Horror/Fear Anime: Starting with a Tomie Hairstyle.

"Let's take a look at the details first."

When Jiuzhi Che went into the room, Yoshikawa was lying flat on his back. He was in much better condition than before, but the flame of life that had been rekindled had died down again.

Looking at his arm, he saw that the protruding stone thorns on the surface had grown back several centimeters.

"Purify".

The invisible white energy, carrying a gentle and healing aura, gradually purifies Yoshikawa's body of impurities.

His complexion visibly improved.

"Brother, brother, how are you feeling?" Yoshikawa Kaori hurriedly helped Yoshikawa Tsuyoshi sit up.

"I'm much better." Yoshikawa's voice was weak. "Kujiki-kun, I haven't thanked you properly last time. I was rude before, and I sincerely apologize to you here."

"No need."

Jiuzhiche didn't care about such details. "The agreed-upon compensation."

Yoshikawa Kaori readily pulled out a stack of banknotes.

Jiuzhiche didn't count and simply put it into his crossbody bag.

He told the relieved siblings, "Your wounds can't fully heal because the root of the curse still exists."

Yoshikawa's expression changed: "It's...it's Xiaomei's corpse?"

"She is not the source, but only a part of it."

"Could it be...could it be Tombstone Town! Brother, that town is strange, there are tombstones everywhere. Xiaomei's changes must be related to that place. Could it be that your curse is also..."

Yoshikawa Kaori softened her tone, afraid of upsetting Yoshikawa Tsuyoshi, "Would it be necessary to obtain the forgiveness of Xiaomei's family?"

It's believed that Kyuichi Che has also figured something out, which is why Yoshikawa Kaori didn't avoid talking to Kyuichi Che.

Yoshikawa's face showed a struggle, then he shook his head fiercely: "Since we've kept it a secret to this extent, wouldn't it be even more cruel to tell them the truth? Koko, we can't tell!"

He gripped Yoshikawa Kaori's hand, veins bulging on his neck: "Did you hear me? You can't say it!"

"I understand." A look of pain flashed across Yoshikawa Kaori's face. "Brother, but we still need to go back to Tombstone Town. Kujiro-kun, could you please come with us? I'll pay you again!"

Jiuzhi Che hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly, "Alright, since your brother hasn't been completely cured, I'll go with you. As for the reward, you can decide what to give."

"20 yen, what do you think? If that's not enough, then I'll..."

"make a deal."

Jiuzhi Che's main purpose was not to help Yoshikawa Tsuyoshi. He wanted to go to Tombstone Town to obtain the initial spirituality and make some extra money on the side. How wonderful!

If Yoshikawa can be saved, he should be saved; if not, he should die. If he can be saved, that's fine too; just call the police and send him to jail.

He's a murderer! Jiuzhiche won't let someone who increases the death rate go unpunished. Wouldn't that just create more ghosts and monsters?

Ordinary ones are fine, but if something like the Ju-on appears, it will greatly affect Jiu Zhiche's future peaceful and happy life.

To put it bluntly, he is working hard to become stronger now so that he can live a good and happy life in the future.

Afterwards, Jiu Zhiche made an appointment with them to set off the next day, which happened to be Saturday, so he didn't need to ask for leave again.

Hmm... I took another day off today.

Yunshu University.

Che didn't come today.

Kayako couldn't muster any energy for anything, just like before, silently remaining an invisible person in a corner, unnoticed by anyone, and unconcerned about others.

So he was like an empty shell, going to class, going home, going to class, going home every day.

Kayako tried to make her days more interesting, so she tried writing a diary, recording everything in detail and expressing her feelings, but her heart felt empty and she couldn't write anything down.

It's all just mundane, straightforward stuff.

But everything changed after I met Che.

She has someone in her heart.

The diary entries she wrote changed from recording her own trivial matters to documenting Che's daily life.

Including the clothes Che wore today, the change in his hairstyle, every word he said, and everything he did...

Even the most ordinary little things about him took on special meaning in her eyes.

Kayako picked up her pen and began to take notes. Since she was sitting in the corner and Che wasn't around, no one would be watching her anymore.

If Jiuzhiche were here, he would recognize that this pen looks very familiar.

“My Che…”

The sounds around her were like exploding firecrackers, and Kayako suddenly blocked the diary.

The secret seems to have been discovered.

Kamei Yu had no awareness of being a spy, and smiled: "You like Jiuzhi Che? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. You just need to let me follow you."

A soft threat.

Kayako's ears turned bright red, and she remained silent.

She usually doesn't write at school, but today she missed Che so much that this annoying person saw it.

These past few days, Kamei Yu has been intruding at inopportune times, and Kayako never imagined that anyone could be so annoying.

Furthermore, Che had warned her not to get close to Kamei Yu, which made her dislike Kamei Yu even more.

“Since Jiuzhi Che isn’t here, I’ll sit next to you.” Kamei Yu plopped down on the seat.

Kayako's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. That...that was where Che was!

How could she, how could she defile...

"No wonder he's a handsome guy, he even seems to have a natural body odor."

Kamei Yu touched and fiddled with things, completely unaware that Kayako had turned to face her.

"Crunch, crunch, crunch..."

The slight noise was drowned out by the din of the classroom.

"Get away!"

Kayako used all her strength to push Kamei away, catching her off guard and causing her to fall to the ground.

"Ouch!"

All sounds fell silent for a moment, as if the surrounding air had been drawn away, creating a vacuum.

Dozens of eyes fell on Kayako and Kamei Yu.

Kayako shuddered and shrank back into the corner.

Kamei Yu got up, forcing a smile: "It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just joking around with her."

However, Kayako is emotionally charged, so it's best to avoid her for now.

However, the progress of stealing her face this time is too slow. In the past, she would have reached at least halfway, but now she is not even one-tenth.

Weird.

Yu Kamei returned to her seat with doubts. She did not notice that two black handprints on her shoulder were emitting a sinister aura.

Chapter 30 Wherever I go, the tombstones explode.

Tombstone Town, a town whose name carries an ominous connotation.

The town's tradition is that wherever a person dies, that is where they are destined to die, until their body forms a stone tombstone, at which point they can become a Buddha.

If the corpse is moved, the path to Buddhahood will fail, and the person will be covered in stone thorns and unable to find peace even in death.

Jiuzhiche saw nameless tombstones everywhere—on the road, in houses, by ponds, and so on. These tombstones were formed naturally from the bodies, and the townspeople believed that carving words on them would diminish their good deeds, so they all agreed not to carve any words on them.

Apart from the tombstones that are everywhere, everything else is quite normal.

"Kyushi-kun, where should we start looking?" Yoshikawa Kaori looked bewildered. It couldn't be a curse formed by these tombstones, could it? Did they have to destroy all the tombstones to break her brother's curse?

"I'll wander around. Also, let me make this clear: I can't guarantee the outcome of handling any strange incidents, but I promise I won't give up easily."

Even though Jiuzhiche took the money, he still maintained professional ethics.

Tombstone Town wasn't very big, and Jiuzhiche quickly noticed a house with a black cloth hanging for mourning. As he got closer, he could hear crying.

Looking from outside the door into the hall, there was a coffin in the center of the hall, with eight or nine people kneeling there, all dressed in black. Among them, a girl was crying the most sadly. Most of the others were silently shedding tears or had sorrowful expressions. Only that girl kept shedding tears, and when she got emotional, she would slap the ground.

"Xiao Mei..."

Beside them was a girl with red and swollen eyes, a haggard face, and sobbing softly.

At the front were a man and a woman, both around 50 years old, supporting each other. The man's eyes were filled with sorrow, his face was ashen, and the corners of his mouth were slightly downturned. The woman repeatedly raised her hand to wipe the moisture from her face, repeating the process until she was almost numb.

It seems this is Xiaomei's home.

Jiuzhi Che remembered that in the original story, Xiao Mei's parents and sister Xiao Quan all died, and they still didn't know where Xiao Mei's body was.

The reason for her death was that her father was too heartbroken and fell ill and died. Her mother lost her husband and daughter and hanged herself in grief. Koizumi had no will to live and cut her wrists to end the rest of her life.

One tragedy gave rise to many more tragedies.

So the girl who was crying so sadly was Koizumi?

But when Jiu Zhiche looked at her from behind, he felt that the girl's life force was exceptionally strong. Looking at her, he always felt a strange, almost imperceptible feeling in his heart.

To put it another way, if you have food stuck between your teeth and can't get it out, don't you always feel the urge to use your tongue to push it out, spending most of your energy focusing on that area?

That's how Jiu Zhiche felt about the girl. Maybe it was because her life force was so bright that he subconsciously paid attention to her?

Seeing no ghosts or anything like that inside, Jiu Zhiche went straight in. Three people turned around when they heard the noise.

Jiuzhiche nodded at them with a natural expression.

They nodded in response.

It is not surprising that distant relatives and friends came to mourn.

The mourning lasted for about half an hour.

The girl with red and swollen eyes said goodbye to everyone.