Why Does His Highness Like This as Much as a Child...?

The call connected.

But it wasn't Kotoko Higa who answered. A new member of the Medium Association told him she was dealing with another ghost story.

By now, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Human-Faced Dog, Seance, New Bait Bag, Goosebumps, Doppelgänger, Japanese Horror...

Many famous ghost stories and legends had broken free of their original limits and begun killing indiscriminately.

Some areas had even fallen.

Only Tokyo, with its large concentration of mediums, remained stable.

"I understand. I'll be over shortly."

Li Dan hung up. He hadn't expected Sadako's infection to spread so quickly. If left unchecked, it really would become a disaster.

North America was hell's territory, so it might be fine. No matter how strong Sadako was, she would have to infect a High-Ranking Demon to cause trouble there.

But Southeast Asia was bound to descend into chaos.

Hokkaido, the Daisetsuzan Range.

Hachishaku-hime explained the gravity of the situation to Xuexu point by point. She herself had only just learned how frightening it was.

As both a yokai and an urban legend who had watched the videotape, Hachishaku-hime had every reason to expect Sadako to come after her.

She'd been a little unhappy when Li Dan first put her in the Ghost Card. Thinking back, His Highness really had been looking out for her.

He had even come all the way to Hokkaido for her good friend.

"Xuexu, come back to Tokyo with us. It's dangerous for you to stay here alone."

"Okay." Xuexu didn't refuse this time. Before, she hadn't had a good enough reason to leave. Now Hachishaku-hime had given her one.

Seeing the two looking out for each other, Li Dan left Hachishaku-hime out of the Ghost Card and took them both through Ghost Lake to his place in Tokyo.

It was a spacious apartment