The Summer Scare Event, in fact, can be traced back to the Heian period and is an activity combining both entertainment and custom.

Because there are many summer monogatari stories in Japan that involve supernatural phenomena, the Summer Scare Event is essentially held in the summertime.

Just recently, Beichuan Si participated in Kyubei High School's camping activity scare event, which is one of these types.

Now, in the words of Nakazato Jing...

It seems they had held a small scare event in private a few weeks before, and it was in that scare event that Inuzuka obtained that cursed object known as the Box of Calamities.

After Nakazato Jing had calmed down a bit, Beichuan Si finally opened his mouth to confirm,

"The scare event has a direct connection with the Box of Calamities, right?"

"...Yes."

Nakazato Jing nodded in admission, her voice strained as she continued, "Originally, we planned to find a nearby camping mountain to try some exploring, since the camping mountains have been fixed up and are relatively safe. But that day, Fukuda suddenly said... he had a fun place he wanted to take us to..."

There are many camping mountains in the vicinity of Yamanashi Prefecture, and, among these sites, there are always managers in charge. If they encountered any danger during their scare event, they could quickly notify the managers of the campsite, making it much safer.

But Fukuda suddenly wanted to take them to an amusing place that day.

This naturally piqued the curiosity of the young people, including Inuzuka and Nakazato Jing.

"On the way there... Fukuda told us about the strange tales of the Box of Calamities. He even said that this place was something he learned about from a close friend and that we might actually discover items used to curse others."

When Nakazato Jing reached this point, she couldn't help but tug at her own hair, her expression becoming somewhat disordered. "At the time, I thought it was just for fun, but... but who knew things would turn out the way they have now?"

That night was dark, with no moon or stars in the sky, and the cold mountain breeze howled, taking away the warmth from one's body... Just following Fukuda ahead, Nakazato Jing felt an unstoppable chill on her skin.

"Looking back now... the whole thing felt strange from the start."

Nakazato Jing's gaze was vacant:

"The mountain had no sound at all; it was silent enough to terrify."

"We followed the mountain path upwards... just kept going up... and when we lifted our heads, all we saw was the continuous path stretching upward. That mountain... it was as if it were alive... Just thinking back on that incessant climb makes the path seem eerie and horrifying."

But in this world, there obviously are no endless mountain paths.

Led by Fukuda, it took Nakazato Jing and the others about an hour to reach their destination.

"The destination was a cabin hidden in the dense woods... no... rather than calling it a cabin, it was more like a small shrine housing something. On top of a tattered red cushion was a black box carved with patterns."

The moment of significance had finally arrived.

Shen Gu Mirai, standing next to Beichuan Si, visibly perked up.

The small shrine Nakazato Jing spoke of should be the destination they were seeking this time.

"That black box... was about the size of a palm, and you could see what was inside just by pushing it open, but at the time none of us did so. Though it looked like an ordinary black box, just gazing at it made everyone feel uneasy all over."

At this point, Shen Gu Mirai asked, "That must be the Box of Calamities, right? Inuzuka later used that object to curse Fukuda to death... and then died himself because of it. Thinking this way shouldn't be wrong, should it?"

"...Mm. Because Inuzuka had a stable character and was quite quiet, everyone thought it wouldn't be a problem to leave that thing with him..."

Upon saying this, Nakazato Jing could not continue any further.

What followed was simply that after that incident, Inuzuka discovered the relationship between Fukuda and Nakazato Jing, and after a conflict occurred, he used the Box of Calamities to kill Fukuda. When the calamity struck again, he too followed Fukuda in death.

After hearing Nakazato Jing's account, Beichuan Si also fell into thought for a moment before asking,

"Do you remember the specific location of that mountain now?"

"...This... Since it was a mountain with no distinct features... and it wasn't next to any famous mountain areas, I'm not too sure..."

Nakazato Jing hesitated as she spoke.

Indeed, she had forgotten the exact location, and seeing as it had been dark at the time and Fukuda was leading the way ahead, it was only natural for her memory to be unclear.

"Apart from you, Fukuda and Inuzuka, were there any other people present at the time?"

Beichuan Si posed another question.

"This... There were others. I don't know if they remember or not," Nakazato Jing uttered tentatively.

She feared inadvertently upsetting Beichuan Si, who might then clap her a few times with his hand.

At the same time, Nakazato Jing was puzzled.

From the attitudes of Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai, they didn't seem to be deliberately troubling her, but rather were inquiring about information concerning Inuzuka's death.

But what use was asking now? Inuzuka was already dead...

"Is that so." Beichuan Si nodded calmly, showing no sign of anger.

He turned his face toward Shen Gu Mirai, "Mirai, I remember you saw a post about the Box of Calamities on a school forum last time... right?"

"Mm. I remember the name of that school was Mingshu High School," Shen Gu Mirai confirmed.

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