Chapter 1907: Chapter 1083: Flaw
Just like before, a few more times, the Half Ghost will raise its head directly. What will happen after that, Watanabe Gou isn’t sure, but it certainly won’t be anything good. It’s not out of the question that the Half Ghost might directly twist his neck and kill him.
He couldn’t waste any more time. Watanabe Gou decisively turned his back on the Ghost and headed towards carriage No.2.
He knew those two were newcomers. Newcomers have poor mental resilience and find it hard to hide from his eyes. He was already considering whether to kill Xiao Lin Zhengyan or Yamamoto Chunai.
Frankly, he was more inclined to kill that little bitch Yamamoto Chunai, after all, she injured him. Right now, there’s still a swelling at the back of his head that throbs in pain.
But reason had already given him the answer. His priority target tonight was Xiao Lin Zhengyan.
From their recent encounter, he discovered that though this guy is half a newcomer, he has a clear mind and acts decisively. Most crucially, this person has already made a mortal enemy of him. Keeping him alive would only create future trouble for himself.
Compared to the pure newcomer Yamamoto Chunai, Xiao Lin Zhengyan was undoubtedly the greater threat and must be dealt with as a priority.
The so-called cooperation with Yandeta Chiyoda was nothing but a temporary measure. He understood that after tonight, whether Yamamoto Chunai survives or Xiao Lin Zhengyan survives, they will inevitably expose his actions of the night, which would be a severe blow to his reputation.
Although it might not make him a public enemy, it would definitely erase his credibility. From then on, everyone would be on guard against him, and he would face a situation of isolation and helplessness.
If it truly came to that, then the only people he could cooperate with would be Yandeta Chiyoda, and perhaps Hirano Yuuhi.
The three of them united would also form a force not to be ignored. As long as they maneuver effectively, there would be a significant chance to break the impasse.
Watanabe Gou, with slightly stiff movements, walked through the interval in carriage No.3, step by step towards carriage No.2. Throughout this process, he gained a more direct understanding of his current situation.
Under the suppression of the Ghost on his back, his movements were more than two beats slower than usual. Let alone running; even walking was halted intermittently. Observing through the window, his current state was no different from that of a Ghost.
Actions that required a certain level of intensity and flexibility, like running and jumping, were out of the question. Even simple movements like turning his head were impossible.
If he wanted to observe behind him, besides using the reflection of the window glass, he had to turn his entire body around — which was not a minor challenge for him.
At the same time, Watanabe Gou also clarified through practice his "permissions" in this state. His movements were slow and unable to perform high-intensity actions like running, jumping, or pursuing, and he couldn’t deliberately interact with passengers on the train unless he confirmed a person as his target.
The ghostly passengers on the train reacted very indifferently to him, even to a certain extent ignoring him — unless he was particularly close or caused a big commotion that might grab their attention.
For instance, while passing through the safety doors between two carriages just now, he accidentally bumped onto a passenger’s suitcase, causing them to look up at him. Their eyes contained the annoyance and reproach of a living person.
Upon receiving this malice, a terrifying scene reoccurred. The Half Ghost crouched on his back awoke again, slightly lifting its head.
This made Watanabe Gou’s heart skip a beat and made him realize that things were far worse than he had anticipated.
Being burdened with a Ghost on his shoulder severely restricted him, and he had to minimize his presence on the ghost train as much as possible.
Each time he was noticed by other ghostly passengers, the Half Ghost edged a bit closer to raising its head completely.
At the same time, Watanabe Gou couldn’t help but sigh. Luckily, it chose an experienced player like him this time. If it had been a newcomer, they would have most likely died of fright upon encountering such a scene.
Finally, after some hassle, he found himself inside carriage No.2. During this process, he also became fully familiar with this stiff body and some subtle taboos.
He scanned carriage No.2 inch by inch. There weren’t many passengers there, only 14 people in total, 9 men and 5 women. Just as Watanabe Gou had imagined, he didn’t see the figures of Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai.
"So that’s how it is..." Watanabe Gou understood. Not seeing them didn’t mean they didn’t exist. They must have hidden or become invisible, only visible through special means like the reflection of the window glass, or they had transformed their appearances, blended in as a stranger.
First targeting the first scenario, Watanabe Gou used the window glass to observe but found nothing. He could only choose the second scenario.
Uncertain how much time he had left, being entangled with a Ghost, Watanabe Gou decided to ensure a safety measure first. There were fewer women here, only 5; he speculated one must be Yamamoto Chunai in disguise.
And Yamamoto Chunai was a pure newcomer with inadequate mental resilience; as long as he played a small trick, it would surely make her expose herself.
With strange, stiff steps, he first approached the first woman, an elderly lady around sixty, dressed in an old-style kimono, sitting cross-legged on a long bench, her eyes dimmed, and her expression slightly weary.
Watanabe Gou stood by the elderly lady for a moment before leaving, confirming that she wasn’t the problem. Given his current ghastly presence, if she were truly newcomer Yamamoto Chunai, she would never remain so calm.
