I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

But she remained a child and never grew up.

"This is the second lesson I'm teaching you: always treat ghosts with the same reverence as gods, even evil spirits. Just now, I tried to probe his heart and disrespected the ghost behind him, thus breaking the curse. I cut off my finger and was severely injured, and I will probably live about ten years less."

"Then, there is a third lesson—stay calm no matter what."

"for example--"

Kotoko looked ahead, perhaps sensing her own weakness.

A powerful ghost has come knocking on our door.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 72 Little Black is in trouble

At this moment, the scene ahead seemed to have changed.

Suddenly, a completely black building stood in front of her, and waves of heat swept over her. On the ground, she could vaguely see charred human figures. Those shadows wriggled like maggots, approaching Qinzi, but in the end, they all stopped three inches in front of her.

Wherever she goes, the shadows retreat.

"The ghost that was burned to death in that building?"

"It seems it wasn't cleaned up properly before."

She muttered to herself, then looked at Makoto: "Exorcism requires fighting evil spirits with the mindset of certain death. Only when you are prepared to die can you remain calm even in the face of a landslide or tsunami. Makoto, this is not a game. If you want fame and fortune, I can give you anything. So, don't go into this line of work anymore."

At this moment, the earth began to crack and flames shot into the sky;

Makoto turned pale with fright, but she clenched her teeth and refused to relax.

Just then, the crack suddenly spread to their feet. Makoto didn't even have time to run before she was swept down by the crack. But just then, Kotoko grabbed her hand. Unlike Makoto, Kotoko stood still and didn't move. Even though the ground was empty, she was still floating in the sky.

"It's just an illusion, Makoto. Your intuition is better than mine, so you should be able to detect it better."

She sighed and held out her hand, which had only four fingers: "Break it."

The next moment, all the images disappeared, and Makoto sat down on the ground with a thud, still tightly holding her sister's hand.

“You’re not suited for this industry, Makoto. Just be an ordinary person! And don’t worry about Yoshizaki Kawa anymore. Behind him stands an existence that can rival the Po-Xu Demon.”

"I just want to prove myself! I know I can do it!"

Upon hearing this, Kotoko remained silent for a moment. At that moment, she seemed to understand the meaning of Yoshizaki's earlier statement: "...they are as stubborn as oxen."

In this regard, her younger sister is just as good, if not better.

She took over at the hospital and made a phone call midway through;

"Find out all the information about a teacher named Yoshizaki Kawa and send it to my email."

"Yes."

……

After leaving the house, Yoshizaki took a taxi home.

During this period, I spent almost a week's salary just on transportation costs.

You know, taxis in Japan have always been damn expensive, no matter the era. But there was no other way; before, to save my life, I had to pay for it myself.

Now—although I have the protection of the ancestor Kayako, my safety is greatly guaranteed.

But since we've already gone this far, and even hired an exorcist, it's definitely more appropriate to eradicate that evil spirit.

Just like the old Chinese saying goes, "Since we're already here..."

When I got home, I saw the lights were on inside.

Before Yoshizaki could even open the door, he was bumped into by Kayako, who rushed out from inside. Upon seeing Yoshizaki, Kayako seemed to have found her pillar of support, and even her voice was trembling with tears: "Teacher! Kuro, Kuro is missing! I have to go find it."

That black cat had long become an indispensable part of her life, more like family than Kayako's family. To put it bluntly, the black cat's disappearance made Kayako feel worse than if her mother had died.

So Yoshizaki quickly realized the seriousness of the problem, repeatedly comforted him, and then asked, "When was the last time you saw it?"

"Morning,"

Then, seemingly afraid that Yoshizaki Kawa thought that Kuro had just gone out, she quickly explained, "Kuro always comes back at night without fail. I always wait for the teacher to come back at home with Kuro."

Did they get lost this morning?

Yoshizaki Kawa was starting to have a headache. Where could he possibly find someone all over the country?

Moreover, he remembered that in the original story, it seemed that the black cat also died after Kayako's parents died.

Thinking of this, Yoshizaki Kawa paused for a moment, then a chill ran down his spine, because—

To date, none of the main storylines of Ju-on have changed!

The same Kayako's parents were in a car accident, the same black cat disappeared and died. What will happen in the future?

However, Kayako's personality has changed, and she is not Kobayashi anymore, so the story shouldn't follow the original plot!

Yoshizaki comforted himself, then said aloud, "Go and look around your house, maybe Kuro has wandered over there."

These words gave Kayako some psychological comfort, and she hurriedly grabbed Yoshizaki Kawa's hand and walked forward;

I followed Kayako for several tens of minutes, constantly keeping an eye out for any black cats on the roadside.

But—in fact, Yoshizaki believed that given the color of that black cat, even if it were just standing to the side, he probably wouldn't be able to see it.

"Kayako, call out to Kuro in a low voice. It's so dark, we can't see him at all."

"what?"

Although she was afraid of disturbing others, she had no other choice at the moment. She called out softly as she moved forward.

But even after arriving at Kayako's hometown, they still didn't receive a response from Kuro.

Kayako was frantic, but Yoshizaki calmly asked:

"Do you know where Xiao Hei usually goes? Should we split up and search for him?"

"do not want!"

Kayako herself became extremely insecure after she couldn't find Kuro.

She felt that if Yoshizaki-sensei hadn't come back, she might have fainted from fright in the darkness, so she naturally didn't want to be separated from him at this moment;

Although she didn't want to use the teacher's time to help this cowardly girl, Kayako had no other choice.

It's just a cat; even if you call the police, they won't bother with you.

"Xiao Hei usually likes to sunbathe on the rooftop, outside the park, or, teacher, can we go to the park to look for him?"

"it is good."

Without delay, the two set off immediately.

The nearby park is similar to a senior citizens' park, with ponds, woods, and some landmarks. It's not very big, but because it was dark, it was quite difficult to find.

Yoshizaki Kawa, carrying Kayako and a flashlight, spent half a day searching before finally finding the unconscious black cat in a pile of dead leaves.

The latter was barely breathing, slumped on the ground, clearly showing signs of exhaling more than inhaling.

When Kayako saw her little black dog in this state, her heart trembled. After a moment of silence, she cried out in a trembling voice, "Little black dog—"

The latter seemed to hear its owner's call and laboriously stretched out its paws, as if trying to stand up.

But it was powerless to do anything; after struggling for a while, it finally collapsed.

Yoshizaki was hesitant to move for a moment, but after shining a flashlight on him and finding no external injuries and realizing he hadn't fallen, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"There are no external injuries. He probably ate something wrong. Let's take him to the hospital to get checked out."

Kayako nodded, her eyes brimming with tears.

Yoshizaki picked up the black cat, which did not resist, and then ran into the hospital.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 73 Future Attacks

In the hospital, Qinzi, with her left hand bandaged, flipped through documents.

Makoto was sent out to buy some food.

A middle-aged man stood to one side, bowing slightly. Even though he was the chief of patrol at the Saitama Prefectural Police Department, he was still very reserved in front of this big shot who could speak directly with the Superintendent General of Police.

Upon hearing that he was ordered to thoroughly investigate this person immediately, he spent half an hour quickly copying all the information and personally drove to the person's location.

"I'll leave the documents here; you can go now."

Kotoko's words relieved the latter, who bowed deeply and left respectfully.

If it were someone only one level above him, he could still fawn over them, but facing someone who was even above his level, he felt that just standing there was torture.

After reviewing Yoshizaki Kawa's information, Kotoko pondered for a moment.

Based on the information, he is a very ordinary teacher, at most an honest person.

Apart from her overseas experience, her resume is unremarkable.