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Chapter 97 American Island?Mermaid Island!
Fukui Prefecture, Wakasa Bay——

On the first passenger ship going to sea this morning, Gao Yuan was standing on the deck of the bow, feeling a little relaxed.

Feeling the breath of the sea, Gao Yuan took a deep breath, feeling a sense of humidity that can only be felt in the rainy season.And a seagull passed overhead, and soon disappeared into a black spot.The sea breeze was blowing on my cheeks, and it seemed to take away all my troubles—fortunately, I didn't get seasick.

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Yesterday, after solving the incident of Masao Komura, I immediately rushed to Fukui County overnight, and boarded the earliest cruise ship early this morning, preparing to go to the American island.

Such a hasty itinerary made me feel very anxious for a while, but at this moment, it was a rare quiet time on the ship, Gao Yuan just wanted to put aside all problems and just wait quietly.

However, Gao Yuan knew that this was impossible.

During this trip, Gao Yuan has two things to solve: the first is to help Kuroba Kaito find out the whereabouts of the "red-faced mermaid"; See if you can ask any information from him.

And among them, the second question is very important to me.

In addition to trying to understand the unreasonable behavior of the brothers and sisters of the Zhongchuan family, who is the person who sent him a letter in the name of Gu Chuan Youji? I really want to find out.

Although I have passed the "Wheel of Fortune" review and know that I have not been targeted by the organization, but I suddenly send myself a letter in the name of an organization member, and I always feel uneasy if I don't understand what the other party's purpose is.

However, because I was in a hurry and chose to travel overnight, I actually didn't have much detailed understanding of the series of information on the American Island. It seemed that everything had to be explored slowly after arriving on the island.

Moreover, in yesterday's settlement panel, I hadn't decided what to choose for the "S" level extra reward I finally got.

Although in the case of Masao Komura, there is obviously a person named "Fujii Yu" who is suspected to be Nakagawa Dazang, but when the case was closed, he actually gave himself three "S" evaluations. Is it possible? Is it perfect to find out that this person exists?
However, because of the additional bounty of 50 added to this event, and now my own bounty has come to 420, the question now is how to choose the reward:
"Reward [-]: Professional Knowledge"

"Reward [-]: Disposable Items"

"Reward [-]: Sword"

Unsurprisingly, "professional knowledge" and "one-time props" are still included in the rewards, but what about the "sword" with an obviously different name?

I thought it was a reward named after the 22 major arcana tarot cards, but now even the minor arcana cards have appeared, which is also the reason why I am struggling with options.

The first two should be rewards named after 22 large Arcanaro cards, although I don’t know what they refer to; and the new "sword", although I know what card it is, but theoretically speaking, there should be fourteen cards. .

Looking at the outline of the island gradually visible in the direction of the passenger ship, Gao Yuan thought for a while, and decided not to make a choice. After all, it is important to go to the island first to conduct investigations. As far as rewards are concerned, among the rewards he has obtained so far, There are actually not many that can be used.

Soon, the passenger ship docked at the pier on American Island.

When he came to the island, Gao Yuan began to think about where he should go to ask for news now.

Following the flow of people, Gao Yuan came to a shopping street selling local specialties.Seeing that there are many tourists shopping here, Gao Yuan has the illusion that he has not come to a remote island, but more like the illusion of being in a shopping street in a big city.

Somewhat curious, Gao Yuan walked into a souvenir shop on the corner of the street and looked around casually.

Looking at the products here, there are amulets with mermaids, suspenders with mermaid models, and pies with mermaids on the cover.

Almost all items are related to mermaids, which makes Gao Yuan a little curious.

At this time, a woman in her twenties, wearing an apron, with short brown hair and a pair of glasses, walked up to Gao Yuan and asked, "Excuse me, what did the customer like?"

"Do not……"

Seeing a clerk talking to him, Gao Yuan felt a little rude about his subconscious refusal, so he changed his mouth and said, "Well, may I ask why everything in the store is related to mermaids?"

Hearing Gao Yuan's question, the clerk woman covered her mouth and laughed as if she had heard something interesting.

"Guest, you come to our small island at this time, you should know what our island is famous for?"

Asking back, the woman said.

Gao Yuan shook his head, and said with some embarrassment: "Well, I'm sorry. Actually, I came to the island to find someone, so I don't know much about the things on this island."

"Ah? That's it."

Stopping her smile, the woman said, "Who are you looking for? Are you a resident of this island? If so, I can help you."

"No."

Gao Yuan said, "It's a friend of mine. He seems to have come to this island a few days ago for something. Because I was in a hurry to find him, I followed him."

"Well, it's a person from outside the island. This is a bit troublesome."

The woman said, thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "By the way, I know there is a place where you may find news about your friend, but I still have to help the store, so I can't take you there."

Saying that, he also looked at the products on the side.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan knew what the clerk meant. Feeling helpless, he chose to buy some local specialties here. Then, the clerk greeted the owner of the store with some joy, and took Gao Yuan to the island. go to the heights.

"By the way, judging by the age of the guest, you should still be in college. Why, this time you came here to chase your girlfriend, right?"

On the way, the clerk casually asked about Gao Yuan.

"No, it's not."

A little embarrassed, Gao Yuan explained.This made Gao Yuan a little at a loss. Although the clerk was pretty pretty, asking such a direct question always felt like being questioned by an elder.

But as the clerk asked various questions, the two of them knew their respective names. The clerk knew Gao Yuan's name, and Gao Yuan also knew that the clerk's name was Saori Kadowaki.

Soon, Saori Kadowaki brought Takato to the American Island Shrine in the mountains. Under the leadership of Saori Kadowaki, she went straight to a woman with long black hair in a priestess costume standing on the square , this is a beautiful woman who looks about the same age as Saori Kadowaki, with a sweet appearance and big watery eyes. She looks gentle and kind, and is easy to talk to.

"Hi, Junhui!"

Saori Kadowaki waved her hand and greeted Miss Miko. Seeing this, Miss Miko was a little surprised and said, "Saori? Why are you here?"

Saori Kadowaki pushed Gao Yuan in front of Miss Jun Hui, and said, "Actually, I brought this guest here. He wants to find someone who has been on the island these few days. I think it should be in your roster." Find it."

"Although people who have been on the island in the past few days may come to me to buy a number plate, it is too suspicious for you to accompany this guest here on purpose? Come on, you actually came to me on your own. Bar."

Miss Junhui said.

"Oh, don't say that, we have been friends for so many years."

Kadowaki Saori said, and leaned into Jun Hui's ear, and said, "Can you just reveal which numbers your great-grandmother will draw at night?"

"I said it all, how could I know this!"

Jun Hui retorted, "If you want to buy a number plate, you should buy it first. Whether you get one or not depends entirely on luck."

Hearing this, Saori Kadowaki felt a little helpless, so she chose to buy a number plate, and wrote down her name under number 43 on the roster.

Then, Saori Kadowaki said to Gao Yuan, "This is my friend Junhui Shimabukuro, the maiden of this shrine, you can ask her if you have anything."

Junhui Shimabukuro looked at Gao Yuan and said, "What's the name of the friend you are looking for? If he came to my place to buy a number plate, he should leave his name."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan was a little confused: Nakagawa Dazang or Fujii Yuu?It is uncertain which name the other party will use when he comes here, but he has already said before that he is here to find a friend, so it would be too suspicious to say two names here.And since the other party can use a pseudonym, they don't necessarily use the same pseudonym.

"Nakagawa Dazang."

After thinking about it, Gao Yuan still said the name.

After hearing the name, Shimabukuro Junhui thought for a moment.

"It seems that no one with this name has ever bought it. That's really embarrassing, and I can't help you."

I'm a little sorry, said Shimabukuro Kimie.

"No, it's okay. I'm the one who troubled you."

Gao Yuan waved his hand and said, "By the way, what's the matter with the number plate you mentioned?"

Since just now, the topic of Junhui Shimabukuro and Saori Kadowaki has been on this topic, and Gao Yuan is still a little curious about it.

"It's like this. In the evening celebration, my great-grandmother will show three numbers, and as long as the number on the number plate I get is the same as the number shown by my great-grandmother, you can get the arrow of the dugong. Actually, it's a bit like a lottery contest. .”

Shimabukuro Junhui explained with a smile, and then suddenly said: "By the way, do you want to try your luck too?"

As he spoke, he took out a wooden number plate with "44" written in Chinese characters on it from his pocket.

"OK then."

After thinking about it for a while, Gao Yuan still took the number plate. Since it was an island celebration, he came here anyway, so he had the right to participate.

"By the way, what is the celebration tonight?"

After taking the roster of Shimabukuro Junhui, Gao Yuan asked when he was about to write his name under No. 44.

"This is a tradition on our island, the mermaid festival. It is hosted by the longevity woman on our island who lived forever because of eating mermaid meat. Every year at the festival, she will present three divine arrows by lottery. stay young forever."

Saori Kadowaki explained.

"Hey! Saori, you can't talk nonsense. My great-grandmother just lived a little longer!"

Shimabukuro Kimie said.

Hearing this, Gao Yuan who had just written the word "wise" suddenly froze on the spot.

"Look, the guests are frightened!"

Junhui Shimabukuro saw Gao Yuandao who suddenly stopped writing.

At this time, Gao Yuan could no longer listen to what the other party said, because Gao Yuan finally knew where this place was—he only knew it was called American Island all this time, so that he didn't realize that this place was actually the place in the original work. Appeared before, Mermaid Island!

(End of this chapter)