This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 435 - 293: Jishi Park (4000 words)_2

Chapter 435: Chapter 293: Jishi Park (4000 words)_2

Are they here?

Beichuan Si’s expression shifted slightly as he pondered for a moment before he raised his finger to open the email.

The subject of the email was exceptionally terse.

"We cordially invite you to a midnight haunted house review."

Below this brief subject line was the body of the email, stripped of all decorative blood-red letters or a black paper background, just plain black text on a white background.

The content appeared quite professional.

The specific body text was as follows:

"Esteemed blogger of Urban Mysterious Tales Office, we cordially invite you to attend and review our ghost house."

"Do they know I’m a blogger for Urban Mysterious Tales?" muttered Beichuan Si, his gaze drifting downward to continue reading.

What followed were simply pleasantries, praising the popularity of Beichuan Si’s ghost story page. Beneath these pleasantries, the sender had included the specific time, place, and rules for the ghost house review.

May 1st at midnight, at the ghost house attraction in New Xiyuan Jishi Park, Fujikishitan City, Yamanashi Prefecture.

The specific instructions for the ghost house review were simple, with four points:

No unauthorized personnel allowed, limited to five invited individuals only.

Do not bring cell phones.

Photography is prohibited.

Refusal to review is prohibited.

"Refusal to review is prohibited?" Beichuan Si tapped the tatami mat lightly, his eyes showing a contemplative glint.

There’s such a prohibition?

Normally, these fun park ghost houses don’t adopt such a forceful tone... No, to call it forceful is inaccurate; it’s more like a coercive command.

"What if I don’t go?" Beichuan Si murmured to himself.

Bang!

With a dull sound, the room’s electric lights went out in an instant!

A chilly wind wound its way around him, and Beichuan Si felt a coldness envelop his body.

Surroundings seemed alien in this moment—

Objects elongated... presenting a vision of decay.

Distorted mannequins.

Crimson glass.

Anxious cries of agony.

An atmosphere cruel and bloody.

Bang!

A crisp sound.

The lights flickered back on, casting a soft glow.

The strange surroundings vanished beneath the light, revealing Beichuan Si’s familiar room once again.

He was leaning against the closet, nearby seven roommates murmuring, "Was that a power outage just now?"

Beichuan Si subconsciously looked down.

Sometime unnoticed, his phone screen had filled with a dense mass of black characters.

It was a very simple word.

Even those who don’t understand Japanese could grasp its meaning—

Dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead...

Dense as worms, like maggots.

The words lingered on the phone screen, coaxing a trace of interest onto the otherwise expressionless face of Beichuan Si:

"This is somewhat intriguing."

Beichuan Si decided to keep the two emails with the garbled sender information, already planning to check out the situation.

After all, Beichuan Si had nothing better to do during the Golden Week holiday in May.

Since he had already decided to take part in that ghost house review.

Without giving it too much thought, Beichuan Si made calls to Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi.

The calls connected immediately upon dialing.

It seemed as if Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi had been waiting by the phone for a long time.

In fact, just as Beichuan Si had guessed, Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi had indeed been waiting beside their mobile phones for quite some time.

It wasn’t that they were cowards, but this matter was innately bizarre.

Their investigation had revealed that Jishi Park in Yamanashi Prefecture should have been abandoned long ago, with the main reason being the ghost house attraction at the park.

The specific reasons were not clear yet, but it was said that the person in charge of the ghost house had hanged himself inside the attraction.

After the suicide by hanging, Jishi Park seemed to be cursed, experiencing several accidents within a year, ultimately resulting in the park being ordered to shut down urgently, and the case was closed.

Now, out of the blue, an email had arrived, inviting them to the amusement park that had been shut down for two to three years?

Either this was some kind of prank, or it was a true supernatural event.

Whenever supernatural events were mentioned, they naturally thought of Beichuan Si.

That formidable person who had once torn apart various resentful spirits with his bare hands.

"The situation is roughly as Takashi and I described," said Yamakou Hideyasu, taking a deep breath and speaking somewhat confusedly, "In fact, this strange tale of evaluating the Jishi Ghost House has long been popular amongst us livestreamers and forum moderators. Because there really were people who had received an email invitation and had actually gone to that place."

"There were only two people who received the invitation email at that time, those two were very bold. Faced with such a mysterious email invitation, they simply discussed it briefly and then went straight to the Jishi Ghost House."

"Is that so?" Beichuan Si responded noncommittally, "What happened afterward?"

"... Those two people... vanished," Tanaka Takashi said softly, feeling uneasy and a chill creeping over him for no apparent reason.

He shrank his neck, then continued, "Takashi and I received the email last week, and according to Mr. Beichuan’s advice, we really didn’t want to go this time..."

Tanaka Takashi spoke hesitantly, as if there was something difficult to disclose.

"Then a bunch of strange things happened afterward, right?" Beichuan Si asked calmly.

Just like he thought, Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu must have encountered a series of strange incidents, which ultimately led them to seek his help.

"How did you know, Mr. Beichuan?"

Relative to the composed Beichuan Si, Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi began speaking with horror, "Just as Mr. Beichuan, you said, we indeed encountered lots of strange things this week..."

"Like when we went to the washroom to freshen up, weird shadows always seemed to appear in the mirror; there would always be eerie sounds of knife-sharpening coming from the toilets; whispers filled with resentment between people would come from above us—but our studio is on the top floor, the roof is right above us, it’s impossible for anyone to be there, right?"

The more they talked, the more terrified they felt, huddling together for warmth.

"Oh."

Beichuan Si responded simply, indicating he was aware of the situation, and after pondering for a while, he said,

"In any case, we will only know the details after May 1st. Meanwhile, I want you guys to do some things."

Do some things?

Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi looked at each other and asked in unison,

"What things?"

"Aren’t you acquainted with those who went to evaluate the Jishi Ghost House last time? Although they’ve disappeared, there might be things they left behind, such as a camcorder, video footage... These could certainly be looked into."

Beichuan Si suggested.

After all, the ones who went to evaluate the Jishi Ghost House before were livestreamers and forum moderators, it was impossible they didn’t leave any record when visiting such a place.

"That makes sense, if there are some detailed materials, we won’t be totally in the dark."

Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi understood Beichuan Si’s intention.

They looked at each other again.

Indeed, having an expert like Beichuan Si to lead them made them feel more reassured.

They had been somewhat fearful of the terrifying ghost house evaluation, but now they could slightly relax.

"We understand; but Mr. Beichuan, since you also thought of this, why don’t you investigate it yourself?" Yamakou Hideyasu asked curiously.

"I’m currently busy with a training camp, and I don’t have spare time," Beichuan Si replied without emotion.

"Training camp?!"

Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi were taken aback, and then they realized, their voices filled with amazement, "Mr. Beichuan, are you still in prep school?!"

"Do you two have a problem?" Beichuan Si asked in a cold tone.

"Not at all! Absolutely not!" Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi straightened their bodies as if Beichuan Si stood right before them.

"Anyway, you should also start your investigations sooner rather than later. It would be good to look into the death of the person in charge of the ghost house at Jishi Park; it might be related to why we were invited."

Beichuan Si gave a few more instructions before hanging up the phone.

"Jishi Park, huh."

He stared at the email, his expression somewhat relaxed.

Indeed, it had been a long time since he went to an amusement park.

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