Um— Excuse me
Excuse me
Sir, are you from Tokyo?
…Well, something like that
Kuchinoha village?
Are you visiting someone?
I'd like to go to Kuchinoha Village from here…
I'm visiting the home of someone called Mikuriya…
Eh? Eh? Is something wrong? Mikuriya!!
…Kuchinoha village is about 40 minutes away by car but… Do buses go there?
If you think of the time you'd have to wait, a taxi would be better
Mikuriyasan's house is further out
There is one bus that comes in 3 hours but…
There is a relative of Mikuriya-san in the village, you should contact that person first
Can't I get to the house directly?
It means 'dangerous'
It's cursed, you should be careful
Mikuriyasan… That is an oen house
‘oen’?
It's been one week since Nakiri went to Okayama…
Cursed… huh…
That guy hasn't come back‌
I keep getting the message that says he's in a place with no coverage‌
What about his cellphone?
Do you know where he went?
The Mikuriya house
Why can't we contact him?
Did he go and directly investigate there…? I don't think he's such an idiot but…
That guy's really dumb…
If that relative were at the Mikuriya house for some reason, of course he'd go there…
I told him not to go in too deep but… Nakiri's only relative is his missing grandmother, Mikoto-san…
Yeah…
…I'll go look for him
Saki…
I've been taking calls for the totsugamimori house up till now so‌
I'll go and send our greetings
Ah, it's my job to support the totsugamimori
It's dangerous, there's no need for you to go there yourself
There's nothing dangerous about it
Look, plus
I'm protected by a huge weasel
‌Though I can't see it myself
Well, Saki's weasel is strong
I think you'll be quite alright‌
Saki-chan, buy me a souvenir!
Will she be alright ‌
Alright, what would you like?
Tomorrow, I'll get permission from Director Musaka and go in the guise of a business trip
I'll report from time to time and I won't do unnecessary things, so don't worry
I'm worried somehow…
Maybe he's just having too much fun on holiday?
It would be good if that were true but…
Ehh, Nakiri is missing!?
…It seems so
There have been times before when he just disappeared suddenly, but never times when we haven't been able to contact him
You can't contact him…
Who knows …
Oh, mail from Sakisan
Saki-san is leaving to find him today
Will she find him?
YAHOO— I'M IN OKAYAMA NOW
I'LL GO TO THE MIKURIYA HOUSE THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
UNTIL THEN, I INTEND TO INVESTIGATE VARIOUS THINGS AROUND THE MIKURIYA HOUSE
IT'S AS RURAL AS THE KOZUKA HOUSE, HUH Heh…
I STILL HAVE TO TAKE THE TRAIN AND BUS FROM HERE
Somehow it seems like that location is difficult to travel to… Narukami, don't read your mail during class time
Ah, yes, I won't…
It'd be nice to know where Nakirisan is though…
…I feel more and more like I'm going home…
Um—
I'd like to ask you something‌
Yes? Have you seen the person in this photo?
Ah, that man
I gave him a ride last week
I'M IN THE SAME TAXI THAT NAKIRI-SAN TOOK, HEADING TOWARDS KUCHINOHA VILLAGE NOW
This person… Is it possible that he went to a different location…
Perhaps he 'inda' by bus?
'inda'?
It means 'returned'
..It would be good if that were true but‌ We've never been unable to contact him before‌
Shall I stop here?
Ah, yes, because of this we can't find him over the internet
There is an inn
If there is no inn, should I return to the station
Um‌ do you know about the house of Mikuriyasan?
There's only one in the village, it's a small inn
Not many people come to the village, you probably don't need a reservation
‌ Hahaha, my bad
Mikuriyasan's house is further away from the village
Miss, the boyfriend you're looking for also spoke of Mikuriya-san
I'll stop the car at the inn, if you need anything please ask the innkeeper
Ah, yes
This is Kuchinoha village
In the past, the village prospered from mining, but now the mine has closed and there are fewer people
‌There's no one outdoors‌
This is the inn
Oh my
Please go in
Granny, a customer
A person worthy of being Hayatosama's bride
What a beautiful lady
So he's single…
Granny, don't be rude to customers
Hayatosama?
'Mikuriya Hayato'…? The heir of the Mikuriya family…?
Miss, are you stopping by here?
I'll show you to your room, this way please
‌This is your room
There is a yukata and a towel in a closet so please feel free to use them
Thank you
Please write your name and address in the register on the desk
…Miss, you're from Tokyo, huh
He was handsome… yes, he was handsome
There was a customer from Tokyo not long ago…
Maybe he heard about this place on Tokyo television? Eh, could it have been this person…!?
He stayed here…
Eh… If you know him… Is he your boyfriend?
…He's the person I'm looking for
Yeah, it's this person
Um… His name was Nakiri-san, right, he's not your boyfriend?
He was enquiring about a place near here, but he never returned… …That place, is it Mikuriyasan's house?
Mikuriyasan's house is 'bokkekyou'
Bokkekyou?
Even talking about it is scary, I heard mikuriya-san talks to this snake with human words
You shouldn't go there
It means 'really scary'
Snake…
'Nakamushisama' uses snakes to obtain anything and curse people
No way! A pretty person like you will be captured and forced to bear a snake's child!
…'Forced to bear', you say…
I also told Nakiri-san not to go but…
…I have to go to Mikuriyasan's house because of work
He went anyway
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