All that met my eyes was pitch blackness, as if taking one step forward would plunge me into an endless abyss.
Two beams of light shone simultaneously, and the words also crashed into the air at the same time.
"Vili, come closer to me, don't fall."
"Ignore me, follow me."
"..."
Matsuo looked around and silently withdrew his foot, but unexpectedly, Willy blinked and moved closer to him.
"I'll go with the teacher."
"I have to protect ordinary people."
He spoke in a grand and dignified manner.
Kii Kanade and Yukimura Masashi exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked away, tacitly accepting this option.
Anyway... Vili probably wouldn't think much of this guy.
The wind howled through the broken windows, the flashlight beam flickered slightly, and the only sound in the ruins was the footsteps of a few people; the silence was eerily quiet.
Matsuo couldn't help but shrug his shoulders, cross his arms, and rub his arms up and down a few times, trying to bring some warmth with these movements.
He spoke, trembling, "Don't you need me to lead the way?"
Despite being young boys, he felt inexplicably afraid of them, especially Yukimura Masashi, who was walking at the front and had the coldest attitude.
He didn't even dare to walk up to him.
Masashi Yukimura ignored him and walked in one direction with a clear goal in mind, only stopping for a few seconds at forks in the road.
Seeing his anxious look, Kii Kanade smiled and said, "Isn't it a good thing that someone is willing to be at the forefront?"
"Besides, if I asked you to lead the way, you wouldn't know where the ghost is either, would you?"
"...Do you know?" Matsuo's eyes widened.
Kii Kanade nodded casually, then turned her gaze back to Vili, speaking in a nonchalant tone.
"Just consider this our basic skill."
There is an innate connection between supernatural beings, and Yumi-shi... was originally one of the supernatural beings born from ghost stories.
The difference is that they have now broken free from the shackles of fate and are hiding on the other side of the world.
Upon hearing his words, Matsuo unconsciously slowed his pace. He swallowed hard, his heart pounding, and then felt something touch him.
"ah--!!!"
He screamed and ran away, but Yukimura Masashi grabbed his arm with lightning speed.
He frowned and said coldly, "What are you doing?"
"Just now, someone touched me!"
"It's ice cold...it can't be a living person!"
He hadn't calmed down yet; if he hadn't been held tightly, he probably would have run away like a frightened rabbit.
Masashi Yukimura pursed his lips and looked at Kanade Kii, who was a step behind him, asking with his eyes.
The latter shook his head.
"I didn't see anything."
"It's me."
A light, bell-like sound rang out, and under the cool moonlight, Willy smiled and raised the hand that had just touched Matsuo.
"you--"
Matsuo's questioning words came to an abrupt halt with Kii Kanade's actions.
The handsome young nobleman stepped forward and leaned intimately against Vili, cupping his hand in his palm and lowering his eyes.
"It's a bit chilly, are you not wearing enough?"
His voice held a hint of worry, as if he were feeling a little heartache.
Then, he took off the haori he was wearing and gently draped it over Vili. His gaze inadvertently swept over the Kii family crest on the hem, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Standing at a distance, Masashi Yukimura glanced down at his thin shirt, his expression growing even colder. Matsuo, standing next to him, sneezed unconsciously.
No, that's not right!
That's not the point at all!
He spoke again: "Why did you suddenly scare me?"
"I just wanted to tell you to hurry up."
Willy shook his wide haori sleeves, looking like a little ghost, his tone aggrieved, but his eyes held a sly smile.
"You were already at the very back, and your steps were getting smaller and smaller until you almost stopped."
"I'm worried that if I don't keep an eye on you, you might get left behind and encounter danger. What will happen then?"
A glint flashed in Kii Kanade's eyes. For some reason, she felt an itch to reach out and pinch the boy's soft cheeks, but he dodged her warily, so she had to regretfully withdraw her hand.
Masashi Yukimura lowered his eyes slightly, and only then did he finally release Matsuo. His voice was deep, but his attitude was unquestionable.
"You follow behind me."
After saying that, he looked up to determine the direction and strode forward.
Matsuo stood frozen in place, but was pushed by Kii Kanade from behind, and staggered forward.
The old school building, which belongs to the primary school, is not very large, but because of the earthquake, there are often debris blocking the way or rubble scattered all over the ground. The ground has huge cracks, and the stairs are shaky and make people feel scared when they step on them.
They often had to take detours, going around in circles, not knowing where they were going.
This is when Matsuo finally came in handy. Relying on his old memories, he confirmed their current direction. But even so, after more than ten minutes, they still hadn't encountered the ghost named "Yoshida Yuta".
"Yukimura, are you really okay?" Kii Kanade asked, her smile unchanged, but her eyes held a hint of provocation. "Otherwise, let me find you."
"Don't waste your time."
Masashi Yukimura glanced at him indifferently, without any expression.
"He's hiding from us."
Normally, this is nothing unusual; there are countless supernatural beings that do not want to come into contact with humans. But something seems a bit off about this case involving Yoshida Yuta.
The details of this ghost story, "The Ghost in the Old School Building," are as follows—
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