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

Many people who saw her true face remained unrepentant and even willingly helped her, becoming assistants to this monster in human skin, just like Fujii Hiroshi.

The color of blood red.

Gao Hai could only see an endless, blinding crimson color.

When Yotsuya Miko opened her eyes, she also saw those things at that moment.

I saw what had been buried and hidden.

No one remembers it anymore.

It was something that was buried along with this distorted copy, buried deep in an abyss that no one could reach.

That's singing.

It was a light, airy voice, like a gentle, dreamlike song.

It is Alice, who is adored by countless people, singing.

That was silence.

It was a deathly silence, devoid of any sound.

Yes……

They are a group of silent people...

They were a group of people who were not infatuated with Alice, but simply remained silent.

That inhuman charm seemed unable to subdue those people.

No matter how beautiful the singing was, it couldn't move those who remained silent.

why?

Alice seemed a little confused.

Seeing this, Zi couldn't help but widen his eyes, trying to see what those people looked like.

Then she saw those who remained silent.

A man in dirty construction worker's clothes, a middle-aged woman in an apron stained with oil, a young child, a woman holding a baby, a man with a ring and a blank expression, and an elderly person with white hair...

One missing person notice after another fluttered out from around those silent figures.

Father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife...

They remained silent.

They were asking questions.

They searched, searching for their missing family members.

And he saw the only possible target that the line pointed to, and he saw the national idol named Alice that his family had come into contact with before they disappeared.

How could someone as kind and wonderful as Alice do bad things?

It's all your fault. You don't love Alice enough. You can't accept the love your family and loved ones have for Alice, which is why they ran away from home.

Yes, Alice is not wrong. Alice has not done anything wrong. The only ones who are wrong are you. Go and like Alice, go and be Alice's friend. That is the only way for you to atone.

Standing in front of Alice, Hiroshi Fujii spoke eloquently.

[This is impossible! How could such a great idol as Alice do something like kidnapping? You must be framing her!]

[There's no other possibility. Why are other fans fine when they see Alice, but your family members disappear when they do? It can only mean you've done something wrong! You're definitely plotting something behind the scenes to frame Alice!]

[Go calm down in jail for a while, you damn criminals! What can you do besides cause trouble for society?!]

The officers were swearing and staring at the silent people with expressions as if they were enemies.

【Oh no, how could this be possible? Impossible, impossible!】

Alice is the most perfect idol, someone everyone would deeply love, and she would never do anything bad.

"Even if you guys want to dig up dirt on someone, you shouldn't be doing it to her. That's way too low! What? Family? Relatives? Are your families more important than Alice? Pshaw, don't even mention that Alice would never do anything bad. Even if it were her, you should be grateful. Of course, that's impossible. Ah, I really hope one day I can be Alice's friend. Ah, Alice…"

The newspaper's reporters dismissed the matter and, after the people left, directly exposed their identities and photos.

Why don't you like Alice?

Why are you slandering Alice?

Why can't you be Alice's friends?

It seems like everyone is asking this question.

The idol named Alice was loved by more and more people. Whenever her face appeared on the TV screen, countless people would gather around her, and one after another, people would flock to her, completely captivated.

Just like how "liking Alice" has become common knowledge in society as a whole.

Even those who initially held on began to change to some extent. Some were drawn to the girl's smile and singing, gradually forgetting their lost family and friends, and the fact that they had disappeared after coming into contact with Alice.

Even so, some people have not changed.

Even though the idol's charm is almost enough to destroy people's rationality, there is still a very small minority who have never changed.

In a world filled with fanatical emotions, those individuals are so insignificant, so negligible, that they are almost unnoticed. Even if they try to make their voices heard, the only result is silent resignation.

However, some people still noticed these silent individuals.

[How strange, why don't they like Alice?]

The girl chuckled softly, sounding somewhat interested.

[Let those fools who don't know how to appreciate beauty fend for themselves. But... does that mean that strong feelings of rejection, especially disgust and hatred, could possibly negate Alice's charm? Perhaps it's because Alice is now "human"? Hmph, looks like I'll have to be more discreet in the future.]

The most fervent fan muttered under his breath, his brow furrowed, seemingly somewhat agitated.

So, it really is her? Does she even exist? What on earth is going on...? Don't worry, I'll investigate. If it really was her who did something, I will make sure she faces the full force of the law.

And finally, the voice of a man who seemed somewhat different from the other officers appeared, a voice that sounded calm and clear-headed.

Yotsuya Miko couldn't see the person's face clearly.

But she noticed a well-maintained, black-glossy handgun tucked into the other man's waist.

Boom!

Amidst the heavy thud of the fall, Gao Hai slowly stood up.

As for Jianzi, who was still somewhat dazed and confused, Gao Hai put her down as well.

Xiong Mi and "Goto No. 1" were nearby. All four figures reached the ground unharmed at this moment. Except for "Goto No. 1", who was still disconnected and lying limply on the ground, the others had already looked around and confirmed their current location.

This is a stage.

The stage is decorated very lavishly, with all the decorations clearly made with great care, and it is still being patiently maintained to this day.

The red carpet was as red as fresh blood.

Yotsuya Miko turned her head and looked down at the stage.

She saw the seats filled with guests.

Everyone was smiling happily, everyone's head had been hollowed out, leaving only bloody holes, and everyone was staring intently at the stage illuminated by the lights.

Countless umbilical cords rise from the seat, forming a writhing world of flesh and blood.

The murmurs those people kept repeating, as if they were calling out softly, reached Miko's ears at that moment, and reached the ears of everyone present.

Alice~

Chapter 78: What Once Happened on This Stage Buried Deep Underground

Alice~

They are still calling out.

Alice~

Even if they are long dead, even if all that remains are fragments and dregs.

Alice~

They remained there, calling out again and again for that person to appear.

These people's postures have been fixed forever. With the passing of their lives, all their thoughts and ideas have vanished, leaving only their remaining bodies and the last remaining desires and obsessions within them.

Apart from Alice, nothing else is known about the remains that exist here.

They—no, they cannot be called human, nor even monsters, because they no longer possess the [obsession] that supports their actions; they are merely meticulously crafted...props.

Apart from Alice's name and Alice's existence, they have nothing left, like a broken record made from a human body, a dead object that exists only to amplify the concept of "Alice" itself.

Perhaps, the existence of these physical bodies is the final destination of those specially trained patients in the Guangben Mental Hospital.

Gao Hai thought this to himself.

It's likely that all the people Fujii Hiroshi killed and tortured in his attempt to resurrect the deceased Alice are gathered in this place.

Ha, Alice, this thing, was born from countless students who died tragically. While she was alive, she killed a large number of innocent people, and even after her death, her followers continue to commit killings for her.

"It stinks terribly."

After smelling the overwhelming, almost nauseating stench of blood around the stage, Gao Hai calmly gave this assessment.

This stage is the one where the idol Alice first performed; the setup is almost identical to the photos left in the dean's office.

Maki, observing the surroundings through "Goto No. 1," spoke to the others via a mental link.

"For the sake of the so-called sense of ceremony, a very special stage was specially chosen."

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Xiong Mi carefully observed his surroundings as he slowly moved around the stage.

She also discovered that the figures sitting in the seats did not seem to be ghosts, but they could not be called living people either. Their state was somewhat similar to that of obsessive objects, but they were more stable than obsessive objects because these things no longer had a clear enough "obsession".

tread--

On the other side, "Goto No. 1" was the first to try to leave the stage under Ichiri's control, only to find that an invisible barrier blocked her way.

At this moment, it seems impossible to leave this stage.

Is it because the revelation and performance of the play are about to begin?

"..."