The island's residents had been reduced by forty to fifty percent.
By now, the Shadows had completely gone into hiding.
They didn't dare show themselves.
As a result, the Hassans did indeed find it more difficult to locate their targets than they had at the beginning.
But... only by a little.
It merely took some extra time.
There were no real restrictions in place.
It was almost like being on vacation...
Cursed Arm Hassan and Hundred-Faced Hassan basically went out for walks during the day and only worked at night.
They knew the entire island like the backs of their hands.
And the Hassans' disguise techniques were no ordinary tricks, either.
Replacing two residents replicated by the Shadows, then borrowing their identities and appearances,
was all effortless for them.
Thus.
If one really thought about it...
In Ushio Kobayakawa's understanding, there should have been two residents who had disappeared.
As for Assassin Hassan, she was a true model worker.
Even when she had nothing to do, she would squat in a tree and rest.
The only thing about the Shadows that left the Hassans speechless was their speed when fleeing.
They... really knew how to run!
Because the Shadows were two-dimensional beings.
So even cracks in walls were enough for them to squeeze through.
As long as there was the slightest opening, even a gap in the soil, they could flow right inside.
When the Hassans became spiritual bodies, they couldn't interfere with the present world.
Aside from those aberrations that ordinary people couldn't see, they had to materialize to deal with any other demons, monsters, or ghosts.
But the interesting thing was!
Precisely because Hitogashima Island was the Shadows' territory,
there were no signs of any aberrations anywhere on the island.
Otherwise!
The Hassans would probably have cleared out