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"Are you feeling unwell?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Kaguya in surprise.
What was with the sudden trembling shoulders and endure ing expression?
"N-no..."
Shinomiya Kaguya turned her pretty face away, denying it with a guilty conscience.
(Strange.)
(Too strange!)
(It's not like I haven't heard that word before... why does hearing it from someone else make me want to laugh uncontrollably?!)
"Stare—"
The kaidan Loli put her hands on her hips, bent down to look at Shinomiya Kaguya, and suddenly said:
"[Beep—]."
A censor sound appeared out of thin air.
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyelid twitched slightly. She suppressed the strange feeling, turned her pretty face away, and looked elsewhere.
But it was no use.
Ghost Story Hanako seemed to have found a fun new toy. She quickly moved in front of Kaguya and uttered another censor sound.
"Stop, stop talking!"
Shinomiya Kaguya finally couldn't hold back. She covered her pink lips with the back of her hand, her shoulders gently shrugging, and quickly handed over the candy she had just held with her other hand.
"Here, candy for you!"
Hanako's eyes lit up, and she unceremoniously took the candy.
"Hoo..."
Shinomiya Kaguya clutched her chest, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
If Hanako kept talking, she definitely wouldn't be able to hold back. How could a girl, and an elementary school student at that, have such words hanging on her lips!
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look at Kaguya, his tone subtle: "You wouldn't be..."
"I'm not."
The Sheltered Ojou-sama decisively denied it: "Others are still resting. If Hanako keeps talking, she'll disturb them, won't she?"
"That makes a lot of sense."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded in agreement and continued to look at the Sheltered Ojou-sama.
"What are you looking at?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face was flushed, and she glared at him.
Amamiya Natsuki drew out his voice: "Ooh..."
"Hehehe."
The Sheltered Ojou-sama tilted her head at a cute angle, crossed her arms, and showed her signature disdainful smile on her pretty face, "Natsuki-kun, saying such things in front of a girl, please turn yourself in as soon as possible."
"I'm sorry." Amamiya Natsuki raised his hands, "I'll turn myself in when I get back."
... ...
Night faded.
Dawn finally arrived.
Unfortunately, the sun did not rise. The sky was still covered with low-hanging dark clouds, and the entire Haunted Town was dim and oppressive.
Players woke up one after another.
"Mmm~ Natsuki, good morning."
Kitagawa Marin groggily opened her eyes. The girl's voice, just waking up, was particularly lazy and pleasant.
"You're awake?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the Succubus Girl, his tone faint: "Congratulations, my surgery last night was very successful."
"Eh?"
Kitagawa Marin rubbed her eyes, still a bit dazed from just waking up, "Surgery? What surgery?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Who was on night watch when it was about to get light?"
"Mmm..." The Succubus Girl's eyes quickly widened upon hearing this. She finally woke up, "I think it was me?"
"Oh no, oh no, oh no."
"I was so sleepy then, I accidentally fell asleep."
Looking at the others who were waking up one after another, Kitagawa Marin temporarily breathed a sigh of relief: "Nothing happened, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"The others are fine, but I'm not."
"Eh, what's wrong?" Kitagawa Marin quickly said, "Is it the surgery you just mentioned?"
Amamiya Natsuki said faintly:
"Hanako held a grudge against me and ambushed me in the middle of the night. By the time I reacted, it was too late."
"N-no way?"
Kitagawa Marin immediately became nervous. Her eyes widened, and her gaze shifted downwards, finally landing on Amamiya Natsuki's thigh.
"Come on, let's go to the restroom."
The Succubus Girl gritted her silver teeth, trying to pull Amamiya Natsuki up.
"I want to be alone."
"Hurry up, let's go check. What if it's still useful?"
"I'm sorry, it's too late."
"Don't give up so quickly, I'll help you!"
... ...
"Marin-chan, Natsuki, good morning." The secretary walked over, adjusting the extremely dark bow on her bangs, her voice clear, "What are you two talking about?"
"Cough, cough."
Kitagawa Marin coughed twice lightly, stammering, "Nothing."
Family shame should not be aired. Natsuki surely wouldn't want such a thing to be known by others, right?
"Eh, wait a minute!"
The Succubus Girl suddenly realized something.
Since it was such an embarrassing thing, it should definitely be hidden. Why would Natsuki say it directly?
Last night was a double night watch, and the person on watch with me was Kaguya-san...
Kitagawa Marin turned around, found Shinomiya Kaguya, and with one question, she learned that Kaguya had not fallen asleep and had stayed awake until everyone else woke up. Only she herself had neglected her duty.
Slap!
The Succubus Girl puffed out her pink cheeks, quickly found Amamiya Natsuki, and cornered him against the wall.
"Stupid Natsuki, you actually scared me!"
"I didn't."
"You still won't admit it?"
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hands and said, "When you were asleep, Hanako did ambush me and steal my candy. I can face Hanako in court; I'm not lying."
... ...
Kitagawa Marin's eyes widened. She suddenly stood on tiptoe and bit Amamiya Natsuki's neck, like a cat pouncing on a toy.
The role-playing had never been turned off. Under the Succubus's passive influence, Kitagawa Marin occasionally felt her teeth itch, always wanting to bite something.
Half an hour later.
Everyone had woken up.
After a simple wash-up, they began the most important task of the day.
"Player Escort Service, officially launched." Amamiya Natsuki looked at the passerby players who hadn't gotten the videotape yet, took out the service list he had discussed with Kaguya last night, and directly pasted it on the wall. "Fair prices, no deception, everyone is welcome to purchase services."
To grow bigger and stronger and achieve new glories, rules are very important.
So, after discussing with Kaguya, Amamiya Natsuki selected equivalent items, clearly marked prices, and launched the Player Escort Service.
In a place like a horror game, it's hard for people to build trust, except for companions who started together in reality.
Unpaid enthusiastic help to others will only make people suspect ulterior motives.
Open transactions, where each gets what they need, are more reassuring.
For example, the few passerby players in front of them had no resistance whatsoever and happily purchased Player Escort Services one by one.
The transaction was quite fair—
It didn't require real-world money, nor did it require selling one's body or dignity. All that was needed were valuable game items.
As players, who hasn't opened a Blind Box?
Game items are definitely not lacking, although they might all be useless junk.
In addition, Amamiya Natsuki also thoughtfully introduced a installment payment function.
If you cannot provide valuable items or tools now, you can choose to pay in installments and settle the remaining balance after the game is cleared.
There is no fear of anyone defaulting on their payments.
If you don't stick close to a strong player when you meet one, and then encounter them in a game later, you'll regret it deeply—
Honestly, in horror games, rather than playing dumb and hiding your strength, it's actually a wiser choice to show off your power.
As long as you are strong enough, players will naturally come to you.
Truly powerful players don't just clear the game by themselves; they can also help others clear it, and even exploit kaidan!
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