The next day, Fang Zheng left the inn with Sayu and headed toward the old district.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, was everything you said last night true?"
Walking beside Fang Zheng, Sayu still looked utterly confused.
"What? You don't believe me?"
"Of course not. Suddenly saying there are monsters in this world disguised as humans... honestly, it would be strange if I just believed that."
"Then you don't believe what Kushinada Nemuri said last night either?"
"Mm... it does sound pretty unbelievable, but... it's not completely absurd, is it? Just like you said, Mr. Fang Zheng, legends like werewolves and Vampires actually have scientific foundations. I think the Divine Humans here should be about the same. After all, they're just physically stronger than humans. They can't fly, and they can't use magic, right?"
"That does make some sense."
Fang Zheng shrugged and nodded.
Indeed, just as Sayu had said, even if Divine Humans truly existed, they could still be explained scientifically. Aside from their exceptional physical abilities, they had not displayed anything particularly contrary to common sense. As Sayu said, they could neither fly through the sky nor use magic. In fact, even if most people learned that Divine Humans existed, they would be more likely to regard them as some genetically mutated species.
"What do you think, Mr. Fang Zheng?"
"Me? Personally, I'd rather hope this was some kind of curse, or paranormal phenomenon."
"Huh? Why?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Sayu froze. She had never expected him to have such a side to him. Was he actually some die-hard paranormal enthusiast?
But Fang Zheng's answer was beyond Sayu's expectations.
"Because that would make the problem easy to solve."
"...Huh?"
"Look, if the people in this village became like this because of a curse or something, then as long as we