
The sun is completely submerged. Erza, Yurina, Giana, Rock, Keiko, and Nana who were sitting on a long chair near a big tree began to see the quiet houses lighting their lights along with the sky that was getting dark.
The atmosphere of the village is now filled with orange-colored light bulbs. People started to come out of their nests. It is like welcoming the morning and ready to start the activity.
"Oi.. aren't the residents of the house here all shadows? Why become human?" Erza wonders.
"It seems to be their original form."
"Maybe they can only move at night, so during the day they only form shadows."
"I'm scared...."
The six of them were trapped by the shadow that turned into Hide. The reason why Hide knew the ghost bus and the way to enter this place now made sense.
That's because the creature was from here. And indeed intend to kidnap the six of them.
"How's this? Are we continuing the search?" Erza glanced at her friends.
"I'm hungry, I haven't eaten in the morning." Nana held her stomach.
"I'm too." Keiko raised her hand in embarrassment.
"I am too."
Rock and Giana's stomach also rang.
"Then, let's find a diner first."
This place is very different at night. It doesn't look like the city died like this afternoon. The orange lights scattered everywhere make this village like it is holding a festival.
"Okay, sorry."
Giana collides with one of the ghosts.
"Ah, it's okay. My fault. Sorry, yeah." The ghost in the form of the young man lowered his head.
"Waah, very friendly," said Giana.
They walked among a very crowded crowd. Holding hands together for fear of separation.
There are many places to eat that they can visit, but most of them are already filled with visitors.
"They're ghosts or humans, huh?!"
"Nana, don't say it out loud!"
"THEY'RE GHOSTS OR HUMANS, ANYWAY?!"
"Dana!!!"
Nana heard wrong. He thought his voice was less loud.
They stopped near an empty chair, and took a short break.
"God, there are so many people. It's really like a festival." Erza.
"They don't realize we're human?" Keiko wondered.
"It seems they are human too. They are no different than us" Nana said.
"But this is not a ghost village, the time it contains all humans?" Giana denied.
"Maybe they may be human ghosts." Rock made his voice.
"I think so too."
Erza clucking. "There's no point in taking issue with that. Now we find a place to eat first, I'm so hungry."
They went back into the crowd, looking for an empty restaurant. A wide variety of people ranging from young children to grandparents are here. They seem so happy.
Before long, they finally found an empty shop. Yukihiramen.
"Let's go in!"
Even if it was just ramen, it was enough to prop up their stomachs. If not quickly enter, the place will be full again.
They sat at a long table for six people. A male servant approached their table, handing out a menu book.
"Ti-no price listed here...what if it's expensive?" Rock looked at everything.
"Relax, I've got a lot of money in my wallet. If only ramen wouldn't be too expensive." Keiko took out her wallet.
They also ordered ramen. Everyone ordered a special ramen serving of jumbo because it was very hungry.
While sipping the ramen sauce, they were all made aware of one thing.
The ramen in their bowl was the best ramen they had tasted in a lifetime.
Everyone thinks the same.
"I order one more serving!" Giana raised her hand.
Erza and the others stared at him, shocked by Giana's empty bowl leaping over.
"Oi oi, that's a jumbo serving, loh."
They went back to eating that delicious dinner. Special ramen with a complete topping containing meat, eggs, vegetables, and seafood make their tongues feel pampered. The delicious aroma and savory thick sauce that is still warm is really unbearable.
They all spent at least two bowls of jumbo ramen, while Giana and Yurina were able to spend four.
"Ahhhh, so full!!! I've never eaten this wisdom before!!!" Giana held her stomach.
"Don't do it, but two bowls of it. uhh. I won't eat ramen again for two weeks." Keiko held back the vomit.
"It's the wisest ramen I've tasted!" Yurina looked so satisfied.
Giana looked at Yurina.
"Hee... So you eat a lot too, huh?"
"That's how."
"But why are you so skinny? I ate a little bit more weight, you know."
"Hehehe. I don't know either."
Giana immediately drowned her head on the table.
"Ahhhh... My weight must have gone up after this! Ahhh. but the ramen is delicious! Want again!" Giana groaned.
Keiko looked at his right hand.
"Any..it's been 12 hours, but my hands don't move on their own. Usually at least once."
"I am too." Erza. "I can't understand the cat language I saw on the street. All I hear is meowing."
"Is here our curse gone, huh?" Keiko looked at him.
Yurina who heard their conversation instantly removed Giana's glasses forcefully.
"Eh?!!! What are you!!!"
Nothing happened.
Giana did not turn into a giant when her glasses came off.
Yurina stuck out her tongue.
Nana was sweating coldly.
"Be-means... Yurina can't teleport us out of here?"
During this time Nana was calm because she believed she could still go home because of Yurina's curse. Now, his calmness began to disappear.
Yurina blinked one eye at Nana, but nothing happened.
"Can't, my curse is off."
Giana put up her glasses, still can't believe the curse is off now.
"U-already, we pay for the food first, then we think about how together." Keiko tried to calm down.
A servant walked up to them after Keiko called.
"Anu, how much is it?"
"Free" replied the waiter.
"Huh? Free?!"
The waiter smiled. "Yes, free."
"Why free?!"
"We're not going to be asked to do the dishes, are we?"
The waiter looked confused, but then smiled.
"Ah, you're newcomers, huh?"
"Automer...new?"
"Yes, because you don't know the rules in this village. That means you're newcomers. Waah, it's been a long time since I saw an outsider come in here. What year is out there now?"
The six of them were astonished.
"2023." Giana answered.
"Waah, that means it's been 100 years huh, ahahaha. I came here in 1923. It's been that long."
Nana and the others were shocked at once confused.
Erza gulps.
"Anu, can we get out of this village?" ask Erza.
"out? Of course it can't. If you get in here, you won't be able to get out anymore."