Why is my journey to the world of anime a strange tale of rules?

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Skills held:

Description:

A skill point score between 0 and 25 indicates that one's knowledge of the skill has progressed from complete ignorance to a basic understanding, but one cannot truly master the skill.

A skill point score between 26 and 49 indicates a certain level of proficiency in the skill, but only enough to barely use it.

When your skill points are between 50 and 79, it means you are able to make a living from this job and gradually improve your skills (50 is the minimum requirement for the professional level).

When your skill points are between 80 and 90, it means you have become an expert in this field and possess authority.

Once your skill points reach 91-99, you are already a giant in this industry, capable of creating timeless masterpieces.

I. Possessing standard skills:

1. Reconnaissance: 45; 2. Stealth: 50

3. Listening: 48; 4. Communication skills: 71

5. Foreign Language: 80; 6. Political Science: 78

7. Music Theory (Piano): 83

8. Music Theory (Conductor): 75

9. Dance: 72; 10. Housekeeping: 55

11. Board games: 63; 12. Volleyball: 57

13. Performance: 60; 14. Rap: 43

II. Possessing special skills:

1. Language implantation: 100

The ability granted by the [Sacrifice Game] allows for seamless communication with people from different places who speak different languages, and also enables the understanding of their written language.

2. High enthusiasm: 75

Like a maniac, they excitedly make all sorts of difficult requests, displaying an extremely high enthusiasm for pleasure. However, they at least have a certain degree of fun-loving nature with a basic moral compass, exhibiting a mix of naiveté and cunning. These traits will be suppressed during dungeons to prevent them from negatively impacting the team.

3. Board game enthusiasts: 75

This personality, fostered by strict upbringing that forbade access to video games, is characterized by a fervent love for word games and board games. They possess exceptional skill and a keen understanding of rules and regulations, actively devising ways to cheat and escape punishment by violating the rules. In daily life, they frequently come up with various game strategies and enthusiastically persuade others to participate (almost always by cheating).

III. Possessing the blessing of the spirit

1. Hidal's Blessing

Originating from the blessing of women liberated from the Red Nut Gray Hole.

Effect 1: Significantly enhances basic stats such as strength, speed, and reflexes; reduces all damage received and weakens the effects of the strange power. Activation continuously depletes stamina; prolonged use may lead to fainting or even sudden death. Use with caution.

Effect 2: Identifying "humans who are different from ordinary people," including antisocial individuals, those with abnormal habits, and those with severe mental illnesses who differ significantly from normal people.

2. Andres' Blessing

Originating from the blessing of the man liberated from the Red Nut Grotto.

Effect: Establishes a connection with someone you truly love, instantly teleporting them to their location, or teleporting them to your own location. This blessing is unaffected by time-space divisions within the same instance. The cooldown time after use is approximately 24 hours.

3. The blessing of the Twilight Voice

The buff obtained by completing the Twilight difficulty game and achieving an A-rank rating grants a mysterious boost to strength, agility, physique, and willpower, allowing them to reach levels unattainable by ordinary people, or even approaching the limits of human potential.

Chapter 10: Next Steps and Casual Chats

In the realm of strange tales about rules, the most important thing is undoubtedly the rules themselves.

The rules of the previous Alice game were obviously malicious and riddle-like, making it impossible to analyze many things carefully. But the student level rules are different. They are very detailed and have very rigorous rules. Of course, they are also very abnormal. At least among the rules that Gao Hai has seen, this thing is in a class of abnormality. If it weren't for the inappropriate time and place, he would definitely have sworn.

However, this rule is really well hidden. Moreover, there was absolutely no related information on the player forums before. Even if this thing is hidden in a weird hallucination, surely no player would have gotten any clues about it? Or is it because this thing has some kind of polluting properties?

Just like information related to the core obsession, does knowing this rule pose a danger to players?

After all, Jianzi was even somewhat reluctant to reveal the contents of this rule, and it's likely that her current situation has already changed to some extent after learning about it.

Various thoughts raced through Gao Hai's mind.

The first question is what the punishment will be for violating these rules. The rule list basically states that the punishment is a warning. Only the punishment for "bad students" is death. In addition, since there has been no substantial punishment for violating the rules so far, Gao Hai has already thought of a very bad possibility.

Perhaps the power of this bizarre rule will only truly be revealed when the player becomes a "bad student".

Because violating the rules only results in death at that specific time, players won't notice anything amiss when they violate the rules before, and won't know how many warnings they've received. Then, once enough violations have been accumulated and the player has received a sufficient number of warnings, they will die instantly upon the next violation.

If that's really the case, this rule is anything but insidious...

"You didn't participate in the morning reading the second time and you didn't greet the teacher. You've violated the rules about twice, which means you should have two warnings now. I already have five warnings. So, Yotsuya, you should still be a 'normal student,' while I'm already a 'delinquent student' and only one warning away from becoming a 'bad student.'"

Gao Hai looked at Jianzi, recalling and thinking as he spoke.

"Our clothes have bloodstains on them, is that against the rules?"

Upon hearing Gao Hai's explanation, Jianzi showed a look of recollection, then looked at the bloodstains on her and Gao Hai's clothes and cautiously asked.

"...Only outstanding students, good students, and average students have dress requirements. If bloodstains on clothes are considered indecent, then you've already received three warnings. Looks like we're both delinquents now."

Gao Hai nodded slightly and made a casual joke, though Jian Zi didn't seem to be laughing at all.

"Then... what should we do?"

Not knowing how to deal with the situation, Miko asked nervously again.

"It's simple, we need to find a way to obtain a new identity."

Gao Hai only needed to think for a moment before he quickly came to this conclusion.

Identity.

Players in a dungeon often have an identity that plays a very important role, sometimes even determining their life or death.

In the Shirakawa Apartment instance, all players are initially identified as "Second Floor Residents," and aside from the rescue team badge, there are virtually no ways to change their identity. In the Red Nut Gray Hole, several identities can be continuously switched, but upon arriving at Fujika Middle School, the player's identity is likely to be fixed as "Student," and they will be bound by the hidden supernatural rule of the student ranking system, often leading to their unknowing demise.

In the Red Moon-level dungeon 【Campus Ghost Stories】, only the 【Nightfall Mountain Middle School】 and 【Baidos Academy】 areas have had their core obsessions taken. 【Wisteria Middle School】 and 【Early Rise Elementary School】 have never been breached by players to find their core obsessions. This actually illustrates to some extent the difficulty of survival and investigation in these areas.

Now that he's been thrown into [Fujibana Middle School], and this Red Moon-level player team hasn't been able to find the core obsession, it's safe to say that he's already at the hardest of the hardest starting points. If he wants to change the current situation, he must change his identity no matter what, at least he has to get rid of the identity of [delinquent student].

You should know that according to the rules, "bad students" can never leave this school.

"The two identities we can consider right now are either teacher or outstanding student. The teachers' heads have all been replaced with some kind of animal headgear. If we can find the corresponding animal headgear, we might be able to become teachers. Outstanding students wear a special badge. If we can get our hands on that badge, we might be able to get the status of outstanding students and stop being warned by the rules."

As Gao Hai analyzed the situation, he began to speak, while Jian Zi, who was sitting on the ground, listened quietly without interrupting his train of thought.

The two have now returned to the 5th floor, which is currently the only floor where they know the map. Obviously, it is the best choice to complete the exploration on this floor as much as possible.

So, the three teachers' offices are the most likely places to obtain the "teacher" status. However, the student ranking rules don't specify much about the behavior of a "teacher," so if you encounter something strange in the office, you'll probably have to improvise.

Then there's the most peculiar location: Class 1 of the second year of junior high, separated from the rest of the floor by a considerable corridor. This obviously special spot, clearly distinct from other classes, might hold the credentials for "excellent students." However, that place is probably also the most dangerous. After all, he and Jianzi are already classified as "delinquents," meaning that if there are "excellent students" in Class 1, theoretically, those beings could issue orders to him and Jianzi, and they wouldn't be able to disobey.

This is quite a troublesome situation, especially since I'm already on the verge of becoming a "bad student," and a slight misstep could lead to a dead end.

It feels like this Fujiwara Middle School never intended to leave players any way out. I really don't know how players who entered this area before managed to escape...

"Next, after we turn off the lights, we'll set off. Once we've confirmed our location, we'll go find the nearest teacher's office. If the office isn't an option, we'll go to Class 1 and see if we can find anything there."

After some deliberation, Gao Hai finalized his next course of action.

"Good, good."

Seeing that Zi nodded quickly, he had no doubt about Gao Hai's idea.

"Then take a good rest. Your senses are very strong. If you notice anything unusual, you must tell me immediately."

Gao Hai then earnestly instructed Jian Zi.

"I understand, I will try my best."

Seeing Zi nod hurriedly, her flustered appearance, like a chick pecking at rice, was quite adorable, although Gao Hai had no time to pay attention to such things at the moment.

In fact, even now, the girl is still somewhat dazed, feeling deeply confused and fearful about her current situation.

And in this place, the only man she could rely on, the only man who could protect her, was right in front of her.

If it weren't for Mr. Gao, I'd probably be dead by now...

Just like her classmate Kyoko Ogawa, who was simply at the back of the line, her killing rules were triggered by the human model, and she was unknowingly imitated by her footsteps and turned into another human model. In such a terrifying place, a high school girl like her, who was powerless to even kill a chicken, might not even know how she died.

Speaking of which, Mr. Gao is really amazing. He always manages to break through dangerous situations in time.

Moreover, he actually looks quite young, maybe only two or three years older than me. Would it be a bit inappropriate to call him Mr. Gao?

Finally getting a short break, Yotsuya Miko's attention naturally fell on Takahashi, who had been protecting her all along the way.

"Can you hold on?"

Gao Hai suddenly spoke up and asked a question.

"Hey?"

Seeing that Zi was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand Gao Hai's meaning.

"The road ahead is going to be very tough. It takes extraordinary courage and perseverance to survive in a place like this. If you feel like you can't hold on, you must say so. There's nothing shameful about it. We are partners now, so if you feel pressured, just tell me. Although I may not be very good at giving advice to others."

Gao Hai's voice carried a hint of teasing, and his expression was very relaxed, as if the dangers he had just encountered were nothing at all.

"Mr. Gao, are you never afraid when you face those things?"

There was still some time before the lights went out. Seeing that there was nothing unusual around, Jianzi hesitated for a moment and then asked Gao Hai in a low voice.

"Of course I'm scared, especially after being scalded with boiling water, squeezed into a crevice in the rock, and tortured in various ways many times. Now I feel scared whenever I see those things and I don't want to have any contact with them anymore."

Gao Hai shrugged slightly, leaning against the wall next to the door, his voice tinged with weariness.

"I see. Mr. Gao, you must have had a tough time and be very capable. Just the things you've encountered so far are already quite terrifying. To be honest, I can hardly imagine what you've been through."

With her expression slightly relaxed, Miko chuckled and then spoke to Takahashi.

"It's better not to know these things, well, although you pretty much already know. I think you're quite remarkable. For a high school student from an ordinary family to remain calm and collected when facing those things is no easy feat."

Gao Hai leaned against the wall in a more relaxed posture, occasionally observing his surroundings while casually chatting with Jianzi.

It's rather strange that two strangers who haven't had much contact with each other are sitting down to chat in such a dangerous place. But both Gao Hai, who has been exhausted from the journey, and Jian Zi, who has suffered considerable mental stress, need this time to relax a bit.

Under the white light, the school looked completely different from the dilapidated ruins in the dark; it appeared very clean and tidy.