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

They started acting like they weren't human.

With trembling hands, he struggled to his feet despite the pain under the threat of death, and finally managed to take a step forward to lead the way for Xiaoyexiao.

Xiao Yexiao stared at the blood-red paper figure on the ground, which was only ten centimeters in size, with a deep look in her eyes.

Since entering the school, she has now collected a total of 87 coin-shaped tokens.

Sakurai has already collected all the paranormal events that she marked, except for the one corresponding to the "unopenable room".

However, there were no clues about the guys who died before the school was built, as Sakurai mentioned.

Or perhaps those people didn't become supernatural beings at all, but simply passed away.

Either...

In short, once you arrive at the location of the mysterious room that can't be opened, all the unknowns will be revealed.

He nodded to himself, then squeezed the polar bear plush toy in his arms tightly.

Xiao Yexiao cheered herself up in her heart.

Even if one is aware of the situation and is prepared,

She will still be afraid.

What if he encounters an enemy that even Blazing Princess can't defeat? What if Blazing Princess decides to go all out and take him down with her? What if Sakurai can't get there in time to save him?

What if I really die like this?

From the moment she entered this school, Xiao Yexiao never stopped worrying about these things.

She is really scared.

She's only seven years old, yet she's already burdened with pressures that shouldn't befall someone her age. She...

Really scared.

But as expected, compared to these fears, I still wanted to protect my parents even more.

I want to go to an amusement park with my parents.

so...

She will not stop until she has vanquished the being known as "Void."

This is the belief and awareness of Xiaoyexiao (a brand of late-night snacks).

25. Principal's Office in the Back

Getting back to the main point, I'm really looking forward to what kind of "paranormal" things I'll encounter next.

However, before Xiao Yexiao could even look up.

The red paper figure, which was struggling to lead the way in front of the snack stall, suddenly underwent an unnatural deformation.

It expanded. Then it tore apart, eventually turning into countless scraps of paper and disappearing without a trace.

In Xiao Yexiao's eyes, it was clearly the sudden appearance of black mist that cut and tore apart the paper figure's body.

Along with the supernatural elements within.

The black mist that appeared out of nowhere vanished again in the next second.

Is something coming?

Pulling a crowbar from his combat suit, Xiao Yexiao stared intently ahead, wary of any potential attack.

Debit, debit, debit, debit.

A rhythmic, unhurried knocking sound rang out.

It seems to be behind the late-night snack stall, yet it also seems to be everywhere.

Xiao Yexiao had no way of knowing where the knocking was coming from, just by listening.

Even with her ears covered, Xiao Yexiao couldn't block out the knocking.

It was as if the pause button had been pressed, and for a moment, there was a deathly silence all around.

There is nothing, absolutely nothing.

There's a saying about late-night snacks.

There's an art to knocking on a door: a person knocks three times, a ghost knocks four times.

[IV] This number is an extremely special symbol in any country.

Just like many hospital elevators don't have a button for "4", just like hotel rooms don't have "404" or "444".

Words possess power; they can exist as incantations, a kind of spiritual force.

In most countries, the number 4 is pronounced the same as the word for "death".

In this school, the one that knocks on four doors is definitely not a human.

Little Night Snack clearly understands this.

Adjusting her breathing, inhaling and exhaling, Xiao Yexiao pressed her back against the wall, observing her surroundings.

Breathing calmly, Xiao Yexiao wasn't in a hurry, since she had already heard the knocking.

This means she has been drawn into a paranormal phenomenon, so all she needs to do is wait patiently.

Waiting for the moment when the other party takes the initiative to appear.

Then--

Find an opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Unlike when she first entered the school, excluding the one who was just killed, she now has 86 more generational units. With the addition of Blazing Princess, she has enough capital and resources to try and fail.

"Debit, debit, debit, debit."

There was another knock on the door, exactly four times, no more, no less.

This time, Xiao Yexiao, holding her breath and concentrating, clearly identified the source of the sound.

To put it vividly, it's similar to an episode of Tom and Jerry that she used to watch with her parents.

Jerry, who ran into Tom's ear, knocked on Tom's eyes from inside Tom's head.

This is why she couldn't locate the knocking sound by hearing.

The knocking sound came from her mind.

The very next second after Xiaoyexiao confirmed this.

The black shadows filled the entire field of vision within her naked eye.

She saw the surrounding space stretched out, and she saw the dusty corridor beneath her feet transformed into a platform just large enough for her to stand on.

In the darkness, an inexplicable gaze was fixed intently on her.

A strong intuition told her that she absolutely could not move now.

If you move, you will die.

So that's how that shape was torn apart?

He was caught up in this paranormal phenomenon while moving forward, and before he could react, he was killed.

The reason why the room cannot be opened is because Sakurai did not tell him the corresponding information.

It exists in another world, far removed from the human world.

It was only then that Xiao Yexiao belatedly remembered that Sakurai had emphasized that she should call him after recovering the "blood-stained classroom engulfed in flames".

however--

By the time Xiao Yexiao realized this, it was too late.

She had been caught up in a paranormal phenomenon; her vision went black for a moment and then brightened again.

Xiao Yexiao arrived at a completely enclosed room.

It doesn't exist in reality; it's inside the "room that can't be opened."

In other words, she and Sakurai were separated.

She threw away her biggest trump card with her own hands.

When Xiao Yexiao's feet touched the ground again, she found herself in a closed space.

The feeling that I would die if I moved was gone.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yexiao quietly took a small token out of her bag and tossed it out.

The paper figure floated lightly in the air for a while before successfully landing.

Looking at the unharmed figure thrashing about on the ground.

Safety.

So...

The first thing to determine immediately is—

In a few quick steps, Xiao Yexiao arrived at the tightly closed door and tugged at it twice.

Very good, it doesn't budge.

This is undoubtedly a secret room.

Having anticipated this, Xiao Yexiao turned around and looked at the room's furnishings.

This room is decaying and abandoned, having been vacant for who knows how long.

Where is this place?

This is the most urgent thing she needs to determine.

After a few minutes, she quickly examined the items on the table and the yellowed, somewhat blurry documents in the filing cabinet next to it, and confirmed that she was in the school's [principal's office].

Or rather, the "Hidden Principal's Office" that doesn't exist in the real world.

What should I do? How can I get out?