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Thus, we made our hypothesis about the shrine maidens.

However, if Tsukiko and the girls’ knowledge about the shrine maiden was manipulated form the first place, then,

No, if I recall, Tsukiko and the girls never met the shrine maiden before their mother, right?

Most of the shrine maidens die early.

I’ve never heard anything about Tsukiko’s mother or anything about her being in Takakura shrine,

Talking to the sisters is.

Their mother is always closed up in the main shrine, and they don’t watch the sisters practice that much, didn’t she?

Tsukiko’s mother also suffered from psychological problems.

Therefore, their Aunt taught them a lot instead

The sister of the deceased shrine maiden,

The Takakura sisters’ aunt.

Her name was Kiyomi if I recall correctly.

In criminal investigations, usually, you’d doubt the one who made the most profits due to the results of the case

Nei said.

Kiyomi-san is now at the Takakura shrine.

She’s replaced the late shrine maiden and priest.

Kiyomi-san should also have the same power

Kiyomi, Ki+Yomi.

Yomi Miko power.

I don’t know if the misalignment of the names and effect are correct but still.

If we were to follow the same rules, then,

Kiyomi-san has the same power as Yomiko, that is to make people obey her.

Ya-chan, could it be?

I ended up with a hypothesis.

Kiyomi-san might be the origin of this all

One day, suddenly, the new head of a Yakuza group killed the shrine maiden and the priest of the Takakura shrine but not to take over the shrine.

The big boss, Satake, didn’t force Kiyomi-san to become manager of Takakura shrine, but instead, Kiyomi-san is the mastermind of this all.

She used her power on Satake because she wanted to take over the Takakura shrine.

Killing Tsukiko and the girls’ parents, her sister and the husband.

That’s likely

Nei nods.

If that were the case, Yo-chan

If Kiyomi-san is the BIG BAD.

Then, she’ll be coming

Jii-chan’s attack on the Kansai Yakuza was successful.

Shou-neechan took down all those who followed the girls to Tokyo.

Chief Yazawa’s elite team raided the Yakuza’s headquarters in Kansai.

The two groups raised their white flags on Jii-chan.

Then, they’re heading from Kansai to Tokyo.

Then, by 3 pm, we’ll be heading at a hotel in the city and meet up with Jii-chan to seal the deal.

If Kiyomi-san were to appear there.

It won’t be just Satake that is under Kiyomi-san’s control then,

But, Oodori who belongs to the other side as well.

The Yakuza bosses will be present at the location where the deal would be made.

Then, the head of Kouzuki house, Jii-chan, can also yield to the Yomi Miko power.

After all, the Miko power can’t be triggered unless one meets up personally.

A location where the big bosses make a deal would be a great hunting grounds for Kiyomi-san.

No, of course, that’s only one hypothesis

Nei said.

But, you have to assume the worst case scenario all the time.

That’s right.

Even we,

We strengthened and stabilized the Takakura sisters’ power intending to use it on the Kansai Yakuza.

To free Tsukiko and the two from them.

If Kiyomi-san is the mastermind for killing the previous shrine maiden then I think that she has made her resolve

She killed her sister to obtain the Yakuza’s power.

She won’t go easy on her niece, Tsukiko and the two.

We have to think on how to deal with Miko power too

I feel my spine shivering.

We don’t know how much power Kiyomi-san has.

If even when the Takakura sisters join together and they’re still no match, then,

No, it’s possible that the sisters are already under Kiyomi-san’s power.

If Kiyomi-san taught Tsukiko and the two, then she should know how much potential the three have.

We don’t have to deal with her anyway

Nei?

You see, Miko power doesn’t take effect unless one makes direct contact. That’s true, I think. After all, if you can use your power to the other party through phone or just a video, then Kiyomi-san should already be a ruler I think so too.

Just like Edie and Michi, using Qi and Miko power needs close distance.

Actually, Qi is used as a fuel to boost Miko power.

And you can’t transmit Qi through people in the distance using machines.

Qi is the life force wave.

In the end, you can only transmit it to the surrounding people.

Even Michi can only output to people a few meters away.

Kouzuki-ojiichan, or maybe Yazawa-san or Shou-oneesan from Kouzuki SS can do it too; they can just set up snipers around the hotel. Perhaps, they could even blow up the entire hotel room

Nei utters something ridiculous.

But, she’s right. Miko power isn’t absolute.

One can shoot them or even blow them up from a distance.

Tsukiko’s mother was killed that way.

But, that’s not something we’re deciding right now

I feel.

This is just one of the perspectives we have to consider.

It’s possible that we’re wrong.

Well yeah. You can have your response to Kudou-san by 1 pm as you told him earlier. Kouzuki SS should be able to deal with it in time.

Yeah.

Thanks, Ya-chan, I managed to sort things out in my head now.

I thanked Nei.

Yo-chan, if you ever thought that there’s something’s strange, then don’t leave that alone. You need to find the source of it

You’re right

But, once you found out the cause of your anxiety, don’t just believe that it’s the only answer. It might be wrong

Huh?

Things don’t happen from just one factor. A phenomenon occurs when multiple elements are combined. But, for those who want to fix their worries in an instant then they’ll see one of the factors and say Oh, so that’s the cause, and convincing themselves that they now understood all of it That does happen.

Naturally, when you feel that something’s weird, then you have to be vocal about it on why. If not, you won’t even have a clue to understanding. But as soon as you put it into words, there will be some intuition falling out for sure. For example, if you try to call out which part is lacking specifically, then you might say that you’re feeling hungry. Even though you’re lonely. You don’t want to admit that you’re lonely, so you speak out something else. Yet, once you say that you’re hungry, you’ll go to a shop and eat The words that come out might be misaligned.

But, you can’t hold it in either. Else, you can’t make logical thoughts

Yeah. The cause of the sense of discomfort can’t be dealt with unless you explain it accurately and logically.

But, once you change what you sense to words, then you might overlook some other things.

Therefore, one must always be suspicious of their own words.

Okay, Yo-chan. Ready to meet Tsukiko-san now?

Nei is really my big sister.

She worries about me as one.

She guides me.

Yeah, I’m okay now.

Nice, good luck. I’ll be supporting you always

Nei grasps my hand.

Yeah, I’m going, Onee-chan

I tell Nei.

Then, I enter the room where Tsukiko’s waiting for me.

Welcome, come in

Tsukiko’s waiting for me inside the room.

She sits on the floor with her three fingers and head bowing to me.

She’s wearing a see-through negligee.

Her pink nipples and pale looking genitals can be seen through the fabric.

I’ve been worried since Kou-sama’s taking his time to come here

Tsukiko said and smiled at me.

She shows concern.

As expected, she really did open up her heart to me.

Uhm, I’m planned to become a prostitute, aren’t I? And so, I thought of becoming Kou-sama’s prostitute when we’re alone

So that’s why she’s wearing a negligee and bowing with her three fingers on each hand pressed on the floor?