Tokyo: I was tricked into marrying a yandere ghost

As one of the few ghost stories without any additional settings, Tomie Kawakami didn't notice anything unusual. She was simply enjoying the adventure games in the haunted house. She felt she had to retract her previous underestimation of haunted houses; the developers had clearly put a lot of thought into them.

Many props may look crudely made, but they are actually carefully designed and can be triggered in the most unexpected moments.

Even though she wasn't afraid of ghosts, she was somewhat affected by the terrifying atmosphere and seemed to really join in the group adventure, having a great time with the other two female college students.

Of the four, Kiyokawa Kiri was the only exception.

After hearing Omi's warning, he had been on high alert. However, after walking through two rooms without seeing anything strange, his tense nerves gradually relaxed.

Could it be that the ghost stories in the haunted house are targeting members of other groups first?

Kiyokawa Kiri stroked his chin, unable to resist pondering.

After all, there were three other groups of people, but they had been inside for almost twenty minutes, and nearly a third of their playtime had passed, yet they still hadn't encountered any of them. Something just didn't seem right. Was this haunted house really that big?

Kiyokawa Kiri's worries soon came true.

Inside the haunted house, the third room they entered was an operating room, but in the very center of the operating room hung a faded prayer flag, and in the corner were piles of roughly made human skeletons and several candles burning with green flames.

The two female college students were startled by the skull that suddenly rolled down at the entrance, but they quickly mustered their courage and went to pick it up, laughing and joking.

Tomie Kawakami suddenly stopped in her tracks, coldly staring at the group of human skeletons.

Something's not right. The quality of these bones is on a completely different level from the props she touched before.

Although I've never actually handled a human skull, the chilling realism of it was undeniable, especially with the faint, fishy smell in the air that wasn't part of the props, which unintentionally stimulated my senses.

"Benchuan, don't touch that skull," she said coldly.

Upon hearing Tomie Kawakami's words, the two female college students who were about to pick up the skull were stunned.

However, Kawakami Tomie's previous performance in solving the puzzles had impressed them, so they didn't think much of it and simply assumed that there might be some mechanism inside the skeletons. Therefore, they stood obediently to the side and did not touch anything.

"Qingchuan..."

"I know, let's see how it goes first."

Kiyokawa Mist walked past her, frowning as she surveyed her surroundings, while silently calling out to Jinjiang Jin in her mind.

The situation was clearly more complicated than expected.

If it were just a matter of ghost stories harming people, he and Kawakami Tomie would have it much easier, since both of them are immortal.

But the current situation seems to be part of the supernatural rules, and it might violate some kind of rule, which could lead to terrible consequences. When he played the "Crossroads Summoning Technique" before, Tomie Kawakami told him a lot about the supernatural rules.

"I say, isn't the air conditioning in this room too cold?" Eri Motokawa said, rubbing her arms and looking a little uncomfortable.

The temperature in this room was clearly much lower than in the other rooms.

The two female college students only stayed for a short while before they felt goosebumps all over their bodies and were already feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

"I have a feeling the clue is in the hallway outside. Shall we go out and take another look?" another female college student suggested, but apart from Eri Motokawa, Tomie Kawakami and Kiri Kiyokawa ignored her and instead silently observed the room.

Seeing this, she huddled together with Eri Motokawa, whispered a few words to each other, and then said with a grin that the room was too cold and they would go out to look for clues.

However, when the two of them opened the door, they were surprised to find that the operating room door, which was originally unobstructed, was now blocked by red and gray bricks, and the original corridor was completely obscured.

"Just as I expected..."

Tomie Kawakami turned her head and glanced at it, then gave a cold laugh.

She noticed that Kiyokawa Kiri's expression was off, and realized that something was wrong with the haunted house.

Seeing this scene before him only strengthened his conviction.

The two female college students, however, were completely unaware of this and continued to marvel, thinking it was all part of the haunted house's mechanisms.

"Don't tell them yet, lest they cause trouble..."

Kiyokawa Kiri whispered a few instructions, then began to touch the human bones.

It feels very realistic; a section of the lower leg bone has been polished smooth and rounded, and touching it even gives you a chilling sensation.

Kiyokawa's face twitched slightly, but he still took a few deep breaths and moved all the bones aside. At the very back of them was an inconspicuous little bronze mirror. The mirror was covered in dust and should have reflected Kiyokawa's image, but at this moment it appeared to be empty.

This seems to be a paranormal phenomenon I saw in another country many years ago, something like being trapped in a maze.

Some Southeast Asian sorcerers mix mineral sand and bone powder together to create illusions similar to intricate mandalas... However, this is not something that can be done through supernatural tales; it is something that is artificially created.

"Does that mean the person who performed the spell was hiding in the tourist queue?"

Kiyokawa Kiri suddenly had a bad feeling.

—Has my mermaid identity been exposed?!

Why would anyone use such a curse? It's clearly aimed at tourists.

If you were to ask the tourists present who deserved to be treated this way, besides Tomie Kawakami, only themselves, who had eaten a mermaid... The other party was even clever enough not to confront them directly. Perhaps they knew about the mermaid's abilities, which is why they thought of using this method to trap them.

This is bad. If it's a head-on confrontation, he and Kawakami Tomie might not be so afraid.

But the enemy is hiding in the shadows, and it's questionable whether the two of them can even get out of this room, let alone find the person.

......

......

Meanwhile, in a room separated by two walls in the corridor, the Thais had already sprinkled a large amount of human bone powder inside.

Several stone statues that looked like black babies were arranged around the room by him, and there were even candlesticks emitting green phosphorescent light, with the flames flickering slightly. As for the three Eguchi-gumi members who came in with him, they had already left the haunted house beforehand.

"One group has already dropped out, leaving two groups..."

The sorcerer from Thailand revealed a sinister smile.

Contrary to Kiyokawa's assumption, the reason he used the illusion to trap everyone was simply to deter other innocent people and prevent too many people from being frightened to death if a fight were to actually break out, which would make things difficult to handle later.

But as the number of people in the haunted house decreased sharply, it was about time for him to make his move.