Shibuya Psycic Research had been on their latest case for a few days. The Kouko family had bought a new house but wanted to have it cleared from a curse known to fall upon the owners. In each family that lived in it for the last five generations, a child always vanished. If not a child, a teen. The family would move shortly after. Wakasu Kouko asked Naru and his team to investigate before he moved in with his three children.

So far they had not noticed anything particularly interesting. No temperature drops, no attacks and no strange noises picked up. Miss Hara could sense spirits but could not tell much about was gathering research on the house from outside. There was a long history of the disappearances but no reason given. There was never a body found or any witnesses. Each time, they would put the child to bed and they would be gone by the morning.

After checking the videos as a routine, Mai settled down for bed in the room she shared with Masako and Ayako. They were truly stumped. As she closed her eyes, she wondered how much longer Naru would stay.

When she opened her eyes, she could tell she was in one of her dreams. She was in a playground and saw a small girl crying on the swing. She felt drawn to the child, almost a need to help her at any cost. As she approached, the young girl looked up with watery eyes.

"What's wrong?", asked Mai with concern.

"I lost my mommy and there's no one to play with me.", the girl sobbed. "Will you play with me?"

Mai was uncertain if she should trust the spirit but figured she was usually safe when she was dreaming and the child looked harmless enough. She held her hand out in acceptance.

"Will you play with me forever?", the child asked. Her eyes were now glowing red. She had grabbed Mais hand and would not let go.