Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume4 Chapter2 (section)

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We happened to be outside the Broadcast Room at that time.

As it was about time for the fire to happen, we observed the situation in the room through the equipment. Of course, the Broadcast Room was not the only one under observation. Lin-san and John were outside the Locker Room waiting and observing the situation inside.

Then, the only place where a fire broke out was the Broadcast Room.

Through the monitor, Naru, the monk, Yasuhara and I saw the wall ignite with our own eyes. Out of the blue, flames spurted from the wall in the room.

The fire was more intense than those previously reported. In an instant, the ceiling was charred, and the blaze had spread through the room.

Carrying fire extinguishers, the monk and Yasuhara rushed into the room.

“Well done.”

The monk applauded me. I began to feel very perplexed.

“I got it right. What should I do?” To tell the truth, that was what I was feeling. From now wouldn’t everyone anticipate that my hunches might be right? Perhaps I would continue to predict things correctly, perhaps I would not. What would I do if my predictions were not right?

In contrast to me, who was at my wit’s end, Naru wore an exceptionally blank look and asked, “Where are the other locations where there are will-o’-the-wisps?”

“The Printing Room and… LL classroom and…”

My voice tapered as I recalled the rooms where I saw will-o’-the-wisps in the dream.

This was a really incredible incident…

Suddenly the weight of responsibility rested on my shoulders. It would trouble everyone greatly if I provided false information. Even I was not sure whether what I said was true or false. What should I do?

“Mai?” Looking at the silent me, Naru urged.

“The will-o’-the-wisp in the Sickbay felt larger. But this might be pure coincidence. The future predictions might not be correct…”

Naru’s biting words countered my petrified reply.

“I don’t have any great hope for you.”

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pissed off* sound.

No. That’s the way it should be. It would be terrible if everyone expected great things of me. Despite saying that, it felt a little lonely inside. Ah ah, the human being is really complicated.

Talking about complicated, Masako and Ayako, who had hurried to the Broadcast Room, looked at me with extremely complicated expressions. Putting aside confident-without-reason Ayako, I could understand Masako’s feelings.

You have always been carrying such a heavy responsibility. If it were me, I would have a little confidence in myself if my predictions were right a hundred times. But just as my confidence started growing, my predictions suddenly stopped being correct, with Ayako or someone else correctly predicting it instead, I would be really shaken. 

This time no matter what type of sarcastic comments they make, I will endure it. Yeah.

“Don’t think too much about it. Just behave as you normally would. If you think too much you would end up not being able to come up with anything.”

“Okay…”

I shifted my gaze. The camera quietly standing in the middle of the Broadcast Room caught my eye.

Although the fire was fortunately extinguished immediately, the equipment set up there was a pathetic sight.

“Poor thing…”

I caressed the camera that was covered in white by the fire extinguisher.

“Hey, Naru, is this camera spoilt?”

Naru shrugged.

“It should be ruined. At the very least it can’t be adjusted.”

“Wa, what a waste…”

The camera was very expensive. That was what I had heard before.

Naru crisply said, “I already have it insured.”

Ah, is that so? That’s good… then…en?

“Naru. Just now, what did you say?”

“En?”

“You didn’t just say that you “have it insured”, did you?”

When Naru and I met, this unreasonably expensive camera played a part. Naru said to me, who had accidentally spoilt the camera, “Will you compensate? If not, you’ll have to work for me.” What in the world was that? Wasn’t it already insured?

“Then… shouldn’t it be that at that time I didn’t have to pay compensation?”

Naru played deaf and dumb.

“You only wanted a helper so you tricked me then, you bastard~”

Flustered, John opened his mouth to speak.

“Forget it. Just be glad that nothing happened in the end. Al…Although it’s like this, it is really regretful, Shibuya-san. It was so rare to witness a fire that started automatically; although it was an incredible opportunity to take a video, in this mess the precious tape is also…”

The situation was already a huge mess, to continue quarrelling would be of no use. John probably meant something like that. (John, as usual, speaks unclearly when he gets flustered)

However, saying that, John’s vision, my vision, and everyone else’s vision were fixed on Naru’s hands. A black colored, rectangular – tape.

The monk’s icy voice came from the side.

“This is a real example of a roll of tape being more precious than human life.”

This, this fellow.

Naru turned to Lin-san.

“Lin, set up equipment again.”

Abominable… this absurd scientist!!

I wasn’t the only one who screamed that silently.


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