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Huh?

There is someone living
in that haunted house deep in the forest?

Right.

I heard it from the people in town.

Just last month, a young couple
seemed to have moved in.

I heard that his wife saw
a white figure in the house all the time.

She's almost scared to death.

And the sliding door would open by itself
when it was closed.

What? It's so scary.

A scholar

once lived in that house.

However, he died one day without warning.

Someone later mentioned that even though
the house didn't have anyone living in it,

the windows would occasionally
show the appearance of a ghostly figure.

They should get someone to do an exorcism.

But since that man's wife
was the only one who saw it,

everyone thought she may be
dreaming or hallucinating.

It must be a ghost!

Kanna, what do you think?

Huh? Me?

After all, I've never seen a ghost.

I need to look into it first.

-As expected of a paranormal detective!
-As expected of a paranormal detective!

Huh?

Surely you would be able to tell

if the mansion is haunted
if you looked into it, wouldn't you?

(The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei
-He Just Solves All the Mysteries-)

(Episode 9: Rumor of the Haunted House)
Chuzenji-sensei.

(Episode 9: Rumor of the Haunted House)
Are there ghosts in this world?

Why are you asking all of a sudden?

Nothing.

Because I heard that
a ghost showed up in a family.

What do you think about it?

I haven't seen ghosts yet,

but I'm sure they still exist.

Because ghost stories have been
around for a very long time.

Maybe something happened,

since they have been passed down
as a kind of existence.

Your idea is quite interesting.

People think that

the so-called ghost is the spirit
of a dead person coming back to life.

The Kojiki

has stories about the dead
from the land of Yomi.

So, it seems likely that the idea of a "land of the dead"
was around as early as the Nara period.

At first, people thought that ghosts
came back to convey a message or make requests.

However, as time went on,

some people also began to think
that ghosts appeared before people

because of regrets,
resentment, or obsessions.

Someone once said that if you listen to
their regrets and resentments,

you can put them at peace,

and the ghosts will go away.

According to Shinto,

this is called "calming the soul".

Whereas in Buddhism,

it's called "becoming a Buddha".

Now.

A common saying
says that ghosts don't have feet.

This saying comes
from literature and drama,

especially the ghost paintings
by Maruyama Okyo,

which are said to have influenced
many artists who came after him.

Uh, in other words…

The so-called ghosts

that people talk
about are actually ones made up in stories.

They are not the same as ghosts
that exist as ideas

mixed with faith or thought.

It is not possible to debate

the existence of so-called ideas.

Because that's what it's supposed to be.

That's what it's supposed to be?

The moment we start talking
about existence,

it transforms from an abstract idea

into a physical phenomenon.

Paranormal events are rarely reproducible.

meaning that many people will not be able

to confirm or refute a witness's account.

Because our reality is predicated
on theory of relativity and quantum mechanics,

it is also theoretically possible
to recreate such a phenomenon

given the right information and setting.

"Being rarely reproducible" refers to

the idea that this information and setting
may only exist in the mind of the witness.

Only exist in the mind?

After all, neurons send electrical signals
that carry thoughts and memories.

So, it's possible that
the so-called paranormal events

are actually just hallucinations brought on
by actual brain processes.

In other words,

are ghosts just hallucinations
or fake sightings?

But you can't say it doesn't exist
just because you can't see it.

So what exactly is it?

If every crow you've seen is black,

that doesn't mean there aren't
any white ones out there, right?

As a result,

we must observe and verify it

in order to prove its existence.

So, are there ghosts in this world

or not?

There is no doubt that they exist
for those who have seen them.

People who haven't seen them can
only say that they don't exist.

Having said that,

some people continue

to believe in the existence of ghosts,

both locally and abroad,

due to specific events
that make people think of ghosts.

And the only way to know for sure

is to observe and verify it, right?

I got it, thank you, Sensei.

I'm leaving, goodbye!

Be careful on the way home.

AT THE VERY LEAST, SHUT THE DOOR

There is no doubt that they exist
for those who have seen them.

People who haven't seen them can
only say that they don't exist.

But there must have been things
that make people think of ghosts.

Okay.

That must have convinced everyone.

By the way…

Miss Atsuko!

Oh, are you done reading already?

How is it?

It's really very interesting.

By the way,

we are just talking about you now.

Come in.

Talking about me?

Welcome, Kanna.

Hello there.

Miss Paranormal Detective.

Miss Yukie.

In any case,

there's been talk of seeing ghosts

near Miss Yukie's house.

We started talking about you

after we brought up paranormal phenomena.

Could it be the rumor

that only the wife witnessed the ghost?

Oh dear.

You know about it too.

That lady

is named Tono Sawako.

She is my friend.

I came to talk to Mr. Akihiko,

because I want to help her
solve her problems.

I see.

However,

when confronted with dangerous situations,

you should avoid being overly forceful.

Kanna.

Sensei also reminds me of this a lot.

But I can't ignore it
when I see other people in trouble…

Now that you know about it,
try to correct it.

S-Sensei!

Oh dear, Mr. Akihiko.

Sorry for the intrusion.

Welcome, Miss Yukie.

So what are you doing here?

I just came to return the book
I borrowed from Miss Atsuko.

Why didn't you just give it to me?

Uh, I forgot.

I almost forgot that Mom told me
to go home right after school today.

Sorry for keeping you.

Not at all.

It was nice to talk to you.

Studying is what students
are supposed to do.

Pay attention not to get involved

BE CAREFUL ON YOUR WAY HOME
in strange things.

Okay, sorry for the intrusion.

Well then, Miss Yukie.

Did you need something from me?

In fact,

a friend of mine

has been having trouble
with ghosts lately.

Ghosts?

Kanna,

please help me go to the carpenter
and buy shoji paper.

I was going to read
Mr. Udagawa's book today.

CARPENTER, YAMABE
Excuse me.

Welcome.

What would you like to buy?

Do you have shoji paper?

I have it inside, please wait a moment.

I-I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Miss Sawako!

I found it.

This is the paint used for repairs.

Thank you.

Miss Sawako?

Miss Sawako,

why don't you move to a better place?

But we don't have any money.

We got a good deal on renting that house
through my husband's contacts.

But

it's not a good idea to live in a house
where ghosts show up.

When will your husband come back?

In three days.

That's really worrisome.

I packed some snacks inside.

Remember to eat them.

Thank you for always caring for me.

Miss Yumi,

please let me talk to you again

if there's anything else at home.

ANTIQUE DEALER, IKETANI

Excuse me.

Are you Miss Tono Sawako?

Yes, I am.

What's the matter?

Well,

I thought I might be able to help you.

Help?

Who exactly are you?

Huh?

I am paranormal detective, Kusakabe Kanna.

I heard about your situation
from Miss Yukie.

You're the one Miss Yukie talked about

as the person
who can solve any mystery, right?

Huh?

Y-Yeah.

This is what Miss Sawako said.

She woke up
in the middle of the night on a night

when her husband wasn't home

and saw a face in the darkness
behind the sliding door.

It was already morning
when Miss Sawako passed out from fear

and woke up again.

The front door was locked, though,

and there were no signs
of a break-in inside.

When her husband got home, she told him,

but he thought she was dreaming.

But she saw that thing again
on a different night

when her husband wasn't home.

She was so scared that all she could do

was hiding under the covers
and reading Buddhist texts to calm down.

That thing eventually disappeared,

but nothing strange happened in the house.

Um.

Was that thing really a ghost?

In any case,

may I take a look around the house?

This is the bedroom.

That ghost

is always hiding behind that sliding door,
peering out on the side of the corridor.

I see.

Could it be…

I see.

I have no idea at all.

Is there also a window here?

There is rust inside the key,

so it won't turn.

What's outside the window?

It's the backyard.

I can't find anything suspicious.

Um.

What is going on?

W-Well.

What should I do?

The fact that I don't know

will scare her a lot.

Excuse me.

Is Miss Tono at home?

Miss Yukie asked me
to come and take a look.

I heard there are ghosts here
that are bothering you.

Chu-Chuzenji-sensei?

Oh, do you know each other?

She is my assistant.

I told her to check out
what was going on here first.

Huh?

Oh, my.

So the person who can help solve
any mysterious situation is…

There are no

mysterious things

in this world.

May I go outside and have a look?

I got it now.

So,

how much do you know

about this house's past?

I simply know that
this is a historic home.

It appears that an old scholar
and his wife used to live here.

But the scholar suddenly died.

Later, the wife relocated
to live with her daughter.

This house then became vacant.

My husband knows that daughter.

She knew we were looking for a house,

so she granted us a very low rent.

When did that scholar pass away?

She told me

it was about a year ago.

In that case,

who did you tell about what you saw?

Let me think.

My husband,

Miss Yukie,

and the Yamabe couple
from the carpenter's shop.

Also you two.

Huh?

Then why did this matter get around?

Are the Yamabe couple your friends?

They run a carpenter's shop nearby.

When we just moved here,

they helped us a lot.

By the way, the scholar

passed out in their shop.

They learned of my encounter
and are concerned for my well-being.

They also recommended that I move out.

But the rent here is really cheap.

So my husband doesn't want to move out.

I see.

I get the general idea now.

I would like to ask
the landlord a few questions.

Please tell me her contact information.

Your husband will be home

in three days, right?

Y-Yeah.

Then, please have

Miss Yukie stay with you during this time.

It looks like that thing won't show up

if you're not home by yourself.

Since the Yamabe couple
is also worried about you,

you could tell them that a friend will be
stay with you for a short time.

So they don't need to worry.

We will also try to solve

this problem during this time.

Are you able to solve it?

Yes.

Please don't worry.

Chuzenji-sensei looks scary,

but when he said he would do it,

he would definitely do it.

Thank you, Kanna.

Luckily, I talked to you about it.

Kusakabe,

I have something for you to do.

Okay.

Miss Yukie should be at my house.

Go tell her what I just said.

Then ask Chizuko to invite
Mr. Kiba and Sekiguchi over.

Yes.

And…

And?

I will give you a lecture
once everything has settled down.

Okay.

-Walk slower.
-Hey, straighten your back.

Miss Tono!

Miss Yumi,

you are finally moving.

My husband agreed with me,

and we found a new place to live.

Thanks to our friends,

we should be able to get things done
faster than we thought.

Maybe we can finish moving in tonight.

Then what about this house?

Because of the ghosts,

the landlord

thought that no one would
want to live here.

So they plan to demolish this house
as soon as possible.

Is that so?

It's really a pity.

Is there someone inside?

Excuse me.

A ghost?

I-Impossible!

Officer!

-Help!
-There is a ghost inside!

Are you

residents of this house?

Although we're not,

right now…

There he is!

Officer, it's the ghost!

-What are you talking about?
-The ghost!

There are no ghosts in this world.

What?

I said I hadn't seen any ghosts.

By the way,

how come you ran out from inside

when you didn't live here?

Hey.

What should we do about you?

This guy isn't a ghost, it's Enokizu.

Uh, did they not hear?

So boring.

The real show is about to begin.

Is it over?

Things are going as planned.

To sum up,

the ghost's real form that Tono Sawako saw

was actually the Yamabe couple dressed up.

They used this window to get in

and pretended to be ghosts
to scare Miss Tono.

There's a problem
with the key to that window,

so it should be unable to open.

Oh, is it?

Huh?

That rotary latch over there

just looks like it's broken.

That metal part is actually
only on the side you can see.

The nail secured
from the outside is the one

that won't let the window open.

It opened.

The Yamabe couple set this up
so that they could easily gain access.

It was as if they assumed you'd
visit their shop if you needed repairs.

They would then figure out another way
to sneak in while they pretended to fix it.

But

why would they dress up like ghosts

just to terrify me?

They want you and your husband

to leave this house.

Huh?

Do they really dislike me that much?

No.

This house is

what they want.

The incident began

when Sagawa Satoshi,

the original owner
of this house and a scholar,

discovered something inside it.

It is said that before he died, he said

he had found a treasure.

Right.

But my husband would often pick up old books
or pieces of waste paper and bring them back to me,

saying they were treasures.

So at that time,
I didn't pay much attention to it.

Because the treasure was in a state

that made it hard for him
to get it on his own,

he asked Yamabe for help.

He may have been too excited, though,

because Mr. Satoshi passed out before
he could clearly explain what happened.

The issue of the treasure
was not resolved.

He must have

only had time to tell them
that he found a treasure at home

and needed their help.

The owner,

Miss Takako, moved away

after the funeral
without taking care of this issue.

The Yamabe couple was sure
that a treasure was hidden in the house,

but you and your husband

moved in at that very moment,

stopping them
from continuing their search.

In addition, they were the ones
who said the house was haunted.

At that time, someone in town thought

the light they accidentally let out
while searching for it was a ghost.

Based on this rumor,

they dressed up as ghosts to scare you

and get you to leave.

They should have only shown up
when you were by yourself,

because they were afraid of being attacked
if your husband was there too.

So, they actively looked into
your husband's travel plans

and took action accordingly.

Eventually, as they wished,
you decided to move.

Then they heard that this house
was going to be torn down,

which made them act quickly.

How come?

While I was contacting inspector Kiba,

-Mr. Eno overheard me discussing my plan
-Don't do anything interesting behind my back.

-to apprehend them for breaking into your house.
-Let me join too.

As punishment for scaring you earlier,

WHAT A HASSLE
I let him help out a little.

A beautiful ghost like Mr. Enokizu

would scare anyone to death.

Um.

So, is there really a treasure?

Yes, there is.

It's this.

Huh?

This old sliding door?

The point isn't the sliding door itself.

It's the lining paper inside.

Traditionally, the inside of sliding doors

would have been reinforced
by repeatedly pasting washi paper.

But this sliding door's lining paper

was made from old recycled paper.

Old recycled paper?

These are old maps
and letters that have done

what they were meant to do.

This old recycled paper
often has a lot of information

about the time it was made,
which makes it a useful historical source.

It's indeed considered
a treasure for scholars.

But the Yamabe couple was
only looking for valuable treasures.

Of course, they weren't able to find
what Mr. Satoshi thought was treasure.

That's exactly what he would do.

Um.

Is this house really
going to be demolished?

No, that was a lie
made up by Mr. Chuzenji.

After all, this house holds many memories.

If you don't mind,
can you continue to live here?

-Of course we don't mind.
-Thank you.

What should we do
with this old recycled paper?

I know someone

who can give such things an appraisal.

If you want to sell it, he will
likely give you a fair price for it.

So then,

what happened to the Yamabe couple?

It was said that
Mr. Kiba scolded them very harshly.

After reflecting on it,

they eventually apologized to Miss Tono.

CONGRATULATIONS
So everything is resolved now.

Who said so?

I haven't started lecture yet.

I am unable to support you at this time.

After all, you did do something dangerous.

You should just obediently listen to him.

Why is it so?