saw Mihara Mika, who was sitting a little closer to the front in the first row. Although she was also wearing a cloak, there seemed to be faint golden flame patterns on it.

[Are Conan and his group not allowed to appear here? 】

[Yes, host, the three of them were stopped in front and are currently trying to enter here.]

At this time, a man went up to the high platform next to the fire at the stake. That man was different from everyone else. He was wearing a flame-red dress.

Seeing that man, most people present took action.

Akikawa Sarana also hurriedly followed the people around her to learn their movements. She bent the middle fingers and ring fingers of her left and right hands inwards, pressed the tips of her middle fingers and ring fingers with her thumbs, crossed her hands in front of her chest, and looked devoutly at the platform.

Akikawa Sarana narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the man on the platform. The man's figure seemed a little blurry under the night.

[Finally showed up, Sanmu Yangyan. 】

During this period, not only the organization was looking for him, but the Public Security Bureau and the Metropolitan Police Department were also looking for him.

But after the first fire, he seemed to have disappeared from the world. Even the organization could only confirm that he did not leave Japan.

As Miki Yangyan climbed onto the platform, the courtyard suddenly became as bright as day. Akikawa Sarana glanced at the torches lit around the courtyard. [Instantaneous igniter? In order to make it more mysterious, they actually installed this kind of mechanism. ]

The person on the stage began to speak. Akikawa Sarina listened to the inspiring but evil speech and her eyes fell on Miki Yangyan. At this moment, because of the light in the courtyard, she could also see clearly the appearance of the person on the podium.

[The area on his face and neck, are those burns? ]

Although the distance was a bit far, Akikawa Sarana could still vaguely see the marks of burns.

[Yes, host, do you want me to enlarge it for you? ]

Thinking about the hideous scars of burns, Akikawa Sarana declined the offer. [No need, just confirm that it is a burn.]

Thinking of this, Akikawa Sarina's eyes fell on Mihara Mika in the front row, [Tongzi, we may have overlooked one thing. ]

【What's up? 】

【Mihara Mika set more than one fire. 】

The system's reaction can now keep up with the host's brain circuit. [The host means that the fire that Sanmu Yangyan experienced was also caused by Mihara Mika. ]

Following Sanmu Yangyan's brainwashing speech on the stage, the people in the courtyard were no longer silent. Instead, they seemed to be ignited by flames, and shouted "Nirvana" and "Eternal Life" in unison.

Akikawa Sarana looked at the man who suddenly seemed to be possessed, and she kept her expression unchanged as she followed the crowd in shouting slogans.

[It should be like this, otherwise Sanmu Yangyan would not have hidden away like a frightened bird, nor would he have brought these people here, or even staged such a drama of judging pagans.]

Just as she finished speaking, Sanmu Yangyan on the platform gently raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.

Following his gesture, everyone present returned to silence, but the atmosphere was no longer as stagnant as before. Instead, it was like a frying pan, only seemingly calm.

The man on the platform continued, "However, now someone among us has betrayed the Fire Spirit God. This person has stolen the hope that the Fire Spirit God bestowed upon us during the last God Tasting Sacrifice.

Not only that, he also brought some evil pagans with him to infiltrate us today, disrupting our purification prayers!"

[Wow!] Akikawa Sarana widened her eyes slightly, then she quickly restrained her expression.

The system also said worriedly, "Host, could it be that Mihara Mika has been discovered? Although Zhufu Jingguang is also quite capable, there are too many people present, and the public security personnel are far away. Can he do it alone? Host, what should we do?"

[Don't worry, Sanmu Yangyan is cheating. He should just be confirming that the information is in the hands of the 20 people present. ]

Akikawa Sarina's eyes fell on the stake in the middle, and there was worry in her eyes. [Tongzi, this is the first time in my life that I hope Gin and the others can move faster, and hope that they can come here soon. ]