Chapter 190: The Innocent Boy

After soaking in the hot spring and washing away the fatigue from the journey, the girls all felt much better.

The air conditioning in the hot spring inn had been running constantly, so even just wearing a yukata at night didn't feel especially cold.

But going straight to sleep now was still too early.

Their hair had been dried after bathing, but since girls' hair is still longer, even if the surface was dry, the inside was still slightly damp.

So they couldn't go straight to sleep after bathing.

More importantly, under these circumstances, none of the girls could go to sleep this early.

Overly excited.

The ghostly stimulation was a major test for the girls, but it was also an exhilarating trip.

The excessive stimulation caused the girls to be in excellent spirits after cleaning up.

Considering they simply couldn't fall asleep right away, the group of girls who had just soaked in the hot spring all headed together to the hot spring lounge.

But it seemed not only they were unable to sleep tonight.

"Amamiya, you're not asleep either?"

Seeing Amamiya Ren sitting there arranging a deck of cards in the lounge, Fujiwara Chika was the first to walk over.

"Mm."

Amamiya Ren didn't look up, instead focusing intently on the cards on the table.

"I'm going to do a divination of the island's condition first."

"To confirm whether the entire island is affected—this will impact our safety."

Divination.

Fujiwara Chika nodded slightly; she had heard Amamiya mention he had a similar ability before.

"Can it be this accurate?"

"Mm."

The accuracy of divination was still trustworthy; Amamiya Ren knew divination couldn't be fully trusted, but the conditions that made it unreliable shouldn't exist in this world.

So, for now, the reliability of divination could be accepted.

"Divination obtains insights through rituals and questions, then connects them to gather information."

"Tarot divination is the simplest form—ordinary people can even play it, though the insights aren't very strong."

"Tarot divination requires specific rituals, lowering the threshold for receiving insights."

"Pendulums and divining rods demand higher requirements; ordinary people probably couldn't get accurate insights."

"Oh~"

Fujiwara Chika naturally hadn't ignored this knowledge, but she probably wouldn't need it for now.

That didn't stop her from asking about the final result.

"What's the result? Are we in danger?"

"No."

Amamiya Ren shook his head slightly.

"The ghosts pose no threat."

"They're active between 9 p. m. and 6 a. m."

"Also, the ghosts on this island have strong targeting."

"Though they lack any reason, they instinctively pursue those who killed them."

Amamiya Ren had his own speculation on this point.

"Perhaps because the ghosts haven't existed long, and because the people who killed them are still alive."

"Before those killers are dead, the ghosts are nearly harmless to others."

"Did you get this from divination?"

Fujiwara Chika was curious.

"Mm."

Amamiya Ren nodded slightly.

The insights from divination were exactly like this.

No wonder he found it strange: why, on an island filled with so many floating ghosts, had no ordinary people along the way shown any signs of being affected?

Confirming this point was actually quite important.

"You…!?"

As he raised his head, Amamiya Ren suddenly froze at what he saw, his face flushing as he turned his gaze away.

"Fujiwara, pay attention to your collar."

"Huh?"

Fujiwara Chika paused, looked down, and realized her yukata collar had been pulled too wide open.

A boy had seen it.

This realization instantly painted her cheeks crimson; she quickly stood straight and pulled her collar tight.

After tightening her collar, Fujiwara Chika finally let out a breath.

Only after she had fixed herself did she notice that Amamiya's face was also flushed.

His reaction was about the same.

But this allowed her to witness what Sonoko had described.

The way boys blush and get shy really is quite cute.

Amamiya's slightly curly hair, his face more visible without glasses, his slender and refined features tinged with a faint blush.

"Gurgle~"

Chika Fujiwara understood in that moment why Sonoko liked boys with good looks.

Especially a pure-hearted big guy who was a bit introverted and shy — there probably wasn't a girl who could resist that.