Ono Yoko's Ghost Encounter Story~

Chapter 20: Ono Yoko's Ghost Encounter Story~

1:30 PM.

In the reception room of the Keqin Exorcist Agency, Ono Yoko's manager, Yamagishi Eiichi, sat with a troubled expression, his clothes disheveled, looking anxious.

He picked up the coffee on the table in front of him. As he brought the cup to his lips, his nose caught the rich aroma of coffee, but he sighed again, put the cup down, and anxiously looked out the reception room's glass window—he wished Shu Yunwen could appear before him immediately.

For the past two days, Ono Yoko had not been living well. Or, one could even say... terribly.

On Thursday night, the police didn't leave until 11 PM. Ono Yoko had no intention of staying alone in the room where a murder had just occurred, so she had Yamagishi Eiichi book a room at a nearby hotel.

However, after experiencing such a misfortune, even with Yamagishi Eiichi accompanying her, Ono Yoko only fell asleep at 4 AM. Not long after she fell asleep, she woke up in terror and knocked on Yamagishi Eiichi's door—from Ono Yoko's stammered words, Yamagishi Eiichi roughly understood what had happened.

Ono Yoko had a nightmare.

She had just fallen asleep when, in her dream, Fujie Akiyoshi appeared. Fujie Akiyoshi, covered in blood, chased her with a knife, shouting "Why?" In the end, she was cornered, and Fujie Akiyoshi menacingly lunged at her with the knife, at which point she finally woke up from the nightmare.

After waking up, Ono Yoko didn't dare to stay alone in the room, so she had to wake up Yamagishi Eiichi.

At the time, after listening to Ono Yoko finish, Yamagishi Eiichi guessed that she was simply frightened, that her waking thoughts had carried into her dreams, causing her to have such a nightmare. He comforted her a few words and didn't think much of it.

But while he didn't take it seriously, the same thing kept happening.

Due to the case's confidentiality, although there were some media blockades, Ono Yoko was not greatly affected, and work had to continue.

On Friday morning, during a commercial shoot, Ono Yoko took advantage of a break to rest in the lounge. However, after only two minutes, she screamed and fled the lounge—she had only closed her eyes for a minute, not yet asleep, when the image of Fujie Akiyoshi holding a knife appeared before her, and it was as if he was directly attacking her.

In the afternoon, Ono Yoko attended an event. Afterward, she dozed off in the work vehicle and then woke up startled, still dreaming of Fujie Akiyoshi, covered in blood and holding a knife.

Saturday was the same all day. Because of this, last night, he and Ono Yoko even went to see a psychiatrist. After understanding the situation, the doctor said that Ono Yoko was merely experiencing excessive psychological pressure due to suddenly being involved in a murder case, leading to self-suggestion, which caused these recurring incidents.

Then, the psychologist recommended psychotherapy for Ono Yoko. As a result, soothing music played, and the psychotherapy had just begun when, within minutes of closing her eyes, Fujie Akiyoshi appeared before her again, scaring her so much that she jumped up from the treatment chair and ran out of the room.

Ono Yoko did not sleep at all on Saturday night.

This morning, because Ono Yoko's mental state was truly too poor, the agency gave her a day off.

Yamagishi Eiichi treated Ono Yoko like his own newborn daughter. Therefore, even though Ono Yoko offered to give Yamagishi Eiichi a day off, the exhausted Yamagishi Eiichi still took the initiative to take care of her.

Around noon today, Ono Yoko and Yamagishi Eiichi were in the room arranged by the agency. While Yoko was washing her face in the bathroom, a bizarre situation occurred again. In the mirror in front of the sink, the apparition of Fujie Akiyoshi appeared—this time, Yamagishi Eiichi was standing right beside her and saw it clearly.

He could be sure that this was absolutely not some damned psychological suggestion or hallucination.

That was the dead Fujie Akiyoshi!

This was a haunting!

Fujie Akiyoshi had become a ghost after his death and was now haunting Yoko!

It was at that moment that Yamagishi Eiichi remembered the crime scene, what Shu Yunwen had said, and the vice-director of Keqin Exorcist Agency, Matsushita, who had given Ono Yoko a business card at the scene.

Afterward, Yamagishi Eiichi entrusted Ono Yoko to someone from the agency and personally went to visit the address on the business card—he worried that if he called, Shu Yunwen's side might not take it seriously enough or might delay.

Given Ono Yoko's current mental state, they really couldn't afford to delay any longer. Any further delay would lead to someone's death.

As Yamagishi Eiichi was contemplating this, two familiar figures flashed past the reception room's glass window. Yamagishi Eiichi's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up, almost running out of the reception room: "Shu Yunwen-sama, Vice-Director Matsushita, hello. Please forgive my unannounced visit. I am Yamagishi Eiichi, Miss Ono Yoko's manager..."

Shu Yunwen smiled and nodded: "Mr. Yamagishi, I remember you. I had Matsushita-kun give Miss Ono Yoko a business card, but you were the one who took it."

"That's right, Yunwen-sama," Yamagishi Eiichi nodded quickly. "I apologize, Miss Ono Yoko was too heartbroken at the time. So, if she was rude in any way, please forgive her."

"Mr. Yamagishi, you are too kind. I understand the situation at the time, how could I be angry? Rather, it was truly rude of me to give Miss Ono a business card in that situation." With that, Shu Yunwen turned to Secretary Adachi, who was standing at the back, and said, "Adachi-kun, please make me a cup of coffee, thank you. By the way, Matsushita-kun, would you like anything to drink?"

Matsushita Heisaburo replied, "A glass of water will be fine."

"Please wait a moment." Adachi Roppei nodded in response and began preparing nearby.

Shu Yunwen waved his hand at the anxious Yamagishi Eiichi, gesturing for him to sit down, and said with a smile, "Mr. Yamagishi, please sit and talk. No matter how anxious you are, it's not a matter of immediate urgency, is it?"

Yamagishi Eiichi quickly replied, "No, Shu Yunwen-sama, Yoko-chan's situation is truly dangerous..."

Involving Ono Yoko's safety, Yamagishi Eiichi disregarded politeness and hurriedly recounted the past three days of Ono Yoko's situation. Finally, he knelt on the ground, his forehead touching the floor, and pleaded, "...So, Yunwen-sama, please, you must intervene and save Yoko! As long as Yoko-chan is safe, I, we are willing to pay any price!"

Shu Yunwen smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Yamagishi, you say that as if we would make any unreasonable demands... We are a legitimate exorcist agency. As long as you pay the fee, we will certainly help you resolve your troubles."

Yamagishi Eiichi immediately apologized: "I am very sorry, Yunwen-sama. I was too anxious, so my words were inappropriate. Please forgive me."

Shu Yunwen nodded, then picked up the coffee on the table in front of him and took a sip. "Mr. Yamagishi, please allow me to ask, Miss Ono has only seen Fujie Akiyoshi in the mirror so far, correct?"

What did he mean by "only"? This was already terrifying enough!

Yamagishi Eiichi grumbled inwardly but nodded repeatedly, "That's right, Yunwen-sama. I think this is already very dangerous. If this continues, Fujie Akiyoshi's vengeful spirit might... So, I beg you, Yunwen-sama!"

Shu Yunwen smiled and explained, "Mr. Yamagishi, please rest assured, Miss Ono will be absolutely fine."

With that, Shu Yunwen looked at his watch. "It is now 2:15 PM. Miss Ono will be absolutely fine before 12 AM tonight. As for the best time for the exorcism today, it is at 4:50 PM... So, how about this: you go back now. We also need to make some preparations for the exorcism. When the time comes, we will meet again, how about it?"

"This, this..." Yamagishi Eiichi hesitated, but upon making eye contact with Shu Yunwen, he feared being outright rejected if he refused, so he gritted his teeth and agreed. "...Alright. Yunwen-san, this is Yoko-chan's contact number at the agency. Also, these are my and Yoko-chan's pager numbers and mobile numbers. Everything, I entrust to you!"

"Don't worry, I will resolve it for you." Shu Yunwen turned. "Matsushita-kun, please give Mr. Yamagishi our pager numbers as well."

"Yes, Yunwen-sama."

Matsushita Heisaburo gave both their pager numbers to Yamagishi Eiichi. After a few more polite exchanges, Yamagishi Eiichi stood up, bowed, and left in a hurry.

He also needed to go back and make some preparations.

In addition, he needed to inform the agency about the exorcism so they could be prepared.

Even if those omnipresent media found out about this matter and reported it extensively, it wouldn't have any negative repercussions.

After Yamagishi Eiichi left, Matsushita Heisaburo asked, "Yunwen-sama, Yamagishi-san said that Fujie Akiyoshi's vengeful spirit can already appear in mirrors. Can you... resolve it?"

Shu Yunwen scoffed dismissively. "Matsushita-kun, do you know what a vengeful spirit is? A vengeful spirit is something that can directly appear in front of ordinary people and attack them. And it's incredibly difficult for a vengeful spirit to form. Fujie Akiyoshi only died three days ago. Even if he were placed in a place with extremely heavy Yin energy, he couldn't become a vengeful spirit."

"He's just a slightly stronger newborn ghost right now. As for being able to manifest in mirrors, that should just be an illusion."

"Just an illusion?" Matsushita Heisaburo was surprised.

Shu Yunwen nodded. "Didn't Yamagishi Eiichi take Ono Yoko to see a psychologist? That psychologist was correct about at least one thing. What they're seeing is false. What people's eyes see doesn't depend on the eyes, but on the brain. Fujie Akiyoshi's Soul Power has been gradually strengthening due to his obsession. At first, it could only affect Ono Yoko, but now it's even affecting Yamagishi Eiichi."

"He never actually appeared in the mirror. He merely used his Soul Power to influence Ono Yoko and Yamagishi Eiichi's brains, creating the illusion that Fujie Akiyoshi was in the mirror."

"If he could truly manifest in mirrors, Ono Yoko and Yamagishi Eiichi would be dead by now!"

A vengeful spirit that could manifest was not something he, a novice sorcerer, could handle. Even a ghost sorcerer had a natural advantage against any ghost or monster, but he would need to become an intermediate sorcerer before he could deal with such a vengeful spirit.

Matsushita Heisaburo opened his mouth, then asked no further questions.

Shu Yunwen's answer was truly sophisticated!

Yeah, he had that feeling of not understanding but being impressed.