1. Thanks, guys, for helping out.
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2. Eiko, are you good to drive?
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3. Yeah, I'm fine!
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4. I gotta pull my weight!
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5. It's not fair!
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6. I went through all that pain, but you get to leave alive?
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7. It's not fair!
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8. SUFFER AND DIE!
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9. That's on me.
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10. But don't think you get to rest in peace
after those stunts you pulled.
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11. Wait!
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12. For a little while, we were almost friends...
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13. Then I'll let you decide how to handle her.
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14. And so, with the help of our Graduate,
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15. we successfully concluded our investigation
of the S-Rank spirit in the F Tunnel.
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16. While we walk the world of the living,
the dead drift through the spirit world.
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17. These two worlds sometimes intersect,
allowing evil spirits to do harm to the living.
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18. This young girl is gathering dark power
to slay the spirit who took her loved one.
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19. The grudges of the dead,
used to pursue a grudge far greater...
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20. On the way back, we stopped by a temple
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21. and entrusted the fifty some-odd victims' spirits
to the priests.
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22. That left us with the thirty nearly-evil spirits
and one Graduate-tier spirit.
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23. This time, we didn't leave
the injured S Tunnel ghost behind.
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24. However...
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25. So, where should we hide that arm?
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26. I totally forgot about that.
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27. You know, I've actually got an idea.
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28. Really?
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29. Yeah. Can I tell you about it tomorrow, though?
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30. Okay.
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31. With that all said and done...
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32. we got home safe and sound.
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33. Well, save for what had happened to me...
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34. Go rest.
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35. I could hardly turn down the offer, so I quietly accepted.
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36. Eiko, on the other hand...
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37. I always thought I liked scary stuff.
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38. But that was the first time,
I felt my life was truly in danger...
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39. I realized...
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40. I've been so careless, so reckless,
thinking it was all just fun and games.
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41. Is this how Kei-kun and Yayoi-chan
have felt this whole time?
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42. Do I still want to stay involved after all that?
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43. I want to help them, but thinking about it
makes me shudder with fear.
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44. I can't get what happened yesterday out of my head.
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45. What do I want to do?
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46. I know how to find out!
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47. I'm going on a walk!
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48. Can I come with you?
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49. I said it'd be a walk, but it's more than that...
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50. Eiko.
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51. Y-yeah?
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52. Let's move down a little.
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53. O-okay.
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54. Den-en-toshi Line for Oshiage
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55. It's nice to explore the city by train, isn't it?
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56. Eiko, did you have a rough time at the tunnel?
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57. Yeah...
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58. If you ever get too scared to do anything,
you don't have to force yourself through it.
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59. I want my family to stay happy and healthy.
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60. Yayoi-chan...
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61. When Yayoi-chan's parents died
and she came to live with me, she was only seven.
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62. My first impression was that she was a little weird.
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63. She liked scary stories...
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64. and sweet treats, too.
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65. Somehow, we were always on the same wavelength.
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66. It wasn't long before she felt like family to me.
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67. I went along with ghost-loving Yayoi-chan
and ghost-sensing Kei-kun
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68. to support Kei-kun through the fear
that always followed him,
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69. and because I loved sharing that sensation with him.
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70. When I learned they were collecting spirits,
I was more than happy to help out.
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71. But now...
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72. I gotta pull my weight!
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73. Yayoi-chan... there's a question
I need to answer for myself.
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74. To do that, there's somewhere I want to visit.
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75. Then let's go.
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76. Thanks.
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77. That was a rough one.
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78. I'm sure Yayoi-chan's fine, but I dunno about Eiko...
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79. Up until recently I'd been trying
to get back into normal society...
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80. Spirits are naturally drawn to me.
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81. It's been three years since I got tangled up
with that spirit at the end of middle school.
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82. Because I got Eiko hurt, too, I was so afraid of hurting
anyone else that I didn't leave my room for years.
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83. But with the help of everyone around me,
I got into college.
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84. Private Tutor Square
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85. I even got a part-time job.
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86. Then, I met Yayoi-chan.
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87. At first, I thought she was just some weird girl
way too into the supernatural,
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88. but then I learned she
was collecting spirits to build an army
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89. and defeat the evil entity that took her dead mother.
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90. When I learned we could defeat the spirit that cursed us
to free us both from its influence,
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91. I decided to accept
what fate had given me and fight back.
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92. Though we ended up picking a fight
not just with spirits, but with an actual god.
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93. Or get tangled up with dangerous spirits
who'd harm anyone, friend or foe...
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94. Just thinking about it leaves me exhausted,
but there's no turning back now.
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95. Still, I worry...
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96. Yesterday was a lot.
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97. You okay?
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98. Don't push yourself, all right?
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99. Yesterday was a lot.
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100. You okay?
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101. Don't push yourself, all right?
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102. Yesterday was a lot. You okay?
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103. Don't push yourself, all right?
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104. Keitaro?
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105. Yeah.
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106. Next Stop: Otemachi
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107. Eiko, I think I know where you're headed.
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108. Yeah.
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109. One of Tokyo's historic sites...
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110. TAIRA NO MASAKADO'S
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111. TAIRA NO MASAKADO'S
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112. Taira no Masakado's Grave.
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113. TAIRA NO MASAKADO'S
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114. Taira no Masakado's Grave.
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115. Enshrined here is one of Japan's
three most vengeful spirits.
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116. This grave is one of the most famous haunted places
in the entire Kanto region.
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117. But why'd she come here now...?
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118. Have you come here before, Yayoi-chan?
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119. A while back.
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120. Then I'm sure you know the story,
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121. but just in case, I'll read the story
from this ghost-hunting site.
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122. Around 900 AD, a familial dispute led Masakado to rebel
against the Emperor.
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123. He united the Kanto region and declared
its independence, with him as its new emperor.
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124. The Emperor named him a traitor,
and two months later, he was killed.
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125. His head was brought to Kyoto and put on display,
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126. but before long, anger and hatred corrupted his soul,
and he became a vengeful spirit.
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127. His head flew towards Tokyo,
seeking out his body to continue his war,
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128. and this is where the head landed- or so the story goes.
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129. TAIRA NO MASAKADO'S
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130. Some believe the famous samurai's grave imparts
good luck in any kind of "battle,"
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131. but the same grave is said
to be cursed and haunted, too.
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132. After the war, the occupying government
tried removing the grave during reconstruction,
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133. but when a frightening number of workers
died at the site,
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134. rumors began to swirl about the ghost
exacting its vengeance upon them,
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135. and the project was eventually halted.
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136. That's why now, even though Otemachi
is home to so many skyscrapers,
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137. this plot of land still houses the grave
of the great samurai.
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138. Some people say their shoulders hurt
and their head aches when they visit this spot.
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139. Eiko, you wanna explain how you headed out
on a walk to answer a question for yourself,
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140. only to go straight for one of Kanto's
most famous haunted graves?
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141. Look, I needed to come here to figure it out!
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142. Go on.
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143. So, when I was in middle school,
we went on a trip to see the imperial palace.
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144. And Kei-kun was like...
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145. Kei-kun, are you okay?
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146. Y-yeah, I'm fine...
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147. TAIRA NO MASAKADO'S
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148. I still can't sense anything spiritual,
but I could tell it was a scary place from his reaction.
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149. And it was the first place that popped into my head
when I thought of someplace scary.
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150. If I couldn't walk all the way here
without fear stopping me in my tracks,
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151. then I'd stop coming with you to explore haunts.
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152. But I didn't stop walking.
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153. The faster my heart raced, the faster I moved towards it.
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154. I'm terrified out of my mind, but my curiosity,
my desire, to see the unseen, to know the unknown,
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155. to feel that intense feeling again,
drove me to keep going.
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156. Now I know for sure.
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157. This is who I am.
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158. Yaoi-chan, I'm going to keep coming with you
to explore haunted places.
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159. It must be in our blood.
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160. Huh?
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161. I'm tangling with the supernatural to get Mommy back,
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162. but there's something else motivating me, too.
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163. I'm just like you.
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164. Serious terror makes my heart race.
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165. I want to feel that chill run down my spine.
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166. Well, we'd better keep it up, then!
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167. So, Yayoi-chan, is this place actually that dangerous?
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168. Not even one of Japan's three most vengeful spirits
can win the battle against time.
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169. Really?
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170. I would've liked to see him in his prime.
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171. If we'd come here when he was in his prime,
what terror would we have felt?
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172. Wait, Yayoi-chan! I had another question for you!
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173. Don't worry, we'll take care
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174. of hiding the talisman!
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175. You focus on resting!
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176. Don't worry, we'll take care of hiding the talisman!
You focus on resting!
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177. Wow, it feels good knowing where I stand.
I've got my mind all made up.
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178. Okay! I'm back on the ghost hunt tomorrow morning!
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179. But to do that, I need to learn from what's happened.
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180. Wait, Yayoi-chan! I had another question for you!
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181. What is it?
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182. It's about the dolls, actually.
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183. What matters more for durability,
the spirit or the physical doll itself?
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184. The strength of the spirit.
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185. But repairing damage to the doll
can help the ghost recover from its injuries.
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186. With some exceptions, of course.
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187. Huh. Okay.
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188. If the linked person is attacked by a spirit,
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189. the damage affects the proxy.
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190. So, with that concept in mind,
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191. If the linked person is attacked by a spirit, the damage affects the proxy.
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192. The proxy's durability is determined by the spirit's strength,
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193. but repairing the physical vessel can restore the spirit's strength.
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194. if the container is made out of material
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195. that can restore its shape even after it's damaged,
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196. we could make a semi-permanent substitute
without worrying about the spirit's strength.
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197. So if I put this slime inside a hard person-shaped mold,
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198. it'll hold its humanoid shape
even if the slime itself takes damage.
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199. That would make it a doll that can repair itself indefinitely.
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200. Let's put my theory to the test.
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201. C'mon.
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202. You're happy to help out, right?
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203. Anna?
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204. There are so many more haunted places to explore.
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205. I need to make sure you never disappear on me, Anna.
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206. You're gonna be my best friend forever.
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207. Ugh, where am I, even?
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208. How do I have the worst luck ever?
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209. I took the wrong bus, my phone died,
and I bought way too many heavy souvenirs!
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210. Guess I was too excited
after my brother's memorial service was finally over...
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211. A shrine?
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212. Wait, I can just ask for directions!
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213. They might even have a map!
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214. My, what a surprise.
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215. That youngling got himself a whole shrine.
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216. And quite the big one, too.
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217. Perhaps I should pester him a smidge.
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218. Now that seems far more entertaining!
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219. So, Eiko, you said you had an idea
for a place to hide the talisman.
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220. Right, I was going to tell you!
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221. Whereabouts are you thinking?
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222. Well, we buy ourselves a house!
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223. Wait, we can afford that?
Doesn't a house cost tens of millions of yen?
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224. You'd think so, but take a look at this!
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225. BuyAbandonedProperty. web
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226. BuyAbandonedProperty. web
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227. "Buy Abandoned Property. web"?
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228. It says it matches buyers
with people selling abandoned property.
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229. "The dollar store for home ownership"?
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230. Yup! You can buy a whole house for about a million yen!
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231. They're all old, of course.
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232. That's still a lot of money.
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233. Which I've got! I've been saving up here and there.
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234. Damn, Eiko.
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235. So anyways, we find ourselves a haunted house
and turn it into a Graduate dorm!
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236. A Graduate dorm?
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237. Yeah.
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238. From what I know, you didn't have that black rope
when you first got the Graduates,
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239. But if you add another layer on top of the other seals,
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240. that'll suppress more of their negative effects, yeah?
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241. Uh-huh.
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242. Then we don't have to keep them so far apart.
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243. We could put them all in one place!
It'll make it easy to grab them or manage them.
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244. Plus, no one will find out there's creepy stuff there
since the house is already creepy!
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245. It'll be even creepier than the cache in my room!
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246. That's that! I've got some chocolate to snack on!
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247. Milk, not dark!
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248. Let's find a place in Tokyo or a neighboring prefecture
that's in a powerful place...
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249. The worst Graduates will still cause a little trouble,
so somewhere away from people...
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250. This is it!
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251. This is way too perfect.
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252. He said we can come for a tour now!
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253. That was fast.
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254. This "dragon vein" of energy flows from Mt. Fuji
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255. Mitsumine Shrine
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256. to the powerful Mitsumine Shrine,
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257. then to the imperial palace.
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258. Imperial Palace
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259. Mitsumine Shrine
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260. Mt. Fuji
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261. The house sits right on top of it.
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262. It's in a fairly deserted area,
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263. and just look at the selling price.
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264. 100 YEN
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265. It checks off all the boxes.
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266. And it's stigmatized property!
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267. Here.
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268. Are you the owner?
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269. I hate scary stuff, so I can't give you a tour,
but feel free to take a look inside.
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270. Honestly, I'd pass on it.
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271. I know it's the last thing I should tell you, but it's true.
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272. My dad was the original owner of the house,
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273. but I inherited it after he died.
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274. That's when I learned a bunch of horrifying shit.
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275. The dad and daughter renting the house
killed a bunch of people, then themselves.
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276. But if that was it, people would still
wanna buy the house. It gets worse, though.
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277. A female officer who searched the house
after the incident suddenly fell pregnant,
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278. and ten days later,
she gave birth to a baby with a giant head.
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279. It tore straight through her abdomen.
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280. Both of them died right after.
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281. Now the neighbors have started rumors about it,
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282. saying anyone who goes in will be cursed
to give birth to the murder victims' spirits.
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283. They call it the House of the Virgin Conception.
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284. Anyway, that's why I can't sell it,
and maintaining it is expensive as hell.
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285. If you still want to buy it, that makes my life easier,
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286. but I'd feel bad if something bad happened
to you two girls.
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287. It looks big enough, and it won't get many passers-by.
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288. W-we'll have to check the floors and walls
to make sure it's sturdy...
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289. Yeah, and catch any spirits hanging around.
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290. Once it's cleared out, then we'll have
the perfect property for our Graduate dorm.
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291. Okie-dokie.
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292. Let's go inspect the inside!
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293. Hello? I told you all that to convince you not to!
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294. I'm leaving! Call me later for the keys!
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295. Inspection time.
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296. Let's ghooo...
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297. ooost!
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298. They seem to have found the perfect house
to store their Graduates.
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299. But under its cursed roof lies unimaginable horrors,
desperate to repeat their deeds with new victims...
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