There were no extra words, just the address.
After reading the text message, Guangyou chuckled softly.
He replied with a smile:
"Actually, I brought it with me."
Upon receiving the text message, Ai understood Kōyū's thoughts.
She didn't feel unhappy about it, or anything like that.
I just feel a bit helpless.
Why are you acting like a little kid?
“...”
But it's okay, as long as she's happy.
Knowing that Guangyou had brought an umbrella, she put the umbrella she had already picked up back down.
Then, she picked up her phone and sent a text message to Guangyou:
"Just bring it."
"I'll continue my research."
After sending the text message, she put her phone away and continued her research.
...
After receiving Ai's reply, Kōyū put his phone back in his pocket.
After visiting the so-called "Library of Hatred," the group arrived at another, and final, location of the paranormal event.
Similarly, the students gave this place a name:
—"The Cursed Staircase".
Upon reaching the stairs, Xiaolan recounted the details of the paranormal event to the others:
"I heard that a student found the area under the stairs was full of water when he arrived in the morning."
Sonoko, the "drama queen," is back online. Facing the stairs, she whispers:
"Hideaki Hosaka fell down this staircase."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned to look at the group of people and said in a very exaggerated manner:
"That water was probably the tears of his curse!"
That's a bit far-fetched; Conan thinks it's more likely to be rainwater.
He said:
"Could it be because it rained the day before and the window wasn't closed properly?"
Upon hearing this, Sonoko bent down and looked at Conan, saying with great dissatisfaction:
"We're not children, how could we leave without closing the windows?"
"And that's not all."
"It's said that the number of steps on this staircase is different every time you count them!"
"The extra steps..."
Just then, a deep voice rang out.
"Who's speaking?" The group turned to look around.
But I didn't see anyone.
Only Conan noticed that a certain guy who loves to flaunt his relationship had disappeared.
"This guy is really boring..." Conan's lips twitched slightly.
The voice did not respond, but continued speaking with deep emotion:
“Every night, an extra section of this staircase appears.”
"And in the dead of night when no one is around, blood will seep out from the thirteenth staircase."
"Anyone who sees the thirteenth step will soon fall to their death."
"Would you like to try counting them?"
“...”
After he finished speaking, no matter how many questions they asked, no one answered.
"It's not nighttime yet," Sonoko said, pursing her lips with a strange expression.
Xiaolan didn't say a word, staring intently at the staircase in front of her.
Her eyes swept up and down, repeatedly counting the number of steps.
"Ran, let's count!" Sonoko swallowed hard and decided to bite the bullet and give it a try.
"Huh? This..."
After a moment's hesitation, Xiaolan nodded in agreement.
She just counted, and there are only twelve sections.
The two walked side by side, counting the number of steps as they went up.
"one..."
"two..."
"three..."
“...”
The two of them finished climbing the stairs in just a few seconds.
Then, Sonoko swallowed again, moved her lips twice, and asked Ran:
"Xiao Lan, how many sections did you count?"
"I counted twelve sections from here," Xiaolan said, then breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.
It was the same as the number she had counted before.
Upon hearing this, Sonoko could no longer hold back; her expression changed drastically, and she asked excitedly:
"Then why did I count thirteen sections?"
"Really?" Xiaolan's expression also changed, and she suddenly felt that this matter was not so simple.
Is it because everyone is different?
Or should she try counting again?
Just then, Guangyou's voice suddenly rang out behind them:
"Actually, there are only twelve sections."
"The reason why Sonoko-nee counted as thirteen sections is because she counted twice when she got to the last section."
"It's probably because I was scared by that story."
"Is that so..." Sonoko clutched her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
She actually thought there was some kind of "extra staircase".
Thinking that she might fall to her death soon, she was filled with reluctance.
She hasn't even seen Lord Kid's true face yet!
I haven't gone to any places with A-Zhen yet!
Fortunately, it was a misunderstanding.
etc...
Why is Guangyou here?
Sonoko, belatedly realizing what was happening, looked at Kōyū sitting on the steps to the side and raised her eyebrows slightly.
Noticing the change in Sonoko's expression, Mitsuyu, seemingly unaware of what had just happened, gave her a bright smile.
Then he said with a smile:
"Sister Sonoko, you look even more beautiful than I have in the few days I've seen you!"
"Have you been using any skincare products? Do you have any recommendations?"
"Is that so?" Sonoko said with a smile. "Actually, I'm just..."
She had barely gotten halfway through the conversation when she sensed something was wrong.
This is a way of diverting her attention!
Is it really okay to use this method to distract her?
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