"Maybe it's because of my high charm, [1000 Silver Needles] is very useful. The quality of this small silver stick is a rarity, and it is estimated that it is one grade higher than the high-rated kappa fifty percent new cucumber and the big tengu pulped clogs. ”

Kamiya walks on his way home from work.

When he was working at night, he used the manager of Kawai, a certain gentleman of Okamura, and two familiar customers to test the effect of the small silver stick.

The results are very satisfying.

As long as Kamiyagawa's lies are not too outrageous, store manager Kawai and a certain gentleman Okamura will all choose to believe it unconditionally.

It is estimated that the courage is a little bigger, and they will be tricked into selling them all with a grit of teeth, and in a short time, they will help count the money.

Of course, such a chaotic and evil thing, Kamiyagawa would not do it in reality.

In addition, by testing Kamiyagawa, he also came up with a rule that needs to be kept in mind when using [One Thousand Silver Needles] -

When lying to the same target in a row with a small silver stick, the chance of being detected will gradually increase with the number of lies.

Therefore, you can't catch a person and try to cheat.

As he walked, he thought that Kamiyagawa turned into a small alley, and he was about to get home.

The place where he lived was very close to Kabukicho, and the bustle of the customs shops was not far from him.

The alley was narrow, damp, dimly lit and dirty, with cigarette butts and lunch boxes everywhere, and the intertwined wires overhead were pressed low and inexplicably oppressive.

Probably because of the rain during the day, there are still some small puddles of water on the road.

The moon was bright tonight, and the moonlight was shining white on puddles on the pavement.

There is an apartment building in the alley, and you can see that the walls are messy with air conditioners and drainage pipes.

When Kamiyagawa's gambling ** relatives were still there, the father and son had been living on the second floor here.

The residence is about 20 square meters, one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom, and the furniture in the room is slightly old, but the overall cleanliness is not peculiar.

The house is naturally rented, and the monthly rent is 40,000 yen.

The rent with a fixed monthly expenditure makes Kamiya Kawamoto's life even worse.

So, work-study is really necessary for him.

When he got home, Kamiyagawa took a shower, then lay on his back on the bed and took out his phone.

"Strange Tales of Things", launched.

[The open map has not been retrieved, please go to the designated location to start the game.] ]

Well, this garbage game is still the same, and it can't start normally until it is near the cherry blossom forest at Hanabell High School.

Exiting the game, Kamiyagawa shifted his gaze to the somewhat yellowed ceiling and began to review what had happened today. Of course, it's more about looking back at what I've seen and heard in the weird game world today.

"The drowning ghost I met in the game is called Shoko Kuriyama."

"In the memory of the original owner, it seems that there really happened to be a drowning incident in Hualing High School many years ago."

After thinking about it like this for a while, Kamiyagawa opened the browser on his mobile phone and began to enter keywords - Hanazu High School, drowning incident, and female high school student.

After a while, skimming through a lot of extraneous information, he found an 8-year-old press release written by a local downtown newspaper.

"It's a pity, Hualing High School Girl High School Student Drowned!" 》

The report was brief, routine. The names of the drowning victims were not recorded, and the cause of the drowning was "under investigation" at the end of the report, although a photo of the drowning site was attached.

The photo is a corner of the artificial lake of Hualing High School.

"So, that artificial lake in the school really drowned a female high school student."

Kamiyagawa had a drowning ghost in his mind.

There was no follow-up report on the drowning incident in the news of this newspaper, so Kamiyagawa added the words "Shoko Kuriyayama" to the search record just now, paused for half a second with his fingertips, and added the name of "Keisuke Nagasawa".

This time it took him more time to find useful information.

It was an old post from a local student forum, also 8 years ago.

The content of the discussion revolves around "the flower bell incident", and no one knows exactly what it is, but everyone involved in the discussion seems to know it.

In this old post, Kamiyagawa found the names of Shoko Kuriyama and Keisuke Nagasawa-

[Kuriyama-san's stupid, really.] ]

[Well, I think it's a great thing to die for love.] ]

[Don't talk nonsense!] Suicide doesn't solve anything at all. ]

[Nagasawa is scum.] ]

[He's just scared, isn't he?] ]

[Obviously, it was Nagasawa who proposed to Lishan to be martyred, but after Lishan threw himself into the lake, he was afraid?] ]

[……]

Through these vague comments, Kamiyagawa has a general understanding of what happened in Hanasuzu High School 8 years ago.

Shoko Kuriyama and Keisuke Nagasawa were both former students at Hanasuzu High School, a couple.

For unknown reasons, the two met to commit suicide in the school's artificial lake.

There is no doubt that this is a stupid and impulsive decision.

On the day of martyrdom, Shoko Kuriyama threw herself into the lake. And Keisuke Nagasawa, either out of a momentary fear of death, or for other reasons, finally gave up and committed suicide.

As a result, Shoko Kuriyama drowned on the spot, while Keisuke Nagasawa survived.

The story can be summed up roughly like this, and the specific details in it cannot be restored through just a few words in an old grave sticker.

"It was 8 years ago. So, there is a high probability that Keisuke Nagasawa is still alive now? ”

Kamiyagawa closed the forum and searched for information on "Shimizu Shoji" again.

[Shoko Kuriyama, a drowning ghost by the lake, would like you to send an important letter to Keisuke Nagasawa for her, suggesting that you try your luck at the Shimizu Shoji Company building, and maybe find the person she is looking for.] ]

After receiving the commission of the drowning ghost in the game, Kamiyagawa received such a task prompt.

The results of this search were not long in coming.

Shimizu Shoji is an investment company located in the city's Sumida Ward, and it takes about an hour to get there by train.

"If Keisuke Nagasawa is still alive, then the Shimizu Trading Company building mentioned in the mission prompt does not refer to a map that is not opened in the game, but to the real Shimizu Company."

"In Shimizu Company, there is a high probability that you can find the living Keisuke Nagasawa himself."

Kamiyagawa gently pressed his upper teeth against the joint of his right thumb, and his mind was a little messed up at the moment.

After a few moments, he sat up from his bed and opened his bag, which had been randomly thrown on the floor.

In addition to textbooks and stationery, there were several small paper figures in the bag, a tattered ancient book "Five Thunder Rectification", a smooth small silver stick, and a piece of white paper wet with moisture.

These are all items that Kamiyagawa has obtained by playing "Strange Tales of Things" these days.

He took the blank sheet of paper out.

The paper was slightly damp, as if it would never dry out, and there was no text visible on it.

"Shoko Kuriyama asked me to send a letter to Keisuke Nagasawa."

Kamiyagawa muttered to himself, his eyes flickering.

The ghost in the game has to send a message to people in reality.