Part 2

Hasumi

I looked for a public phone, but there’s nothing. And no one else got off, so I’m alone now. It’s definitely called Kisaragi.

#2ch

Sometimes they have phones outside the station.

Hasumi

Looking into it, apparently it’s written with the kanji for “Devil,” but it’s read “Kisaragi”…

#2ch

Devil Station…?

Yikes…

#2ch

Are you a gaming nerd? ‘Cause a game comes up if you Google it.

#2ch

Tell us the names of the stations before and after Kisaragi.

Hasumi

What do you mean, a game? It doesn’t say what the next and previous stations are.

#2ch

Walk back along the track.

#2ch

If you start running now, you might catch up to the train!

#2ch

There must be houses around the station, right?

Hasumi

Yes, there are. I didn’t quite notice since I was panicking. I’m waiting for my parents to call while walking along the track. I tried checking town information on i-mode, but it gave me a “point error” or something. I want to go home.

Hasumi

There’s really just nothing around here. All I can see are fields and mountains. But I think I’ll be able to make it back if I go down the track, so I’ll keep pushing on. Thank you very much. Treat this as a joke if you will, but can I come to you if I encounter any more trouble?

#2ch

Of course.

Just be careful out there.

#2ch

Sure!

Just make sure you don’t run out of battery. Your phone’s your lifeline right now.

#2ch

Don’t get lost.

And be careful in the tunnel.

#2ch

Huh, you can get a signal out in the middle of nowhere?

I kinda think you shouldn’t stray far from the station…

#2ch

All alone on a cold night, at a station with no attendants…

Soon the lights could go out, and it’ll be pitch black…

#2ch

It really might be safest to wait for daybreak at the station, though…

#2ch

Oh geez, this sounds bad…

Hasumi

I got a call from my father, and he had many questions, but simply couldn’t find my location. I’ve been told to call 110, which I’m a little opposed to doing, but I’ll try asking them to help me now…

#2ch

I really think you should wait until it gets lighter out before you do anything…

#2ch

Waiting all alone in the dead of night?

And in some ominous place, yikes…

#2ch

^ Going through a tunnel alone in the dead of night?

And on some ominous train line, yikes…

Hasumi

I called 110 and tried my absolute best to explain the situation, but they thought it was all a joke and got angry at me. So I got scared and apologized…

#2ch

Apologized for what?

Should probably give up for today.

Wait for the first train.

#2ch

What’s it like around the station? What’s there?

Hasumi

I hear what sounds like a beating drum mixed with some kind of bell way off in the distance. Honestly, I have no idea what to do at this point.

#2ch

Get back to the station for now, Hasumi.

It’s best to return to where you started when you’re lost.

#2ch

Here’s where it gets going…

#2ch

Are they having a festival or what?

Hasumi

You might think I’m kidding, but I’m too scared to look behind me. I do want to go back to the station, but… I don’t dare turn around.

#2ch

Run. And don’t look back.

#2ch

You can’t go back to the station now.

Run through the tunnel!

I’m sure you’ll find you’re not far.

Hasumi

Someone behind me yelled “Hey! Don’t walk on the track, that’s dangerous!” I looked around expecting to see an attendant, and saw an one-legged old man, but he vanished. I think I’m too scared to move.

#2ch

I told you not to look back! RUN

#2ch

Calm down and listen to big bro, okay?

Check out where that drum’s coming from.

There’s bound to be somebody playing it…

#2ch

^ Where the hell are you planning to take Hasumi?

#2ch

Why’d you know it was an “old man” if it was just a single leg?

#2ch

^ …Uh, I think Hasumi meant an old man who lost one of his legs.

#2ch

Must’ve been an old man who died and lost a leg after walking along the track.

Hasumi

I can’t walk or run any further. The drumming sound is getting a little closer.

#2ch

Wait for dawn.

It won’t be scary in the daylight.

#2ch

I’m glad I stayed on the train…

Hasumi

I’m still alive. But I fell and started bleeding, and I broke a heel, so I’m sitting still on the ground. I don’t want to die now…

#2ch

It should be safe if you leave the tunnel.

Once you get out of there, call for help immediately.

Hasumi

I called home. Dad’s calling the police, but the sound keeps getting closer.

#2ch

I hope to god that’s not the sound of a train…

But it might be too late…

Hasumi

I finally managed to make it to the front of the tunnel. The name says Isanuki. The sound’s still getting closer, so I’m going to leave the tunnel. If I’m safe once I get out of the tunnel, I’ll post again.

#2ch

Good luck.

#2ch

This is the end.

Forget about trains and stations.

Forget about going back.

Forget about someone chasing you.

The sound you’re hearing is just something you imagined.

Run out of the tunnel.

If you stop, you’ll only succumb to something which does not belong in this world.

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