Chapter 136 – Episode 17. Island Village and Murder and the Daughter of the Abyss
〈 Caution! 〉 There are some explicit illustrations!!
As I walked a little closer, I saw a clear figure of a person standing in the dark. It was Haruto Wano, wearing a raincoat. Haruto Wano was quietly looking at the tombstone as if he was thinking about something.
I also saw the tombstone. There were numerous names written on the tombstone. Most of them are names of dead people.
Upper Island Right
仁多都津子
大方香充実
美須賀 森美
上島 虹喜
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There were numerous names written on the tombstone, and it seemed to be a family tomb prepared in the house that Professor Koga Honmura had mentioned. By the way, I think the original last name of the owners of this inn was Ueshima (上島). People with different last names seem to be wives who changed their last names after their husbands died…
“Isn’t it amazing that so many families are gathered in one place? Chooten Island certainly seems to be an island worth investigating from a folklore perspective.”
“Is that so? I don’t know much about folklore…”
Although it is surprising that bone powder is continuously buried in one place like this, it does not mean that this type of burial system did not exist at all. There seemed to be a similar burial method in the Korean history I studied in high school before Bing, but I don’t remember exactly. Was it Dongye or Okjeo? I don’t remember exactly.
“I know that one of the countries on the ancient Korean Peninsula had a burial system similar to this…”
“Oh, is that so? “I guess I’ll have to look into it.”
Haruto Wano seemed very happy to have a new learning opportunity. He seemed to enjoy academic learning itself. You have a completely different personality from me.
“Where is Professor Honmura?”
“You went to the hot springs. “I like to shower alone, so I’m thinking of going to the hot springs later.”
Ah, the sound of water from the hot spring earlier was Professor Koga Honmura. When she thought she had accidentally heard the sound of a middle-aged man bathing in a hot spring, she wanted to wash her ears.
“I’ll just go now.”
“I need to look at this interesting tombstone a little more.”
Since there was nothing more to see at other people’s family graves, I said hello to Haruto Wano and left the family graves. After walking for a bit, I turned to the right again and saw my private open-air bath. But I couldn’t go any further. The room next door also had an open-air bath, probably because it was a high-end room. It had a bamboo wall, and if you went further to the right, there was a slight cliff, and below that was the sea.
I went back again. I met Haruto Wano again, but he smiled awkwardly and said the road was blocked and passed by. The bamboo wall of the communal hot spring came into view again, and after turning left a few times, I found the entrance to the guest room building. Uchidate Kanimi was standing leaning at the entrance, and when he saw me, he said, “Martial artist!” And shook her hand.
“Yes, hello. “I wish you would just call me Mr. Taira instead of Mr. Martial Artist.”
“The martial artist is cool… Ah! “By the way, have you seen the professor?”
Kanimi Uchidate seemed to be looking for Professor Koga Honmura. According to Haruto Wano, she was enjoying a hot spring bath, so she must be in a hot spring… There was no sound of water when I just arrived, so it could have been in the room.
“I believe Mr. Honmura is at the hot springs.”
“Oh, no~! “Professor Wano.”
Oh right. I heard that Kanimi Uchidate and Saori Hijitani were listening to Haruto Wano’s lecture. Because of Haruto Wano’s age, he may not be a full-time professor, but he said he was working on a doctorate, so it seemed like he was giving some lectures as a master’s degree.
“If it’s Mr. Wano, it’s in the inn’s family grave behind the guest room.”
“A family grave? It’s raining, dark, and a little scary… “I’ll just wait here until you come back.”
“I said I would stay a little longer, so it will come soon.”
I shook off the moisture from my umbrella and went into the room. I have to return it directly. I left it at the front door for no reason, so I thought someone might take it, so I shook off as much moisture as possible from the umbrella and carried it into my room.
Konoka Hamahata had cleaned the room and even laid out a blanket. The air conditioner had the dehumidification function turned on, so the room was comfortable even though it had been raining all day.
When I lay down on the blanket and turned on my phone, I saw a KakaoTalk message from Han Yu-kyung.
Han Yu-kyung: How about an island trip? Is it fun?
Jin Yong-tae: It rained since lunch, so I just enjoyed the hot springs.
Actually, there was a murder case, but I didn’t mention it for fear of causing unnecessary concern. If we meet later and talk about it, it will be an interesting topic to talk about. Actually, I didn’t even talk about being in Jukai Forest, so it would be interesting to hear both.
Han Yu-kyung: It’s a shame~. But I also want to go to a hot spring with Yongtae♥
Jin Yong-tae: We’ll meet in just a week, so be patient 😘
Han Yu-kyung: One week is too long~! I want to see you 😡
Jin Yong-tae: Then, should we take a selfie and send it to each other? Haha
Han Yu-kyung: Yes, yes! Good😍
I had quite a few photos of Yu-Kyung Han in my photo album because she often took pictures and sent me many, but new photos of her were always welcome.
I opened the door to see the open-air bath and took a picture from an angle that looked reasonably good. Hmm, the best thing about him was that he was handsome. Even if you take a rough picture, the picture comes out this good.
Yongtae Jin: Photo
Han Yu-kyung: Uhehe… Our Yongtae is handsome. Looking at the picture makes me want to see more ㅠㅠ.
Jin Yong-tae: Why don’t you show me Yu-kyung’s photo?
Han Yu-kyung: No! I keep taking pictures because I have to look pretty.
It seemed like they took a long time to take pictures to make me look pretty. I just took one picture and sent it, but maybe I didn’t put enough effort into it? After waiting for about 10 minutes, KakaoTalk rang.
Han Yu-kyung: Photo
It was a photo with nothing to throw away, including a ponytail and no clothes on top, and a short pink skirt and stockings on the bottom.
Jin Yong-tae: No! How can I spend this long night if I send you such exciting photos!?
Han Yu-kyung: hehe♥ Are you excited?
Jin Yong-tae: Of course.
Han Yu-kyung: Then send me a photo of Yongtae being excited there too♥
Is it because you want to use it as a daughter’s gift? After seeing Yu-kyung Han’s sexy photos, I took a photo of her hard erection and sent it to her.
Yongtae Jin: Photo
Han Yu-kyung: I can survive until next week with this🥰 I love you, Yong-tae!
Jin Yong-tae: I love you too♥
I’ve been on KakaoTalk for quite some time. It was already 8:35. So, shall we go to the hot springs one more time before going to bed and take a picture of Han Yu-kyung?
“Aaaaahhh!!!”
I was thinking about going back into the hot springs when I heard someone screaming. This scream was the voice of Konoka Hamahata. Surely it’s not murder again?
I ran to where the screams came from. The source of the scream was a regular guest room. I was in a special room a bit far away, so when I arrived, everyone was gathered at the source of the scream.
“Is there a problem?”
When I asked, Professor Koga Honmura opened his mouth with a dark expression.
“It’s murder again. This time…”
When I looked inside the room, I saw Atsuhiro Kimura dead with a knife stuck in his back. Next to him was Haruto Wano, wearing gloves, examining the body.
“It seems like he died not long ago this time. “It wasn’t even 30 minutes.”
Hmm… Who the heck is… ?
“First, let me tell you what you were doing in the last 30 minutes and your alibi. “There was someone who didn’t have an alibi in the lunch incident, so if there’s another person who doesn’t have an alibi this time, there’s a high probability that he’s the culprit.”
Professor Koga Honmura suggested checking the alibi again. That damn alibi… Ah! Do you think the photo taken earlier with the open-air bath in the background will help with your alibi?
“I will say it first. I was on a video conference with other professors just now. “I’ll bring my laptop and check it for you.”
Professor Koga Honmura entered his room and came out holding an open laptop. On the laptop screen, several people were watching us with cameras.
-Professor Honmura was definitely having a video conference with us. Except for a brief bathroom break, we stayed together the entire time.
Said one of the professors on the laptop screen.
“How long did you use the bathroom?”
Haruto Wano asked. Professor Honmura Koga seemed a little embarrassed, but he soon opened his mouth.
“I had an upset stomach so I had to use the bathroom for a while. About 10 minutes… But that was 50 minutes ago. “It was before the murder occurred.”
As expected, Professor Koga Honmura seemed to have had an upset stomach because he took a hot spring bath right after dinner. The professors in the laptop also told him that it was fifty minutes ago.
“First, let’s listen to the story of Ms. Hamahata, the first discoverer.”
Yes, since the person who screamed was Konoka Hamahata, I can speak as the first discoverer.
“I cleaned up Taira Ryuta’s room and brought a meal to Kimura, who hadn’t eaten yet. Then it was time to go back to the galley, wash the dishes with her grandmother, and put away the meal, so I went to Kimura’s room, and that’s when Kimura collapsed, bleeding… “That’s when I started screaming.”
“When did I bring you a meal?”
“I remember I brought it to you about an hour ago.”
This meant that Atsuhiro Kimura was alive until an hour ago. But nothing could be known from this fact.
“I have no alibi. “I was organizing data on my laptop in my room, but this cannot prove my alibi.”
Haruto Wano confessed that he could not prove his alibi. At lunch, does she have an alibi and is confident that she is not the criminal?
“I was still washing dishes with my granddaughter. It’s been a while since many guests came, so I continued cooking and washing dishes. “My granddaughter was always with me except when I went to give her food and clean up the dishes.”
“That’s right, grandma was always in the galley.”
The innkeeper’s grandmother had an alibi. If Hamahata Konoka had an alibi, then she had an alibi. Although being the first witness takes some time.
“I am… I am… Hmm!”
Next, we looked at Saori Hijitani, who was next to the innkeeper’s grandmother, and Saori Hijitani began to cry. What… ? Oh, thinking about what happened earlier, there was a high probability that she was dating the victim, Atsuhiro Kimura.
“I was actually dating Mr. Kimura. She said Mr. Kimura didn’t eat her meal, so she ate and she did. At 8:30, she and Mr. Kimura were supposed to meet at the entrance of the guest room building, but she didn’t come out until 35 minutes later. However, after hearing Konoka Hamahata’s screams, I went there and found Kimura dead… Ugh… !”
“First, stop crying and tell me your alibi.”
Even though Saori Hijitani was crying, Professor Koga Honmura calmly told her to start with her alibi. She felt it again, but she was really a professor without blood or tears.
“She continued to stay with Te Uchidate, who shared the same room, and at around 8:10 she went to the entrance.”
“Yes. Hijitani stayed with me and she left at exactly 8:07.”
In the end, it meant that there was no alibi from 8:07 onwards. Because she could have gone out at 8:07, killed Atsuhiro Kimura, and been standing at the entrance.
“I stayed in the room after Mr. Hijitani left. Of course, there is no way to prove it. But I didn’t know Hijitani was going to leave, so she’s not in a position to do anything planned.”
In the end, Uchidate Kanimi also had no alibi. In the end, Tekanimi Uchidate said that she had no alibi because Saori Hijitani left, so she deserved some consideration. If she is the culprit, she should have left the place first to carry out the crime.
“Mr. Konoka Hamahata, was Ms. Hijitani at the entrance when you went to put away the food?”
“Yes, he seemed to keep checking the time, but it seemed like he was waiting for someone.”
Konoka Hamahata answered Haruto Wano’s question sincerely. Whatever happened before, before Konoka Hamahata found her body, she was waiting at the entrance.
Am I the only one left now? If I think about it, I could have perfectly proven my alibi.
“I was alone in the room. Saori Hijitani will be able to prove that I was always alone in the room.”
Everyone looked at Saori Hijitani after hearing what I said.
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Countless photos taken by Han Yu-kyung before sending a selfie
