Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume2 Chapter1 (section)

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We arrived at Ayami-chan's room. 

Her room was on the second floor, just like the room I shared with Ayako-san. 

"Look!" 

Kana-san rushed into the room. 

Our eyes widened as we observed the room. 
That table that used to be right beside the wall was leaned over. Not only that, the bed, bookshelf and wardrobe were all at a crooked angle, pushed to the edge of the room. 

Dazed and sleepy, Ayami-chan stood in the corner in her pajamas. 

"...What happened..." Bou-san whispered. 

Kana-san replied firmly, "...When I came to get Ayami in bed, the room was just like this. And you still ask 'what happened'? Didn't I call on you guys because of things like this?" 

Hearing Kana-san's uneasy retort, I grasped the situation and looked at the little girl, "Ayami-chan?" 

Ayami-chan blinked her eyes several times, then raised her head toward me, "Why is the furniture on the sides?" 

She was scared stiff. 

"Yeah, that's right. What happened here?" 

I also noticed the carpet was askew, pushed to the side... 

I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my back. 

Who could've moved all that? It was all so heavy. There was furniture on top of the carpet. Even with all my strength, I wouldn't have been able to move it 1 cm. 

Who did this? And how did they do it? 

Leaning on the side of the door, Ayako softly offered an explanation, "Didn't that kid do it? 

I couldn't help but retort, "And how would Ayami-chan be able to do that?" 

"That's what I was thinking," Bou-san agreed. "With all that furniture on the carpet, even I wouldn't be able to move it. Or are you saying that you can do it?" 

He threw a ridiculing look at Ayako. 

Oh God, here it comes again. 

Naru calmly asked Kana-san, "...First of all, can we examine this room?" 

"Yes, do what you want," Kana-san said, nodding. "We'll leave then." 

Kana-san pulled Ayami-chan's hand. 

Ayami-chan lifted her head and looked at us, "I didn't do it." 

She was on the verge of tears. 

"I know it's not your fault," I said hastily, in hopes of consoling her. 

...It's all that brainless Ayako's fault! 

What now? Ayami-chan is really upset. 

Even Bou-san went and softly patted her head, "We all know it's not your fault. Don't cry, okay?" 

"Okay," Ayami-chan finally broke into a smile. 

After they left, we started to discuss the case. 

"What's your opinion on this, Naru-chan?" 

Opinion? What kind of opinion can you get from that? 

"If someone is capable of accomplishing this, I'd like to see that person. Maybe Matsuzaki-san knows of someone like this, but I don't know of anyone that strong." 

...Exactly. 

Ayako turned around in embarrassment, like always. "I was just saying." 

To demonstrate, Naru went up and pushed the bed. Bou-san went up too, to help him. The bed didn't move, and the carpet made even less progress. 

Naru looked around the bed, then said softly, "There aren't any marks on the bed. A human didn't do this." 

And then a despairing cry came from downstairs. 

We rushed down the stairs. 

"What happened?" 

We ran to the living room. 

Kana-san was standing, her face chalk white. Ayami-chan was on the side, her eyes in a daze. Noriko-san rushed here, noticed the scene, and was shocked. 

"......!!" 

We ran to a halt. 

The furniture was all flipped upside down. 

The table, chairs, and even the bookshelf leaning against the wall were all flipped upside-down. The painting on the wall was also flipped upside-down. 

No one said a word. 

It might seem easy to flip the table over, but this table is composed of thick, tough wood. If Naru, Lin, and Bou-san all try to flip it over together, then it might work. 

What about that cabinet? I drank tea here earlier so I know Kana-san puts her collection of clocks there. 
So many clocks. Some old, some new. There're marble clocks, brass clocks, bronze clocks, and even silver clocks. 

It's a cabinet filled with heavy things... Plus, the cabinet was also made of thick, tough wood. It should be heavy... How was it moved? 

Moving it down, flipping it over, and pushing it to the wall. 

I suddenly realized something under my feet. 

The carpet, which was under all the furniture, was also flipped upside-down. 

We set up video cameras in Ayami-chan's room, our room, and the living room. 

Today, it seemed like Ayami-chan was sleeping with Noriko-san.
 
Naru looked at the equipment in those two rooms, then he started contemplating. 

Bou-san suggested, "That's right, it's obvious. The problem is who's causing the poltergeist activity." 

"It's not an earth spirit?" 

"At first I thought it was." 

...Here it comes again. You always say it's an earth spirit, and last time you were wrong? Or did you forget that part already? 

Naru didn't reply. 

"It doesn't matter what it is because this can be taken care of easily. I will exorcise it tomorrow," Ayako declared, standing up. 

"Naru-chan, are you still watching the TV screen? You're wasting time," Ayako nagged. 

Naru ignored her. Ayako flicked her hand as she left the room. 

"Well, if you want to keep watching the TV screen then just keep doing that. I'm going to sleep." 

...You still act like you're so important. I don't understand where you get all that confidence from. In the last case, you didn't pull your weight at all. 

After Ayako left, Bou-san asked, "What's up? You seem to be concentrating hard on something." 

Naru ignored him. Hey, you should at least answer. 

But Bou-san didn't seem to care. "Did you find any clues?" 

Finally, Naru answered, "Don't you think they reacted too early?" 

"Huh?" 

Light flickered in Naru's dark eyes. Such a deep color. 

He proceeded to explain, "Spirits normally hate outsiders. When outsiders come into their house, they usually hide for a certain amount of time." 

"True." 

I asked Bou-san, "So that's the case with this house?" 

If I asked Naru instead, he'd chide my ignorance. 

"Yes... Doesn't this usually happen on TV? When people try to record a haunted house, nothing ever happens." 

"Oh..." 

"Whether it's a spirit or a poltergeist, once an outsider comes, they usually lay low for a while... It should be this way." 

Naru's eyes were fixed on the TV, "But so many incidents have occurred since we came here. And they're all more serious than the ones Noriko-san mentioned." 

"...Yeah. Noriko-san only mentioned objects swaying in her house..." 

"What do you think?" 

Bou-san's eyes became serious and intense, a rare moment to see, as he crossed his arms, "...Usually the reactions weaken. A loud sound would instead become a soft sound created by friction. But if the reactions become stronger instead..." 

Bou-san stopped for a moment. "Repulsion." 

Naru looked at Bou-san. "So you think that way too?" 

"Yes. This house seemed unhappy the moment we came here." 

"Plus, it showed us a number of incidents in our short time here..." 

"This poltergeist isn't an ordinary one." 

Naru nodded, his voice barely a whisper, "...This could be a troublesome one." 

I stood up uneasily. 

...A troublesome one... 

When nothing else moved in the night, we finally went to sleep around daybreak.