The production crew quickly sent the staff member to the hospital. After examination, the doctor determined that he had only been knocked unconscious and would be fine after some rest. He himself did not remember what had happened. According to the staff member, he had merely been inspecting the equipment when he seemed to hear some kind of sound, after which he lost consciousness.
The doctor explained that he had probably been struck on the head by something, and the production crew accepted that explanation. Even if filming had been permitted here, it was still a dilapidated place. Although most of the structure remained intact, it was hardly impossible for something to fall, right?
After that, everyone returned to the hotel to rest, while Duanmu Huai called Kurokawa Akane to his room.
"Did anything strange happen on set today?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, Kurokawa Akane tilted her head in confusion.
"Um... I don't think anything strange happened. Why?"
"While filming at the research institute today, I encountered a strange thing."
"A strange thing? Ah, I heard a staff member had an accident."
"You could certainly call it an accident, but it wasn't an ordinary one."
Duanmu Huai waved his hand.
"Something attacked him."
"Huh?"
"It looked very strange, like some kind of ghost... a huge mass of writhing flesh. But only I could see it; no one else could. It seemed to have wanted to eat the staff member while he was alone. At least, that was the situation when I found him."
"C-could it have been a Demon?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai, Kurokawa Akane's expression changed slightly. She still remembered the time she had accidentally entered that past era together with Duanmu Huai.
"Not quite..."
Duanmu Huai frowned slightly. Although Demons were called ghosts, strictly speaking, they were similar to