486 Let’s play together, Harano onii-san~ (1/2)

”Ya-chan?”

Seiji recognized the voice in the darkness.

This was the ghost that called itself Ya-chan and appeared in Genhana High School's infirmary, giving Kaede a surprise!

”Hehehe~~” A ghostlike laugh echoed in the dark room. It definitely felt like a poltergeist's laugh.

”Let's play together, Harano onii-san~”

”What would you like to play?” Seiji asked.

”Hide and seek~~”

Well, it really fit the atmosphere to play hide and seek with a ghost in such a room.

”Can't we play something else?” Seiji tried asking.

”No~ You have to find me~”

”What if I can't find you?”

Another ”hehehe” was the response.

”If Harano onii-san can find me, I'll tell you where the cute kitty is~”

'The cute kitty?'

”Are you talking about Miyabi Ishihara?”

Ya-chan still only responded with the ghostly laughter.

”Let's begin playing, Harano onii-san~~”

Ya-chan stopped making any sounds after that.

Seiji looked towards Matsutani.

The pudgy middle-aged man had an expression of ”do as you like here.”

Seiji stopped looking at him and walked into the dark room. Matsutani followed after him.

When they entered the room, the door automatically closed behind them and a light turned on.

The light wasn't very bright. It was a dim yellow, befitting the atmosphere of such an old residence. It was a rather nostalgic feeling… although the source of the nostalgia was unknown.

Seiji and Matsutani walked to the living room of this residence.

All the various appliances in here were obviously quite ancient, especially the television. It was an ancient antenna-type television which couldn't be seen almost anywhere anymore. It could basically be called an artifact.

Seiji and Matsutani carefully checked the living room but noticed nothing out of the ordinary.

Suddenly, the television turned on by itself and made deafening staticky noises!

Seiji reflexively turned around to look at the television. He saw that there was nothing but ”snowflakes” as static on the screen.

”Such a cliché attempt at scaring someone,” Seiji casually stated out loud.

He then noticed that something was wrong as he speedily looked around his surroundings again.

Tsuyoshi Matsutani had disappeared!

”Matsutani-senpai!” Seiji shouted out loudly.

There was no response.

Seiji continued shouting for Matsutani and left the living room to search in other rooms as well.

There was still no response. Seiji was unable to find Matsutani anywhere.

This was a very cliché scare tactic as well. However, Seiji couldn't deny that it was a much more effective one.

He immediately turned around and checked the room behind him. However, he discovered that he was in the living room again as if he had never left in the first place.

”A haunted house…” Something flashed in Seiji's eyes.

The television turned on by itself once again with the same deafening sound of static.

He looked at the television.

Seiji saw that the ”snowflakes” on the television screen began moving erratically, then slowly began to pour out and form human shapes…

*Boom!*

Seiji cast [Body-strengthening technique] on himself and viciously kicked the demon before it was able to completely form itself.

Then, he jumped up into the air and performed a whirlwind kick against the television!

*Shatter!!*

The television exploded from this heavy kick attack.

”You can't do that, that's breaking the rules! Harano onii-san,” Ya-chan spoke up again.

”I never promised to play with you, so I don't need to follow the rules,” Seiji stated.

”That's terrible! I'm not going to play with you anymore…”