Chapter 1873: Chapter 1065: Curse
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s expressions changed dramatically. Even Yang Xiao, who was extremely experienced with nightmares, didn’t expect to encounter such a horrifying situation just one hour after arriving in this world, still unfamiliar with the surroundings.
"What do you mean by that, are you saying that the Miss Sasaki who just... just appeared is... is that kind of thing?" Slap Girl Yamamoto Chunai stared at Suzuki Takashi in terror, her face pale.
Although she had learned from the introductions of others that this world harbored ghosts, she never expected it to be like this. The impact of this scene was indescribable in words.
Due to excessive tension, she experienced a somatic reaction, and Yamamoto Chunai’s body trembled violently, unable to stop herself from bending over and gagging.
No one blamed her this time. Kind-hearted Ogawa Haruka voluntarily helped her to the sofa on the side to rest; her current state was of no help.
Xiao Lin Zhengyan was somewhat unable to keep his composure, using a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead: "Now... now what do we do?"
"Everybody stay calm, things aren’t clear yet, so let’s not lose our heads."
Private detective Watanabe Gou managed to keep his cool. He glanced at the door, and after considering, he continued saying: "In my opinion, Sasakimotoka’s identity could be one of two things. First, she is a ghost, which simplifies things somewhat. Second, she may be human, or at least she was earlier, and that complicates matters. That’s what I’m most worried about."
"But if she’s human, how did she suddenly disappear? Also, why didn’t the recording capture her voice?" journalist Mimura Kaori questioned reasonably.
"I’ll answer your question," Takagi Reina said, folding her arms. "First, assuming she’s human, I think what she said is quite credible. She mentioned her sister Sasaki Sakura disappeared at the station; she found us in search of her sister."
"This is a curse. Those afflicted by the curse mysteriously disappear."
"Additionally, this type of curse is infectious. Sasakimotoka was influenced by her sister Sasaki Sakura, and her disappearance earlier is the curse’s outcome."
"Miss Takagi, you haven’t answered the key question yet. If she’s human, why didn’t the recording capture her voice?" Mimura Kaori questioned with an aggressive demeanor, likely related to her profession as a newspaper reporter.
Takagi Reina waved her hand, signaling not to interrupt her, "The question is simple. It’s because something interfered with the recording device’s signal."
"That ghost has already found her and... through her, found us."
At these words, some people’s expressions became extremely unpleasant. University student Sakai Misaki could no longer control her emotions, tears streaming down her face as she bit her lip hard to keep herself from sobbing.
Yet, Yang Xiao’s expression didn’t change much. When he heard that the recording device didn’t capture Sasakimotoka’s voice, he had already analyzed many things, including these two situations.
Several others reacted similarly to Yang Xiao, including Yandeta Chiyoda, Takagi Reina, Watanabe Gou, and Kato Shinjiro, all experienced players who clearly had already thought of these possibilities.
"We’ve been found by the ghost. Next, that ghost will target us," Ogawa Haruka momentarily panicked.
The urgent task is to confirm the killer ghost’s identity and find the curse’s transmission route.
Besides, and most importantly, the ghost’s method of killing. The clues provided by Sasakimotoka weren’t enough to confirm these.
"Who sent that photo to her?" Yang Xiao suddenly asked.
Everyone was taken aback by the question. After a while, Yandeta Chiyoda nodded, "You’re right, there is indeed a problem with that photo. Assuming everything Sasakimotoka said is true, the photo on her phone couldn’t have been sent by her sister."
"The situation was so tense at the time, her sister was an ordinary person, suddenly encountering such a terrifying attack—there’s no reason she could remain calm enough to take a picture. That’s not something an ordinary girl can psychologically handle."
Yandeta Chiyoda paused, glancing at everyone, "Not just her, many of us here wouldn’t be able to do that."
Everyone had looked at the photo on the phone, the image indeed very shocking.
Even though it was just a blurry photo, if you were there, its despair and impact would be enough to suffocate an ordinary person.
"There’s another major issue," Kato Shinjiro suddenly spoke: "Sasakimotoka mentioned that after realizing the incoming train had a problem, her sister first hung up on her. She repeatedly tried to call her sister’s phone but couldn’t get through. Yet shortly after, the phone that couldn’t be reached mysteriously turned on and even sent a photo to sister Sasakimotoka."
"That photo is very likely the curse—you see the photo, you’re marked by the ghost," Kato Shinjiro added.
Hearing this, Yang Xiao felt slightly relieved; this group’s analytical and observational abilities were passable, barely sufficient for now. It seemed he wouldn’t need to fight alone.
In the Nightmare World, what you fear isn’t bad people; it’s fools.
The schemes of bad people follow a trail, but the spur-of-the-moment actions of fools are indefensible and often result in the death of themselves and their team without a trace.
Yang Xiao had seen similar tragedies multiple times and knew it wouldn’t be the last. The matching mechanism of nightmares was really baffling.
Upon learning they’ve been marked, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more oppressive. After all, nobody wants to mysteriously disappear.
