My tenants are monsters

It seems that there are still some ghostly shadows dormant in it, exuding a terrifying aura, which makes people shudder.

Shiraishi Rin has never seen this kind of scene so far, even the Mingwu Hospital, which has the highest density of ghosts she knows so far, is just a small one.

It's just like the legendary Nine Nether Hells.

At this time, she somewhat understood why Mimiko Mizunuma said that it was "another world".

The place where the Mizunuma couple made the call is not like the human world that ordinary people see, or it is a private territory circled by a group of ghosts and monsters, and even the special class does not know much about it, but this possibility It’s not too big; or, there really is another space like the legendary “hell”, which is intertwined with the real world, and Mimiko Mizunuma’s parents entered it by mistake, and have never been heard from since.

For a moment, Rin Shiraishi recalled the [elevator] that had appeared in the system mall.

I don't know, if she had exchanged this elevator and installed it in her apartment, would she have been able to reach the different time and space that Mimiko described by taking this elevator?

Both fell silent.

The air in the room became extremely quiet.

"correct……"

After a long while, Shiraishi Rin spoke again, but the topic skipped over the matter of Mizunuma and his wife: "Have you met my uncle, Shiraishi Genichiro before? What kind of man is he... Humanity?"

Rin Shiraishi has also been curious about this question for a long time.

It's a pity that the few people who are close to her in the entire apartment are basically either new tenants who have just moved in in recent months, or ordinary humans who have little knowledge of the spiritual level, so even if they want to ask, they don't have to ask.Now that Baizu Dazang has run away, the remaining two households who moved in earlier are the Iwata family and Mimiko Mizunuma. Since the latter is finally willing to talk about the past, Shiraishi Rin will naturally seize the opportunity to ask the Asked all.

"Mr. Genichiro..."

Mimiko Mizunuma seemed to recall it for a moment: "He, Miss Rin, you, and me in life, are all human beings with psychic qualities, and he seems to know some spells, so he should be regarded as a folk exorcist."

"really."

Bai Shilin's mind was clear for a moment, and the guess that had appeared in her mind a long time ago was finally confirmed.

However, Mimiko Mizunuma doesn't know Genichiro very well. Since she signed the rental contract and moved in, she hasn't been out much, but has been staying in Shiraishi's apartment as an otaku and manga artist.Although the horror comics she draws are not read by many people, she can pay the monthly rent with a little income from her side job of drawing illustrations for others.

——As a professional cartoonist who has been interested in painting since she was alive, Mimiko Mizunuma has excellent drawing skills. She can actually draw ordinary illustrations and books, and these two are quite profitable.It's just that I'm not interested, so I don't want to develop further in this area.

VOLUME 288: Chapter [-] Demon Locking Tower

Next, Mimiko Mizunuma said a few more words.

In fact, the reason why she came to Shiraishi Apartment to stay had something to do with Shiraishi Genichiro.

Because the girl's ability was to receive calls from the dead, so that she could "see" the scene when the other party was killed by ghosts and monsters. When this ability is applied to some powerful ghosts, there is a chance that the other party will find out .In addition, Mimiko Mizunuma herself has the habit of putting what she "sees" into a brush, so in a certain incident, she was discovered by a very powerful evil spirit, and she died tragically in the hands of the opponent. Body form got away with it.

It happened that Genichiro Shiraishi passed by nearby and took her back to Shiraishi's apartment and took her away.

Since then, Mimiko Mizunuma has been reclusive.

It is said that Genichiro Shiraishi later found the murderer who killed Mimiko Mizunuma and settled the matter.

"Huh? How did he do it?"

"I don't know either. Because that's what Genichiro-san told me, but how he did it, I don't know. After that, I became cautious when drawing paintings Many, basically only those ghosts that have been eliminated have been published on the Internet, while the others are kept in the room, and only I can see them."

Mimiko Mizunuma paused, and added: "There are only a few exceptions, that is, when the things depicted in the paintings are related to Shiraishi's apartment, I have taken the initiative to find Mr. Genichiro. Like this time Mozuzu Daizo same thing.

But because the murderer of this incident, Mr. Baizu Dazang, is also a tenant in this apartment, I was a little unsure what to do, so I didn't go to Miss Rin immediately.And you were able to see that comic on the Internet and find it, which I never expected, it may be a kind of providence. "

"So that's how it is..."

Shiraishi Rin completely understood now.

So, is my uncle really a great hidden boss?

Then he didn't say that he would leave some ancient books and artifacts for himself. Could it be that he expected that his time was approaching, so he disposed of all those inheritances before he died?

Bai Shilin had this thought in his mind, but it was just a second thought, and then he couldn't help laughing.

Also.

Genichiro Shiraishi didn't even know the existence of such a distant niece as her. After his death, the police contacted Rin Shiraishi who came to inherit the inheritance by consulting Xianichiro's relationship network. It is also a reasonable thing to dispose of things at the level by yourself, so as to prevent these things from falling into the hands of people with ulterior motives.Just a bit of a waste.

As for why it wasn't entrusted to Mimiko Mizunuma and the others...

It may be that the uncle still has his own considerations, such as not wanting to involve Mimiko Mizunuma and others, or because the strength or trustworthiness of old tenants such as Mimiko and the Iwata couple are not enough for him to put himself The things in the hands are entrusted.But this Baishi apartment is actually a large-scale magic weapon, and even monsters of the level of Baizu Dazang can be easily suppressed. If it is closed, it can basically be regarded as a building. The "monster lock tower" stands in Dongpu.

Being able to inherit this "monster-locking tower" is already lucky enough, and it would be a bit unpopular to ask for more.

Speaking of...

Mizunuma Mimiko's check-in time on the tenant registration form seems to be only one and a half years?

From this point of view, it may be that Genichiro Shiraishi deliberately concealed the contract documents so that people could not detect Mimiko Mizunuma's true identity and details.

Bai Shilin stroked her chin and thought for a while, then suddenly recalled the guess she made when she encountered the failure of the round light technique for the first time, and took this opportunity to ask by the way: "By the way, there is still one more thing..."

"A few years ago, there were a series of [human skin tattoos] incidents in Arakawa Park, did you know about Mimiko? Did Uncle Genichiro at that time get involved in this incident?"

"Human skin tattoo?"

Mimiko Mizunuma thought for a while, then stood up without saying a word, went to the rows of easels in the living room and flipped a few times.

These canvases are actually layered on top of each other. The lower you go, the older the canvas is, which can be seen from the degree of yellowing of the fabric.When flipping through one of the pages, Mimiko Mizunuma stopped:

"That incident was one of the few exceptions to what I just said.

It was a sacrificial ceremony initiated by a cult, the purpose of which was to offer sacrifices to the gods they enshrined.So after a series of investigations, they locked a group of human beings with extremely special birth dates, killed them with a specific ceremony, and then took away all their flesh and blood, leaving only tattoos engraved on them. Human skin..."

Accompanied by the voice of Mimiko Mizunuma, Rin Shiraishi came to the easel and glanced at the canvas.

"Ok?"

The most eye-catching thing in the picture is a tall altar built with cement, surrounded by a group of people, among them, the group who are closer to the altar are wearing uniform clothes that are somewhat similar to priests, and the rest The ones below are ordinary people in different clothes, and it seems that a grand gathering is being held.

And when Shiraishi Rin focused his eyes on the altar and observed it carefully, he saw that the shape of the altar was vaguely like a huge pool, and there were blood-red semi-solidified objects piled up in it, moving along some irregular shape. track, quietly flowing.

Because of the overly realistic painting style of Mimiko Mizunuma.

Therefore, even through a layer of canvas, Shiraishi Rin can feel the deep malice contained in these blood-colored solidified bodies, as if he is in front of this altar now, with a blood pool full of strong bloody smell in front of him, and around him Just like those fanatical believers, I can vaguely hear some obscure teachings and slogans...

This scene is a bit chilling.

What is also shocking is the "painting skills" of Mizunuma Mimiko, which is no longer lifelike, but even sounds and smells are faintly visible, which is even more amazing than what Shiraishi Rin saw when she came here a few times ago .

It seems that Mimiko can adjust the strength of her painting skills. The things posted on the Internet before are all collected as much as possible. If you move the things on these easels in the living room... Maybe you will be drawn on the spot. It can scare a few comic readers sitting at the computer desk to death.

VOLUME 289: Chapter [-] The Specter's Call (Passive)

"The things in this pool... Could it be the flesh and blood that disappeared in the human skin tattoo case?"

Bai Shilin carefully looked at the things in the blood pool, and sniffed again with his nose, thinking of this possibility in his heart.

She had seen the file of the human skin tattoo case in the archives of the special section before. According to Misato Shimoshima, the police officer in charge of handling the incident at that time did suspect several cult organizations in Tokyo and dispatched A series of inquiries and investigations were conducted by hand, but nothing useful was found.

Judging from the current situation, the suspicion of those police officers back then was actually right.

It's just that why they didn't investigate the whereabouts of the missing flesh and blood is unknown.It may be because the cult that made this case was meticulous and tried to erase all the evidence that involved itself, thus hindering the investigation of the case, and even the special class did not notice anything unusual.

Rin Shiraishi thought about these possible situations, and looked at Mimiko Mizunuma: "Has this incident been resolved later?"

"...solved, but not completely resolved."

"what?"

Mimiko Mizunuma coughed lightly, then turned to look at Rin Shiraishi, and then explained: "The purpose of these cultists is to use this special ritual to summon the god they enshrined to the world , but because of the intervention of Mr. Genichiro who was in Arakawa District at that time, and some other existences I don't know, the ceremony was not successful, and the blood pool was also destroyed.

However, some of these cultists escaped in the end and were not wiped out. Therefore, the possibility of resurgence after many years cannot be ruled out.

But at least, they should not be in Tokyo anymore, otherwise, if the human skin tattoo case reappears, I should feel it. "

"……Understood."

Shiraishi Rin nodded.

To be honest, the conversation with Mimiko Mizunuma this time has yielded much more than she expected. If not, it would take a long time before she learned about the human skin tattoo that happened in Arakawa Park. case, and the relationship between his uncle who has never met.

Moreover, this also reminded her.

Although so far, she has not heard of any "human skin tattoo" incidents in Arakawa District or nearby districts, nor has she ever dealt with the organization that held evil sacrifices, but the brain circuits of cultists often It cannot be inferred by common sense that one day in the future, there may not be an intersection with her.Now that I know something in advance, it can be regarded as a rainy day.

Next, Rin Shiraishi mentioned a few things about the Iwata family incidentally, but Mimiko Mizunuma kept silent about these things.

I don't know if it's because I really don't understand it, or because I have concerns because I'm also a tenant of Baishi Apartment.

Therefore, Shiraishi Rin no longer forced others to be difficult, and skipped the topic with a few vague words.

Such a conversation has already taken a lot of time.

Rin Shiraishi estimated that he had basically asked all the questions he could think of in a short time, so he greeted Mimiko Mizunuma, and then got up to leave.

[You have completed the task: draw the dead cartoonist, and get the task reward: Favorability (Mizunuma Mimiko) +20, [Spirit's Call (Passive)]]

[Incoming calls from ghosts (passive): You have a greater chance of receiving calls from the dead or ghosts. Each call has a chance to trigger a special task, and it has a certain risk]

When Bai Shilin left room 204, two lines of text quietly appeared in front of her eyes.

The appearance of this task completion prompt made Rin Shiraishi confirm that Mimiko Mizunuma's attitude towards him has indeed changed. Before, the cartoonist ghost's favorability towards him has never increased by more than 5. This time it is an exception. .only……

"A call from a ghost"?

This ability feels a little bit wrong, because looking at the description information, it is actually more like a special curse, and it is still the same [passive] as [calm like water]... In the case of no side effects, [passive] is considered It's a very cost-effective attribute, but no matter how you look at it, "Spirit's Call" doesn't seem to have side effects, and the side effects are even greater than the normal effect.

Shiraishi Rin shook his head, put aside these distracting thoughts, and then went downstairs and returned to the house.

……

The next few days were uneventful.

Nothing unusual happened around the Baishi apartment, but the team of workers set up the scaffolding and began to repair the walls every day.Anyway, the location of this apartment is remote, and the nearby residential areas are far away, so there is no need to worry about disturbing the residents.

In addition, Tokyo's local forestry department also stepped in to deal with the row of fallen trees below the apartment building.Because it is winter, it is not the right time to plant new saplings, so it is expected that they will come again in spring to fill in the vacant part of the woods.

Basically, Shiraishi Rin doesn't need to worry about these things anymore.

And she took advantage of these two days to use the [Circle Light Technique] several times to investigate the whereabouts of Baizu Dazang.

The result is still very little.

It can only be seen that Baizu Dazang has gone to a place that looks like a valley. It is estimated that it is really not in Tokyo City. After showing the image projected on the mirror to Ichiro Nishihei and others, Rin Shiraishi began to wait patiently Investigation progress of special class.

In addition, the cracks in the walls of the Shiraishi apartment also caused a little fluctuation in the Minami Senju area and even the Arakawa area.

The official explanation for this incident is "a gas explosion caused by improper operation of the tenant when using gas."