"I didn't expect you all to discover these things on your first day here. Compared to others who accepted the commission, you are much more impressive."
Kama, who had always appeared quite calm, looked at Durandal and her group with some surprise when he heard that they had already begun to touch upon the truth of Tsurumi Island.
Most people who come to Tsurumi Island would dismiss these abnormal phenomena as dreams or other oversights. Durandal and her group were the first to notice the instability of the Ley Line.
"Besides that, there's also something about you. Among the people we saw, we heard that the son of the Kama family left Tsurumi Island and never returned. If I'm not mistaken, you… should be a descendant of this person, right?"
"...An interesting deduction, but isn't it a bit too far-fetched to conclude that I am a descendant of the Kama family's son who left Tsurumi Island based solely on that? Even in Inazuma, there are many names that include the character 'Kama'."
"Because of your apparent familiarity with Tsurumi Island, we conducted an investigation before coming here. Information about Tsurumi Island is scarce; besides circulating rumors, there are no written records. But you seem to understand this place, so you must be a descendant of the Kama family's son who left Tsurumi Island, right? The sole descendant of Tsurumi Island."
Lumine, with an expression that conveyed "this is the truth," stood with her hands on her hips, looking sternly at Kama, urging him to be honest and tell them the truth.
After a long silence, Kama regained his calm expression and nodded.
"You win. 'Kama' is indeed a clan name, and my ancestor was indeed the son of the Kama family who left Tsurumi Island."
"Then why didn't you tell Sumida? She's currently writing a light novel about Tsurumi Island. With your knowledge of Tsurumi Island, you could certainly provide her with crucial insights."
Paimon looked at Kama, puzzled. Although she didn't understand the relationship between Kama and Sumida, Kama had only agreed to take them to Tsurumi Island because of Sumida's letter.
Their relationship should be quite good, yet why didn't Kama tell Sumida about this? He should know what Sumida is doing now, right?
"Because Sumida didn't ask, so I didn't tell her. If she had asked me, I would definitely have told her. Since she didn't ask, I'll be her boatman."
Kama said as a matter of course: "As long as she needs me, I can accompany her to Yashiori Island for research, and help her smuggle local snacks back. When we rest, I listen to her read to me. There's nothing wrong with this life; I like it very much."
Oh wow~ These two… Is he showing off his relationship with Sumida? I always feel like there must be something between them.
Lumine felt a little numb. She hadn't expected Kama to care so much about Sumida. This CP, I ship it!
"I'm not interested in hearing about you and Sumida. I want to know the reason your ancestor left Tsurumi Island. He shouldn't have simply wanted to see the outside world, but for some other reason, right?"
Kama looked at Durandal with some surprise and nodded: "Yes, my ancestor couldn't bear what was happening on Tsurumi Island, so he escaped. He ignored everyone's obstructions, built a small boat alone, and left in the direction the Thunderbird had flown before, which he had observed."
"The direction the Thunderbird flew… Ah! Could it be Seirai Island?"
Paimon recalled the feather they found near the Thunder Manifestation. The place where the Thunderbird left Tsurumi Island, could it be Seirai Island?
"Yes, my ancestors lived on Seirai Island for a considerable period. Later, the Thunderbird destroyed Tsurumi Island, and then he died on Seirai Island. After Seirai Island became uninhabitable, they moved to Kannazuka."
"You remember these things very clearly."
"These things have been passed down through generations in my family. My father told me these things before he died. He told me that although our ancestor abandoned everything on Tsurumi Island when he left, the reason he left Tsurumi Island must never be forgotten."
"And the reason your ancestor left Tsurumi Island was because the priests of Tsurumi Island wanted to sacrifice a boy to the Thunderbird, right?"
"...How do you know so much?"
Kama was puzzled. As outsiders, how did they know so much? Are you the descendant of Tsurumi Island, or am I?
Since you know so much, why are you asking him these questions? Don't you already know the answers?
"I… can read the memories recorded in the Ley Line. Although the Ley Line here has become quite chaotic, I can still see some fragments."
Durandal organized her thoughts and said: "Among those fragments, the deepest recorded memory is of a boy being sacrificed to the Thunderbird during The Rite. The Thunderbird, upon seeing the boy lying in a pool of blood, flew into a rage and destroyed Tsurumi Island."
"The name of the boy who was sacrificed was A-Liu. When we first landed on the island, we met a boy we could communicate with, and his name was A-Liu."
"What!?"
Kama's eyes widened; this time, he showed strong emotional fluctuations.
"It shouldn't be. The people and scenes appearing in the fog are just illusions of the past. That was the last Rite on Tsurumi Island. It has been continuously cycling, repeating after the Thunderbird destroyed Tsurumi Island, followed by the thunderstorm."
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