Before Kamitani quit the game, he directed the little old man to leave the shadow inside.

Continue to explore safely.

I can only hope that when I wake up tomorrow morning, the little old man can bring more useful information related to the hospital.

After briefly reviewing tonight's game, Kamiya took out his phone and saw no missed calls.

Open Line again.

Looking at the chat interface, I saw that the last messages exchanged with Onizuka Kirihota and Yuki Masakisuke were all in the afternoon, and no new messages came in.

Because they discovered the death-nurturing talisman, the two of them had been very busy since morning.

If there are any new findings in the follow-up investigation, they should be shared with Kamiyagawa, the original intelligence provider.

"There are troubles in both reality and the world of ghost stories."

Kamiya sighed like this and casually clicked on Line's friend's post status.

It is still relatively rare for Japanese people to post news in the Line circle. Most people regard ins and twitter as a "circle of friends" to share their daily life.

However, Kamiyagawa clicked on the news tonight and saw a post updated by a friend.

The one who posted the news is Keiko Kido.

The post was updated tonight, ten minutes ago.

Because she is the daughter of Mr. Kido of the Haunted House of Jiqiu Hospital, and Mr. Kido also mentioned that the horse-faced master who was suspected to be a breeder was once very interested in her.

So, I subconsciously paid more attention to her today.

What Keiko sent was a group photo. In the photo, she was holding a cake with lit candles, and two unknown girls were sitting next to her. The atmosphere seemed harmonious.

Text accompanying the picture:

[I had a great time on my 18th birthday, but I would have been even happier if you were here. Say happy birthday to me, right?]

"I'm celebrating a birthday with a friend, and she's still in the mood to post. That means she hasn't had any big problems lately, right? I suspect that Master Ma Lian is abnormally concerned about Kido Keiko. Maybe it's just Mr. Kido who is a father.

Too sensitive?"

Kamiyagawa thought this way, and was about to turn off Line to wash up and get ready for bed.

The moment before his finger slid across the screen, he took one more look at the photo of Keiko on the screen.

It was this glance that made his fingers pause for a moment.

"By the way, what is this?"

Kamiyagawa's eyes fell on Keiko's left side in the photo, where there was a blurry shadow that was not very clear.

Generally speaking, girls must be striving for excellence in the selfie photos they post.

This blurry shadow is not too conspicuous, but it is definitely not inconspicuous.

Its existence will make the overall photo look less beautiful.

I don’t know why Keiko Kido chose to post this photo.

Unless from her perspective, this shadow cannot be seen?

Kamiyagawa double-clicked the screen and pulled the photo with two fingers to enlarge the shadow.

Generally speaking, the more you zoom in on a photo, the blurry the graphics will be, and eventually they will turn into small blocks of color. But in this group photo, everything else is normal, just the shadow. The more you zoom in, the clearer it becomes.

"What the hell!?"

When the photo was enlarged to its maximum size, Kamiyagawa couldn't help but use his native dialect to curse.

He saw clearly.

The shadow that exists next to Kido Keiko is actually a woman with disheveled hair and wearing thin white clothes!

Most of the woman's face is covered by long hair, only a high nose similar to Kido Keiko's and red lips are exposed.

The corners of her mouth were slightly raised towards the camera, outlining a smile.

That smile is so captivating.

…

In Horiguchi's house, three girls were sleeping in the bedroom.

Kido Keiko was asleep when she was awakened by a rapid ringing.

It's her cell phone ringing.

There is an incoming call on Line.

Kido Keiko, with sleepy eyes, grabbed her phone and looked at it——

[Kamiya-kun is requesting a call.]

"Really, it's so late at night... eh? Wait, wait a minute?" Keiko, who was woken up and was confused and a little tired, suddenly realized something.

Is this a call from Kamiya-kun!?

Did you read that right?

You're not dreaming, are you?

"Well - it's so noisy, Keiko." Yuki Nonaka, who was sleeping next to him, turned over and muttered vaguely in his sleep.

Keiko, whose brain was suddenly excited and awake, hurriedly answered the call and stopped the ringing. In order not to disturb her friends' sleep, she did not speak immediately after answering the call, but quickly got out of bed and walked towards the living room.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When walking to the door, Kido Keiko heard the bed in the bedroom making a slight "squeaking" sound.

But she didn't take this little detail to heart.

After arriving in the living room, Keiko put the phone to her ear and her voice trembled with excitement: "Hello?"

Great! Great!

Kamiya-kun actually called himself.

He must have seen my posts before going to bed.

He has me in his heart!

Although it is already past 12 o'clock, if you can hear him say "Happy Birthday" personally, it will be the best adult gift!

It's almost like a dream.

If this is a dream, don't wake up!

Kido Keiko was still immersed in sweet fantasies, and then she heard the boy on the other end of the phone who she admired so much said: "Kido Keiko! Where are you?"

"Ah? I... am at my sister's house."

Keiko was a little confused, but she still answered truthfully.

Kamiya-kun, what's going on?

Are you planning to come over and say "Happy Birthday" in person?

Is this something I can think about?

But what's wrong with him? He's not usually indifferent. Why is he so proactive tonight?

Is it possible that Kamiya-kun is actually a hidden tsundere?

His usually indifferent appearance is all an awkward disguise?

Kamiyagawa: "A specific address! I want a specific address!"

Kido Keiko: "But it's very late now, Kamiya-kun. But if you insist on seeing me..."

Kamiyagawa: "Don't talk about this, the address! Forget it—Mary!"

"Eh?"

Keiko heard Kamiya-kun seemingly shouting a non-Japanese name.

Then, after a minute or two of silence, I heard the voice on the other end of the phone continue: "Damn it, because there is a contract, you can't dodge across this distance, right?"

However, it seems that this sentence was not meant for Keiko.

There was another moment of silence, and then Kamiyagawa's voice clearly appeared on the phone again: "Kido, listen, I already know where you are. Stay where you are and don't move. I'm coming to find you now - Oishi!

drive!"

"Eh, eh? Kamiya-kun, isn't this a bit too sudden? And why did you know that I was..."

Kido Keiko wanted to say something more, but the call suddenly changed, as if the signal was very poor, and she could only hear the sound of electricity and blind tone. After a period of random ringing, it automatically hung up.

"Where is Kamiya-kun? Is he coming to find me?"

Keiko was still a little confused.

The development of things was somewhat beyond her expectation.

What happened to Kamiya-kun today? And judging from his tone, he seemed impatient?

Ah...right.
To be continued...