This was what happened to people who weren't afraid of ghosts.
The less afraid they were,
the less likely they were to encounter them.
That was why the ancients said that people feared ghosts by three parts, while ghosts feared people by seven.
There was some truth to that.
In reality, you'd find a very interesting phenomenon: the more afraid someone was of ghosts, the more likely they were to claim that they often encountered them.
This too.
That too.
Even when they slept, there might be something moving under the bed.
They went to the bathroom.
The moment they turned around, they saw a figure walk past outside the bathroom door in the mirror.
But they were the only person in the room!
Things like that.
Quite a few people had probably experienced them.
You could call it a hallucination.
That was possible too.
But some people hadn't been thinking about ghosts at all. They might even have been watching television, and the TV would still be showing the beloved Bald Man Battles SpongeBob: The Hair Dryer Is Called George.
While watching such a cheerful movie or TV drama, how could they possibly be thinking about ghosts?
And yet, they still encountered one.
They looked up.
They turned around.
Before the smile on their face had even faded, they saw a figure slowly walk into the bedroom.
They lived alone! Where had that person come from?!
It was terrifying!
But those who didn't believe in ghosts—the truly staunch materialists—even if they said "blasphemous" things every day, simply never encountered ghosts.
Sometimes, they made believers grind their teeth in rage.
They cursed them inwardly.
I hope this bastard gets haunted by a Hanged Ghost!
It was completely useless.
They still never encountered one!
The less someone believed, the less likely