(PS: This chapter is a two-in-one chapter)

Chie and Akiko leave the video shop......

Yes, because they couldn't wait for the store manager to come back for a long time, and it was almost evening, the two had no choice but to leave with the videotapes they chose, of course, before leaving, Akiko still left the rental money at the store cashier according to the market price of the previous rental videotapes.

After Chie and Akiko left, the store was still as empty and silent as before the two entered, and the inconspicuous video store on the edge of the street still didn't attract the attention of anyone passing by, however, only a few minutes after the two high school girls left, before they knew it, an unimaginable situation happened:

As the minutes passed, as the sky gradually darkened, if you looked at it from a distance, you could see that the video store had a faint sense of blur in the field of vision, and the store began to blur more and more, and began to loom until a minute later...... With a hazy shaking that resembles ripples of flowing water, the entire video store disappeared inexplicably at a speed visible to the naked eye!?

Gone, without a trace, leaving only an empty and ordinary street corner, which seemed so natural, as if it were the way it was, and the abruptness of missing a storefront at the edge of the street never appeared, the only thing left was a few yen left on the ground after the store disappeared, and a few rental fees left by high school girls when they left.

What's even more bizarre is that no one in the vicinity, before or during, or even after the disappearance, no one in the vicinity pays attention to this place, let alone glances at it, as if it was just a street corner and an empty space from beginning to end.........

………

As time passes, the sun sets, the sun completely hides itself below the horizon, night falls, and the oppressive day for most busy Japanese people passes, company employees are temporarily freed from never-ending work, street vendors temporarily flee from endless accounting, even public officials temporarily recover their original haggard faces from the professional smiles that maintain the day, people from all walks of life return home, and the oppressive society overwhelms people, But the cruel reality makes them have to endure in silence, perhaps......

Perhaps, at such a time, only students who have not yet stepped into society and experienced the bitterness of society can obtain real freedom and real happiness during the holidays, even if this freedom and happiness are still temporary.

Bite!

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Goodo...... Goodo......

At night, the living room of this house that is neither too big nor too small is brightly lit, and Chie and Akiko, who are on tatami mats, clink glasses to each other, congratulating on the end of the exam, congratulating on the advent of the summer vacation, which is indeed worth congratulating, and it is a gratifying thing for every high school student to be freed from the pressure of the oppressive exam, and the two of them are kneeling in front of a short-legged table, and the table is placed with Chie and Akiko cooking delicious dishes made with various ingredients.

The two people who touched the cup drank all the beer in the cup, and Akiko, who picked up a piece of meat from the hot pot, was extremely happy to eat, and her personality has always been very aggressive, although Chie sitting opposite was not as exaggerated as her friend, but it could still be seen from the smile she carried, like Akiko, the two-month summer vacation freedom gave the girl a good appetite, and it can be clearly felt from just a few bites of the rice balls.

Everything was normal during this period, nothing happened except for the two of them chatting around the dinner table and talking about some topics between girls, and the soundproofing of this house is very good, so there is no need to worry about disturbing the next door neighbor.

After five flavors of food, three rounds of wine, after a dinner, the time has come from the original night to about 22 o'clock in the night, most of the residents in the neighborhood have turned off the lights and gone to sleep, but Chie and Akiko have no intention of going back to the bedroom to rest, just roughly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, knowing that the two who don't have to get up early to go to school from tomorrow did not wash up and go back to the room to rest as before, chatting, a little drunk Mingzi saw two things from the opposite cabinet, and those two things were nothing else, It was the tape they rented in the afternoon when they were passing by a somewhat quirky unmanned video store.

Leaving aside the fact that the other two girls are still suspicious of the quirky video store for the time being, these two tapes are nothing special, one of them has a cover is a comedy chosen by Chie, and the other has no cover and is just a black box that Akiko brought from the store out of curiosity.

"By the way, the tape we rented during the day."

Sure enough, as soon as I saw the videotape, Akiko, who had even forgotten about it during the meal, immediately slapped his head and got up from the sofa, and then walked to the cupboard and took the two videotapes in his hand, seeing his friend like this, Chie inevitably remembered it, and at the same time, prompted by curiosity, for this videotape that had neither a cover nor a clear idea of what the content was, Akiko naturally took the lead in giving up the comedy, Instead, he took the black video tape and walked it to the TV, leaning over to turn on the home player, and turned back to Qianhui, who was still sitting on the sofa, and smiled mysteriously: "Didn't we all know what was in this tape before?" I would like to answer

The case will soon be revealed. ”

Obviously, the girl's curious nature makes Akiko's intentions obvious, because she has long decided to stay up late tonight to watch a movie, Akiko will not give up her original plan after dinner, but ......

For some reason, the moment she saw this black tape again, Chie, who was still in a good mood just now and celebrated and chatted with Akiko, was inexplicably nervous.

There is no reason, there is no reason, just like when I saw this tape for the first time in that unmanned video store in the afternoon, that indescribable sense of unease swept through her whole body again, at this moment, looking at Akiko in front of her, who was about to put the black video tape into the player, Chie's slight drunkenness, which was becoming more and more intense, disappeared instantly, and was replaced by the tension caused by the control of that sense of unease!.

"Akiko!"

Inexplicably, at the moment when Akiko was about to put the videotape into the player, Chie's slightly nervous voice couldn't help blurting out.

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

Akiko, who was so abruptly called by her friend and wanted to see the content of the tape as soon as possible, was slightly stunned, first asked while looking back at the other party with a puzzled expression, and saw that Chie's change of appearance was a little strange, although Akiko didn't know so, but for a moment she grinned as if she suddenly understood something: "Haha, Chie, are you worried that this is a horror movie?" What if it's a horror movie? Chie, you can't be so daring, right? I remember you weren't like that before. ”

"I ......"

As I said before, because this sense of uneasiness is just a complex psychology that can't find any reason, and Chie can't explain it, so when she was ridiculed by Akiko again, although that uneasiness still exists, but when she really can't find any explanation, Chie can only shake her head in embarrassment and reply: "No, it's nothing, maybe it's because I'm nervous." ”

"Hey, don't make excuses, I think you're just too timid to watch horror movies, let's not talk about what the content of this video is, even if it's a horror movie, I'm sure I'll watch it, I'm curious about what this thing is about, and it's not too late to watch the comedy you chose later."

Seeing that Chie couldn't answer, Akiko, who shrugged her shoulders, continued her actions after casually laughing at the other party, first pressing the start button to turn on the player, and then, under the operation of this short-haired female high school student, the black videotape with neither a cover nor any logo was pushed into the jack of the player.

Knock ......

Hula...... Hula......

With the insertion of the videotape and the TV above it was turned on,The characteristic running sound of the player began to work,Out of curiosity,Akiko knelt directly in front of the TV after the operation,The same curious Chie also got up from the sofa and walked slowly to Akiko's side,For a while, both girls turned their eyes on the TV screen,And the TV that was turned on was also performing the work of reading the cassette as a matter of course。

呲呲呲呲......

At this moment, in addition to the constant sound of the TV full of snowflakes, the atmosphere in the room was quiet for a while, Akiko and Qianhui did not speak, and their eyes were both locked on the TV set in front of them, which was only one meter apart, Akiko was very ordinary, and her expression in the gaze was nothing but expectation and curiosity, but for some reason, Qianhui's face around her was always revealing and maintaining a faint complex color, as the harsh noise of the TV continued to resound, as the snowflake picture was always maintained, The tall high girl's face became more and more solemn, and her brows furrowed slightly.

Subconsciously looked back at the window, and saw that the outside world was pitch black, the moon in the sky was looming, and a thick darkness like ink covered everything, and then looked up at the clock on the wall, and the time also unconsciously came to 23:58, which was very close to midnight, and soon, Chie, who had observed the surroundings slightly, turned her eyes back to the TV screen, but what she and Akiko didn't know was ...... During this brief silence of waiting, the atmosphere in the room gradually changed slightly that no one would notice at all.

Next, the two people waiting to play in front of the TV suddenly had a surprise, and that was ......

Although we all know that the player will read the videotape for a period of time at first, and the TV used for the projection will inevitably maintain snowflakes and noise for a period of time, it is ...... However, nearly two minutes have passed, and the TV in front of me is still maintaining the original snowflakes and resounding noise.

...... ...... ......

"Huh?"

Akiko and Chie gradually became suspicious, there is a reason for this, it is obvious that under normal circumstances, the player will play the video after reading a few tens of seconds at most, but why is it that it has been nearly two minutes and there are still snowflakes and noise on the TV screen in front of them? Could it be that this videotape is really a damaged waste tape that cannot be played?

Yes, after waiting for a long time and not seeing the image, whether it is Akiko or Qianhui, the two daughters immediately came up with this guess in their minds, this videotape without a cover is a damaged waste tape, otherwise how can the image not be released in the close to two minutes of reading time? Unless the player is broken, which is of course impossible, and since that is the case, the only explanation is that the tape is broken.

Finally, I saw that the TV screen was delayed

An image appeared, and Akiko, who had used the remote control to debug a few times to no avail, first showed a disappointed expression, and at the same time turned his head to Qianhui beside him while sighing and muttering: "Hey, it seems that you guessed it right before, this thing is really bad." ”

Let's not talk about the disappointment of Akiko next to him, in fact, when he found that the TV screen could not play the picture, Qianhui, who was originally bumpy, exhaled in his heart, and his heart was even more relaxed about the fact that the tape could not be played, and the initial inexplicable and unexplained sense of unease, this feeling cannot be explained, but there is a good saying, so that accidents often happen unexpectedly......

While! While! While......

Just when Akiko saw that the playback was fruitless and was about to reach out and press the player to take out the videotape, just when Qianhui was at ease, suddenly, the clock on the opposite wall emitted a series of loud time signals, the sound was so clear and harsh, breaking the room that had been quiet for a long time, and at the same time, the second daughter, who was startled by the clock time, also subconsciously turned their eyes to the opposite wall, and looked around, with the help of the bright light in the living room, they saw that the hour hand and the minute in the clock were exactly above midnight.

At midnight, as the bell rang, the time finally moved from late night to midnight.

Woola! 呲呲呲...... Rakla......

Unexpectedly, before the two girls could withdraw their eyes from the clock, as soon as the bell disappeared, the TV in front of them, which was originally full of noise and snowflakes, also changed slightly in a sudden way.

The reason why it will be described a little is because the change is really not big, it is nothing more than the continuous sound of the clattering turned into another intermittent cacophon, having said that, but this change still inevitably attracted the attention of Akiko and Chie, very simply, because this intermittent sound is exactly the sound that TV used to make before the video was about to be played!

Sure enough,As soon as I noticed the change in the sound of the TV,The two women immediately turned their eyes back to the TV screen,As expected,For some reason,With the intermittent sound of stabbing,I saw that the screen that was originally full of snowflakes gradually appeared after a shake,At this moment,Akiko, who originally thought it was a waste tape and even planned to take it out, immediately turned happy,Obviously,Being able to play the picture undoubtedly means that this tape is not broken, The short-haired female high school student was happy that the tape could be played normally, and out of the instinct of curiosity brought by the long-term curiosity, she didn't think much about it at all, and just focused on the screen for a while.

Some people are happy and some are worried, if the explanation is just out of the instinctive curiosity of ordinary people, then, when the bell rings and the TV screen can play the impact again, Qianhui's newly relaxed heart actually lifted up again, there is still no reason, there is still no explanation, and even when the screen produces a picture, she inexplicably has an urge to reach out and turn off the TV.

It's a pity that she can't do this, after all, this feeling is for no reason and without any reason or basis, not to mention that once she does this, she will inevitably be ridiculed by Akiko, who has been curious about the content of the tape for a long time, not to mention......

Not to mention...... To be honest, she herself was curious about the content of this tape.

(Forget it, let's take a look first, after all, it's just a videotape, a videotape.) ）

Eventually, with some self-consolation in her mind, Chie, who had been forced to calm down her uneasiness, turned her gaze straight to the TV screen like Akiko, and she wanted to see what was in the tape that had disturbed her for a long time.

It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, although Akiko and Chie, who are curious, have been staring at the TV screen, and the picture does appear on the TV screen, but the strange thing is that the picture is not very clear, not clear, very unclear, the screen is still full of large snowflakes, and the field of vision can only vaguely see a blurred picture of black and white intersecting from the snowflakes, and I can't see what the scene in the painting is, so I can only guess that this should be a forest through some observation of the picture, a forest that I don't know where it is.

呲呲...... 呲呲...... 呲呲呲......

Seeing this,Both Akiko and Chie inevitably have a lot of question marks in their minds,Fortunately, this blurred picture mixed with a little noise didn't last long,As time passed minute by minute,Gradually,Gradually,The two women who seemed to be quite patient because of curiosity gradually found that the original blurry picture on the screen began to become clear,Very fast,In just a few seconds, the picture that was originally covered with snowflakes has turned into an extremely clear scene,It was only at this time,The two people in front of the TV finally saw the scene on the screen。

It's not far from the initial speculation,The scene on the screen is indeed an image of a forest,Because the sky above the woods is slightly gray, the whole scene is a little gray,It looks like the time in the video should be the evening when it's about to get dark,Of course,These are all important,Although the video is indeed a forest full of dead leaves as guessed after it is clear,But the only unexpected thing is......

After the picture is clear, there is a well in the center of the video, which is strictly an ordinary well no matter how you look at it.

There was a well in the woods, and at this moment, it was in the middle of the woods that had not switched since the screen was clear.

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