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Help...

Help...

Help...

Help...

Help...

I don't want to die...

Welcome, and thank you for coming.

My name is Ohashi.

I have been given full authority in this matter.

You may think of me as your client. By the way, who is the manager?

Oh, that's me. I am the manager, Shibuya Kazuya.

As I had heard, you are quite young indeed.

And these people?

They are spiritualists, who have become friends of mine.

I have asked them to help me on this case.

And these are my assistants.

My name is Narumi Kazuo.

There's actually a reason for all of this.

I've received a case request.

It's quite a sizeable case.

The client wishes to keep it a secret,

but if the press gets whiff of it,

it's a foregone conclusion that there will be a huge uproar.

As such, I would like all of you to help me.

By any chance, did this come from someone named Ohashi-san?

He has made a request of you, too, Hara-san?

Yes.

What sort of man is he?

Ohashi-san is a representative. The actual client is...

"Dissolution at hand"

"Dissolution at hand" You mean...

"Dissolution at hand" The client is the former prime minister?

The client is the former prime minister?

That would be quite a story for the press, huh?

I'd like to avoid as much attention as possible.

That is why I would like to ask you, Yasuhara-san, to stand in for me.

Huh? Me?

Is that the reason why you called Yasuhara-san in?

I was sure that it was to celebrate him passing his exams.

You got in to college?

Thankfully, yes.

- Yay! Good for you! - Congratulations!

Will you accept, Yasuhara-san?

Oh, yes. If I can be of any help, I'll be glad to.

After all, Shibuya-san, I owe you for solving the case at my school.

Just a moment.

I can understand why you dislike the press, Naru-chan,

but is this really something you need a double for?

The client has apparently called in several other spiritualists,

including some shady characters.

I do not want to get involved with that sort.

Ha, so you're pushing something

that's distasteful to you onto someone else.

If that is not to your liking, you are welcome to leave.

Geez!

Why won't you ever ask me!?

Um, excuse me, but may I ask who...

When asking others to do something,

there is such a thing as appropriate tone, you know.

I'm always telling you so, but you never learn, do you?

I'm so sorry, this little boy just doesn't know his manners.

"T-this little boy"?

Madoka, would you mind being quiet? We're not getting anywhere.

Then pay more attention to the way you speak, okay?

She's formidable.

Then again, who is she?

My name is Mori Madoka.

How do you know Naru?

To put it plainly, I guess I'm his teacher.

Teacher?

I am the one who taught Naru what he knows about Ghost Hunting.

He's taking on this case for reasons involving me.

I know it might be off-putting, but please work with us.

And so, that brings us up to now.

Though I have to say...

This sure is a strange house, huh?

Surreal, isn't it?

There are paintings that are like this, huh?

I wonder if the person who built this house was an artist.

This way, please.

W-what's that smell?

Something wrong?

Uh-uh, it's nothing.

Am I imagining things?

This house has been unoccupied for quite some time now.

It seems that the nearby children have taken advantage of that,

and have been going through here.

However, two months ago, one of them...

...went missing.

One of the young men from the fire brigade

that was searching for him also disappeared.

It was then that several people

said that they saw will-o'-the-wisps inside the house.

In fact, it is rumored that this house is haunted by ghosts.

There are stories of workers who disappeared

while building on to the house.

We don't want any further harm to come to anyone,

or ill rumors spreading, which is why you've been brought here.

There is a reward prepared for whichever team

is successful in exorcising the house.

Now, I will not mind if you decide to give up and leave,

but until you do, please refrain from leaving the premises.

Very well, allow me to introduce everyone who will be assisting us.

Igarashi-sensei, the professor from Otoha University,

and her assistant, Suzuki Naoko-sama.

The medium, Hara Masako-sama.

Minami Reimei-sama, head of the Minami Psychic Research Council,

and staff member Atsugi Hideo-sama.

Their observer, from the English Psychic Research Society,

Dr. Oliver Davis.

You're kidding! Really!?

Imagine, meeting the ultra-famous Dr. Davis someplace like this!

Right, Monk?

Monk?

Good grief, he's star-struck.

I have to admit, I'm surprised that such an authority

on psychic research would show up here.

Please allow us to handle this case.

After all, we have Dr. Davis here with us,

as well as the assistance of other famous people.

Is Dr. Davis really all that incredible?

He's incredible, all right. He's more of a researcher of spirits,

so he's not very involved with psychic powers.

Several years ago, he did this one-time PK demonstration.

The one where he slammed the giant block of aluminum into the wall?

I didn't get to see it.

He's also famous for rescuing the son

of an American billionaire, when he got kidnapped.

You mean, the one they found buried alive in the ground, right?

That means he has clairvoyance, too, right?

Still, I'm surprised that someone so famous could come to Japan

without there being a big fuss made about him.

He's only famous among one group, after all.

You all seem to be enjoying yourselves.

Naru-chan, where did you go off to?

I'm carrying the equipment in, of course.

I came here to work, after all.

S-sorry!

I'll do it!

That's all right, Taniyama-san.

This is heavy labor for a woman to do.

Oh, no, Narumi-san, please, take it easy.

This is some amazing equipment.

Ah, Ohashi-san...

Will this room be all right for you?

Yes, thank you so much.

Um, there are a few things that I'd like to ask you about.

Yasuhara-san is asking questions?

Yes, please ask me anything.

Thank you very much. Okay then, Narumi-kun, if you would...

Right.

So that's it.

You said that it has been unoccupied for a long time.

So, who was it that did live here?

The Sensei's wife's grandfather, and former head of their family.

"Meiji 10: 1877" This house was built by him, around Meiji 10.

But after that, they repeatedly added on to it.

Up until the last head of the family, they made additions every year,

so word is that very little of the building from that time still remains.

What sort of man was this former head of the family?

His name was Miyama Kaneyuki-sama,

and he owned a lot of land here in the Suwa region.

Later, he built a silk mill here,

and was involved in all manner of charitable work.

I understand he started an orphanage and a charity hospital, too.

Although, after the financial panic that followed, he lost his ventures,

and was forced to close down the hospital and so forth.

Soon after, he passed away.

Ohashi-san, have you ever seen anything yourself here?

No.

Could we ask some questions of those

who were with the youngster who went missing?

We wish to keep this to ourselves as much as possible, so...

Any ideas as to the source of any ghost stories?

Not really...

Although, the last head of the family might have known something.

His last words were to have nothing to do with that mansion,

and to just let it dilapidate away on its own.

Last words?

Are there any floor plans for this house?

Unfortunately, there aren't any.

I see.

Um, who is this?

My name is Lin Koujo.

You are Chinese?

I'm originally from Hong Kong.

Lin-san, you're from China?

And?

Oh, nothing...

Well, I'll be going now.

Thank you for your assistance.

Let's start by taking temperature readings throughout the area.

Also, after the sun goes down,

we'd best not take any unaccompanied action.

Matsuzaki-san, please make up some charms.

Enough for all of us, and each of the rooms.

Hey, now, aren't you being a little too careful?

That's something an imprudent person would say to excuse their indolence.

What!?

This is a haunted mansion, which has been vacant for a long time.

Not only is it complex, there are no floor plans.

This is where we are staying. It's only normal that I'd be cautious.

Masako! What's wrong!?

There's some sort of foul presence here.

I also think that I smell blood.

Then, you smell it, too.

It's like a maze in here.

What, a dead-end?

They did say they repeatedly built additions,

so I can see how you might go missing here.

What is this?

Here's another odd room.

I'd sure hate to discover the body of the person who went missing.

If we could find it, then the police would have found it long ago.

- Don't tell us you found the body!? - Don't tell us you found the body!?

No, but...

So, why is there another room on the other side of this window?

Judging by the shutters on here,

this probably happened during one of the additions.

A bit over four degrees...

Well, let's move on to the next one.

Um, which way did we come in?

- This way. - This way.

Which way, again?

Wouldn't it be funny if we got lost, ourselves?

A room inside a room.

It feels like we're playing some RPG, huh?

A real-life dungeon?

If this were a dungeon, there would be something in here.

Too bad, there's nothing here.

This place is not so much a dungeon as it is the Winchester mansion.

As in, Winchester rifles?

Yeah.

They say that the inventor's daughter had her residence

repeatedly built onto, to protect herself from the curse

of spirits who had lost their lives from their rifles.

It's supposedly a weird, complex house, just like this one.

You mean, this house is like this for a reason?

Excuse us, I guess someone was already in here.

You're the ones from Shibuya Psychic Research, right?

Who's that, again?

His name is Minami, and he's the one who brought Dr. Davis.

I'd say you were so eager, despite your youth,

but psychic research is all about experience.

I'm curious to see how well you children fare here.

Er, despite my appearance, I turned 249 this year.

Huh?

My family line is hereditarily long-lived, you see.

Y-you shouldn't go playing others for fools!

If so, go ahead and tell me when you were born!

"Horeki 8: 1758" Horeki 8.

Still, the young folks these days are terrific.

Back when I was a youngster, if I had talked to my elder in that tone,

I would have gotten slugged.

When I was young, we had what was called the "Great Tenmei Famine."

- That one sure was rough. - Looks like he was the right pick as acting manager, huh?

- My parents were born during the Kemmu Restoration, - Looks like he was the right pick as acting manager, huh?

- My parents were born during the Kemmu Restoration, - He's even scarier than Naru, in one sense.

And they told me how terrible the Onin War was.

Huh? I haven't finished my story yet! Minami-san?

Bravo!

Nicely done, young man.

Maybe I overdid it a little.

Forgive me for teasing my elders.

The temperatures were all on the low side.

Once you get the night-vision cameras, thermography,

and condenser microphones set up, we'll call it a day.

Make sure you're not moving around by yourselves.

Tomorrow, please measure the size of each room and the hallways.

We'll use those to create a floor plan from.

Will you be creating the floor plan, Lin-san?

Okay, let's get this taken care of, right away.

This one's going to take a while, huh?

Mai, you should call home.

Nah, that's okay.

It's not okay.

I mean, I don't have any parents.

You don't have any? You're an orphan?

That's right.

My dad died when I was little,

and my mom, when I was in middle school.

You don't have any aunts or uncles?

Neither of my parents had any other family, so, no.

Then, how have you gotten by up to now?

I had a teacher that was kind enough to let me stay with her,

but now, I support myself. Pretty big of me, huh?

My school is sympathetic to those not well-off,

so my tuition is exempted, and with my scholarships and job,

I manage to cover my living expenses. They let me take off

as much time as I want, if I tell them I need to support myself.

So, any day you want to skip out, you say you have to work.

Yep. I can take off as long as I like.

"No wonder you're so stupid."

Wow, that sounded just like him.

If you ever get run down by life, you just come cry into Uncle's chest.

No thanks! Let me go, you obscene old man!

That wasn't cute.

I may not like being scared,

but I wish these investigations could go on forever.

I enjoy the warm, lighthearted moments like this.

What was that dripping sound?

The faucet is turned off, right?

It's turned off, all right.

It smells metallic...

It looks as though I just had a terrible dream. I feel all icky.

This is strange.

Measuring from the outside, this should be a rectangle,

but any way you look at it, this room is square, huh?

Going by this, the thickness of the walls has to be three meters.

Either that, or we were way off earlier.

Er, Shibuya-san...

Oh, um, yes, what is it?

I was thinking of holding a séance tonight.

If possible, I was wondering if I could have everyone help out.

Please, come on in.

Ah, Dr. Davis is here, too.

Lucky you, Monk!

Oh, hush.

I'm sorry about yesterday.

Igarashi-sensei, can't we make it any brighter in here?

It's too dark to shoot anything like this.

That is a regular video camera, right?

Yes, it is.

When you said you were going to record this,

I was sure that you had brought a night-vision camera.

Night-vision camera?

During the séance, we will only have a single candle,

since spirits dislike the light, you know?

I-is that right?

Huh? Doesn't he even know that much?

What to do? Without a night-vision camera...

Lin-san, we have a night-vision camera, right?

Manager, shall I bring our camera here?

Please do, Narumi-kun.

If you would do that, it would really help.

Please take a deep breath, and call out to the spirits.

The spirits who live in this house.

To you who dwell in this house,

please make use of this woman's hand, and speak your mind to us.

Please, speak to us.

If you can hear my voice, please, speak to us what is on your mind.

Masako?

What incredible rapping sounds!

Please, don't move! Remain still!

Who's there!?

Someone's there...

Naumaku san manda bazaradan kan!

Are you okay?

Y-yes...

Looks like you summoned a spirit.

"Help"

"Help"?

This one is the same.

This one, too.

This one's different.

But why?

"I don't want to die"

I don't want to die...

Next time: File 7, "The Bloodstained Labyrinth" #2