Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume 7 Chapter 1 (section)

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What exactly had happened?

When I was spacing out, Naru and Lin-san returned to their vehicle, and we hurriedly returned to the car. Because we were in separate cars, I couldn’t ask anything even if I wanted to while we were driving. The company vehicle in front of us returned to the campsite we had passed by just now.

Not only that, Naru actually declared he wanted to stay here, giving us all a shock.

“What exactly happened?”

“I have something to do here, go back to Tokyo Mai.” Naru said coolly, and without any explanation.

“Go back? But…”

We looked at each other; I can’t possibly go back like this! At the very least you should tell me what you are going to do here.

“You’ll only get in my way here; go back!”

You you you! I’ve been crisply rejected.

As he said, we could only go back, but…

“Is Naru going back too?”

“I don’t know!”

“You don’t know? Then what’s going to happen to the office in the mean time?”

It was clear that up till now, the office was already in business. Takahashi alone took care of it.

In the end, Naru’s reply shocked even me.

“Then close it, tell Takahashi-san that!”

“Clo- close it??”

If the boss wasn’t around we couldn’t perform any investigations. We couldn’t cancel the phone line, couldn’t read the mail. That’s why up till now, all Takahashi did was explain to the customers. But even doing this was very different from closing the office.

“Mai should also go and look for somewhere else to work.”

Ai????

“Close that office once you get back.”

Ah!!!!

In an instance a huge panic descended upon my heart.

“Close the office?”

“If it closes does it mean we don’t do business anymore?”

“W… why?”

“You have to explain!”

“Naru!”

Naru frowned and raised his hand.

“I can hear you even if you don’t get angry; can’t you calm down a little?”

“Then answer my question.”

I raised my hand.

“Does closing the shop mean that we’re ceasing business? Why?”

“I have something I have to do.”

“Boss, then explain this thing. I’m being fired by you now; I have, at least, the right to know the reason.”

“I don’t feel there is any necessity to explain.”

You bastard, you actually say there is no necessity!

Just as I had decided to get angry, Bou-san, who had been spacing out, spoke loudly.

“Forget it! I admit defeat!”

“Ai?”

“I’m saying I’ve been defeated by this summer day. There’re only these simple wooden huts here, let’s help this fellow who wants to stay here then!”

Looking at our stunned faces, Naru spoke harshly.

“Bou-san, you doing so will only get in my way.”

“You have a situation, and we’ve all heard so. Is everyone going back?”

“I’m staying.”

Yasuhara raised his hand and spoke; John did the same.

“What about you, Masako?”

“I’d always planned to stay.”

Bou-san nodded.

“Then what about Mai and Ayako?”

I glanced at Ayako, who glanced back.

“What should we do, Mai?”

“What should we do? I…”

Naru had told me go back so calmly and crisply. At this time, Masako spoke to me lightly beside me.

“Say you’ll stay! If you go back like this you might never see him again.”

“Ai?”

- Never see him again? Is she saying I might never see Naru again?

I turned back to look at her, Masako nodded.

“I… I really want to stay, but…”

I also hurriedly raised my hand. Bou-san raised his eyebrows.

“Since Mai is also staying, then I’ll handle her lodging costs.”

Wu… Thanks dad.

“Are you staying in such a place? There’re no restaurants, and there’re definitely very incredible bugs.”

“Then do you want to go back, Ayako?”

“Of course I’m staying!”

It was a unanimous decision, only Naru looked clearly unhappy.