Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume 8 Chapter 14 (section)

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As I was convulsing with laughter, I suddenly came to my senses and felt a cold gaze.

...Huh?

Many of the others were looking at me coldly.

“What’s the matter?”

As Bou-san sat cross-legged and rested his chin in his hand above his knee, 

“You’re good friends, aren’t you...”

“Yeah. Do you want to join the club?”

“Want to join...”

Come on. It’s okay to be honest.

“There’s one thing I want to ask, Miss.”

“What is it?”

“In the demonstration video...”

“You're changing the conversation to serious topics like that again!”

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“Mai’s conversation is just gossip.”

“Nya! That’s why you reek of old man!”

“You’re a child!”

“Teehehe. You’re jealous of my youth, huh?”

“Shut up!”

After saying that, Bou-san suddenly said,

“Which reminds me, Miss, how old is Lin?”

Mori-san laughed out loud.

“I’m sure he’s older than you, Takigawa-san.”

“That’s a relief.”

Saying that so seriously is evidence you’re an old man. You’re glad you’re not the oldest, huh?

“—That’s not what I wanted to talk about. Didn’t Naru-bou collapse that time he filmed the demonstration video? It would probably be extremely exhausting to throw a 50-kilo mass.”

...You really changed it to a serious topic. Old people are persistent.

Mori-san momentarily searched for words.

“...How should I say this… There’s a reason Naru gets exhausted.”

“Oh?”

“It wasn’t necessary for him to get that exhausted before. That is to say, Eugene functioned as an amplifier.”

“How’s that?”

“I’m sorry. I don’t understand it well, either. However, when Naru tossed ch’i to Gene, he amplified it and sent it back. It seems it was that sort of phenomenon. As they repeated the toss over and over, the ch’i grew. Therefore, I don’t think it was necessary for Naru to exhaust himself too much.”

...Hmm.

“In truth, I don’t really know. Naru didn’t do too many psychic ability experiments. Even if he did an experiment, it was too extraordinary and couldn’t be analyzed. It seems he himself isn’t too interested in psychic ability research, either.”

“Oh.”

“Also, it seems there was quite the supernatural phenomenon between those twins, but that also wasn’t clear. The pair didn’t talk about it and it was only possible between the brothers, so they almost never did experiments with it. Luella— their mother hated them being used as guinea pigs.”

...I don’t really get it. But Mori-san is also an expert.

“I see...”

After nodding to Bou-san’s voice, Mori-san became slightly serious.

“Just to be sure, please keep this to yourself. It would be trouble if it reached the ears of the mass media.”

“...I understand your feelings, but you don’t have to be so serious.”

If it’s Naru, I think a TV interview will be cut short by that sharp tongue.

“It would be trouble if photos happened to appear in the mass media.”

“Why? Well, girls will make a racket in no time flat...”

“That’s not it.”

Huh?

“Gene died in this country. If you believe Naru’s testimony, you might say he was murdered.”

“...Yeah.”

“The culprit is probably someone from this country. What do you think the culprit would do if she saw the same face as the person she murdered?”

“—Oh.”

“It depends on who the culprit is, but it could possibly be extremely dangerous, right? Therefore, I want to keep it a secret from the press.”

I see. You’re right.

...It’s serious.

‘By the way,’ Mori-san said in a very light tone, attempting to lift the heavy atmosphere that had suddenly descended, and looked at Bou-san.

“I heard Takigawa-san is a fan of Naru’s.”

—Huh?

After everyone tilted their heads to the side, we all burst into laughter simultaneously.

“Uh-huh. Bou-san is a huge fan of Dr. Davis.”

“Yay! That’s great. I can tell you a bunch.”

“Don’t you want to get his signature?”

“He's someone you know, so it’s an easy victory.”

“You even exposed yourself as a fan to the Doctor. You praised him a lot in his presence.”

“That’s right.”

Bou-san clutched his head in his hands.

“Please, I’m asking you, don’t say that. ...I'm trying really hard not to think about it.”

He seemed to be truly miserable, lol.

He would have been happier not knowing. Mm-hmm.

It happened as we were stupidly laughing. There was the sound of a knock, to which Ayalo replied. Lin-san was the one who opened the door.

“Is Madoka here?”

“I’m here!”

Mori-san smiled and before she could raise her hand, Lin-san spoke sternly.

“—They found him.”

Everyone rose to their feet.


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