When you left for “work” one day, you were deciding where to rest for the day. Ultimately, you decided on the same spot as always, which was an old bench next to a closed off pond. The area was always empty, since nobody wanted to get near the supposedly haunted pond.

The pond was far away enough from your home so that none of your siblings could come find you if they left the house, making it the best place to waste time throughout the day. However, it might be a bit odd to another person seeing someone in formal wear laying down on an old stone bench in front of a closed pond.

As your eyes were closed, you heard a couple of clicks from what one could assume was a camera coming from a few meters in front of you. When you opened your eyes, there was a young woman taking pictures of the pond, having to move her camera to not catch any pieces of the bright caution tape in her photographs.

After taking a glance at her, you got up with a grunt, walking up behind her. You asked if she was photographing the scenery, to which she replied she wasn’t. She clarified what she was doing was spirit photography, stating how several children had drowned in the pond, and how she thought she might be able to catch something supernatural on camera.

You told her you found the paranormal a subject of endless fascination, and asked for her name. Sachiyo, she said, and then asked if you were interested in this sort of stuff as well. You answered yes and even brought up your mansion with a strange spiritual aura to it, then proceeded to ask her if she would like to see it, even stating that she could get a good photograph. She hummed before replying, turning her head toward you.

“Lead the way then.”