The summer night neon, red lights and green wine, a picture of the world.
The drunkard clutched the bottle, wandering the streets, the dancing girl painted with bright makeup, singing and dancing.
“Ding-ling~ Ding-ling~”
The crisp and pleasant sound of copper bells echoed on the deserted streets, the summer night now inexplicably shrouded in thick fog, eerie and quiet, the only sound being that of the copper bells.
“No need, just relax, I'm just near home, what could happen, I'll be home soon.”
On the street at night, a girl carrying a dessert box was on the phone.
The girl was wearing a floral long dress, with a linen-colored light jacket over it, her pink shoulder-length hair tied up with two black butterfly clips, her delicate face was full of happiness, it seemed that the person she was talking to was very important to her.
The girl's name was Nakano Nino, she was a student at Tokyo's famous noble academy, "Soubu High Private School."
Usually, Nakano Nino would go home before sunset, but the reason why she was so late today was because she was invited to a story-telling session.
The story-telling session was actually a ghost story gathering, her good friend invited her to attend.
Because it was all girls, and she also wanted to test her courage, Nakano Nino had no worries and went with peace of mind.
But to tell the truth, Nakano Nino found it boring.
At that story-telling session, they didn't tell any interesting stories, only one girl named Hagaki told a horror story called "Shirai" that was good.
She remembered how the story of Shirai went, right?
It said that in the Warring States period, there was a blindfolded tribe called Shirai, after her death, to make people remember her, she became a cursed female ghost with bells tied to her hands, anyone who had heard the story of "Shirai" would be found by Shirai.
Accompanied by the sound of the bells, as long as Shirai gets close and makes eye contact, the person will have a heart attack, their eyeballs will burst and they will die.
This story is not scary at all, because how could there be a cursed female ghost who kills people just to make people remember her?
At least Nakano Nino didn't believe it, although her grades weren't good, she was still a firm materialist, how could she be scared by such a story?
But... why is there suddenly fog everywhere?
Stopping in her tracks, Nino held her phone and looked around cautiously.
She saw that the surroundings were quiet, it was a street in the city, but surprisingly there was no one.
And the fog around her was getting thicker and thicker, as if something was approaching, wanting to devour her.
“Gulp.”
Swallowing, Nino's delicate face was now covered with a hint of fear.
“Fizz~”
The streetlight above her made a sound, the yellowish light flickered rapidly, fortunately, the quality of the streetlight was good, after flickering several times it did not go out.
Only the light was dim now.
Soon Nino came to her senses, she patted her face and cheered herself up with a strong and determined voice:
“What are you thinking, Nino, just two more blocks and you'll be home, what are you so afraid of!”
“Hey? Nino? Still listening?”
Just then, a young man's voice came from the girl's phone.
The young man was Nakano Nino's adopted brother, he was raised in their family since they were little, his name was Nakano You, the desserts Nino was carrying were for Nakano You and her four other sisters.
“Yeah, I'm here, You.”
She replied, Nino glanced nervously behind her, making sure no one was there, then continued walking towards home.
“Nino, don't you really need me to pick you up?”
Nakano You on the other end of the phone asked with some worry, but Nino's answer was full of confidence:
“Don't worry, I'm right here on Ukiyo-e Street, not far from home, I'll be back soon.”
“Since you said so, Nino, then okay, if you encounter any problems, remember to call my name, I will definitely be there in the first place!”
Hearing Nino say so, Nakano You didn't dwell on it any further, he just advised her.
“Okay, don't worry, by the way, I just bought some sweet mochi from Shichijūya, I brought it home for you, You like it the most.”
Nino nodded with a smile, she wasn't scared anymore talking to Nakano You, she said, lifting the dessert box in her hand.
“Okay, okay, come back early, dinner is ready.”
“Don't worry, I'll hang up now.”
“Okay, if something happens, call me, make sure it's my full name! Remember!”
“I know!”
After talking for a few more words, Nino hung up the phone.
The girl's heart was now completely free of fear, filled with happiness, at first glance, she looked like a young woman in love just after interacting with her boyfriend.
“Hum hum~ You will be happy.”
Humming a tune, Nino looked at the desserts in her hand, she said, and hurried home.
Thinking so, she had just taken a few steps when the sound of bells pierced the night and entered Nino's ears:
“Ding-ling~ Ding-ling~”
The sound of the bells came in waves, like a death knell, constantly approaching Nino.
“Wh, what?”
Cautiously taking a step back, Nino reached for the stun gun in her pocket, but her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
“Meow~”
Just as Nino was trembling and staring ahead, a cat with a bell tied to its neck suddenly darted out of the alley, the cat paused for a moment, its eyes glowing in the night fog, it meowed once and then ran away quickly.
Seeing that it was just a cat, Nino breathed a sigh of relief, she put away the stun gun and patted her chest:
“Whew~ Nino, Nino, why are you so scared? You doesn't like girls who are scared.”
After calming down, Nino was about to continue on her way when suddenly a figure rushed out of the alley she had just been in, the figure stumbled out and ran towards Nino without hesitation.
“Ahhhh!!!”
Because of the fog, Nino couldn't see the figure at all, but her instincts as a girl made her scream and turn to run.
But Nino's physique was not good, and the figure was running very fast, as if escaping for its life, it quickly caught up to Nino.
“Don't come near me! Don't come near me!”
In her panic, Nino grabbed the dessert box and swung it at the shadow, but it didn't work at all.
“Ms. Nakano? Ms. Nakano, it's me, Hagaki.”
Hearing a familiar voice, Nino was stunned, her panicked heart gradually calmed down, she opened her eyes which had been closed tightly in fear, but saw a girl with an ordinary appearance standing in front of her.
The girl was Hagaki, the one who told them the story of "Shirai" at the story-telling session.
“Oh, it's Ms. Hagaki, you scared me.”
Seeing that it was a living person, and a girl at that, Nino thought about her reaction just now, her cheeks suddenly burned with embarrassment, she smiled awkwardly and said.
Only Hagaki didn't pay any attention to Nino, her eyes with dark circles and bags under them, her lifeless eyes fixed on Nino, for a long time, Hagaki pointed at herself, then pointed at Nino, and slowly opened her mouth:
“Next, it's you!”
After saying that, Hagaki suddenly pushed Nino, not caring about anything else, she ran into the fog as if escaping, and gradually disappeared from sight.
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