As the yacht slowly docked, the girls disembarked one after another. Looking at the long-abandoned island before them, everyone felt somewhat uneasy.
"Then it's settled."
Shizuku turned to the girls beside her and spoke. The members of the expedition had been decided. Aside from Minazuki Ruka, the client, Asou Misaki and Tsukimori Sonoka also had to come along, while Mayu Hinase would naturally accompany them as an assistant. Everyone else had basically volunteered—so Rei Kurosawa had joined as well.
She was originally a photographer specializing in supernatural subjects, so naturally she would not let this opportunity pass her by.
What was somewhat unexpected, however, was the Amakura Sisters.
Shizuku had originally wanted the Amakura Sisters to stay on the yacht with Kagari no Kiri-e, but Mayu Amakura strongly insisted on coming along, which clearly surprised her younger sister, Mio Amakura. However, Mayu Amakura seemed to have her own reasons. According to her, when they were in Minakami Village, she had been possessed by Sashige Kurosawa and barely remembered anything from that time. During Rei Kurosawa's incident, Mio Amakura had somehow been drawn into Rei Kurosawa's dream, while she herself had simply slept until dawn. Seeing her sister grow close to Mayu Hinase and Rei Kurosawa over the course of one night left Mayu Amakura feeling excluded.
That was why she had so strongly demanded to come along this time.
Mio Amakura clearly did not want her sister to do this. After all, her legs were inconvenient, and while nothing seemed amiss here so far, based on Mio Amakura's experience, Otsukimi Island was probably crawling with evil spirits. Her sister would likely be in danger if she went ashore. But Mayu Amakura insisted on joining, and Mio Amakura could not dissuade her. As for Shizuku... she simply nodded in agreement.
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