Red Umbrella

"What's going on? Is it leaking? These public umbrellas are really poor quality... But as long as the documents don't get wet, it's fine."

There can be absolutely no mistakes at today's meeting; I must arrive on time.

As the office worker hurried to his company a block away, he often felt raindrops falling on his cheeks.

It was unusually cold.

"Hiss... It's so cold!"

Another cold, liquid sensation came from my cheek.

When the man habitually touched his right cheek, he found that the 'rainwater' was actually a bit sticky... and there were two strands of hair stuck to his fingers.

at the same time.

A strange feeling of being watched up close gave this person goosebumps all over.

But to avoid getting the documents in his hands wet, he still held up an umbrella and ran to the company...

At the same time, cold, viscous liquid appeared more frequently on the side of her face.

Even when he glanced at the side of his face out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to feel a human head resting on his shoulder.

"Could it be... that the urban legend is true..."

The company is just across the street.

The man, completely panicked, didn't even notice the traffic lights.

Boom!

A car speeding through a downpour crashed head-on into the man's body.

The handwritten documents in the Briefcase were scattered about.

The umbrella that was in the man's hand was also thrown out...

A serious car accident occurred at an intersection. The deceased, ' Chigami Mitani ', was an ordinary employee of Hailida Company. Witnesses mentioned that before the accident, the deceased appeared flustered and tried to forcibly run a red light.

Due to low visibility caused by heavy rain, they collided head-on with a group of speeding motorcyclists.

Another point was mentioned.

The deceased was holding a Red Umbrella.

However, the Red Umbrella was not found at the scene, perhaps because it was thrown too far due to the high-speed impact...

A young man wearing a hat walked into a street about 100 meters away from the scene of the incident.

He was clutching the Red Umbrella that had been lost at the crime scene.

Han Dong, who was following closely behind the man, was naturally present at the scene when the car accident occurred.

He caught the Red Umbrella that was thrown out of his sight and quietly walked away from the scene.

Just as Han Dong stepped into the alley, the familiar notification from the Destiny Space System came through:

However, this time the prompts were completely different from before, both the sound and the way the prompts were given were different... perhaps it's related to the [five-star] difficulty.

The voice that echoed in Han Dong's mind was that of a sinister old woman, as if she were telling a scary bedtime story.

"The Ghost Story - The Red Umbrella"

[Strange Tales and Anecdotes]:

Rumors circulated that a series of heinous murders had occurred in the Hashima City, Gifu Prefecture.

The killer habitually acts on rainy days, specifically targeting young women carrying Red Umbrella.

Due to the heinous nature of the crimes and the large number of offenses committed, which seriously affected local public security, the case was taken over by a senior detective from Nagoya when the local police were unable to solve it.

Ultimately, through advanced image processing techniques and investigation methods, the suspect's identity and location were determined.

When the police were fully mobilized and broke down the door.

The room, however, was filled with the stench of a corpse.

The suspect, Majima Toshio, has been dead for more than ten days.

The cramped room was filled with various secretly taken photos, along with the Red Umbrella that the victim had once owned, all hung by red strings.

The suspect appears to have a particular fondness for the color red.

Meanwhile, he also stored the heads of previous victims in a large freezer in the basement.

After a forensic examination, it was discovered that the suspect had suffered excessive fright before his death and strangled himself using the lines connecting the photographs... This was the main cause of death.

Strangely, its body cavity was still filled with rainwater and hair.

Meanwhile, the evidence department's results report was also released.

Because the victim's head was immediately cryogenically frozen and kept intact, it was quickly matched with previous victims.

But it was missing a head.

and.

The missing head happened to be the victim of the last murder.

Subsequent precise calculations of the time of death revealed that the suspect died on the same day as the victim.

That is, the suspect died in his own home that same night after killing the victim.

Since the suspect has been apprehended, the case is closed... but local police are unwilling to discuss the matter further.

A few days after the incident ended.

Occasionally, a single Red Umbrella will be found on a public umbrella stand in Hashima City.

Some people who can't wait for the rain to stop but are reluctant to take a taxi often die from accidents after using this Red Umbrella.

After the autopsy, it was found that a large amount of rainwater and sticky black hair remained in their bodies.

The bizarre tales and strange events have been told.

The old woman's voice in Han Dong's mind continued to explain the relevant task requirements and arrangements.

[Strange Tales Level]: B

[Triggering method]: Non-clue, indirect trigger.

[Requirement]: Carry an umbrella with you at all times for 24 hours (the umbrella must be separated from you by clothing at most). If you are separated from your umbrella for any reason during this period, the timer will be restarted.

Once the time is up, you will receive "Strange Tales Information". Give it to the "Shop" to receive the corresponding "Supernatural Points".

Hehehehe! (Eerie laughter)

This concludes the introduction to what resembles Side Event.

"This interpretation is completely different from the Side Event in the previous Destiny Space. It's like an old man telling a strange tale... It involves a [level] issue."

The current Red Umbrella corresponds to rank [B], which should be considered a slightly above-average ghost story. I didn't expect to encounter it right at the beginning of the game.

However, this incident also proved one thing.

Even Though without using clues in the "shop", you can still trigger "strange tales".

Since it's required to be carried at all times, then so be it...

As for the questions surrounding the ghost story, we'll consider them later. I suspect the umbrella's origins are complicated; a former serial killer might also be one of its owners.

Han Dong carried the umbrella on his back with a thin rope.

The requirement to carry it for 24 hours is clearly meant to help Han Dong survive this period... Just now, the poor office worker suffered a sudden disaster within five minutes.

"Let's try to get back to the crossroads and reunite with them..."

Han Dong had just slung his umbrella over his shoulder and was about to walk out of the street when...

A sensation of cold raindrops touching my cheek...

East Side to look.

A head is 'growing' on his shoulder.

This was completely different from Chen Li's feeling.

Chen Li is still human at heart.

Currently, what is rooted to Han Dong's shoulders through strands of flesh-like fibers is a true 'spirit'.

Pale makeup.

Two red dots touched the upper and lower lips, and a dark gray tongue, wet and dripping with rain, stuck out of the mouth.