"Sound... If it's sound... There are no 'ifs'! No matter what power is taking effect, the method and medium of its manifestation is sound... In the Junji Ito manga series, there is indeed a story that uses sound as its main plotline, and it mentions how to counter it."
Amamiya Rin's pen tip paused on the paper. He carefully recalled the contents of the manga he had read in his previous life.
"It's... The Ultimate Song of Sound!"
In The Ultimate Song of Sound, after a female singer broke up with her boyfriend, the boyfriend committed suicide by slitting his throat. However, his soul refused to let the singer go, constantly singing love songs about getting back together inside her brain.
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The female singer was tortured until she could no longer bear it. She released the singing from her brain through her own performance. Anyone who heard the song could no longer escape it—if given enough time to develop, it would also become a world-class curse. Just like the Dissolving Series, it only required a stage large enough for all of humanity to hear her voice.
The female singer sought help from a research institute specializing in noise. A scientist at the institute was studying techniques to combat various noises, and he single-handedly developed a technology that used sound to eliminate sound.
Simply put, it was active noise cancellation, but much more sci-fi, and much more magical.
However, while that scientist did indeed neutralize the soul's singing inside the female singer's brain, the ghost's voice changed frequencies too rapidly. It ultimately materialized into tangible energy and blasted a hole right through the center of the singer's forehead.
In other words, it wasn't that the technology was ineffective, but rather that the ghost actively altered its own sound waves to defeat the scientist's technology.
"If I can acquire this kind of technology and optimize it, as long as the demon doesn't intervene personally, the success rate of countering Aizawa Yuuma won't be too low."
Amamiya Rin muttered to himself, rapidly jotting down keywords in his notebook.
It wasn't just the Dissolving Series; there was also The Village of Spirit Music. The method that demon used to control humans was also sound waves. Did all these demons use the exact same tricks?
That's right! There was also Siren, and Junji Ito even drew a manga for Siren!
What else involved sound? Used Record? Theory of the Devil?
If I can master this technology, the danger level of sound-wave-type anomalies will drop by fifty percent.
The reason it wasn't a hundred percent was that being able to neutralize the sound waves didn't mean one could deal with the ghosts and demons creating them.
"But, at the very least, there is a solution..."
Amamiya Rin picked up his black coffee and took two massive gulps. His eye sockets were dark and bruised with exhaustion, yet his mood had become unusually exhilarated.
Tossing the empty can aside, Amamiya Rin subconsciously picked up his phone. He wanted to use Kazumi Junya's connections to investigate if there were any research institutes specializing in noise within the Tokyo metropolitan area.
However, the moment Amamiya Rin picked up the phone, he suddenly snapped back to reality.
It was currently around three in the morning. How could he possibly get a response if he called Kazumi Junya now?
"I've really lost my head to anxiety."
Amamiya Rin put down his phone and rubbed his forehead, his face full of exhaustion.
Going too long without rest, coupled with his experiences over the past few days, made it difficult for him to maintain his usual rationality and calmness outside of Dhyana.
Today, tonight, he absolutely had to get some sleep. Otherwise, his body definitely wouldn't be able to hold out.
Amamiya Rin lay flat on his back. He slowly adjusted his breathing to alleviate the fatigue in his brain and maintain his conscious awareness, while simultaneously reviewing his experiences from the past few days.
Those fragments of the past unfurled one after another in his heart like falling petals. Ripples stirred across the lake of his mind, then gradually stilled.
"All things are impermanent, all dharmas are devoid of self. One should observe them as such."
Seeing the truth of suffering amidst blood and light, observing the illusion within love and hate. Previously, when he practiced visualization, it was mostly to observe the rise and fall of his own thoughts and sever the intrusive distractions of Tomie.
Now, having personally witnessed the impermanence of life and death, his insight had finally deepened.
Time ticked by, second by second, minute by minute. The sky outside the window gradually turned from pitch-black to grayish-white, until it was completely saturated by the morning light.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the blinds, casting bright bands of light onto the floor of the Hospital Ward. Fine dust suspended in the air floated slowly within the beams of light.
Amamiya Rin opened his eyes, the whites completely bloodshot. He rubbed his throbbing temples and propped himself up by his arms to sit up.
Picking up his phone and glancing at it, he saw it was already past seven in the morning.
After eating breakfast, undergoing rehabilitation training via a functional electrical stimulation system, and resting for a short while, Amamiya Rin finally dialed Kazumi Junya's phone number.
Public Security Bureau, Underground Level 5.
In the expansive office, Kazumi Junya sat at his cubicle, writing the report for their previous case.
Indou Ranko, the leader of the Compilation Office, was completely engrossed in watching a live horse racing broadcast today as well. Did she truly have any intention of working?
Glancing up at his superior sitting not far away, Kazumi Junya let out a sigh.
Right at that moment, his phone suddenly rang. The name displayed on the screen made Kazumi Junya pause slightly—Amamiya Rin.
Why him again? Had another supernatural incident occurred around Amamiya Rin?
"Kazumi-senpai?"
Kogure, who was sitting opposite him, looked over curiously.
"It's Amamiya."
Kazumi Junya clarified for Kogure as he picked up his phone and answered the call.
"Amamiya-kun, is there something going on again today?"
"Officer Kazumi, is there any progress on the dissolving incident?"
Amamiya Rin's voice emanated from the phone.
"Uh... Inspector Indou has already reported the information you provided. It's currently still in the verification stage."
"So slow."
"It can't be helped. According to the records, the risk of taking direct action is too high. For now, we can only conduct an investigation and collect intelligence from multiple sources. We need to confirm whether Aizawa Yuuma has a habit of apologizing, and whether the victims who died from brain dissolution had accepted Aizawa Yuuma's apology. Only after that will we initiate contact with Aizawa Yuuma."
Kazumi Junya's expression was one of helplessness.
He too wanted to immediately formulate a useful countermeasure and issue response policies, but the development of the situation and the operation of government agencies would not change based on his personal will.
"...Regarding the dissolving, I've found a conceptual countermeasure, and I hope you can proceed with it concurrently."
After a few seconds of silence, Amamiya Rin's voice cut straight to the point.
"You have new intelligence again?"
Kazumi Junya asked in astonishment and uncertainty.
According to his investigation, Amamiya Rin had come to Tokyo from out of town a month ago for schooling. He had been struck and turned into a vegetative state right after arriving in Tokyo, and had only recently woken up. Why would he possess more intelligence than their official organizations?
"It doesn't count as intelligence, just a line of thought. Since Aizawa Yuuma's curse is spread through sound, then, would it be possible to neutralize his voice using the principles of noise cancellation?"
"That's impossible, isn't it? It's not like we can have people wearing noise-canceling headphones every day."
"There is one place that can do it. I've heard of a research institute specializing in noise that is studying a technology to create sound waves that cancel out specific sound waves. It might be useful. However, I've only heard of it; I don't know its specific name."
Although the name was mentioned in the manga, too much time had passed, and Amamiya Rin had long since forgotten it. Moreover, it was also uncertain exactly which city that research institute was located in.
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