Chapter 406

"Yes, Mom, tonight, I personally put the handcuffs my father left behind on the criminal's hands; Father should be able to rest in peace now."

Sato Miwako's eyes carried an expression of relief.

Sato Shinobu cried for a while, then finally calmed down.

"Miwako, tell me in detail, how was the case solved?"

"This is all thanks to Akaso-san..."

Sato Miwako held her mother's hand and explained everything that happened that night in detail.

"So it was Akaso-san... We must thank him properly."

Sato Shinobu's heart was filled with gratitude.

"Mhm, leave this matter to me, I... I will thank him..."

Thinking of the 'thanks' that happened in the car, Sato Miwako suddenly blushed a little.

This time, the emotionally stirred Sato Shinobu did not notice her daughter's difference.

Sato Miwako, exhausted from the day, went to sleep.

Sato Shinobu, however, couldn't sleep.

She took out her treasured red wine and drank it cup by cup.

"Masayoshi, your case is finally solved, my daughter's vow is fulfilled... and my vow is also fulfilled."

Sato Shinobu's complexion was slightly flushed, and her pretty face carried a hint of temptation.

A faint scent of alcohol was exhaled from her red lips, causing a strange atmosphere to ripple through the room.

Thinking of the vow from back then, for some reason, Sato Shinobu's face turned somewhat red.

Back then, she had also made a vow: whoever could solve that puzzle, she would grant them one wish...

But now, more than ten years had passed.

She was no longer a girl in her twenties.

Would anyone still want such a reward?

In her intoxication, Sato Shinobu seemed to see someone walking toward her.

Lowering his head, lifting her chin, his mouth curled slightly.

"Mrs. Sato, my wish hasn't been fulfilled yet~..."

Sato Shinobu slowly curled up on the sofa, covering her body with a cushion.

"Hey, Akaso-san, I need your magic support again."

Akaso Kaze received a call from Koizumi Akako.

"Alright."

Thinking of the method of magic support, Akaso Kaze couldn't help but curl his mouth slightly.

By the way, I wonder if Koizumi Akako has any mother, sister, or anything like that.

He was very welcoming to supporting female mages with magic.

This was a very good opportunity for improvement.

And now that there were quite a few souls in the space, plus that huge black gemstone that could automatically generate magic, the magic that could be replenished had also increased significantly.

It was no problem for Akaso Kaze to replenish three or five people alone.

The destination was a small town famous for its hot springs, located about three hundred kilometers northeast of Tokyo.

Starting in the morning and driving until the afternoon, the town's welcome sign finally came into view.

From the clean roads starting from Tokyo to the roads with some snow outside the town, Akaso Kaze's car drove slower and slower.

Finally, it stopped in front of a guesthouse in the hot spring village outside the town.

Just as he pushed the door open, the owner and his wife immediately came out to greet him.

"Welcome to Genbei Hot Spring Guesthouse!"

"May I ask if you have a reservation?"

"Is it necessary to book in advance to stay here?"

Akaso Kaze glanced inside; it seemed that the popularity here wasn't that high.

"No, no, no..."

The bespectacled owner hurriedly waved his hands with a face full of smiles to explain.

"Actually, there is a group of guests from Tokyo who came from afar today, and I saw your license plate, so I wanted to confirm."

After checking in, Akaso Kaze chose a room with a window facing the snow-capped mountain.

According to Koizumi Akako, her target was at the peak of that snow-capped mountain.

According to the owner's introduction, there was a decent-sized ski resort in the direction the window faced.

People who came here to stay were partly for the hot spring baths and partly for the skiing over there.

As for the sport of skiing, although Akaso Kaze knew how to do it, he didn't have much interest.

Flying in the air was much more exciting than that.

After the owner finished introducing the surrounding activities and was about to leave, he was called back by Akaso Kaze.

"Wait a moment."

"May I ask if you have any other business?" the owner asked respectfully.

"I heard that the legend of the Snow Woman is popular here; I'm a bit curious."

That's right, the Snow Woman was Koizumi Akako's target.

It was said that she wanted to use the snow water transformed by the Snow Woman to make some kind of magic equipment.

"Those are all legends that were popular a long time ago; in this era of technological development, I haven't heard of any Snow Woman appearance events for a long time."

"However, my wife is a firm believer in the existence of the Snow Woman."

"If you are very interested in the Snow Woman, we can provide you with a videotape of the TV drama 'Love of the Snow Woman' to watch for free."

"I'll have my wife bring it over later, and she can tell you about those legends."

The guesthouse owner seemed to be a materialist and clearly didn't believe much in the Snow Woman rhetoric.

However, his wife was different.

"The Snow Woman, oh, of course there is one!"

"For a long time, this place has been famous for the Snow Woman often appearing in the vicinity."

"A terrifying monster with snow-white skin and the stunning appearance of a human woman, skilled at attracting men deep into the snow-capped mountains to kiss them and steal their souls."

"Maybe tonight, the Snow Woman here will appear~."