Chapter 39

As spellcasters, these teenagers never imagined that they would sit down and chat with the spell spirit.

But that's the truth.

The girl who called herself Sugimoto Suzumi, after learning the purpose of the group, hesitated again and again and expressed her request.

"Being exorcised... I don't really care."

"But if that thing can't be completed, I will never be able to be exorcised willingly!"

When her eyes were red and her lips were trembling, she said this When he said this, the image of the entire alley was distorted for a moment.

Rather than saying that she is the earth god in the alley, it is better to say that she is an earthbound spirit trapped in the alley.

"It's been...a full fifteen years..."

Suzumi Sugimoto couldn't help but look gloomy when talking about the tragic and terrifying experience: "Fifteen years have passed since I was killed by that person."

" However, in the past fifteen years, the tragedy of Duwang Town has never disappeared. "

Everyone stood at the entrance of the alley, as if they were standing in a small corner isolated from the world. Pedestrians passing by in twos and threes did not cast any attention or curiosity at all - because, in their eyes, the place where the [tent] was set up was beyond their reach.

"I know, it's that person."

"That person is still doing evil. That devil has always been hiding in Morio Town. He doesn't know how to cover up his crimes and lives day after day."

"I can't let it. Such a devil lives in Morio Town!"

"So——!" Despite her misfortune and being forced to wander in the alleys for many years, Sugimoto Suzumi still has eyes full of hope. Transparent and full of power, "Please help me! Please help me find that devil! Bring him to justice!"

"I can feel it..." Suzumi Sugimoto raised her hand and placed it on her chest. "I have always had this obsession in my heart...and this obsession has deepened my relationship with this alley year after year."

The scene was quiet, except for the occasional appearance of the big dog named Arnold. There was nothing but gasping.

The commission from Suzumi Sugimoto shocked almost everyone and made them feel heavy.

I was shocked by this girl's strength and bravery.

As the first victim, she suffered from years of shackles, but she always retained a kind heart and even wanted to help others escape the clutches.

It was heavy because her words revealed the terrifying reality:

there is a murderer lurking in Morio Town.

"Since you are an earthbound spirit and cannot leave this alley, how do you know that people have been dying in Morio Town over the years?"

It was true that several people were deeply touched, but it was obvious that Suzumi Sugimoto's words There are still some doubts among them.

Among them, Gojo Satoru had the deepest doubts.

Because of his arrogant height, he can basically look down on everyone. Under his sight, no secrets can be hidden.

However, Suzumi Sugimoto is not like that.

Although he was also looking down at her and could even see the hair curlers on her head clearly, there was always a black shadow like smoke behind Sugimoto Suzumi, making it difficult for him to see clearly.

This is not normal at all.

"Because, I can see [souls]."

Sugimoto Suzumi seemed to have expected that they would ask this question: "This alley is not on the map, right?"

She smiled at Kudo Shinichi, who was holding the map in his hand: "This Of course."

"It was still there more than ten years ago. After the renovation, it disappeared."

"But that was just a visible disappearance." Suzumi clasped her hands behind her and regained her composure. There is no haze on it, "In fact, not only does it still exist, but it has also become the intersection of yin and yang."

"No matter who enters here by mistake, they can see the [soul]"

"Because of this, I can know that ten In the past five years, how many people in Morio Town died at the hands of that devil? "

Really...?"

Kudo Shinichi was still a little skeptical: "If this kind of vicious incident has been happening in Morio Town for fifteen years, I'm afraid it would have been on the news countless times, right?"

Moreover, there must be long-term police from the General Administration. Stationed here, right?

But in fact, as a detective who always pays attention to current affairs news, Kudo Shinichi has never heard of such a series of terrorist incidents.

"This...I'm not sure." Sugimoto Suzumi shook her head, not feeling uneasy or dissatisfied with the suspicion, "But the souls of those victims all had the same posture before flying to the [underworld]. , I can be sure of this."

"Their souls flew into the air from a distant place, and then shattered into pieces, merging with the air."

"It was a very terrible and painful death."

"So I doubt that. The devil not only covers up the scene, but also has a special ability to kill people invisible in an instant. "

"The intersection of yin and yang..." Angelica is inclined to believe the other party: After all, there is a person who makes Gojo Satoru think "peaceful." "The earth-bound spirit, what's the point of making up a lie to deceive others?

"In that case, Edogawa-san, no, Kudo-san, do you think my abilities will be restored in this place?"

After all, the intersection of life and death, and the intersection of yin and yang, seem to be similar concepts.

"Ah?" Kudo Shinichi was obviously stunned for a moment, because he was searching for information in his brain to see if there was any information related to Morio Town. "It seems to make sense..."

"I'll give it a try, how about it?"

Angelica looked at the "victims" around her, then took a half-step forward and stood in front of Suzumi Sugimoto: "You are such an amazing girl." After so

many years of loneliness, so many years of waiting, except for this. No one knew except the big dog wagging its tail beside her.

The long alley imprisoned her soul, but it did not imprison the sincere heart that was always beating.

Ah...with warmth...?

Suzumi Sugimoto raised her eyebrows in surprise: Why...why can I touch this big sister?

However, her smile and her body temperature all made people feel the long-lost warmth, as if the whole person was being illuminated by the sun again.

so good.

"Actually, I'm just unwilling."

Suzumi Sugimoto smiled: "If you want to go into the alley to have a look, you can."

"It's just that because it is the intersection of yin and yang, there is a special rule that must be Remember—"

"You can't go back here."

"You can't turn around, whether it's forward or backward."

"Otherwise, you will be caught by the ghost lurking at the intersection of the two worlds. You can't escape into the underworld.

"Hey--!"

Gojo Satoru certainly hopes that his neck will become normal as soon as possible, but he cannot let Angelica take the risk of exorcising the cursed spirit. For this kind of thing, he and Xia Youjie can choose the level of the cursed spirit, ensuring that Angelica, who is not yet familiar with her abilities, will not be in danger.

But...this alley...is really weird.

Even with his six eyes, he couldn't see clearly what mystery was hidden in it.

"Don't worry." Angelica touched Sugimoto Suzumi's palm. She knew that she could print the badge on the other person's skin at any time. "It's just a try."

No big deal, it's really just a simple walk.

"Woof——!!!" Arnold seemed to feel that Angelica had certain special abilities. He stared at the palms of the two of them intertwined, and screamed with dissatisfaction.

"Be good - Arnold!" Suzumi Sugimoto gently touched the pet's big head, turned around lightly, and the hem of her skirt turned into a blooming morning glory in the air, "Then, please follow me -"

Really enter Only when you go to the alley will you find that the inside of the alley is the same as all the old alleys.

The dusty stone bricks were in disrepair and there were potholes everywhere. On the walls on both sides, the wall skin began to peel off more than ten years ago, and the frozen time will forever preserve it at the moment when the "shedding" was not in place.

Above the long and narrow alley, the extremely blue sky is clipped into a long narrow strip. The sun is clearly shining above the head, but it is always separated by an invisible barrier, unable to warm the lost souls here.

Angelica moved her nose, always feeling the smell of dust.

Da da da.

"You... why are you following me?" Angelica said. Her own footsteps, coupled with the brisk Suzumi Sugimoto, couldn't make such a loud sound. When she turned her head, the three of them could see The teenagers in the alley followed behind him silently.

"After all, we can't let you take risks alone, Angelica, right?"

Gojo Satoru looked up at the sky and refused to answer. Xia Youjie immediately spoke for him with a smile.

"I remember... there was indeed a report about Morio Town a long time ago..." Kudo Shinichi observed as he walked. He found that the alley was not only old, but also seemed to be endless. "The main content is,' The mysterious disappearance case of Duwang Town'. "

"That is to say -"

As we walked, the alley gradually changed: a dilapidated neighborhood appeared, and streets and houses also appeared one after another.

It was as if he suddenly passed through the "tunnel" and entered another similar time and space.

"If what Ms. Suzumi Sugimoto said is completely true, that demon is very troublesome."

"Not only can he perfectly cover up his whereabouts, he can even make the victim's body disappear completely."

Because the body could not be found, the victims, All are simply classified as "missing".

What kind of ability and what kind of meticulousness can be done...?

Just thinking about it, Kudo Shinichi felt the blood boiling in his body: I ​​must bring this devil who challenges the rules and laws to justice!

[Huh————]

A gust of cold wind came from nowhere, like from the alley, or from the remains of buildings frozen in time.

Angelica's long hair was suddenly blown away by the wind, and when her hair fluttered, it was as if her whole body was wrapped in the invisible wind.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

! ! !

The moment the wind came, Angelica seemed to hear a familiar voice——

[Angelica——! 】

Since that guy disappeared, Angelica has never heard this low and magnetic voice again.

is it him?

Angelica stopped and looked back subconsciously——