Chapter 82 Chinese Horror Hehehehehehe—
A week before the Kaihara Festival, a poster was posted on the bulletin board of Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School:
Immersive Art and Senses-Depriving Exhibition
"Gentlemen, would you dare to experience 'reality'?"
The theme of the exhibition is "The Garden of the Five Senses - The Play of God"
• Slogan:
"Welcome to the world of 'Innocence'—where you will rediscover the meaning of 'existence'."
• Hidden tips:
"Those with weak mental resilience are advised to be accompanied by a guardian. The survival rate is no higher than 0.01%."
Organized by: Tennis Club | General Planners: Seiichi Yukimura, Risa Matsuno
Special Co-organizer: Technology R&D Department, Atobe Foundation M Company
Below the list of names on the poster, the disclaimer is prominently displayed:
"※Participants must sign a waiver; we are not responsible for any psychological trauma."
"※'Are they dead?' is a rhetorical device; the actual survival rate is 100% (mental survival rate is not guaranteed)."
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On the day of Haiyuan Festival.
Many students and parents from other schools came to participate in the annual cultural festival.
After the opening ceremony, each club and class began preparing for their presentations.
Kirihara Akaya, clutching a stack of flyers, muttered as he handed them out, "Why do I have to do this... Ah! My senior said those who don't finish handing them out will have to do extra training!"
A passing student took the flyer, only to be instantly intimidated by the densely packed disclaimers on the back. Only Takeshi Momoshiro from Seigaku nonchalantly patted his chest: "Haha, what's so scary about Rikkai!"
He also distributed a flyer to the rest of the tennis club members.
Long queues formed in front of the Garden of Five Senses exhibition hall.
At the entrance, Yukimura, dressed in a Rikkai team uniform, smiled and handed over a ballpoint pen: "Please write your name down—this is your 'admission pass'."
The first exhibition area: "Fantasy Ink Painting"
Genichiro Sanada, with a stern face, oversaw the order as the participants gathered to admire the massive ink painting personally created by Yukimura. The scene, initially a tranquil landscape, suddenly distorted after ten seconds of observation—
"Ah! The waterfall in the painting has turned into ink and is rushing out!" Hyotei's Gakuto Mukahi screamed and retreated. "My eyes, everything in front of me is pitch black, I can't see."
"Calm down, Gakuto." Yuushi Oshitari helped his friend up: "It's just lighting effects."
At the "Lucky Draw" table in the corner, Jackal Kuwabara was full of enthusiasm: "Whoever draws the red ball can go into the 'Special Experience Room'!"
"Special Experience Room?" Yuushi Oshitari wasn't particularly interested in experiencing it; he simply couldn't resist the allure of the lottery.
Yuushi Oshitari casually drew a weapon.
Jackal Kuwabara: "Congratulations on drawing the red ball!"
Mukahi Gakuto: "Yushi, you're really lucky."
Mukahi Gakuto also reached his hand into the cardboard box.
Jackal Kuwabara: "Congratulations on drawing the red ball!"
Mukahi Gakuto: "Wow, I'm super lucky too."
Yuushi Oshitari: "..."
He strongly suspected that the box was full of red balls.
"Come on, lucky audience member who drew the red ball, please follow me!"
The selected students were led into a small dark room by Niou Masaharu, who was disguised as a staff member.
Five minutes later.
The group emerged, their faces pale, mechanically repeating, "Too lax..."
At noon, a hot post suddenly appeared on 2ch:
[Rikkai University Legend] Survivor's Account of the "Garden of Five Senses" Art Experience Exhibition (Multiple Images Warning)
Original Poster: Anonymous User No.1
Posted on: 202X/09/20 11:59
My hands are still shaking as I type... This isn't an experiential exhibition, it's a mental torture chamber!
[Figure 1] Exit of the first exhibition area, "Phantom Ink Painting"
The entire Hyotei aristocratic army has suffered a complete image collapse. Gakuto Mukahi is suspected of being possessed, and Yuushi Oshitari's glasses are shattered on the ground.
3rd floor:
I was there, but my soul has already ascended to heaven. ┭┮﹏┭┮
This isn't a cultural festival at Rikkai University; it looks like a trial by fire!
Brutal! Absolutely ruthless!
(Attached is a blurry, shaky photo of nine squares showing the pupils of Hyotei's starting players shaking.jpg)
6th floor:
Warning: Do NOT touch the raffle box!
You're guaranteed to win every time you draw! The blacklist is terrifying.
[Falling to the ground leaving last words.jpg]
7th floor:
@6L - Up! Up! Up!
It's advertised as a 1% chance of winning, but in reality, it's a 100% chance of triggering a hellish dungeon (smile).
[Image: Close-up of the lottery box, with the small print at the bottom "Survival Rate → 0%"] (A chilling thought)
11th Floor:
But the tickets are so beautiful they'd make you willingly die for them!!
Designed by LUMIERA's original designers, the entire tennis team appears together in one frame.
The gold foil stamping and UV embossing process creates a subtle pattern reminiscent of the trajectory of a tennis ball, eliminating the five senses. Under sunlight, the words "Selfless Realm" will appear.
[Resale link at a higher price] ※Out of stock
12th floor:
The truth behind the surge in students from other schools this year:
• 20% discount on tickets (scalpers triple the price)
• 30% chance to snag limited-edition doujinshi merchandise (20% cheaper than official items)
The remaining 60%... are M-type warriors who want to experience having their five senses extinguished (eye movement).
14th floor:
Those who snagged a bargain were ecstatic.
16th floor:
Such expensive craftsmanship... just to trick me into going to hell?!
18th Floor:
Too lax...
Too lax... (disconnects)
23rd floor:
Holy crap! Didn't any of you guys notice the key point?!
Besides "Yukimura Seiichi," the poster's overall planning section also includes "Matsuno Risa"! She's the first girl in Rikkai Tennis Club history to be listed alongside the "Child of God" in the credits!! (Screenshot enlarged.jpg)
24th floor:
(Slams his fist on the table and stands up) I need to see all of this woman's information within three minutes! Including but not limited to: height, weight, bust, waist, hip measurements, hobbies, relationship status, and her history with Yukimura!
(Takes out a black card) Funding is not a problem!
25th floor:
Wake up, upstairs! You dropped your Visa card on the floor. (Ruthlessly exposed)
However, Matsuno-senpai is indeed mysterious; you can't find much information about her on the campus forum...
26th floor:
(Raises hand) Our reporter is here! It's that long-haired, black-haired senior who always appears in the tennis club's rest area! The first ever:
1. Selling merchandise featuring the tennis club's regular members for free (PS: She's the original designer of LUMIERA, who was just discussed above~)
2. Make Vice-Captain Sanada go berserk and chase after the enemy in front of the entire school.
3. Wins the Campus Image Ambassador Competition, beating out fraudsters.
4. She has done a magazine photoshoot with actress Sonoda Umi.
5. She has also appeared on the cover of the fashion magazine "VIVI".
(Glorious record.jpg)
29th floor:
Hey bro, can you help me get your autograph?!
Collectors of the entire series of merchandise, come here!
The student council is proposing to "establish a special wishing box for Matsuno-senpai".
31st floor:
@29L
The rich woman is hungry!
Why not put on an exhibition with your collection? It'll definitely be trending!
And let me touch the fox ears of the Nioh plush toy while I'm at it (just for a moment!).
37th floor:
Holy crap, wait a minute! I suddenly remembered! (Slaps thigh)
Last week, I passed by the clubroom and overheard Club President Yukimura saying, "Risa, this is punishment." (I suddenly got excited)
At the time, I thought it was a hallucination, but now that I think about it, it's terrifying!
39th floor:
(Unearthing old news) Case solved! Matsuno Risa is the one:
①On the first day of transferring schools, he immediately pinched the cheeks of the "Child of God".
②The next day, she was involved in a scandal with the Son of God and single-handedly tore apart the two bullies of the fan club.
③ The legendary woman who declared during a school-wide friendly match, "I won't go on a date if I lose!" (Attached is a candid photo.gif)
41st floor:
Holy crap, what kind of hit idol drama plot is this? (Slams table)
"Woman, you've successfully caught my attention?" (CEO-like face)
"No, you provoked me first." (A cold retort)
(Imagine a 100,000-word sweet romance novel set on campus)
43rd floor:
I know this plot like the back of my hand! (Adjusts glasses and analyzes)
"Regarding the 'high-class beauty' becoming even more bothered by being publicly harassed."
The Transfer Student's Guide
"A Few Things About Going from Academic Rivals to Co-authors" (Suddenly starting to come up with book titles)
49th floor:
(Raises hand to add) Latest intelligence!
A high-profile couple was spotted at the Kanagawa Botanical Garden the weekend before last, suspected to be Yukimura and Matsuno on a date. A handsome man and a beautiful woman (drooling!).
Top comment:
"So this is a high-profile official announcement using the cultural festival as an excuse? (doge)"
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The second exhibition area: "Shen He's string instrument"
After experiencing the first exhibition area, about one-fifth of the visitors chose to leave.
But there are also many warriors who become stronger with each battle.
The Seigaku students are like that.
Ryoma Echizen turned his hat brim back, revealing a provocative look in his eyes: "You're still a long way off."
The experience area is an antique-style stage, with dark red curtains hanging around it.
When the user puts on the headphones, classical Chinese horror music begins to play, creating a chilling atmosphere as darkness washes over their ankles.
As the music reached its climax, the whole world was suddenly muted.
Hundreds of tennis balls fell from the ceiling.
"Hey! Can you hear me?" Kikumaru Eiji clapped his hands loudly, but he couldn't even hear his own applause.
Shuichiro Oishi's lips were moving, but it was as if he were watching a movie that had been muted.
"Bang!"
The tennis ball suddenly exploded, sending fiber fragments flying like snowflakes, yet they remained eerily still in mid-air. From between the fragments, blood-red holographic text slowly emerged:
Are you sure you really "heard" it?
"Please listen to the absolute silence."
As the letters disappear, a terrifying, explosive string melody fills the listener's ears.
"Hehehe~!"
As the eerie laughter of a young girl broke the background noise, hundreds of dolls dressed in scarlet wedding gowns slowly descended, their embroidered shoes hovering less than a meter away from the participants.
The dolls all raised their heads, their faces as white as snow, with two curved willow-leaf eyebrows, cherry-red lips, and black eyes reflecting red light, as if they were quietly turning.
Resembling neither human nor inhuman, a mixture of the bizarre and the beautiful.
Haitang Xun was so frightened that her computer crashed on the spot.
Fuji Syusuke opened his blue eyes.
Kikumaru Eiji hugged Oishi's arm tightly.
Daishi nearly dropped his phone.
Takeshi Momoshiro and Ryoma Koshigoe opened their mouths wide enough to fit a match ball, yet they couldn't make a sound.
Yagyu Hiroshi adjusted his glasses: "When humans lose their hearing, they instinctively feel fear. But in the face of absolute fear—"
Niou Masaharu suddenly poked his head out from behind him: "You've even forgotten how to scream, haven't you~ Pfft~"
[Rikkai University Legend] Survivor's Account of the "Garden of Five Senses" Art Experience Exhibition (Multiple Images Warning)
Original Poster: Anonymous User No.1
Posted on: 202X/09/20 12:33
[Figure 2][Figure 3] Emergency passage in the second exhibition area, "Silent Strings"
Help!! This exhibition area isn't an art experience, it's hell!
112th floor:
Regret! I regret it now!
113th floor:
Is it really that scary? [Question GIF]
117th floor:
The moment I walked in, noise-canceling headphones were put on me, my vision went completely black, and terrifying sound effects filled my head. Just when I thought I had lost my hearing... then, the instant "something" fell from the ceiling, the background sound suddenly exploded with the sharp sound of strings snapping! Aaaaaah!
119th floor:
And that woman's sickly "hehehe" laughter is still haunting my head, it's so terrifying! (burning incense and praying.jpg)
121st floor:
With this level of hellish intensity, even a king would break out in a cold sweat!
[Figure 3, bottom left] Atobe's signature elegance has completely collapsed, his fingers are tightly gripping the admission ticket.
127th floor:
[Figure 4] The Seigaku golden duo, Oishi and Kikumaru, helped each other climb out, and Kikumaru's red hair even faded in fright (abstract).
[15-second short video] Kaidou Kaoru fainted from fright, while Oishi-senpai kept muttering, "Where are the medical staff?"
129th floor:
Kuranosuke Shiraishi of Shitenhoji Temple, known as the "Perfect Bible," was photographed with his bandaged hand trembling violently!
Hilarious! A true account of how the Holy Book was breached! (*^_^*)
Floor 131:
Is Rikkai University using the cultural festival as a pretext for psychological warfare?
There's no need for the national competition next year; just award the champion trophy directly. [doge.jpg]
Floor 133:
Am I the only one who noticed that President Yukimura stood at the entrance smiling the entire time while getting everyone's autographs?! His smile softened with each signature (shivering).jpg
...The Demon King, the absolute Demon King.
Floor 134:
Hahaha, this is hilarious!
So... is he holding the Book of Life and Death?
Floor 135:
@119L -
That's Matsuno-senpai's voice! Her "Villainous Lady" performance in last semester's image ambassador competition also featured this kind of yandere laugh (with comparison audio).
Floor 136:
@135L -
So you mean this devilish couple...
One is in charge of psychological attacks, and the other is in charge of data collection?!
(Shaking as he holds up the trial voucher) Is it too late to run away now?! (Survival instinct kicks in.jpg)
Floor 137:
(A chill ran down my spine)
Wait... I think I've suddenly realized some incredible truth!
In the tennis club's lounge—
Kirihara (jumping around excitedly): "Minister, Minister! What are we doing at the Umihara Festival this year?"
Sanada (sitting upright): "Too lax! Rikkai's authority must be upheld!"
Liu (taking notes rapidly): "According to the data, the fright index is positively correlated with satisfaction."
Niou (playing with his braid): "Puri~ How about letting the guests experience the extinction of the five senses?"
Yukimura (smiling like a black lily): "A good suggestion indeed. Then, guests, please witness hell."
Jackal Kuwabara & Marui Bunta (watching the show): "Playing this big?"
(At this moment, the door is pushed open)
Matsuno (holding a stack of documents): "Gentlemen, your 'Are You Dead?' Underworld Experience Plan has been delivered."
Yukimura (lightly stroking the document with his fingertips): "What a perfect plan."
All the regulars (in unison): "Hehehe—"
(Close-up shot freezes)
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