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Chapter 446 - 299. It’s All True (4000 Words)

Chapter 446: Chapter 299. It’s All True (4000 Words)

Hobu Tian received this message about three minutes before the bell signaling the arrival of guests rang again.

Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu appeared at the entrance.

Their faces showed a mixture of three parts nervousness and five parts worry as they scanned the room, finally spotting Beichuan Si and Hobu Tian in a secluded corner.

The commotion from their side also caught the attention of Beichuan Si.

Beichuan Si raised his head and glanced at Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu.

Following closely behind them was a long-haired girl.

That must be Mr. Gongben, the horror novel author they mentioned in the LINE group.

The one impression Beichuan Si had of this girl was that she was white.

Although she seemed rather cute, Beichuan Si didn’t pay much attention.

Because she was just too pale.

Her kind of paleness was different from the healthy fairness of Shen Gu Mirai; it carried a certain frail and sickly quality.

Her complexion lacked any hint of rosiness, her fingers were slender, and she wore black stockings over her thighs, with black glasses perched on her nose, hiding a pair of big, black eyes beneath them.

Contrary to her seemingly fragile complexion, the girl’s eyes were bright and sparkling.

She appeared to be no more than twenty-five years old.

"Mr. Beichuan, you’ve arrived early," said Tanaka Takashi with a cheerful tone as they approached with the woman.

"Mhm," replied Beichuan Si with only a brief glance before turning his attention away and taking a sip from his lemon tea cup.

He was still not very fond of dragging out idle chit-chat.

Only when Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu greeted Hobu Tian did the plaid-shirted young man laugh heartily and start conversing with them.

Once everyone had taken their seats, the special offline event finally began.

Naturally, the organizers, Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu, introduced everyone to each other.

They began by introducing Hobu Tian.

Hobu Tian was a lone webcaster exploring outdoor spiritual sites, specializing in seeking out remote locations with urban legends.

But his luck was quite good, as in all his videos, he had never actually encountered a place with real ghost tales or vengeful spirits.

Compared to Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu, who had both experienced paranormal incidents twice during their livestreams and forum hosting, he seemed to be especially fortunate.

He was also among those who had received the "Midnight Haunted House Review" email not long ago.

Since Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu had spoken about this issue in a LINE group exclusive to paranormal event participants, he naturally reached out to them.

Then they introduced the silent, bespectacled woman who had ordered a coffee and was quietly sipping it.

Gongben Naoki.

That was the bespectacled girl’s name.

Her pen name at the publishing house was "Corrupt Bamboo," and she was a horror novel author with a decently popular reputation.

She introduced herself in her own words.

She didn’t call herself a horror novelist because her skills were not yet fully developed, and she still needed to improve.

Contrary to her cute appearance, her voice had a husky quality, with a metallic timbre to it.

That voice...

Beichuan Si raised his head and glanced at Gongben Naoki.

It was on some day while writing that she suddenly found a mysterious email in her mailbox, and then Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu sought her out.

Finally, it was time to introduce the last person.

Yamakou Hideyasu cleared his throat and with a smile said, "I suppose you must be curious about Mr. Beichuan’s identity, right? He’s a quite famous figure lately on various forums and chat communities, the blogger of Urban Mysterious Tales Office."

He spoke lightly, but Hobu Tian immediately stood up, looking at Beichuan Si with a surprised expression:

"Mr... Mr. Beichuan is the blogger of Urban Mysterious Tales Office?!"

"Mhm," said Beichuan Si, setting down his empty lemonade glass and glancing at the slice of lime at the bottom before speaking, "Is there something strange about that?"

He knew that Yamakou Hideyasu was going to reveal his identity at this gathering, so Beichuan Si didn’t pay it much heed.

However, Hobu Tian’s reaction was so exaggerated, causing the table to bang loudly, prompting Beichuan Si’s question.

Seeing Beichuan Si’s nonchalant demeanor, Hobu Tian scratched his neck with a hint of embarrassment and sat down again:

"Judging by Mr. Beichuan’s demeanor, he probably isn’t aware of how many forum hosts and paranormal webcasters envy his homepage traffic."

"Tens of thousands," Hobu Tian said, extending one finger, his gaze admiring Beichuan Si, "Mr. Beichuan, that’s just the ordinary daily number of visitors to your homepage, and if you post an update..."

Hobu Tian spread out five fingers:

"It would at least skyrocket by five times."

Beichuan Si’s Urban Mysterious Tales Office homepage was quite famous within the paranormal tales section.

Especially recently, any young person with a passing interest in ghost stories knew of this mysterious blogger.

He could create the most realistic horror scenes with simplistic props.

Despite such terrifying daily traffic, this blogger showed no interest in taking any advertisements, quietly updating instead.

Interactions with fans were minimal, and all followers were organically acquired.

Occasionally, he would ask on his homepage for suggestions on unexplored, or already explored, haunted locations.

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