Rumors About Yuko Kanoe

There are only two Chinese characters on the stone tablet.

"Yuko..." Muttering the words on the stone tablet, Fujimiya Miki seemed to have thought of something.

"Speaking of which, I have indeed heard rumors about 'Yuko' among some of my classmates at school. Could it be that these rumors all originated from this school?"

On the back hill of a school, in a place that is neither particularly conspicuous nor particularly secluded, stands a strange stone tablet that is not very sturdy, but bears a name.

This is certainly enough to give middle school students a lot to think about, so it's not surprising that so many new rumors have emerged in schools.

However, these are only the things that Fujimiya Miki saw.

From the side of the Miyauchi Hiyage, he can see more.

Just like next to the stone tablet, there was a gray Diary.

There can't be any mistake.

This is the second batch of Diary that were sent out.

The woman who was killed by ignorant villagers half a century ago and turned into two Kanoe Yuko, one white and one black, is the holder of the second batch of Diary.

Sure enough, even ghosts have a chance of obtaining Diary.

What bothered Miyauchi Hiyage, however, was why this Diary had been left here.

He pretended to squat down and examine the stone tablet, and then took the gray Diary into his hands.

As the owner of Diary, once you acquire someone else's Diary, you can access Diary contents and the status of its owner.

This was confirmed by Miyauchi Hiyage from Shiina Mashiro.

So with just a quick glance, Miyauchi Hiyage knew that although the diary had been identified as belonging to Kanoe Yuko, it was currently in a delicate "ownerless state".

The reason is simple: the current Kanoe Yuko is not yet complete.

"So, either one of the two Yukos comes here and sees this Diary, or the two Yukos reunite, otherwise this Diary will remain here forever?"

No, there's now a new option.

That means Miyauchi Hiyage can reclaim this Diary that has not yet been read by anyone, and can arrange for a girl to receive this Diary.

Seeing this option, Miyauchi Hiyage's lips twitched.

There's nothing wrong with taking back the Diary, but the fact that he himself arranged for a girl to receive Diary just sounds so awkward.

Find a girl, give her a Diary, and let her read what you write in it every day.

It makes me feel inexplicably ashamed.

Miyauchi Hiyage put the Diary back where it was; he didn't want Monomi or Kaede to see what he had written in it.

Since the Diary has chosen Kanoe Yuko, then let it stay here.

As the first ghost to obtain the Diary, this confirmed some of his previous guesses about the Diary's owner.

Now we'll see if any Aliens also get their hands on his Diary.

Thinking this through, Miyauchi Hiyage stood up.

"There shouldn't be any remains down here. It's more like a cenotaph for this Yuko. But now that we have her name, we can start exploring Yuko past."

Fujimiya Miki nodded. "I can ask my friends. Many of my friends graduated from here."

She picked some wildflowers and placed them in front of Yuko's tombstone as a gesture of remembrance, then followed Miyauchi Hiyage back along the original path.

After walking back to the stone path, looking down at the school on the hillside, Fujimiya Miki couldn't help but sigh, "The scenery here is really nice."

Bathed in the twilight sunlight, the entire school and the city below were clearly visible.

Even after attending a nearby high school for two years, Fujimiya Miki was surprised to find that the view from this location was so good.

Then, as if he had seen something, Fujimiya Miki pulled hard on Miyauchi Hiyage's arm.

"Hikage, look over there, isn't there a girl in a school uniform?"

She pointed to the location at the school gate.

The Miyauchi Hiyage was naturally clearer than that Fujimiya Miki.

A girl with long, purplish-black hair, dressed in an old-fashioned school uniform, was leaning against the school gate, looking at the scenery outside.

He glanced at the position of the sun, which was setting but not yet completely below the horizon.

Sure enough, at this time, even ordinary people are more likely to see things that they wouldn't normally be able to see.

Fujimiya Miki hurriedly pulled Miyauchi Hiyage towards the school gate, seemingly not worried at all that the other party might be some kind of ghost.

Even Miyauchi Hiyage, who grew up with Fujimiya Miki, had no idea that her childhood friend would be so interested in these so-called "ghost stories".

As they jogged along, by the time they reached the school gate, the girl had vanished just as rumored.

After all, the Twilight Hour is only a short period of time, and it's not always possible to see those beings so clearly.

It's estimated that Fujimiya Miki had just visited the other party's cenotaph and established some subtle connection with him, which is why he was able to see him at this time.

As for the Miyauchi Hiyage, with his Spirit Vision activated, he could naturally see it more clearly.

However, the other person's figure was still not very clear.

It wasn't the blurry feeling you get when your Spirit Vision level isn't high enough, but rather a faint, semi-transparent appearance.

It gives the impression that because it's almost been forgotten, the existence of ghosts has become quite elusive.

This phenomenon made Miyauchi Hiyage feel that something was not quite right.

After all, legends about Yuuko have been circulating among Yuuko's younger sister and the students in the nearby schools. In addition, this is an era of Mystery Revival, so Kanoe Yuko's situation should be more stable than before.

So, is it because of Shadow Yuuko, who may have become a curse?

Chapter 163: The Rumors of Kanoe Yuko

As the sun set, when Miyauchi Hiyage looked at the Old Schoolhouse again, he could already vaguely sense the negative emotions spreading outwards.

Has that Shadow Yuuko appeared?

In the original story, Shadow Yuuko was simply a splinter of resentment from the painful memories of Kanoe Yuko before her death, and very few people could see her.

It only appears quietly by Kanoe Yuko's side when she realizes the truth of her death, wanting Kanoe Yuko to accept the pain she has endured.

Throughout the entire process, neither the normal Kanoe Yuko nor Shadow Yuuko ever harmed ordinary people. Shadow Yuuko's goal was simply to make the Kanoe Yuko had forgotten everything, feel her own pain.

But in this world, the students who joined Seiwa Academy embellished the rumors about "Yuko," and with her Mystery Revival in recent decades, this resentment may have undergone some changes.

If it truly becomes a curse, then what level of curse would that Shadow Yuuko be?

If we were to exorcise Shadow Yuuko, would it have any impact on the current Yuuko?

As he pondered this, Fujimiya Miki waved to Miyauchi Hiyage in front of him.

"So, what we just saw was indeed the rumored 'Yuko', right?"

There was a slight hint of nervousness in her voice.

Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage watched the departing Yuuko, who seemed somewhat dazed, before turning his gaze away.

"If no one deliberately wears old-fashioned school uniforms and acts strangely at the school gate on holidays, then it really does resemble the legendary Yuuko who only appears at dusk."

Fujimiya Miki continued to ask Miyauchi Hiyage, who was standing next to him, "So, are you still planning to continue filming here?"

Even after regaining his senses, Fujimiya Miki was still a little nervous about his "adventure," and even felt that his palms were sweating as he gripped Miyauchi Hiyage Hikage's sleeve.

But seeing Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage's expression, which was no different from usual, she relaxed a lot.

That must be "Yuko". However, according to the rumors she had heard, "Yuko" was a girl who was unable to graduate due to an accident, which is why she kept wandering around the school.

In most of the ghost stories associated with Yuuko, it seems that none of them suggest that Yuuko was a cruel and vicious evil spirit.

Although she had heard some bad things happen to those who had encountered Yuuko from the remaining rumors, looking at Miyauchi Hiyage's somewhat unfocused eyes, it seemed that he could see more than she could.

Therefore, even though she was still a little flustered about facing these unknowns, Fujimiya Miki felt that she was not so nervous as long as she stood next to Miyauchi Hiyage.

"Let's leave the school first and see what Kaiji finds out from the people around him," Miyauchi Hiyage could also see Fujimiya Miki's mood, knowing that the girl's values had just been shaken.

So he took one last look at the location of the Old Schoolhouse and then left with Fujimiya Miki.

Back on the street, I bought some drinks and snacks for Fujimiya Miki to help her clear her mind of those chaotic thoughts.

After waiting for a while, Itou Kaiji, carrying a lot of fruits and vegetables and sweating profusely.

"I asked a lot of people who live in this area, and finally found an old lady in the shopping street next door. I bought a lot of things from her, and then she told me some things about what happened back then."

Itou Kaiji put the things he bought back in the car before explaining them to Miyauchi Hiyage.

"It sounds like it was in the last century, sixty or seventy years ago, when a great plague occurred here, killing many people. The landlord here is surnamed 'Geng,' a family that has been guarding the shrine in this area for generations."

"However, during that plague, it seems that almost everyone in the Kanoe Family died, leaving only the youngest daughter to survive. At that time, one of the Kanoe Family's daughters Kanoe Yuko, who was studying here, died. I heard that she was buried around the school. She should be the prototype of the ghost story of 'Yuko' that circulated around here later."

It seems that Itou Kaiji has made considerable progress in the past two weeks he's been by his side.

Although the intelligence gathered did not touch on the most crucial aspects, it was fairly accurate in other areas besides the true cause of Kanoe Yuko's death.

After all, most of the villagers who made the decision to sacrifice Kanoe Yuko to drive away the plague still died from the plague in the end. Now, more than half a century has passed, and there are very few people still alive who know the truth of what happened back then.

Even the elderly people living in this area probably don't know much about what happened back then.

Itou Kaiji said this while wiping his sweat.

He then asked Miyauchi Hiyage with some curiosity, "Didn't you guys go for a walk around the school? Did you find anything?"

In response, Fujimiya Miki directly stated that the two of them found Yuko's memorial stone on the hillside of the school, and at the same time saw a black-haired girl appear at the school gate on the mountain, but she quickly disappeared.

Upon hearing this Itou Kaiji's hands trembled slightly.

He was just asking casually, but he never expected that his boss would actually encounter a ghost after going in for a walk.

He quickly looked at his boss, wondering if the man was being haunted by Vengeful Spirit.

Miyauchi Hiyage waved his hand. "It's still uncertain whether someone is playing tricks here."

At least in front of Fujimiya Miki, he certainly couldn't say that the figure they saw was indeed Yuko Motoyu.

"However, I feel that there is still a lot of room for exploration in the story of this school and Ms. Kanoe Yuko, so I plan to tell Mr. Nanami first, and then take a day to come here to film."

With that, Miyauchi Hiyage also made a phone call to Kento Nanami, with whom she had been keeping in touch recently and whose relationship had become quite familiar.

Of course, the reason why their relationship became much more familiar was not because Miyauchi Hiyage was constantly using various words to satisfy Kento Nanami's emotional needs, nor was it because Miyauchi Hiyage was launching a red envelope offensive, intending to use money to corrupt the other party's heart.

These things probably only played a minor role.

The real key point is that his recent videos have already garnered a considerable number of views.

Seeing that viewers were constantly posting ghost stories and urban legends about their neighborhoods in the comments section of those videos, Kento Nanami, just to be on the safe side, reported Miyauchi Hiyage's video and the comments below it.

However, it wasn't one of those puppet high-ranking figures in the Jujutsu Society, but rather the principal of the Jujutsu High academy.

Compared to the utterly worthless Jujutsu Society and its even worse-than-worth higher-ups, he clearly trusted his old headmaster more.

As for what exactly they talked about, because of the distance and the fact that the other party didn't keep mentioning their own name, Miyauchi Hiyage didn't get a very complete picture of what they talked about.

But it seems that the other Reverse Side World has been recovering rapidly due to mystery. The number of ordinary people who have awakened extraordinary powers and the number of cursed spirits and vengeful Vengeful Spirit that have appeared in various places this year has doubled compared to the previous few years, and this trend is still rising. There is a feeling that it is about to return to the heyday of the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.

The Reverse Side World has recently been debating whether the hidden agreements signed with various governments a century ago need to be modified.

Although the principal of the Jujutsu High, Masamichi Yaga, didn't particularly support making the mysterious public, he didn't oppose it either.

It's estimated that they're planning to observe the situation through Miyauchi Hiyage, a popular video blogger online.

In addition, Miyauchi Hiyage is a talented boy who may not have awakened his potential yet, and may become a member of the Reverse Side World in the future. Therefore, the principal has now entrusted this matter to Kento Nanami.

To this end, it seems that some low-level Sorcerers were assigned to Kento Nanami to verify the truth or falsehood of the rumors circulating in the comments section of Miyauchi Hiyage's post.

Therefore, when Nanami Kento heard that Kento Nanami had immediately left Tokyo to film a video in his Miyauchi Hiyage, he complained a few times but did not directly refuse.

Especially after hearing Miyauchi Hiyage say that they seemed to have actually seen the suspicious "girl" at dusk, he became noticeably more serious about the matter.

"I'll go investigate. I'll contact you again after I confirm the details..." After noting down the location and the information about the "Vengeful Spirit," Kento Nanami paused for a moment.

He thought about some rumors he had heard about Saitama recently at the Jujutsu High, and then reminded Miyauchi Hiyage, "Also, some wild animals have recently appeared in the mountains of Saitama Prefecture. Tell everyone in your village to try to reduce the number of times they go up the mountain recently, in order to avoid any accidents."

Miyauchi Hiyage had heard Itou Kaiji and Kaede Kagayama mention the beast before, but he hadn't paid much attention to it.