This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 258 - 205: Pervasive Chill (4000 words)

Chapter 258: Chapter 205: Pervasive Chill (4000 words)

Ibaraki Prefecture Second Mental Hospital.

Having just taken a shower, Beichuan Si pulled out his smartphone and searched for information about this mental hospital.

It had become a small habit of his, a preliminary investigation of sorts about the hospital.

It had to be said, Ibaraki Prefecture Second Mental Hospital was quite renowned; Beichuan Si only had to lift a finger to search and numerous results popped up.

He clicked on an entry randomly and sat down while drying his hair with a towel.

Meanwhile, Nishijou Kurenai was still diligently working out.

Although he didn’t see the point in her exercising, if Nishijou Kurenai was happy, that was enough.

Ibaraki Prefecture Second Mental Hospital, located in the outskirts of Ibaraki Prefecture, was a large, fully enclosed mental institution with good nursing conditions, pleasant scenery, and a decent recovery rate for the patients.

Looking at the photos of Ibaraki Second Mental Hospital online, Beichuan Si flipped through them.

An outdoor sports ground, spacious single and double basketball courts, a clean cafeteria, patients dressed in blue and white striped uniforms.

At first glance, the mental hospital seemed quite appealing.

Beichuan Si exited the entry and added the keyword ’missing’ to the search bar after some thought.

Many entries were filtered out, leaving only a few.

Just as Beichuan Si was about to continue reading—

There was some movement at his feet.

Beichuan Si draped the towel over his shoulders and looked down at Nishijou Kurenai who was gently tapping his leg, seemingly asking what she wanted to do.

Nishijou Kurenai then jumped on the spot and pointed at his arm; her chubby arm then mimicked a pull-up motion.

She probably wanted Beichuan Si to stretch out his arm so she could use it as a bar for pull-ups.

Indifferently, Beichuan Si straightened his left arm, holding his phone with his right hand and swiping the screen.

Nishijou Kurenai energetically jumped up, her rounded arms making a ’plop’ sound as they stuck to Beichuan Si’s left arm.

Beichuan Si watched expressionlessly as the little one struggled mid-air trying to do pull-ups, not bothering to intervene, and turned his attention back to the information on his phone.

"Patients missing from Ibaraki Prefecture Second Mental Hospital?"

"Dean Suzuki Fumi announces countermeasures."

"Ghost tales? Spirits? Not just Ibaraki Second Mental Hospital’s biggest dilemma! Also Dean Suzuki’s biggest challenge so far!"

Beichuan Si didn’t hesitate to click on the first news article.

The content summarized as follows:

The two missing patients and one doctor weren’t named directly, only referred to as Patient A, Patient B, and Doctor C. In the same article, Suzuki Fumi also chastised the media for malicious speculation recently, stating his determination to overcome this tough period together with the hospital, ensuring the safety of the patients.

"Hmm, ensure the safety of the patients, huh." Beichuan Si glanced at the interspersed photo of Suzuki Fumi standing at the podium, his good-natured face filled with seriousness.

Beichuan Si wasn’t so naïve as to easily believe the words of these corporate or hospital authorities.

Beichuan Si clicked on the third article.

This news piece was much simpler, first outlining the current predicament faced by the hospital, and then highlighting Suzuki Fumi’s awkward position.

Suzuki Fumi was the second son of the Suzuki Pharmaceutical Group. Above him, he had an older sister, and of course, there were conflicts over future property disputes between the two.

In light of this, it seemed the head of the Suzuki household had decided to bias the decision of who would take over by considering the operational situations of both Suzuki Fumi and his sister’s industries.

In other words, if Suzuki Fumi’s operations faltered, most of the family assets would go to his sister, and vice versa.

No wonder Suzuki Fumi approached Beichuan Si so quickly.

What he’d previously said about protecting patients was just for show; what Suzuki Fumi cared about most was still himself.

It was just a typical corporate game.

Beichuan Si flipped through a few more news articles and, finding nothing else of interest, closed the web page.

"An iron shovel spirit that appears throughout the hospital... patients and doctors who have discovered its tracks... does this mean the missing mental patients and doctor are due to the iron shovel spirit?" Beichuan Si rubbed his chin, seemingly puzzled.

Missing, meaning unfindable.

But the entire hospital wasn’t that large; how could they not find them?

If one were to think rationally, it could mean that a spiritual realm had manifested in the hospital.

However—

"A spiritual realm requires a massive accumulation of grievances. Furthermore, if a spiritual realm had indeed formed, the number of missing people should be far more than this."

Thinking this made the incident at Ibaraki County Second Mental Hospital seem quite unreasonable.

"Regardless, I’ll have to visit the Second Mental Hospital tomorrow."

Thinking thus, Beichuan Si put down his phone and turned his head to look at his left arm.

Nishijou Kurenai was trembling, her chubby legs vigorously pushing upward, her bulky doll body seemingly struggling.

Observing Nishijou Kurenai in this state, Beichuan Si was silent for a moment before finally speaking to her, "Kelian, though I may be a bit harsh saying this, I must tell you, dolls can’t grow taller by working out."

What?!

Upon hearing Beichuan Si say this, Nishijou Kurenai suddenly turned her head around, her button eyes seemingly filled with disbelief.

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