Looking at the slowly rising sun, Emiya picked up his bag and left along the river. Of course, it is safer to walk during the day than at night. He is not a dark creature and will gain a lot of blessings at night. It is better to say that humans will get a lot of debuffs in the dark. For safety reasons, it is of course safer to leave during the day, which is also the habit of most people. If you drive back to your hometown, would you choose to leave at 2 am and arrive at 2 pm or leave at pm and arrive at am? This is an obvious choice. It is also easier to find human settlements along the river. Low wooden houses were scattered on both sides of the path. Walking along the river, Emiya saw a seemingly simple village before he had walked for half a day. The village is not directly surrounded by trees. Because the river in this section is relatively slow, the area around the village seems to be full of rice fields planted by the villagers themselves. Emiya could also see many villagers working in the fields. Seeing this scene, Shirou breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart was filled with doubts. Judging from the fact that he had only been in the village for half a day, the inn was not very far from the village, and there were already many travelers inside the inn.

Logically speaking, the hotel should receive guests quite frequently, but for some reason he didn't see a single person in the five days he stayed there. However, this only lasted for a brief moment in Emiya's mind, and then he gave up thinking about it. Even if we know why no one goes to the hotel, what can we do about it? It would be better to say that if fewer people live in such deep mountains and forests, the chance of encountering such monsters should be smaller. What's more, Shirou now has to figure out where he is. "Um, please tell me, do you know where Fuyuki City is?" "What city? Can you tell me again?" The old man who was plowing the field seemed to have poor hearing. He squinted his eyes and stood in front of Emiya and asked Emiya loudly. And Emiya was frightened by his strong muscles and couldn't help but step back. "Um, can I ask if you know where Fuyuki City is?" "Fuyuki City? I don't know!" "Go down this road and towards the town. Someone should know where Fuyuki City is." The old man tickled his ears and answered Emiya's question loudly. "Town?" Emiya began to lose hope that he could return to Fuyuki City. Whether it is the lifestyle, language, or buildings of the people in this village. Emiya was basically certain that he was not in his own era now, but had returned to an earlier time in Japan. You have to know that modern mobile phones and televisions are basically a necessity for every household. To get news from the outside world or to contact others, a mobile phone is absolutely necessary. But there was not even a trace of it in this village. As for clothing, there is a huge difference between the clothes worn by modern people and those worn by ancient people.

At first, Emiya thought this was some isolated small village. But according to the old man's answer. It is obvious that this is a place connected to the outside world, but if it is connected to the outside world, it would not look so backward. too weird. "It's already so late, it's not convenient for you to travel now, why don't you stay in the village and rest for a night before leaving." The old man saw Emiya in deep thought and thought that he was hesitating whether to go to town because it was about to get dark. Chapter 9: Traveling at night is dangerous Emiya didn't answer right away. He was also hesitating whether to travel at night. It wasn't because he thought it was wrong to accept the old man's invitation. If he met someone like him who had no place to live and needed a temporary place to stay, Emiya would lend a helping hand and would not ask for anything in return from that person. This certainly does not mean that Emiya intends to live in the old man's house for free. If he chooses to accept the old man's kindness, Emiya will of course pay for the living expenses. He hopes that he can help others unconditionally, and does not want others to help him unconditionally in this way. In fact, to be precise, Emiya can accept himself helping others unconditionally, but cannot accept himself enjoying others' unconditional help. He must make his own contribution. But these were not the main reasons why Emiya was thinking. What Shirou is thinking about now is the monster he encountered before. If you travel at night like this, although it is not clear whether you will encounter such a monster, the danger is definitely higher than during the day. "Is there anything dangerous if we travel at night?" Emiya decided to ask the locals. He had just arrived in this place and was unfamiliar with the place. He had his own judgment, but the information was seriously insufficient, so any judgment he made would be false. "It's mainly about wild animals. If you're asking about rumors——" The old man thought about it and his tone became a little deep, as if he was recalling something horrible. "If you walk outside at night, you will be eaten by ghosts." The old man's voice suddenly became intense, and he pulled his eyes and mouth with his hands, making a very funny face. "Old man, you are really full of energy!" Emiya responded with an awkward but polite smile. "Have you ever seen a ghost?" "This is just to scare those ignorant children who want to run into the woods every day. There are no ghosts in the world. Those are just rumors. I have lived for so long and have never seen any ghosts." The old man waved his hands, indicating that he did not believe in such rumors that threatened children. When Emiya heard the old man's answer, he nodded slightly.

Although he was convinced that creatures called ghosts did exist, it was obvious that most people living in this area had never actually seen one. There are basically only a few situations. The first is that Emiya is extremely lucky and happened to encounter creatures that are extremely rare in this world, just like the existence of vampires on his side, which have basically disappeared completely. The kind that is hard to find even if you look for it carefully. The second possibility is that in this era, Japan also has organizations like magicians, or official organizations regulate this kind of supernatural power, or conceal it. Ordinary people don't know about your existence, just like ordinary people don't know about the existence of magicians. "Does this rumored man-eating ghost have any weaknesses?" Emiya circled his head. "This is just a rumor to scare those children. Ghosts don't really exist in the world." The old man looked at Emiya with some confusion. Logically speaking, most people living here would know stories about ghosts, and also know what the weaknesses of the ghosts in the stories are. However, the old man didn't think too deeply about it and just assumed that Emiya had forgotten the horror stories that had accompanied their childhood. "One is the sunlight, and the other is the wisteria flowers. These are the ghosts' weaknesses." "Sunshine?" Emiya suddenly remembered that when he woke up before, the sunlight covered his entire body. But according to the time, the ghost should be able to kill him before the sunlight shines on him. "Okay, kid, do you have any questions? If you have any, come to my house and ask them. I'll tell you a secret: I have a very beautiful granddaughter!" The old man looked up and saw that the sky was gradually getting darker. If he went back now, he should be able to have a steaming hot dinner. "Cough! Cough!" Emiya was frightened by the old man's sudden remarks and started coughing violently. "Hey, young people nowadays just can't resist temptation. They are so excited just by hearing about how beautiful my granddaughter is. If they really saw her, they would fall to the ground right away." "No, thanks. I have urgent business to attend to in town. I won't bother you any more." Shirou waved his hands quickly and refused to retreat. "Hey, traveling at night is very dangerous." The old man hurried over and tried to stop Emiya. "No, don't worry about me. At least I can protect myself at night." When Emiya saw the old man who wanted to stop him, he immediately panicked and ran quickly towards the location of the town that the old man had mentioned. "Thank you!" As he ran, he never forgot to look back and thank the old man. "This kid!"

The old man sighed and left in the opposite direction. He was not too worried. A road was built between the village and the town. Although there was no light, the overall safety was guaranteed whether at night or during the day. At least there would be no sudden attack by wild beasts. And there has never been any news of anyone having an accident while going to town. Although many people who went to the town did not reply to the message, most of the people who went to the town in the village would not reply or return to the village until many years later, which was basically no different from being missing. So the old man did not think much about it and went towards his home peacefully. After jogging for a while, Emiya left the main area of ​​the village, but he could still see some houses built inside the woods. I think many people like the quiet atmosphere, so they live far away from the village. There is a reason why the hotel is so far away from the village. Judging from the clothes, beddings, etc. inside, the owner of the hotel must be a rich man, and a relatively lonely rich man. "I don't know how far the town is from this village." Emiya didn't ask in detail. He only knew that this road led to the town. If he continued asking in that situation, he might really follow the old man back to his home. "That night was their home turf." Emiya didn't know if he would encounter a ghost like that again, but it would definitely be right to remain vigilant. Even if there were no ghosts, wild beasts were still a threat. "It should be my head that was kicked out that was the first to receive the sunlight, so I was able to survive that situation." Emiya also analyzed the reasons why he was able to survive. It would be extremely painful if being exposed to direct sunlight would result in death, and the sun was shining in from directly opposite the door of the hotel. Therefore, that kick of his should have directly kicked the ghost to a position very close to the sunlight. At that time, the ghost controlled most of his will on the other half of his body, so he didn't notice that half of his head was about to be exposed to the sunlight. So the body of the main consciousness died, and the secondary consciousness was like the Bluetooth was cut off, without any movement. Not all ghosts are called Muzan, and any remaining fragment can be reborn. Otherwise, why can't those ghosts whose heads died in the sun and whose bodies are still in the dark be resurrected? Daki was able to revive even after her head was blown to pieces by Tanjiro, leaving only half of her mouth. Logically, she should also be able to revive from her neck even after her head was blown into watermelon juice. So according to the inference, apart from the threat of the sun, as long as the consciousness is scattered, it should be true death for the ghost. Chapter 10 Traveling at night will definitely cause trouble The dark night should have been quiet and eerie, but the crows that kept howling above the woods, the occasional rustling of leaves in the wind, and the moonlight that was constantly swallowed up by the clouds all added a sense of noise to the entire forest. As if something was going to happen tonight, Shirou had already put his hands on his waist, ready to deal with any emergency at any time. Emiya has only learned the basics of strengthening magic, and even if he takes time out to train every day, it is almost the same as standing still. Until now, he has no way to strengthen living creatures, and naturally he has no way to strengthen his eyes through magic at night to make his vision clearer. Although the darkness greatly limited Emiya's vision, it had little impact overall. Perhaps because of Emiya's unique talent in archery, Emiya's eyes are more accurate than normal people. Even at night, Emiya can see things around him clearly. This is why Emiya was able to determine that his vision was disturbed when facing the ghost, and it is also the reason why Emiya is not afraid of walking at night.

Even though he couldn't strengthen his eyes, Emiya could easily observe places that ordinary people couldn't pay attention to. "It's a pity, if only I could have arrived earlier." Walking on the path, Emiya was still mourning those who died in the hotel. He had never come into contact with that group of people, but they were all living lives, and he couldn't just sit back and watch such a thing happen in front of him. So many people died at the hands of the demon like fish on a nail board, without any resistance. Emiya couldn't imagine how many more lives had been killed by that demon. He felt a little angry and helpless. The fact that he was able to survive the ghost was not due to his own hard power, but was due to various coincidences.