I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

But even those large cameras currently cost at least several hundred thousand yen, and Tomie was curious about how much this handheld one would cost.

I can talk to Mako about it later.

"This camera? It's not for sale, little sister."

"If I meet someone who is destined to have it, it wouldn't be a bad idea to give it away."

Kunihiko Aso did indeed think so. He was not short of funds, and if he met someone who also had the ability to see ghosts, he would not mind giving them the camera.

All that person needs to do then is send me a photo of the sealed ghost for research.

But to date, Kunihiko Aso has not found such a person.

That's rather a pity.

When Tomie heard that the camera could be given away for free, her first impression was that it might be a scam.

But looking into the latter's sincere eyes, for Mako's sake, Tomie still asked, "Then what counts as a destined person? I have a classmate who loves photography, is she a destined person?"

"This is just one of the conditions. Young lady, if you really want it, you can come to this address to find me on the weekend or during your holiday. Don't worry, I'm not a scammer. This is my business card."

The man handed over a business card.

Tomie hesitated for a moment, then took the business card in her hand and looked at it under the light.

Kunihiko Aso

Telephone: xxx

Occupation: Folklorist, PhD in Psychology, Scientist Studying Otherworldly Dimensions

address:……

The address field was crossed out, and a new address for a photography shop was written.

"I'll only be in the store during the day. If it's past six o'clock, you might not see me anymore."

"Young lady, I'll be going now. Good luck."

Kunihiko Aso glanced meaningfully at the darkness behind them. Although he couldn't see the shadowy figure anymore, it was certain that the figure had its eyes on them.

All they need is for them to be willing to come to the store to find them after going through those things.

Hearing the strange words in front of her, Tomie waved her hands repeatedly and said:

"It wasn't what I wanted, it was a friend of mine."

The man ignored Tomie's words and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Watching this guy's strange entrance and strange exit, Tomie thought he was a bit like a lunatic, especially the way he spoke.

However, she still put the business card in her pocket. Since they were going to go together during the day, she wasn't afraid that the other party had bad intentions.

after all--

Kayako even has a little backpack that can be used to call the police, given to her by that guy Yoshizaki Kawa!

The two continued on their way, and a moment later, Tomie opened the gate;

Kayako had just walked up behind Tomie.

Then a golden retriever rushed towards her, scaring her to death and making the little black dog in her arms stand on end.

"Ho ho-"

The black cat arched its body and made threatening noises in Kayako's arms.

However, the golden retriever just excitedly lifted its leg and kept pawing at Tomie's body, barking a couple of times in the process.

"Dirty dog, it jumps on me without even looking how dirty it is! So mean."

Tomie dismissively tossed the dog's paw aside, then dusted herself off before introducing it to Kayako: "This dog's name is Ji..."

"Ahem, its name is Number Two, yes, it's Number Two, absolutely no other strange name!"

Thinking of the dog's name, Tomie coughed awkwardly twice, then deleted the words "Yoshizaki River" before introducing it to Kayako.

Seeing Kayako's nervous expression, Tomie comforted her, "It's okay, don't be afraid. Ji... Number Two is a very well-behaved dog, it won't bite you."

"If you don't believe me, touch it."

Tomie grabbed the dog by the ear, pulled it up to Kayako, and gestured for the latter to pet it.

At this moment, Xiao Hei was perched on her shoulder, its paws scratching at Kayako's shoulder. Cats are naturally afraid of dogs, so it was hissing and trying to escape Kayako's embrace and get away from this place.

Kayako held the little black dog in her arms and nervously reached out her hand. She had just gently touched the golden retriever's forehead when the dog suddenly raised its head. Kayako was startled, but then she saw the golden retriever's tongue covered in saliva, and it began to lick her hand repeatedly.

This novel feeling made Kayako feel a little strange. Unlike cats, dogs tend to be more outgoing.

Cats are reserved, and Kayako wasn't very comfortable with the dog's outgoing and enthusiastic nature.

She gently stroked the dog's head and then carefully withdrew her hand.

"It's a very... very cute dog."

Hearing Kayako's praise of Yoshizaki River No. 2, Tomie's lips curled up slightly.

"And let me tell you, Number Two can even take a bath by itself!"

"Really? That's amazing."

"Why would I lie to you? Watch me, Number Two, go take a shower!"

"Wang Wang."

The golden retriever wagged its tail and went to the fishpond.

Kayako watched all this in astonishment, knowing that every time she gave Kuro a bath, it was a disaster.

"Wow, it's amazing. Every time I give Xiao Hei a bath, it goes crazy. Before, when the teacher tried to bathe it by hand, it struggled desperately and almost scratched the teacher."

Upon hearing this, Tomie, who had been showing off, immediately stopped laughing.

She could almost picture Yoshizaki bathing the black cat, with Kayako helping out, all in a happy and harmonious way—the kind of thing only an old married couple would do.

Furthermore, they had always lived under the same roof.

Imagine sitting together, a cat in your lap, a cup of tea, telling jokes that couples share.

Tomie picked up the water glass with one hand, took a sip, and then poured it all out.

"This is terrible, why is the water acidic?"

"It's not sour at all. I get my water from there too, and it's sweet!"

Kayako said, holding the water glass in both hands.

……

Kodaira Akutagawa, clutching the videotape in his arms, moved swiftly through the darkness, arriving at an ancient temple in less than half an hour.

As wisps of blue smoke rose, his ghostly form gradually solidified.

At the same time, the "leader" frowned slightly as he looked at the man whose hands were empty, and asked in a cold tone, "Where is he?"

"Reporting to the Master, the target was with another woman. I originally intended to kidnap both of them, but Qinzi did something inexplicable to them. I was seriously injured as soon as I got close and almost died. When I woke up, I found that the two of them had already left."

"I was afraid that this would attract Kotoko's attention and eventually lead her to our last stronghold. After much deliberation, I decided to retreat first. But on the way, I went back to the girl's house and found a videotape. This videotape gave me a strange feeling; it might contain important information!"

Kodaira Akutagawa could lie without batting an eye because psychological resilience training was part of his ninja training.

His strong mental resilience allows him to lie with unwavering certainty.

The ninja's methods were quite effective.

This inevitably reminded him of that saying.

Upon hearing what Kodaira Akutagawa said, the possessed cult leader fell silent for a moment.

He looked his subordinate up and down; his heart hadn't even faltered, and his face showed utter loyalty.

I couldn't help but think of the ninjas of my own Edo period, who were willing to die for their lords and commit seppuku before completing their missions.

How did ninjas become so pathetic in this day and age?

But at this critical moment when manpower is scarce, Kotoko is on high alert, desperately trying to find her own location.

He himself has not dared to accept new followers recently, as every existing follower who dies is one less, not to mention that the person in front of him was one of the former vice leaders.

Thinking of this, he swallowed his anger;

"If all else fails, we can find other girls who are deeply resentful."

He didn't want to watch that damn videotape at all; it was obviously a scam... no, a scam to fool ghosts.

Sorry, after living as a human for a few days, I was influenced by the memories of this body and almost forgot that I used to be a ghost.

"Master, you should still take a look. Perhaps there is some important information inside?"

To avoid appearing useless, Kodaira Akutagawa kept talking about things using the videotape.

"Well... okay, do you have a projector here?"

"There's a hand-cranked one."

"Let's take a look then, we're just killing time anyway."

Although he held no hope, the demon also wanted to admire the new inventions of humankind.