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With the information from The Slit-Mouthed Woman, Amamiya Natsuki and his group successfully avoided the other kaidan on campus and arrived at the Haunted Loli's territory.
According to common kaidan legends, Hanako-chan is quite shy and cannot be seen just by wanting to; one must turn three times to the left and three times to the right in the women's restroom, then knock on the stall door and ask if Hanako is there.
However, this is Haunted Town, and seeing Hanako is not troublesome at all.
To be precise, Hanako actively jumped out to meet people.
"Hehe, want to play a game?"
As soon as they entered the women's restroom at the end of the hallway, the Loli's eerie and evil laughter echoed through the toilet.
"It's Hanako!"
Everyone couldn't help but tense up, looking around, "The sound is so close."
"Is she hiding inside a toilet stall?"
"Doesn't feel like it."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki silently looked up, shining his flashlight onto the restroom ceiling. A Haunted Loli instantly appeared in everyone's sight.
Needless to say, it was the famous urban kaidan, Hanako-chan.
This Haunted Loli looked about seven or eight years old, wearing an elementary school student uniform. Her lower body was white, and her upper body was a red dress, seemingly stained with blood, which was dripping down. She had a bowl cut, the same hairstyle as Chibi Maruko-chan.
Her skin was pale, like white paper, making people very uncomfortable.
At this moment, she was upside down on the ceiling, crawling freely like a gecko, completely unafraid of everyone's gaze, still grinning.
One could clearly see shark-like jagged teeth inside her mouth, which made people inexplicably tense.
Honestly, the art style was quite terrifying, completely different from a certain Haunted Loli who was exorcised by an evil monk.
Especially her expression, grinning while hanging upside down from the ceiling, made one's hair stand on end.
The three passerby players at the end of the team already had shaky legs, cold sweat pouring down their backs, ready to turn and run if things went south.
And then…
"Are you Ms. Hoshino's child?"
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze fell on the Haunted Loli's chest, and his expression gradually became subtle.
On the Haunted Loli's chest, her surname and name were embroidered with thread on her school uniform. This is one of Japan's school traditions; to avoid mixing up clothes, names are always on the garments.
At this moment, in the flashlight's beam, the name on the clothes was clearly:
Hoshino.
The name Hoshino is quite common, for example, a certain Yuuko Aragaki's husband is surnamed Hoshino.
The problem was not just the surname; even her appearance was inexplicably familiar—the elementary school student in the photo on the dining table when he bullied Madame before looked exactly like the Hanako in front of him, which inevitably made people suspicious.
"Strange…" Fujiwara Chika covered her forehead, her tone hesitant, "Why does it feel so familiar?"
"Of course, it's familiar." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika, his tone subtle, "Not long ago, Ms. Hoshino invited us to dinner together."
"Eh?" Fujiwara Chika froze, then quickly widened her eyes, "Eh eh eh?! Is it that Ms. Hoshino?"
"…"
The others were utterly confused.
In contrast, the three passerby players' eyes brightened.
How does this sound like a child from someone they know?
Is this the legendary expert's connections?
This is a sure win!
It was indeed right to cling to the expert!
On the ceiling.
The smile on the Haunted Loli's face disappeared: "You know my mom?"
Amamiya Natsuki smiled: "Naturally, I do."
"I don't believe it." The Haunted Loli's expression turned gloomy, "Unless you prove it to me."
"Indeed, words alone are not proof." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "Children shouldn't trust strangers when they're out."
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and looked at the long-haired black-haired girl holding a notebook beside Juju, and said:
"Komi, can you draw?"
"…"
Komi nodded quickly.
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:
"Very good, draw a portrait of Ms. Hoshino."
"Hmm?"
Komi tilted her head in confusion.
"It's the Ms. Hoshino who wanted to turn us into her family." Juju also reacted now, whispering, "The Madame we rescued."
"...!"
Komi's eyes widened at the words. She quickly picked up her pen and began to draw furiously in her notebook.
Before long, a gentle-looking Ms. Hoshino with a dangerous Madame hairstyle appeared vividly on the paper.
Whoosh—
The Haunted Loli descended from the ceiling, snatching the notebook from Komi's hand, scaring the long-haired black-haired girl into trembling.
"It's really Mom…"
Looking at the Madame in the notebook, a fleeting look of attachment crossed the Haunted Loli's face.
"They're actually family."
Fujiwara Chika's tone was somewhat incredulous.
The kaidan Madame they met before turned out to be Hanako's mother.
However, on second thought, it seemed there was no problem.
No matter which version of Hanako, they all transform from humans into kaidan, so it's normal for them to have family when they were alive, right?
"Chika-chan, what's going on?" Kitagawa Marin was super curious, "Do you know each other?"
Shinomiya Kaguya also looked over curiously.
"Hmm~" Fujiwara Chika raised her hand to cover her mouth, "I'll tell you later, let Natsuki finish first."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Ms. Hoshino is warm and hospitable; she treated us very well before, and we are all very grateful to her…"
Hearing this, Juju couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Where was the respect for Ms. Hoshino?
You clearly made her explode with anger!
"So." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Hanako and said gently, "Hanako-chan, could you do me a favor, for Ms. Hoshino's sake?"
"Hehe, onii-san is actually lying to me, right?" The Haunted Loli looked up, revealing her shark-like jagged teeth again, "Mom is so warm and hospitable, she wouldn't let you leave."
"Call me Uncle."
"Eh?"
Amamiya Natsuki slowly said: "After all, I had intimate contact with your mother, so calling me onii-san isn't appropriate."
"…"
The smile on the Haunted Loli's face disappeared, like an enraged puppy, baring her teeth viciously.
Amamiya Natsuki said without changing his expression:
"It's dry recently, and your yard hasn't been cleaned for a long time. Weeds are overgrown. If a fire breaks out, Ms. Hoshino would be in great danger, wouldn't she?"
"…"
The three passerby players were dumbfounded.
What's going on?
Just now, they were all laughing and talking, but in the blink of an eye, he's threatening an elementary school student with her mom?
He's wearing a hero uniform, but he's threatening a daughter with her Madame. You're actually a demon, aren't you!
"You dare!"
The Haunted Loli was furious, her eyes glowing red as she swooped down from the ceiling.
The next second.
Fujiwara Chika, who was already prepared, quickly stepped forward and used her skill: "Don, the Outlaw, it's you!"
The Haunted Loli felt her body lose control and blurted out in response:
"…Don is here!"
Slap.
Amamiya Natsuki grabbed Hanako's wrist and lifted the Haunted Loli into the air: "You feel your body is out of control, don't you?"
"Since we could catch you, we can naturally catch Ms. Hoshino too."
"So…"
Amamiya Natsuki leaned close to the Haunted Loli, looking directly into her eyes.
"If you don't want the Mistress to get hurt, from now on, you must obey me."
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