Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

"From what I understand, at the moment when Yuiri disappeared, the only factors that could affect our return to the original time point are you and Takano Sanshi."

"No matter what, both of you are the ones who must not die in this operation."

"I can't guarantee anything else, but I can assure you that as long as you stay by my side, no matter how many people Yingye Sansi brings, they will not be able to harm you."

"As long as you stay alert to that woman and anyone around you who intends to get close to you, and don't let them drug you or give you an injection, then everything will be fine."

"...You mean, Takano Sanshi still has the 'drugs' that are used against us?" Furude Rika frowned and looked at Taichi and asked.

"Yes, it is a drug that can raise a person's Hinamizawa Syndrome to L5 level in a short period of time. If someone is injected with that drug, the chance of death is close to %." Taiyi nodded and replied.

"...Those guys!" A trace of blood flowed from the corner of Furude Rika's mouth.

Rika Furude had long known that the function of the Irie Clinic, or rather the Irie Institute itself, was to research biological weapons, but she had never expected that the other party would have a finished product in such a short time.

I guess it was produced by the supervisor... After all, he is the only real professional in that clinic.

"Perhaps you can explain the current situation to your friends." Taichi turned his head and glanced at Maehara Keiichi and others who were anxiously looking at this place not far away from the car window, and then persuaded Furude Rika, "In this reincarnation, they are special. You should have noticed this."

"...Indeed." Furude Rika placed her hand on her forehead. "This reincarnation is the one that makes me feel most hopeful so far. If possible, I also hope to complete this reincarnation to the end and see Hinamizawa in the next month of this reincarnation."

"So, do you want to hear my advice?"

"Suggestions?" Furude Rika was stunned for a moment and looked up at Taiyi.

"Well, suggestion."

"After the Cotton Festival is over, I will find a reason for you and your friends to stay at the Sonozaki family temporarily."

"As long as Tomitake dies, the next night will be the time for Takano Sanshi to launch the final operation."

"However, I cannot guarantee whether Takano Sanshi will notice something is wrong and take action in advance, so my suggestion is to go a step further and stay at the Sonozaki family until the incident is over."

"Do you want to involve the Sonozaki family?" Furude Rika raised her eyebrows slightly.

"To be precise, we are defining a safe zone for you first." Taichi shook his head and replied, "After all, with the firepower of Takano Sanshi's unit, it would be meaningless even if the Sonozaki family tried their best."

"I am the one who will deal with that army."

"The effect of you getting together is just an internal placebo."

"Also, as a safety measure, I will let Akane and Yukino stay with you." Taichi added, "Don't be fooled by Akane's appearance of a weak girl, but she also has a trump card."

Although one way is to directly let Akane Shinjo summon the winged monster Zigjira and take Furude Rika and others to the sky for refuge.

But the appearance of monsters may bring bigger problems.

After all, there are no monsters at this point in time.

"Where is Officer Oishi?" Rika Furude asked, looking at Oishi Kuratomi who was talking to Keiichi Maehara and others and persuading them not to get close to the car.

"He and I are not on the same team." Taiyi shook his head and replied, "We are just temporary partners. I have no power to stop him from doing anything he wants to do... unless his actions disrupt my plans, then I will suppress him with force."

"...So now we are in a cooperative relationship?" Rika Furude looked at Taichi and asked.

"It's a pleasure working with you." Taiyi smiled slightly and took the initiative to extend his hand, waiting for Furuto Rika's response.

"I hope we can achieve our respective goals." Furude Rika placed her hand in Taiyi's palm expressionlessly.

……

Irie Clinic.

This is the destination of Taichi and his group and Furude Rika and his group.

After all, there were wounds on Hojo Satoko's face from being beaten by her uncle, and she had to be disinfected and bandaged in the clinic first.

The feeling was different from her previous visits. Knowing that this clinic was the base camp of her enemies, when she stepped into here, Furute Rika felt fear and timidity in her heart.

After sending Hojo Satoko to the chair to receive treatment from Kyosuke Irie, she even took the initiative to place herself behind Keiichi Maehara.

Behind her were Oishi Kurando and Taichi.

These two are currently 'temporary partners' whose true identities are still unknown.

"Too much, too much." While helping Hojo Satoko treat the injuries on her face, Kyosuke Irie angrily cursed Satoko's uncle for his cruelty.

Rika Furude looked at him dimly, always feeling that the person in front of her was too complicated.

It's totally unclear whether he is a good guy or a bad guy.

"Come to think of it, is Doctor Irie the only staff member of this clinic?" Taichi suddenly asked, "I've been here for such a long time, but I haven't seen anyone."

"Huh? Ah, no." Irie Kyosuke was stunned for a moment, then he looked up at Taichi and explained, "Because everyone went to the child protection agency in Xinggong to protest, so...ah, wait, Nurse Takano should still be in the clinic."

"He should be resting in the ward now."

[“Taichi! There is an abnormal reaction! It is not far from you! And it is coming towards you!” X, who was analyzing this Hinamizawa, suddenly stopped his work and warned Taichi in the mental meeting. ]

Abnormal reaction?

Could it be that Yu Ru is back?

Taiyi couldn't help but look around, trying to find the "abnormal reaction" that Axe mentioned.

Yu Ru didn't see it, but the woman with eyebrows as cunning as a fox appeared at the door of the clinic.

"Ah, everyone is back? Satoko-chan is here too. It looks like you guys have solved the problem perfectly."

Rika Furude's pupils suddenly shrank, and she slowly turned her head to look at the woman at the door.

The inside story - Takano Sansi.

Chapter 7 The Woman Named Takano Sansi

Takano three or four?

Is this woman the source of the abnormal reaction?

Taichi looked in surprise at Takano Sansi, who was specially marked by X as soon as he entered the room, and was a little confused.

Although this woman is indeed very lucky in the infinite reincarnation, where does her abnormal reaction come from?

Until Takano Sanshi's eyes flickered slightly when he glanced at Oishi Kuratō and Taichi.

Taiyi immediately understood.

This woman noticed something was wrong between her and Oishi Zangren!

Shadow Mage’s back-up plan!

It should be on Takano Sanshi!

After making this speculation, Taichi immediately adjusted the level of importance he attached to Takano Sanshi.

He stared at her intently, and at the same time quietly patted the limbs of Akane Shinjo and Yukinoshita Yukino, and pointed in the direction of Sadoko Hojo and Kyosuke Irie, signaling them to check whether there was any problem with the disinfectant that Kyosuke Irie was currently using.

After all, Takano Sanshi had been staying in this clinic all the time, so he had plenty of time to do some small things.

"Ah, sir, is there something wrong with my face?" Taiyi's gaze was too direct, and Takano Sanshi's smile faded. He touched his cheek awkwardly, then looked at Taiyi and asked.

"No, I just didn't expect to see such a beautiful woman like you in such a remote place. I'm a little fascinated by you." Taiyi responded with a wry smile.

"How daring!" Sonozaki Mion on the side couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You actually fell in love with Miss Takano at first sight. You have quite good taste." Sonozaki Shion, who had the same forced smile as Taiya, said in a dry voice.

If a woman praises other women's beauty in front of others, she will still feel dissatisfied even if they have just met each other.

Sonozaki Mion also relied on jokes to conceal her unhappiness.

The only girl who doesn't care is probably Ryuuguu Rena.

The expression on Takano Sanshi's face froze slightly.

She also noticed that Taiyi's attitude was a little unfriendly.

But he didn't understand where he had made the mistake.

Obviously, both parties met for the first time.

And she had only been able to recognize the appearance of the young man in front of her in her dream when she had just taken a nap.

Although she also felt that she had countless memories of her successful battles after waking up, these memories all had some strange fragments that could not match the reality, which was really outrageous.

But after waking up, the memories that should have been blurred were still clear, which made her admit that she was convinced by those memories.

There was no way, the experience of having a heart attack on Rika Furude and terminating the operation on Hinamizawa was too much for her sensitive nerves.

These memories are definitely proof that she is about to become the Lord of the Shrine!

"I'm really sorry, I already have someone I like." Takano Sansi smiled again and said to Taichi in a light tone.

"Ah? You must have misunderstood something." Taiyi continued to stare at Takano Sansi without changing his expression. "I just said you were beautiful, I didn't mean to pursue you."

Keiichi Maehara and Rena Ryuguya both turned their eyes to Taichi at the same time.

The former thought that Taichi was being stubborn. After all, his heart beat faster when he saw Takano Sanshi, and bad thoughts occasionally flashed through his mind.

The latter, on the other hand, was keenly aware that Taiichi had some tit-for-tat intentions towards Takano Sanshi.

He is thoughtful, observant, good at reasoning, and has extremely sharp intuition.

Rena Ryuuguu is the only one in the protagonist team besides Rika Furude who has ever been aware of the existence of the shrine god, Hanei.

If we only talk about her personal talents, she is the most outstanding one in the protagonist team.

However, she still couldn't understand why Mr. Naruto would have any ill will towards Ms. Takano.

After all, it was the first time for everyone to meet.

...It can't be that Miss Takano looks so much like someone he hates, right?

Rena Ryuguya's eyes involuntarily glanced at Rika Furude.

Among the people she knew, Rika Furude's reaction was the most abnormal.

Although she would occasionally show something amiss, this time after having a secret conversation with Mr. Naruto in the car, her reaction was even more abnormal.

Even after the saleslady entered the room, she clearly saw the object of fear, so she took half a step back.

Why does she feel afraid of Miss Takano?

Rena Ryuguya felt that there were more and more mysteries.

But she chose to wait.

Trust your friend and wait for her to speak out.

This is Rena Ryuuguu's realization.

……

"Listen, Satoko, be careful these two days and don't let the wound come into contact with water!"

When saying goodbye at the clinic door, Kyosuke Irie repeatedly gave instructions to Hojo Satoko.

"Please stop your past mischief for a while and don't let the wound get worse."

"Okay, I understand." Hojo Satoko tried hard to put on a smile.

But because of the pain from the wound, her smile looked a little hideous.

"Hey? This is your first time in Hinamizawa, don't you have a place to stay?" Sonozaki Mion and Sonozaki Shion looked at Taichi and his four companions and asked.

Just as they were leaving the clinic, Rika Furude took the initiative to find the Sonozaki sisters, hoping that they could temporarily take Taichi and the other three in to stay at the Sonozaki family for a while.

"Well... although I really want to agree to it right away, the one who makes the decision in the Sonozaki family is the ghost... ahem! It's grandma. I have to ask grandma first before I can give you a reply." Sonozaki Mion scratched her cheek in distress.

After all, it was Lihua who asked her for the commission herself.

If possible, she really would like to agree to it immediately.

But the ghost woman... grandma's accumulated power made her dare not resist at all.

"Anyway, let's go to the Sonozaki family first." Furute Rika looked around at the people around her, and then said, "Meion will go and ask for my commission from Grandma Sonozaki first. When I come back, I have something else to tell you all."

"It's a secret I've kept hidden until now."

"Rika-chan's secret? I want to hear it! I want to hear it!" Keiichi Maehara raised his hand and shouted.

"Well, since Rika-chan said so... ahem! Let's go!" Sonozaki Mion's desire to eat melon instantly broke her fear of the ghost woman.

……