I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

"Stop pretending. I saw you limping to work. This is the medical bill you paid yesterday. Consider the extra money a tip from me. You can't refuse!"

Clearly, this was something she had prepared beforehand. She had been thinking about how to express her gratitude to Yoshizaki since yesterday, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't seem to say anything to express her gratitude.

Considering this guy's greedy nature, Tomie thought that waiting until get out of class ended and deliberately walking into the office to slam the money on the table would definitely be impressive.

But who knew this guy would call him into his office and use club matters to prevent him from immediately throwing money on the table. He panicked and couldn't quite pull off the act, making him seem a bit rushed later on.

However, although the timing was off, she was still quite satisfied with her performance.

But then she wondered what if he refused?

Yes, in yesterday's plan, after I slammed the money on the table, I was supposed to walk out gracefully and not turn back no matter how he called me.

Thinking of this, she immediately turned around, but the next moment, Yoshizaki Kawa's faint voice came from behind her;

"You didn't take your keys."

"Ahhh! Damn it!"

She turned around, grabbed the keys, and glared fiercely at Yoshizaki: "If you dare to return the money, I'll... I'll..."

"Whatever, no refunds allowed!"

Then, he strode out, but when he reached the door, he became lame again.

Yoshizaki glanced at the money on the table and put it away;

Who says they don't want a rich woman's money? This money came from the ground up!

……

Classes continued in the afternoon, and by the time the courses were completely finished, it was already past 5 p.m.

Yoshizaki then took a taxi to the bar where Makoto Higa performed.

On the bus, he squeezed his bulging wallet, knowing it was about to be emptied, and couldn't help but think how good Kayako's free and invincible gadgets were.

When we arrived, it was almost six o'clock, and the bar was getting busier.

Yoshizaki ordered the cheapest drink as usual, then ordered a slightly more expensive tequila for Makoto Higa, and then found a seat to sit opposite her.

"Magical weapon."

"money."

The two men's conversation was exceptionally brief, like a duel between masters, culminating in a wad of cash being slapped onto the table.

The latter also took out a pendant.

"That's it?"

"Or do you want to wear a shrine around your neck?"

"..."

Unable to refute, Yoshizaki took the pendant and examined it carefully in the dimly lit bar;

It was a bust of a person, with eyes like those carved from black gemstones, giving off an ominous feeling.

"This is a bust of En no Kanojo that my sister found overseas. It was probably made by a master with spiritual medium blood and has a certain power to resist evil spirits. Of course, I'm not sure if it can withstand that demon."

When Yoshizaki heard the name En no Kozuno, he had a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it in a horror movie.

But the vocabulary was too obscure, and he couldn't recall it for a while.

I could only ask out of curiosity, "What is an 'en-kozuna'?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 61 The Midnight Bell

When Yoshizaki asked the question, the latter looked at him with surprise: "Are you really Japanese?"

"...If you ask any normal person and they know who En no Kaku is, then I'll admit defeat."

He said, somewhat speechless, "Do you really think everyone is an insider in your industry?"

"You must know Abe no Seimei, right? His master's ancestor was En no Ozuno, whose full name was Kamo no En no Ozuno. He was the source of Japanese curses and Onmyōdō. Only those who possess his bloodline have the qualifications to be spiritual mediums."

"As for the medium, the stronger the bloodline of the medium, the greater the power of the medium."

"My older sister, Higa Kotoko, is the one in the world who possesses his bloodline most strongly!"

When talking about her older sister, Makoto Higa's face was full of pride, and she couldn't help but take a sip of her fine wine.

Yoshizaki Kawa frowned. All of this sounded so familiar. Could it be because the original owner of this body was Japanese? But that didn't make sense. If he really had memories, he should have remembered them by now.

So he felt it wasn't that simple.

"However, there is one more thing I must mention. Although this necklace is an exorcism artifact, you should not collect similar things in the future. Some of the statues of En no Kaku have already been possessed by demons due to the worship of some obsessed people."

"If you pick up a statue like this, you will be cursed in ways you can't even imagine!"

"Grass!"

Upon hearing the words "statue" and "curse," Yoshizaki Kawa felt a chill run down his spine and nearly dropped the necklace in his hand.

Because he remembered where this thing had appeared.

The Ring! Damn!

In the prequel to Ring, the author wrote about the past of Sadako Yamamura.

In the prequel, it was mentioned that Sadako's mother, Shizuko Yamamura, was Ozuno's most loyal follower. On one occasion, she retrieved a statue that had been pushed to the bottom of the sea by the US military during World War II, and thus gained extraordinary abilities.

It was through this that she met the psychic researcher Heihachiro Ikuma, married him, and had a daughter named Sadako Yamamura.

After Sadako Yamamura's death, the well-known horror film, The Ring, which is said to have scared people to death, came about.

but--

Why the hell did The Ring get into this world too?!

You should know that The Ring is almost a meme virus; anyone who watches the DVD will be cursed and die of a heart attack... on a physical level.

The most chilling thing is that, according to rumors, if someone is cursed, they only need to pass on the curse, and they will be fine.

The result—of course—was that they all died.

If someone were to pull something horrible and air Sadako's videos on television, at least half the world would die!

Yoshizaki's current thoughts are just as messed up as the story of the Spider Monster in Kamen Rider who unearthed a Kamen Rider while robbing a tomb.

Damn it, why?

In this time-traveling game, Yoshizaki Kawa thought that he was already strong enough in pulling two demon kings, so why did another demon increase his strength?

I won't be able to watch DVDs by myself anymore.

This was Yoshizaki's first thought, since he didn't know whether Sadako had become a curse or not.

"That's ridiculous."

He never imagined the world could be so messed up.

At the same time, upon hearing Yoshizaki's words, Makoto Higa remained silent for a moment, then looked Yoshizaki up and down before slowly exhaling a smoke ring: "This also costs money."

"?"

Yoshizaki slowly typed a question mark, then shivered and quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it."

"By the way, how is your sister doing now?"

Makoto Higa's words were so aggressive that he was somewhat unable to defend himself and quickly changed the subject.

"That ghost over there seems to be quite troublesome. She has only identified its real name so far, I think it's something like Mary Shaw? Because this ghost is quite special, according to my sister, we have to find the host body and burn it to completely drive it away."

Dead silence——

Another phrase popped into Yoshizaki Kawa's mind. He was completely numb at this moment. What kind of world is this?!

I had previously considered running away from Japan to the United States, but now it seems that even if I escape to the United States, I might encounter other supernatural events and die on the spot, regardless of whether I can get rid of the curse.

American horror films can be just as deadly as Japanese ones, like A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Yoshizaki Kawa thinks Kayako and Tomie are cuter because they get hunted down as soon as they sleep.

"Your sister... is so busy every day."

"Nonsense, even on a global scale, my sister is a very famous exorcist, only Kim Ji-sun from South Korea can compare to her."

...Although I don't know who this "Kim Ji-sun" is, my intuition tells Yoshizaki that this must be a character from some Korean horror movie.

This world is full of ghosts.

Really, tired.

True heartbreak is never about making a big fuss.

"Anyway, this time it's really true, at most a week, I'm not kidding, she'll definitely be back!"

Upon hearing this, Yoshizaki Kawa was silent for a moment: "Sis, when I first contacted you, you said a week."

Week after week, from being beaten up at the beginning to now, my brother is almost able to pin that Po-X demon to the ground and beat it to a pulp with Kayako.

He sighed and waved his hand, "Alright, I'll try to hold on a little longer."