The House in Which Nightmares Dwell 3.3

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"I'm back."

As soon as Mai entered the room, an unparalleled cruel voice leapt at her.

"You're late. -- The results?"

The equipment inside the room had already begun operating. After Mai affirmed that with a glance, she looked at the board.

"There were no rooms that have particularly low temperatures, boss," she said and held out the board. "There really are no window here in this house. The humidity is also incredible. Because of that I took the opportunity to measure the lighting and humidity."

In the direction of where he received the board, he watched Mai, and without an expression he took it away and said, "While I wasn't looking, you seem to have become shrewder than a monkey."

"Hey."

The nationality of this boss was British. He returned to his own country for a while due to private reasons, but during that time she had studied under the representative head who managed the office. Even though she felt that she had progressed a little, he made this remark. Though there was no way she thought that she was ever going to be praised.

"Stop comparing people to their ancestors. While you're at it, please stop turning a blind eye to your own negligence and calling your subordinates useless, boss."

"If I made an effort, would Mai's IQ go up?"

Mai glared at her superior's lack of expression.

"Hey. Naru, it seemed like you didn't want to go any trouble and didn't explain anything. So for how long was I supposed to just remember that work? If you explained it to me one by one, even I can become effective at something this much."

He shortly glanced at her and expressed a cynical smile on his well-shaped mouth.

"By the way, weren't you in the mood to measure the inclination of the floor?"

"Uh," Mai halted. There were strange sounds inside the house, so she thought the house was crooked and therefore needed to be checked on whether there were extreme slopes in the floor and walls. That's what she just remembered.

"... ... I'm sorry."

Even though she meekly apologized, the opposing reply was blunt.

"Naturally, I didn't expected Mai to go that far."

Mai glared at her superior's unruffled face.

"You, you still have a grudge against me huh. because I made you work so shortly after you got back from your country."

"No, not in particular. From London to Narita is 16 hours at most. -- But on the way we were made to wait for just 10 hours in Moscow."

"... ... My bad."

In her own mind Mai stuck her tongue out and went to sit on top of the tatami mat that faced him. The video cameras were already set up and lined up against the wall.

"-- And? What's our investigation plan after this?"

"Right," Naru silently passed the clipboard he had received from Mai to Lin who was operating the computer. He carried out the input of data.

"-- At any rate, let's watch the situation on the first day. The circumstances don't seem to be urgent yet."

"As I thought, a poltergeist?"

"Who knows. Let's try a suggestion experiment this evening for that. After that we'll hear about the situation from Mrs. Agawa and Hirota-shi. For the time being that's all I suppose."

Mai leaned her body a little forward.

"Have you noticed the state of the mother?"

"She looked quite down."

"I wonder if she's all right... ..."

Somewhere she couldn't help thinking about that face that gave a blank impression. She had the air of having used up all of her energy and willpower. If she was tired to that degree, it was necessary for early help on the first day, and if she made such a face for a different reason, then the help was even more necessary.

"Hey, Naru? If it was RSPK, could that be the reason the offender gets unusually tired?"

"Usually they would."

"As I thought, to cause a poltergeist, you use physical strength. But it might be a problem of willpower."

"Idiot. It's the opposite."

"Ah?"

"With RSPK the damage is often concentrated on the offender. Because they become the biggest sufferer, it would be extremely exhausting."

"I see. Then, causing a poltergeist by itself particularly, doesn't make you tired."

"There's also the theory that RSPK happens because there is a surplus of energy. There are many cases where the person self is not self-conscious of such meanings."

"Hm," Mai muttered and once again looked at the face of her young superior. "The users of RSPK are children in their puberty or women, right? -- Therefore, is there also a possibility that Midori or her mother are causing it?"

"We can't rule it out. Even so it bothers me how neither of them are the focus."

"In the case of an adult woman, it's a person who is sensitive to spirits. One way or another it seems to be the mother who is spiritually sensitive."

Naru cynically smiled.

"Before you connect the outward appearance and the presence of spiritual sensitivity, isn't it better to take a look at the mirror?"

"Thanks for the abundant help. In any case, I seem to have a carefree face."

"Besides, to speak of woman who has spiritual sensitivity isn't necessarily correct. Accurately, one should say that a woman is accused of having spiritual sensitivity. For a woman who has a tendency for hysteria, there are types who want to think they themselves have spiritual sensitivity. This type of woman strongly craves the limelight, is constantly unnoticed by their surroundings and falls into frustration. When the restrained energy is expressed in the shape of RSPK, naturally the focus is turned to oneself for the sake of collecting the attention of the surroundings."

"Huh... ... But, Midori and her mother don't seem very much like that type." Mai said, seeking agreement from her companion.

However, with a low voice he declared, "With just a first impression, you wouldn't know."

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