Thx for the chapter! It’s sad that even after a foreboding warning the kid still ended up a scrarecrow. Not knowing the cause and how suddenly it happened was terrifying.
I think it’s a local area curse that spreads to those curious about the affected. the old man ran out of the shack once he started turning Into a scarecrow. because of that, kid found the new scarecrow and was able to enter the usually locked shack. So unlucky. Yuuma seemed to want to protect the officer by keeping him in the dark instead of self preservation, seeing today’s story.