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Finding the person went smoothly.
Before long, the group found the forgotten female player in a room.
"Miss Tanaka." Kitagawa Marin's eyes lit up, and she happily waved, "We finally found you."
"Marin?" Miss Tanaka's eyes welled up, and she quickly came out from her hiding place, "I-I thought you left me behind."
"Ahaha~"
Kitagawa Marin guiltily averted her gaze.
Sorry.
You guessed right.
I completely forgot about you just now.
"So, it seems we've met somewhere before?"
Miss Tanaka's gaze fell on Amamiya Natsuki's face, her eyes curious.
"Indeed, we have." Amamiya Natsuki said meaningfully, "You even invited me to unclog the sewer back then."
"Eh eh eh?!"
"…"
In contrast, Shinomiya Kaguya was much calmer: "Let's talk later. We need to leave the hotel first."
"Eh?" The obsessive player was startled, "Leave? Wasn't it impossible to leave?"
"That was before." Kitagawa Marin said, hands on her hips, "The hotel's Ghost Stories has been resolved. Anyway, let's go out first, and I'll explain later."
"…"
The group left the room and quickly walked out.
As they passed through the courtyard, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly felt a mournful gaze fall upon him. He turned his head and saw a figure in a yukata standing in the corner, silently looking at him. He could vaguely make out a dangerously styled housewife haircut.
"That figure…" Fujiwara Chika whispered, "Why does it look a bit like Miss Nakagawa?"
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
Wait.
Why did he feel a hint of guilt and remorse?
As a NTR warrior, the most taboo thing is to get emotionally involved!
Fortunately, Miss Nakagawa didn't cling to him or ask questions like "Did you ever love me?" She just watched Amamiya Natsuki's retreating back with a mournful gaze.
A moment later.
"We really got out?"
Miss Tanaka's eyes widened in surprise.
The hotel door, which had been impossible to exit no matter what before, was now unobstructed, easily stepped through.
"As I just said, the hotel's Ghost Stories has been resolved."
Kitagawa Marin, hands on her hips, began to explain the entire process of clearing the Ghost Stories hotel, making Komi's eyes widen and her body tremble.
"It was actually that dangerous…"
Juju couldn't help but look up, and while no one was paying attention, she quietly tugged on Amamiya Natsuki's sleeve.
"Hmm?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked down.
Juju whispered: "…Thank you for your hard work."
"Is Juju concerned about me?"
"I'm not."
"Saying one thing and meaning another isn't being a good child."
"…Go away quickly."
Juju glared at him, embarrassed.
She was a seventeen-year-old high school girl, not a child!
"Hey, there's a light in that room." Kitagawa Marin's eyes lit up, and she pointed, "Could there be humans living inside?"
It was already late at night.
The town's lights were dim, most buildings were pitch black, with only scattered buildings showing candlelight.
Candlelight in the darkness inevitably made one feel warm.
"It's very likely a Ghost Stories." Fujiwara Chika's expression was serious, and she held up a finger, recounting the incident at the cozy home, "That's where Komi was found."
"It feels like danger is everywhere in this town." Succubus Girl hugged her arms and whispered, "There isn't a single safe place, is there?"
"There's a very safe place." Amamiya Natsuki looked up at the alley. Unconsciously, they had returned near the izakaya. "We're here."
"…"
"Manager, I'm back."
Amamiya Natsuki lifted the curtain and walked into The izakaya, his gaze sweeping around the shop.
The old men and Grandma were gone, but several gloomy, impatient diners had appeared. They all looked at Amamiya Natsuki in unison.
Besides that, there were two unfamiliar strangers in the corner. Judging by their age and attire, they seemed out of place in the Haunted Town, so they must have been players.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted again, looking at the fish tank.
Inside… there was a goldfish.
"Young man, we meet again." Miss Sakurako, dressed in a yukata, rose to greet him, covering her mouth with a fan, her eyes curved into a smile. "I thought you'd never come back."
Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said:
"I haven't yet made the most exquisite cuisine for Miss Sakurako, so of course, nothing would happen to me."
"Tsk~ Then why don't you come home with this big sister?"
"Sorry, I'm a lolicon."
Miss Sakurako leaned in, sniffing Amamiya Natsuki. "Oh, you actually went to the inn?"
Not only did I go, but I also unlocked the inn map, which made Brother Miyaba ecstatic!
"Chika." Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look at Kaguya and Marin. "It's already very late. You should all eat something first."
Since entering Haunted Town, only Chika had eaten before; Kaguya and the others hadn't eaten anything, and they were all starving now.
The current game instance lasts for a total of forty-eight hours. In short, toughing it out definitely wouldn't work; it was necessary to replenish energy in due time.
Before coming in, Amamiya Natsuki had already given the girls some 'living expenses'.
"Everyone, follow me." Fujiwara Chika waved her hand. As a 'regular customer,' she naturally had to take the lead. "The izakaya Manager's cuisine is quite good. I've tried it, but the price is a bit expensive… Anyway, everyone can eat without worry."
The two Passerby players in the corner were dumbfounded.
They had no sense of caution at all, ordering food as soon as they came in. This was a town full of Ghost Stories, weren't they afraid of dying?
"Um, it's best not to eat…"
A player walked over and secretly slipped Fujiwara Chika a note, which stated that someone had been turned into a seafood and thrown into the fish tank for not paying their bill.
"Natsuki." Fujiwara Chika quickly said, "There's also a player in the fish tank."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "I saw him."
"Young man, everyone is already impatient." Miss Sakurako gestured with her eyes, "Let's put an end to the trivial matters."
"Alright." Amamiya Natsuki readily agreed, looking at the izakaya Manager and saying, "Store Manager, I've reserved that fish."
The old Store Manager didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
Needless to say, what followed was the main event for Dark Cuisine.
The Ghost Stories, initially full of resentment and chillingly cold, were terrifying. But after eating the cuisine, they all seemed like different people, leaving the Passerby players in the corner dumbfounded.
And the girls like Kaguya and Marin were happily eating the cuisine, as if they didn't care about the Restaurant Ghost Stories at all… In short, their style was completely different from ordinary players.
As the last serving of Dark Cuisine was completed, Amamiya Natsuki could finally rest. He let out a sigh of relief, first splitting the profits with Miss Sakurako and the izakaya Manager, and then asked:
"Miss Sakurako, how is the matter I entrusted to you?"
"Well~" Miss Sakurako gently fanned herself with her round fan, her voice joyful, "That braided, Glasses Girl seems to be at school."
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