The space of the bus can be called spacious, but for SCP-096, it is not the case at all.
It is almost 2.4 meters tall, with long hands and long feet, tightly huddled between the seats. The sliding window in front of him was pushed open unexpectedly, and the paper bag on his head was directly ripped off before he could be dazed for a moment by the mountain wind.
It took the "shy" person a few seconds to understand the fact that his face was seen—at this moment, he let out a wail, covering his face and weeping sadly.
Granny Turbine felt that she was wronged!
Running well and suddenly seeing such a look, I can't help being scared when I'm old.
The malicious smile froze on her face just half way through, and at this moment, she didn't even know what she was seeing. I just felt that the other party was crying more and more frighteningly, coupled with an inexplicably strong sense of crisis, after thinking about it, Granny Turbine was actually smearing oil on the soles of her feet—
slip away!
Isn't it okay if she doesn't accompany me this time? !
She wanted to turn around and run, but SCP-096 wouldn't give it a chance. It screamed and jumped, and rushed out of the window to catch up with Granny Turbine.
Granny Turbine: "..."
After running away, why are you still chasing him? !
She stomped her foot resentfully and revved up the horsepower.
She can race cars on foot, but SCP-096 is even more difficult. The Foundation has clearly recorded its deeds of chasing it from the earth to the moon, and it is clear at a glance who is faster and who is slower.
Jian Mingjia and the others closed their eyes early in the morning under Lin You's instruction, in case they accidentally saw the reflection of 096 on the window glass.
Hearing nothing at this moment, he carefully opened a gap, and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing in front of him.
In the next second, Lin You suddenly remembered something and threw the things in his hand out of the window.
"Your bag!"
SCP-096 chased Granny Turbine without looking back, and only firmly grasped the paper bag with one slender and pale hand, and slapped his own head recklessly.
Jian Mingjia: "..."
I still know it's okay to wear it.
"Hey!" The wind whistled outside the window, coupled with the crackling movement just above, the driver who noticed something was wrong shouted, "What are you doing behind - someone jumped out of the car?!"
... Strictly speaking, the person who jumped out of the car was no ordinary "person".
"No no."
Lu Zhenjie hurriedly stood up to appease the driver.
"Do you think we are all there?"
The driver of the bus held the steering wheel with one hand, glanced back, and counted the people who stood up behind, which really matched the number of people when the bus started.
This made him panic more and more.
Now that everyone was there, what was that little white spot he saw in the rearview mirror out of the corner of his eye? !
And the crying, even though it was only a few seconds, but he heard it - looking at the five people in the back seat, they all seemed to be okay, could it be his auditory hallucinations
The driver didn't dare to look back any longer, and stepped on the accelerator, wishing to leave the mountain road as soon as possible.
The passengers in front were also turning their heads frequently in surprise, but the sudden accelerator made two or three of them slam their heads against the backrests of the front seats. But they also didn't want any weird things to happen to the car, and after a few whispered complaints, they stopped talking.
Turbine mother-in-law might have been torn to pieces by SCP-096, but the bus is pressing on the accelerator and driving forward desperately, probably leaving them both far behind.
Jian Mingjia poked Lin You with her elbow, and asked softly, "Is it all right?"
"fine."
Lin You knew what she was asking.
"Distance is not a problem, it will come back by itself."
Refer to the time when the Gap Girl was chasing head balloons and ran all over the ground, and hit 096 head-on, didn't she come back before the time came
Turbine mother-in-law is a bit of a pity, if she wasn't in the car, she might be able to accept it. But the situation at that time was either you die or I live, so we had to let 096 handle it.
As for SCP-096—
Get some compensation for it when you come back, Lin You thought, I like paper bags... Hakone is a tourist attraction after all, so there should be matching bags for souvenirs
"However, the map this time is really not small."
Although he was not thinking about the same problem, Lu Zhenjie obviously thought of something similar, he said:
"I used to know that the range of players allowed to move is as big as a city. This time it's good, and the drive to Hakone will save two hours."
"Yes, yes, me too!" Geng Qinghe, who has a lot of experience, immediately raised his hand, "This is the first time I have seen such a big one!"
"That's not necessarily a good thing."
Gu Heng shrugged.
"Although it is estimated that it is because of the connection with Sadako, after all, in the movie, the truth is found out in the countryside after investigating everywhere. But it would be a bit wasteful to open the map just for this."
Jian Mingjia: "You mean—"
"Just like the one just now," he said, "maybe there are other guys."
Lin You had just inspected and returned to SCP-096 in the illustrated book, when she raised her head and met the inquiring gazes of Jian Mingjia and Geng Qinghe, she opened her mouth.
"Oh, I thought so too."
"But there's no need to worry too much," she said casually, "the only obstacle on the road should be the one just now, just be careful when you get there."
She was right.
There was more than an hour's drive left, and nothing happened.
The terminal of the bus was not Hakone, but it stopped here in several stops, and they got off at the earliest stop.
Geng Qinghe watched the driver act a little grateful when they got out of the car.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that they have some connection with the "spiritual event" just now, among other things, the window is wide open.
Although it is not likely to get out of the car, it is estimated that I can't wait to say goodbye quickly and completely.
Others didn't care much about the opinions of the passer-by NPCs they met by chance. They looked around and stared at the various houses.
"This stop is the closest."
Lu Zhenjie flipped through the chat history, which was also what he had chatted with the owner of the audio-visual store he bought at the time, "But how do you find the house number now..."
After all, it is the outskirts of small towns, and it is not always so regular for foreigners who are newcomers.
"Simple."
Jian Mingjia pointed to the store next to her, "Isn't there a small hotel here? Go in and ask."
Hakone is also known as "the land of hot springs". There are many tourists all year round, and there are hot spring hotels everywhere. The one they entered was the closest to the station, and as soon as they opened the curtain, the boss greeted them warmly.
"welcome."
he said.
"The surname is Tsuchiya, are there five people in total?"
"Well, there are five of us." Lin You thought for a while, then turned around and asked, "Why don't we just live here?"
Jian Mingjia: "No comment."
Lu Zhenjie: "Anyway, I guess we'll have to spend the night..."
The hotel is not big, it is a typical Japanese style, the top and bottom are clean, and it is also a good place to stay.
This is the off-season for tourism, and five guests are staying at once. Of course, the boss is happy to do this business, so he has to get the check-in registration book.
"Don't worry about this, we are here to find someone."
Lin You quickly stopped his movements.
"Of course I will live here, so I want to ask first," she motioned Lu Zhenjie to show the boss the address, "Do you know where this is?"
The boss stared at it for two seconds, and said "oh", with a rising tone.
"Then you are asking the right person."
He said: "I remember this household. We moved here a month ago, but he passed away two weeks ago. Why do you look for him?"
"Dead?" Gu Heng asked, "How did you die?"
"I don't know, I heard it was a myocardial infarction." Tsuchiya replied, "Then his relatives sold the contents, but the house was left untouched for the time being."
Lin You made a decisive decision.
"Let's check in." She said, "— Correspondingly, can you show us the way?"
"Ah yes."
She thought of something again, "Is there any stronger paper bag nearby?"
Boss: "Hey, you don't need to ask, I have it here, and it's a commemorative version with a hot spring theme—"
Lin You was the first to sign the register and overpaid for the bag, and it was Geng Qinghe's turn to be the second. Standing aside, she suddenly heard some movement in the corridor behind her.
Looking back, it was a girl who looked seventeen or eighteen years old.
The girl sticks her head out from the corner, staring at this side intently. She has a beautiful face, and her long black hair hangs over her shoulders. Under Qi's bangs are a pair of red phoenix eyes, and there is a well-placed tear mole under his eyes.
"My niece," the boss also saw the girl and explained with a smile, "Lizi."
The niece he was talking about just smiled, then turned around again. Her movements were fast, if Lin You hadn't turned her head back so quickly, she might not have even seen her face clearly. At that time, Lu Zhenjie, who was at the end of his turn, also signed his name.
"… I think."
After walking out of the hotel, Geng Qinghe was silent for a long time, "There is a problem with that hotel."
I can't tell where it is, but it doesn't feel right to him.
Lu Zhenjie: "Huh?"
"His niece is really pretty," he scratched his head and added hastily, even though it was just a glimpse, "but it's just strange on this point, the boss looks quite ordinary, right?"
"I don't care," Lin You said, "If there is a problem, there will be a problem."
It would be better to say that the more problems she has, the happier she is.
"So I live there, and you can change it if you want."
Geng Qinghe: "... No, no, no, I still won't change."
Even if you know it's wrong, you still feel safe with the boss!
"It's nothing." Gu Heng said, "Anyway, isn't what we're doing now more dangerous than that?"
He looked up.
"-arrive."
Follow the road pointed by the boss, turn right when going out and walk straight for two minutes, the second house after turning right at the second intersection is the place they are looking for.
"Is this considered breaking into a private house?" Lu Zhenjie muttered, "It would be a lot of fun to experience the feeling of being detained in a game."
"Anyway, I heard from him that no one lives there?"
Jian Mingjia is not very good at climbing over the wall, it is a bit difficult to do, "Don't let—others—"
"Just see it!"
She was the last one to turn over with great difficulty, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It can be seen in the courtyard that no one has taken care of it for a long time.
The weeds grew wildly, although they didn't grow very long, but they also covered the ankles. There were a few maple trees scattered in the yard, and Lin You turned her gaze to one of the trees.
"Look," she said, "Isn't this found?"
"Easier than I thought..."
Jian Mingjia murmured: "...but then again, opening it may not be the real beginning."
According to the movie, this is the way to break the seal of Sadako.
Under the maple tree, there is a dry well.
The dry well was covered tightly by a stone slab that looked very heavy. It hadn't been moved for many years, and it was covered with thick moss.
"It seems that I moved here by accident," Lin You said, "and Sadako's resentment was attached to the video tapes I collected."
This story tells them, don't buy a house with an unknown well in the courtyard.
Geng Qinghe: "... open?"
"Isn't that why you came here," she said, "Let's go."
The stone slab was extremely heavy, and the moss felt slippery to the touch, so they had to buckle the gap and try to exert force.
"One, two—"
three!
The stone slab covering the mouth of the well was lifted with a bang.