This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 365 - 258. Past Events (Target of 8000 words completed!)_2

Chapter 365: Chapter 258. Past Events (Target of 8000 words completed!)_2

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Under Nakano Youko’s indifferent gaze, she chuckled nervously and sat back down, "I just can’t believe Shen Gu has actually found a boyfriend... If the former classmates from Ochasaki Middle School found out, I guess they’d be heartbroken."

"Mirai from before?" Beichuan Si asked with a hint of doubt.

"Haha... It seems Shen Gu doesn’t often mention her past to Beichuan, huh? Well, since she’s not here, I might reveal a little bit to Beichuan." Nakano Youko said cheerfully.

What she didn’t expect was for Beichuan Si to shake his head and answer calmly, "No need."

"Eh? Even though you’re this close... Isn’t Beichuan curious about Shen Gu’s past?"

Nakano Youko was puzzled.

Logically, eavesdropping on someone’s embarrassing past should be quite interesting, but Beichuan Si—

"I only want to hear it when she wants to tell me. If she doesn’t tell me, then there’s a reason she doesn’t."

This response once again surprised Nakano Youko.

She was stumped again.

It took her a while to look at Beichuan Si with a complex expression, "I guess I understand now why Shen Gu likes you."

You don’t say, I don’t ask.

You want to say, only then I listen.

Beichuan Si’s attitude was simple, yet it was the most respectful.

"And... I always feel like you, Nakano, have something more to say to me than just about Mirai’s past in school?"

Beichuan Si suddenly spoke up.

How did you know?!

Nakano Youko really wanted to ask Beichuan Si, but thinking about the disparity in their strengths, she no longer hid it from Beichuan Si and spoke her true thoughts, "Actually, some strange things have been happening at Ochasaki Middle School recently, and they seem to be related to Shen Gu. I am somewhat worried about her situation, which is why I wanted to talk to Beichuan."

"Strange things?" Beichuan Si looked at Nakano Youko, not quite understanding her meaning.

"Have you heard of the very popular supernatural game in the country before?"

Very popular supernatural game...

Speaking of the popular supernatural game in Japan, and also related to Shen Gu Mirai—

"The Corner Soul-Calling Game?" Beichuan Si uttered the somewhat nostalgic words and looked up, his eyes flickering as he looked at Nakano Youko.

The game that gained popularity from 2013, and even in recent years hasn’t diminished, even being rated as a famous supernatural and eerie game, "The Corner Soul-Calling Game."

Could something have happened after that?

"Since you know, then it’s easier to explain... Beichuan, you might be aware of our acquaintance who, after that, got hit in the neck by a steel pipe launched at a construction site?" Nakano Youko guessed.

Beichuan Si nodded in affirmation and added, "I’ve heard Mirai mention it, but I don’t know the details."

At that time, Shen Gu Mirai was overwhelmed by resentment, and she briefly mentioned the incident of the Corner Soul-Calling Game using only the pronoun "Student A."

But back then, Beichuan Si was not particularly close to Shen Gu Mirai, so he didn’t pay much attention to her past.

"...That student’s name was Akisai Ikki... to be honest, I’ve somewhat forgotten that person’s name already..."

Nakano Youko flipped through her notebook, her voice strained.

"Somewhat forgotten?"

It was an event that occurred just three years ago and involved such a serious accident, and she had already forgotten?

That was incredibly unbelievable.

Human memory is selective, and events that would leave a strong impression, even if one wanted to forget, would require conscious effort to erase.

"Unbelievable, right?" Nakano Youko chuckled dryly, "In fact, I’m even starting to forget which classroom they entered then."

"Were you also part of the game back then?"

"Yes... My frequent visits to the Bunkyo District lately are also because of this..."

Nakano Youko sighed deeply, and her tone suddenly became grave, "Another person died recently... it was a boy who played the game with us initially. His name—"

Nakano Youko resumed flipping through her notebook.

It should not have been so difficult to simply remember a name.

But she had already flipped through the notebook twice.

This clearly was not normal.

"The boy’s name was Sato Taku. He died at home... I heard from others that his neck was cut open by the blade of a falling ceiling fan, blood was everywhere in the room. It was because of this that I thought of going to Bunkyo District to find Shen Gu. After all, she had mentioned..."

Nakano Youko looked as if she remembered something horrifying, her complexion turning slightly pale.

"What happened?"

Beichuan Si asked while sipping on ice water.

Nakano Youko took a deep breath, her expression extremely complicated,

"Shen Gu once warned Mr. Akisai numerous times to be careful after we played the Four Corners Summoning Game, but Mr. Akisai didn’t take it seriously and later died when a steel pipe shot through his throat."

"I still remember Shen Gu’s exceedingly serious expression back then. I also asked about the specifics. She said she saw a woman with white skin about three meters tall, nails sharp like scissors, plunging into Mr. Akisai’s neck."

Nakano Youko swallowed hard, "I don’t know if the deaths of Sato Taku and Akisai Ikki were accidents, but every time I think of what Shen Gu used to say, I feel especially uneasy. Besides, even if it were a curse, why would it target us again after so long? I really can’t understand it."

She looked up, wanting to say more, but then noticed that Shen Gu Mirai had returned without her knowing.

Shen Gu Mirai also looked quite shocked, presumably having heard what Nakano Youko had just said.

"Nakano, did you just say that Sato also died?" Shen Gu Mirai asked immediately after sitting down.

"Yes," Nakano Youko nodded and sighed again, "I’m so scared, because two people have already died. If this continues, I feel like I will be the next to die..."

She clenched her teeth and laid it all out in front of Shen Gu Mirai, "I’ve been having a strange dream these past few days, where I’m desperately running. I can’t see my surroundings; it’s dark everywhere, but I can’t stop because I feel something will catch up to me if I do..."

Nakano Youko gestured, "Running to one corner, then to the next, and then to the next..."

By the end, Nakano Youko covered her face in near collapse, "Talking about this with my parents is completely useless; they just think the stress of starting my second year of high school is getting to me, but Sato and Akisai are undoubtedly dead!"

Upon hearing Nakano Youko’s words, Shen Gu Mirai somewhat recovered her composure.

Beichuan Si had also said that two different grievances were entwined around her.

One was the resentment from Hoshino Nana, who died in the lakeside park.

The other was related to the Nameless White-skinned Vengeful Spirit.

The large-bodied resentment of the Nameless White-skinned Vengeful Spirit had not completely dissipated even after three years...

"If that was just a mark... a mark to kill people..." Shen Gu Mirai shuddered.

If Beichuan Si hadn’t intervened to pull out and crush the grudges attached to her, what would she be like now?

Perhaps she would be just like Sato Taku?

She instinctively looked towards Beichuan Si, only to find that he was also looking at her.

"Mr. Temple..." Shen Gu Mirai couldn’t help but shout.

Beichuan Si, unchanging in expression, answered, "I’m here."

"Don’t worry."

His way of comforting others was still very straightforward, never beating around the bush.

So—

Beichuan Si finished his ice water, raising an eyebrow,

"I still want to know more specific details about the things from that year; after all, we still don’t clearly understand what the adversary is. You can tell me everything you can think of."

However... it was probably not so easy to recall.

Beichuan Si thoughtfully glanced at Nakano Youko’s notebook.

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