📘Behind-the-Scenes Room Special Part 1: 'Someone is in the futon at a late-night hot spring inn!?'

This edition of the Behind-the-Scenes Room diary is a little different from usual.
Blair, Makoto, and Chucky went on a hot spring trip to heal their daily fatigue♨️
…We are bringing you a story about something that happened there.
Laughter!? Scares!? Love and slapstick, it's all here!?
Please enjoy this unusual Behind-the-Scenes Room diary💕

🌙: Arrival at the Inn

A hot spring inn deep in the mountains.
There was no cell phone signal.
The old wooden building had a faint smell of mold mixed with sulfur.
Makoto, Blair, and Chucky had come here quietly to heal from the fatigue of their work.

"Wow, this is pretty retro."
While saying that, Blair walked down the wooden hallway with curiosity,
and Chucky was already reading the text on the hot spring analysis chart.
Makoto also thought at first, "Well, this kind of thing is fine once in a while."
—Until the afternoon, that is what he thought.

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🛏️: The Silence of the Night

After enjoying the meal and the hot spring, the three of them decided to sleep in a row in one room.
When Makoto said, "We're leaving early tomorrow, so let's get a good night's sleep,"
Blair and Chucky both quieted down immediately.

──At night,
Makoto suddenly woke up, sensing a "presence."

The room lights were off, and only the dim light of a paper lantern was faintly glowing.
Blair and Chucky were supposed to be breathing quietly in their sleep next to him.

……But.

His lower body felt strangely cold.
Even though he was sure he had pulled the futon up properly, for some reason, he felt a draft from his waist down.
And at the same time,

──Creak... creak...

A sound like something rusty groaning could be heard from very close by.

Makoto (...Huh? Where is that sound coming from...?)

Scared, Makoto quietly lifted his head.

And—he saw it.

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👁️: The Gaze

At the head of Makoto's bed, from the slightly open gap in the futon,
something was—looking down at him.

"Something" with long hair wearing something like a yukata.
The face was hard to see in the shadows.
But it was definitely looking at Makoto.

Makoto (Oh no... I might have seen it...😱)

His heart was pounding.
Makoto instinctively suppressed the urge to scream.

And reflexively,
he pulled the futon over his head.

But...
The presence did not disappear.

Rather, something was... slowly moving toward Makoto's feet.

Creak... creak...

The metallic sound was still ringing softly.
And the next moment—

"Grab"

Makoto's foot was grabbed by something.

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😱: A Moment of Silence

(Oh no‼️ It's coming inside the futon‼️)

Cold fingertips.
An abnormal coldness that he could feel even through the fabric.
Makoto's body wouldn't move, as if he were paralyzed.
But, something was definitely grabbing Makoto's foot and slowly crawling inside the futon...

(Someone‼️ Blair‼️ Chucky‼️)

He couldn't make a sound.

Assailed by the feeling that his consciousness was fading—

──Makoto, in his fading consciousness, just clutched the futon as if praying.

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🔚To be continued…

Blair's Memo📝

How was this edition of the Behind-the-Scenes Room diary?👀
The atmosphere was a little different from usual... could it be a horror development!?😱💦

But don't worry‼️
In the next part, the second half, the "identity of what was in the futon" will finally be revealed👻
A surprising truth and... an unexpected development await you💥

"It was a little scary for a Behind-the-Scenes Room...🥺"
"I'm curious, so I'll definitely watch the second half‼️"
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