Rika Furude.

She was the head of the Furude family, but she never even appeared at the most important meetings.

Even if she did show up, nobody would ask for her opinion, so it never really mattered if she was there or not.

A legend in the Furude family says that if their firstborn child is a girl for eight generations in a row, that eighth girl would be the reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama.

According to Takano-san's research, Rika Furude is very likely to be the one.

Surely, she must be an important icon in the cult of Oyashiro-sama. The true believers are devoted to her.

So, it's quite surprising to me that Rika Furude herself was the assassin.

It's unbelievable.

It's just too abnormal.

Usually, a VIP like her wouldn't be the one to assassinate someone.

It's possible that... it was a Rika Furude lookalike.

From the way she moved, she seemed experienced in fighting.

It's not normal that a small girl like her would jump me without faltering.

I just got lucky because I had a stun gun.

Without it, I don't know what would have happened.

She was far more skilled

than she looked.

Was she trained as an assassin??

Or was it a body double?

Everything is a mystery, including that creepy syringe.

What's going on?

I can't understand.

She was like

an apparition, or something.

Did Oryou Sonozaki know of her existence...?

What is hiding on the underside of this village?

That underside...

might run much deeper than I thought.