Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

There are no documents recording secrets that can be found on the floor in the game, but there are none to be seen here.

In general, this trip to the Yu Palace did not yield any other gains except for finding Hinasaki Fukaba and using the night spring water to materialize Minamoto no Raikou and Jeanne d'Arc.

When Taichi and the others returned to the main hall, Hinasaki Fukaha took out a few 'notes' that she had discovered using her ability.

The information of 'Eternal Flower' is recorded on it.

"…What does that mean?" Iwanaga Kotoko's eyes widened as she looked at the words above. "This dark water can allow people to maintain their appearance and achieve a different kind of immortality?"

"You can still live forever. Look at the next picture." Xin Tiao Qian handed over the second picture. "You have to experience the pain of death repeatedly in your eternal sleep. When your mind can no longer bear the burden, your body will dissolve."

"Hiss - a quick and clean death seems like a blessing compared to this." Iwanaga Kotoko scratched her cheek with a tingling scalp. "So all those priestesses who appeared in this ghost palace and looked different from their appearances outside died in this way?"

"This really is like not letting people rest even after they die."

"Is this the kind of experience we had before?" Bai Baise Haruka asked, swallowing his saliva.

"When you were sleeping in the night spring, did you experience the pain of death?" Taiyi asked back.

"I didn't." Hinasaki Fukaha shook her head and replied, "It felt like I had just fallen asleep and was woken up before I even had time to dream."

"It's the same for me." Bai Baise Haruka hugged his knees, moved his body uneasily, and replied closer to the fire, "But when I was sleeping in the box, I felt like I was falling down."

"That's probably because the box-sealing ceremony hasn't ended yet, and you haven't been officially consumed as 'shrine maidens' yet." Iwanaga Kotoko said, "Maybe it's because there's not enough time."

"...Then Miss Mihua, it should be the same." Fang Xili asked nervously after reading the three pieces of paper, "We must find Miss Mihua as soon as possible. Otherwise, if this ceremony is officially launched, Miss Mihua will be so desperate."

There is someone here who is even more desperate than her.

From the beginning, Hinasaki Fukaha's performance has been absent-minded.

Fang Xili's words were like a heavy hammer hitting her heart.

After pursing her lips, Hinasaki Fukaba spoke.

She told everyone that she had been lying before and that her purpose in coming to the Ghost Palace was not to collect materials, but to find the whereabouts of her mother who disappeared without a trace after abandoning her more than ten years ago.

"The name didn't lie, and the identity of the artist didn't lie either. It's just that the purpose of coming here has changed a little bit." Iwanaga Kotoko looked at Hinasaki Fukaha and nodded. "Your acting is great. I didn't even realize you were lying before."

Hinasaki Fukaba shrank her neck.

"Then do you have any clues about your mother's whereabouts?" Xin Tiao Qian asked, squatting in front of her.

"...I saw it." Hinasaki Fukaha touched the corner of her eye and replied, "I have been able to see those things since I was very young... Although I don't know why, I think it should be one of the reasons why she abandoned me."

"And this ability has become stronger as I get older... I can see things more clearly." Hinasaki Fukaha originally wanted to say "strong", but after looking at the people around her, she suddenly felt that she was not suitable to say this word.

"A few years ago, I saw a video of her coming here." Hinasaki Fukaha answered nervously, "But I couldn't tell where the place in the video was at the time, so I collected a lot of pictures online for comparison, and finally determined that it was Hikari Mountain not long ago."

"But not long after I came here, I was lured into the box. After that, I was rescued from the box by you."

"Are there no other clues?" Iwanaga Kotoko narrowed her eyes and looked at Hinasaki Fukaba and asked, "Is there any information hidden from us or deceived in that conversation just now?"

"There's no deception." Hinasaki Fukaba replied somewhat awkwardly.

"That means there's something hidden." The shape of Kotoko Iwanaga's mouth began to change.

"That is a private matter about my background and has nothing to do with that person's whereabouts." Hinasaki Fukaha raised her head and looked at Iwanaga Kotoko with a deep gaze.

"... Humph, I'll just trust you for a moment." Iwanaga Kotoko pouted, then turned her head to look at Taichi, "What do you say?"

"Anyway, no matter what the reason is, we have to explore the way forward, so let's help her find clues about her mother's whereabouts." Taichi shrugged and replied, "Besides, they both have the ability of 'shadow seeing', and Hinasaki's ability is even stronger than Furukata's. Two pairs of 'eyes' that can see will be more beneficial to our exploration."

"However, there is one thing I must explain to you." Taiyi looked at Hinasaki Fukaha, Fukufukata Yuri, and Momohiro Harukawa and warned them, "No matter what you see on the road, you must not act on your own. Because it is very likely that the evil spirits on this mountain are tempting you."

Chapter 44: The House of Bonding

If the road is blocked, that’s easy. Just force it through.

Mordred was still happy to help with things like clearing roadblocks.

Taichi carried Iwanaga Kotoko on his back, and the group successfully waded through the turbid water of Ji Valley.

Because it is not night spring water, no one is willing to drink it.

Kotoko Iwanaga's prosthetic limbs cannot be in contact with water for a long time, so she climbed onto Taichi's back.

"Fortunately I wasn't wearing long pants when I came here, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable." Xin Tiao Qian murmured helplessly after wiping her wet legs with a tissue.

"The terrain is obviously low on the upper side, so why can this section of road inexplicably store water?" When Kotoko Iwanaga got off Taiyi's back, she looked at the waterway behind her with a puzzled look on her face.

"It's already passed, don't worry about it." Taiyi shook his head and said, "At worst, we can take another route on the way back."

“The priority now is to keep moving upward.”

"Furuikata and Hinasaki have also found the traces of the person they were looking for."

The projector has been transferred from Bu Lai Fang Xili's hands to Hinasaki Fukaba's hands.

Her abilities were stronger, and the movements she saw with the camera were clearer.

The whereabouts of Kurosawa Mika and Hinasaki Fukuro were also discovered by Hinasaki Fukuba.

Walking along the stone steps where the stone lanterns are displayed, you will reach a traditional Japanese building at the end.

At this point, Hinasaki Shinku was the only one left.

"There is no mark for this building on the map." Bu Laifang Xili checked the label marked by Kurosawa Mika on the map, then looked up at the building without a gate in front of her and said.

"This shows that this building is hidden very deeply." Iwanaga Kotoko looked at the house and said, "Even Kurosawa Mika's previous investigation did not discover the existence of this house."

Although the house has no front door, there is a screen in the entrance hall.

"This house is covered by a barrier." Minamoto no Raikou on the side reminded, "It's a barrier that will make people deliberately ignore or stay away from this place."

Disperse idlers?

"Then why did we notice it and come over here?" Momohiro Harukawa looked at Minamoto no Raikou in confusion and asked.

"There are many possibilities." It was Iwanaga Kotoko who spoke up for Haruka Momohase. "Maybe it's because the two psychics who led the way had the ability to see shadows. Or maybe there were too many unusual things in our team that neutralized the effect of the barrier... Or maybe we were lured here by this house."

Baibai Seharukawa immediately shrank his neck.

She now has a psychological trauma over the word 'seduction'.

"How about it, do you want to go in?" Taiyi asked Hinasaki Fukaba who was standing in front of the door and watching.

"Go ahead." Hinasaki Fukaha hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "I must get an answer from her."

Why did he abandon her when she was three years old and disappear without a trace?

She must get this answer today.

After walking around the screen, everyone came to the sliding door.

Mordred stepped forward and opened the sliding door.

Several lit red candles and lanterns next to the altar illuminate the environment inside the cabin with a warm glow.

There were red papers tied with silk thread everywhere.

The surrounding walls are covered with 'wedding photos'.

"What is this..." Everyone stared in amazement at the cottage that was filled with a warm atmosphere.

But the spirit that floated slowly by on the left, and the sliding door that closed automatically suddenly after the spirit passed, instantly broke this warm atmosphere.

"Stop!" Mordred took the lead and chased after him.

After opening the sliding door, the spirit disappeared into the corridor.

On the left side outside the sliding door is a wall.

"My goodness, I was just about to be moved by these photos, but the feeling instantly changed from warm to horrifying. This crappy place is so full of drama." Xin Tiao Qian stomped her feet in exasperation.

"These photos..." Joan of Arc looked carefully at the wedding photos hanging on the walls around her.

"What's wrong with these photos?" Kotoko Iwanaga curiously followed Jeanne's gaze, but saw nothing.

"They are supernatural photos..." Jeanne chuckled and replied, "Most of the women in the photos appear as spirits."

"...Ghost marriage?" Iwanaga Kotoko was stunned for a moment, and the expression on her face froze slightly.

Furuoha Yuri and Hinasaki Fukaba, who were about to take a closer look, stepped back and moved away from the photos.

"...Could it be that this house is intended to seduce me?" Taiyi, the only male present, pointed at himself and asked.

"Master, I will protect you!" Minamoto no Raikou seemed to have pressed a switch. He stood in front of Taichi with a murderous look on his face and looked around vigilantly.

"Hey, are you guys still going to chase that spirit?" Mordred asked standing at the door.

"The whereabouts of the spirit is not important." Taiyi waved his hand and replied, "The one who just appeared was definitely there to lure us to a certain direction."

"But the purpose of our coming here is not to fight evil spirits, but to find the target Hinasaki is looking for."

"Are you really not tempted?" Iwanaga Kotoko raised her eyebrows and looked at Taichi and said jokingly, "Maybe that spirit just now appeared specifically to facilitate your ghost marriage with a certain miko sister."

"Also, look at these photos...the shrine maidens all have fair skin, beautiful faces, long legs, and they all have quite broad breasts." As Iwanaga Kotoko spoke, she became a little jealous.

"Stop talking." Taiyi interrupted him quickly, "It would have been fine in the past, but now this mountain is full of evil spirits."

"Ghost marriage? I'm afraid that what I'm going to have here is not a ghost marriage, but a ghost feast."

This body has deep underworld characteristics.

If the big boss on this mountain were to notice the peculiarity of this body, Taiyi felt that if the other party wanted to capture him, he would either swallow him up or die.

All in all it is very unsafe.

"Master, I will protect you." Minamoto no Raikou gripped the hilt tightly with his hand.

The space was narrow and it was difficult to use the vajra, but she still had her beloved sword to use.

"Keep exploring." Taichi patted Minamoto no Raikou's shoulder, signaling her not to be so nervous, and then looked at the sliding doors on both sides, "Which side should we start from?"

Hinasaki Fukaba raised the projector and observed for a moment, then pointed it in the direction where Mordred was standing.

“She went in that direction.”

"In the end, we still have to start the exploration from here." Mordred curled his lips and took the lead to move forward.

"Was there a dinner party here not long ago?" Pulling open the sliding door next to him, Mordred pulled the corner of his mouth as he looked at the layout inside.

Chapter 45: This Broken House Has So Many Doors

"Hmm? This door..." After entering the banquet hall, Mordred came to the sliding door diagonally opposite and pulled it. However, the door did not open with the same force. It was as if someone on the other side of the door was pulling in the opposite direction.

"Hey, everyone, come here! There might be something interesting here!" Mordred took a step back, then turned and shouted outside the door.

Except for Mordred who entered the house, the others were standing at the door discussing the next direction of exploration.

Just as they were about to split into two teams, they heard Mordred's shout.

"What's wrong?" Taiyi asked, sticking his head in.

"There's a force on the other side of the door working against me. There must be something on the other side of the door that they don't want us to see." Mordred said excitedly, shaking his wrist.

"It's not impossible." Taiyi nodded and watched as Mordred drew his sword, ready to break the door violently.

This isn't a game mechanic, a door that can't be opened in the normal way?

Then just demolish it violently!

Of course, if there is an evil spirit blocking the door on the other side and it happens to be affected by Mordred's attack, then it can only be said that the other party deserves it.

Ka-la-la——

Perhaps the 'door' also sensed something was wrong, and it opened automatically the moment Mordred raised his sword.

This person is also a bully who only fears the strong and the weak!

"They've taken the initiative to open the door to welcome guests, how can we not go and take a look." Iwanaga Kotoko patted Taichi's arm and said, "Also, for activities like this haunted house exploration, if we act separately, something bad will definitely happen, so we should all act together."

Taiyi expressed helplessness about this.

It's rare that there are two users with the ability of 'Shadow Seeing' in the team, and three servants to help.

Maybe working in groups can help us complete the exploration of this haunted house faster.

As for something happening...it's impossible for anything to happen.

After all, he can communicate with the three servants in his head at any time. If something really happens, he can always reintegrate the team together and deal with the difficulties together.

But these are all secret matters, and the only person who knows about this situation who is not involved is Akane Shinjo.