Tokyo, love before they become female ghosts

In the rear shrine behind Morita Shrine, a place reserved for the priests to rest, Takuya Hase was sitting in front of his computer watching the news of the day.

A major traffic accident occurred on the afternoon of June 11th in Erding 6th Street, resulting in...

[This station reports that a paranormal contamination incident occurred in Fushimi Ward, but it has been removed by the "Genji Guardians." Residents are asked not to panic....]

Looking at the regional trending topics on his computer, Takuya Hase leaned back on the table and rubbed his temples.

Hasegawa Takuya was probably an unlucky transmigrator. Most transmigrators either become extremely wealthy or possess unparalleled physiques and an aura of dominance.

Even if he doesn't achieve great wealth and status, he can easily afford to be content with a modest life and marry several wives.

When it came to Takuya Hase, putting aside the various problems he encountered due to being reborn, the supernatural occurrences that happened shortly after he was reborn left him speechless.

If it weren't for the fact that he was born in a good location in this parallel world island nation and was picked up by the old man, and that the old man was indeed quite capable, it would be questionable whether Takuya Hase could have successfully grown up in the island nation where supernatural phenomena had occurred!

With a sigh of relief, Takuya Hase opened a search engine and began searching for information related to Ju-on.

However, it was all completely unrelated stuff, with no useful information at all.

As expected, because the Grudge actually exists in this world, the famous movie that was rumored to have scared people to death never appeared.

Rubbing his forehead, Takuya Hase fell into thought.

His knowledge of Jia Yezi was limited to movies, which is why he somehow ended up in contact with her.

Even though he didn't know or remember much, Takuya Hase clearly sensed that this world might not have much to do with the Earth he knew.

Having watched the Ju-on series on DVD before time travel, he clearly remembered that Ju-on was set in the 1990s.

The level of technology in the 1990s was completely different from what we are living in now. For one thing, laptops back then were still bulky black boxes.

The mobile calling terminal was a huge, dark blob, and it was impossible for it to be the smartphone in one's hand!

What devastated Takuya Hase the most was not that the insecure girl he knew would become a demon after death, someone who would drag him out of his blankets and scatter his ashes even if she was hiding under the covers, but that she could become like that while she was alive!

Recalling the evening he met Kayoko, Takuya Hase had just finished a low-level exorcism job that he had taken on from the largest exorcism organization in Japan, Gense-Honin.

Having finally opened his business and started making money, Hase Takuya naturally wanted to treat himself. He went to the market to buy some groceries to take home and satisfy his hunger.

Just as I took out my money, paid the bill, and turned around, I suddenly felt a strange sensation under my feet.

With a scream, Takuya Hase looked down and saw a black cat with dirty white paws looking at him pitifully with its tail between its legs.

Hase Taku was somewhat surprised. This black cat didn't bite anyone even after he stepped on it?

I crouched down and let it smell my hand. The little guy wasn't shy at all and came closer.

Such an affectionate cat is rare, and considering he was in the wrong, he didn't think much of it and casually grabbed two saury from the bag and fed them to the cat.

From then on, a well-behaved black cat that would meow for food appeared at the entrance of Morita Shrine.

Takuya Hase saw that it was docile and would not struggle even when picked up by its armpits or its belly was rubbed, so he thought that Kuro was a stray cat and even had the idea of ​​adopting it.

Then, on a cloudy day, Takuya Hasegawa finished his exorcism mission and bought a cat house on the way back to the shrine. There he saw a girl in a black dress squatting at the shrine entrance, intending to take Kuro away.

Takuya Hase was furious the moment he saw it. "Damn it, I've already bought the cat house, and you're trying to steal the cat I've got your eye on?!"

Without any hesitation, Hase Takuya stepped forward to take back the little black dog he had his eye on.

Seeing the menacing Takuya Hase, the girl, whose hair covered most of her face and whose features were obscured by thick glasses, instinctively hugged the little black dog in her arms tightly.

"Put the cat down!"

He spoke bluntly, and the girl lowered her eyes, not daring to look him in the eye.

"I told them to put the cat down, it's my cat!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a voice so low it was almost inaudible came from her mouth.

"This, this is my cat..."

Takuya Hase gave a cold laugh.

"You say it's your cat? What proof do you have? Call it and see if it responds..."

"Little Black".

"Meow~~!"

"..."

Looking at Kuro, who was somewhat uncomfortable being held tightly in the girl's arms but still responded to his master's call, Hase Takuya fell silent.

That little bastard, he has an owner now but he still comes to my place every day to freeload!

Furious, Takuya Hase immediately gave the cat house to Kazuya...

"Take it and get out of here!"

Looking at the menacing Hase Takuya, the girl carried the cat house in her right hand and held Koro in her left arm as she walked down the mountain.

As she approached the torii gate, the girl turned around and glanced timidly at Takuya Hase, then bowed shyly to his impatient expression.

The two became acquainted about two weeks later, on a cloudy afternoon when the girl ran up the mountain looking anxious.

"Hello, excuse me, have you seen Xiao Hei?"

In a weak and slightly timid inquiry, Takuya Hase, who was sitting cross-legged under the eaves eating ice cream because he had no work, instinctively shook his head.

"No, that little bastard... cough cough, Little Black has never been here before."

Upon hearing Takuya Hase's answer, the girl's expectant gaze immediately turned frightened and bewildered, pacing back and forth anxiously like a lost little animal.

Seeing her pitiful and helpless appearance, Takuya Hase felt a pang of sympathy and immediately stood up to speak.

"Don't worry, Xiao Hei is so smart, it won't get lost."

The girl paused for a moment, looking at Takuya Hase with concern in his eyes.

This was the first time she had ever felt kindness from other people, instead of alienation and indifference.

"Thanks..."

After searching for a while, the two finally found Xiao Hei, who was soaking wet and licking his fur, by the river.

The little black cat, licking its fur on the ground, looked at its owner and Hase Takuya. Seeing that the two had come to find it, it immediately let out a weak cry of fear.

On the stone pier by the river, Takuya Hase bought a towel and handed it to the girl to rub the black cat's fur.

When Xiao Hei was almost dry, the girl handed the towel back to him, and their fingers accidentally touched.

"Could you... tell me your name...?"

Looking at the girl who seemed to have used all her strength just to ask for a name, Hase Taku didn't think much of it and just assumed she was shy, so he casually replied.

"Takuya Hase"

"Thank you, Hase-kun. My name is, Kawai Yuka Coconut."

As the girl spoke, Takuya Hase couldn't help but picture a terrifying figure crawling down the stairs, its body crackling and making horrifying bubbling sounds.

But looking at the frail girl in front of him, it was clear that she couldn't possibly be Kayako, and the year didn't match up either, so Takuya Hase casually said with a smile.

"Your name matches one I remember..."

Before he could finish speaking, a pop-up window that only he could see appeared in front of him. Takuya Hase looked at the little black cat, who had escaped from its owner's arms and climbed onto his lap, meowing, with a very complicated expression.

[A potential world-destroying entity has been detected. Host, please defeat or suppress it.]

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

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

[Humanity: 3 points]

[Ghostly Principle: 62 points]

[Abilities: Interdimensional manipulation, reality distortion, spacetime distortion, infinite clones, matter distortion, mind control, dream hunting...]

[Note 1: If the target's Demonic Principles exceed 70 points, the target will begin to transform into a demon, inducing the Ju-on to descend upon the world. The host can choose to kill the target before they become a demon, ending the demonization process and saving the world and surviving.]

I should have ignored that little bastard in the first place...