I'm a Light Novel Master in Japan

Taking a taxi, I came to a relatively barren forest area on the outskirts of Tokyo, which is an old road leading to Yamanashi Prefecture.

Sitting in the back of the taxi, the blond girl wearing the blue winter uniform of Suimei High School quietly looked out the window.

"Suddenly it rained again."

This somewhat elderly taxi driver looked at the sky and chatted with Shiina Mashiro.

"Um……"

Shiina Mashiro's pupils reflected various roadside scenes at night, and nodded.

"Miss, at this point in time, there are no buses or taxis passing by here. There used to be quite a few people who bought properties here, but now they are all deserted. Well, you really Do you want to get off at the Akiyama Station in front of you alone?"

The gray-haired taxi driver who looked old and dim-eyed asked hesitantly.

Mashiro Shiina quietly turned her head to look at the driver's back with a calm face, always feeling like her grandfather, and said immediately: "I don't plan to go back today."

After hearing this, the taxi driver smiled, nodded and said, "Really, miss, you live over there, take good care of yourself, it's really not very safe over there at this point in time."

"Yes, I know." Shiina Mashiro nodded and said.

During the chat, suddenly, when this black taxi drove into the winding road halfway up the mountain, it saw that the guardrail at the turn was crashed, and car debris was scattered on the ground.

"Wait a mininute."

The driver noticed something was wrong, he parked the car aside, and after flashing double flashes, he got out of the car in the drizzle and went to the other side of the cliff to check. The car had a traffic accident, smashed through the guardrail and rushed down.

"It's really careless, the guy who rushed down doesn't know what happened..."

The driver, whose clothes were a little wet, took a picture with a flashlight with a worried expression on his face. When he squinted his eyes, he could hardly see the pupils.

In the drizzle, the driver returned to the car and reported the traffic accident on this section of the road to the taxi company.

"……problem occurs?"

Shiina Mashiro blinked, and asked in a flat and slightly curious tone.

"Yeah, it looks like a guy who was driving carelessly rushed down, but we shouldn't stay on the mountain road when it's raining, it's too dangerous, and there's always the danger of a landslide. going home."

The driver slowly began to prepare for the start of Banpo, as if worried that Zhenbai would be afraid, and said words to ease the atmosphere.

"..."

When the car started, Shiina Mashiro turned his face to the side and continued to look at the gap in the road guardrail, thoughtfully.

The speed of the vehicle gradually increased to [-], and soon, it gradually moved away from the accident site.Shiina Mashiro looked outside in the dark carriage, looking at the gray and black forest.

Just over a mile away from the road section, in the dark tree-shaded scenery in front of Zhenbai's eyes, suddenly, with her eyes that distinguish the colors of the world better than ordinary people, she saw a figure of a man in the woods like ink and wash. Walking towards the side of the road in the long dark woods.

As if they sensed each other, that lonely and strange figure looked over the moment the taxi passed by, and those monster-like hideous eyes were particularly conspicuous in the dark rain scene, making Shiina Mashiro look chilled all over .

"!"

It's just that this is just a scene I saw for a moment. When Shiina Mashiro looked at it again, there was nothing in that piece.

"...Did I read it wrong?"

Shiina Mashiro looked at this disturbing rainforest suspiciously, thinking quietly.

Soon, we arrived at a place called [Akiyama Station]. This area is sparsely populated and has many abandoned old houses. It was once used as a supernatural program by TV Tokyo, and some celebrities and comedians were invited to explore here.

In the secluded woods, the ticking sound gave this area a mysterious atmosphere, but it didn't have much horror.

"Miss, we're here." The driver looked back at Zhenbai and said.

"These." Shiina Mashiro handed over the fare to the driver, opened a transparent umbrella, got out of the car, and was in this unknown space.

The pattering rain, the wet black surface, and the thin mist make people feel cold, and there are green vines and green trees around, and there is no human habitation.

Shiina Mashiro got out of the car, carrying a bag of long items wrapped in oilcloth, holding an umbrella, and after a slight bow to the driver, the automatic door of the taxi closed automatically, and she was ready to set off.

However, she didn't see the car moving until she got close to the front of the car.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Shiina Mashiro turned around curiously, and asked the driver who opened the window.

The elderly driver looked at her and said: "There are no street lights here, didn't I say it, it's too dangerous here, at least use my car lights to see that you can go home safely... miss you You are really bold, dare to walk such a night road... That's right! My granddaughter is about the same age as you, she is a coward."

The driver took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Zhenbai who returned to the window to see.

I took a look at the photo of Zhenbai, and in the photo, there is a junior high school girl with short hair who looks a bit timid and clings to the driver's arm. I feel the atmosphere is very happy...

"..."

This not only reminded Shiina Mashiro of her kind and kind grandfather, but a warmth filled her heart.

"so cute."

Shiina Mashiro showed a faint smile, returned the photo to the driver, and said.

"Yes, yes!"

The driver laughed cheerfully, put the photo back into his pocket like a baby, and asked: "So, is your home really here? I heard that there is obviously no one living here. At first I always think, little girl, you are some kind of vengeful spirit, but if the vengeful spirit wants to go home, I will send her back with peace of mind... But the more I look at you, the more I realize that you are a kind girl. That kid is almost the same, you won't come here to do something stupid, will you?"

Rather than being a resentful spirit, Zhenbai gave him the feeling of an old man, more like an elf living nearby, exuding a refined aura that does not eat the fireworks of the world.

"no problem."