What is the principle behind the giant iron hammer formed from the cold, dark aura writhing at Beichuan Si?

Why is his speed so fast?

And his strength...

As the saying goes, understanding shapes perception...

Inari Keiichi finally began to understand the meaning of Beichuan Si's words: 'Investigation is necessary.'

"And also..."

Inari Keiichi turned his head to look at his sister.

Although Inari Oneji was covered in filth, it would soon transform into resentment and dissipate into the air.

"Oneji." Inari Keiichi called out to Inari Oneji.

"...I know."

Hearing Inari Keiichi's voice, Inari Oneji pouted, but she eventually stepped forward to stand in front of Beichuan Si.

In the next moment.

She bowed deeply to Beichuan Si.

Jingle—

The Shinra Bell chimed.

At the same time, Inari Oneji's face turned beet red, and a somewhat embarrassed voice of gratitude followed:

"About earlier... Thank you so much for what you did!"

She wasn't the kind of child who lacked understanding; she also understood that if Beichuan Si hadn't acted, the situation would have turned out much worse.

"..." Beichuan Si.

Beichuan Si didn't speak, just turned his gaze briefly to Inari Oneji.

Then he extended his hand—

And brushed off some lingering blood and flesh of vengeful spirits from her head.

Uh...

Feeling the touch on her head, Inari Oneji opened her mouth and instinctively lifted her gaze.

"Let's rest here for now."

Beichuan Si, ignoring the blushing and speechless Inari Oneji, retracted his hand.

Without changing his expression, he turned to Inari Keiichi: "Let's go deeper."

"Go deeper?" Inari Keiichi was stunned: "But haven't the vengeful spirits been eliminated already?"

Yes, didn't the child spirit just get smashed to a pulp by Beichuan Si? Is there still a need to go further?

But Inari Keiichi also knew Beichuan Si wasn't one to do things without reason, so he instinctively focused his energies, fully perceiving the surrounding environment.

The results of his perception shocked him.

"The lingering resentment around... hasn't changed much at all."

He quickly turned his head, looking again at the Spiritual Body on the ground.

The child's tattered Spiritual Body was still there, but it showed signs of disappearing.

"What's going on... it's not an illusion, right."

Inari Keiichi was baffled.

To be honest, he didn't have a clear idea about how this vengeful spirit came about.

A vague sense of eeriness gradually corroded his body, and the more inexplicable things were, the more he couldn't help but keep thinking about them, embellishing them with even more terrifying impressions...

"There's no point in thinking about this."

Beichuan Si's voice sounded again, and as he wiped the blood from his face, he said coolly: "Thinking about these things only slows you down, and has no real benefit at all."

Pointing a finger, his expression unchanged:

"This is the first lesson I'm giving you; when facing strange and supernatural things, the most avoidable thing is slowing yourself down. Whether fleeing or advancing, you need to be decisive, without fear in your heart."

This string of words from Beichuan Si only made Inari Keiichi feel overwhelmingly instructed.

He straightened his body and deeply bowed to Beichuan Si with force:

"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Beichuan! Keiichi has learned!"

"..." Beichuan Si.

This student-to-teacher tone made Beichuan Si glance at him once more.

But in the end, he said nothing, just waved for the two behind him to follow.

As he walked, Beichuan Si used a flashlight to scan the surroundings, trying to find some clues in the dilapidated apartment rooms.

But there's no such thing as free lunch.

After several tenants went missing in this apartment building, people began to move out.

It's like an avalanche; once the first person moves out, a second and third follow, until all the tenants have moved out...

This is the main reason for the apartment's complete ruin.

After all, no one wants to sit in a house and suddenly disappear one day.

"If you think about it this way, then the vengeful spirit's mischief probably started with the 'Nakahara Kyou disappearance incident', and with that as a catalyst, more and more people disappeared... What kind of vengeful spirits can cause shinobu? Let me think."

Following behind Beichuan Si, Inari Keiichi and Inari Oneji obediently began to look at the data.

Looking over it gave them the feeling of a sudden revelation.

If they followed this lead, maybe they could uncover the true body of this vengeful spirit this time.

They finally understood the usefulness of the investigation Beichuan Si talked about.

This is where its value lies.

"... It's just that the investigation is a bit more detailed..." Inari Oneji thought this in her mind, but she pouted, feeling a bit unwilling to lose.

But she immediately thought of Beichuan Si's terrifying speed, power, and oppressively commanding presence.

"... Maybe just a bit more impressive..." saying this, she couldn't help but shrink her head and mutter softly: "And... he's actually a bit handsome."

Just as Inari Oneji said this, Beichuan Si's voice came from ahead.

It made her think he heard what she said, and she quickly closed her mouth.

"In truth, you haven't considered one possibility."

Beichuan Si turned around, raising a finger: "That is Nakahara Shoko might have killed her own child... and disposed of the body somewhere."

"This..."

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