Chapter 124 – Episode 16. 7CH Ghost Story Flood Damage and Buddha’s Attainment
Mimata Chieri began work on taking over East Weapon, and I began preparing various things to go on a trip I had promised with my friends. I thought I might go camping, so I packed a tent and some cooking supplies. According to the schedule, there was no camping time, but since the two of them didn’t know where they would end up, they prepared just in case.
“Should I be careful?”
“Of course, Yukiko. You didn’t forget about next week’s trip, right? “I will make you very happy.”
Yukiko was very worried when I told her that I was going to the infamous Jukai Forest to pick up Kiyohira. I soothed Yukiko by getting her excited about her trip with Yukiko.
“Of course… ! I’m really excited… “This is my first time traveling alone with a man since my honeymoon.”
Although he was a great father, Saburo was too much. I mean, we never went on a trip during our marriage. Feeling a little sad, I kissed Yukiko on the forehead and got into the car.
Since I had to pass through Tokyo to get to Shizuoka, where Mt. Fuji is located, I picked up Kazuhiro on the way. Kazuhiro came out of his room near Tokyo FC and said to me, “Big brother!” He shook her hand.
“Training at Aokigahara… Kiyohira, how long ago does it feel?”
Kazuhiro grumbled as he got into the car. Jukai (樹海) or Aokigahara, located on the northwest side of Mount Fuji, was one of Japan’s magic scenes. There have long been a lot of ghost stories about it being a hot spot for suicide, but in fact, there were a lot of CCTVs and the police managed it, so there were fewer suicides or lost people than was known.
However, during World War III, police power was concentrated elsewhere and it was completely transformed into a demon. Most of the CCTV cameras were damaged, and the nearby police branch office was in ruins and unmaintained. Jukai Forest has now become a representative demonic area in Japan, where numerous suicide hopefuls, members of pseudo-religion, and occult enthusiasts gather.
“These days, few people go there because they are scared.”
“Therefore… Then, shall we certify that we are going?”
Kazuhiro, a natural listener to my words, grinned and picked up her smartphone. Kazuhiro attempted to post a post on Channel 7, a representative community in Japan. Since Kazuhiro was about to move to the United States, I told him to do as much as he wanted in Japan.
“Now that you’re going to America, do whatever you want. So, will we be posting our travel story on the Internet?”
“Because going to Aokigahara is interesting.”
“Do whatever you want.”
Did you lose interest because you were not selected for the national team due to a racist national team coach? Kazuhiro was excited to take pictures outside his window and post them on the Internet. Since it is now a transfer period without a match, he will not receive much attention from the public until the transfer destination is decided, but he seemed to feel better as he was able to satisfy his interest in this way.
The distance from the Human Resources Development Center to Jukai Forest on Mt. Fuji was nearly four hours. I drove for about two hours and stopped at a rest area.
“Let’s eat something first and then head out again. “It’s already past 12 o’clock.”
Since we left a little after 10 o’clock, it was lunch time. Kazuhiro ordered some food from the rest area and started eating lunch. In Japan, like Korea, there were well-maintained rest areas, so there was plenty of food. I ordered kitsune udon, katsudon, and meat skewers, and Kazuhiro ordered curry. When the food came out, Kazuhiro was excited and took pictures.
“Look at this. “There were a lot of comments.”
During the meal, Kazuhiro showed me his smartphone. When I got my smart phone, I saw that there were quite a lot of comments on the bulletin board that Kazuhiro had created. Surprisingly, going to Jukai Forest seemed to attract aggro.
001 KZHRSMITH: Today I’m going to Aokigahara to catch my friend.
002 Anonymous: Don’t be rude.
003 KZHRSMITH: It’s true. My friend is a martial arts athlete, and he goes to Aokigahara to train.
004 Anonymous: So it sounds more like a joke?
005 KZHRSMITH: I’m on my way. Picture
006 Mr. Kenji: First of all, the direction we are going is correct.
007 KZHRSMITH: Arrived at the rest area! Picture
008 Anonymous: If you look at this guy’s ID, he’s from Tokyo. Seems like a Smith Kazuhiro fan… Looking at the road and the rest area, I noticed that it was a little bit further from Tokyo. Does that line seem to be the right way to go to Jukai?
009 Verdi Fan: I hope Smith Kazuhiro goes to America quickly…
010 Anonymous: Smith Kazuhiro? Is he famous?
011 Verdi Fan: He is the best among Japanese players in the J-League. So I hate it even more.
Perhaps because Kazuhiro had his own name as an ID, the bulletin board disappeared from stories about Jukai Forest and became abuzz with stories about Kazuhiro. Kazuhiro looked a little happy, perhaps because his story had become the main focus. He seemed even more excited because he saw the praise from a fan of his rival team, Verdi Tokyo.
“Give it back. “I should post the lunch photo I took earlier.”
Kazuhiro took the phone back from me and said, “The food at this rest area is delicious.” My friend who was going with me was a big eater, so I posted a picture of the food and wrote that I ate three portions by myself. She then sent the same photo to her girlfriend, Umi Kagawa. Because the content of the line was so sweet, I thought the lunch I had eaten for the longest time would come up again, so I took my eyes off Kazuhiro’s phone and asked Kazuhiro.
“We’ve been dating for quite some time? “When I was in high school, if I dated a girl, I broke up with her very quickly.”
“Maybe it’s because he’s smart or because he has something I don’t have, but I felt like we were a good fit.”
I’ve been dating Umi Kagawa for almost 4 months, so it seemed like she was dating me the longest. When she was in high school, the longest she dated was a little over 100 days. Every day I spent dating Umi Kagawa was a record-breaking day. After listening to the story, it seems like Kagawa Umi also likes Kazuhiro, so they must be a good match for each other.
“Let’s call Genbaki.”
“Okay, we need to decide where to meet in advance.”
I agreed with Kazuhiro’s words and picked up the phone and called Kiyohira. But Kiyohira did not answer the phone. There was just a beep sound.
“I’m not accepting it. Are you still training?”
“If that were the case, I would go and give it to you. “The brothers are driving to visit in person, so I need to answer the phone quickly.”
“Let’s buy some coffee and leave. “I have to go quickly and beat him.”
“I should have Coke Zero.”
Still, it was Kazuhiro who said he drank Coke Zero, perhaps to keep himself in check because he was a soccer player. I bought coffee and Coke Zero at the small convenience store in the rest area. I got into the car, handed the coke to Kazuhiro, and started driving again.
After leaving the rest area, I passed the highway and took National Highway 139 to Jukai Forest. Kazuhiro took a picture of the sign for National Route 139 passing outside the window. It seemed like they were trying to upload it to channel 7 again. While the rest of us are driving the car, this idiot… !
“It’s starting to feel more like a forest.”
National Highway 139 was a road that passed through the Jukai Forest, so the forest gradually became thicker. Kazuhiro was excited and took a picture of it again.
I drove and parked in the parking lot. It was originally supposed to be a parking lot for the Aokigahara promenade, but it had not been maintained at all since the war, so there were several cars parked there covered in dust. Perhaps these vehicles are used by people who have no intention of going out of the woods again. Anyone could see that there were cars parked without owners, so the atmosphere was a bit eerie.
“Eww… ! “It’s a little scary.”
It was Kazuhiro who said he was scared of words and took a lot of pictures of the parking lot. He said that the response was explosive as it had only been a short time since he posted the photo. Even on the Internet, it seemed like they didn’t really know we were going.
“Give it to me.”
I got a little curious and took the phone from Kazuhiro. Earlier, the comment was number 10, but it has now changed to number 80.
067 KZHRSMITH: Arrived at Aokigahara Promenade parking lot! Picture
068 KZHRSMITH: Photos
069 Mr. Kenji: This is dangerous! Stop it now.
070 Anonymous: You really went there and authenticated, but isn’t there something strange about that black car over there?
071 Anonymous: That’s right. I think I can see something in the backseat glass…
072 Psychic Hunter: As an expert, in my opinion, it is absolutely dangerous.
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083 Verdi Fan: Is this really good? I feel dizzy looking at this picture…
Black car back seat glass? I saw the photo Kazuhiro posted. There was something whitish in the picture, but there was no evidence that it was a ghost. It must have just been taken wrong somehow.
“Oh I can’t believe I’m taking these psychic pictures, isn’t it crazy?”
“Isn’t it just a mistake?”
“No, look carefully. Here are the eyes, here are the mouth, and here are the hands.”
When I said that it was no big deal, Kazuhiro got angry and said. It certainly looked like a human face, as Kazuhiro said. Actually, even if it was a ghost, it wasn’t that scary.
I was a man receiving the attention of the Daughter of the Abyss, who was hundreds of times more dangerous than a ghost. Even evil spirits couldn’t scare me.
“Stop looking at your phone. Now I have to find Kiyohira.”
“I’m glad my brother gave me a watch with GPS function. Otherwise, I would have had to search the forest all day.”
When Kiyohira said he was going to Jukai Forest for training, I gave him a wristwatch with GPS. If this guy goes missing, we, who are close to him, will have to find him, so he gave us a wristwatch with a GPS function.
“Well, I thought it would be used like this.”
“Brother, your prediction is amazing.”
“Because Kiyohira is so insensitive.”
I opened the app connected to Kiyohira’s watch on my smartphone and started looking for Kiyohira’s signal.
