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Chapter 1655: House of Ghost Stories (I Want to Eat Something Good)

After that, everyone went to find Mr. Ueno's third disciple, Miyamoto.

Miyamoto looks like a typical fat otaku. He is fat, a nerd, and wears thick glasses. It's just like the fat otaku in the anime who traveled through time and space to reality.

His personality was similar to that of the fat otaku. When he saw Duanmu Huai and Yanai meeting them, he was so nervous that he couldn't speak at first. It was only after he took the initiative to pull away from them by a distance of a coffee table that Miyamoto's expression relaxed a little, but he still stuttered when he spoke.

"You, you are talking about strange stories about food... Actually, just like what the teacher said, there are many such stories in ancient Japanese legends. For example, the famous... Eight, Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis."

"Ah, I know that too!"

Yanai clapped his hands when he saw her.

"I remember the legend that Yaobikuni saved a mermaid, and the mermaid gave her its flesh to repay her kindness, and Yaobikuni became immortal, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's true, but... the important thing is not Yaobikuni, but the mermaid..."

Speaking of this, Miyamoto also piled up the fat on his face and revealed a strange smile.

"You, you think, what do mermaids look like?"

"Huh? Isn't it just the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish?"

“Hehe…hehe…well, that’s a Western fairy tale. Because mermaid animations are very popular, everyone thinks so…”

"Is not it?"

Chitanda now asked curiously, and Miyamoto nodded vigorously.

"No, no, that's right. In fact, the legend also says, it's very clear, what Yaobikuni met was a human, a mermaid. Not Mei, Mei, a mermaid."

"???"

It’s just one word difference, what’s the difference?
"Shit, shit, there's a legend about mermaids in ancient Japan. The mermaid in the legend...actually has a fish body, and then a baby's head."

As he spoke, Miyamoto opened his tablet and showed the three people what looked like an ancient painting. Indeed, just as Miyamoto said, the mermaid in the painting had a human face and a fish body, which looked extremely strange and scary, and was not as beautiful as the little mermaid in the cartoon.

"Eh? Is this what the eight hundred nuns encountered?"

Chitanda looked like her dream was shattered. Perhaps in her imagination, she was imagining the wonderful scene of Yaobikuni and the little mermaid talking and laughing on the beach.

But if you replace the mermaid with this thing, it becomes just weird.

"Ah, I see. No wonder!"

On the contrary, Yana clapped her hands when she saw him suddenly realize something.

"Kyouna-san?"

"As for me, I've always been very curious. The legend says that the mermaid invited Yaobikuni to eat its flesh, but how did they eat it?"

"…………………"

Come to think of it, with Yanami's brain, it is impossible for him to have any other ideas.

"If it's in the form of a mermaid, it would feel like eating a human, wouldn't it? Yaobikuni wouldn't want to eat it, but if it's in this form, there's no problem. As long as you cut off the head, it will look like an ordinary fish, right?"

"........."

What you said sounds a bit like a horror story. So Yaobikuni didn't save the mermaid, but instead chopped off the mermaid's head, then made it into sashimi and ate it to gain immortality?
Looking at Yanami who was happily telling Chitanda whether this food should be grilled or fried, Duanmu Huai was speechless.

Maybe if Yana encounters this kind of mermaid, she will bite it without hesitation.

"But, but don't eat something you don't know about..."

But then Miyamoto interrupted.

"Let me tell you a weird story about food, too."

"ah……………"

Come to think of it, that just now doesn’t count.

"The story I told you about is related to not eating random foods. Legend has it that a group of climbers went to climb a mountain, and then they accidentally discovered an abandoned village. Several climbers went to check it out out of curiosity, and found that there were strange trees in the village. They were about two meters tall, with white flowers and yellow fruits, and they exuded a very sweet smell."

"Hmm, what next?"

As expected, when he heard about food, Yanami's eyes widened wider than anyone else's.

"Then, out of curiosity, the climbers picked a few fruits. Their skin looked like mangoes, but after peeling them, they had pink flesh inside. Someone couldn't help but take a bite and found it sweet and sour, very delicious. So others also ate the fruits. However, there was one person who thought that this kind of wild fruit should not be eaten casually, so he didn't eat it."

"Hmm, what next?"

"Then, those who ate the fruit felt very uncomfortable. Just when they thought they had an upset stomach, they suddenly opened their mouths, and then, from their nostrils, ears, and mouths, many small insects poured out. And their bodies shrank like skin bags... In fact, it was not fruit, but insect eggs. Those people ate the eggs, and the insects hatched in their bodies, and then ate their internal organs and flesh, and then emerged from them... So the person who did not eat the fruit finally set a fire, burning the insects, the bodies of his companions, and the village together..."

"Ugh..."

Although Miyamoto's storytelling skills were not very good and he stuttered, the content was enough to make people feel sick. At this moment, Chitanda was pale, covering her mouth and staggering, while Yanami tilted his head in confusion and thought.

"It really can't be eaten raw. I wonder if it can be roasted?"

In a sense, Yanami can be considered a god.

"In short, in short...it's better not to put unfamiliar food into your mouth easily..."

Even Miyamoto couldn't keep up with Yanami's train of thought, so he could only say this. Anyway, the harvest this time was not small. As expected of a domestic folklore research expert, any leak would be enough to fill the bellies of these clubs.

"Thanks for the advice."

Duanmu Huai spoke to Miyamoto, who scratched his head embarrassedly.

"No, nothing. By the way, Miss Duanmu... I'm a fan of yours. Can I have your autograph?"

"no problem."

"Great!"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Miyamoto hurriedly took out a postcard and a signature pen from his pocket. The postcard was a promotional video for a horror movie starring Duanmu Huai. It showed a girl in a long dress standing in the middle of a lake, looking like the protagonist.

Well, in fact, this is also a publicity fraud. This method used during the publicity was to make people think that Duanmu Huai was the protagonist. In addition, he rarely showed that sad and pitiful look on the poster, which made many viewers think that Duanmu Huai had turned over a new leaf and changed from the one who scared others to the one who was scared.

So they bought tickets and went in, wanting to see what this actor who always liked to scare others would look like when he was scared.

In the end, Duanmu Huai used facts to tell them who said that being pitiful doesn’t mean one can’t be a killer…

Recalling the wailing of the fans who were tricked into the cinema, and the scene where they walked out of the cinema unwillingly and turned into ghosts to drag others to death with them... well, it's still quite interesting.

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Duanmu Huai took the pen and signed his name on the back of the postcard.

"Thank you, thank you! I will keep it as a family heirloom!"

There's no need to be so exaggerated.

"Is it difficult to get Xiao Ai's autograph?"

Seeing Miyamoto's ecstatic look, Yana asked curiously, and Miyamoto nodded vigorously.

"Of course, because Miss Duanmu rarely attends events and doesn't interact with fans, if you want to get her autograph, you have to rely on luck except for the premiere. I took this postcard out of the safe after I learned that Miss Duanmu would come!"

And a safe...

"By the way, Miss Duanmu's autograph can be sold for hundreds of thousands of yen online!"

"Why-----!?"

"People with a lot of money and free time are all like that."

Duanmu Huai complained silently. After all, things are valuable because they are rare. From his debut to now, apart from the signature on the contract, it is not certain that Duanmu Huai has more than ten thousand autographs.

Although Duanmu Huai doesn't mind signing autographs for others, there is a prerequisite.

That is, the other party must be able to find you first.

As for whether Miyamoto wants to take it back as a family heirloom or sell it, Duanmu Huai doesn't care.

"Oh, yes, that's right."

After solemnly putting away the postcard, Miyamoto looked at the three people again.

"You, you guys should also be careful, because this house is also a ghost story."

"Hey?"

I have to say, even Duanmu Huai was stunned when he heard this.

"Shirayuki House?"

"Hmm... I heard that this is a famous haunted house in the local area... This house was built in the Meiji period, and all the owners of the house have died in accidents... Everyone says that this house is cursed..."

"Um……………"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes meaningfully and thought for a moment, while Yanaijian frowned slightly, looking a little uneasy.

"In other words, this house itself is also a kind of ghost story, and Mr. Ueno also placed so many folk ghost story items in this house?"

What is this, fighting poison with poison?
"Excuse me, what exactly is this strange story?"

"this……………"

In response to Duanmu Huai's question, Miyamoto thought for a moment.

"Actually, I'm not sure. There are rumors that everyone who lives here will be killed by their other self..."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai immediately perked up. He had encountered a similar situation in another world before. The shadow in that world could kill the original body and then replace it. But apart from that, most worlds have similar legends, such as the doppelganger - people who see another self will die in a short time.

Different people have different explanations for this.

For example, Caiyi believes that this saying is because people have spirits and souls, and the other self is most likely the soul that has left the body. If a person has no soul but only spirit, he will naturally die soon. After all, China has had the saying of calling the soul since ancient times. For example, if some children are frightened and unconscious, they say that the soul is scared away, and then take the child out to call the soul.

Fulilian thought that this was just a coincidence, just like the survivor effect, many people have seen another self, but few have been killed. Of course, it is not ruled out that it is some kind of magical effect.

Lumiel thought it was simply an illusion, or it could be that the disease invaded the brain, causing the patient to have hallucinations. Generally speaking, diseases that affect the brain are difficult to cure, and it is possible that the patient died in the late stage, and this legend came into being.

All in all, similar situations exist in every world, but the reasons are varied.

"Can you tell me more about it?"