‘I have no idea how I managed to get through the night after seeing that crack in the grip ring.’

The next day, sick or not, I dragged myself out to buy a new phone immediately.

Once I transferred the SIM card, I nervously attached the cracked grip ring and powered it on.

‘…It’s working!’

Thankfully, the wiki loaded, but… something was off.

The Dark Exploration Records / Ghost Stories section, particularly the entry for Hell-Surcharge Taxi, glitched.

It looked like an old, worn-out computer on its last legs, struggling and stuttering. The page eventually stabilized, but the ominous feeling …