Getting off the train and looking up, one could see the mountain not far away.
Leona said with some worry, “Are we really going to the Demon Spirit Group’s hideout? Their commander Kiryoki is still well. What if we run into her? She’s not someone the other members of the Demon Spirit Group can compare to. I’ve seen her fight—it was really terrifying.”
“You can wait for me here,” Tsukiyomi Ruri said calmly.
“Really? Then I won’t go.” Leona directly shrank into the shadow of a station billboard.
It was already near dusk anyway, and it wouldn’t be long before it got dark, so even though Leona could only stay in the shadow under the billboard now, she would soon be able to move freely.
“If you run into danger, remember to run away,” Leona called out to Tsukiyomi Ruri from afar.
Tsukiyomi Ruri didn’t respond and walked out of the station.
The sunlight faded westwards, and the wind grew increasingly chilly.
Trees shook and leaves rustled in the mountains, making a rustling sound. Tsukiyomi Ruri’s twin tails were also blown about continuously.
She quickly arrived at her destination, her pink pupils looking toward the Demon Spirit Group’s hideout.
‘Someone has been here?’
Tsukiyomi Ruri walked over, circled around slightly to inspect, and fell into thought.
If she wasn’t mistaken, the Demon Spirit Group’s commander Kiryoki should have already come here, and the bodies of the deceased members had already been disposed of.
After circling once, Tsukiyomi Ruri left. She had no intention of staying to stake out Kiryoki. If you asked why, it was because she was hungry.
By the time she returned home, it was already dark.
“Tsukiyomi Ruri, buy me a smartphone, will you? I don’t want to just watch you play games,” Leona pestered Tsukiyomi Ruri.
Tsukiyomi Ruri shook her head.
“I can help you auto-play them. I saw you play several games—don’t you sometimes not have time to clear daily tasks? In return, just buy me a phone.” Leona solidified her hands and pulled on Tsukiyomi Ruri’s hand.
Tsukiyomi Ruri remained expressionless.
After that, no matter what Tsukiyomi Ruri did, Leona stuck to her and chattered incessantly.
Faced with such an annoying ghost, Tsukiyomi Ruri had no choice. “Alright, I know. I’ll buy you one. Stop bothering me.”
“Yay!” Leona happily made a victory sign.
Since Tsukiyomi Ruri had agreed to buy her a phone, Leona’s tone became concerned. “You’re going out again tonight, right? It’s cold outside. You’ll catch a cold if you go out in just your uniform. Let me put a coat on you.”
As she spoke, Leona went straight to the wardrobe, took out a pink fluffy coat with a white bear pattern on the back, and actively draped it over Tsukiyomi Ruri.
Tsukiyomi Ruri didn’t refuse and stretched out her arms to put on the coat.
Seeing that Leona still wanted to get more clothes, Tsukiyomi Ruri stopped her. “No need. As a Reincarnator, my physique is strong; I don’t need these.”
“Is that so?” Leona tilted her head curiously. “But I remember when we were at the Demon Spirit Group’s hideout, at night the Reincarnators there would say things like ‘I’m freezing to death.’”
“That’s because they were too weak. The weak naturally lack resistance,” Tsukiyomi Ruri said expressionlessly.
Leona nodded as if she understood but not quite.
Next, Tsukiyomi Ruri placed an order online and directly bought two new smartphones—one for Leona, and one as a spare for herself.
Seeing that Tsukiyomi Ruri had placed the order, Leona was clearly overjoyed, floating about the bedroom, her snow-white princess dress constantly swaying in front of Tsukiyomi Ruri.
‘The world she came from must be similar to the medieval era, with no technological products, so she’s curious about things like smartphones?’
Tsukiyomi Ruri glanced at Leona and thought.
Next, Tsukiyomi Ruri planned to head out to meet Izumi Shirayuki and the other Urban Legend Club members. This time she didn’t plan to bring Leona along; Leona had an evening drama she liked to watch and was happy to stay behind.
Sakura Park was a park not far from Aragaki Girls’ High School. Even at night, there were plenty of visitors, especially many children, flitting about with laughter and joy.
The Urban Legend Club members had decided to meet here.
Tsukiyomi Ruri walked over slowly with her hands in her coat pockets. As she walked, she pondered how to deal with the Faceless incident; otherwise, being called out by Izumi Shirayuki every night would be quite a hassle.
Although she could ostensibly refuse Izumi Shirayuki outright, still… Izumi Shirayuki was just too sweet, the style she liked…
So the words of refusal always couldn’t come out.
“Ruri-chan.”
As Tsukiyomi Ruri was thinking, she heard a cheerful call, and then felt a weight on her body—a young girl had already pounced on her, a softness pressing against her head.
It lasted only an instant.
Mizuhashi Yuzuki said energetically, “Ruri-chan is here too, so we’re all here now.”
Tsukiyomi Ruri looked at Mizuhashi Yuzuki helplessly, wondering why this person was so full of energy all day long.
Ahead, Izumi Shirayuki and Inoue Keiko also came over.
Izumi Shirayuki said with great interest, “From what I understand, the earliest place the Faceless Man Legend appeared was right here in this park. Let’s investigate here together.”
“How do we investigate?” Inoue Keiko timidly raised her hand and asked.
Tsukiyomi Ruri felt speechless whenever she saw Inoue Keiko. This was a Reincarnator, yet she had no dignity at all.
“Ask passersby. Since the Faceless Man Legend originated here, maybe someone knows something, don’t you think?” Izumi Shirayuki said expectantly.
It was a very simple method, but there seemed to be no better alternative, so no one objected.
Immediately, Izumi Shirayuki led everyone around, asking passersby about the Faceless Man Legend.
“The Faceless Man Legend? I haven’t heard of it.”
“The Faceless Man? I’ve heard of it. They say a person without facial features once passed through the park. That day it was raining, so there weren’t many people in the park, so maybe it was just not seen clearly?”
“I also heard about the Faceless Man…”
As Izumi Shirayuki asked around, she gathered more and more information, but that information alone couldn’t solve the problem.
Izumi Shirayuki didn’t mind this, because the Faceless Man Legend covered a fairly wide area, and Sakura Park was only one of those places. She planned to go ask in other locations over the next few days.
Gradually, two hours passed, and the investigation in Sakura Park had basically come to an end. All the information gathered was noted down by Izumi Shirayuki in a small notebook.
It was clear that Izumi Shirayuki was truly very interested in exploring the unknown.
‘Come to think of it, did I forget to set a time for the hot spring with Izumi Shirayuki?’
Looking at Izumi Shirayuki, Tsukiyomi Ruri suddenly thought of this problem.
