After folding the diary page, Enoshima Kazuo stood up and was about to leave the toilet stall when he felt that the air seemed a few degrees colder than before.

This ominous premonition made his hair stand on end, and he hurriedly pushed open the door to leave the bathroom, so hasty that he didn't even flush.

However, the door seemed to be locked.

The keyhole was filled with black hair, tangled together, locking the door tightly.

Just as Enoshima Kazuo was about to shout for help, a few strands of black hair happened to fall in front of him, and a rustling sound came from above his head.

Enoshima Kazuo suppressed his fear—he didn't really have much empathy for others' feelings, but that didn't mean he wasn't afraid when faced with danger—and slowly looked up along the strands of hair.

A beautiful face was on the ceiling, enveloped by countless strands of black hair. She frowned, seemingly somewhat displeased with Enoshima Kazuo.

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

Enoshima Kazuo asked, his voice trembling slightly. He desperately hoped that the cat would realize he was missing soon and come to his rescue.

Could this female ghost be the third ghost mentioned in the diary?

But the long-haired female ghost had locked the door, making it impossible for him to find the cat demon immediately as he had written in his diary. Damn it, had he overlooked something?

The female ghost tilted her head, seemingly sizing up the timid little girl.

Suddenly, she smiled.

More hair emerged from the crack in the door behind Enoshima Kazuo, binding him tightly like countless tentacles, with many strands even piercing into his body.

"hateful!"

The cold-blooded nature of the human endowed him with a strong will to survive. Kazuo Enoshima swung his thin arms with all his might, trying to tear off the hair, but found that there were more and more of them, and eventually he exhausted all his strength.

Blood flowed out from the hair that had pierced his body, splattering onto the clean toilet floor.

Countless black hairs enveloped the "girl" who was originally standing there, forming a black cocoon. Once there was no more movement inside, the hairs were quickly retracted by the face.

The cocoon grew smaller and smaller until the hair was completely back on the ceiling, and Enoshima Kazuo, who had been standing there, disappeared.

【game over】.

"Enoshima Kazuo, the chosen one of the Cherry Blossom Kingdom, has died. There are four challenge attempts remaining for the dungeon 'Hyakki Yagyō'."

Less than ten minutes.

The first chosen one to be eliminated from the surviving nations has emerged.

This speed caught other countries off guard. No one expected that in this copycat game, which was clearly a cultural home turf of Japan, the "host" would be the first to be eliminated!

Although An Zhi had expected it, he was still surprised by the speed.

Think tanks from other countries also quickly examined the issue and soon discovered commonalities among the chosen ones from other countries:

Almost every country, upon discovering that it is the land of cherry blossoms, or in other words, upon discovering that it is a culture unfamiliar to them, becomes more vigilant. Precisely because they do not understand it well, they pay more attention to the content of the rules and want to protect themselves by obeying or breaking the rules.

Only the chosen ones of the Sakura Kingdom, because of their overconfidence, did not pay much attention to the rules.

It wasn't just Enoshima Kazuo from the Cherry Blossom Country who went to the toilet; Solomon from the Jewel Country also went to the toilet out of nervousness. But before that, Solomon asked Nekomata, who had already been confirmed as an "ally," "Is there any danger in the toilet?"

The cat flicked its tail and elegantly replied, "As long as you remember to bow and greet the god before you go to the toilet, and flush the toilet after you go, and don't make a mess of it, the toilet god won't make things difficult for you."

Are there really toilet gods in toilets?

Don't you remember?

"I just feel that with so many toilets, even the Toilet God might not be able to manage them all, right?"

“That’s a toilet god worshipped by humans, unlike us little monsters. If you’re careless, don’t blame me for not warning you.”

After listening to the cat's words, Solomon had a general idea of ​​what was going on. After entering the toilet, he bowed and said "Hello" to the toilet. After that, Solomon obediently completed everything and came out of the toilet very safely.

Of course, he didn't forget to say "goodbye" to the toilet.

The other chosen ones who went to the toilet were the same. Because they didn't know much about the culture of the Sakura Kingdom, they asked more questions and learned more to ensure their safety.

Kazuo Enoshima suffered from this "cultural confidence" problem. Because he was too confident in his understanding of the culture, he didn't greet the toilet god when he went in or left, and he didn't even flush the toilet. In the end, he became nourishment for the toilet god.

It must be said that the unspeakable behind this instance has such a thorough understanding of human nature that it has created such a dramatic effect.

This is a conspiracy targeting the land of cherry blossoms.

Is everything you've planned?

An Zhi looked at Yin Zhu, who was dawdling over her meal, and thought of the hint provided by the think tank earlier... If Japan was the first country to see the death of a Chosen One, then China was the first country to use the hint from the think tank.

Let's rewind to when Yin Zhu first entered the instance.

This is the sixth time... Yin Zhu has gotten used to being passed around about the unspeakable things. Fortunately, this time she has no unfulfilled wishes.

Looking at the familiar architectural style of Japan, Yin Zhu smiled.

really.

The "director" behind this instance is not someone who cannot be spoken of, but rather Hirano San, who was supposed to die in the previous instance.

She was using her favorite hobby to tell Yin Zhu: Your guess is correct, she has become unspeakable, no longer a human being, but Him.

Therefore, this road is safe.

It will work.

Hirano San has already risked her life to explore the path.

As for Hirano Sane's current stance, it can be seen from this copy. Her choice to pass on the message to Yin Zhu shows that she has indeed been persuaded by Yin Zhu.

Even though she had rested on Earth for a while and received a crash course in Japanese mythology from the think tank, Yin Zhu still couldn't remember much. However, as a battle-hardened chosen one, Yin Zhu also had her own methods for summarizing information.

Remember the spirit, not the form.

Myths are expressed in all sorts of ways. As for the number of gods, Japan claims to have eight million, almost matching the number of heavenly soldiers and generals in China.

It's impossible for Yin Zhu to memorize the origins and characteristics of all ghosts and gods in a short period of time, but he can grasp the commonalities and creative ideas among them to remember the origins of most of the "gods".

The indigenous religion of Japan, the land of cherry blossoms, believes that "all things are divine."

They worship not only the gods who can protect mankind, as worshipped in the Dragon Kingdom, but also some fierce and evil spirits, as well as all things in the world.

They are the kind of people who worship gods when they can't beat them.

Even if I could win, I'm afraid of retribution.

However, when Yin Zhu picked up the paper that was under the cup, she paused for a moment and then fell into a long silence.