Amamiya Rin guarded his mind, eliminating all thoughts of phenomena that shouldn't be contemplated. Within his focused intent, it was as if the anomalies in the room had never existed from start to finish.
"...You will reduce the frequency of your visits to the hospital, return to a normal daily routine, study hard, and improve yourself every day... Now, you will feel very good, very relaxed. When I count to three, you will wake up feeling refreshed and invigorated..."
He concentrated his attention on Fujino Terumi, continuing the steps of the Hypnosis.
"...One..."
The lights in the Hospital Ward seemed to flicker for a moment, at an extremely high speed—perhaps due to unstable voltage.
"...Two..."
Amamiya Rin's voice became increasingly faint, as if a large portion of it were being sucked away by the air.
"...Three!"
The moment his voice fell, Amamiya Rin snapped his wrist back, firmly grasping the pocket watch in his palm.
Fujino Terumi's eyelashes trembled a few times before she slowly opened her eyes.
Almost simultaneously, that hair-raising sensation of being watched vanished just as abruptly as it had appeared.
The heavy atmosphere in the Hospital Ward lifted along with it, returning to a normal feeling. The faint sound of traffic outside the window became clear once again.
Fujino Terumi's gaze was initially a bit dazed, but it soon focused, and she revealed a cheerful smile at Amamiya Rin.
"It feels so amazing; I feel like I've relaxed a lot."
Fujino Terumi rubbed her temples, seemingly completely unaware of any abnormality.
"This is a psychological therapy I learned from a psychology professor; it can alleviate stress for people."
Amamiya Rin looked at her utterly ignorant face, put the pocket watch back into his pocket, and returned a faint smile.
However, beneath this smile, a trace of heaviness that was hard to dissipate remained hidden.
Just my rotten luck!
This is great. Fujino Terumi has no pressure now; all the pressure has come to me.
Amamiya Rin smiled bitterly and complained in his heart. At the same time, he shifted his position, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the area behind him—the very direction where he had just felt the stare.
It was empty there. There were only the pristine white walls of the Hospital Ward and his own shadow, elongated by the light, cast upon them.
Wonderful. Truly wonderful.
He, a semi-invalid with limited mobility, had to single-handedly withstand a group of concept-level curses. Does Big Brother Jesus even have this kind of tanking capability?
Amamiya Rin found amusement in his suffering, the corner of his mouth twitching.
"It's already dark. You should hurry back. If there isn't anything urgent, it's best not to walk at night, and don't come to such a remote place."
Turning his head, Amamiya Rin spoke to Fujino Terumi.
As it stands, the probability of Fujino Terumi being killed has dropped to ten percent, while the probability of him being victimized has risen to ninety percent. If this woman comes a few more times, his efforts will effectively be in vain.
He didn't worry about having too many debts himself, but he was afraid of others dragging him down.
Fujino Terumi nodded upon hearing this, a relaxed smile still hanging on her face.
"Mn, then I'll head out first. Rin-kun, you rest well."
She picked up her bag, waved to Amamiya Rin, and left the Hospital Ward with brisk steps.
The door gently closed. When Fujino Terumi disappeared from his line of sight, the smile on Amamiya Rin's face instantly vanished.
"What should I do now?"
Amamiya Rin fell into deep thought.
Combat is impossible. Even Indou Ranko couldn't deal with Kayako, so naturally, he can't either.
Adopt Indou Ranko's suggestion of self-deception?
That only lowers the probability of Kayako seeking him out. Kayako seemed to have already visited just now; trying to deceive himself at this point would likely be too late.
There is only one way left!
The Old Man once said: To defeat magic, you must use magic.
The success rate of exterminating Kayako is zero, but what about controlling Kayako?
"Demonic Mountain, Aokigahara."
In Amamiya Rin's impression, only these two places in the Junji Ito series can target souls.
The former, a place the protagonist called the Demonic Mountain, contains a tunnel. That tunnel devours life; the devoured dead cannot even escape with their souls.
The latter, Aokigahara at Mount Fuji, contains a 'Dragon's Mouth'.
The so-called Dragon's Mouth is an exit for the Spirit Flow. The Spirit Flow is a phenomenon where souls flow densely; a massive amount of souls will gush out like a mudslide from the cavern named Dragon's Mouth.
The Spirit Flow dissolves the excess parts of the human body. Once or twice is harmless, and one's physical constitution might even improve—presumably due to residual spiritual energy.
But if it happens many times, one's mind will change, and the body will become slender and elongated.
If one is washed away by the Spirit Flow, it's even more dangerous; one will dissolve into a streamlined monster, never to escape.
Amamiya Rin doesn't know where the Demonic Mountain is, but the Spirit Flow and the Dragon's Mouth are right at Mount Fuji.
If he can make Kayako stay within the Spirit Flow when it appears, he might be able to borrow the power of the Spirit Flow to flush Kayako into hell.
"So, here comes the problem: How am I supposed to bring her to Mount Fuji?"
Amamiya Rin muttered to himself.
This is just like putting an elephant into a refrigerator; it only requires three steps.
Open the refrigerator door, put the elephant in, close the refrigerator door.
But how is the middle step supposed to be carried out?
He can't possibly run to Mount Fuji right now, can he?
That would just make him die faster!
Running to climb a mountain in his physical state, he probably wouldn't even have the strength to flee when Kayako finds him.
"Don't panic, Amamiya Rin. Don't lose your footing."
Amamiya Rin closed his eyes, calmly organizing the train of thought in his brain.
He hasn't been to the haunted house, nor has he had contact with anyone who entered the haunted house. Even if he has been noticed by Kayako, he is still at the bottom of Kayako's death list.
Before those who directly entered the haunted house and those investigating it have died off, it won't be his turn yet.
(My friends, do you all have a place to live?)
With a shift of thought, Amamiya Rin had an idea and asked in the [Tomie Network].
(???)
(What do you want to do?)
(I advise you to act like a decent human being!)
...
Upon hearing Amamiya Rin's inquiry, the Kawakami Tomies immediately went on alert.
Just as their thoughts cannot be hidden from Amamiya Rin, Amamiya Rin's thoughts cannot be hidden from them.
At this very moment, they knew better than anyone what Amamiya Rin was thinking.
(Since you guys can't die anyway, and Kayako can't do anything to you, why not go occupy Kayako's house? Most of you are currently living in hotels or staying at other people's homes; wouldn't it be more comfortable to have a house of your own?)
Amamiya Rin acted as if he didn't know the Tomies could hear his inner voice, speaking with righteous confidence.
(Go die!)
(Even if I can't die, I don't want to split off a counterfeit!)
(Do you think I enjoy dying?)
...
Thoughts of resistance surged toward Amamiya Rin. The Kawakami Tomies were more annoyed than the last, none willing to accept Amamiya Rin's request, and they took this opportunity to scold Amamiya Rin severely.
(Relax. Kayako's killings are usually curse-kills or hanging, rarely causing obvious external trauma. How about this: any Kawakami Tomie willing to move into the haunted house will not be selected as a subject for Article 3 of the contract.)
Amamiya Rin didn't care about the women's resistance and persuaded them with great patience.
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