When Jialiang and Zhongye came to the church, the yard was filled with children's laughter.

Here it is a church, which is closer to a kindergarten or a nursery.The skin color, race, and age of the children are all different. As expected of Edogawa City, where there are many foreigners.

"It's really lively. In my impression, even if it's Christmas Eve, it won't be so lively..."

Small groups of children surrounded the well-dressed adults—there was also a girl of high school age, and the young girls were not afraid to greet Jialiang and Zhongya when they came in.

"Did my brother and sister also come to see the priest?"

That’s right, since it’s a church, why did Jialiang say that he was coming to see the “principal”?

Zhong also couldn't figure it out, Jialiang bent down and showed a friendly smile.

"Did he have a date today?"

"A very powerful person came in just now, by the way, the famous Yuan Zhensha also came!"

Jia Liang didn't know much about supernatural phenomena, but she still knew about Yuan Zhen Sha Zi.A psychic who is favored by the Japanese media, he can let spirits enter the body and talk to them, and is very popular even in Japan on the scientific side.

"Yuanzhen Sand...are they here to get rid of spirits?"

"I do not know."

Children are simple and straightforward, which makes the conversation very easy.

"Then I'll go to the kitchen first to see if there's anything I can do to help, and I'll go to the dean after we finish talking."

The church is a place that does not make much money, so there are often volunteers to help. Jialiang has seen such an example before, so no one came to greet him, so he naturally went into the kitchen.

"Is this fragrance intended for chocolate cake?"

The kitchen helper was taken aback when he saw Jialiang, and then smiled happily.

"Jialiang! You're back in Japan!"

"Long time no see, Mrs. Uchimura."

Uchimura Kanna is a helper who has been working here since Jialiang came here. She is cheerful and informal, and is very popular with children. Even Jialiang, who was very shy at that time, received a lot of care from her.

"How long have you not seen each other? It has been more than ten years since you left."

"In 14 years, two years ago, I came here to say goodbye to the dean. At that time, Mrs. Uchimura seemed to have returned to her hometown."

Because she suddenly decided to leave Japan, Jia Liang, who had been in correspondence with the dean before, came to say goodbye in person. She did not expect such a big change in her life after only two years.

"That's to say, it's a pity that I didn't see Jialiang. You are also a high-achieving student here. Oh, the one behind you must be your boyfriend, right?"

It was a rare occasion when he had to introduce Zhongye to someone, Jialiang was not used to it, but he still suppressed the shame in his heart and introduced it calmly.

"Yes, this is my boyfriend Chuya Nakahara, who works in a trading company in Yokohama."

She wasn't lying, the Mafia was also in business, a trading company in a broad sense.

"Hello."

Nakaya took off his hat and shook hands with Uchimura.

"And this is Mrs. Uchimura who took good care of me before."

Compared with Chuya's reaction, Uchimura's expression is much richer.

"Jialiang's little boyfriend, when are you going to get married?"

As expected of a woman who doesn't have to struggle in the workplace, she asked enough questions to make my stomach hurt.

Jia Liang answered with a smile while covering his stomach.

"Of course I won't forget Mrs. Uchimura when we get married."

"Then I'm looking forward to it. The banquet prepared by Yuanyue graduates must be better than anyone else."

Strange anticipation increases...

In order to prevent the topic from turning to strange places again, Jialiang took the initiative to take over the job of preparing the cake, and made the chocolate cake with the children who came in afterward.

"It's rare to do something for the church, let's make a little trick for the cake. Do you want to try Chuya?"

After all, compared to watching from the sidelines, it's a good social experience to move your hands. What's even better is that she doesn't need to clean up the kitchen in the end, and she plans to go back after talking with the dean.

It's not good for her to be an outsider in this kind of Christmas Eve party.

"But the cake is baked for everyone to eat. If it is not done well, it will be troublesome."

"With me as a chef, Chuya will never lose to children."

Looking at Jialiang's serious expression on the way here, Chuya thought that she was not happy here before, but now it seems that she may just be nervous about the reunion.

"Mix this meringue first, you can't add it all at once, add a small amount first, and then add it all."

Jialiang instructed Chuya to stir and beat the egg yolks with added sugar, then mix the meringue, and then add the cream after the mixing is almost done.

"Sieve cake flour and cocoa powder with a squeegee like this—and mix like this."

The child didn't know when he became quiet, and he snickered seeing the two of them sticking close together.

"Hey, Jialiang, are you getting too close..."

Of course she knew how close she was, and moved a stool to stand behind Nakaya in order to create a height difference, so that she could take him along.

"Because this is how I can hold Chuya's hand—although my arms don't seem to be long enough."

Although the height has increased, two people with similar arm lengths cannot perfectly reproduce the rear-hugging teaching method.

...But the gender was reversed from the beginning, and it was not restored in the first place.

So under Jialiang's guidance, the batter was poured into the mold. Originally, it would be fine to just put it in the oven, but Jialiang had other plans.

Cook whipped cream and vanilla sticks in a special pot, take out the vanilla sticks and add chopped chocolate to make a ganache filling.Cut the baked cake into three slices, put a thick layer of ganache on it, spread a layer on the surface and pour mirror chocolate on it, and decorate with nuts after cooling, so the cake made by Jialiang and Zhongye is more than Compared with other children, it is many times more delicate.

"As expected of being from Yuanyue, this look makes people very appetizing!"

Uchimura's eyes lit up, and Jialiang naturally cut a piece and asked her to taste it, just like when he was in Pengo Lie's kitchen.

"Good—eat! The soft and sweet texture of this stuffing is really addictive—ah, right."

Uchimura, who recovered from the Deris chocolate cake, covered his mouth and screamed softly.

"Mr. Tojo called you over."

"Ok."

Hearing that the dean has time to come to see her, Jialiang walked to his office in three steps.

She had never had the courage to face the fact that her aunt might not be in this world long ago, so she kept avoiding this topic, and today she finally mustered up the courage——

Even though I still carry it, I am also emboldened.But as a reassurance, I have no idea what she is here for.

"Dean, long time no see."

The man in the room was in his early 50s and looked very kind. He was also the one who took in Jialiang who had lost his only protective umbrella.

"Jialiang, I didn't have time to take a closer look at the short meeting last time. You have really grown up."

In his impression, he was still a child with an expressionless face, unable to integrate into the group, and always walked alone.Seeing her grown into a slim adult now, Tojo felt a sense of pride in his heart.

"The dean is still heroic, and it doesn't seem to have changed from 15 years ago."

"Don't look at me like this. It was only two days ago that I noticed that there were more gray hairs, so I called Mr. Brown."

Contacting Yuanzhen Shazi, Jialiang can probably guess what made him dizzy.

"Kenji-kun, have you appeared again?"

"Yeah, it has happened very frequently recently, and everyone is having a headache."

Zhong also felt that he was the only one who could not understand the topic of the conversation between the two.Kenji-kun?Appear?

"What did Jialiang come to see me for today? It's not just to introduce my boyfriend."

After the polite words are over, it is almost time to enter the topic.

Tojo knows Jialiang very well, and he will not come over if it is not very important.She is a child who doesn't like the client, and it's no wonder that she grew up in such a family...

Jialiang took a deep breath, and took advantage of the situation to hold one of Chuya's hands.

"I want to know, the dean has the home address of the aunt who disappeared 15 years ago."

Tojo took a sip of tea slowly and smiled at Jialiang.

"I think it's also because of Reiko's business."

He jumped out of a file book from the bookshelf and picked out a file to give to Jialiang.The photo above is of a young Jialiang, with her name, date of birth and guardian's residence registered.

Zhong also saw unexpected surnames there.

"land?"

As if he didn't hear Zhongye's question, Jialiang gently stroked the yellowed file.

"Adachi District..."

Katsushika District, which is separated from Edogawa District, is another area where foreigners gather. Because of the low housing prices and convenient transportation, it is a well-known suburb of Tokyo.

"Have you found Reiko yet?"

Jialiang was stunned for a long time before he came back to answer Tojo's question.

"Yes, I'm afraid already..."

"Then, why don't you discuss it with Mr. Shibuya?"

Tojo handed Jia Liang a business card with a lengthy name like Shibuya Psychic Phenomenon Investigation Office.

"what do you mean……"

If no one can be found, it may not be a good choice to descend on the spirit, not to mention that the guardian spirit on her body may be the aunt.

"Reiko... her life is really..."

Although Jialiang didn't know what his aunt had experienced before, and he didn't hear anything important from Tojo, the reason for the title of dean was clear.

Before becoming a priest, Tojo used to be the dean of the nursery school, and took care of her aunt at that time, so even after she came to this church, her aunt did not give up the title of "President".

"Jialiang, if one day I suddenly disappear, you can go to the church in Edogawa District to find the dean, and he will take care of you."

At that time, she had no concept of geography, but came here by stumbling by relying on the Edogawa district.

"The dean thinks... what kind of person is my aunt?"

The experience in Shizuoka gave her a bad premonition, as if she would soon touch the dark part of her aunt's heart.

The closer you get to the truth, the more frightening you will feel.

"Reiko...is a paranoid person, maybe it's because of the influence of the environment, maybe something in her is broken..."

The dean shook his head, as if unwilling to bring up this topic again.Jia Liang took the opportunity to say goodbye.

When passing by the game room, the inside was in chaos, the female high school student hugged the arm of the man next to him, holding the toy car and laughing very happily.

"Kenji-kun... seems very happy."

"So, Kenji-kun?"

No matter how he looked at it, Naka also didn't think that the female high school student with short hair would be called Kenji, and the man next to him might be, but there was no hint of happiness on his face.

"Kenji-kun is a child who disappeared a long time ago. It must be the same winter. Everyone can't find him. After that, sometimes there will be a child possessed by him. Maybe he is too lonely and wants to find someone to play with."

But is the person from the Shibuya Institute really okay? It seems that he is just playing with children?

Jia Liang looked at the address on the business card, and calmly took Zhong Ye's arm.

"go home."

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