Tokyo Ghost Diary

"The location we are currently suspecting is the abandoned village outside this town we just passed. I have been traveling all day today. I will repair it tonight and go back tomorrow morning to find out." Asaba Shinichi said, I parked my car in front of a ramen shop that I finally came across and was still in business.

He turned off the car and greeted Gen Hoshino and Yusuke Takasugi in the passenger seats on the left and right with a smile: "Get out of the car and go get something to eat. I'm starving."

Naturally, Hoshino Gen didn't have any objections. He didn't eat much on the train at noon. It was now past eight o'clock in the evening, and he was indeed hungry.

He opened the car door and got out of the car, and the raindrops immediately poured on him. Gen Hoshino didn't like to take a shower, so he immediately got into the door of the ramen shop next to him.

Takasugi Yusuke and Asaba Shinichi were not faster than him, and as soon as the three of them entered the door, their eyes were invariably attracted by a small hanging on the window of the store.

It was a small doll woven from straw. Perhaps because it had been left for too long and the air here was humid all year round, the golden straw had turned into a somewhat dark, withered yellow.

There is nothing wrong with that hanging ornament, at least none of the three of them felt any supernatural fluctuations from it, but something of that style was hung grandly as a hanging ornament on the window of the shop. No matter how you look at it, it looks very weird. Feel……

"welcome!"

The movement of three people entering the door attracted the attention of the clerk who was cleaning the store. She was a delicate-looking girl who seemed to be only a high school graduate. She had an apron tied around her waist and a chef's hat on her head. Hat, it seems that she works as a handyman and also works as a chef... Of course, we do not rule out the possibility that this shop is actually her home.

"What do you guys want to eat?" The girl's attitude was quite enthusiastic. When she saw a guest, she threw away the broom in her hand, took off her gloves and came to the three of them. She folded her hands together and placed them in front of her belly, facing the three of them. He asked with a smile.

"Ah, I want a bowl of udon noodles with more ingredients, sweet lady~" Asabashi said with a big smile and walked to the dining table next to the window.

"Same as him." Takasugi Yusuke said with a smile as he followed Asaba Nobuchi over.

The girl turned her gaze to Hoshino Gen, who had not answered in the end. Hoshino Gen stood there without moving, silently looking at the girl. However, the girl didn't mind the offense at all, and still waited for Hoshino Gen's order with a smile on her face. .

After a while, Hoshino Gen showed his usual smile: "Tonkotsu ramen, thank you."

"Okay, please wait a moment, you three, we'll be here soon~" The girl turned around and trotted into the kitchen with great enthusiasm.

Gen Hoshino watched her disappear behind the curtain, the smile on his face faded, and then he walked to the dining table by the window and sat down.

There were no other customers in the store, and no other clerks were seen except for the girl. The girl went to the kitchen at this moment, so there were only three people from Hoshino Gen in the store, but no one spoke, even in the car. Shinichi Asaba, who was like a talkative man, had no intention of speaking, and only the sound of rain echoed in the store.

——"There is a ramen shop here!"

Suddenly there was a call from outside, followed by the clatter of footsteps. Two men and three women came in, a few college students.

"Ah, I'm so exhausted. This town is so backward! There's no takeout, no Wi-Fi, and there's not even a place to refuel your car! I finally found a hotel that's open but it doesn't even provide meals! Why do I have to go to this place? It’s such a crime that the place is so bad~!”

The first person who rushed in was a girl with short hair. At first glance, she could tell that she was a cool-looking girl. She also seemed to have a carefree personality. She took off her dripping raincoat and complained loudly.

"Stop complaining, Ryoko. Aren't you all here because you want to help Saya-chan? And Saya-chan also said that she will treat everyone to a big dinner after it's over, right Saya-chan?" followed closely. The one in front of her was a girl who was putting away her umbrella. She had wavy long hair, a very hot figure, and a pair of very charming fox eyes, but she gave off a very gentle and intellectual feeling.

"Yes... yes, I'm sorry everyone, I have caused... trouble for everyone..." Following Da Lang was a man wearing big black-rimmed glasses. He was small, delicate, and looked very shy. Shy girl.

"That's right, Liangzi, weren't you very righteous before we set off! You even said, 'Whoever is a coward is a puppy', but you turned out to be the first one who couldn't stand it!" A tall, muscular boy with short hair He grinned and laughed.

"Iwato, you want to fight, don't you! Is this what I'm talking about?!" The short-haired girl named Ryoko glared at the tall boy.

"Okay Ryoko, don't argue. There are other customers in the store."

Liangzi made a face at the boy who called Iwato, then glanced around the store, his eyes stopped in the direction of Hoshino Gen and the three of them, and a surprised expression appeared on his face: "Ah! There are handsome guys, or three..."

As soon as she finished speaking, her expression changed, and she gave a thumbs-up sign with a super cheerful expression: "You three handsome guys, does that McLaren at the door belong to you? It looks so cool!"

"Ryoko!" The big-wave girl held her forehead and called the short-haired girl's name, then helplessly smiled at the three of them and said, "Sorry, I disturbed you..."

"It's okay, I don't care if others praise me!" Asaba Shinichi replied interestingly, and at the same time, he did not forget to raise his eyebrows at Hoshino Gen.

"Look Yuri, no one else cares, but you are the only one who is verbose -" Ryoko stuck out her tongue at the big wave girl.

"Eh? Didn't you already say you were hungry? Why are you blocking the door?" The last person who walked in was a very elegant-looking boy wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

"I won't wait for you! It's so slow to park, and I said there's not a lot of people in this place. I can just find a spot to park, but I still have to find a parking space." Liangzi pinched her waist and said.

"I call it law-abiding." The boy with gold-rimmed glasses said seriously.

While they were talking, the group of people had already crowded around a dining table and sat down.

"Wow, you don't even have online ordering?"

"You know it won't happen, right?"

"Manager! Please bring us five portions of soba!"

"No, I want udon!"

There was a commotion at the dining table, and in the kitchen, the enthusiastic and energetic girl's voice quickly responded: "Okay! One bowl of udon noodles, four bowls of soba noodles, please wait! "

......

Hoshino Gen and the other three people only paid a little attention to the new people at the beginning. After confirming that these people were just a group of ordinary people, they lost interest and continued to sit there as before. Or playing with mobile phones, or looking out the window in a daze.

At the adjacent table, the girl named Liangzi asked loudly: "Three handsome guys, where are you from?"

Gen Hoshino and Yusuke Takayama were each immersed in their own worlds and did not respond. Asaha replied with a smile: "We are from Tokyo."

"Hey - coming here from such a far away place? Is it because it's dark and you're repairing here?"

"This is the destination." Asaha Xinyi said with a smile on his face.

Not only Ryoko, but also the five people at the next table looked over in surprise when they heard Asaba Shinichi's answer.

"Come here from Tokyo?!" Even Yuri, the most mature-looking girl with big waves, covered her mouth in surprise: "Did you also come here for... the village outside the town?"