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Kamiya had no research on this area.
But judging by their hairstyles, these Fumijiro must have all transformed from the ancient miners of the Betoukozan.
They could be spirits of miners who died in mining disasters, and more likely, they were not even spirits but rather the resentments and obsessions of miners over the centuries.
"...Twenty...twenty-three, twenty-four."
Kamiyagawa counted, and there were a total of twenty-four Fumijiro attracted by the flame of the Soul-calming Candle.
They seemed to have no cognition and did not care about the presence of Kamiyagawa, a living person.
Gathered around the small Soul-calming Candles lit on the ground, they crowded together, leaned down greedily to inhale, the white ethereal flame entering their nostrils brought a stimulating sensation, causing these Fumijiro to occasionally emit a dry hum from their dried-up throats.
