Pokémon's Lord of Fear

"The works released by our company in the past six months have received good responses and reputation, which is also due to the fact that" Teng Shu was listening to a report. He yawned while listening. This report was not interesting, but he had to listen to it.

After all, he has been absent for so long, it's normal to listen to it.

However, Teng Shu has always been keeping an eye on the development of Ghost Pictures. After all, Teng Shu is very familiar with these things, and this company itself is Teng Shu's own hard work. Teng Shu himself naturally values ​​it very much.

Listening to these people's words, Teng Shu also had some understanding of these things. The company has been developing well recently. Finally, it didn't appear that it would be completely in trouble without Teng Shu.

This also made Teng Shu relax a lot. After all, Teng Shu was worried before, what if these people were not able to do it and he was the only one left?
By then, the ghost companies will become your toys. That is not acceptable and such business will be a failure.

A qualified large company should be able to operate normally whether the boss is there or not. If it completely fails when the boss is not there, then the company is unqualified and cannot continue to operate as a qualified company.

"Very good, keep it up and tell me if there is anything else." Teng Shu was very satisfied and didn't say anything more.

Instead, he turned and left, as he had other things to deal with.

Speaking of which, Teng Shu hasn't seen Kayako for a long time since Kayako and her son went back, and Kayako's sister has been very happy doing her own things during this period. Teng Shu plans to call Kayako back to see how Kayako and Toshio are getting along.

When they arrived at the office, Teng Shu sent Zoroark away, then called out, and Kayako came out with her. Toshio looked much more obedient, but Kayako was still the same, but Teng Shu saw that Kayako was holding a person's head in her hand.

"What's going on?" Teng Shu was shocked. Although he made horror movies, it didn't mean that he wouldn't be afraid of seeing human heads.

"This guy asked for it. He had to cause trouble in my house and wanted me to give birth to his child." Kayako said unhappily. Teng Shu looked at the man in surprise. This guy was really bold. This was Kayako, and he actually dared to let Kayako do this. He really didn't want to live.

However, Teng Shu didn't care about this kind of person with a bug in his brain, so Teng Shu asked about Kayako and Toshio's situation, and Kayako also smiled and told Teng Shu the story after she took Toshio back.

At the end of a dim corridor, the old wooden floor made a teeth-grinding creaking sound, and a flickering light bulb swayed on the ceiling, pulling the shadows on the wall into hideous shapes. This was the source of all curses - the Saeki family.

Kayako stood quietly at the stairs, her eyes piercing through the darkness and falling on the thin figure in the living room. Junxiong was curled up on the sofa, holding a tattered toy in his hand, but his eyes looked out the window from time to time. He knew his mother was looking at him, but he didn't dare to look back.

Kayako didn't say anything, but just walked down the stairs slowly. Her footsteps were so light that they were almost inaudible, but Junxiong could feel the oppression, as if an invisible hand was strangling his throat. His fingers were tightly clenched around the toy, and his knuckles turned white.

"Toshio." Kayako's voice was so soft that it almost sounded like a whisper, but it made Toshio tremble all over.

Junxiong has never been a good boy.

In other families, children might be scolded by their mothers for playing too much, but in the Saeki family, the definition of "disobedience" is much more vague. Kayako never tells Toshio clearly what he can and cannot do, but her eyes, her silence, and her occasional smile all make Toshio understand that there are some boundaries that must never be crossed.

But Junxiong still crossed the line.

At first, it was just a small prank - suddenly opening the door when a neighbor girl passed by, showing a weird smile; deliberately making footsteps in the corridor at night, scaring his father who was returning home at night and almost falling down. When Kayako found out, she just looked at him quietly, without scolding or punishing him. This made Junxiong even bolder.

Until that day, he sneaked into his neighbor's house when his mother wasn't paying attention.

He didn't know why he did this, maybe to prove that he could escape his mother's control, or maybe he just wanted to see the terrified look on the uncle's face who always looked at him with disgust. He hid behind the curtains, watching the uncle come home, turn on the lights, and then -

Junxiong jumped out from behind the curtain and laughed sharply.

The uncle's scream broke the silence of the night.

Junxiong remembered the way he ran back home, the touch of the fallen leaves under his feet, and the sound of his heart beating wildly. He pushed open the door and saw Kayako standing at the entrance with a pair of slippers in her hand. She looked at him calmly, slowly squatted down, and helped him take off his shoes.

"Junxiong." Her voice was still soft.

Junxiong lowered his head, not daring to look her in the eyes.

Kayako stood up, reached out her hand and gently stroked his hair. Her movements were gentle, but Junxiong felt a piercing chill.

"You disappoint me," she said.

At that moment, Toshio didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He thought his mother would beat him up like his father did, or at least scold him loudly, but Kayako did nothing. She just sighed and turned towards the stairs.

Junxiong stood there, watching her figure disappear into the darkness.

Kayako did not punish Toshio, at least not in a worldly way.

But she began to "teach" him more often.

Every night, Toshio would be called to the living room by Kayako. She would sit on the sofa with a book in her hand, motioning Toshio to sit next to her, and then she would read aloud softly. Her voice was so gentle that it almost made people drowsy, but Toshio did not dare to sleep because he knew that as long as he showed the slightest inattention, Kayako would stop reading and stare at him with her dark eyes.

That look made Junxiong feel cold all over.

Even more terrifying are those "games." Kayako would teach Toshio how to "move quietly" - how to tiptoe like a cat, how to control his breathing, how to make his shadow disappear into the darkness. She called it "a required course for being a good kid."

Junxiong gradually realized that Kayako's "education" had only one purpose: to make him a perfect tool, a puppet who could fulfill her wishes silently.

But Junxiong was not completely submissive.

He would still sneak out and still play pranks, perhaps out of rebellion, or perhaps out of fear - he was afraid that if he didn't make his mother angry occasionally, she would do something even more terrible.

Until that day, he was caught red-handed.

Junxiong thought he had done it perfectly.

He slipped out while Kayako was preparing dinner in the kitchen. His target tonight was the little girl next door - the girl who always looked at him with disgust. He wanted to scare her, to see her scream, to prove that he could still escape his mother's control.

He hid behind the bushes in the girl's yard, holding his breath and waiting for his opportunity.

Then he saw Kayako.

She stood outside the courtyard wall, still wearing her kitchen apron and holding a fruit knife in her hand. Her eyes penetrated the bushes and fell on Junxiong.

Junxiong's heart almost stopped.

He turned and ran, but Kayako was much faster than him. She silently passed through the courtyard wall and appeared in front of him like a ghost, grabbing his wrist and stabbing him with the tip of the knife.
But Kayako didn't move. She looked at her hands in surprise. She was horrified to find that her mind was once again affected by the curse. This was not okay!
She had to go back as soon as possible, to Teng Shu's side, otherwise she would become a monster controlled by the curse again. Although it was her own resentment, she couldn't control it. Junxiong thought he was going to die.

But Kayako didn't do anything. She just took his hand and dragged him back home.

Kayako didn't hit him or scold him.

She just closed the door quietly, then sat on the sofa and motioned Junxiong to sit opposite her.

Junxiong was shaking like a fallen leaf. He thought that what was coming next would be the most terrible punishment, perhaps the kind of torture that he could not even imagine.

But Kayako just took out a photo from the drawer and handed it to him.

The photo shows a happy family - young Kayako is holding the baby Toshio with a gentle smile.

"Do you still remember?" Kayako's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Junxiong was stunned. Of course he remembered himself in the photo, but that was too long ago. Now he no longer remembered the feeling of being held in his mother's arms.

Kayako slowly stood up, walked in front of him, and then -

She hugged him.

Junxiong froze in place.

Kayako's embrace was warm, even... gentle. Her arms were wrapped tightly around him, as if she wanted to rub him into her body. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and then Junxiong realized - she was crying.

"What did I do?" Kayako's voice was choked with sobs, "I just wanted you to be a good child... Why did you let me down?"

Junxiong's tears suddenly welled up.

He had never thought that his mother would cry. In his memory, Kayako was always calm, restrained, and scary - but never fragile.

"I'm sorry..." he choked, "I won't do this again..."

Kayako let go of him, held his face, and gently wiped away his tears. Her fingers were cold, but her movements were extremely gentle.

"Really?"

Junxiong nodded vigorously.

Kayako smiled, a genuine, gentle smile, then she stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

"Dinner is getting cold," she said.

That night, Junxiong lay in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

He recalled Kayako's embrace, her tears, and that gentle smile. He remembered many things - the scene when his mother taught him to tie his shoelaces when he was a child, the memory of her staying by his bedside all night when he was sick, and even the "education" that he once thought was "terrible", perhaps there was some kind of distorted love hidden behind it.

He cried for a long time until his eyes were dry and painful.

Then he wiped away his tears and made a decision.

He wants to be a good boy.

It was not because he was afraid of Kayako, but because he finally understood that what his mother wanted was a child who would no longer disappoint her.

From that day on, Junxiong began to work hard to change himself.

He no longer sneaked out to scare his neighbors or made strange noises on purpose. He ate, slept, and completed the "homework" assigned by Kayako obediently. He learned to control his expressions and to behave perfectly well in front of his mother.

Kayako seemed very satisfied with his changes. Her eyes were no longer full of scrutiny. Her hugs became more frequent, and she even praised him occasionally - "Toshio is such a good boy."

But Junxiong knew that this would not be easy.

Sometimes, late at night, he would still dream of himself standing in the yard, watching Kayako walking towards him with a knife in his hand. Sometimes, he would tremble uncontrollably and suddenly remember the distorted faces of those frightened people.

But every time this happened, he would think of Kayako's hug, her tears, and her words - "I just want you to be a good child."

Then he would close his eyes and tell himself——

"I want to make my mother proud."

"Junxiong is so well-behaved?" Teng Shu looked at Junxiong with some surprise. Junxiong nodded seriously. He was no longer a little boy, he was a big boy. He wanted his mother to enjoy life in peace instead of being treated as a monster in that horrible mansion.

"Once we go back there, we will be haunted by the curse. That monster has become much stronger when I was away. I almost hurt Toshio many times. It's so scary." Kayako sighed, and Teng Shu agreed with her after hearing it.

The Grudge is the product of a monster.

Although this monster was created by Kayako.

But Kayako obviously couldn't control the Grudge. It had to be said that this was a tragic fact. However, Teng Shu didn't say anything. After all, as the Grudge absorbed more and more resentment, the resentment naturally became deeper and deeper, and it was even so deep that it could not be concealed, which led to all this happening.

"But we don't have to worry about these problems now." Teng Shu said with a smile, but he also planned to start filming as soon as possible, and then hold a lottery for targeted employees to increase a few places.

Freddy did a good job here, but Freddy was busy being his dream god most of the time. And as Freddy's strength grew, Freddy has completely changed. Teng Shu saw it, but didn't say anything. Freddy changed the inherent impression of him in human's mind, and also made Freddy into another unique appearance, a more unique appearance.

More decent, he doesn't look like a demon but rather a saint.

It's very outrageous.

It seems that people's impression of an object will in turn affect the object itself. Freddy is the best evidence. Thinking of this, Teng Shu also had some thoughts. So is it the same for the mythical beasts? (End of this chapter)