"Allow me to explain, Houjou-san. If you have any questions, you can ask Mayuzumi again," Saki told her.
Shouhei Hirai was quite a popular handsome guy back in college.
He took a liking to Mayuzumi and started to pursue her. However, Mayuzumi did not have any feelings for him and kept rejecting him.
At the same time, there were also other boys pursuing Mayuzumi. Hirai had a conflict with his love rival.
After that, probably because he was anxious and angry, he blindly believed the rumors and misunderstood Mayuzumi. Not only did he scold her in front of everyone, but he also behaved rudely.
After being frightened, Dai no longer paid attention to him.
Hirai later realized that he had made a mistake and was filled with regret. He apologized to Mayuzumi and begged for her forgiveness.
Dai forgave him, but remained distant and avoided him.
Seeing that it was hopeless, Hirai gave up completely and became a couple with a girl from another class.
After graduating from college, Mayuzumi never saw Hirai again until the day of the school festival …
"And ever since the second night of the school festival, Mayuzumi has been having nightmares … could this be related to Hirai?" Saki asked.
Mai looked towards the manga author when she heard this. Something flashed in her eyes; it was evident that she had cast [Astral Vision].
"I didn't notice any signs of a spell being cast on Grand Mistress Amami … but I can't say that it's completely unrelated to him, either," Mika said after her observation.
"Is that all the information on him?"
Saki nodded.
"Understood. I'll take action now. I'll find this person and deal with him. Just wait for my news."
Then she left.
Seiji, Mayuzumi, and Saki exchanged awkward glances after Mai left.
"We can continue to stay here or go somewhere else to wait," Seiji said. "Don't go back to the teacher's house for now, because it might be attacked again."
"Then come to my house," Saki said.
"No, if we're found and a fight breaks out, Editor Yoshizawa's home will be destroyed as well." Seiji thought about it.
"I think it would be better to stay in a hotel or hotel for the time being, or we could just go shopping or have some fun somewhere … we could treat it as a holiday!" He smiled.
Mayuzumi and Saki blinked in surprise.
Treat it as a holiday … Now that he said it, he felt much more relaxed. They smiled, too.
"Let the teacher decide what to do! I'm your bodyguard, and no matter where you and Editor Yoshizawa want to go, I'll accompany you. "
"I feel like it's just like during the school festival … I apologize for troubling you like this, Harano-kun," Mayuzumi told him sincerely.
"Don't say that. I'm happy to help Teacher," Seiji said with a smile.
The manga author's heartbeat sped up again as she faced Seiji's gentle smile.
The feeling of being attacked was very scary, but at this moment, the nervousness and uneasiness in his heart seemed to have dissipated.
Where should she go with him and Saki?
…
Mika received a call from Seiji.
"Hey, Seigo, where have you been?" she asked.
When Seiji went to look for Seiji in the morning, he heard from Kagura that Seiji had left very early in the morning, and that Seiji didn't know where he went. She called him, but he did not pick up. He only replied that he would contact her later.
"I'm about to embark on a spiritual journey," Seiji replied.
A spiritual journey!?
The pigtailed girl was stunned by this.
"Something happened, so I won't be going to class today. I'll explain everything to you later, so don't worry."
These words … this situation … it felt very familiar!
"Hey! Seigo, could it be that you … "
"The streetcar is here! I'm going to board the train now, so I'm hanging up. "
'Streetcar?
Is he really going on a trip!? '
The pigtailed girl was astonished.
Seiji, Mayuzumi, and Saki entered the train and found a place to sit down.
Saki placed a deck of cards on the table.
Seiji placed some snacks and drinks on the table.
It was time to have some fun!
Not long after, the train started moving.
Just as the three of them were casually playing poker, the train headed off into the distance.
To see the sea.
That was what Mayuzumi wanted to do.
It was obviously inappropriate to go to the seaside at this time of the year.
But since Grand Mistress Amami wanted to do so, Saki and Seiji decided to accompany her.
Although it wasn't appropriate, it wasn't like they couldn't go. And precisely because it wasn't appropriate, they might have a different experience.
They played cards, chatted, ate snacks, and drank drinks … time passed just like that.
They arrived at their destination.
After leaving the train station, they took a taxi to their destination.
The seaside.
The sea.
The beach.
There was no one there.
The three of them walked to the beach and faced the sea, enjoying the sea breeze and listening to the sound of the waves.
It was rather cold …
Of course, it was already winter!
Fortunately, the two beauties had brought thick jackets for them before leaving, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand the cold.
"It's been so long since I've been to the beach." Mayuzumi sighed.
She walked over to the waves, crouched down, and began drawing on the sand with her finger.
Saki's expression darkened as she watched her friend's back.
"Harano … actually, there's something about Mayuzumi's nightmares …"
"That was ten years ago, the year I first met Mayuzumi …" The editor began recounting her memories.
Seiji listened quietly.
In the first year of high school, Saki Yoshizawa met Mayuzumi Amami, who sat next to her, and they became friends. After that, the two of them joined the literature club together.
During the summer break, the literature club held a daredevil activity.
Mayuzumi didn't want to participate at first, but Saki wanted to play together with her, so she convinced her to participate.
The activity was quite enjoyable.
After it was over, many of the literature club members expressed that they didn't feel that it was too scary and wanted to continue.
And so, the president suggested that they do an additional activity in the literature club's style — everyone telling ghost stories together!
Mayuzumi didn't want to participate anymore, but Saki dragged her along and forced her to participate.
"At that time, I felt that Mayuzumi was … really cute when she was afraid, and I wanted to continue watching her like this and enjoy the feeling of her hugging me … it was so disgusting," Saki said in a low voice.
"No … I think that's just bullying a good friend I like, like a joke or a prank … Editor Yoshizawa, you don't really have any ill intentions towards Sensei," Seiji told her.
Saki fell silent for a moment.
Then, she continued her story.
The literature club members collected all the candles used for the daredevil activity, then went to the literature club, lit all the candles without turning on the lights, and began telling stories.
After every ghost story, they would blow out a candle.
This was … the game of one hundred demons!
This was a famous horror game that had several hundred years of history. The basic method was quite simple: after telling a ghost story, you would blow out a candle.
The standard version of the story of one hundred demons required a hundred candles to be lit, while the classical version of the story of one hundred demons had even more detailed requirements. The most important point in both versions was that the last candle, the hundredth candle, should never be blown out!
However, many modern people weren't afraid of ghosts and intentionally broke this taboo when playing this game.
What would happen if you blew out the hundredth candle?
It was said that demons and ghosts would be summoned, and even the door to the netherworld would be opened.
And if there was a famous demon related to the Story of One Hundred Demons, it would be …
Azure Lantern!
It was an SSR-level great demon just like Shutendoji, and its ultimate was … cough, he was getting distracted.
Seiji didn't know what the real Azure Lantern was like in this world, nor did he know if one hundred demons could really summon this legendary existence.
As the game continued, the atmosphere in the literature club gradually changed.
More and more club members began to feel afraid. Even Saki felt that something was wrong.
The club president laughed and said that everyone was doing quite well, as if they were really going to summon a demon. She tried to change the atmosphere, but only a few club members reluctantly laughed along with her.
The club president felt that it wouldn't be good to continue, so she told them to tell one last story and blow out the last candle.
At this time, Mayuzumi, who had been cowering next to Saki, weakly spoke up.
"One hundred demons can't blow out the last candle," she said.
The club president didn't mind, indicating that this wasn't the real one hundred demons, and that there weren't a hundred candles or a hundred ghost stories.
The club members didn't mind either, and some even laughed and said that she was too timid.
Saki didn't mind either.
After telling one more story, the club president easily blew out the last candle.
And then.
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