Lucas gave haunted tales to the people in the bar with Smoothie giving a curious listen to the stories.
The man in the suit had a deep tone while he told his tales as he drank the red wine from his glass to moisten his throat. After Smoothie finished listening to the tales, she gulped down the rest of her juice. She didn't really like this story. It was too depressing. The girl who wanted to learn Kendo was bullied to death in the end. However, repression is repressed. Like the last sentence calling out Hanako, Hanako will appear, she won't believe it, it's all a story. The people are already dead, so how can they appear? She finished listening to these two stories.
The man in the suit seemed to want to leave. But the people around him stopped him, and even the boss approached.
"One more, your story is so interesting, I'll give you a drink in the house." The chubby boss took the bottle of red wine and filled the man in the suit with another glass.
"Do you all truly wish to hear more of my tales?"
The man in the suit was hyping the crowd, feeding into their greed to hear more.
"I wanna hear more tales."
"Give us another one!"
The people around booed, hoping the man in the suit would tell another story.
"Well, then I'll tell you all one more story, the very last one."
The man in the suit smiled and sat back down, cleared his throat as he began to tell his very last tale.
"It was summer. A kid who went out into the city with his parents was told to go to the countryside and spend less time on the computer, so he had no choice but to go to his grandfather's house to spend the hot summer day. Everything was normal from the beginning until one day..."
"As usual, when the kid was resting on the corridor near the patio of his grandfather's house, he saw a white sun hat moving on top of the patio fence. Along with the movement of the hat, he heard a 'po-po-po' coming from the person behind the fence. Soon the girl came out of the cover of the fence and in front of the gate, it was a tall lady, wearing a white sun hat and a long white sundress."
"The kid told his grandfather about this. The grandfather seemed to have recalled something. He was so scared that he invited a strong young man from the village to guard his grandson from the evil spirit, and told his grandson that he should never open the door before 7 o'clock in the morning after nightfall. During this period, no one must have a conversation with him, and he must never answer or open the door."
"The kid didn't understand why his grandfather had such a big reaction and didn't take this matter seriously."
"However, a knock on the door was heard. The kid wanted to get up and open the door, but remembering his grandfather's words, he did not immediately open the door, but the person who knocked on the door suddenly spoke. It was the voice of his grandfather!"
"This made the kid relax his vigilance, and so he slowly got up and opened the door..."
"The kid looked outside, yet no one could be seen, so he closed the door and stayed back inside."
"Once the kid turned around to get back to bed, he was hit in the face by 2 soft pillows, he raised his head and saw the tall lady crouch down and looking at him directly in the face *po-po-po*"
"The following morning, the grandfather went into the room of his grandson, he saw that the door was slightly ajar, and so he rushed into the room, yet he saw nothing."
"Later they discovered a certain amount of black salt in the corner of the room... this is the legend of Hasshaku."
"It is said that Hasshaku later appeared in other places, wandering at sea all year round, maybe tonight she will call at your door..."
The man in the suit's tone is low and hoarse, as if he has some magical power, which makes him enchanting to listen to. Listening to the last part... All the people around shuddered, they didn't know when they got goosebumps on their arms!
"You, where did you hear this story?"
This is a fat man. He suddenly stood up from his seat, his whole body trembling with fat and his expression on his face was that of horror. A little stuttering. These things that the man in the suit said... all clashed with his own experience. He saw the woman in the white hat and heard a strange noise! Because he remembered it clearly... Last night, someone really knocked on the door, but he was too tired and didn't open it. This story got everyone chattering. The faces of the people have changed and many people present have encountered the same thing!
It is really scary to think about it.
At the same time, Smoothie in the back suddenly stood up.
"Where did you hear this story?" She looked at the man in the suit, her eyes changed. The first two stories can be viewed as just mere tales. But in the end, this Hasshaku story is different. Before Flampe disappeared, she said that she saw a woman in a white sundress and a sun hat and heard a strange noise! Even more terrifying is that even the details are correct. After Flampe disappeared, the salt in the house turned black like in the story!
"I have heard it from my mother's stories since I was young." The man in the suit smiled and looked very sincere.
"This..."
Smoothie still wanted to ask. But at this moment! The Den den mushi she had in her arms rang. It's Oven!
"What's up?" Smoothie frowned. And after hearing her brother's words. Her face suddenly changed... They found Flampe's trail!
At this moment, she left the bar in a hurry. Seeing Smoothie leave. The man in the suit smiled, didn't drop his gaze, and continued clinking glasses with the people around him.
The location is a bit further from the bar. In front of a fruit stand, several people gathered around and whispered vaguely among themselves.
"There was a knock on the door last night. It was too scary. It sounded like my wife's voice, but my wife was sleeping next to me..."
"Yes, yes, I was also called to the door, damn it, it was my dead father. I thought he found out that I've been playing around recently. He crawled out of the cemetery to teach me, so I didn't dare to open the door at all."
And just when the people are discussing enthusiastically. Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
"It's Hasshaku..."
A man in a suit, who they didn't know when he appeared, carrying a bottle of red wine, gave them all a smile.
Editor: Chapter is just so long, and i made it longer, added more context to it. also i change the man into a kid(shota). and from a vacation from a dead end job to a vacation from a dead end gaming.
hope you guys liked my reworked story of Hasshaku