Why is my time traveling to the second dimension such a weird rule story?

Kaguya picked up the notebook and opened it, and found something similar to a conversation inside. It looked like two children were using this notebook to communicate. Because there were no names marked on the notebook, but the notes of two different people were obviously different, Kaguya mentally marked the handwriting of these two people as A and B respectively.

[A: Hey, you are also a new student, right? Let’s chat. I heard that there are very magical ghost stories in this school]

[B: Huh? But didn’t the teacher say that we are not allowed to talk about such things? He also said that if he found out, he would be beaten]

[A: Just because you say this, this kind of thing is probably true. Otherwise, those adults wouldn’t be so afraid of us talking about this kind of thing. Humph, but it's not difficult for me to ask about this kind of thing. I'm a know-it-all. Okay, let’s not waste pages by writing nonsense. Have you heard of the weird story about “dark friends”? 】

[B: No, what does that mean? 】

[A: It means that there is a kind of monster called Heihuhu. They will be born from people's memories. You have read the name in a book and heard something about someone somewhere. Heihuhu. It will become the name and appearance of this person you know, appear in front of you and become your friend. Moreover, it is a secret friend that only you can see and communicate with.]

[B: Wouldn’t that be nice? I just want to be friends with the Sentai Hero in the anime. Can that black guy become a Sentai Hero? 】

[A: What are you thinking about? This is a weird story. How can it only be good things? The black ones are monsters. They don't turn into the people you know to help you. After those things are in contact with you for a longer time, they will gradually be unable to maintain their original appearance and will change back little by little. His original appearance. And in this process, the darkness that only you can see will begin to become something that other people can see, and their relationship with you will become more and more intimate, and you will be completely confused by the power of ghost stories. No problem]

[B: It feels a bit scary to say this. My friend's appearance gradually changed, but I couldn't notice it. By the way, this is so dark, why does it do this kind of thing, what does it want to do? I feel like I don’t quite understand the purpose of this thing]

[A: I don’t know very well, but it is said that the blackness actually absorbs your power in the process, making itself stronger and stronger. Because the darkness at the beginning is actually very weak and can only be seen by you. After being in contact with you for a long time, they will gradually change and become a state that everyone can see. Moreover, when they become strong enough, their friends are useless, and then they will eat their friends]

[B: What, it feels so disgusting, forget it, I’m not interested in such weird stories. Can you tell me something else?]

[A: Yes, yes. Actually, I quite like Heihuhuguaitan. I heard that there are several versions of this thing, and there are several different kinds of Heihuhu. But if you don’t want to hear it, then I won’t say it. By the way, do you mind being friends with me? You don’t usually like chatting with me]

[B: It’s not impossible. I quite like chatting with you, so we can be friends. What's your name? Which class are you in? 】

[A: This is my secret]

After reading the conversation in the notebook, Kaguya slowly put the notebook down, and then suddenly realized that she could no longer hear the voices of the children chatting.

The entire auditorium had fallen silent, and all Kaguya could hear was her own breathing and heartbeat.

She turned around and looked at the blurry black figures behind her who were looking at her quietly. She knew that these were her friends, that they were all her trustworthy ones, and that they would go with her to save Hayasaka Ai. companion.

It's just that she can't remember what their names are, but this kind of thing is not important. Everything is normal at the moment, and there is no need to question or doubt it.

The investigation here has not yielded any effective results, so we should look elsewhere to see if we can find any traces of Ai Hayasaka. Alas, Hayasaka, where on earth could you be? What should I do to find you...

[Don’t worry, you can definitely find it, there will be no problem]

[We will accompany you to find it together. If it doesn’t work here, just find it somewhere else]

[Speaking of which, you haven’t seen the four palaces above the stairs before, right? Do you want to see what’s going on up there? 】

Her friends were talking to her and trying to help her find a solution seriously.

Kaguya shrunk her shoulders and continued moving forward without saying a word. She went back through the door she entered through, returned to the hall she had already explored, and looked towards the top of the stairs.

I haven't tried this room before, so I'll try it this time and see if I can find any clues here.

Thinking like this, Kaguya shrank her shoulders again and shook her arms in discomfort.

【What's wrong? Any questions? 】

The friend behind him asked very concernedly.

"fine……"

Kaguya shook her head and said, but the expression on her face could not be relaxed.

In my own perception, everything around me is normal and there are no problems.

But my underwear... this shouldn't happen. When did it disappear? Who took it away? What on earth is going on... Why did such an abnormal thing happen? Why... Well, why do I feel that such a thing is actually very normal, this is obviously abnormal... Well...

The girl's mind was confused at this moment, two completely different thoughts made her brows tighten.

But there was nothing strange on her face, and she continued to move forward.

Chapter 16: Discovery in the dark kennel and the way friends treat it

[Woof woof-woof woof-woof--]

The barking of dogs echoed in the dark house.

An unpleasant stench filled the room, and Kaguya, who walked in here, couldn't help but show an uncomfortable expression.

This is above the stairs of the lobby of Zaodachi Elementary School, and it is the room after the door on the stairs is opened.

Before opening that door, Kaguya considered the possible situation. Maybe it was a distorted and weird room, maybe it was a room that looked normal but actually lurked with all kinds of weird phenomena, but she didn't expect to see a kennel.

And it was such a bad kennel.

"This place..."

After a brief hesitation, Kaguya didn't stop, but continued to walk deeper into the house.

This is the place her friends suggested her to explore. The opinions given by her friends are normal and should be considered and adopted, so there is no need to hesitate.

And now all her friends are standing at the door of the kennel to help her keep watch, to be on guard against those who may appear here to make trouble for her, so she doesn't need to worry about anything at all, everything here is normal.

Is it really normal?

Stepping into the house, the tile floor made a light sound with Kaguya's footsteps.

In the dark room without lights, the only light source was projected from the direction of the hall, and the shadow of Kaguya who entered the house was also stretched on the ground.

[Woof woof-woof-woof-]

Clang-clang-clang-

The barking of dogs and the collision of cages sounded together.

Around Kaguya's sight, she could see cages after cages, and dogs barking in them.

There were a lot of dogs, all of them mixed-breed dogs whose specific breeds could not be identified, and almost every one of them was a puppy that had not grown up, and there were basically no adult dogs. The cages themselves were very small, and most of the dogs were crowded in the cages, stepping on the feces and urine all over the floor, with basically no space to move.

If you look closely, you can also find that many dogs have wounds on their bodies, and some cages even have dead and rotten bodies of dogs emitting a foul odor. Therefore, after just staying here for a short while, Kaguya felt the urge to vomit begin to surge in her stomach.

"Huh... So disgusting..."

The girl slowly adjusted her breathing, while continuing to move forward and observing this place.

She felt a little strange.

This dark little house seemed to be just a low-quality kennel, or it was a bit like the kennel used by people who claimed to be animal protection organizers, but were actually people who defrauded money and abused animals.

But for some reason, she felt a very strange sense of dislocation in this kennel, as if what she saw in front of her was not exactly what she saw in front of her, but there was another side that was difficult to clearly identify.

Speaking of which, why would a school instance like [Zao Li Elementary School] involve an environment like a kennel?

The previous bedrooms, halls, and auditoriums were either related to students' living places, or various building areas that naturally existed in the school itself. And this kennel... To be honest, Kaguya couldn't think of any elementary school student's experience that would involve this place, and this place was so important that it could be materialized as a regional venue of the instance alone, and even many active animals could appear in this venue.

Moreover, these dogs looked quite manic.

[Woof woof woof-woof! ! ! ]

Walking along the way, every dog ​​Kaguya saw was barking non-stop, and they all seemed to be howling heartbreakingly as if they were crazy. Considering that they were all trapped in extremely small iron cages, Kaguya could understand this situation, but she always felt that the state of these dogs was still a little abnormal.

Especially... although they were barking very frantically, these dogs didn't seem to have any intention of attacking each other? They seemed to be just barking at the intruder, rather than saying that they were very frantic, it would be better to say... they seemed to want to communicate with themselves?

This thought made Kaguya feel somewhat ridiculous.

But then, thinking that this was a copy world with strange power, her expression became serious again, and she had to seriously consider whether there was such a possibility in her heart.

Let's give it a try. There must be a reason why this place exists in this copy world.

"Do you want to say something to me?"

Kaguya asked in a low voice.

【Woof woof woof woof——】

What responded to her was a more intense barking than before. All the dogs in the cages were yelling excitedly at this moment, crowding each other and trying to rush out of the cage.

Did her voice irritate them? Or did they really understand her words, so they reacted so violently?

If it was the previous Kaguya, she probably wouldn't think about this kind of thing at all, because she would think that the barking of these dogs was completely [normal], and she would not think about the reason why these dogs were so noisy because of this [normal] cognition.

But because something was missing from her body, she could feel something was wrong all the time. Now she was no longer restricted by the abnormal power of the copy itself in her cognition, so she was able to think and analyze the current situation.

"Don't make noise. If you really understand me, just be quiet."

Kaguya spoke again, and took a step back silently, ready to activate the power of the runaway blessing and escape if something went wrong.

And almost at the same time Kaguya spoke, the barking of these dogs began to become smaller. Even if there were still a few dogs who continued to make noise regardless, there would be other dogs who would bite them immediately to force them to be quiet.

But in about ten seconds, all the dogs were quiet.

These puppies with mottled fur, dirty, or injured, just stared at Kaguya one by one, without saying a word in silence.

Kaguya suddenly felt fear at this moment.

She suddenly felt that she was not looking at a group of puppies, but at a person.

Every puppy in this cage is actually a living person. They are locked here, they are injured, they are hungry, and they die. They... they are the so-called students of Zaoli Primary School, the students of this school. That's why they look so young, and it's almost impossible to find an adult dog, because they are just a group of children.

This kind of thing... calm down, calm down, I came here to do something, and now is not the time to let myself fall into this meaningless fear. I must calm down and think about what to do next, and think about what I should do most at the moment.

[Zaoli Primary School] There is some abnormal mechanism.

In my understanding, this is the first time I have entered this dungeon, but now my underwear is gone, and there are no wounds on my body. In addition, the message I wrote on my arm is likely to be taken off by myself for some purpose, in this way to remind myself.

What do I want to remind myself? First of all, it is certain that there is a mechanism to delete memory in this dungeon, and there may be a mechanism to forcibly restart the time of retracing. It is the existence of these mechanisms that makes me have to take this helpless way to remind myself. Then, I can also infer from this mechanism that I should have reunited with Gao Jun, and Gao Jun may have used the blessing of [Alice's Shelter], because only that room is absolutely safe, and it is possible for me to calmly come up with a reasonable way to remind myself there.

And, this reminder is used to make me aware of [abnormality]. I didn't have any obvious feeling before, but later I gradually began to realize that something was wrong because I was missing a piece of clothing. Now, after confirming this kennel and finding that all the dogs in the kennel can understand human language, I feel a stronger [abnormality], and I can no longer regard this place as normal.

So until now, what is something that I still think is [normal], and what has not changed my perception of it until now?

Kaguya's eyes slightly turned behind her, and her movements were very obscure.

She knew that there were several of her [friends] standing at the door of the kennel, and several of them were acting with her, coming together to save Hayasaka's teammates.

They did not enter the kennel.

After she opened the door of the kennel and entered it, they did not come in. They just stood outside the door and just watched her activities in the kennel. This matter is normal, and she does not need to doubt it... No, no, this matter is not normal, this matter is not normal, why don't my teammates act with me? Why didn't they come together? Although this matter is normal... Where is it normal? What is the reason for normality? What is normal about putting your teammates in an unfamiliar and potentially dangerous environment? But this is normal... Why is this matter normal... This matter is not normal...

Close your eyes, then open them again.

Kaguya's breathing gradually returned to calm from disorder.

She had realized that the current situation was very wrong, but she also knew that she couldn't panic now.

No matter what those people standing behind her were, they lured her to this place, and they made her see and discover these dogs that could understand human speech and whose eyes looked like living people, they definitely didn't have any good intentions.

She couldn't immediately reveal that she had gradually gotten rid of her distorted cognition, otherwise she might not be able to leave here.

"You... reply to me as quietly as possible, okay? You want to leave here, right?"

Kaguya lowered her voice and whispered to a dog cage beside her.

[Woo... Woo...]

Her answer was the low whine of a dog.

"Is the key to the cage in this room? If so, bark twice. If not, keep quiet."

Kaguya asked again in a low voice.

【Woo...Woo...】

She got a response again, and several dogs tilted their heads, turning their heads deeper into the room as if to guide her.

Deeper in the room, which meant that if I wanted to let the dogs out, I would have to go deeper into the room.

And this room has a corner, so when I go deep into the room, I have no way to confirm the situation near the door, and I can't see or interfere here. Until then, what will those things standing outside the door do?

Kaguya, who was frowning and thinking, noticed a dog's head sticking out of a cage not far away.

It was a half-sized golden retriever that looked close to adulthood.

Among a group of young milk dogs, this dog actually stands out. But it had been staying in the corner before, so Kaguya didn't notice its existence.

For some reason, Kaguya felt a little familiar with this dog.

It's like its eyes and expressions can correspond to someone you know.

Could it be that it is actually...

[Why do you stay there so long? 】

[Did you find anything in the room? Want to try exploring a little deeper? 】

[We will help you look outside here. If a teacher comes, we will remind you immediately. After all, we are friends]

The sounds of those things sounded behind me.