Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume4 Chapter2 (section)

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The first night was spent setting up equipment. 

Night vision cameras, temperature recorders, microphones etc; we set them up in order at the locations of the strange rumors and at places where spirits were more frequently seen.  Anyway, because we did not have enough cable (I refer to extensions needed by the equipment) to cover the entire school compound, the machines were left at the various locations to record pictures and sounds, so we had no choice but to retrieve them one by one to examine them in the meeting room. As usual, the preparation work was very troublesome; the post set-up maintenance was also a chore; I was quickly sick of it.

By the time we finished the work and turned in, it was about midnight, 3am. 

Ayako, who did not help us, had turned in much earlier and was already snuggled in blankets in the workroom. Even when I entered the room, she did not stir. Despite that, I changed quietly and dived beneath the cold sheets. 

After that, I had an inconceivable dream.


I was walking in the school at night.

Dark classrooms; dark corridors. There was not a soul in sight; it was a completely silent school compound. I did not know where I was. It was pitch black.

I felt there was something and studied my surroundings. I noticed a door in front of me.

Instinctively, I opened the door. A cool breeze blew. This was the roof. 

Scanning the roof, I saw a figure at one side. 

“Who’s there?”

I put together the questioning words; he turned his head.

It was a male around my age. He was not tall, and looked vulnerable. He glanced at me with lifeless eyes; his line of sight returned at once to look away from the roof.

He grabbed the railing, and stared unmoving at the ground.

“What are you doing?”

I walked to his side and asked. He whispered in reply.

“I’m looking…”

To my “looking at what?” he did not reply. I followed his line of sight and looked. He continued to stare unmoving at the school compound. For some time, the two of us, together, stared at the school compound. 

Dark, black windows. We could see something white floating within them.

“Ee?” I thought, as my eyes gazed at these things. White light. They easily passed through the windows and floated around. They were round, dragging a very long tail. They appeared weightless; the white lights looked like they were flowing.

Just as I thought that, white lights also appeared at the level beneath that. Looking over, they were also in the next level. They were in the next window and the window after that too. Turning to look behind, they were also on the field.

In an instant, the school was filled with spirits. Leaving a white tail of light, they flew all over the place. They were also all around me. It looked like it had been heavily.

“You are… looking at that?” I asked the silent boy who looked. 

He nodded. A slight smile appeared at the corners of his lips.

“Are you not afraid?”

“I’m very happy.”

“Happy? About this type of thing?”

But those are spirits! To be happy about this type of scenery? 

He glanced back at me with a satisfied smile.

“Extremely happy.”

But, those are…

Suddenly his expression was hidden by a dark shadow. He looked steadily at me, lips parting. Those steady eyes flashed a dark radiance. 

He was smiling. The corners of his lips rose. It was a sinister smile. 

“I’m extremely happy. There is no feeling better than this.”

Who are you?

Who exactly are you?


Suddenly I was awake.

I sat up, my surroundings were still dark. I could hear Ayako breathing softly.

I glanced at the watch next to my pillow. I had not even slept 10 minutes.

Ee? What in the world was that dream?

I tried to recall the boy’s face. It was a face I had never seen before. At the very least, it was not a person I know.

“How strange…”

I fluffed my pillow, and lay down once more. This time, my sleep was undisturbed.