Yamanashi Prefecture.

Last time Beichuan Si visited was during the Golden Week in May, and this time it was in the height of summer, at the end of June.

As they say, each season brings a different feeling to people, so Beichuan Si's impression of Yamanashi Prefecture this time around naturally differed.

Not to mention he was accompanied by Shen Gu Mirai, who looked around curiously, and Otomoto Ai, who had a touch of anxiety in her expression.

"The time now is half past twelve... Otomoto, is your friend's sister ready?" Beichuan Si glanced briefly at the time displayed on his phone and turned back to look at Otomoto Ai.

He and Shen Gu Mirai had already put away their luggage; now they could go meet Inuzuka Sister.

Though they had put their luggage down, Beichuan Si still carried the Nishijou Kurenai and the Shinra Bell with him.

After all, as good spirits, they possessed the ability to sense good and evil intentions. If the other party lied, it could be detected through Nishijou Kurenai or Magong Yongshi.

"Please wait a moment." Otomoto Ai took a deep breath, took out her phone and made a call to Inuzuka Sister.

After a brief discussion and exchange of pleasantries, she set the place and time of the meeting, then turned back to Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai: "Yukari said she's ready... The place we've agreed on is the family restaurant where I used to meet with friends. We can go now... Brother Temple, what do you think?"

Inuzuka Yukari, that was the girl Beichuan Si was about to meet.

"Let's go there now."

There was nothing to hesitate about, Beichuan Si came here specifically to meet Inuzuka Yukari.

"I understand. This way, please."

Otomoto Ai gave a nod and then gestured for Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai to follow.

Since Beichuan Si was never much of a talker, it was only Shen Gu Mirai and Otomoto Ai discussing in low voices along the way.

However, this situation didn't last long. The family restaurant agreed upon was actually not far from the guesthouse where Beichuan Si was staying—it was only a five-minute walk.

Otomoto Ai was clearly very familiar with this family restaurant. She led Beichuan Si inside, and soon, the three of them saw a short-haired girl sitting alone on the long couch of the restaurant.

"Yukari!" Otomoto Ai called out with a wave.

"Ai."

The short-haired girl sitting on the couch clearly saw Otomoto Ai and others too, so she stood up and greeted Otomoto Ai in return.

The group approached, forming a table together.

"Let me introduce them briefly."

Otomoto Ai turned sideways and introduced them to Inuzuka Yukari: "This is Beichuan Si, and this is Shen Gu Mirai, both my seniors at school, who have also come to help solve your brother's case."

Inuzuka Yukari stood up, reached out to shake hands with Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai, and introduced herself:

"Senior Beichuan, Senior Shen Gu, I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Inuzuka Yukari. I'm sorry for the trouble about my brother's case."

Though she said this, Inuzuka Yukari didn't actually hold out much hope for Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai, whom Otomoto Ai had brought over.

It wasn't that she had any dislike for Beichuan Si or Shen Gu Mirai; she just purely believed that no matter how many people were invited over, they wouldn't be able to clarify the real cause of her brother's death.

After all, it involved the legend of Yamanashi Prefecture's cursed artifact, the "Box of Calamity"…

Now that the matter had touched on the supernatural, what could mere high school students do?

Perhaps if the Demon King, renowned throughout the high schools of Tokyo, were to come... there might be some hope.

Thinking this, Inuzuka Yukari slapped her face firmly.

No.

It would be impolite to nitpick while others had gone to the trouble of coming. Since they wanted to know some of the secrets about her brother's death, she would tell them everything... that would do.

Thoughts of her deceased brother caused Inuzuka Yukari's vibrant eyes to dim significantly.

But soon, she noticed the soft touch on her hand.

Inuzuka Yukari looked up in surprise.

Though she didn't know when it happened, Senior Shen Gu had already covered her hand with his in a comforting manner. Merely looking at him made her feel the sorrow inside her lighten considerably.

She nodded gratefully at Shen Gu Mirai and then spoke: "Actually, concerning my brother's cause of death, the police also concealed a lot from the public, and there's much insider information only our family knows..."

"However, these issues involve my brother's privacy, and it didn't seem right to discuss them over the phone, which is why I requested Ai to meet me in person, so I could explain everything."

"What exactly are the circumstances you mentioned that the police are hiding?" Beichuan Si asked his question.

In response, Inuzuka Yukari's answer was very straightforward. She took out a pale yellow envelope from her bag:

"This."

"This is...?" Otomoto Ai took the pale yellow envelope in confusion.

Otomoto Ai's voice of confusion caused Inuzuka Yukari's body to tremble slightly.

She took a deep breath as if to calm her agitated emotions:

"...A will. This is my brother's will. Because it's a personal item... and about the contents... well, you will understand once you've read it."

Since Inuzuka Yukari had said as much.

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