Horror/Fear Anime: Starting with a Tomie Hairstyle

Kayako hailed a taxi.

Although the background of this world is quite different from that of my previous life, taxis here are still very expensive.

Jiu Zhiche was envious. It's good to be rich. He also wanted to take a taxi, the kind where he could afford to take one in the morning, noon, and night!

Unfortunately, he was an orphan for life.

His original plan was to dedicate himself to scientific research projects after he came of age, which would earn him nearly 100000 yen at a time.

It's incredibly profitable.

He's been delayed a lot lately because of some strange things, and now that he's broke, he figured he might as well contact that staff member and schedule a time...

The crematorium is in a relatively remote location, almost on the outskirts of the city.

The taxi took almost an hour to arrive.

Upon arrival, it was nearly dusk, with a crimson sunset illuminating half the sky. Soon, it would be dark.

The area is surrounded by suburban roads and small groves of trees. It is sparsely populated and extremely secluded. Even if Kayako were to come alone, she would feel a little uneasy, let alone Kichiko.

If a savage/monster/murderer comes out and kidnaps someone, there's nowhere to cry for help.

Jiuzhi Che suggested to Kayako that they pay the driver to wait there, otherwise it would take a long time to wait for a car on the side of the road after finishing their business.

Kayako naturally listened to Kyushi Che.

The buildings ahead were all a stark white, with thick black smoke billowing from their chimneys. Well, at least that proved that someone was still working there.

But in such a remote location, how can a crematorium do well?

Moreover, it's a very retro chimney-style cremation.

As they approached, the gates of the crematorium opened, surprising Jiu Zhiche, who found several cars parked inside.

"Is this... Ms. Kawamata?" The man dressed in gray and white clothes held the registration form without even asking Kayako's name.

Before anyone could reply, the man said again:

"We don't have many customers here. You're the last customer who made a reservation today."

Kayako nodded gently.

Please come this way with me.

The man led the two to a lobby where a wall of black drawers was arranged. After searching for a name for a while, the man opened a drawer, took out the name tag in front of the drawer, and stuck it on the urn he had taken out.

Jiu Zhiche withdrew his gaze, realizing there was an ominous aura about this place.

He saw that the walls, ceiling, floor, and items inside were all basically covered with a very light gray.

Occasionally, a fleeting, ethereal shadow would pass by.

[Gain 0.1% initial spirituality]

[Gain 0.1% initial spirituality]

[......]

From the moment we entered, the system kept prompting that we had acquired initial spirituality, indicating that there were multiple strange entities present.

The bizarre includes monsters, people or things that have been cursed and become the source of the curse, ghosts, demons, etc.

However, Yu Kamei doesn't count. She should be considered someone with some special abilities, but she doesn't quite fall into the category of being strange.

[Gained 0.1% initial spirituality, current template progress: 75.31%]

It rose by several points at once, which was an extra bonus.

Moreover, the ghosts of these deceased are generally devoid of malice, or rather, they are very weak ghosts.

"Kujichi-kun." Kayako held the urn, her expression unreadable, and simply called out "Kujichi Che."

"Let's go."

The two arrived at the lobby, which was usually empty, but now a man and a woman with panicked expressions were nervously looking around.

Upon seeing the man who had led the group, one of them immediately questioned, "Kawabe, there's something wrong with your crematorium. Her body isn't burning properly. How do you explain that?"

Kyuichi Che pulled Kayako back, who was still trying to walk forward, and Kayako obediently stopped.

He must have wanted to comfort her.

No need for words anymore; his taking her hand was the best comfort, better than a thousand words.

No matter how sweet Kayako felt inside, Kyuji Che lowered his voice and reminded her, "Kayako, don't go near that man and woman, something's not right with them."

"Mmm." Che's voice was so pleasant; his breath touched her face...

Kayako's mind felt as if it were being stirred by an invisible hand, turning into a pot of mush.

Jiuzhiche stopped because he received a notification.

[Gained 1% initial spirituality, current template progress: 76.31%]

This indicates that the man is already considered an oddity.

The ominous aura emanating from that woman had faded considerably.

Jiuzhiche observed that, despite the sweltering summer heat, the man was still wearing long sleeves and a jacket. He was clearly very excited, with every muscle in his body moving, yet his left hand remained relatively still, appearing somewhat stiff.

Faintly, Jiu Zhiche smelled a foul odor, seemingly coming from a man.

Over there, Kawabe was still talking to the man, "It's still not working? That shouldn't be the case. I've almost turned the temperature up to the maximum. What did my aunt say? Where is she?"

Before he could finish speaking, a middle-aged woman approached, her face also showing a hint of panic. "Xiao Li, that woman's body, is it...?"

The woman glanced at Jiuzhi Che and Kayako without leaving a trace, not finishing her sentence, clearly having some reservations.

Jiuzhiche vaguely guessed what was going on; it seemed that the crematorium had taken on some shady business.

Kawabe, Riki, Kawabe Riki? Isn't this the child from "The Flesh-Colored Monster" who was skinned by his own mother? How come he's grown up here?

Then his aunt is Machida Maya.

Kawabe Riki frowned, then said to Kujiro Tetsuya, "Guests, we have urgent matters to attend to at the crematorium and are unable to entertain you at the moment."

They've given you the boot.

Jiu Zhiche: "It's okay, you go ahead with your work. We're quite curious about the crematorium, we'll just take a look around on our own."

Just as Kawabe Riki was about to say something, strange sounds such as "Ah-gu-gu," "Oo-ya," and "Hoo-hoo" came from the inner room.

The expressions of the group changed. Kawabe Riki, disregarding Kyuichi and the others, hurriedly rushed into the inner room.

"Brother, what should I do? I...I'm too scared to go in." The woman beside the man sighed sadly, her fear and guilt intertwined, and she burst into tears.

"Xiao Xiang, cheer up! I refuse to believe that fire can't break a stone." The man gritted his teeth, ignoring the woman's attempts to stop him, and followed her inside.

After a moment of confusion, Kayako regained her senses and wondered, "Why isn't Che leaving yet?"

Jiu Zhiche, who had been observing from the sidelines, had a slight glint in his eyes.

He saw it!

Kyuichi Che: "Kayako, wait for me, I'm going to earn some extra money."

"?" Kayako didn't quite understand, but when she saw Kyuichi Che walk up to the woman and talk to her, her heart clenched tightly.

Could it be... that Che has taken a liking to this woman?

Kayako could barely breathe. Images flashed through her mind: the grand wedding hall where Jiuzhiche and the woman were getting married; Jiuzhiche holding the child and smiling tenderly at the woman; their loving fight on the sheets; the woman slapping her face while laughing and saying, "You loser..."

Without realizing it, her five fingers clenched into a fist, her nails dug into her flesh, and streaks of blood oozed out.

A faint white phantom appeared beside her.

The light bulb in the lobby flickered abruptly...