I just want to be in love quickly and cheaply

However, neither Chitanda Eru, Irisu Fuyumi, nor the shrine maiden seemed to have any doubts about this, and the ceremony continued.

Chitanda Houtaro's body also trembled more and more.

Jia Tengjue is already prepared, if this thing gets out of control, he will kick him back to the underworld.

Fortunately, what he was worried about didn't happen, Chitanda Houtarou's body shook for a while, and he sat up suddenly.

"This is... ah... here is..."

He seemed a little dazed, but after looking around, he seemed to realize something suddenly.

"It turned out that I was already dead."

The man said dejectedly.

"I'm sorry, Houtarou-kun, I've really worked hard on you this year."

"It's okay, Eru, it's better to say, I still have a year to be with you, it's really great."

Seeing his wife like this, Chitanda Houtaro managed to show a gentle smile.

"Tsk tsk, they are so similar, it's a pity that they can't be cut open to see."

At this time, Kato Saku heard a very dangerous mutter from Dr. Irisu Fuyumi on the side.

"There is not much time to say goodbye, both of you, hurry up, and then your soul will go back to the Underworld."

Shiwen Jiabao said with a blank face.

Kato Jue was silent on the side.

In fact, he knew that the Houtaro in front of him was not the real Houtaro, including the soul.

Rather, it is a special kind of creature, which may contain a ray of consciousness or a fragment of soul of Houtarou, but it is definitely not the real person.

The body is made of the branches of the 300-year-old Shensugi, which is dedicated to the shrine of the mother goddess of the underworld, Izanami, and the cloth and knots woven by Omiyaji, the god of textiles, are used as the clothes. The priests prayed, adhering to the relatively simple beliefs of the people in the small place, or relatively pure thoughts, and only in this place that constitutes the underworld, such a creature was constructed.

The important occult concepts of this land have joined forces to make this near miraculous thing happen.

And there is only one point that can make this happen.

At least this place used to be the connection point of the other world, and even now it maintains some weak connections, and there are even relatively strong shadows in it, so all this can be realized.

"System, how is your work going?"

Mr. Kato asked softly in his heart.

Generally speaking, places with a strong religious atmosphere will more or less produce some small, semi-independent inner world spaces. These places are usually harmless, because the connection is not close, and the beliefs of believers seem to be pious, so The things they are looking for are all kinds of things, so the ideological trend formed will actually be quite chaotic. If it is not in a special place like Tokyo, or a holy place like Ise Shrine, it is still difficult to give birth to some important guys.

Of course, since there are many shrines in Tokyo, things that resemble gods will naturally be born sometimes. Mr. Kato thinks that these guys feel very good when chopping.

There is probably something special about Shenshan City, which is why such a spectacle can be produced.

However, Kato Jue naturally couldn't let this kind of thing happen all the time.

After all, each node means that the connection between the inner world and the real world is strengthened, and it also means that the world is more dangerous.

There may be remnants of the past here. If he investigates by himself, because he is not familiar with the place where he lives, he does not know how much time it will take, but if Chitanda Eru leads the way, tell him to resurrect Chitanda Houtaro (in this case, someone will temporarily It's much easier to investigate where it calls the Resurrection.

Before Jumonji Kaho was doing something, Mr. Kato asked the system to check the surrounding environment to confirm the degree of harm and whether it needs to be sealed immediately.

"Checking, found high-level targets, it is recommended to clear."

The system quietly emerged in his field of vision, speaking in a serious tone.

"Just wait until the farewell here is over."

The high-level goal means that there is more or less a god-level thing, but this thing stays in the other world, and it is impossible for Kato to go in and chop it right now.

"Goodbye, Houtaro-kun."

On the other side, Chitanda Eru seemed to have finally finished her farewell. She broke off the teeth of a wooden comb, lit it with a lighter, got up and took a step back, and said softly, tears streaming down from the corners of her eyes.

"Goodbye, Eru, I am very happy during this short time."

Chitanda Houtarou, or Oreki Houtaro smiled, waved his hands, and lay back on the spot, while his body also gradually changed in the faint light of the fire, and slowly returned to its original appearance .

The cross made of broken cedar is the bone, the woven cloth is the clothing, and the body is filled with grass and leaves. In a sense, the name of Houtaro Oreki also has something to do with it.

But now, everything is rapidly decaying, and even maggots are crawling out of it.

This is not an actual maggot, but a conceptual sight.

"It is said that Izanami ate the food of the underworld after his death, so his body was rotten and covered with maggots. Is it according to this legend?"

Kato Sakuya amplified the volume a little and said.

"This student Kato really understands the myths and legends. It is true that Izanami entered the Underworld after death, and after eating the food there, she turned into a maggot, so she scared Izanna away. Qi God."

Shiwen Jiabao glanced at someone in surprise, and then explained.

The phantom of the maggots is devouring the body made of folded wood, the more they eat, the fewer the maggots are, as if they are also devouring each other.

"Thank you for your explanation, but I'm already mentally prepared this time."

Chitanda Eru forced a smile.

Kato Jue and Jumonji Kaho's speeches were not for science popularization, but to inform her of the normality of this phenomenon, so that she would not feel sad because her loved one's body became like this.

Although Chitanda Eru was grieving, she could still understand this.

"However, is there a possibility that Mr. Houtaro is not dead?"

Kato Jue suddenly spoke again.

"What did you say?"

As soon as this remark came out, the four pairs of eyes present fixedly looked at someone.

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"Kato-kun, it's not something you can say casually. Even if you want to comfort me, you don't need to make such an excuse."

"Young man, don't talk nonsense, something will happen."

Compared to Chitanda Eru's understanding, Irisu Fuyumi's tone was more dangerous.

"I want to ask, Mr. Houtaro should be missing, but no one has been found?"

"Wait a minute, how do you know that?"

This statement obviously stunned the people around, Chitanda Eru couldn't help asking.

"I have done a little research on mysticism and folklore, so I can roughly understand the process of this ceremony. This ceremony should be based on the legend that God Izanami entered the underworld after death, and God Izanaki went to find her. of."

"Yes, indeed, you have a keen eye."

Shiwen Jiabao nodded.

"According to the records of "Ancient Matters", after Izanami died, Izanaki missed his wife, so he chased to Huangquan Kingdom. In front of the main hall of Huangquan Kingdom, Izanami opened the door to welcome her husband. Izanaki wanted I brought my wife back, but the wife said that she had already eaten Huang Quan’s meal, and she herself wanted to go back, but she just needed to discuss it with the god of Huang Quan, and during the consultation period, don’t look at her. Everyone knows what happened afterwards, Izana After Qi looked at it, he found that his wife was covered in maggots, which was very ugly. The core of this ceremony is similar. The Shenmu Shenbu Shencao is used as the body to replace the noumenon God, and thoughts and legends are used to form the spirit. The arranged here is the place of the underworld, so that To achieve a miracle similar to the resurrection of the dead, because Izanami can pretend to be the same as before, this straw doll can also imitate the appearance of the real Mr. Houtaro. If you ignore the various unscientific factors, it is roughly like this of."

While sorting out his thoughts, Kato Saku first talked about the legend of Izanaki to find Izanami.

"But there's a problem with that."

He paused for a while, and after letting everyone hear clearly, he continued.

"what is the problem?"

As a shrine maiden offering sacrifices to the two gods Izanaki and Izanami, Jumonji Kaho is naturally familiar with the legends of the two gods. Now that she heard what Kato Saku said, she also became curious.

"The resurrection of the dead, even if it is an incomplete resurrection, is actually a miraculous thing that can reveal the personality and part of the memory of the person in life. God Izanami can go back with her husband as long as she gets the permission of God of Huangquan. This is because She is a god herself, which means that she herself has consciousness and memory in Huangquan.

"So, the gods can do it, how can the dead do it?"

Kato Jue expressed his doubts.

He also thought about the problem before. Mr. Kato's rebirth through time travel is a special case, and it can even be said to be a miracle of one in billions. Even so, when Kato Jue regained consciousness, it was after he came out of the mother's womb The first thing he had to do was try to prevent the terrible future that his adoptive father wanted to name him Eagle.

So this ritual actually has a fundamental flaw. Recruiting people requires consciousness, and only the living can have consciousness, and the dead cannot, but the living don't need this ritual, and the dead are not suitable for this ritual.

That is to say, if Oreki Houtaro himself had died, the ceremony could not have been successful in the first place.

"That's true. It's normal for gods to have consciousness in Huangquan. That's God, but there's no evidence that humans can maintain it, and it's not even certain whether the soul will survive. Then our ritual..."

As a religious person, Shiwen Jiabao immediately reacted, looked at the puppet that had turned into a pile of rotten wood and grass, and muttered to himself.

"So after thinking about that, I think Mr. Houtaro may indeed be alive."

Kato Saku made a final conclusion.

"Is that so? Is it really so? Houtaro is still alive?"

If anyone present was the most excited, it was Chitanda Eru.

"Kato-kun, please be sure, no, I beg you, help me find him, I beg you."

She rushed over suddenly, grabbing someone's shoulders with both hands, her tone was eager, and the strength she used was so strong that it could crush someone's bones.

Fortunately, Mr. Kato's body is very strong, Chitanda Eru's hard work almost broke her finger.

"Wait a minute, Auntie Eru, calm down, this is not the right time to talk."

Seeing this, Kato Saku had no choice but to turn around and hold Chitanda Eru's shoulder, staring into her eyes and saying.

He didn't dare to use too much strength, otherwise he would really fracture this time.

"Calm down, Chitanda Eru, and you, Kato-kun, if you can find Houtarou-kun, I will give you a very generous reward."

"Wait a minute, don't suddenly entrust this kind of thing to me. I'm just an ordinary high school freshman who came to travel with my friends."

Mr. Kato was standing in the cave, living from the sky, which really gave him some headaches.

Finding someone is not so easy. Tokyo is such a big place, with so many people, and there are not many cameras. In this situation, if a person wants to recruit people, it is better than finding a needle in a haystack. These people trust him too much.

That might as well cut through Tokyo alone.

"1000 million yen."

Chitanda Eru said suddenly.

"If you can help me find him, 1000 million yen is just the basic salary. If he can come back intact, I will double it for you."

"I can also append the same number."

On the other side, Irisu Fuyumi suddenly added something.

"Well, I don't know why the two of you are looking for me. Isn't it more appropriate to find a private detective for such a thing?"

Faced with such a temptation of money, Mr. Kato still maintains a noble character, at least he must first ask what is going on.

When it comes to finding someone, private detectives are professionals. With the wealth of these two people, it is not difficult to find someone even in Tokyo, so why bother looking for him.

"I have hired several private investigators, but there is no result. Houtaro seems to have disappeared from the world suddenly. I have been sad for a long time, so I can only acquiesce that he passed away, and even did such a thing out of sadness. But if it's Kato-kun... I think it might be possible."

Chitanda Eru had calmed down a bit at the moment, she wiped the corners of her eyes and added:

"You look a lot like him."

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"Me? Like Houtaro-san?"

With this statement, even Kato Jue opened his eyes wide.

He has seen this photo of Mr. Houtaro in high school, and there are two photos, and he feels that he and the other party should not be from the same world.

What is a married middle-aged attractive man and a senior who has been unrequitedly in love with him for a long time outside? What kind of happy winner is this?

In contrast, his desire to save the world for the pressure of survival and his personal pursuit seems very unacceptable to some people.

Even if it is the second part of the mission of saving the world, there is no sign of welfare at all, but a strong smell of pitfalls.

What eight starting girlfriends, he definitely can't do this kind of thing, Mr. Kato's two life girlfriends combined don't exceed one hand - in the physical sense.

In short, the male protagonist who seems to be in a light comedy of youthful love must have nothing in common with him except for his gender.

"Houtaro is also very smart, good at deduction, and can often draw conclusions that are close to the truth from some details. Kato-kun, you also have this kind of ability, which is comparable to his ability, so I think you can."

Chitanda Eru's big eyes flickered in the dark cave, making Kato-san a lot of pressure.