Chapter 45: Players passing through the NPC world...
Just as the four school leaders were struggling to use their cell phone flashlights to search for the sent-away Atobe in the dark and unclear surrounding mountains,
In the student dormitory, the story of the seven incredible events on the Rikkai University campus continues.
Niou Masaharu, with a mysterious smile on his face, raised a finger again.
"The fifth incredible event is..."
“——Help me, help me, ahhhhh!!”
"that is……"
"——Wait, wait, don't come over here!!!"
"that is……"
"No, why is there something weird following you?!!"
Niou Masaharu: “…”
Fuji slowly opened his eyes and stared at the empty dormitory door behind Niou.
"Although it's a bit rude to interrupt you again and again now,"
"But, Niou-kun," Fuji pointed with his finger.
"There seems to be something behind you that shouldn't be here."
Niou raised an eyebrow, "Fuji-kun, this isn't the right place to draw inferences from one instance—"
He turned his head while joking,
Unprepared, he faced several people who rushed in from the door in a heap, almost tumbling in a mess.
The last person to come in was even polite enough to close the door that had been taken away.
Niou Masaharu was just stunned and couldn't dodge in time and was pushed to the bottom: I can't laugh.
After a moment of stunned silence, everyone reacted immediately.
"Come and lend a hand!"
"Why did so many people suddenly come in?"
"Never mind, save people first!"
In contrast, the slightly more reliable Yagyu, Kawamura Takashi of Seigaku, and Ishida Tetsu of Fudomine helped together to dismantle the twisted people one by one.
They were neatly arranged on the ground, and each school member identified them one by one.
"Aren't these Marui and Kuwabara who just left?"
"Um... Kaidou and Rikkai-Da Kirihara, why are you two holding hands if it's not you two?"
"Hi, Shishido, Feng! What's wrong with you guys?"
For a moment, everyone was confused.
After struggling to open his eyes, Marui was shocked: "Where's the shadow man!?"
Yagyu Hiroshi pushed his glasses and said, "Marui-kun, where is the shadow man?"
Marui: "Just now, Kuwabara and I were clearly being chased by a shadow man, and we couldn't shake him off..."
He frantically shook his still unconscious partner awake: "Kuwabara, Kuwabara—wake up! You saw it too! Shadow people and stuff!"
Jack Sangyuan said in a deep voice: "Yes... yes... so scary..."
The people in the room looked at each other.
At this moment, Kaidou and Kirihara, who were in a coma, also woke up.
Kaidou was startled when he felt the gazes around him, and suddenly opened his eyes: "Bathroom! There's Hanako!"
Kawamura Takashi quickly suppressed the person who was about to rebel: "Kaidou! Kaidou! Wake up, this is a student dormitory, not a bathroom!"
Fuji caught the key words and squinted his eyes to examine it, "...Hanako-kun in the bathroom?"
Kirihara Akaya suddenly yelled, "——Kyu!!"
The people who were led away by Bu Er's words were caught off guard and were all startled by his roar.
As if awakened by the keyword, the mosquito-eyed Mukai Taketo, Shishido Ryo, and Hou Chotaro also jumped up quickly, and ran around everywhere without opening their eyes.
"That guy is here again, run! Run!!"
“Don’t tickle me, don’t tickle me!! Help—!!”
Akutagawa Jiro, who was still zzZing in the corner, was stepped on while lying down. He jumped up and opened his eyes in confusion.
“—Is there an earthquake?!”
"Run! Everyone, run!!"
"W-Where's Kei?! Where's Kei!!!"
"Hanako—Hanako is in the bathroom!!"
"Shadow Man!! Shadow Man is chasing us!!"
The scene was in chaos, with everyone running around while you were shouting. It was complete chaos for a while.
After waiting for a long time for Bu Er to clarify the situation, and calm down one by one, and then think about it again, everything reveals something strange.
Something about Shadow Man and Hanako-kun seems a little off...
But now sitting in the dormitory, everyone can only reluctantly comfort themselves that at least the room is safe.
There won't be any thirteen steps, and there won't be any Hanako-kun or shadow people.
There is also a cat that may jump out at any time and give everyone a big beating.
No, it won't really appear, right?!
“…”
The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.
"...So, Niou-kun," Fuji said at the right moment, "I've been interrupted repeatedly, so what are the other three of the Seven Mysterious Events?"
Niou Masaharu, who was caught by Q, showed a playful smile and was about to take advantage of the chaos to continue:
"The other three of the seven incredible events—"
Marui was nervous and tense, "Do you still need to listen to it at this time?"
Fuji smiled: "Even if it's for prevention and early preparation, knowing is always better than not knowing."
"It seems we can reach an agreement, Fuji-kun, puri~" Niou Masaharu raised his eyebrows.
He said, "The next incredible event is precisely the non-existent 17th dormitory;"
"And the chainsaw killer lingering around the corner at two in the morning—"
"And the shadowless cat who knocks on doors one by one in the middle of the night carrying a bomb."
“…”
“………”
"Although, if I remember correctly, the dormitory we are in now is Room 17." Jack Sangyuan paused.
Marui laughed exaggeratedly twice: "Haha, stop joking at this time, Kuwabara."
Jack Sangyuan said slowly: "No, I saw it when you rushed out the door just now, Bunta. The number on the door... is indeed 17."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone paused.
A minute ago, I thought I was safe in the room, but now, after hearing what you said, it seems... even less safe?!
Fuji opened his eyes, propped up his chin and thought for a moment: "...This room is indeed number 17."
He recalled, "Come to think of it, when assigning rooms, Rikkai University's Vice President, Sanada-kun, also stared at the house number for a long time."
Marui/Kuwabara/Akaya: "!!!"
Even Vice Minister Sanada is…!!
This is even more terrifying when you think about it. Sanada, who has always been a materialistic fighter and does not believe in these words of gods and ghosts,
I actually have a bad feeling about the 17th dormitory in the ghost story...
Could it be...
Suddenly, Kirihara Aka also shuddered.
Looking around now, in the dim room, it seems that everything is wrong and weird.
He swallowed unconsciously: "S-Should we go out now, or continue to stay here..."
"But there are shadow people outside..."
"But staying in a dormitory that doesn't exist..."
Watching Kawamura and Ishida Tetsu try to open the door again and again but failed to unscrew the door handle,
Everyone's heart was in their throat.
Being unable to go out passively and being unable to go out actively are two completely different concepts!
Could it be that they were really going to be trapped and die in these 17 non-existent dormitories!?
Niou narrowed his fox eyes, "In that case——just activate this~piyo."
Everyone watched him pull out something like a cell phone from his pocket.
Bewildered, Marui and Kuwabara were puzzled: "What is this?"
Mukai, Shishido, and Feng, who were not unfamiliar with this thing, twitched their eyes.
Isn't this the 'Super Invincible Supreme Walkie-Talkie' from the latest ultrasonic wireless connection series, 'You have it, I have it, everyone has it, Hello, I'm fine, everyone is fine!' kindly provided by Atobe!?
Niou shook his finger, "——This is the biggest contributor who can help us solve our current situation~Puri."
Mukahi, Shishido endured and endured,
Although——but, how come you, a Rikkai University student, are in the Avengers!? !!
Is this reasonable?!
Niou Masaharu: (Whistles)
Too complicated.
The internal situation of Rikkai University is really too complicated.
Mukai and Shishido looked at each other and endured it silently.
There shouldn't be anyone else they don't know, right?
In front of the Seigaku/Rikkai-sama who didn't understand the situation, Niou Masaharu spoke into the intercom.
"Call, call, this is number five. Number three, please answer. Number three, please answer."
Marui and Kuwahara were at a loss;
Hmm... What do 'Number Five' and 'Number Three' mean...?
There was a sound of electricity, mixed with unclear human voices.
Kirihara Akaya turned his head sharply: "——That's it!!"
Marui Kuwahara: "What's wrong with you, Akaye?"
Kirihara Akaya jumped up and pointed at Niou Masaharu who was calling out, "The strange sound I heard in Kei's room—that's it!!"
Hibiki/Shishido/Hō: "!!"
Kirihara Akaya: "I heard it clearly, but those guys from Seigaku said they didn't hear it!"
Qing, Qingxue?
Fuji and Kawamura exchanged a glance, "Who is it..."
“—Ahahaha, it looks like Niou-kun is connected. Let’s all go listen!”
Taking cover, Taketo Mukai quickly gave a wink to Shishido Ryo and Fuuchotaro, and immediately a group of people rushed up to respond.
"Yeah, yeah, how can Niou-kun help us!?"
Kirihara Akaya was cut off mid-sentence and wanted to continue.
But his attention was involuntarily diverted, and he had to look at Niou Masaharu along with everyone else.
Avengers Squad No. 3, Yuushi Oshitari is heading to the student dormitory.
Although I passed by Momoshiro and others who were gathered at the teaching building and yelling "Kirihara-kun, where are you?!"
Then I passed by Tezuka and the others who were all standing in the back of the mountain, sticking their butts out and shouting, "Where are you, Atobe-kun?!"
As soon as the intercom was connected, the voice suddenly rose to the highest point, "Number Three, Number Three, where are you!?!"
Yuushi Oshitari was a little confused. Is it popular today to search for the missing TA?
Oshitari: "Number Three received, Number Three received, Number Three is heading to the student dormitory and will arrive soon."
Voices quickly came from the intercom, saying, "Great, we're saved!" and "Finally, we don't have to be trapped here anymore!"
"Our savior—Oshitari Yuushi!"
Yuushi Oshizuka slowly typed out a question mark,
...What are these people talking about?
And why are the voices of Taketo, Shishido, and Feng, who were carried away by Yagi, heard in the background?
"Listen to me—listen to me! Oshitari!" Mukai Taketo squeezed in front of the intercom, "We are now trapped in 17 dormitories that don't exist. Hurry up and bring the key to save us!!"
Yuushi Oshitari: "The 17 dormitories that don't exist?"
Mukai Taketo: "Oh! Anyway, this is a long story!"
Marui Bunta quickly reminded: "But to cut a long story short now! Be sure to watch out for the shadowy figures in the corridor when you come in!"
Kaidou Kaoru immediately followed up, "And Hanako-kun in the bathroom!"
Yuushi Oshizuka: "..."
He silently lowered his head and glanced at his phone.
It's not April Fools' Day today.
However, the intercom kept urging him, so Yuushi Ozuki had no choice but to follow their words and cautiously enter the student dormitory.
Especially in the corner corridors, he would look back 360 degrees with every step he took, not missing any rustling sound.
In dormitory No. 17, everyone gathered around the intercom, holding their breath, afraid of disturbing anyone.
The sound of footsteps, the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, the sound of breathing when moving,
Gradually, it stopped at one place and stopped moving.
Not daring to make a loud noise, he whispered to Hitaketo, "Oshizuka, Oshizuka, are you here yet?"
Oshitari Yuushi mumbled, "Ah..."
Is this coming or not?...
At this moment, in front of him, on the door of the last room, number 17, there was a house number 71.
Weird, why is '16' followed by '71'?
Ozuki Yuushi stood in the corridor and looked around again, "...Are you sure this is dormitory number 17?"
Mukaito nodded frantically, "Yeah, we're in Dormitory 17!!"
Yuushi Oshizuka: "..."
He slowly said, "But...there's no dormitory number 17 in the student dormitory where I live."
“…”
“………”
His voice was trembling, and Mukaito made eye contact with everyone in the room with difficulty: "Oshitari, this joke... is not funny at all. You know that, right?"
“…”
Oshitari pushed his glasses down again. "I'm not kidding, I swear, Yueren."
“!!!”
Kirihara Akaya slowly knelt down, his soul in despair: "Could it be - are we going to be trapped here and never get out again!?"
Marui Bunta and Jack Kuwahara looked at him bitterly, said nothing, and just patted his shoulder silently.
Yagyu Hiroshi: "Akaye-kun..."
Niou Masaharu patted his shoulder and said jokingly, "Think positively, Akaye~"
Kirihara Akaya raised his face with tears in his eyes. Niou Masaharu pointed to the large group of people around him and said cheerfully, "At least everyone is here. No one can leave with you, puri~"
Kirihara Akaya: "..."
I don't feel any comfort at all!!!
Yuushi Oshizuka, who was standing at the door, moved his eyes slightly and suddenly caught a glimpse of something.
The house number...seems to be shaking?
Oshitari stepped forward and stared at it carefully for a while,
Wait, isn't this '71', but rather—
"Buzz buzz buzz buzz—"
“Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka—”
Suddenly, a strange sound came from a corner not far away.
Not only did Yuuji Oshitari hear it, but everyone else on the intercom heard it as well.
"No...what's that sound?"
"Like something spinning at high speed... the friction of dragging on the ground..."
“…”
"Could it be..."
"That shouldn't be possible..."
Oshitari Yuushi: “?”
He probed: "Um, are you talking about something I don't know?"
Everyone in the room looked at each other in confusion, and then slowly said, "Oshitari, perhaps you have heard of the incredible legends of the seven campuses of Rikkai University?"
“…”
Oshitari Yuushi: "So now... you're starting to get into the supernatural, huh?"
“—Wa ...
"Hanako-kun is real!"
"The shadow people in the corridor are real too!!"
Oshitari remained silent. "So what's the current situation...?"
“!!!”
Marui suddenly noticed the time on the clock hanging on the wall of the dormitory, "It's already early morning!"
"So it is—"
Suddenly, everyone chorused, "The chainsaw killer lingers around the corner at two in the morning!!"
"If that's the sound of a chainsaw," Fujimi thought with his head down, "it sounds right."
"The sound of a high-speed saw and a chain dragging along the ground,"
"It's very crisp, and the footsteps are very heavy. They should be arriving soon..."
"But there's only Oshitari outside. What should he do?"
"...We can't run into that guy head-on, or else it'll be the end of us!!"
The more Ozuki Yuushi listened, the more creepy it became. He was the only one in the dark corridor at the end, but the movement around the corner was getting closer.
He took a deep breath and said, "It's not funny to make such a joke at this time..."
"——Who would joke with you at a time like this?!"
Holding onto the intercom, Xiangri Yueren spoke in one breath:
"--Run and hide quickly, don't get caught! Oshitari!!"
Across the corner,
The player heard the NPC's quacking voice,
It's strange, it's almost two in the morning, why are these NPCs still so energetic?
After working hard to blast rocks and chop down trees, the player dragged his tennis racket back to the student dormitory to prepare to save the game.
But the closer you are to the save point, the louder the NPC's voice becomes.
With his left hand dragging a tennis racket, and his right hand dragging a trash can and the NPC Xiao Hui that had fallen from the sky in the trash can for some reason,
The player turned around and walked towards the NPC gathering place.
Maybe I can complete one more quest before the end of the day!
What an honest and good player!
As the players approached, beads of sweat slowly rolled down Yuushi Oshizuka's forehead at a corner.
No way…
Could there really be a...chainsaw killer or something like that?
No, no, no, that shouldn't be possible. No matter how I think about it, this kind of student dormitory would never—
"Clang, clang, clang..."
"Bang, bang, bang..."
No, this thing isn't a sound a human can make!?!
It was more like the dull sound of a human body hitting a metal surface...
The chainsaw killer who dismembers corpses...
As the sound got closer, Yuushi Oshitari could no longer control the associations in his mind.
He laughed a twisted laugh, dragging a high-speed rotating chainsaw as tall as a person, while creeping around the corner in the shadows, and poking his head out ferociously...
The player's peripheral vision shifted and he suddenly noticed a new task popping up.
Uh-huh?
A new task pops up at this time?
The player simply dropped the trash can and turned away, leaving Yuushi Oshitari terrified at the corner.
The sound of metal friction seemed to stop, and the buzzing sound of the chainsaw seemed to gradually fade away.
Could it be that... the killer has found a new target? Is he letting this place go for now?
The people in the room stood by the intercom, listening attentively, not wanting to miss anything.
Yuushi Oshitari: "It seems...it seems he's gone..."
He wiped his face slowly: "I'll go over and take a look."
Taketo Mukai was worried: "Be careful, Oshitari! In horror movies, there's always that killer who pretends to run away, but is actually just lying in wait not far away, waiting for his prey to drop its guard and appear!"
Yuushi Oshizuka: "..."
"But I can't stay here forever," he said with a helpless smile, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.
"If I go and never come back..."
Mukai Taketo had already started wiping away his tears, "No, don't say that, Inuzuka!"
Oshitari Yuushi: "No, this is something I must explain... Gakuto!"
Tori Yueto: "Endure enough——!!"
"So sentimental, woooooo..."
"Yes, yes, I'm so touched..."
Yuushi Oshizuka: "Then please don't bother with me about me using your card to pay for restaurant bills for a month."
"What!! So you were the one who swiped my card!!"
"Yue Ren——!"
When he thought about the uncertain future of Oshitari's trip, Mukai Taketo gritted his teeth and said sullenly with red eyes:
"I get it! I won't bother with you! Just come back to me safe and sound!"
Oshitari Yuushi: "That's great, then..."
“—I’m going!”
"Wuwuwu, Hyotei's Oshitari-kun..."
"Although we have never met, I respect you as a warrior!"
"Have a safe journey, Oshitari-kun!"
Taking brave steps, I heard the voice of "Nothing can stop me" behind me.
Yuushi Oshizuka rolled all the way to avoid the corners, and finally reached the corner. He took a deep breath and slowly prepared himself mentally.
Grabbing the corner of the wall and turning around suddenly, let him, Oshitari Yuushi, see the true face of the so-called campus ghost story 'Chainsaw Killer' -
garbage can,
And the bruised and battered version of Keigo Atobe who closed his eyes and passed away.
“—Ah ...
A sharp sound passed through the intercom.
Everyone in the room was sad when they heard it, and wept when they saw it.
"Oshitari-kun..."
"Wuwuwu, Oshitari, why are you walking so miserably..."
"Oshitari-kun is a warrior, we must respect every decision he makes!"
“That’s right, that’s right!!”
"So, here comes the question,"
"...Now, how do we get out?"
“…”
“………”
Fuji looked around and suddenly found a bright spot.
He patted Kawamura Takashi's shoulder. The depressed Kawamura was at a loss: "What's wrong, Fuji, did you think of something——"
Fuji: "Take this, Aaron."
A tennis racket found in a corner was stuffed into Kawamura Takashi's hand without any warning.
In the blink of an eye,
"——Burning!!! A mere door! It can't stop my passion for tennis! Die!!"
“—I’ll help too!”
Ishida Tetsu of Fudomine followed suit, puffing out his arms and practicing Hajime for a long time, so that he could compete with Kawamura Takashi in terms of strength.
The two of them rushed forward and blocked the door on the left and right.
Niou Masaharu stood at the back and shouted, "Come on, everyone from Seigaku and Fudomine! We're counting on you!"
Kawamura Takashi: "One! Two! Three! Buring!!!"
Ishida Tetsu: “——Get up!!!”
Amidst a sound of "ga ga ya" that makes your teeth ache,
Slowly, the dormitory door cracked open!
Kirihara Akaya's eyes lit up: "Could it be that——"
Marui Bunta and Jack Kuwahara cried with joy: "We are saved?!!"
Niou crossed his arms, whistled, and looked at the dormitory doors that were about to open. Yagyu Hiroshi pushed his glasses.
Fujiya smiled and took a step forward.
At this moment,
A figure appeared at the door.
a cat,
A cat carrying a gift box.
Kawamura Takashi and Ishida Tetsu hadn't noticed anything was wrong yet. They just yelled, "Hey, little kitty, get away! Get away! It would be terrible if I hurt you!"
Fuji, who was one step behind, noticed the sudden change in the expressions of the people from Rikkai University.
This is……?
"It appeared..."
“It really appeared…”
Marui seemed to be sleepwalking: "B-bomb...it turned out to be this bomb..."
Sensing that something was wrong, Xiang Riyue, who wanted to ask more questions, opened his mouth.
I saw the people from Rikkai University, especially Niou Masaharu who was calm just now,
They all stepped back in unison, away from the door, as if there was something dangerous lurking there.
"Hey, what the hell are you guys doing..."
He frowned, but heard a cat meowing beside his ear.
The cat appeared at the door and quickly jumped in through the crack, then did a double jump followed by a spiral roll.
He stepped on the head of Takehiru.
“…”
"...Why does this scene seem familiar?"
What was even more familiar was that a surprise box fell into Mukaihi Taketo's arms.
Inside the box was a fuse that ignited with a crackling sound.
Xiangri: "This is fake...right?"
“…”
“………”
Niou: "Sorry, this is true~puri,"
Xiangri: "...Bomb?"
Niou: "Yes, bomb piyo."
“…”
“——Ahhhhhh I don’t want this thing, run away!!!”
The surprise box was thrown high by Taketo Mukai and fell into the arms of Jiro Akutagawa who was hiding in the corner.
Akutagawa sensed the movement, turned over, grabbed the bomb box and threw it out.
A perfect parabola hit Kawamura Takashi's head as he pushed open the door.
Kawamura Takashi yelled "Burning" and swung his tennis racket wildly, sending the bomb box flying far away.
It landed quickly, accurately and nimbly in a trash can not far away.
Everyone in the room saw this and felt relieved.
But Oshizuka Yuushi came out from nowhere and shouted "Xiao Jing!"
Mukai Taketo was stunned: "Nininninninninnin...Ninzuka! You're still alive!?!"
Yuushi Oshizuka turned around, took off his glasses, wiped them and said coolly: "Yes, I am still alive. After all, I am——"
"No! Now is not the time to talk about this—Xiao Jing!!!"
Everyone watched helplessly as he hurriedly pulled out a dead body from the trash can, with his eyes closed and a smile on his face... Atobe Keigo,
Wait, why is Atobe in the trash can? ! !
But now is not the time to think about these things, everyone shouted,
"Oshizuka!! Kick it away!! Kick that trash can away!!"
“There’s a bomb inside!!!!”
Hearing this, Oshitari was also very smart and quickly volleyed the ball into the air, saving everyone from danger at the critical moment.
The cylindrical trash can rolled away along the corridor.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"We're safe! We're safe!!!"
"Hahahaha, those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future! I knew we would be fine!"
Now you look at me and I look at you, feeling extremely moved. After all, we can be said to have a life-long friendship.
The trash can rolled along, 'gurgling'.
With a click, the door at the end opened.
A little light came in,
Hugging and crying, the people who were overwhelmed with joy turned their heads around in confusion.
In the front, I saw the gate of the student dormitory.
After searching for Atobe for a long time but still unable to find any trace of him, Sanada and his companions opened the door and came in.
From a distance, he saw the people from Seigaku/Rikkai University/Hyotei/Fudomine sticking their heads out from the corner, and frowned.
"What's wrong, Sanada-kun?" Tachibana also stuck his head out from behind him.
"What happened?" Tezuka followed closely.
The faces of the people at the corner became uglier and uglier.
Until Sanada noticed a cylindrical object rolling towards them.
It rolled to Sanada's feet and stopped.
What?
“…”
“……!!!”
Facing the screams of "No——" "Don't——" "Don't pick it up——" in the distance,
Sanada bent down,
Took it out of the trash can.
A bomb.
Bomb: Hi^^
“…”
Ju came over to take a look: "What is this?"
Tezuka adjusted his glasses: "...It looks like a bomb."
Ju sighed: "It turned out to be a bomb, hahahaha, I thought it was something else..."
Orange: "?"
Ju: "You said...what the hell is this?"
Tezuka was silent.
Liu slowly said: "It's a bomb."
He began to move backwards. "And, the chance of it exploding in three seconds is... 100%."
“…”
Tachibana: "...Is it too late to escape now?"
“…”
“………”
Sanada: "—Too lax!"
Tezuka: "Go up there with all your might!"
——No, isn’t this the time to say this? ! !
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