Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Volume 10 Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Translated by Niulili

Makoto visited a coffee shop designated for a meeting.

It was a chain store near the station.

Due to the morning hours, the store was not very crowded. When she ordered a coffee at the counter, she secured a seat by the window.

After a while, Eishin went into the store with a pregnant woman.

Upon finding her, Eishin gently raised his hand, ordered a drink at the counter, carried a tray with a cup, and came to his seat.

Makoto got in touch with Eishin and asked him about the psychic phenomenon he had brought to Gotou. Then, as expected, it turned out to be the same apartment as Sayama.

So, she asked Einshin to introduce the woman, Setuko, who first consulted him on the psychic phenomenon.

“Thank you for your cooperation. I’m Hijikata from the Hokuto Shimbun.”

Makoto presented a business card.

When Setsuko received it, she replied with a thin voice, “I’m Setsuko Hirota.”

It was not because she was pregnant that her face was tired. It was easy to imagine that the psychic phenomena bothered her.

That evidence suggested that Setsuko couldn’t stand being alone at her home and was now returning to her parents’ home.

“I’m sorry for taking your time.”

Makoto first apologized for that.

“No”

Speaking in a whisper, Setsuko shook her head.

Was it because she was a shy person that she doesn’t try to make eye contact ? Or was it because the psychic phenomenon were damaging her mind ?

“I have some questions I want to ask.”

Makoto said, Setsuko nodded with her eyes closed.

“Specifically, what kind of psychic phenomenon was occurring ?”

When Makoto asked, Setsuko sighed, as if she was half-sick.

“I’ve said it again and again. I heard weird voices, photo frames and vases suddenly shook like there was an earthquake, and the TV suddenly turned on. ”

Setsuko’s story was similar to what Makoto experienced in Sayama’s room. It was the so-called Poltergeist phenomenon.

The Poltergeist phenomenon was a phenomenon that basically occured in a house, and even when no one was touching it, an object moved, something like a rap sound could be heard, or something emited light. But it happened repeatedly.

It became famous because it was made into a movie in Hollywood.

“Was it everyday ?”

“Yes, almost every day.”

“What time of the day ?”

“Time ?”

“Yes. Does that happen at a certain time ?”

“I didn’t care about time, so I don’t know.”

“I see… So then, does that happen when you are doing something specific ?”

Every time Makoto asked more questions, Setsuko’s expression grew with more and more tension.

At first, Makoto thought that it was because she remembered a scary thing, but apparently it was different.

“Are you doubting me ?”

Setsuko raised her face and glared at Makoto.

“No. That’s not …”

“Lie. You are skeptical, so isn’t that why you keep asking those persistent questions ?”

“It’s not”

Makoto panicked and denied, but Setsuko’s anger did not subside.

“Eishin and his assistant were there too and experienced the same phenomenon, so I’m not telling a lie. Do you say it’s neurosis, like my husband ?”

The talk blow and she felt taken aback.

It seemed from Setsuko’s speech that her husband didn’t believe in the psychic phenomenon. While she was dissatisfied with that, Makoto repeatedly asked her questions, so it seemed that her irritation surfaced.

Perhaps, even returning to her parents’ home was not only due to the psychic phenomenon, she might have had a quarrel with her husband.

“And I’m not the only one talking about psychic phenomena.”

Setsuko’s rumbled and Eishin said “Well well” to soothed her.

“Makoto-san doesn’t think that anything Setuko-san is saying is a lie.”

Setsuko finally calmed down as Eishin declared in a slow tone.

“My question wasn’t correct. I’m sorry. As Eishin-san just said, I’m not doubting you. By investigating what kind of phenomenon occurred, I thought it would be a stepping stone to find the cause. ”

Makoto said again.

Perhaps she was able to recover her calmness once she got angry, and Setsuko replied with a small yes.

“Let me check again. Psychic phenomena only occur during the daytime, right ?”

Makoto made an assertive statement.

According to Setsuko’s speech, her husband had not experienced the psychic phenomenon. It meant that her husband is absent when it happened.

“Yes”

Setsuko nodded.

“Did that happen during the night hours ?”

“Sometimes”

“Sometimes ?”

“Yes. When I am asleep, I feel suffocating and my body feels hot. My husband say I’m pregnant, so my hormone balance is upset. .. ”

Setsuko said in a soft tone.

It was certain that such phenomen were occurring because Eishin and Gotou had also experienced the vibration and sound.

However, it was hard to say about feeling stuffy or hot.

Looking at Setsuko’s attitude, she could felt that she was a little irritated.

“You said something that other people are experiencing it, right ?”

When Makoto asked, Setsuko nodded.

“Can you tell me who ?”

“The wife of Sayama-san next door. And Kimura-san on the lower floor. Maeda-san and Ashizawa-san also said that they heard such a thing.”

ー Four houses !

Makoto swallowed in surprise.

Including Sayama’s, there were five. It could be said that it was abnormal that such a psychic phenomenon occured in one apartment.

She had been involved in a number of cases involving psychic phenomena so far, but this was the first time that there have been so many at once.

“Can you tell me the room numbers of those people ?”

Makoto noted the room numbers that Setsuko said one after another.

Whether or not the room number was the key to solving the mystery of this case was unknown, but it might be a stepping stone.

“Have they experienced the same phenomenon ?”

When Makoto asked, Setsuko nodded, “Yes.”

After listening to her story, Setsuko returned home, leaving Eishin and Makoto.

“What do you think ?”

Eishin asked her.

“To be honest, I can’t say anything.”

That was Makoto’s honest impression.

“Do you think that Setsuko-san’s story is a lie ?”

“No. I don’t. I’m experiencing the same phenomenon. I have some photos, so there’s no doubt that something is going on in that apartment. But …”

“But what ?”

“Applying to Yakumo-kun’s theory, it’s a prank.”

Yakumo always said ー Ghosts were like a mass of dead human thoughts and had no physical influence.

Makoto has also been involved in several cases so far and felt that the theory was correct.

However, this phenomenon was clearly causing a physical accident.

“Um. That’s right.”

Eishin touched his doubled chin.

After that, she tried to think with Eishin for a while, but the only questions that came to her mind didn’t let her go forward.