Lin Pingzhi had gone through great trouble to obtain the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, only to discover that everyone in the martial world had a copy.
That was more or less how Asou Misaki felt right now.
"How do you have these?"
Staring at the ancient cameras in the hands of the two girls before her, identical in appearance to her own, Asou Misaki was completely dumbfounded.
Hearing her question, Mio Amakura and Rei Kurosawa exchanged a glance.
"Um... we found them."
"I found mine too..."
"You found them?!"
To Asou Misaki, however, that answer might as well have been no answer at all.
"How could it possibly be such a coincidence? You just happened to find cameras made by my ancestor!"
"Even if you say that..."
Neither Mio Amakura nor Rei Kurosawa knew how to respond to Asou Misaki's dissatisfaction. After all, just as they had said, they really had found them. Mio Amakura had discovered hers together with Mayu Amakura in a private home in Minakami Village, while Rei Kurosawa had found hers while exploring the House of Sleep... They had simply picked them up.
"Alright, alright. It's just a coincidence. Don't dwell on it too much."
Shizuku clapped her hands, signaling everyone to refocus.
"We can deal with the cameras later. For now, let's figure out your missing memories first."
At that, Asou Misaki nodded and did not pursue the matter further. Meanwhile, Minazuki Ruka casually picked up a notebook from another table.
"Ah, there's a notebook from Dr. Asou Kunihiko here too."
As she spoke, Minazuki Ruka opened the notebook and began reading aloud.
"In ancient times, Rougetsu Island was called 'the island closest to Yomi'... Uh, what's wrong with you all?"
As Minazuki Ruka read from the notebook, she noticed that the moment she mentioned the