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The campus before her… there was nowhere to escape.
Hayasaka Ai had tried to escape many times.
However.
The school gate could not be opened.
Climbing over the wall was also impossible. Outside the wall, there was only thick fog, and the moment she landed, she would be back inside the campus.
Once.
Twice.
Thrice…
No matter what method she used, the final result was the same.
Hayasaka Ai finally confirmed that the entire world was a cage, and she, trapped within it, had nowhere to escape.
What was even more despairing was that she seemed to be the only player left, along with those vengeful spirits that could not be communicated with.
Facing this situation, even a Spy Maid who had received professional training couldn't help but feel a sense of despair at this moment.
Until a familiar shout broke the campus's deathly silence.
"Hanamori, it's time to go home for dinner!"
"Eh?"
Hayasaka Ai suddenly looked up, her eyes brightening.
"That voice…?!"
Was it an auditory hallucination?
The Spy Maid quickly shook her head.
"It's not an auditory hallucination. Even if it were, I should hear the Young Lady's voice, not Natsuki's voice."
"…I'll go out and see."
Hayasaka Ai took a deep breath, biting her lower lip, and quickly left her hiding place.
This desperate world was enough; whether it was an auditory hallucination or a monster, she had to go out and see!
At the same time.
Amamiya Natsuki shouted twice more, then waited silently downstairs.
The world before him was not a hide-and-seek game, and those vengeful spirits didn't seem to have intelligence, so there was no need to deliberately conceal his whereabouts.
Even if a vengeful spirit heard the commotion and rushed out, he could use Kaguya's skill to transform into a shadow cat and escape.
Thump.
The sound of something falling attracted Amamiya Natsuki's attention.
Following the sound, the shoe cabinet was not far to the right. In the corner, a figure seemed to have fallen to the ground, holding his feet with both hands, rolling left and right on the floor. Soon after, he stood up again, took off his shoes, put them into the shoe cabinet, and then took them out again…
Amamiya Natsuki gently raised an eyebrow, just about to go and investigate, when a dark shadow suddenly pounced from the side, hugging him tightly and saying in a hushed, anxious voice:
"Don't go!"
The girl's breath was warm, and the scent on her body was also familiar.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look at the Spy Maid with disheveled hair and a pale face, "I finally found you."
The girl who pounced from the side was none other than Hayasaka Ai.
Leaving her hiding place, she quietly sneaked downstairs and happened to see Amamiya Natsuki trying to approach the vengeful spirit, so she quickly pounced to stop him.
"This is not the place to talk." Seeing Amamiya Natsuki, Hayasaka Ai suppressed her excitement and whispered, "…Come with me first."
"…"
Led by Hayasaka Ai, Amamiya Natsuki quickly arrived at an office.
Bang.
The door gently closed.
Hayasaka Ai finally breathed a sigh of relief, biting her pink lips, looking at Amamiya Natsuki with excited eyes, and whispered:
"How are you here? Why didn't I see you before? This world is very dangerous. Those vengeful spirits cannot be approached. Once they discover you, very terrible things will happen."
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Hayasaka Ai: "You don't seem to be in a good state."
"You have no idea what I've been through…"
The Spy Maid's tone was particularly resentful.
In this extra dimensional space, time seemed to stop, always evening, but Hayasaka Ai clearly felt that she had been there for several hours.
Being alone for so long, with only strange vengeful spirits besides her, and unable to escape the school, like a cage, it would be strange if she were in a good state.
Hayasaka Ai sat closely beside Amamiya Natsuki, seemingly wanting to draw warmth from him. After such a long time, finally seeing a companion, even a Spy Maid who had received professional training would instinctively want to rely on the boy beside her.
"After entering the instance from the movie theater, I happened to appear in the school. When I passed the restroom, a vengeful spirit suddenly appeared and chased me. Then, I don't know how I ended up here… This world is very strange. It's always evening, and I can't get out no matter what…"
"I know."
"Eh?"
Amamiya Natsuki casually said:
"In this elementary school, there are a total of seven kaidan. The elementary school student chasing you in the restroom is Ghost Story Hanako. While you were escaping, you stepped on another kaidan, the Thirteenth Step. This is the extra dimensional space formed by the Thirteenth Step."
Hayasaka Ai widened her eyes upon hearing this: "How do you know?"
Amamiya Natsuki said as a matter of course:
"Of course, it's information I got from Hanako."
Hayasaka Ai: "…"
That terrifying kaidan that crawls on the ceiling with a mouth full of shark-like teeth, can actually talk to you calmly?
That's too strange!
"So," the Spy Maid bit her pink lips, already understanding, "you came here specifically to find me?"
"That's right."
Amamiya Natsuki frankly admitted it.
Because that was the truth.
"Is Chika-chan with you?" Hayasaka Ai quickly reacted, "What about the others?"
To make a kaidan elementary school student obedient, he clearly used the Seize and Eliminate Evil combination skill.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Hayasaka Ai and said:
"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Hayasaka Ai said speechlessly:
"Of course, the truth."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"The truth is, everyone has already gathered. We just had a barbecue and a meal together at the restaurant. You're the only one left."
Hayasaka Ai: "…"
Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!
To be the only one left behind until now, she was too unlucky.
Next, Amamiya Natsuki briefly explained what happened outside the extra dimensional space.
Hayasaka Ai was slightly dazed after listening.
"So much has happened…"
She was supposed to protect the Young Lady, but when Kaguya was in the most danger, she wasn't by her side. Instead, she could only wait for others to save her. Negligent, seriously negligent!
While talking, Amamiya Natsuki took out a notebook and began to 'write'.
"Hanamori, found."
Hayasaka Ai curiously leaned in, resting her head on Amamiya Natsuki's shoulder, and whispered as she looked at the notebook:
"What is this?"
"A player I met in a dungeon, whose ability is telepathic communication." Amamiya Natsuki explained the skill's effect.
Words quickly appeared on the notebook out of thin air.
"Is Hanamori-chan okay?"
"No, she's not."
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look at the Spy Maid leaning on his shoulder, her face pale, her forehead covered in cold sweat, clearly not in a healthy state: "Are you injured?"
"I'm not injured." Hayasaka Ai shook her head, biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth, her pretty face pale as she said, "The resentful spirits in this space are very strange. Once they discover you, even without any physical contact, your body will inexplicably start to ache… That's why I pulled you away just now."
"No wonder you look unwell." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Hayasaka, "Have you been enduring the pain?"
"Yes."
Amamiya Natsuki extended his hand and said: "Give me your hand."
"…"
Although she didn't know what Amamiya Natsuki wanted to do, the Spy Maid obediently extended her hand.
Amamiya Natsuki held Hayasaka's right hand and said:
"I've encountered what you're talking about, a boy who kept wiping tables in the classroom. It should be some kind of pain transfer curse… As expected, curses can also be 'Copy and Pasted'."
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