Kaguya-sama: Love Is War wants me to turn myself in.

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"Let's go in and look for that person together. Whether we find them or not, I'll cook you a meal for free tomorrow."

"I...can't go in."

Miss Slit Mouth shook her head.

"why?"

"In short, it's impossible."

"..."

Sure enough, this is still the case.

The idea of using money to buy off ghost stories and using ghost stories to control ghost stories will not work.

Natsuki Amamiya didn't press the matter, and said, "Then, the reward remains the same, but could Miss Kuchisake tell me some information?"

The Slit-Mouthed Woman nodded.

"How many ghost stories are there in the school?"

"Seven."

"Tsk." Natsuki Amamiya was speechless. "Another one of the Seven Mysteries of the School."

As is well known, in Japan, every school with a bit of history has its share of strange tales and legends, and they always like to make up seven of them, even if they don't have that many.

Seven ghost stories crammed into one elementary school, no wonder Hayasaka Ai couldn't escape alone.

Natsuki Amamiya asked again:

What are the different kinds of ghost stories?

The Slit-Mouthed Woman remained silent for a moment, her expression seemingly hesitant.

"I'm just going in to find my companions," Natsuki Amamiya said. "You don't want to not see me tomorrow, do you?"

The Slit-Mouthed Woman finally spoke:

"The seven ghost stories are..."

"Thank you."

Natsuki Amamiya politely thanked her, waved goodbye to the Slit-Mouthed Woman, and continued walking towards the school.

The three random players, feeling dizzy and disoriented, quickly followed.

She really is a top performer!

Not only did he chat and laugh with the strange creature, but he was also able to extract information from it. If it were me, my mouth would have been cut open, right?

"We're at school."

Natsuki Amamiya stopped and looked at the iron gate of the school in front of her.

The town of Strange Tales is severely aging, and for so long, not a primary school student has been seen, so the primary school has naturally fallen into disuse.

The iron gate was rusty, and weeds grew wildly at the entrance. The words "Musashino Elementary School" could be faintly seen on the sign.

The door wasn't locked. Amamiya Natsuki pushed it open and stepped into the school.

"Seven ghost stories, each set in a different place..." Fujiwara Chika pondered, "Where should I go to find Hanamori-san first?"

Amamiya Natsuki lowered her head and looked at Lady Zhu Zhu: "Zhu Zhu, what do you think?"

"Eh?"

Lord Zhu Zhu had been quiet and reserved the whole way, but now that she had been suddenly called out, she paused for a couple of seconds before suddenly realizing what was happening: "Is it Hanako?"

The first people mentioned in the narration are Hanako and the restroom.

"I remember now," Kitagawa Kaimu said, hands on her hips. "Back then, they said they couldn't afford an A... Hanamori isn't that small, is she?"

“We’re not sure about the size,” said Natsuki Amamiya, “but the gender is correct. Let’s go over there and see if there are any clues.”

"..."

The information I just received from Miss Slit Mouth is that the Seven Mysteries of the Campus are located in seven different places on campus, and they generally don't wander around.

Hanako was located in the women's restroom on the far east side of the first floor of the teaching building.

The group avoided the locations of other ghost stories and headed straight for the teaching building, soon arriving at the restroom on the first floor.

No elaborate summoning ritual was needed; a vengeful spirit named Hanako, with a mouth full of serrated teeth, had already climbed onto the bathroom ceiling, eerily frightening.

However, Natsuki Amamiya's expression suddenly turned strange.

This Hanako... why does she look so familiar?

"Wait a minute." Looking at the vengeful spirit Hanako, who was grinning and ready to play games, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly stretched out her right hand. "Hanako-chan, you don't want Hoshino-san to get hurt, do you?"

Chapter 282 I had physical intimacy with your mother

With the help of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Natsuki Amamiya and her group successfully avoided other ghost stories on campus and arrived at the territory of the vengeful spirit Hanako.

According to typical ghost stories, Hanako-chan is quite shy and can't just be seen whenever she wants. You have to turn left three times and right three times in the women's restroom, then raise your hand and knock on the stall door to ask if Hanako is there.

However, this is a town of ghost stories, so seeing Hanako is not difficult at all.

To be precise, it was Hanako who took the initiative to come forward and meet people.

"Hehe, let's play a game?"

As soon as they entered the women's restroom at the end of the corridor, the loli's sinister and evil laughter echoed through the restroom.

"It's Hanako!"

Everyone tensed up and looked around. "The sound is so close."

"Is he hiding in a toilet stall?"

"It doesn't seem like it."

"..."

Natsuki Amamiya silently raised her head, shining her flashlight onto the bathroom ceiling, and a vengeful little girl suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

Needless to say, it's none other than the famous urban legend, Hanako-chan.

This vengeful little girl looks to be about seven or eight years old. She is wearing a primary school uniform, with a white lower half and a red dress that appears to be stained with blood, which is dripping down her body. She has a watermelon-shaped haircut, the same hairstyle as Chibi Maruko-chan.

His skin was deathly pale, like a sheet of white paper, which made people very uncomfortable.

At this moment, it was lying face down on the ceiling, crawling freely like a gecko. Facing the gaze of everyone, it was completely unafraid and even grinned.

You can clearly see that the inside of its mouth has shark-like serrated teeth, which makes people inexplicably tense.

To be honest, the art style is quite frightening, completely different from the vengeful spirit Hanako who was defeated by the evil monk.

Especially the grinning expression while hanging upside down from the ceiling is enough to send chills down your spine.

The three random players at the back of the group were already feeling weak in the knees and cold sweat pouring down their backs. They were ready to turn around and run away at the first sign of trouble.

then……

"Are you Mrs. Hoshino's child?"

Natsuki Amamiya's gaze fell on the chest of the vengeful loli, and her expression gradually became subtle.

On the chest of the vengeful spirit Hanako, her surname and name are embroidered with silk thread. This is one of the traditions of Hijima School, where names are printed on clothing to avoid confusion.

At this moment, in the beam of the flashlight, the name on the clothes was clearly visible:

Hoshino.

The name Hoshino is actually quite common. For example, the husband of Yui Aragaki has the surname Hoshino.

The problem wasn't just the surname; even the appearance was strangely familiar—when she bullied the neighbor's wife, the elementary school student in the photo on the dining table looked exactly like Hanako in front of her, which inevitably made people suspicious.

"Strange..." Fujiwara Chika covered her forehead, her tone hesitant, "Why does it feel so familiar?"

“Of course we’re familiar with each other.” Natsuki Amamiya looked at Chika and said in a subtle tone, “Not long ago, Mrs. Hoshino even invited us to dinner.”

"Huh?" Fujiwara Chika was taken aback, then her eyes widened. "Eh?! Could it be that Mrs. Hoshino?"

"..."

The others were completely confused.

Conversely, the three random players' eyes lit up.

Why does it sound like someone's child?

Is this the legendary connections of a top influencer?

This is sure!

It was definitely the right thing to cling to someone powerful!

on the ceiling.

The smile on the vengeful spirit loli's face vanished: "You know my mother?"

Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said, "Of course we know each other."

“I don’t believe it.” The vengeful spirit Hanako’s expression was grim. “Unless you prove it to me.”