Tokyo: I was tricked into marrying a yandere ghost

"Onii-san?"

Kiyokawa Aoi, on the other end of the phone, sensed something was wrong. Although she couldn't hear clearly, she could still hear Kayako Kawamata's voice. However, before she could ask for clarification, Kiyokawa Kiri quickly brushed it off and then ended the call with an excuse.

Kawamata Kayako, who was initially excited, realized she had accidentally caused trouble after entering the room and seeing Kiyokawa Kiri on the phone.

So she obediently stayed in the entryway, not daring to speak rashly again.

Fortunately, Kiyokawa Kiri didn't take it to heart. After hanging up the phone, he laughed and said:

"Kayako, come in... You said you found Asagiri Yuuko?"

"Found it!"

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to blame her, Kayako Kawamata secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she excitedly told everyone all the clues she had found—she had swapped jobs with the student on duty at the library in order to find Asagiri Yuuko's documents, and it took her an entire afternoon to find them.

Although it happened more than 20 years ago, the school miraculously preserved all the student information files.

Kayako Kawamata deduced Yuuko Asagiri's approximate age based on the expiration date on her student ID.

She then began to search through the documents one by one according to the dates marked on them, and finally found the other party's original address.

Asagiri Yuko lived in Shinjuku Ward twenty years ago.

What's even more noteworthy is that the home address listed in the file wasn't a specific number in the building, but rather an izakaya called "Senfuji".

According to Kayako Kawamata's assessment, the so-called izakaya is very likely a family business inherited by Yuko Asagiri.

In Japan, many students choose to return home to inherit their families after graduating from high school. It seems that Asagiri Yuko is the only one left in the Asagiri family, so she is likely still living in the same izakaya, making it very easy to find her.

Kiyokawa Kiri was somewhat surprised after hearing Kawamata Kayako's explanation.

Is she still in Tokyo?

"It should be, but I'm not sure..." Kayako Kawamata returned the student ID and said cautiously, "But this is all the information we can find at the school. I asked an older teacher, but he didn't remember much either."

"Is that so?" Kiyokawa Kiri took the student ID and fell into deep thought.

Things that happened more than 20 years ago are indeed hard to find now.

In that era, it was difficult to collect student information, so it was already a miracle that Kayako Kawamata found the clues so quickly.

After finding Asagiri Yuuko's approximate address, things became much simpler. Regardless of whether she was still in Shinjuku, he had to go there at least once. He figured that as long as he returned her student ID, he could resolve the issue of the "Crossroads Witch's" punishment.

Thinking of this, he suddenly put away his student ID and smiled:

"Thank you so much, Kayako..."

"In that case, how about I treat you to dinner tonight as a way of thanking you?"

Since I was going out anyway, I decided to bring Kayako Kawamata along.

After all, the other person was alone at home and didn't have much to eat, so this was considered payment for the job.

"Eh, really...?"

Upon hearing Kiyokawa Kiri's words, Kawamata Kayako's heart suddenly began to beat faster.

Two people going out to eat together?

That's practically a date!

She became a little excited, then said shyly, "But I'm still wearing my junior high school uniform."

"It's just a meal, what does it have to do with uniforms?" Kiyokawa Kiri asked, somewhat puzzled.

He had no idea what Kayako Kawamata was thinking. After all, what middle school student could be so mature?

Kiyokawa Kiri didn't think much of it, made a few jokes with a smile, and then took Kawamata Kayako with him, preparing to take the train to Shinjuku.

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About half an hour later, the two arrived at the area where the Senkaku-style Izakaya was located.

However, this piece of land is a bit close to Kabukicho Ichiban-gai, and is surrounded by all sorts of alleys, both big and small, with various restaurants, izakayas, and authentic Japanese card and board game rooms, which are the legendary pachinko parlors.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is one of the worst places in Shinjuku Ward in terms of public safety.

Kayako Kawamata had never been here before, so she looked around nervously and obediently followed Kiyokawa Kiri beside her.

The latter seemed much more at ease, noticing that Kayako Kawamata appeared somewhat uneasy, he asked reassuringly, "Where's Kayako's little black cat?"

"It's outside... Xiao Hei is actually a stray cat. My family won't let me keep pets, so it usually only wanders around the apartment area at night, and then I try to feed it something," Kayako Kawamata whispered.

Is this even possible?

Kiyokawa Kiri couldn't help but glance at the other party again; the black cat seemed to symbolize a part of Kayako Kawamata's abilities.

I wonder if it can be used to deal with ordinary ghost stories...

However, on the other hand, although I have been exposed to a lot of paranormal things these past two days.

But in reality, the only one I've actually seen is the "Crossroads Witch." As for Tomie Kawakami's reproductive abilities and Kayako Kawamata's various outrageous abilities, I haven't actually seen them.

The former's ability is triggered by death.

The latter is too young, not yet, and even if he were, he would have to harbor intense hatred before he could become the complete Ju-on after death.

Unless it's the American version of Ju-on—Kayako Kawamata showed some abilities when she was a child, such as devouring evil spirits.

Recalling the plots of several horror movies, Kiyokawa Kiri suddenly shuddered, quickly shook her head, and stopped thinking about it.

It would be best if these two never used their abilities.

Otherwise, he suspected he would be the first to die, after all, he was currently the one most deeply involved with Kawakami Tomie and Kawamata Kayako...

"Onii-san, it looks like we're here." Just then, Kayako Kawamata suddenly tugged at Kiyokawa Kiri's sleeve and pointed to a shop on the downhill corner. "Isn't that the shop with the sign?"

"Um?"

Kiyokawa Kiri paused in his steps.

Following the direction Kayako Kawamata was pointing, he saw the sign for Senbei Flavor.

Why open it in such a remote place?

Kiyokawa looked around and found that Thousand Flavors was located on a downhill road at a three-way intersection, and you had to go down an open-air staircase to see the sign. It would be strange if business was good in such an environment.

However, he didn't care whether other people's businesses were doing well or not. After thinking for a moment, he took Kayako Kawamata and walked over.

Just as they reached the entrance of the izakaya, a mature-looking woman with a somewhat haggard face lifted the curtain and came out, carrying a basin of murky water, clearly intending to spill it outside.

When she saw a guest approaching, she was clearly taken aback, as if she hadn't quite caught on.