Casablanca dedicated to Mr. Nakahara

The demon-breaking arrow accurately hit the monster's throat, and the ink-patterned charm ignited a cluster of faint blue flames.The hurricane generated out of nowhere whizzed past with the smell of rust, blowing out the paper lanterns around the bath.Thousands of miles away, the unwilling whimpering of some kind of creature was vaguely heard, and the black shadow in the center of the formation was like a candle in a lampshade, dissipating in mid-air in an instant.

ended……

Standing on the edge of the balcony, Qianli frowned slightly, and the mysterious young man whose right eye was covered by a spell showed him an interesting smile.

Chang Jingsi, the current Patriarch of Chang Yimen.

The information that had been specially investigated emerged in his mind one by one. The appearance of this person was too obvious, and he would never admit his mistake.Qianli's eyelids were half closed, and an inorganic cold light flashed across his crystallized pupils.It has been confirmed that the shikigami who broke into 'Purple/Yanghua' belongs to this person.

"Are you all right? Are you hurt?"

Qianli looked sideways, and the one who made the sound was the exorcist who had previously laid out the formation.The young man with brown hair and red pupils wore a black fisherman's hat and a pair of oval gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. His handsome face was showing a concerned look.This face... always feels a little familiar.

He recalled a little bit, and immediately recognized the identity of the other party - a popular actor who often appeared on the screen and on the billboards of major shopping malls.

"Natori Monday?"

"Hey~, could it be that you are my fan?" Natori Monday raised the corners of his mouth habitually, not stingy with his business-like smile when he was an actor.He stood up calmly, holding the magic sealing pot with a strong sense of presence in his hand. "you--"

"Have you met monsters before?" Chang Jingsi said suddenly, and Natori Yiyi's expression turned cold when he was interrupted hastily.The moment the eyes of the two met, there was a tit-for-tat oppression in the almost stagnant air.

Qianli narrowed his eyes slightly, and put Murasame back into the scabbard. "Is that a monster?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingsi let out a low laugh. "It's really prudent, I have no malicious intentions."

Qianli was silent for a long while, he was very clear about the style of Zhang Yimen.As for the Natori clan that has long been in decline... many years ago, it was a demon-killing family that opposed many families.As members of the descendants lost their ability to see yokai, they gradually withdrew from the industry.Unexpectedly, now there is another name named Monday, who is also involved with Zhang Jingsi.

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Qianli said coldly.

Natori Zhou turned his head away, covered his lips and smiled.It wasn't until the eyes of the two people on the opposite side focused on him that the popular actor with a ton of idol baggage put on his usual modest smile again.

"Cough, let's get to know each other. Although you already know my name, but... the first time we meet, I am Natori Monday."

"Dazai Osamu." Chisato said.

Chang Jingsi, whose name is Zhou Yi, said: ...It's too fake.

Zhang Jingsi put away the oil-paper umbrella that had unfolded the enchantment, and slowly sat back to his original position. The bow-drawn Shikigami retreated to the living room at the master's instruction. "The field Jingji."

Natori Monday explained the purpose of their trip while arranging the props for the seal.The hotel owner's commission was successfully completed, and the true face of the monster is a cat.

There are different sayings about "Hua cat" in different parts of Japan.Cats can become humans after living for more than ten years, in some places it takes 12 years, in some places it takes seven years.They eat their hosts and take their place.The one that appeared in the Yamano Chaya comes from another legend. The cat that was tortured to death was full of resentment, which combined with the negative emotions of humans to form a monster similar to the flow of resentment.

"You mean a cat died here?" Qianli asked.

Natori nodded solemnly on Monday and said, "The body should be buried in a nearby bamboo forest, and I will go to deal with it later."

Now that he understood the situation, Qianli had no intention of staying for a long time, and when he left, he happened to pass by Chang Jingsi.

Natori looked up at the big hole above the balcony, and the young man calling himself 'Dazai Osamu' disappeared through the hole in a blink of an eye.He turned his head again and saw a dark red line of blood on Zhang Jingsi's neck.

"This is a warning."

Zhang Jingsi's eyes changed slightly, and he wiped away the oozing blood with his thumb, and his fair fingertips were stained with a bright color.For a brief moment just now, he couldn't even see clearly the movement of 'Dazai Osamu' drawing his sword.

"Ah, he noticed."

Natori Zhou walked out of 'Kikyo' with a blank face, and the shikigami sent by Shiba Shizuji to 'Purple/Hiroka' left a small wound on 'Dazai Osamu', the smell of blood aroused the fierceness of the cat sex.It is for use, but also for further investigation.It is abnormal to inherit the blood of that family but have no spiritual power.

"Master, I'm back." The banshee Sasahou with ram's horns and eyes wrapped in white cloth came out through the wall, following behind Natori Monday step by step.

Stepping through the gate of the hotel, Natori slipped into the bamboo forest under the moonlight, and the unique fragrance of bamboo came to his face.Seeing no one around, he stood by an open space.It wasn't until the other two shikigami returned that Natori's expression eased slightly on Monday.

"Report."

Holding a long sword, Hiiragi Asa Natori Monday bowed with his face covered by a one-eyed mask. "Everything went well and did not affect other staying guests."

Gua Ji, who has long hair like seaweed, gave a similar answer. She received the same task as Hiiragi—to protect the ordinary people in the hotel.

"I've encountered a little trouble here." Sasaou's red lips parted slightly, her tone not without trouble. "His blood doesn't taste right."

This 'he' refers to 'Osamu Dazai', she had been guarding outside the door of 'Zi/Yanghua' before.

"It's not like being cursed, but it has a nasty smell mixed in." Empress Sasa shrugged, her ability is to find lost things.Although he is good at fighting, he only knows a little bit about spells and formations. "You should send Hiiragi there."

Natori Monday thought for a moment, then took out a small piece of paper and handed it to Hiiragi.The other party was originally a mountain guard, proficient in spells, slaying demons, and reducing disasters.

Hiiragi glanced at the smiling master, and read accurate information from the young man's calm eyes.She took the piece of paper and stretched out her index finger to write the words to ward off evil spirits.The characters drawn by Yaoli are invisible to ordinary people, and a glare of white light flashes across the paper when the last stroke falls.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Natori narrowed his eyes on Monday, which was considered a small gift for now.

On the other hand, Qianli, who returned to 'Zi/Yanghua', released his supernatural power, his hair color and pupil color changed suddenly, and his actions returned to the lightness of the past.

He went straight to the bathroom, changed into his usual outing clothes, and only had time to put on his mask in the previous battle.Looking at the back of his hand through the small hole in the eye, there is a small wound that is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye near the hook bone.He could probably guess that Zhang Jingsi's intention was to get his blood.Fortunately, he found it in time and killed the sent Shikigami.

Qianli packed up her clothes, dragged her suitcase and knocked on the door of the next room.In less than three seconds, the door opened, and the wooden sign with the word 'Mountain Sakura' shaking slightly.

He didn't notice that a thin piece of paper had slipped into the mask-making toolbox a few minutes earlier.

The one who came to answer the door was a young girl with blond hair and blue eyes. When she saw the young man outside the door, she naturally showed a sweet smile. "Mr. Qianli, haven't you rested yet?"

"Well, good evening, Alice." Qianli pointed to the room. "Let's go in and talk, where's the leader?"

Alice stepped aside obediently, and immediately locked the door behind her when someone entered the house. "Working overtime, he brought the documents here."

Qianli was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Didn't you go to drink on the second floor?"

"It's gone." Alice raised the corners of her mouth gloatingly. "But I only drank until eleven o'clock. The hotel owner said that after eleven o'clock is non-business hours."

'Yamazakura' is the only suite with two bedrooms and one living room with an open-air bath.Mori Ogai who heard the conversation raised his head from the low table and looked towards the entrance.

"...Where are you going?"

"Back to Yokohama." Qianli said coldly.

"Now?" Mori Ogai opened his eyes wide in surprise, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he put down the quill in his hand. "What's the reason?"

Chisato briefly recounted what happened before, and Mori Ogai pressed the center of his eyebrows with a headache.Although I have never come into contact with monsters and exorcists, I have heard a little about them.

"It's so close, I didn't notice anything unusual."

"They set up an enchantment." Qianli explained, and then added: "This is the end of the vacation, I will give you 10 minutes."

Mori Ogai raised his eyebrows, and picked up the teacup on the low table. "The problem has been solved, and I have three days left on my vacation."

"You're just continuing to work in another place. It's better to go back to Yokohama than to stay here." As soon as the words fell, Qianli suddenly remembered that he had neglected something.

"Are you drinking alone?"

"No, Mr. Hirotsu, and—" Mori Ogai froze suddenly, and he also realized the crucial point. "Mr. Zhongye."

Nakahara Chuya's ability 'in the tainted sorrow' can manipulate gravity, but the filthy state is its true face.

The big explosion that occurred at the beginning of the formation of Leibo Street once attracted the attention of everyone in the country. At that time, Mori Ogai had not yet taken over the port mafia.He investigated it in private, but the truth of the matter did not surface until seven years ago.Central Plains is also the carrier of Huang Ba's vomiting, and there is a secret laboratory at the source of the explosion.

Qianli frowned, the bar on the second floor closed at [-] o'clock, and Zhongyuan Zhong probably left the hotel after that.The perception of monsters is much sharper than that of humans. They don't identify others' identities by appearance, but by breath and blood.Huangbatu is the real god, deterring all ghosts and ghosts.

"Nakaya-kun only drank a glass of sake, and went out to answer the phone around 10:30." Mori Ogai bent his index finger and tapped on the table. The bar with the theme of bamboo forest can enjoy the surrounding scenery, and the seats chosen by several people Just facing away from the parking lot.He was slightly drunk at the time, and the sound of the shamisen did not completely cover the sound of the engine starting.

"coincide?"

"……perhaps."

The phone vibrated a few times in his pocket, and Qianli took it out, and the lit screen showed that he had three new emails.

[Mr. Nakahara:]

blank?

[Mr. Nakahara: Driving, wrong operation. ]

[Mr. Zhongyuan: Are you asleep? ]

Sure enough, this person was not in the hotel.

Qianli called up the virtual keyboard and replied: Not yet.

[Mr. Zhongyuan: Wait for me for half an hour, I have something to say to you in person. ]

[OK, I'm in 'Yamazakura'. ]

"Nakaya-kun contacted you?" Mori Ogai tilted his head, squinted his eyes and chuckled.

"Well, lend me the living room." Qianli put away the phone, dragged the suitcase and walked into the bedroom on the left.

……

Five minutes before the agreed half hour, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the house.Mori Ogai glanced at the quiet second bedroom, and immediately stood up from the low table.

Zhong Yuan was also about to knock on the door, but the leader's face suddenly appeared behind the door.

"...Excuse me, I'm looking for Qianli."

Mori Ogai smiled, the subordinate smelled heavily of cigarettes.

"Wait a minute, I'll call him." After he finished speaking, he closed the door again, and a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes when he turned around.

Hearing the movement, Qianli came out from the second bedroom, and Alice followed behind him. "Mr. Zhongyuan?"

"Yes, he asked me to tell you that it's late, so take a good rest." Mori Ogai said with a smile, and Alice, who was floating in the air, had an empty syringe in her hand.

"Is this really okay? Rin Taro." Alice supported Chisato who fell into a coma, her beautiful blue eyes staring straight at the man not far away.

"Ah, take him back to the bedroom."

Mori Ogai grabbed the scattered forehead hair, and he reopened the door of 'Yamazakura' until the figures of the two disappeared in the living room.

"Want to talk to me? Nakaya-kun."

"Now is not the best time to confess."