Idol Star's Death

Behind Shiraishi, a girl spoke weakly.

"Wha...what do you want..."

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The man in the white shirt at the front said, "We're from the Fujino Terumi Fan Club."

"Are you Shiraishi Puya?"

"Ah... ah... ah, I am."

Shiraishi answered hesitantly.

Anger flashed in the eyes of the men, as if they would attack at any moment. The man in the white shirt blocked them and asked, "Is that so? We have something we want to ask you. We heard you're Terumi's Boyfriend!"

Shiraishi lowered his eyes. "Boyfriend!"

"I don't know what you're talking about?"

"Stop playing dumb!" the man in the white shirt shouted angrily.

"We've already investigated thoroughly!"

"You're Terumi's Boyfriend, you were together before she passed away!"

"And you were always against her entering the entertainment industry. Even after her debut, you were still unhappy with her work."

"Meaning you made her miserable, right!"

The man in the white shirt and the other men closed in on Shiraishi. The man in the white shirt's face was almost touching Shiraishi's.

Fear appeared on Shiraishi's face. "What are you talking about? What do you want?"

The fans shoved Shiraishi. The man in the white shirt and another tall man grabbed Shiraishi's collar.

"Are you playing dumb!... Let me tell you, you're the one who drove Terumi to a dead end and caused her suicide!"

"That's right, it was you!"

"Let... let go of me!"

Shiraishi was surrounded by the men like a helpless lamb.

A strong hand pushed Shiraishi from behind. Shiraishi lost his balance and fell to the ground.

In Shiraishi's eyes, the figures of these men seemed to grow taller and more terrifying.

"Hey, aren't you going to stop?"

Hezi scolded, "What kind of men are you, ganging up on one person!"

"Shiraishi is our Classmate, let him go!"

The angry gazes of several men turned towards the high school girls led by Hezi.

Except for Hezi, the other high school girls hid behind her in fear.

Hezi pointed to the location of Fujino Terumi's house nearby.

"If you want to fight, I'm calling the Police!"

"There are many Police here today for Terumi's Funeral Rites to maintain order."

The fans looked in the direction Hezi pointed and indeed saw the figures of Police in the distance.

"Tsk..."

The man in the white shirt and his companions left dejectedly.

Before leaving, they gave Shiraishi a fierce look.

"Damn it... you better remember this..."

Shiraishi breathed a sigh of relief.

Many of the viewers were dissatisfied with Shiraishi, this cowardly boy.

He had to be rescued by girls, his personality was truly weak.

They wondered what Terumi saw in him.

Some also felt that Shiraishi was highly suspicious.

Isn't there a saying that the person who looks least likely to be the Murderer is the most likely Murderer?

As Terumi's High School Boyfriend, he had always opposed her entering the entertainment industry.

He indeed had a strong motive.

His weak appearance might just be his Protective Coloration.

"Shiraishi-kun, are you alright?"

"...Mmm..."

The high school girl asked with concern and a friendly greeting:

"Shiraishi, don't take their words to heart."

"They're just looking for someone to vent on."

Shiraishi, her back to the girls, looked at the ground, her voice low:

"No..."

"...Maybe just as they say, maybe I'm the one who made Terumi suffer."

"That's a lie! Terumi isn't the type of person to kill herself over something like that!"

Hezi denied loudly. She believed her close friend wouldn't be so fragile. She was angry and tried to raise her voice, attempting to persuade Shiraishi:

"You can't think like that!"

Shiraishi knelt on the ground, hands propping her up, tears dripping onto the floor.

"Waa... waa... waa..."

Listening to Shiraishi's sobs, Hezi's gaze turned to sympathy:

"...Shiraishi..."

On the way home, Hezi couldn't shake the image of Shiraishi crying from her mind.

She was so distracted that she tripped on a stone and almost fell.

"I'm home!"

At the doorstep, her Mother, holding Yuzu Leaves, stood inside to greet Hezi:

"Hezi, have you recited the obituary yet?"

"Mmm... Mom."

Her Mother patted Hezi's face and body with the Yuzu Leaves.

After Hezi entered the house, her Mother bent down and sprinkled a line of water outside the threshold:

"Some Holy Water, for Exorcism!"

Hezi walked into the house, glancing outside with some unease.

"After Fujino Terumi's death, many young people followed in her footsteps, all committing suicide by hanging."

The news played on the television. In the park, on wild trees, many young corpses were hanging.

"There's also been a mass disappearance of fans; they've likely also hanged themselves somewhere!"

"Even..."

"There are rumors that Terumi's Ghost has appeared..."

At this moment, many viewers recalled Fujino Terumi's beautiful eyes.

Others continued to ponder: who was the Murderer?

Such a large case could very well be a Group Crime!

Or perhaps, those crazy fans couldn't bear the separation from their idol and committed a Mass Suicide Pact?

The male anchor reported on camera:

"I am now standing inside a park."

"As you can see, this is a very peaceful park with lush trees."

The male anchor raised his microphone to interview two boys.

"Are you the Eyewitnesses?"

"Yes."

"And when was this?"

"Um... about a week ago!"

The boy looked at his companion.

His companion met his gaze and affirmed:

"Right... around midnight."

The boy pointed to the top of a Pine Tree in the park:

"Right at the top of that tree, a huge face was floating in the air..."

"A face?"

"Yes, only the head... floating in the air."

The host continued the interview, holding the microphone even closer:

"Hmm... and then what happened?"

The boy wearing glasses replied, "That thing stayed for a while and then disappeared in a northerly direction."

"Thank you very much."

The host ended the interview and said to the camera:

"Well... we heard what these two young people just said.

Actually, recently people everywhere have been saying they've seen Miss Terumi's Ghost, and that her head floats in the air at night; this detail is consistent."

"And most of the eyewitnesses are her rabid fans!"

"There was even a group of fans who, after seeing her Ghost, fell into collective hysteria and then became completely dazed."

On screen, it was the same group of people who had bullied Shiraishi.

Some were lying on the ground, others were kneeling, their eyes vacant and their gazes dull.

The screen shifted, and a female reporter interviewed a famous Professor:

"Professor, what are your thoughts on the current Ghost incidents causing a stir?"

The Professor was a plump, middle-aged man wearing glasses, looking very scholarly.

"Well... setting aside whether Ghosts actually exist..."

"From a Psychology standpoint, this phenomenon can be explained."

The female reporter, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, continued to ask, "Could you please elaborate, Professor?"

"It means that the fans' grief after losing their idol has transformed into an unstable mental state, leading to delusions... and the Ghost with only a head is also related to..."

"The girl's cause of death; it's a very symbolic phenomenon."

Many viewers were already cursing inwardly.

As expected, all experts under the sun are the same!