I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

"As a doctor of folklore at Dongda University, why did Yueying Qingren disappear back then..."

In the dark interrogation room, the burning eyes of the two focused on Siena at the same time: "You should be able to tell us now, Uncle Siena?"

"As Moon Shadow-kun's adopted son and Catherine's daughter, you two are naturally entitled to know what happened that year. However, this involves a secret agreement between the Japanese imperial family and the Holy See after the war, so I can't say anything about it."

Siena refused righteously, and quietly stuck out her tongue and winked her eyes: "Unless, when I encounter a fatal attack, some curse marks in my body also..."

At the base of his tongue, there is a row of black curse seals composed of Greek and Hebrew.

"Tsk, does the Holy See also play 'seal'?"

Sousuke Araki stretched out a finger in disgust, and quickly tapped the opponent's tongue.

"Phew, it's much more comfortable... After all, most members of the Inquisition House face heretics, and there are some 'taboos' that are understandable. Ordinary clergy don't have these restrictions."

Siena's face relaxed as the curse seal shattered into ashes on the ground.

"Haruto Tsukage and I have known each other since 23 years ago. In that year, a meteorite was suspected to have fallen over the Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees, a niche tourist attraction in Japan..."

Picking up the mineral water on the table to take a few mouthfuls, he recalled with blurred eyes: "Since the satellite did not find any signs of tree collapse or fire over the sea of ​​trees, the official preliminarily judged that the meteorite had disintegrated before it hit the ground. A geological team was sent to investigate."

"In the two months after that, not only did the geological team lose contact, but dozens of tourists disappeared and hanged themselves near the sea of ​​trees in Aokigahara."

The two on the side also fell silent, listening intently.

"After realizing the abnormality, the Japanese government sent a large number of police forces to search and rescue, only to find that the core area of ​​Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees was occupied by black trees and white fog that had never been seen before. The internal magnetic field was disordered, the signal was isolated, and even people's sense of direction was difficult to maintain. However, not only did the conventional search and rescue forces never return in this 'black sea of ​​trees', even the priests and spirit eliminators sent by Yinyangliao were found hanging themselves outside the sea of ​​trees."

In the small and lightless interrogation room, only Siena's low voice remained for a while.

"At that time, Japan, which had been rebuilt after the war, had just joined the Seven Nations Summit, and the imperial family and the Holy See were eyeing each other to repair the relationship, so the Holy See sent the then saint Catherine San Chino, who was still a 'trainee priest' at the time. I came here to assist in the investigation as a 'specially dispatched spirit remover'. This is also the first time a Holy See cultivator has set foot on this 'God's Forbidden Zone' again after hundreds of years..."

"Oh? Uncle Siena was sent here because he was particularly good at fighting?"

"Don't even think about it, it must be a ruthless character like 'Saint's Bodyguard'."

Hearing this, Sousuke Araki and Ayano Mochizuki couldn't help but see the image of Siena wearing sunglasses and a suit handsomely guarding the side of the lovely saint.

"No, on the contrary. At that time, although I was good at all kinds of prayers, in terms of skill and physique, I might not even be able to beat the 'Yakuza' armed in Kabukicho."

Shaking his head, Siena said with a nostalgic smile, words that disillusioned the two of them: "Saint Kino, who has been bathed in the 'Blood of Tarasque' and is proficient in the fighting skills of the Holy See, is the Holy See at that time." The internally recognized 'unbreakable wall', I was often 'trained' by her in the name of 'the weak are unable to serve the Lord' to get my nose bruised and my face swollen."

"In short, out of the principle of secrecy and probing, the Holy See and the Yin-Yang Liao did not send spirit eliminators to act with us. Considering the convenience of language, transportation and folk customs, we arranged to be the royal family's folklore consultant. ’, Dr. Haruhito Tsunekage, who is also proficient in Italian, walked with us.”

"However, when we entered the sea of ​​trees full of dead bodies together with Moon Shadow Lord, we never expected that we would meet that almost 'incomprehensible' guy..."

Speaking of this, Siena's smile subsided, and a trace of fear appeared in her eyes: "...the scar on my body that even the Holy Light Art cannot completely heal was left at that time."

Standing up slowly, he turned his back on the two of them and untied the hospital gown.

"This... is this a ghost bear rubbing your back for you?"

What appeared in the eyes of Sousuke Araki and Ayano Mochizuki were four huge claw marks covering Siena's broad back.

...

Twenty-three years ago, in the sea of ​​trees in Aokigahara.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The four-meter-high animal shadow flitted through the dense and deep sea of ​​trees like a gust of wind, ruthlessly knocking down the black trees that passed by.

"Hoo...hoo... hang in there, Siena!"

Hundreds of meters in front of the giant shadow, a thin Japanese youth with black-rimmed glasses was struggling to drag a black youth as he stumbled and ran through the forest.

The black youth on his shoulders had his bloody back wrapped layer after layer with rags, but blood was still dripping out.

"Kino... big sister... are you alright?"

The young black man, whose face was pale and breathing weakly due to excessive blood loss, lowered his head and asked with difficulty.

"I don't know! If you have time to ask these questions, why not run harder..."

Glancing at the dusty sea of ​​trees that fell to the ground one after another behind him, the Japanese youth seemed to have been ignited in his small universe, and his exhausted footsteps burst out at an astonishing speed: "Don't hold Ms. Chino back...and don't waste her... The time bought for us... ahhhhhhh!"

"boom!!!!"

In the next second, a slender figure ejected from the woods behind, passed by the two of them, and smashed into a giant tree in front like a shell...

"Crack...Boom!!!"

Amidst the painful sound of breaking, the giant tree surrounded by people snapped in half and fell down.

"Ms. Chino?!"

"Tsk, this bastard werewolf is too 'naughty'."

Through the dust in the sky, it can be seen that a tall, blond girl with strong limbs is inlaid in the thick tree stump.

"Moon Shadow-kun, how is Siena?"

After knocking off the sawdust on her body, leaving a "human"-shaped hole in the tree stump, she jumped in front of the two with one step full of vitality.

"The situation is getting worse... This wound is very deep, and Holy Prayer can't stop the bleeding. If this continues, he will be very dangerous!"

Moon Shadow Qingren glanced at Siena's blood-soaked back, then his eyes fell on the woman in front of him, and he took a deep breath: "Miss Chino, you too..."

"It's okay, I got scratched accidentally... This kind of injury is like a bowl of soba noodles to me."

On Kino's fair arm, there was a bloody claw mark.