Truth is everywhere within range

Hyakumonogatari is a custom popular in the Edo period, a game in which people collectively summon monsters.

To put it simply, on a summer night, one hundred candles are lit in a dark small room, everyone sits around a green lamp in the next room, and everyone tells a strange story.

After a person finishes telling a ghost story, he has to walk alone to a room with candles, blow out a candle, and look at his face in the mirror before he can go back.

When the ninety-nine strange tales were told and the last candle was left, everyone stopped talking and waited until daybreak before leaving.

Rumor has it that if you blow out the hundredth candle, something terrible will happen.

There is also a saying that it doesn't matter how many candles there are, the most important thing is the "last candle", which cannot be extinguished no matter what.

Of course, in movies, novels and other literary and artistic entertainment, the hundredth candle is almost 100% likely to be blown out.

As the last candle goes out, evil spirits, monsters, disasters, etc. may follow.

"I understand the truth, but with Qiao Sang and me here, the story of Hundred Monogatari will not be challenging at all."

The autumn night was slightly cool, and Natsume Shiji, who was only wearing a yukata, suddenly felt a little chilly and moved towards Sayoko.

"Not always."

Sakamoto Kazuya said seriously.

"The Legend of Hyakumonogatari is a game created by the Aoi Hyoukai monster to open the door between the human world and the underworld. It will pretend to be a mature person, induce it, and rely on human words and spirits to achieve its goals."

"And Izumo has been a kingdom of gods since ancient times. It is the land where the boundary between the human world and other worlds is the most blurred. So playing Hyakumonogatari here, maybe wonderful things will happen. Wouldn't it be more exciting?"

Kazuya Sakamoto looked a little excited.

"According to this theory, Sakamoto-san might have been replaced by the Aoi Hyoukai."

Natsume Shishi glanced at Sakamoto Kazuya.

Of course, ordinary humans don't even have spiritual power.

"But it's not convenient to go out so late. Staying in the room and playing ghost cards and uno would be too damaging to friendships. Hmph, I'll reluctantly play with you for a while."

She crossed her arms and said reluctantly.

"Then I'll find two more people I've made an appointment with before. Qiao Sang's room is also very big, so it can be used as a bedroom."

Sakamoto Kazuya picked up the phone and glanced at Sayoko again.

"It doesn't matter, they're all girls."

"Sakamoto-san is really good at strange fields."

Qiao Qiao sighed with emotion.

Five minutes later, two girls came to Qiao Qiao's room carrying a bag.

They are all girls from Class A.

Sayuri Asai and Renko Saito.

Qiao Qiao knew both of them.

Well, it seems a bit wrong to say that the classmates know each other. It should be said that Qiao Qiao has been exposed to them.

Sayuri Asai is the English class representative. Her family seems to be from a well-known family and her discipline is very strict.

Riko Saito is cheerful and outgoing. She and her cousin had encountered the strangeness of "Na" before, and even Natsume's poems were trapped. Fortunately, Qiao Qiao did a little work and rescued a few people.

"Qiao Sang and Higuchi Sang used to live in such a luxurious suite, and the school really treated them differently."

Riko Saito looked around and joked.

As classmates and traveling companions, they were naturally told about the special relationship between Sayoko and Qiao Qiao.

Natsume Shishi felt a little relieved when she saw it was two people, but then she frowned again.

"Hey, Sakamoto-san, you can't take action against Renzi and Sayuri."

She whispered in Sakamoto Kazuya's ear.

"You may not believe it, but they did it first."

Kazuya Sakamoto spread his hands and said helplessly.

"Well, there are seven of us now. To save time, let's light eight candles."

He took out eight candles and several packages of snacks, drinks, and of course lighters from the bag carried by Saito Renzi.

After arranging candles in the bedroom, Sakamoto Kazuya turned off the lights.

It was eight o'clock in the evening, and there were still lights around. Even if the lights were turned off in the room, it was still not dark and we could see each other's faces clearly.

Kazuya Sakamoto lit a candle and placed it in the center of the table in the living room.

Seven people sat around the table in the order of Qiao Qiao, Sayoko, Natsume Shi, Saito Renzi, Sakamoto Kazuya, Asai Sauri, and Yamaguchi Jin.

I have to say that after lighting the candles, the atmosphere was still there.

Sayuri Asai subconsciously leaned towards Sakamoto Kazuya. Upon seeing this, Saito Renko also leaned over.

"Then, let's start with me."

Since Sakamoto Kazuya was the initiator, he naturally wanted to be the first to tell the story.

"Well, Miss Tanaka, who lives on the twelfth floor, is a blind person. She lives alone and has no friends. One day, there was a knock on her door!"

"Whoa!"

Hearing Sakamoto Kazuya's suddenly raised voice, Asai Sayuri was so frightened that she immediately hugged his arm.

"I haven't said anything yet, Asai-san."

Sakamoto Kazuya smiled and continued to speak.

"It turned out that the person visiting was Keiko, a female college student who lives downstairs. She would sometimes meet Miss Tanaka in the apartment and occasionally say hello. However, this time, it was not only Keiko who came, but also her boyfriend and another person. Two classmates.”

"They didn't make a sound and just followed Keiko into the room, but Miss Tanaka, who was blind, didn't even notice."

Listening to Kazuya Sakamoto's description, Sayoko subconsciously hugged Qiao Qiao's arm.

However, it seems that Qiao Sang's body is a little cold?

Sayoko glanced at Qiao Qiao, only to find that Qiao Qiao was trembling.

"very scary."

Qiao Qiao said expressionlessly, but his voice was already trembling.

To be precise, Sayoko was scared to death.

The fear was transferred to Qiao Qiao, so Xiao Yezi was still unaware of it, but Qiao Qiao was already deeply affected by it.

"'Keiko, is there anyone else?' Although Miss Tanaka is blind, her hearing is very good, and she immediately realized that something was wrong. At this time, Keiko's boyfriends were randomly looking through Miss Tanaka's wardrobe and drawers."

"'No one else,' Keiko replied, but she was covering her mouth to hold back her laughter. At this moment, one of the boys came to Miss Tanaka's side."

"Wow!"

Sakamoto Kazuya suddenly shouted.

"Ah↑ah↓ah↑ah↓ah——"

Riko Saito and Sayuri Asai hugged Kazuya Sakamoto tightly and screamed.

Yamaguchi Jin was also startled by the sudden sound.

Natsume's poetry only trembled slightly. This level of jump scare can only scare ordinary people.

Professional soul exterminators like her and Qiao Qiao would not be scared by this at all.

"Whoa!"

Qiao Qiao screamed.

He hugged Sayoko so tightly that even his clothes were messed up.

Sayoko was hugged by Qiao Qiao through her thin yukata, and her face turned red. Fortunately, the room was dim and no one noticed.

"Is Qiao Sang so timid?"

Renko Saito, who was holding Kazuya Sakamoto, was a little confused. In his impression, Qiao Qiao didn't seem to be so surprised, right?

He should be a guy who can face explosions without changing his expression. It should be said that he is a guy who can detonate bombs without changing his face.

Is it because of Sayoko?

Sure enough, does falling in love make people vulnerable?

Saito Renko's little head is filled with big question marks.

And Sakamoto Kazuya’s story continues.

"The frightened Ms. Tanaka finally confirmed that there was someone else in her room. She asked the other person to leave, but she was constantly teased, laughed at, and pushed from all angles by the boys."

"Just when Keiko felt that she had gone too far, the lights suddenly went out."

"Bang!"

Sakamoto Kazuya made another noise, but this time everyone had a little more patience and did not yell like before.

"Keiko hurriedly found the light switch, and after turning it back on, she discovered that Ms. Tanaka was no longer in the room, and that one of Keiko's friends was lying on the ground, with his throat cut open by a sharp instrument, and blood was flowing out."

"Snapped--"

"The lights went out again. Keiko and others panicked and hurriedly turned on the lights again, only to find that another of their companions had fallen down."

"Snapped--"

"There is still no trace of Miss Tanaka, and the lights went out again."

"When Keiko turned on the light, everyone except her was already bleeding and lying motionless."

"And Miss Tanaka appeared in front of her, and Keiko's face suddenly reflected in her dull eyes."

"Miss Tanaka was covered in blood, holding a kitchen knife in her hand. She looked at Keiko, raised the corners of her mouth, and said."

"I see you!"

"Ooohhhhhh!"

Qiao Qiao's screams echoed in the room.

The ghost story here comes from an episode of Unbelievable Video. This domestic ghost talk web drama has quite a few episodes that were quite well shot.