Conan and his party eventually gave up their plans to go to the edge of the cliff and chose to walk along the path of the shrine together. When everyone had walked half the distance, Motota, who looked very tired, suddenly spotted an artificial fountain next to him, gushing into a pool.

"Ahh Yuan Tai shouted excitedly and rushed forward under the surprised gazes of Conan and the others. "I'm dying of thirst!"

"Hey! Stop it! "Conan Express." The water in that spring is for washing hands and gargling, not for quenching thirst! ”

"This spring is an exception," Sayuki Kubo pulled Conan. "This spring is drinkable."

"Why?" Conan asked in surprise as he watched Motota bury his head in the pool and drink happily. "Isn't there such a rule here?"

"This spring is not the spring of the shrine itself," Sayuki Kubo smiled. "According to records, the water from the spring was specially prepared to quench the thirst of those who came to the shrine, and the real source of water for worship was outside the main hall."

"That is," Mitsuhiko said excitedly. "Can we drink water too?"

"Let's come along!" Tadao was already smiling and beckoning everyone to come and have a drink.

I don't know where the spring water came from, but the taste of the water was so delicious that Conan couldn't help but show a surprised expression after drinking it. "It's really delicious... Where did it come from? ”

"I don't know," Tadao replied, somewhat surprisingly to Conan. "Someone used to put a certain amount of blood in several water systems in the vicinity, and then tested the luminol in the springs here, but found nothing."

"If you don't have enough blood, even Lumino can't do anything... Conan thought for a moment, but remained silent. Just as he was about to take a sip of water, he saw a string of words at the bottom of the pool. “？”

"In order to calm the undead who live in the underground and sleep peacefully, please come to Yutian Beizun." When Tadao saw Conan's gaze, he immediately understood what he was looking at.

"Yutian Don't Honor?" The little ones obviously didn't understand the meaning of the word. "What's that?"

Of course, the pronoun "little ones" automatically eliminates Conan.

"Yutian Beizun... Conan sighed. "This is indeed something that should appear in the area controlled by Takeda Shingen...

"What do you mean?" Mitsuhiko was puzzled. "What the hell is this Yutian Bezun?"

"This is the name of Emperor Ojin," Conan replied. "Born in 200, he inherited the position of emperor from the deceased Empress Jingu in 270, and then ruled for 40 years as the fifteenth emperor."

"Then why do they worship the fifteenth emperor?" Ayumi was puzzled.

"In Shinto," Sayuki Kubo replied lightly. "Emperor Ojin is the god of martial arts, Hachimangami."

"And the Great Bodhisattva of Hachiman is the marker on the banner of Takeda Shingen!" At this moment, the little ones knew the answer and shouted in unison.

"Yes," Tadao nodded approvingly. "This shrine is said to be a shrine dedicated to Hachiman God and Bishamonten."

"Bishamontian?" Both Conan and Mitsuhiko's expressions were slightly stunned, but Conan then showed a clear expression, but Mitsuhiko did not.

"But..." Mitsuhiko slurred. "If I remember correctly, Bishamon is not... Isn't it a sign of Kenshin Uesugi? ”

"Bishamentian is the martial god of Buddhism, so there's nothing wrong with this." Tadao shrugged. "After all, Takeda Shingen is not unBuddhist."

"Uhhh Conan frowned, and stopped talking.

"Little brother," Sayuki Kubo asked, noticing Conan's hesitation. "What's wrong?"

"Brother Tadao, you're not a Hindu, are you?" Conan thought for a moment and asked.

"I'm just slightly interested in Shintoism, and I don't know anything about Hinduism, what's wrong?" Tadao raised an eyebrow.

"Bishamon is indeed the martial god of Buddhism," Conan explained. "But Bishamanti is not an original product, but a replica transplanted from Hinduism. The body of Bishamon is the Hindu god of wealth, Kubera. ”

"God of Wealth?" Before Tadao could react, the little ones were already screaming. "Treasure?"

"That's the best reason to worship Bishamon here," Conan said. "There's a high chance that there's something in this shrine!"

"You know a lot of stuff... Saxue said with a look of admiration, half disbelief. "What a knowledge!"

"Well... Conan's expression was a little fluttery. "Our teacher who teaches Japanese history is a Warring States fan and likes this kind of topic...

"A teacher who teaches Japanese history!?" Sayuki was dumbfounded. (Japanese history is a subject that can only be studied in high school, and it is not available in junior high schools and elementary schools.)

"Ahh Conan explained, somewhat flustered. "It's a TV show about "Major Events in the History of Japan"! I just said it wrong! ”

"But..." Conan's words suddenly shifted in the other direction. "I think there's something strange about the main shrine."

"Ahh However, as animals that seek advantage and avoid harm, they prefer to be in the jungle, which is their own home event.

———————————— crows naturally don't make cries for no reason, they scream because something disturbs their lurking.

"Squeak-" Kimura and Tanaka's off-road vehicle stopped after the originally wide mountain dirt road turned into a sheep's intestine trail.

"Cut!" Ichiro Kimura put the notebook in his hand, which had not read a few pages, on his seat, and stepped out of the car—he had only read the first part of the book—and observed the terrain ahead. "In this case, I'm afraid there will be no way to continue the ride, so we can only walk."

"I'm glad I listened to you, big brother," Tanaka said with a wry smile. "We brought a full set of climbing gear... But what about those two imps? If you take them up the mountain, it's hard to keep them under control. In case they escape in the jungle ... ”

"Then leave the car here, and lock it—" Before Kimura could finish speaking, he heard Tanaka's exclamation from behind.

"Ahh

"What?" Kimura was startled and hurriedly turned around, only to see Kimura leaning against the window on the left side of the driver's seat with a painful face (this is an imported off-road vehicle, so it is different from a Japanese car), and his whole body is curled up.

What's going on?

Before Kimura could react, the two figures had already escaped through the passenger door that Kimura had opened himself.

"Damn!"