Tokyo, love before they become female ghosts

In the pitch-black bedroom, darkness began to creep up from the soles of Takuya Hase's feet as he slept soundly.

It spread over the back of his feet, over his ankles, then over his lower abdomen and chest, until it reached his neck.

Gradually, a figure formed from darkness appeared on his body.

His face was obscured by long, black hair, only a pair of lifeless white eyes could be seen, silently watching the sleeping Takuya Hase.

The ends of his hair brushed against his neck, causing an itch, and Hase Takuya raised his hand to scratch his neck.

The shadowy figure straightened up slightly to prevent his long hair from scratching his skin.

Time passed silently, and the dark figure silently braced his hands on his chest, remaining motionless as he looked down at Takuya Hase.

In a daze, Hase Takuya seemed to be about to open his eyes.

The shadowy figure raised its hand and gently covered his eyelids, preventing him from opening his eyes.

As Hase Takuya was about to wake up, his eyes flickered for a moment before returning to calm, and the shadowy figure slowly removed its hand.

The silent gaze continued, when suddenly something strange came from the shrine entrance.

Swish!

The shadowy figure twisted its neck eerily toward the doorway, passed through the wall, and landed on the little old man who gradually emerged from below the steps. He was wearing a gray kimono, his body gleaming with a faint golden light, and scratching his bald head in pain.

Darkness descended from the sky. The old man stared at the shrine that was completely swallowed by darkness, his expression changed drastically, and he took a half step back. Then, he lost his footing and rolled down the steps like a ball.

When the old man finally managed to get up from the ground, he saw a terrifying figure made of solidified blackness staring intently at him from the darkness that enveloped the entire staircase.

The old man, looking terrified, scrambled to his feet and tried to fly away, but after escaping a short distance, he realized that the shadowy figure showed no intention of chasing him.

Looking back at the steps where the shrine meets the ground at the foot of the mountain, and the shrine on the mountain where I have been worshipped for more than ten years.

Looking down at the fading golden light emanating from his body, the old man hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and flying back towards the shrine once more.

Reaching the foot of the mountain, I looked at the steps shrouded in darkness that swallowed everything, and the terrifying figure that had reappeared.

"M-Sir...may I...may I take away my true form?"

"Don't worry, I'll take my true form and find another place to live. I'll never come back!"

A fawning smile appeared on the old man's face as the terrifying figure looked down at the old man who had just reached the knees of an adult.

"Giggle giggle..."

A chilling bubble sound rang out from all around, and the old man's expression changed drastically as a burst of golden light suddenly shot out from his body.

Like fireflies in an endless night sky, after a flash of golden light, the old man's figure disappeared completely, and the eerie bubble sound fell silent once more.

As dawn broke again, the urge to urinate became unbearable, and Takuya Hase groggily opened his eyes and went to the bathroom to relieve himself.

With the stress gone, clarity once again takes over the mind.

As for washing up, Takuya Hase felt a little soreness in his body and was somewhat puzzled.

Why do I feel even more tired after a good night's sleep?

Unable to understand, Hase Takuya yawned and began preparing breakfast. A dozen minutes later, Hase Takuya took the noodles and sat down in front of the kotatsu.

While slurping his noodles, Takuya Hase opened the mission app for the modern-day defenders again to look for suitable tasks.

The tasks displayed on the commission page were still those S-level commissions marked in bright red, located in remote areas.

Out of curiosity, I clicked on the newly appeared S-rank mission, "[Suppression of the Ghostly Influence in Sugisawa Village]", and the mission description about Sugisawa Village appeared before my eyes.

Mission objective: Investigate and eliminate Sugisawa Village, which has reappeared in the present world after collectively disappearing fifty years ago.

That simple sentence made Takuya Hase frown.

The task descriptions and news on the current Fangren APP are basically all the same: the fewer the words, the bigger the issue.

Especially for tasks that involve a place rather than a specific location or object, generally no one would take them on alone.

Typically, this type of mission is undertaken by a group of exorcist organizations seeking to advance their organizational rank, or by exorcist families aiming for honor.

However, none of this concerned Takuya Hase, since he was just a lowly E-rank exorcist, with the desire but not the ability.

He was just curious: if people in this world knew about the existence of Ju-on, what level of mission would they classify it as?

S-class, or above?

Thinking about it this way, Takuya Hase felt his status instantly rise, after all, he was the one who protected this world...

Although it was mainly for my own survival, it also protected the world, didn't it?!

Thinking of this, Takuya Hasegawa opened Kayano's panel and took a look.

【Name - Yuka Kawabata, the human form of Ju-on】

[Trait: Love that is infinitely twisted, and hatred that arises without cause]

[Humanity: 35 points]

[Ghostly Principle: 40 points]

Huh? How come I suddenly gained 3 more points of humanity?

Blindedly scratching his head, Takuya Hase carried the finished noodles back to the kitchen.

After washing and hanging up the dirty socks in the basket, Takuya Hase shouldered his exorcism backpack and headed towards his mission point.

Standing under the torii gate, Takuya Hase glanced back at his shrine, pondered for a moment, then went home to retrieve the shrine's spare key and hid it in the gap between the steps under the eaves.

I took out my phone, snapped a photo, and sent it to a friend on Line whose nickname is "Invisible Man."

"Jia Yezi, I have to go on a mission today. If you come to my house but I won't be home, just take the key here and go inside."

At Jia Yezi's home, Jia Yezi was holding Xiao Hei and leaning against the corner of her room.

As the bathroom door closed, a moment later the sound of the front door opening and closing could be heard. Jia Yezi then got up and took a towel and toothbrush from her shelf, preparing to quietly go to the bathroom to wash up.

The phone with the cracked screen suddenly emitted a special notification ringtone. Jia Yezi was startled at first, then abruptly put down the towel and toothbrush in her hand, grabbed the phone, and hurriedly opened it.

Upon seeing the message from Hasegawa-kun, Kayo blinked first, then smiled and opened the chat box.

After searching for a long time, I finally found a cute cat nodding emoji and sent it.

On the bus, Takuya Hase looked at the cute cat head on his phone, a smile appearing in his eyes.

【Name - Yuka Kawabata, the human form of Ju-on】

[Trait: Love that is infinitely twisted, and hatred that arises without cause]

[Humanity: 40 points]

[Ghostly Principle: 38 points]

Seeing the panel of Jia Yezi change again, Hase Takuya put his phone away and looked out the car window.

Although the idea of ​​getting a spare key was somewhat impulsive, it was essentially because Takuya Hase felt sorry for that insecure girl.

He recalled how her hair was always messy and covered her face whenever they met outside, and how she only dared to show her pretty face when she was with him.

Perhaps her family's shrine is a place where she can relax.

Judging from the panel, she seems to be very happy.

The girl was a good girl, it's just a pity she was the human form of a being from the underworld, what a tragedy...