"Miss, these are the lists of families that will be visiting in the New Year. Some of them have already sent greeting cards, and some of them were visited by me on my own initiative in previous years."

Looking at the long list of names in the hands of the housekeeper, Ling also felt a little headache.

After the third day of the first lunar month, it’s time to visit relatives and friends.

Ling also doesn’t have many relatives in Japan. Her father’s side has a thin bloodline, and her mother’s relatives are all in Northern Europe, so if they haven’t been in contact for a long time, they will fade away. However, there are many families who have close ties with the Oshima family.

Todo, Isori, Fujiwara, Takahashi, and Kobayashi are all listed on the list and are all prominent families in Tokyo. These families are also related to the old days of the Oshima family.

Although it doesn't matter if she doesn't go around, these families are the result of Lingya's father's friendship over the years, including business and political circles. In the past years, her father also took her to go around a few times, and met those who called her uncle and uncle, so

Not a stranger either.

If the relationship is broken, Ling doesn't feel any pity, but her father's years of hard work will be in vain.

Now she represents the Oshima family, and she cannot be willful.

"I know, Grandpa Jianye, you can arrange the time."

"I understand."

I originally wanted to spend the New Year leisurely, but it seems that this New Year will be very busy. The idea of ​​lying on the sofa watching the red and white song concert, hiding in the kotatsu and eating satsuma mandarin oranges to spend the New Year leisurely can only remain in my imagination.

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As a child of the Oshima family, while enjoying the family's wealth, you must also shoulder the responsibilities of the family.

Time passes in daily visits.

Ling also thought that after the death of her parents, the influence of the Oshima family was not as good as before, and some of her past family friends might change their attitudes.

But in fact, she did not encounter any difficulties during the visit. She felt that many uncles and uncles were more kind and enthusiastic than when her father was alive.

It can even be described as diligent, which makes Ling a little confused.

"This is not surprising," explained the driver, Mieno, "because the Oshima family is now the best marriage partner."

Marriage, with whom?

Ah, this is a stupid question, of course it is with her. But marriage is still too far away for her, so Ling was a little confused for a while.

After all, after the New Year, she is only ten years old.

Of course, the investment of a big family is long-term, and emotional investment is even more so. Ten or twenty years is nothing.

"Unless Miss, you explicitly ask your future husband to marry you, marrying you will be equivalent to merging the entire Oshima family."

In this case, if there are children and nephews of the right age at home, who wouldn’t want to come and establish a good relationship with her first?

Time passed by during the New Year’s visit, and inadvertently, it was the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

"I'm so exhausted, Lingya. I've been visiting everywhere with my mother these past few days without any rest at all."

Tomoyo lay on the sofa without any ladylike appearance.

She would never behave like this elsewhere, even in her own home. If she is too unrestrained and does not have the image of a girl, her mother will criticize her.

Only Lingye's house is the most relaxing place for her. No one here will discipline her, and no one will look at her differently.

"Is this the case, Tomoyo? Me too, I always feel so busy during the Chinese New Year."

Now I am done with my work, but there are only a few days until school starts. When I was in school, I was looking forward to the winter vacation and the New Year. After the New Year, I felt lonely again. It was not at all what I expected.

"We haven't played yet!" The two complained in unison, then looked at each other and smiled.

"Lingya, is this your new pet?"

Looking at the rabbit that Reiya was holding in her hands, Tomoyo had wanted to ask before.

The rabbit is so beautiful that its hair is so shiny that it even makes people feel like it is emitting fluorescence. It is like a fantasy creature. It seems as if it has come to reality from a fairy tale.

"Well, its name is Lunaticus. It's my new pet. It's a monster."

"Hello, Lunaticus, this weird... monster?" Tomoyo didn't hear clearly at first, but then realized that he seemed to have heard something special.

If it were someone else who said they found a monster as a pet, it would definitely be a joke.

But Reiya, then there’s no way to confirm whether this ‘monster’ is a nickname or a real one.

"It's a monster, but Lunaticus has never done anything bad before. After all, he is Inaba's white rabbit."

"Inaba's white rabbit? Is it the white rabbit in the story of Okuninushigami?"

Then it's not a monster, but a mythical beast.

"Well, I'll take you to a place."

Regarding the secret realm of the Moon Palace, Ling does not intend to let too many people know. Although the so-called "grand palace technique" is a joke, it is also her secret base. Having a secret base is a child's right.

She only plans to share it with her best friend, and Tomoyo is her best friend.

When he saw the moon palace that violated the principles of mechanics and headed towards the sky, Tomoyo was so surprised that he almost lost his words.

At the end of the sea of ​​pure white and elegant flowers, there is a towering ancient tree from the mythical era, and a group of ethereal palaces stand in the sky.

"This...this is the Moon Palace?"

"Yes, Guanghan Qingxu."

"So Reiya, is she actually Kaguya?"

"Wrong."

Reiya handed the rabbit in his hand to Tomoyo, who took it stupidly without knowing why. However, Reiya took out the camera from nowhere.

Click!

"Tomoyo, you are Kaguya now! Haha."

Tomoyo really matches this "Chang'e-limited" miracle warm suit. Her long black hair is smooth and shawl, and she has a quiet and virtuous temperament in her bones.

Lunaticus was being spun around in the hands of the two girls without resisting, and was still dozing off with its eyes closed. It was such a homely creature that even hundreds of years of sleep would not be enough.

"Ah, Lingya, can you take me home now?"

"Now?"

"Yes, I suddenly had inspiration!"

Inspiration came and ideas came flooding back. She was in urgent need of a sewing machine! Even the splendor of fairy tales could not compare to the effect of a sewing machine at this time.

This is the joy of knowing the world.

In the early morning, the winter mist gradually dispersed in the sunshine. It was a peaceful scene.

But in fact, this morning was not auspicious. The TAC team arrived at the Keihin Industrial Zone early in the morning. This is the coast of Tokyo Bay, extending from Tokyo to Yokohama, and is within the scope of industrial radiation. At this time, the entire industrial zone has been damaged.

Decent.

"It was indeed a monster attack."

Konno said nonsense. The entire factory area was destroyed to such a degree that almost all the bricks and tiles could not be seen. Unless there was a large-scale air raid, only monsters could do it.

"But we are late."

To be more precise, they called the alarm too late and failed to notice the monster immediately. When they arrived, the monster had already left after making a big fuss. They didn't even know what the monster looked like.

"Captain, look at this, it's the factory security guard!"

Three people were lying on the ground, all of whom had been dead for a long time. They were wearing factory security uniforms.

"It's strange, there are no injuries on their bodies, but they smell so strong of alcohol!"

"I understand, I understand everything!" Konno said while rubbing his hands, "This kind of thing happens all the time. After drinking too much, I feel hot all over, so I lie outside and freeze to death. Because they are factory security guards, and there is no warning from them.

, so no one noticed when the monster came and attacked the factory. That’s it, it must be right.”

What Konno said seems to make sense, but Captain Long did not jump to conclusions.

"We need to conduct a more detailed investigation, including the causes of death of these three people. Yamanaka, ask the police station to contact the medical examiner. We need a more detailed report."

"Understood!"

"Also, Beidou, Noriko, please take a look around the area again. I think someone must have witnessed such a big noise of a monster attack. At least we need to find out what kind of monster it is."

"Understood!"

Beidou and Noriko took the order and took action immediately, but the job was more difficult than imagined.

This is an industrial area with few residents. It was actually night when the monster attacked, and no one saw it at all. Beidou and Noriko drove a patrol car around the surrounding area and asked many people, but there was no trace.

Harvest.

"So, maybe the only ones who witnessed the death were those three? But they died first."

"Isn't this the monster's strategy? Kill all witnesses and wrap yourself in thick fog!" Beidou guessed.

"Beidou, your speculation is groundless. How do you explain the smell of alcohol? I think you are just too tired from the visit. Have you really done a thorough investigation?" Yamanaka snorted coldly.

The forensic doctor he contacted will come in the afternoon. Although it was the TAC team's request, there is an acute shortage of forensic doctors in Tokyo. Although they agreed to come, they also gave Yamanaka a lot of good words, which made him very angry now.

"That's..."

"What you said is wrong, team member Yamanaka. Beidou-kun and I visited carefully, and there are indeed no witnesses."
To be continued...