Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume 5 Chapter 4 (section)

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We dumbly stared at the interior of the room.

Words written in blood in various sizes, styles and handwriting. Within just that moment in time, they were so numerous they had buried the wall. 

“It hurts.”

“Save me.”

“I don’t want to die.”

“I’m terrified.”

“It hurts.”

“Urado.”

… “Urado”?

Quickly glancing at the words on the wall, I was stunned.

“Hey, Naru, this is…?”

Naru’s own gaze shifted to those 2 characters, then glanced around the room once more.

“Urado.”

“うらど (tl/n: hiragana for ‘Urado’). ”

Besides these, there were many other words written on the wall.

When we were in a daze, the sound of hasty footsteps sounded from somewhere within the house. These footsteps urged on Mori-san and Yasuhara.

“Naru, see you tomorrow.”

“Madoka, I’ve said before that this place is very dangerous, haven’t I?”

Accompanying Naru’s sharp voice, Bou-san waved his hand relaxedly.

“See you then, Ma’am.”

“Yeah *heart*.”

“Be careful when you go back.”

“Yes~.”

With their bright and cheerful replies, the two of them disappeared through the window.

Right on the backs of their departures, Ohashi-san opened the door.

“… Are you all fine?”

“What happened?”

Naru asked.

“Strange bloody words have appeared all around the house. It’s like they were written with blood…”

We hurried out of the room. The walls of the corridor was also filled with words:

Save me save me save me save me…

Urado うらど Urado うらど…

“Exactly how many spirits are there in this house?”

Ayako shrieked.

An extremely tremendous number. There are so many…

“The name ‘Urado’ appears to have a deeper meaning than what we had imagined.”

Bou-san looked at the words on the wall.

“Somehow I don’t think it is just a simple pseudonym.”

“… Yeah.”

“If only we knew the meaning of this sentence…”

That sentence. “Heard they were ?? by Urado ?? away.”

Naru spoke softly.

“Hara-san.”

“Yes?”

“Do you have confidence in summoning a spirit here?”

Everyone’s gaze was instantly focused on Masako.

Masako’s doll like face was slightly twisted.

“… I do.”

If the spirits made these laments, and if they could possess Masako’s body…If this was so we could ask the spirits directly about the meaning of the name “Urado”. Then the things that had happened here etc can also all be uncovered.

– When my thoughts reached this point my body stiffened immediately. Spirits – from this house; spirits who were murdered… To have them possess Masako’s body. If so, then wouldn’t Masako go through an experience similar to what I had experienced?

“… No.”

“Mai?”

“Masako, you can’t do this. Don’t let the spirits possess your body.”

“What’s up? You say this so suddenly.”

“Masako might have a dream similar to mine. This type of thing won’t do.”

Naru gently sighed a breath.

“Mai, Hara-san is a professional.”

“Professional or not, you can’t let someone go through this type of experience!”

“Stop making a scene.”

Naru’s cold gaze. I returned the gaze directly.

“Can you understand the feeling of being killed by someone else? Can you imagine the sensation of the moment one dies? Naru, can you understand how scary that is? I will definitely not allow Masako perform a summoning.”

I felt Naru’s eye color darken.

As I was wrinkling up my brow, Naru gently blinked. That inexplicable color had already disappeared from his eyes. 

“… That can’t be helped. This is also a somewhat inaccurate method… Lin.”

“Yes.”

“Can they be summoned?”

“Let me try.”

“Lin-san!”

I couldn’t help speaking up in objection.

“You can’t do that type of thing. That’s so…”

That was so scary, so painful. An experience like that, I would not wish upon anybody.

“Don’t worry. I won’t let the spirit possess my body.”

“… But.”

“I’m only trying to summon the spirits. I’m not a medium myself, so I’m not able to let the spirit possess my body.”

“Is this so?”

“Yes.”

“But, Naru,”

Lin-san turned his expressionless face towards Naru. 

“I’m not able to summon the spirits of those murdered here. The spirits I’m summoning now are…”

Lin-san’s voice was one that didn’t let one feel a hint of emotion.

“Assuming they’ve already died, the 3 people who have disappeared over here. Only them.”

“No matter. Try it.”