I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

She felt that although Tomie wasn't very good at academics, she was definitely good at this.

"Huh? Why are you grateful to him?"

Tomie immediately became alert, sensing that her younger brother might have ulterior motives.

“If it weren’t for Professor Yoshizaki, I might not have had the opportunity to go to university. He has been so busy helping me with so many things, and I want to thank him.”

While you can "enchant" a video, the prerequisite is that the video player is willing to open it.

She had asked the housekeeper if there was anything to film here, but to her surprise, there actually was.

It is said to have been left by the previous owner of this house; although it is somewhat old-fashioned, it is still usable.

Furthermore, she had already asked the housekeeper to buy some film for her on his way to purchase daily necessities.

At the same time, upon hearing Mako's words, Tomie felt they were somewhat reliable and became more vigilant.

She thought for a moment, letting her thoughts wander, and realized that what men like is nothing more than naked women... Wait, what am I thinking!

She shook her head, then thought of Yoshizaki Kawa, that miser, who was stingy and probably loved money the most.

If Mako could throw a million dollars on the table, that guy would be grinning from ear to ear.

Of course—Mako has no money.

Tomie thought for a moment and said, "From my perspective, even a simple thank you would be appreciated, but if you want something a little more original..."

"Why not—"

"How about adding some scenery? Filming here would be too rigid. If you had forests, rivers, and animals in the background, it might look more lively?"

—In fact, Tomie felt that this was completely meaningless.

But since Mako is nominally his younger brother, he must offer constructive suggestions regardless.

"I remember that lake was quite beautiful, with mountains and water. Why don't you record it by the lake?"

"That seems possible—by the way, can we record it on the ship?"

"I feel this has a more artistic feel to it."

"That's definitely not going to work. The video recorder is bigger than you; you can't even lift it."

"Okay... wait, tomorrow's supposed to be a full moon? I've got it!"

Mako's expression changed as she thought of her ingenious video idea.

A full moon, a lake, darkness... when these elements are combined, the flavor is instantly there.

Tomorrow, I'll wear my favorite white dress!

You must be sincere!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 100 The Curse Descends (6K)

Chapter 100 The Curse Descends (6k)

“Brother Principal, please bear with this little hardship. I will bring the school teachers to visit you on every anniversary of your death.”

"We will always respect your teeth and mouth!"

With this in mind, Yoshizaki Kawa knocked on Kayako's door;

However, to his surprise, Kayako was not there.

Could it be——

Are you still playing games with Tomie and the others?

But it's so late now... what kind of ridiculous game are they playing? Don't let them pick another unlucky ghost to play with the Ouija board...

At times, Yoshizaki even felt that Kayako and Tomie were more efficient at exorcising demons by playing games together than Kotoko. Why exorcise demons in the future? Let Kayako and Tomie go play with Ouija boards instead.

Yoshizaki walked towards the hall, but did not see them.

Meanwhile, the lights in Tomie's room dimly lit up. Yoshizaki Kawa knocked on the door, and Tomie, wrapped in a bath towel and fuming, flung the door open: "You bastard Yoshizaki Kawa, I was taking a shower, and I recognized your voice immediately!"

"Is Kayako with you?"

Yoshizaki ignored the beautifully sculpted body before him, and looked around the room, only to find that neither Mako nor Kayako were there.

“Mako isn’t used to living with other people, and the housekeeper said there was a spare room, so we changed her to another one. I don’t know about Kayako; she should have gone back to her room after she finished playing with the Ouija board.”

"alright."

"boom!"

The front gate suddenly slammed shut, leaving only the disheveled Yoshizaki River in the wind;

He then found Mako, who said expressionlessly, "I think I saw Kayako go to the rooftop earlier."

Upon hearing this, Yoshizaki immediately became wary. After bidding farewell to Mako, he hurried to the rooftop.

Damn it, is Kayako up to something?

Jump off the building?

But Yoshizaki felt that nothing had happened recently, and the latter shouldn't be like this at all.

Panting, she ran from the third floor to the fifth floor of the villa. On the fifth-floor balcony was a small garden, and at that moment, that figure stood at the edge, the slightly round moon shining on her, casting a faint shadow on the dark ground.

Seemingly sensing someone approaching from behind, Kayako turned around. When she saw Yoshizaki Kawa, her face was obscured in the dim moonlight. Moreover, Yoshizaki Kawa was nearsighted, so all she could see was a blurry face.

Moreover, for some reason, Yoshizaki felt that the bracelet seemed to be slightly warm, and also—the person in front of him was somewhat unfamiliar.

"Teacher, look, the moon is so round."

At that moment, Kayako pointed to the moon high in the sky, her tone seemingly carrying a hint of expectation: "Tomorrow, it will be even rounder and more beautiful."

"Teacher, let's...go moon-gazing together tomorrow!"

Seemingly lured, Yoshizaki walked over step by step. The grass and trees on the flower bed brushed against the hem of his clothes, making a rustling sound. The wooden planks under his feet seemed unable to bear enough weight, making uneasy noises.

At this moment, he chose to stop.

"Teacher, why aren't you coming over? Do you dislike Kayako?"

Yoshizaki Kawa didn't speak, but just stared quietly ahead;

This is not Kayako.

"—I knew it! You've never liked me. You like Tomie-san, you like Saito Asuka-sensei. You gave the necklace to Saito, and you went to the hospital behind Tomie's back—I know, I know everything!"

"You like everyone, but you don't like me at all! You pretend to get close to me just to abandon me and enjoy the pleasure of being superior!"

He suddenly felt a heaviness on his shoulders, as if he were carrying something. The figure in front of him became increasingly blurry, like a dazzling light, yet also black. Perhaps it could be described as darkness under the lamp.

At that moment, a sound like a fingernail scraping across a blackboard echoed in the darkness, causing Yoshizaki to experience tinnitus and a buzzing in his ears. He adjusted his glasses, and at that moment, instead of feeling fear, dread, and frantically fleeing, he was unexpectedly calm.

"What's your name?"

"I am Kayako, teacher. I... I will always love you, past and future!"

"I love it, I love it, I love it so much..."

"Come keep me company..."

Its voice went from gentle to shrill to incomprehensible, like a videotape being torn apart, its tone drawn out, making a continuous, repetitive sound.

Yoshizaki felt the bracelet on his wrist becoming even hotter, and the weight on his shoulders growing heavier.

Intense fear and a suffocating feeling surged in from all directions of darkness like a tidal wave. My heart felt as if it were being gripped by a giant hand, and even its beating slowed down or stiffened.

His brain felt hot due to insufficient blood supply, his eyes were sore, and all the scenes in front of him were blurry. There was no flashback. He opened his mouth but could not utter a word.

Dying?

Ju-on! I never expected to run into it so inexplicably. It shouldn't have attacked me across time.

If it truly possessed such power, it would have already attacked itself!

That's... a real hat-trick, my brother.

Perhaps it is true that people speak the best words when they are about to die; at this most critical moment, Yoshizaki Kawa was not thinking of himself.

Instead, it was the girl hiding in the corner of the supermarket, trembling as she told herself she would leave immediately.

And there was that girl with a terrified expression, bitten by a dog… and also… her trash bag was still at school…

"Kayako... there is light in this world. Even if the teacher isn't here, please don't become a puppet of the Ju-on, okay?"

"And Tomie...study hard!"

however--

When he was truly on the verge of death, if someone were in front of him, they would have noticed that his pupils under his glasses were constantly contracting, becoming a black dot, and the veins in his right hand were bulging. His right hand trembled, as if he was about to make a move.

"teacher!?"

Just then, a shout came from behind him, and the feeling of suffocation instantly receded like a receding tide. The scene around him spun around him, and he staggered.

He immediately grabbed the flower bed with his right hand, his eyes widened behind his glasses, like a drowning person being pulled out of a river, wanting to gasp for air, but his lungs were burning with pain, so he could only take small, rapid, and greedy sips of oxygen.

Kayako was startled when she saw Yoshizaki Kawa stagger. She rushed over to support him, her voice trembling with tears, "Teacher, teacher, what's wrong?"