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Hayasaka Ai: I'm already done for
The thirteenth step.
Almost every campus has this kaidan, and besides that, it is also the most bizarre kaidan among the campus's seven kaidan.
According to legend.
After school, during the Hour of Sealing Demons or other times, twelve steps might inexplicably turn into thirteen.
Once an unlucky person steps on the thirteenth step, they will disappear.
As for where they went or what happened, no one knows. It can be said that its bizarreness level is quite high.
"To actually run into the most bizarre kaidan." Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "Her luck is something else."
"Hanako-chan, what exactly is that thirteenth step?"
Fujiwara Chika half-crouched down and asked.
"I don't know." The Vengeful Spirit Loli shook her head. The feeding earlier clearly boosted some favorability, and Hanako proactively explained, "People who step on the thirteenth step disappear and never reappear. I haven't stepped on it, so I don't know what happened to them."
Kaidan and kaidan cannot be lumped together.
Some kaidan have minds, can speak, and can be disciplined, like Hanako.
The staircase kaidan is just an extra step that cannot be communicated or interacted with, so even if Vengeful Spirit Loli is also a kaidan, she wouldn't court death.
"Is that so?"
Amamiya Natsuki stroked his chin, his gaze dropping to Vengeful Spirit Loli's feet. "Why don't you step on it now and see?"
"Impossible."
Vengeful Spirit Loli quickly covered her skirt and backed away warily.
Amamiya Natsuki coaxed:
"You are the famous Hanako-sama, so powerful, yet you're afraid of a mere staircase?"
"I'm not scared." Children love to be praised, and Vengeful Spirit Loli was clearly no exception. She tilted her head slightly. "The position of the thirteenth step isn't fixed. As soon as I get close, it disappears, so I can't get near it at all."
Amamiya Natsuki silently patted Vengeful Spirit Loli's small head. If one ignored her pale face, the feel was actually quite good, cool and comfortable.
"Words alone are not enough. Let's verify it."
Vengeful Spirit Loli opened her mouth and bit down with an "aww": "Human, you dare to touch my head!"
She was so angry she was trembling.
She was a kaidan; she had never suffered such humiliation!
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hand, dodged Vengeful Spirit Loli's pounce, and offered a bargaining chip:
"I'll let you have another bite of the dish."
Hanako's eyes lit up: "…Deal!"
"…"
The group left the restroom and, led by Hanako, went to look for the thirteenth step.
"I can sense the staircase's location; it's on the fourth floor…" This Vengeful Spirit Loli was very disobedient, refusing to walk properly and insisting on climbing all over the walls. Fortunately, after becoming a haunted spirit, her skirt was no longer subject to Newton's laws, so even if she hung upside down from the ceiling, her skirt wouldn't fall down. "Here it is. This is the place."
The lights on campus had long been unusable.
The group stood in the hallway, and Amamiya Natsuki held up a flashlight, shining it on the stairs.
Looking at the stairs, everyone instinctively began to count.
"One, two, three, four, five… There really are thirteen steps."
"When I was in junior high, I used to look for the staircase kaidan with my friends after school on campus," Fujiwara Chika said with a sigh. "Looking back now, we were really silly back then."
Kitagawa Marin raised her hand: "Ahem, I looked for it too."
A passerby player whispered: "Me too."
Amamiya Natsuki said: "Me too."
"…"
No wonder the protagonists in manga are mostly junior high students or junior high students, and rarely middle-aged office workers. The reason is right here.
Junior high students generally have abundant curiosity and energy, with time and vigor for adventure.
Office worker uncles?
They get off work at nine in the evening, then have to drag their tired bodies to an izakaya for entertainment, and by the time they get home after drinking, it's almost eleven. At that point, they just collapse into bed. Who has time for adventures?!
"Hanako." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Vengeful Spirit Loli, conducting the experiment, "Try stepping on it."
"…"
One was that her mother would be harmed, and the other was the temptation of the dish. Vengeful Spirit Loli grumbled and reluctantly walked onto the stairs.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the thirteenth step vanished into thin air.
"It really didn't work?"
Amamiya Natsuki was a little disappointed.
Facing the most bizarre thirteen steps, using a haunted spirit was the safest tactic, but unfortunately, there was no loophole to exploit.
"Where is the staircase now?" Amamiya Natsuki asked, looking down.
Hanako sensed it: "It ran to the second floor."
"Let's go, we're going to the second floor."
"…"
The group returned to the second floor and, guided by Hanako, quickly found the thirteenth step.
"It seems I'll have to go myself."
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and looked at the girls beside him.
The goal of this operation was to find Hanamori, and with the thirteenth step right in front of them, they certainly couldn't hesitate.
Since they couldn't let Haunted Hanako go in, they had to go themselves.
"Natsuki, I'll go with you."
Kitagawa Marin stepped forward, her tone firm.
This Succubus Girl was righteous and would truly go to great lengths for her friend in a crucial moment.
"I'll go." Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her right arm over her chest, her voice particularly pleasant and calm. "Even if we encounter danger, we can escape."
"Me, me, me." Fujiwara Chika raised her hand. "Of course, Natsuki-kun and I will go together. How can Seize and Eliminate Evil be without me?"
"…"
Juju-sama parted her pink lips, also wanting to step forward, but the words reached her mouth and then she swallowed them back.
She couldn't help at all; even if she went, she would only be a burden.
Kitagawa Marin quickly said:
"Then let's all go together?"
Hearing this, the three passerby players immediately became nervous.
The thirteenth step was a one-way trip, and no one knew what was inside. To be honest, they really didn't want to go in.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and looked at the black-haired girl:
"Komi."
"…"
The black-haired girl trembled, as if a student had been called on by the teacher, and quickly straightened her posture.
"Give me a spare notebook." Amamiya Natsuki held out his hand.
"Mm-hmm."
Komi quickly nodded and handed over a notebook.
"For now, I'll go in alone." Amamiya Natsuki looked at the girls, raising the notebook in his hand, and explained, "You all know the effects of the paper media skill. I'll go in first to scout, and if I need support, I'll call you in."
Going in together definitely wouldn't work. Someone had to stay outside to continue adjusting Haunted Hanako.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Kaguya.
Their eyes met.
Kaguya nodded slightly, indicating she understood.
"I'm going upstairs."
Amamiya Natsuki handed the flashlight to Kaguya, stepped onto the stairs, and quickly reached the thirteenth step. He stopped, turned around, and waved the notebook in his hand, "Wait for my news."
After speaking, he took a step onto the thirteenth step, and the world before his eyes suddenly distorted.
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