Chapter 3: Rumors

Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(There is a death and a ghost at the school?)
The students continue to gossip about it until Ms. Natsuki speaks up.
Natsuki Aburaya
Natsuki Aburaya
Everyone, I know that was a major tragedy at our school.
Natsuki Aburaya
Natsuki Aburaya
But it's all in the past now. Let’s move on and leave it behind.
Natsuki Aburaya
Natsuki Aburaya
Don’t bring it up or worry about it. Your discussions are making Horuda scared.
The students all respond in unison: "Okay!"
Even though Ms. Natsuki has instructed not to discuss or mention it, it only makes Horuda more curious.
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(What is it that they’re trying so hard to keep secret?)
Overwhelmed with curiosity, Horuda turns to ask the person next to her.
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(Her name must be Kokoro, right?)
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
Kokoro... Earlier, what were you all discussing that made Ms. Natsuki forbid us from talking about it?
Kokoro Momoiro
Kokoro Momoiro
//looks at Horuda with a sharp gaze//
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(Why is she looking at me like that?)
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(Did I do something wrong?)
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(It's not good to have this kind of situation on the first day...)
By lunchtime
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(No one wants to have lunch with me...)
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(Well, I’ll just go up to the rooftop and have lunch alone to avoid any trouble.)
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
//munching away//
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
Wait a minute. Why does the food taste so strange today? It feels a bit off...
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
I can’t take it anymore. I have to hurry to the bathroom and throw up.
At the third-floor girls' bathroom
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
I’ve gotten it all out. That feels much better...
Suddenly, Horuda felt a chill down her spine.
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
//terrified// W-What just happened...?
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
What was that feeling...?
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
//trying to calm herself// It must be because I’m not feeling well, so it’s just natural to feel cold...
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
However, it’s normal to feel cold, but a chill down my spine is a bit alarming...
Overwhelmed with fear, Horuda hurriedly runs outside and accidentally bumps into another girl.
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
Oh, I'm so sorry...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
It's okay...
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
Wait, you're Supana, from my class, right? Why are you here? Don't you have lunch?
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
No, I have to find out more about "it"...
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
"It?" What do you mean by "it"?
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
It’s a ghost...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
You know, this morning, everyone was gossiping about it, and Ms. Natsuki had to scold us...
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
Oh, really? I don’t know anything about it. Can you tell me more?
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
Well, I only heard it from others...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
About 40 years ago, a female student went missing here...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
Everyone last saw her in this bathroom...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
When the police investigated the bathroom further, they discovered a small pool of blood...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
Tests revealed that it was the blood of that missing student...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
Therefore, at that time, a journalist concluded that the missing student had been murdered by another student...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
However, the student who was suspected proved her innocence, so the case of the missing student went cold...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
Since then, anyone who enters this bathroom feels a chill down their spine...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
One day, a student took a photo inside with their phone and saw a pale girl, floating above the ground, appearing in the picture...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
But clearly, there was no one there...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
People started to rumor that it was the ghost who took the missing student...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
There are also rumors that she was actually murdered in this bathroom and that it’s her lingering spirit...
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
That... that sounds really scary...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
Maybe... I've been talking too much, right..?
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
Ms. Natsuki told us not to talk about it so as not to scare you...
Supana Churu
Supana Churu
I'm sorry... //leaves//
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
It's okay...
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
Wait, why did you leave all of a sudden?
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(Is it because she doesn't want to be friends with me that she left so suddenly..?)
Later that afternoon, it is time to go home.
Horuda goes home with worries in her mind.
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(My first day of school wasn't very smooth...)
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(People often say that if the beginning is not smooth, the end won't be either...)
Horuda Puresu
Horuda Puresu
(I hope everything will be okay...)

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