Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

As Fujita Mino thought this, she turned her head and looked around the classroom, only to find that everyone's face was clouded with gloom.

Not just students.

Even the math teacher, Yuyasu Okada, who walked into the classroom, had a shadow cast over his face. Mino Fujita couldn't see the true faces of these people, but could only judge who they were based on their hairstyles, builds, and seats.

Really ghost?

As class began, Fujita Mino rested her chin on her hand and casually glanced out the window at the lawn below. However, the lawn, which was usually green, had turned red, as if it had been stained with blood.

Is it a hallucination?

no.

Fujita Mino rubbed her eyes and found that the color of the lawn had not changed. Instead, she saw what looked like bat-like animals flying above the school building.

Speaking of which, the school that Fujita Mino attends was not originally called Ward Nakano Junior High School. Its predecessor was a private elementary school called Tenjin Elementary School.

It is said that 55 years ago, Yanagibori Takamine, the highly respected principal of Tenjin Elementary School, confessed his love to Shinozaki Yoshie, a young and beautiful school nurse, but was rejected. Suddenly, he became lustful and attempted to assault her.

During a fight with Yoshie Shinozaki, Ryūhō Yanagiri accidentally pushed her down the stairs, causing her to break her neck and die instantly.

Unfortunately, Yoshie Shinozaki's daughter, Sachiko Shinozaki, witnessed everything. To cover up his crime, Ryūhō Yanagiri strangled Sachiko Shinozaki and buried her body in the basement, creating the illusion that Yoshie Shinozaki died in an accident.

Then, 20 years ago, the shocking kidnapping case at the Heavenly God School occurred—

Yoshio Yanagibori, the son of the former principal of Tenjin School, lured four students to a basement and brutally murdered three of them, leaving only Sachiko Shinozaki as the survivor.

What? You're saying that Sachiko Shinozaki was strangled and buried fifty years ago? How could she be killed again?

This is the problem: Sachiko Shinozaki is no longer the original Sachiko Shinozaki; she has been resurrected as a vengeful spirit and turned into a female ghost.

All of this was just a conspiracy by Sachiko Shinozaki; Yoshio Yanagibori was merely a puppet being controlled, an accomplice.

In order to save her mother, Sachiko, who was trapped in the underworld and unable to reincarnate and had become a vengeful ghost, she decided to make more children sacrifices.

As a result, the resentment towards the Heavenly God School grew stronger, and children continued to disappear, eventually forcing the school to close down.

Later, the Nakano Ward Junior High School was built on the site of Tenjin Elementary School, but it is said that the resentment of Tenjin School has always existed and continues to trouble the students there.

In the past, Fujita Mino didn't feel that this school was any different, but now that her mind is damaged, she feels more and more that there must be something evil in this school!

"Come in!"

Suddenly, Mr. Okada said this.

Fujita Mino looked up at the sound and saw that there seemed to be someone standing outside the classroom door, while Okada on the podium was looking at her outside the door.

Okada led the applause and said, "Let me introduce our new friend, Sachiko Shinozaki. Let's give her a round of applause!"

After Okada finished speaking, a shy girl peeked out from the classroom, making sure it was safe before daring to enter.

She stepped onto the podium.

Applause erupted from the audience.

There was only one person who didn't clap, and that person was Fujita Mino. She even doubted whether she had misheard or misread!

So, it seems you really are Shinozaki Sachiko? Fujita Mino is now finding it hard to breathe.

"My surname is Shinozaki, and my given name is Sachiko. I am honored to be a member of this class. Please take good care of me," Sachiko Shinozaki introduced herself, then bowed to express her gratitude.

Okada pointed in the direction where Fujita Mino was and said, "Shinozaki, you can sit in the seat to Fujita's left!"

After Okada mentioned it, Fujita Mino realized that her deskmate hadn't come to school today!

Not coming to school is one thing, but why did the teacher suggest that Sachiko Shinozaki sit next to her? What's going on?

“Teacher!” Fujita Mino immediately raised her right hand to remind her, “Isn’t the seat next to me occupied? Her name is…”

"Her name is... wait, what was her name again?" Fujita Mino's mind seemed to freeze for a moment, and she couldn't remember her deskmate's name for a instant!

Behind them, murmurs arose:

"Fujita, what are you talking about? You don't have a deskmate!"

"Is this child possessed by a ghost?"

"That's true, you must be lonely after not having a deskmate for so long. It's really pathetic to imagine yourself having a deskmate!"

"Hahahaha!"

The classroom erupted in laughter!

"H-How is this possible..." Fujita Mino's pupils contracted sharply. She scratched her head, still unable to remember her deskmate's name!

Does this mean I really don't have a deskmate?

Is that even possible?

That's not how I remember it!

Was all that happiness—holding hands with my deskmate on the way home from school, buying milk tea together, and eating snacks together—just a lie?

Chapter 63 Sachiko Shinozaki

"Everyone, quiet down! Fujita-san, stop fooling around and sit down!" It was Mr. Okada who spoke up to stop the noise in the class and stop Fujita Mino's antics.

Ms. Okada pointed to the location of Fujita Mino again and said, "Fujita-san probably didn't mean any harm. She's a very nice person. I hope you don't mind, Shinozaki."

“Teacher, I don’t mind.” Sachiko Shinozaki smiled at Mr. Okada, then picked up her schoolbag and walked smilingly to her seat.

After Shinozaki Sachiko put down her schoolbag and sat down, Fujita Mino began to notice her appearance.

Her skin was black, not the kind of black that black people have, but an almost bluish-black color that gave her a sinister feeling.

She still had long, straight black hair with a V-shaped fringe, and two black lantern-like eyes hanging below her eyebrows, as if she were a black messenger from hell.

That's right, Sachiko Shinozaki is the messenger of hell. She was born because Makoto Araki created the "Heavenly God Academy" and is the absolute ruler of the Heavenly God Academy, possessing absolute power of life and death over all living beings in the area.

Or rather, Sachiko Shinozaki is actually the "Heavenly God School" itself, and Mino Fujita and a group of students from Nakano Junior High School are currently inside her "body".

After Sachiko Shinozaki took her seat, Mino Fujita glanced at her several more times—she felt as if she had seen this person somewhere before, as if this person should be sitting here.

Fujita Mino looked down and saw the skull necklace on her deskmate's right hand. She vaguely remembered that her deskmate used to wear the same thing. Her deskmate bought that bracelet at a two-dollar store because she said that wearing it could scare other boys.

Sachiko Shinozaki noticed her deskmate looking at her, so she raised her right hand, revealing the skull necklace, and smiled, "Do you like it? If you do, I'll give it to you!"

Fujita Mino quickly refused, saying, "Never mind, I won't take what belongs to someone else."

Shinozaki Sachiko's pupils dilated slightly. She leaned close to Fujita Mino's ear and whispered, "If you don't accept my bracelet, I'll kill Okada-sensei."

Upon hearing this, Fujita Mino nervously swallowed a mouthful of water. She turned her head and looked at Shinozaki Sachiko in disbelief.

Fujita Mino had absolutely no doubt that Shinozaki Sachiko possessed the ability to kill everyone present, including Fujita Mino herself.

"It's just a bracelet, right? I can wear it, okay?" Fujita Mino pouted and replied unhappily. The time was agonizing for her right now. She wished school would end soon so she could never come here again.

However, Sachiko Shinozaki didn't seem to think that Mino Fujita would give in so easily, and grabbed her hand directly, saying, "Give me your hand!"

Fujita Mino tried to struggle, but unfortunately, the other person's strength was ridiculously great, completely outmatched by her. She was easily grabbed and unable to move.

And so, Fujita Mino could only watch helplessly as Shinozaki Sachiko shoved the bracelet into her left wrist. After that, Shinozaki Sachiko let go and laughed, "Isn't it pretty? It suits you perfectly."

Fujita Mino didn't want to talk right now. She glanced at Okada-sensei, who was usually very good at scolding students, but today he was unusually quiet and completely ignored Fujita Mino and Shinozaki Sachiko's playful fight.

This must be haunted!

Furthermore, Fujita Mino is certain that Shinozaki Sachiko is the female ghost, but it seems there's nothing she can do about her for now.

Fujita Mino remembered that her older sister, Fujita Misaki, had told her that beans could be used to ward off evil spirits.

Fujita Mino thought about it again and vaguely remembered that night. She seemed to see her sister fighting against the female ghost, but unfortunately, she was killed by the female ghost in the end.

A bloodthirsty female ghost.

Ghost-repelling beans.

Ghost hunting live stream.

Fujita Mino quickly connected the three events together. As for the term "ghost hunting live stream," it was of course something her older sister Misaki had told her.

That day, before leaving home, her sister told her that she was going to do a live stream of ghost hunting with her best friend.

Wait, best friend?

Could her sister's best friend, the shrine maiden Shimizu Suzune of Yomiyama Shrine, know something about her?

They'll definitely find out.

She's a witch!

In anime and novels, aren't shrine maidens supposed to be able to exorcise demons? If we ask her for help, maybe we can get rid of this ghostly classmate.

Shinozaki Sachiko seemed unaware of what Fujita Mino was thinking, and actually sat up straight and started listening to the lesson, occasionally kicking Fujita Mino to make her pay attention as well.

But Fujita Mino had no interest in the lesson at all; even though it was only a class period, it felt like an eternity.

After finally getting out of class, Fujita Mino thought about taking advantage of the break to escape Shinozaki Sachiko's control and run away from the school to go home.

However, Sachiko Shinozaki grabbed Mino Fujita's left hand and said, "Fujita, I don't know where the school toilets are. Can you come with me to the toilet?"

"Huh?!" Fujita Mino was feeling a bit of a headache. She really didn't want to take this female ghost to the toilet, but looking into Shinozaki Sachiko's eyes, the other woman was very determined. If she refused, who knew what might happen.

Fujita Mino was genuinely afraid that if she refused Shinozaki Sachiko, the latter would threaten to kill someone to blackmail her.

Left with no other option, Fujita Mino had to bite the bullet and start acting, saying, "Okay, I also need to go to the restroom, let's go together!"

Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Shinosaki Sachiko's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

After entering the women's restroom, Fujita Mino intended to use the opportunity of the two of them going to separate stalls to escape again, but unfortunately, when she entered a stall, Shinozaki Sachiko squeezed into a stall with her.

“What are you doing…” Fujita Mino protested almost reflexively.

However, Sachiko Shinozaki responded softly, "I'm a coward, I'm afraid to go to the toilet alone."

As if to prove her "cowardice," she clung tightly to Fujita Mino's clothes, as if afraid the other woman would fly away.

There is really nothing to do with her.

First of all, Fujita Mino definitely doesn't believe Shinozaki Sachiko's nonsense and thinks it's just a way to control her!

Incidentally, the scene of the two of them squeezing into a single room was, of course, witnessed by the mastermind behind it all, Makoto Araki.

This left Makoto Araki somewhat bewildered; he had absolutely no idea what Sachiko Shinozaki was up to!

You're a female ghost!