Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Hundred Stories (Part 2)
"...I heard the noise and ran to the dojo in my pajamas. Through the half-open window, I saw two people fighting. Every move they made was so fierce and powerful that I was dazzled..."
In the dim room, only the candlelight flickered as Hijiro told a story. Hijiro was describing an experience he had had after waking up late one night.
Mukai Taketo held onto Oshitari's sleeve the entire time, yet he managed to listen despite his fear. Fortunately, what Hiyoshi was saying wasn't particularly terrifying, so he could still barely bear it.
But Yueren relaxed too soon. As the story came to a close, Hiyoshi suddenly changed the subject: "The next morning, I excitedly asked my father who the two seniors were who had been sparring at the dojo that night. My father looked at me strangely and said that the dojo had closed at 6 p.m. the previous day and there were no students there. I felt a chill run down my spine. Who were those two people I had seen that night..."
Especially when he spoke the last few words, Hiyoshi deliberately lowered his voice, which made people feel a chill down their spines, and the eerie and terrifying feeling immediately increased, frightening Yueren so much that he screamed.
Hiyoshiruo blew out the candle in front of him with a whoosh.
Then he raised his head and said calmly, "Father said I was probably too tired from training during the day and took the scenes I dreamt at night as reality."
"It was just a dream, huh?" Hou Chotaro, who had also been extremely nervous, breathed a sigh of relief and said to Shishido Ryo beside him, "That's great, Shishido-senpai."
Shishido Ryougi nodded. For the simple-minded Chotaro, thinking that this was a dream was probably the best outcome.
In fact, after talking with his father, Hiyoshi Waka immediately ran to the dojo to confirm. Sure enough, the door of the dojo was closed, and the inside was as clean as new, just as it usually was after being cleaned by students. There was no sign that anyone had entered or left.
Except for one strange thing—
The collections that his father had placed inside the dojo, Takeda Shingen's Jindachi and Nagano Yoshimasa's armor, suddenly came out from their original collection places and lay horizontally on the ground.
Perhaps what he saw were the weapons and armor of two rival generals from the Warring States Period, continuing the feud between their owners in the dojo in the dead of night.
Hiyoshiwaka turned to the right and said, "Next, it's your turn, Oshitari-senpai."
Oshitari was trying to comfort the frightened Yueren. He pushed his glasses up when he heard this. "Okay." He thought for a moment and said, "Then let me tell you about something that happened last weekend."
All the teammates in the tennis club knew that Oshitsu's father was a doctor, and last weekend his father worked overtime, so Oshitsu was entrusted by his mother to deliver something to the hospital.
Because it was so late, there were few people in the hospital, and when Oshitari took the elevator, he was the only one in it.
What was strange was that the elevator would stop for a while on each floor, but after the door opened, Oshitari didn't see anyone outside. He couldn't help but guess that a child was playing a prank and pressed the elevator button outside.
Before reaching the destination floor, the elevator stopped again. To Oshitari's surprise, there was a young woman standing outside the elevator this time. However, the woman hesitated outside the door for a while and finally did not get into the elevator.
"It wasn't until I left the elevator that I remembered what the woman muttered:
'Why are there so many people in the elevator so late?'
"ah--!"
Mukaihi Taketo was so frightened on a physical level that he jumped directly onto the sofa and squatted there, closing his eyes and hugging the pillow tightly, not daring to touch Oshitari again.
"My story is over."
Oshitari blew out the candle in front of him, then pulled Yueren to comfort him, "Alright, alright, Yueren, don't be afraid. This is actually a Nichimi TV program. They're making some noise and pretending it's a supernatural event to scare passersby. That woman is a TV station staff member, and what she said was just a line, deliberately said to scare people."
"Really? Really?" Yue Ren poked half of his head out from behind the pillow and trembled, "You can't lie to me..."
Oshitari smiled helplessly: "When have I ever lied to you?"
However, there was something strange about the incident that day. Afterwards, he heard the staff whispering that the elevator stopped even though they hadn't pressed the required floor, so it might really be a malfunction.
There is no need to bring up this kind of thing to scare people.
Yue Ren patted his chest, as if to encourage himself, and consoled himself: "I told you, there are definitely no ghosts in this world!"
With a "swish", a strong wind suddenly blew and all the candles in the room were extinguished.
"Ahhh! Candle candle candle!"
Mukai Taketo, who had just made his boast, suddenly screamed again. It wasn't until a flashlight beam hit his face that everyone saw Atobe Keigo standing at the door in a yukata, his hands on his hips, and said in dissatisfaction, "What the hell are you doing? I've been calling you for a long time, but you didn't even respond."
"Is it Akebe, Akebe...?" Yue Ren was so scared that he almost cried. When he heard Akebe's voice, he opened his eyes tremblingly, and saw Akebe's angry face, then he felt relieved.
"It's me," Atobe frowned and took a few steps closer to the room. The flashlight came from his phone. He shone it around the room and repeated his question, "What are you doing? You didn't even answer my knocks."
Yuushi Ozuki calmed his rapidly beating heart. He had to admit that he was also frightened at that moment, but then he noticed the abnormality in Atobe's words.
"Wait, Atobe, you said you were knocking on the door just now? But we didn't hear anything just now."
The others nodded, agreeing with what Inuzuka said. The room was very quiet when he was telling the story just now. Even if the room was well soundproofed, it was impossible for them not to hear Atobe standing at the door knocking or calling.
There was a sudden silence in the room.
Suddenly there was a "bang" and the door slammed shut.
"What's going on..." I haven't felt the wind is so strong today before. Tezuka turned around and turned the door handle, intending to call the housekeeper over to ask why the backup power supply has not started for so long.
But the doorknob didn't budge.
And Tezuka's phone seemed to be disturbed by something, the screen flickered, and the flashlight suddenly went out.
With a swish, a green light lit up.
"Let's continue the story~"
Atobe turned around suddenly and saw an unfamiliar girl sitting quietly on the sofa where no one was originally. She was wearing an intricate and classical kimono and a green cloak. Under the cloak, a sharp horn suddenly stood out on the girl's forehead, revealing her non-human identity.
Green light emanated from the girl's body, like a flashing lantern. Before the green light appeared, no one noticed her presence, and no one noticed that the empty space was wrong.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, the girl smiled and said, "Okay, it's very dangerous outside. Go on with your stories. I love hearing new stories the most."
As soon as she finished speaking, the extinguished candles on the coffee table suddenly rekindled, but compared to before, the candlelight now was blue.
Atobe Keigo's eyes swept over the candles, and when he thought of the girl's appearance and words, his heart suddenly sank.
Yue Ren was frightened to death.
Atobe walked a few steps forward and shouted, "Who are you, and what do you want to do?"
"You were the ones who summoned me out," the cyan girl said a little aggrievedly. Suddenly, she sensed something and made a shushing gesture, turning her head to look out the window. "It's coming!"
The loud "bang bang bang" sounds kept coming from the doors and windows, so strange that they seemed to be knocking on the young men's hearts.
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When the power went out, Yuyin was walking in an empty corridor with Natsume and her senior brother.
The Deba family's villa in Karuizawa covers a large area. When they walked to where they were, they were already far away from the meeting place. There was no sound of human voices, and there was a kind of natural silence.
After the light of the lantern above his head went out for a moment, Shizuka Deba immediately realized that there must be a power outage. He looked back at the venue and found it was indeed pitch black. He first apologized to Yuyin and the others, then summoned a Shikigami to check the situation, and used the Lianyin spell to contact Nanase to inquire about the reason for the power outage.
Yuyin had already taken off her mask and was playing with it in her hands. "It seems that Senior Brother forgot to bring his phone again," she said to Natsume. "Sometimes I really feel that if he were placed in ancient times, it wouldn't feel out of place at all."
Natsume thought about it seriously and replied, "Because for Mr. Toba, summoning shikigami and using talismans is more convenient than making phone calls."
Yuyin shrugged. "As for communication, electronic products are more convenient. The only problem is that sometimes when you bump into a monster, the electronic products will become ineffective due to the monster's power."
So she understood why her senior brother preferred to use talismans. He frequently visited various mysterious places to exorcise demons, and was used to having no cell phone signal. But as a semi-qualified hacker, Yuyin was quite dependent on electronic devices. For example, after being out for most of the day today, her phone was almost dead. "I hope it can be powered up soon."
She raised her head and looked into the distance. It was also pitch black there, without any light at all, as if the entire Karuizawa area was plunged into darkness.
As expected, it wasn't long before Shizuka Nakata gave them the answer: "Nanase said the entire area has lost power. They've called the power maintenance department, and now they can only activate the emergency backup power supply. Power should be restored to the villa in about five to ten minutes."
Just as Shizuka Deba said, when Yuyin walked to the room assigned to them, the light in the villa had returned.
After Yuyin entered the room, she first pushed open the window on the wall of the room.
Her room was on the top floor, higher than the trees surrounding the villa, so she could barely see far away from the heights.
Sitting by the window, she could not only breathe the fresh air of the forest, but also watch the lights of the nearby villas light up one after another.
Karuizawa is a place where wealthy people gather, especially the wealthy area where the Noba family's villa is located. Most villas are equipped with backup power supplies, and power outages will not affect their quality of life at all.
Inadvertently, her eyes swept across a dark area.
Even though it was dim, Yuyin could still tell that there was a house over there.
But compared to the other houses, that one had not yet been lit up.
Is it that there is no one in the house at this moment, or has the owner gone to bed at night, or is it that the villa's backup power system has malfunctioned and cannot be used?
Yuyin guessed casually, looking very relaxed.
Until the next moment, the wind blew from that direction, bringing with it a hint of ominous magical power.
Yuyin's expression suddenly changed.
Without thinking too much, she picked up a bow and arrow and jumped down from the third floor.
"Saionji-san!"
Natsume, who lived on the second floor, stuck his head out of the window and called out, "What happened?"
"There might be a cursed spirit nearby." Yuyin stepped on the windowsill and landed on the ground. She turned back and said to Natsume, "It's okay. I'll take care of it. Natsume-kun, just have a good rest."
But how could Natsume let her take the risk alone? He immediately said to Madara, "Nekyo-sensei!"
"I know, I know."
Madara shook his head helplessly and instantly transformed into the shape of a big monster. After Natsume sat on it, Madara also jumped out of the window and soon caught up with Saionji Tamane in front.
"Saionji-san, let me help you."
Madara deliberately slowed down his pace, and Natsume stretched out his hand to Yuyin.
Yuyin didn't refuse. With Madara here, there was no need to worry about Natsume's safety, and four legs would always run faster than her two legs.
She jumped up, sat astride Natsume, pointed in the direction where she sensed the breath and said, "Over there!"
The big monster growled and instantly increased its speed.
In the field of vision, the European-style villa surrounded by a thick black aura of cursed energy was getting closer and closer.
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