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"Whether it is or isn't, we'll know once we meet up with the others." Amamiya Natsuki held the charred Miss Wraith, saying calmly, "The urgent matter at hand is to first leave the Haunted House."
"That's right."
Juju quickly nodded upon hearing this, almost forgetting she was still in the Haunted House.
Amamiya Natsuki raised his flashlight and shone it around.
The lights inside the house had long been broken, so they could only use the flashlight for illumination.
The 'Haunted House' was a very common, ordinary apartment, with a bathroom, living room, entrance, balcony, and a small room with a tightly closed door.
Though the sparrow is small, it has all its internal organs.
There wasn't much furniture in the room, only some basic living necessities: a sofa, a small square table, an old television… In short, it was quite ordinary.
"This Haunted House looks very ordinary; it's not very scary."
Juju looked around curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Then should I take off Miss Wraith's mask?"
"No!" Juju looked up and glared at him. "Keep it on her."
The appearance of Miss Wraith in the Haunted House was truly indescribable, especially her blood-red eyes, which still made one's heart pound even when she was captured.
So…
Sorry, Miss Wraith.
You'd better obediently keep your mask on.
"Check the room, collect clues." Amamiya Natsuki said, pulling Miss Wraith along, "Complete the filming plan as soon as possible."
Stepping towards the balcony, Amamiya Natsuki reached out and pushed the door.
"It really won't open."
The door remained unmoving, clearly indicating that in the game's setting, players could not escape through the balcony via an unconventional method.
"It looks like it's evening outside." Juju stood on her tiptoes, pressed closely against Amamiya Natsuki's other side, and looked out the window. "The sun will set very soon."
The light outside was dim.
A red sun was quietly setting in the west, with nearly half of it already dipped below the horizon.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the row of withered trees outside and added:
"Judging by the height of those trees, we should be on the second floor."
To the side of the balcony was a door, with a rabbit sign hanging on it.
"This should be the bedroom." Amamiya Natsuki grabbed the doorknob and tried to open it; as expected, "It won't open… Let's check the bathroom."
Juju agreed and followed Amamiya Natsuki with small steps, not daring to stray far.
The two arrived in front of the bathroom. Amamiya Natsuki didn't hesitate or act cautiously; he reached out to push the door.
"Slow down." Juju said nervously, "Don't be in such a hurry."
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:
"I bet there's no Miss Wraith in the bathroom."
Juju looked up with her small face: "Why are you so sure?"
"Because Miss Wraith is a single dog."
Amamiya Natsuki said, pushing open the bathroom door.
Juju held her breath and looked inside nervously… The bathroom was empty; there was really nothing.
"On the short table just now, there was only one mosaic cup. Although there were several pairs of shoes in the entrance, their sizes were all the same."
Amamiya Natsuki stepped into the bathroom, his flashlight falling on the sink. "There's also only one toothbrush in the bathroom."
"I see."
Juju quickly understood.
Shoes, teacups, toothbrushes, cushions… These things seemed insignificant, but they were all essential necessities in daily life.
Clearly, Miss Wraith was a single dog living alone.
Amamiya Natsuki held the flashlight, sweeping it across the bathroom.
Compared to the empty living room, the bathroom was quite messy. Towels were on the floor, the showerhead hung down, and it looked like a complete mess.
"I feel like something must have happened in the bathroom…" Juju's imagination ran wild as she pondered, "Could it be that a bad person broke in and then killed the apartment owner in the bathroom, leading to the birth of Miss Wraith?"
"Possibly." Amamiya Natsuki nodded slightly, not refuting Juju's guess. "What we need to do now is continue collecting clues to verify the guess."
The two exited the bathroom.
Next to it was the entrance, which was quite narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through, and then came the exit door.
Amamiya Natsuki held the flashlight, its beam falling on the door.
One could see countless messy handprints, sunken dents, and even marks from kitchen knife slashes on the door, looking shocking.
"Should I try opening the door?"
Juju pursed her pink lips, glanced at Miss Wraith held in Amamiya Natsuki's hand, gathered her courage, and stepped forward, "The entrance is too narrow; it's inconvenient for you to move."
In a horror game, first, you cannot be a useless teammate.
Secondly, you must show your value; it's time to step up!
Juju said, walking to the door and reaching for the doorknob: "Although it's impossible to open it… Eh eh eh?!"
Click.
The door opened unimpeded, directly swinging wide.
"I-it actually opened?!"
Juju's eyes widened, her pink lips slightly parted, and her small face was filled with an incredulous, stunned expression.
What happened to the Haunted House where you couldn't get out once you went in?
The door opened too easily!
Amamiya Natsuki gently raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise also on his face.
Outside the door was the hallway.
Looking out, a lonely, desolate Haunted Town came into view.
The sun had already set halfway, about to fall below the horizon, and a vast twilight enveloped the land.
"How did it just… open?"
Juju blinked, still a bit dazed.
"Never mind that!" The pink-haired girl's small face showed a hint of pleasant surprise. "Natsuki, let's get out quickly!"
As long as they walked out of the room and into the hallway, the task of escaping the Haunted House would be completed!
Although she didn't know why the Door of Hope could open so easily, it didn't matter; escaping the Haunted House first was the priority!
"Don't move!"
Amamiya Natsuki's serious voice suddenly rang out.
"Eh?"
Juju turned her head in confusion, her tone puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Amamiya Natsuki said in a deep voice: "You come here first."
"…Oh."
Juju hesitated slightly, then took her short steps back to Amamiya Natsuki's side, looking up at him curiously, and couldn't help but ask:
"Aren't we going out?"
Amamiya Natsuki pointed outside the door: "What's that?"
"Hmm…" Juju hesitated, "The sky?"
Amamiya Natsuki then said:
"I'm talking about that red object on the horizon that's about to set."
This time, Juju didn't hesitate and blurted out:
"It's the sun."
Why would he ask her such a question that even a three-year-old child would know?
She didn't understand at all.
"Then…" Amamiya Natsuki turned to Juju and asked again, "What was that sun we just saw from the balcony?"
"Eh?"
Juju's expression was first a bit confused, then her eyes suddenly widened.
Just now, when looking out from the balcony, she had said, 'The sun will set very soon,' and the balcony and the entrance were in opposite directions…
Two suns?!
"There can't be two suns in the sky." Amamiya Natsuki said calmly, "From a logical perspective, either one is real and one is fake, or both are fake. Therefore, the outside of the door is highly likely to be a trap."
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