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[September 8, Sunday, 8:20 am]

"We're back!"

What woke Duanmu Huai was Banajian's excited screams. She slapped the window hard and pointed out the window.

"Look, we're back!"

"Um?"

Duanmu Huai rubbed his eyes, sat up, and looked out the window. He saw that the strange mist-filled world outside the window was no longer there, and he could clearly see the farmland outside and the houses next to it.

Are you back?

"Hey, everyone......!"

Soon, everyone gathered together and walked to the gate. Looking at the familiar streets outside, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I thought I would never come back."

"What to do now?"

"Anyway, should I call the police?"

After realizing that they were back in the real world, everyone began to think about other issues, while the Dashan Police Department looked at Duanmuhuai, who shrugged his shoulders.

"You are the police, you have to do what you want."

"Call the police."

The Dashan Police Department thought about it and made a decision.

"Our situation is too unbelievable. Even if we tell it, we will only be regarded as mentally disturbed. However, the police are not so quick to identify the culprit when handling the case. As long as there is no evidence to prove that we did it, then there will be no question."

This is the same as saying that people kill themselves.

"Anyway, let's take a look at Sakura-san's body first... I don't know if her body is still there."

Duanmuhuai did not speak, just nodded, and then the group came to the restaurant again. Others did not dare to go in. Only Duanmuhuai and the Dashan Police Department came to the door of the restaurant and opened the door.

"……………………"

"Are you surprised?"

"No, not surprised at all."

Looking at the empty restaurant, Duanmuhuai and the Dashan Police Department silently exchanged opinions with each other.

Sakura Jiahui's body, which was supposed to be here, disappeared.

"Actually, I also thought about it, maybe it was eaten by that atmospheric monster."

At that time, the atmospheric monster destroyed the entire mansion, and Sakura Kahui's body would not escape on its own initiative, so it was not impossible to say that it was eaten.

"so?"

"Report them missing, just say they are missing. I searched for them for a long time but couldn't find them."

"Okay, at least it's more convenient than explaining the corpse. I'll leave the rest to the police."

After the Dashan Police Department called the police, the police arrived at the scene soon. They questioned everyone, such as where the missing people had gone. However, other people had already checked their statements with Duanmu Huai and said they did not know their whereabouts. ——This is normal. After all, these people don’t know each other. The only point of intersection is to attend the opening ceremony.

The police investigation was very detailed. They searched every corner of the mansion, but no clues were found. Needless to say, the fat house Miyamoto and Professor Sato, Sakura Kaki and Mr. Ueno also have no whereabouts. The cars in the parking lot did not drive away, and there were no traces of their footprints around, as if they had evaporated out of thin air.

By the time the police completed their investigation, it was already evening.

"When can we leave?"

Sitting on a chair not far away, looking at the police around her, Chitanda asked uneasily. She looked around, looking uncertain.

"What's wrong? Are you nervous?"

Seeing Chitanda like this, Duanmu Huai also looked at her, while Chitanda nodded.

"I, I am very uneasy. After all, I have never seen so many police officers, and I have never been interviewed by the police. But..."

"but?"

"To be honest, I, I'm curious."

Chitanda raised his head and stared at Duanmuhuai, his eyes sparkling.

"Did Mr. Ueno do all this? Why would he do such a thing? I'm really curious about this..."

"Well, yes..."

Looking at Chitanda, Duanmuhuai nodded, then he stretched out his hand and grabbed Chitanda in front of him.

"So, who are you anyway?"

"...Huh? You, what are you talking about? Classmate Xiaoai?"

"You're not going to answer, are you."

Looking at Chitanda in front of him, Duanmuhuai lowered his eyes, then raised his head again, and then punched out.

“————!!”

Chitanda's head flew high into the air, spinning several times in the air before falling to the ground with a thud. The headless corpse also lost strength and slumped backwards on the chair. Blood spurted out from the gap in the neck and covered the entire wall.

"Why?"

This sudden scene stunned everyone present. But Duanmu Huai's actions didn't stop there. She grabbed Banami's head with her backhand, twisted it hard, and hit her against the wall before she could realize what happened.

"Hey, what are you doing...!"

Dashan Police Department jumped up and stretched out his hands to grab Duanmu Huai, but then Duanmu Huai kicked Dashan Police Department in the chest and kicked him away. The latter's burly and strong body hit him The composer Maekura was stunned next to him. The two of them were knocked into the wall like flies hit by a fly swatter. They exploded and shattered into one piece.

"ah-----!!"

Blood splattered out, and the hot girl Ueda screamed loudly.

"What's wrong? What happened!?"

Hearing the screams of the hot girl Ueda, the door was pushed open suddenly, and then the police rushed in. They were all shocked when they saw this scene.

"He, they were all killed, by that murderer!"

Hot girl Ueda hid behind the police, shivering, and stretched out her hand to point to Duanmu Huai in front.

"...It's her, she's the murderer!"

[September 8, Sunday, 22:15 pm]

"...That's her, she's the murderer!"

The hot girl Ueda's eyes were red, and she angrily stretched out her hand and pointed at Duanmu Huai who was standing not far away. Hearing hot girl Ueda's roar, Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly, then opened the guitar case behind him, and then pulled out the bright red blade.

"It's really troublesome."

Duanmuhuai looked at the people in front of him calmly, without any emotion in his tone.

"Just kill them all."

Then, Duanmu Huai spoke.

"Put down your weapons..."

The policeman raised his gun and aimed at Duanmuhuai, but his movements were still too slow. As soon as he raised the gun in his hand, Duanmuhuai rushed in front of him, and then swung his sword and cut him in half.

What followed was a massacre.

In the narrow space, the police's firearms could not be used at all, while Duanmuhuai wielded a sharp knife and chopped down everyone he saw. Gradually, the screams and roars in the entire mansion gradually subsided, and soon, the entire mansion fell into a dead silence.

"Tick tock...tick tock..."

Duanmu Huai held the sword and walked up the stairs to the third floor. Blood dripped down the sword blade and made a faint sound on the steps. Duanmuhuai didn't pay attention to these small things. He stepped on the police bodies and walked all the way up to the third floor. Then Duanmuhuai came to the bedroom door, and then he pushed the door open.

There is a person sitting inside.

An old man.

"I thought you would continue to hide."

Staring at the old man in front of him, Duanmu Huai said lightly, while the old man sat on the chair, stared at Duanmu Huai, and smiled.

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"Now that you've discovered it, there's no use hiding me anymore."

The old man——Mr. Ueno stretched out his hand and pointed to the sofa next to him.

"Please take a seat."

Duanmuhuai walked forward, sat on the sofa, and stared at the old man.

"When did you first find out?"

"I had my doubts from the beginning. Of course, it was Chitanda who helped me solve the problem."

"Oh? What's wrong with that kid?"

"Indeed, you captured her characteristics."

Duanmu Huai chuckled.

"Chitanda is a curious child. When she encounters strange things, she always hopes to investigate and solve them, so that our Classical Literature Department often acts like a detective club. But......"

"but?"

"She hates dead people."

Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"So, Chitanda never watches horror movies or mystery novels. Therefore, after she has experienced so much, she will not say to me 'I am very curious' with shining eyes. Therefore, your poor imitation is just a joke. When it came to the side effects, well, I really didn’t notice it when Bana saw it—after all, she really knew how to eat.”

"………………"

"Actually, when I came to see you this time, apart from the rumors about delicious food and strange stories, I originally had some things I wanted to ask you about."

"oh?"

"I wanted to ask you about the topic of another world, but it seems that it is no longer necessary."

"………………Are you talking about the different world in the novels that young people read now?"

Mr. Ueno chuckled.

"No, it's the different world we are in now."

"...Now that you know it, what are you going to do?"

"It's simple, destroy it."

Duanmu Huai's answer was decisive, without any hesitation.

"Why?"

“Because there are some things in this world that would be better off if they didn’t exist.”

"hehe……………"

Mr. Ueno chuckled lightly, then he was silent for a moment and suddenly stood up.

"You should listen to Ueda's explanation."

"Is that Ueda's explanation?"

"It's hers."

Mr. Ueno nodded.

"Although she dresses up like that, she is actually the most serious and studious among the three. By the way, Sakura is actually the student I despise the most. Think about it, she dresses herself up to be so flattering. Like, who is it for? Do educated people need to spend time on cooking and makeup? And she chose the direction... Urban ghost stories, a story made up by a group of children out of boredom, just to open up the topic. , to make yourself more active among the crowd.”

Mr. Ueno looked very angry.

"When it comes to learning, you have to calm down and do it quietly. What's the use of showing me a few stories to deceive children every day? Don't think I don't know. In fact, she asked Miyamoto to collect those weird stories for him. Yes, Miyamoto's kid too couldn't see through Sakura's true colors at all, and was tricked by her. Hey, it's not that I couldn't understand his thoughts. After all, aren't there similar bridges in those light novels nowadays? Section?"

"The plot?"

"Well, the ordinary male protagonist is attracted by a beautiful girl because of some trivial things. This kind of thing is impossible to happen in reality, but Miyamoto obviously thinks that Sakura is his heroine. So no matter He is willing to do whatever Sakura asks him to do, even at the cost of himself...Forget it, it's useless to talk about it now. "

Mr. Ueno waved his hand.

"Off topic, off topic, well, Ueda's research is very interesting. The connection between ghost stories and the collective subconscious is actually deeper than you think. Fear is an unavoidable emotion for any creature, and humans are especially wonderful. For animals , Most of their fears only exist in the laws of survival, being hunted and killed are the fears of animals, but humans are different..."

Mr. Ueno turned his head and looked at Duanmuhuai.

"You have acted in many horror films, so you should understand this very well. Human beings have many kinds of fears, and death is not the only thing that can make them fear. On the spiritual level, being ignored, forgotten, hated, disgusted, human beings have Fears are many and varied.”

Duanmu Huai could not deny this. He was not sure whether animals had such complex emotions, but in fact, the fear of death was only one of many human fears.

For primary school students, homework that has not been completed before the end of summer vacation is the most terrifying thing.

For couples who are about to confess, the response they are about to face is the most terrifying thing.

For Yanami, perhaps not having food is what scares her the most.

For a person who is not good at communication, he might rather die than be forced to go on stage alone and perform in the center of the stage in front of everyone.

It's like the story Sakura told about table 3 in the restaurant. Is it scary? It's a bit scary. But who is the scary one?

Is it the female ghost who's been sitting there?

Or is it a troublesome guest who comes here to cause trouble?

Or the waiter who hates troublesome customers and deliberately leads them to the ghost’s table?

"Human emotions, thoughts and ideas create the world, and the most intense emotion among them is fear."

Mr. Ueno said as if preaching in class.

"Fear is not a single source, giving birth to a colorful spiritual world! And now, we are in it, this boundless fantasy land created by humans!"

"oh."

Duanmuhuai yawned silently.

"Not only that, I also discovered that there are real lives in this world! They are eager to communicate with us and communicate with us - so I chose you to complete this ritual. Fear, the power of fear can make us Deepen our understanding of each other, do you understand the meaning of this?”

"Yeah, I understand."

As Duanmuhuai spoke, he raised his sword.

"Tell everything you know and then die, heretic."