"This mission, is it just the two of you, or are there others coming later...?"
"I'm not very sure about that either. The only ones I know of are the two of us."
Fukada nodded silently. Though somewhat disappointed, there was nothing more he could say now. Besides, the young man in white beside him seemed to have some skill.
"Are all the hot spring resorts closed at night now?" Han Zhiqi asked.
"So many people disappeared for no reason. Who would dare stay open? Even if they did, no one would dare come. Since the disappearances began, tourists have stopped coming."
Fukada swallowed. Even sitting in his own home, the fear in his voice was still unmistakable.
"Now, not only are tourists afraid to enter the hot spring resorts, even the owners are afraid to stay inside. There was once a female owner who refused to believe it. She stayed there overnight, and by the next day, she had disappeared."
"Was she eaten by a demon?" Nohime had not spoken all evening. Now that she had finished the desserts and fruit, she could not help asking curiously.
"No one knows. We still don't even know whether demons are behind this."
"Tomorrow, find the largest and most luxurious hot spring resort in town. Tomorrow night, we'll go soak in the hot springs. Tell the owner that no one else is allowed inside besides us."
"Soak in the hot springs?"
Fukada and Nohime blurted it out almost at the same time, but their expressions could not have been more different. One was filled with fear and strong resistance, while the other was excited, with a hint of unusual shyness.
"All the missing people had two things in common—hot spring resorts and nighttime. If we want to find out what's causing this,