Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

Inside the living room, the bright lights and CD player dispelled most of the gloom, but could not dispel the heaviness that permeated the air.

Fujino Terumi was also stunned by Amamiya Rin's sudden action, and only when the dull thud of the glass hitting the glass came back to her senses did she come back to her senses, her heart pounding.

"Lin Jun, have you thought of a solution?"

She spoke hesitantly, her voice still carrying a hint of lingering nervousness.

Amamiya Rin did not answer immediately.

He walked to the coffee table, put down his notebook and pen, then picked up the cup of barley tea, tilted his head back, and slowly drank it all.

The cool liquid slid down his throat, slightly cooling his rapidly working brain.

He put down his teacup and then turned to look at Fujino Terumi.

Fujino Terumi's face was pale, and her eyes were slightly red, but her eyes held nothing but fear and intense anticipation.

She stared intently at Amamiya Rin, hoping to hear a positive answer from him.

"I do have some ideas, starting from the basics and gradually moving to more advanced ones. I have three solutions, but I'm not sure which one will actually be effective."

Amamiya Rin sat down on the sofa, leaning slightly forward, clasping his hands to support his chin, his gaze distant, his tone deep.

"Because it's just a preliminary idea, its feasibility and implementation still need to be verified. But you only have one life, and you can only verify it once. If you fail, you die."

There are many methods, but to verify their effectiveness, the head balloons must be destroyed. If Fujino Terumi is still alive after the head balloons are destroyed, it means that his method is effective. If the method is ineffective, then Fujino Terumi is already dead.

Fujino Terumi, upon hearing Amamiya Rin's words, also realized the danger involved.

But surprisingly, no further panic appeared on her face.

Compared to the previous despair of being completely shrouded in the unknown, we now have a concrete direction.

Even if the hope is slim and the risk is extremely high, it is still the only glimmer of light in the darkness.

She took a deep breath, stretched out her hands, and firmly placed them on top of Amamiya Rin's clasped hands.

"It's alright, Lin-jun."

She spoke each word clearly and sincerely.

"I believe in you. It's better to have a chance to fight than to do nothing and wait to die. Even if it's only one in ten thousand, it's better than nothing. I trust your judgment, and I believe you will find a real way to survive."

"I need to look up some information and confirm some things. This may take a few days, or even more than ten days. I will try to take the safest approach to break the curse of the human head balloon. During this time, you'd better not go out and wait for my news."

Responding to Fujino Terumi's trust, Amamiya Rin nodded slightly.

Very good. Fujino Terumi is not a mindless NPC in a horror movie. As long as she has this kind of trust in him, he can do his best to find a real way out.

Fujino Terumi looked troubled upon hearing Amamiya Rin's instructions, but nodded seriously nonetheless, indicating that she would not go out unless absolutely necessary, and that she would not travel at night no matter what happened.

Amamiya Rin understood Fujino Terumi's predicament.

As an idol star, it's impossible for him to stay home for more than ten days.

However, she was already aware of the dangers and knew she wouldn't die if she went out.

After leaving the Fujino residence, Amamiya Rin picked up the bullets he had just fired.

Whether it's the eerie atmosphere that drives away the living or the Japanese are simply too indifferent, the human head balloon has been there for so long and caused so much commotion, yet no one has come out to take a look.

For Amamiya Rin, this was a good thing, at least he wouldn't have to deal with the troubles caused by humans while fighting monsters.

"But... it's already bad enough, so it doesn't really matter if there's a little more trouble."

Sitting in the driver's seat of the jeep, Amamiya Rin couldn't help but sigh, letting out all the pressure she felt from the Fujino family.

The next day, in the early morning.

Amamiya Rin went for a jog and bought two breakfasts to take back to her apartment.

While listening to Tomie's critical voice, Amamiya Rin took out her phone and checked the time.

7 points.

By now, Mamiya Yuka should already be awake, right?

After thinking it over, Amamiya Rin decided to call Mamiya Yuka and ask her to help investigate the most pressing clue they knew at the moment.

After dialing the number, Mamiya Yuka answered the phone shortly after.

"Yawn~ Amamiya-kun, calling me so early? That's rare. Is it because you want to join my investigation? Or is there some trouble with the Slit-Mouthed Woman's investigation?"

With a yawn, Yuka Mamiya's voice went from tired to energetic in just a few words; she really does love investigating paranormal events.

"It's not those two things. I have something else I need your help with."

Amamiya Rin said with a wry smile.

"Something else? Let me guess, is it another paranormal event? You seem to attract these things quite easily. I envy you."

"It's so lively," said Yuka Mamiya.

"envious……"

Amamiya Rin remained silent for a moment, then bypassed the topic and went straight to the point.

"Mamiya, I remember your teacher was a professor of folklore, right?"

"Hmm, is this a yokai related to local folklore?"

Yuka Mamiya, never missing a beat, asked expectantly.

"...It's not a monster. I'd like to ask you to consult that professor for me. Does he know of an ancient site where an infant was buried? The site is layered. An unknown professor once led a team to excavate the site and retrieved an infant's skull. He gave the skull to a university and died a few years later."

Amamiya Rin flipped through the notebook and briefly described the background story of "The Terrifying Layers".

The curse that appeared in "The Layers of Horror" causes human skin to turn into tree rings. With each year of growth, an extra layer of skin grows on the body, while the internal condition remains unchanged from the moment the curse was inflicted.

The source of the curse is the ruins mentioned by Amamiya Rin.

In "The Layers of Horror," the victim is cursed from childhood, and even after growing up, the innermost body is still in the shape of a child, twisted into an abnormal form by the growing skin.

One of the solutions that Amamiya Rin wanted to use to break the curse of the human head balloon was the cursed child's skull, or that ruin.

Of all the people he knew, only Professor Mamiya Yuka, a folklore professor, might know about this.

"An infant's skull? Could it be some kind of curse? Was that professor killed because of a curse?"

Upon hearing Amamiya Rin's account, Mamiya Yuka became even more excited and declared that she had taken full responsibility for the task.

"It's alright, leave it to me. I'll go to the school today and consult with the professor to see what the situation is with the remains and skull."