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Hey, still wanna go?

(I feel like everything started from that day on that summer that comes as scheduled every year...)

(Horror Writer Kazuno Minami — Reading Event)

Thank you so much

(The Route of Cursed Tales)

Could you sign this one too, Ms. Kazuno?

sure

thank you very much

In fact, it is my dream to plan your reading aloud, teacher.

I just want to thank you

Thanks

I'm very happy

I will continue to look forward to your horror stories.

Farewell

What an unprecedented event

yes

I appreciate it

Obviously this series was written a long time ago

By the way, how is your new work coming along?

sorry

I haven’t been able to write it yet

Is this your first time writing about the subject of courage testing?

For reference, I collected the submissions received by the editorial department

There is a lot of good material in it

By the way, the fan letters are also in there.

Thanks

A few days ago I went to a famous abandoned hotel in Gunma Prefecture

That hotel is a very famous supernatural attraction in the local area...

This is good

Have you seen it?

I shouldn't have chosen a subject like courage.

Why?

Doesn't the so-called trial of courage mean that you go out of your way to be cursed?

The kind of shallow-minded protagonist

I can't portray it as charming

-Senior, what would you do? -What?

It’s no use asking me, a mountaineering writer.

Sorry to bother you by writing suddenly

I am your classmate at Onomori Middle School, Yaguchi Asako.

Long time greetings

Do you remember me?

This person seems to be your classmate

What?

Well, it seems that this person also participated in the courage test.

(In fact, some time ago, my friend and I went to a very scary place, the so-called courage test. It was so shocking that it really scared me to death. Because it was so weird, I even went to a nearby shrine to exorcise evil spirits on the way back. Can I discuss with you whether I can meet in the near future? please)

Yaguchi?

Wouldn't it be great if you went to interview this classmate of yours?

Interview?

interview

Well, you have to dig out the material yourself.

Fujiwara-san

Fujiwara-san, long time no see.

Sure enough, you haven't changed at all.

haven't seen you for a long time

Yaguchi-san

We haven’t seen each other for 20 years since we graduated from junior high school.

I've always wanted to see you

how are you doing

fine

Oops, I didn’t expect to receive a letter from my junior high school classmates.

I'm also surprised

When I saw this, I was thinking, isn’t this Fujiwara-san?

(Thirteen Stairs into the Abyss : Kazuno Minami)

You actually recognize it

I recognize it

Then let's go

Everyone is waiting in the izakaya

Ah wait a minute

After all, someone else is here

So you might as well call me "Kazuno".

oh

Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to come.

Actually, I’ve been your fan since your debut, sensei.

Oops, I didn’t expect you to be Yaguchi’s classmate.

This is Mr. Tasaki, the manager of the grocery store where I work.

And this is Onodera-kun who works part-time at the store

Hello

And this is Ms. Wakao who works at the curry shop next door to our grocery store.

please take care of me

I am Kazuno Minami.

Although Yaguchi should have told you

-But let me say it again. -Yeah.

There is a very famous ruin on the Internet that is said to be haunted.

The four of us went there before to try our luck.

There is the ruins of a wood processing factory. It is said that the employees and their families in the factory became abnormal one after another.

Either commit suicide or get sick

Abnormal people emerge one after another. It’s a wicked place anyway.

The company went bankrupt

In the end, the remaining president also hanged himself.

(A Bright Workplace)

oh

- wow - here it is

Why?

The place walking up the mountain from the wood processing factory

There is a dilapidated Japanese-style house, probably the home of the president who committed suicide.

we walked there

- That's the right door. - Wow.

good

Wow

Note: 1961, Showa 36

-What? -Before I was born

-Is it that old? -Yeah

Don't touch it

Ah, this is it

Wow so disgusting

-Really don't scare people, okay? -It's too much.

I'll go inside and have a look

I'll go too

What? Do you really want to go?

-I’m here anyway. -That’s right.

Wow

Hey, wait a minute, wait for me

-ah-what

scared me

There is such a thing...

(Sadao/Masao/Ume/Jiro/Hiro/Ryu/Kanta/Haruo)

-Ugh. -That's disgusting.

Wakao! ?

Miss Wakao! ?

Buddhist niche?

Um

The abandoned spiritual tablets covered with talismans are also very strange.

Oops, I checked it online later.

But nothing about these things is written anywhere.

Rather

We seemed to be the first ones to reach the innermost part of the house and find the Buddhist altar.

Then, when I got back to the car, I discovered that I had been bitten by a strange insect.

Swelled up piece by piece

Buddhist Shrine

Buddhist Shrine, ah

Buddhist Shrine

ah!

scared me

sorry

It doesn't matter

Excuse me... if I want to discuss something with you, Ms. Kazuno?

Is it enough to just send the letter to the publisher?

Yes

If you send a letter, I will read it.

Understood

Or...

Or you can contact here

Thanks

-Not at all... -Yeah

Hey, what are you talking about?

There must be some rules

It's not a big deal

That was my honest feeling at the time

Those people were horrified by what happened in the ruins.

So I went to a nearby shrine to exorcise evil spirits.

I also saw the supernatural photos taken by Onodera

But those are just common photos

That's the extent of the strange things those people said.

Yaguchi-san, I don’t think you need to be afraid

If you have to say what you said today made me feel something...

to be honest...

Oh yeah?

thank you today

It's great that I can discuss this with you, Fujiwara-san.

Ah, it's "Kazuno-sensei."

See you later

ok

Um

Yes

(I heard that land is haunted...)

Hello

Hello?

I am Wakao

Ah, Ms. Wakao, I thanked you some time ago.

Uh, please... are you convenient now?

Yeah, no problem

Well... Ms. Kazuno, you can see things that others can't, right?

What?

Like a ghost or something like that

yes

So will the reverse happen?

The other way around?

yes

But then everyone else can see it.

Only I can't see it

Everyone said they saw the Buddhist niche

but i can't see

After returning from the ruins

Everyone keeps saying that Buddhist niches are scary

But that thing doesn't exist at all

At least as far as I can see

Does that mean only those three people saw the Buddhist altar?

yes

I looked up the ruins but nothing about the Buddhist niches was written anywhere.

But...the reason why you called me specifically

In fact, it’s not just because of this

arm

Mr. Tasaki's arm is completely incurable

- A bug bite? - Yes.

Instead, it got worse and became swollen and black.

Also, Ms. Yaguchi’s appearance became very strange, and she suddenly laughed or yelled.

She is obviously not that kind of person.

Where is Mr. Onodera?

Mr. Onodera doesn’t seem to be working in the store recently.

And you?

Are you okay?

fine

By the way, is Mr. Onodera someone who can exorcise evil spirits?

He said he would

But I don’t think he can do it at all

Why?

Because exorcism has no effect?

That's one of the reasons, and also because he spit inside the shrine.

Ms. Kazuno

finally see you

Mr. Onodera?

The photo I showed you before

I checked carefully and made a surprising discovery

So I want you to take a look at it, Ms. Kazuno.

wait a moment

How did you know I was here?

Because I wanted to show it to you as early as possible, Ms. Kazuno, so I looked for you everywhere.

-That's it. -Wait a minute.

In other words, are you following me?

Sorry about that...

Please don't do this, okay?

(There’s a haze over everything! A face? Those white speck-like particles... they're a symbol of the curse.)

(fog)(haze)

Don't bring something like this over here

(Dear Miss Kazuno, do you like these photos? The other one is a gift from me to you. — Onodera)

What's this?

What are you doing?

By the way, Yaguchi-san...

Unable to answer the call right now. Please leave your name and message after the beep.

This is Kazuno.

Yaguchi-san, did you tell Mr. Onodera my address without permission?

He came to my house today. It's really scary.

Please tell him not to do this again. Please.

(Messages and missed calls from Asako Yaguchi)

Onodera seems to be really sorry for doing strange things to you, Kazuno-san.

But he didn't mean any harm

Absolutely...I will definitely apologize. After all, I am an adult. I will apologize...

But please believe this...

The food is delicious because it’s so delicious. Kazuno-kun, you’ve spread it on your computer, right?

Onodera-kun cried when he took the computer for repair and his internal organs came out.

You can't be irresponsible, right?

What...

What are you doing?

In front of the Mountain Shrine...

Coming, coming

Oh, come in, come in

-Excuse me.-Okay.

Please come in and I'll pour you tea

Ah, yesterday was the seventh death anniversary

Thanks

- Sit down. - Yeah.

Come and have tea

Thanks

OK

Um? What is it you want me to help with?

There is a place that I care about very much

Um

(Tochigi Prefecture)

It's like this...

here

What? Mountain shrine?

Yes, I looked it up and it seems to be called this name.

But this area...the place name of this area?

Mountain name?

But couldn't find it out at all

Huh?

Yeah

-Wait a minute-Hmm

OK

Uh where is it?

-Are you okay? -Yeah

There may be records on previous maps.

OK

Found it found it

Uh, there are records, there are records

This name is very popular

Very prosperous?

Um

You see, the mountain is called Iwaiyama.

It may also be pronounced "Iwai-san."

Anyway, this is the name, right?

Iwaiyama

(iwaiyama? /GAIA BAZAAR ethnic food and groceries store)

(SUWAMI: Wakao ← next door → GAIA BAZAAR: Tasaki, Onodera, Yaguchi)

(GAIA BAZAAR Grocery store)

(SUWAMI Curry Pub)

Excuse me

Excuse me

Is Ms. Wakao here?

Miss Wakao!

Fujiwara-san?

Hey

Isn't this Teacher Kazuno?

Why are you here?

Yaguchi-san is... why are you here?

Your work place is next door, right?

Because I'm very free

Anyway, teacher, please sit down first.

Ms. Kazuno

Miss Wakao

Are you alone?

Yes

The store manager collapsed

As long as curry is cooked, it can be served to guests.

Wakao alone is enough

It's just stirring the pot anyway.

Yaguchi-san

What do those... those voicemail messages you left for me mean?

I have already apologized about Onodera!

Are you still going to hold on to it?

I see!

I'll never do it again!

Is that okay?

Or do you want me to kneel down and apologize to you here?

I was just shocked by your message phone...

Really

Yaguchi-san, I’m sorry.

I thought your experience, Yaguchi-san, could be used as a reference for the novel, so I met you.

manage

I'm not meeting you just to give you advice.

So please don't do it again.

Does that mean we are the protagonists?

What?

We are going to make a mainstream debut

Just write us in directly

Tasaki, Onodera, Yaguchi, and Wakao went to the supernatural attraction because they thought it was fun.

As a result, I suffered this crime

As expected... have you suffered?

No no

long wait

Iwaiyama

sacred mountain

obstacle

psychological impact

impact on people

Yaguchi-san

Yaguchi Asako

Fujiwara-san

Fujiwara-san

What?

sorry

I'm late

Great you're here

Something is really wrong with Yaguchi-san.

The place you went to is near here, right?

Yes, probably

Very good

Then the direction should be right

The name of this mountain seems to be "Iwaiyama"

Iwaiyama?

Yeah

Iwaiyama

And for example, here are place names like "Sakai" or "Sacred Rock"

is the name used for holy places since ancient times

That is to say...

The following is my speculation

Could this Iwaiyama be a sacred mountain?

The ruined wood processing plant you went to

Could it be because of the timber being cut from this sacred land...

Is that really the case?

What?

Uh...not sorry

It's okay, it's okay. You don't have to be too polite.

Just say whatever comes to mind

There...if it's a sacred place

It's a place where gods are, right?

It should be like that

Right?

But what I feel is not that kind of thing but something more...

More ominous

How to say

like a dilapidated cemetery

A dilapidated...cemetery?

Yes

like an old ownerless cemetery

So I don't think Iwaiyama was a case of a deity manifesting itself.

long wait

Thanks

was seen by her

Anyway, we didn’t do anything wrong.

Everyone is strange

Since I went to Iwaiyama

Ms. Kazuno, can you come to GAIA BAZAAR?

Now?

That feeling of the cemetery I just mentioned

If you come to GAIA BAZAAR, I think you will understand

Hey, wait a minute

Are you saying the store also has that ownerless graveyard vibe?

Ms. Kazuno, do you and I have the same feeling about horror?

No problem at all

Yeah

Could it be that you made a mistake?

Do you really feel nothing?

Hmm...nothing special...

Ms. Kazuno!

What's going on...Miss Wakao, what's wrong with me?

you fainted

no

-I feel like I'm going to be swallowed up... -What?

It may not have been swallowed up

What?

I'm so scared

-Over there? -It's the warehouse for materials and inventory.

actually...

perhaps.

It's fine

It turns out that Mr. Onodera also went to the ruins later.

What is that...

Quick report... call the police.

hurry up

hurry up!

I broke the tombstone because I thought it was fun, and the woman was cursed.

It's not bad, but I always feel a bit déjà vu.

I'm more worried about your body, Ms. Kazuno, than your work.

Even if you have no appetite, it’s better to eat something.

sorry

Talk about teacher

Didn’t you say before that you were going to meet with readers for interviews?

What?

Is there any reference value?

Are you okay?

It's okay, I just...

Are you okay? Can you get up?

Oh, What Happened...

I always feel that if I put it away, it will feel like everything has been put away...

I don't understand until now

Why would Yuriko and Shotaro go to that kind of mountain...

What an unbelievable accident

so..

Ah, right

What happened to that mountain you were talking about earlier?

Heart

Ah, I've forgotten that, and I don't want to have anything to do with it anymore.

I have to come up with another story.

Oh yeah?

Then that would be meaningless, right?

What?

Um?

What doesn't make sense?

Oh, the job I took this time

I needed to investigate the pre-war agricultural land system, and I found something interesting, but it makes no sense anymore.

please show me

Um?

hurry up

Oh ok ok

Iwaiyama (Ihaiyama / “Memorial Tablet Mountain”)

Mountain of Memorial Tablets

Iwaiyama is 649 meters above sea level

It is also called Ihaiyama or Imiyama.

The name was changed to Iwaiyama because of the unlucky name.

But the locals still call it Irazuyama.

Not a single plant or tree is allowed to be taken out

It is also said that a mighty god lives here.

Ihaiyama (Memorial Tablet Mountain)

Imiyama (Forbidden Mountain)

Irazuyama (Mountain You Must Not Enter)

So it turns out that the auspicious-sounding name “Iwai” is actually “Ihai”—a memorial tablet.

They must have wanted to hide the unlucky name.

Cover up the stench and turn a blind eye to the disaster happening there

Right now

You can always find this kind of material with deep connections...

(Wakao Yuko Calling)

Hello?

Ah, Ms. Kazuno?

Mr. Tasaki?

Well, everyone is together now

Ms. Kazuno, are you free next Saturday?

What are you free for? Why do you ask?

In order to pay homage to Onodera, we plan to go there.

Ms. Kazuno, are you coming too?

We will be waiting for you in the store that morning

"Go there"...could it be...what are you talking about?

That day was Onodera’s 49th-day memorial.

Ah, let Yaguchi talk to you.

Teacher, you will come, right?

Why do I have to go?

Because if you don’t come, we won’t be able to write our novel.

I never promised that kind of thing!

Oh, then let Wakao talk to you.

Ms. Kazuno, I'm sorry.

Wakao-san, it's an unlucky place just like you said.

So you can't go

Why?

Sorry I can't go

Ms. Kazuno, wait a minute...

What on earth was Onodera looking at at that time...

Quick report... call the police.

hurry up!

Not a single plant or tree is allowed to be taken out

Oh, Ms. Kazuno, you're here.

please take care of me

Mr. Tasaki, did you take anything away from the ruins?

Why?

Is that a wood processing factory there?

Did you take away wood or anything like that?

Why do you ask that...

Open the store door quickly

-What...-Hurry up and open it!

Otherwise I wouldn’t go!

·Ah, wait a minute...Ms. Kazuno!

Wait a minute...Ms. Kazuno?

Ms. Kazuno...

It’s so noisy!

Shut up

ha?

Ms. Kazuno...

What are you going to do about this?

It's better to go back

Go back?

Where to go back?

Although I don't know...

But whatever you brought back must be returned to its original place.

What?

Teacher, what are you talking about?

That's all, right?

right

What to do with these

Tsk, tsk, this is Onodera-kun’s relic.

Huh? Ms. Kazuno?

Ah, the ruins go this way...

Go to the mountains.

Why?

What?

Would it be better to go to a shrine in the mountains?

That's right. Just treat it as condolences.

Um

Excuse me

Can you take a short break?

Excuse me

No... why...

Fujiwara-san...

Fujiwara-san...

Let's make up, okay?

We didn't quarrel

Okay, okay...

Your name is "minami", right?

Yes, I am Kazuno Minami.

wrong

your real name minami

Although the characters are different, the name is indeed Minami.

So what?

It's nothing, I'm just telling you that I know

ha? What do you want to do?

How annoying

Don't you remember?

Fujiwara-san

Fujiwara-san

What?

Very good

I thought I was ignored by you

Fujiwara-san, where did you come back from?

from the library over there

Ah um...

Ah finally arrived

What happened to Miss Wakao?

No..

Why?

What?

Can't hear

There is no shrine on the stone staircase...

There should be a small temple up there.

We walked up the stone stairs here

Then I asked Mr. Onodera to exorcise evil spirits...

The temple that was supposed to be there has disappeared!

Really

The temple is gone

disappeared

So what were we heading towards...

No way, the meaning is unclear

What the hell is going on?

open it

What? Are you going to return the wood here?

That's right

It's better to supply it here

Mr. Tasaki!

If you don't return it obediently, your right arm will not heal!

No, I don’t want it!

Why?

I don't want to return it

There is no need to return it at all

Mr. Tasaki, you and Ms. Wakao go first.

Got it, let's go

Yaguchi-san

It'll be no problem

no problem

I will go too

let's go together

Hey, it’s Yaguchi’s turn next

-I don’t want it. -Yaguchi-san

Yaguchi, you are such a coward.

Once you try it, you'll know it's not a big deal.

Just put it back

Come

OK, give it to me

OK

OK

Go back!

And this...

yeah

What are you doing...

What is this doing...

Ah, great, great, it's over

Come to Yaguchi, go back

Okay, let's go, let's go

Oh, that's great

Ah so cool

-Ms. Kazuno -Huh?

let's go back

There should be many people besides us who come to try their luck.

Could it be that strange things happen to those people?

Ms. Kazuno?

How is it, Ms. Kazuno?

I have no idea

How could I possibly know such a thing?

it hurts

Why?

(Yoshimura Tsukasa Calling)

Hello

Hello?

I finally figured it out

The cause of Yuriko and Shotaro's accident

What?

Not just Iwaiyama

Taboo Road, Taboo Mountain, Do not enter the mountain...

There are places where you will be cursed just by stepping into them.

Those are all "no-go areas

A restricted area?

Yes

A place where no one is allowed to enter

forbidden area

The mountain where Yuriko and Shotaro died

There are also forbidden areas

Those two people unknowingly

I strayed into that place and came into contact with the taboo.

Mr. Yoshimura

Hmm

Ah sorry sorry

Let’s go hiking together next time

Will be very happy

Definitely going. I’ve made an appointment.

Go hiking

will be very happy

Can Iwaiyama be infected?

Mom, there are dolls here. Stop looking and go quickly...

No entry

After the third power month

Change 59 yen

Thank you for your patronage

Please invite the next guest

Miss Fujiwara, your friend is looking for you

Ms. Kazuno

how are you doing

What's up?

Mr. Tasaki had an accident at the factory

But it's not life-threatening and he's currently hospitalized.

What do you think?

Iwaiyama

I heard from Ms. Wakao that it was "Bipai Mountain

Weipai Mountain

It seems that just returning the wood is not enough.

I've decided not to get involved in this matter anymore

And I don’t write novels anymore..

And I don’t write novels anymore

But I think you can't escape anymore

I don't regret taking the plunge

After all, that allows me to see you again

So...even though a lot of things have happened, I am now like this

So I decided to go to Iwaiyama again

What?

Goodbye then

Fujiwara-san, please continue writing.

Yaguchi-san!

Yaguchi-san

Yaguchi-san

Yaguchi-san!

Yaguchi-san

I just...

Saw it

Wait a minute, Yaguchi-san

listen to me okay

let's go back

Hello

you see

Can you see it?

Can't see

i can't see anything

Look

Can you save me this time?

Huh? Why?

Yaguchi-san...

None of these.

Ahhhhh!

Wait a moment...

Yaguchi-san...

(In front of the Mountain Shrine.)

By the way, Fujiwara-kun, do you like crepes?

Let’s go to Harajuku together next time, shall we?

Don't you want to?

What about watching a movie?

Then I can go to the library too

Why?

Yaguchi-san, do you like reading?

Don't come to my place just because you've been bullied too.

I didn't... didn't mean that

I just... -So do you know my name?

name below

You don’t know anyway, right?

Don't try to involve me in this, okay?

It's all your own fault, right?

Huh?

Ms. Kazuno?

Why?

What's wrong with you that you're in a place like this?

Ms. Kazuno, do you want to go too?

I plan to go to Iwaiyama now.

Can't

Why?

I have to go to Iwaiyama. That’s why I came.

Yaguchi-san absolutely cannot

absolute!

listen to me okay

let's go back

This time I will definitely...

Please...let's go back together...

I see

Will these things today be written into novels?

Please write it down

I have decided not to write anymore

I can definitely write your words

Very good

- Oh, really. - Yeah.

-Oh oh oh -Have you been there?

-Maybe I won't go. -You really give the impression that you won't go.

Yes too

Ah my bag!

I forgot it on the bench!

Yaguchi-san!

Yaguchi-san!

Yaguchi-san!

Goodbye

Yaguchi didn't come back

Not going home, not going back anywhere

She suddenly disappeared from us

Whereabouts still unknown

I believe she will come back

I have been writing for that day to come

Hello?

Ah, Ms. Kazuno!

Finally got through!

Ms. Wakao?

Ms. Kazuno?

Hey, Ms. Kazuno!

Save me, Ms. Kazuno!

Ah why...

Why does it become like this...

Ms. Wakao?

Are you okay?

Ms. Wakao?

Chinese subtitles: 虹影nijikage English subtitle reconstruction, OCR, correction and translation: Aless & ChatGPT