It seemed as if several villagers were guarding this path.
Chang Ze Aoba turned off the flashlight and whispered to Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai beside him:
"The path leads to Mikami Forest at the end, and inside the Mikami Forest, there are no signs or paths. It is said that, at the deepest part of the Mikami Forest, the most famous Divine Tree of Ihui Island is enshrined, and only those who have reached true enlightenment can get there."
"I see," Shen Gu Mirai nodded.
Chang Ze Aoba continued, "As you have seen, there are quite a few guards now. We'll probably have to look for another opportunity to come and observe the situation. After all, what the few of us can do at night is very limited, right?"
He was about to suggest that Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai should consider heading back, but Beichuan Si, who had been quiet all along, spoke again, "In other words, Mirai's parents are in the Mikami Forest, right?"
"...That is one way to understand it," Chang Ze Aoba nodded.
