Crossover anime, a daily life that begins with hunting supernatural beings.

after all...

If possible, Sakurai still hopes that Little Night Snack can defeat [Void] on her own.

But he had more important things to do than just cover the cost of the late-night snacks.

Since the late-night snacks have already started, he can't fall too far behind.

Is that Hanako in the toilet?

Let me see what you're really made of.

If it's too weak...

I'll be really annoyed.

The Arakami Fang transformed into a point of light at his fingertips, dancing wildly as Sakurai smiled and moved forward in the darkness.

Let me think... According to the intelligence records, it should be in the women's restroom on the fourth floor of the east teaching building, right?

Thinking this, Sakurai casually swiped the Aragami Fang to pop the supernatural object blocking his way.

Please, little snacks, don't get in the way.

I don't hold back when I strike, and I might accidentally kill you. Then my student will be missing a generation.

That won't do.

It's just that I accidentally killed it.

Sakurai, who had been squinting the whole time, thought to himself.

With a measured pace, Sakurai quickly arrived at the entrance to the women's restroom.

The long-abandoned campus had long lost its power supply, and the deserted restrooms in the dilapidated teaching buildings, which were already associated with gloom and horror most of the time, seemed even more terrifying.

A dark and quiet enclosed environment, damp and smelly air and walls, faint dripping sounds, and a dark place.

here...

It's the location of the legendary ghost story, "Hanako the Ghost Doll," which is mentioned in the shady merchant's intelligence.

In this country.

Hanako-san, also known as the Toilet Hanako, is a ghost story that is as famous as, or even more famous than, the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

According to legend, Hanako, who lives in the third stall of the women's restroom, is a terrifying supernatural being who enjoys drowning people by holding them down in the toilet.

There is such a saying in the records.

If someone hands you toilet paper from behind while you're using the restroom at school, never take it.

Because—

The instant you take the toilet paper, Hanako will shove your head into the toilet and drown you.

According to Sakurai's understanding, at the moment you received the toilet paper, you "observed" Hanako and completed her murder pattern.

So being killed in the next moment is something that can't be helped.

Besides passively encountering Hanako, there is also a ritual used to summon Hanako that has been passed down.

Knock lightly three times on the door of an empty girls' restroom at school and ask the person on the other end...

"Hanako-san, are you there?"

At that moment, an extremely faint, almost inaudible voice echoed from the third cubicle, replying, "Yes, I'm here."

Once you open this locked door, you'll see a short-haired girl in a red dress. She'll then forcibly drag you into the toilet and shove your head into the toilet bowl, drowning you alive.

"That's incredibly stupid."

Sakurai felt helpless; why did he have to do this kind of thing?

Actively seek out ghost stories, especially those involving bizarre and outlandish methods of murder.

Sakurai had had enough.

However, considering the substantial rewards that would follow, Sakurai decided to be foolish this once and for all.

After hesitating for a moment at the door, considering that he had promised the unscrupulous merchant, Sakurai took a step forward.

With a backhand motion, Sakurai put away the Aragami Fang, exhaled a small breath, and pushed open the door to the women's restroom.

After entering the restroom, the sound of dripping water was noticeably clearer.

The not-too-large toilet has five individual stalls, and except for the third one in the middle, the others are in a semi-open state.

You can see what's inside through the gap.

Only the third room was tightly closed.

If you put your ear to the door of the private room and listen carefully, you can hear faint breathing sounds coming from inside.

Opposite the women's restroom is a sink with a large flat mirror on it.

Sakurai's reflection in the mirror appeared exceptionally cold and unfamiliar.

just like...

The person in the mirror wasn't Sakurai, but some other being...

Absurd and terrifying.

19. Hanako-san, the Demon Doll, Descends

"So..."

"let's start."

"A ritual recorded in history used to summon the demon doll Hanako."

Having told himself this, Sakurai stepped forward.

In the quiet bathroom, apart from the dripping of water, only Sakurai's breathing could be heard...

Besides Sakurai, there seemed to be another person breathing.

Very light, very subtle, breathing in perfect sync with Sakurai's breath...

Faint breathing sounds.

It seems like an illusion, or maybe...

Someone is lurking in the shadows, watching him.

So...

Come on, let me see...

The legendary [Hanako]—

Let's see the true face of Mount Lu.

Like a fearless protagonist in a horror story who doesn't believe in ghost tales, Sakurai walked to the first cubicle and slowly raised his right hand.

Da, da, da. qun㈡⑤⑤⑤九㈤叁0.0

I knocked on the door three times, neither too hard nor too softly.

"Hanako-san, are you there?"

Sakurai asked with a cold expression.

In the cramped bathroom, the echo of those words continued to rise and fall.

Then, the distorted sound traveled through space and reached Sakurai's ears again.

You can see the bathroom inside through the half-open door at a glance, so there's no way you'll hear any response.

They then proceeded to the second cubicle.

He raised his hand and made three more "da da da" sounds.

"Hanako-san, are you there?"

Sakurai asked the same question a second time.

There was still no response.

The faint breathing sounds around me became much heavier; perhaps they were just an echo of my own breathing?

With that thought in mind, Sakurai entered the third cubicle.

That is, the location where Hanako is in the story.

Looking at the closed bathroom door, Sakurai calmly raised his right hand.

Da da da.

"Hanako-san, are you there?"

With a strong sense of contractual obligation, Sakurai completed the "ritual" of summoning Hanako in the empty bathroom.

It's only natural...

Aside from Sakurai, there's no one to respond in an empty restroom... right?

The second breathing sound suddenly became heavier, and the moment Sakurai withdrew his right hand, the temperature in the bathroom, which was already several degrees lower than the room temperature, dropped several degrees further.

The sound of rushing water could be heard coming from the bathroom, which shouldn't be occupied.

At the same time, a faint reply came from the toilet, so faint that it could not be heard unless you listened carefully.

It was like a little girl's indistinct voice, almost whispered in Sakurai's ear.

She is saying...

"Yes~ I'm here~"

With a creak, the tightly closed door opened.

The water in the toilet is constantly flushing, flowing into the sewer in a spiral motion.

Sakurai blinked, and a figure appeared in the previously empty bathroom.

A blurry image of a girl with short, translucent hair and a bob haircut, wearing a red overall dress, was standing there.