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Amidst the busyness, hardly anyone paid any attention to the group.

"This is the first time I've heard that these stalls are all temporary structures. How can they make money with such high costs?"

Looking at the vendors who had set up their stalls and pasted on their own "signboards," He Zhen was quite taken aback.

"And I estimate that in this situation, a stall fee will inevitably have to be paid to the local government."

"Isn't this all about making money off us tourists?"

Kirito spread his small hands.

"Actually, these are all things you can do and eat in Tokyo, and I guess the prices won't be cheaper than in Tokyo."

But at that moment, Xiangzi suddenly pointed in a direction.

“Look, the hilltops over there look like they’ve been sheared off.”

Upon hearing the sound, the group looked over and indeed found that a section of a hill that could be seen in the distance had been cut off as if by some unknown force.

"That was the cliff of Snake Head Valley. That place disappeared in a mudslide decades ago."

A voice came from the crowd coming and going around them.

The group turned around at the sound and saw a man who looked to be around 30 years old in the crowd. He was wearing a suit in the middle of summer and had a head of messy hair that reminded people of a judge.

When he saw the group turn around, he shook his head, seemingly a little embarrassed.

"I am Takeuchi Tamon, a lecturer in folklore at Josei University. I was born in this village."

His behavior was somewhat strange. When he saw the group turn around to look at him, he nodded to the four of them and then walked forward on his own.

"Teacher! Wait for me!"

A girl wearing glasses and looking like a college student was chasing after him.

After the girl walked up to the group, she gave a slight bow.

"I'm sorry, the teacher is always like this, it bothers you."

Then she followed her teacher all the way away.

"Takeuchi..."

After the others left, Kazuma pondered the surname for a moment and suddenly remembered it.

"By the way, the folklore book mentioned on that poster, which was seen by the county knowledge bureau, was called something like Takeuchi."

"That was probably written by him."

Kirito interjects.

Only Kerry stared intently at the man's retreating figure.

Xiangzi noticed Keli's gaze, leaned close to Keli's ear, and whispered a question.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with that person?"

"No, it's just that in general, folklorists may not survive to the end, but they will definitely experience the most terrifying part. So if there is anything unusual here, we can just follow that guy."

Kerry explained his experience to Xiangzi, but was met with a puzzled look in return.

The group wandered around the festival site twice but didn't find anything.

So I found an open space, parked the car, and walked towards the village.

The classic route becomes less impressive once you cross the main road, but this doesn't bother the few people who have already experienced enough of the ecological aspects of Japanese villages.

Moreover, this village looks at least more prosperous than Hinamizawa. There are rows of utility poles along the road, and at the entrance of the village, there are not only small shops but also various other small stores. The village is also relatively new.

However, when the group looked towards the village entrance, they encountered an old man wearing a hunter's vest with a gun holster on his back, gazing at the location of the festival below.

He was an old man with gray hair.

He seemed to notice that the others' gazes were fixed on the gun holster behind him.

He gave a stern explanation.

"I have a legally owned hunting rifle. I am a hunter here and usually live in the mountains."

After saying that, he walked towards the mountains with his bowed legs.

"There are just too many weirdos here."

Kazuma's吐槽 (tucao, a form of humorous commentary/criticism).

Just then, a man in a police uniform walked towards the village.

"Are you a tourist? Don't worry, this village is great!"

That old man is Shimura. I've heard that he's lived alone in the village for many years.

I'm the only policeman in this village. You can come to me if you need anything.

The young man patted his chest and left, but the others were now even more distrustful.

When the police officer walked over in broad daylight, the group could smell the alcohol on him.

He Zhen just smiled and nudged Kerry.

"This old man also has the surname Shimura, Danzo. Do you want to go and acknowledge him as a relative?"

The group entered the village and walked along the roadside.

There was absolutely nothing unusual about this place.

You can even see kids taking advantage of summer vacation to squat in front of the wagashi shop and take photos.

The local customs didn't seem to be xenophobic at all. In fact, since it was lunchtime, as the group walked past some shops that were open, they could hear customers inside helping the shopkeepers attract more customers.

"Hey! You guys over there! Are you hungry? This buckwheat noodles are the specialty of our Yuzuru Snake Village! Want to try some?"

An uncle with a white headscarf tied around his head, who was probably a fruit farmer, waved to the group.

Immediately, the voice of another business owner came from the other side.

"Maeda! If you say that, then don't come to my house for drinks anymore!"

"Oh dear! Boss, don't say that. Your place doesn't make soba noodles. By the way, if you guys want tempura, you can go to the place across the street. I highly recommend it!"

It was lunchtime anyway, so the group decided to sit down at the restaurant across the street.

[Sato Kazuma: This village is so normal, it's making me feel a little uncomfortable]

[Kirigaya Kazuto: Indeed, I was prepared before entering the village that these villagers would unite to drive us away, but nothing happened.]

Kerry: Isn't this a good thing? I wish we could stay hungry forever and never see any strange things happen in the world.

[Sato Kazuma: I don't want to go hungry]

As the group was talking, someone pushed open the door and walked in.

"Boss, one tempura rice bowl, please. Hmm? We have customers from out of town?"

Kerry and the others turned to look at him because of the faint fragrance emanating from him.

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Chapter 245 The village is peaceful and harmonious (appreciation)

Sometimes you just can't praise something. A few people had just been marveling at how normal the village was when a fragrant aroma appeared.

However, the fragrance emanating from this person was extremely faint, and the smell was rather strange.

The scent was even fainter than that of the Hilichurls, and only at such close range could the group detect it.

Seemingly embarrassed by the stares of the group, the man scratched the back of his head.

"I am a quasi-human from the Age of Gods, everyone. Is there anything wrong with me?"

"It's alright, it's alright. We're from Tokyo. We're just curious how there are so many people in the village and how they can support so many shops."

Kazuma, who was in the team's social position, immediately struck up a conversation.

"I see. Don't let our remote location fool you, we have quite a few people. We even have our own primary and secondary schools."

Because there were mineral deposits in the nearby mountains, there used to be a fairly large factory there, but it was later destroyed by a mudslide.

The shop owner was heating up the oil in the pan when he heard the young man's words and chuckled.

"That's not all. Our village was also very famous in ancient times. For generations, people made a living by hunting. Also, you young people are very popular now. I heard that Yaobikuni in mobile games was originally from the vicinity of our village."

In other words, those shameless outsiders used that person's name to build tourist attractions everywhere.

This young man is from the Kamishiro family. The Kamishiro family is the biggest landlord family in our village. If you want to know anything, you can't go wrong asking him.

Kazuma noticed that the young man seemed to pause when he heard the name Yaobikuni, but then started joking about it.

"What landlord? What era are we living in? Our family is just a bit big, and it's really hard for us to deal with the nicknames you guys keep giving us."

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, the shop owner smiled and took the tempura that Kerry and the others had ordered from the oil pan.

"Mine is deep-fried with safflower oil, it's quite different from the flavor in Tokyo. Try it."

Kerry was a little nervous when he heard about safflower oil, but after thinking about it, he realized it was probably safflower seed oil and decided to give it a try.

The others didn't react much and just started eating.

Especially for Xiangzi, it was her first time eating this kind of food where you order something, the owner fries it right there, and you just pick it out and eat it. She found it particularly novel.

Kerry picked up a mushroom tempura.

When you put it in your mouth, the soft shell contains a little bit of juice, and it is indeed quite fragrant.

At the same time, he pricked up his ears to listen to Kazuma talking to the people on the other side.

"Boss, do you have any wine? I think this guy, Jindai, is quite appealing. Let's get him a bottle."

"Oh? I thought you were students."

The man was also somewhat intrigued, but seemed to enjoy alcohol as well, and did not object.

"Is this just a compliment? Do we really look that young?"

Kazuma asked back, using his Ikeda acting skills.