The Japanese-fear sorcerer who started by taking in Tomie

"Hey, have you heard?"

"What?"

"I recently heard that if you knock three times on the door of the girls' restroom on the third floor of our school, a beggar's ghost will appear!"

"Huh? Tanaka, you don't actually believe that, do you?"

"It's true! Yamada from the next class said he saw it with his own eyes! He heard it was a little girl wearing a red dress and with short hair."

"Come on, you said last time that the Beethoven portrait in the music room could blink."

……

On the phone screen, messages from the LINE class group kept popping up.

Shin Hengyuan leaned back in his chair, swiping his thumb across the screen as he watched his classmates excitedly discussing the rumors about Hanako.

In just a few days, the news spread throughout the entire school.

New Hengyuan knows that this is not just a rumor.

He certainly knew about the ghost story of Hanako in the toilet, which was one of Japan's famous urban ghost stories.

Legend has it that if you go to the girls' restroom on the third floor of the school alone at midnight or a specific time, knock on the door of the third stall three times, and say "Hanako, are you there?", you can summon her.

It is said that she will appear covered in blood, dragging the summoner to hell, or simply making them disappear from this world.

In any case, neither of them will end well.

There are so many versions of Hanako's cause of death that the story of Hanako in the toilet has been around for so long that it's impossible to verify which one is the original prototype.

Some say he was a primary school student who was silenced after witnessing his corrupt homeroom teacher smoking; others say he was killed in a toilet during an air raid in World War II; still others say he died suddenly of a heart attack in a stall; and yet another says he hanged himself in the toilet after being bullied at school.

Various versions exist, and opinions vary widely.

Xin Hengyuan decided to go to the school to check it out. Regardless of which version it was, he would go and see for himself first. Anyway, he already had two at home, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

However, Hanako is probably a bound spirit, so I don't know if I can bring her back.

Xinhengyuan fell into thought.

……

Half an hour later, Xinhengyuan was all ready to go.

"Tomie, I'm giving you a long leave of absence. Don't go out unnecessarily. Slit-mouthed woman, keep an eye on Tomie."

Before leaving the house, Shin Hengyuan stood in the entrance hall, changing his shoes while giving instructions to the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman nodded solemnly.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, Kawakami will never step out of the door."

"Why are you looking at me! I'm not a criminal!"

Tomie's voice immediately came from the living room, filled with strong protest.

Xin Hengyuan ignored her, opened the door and walked out.

It's still too dangerous to let Tomie go out.

Brief contact with her will not have a deep impact, and people can recover on their own after a while. However, if the contact time is too long and the poisoning is too severe, then there is really no way to cure it.

Tomie is the embodiment of lust and jealousy.

To be honest, Shin Hengyuan knew exactly what Tomie wanted to do to him. That woman was always trying to find ways to get into his bed; her intentions were written all over her face. Even a blind man could see it.

Tomie's heart is known to all.

But Shin Hengyuan understands Tomie's true nature better.

If Tomie takes a liking to you, she'll do anything to attract you. But once you fall in love with her, she'll lose interest in you and move on to the next target.

But by this time, you can no longer live without her. You'll frantically try to possess her and tear her apart, ultimately giving birth to a new Tomie, and then the cycle repeats itself.

Tomie is that kind of woman. When she loves, she truly loves, but once she gets what she wants, she'll discard you like trash and never look at you again.

Therefore, keeping a distance, letting Tomie linger around, keeping her hanging on but never actually getting her is the best solution for everyone.

Of course, if one day he could find the ability to be completely immune to Tomie's charm, then he wouldn't mind taking advantage of this delicious treat that was delivered to his door.

"Yuan-kun, please be careful on your way!" the slit-mouthed woman said gently, her eyes filled with Shin Gen-yuan, as if she were a wife seeing her husband off to work.

"cut."

Tomie watched Shin Hengyuan close its doors and leave, and spat in displeasure at the slit-mouthed woman's appearance.

Just wait, Xinhengyuan will be mine sooner or later!

After Shin Hengyuan closed the door, the Slit-Mouthed Woman stopped pretending and her face immediately turned cold. She looked at Tomie with an icy expression as if to say, "That's not necessarily true."

……

"The weather is really nice today," Jack remarked as he stood at the school gate, twirling a baseball in his hand.

"The scenery is really nice."

At that moment, he and a few of his underlings were not far from the school gate, "admiring" the beautiful and youthful high school girls.

A pair of beautiful legs swayed back and forth, creating a stunning sight that captivated several people.

The underling next to him echoed his sentiments.

"Boss, look at that one, that one's nicer."

"Inoue, I never knew you had such unusual tastes, liking something so old too."

"Hey, you just don't understand. Women get more fragrant and mellow with age. Don't you think so, boss?"

Jack stated this with an air of righteous indignation.

"I like anything that looks good."

"Sigh, the prettiest one is still Miss Tomie, what a pity..." Jack then thought of the junior named Tomie he had met a few days ago and couldn't help but feel regretful.

If it comes to something like that, I'd even be willing to let him... let his little brother lose ten years of his lifespan!

Brothers: ?

"Hehe, yeah, boss. If I could get to sleep with Miss Tomie, I'd do anything." One of the underlings chuckled, rubbing his hands like a fly, drooling.

Jack frowned, slapped the underling hard on the head, and scolded him.

"You think you can even think about Miss Tomie?"

"Hey hey! The beautiful Miss Tomie is only worthy of you, boss!" The underling realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly nodded and bowed, smiling obsequiously.

He didn't want to lose his place on the team.

"That's right, Miss Tomie can only belong to me!" Jack the blondie said, tilting his head back so high his nose almost reached the sky.

"Oh, really?"

The voice drifted lazily from behind, neither too close nor too far.

Jack froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

He was so familiar with that voice that hearing it caused a conditioned reflex of pain in his lower body.

He was drenched in sweat, quickly put on a fawning smile, and turned his head away.

"Big brother... what brings you here?"

The henchmen turned around and recognized Jack as Xin Hengyuan. Their expressions changed instantly. Without even saying hello to Jack, they scattered like birds and beasts, running faster than if they had seen a ghost.

Their own boss can be terrifying when he gets angry, but they are even more afraid of this unknown new Hengyuan.

The scene from that day is still vivid in their minds, and they still can't figure out what exactly happened.

The unknown is often more frightening than the known threat.

Alright, you just wait. When we get back, I'll show you how I'm going to train you.

Jack looked at his group of unscrupulous underlings and gritted his teeth inwardly.

"Um?"

Xin Hengyuan merely snorted coldly, and Jack's legs went weak. He immediately slid down to his knees, his entire body prostrate on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly against the ground, as if afraid of displeasing Xin Hengyuan.

"I'm sorry, Boss Shingen! We didn't know Miss Tomie was your woman! Please let us go!"

Xin Hengyuan frowned, but did not refute. He simply said calmly, "Get up. I have something to ask you."