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

When Gao Hai placed the white flower in front of the piece of meat, he could vaguely sense that the object filled with twisted resentment had calmed down, and that the crazy resentment had been soothed in some way.

Yotsuya Miko stood not far away, silently watching Takami's actions.

In her vision, she could see the illusory figures of students, their eyes closed, their expressions as if they were peacefully asleep.

Then, the girl's gaze shifted to the other side.

She saw a figure walk forward, and another figure walk to Gao Hai's side, squat down and pick up the flowers and candles.

A faint flame ignited.

When Gao Hai turned around, he noticed that a lit candle had appeared in front of the object of his flesh and blood obsession, and an extra white flower had been placed in front of the candle.

In reality, no matter what we do, we cannot change the tragedy that has already occurred. Rather than saying that we are paying tribute to the dead and hoping that the deceased can rest in peace, it would be more accurate to say that we are merely indulging in self-gratification and comforting ourselves with such actions.

It seemed as if one could hear someone's voice, a voice filled with melancholy and a sense of vicissitude.

I know, but I will still come here. Every year, I will never forget to come here. I still fear, loathe, and hate everything that happened back then, but I cannot forget these things. Even if it's just as a reminder to myself, I will still come back.

And from beside him, a young man's firm voice rang out.

What's the point of remembering these things? You don't need anyone's forgiveness, and as for me, well, I have no right to ask for anyone's forgiveness.

The weathered voice sighed, its tone tinged with a deep sense of bewilderment.

Of course I need to be forgiven too, because I'm the only one who survived, aren't I? So many people tried to escape this hell before me, but in the end, only I survived. I became that special, unique one. I can never forget what happened here. I've made my decision, teacher, I'm going to take the police officer exam. Even if it's just as a lowly auxiliary police officer, I have to do something.

[Really? Then keep going, but don't put too much pressure on yourself. You just happened to survive; you don't owe anyone anything. Unlike me, you don't need to bear any guilt, so just have a clear conscience.]

Well then, see you next year, teacher. I will continue to write to you.

"You brat, you're making things so complicated for me! The post office comes to deliver mail every few days. What kind of secluded life is that? Do you know that because of you, everyone in the village where I live is talking about that strange old man living in a remote spot on the mountain?"

Even so, I will still write to my teacher, because I'm the only one I can still communicate with right now, aren't I?

Oh well, whatever...

The illusion that the two were talking to each other quickly dissipated.

Takahashi turned his head but didn't see Hirano Sosuke. It was as if he had never appeared, leaving no trace. But the two burning red candles and the two white flowers were enough to prove his presence and for Takahashi to understand what had happened.

"Senior? Did you succeed?"

Jianzi, who was not far away, walked a little closer and cautiously asked.

She saw Hirano Sosuke appear and disappear, but she didn't see the conversation that Takami saw, so she wasn't sure what the current situation was.

"Yes, it's a success. Next, we'll move on to the crucial step."

Gao Hai nodded slightly, turned to look at Jianzi beside him, and the girl also sensed the change in Gao Hai's aura during their eye contact, realizing that he had completely activated the hidden identity he possessed.

Looking ahead, I looked behind Jianzi and at the phantom standing in the distance, still with a smile on its face.

Gao Hai slowly grinned, revealing a smile even more exaggerated than Alice's, which startled Miko standing in front of him. Then he slowly opened his mouth.

"Now, it's time to end all of this."

Chapter 88: Using this body as a prisoner, to reverse everything here.

Sink your consciousness into the space inside the black watch.

In this dark red, boundless world, Gao Hai quickly found what he was looking for.

Umbrella, walking stick, broth, and necklace.

These are four obsessions representing Alice, the artificial monster, created from the body of the idol Alice.

The foundation that maintains the superficial school structure of Fujika Middle School, the basis for the false appearance of this area.

Even though it is now sealed in the watch's space and can no longer cause any harm, it is still a strange thing that makes Gao Hai feel extremely uneasy.

Gao Hai could sense that as long as any one of these four obsessions was released from the seal of the black watch, the surface space of the previously vanished Fujika Middle School would quickly recover. As long as it couldn't be controlled in time, it was only a matter of time.

Therefore, the action must be controlled in the shortest possible time; it must be brought under control as soon as it is released.

The only way to achieve this is...

"Are you ready?"

Xiong Mi picked up the sharp needle from the device that absorbed flesh and spirit, aimed it at Gao Hai's arm, and asked in a deep voice.

She didn't ask Gao Hai how confident he was, whether the device could truly absorb Alice's obsession, or whether he could successfully control her after absorbing her. Xiong Mi considered these questions unnecessary. As a player, once you decide to take such action, you must face the risks and the consequences yourself. Now that things are at a stalemate, instead of worrying about this and that, it's better to act decisively.

"Well, come on."

Gao Hai simply nodded, his expression completely calm and undisturbed.

So Xiong Mi immediately inserted the rather thick needle, about the size of a human little finger and more than ten centimeters long, into Gao Hai's arm.

Dark red blood quickly seeped out.

Gao Hai didn't even frown; he simply remained focused, concentrating his attention on the four seemingly harmless objects within the watch's space.

The first thing he took out was the black umbrella that had killed him in the first playthrough.

Almost the instant it was taken out, Alice's figure emerged from the umbrella. The umbrella, which originally looked perfectly normal, gradually changed from its original black color to the color of human skin, and one could even vaguely see human limbs wriggling under the umbrella.

Hehehe—

It seemed as if one could hear the thing chuckling softly.

Gao Hai suddenly felt a faint sense of disorientation. He was certain that the strange creature had used its hallucination ability. However, under Xiong Mi's gaze, no hallucinations occurred, and nothing obstructed their vision. Therefore, the moment Gao Hai took the object out, Xiong Mi plunged the other needle into the device.

puff-

The wriggling human skin umbrella was easily pierced.

The instrument, which had become an obsession, started operating automatically at this moment.

Gao Hai felt as if something had appeared inside his body, as if some incongruous foreign object was wriggling and struggling within his flesh and consciousness.

The thing seemed to be making a shrieking sound.

After taking a deep breath, Gao Hai's expression returned to its initial calm state.

"no problem?"

The black umbrella had disappeared, and Xiong Mi, holding a sharp needle, stared at Gao Hai and asked, already prepared to blow his head off if things got out of control.

"No problem, continue."

Gao Hai's voice was incredibly calm, showing no sign that a strange object had been inserted into his body.

The second object of my obsession is that human bone staff.

The seemingly indestructible bone staff was easily pierced by Xiong Mi. Then, amidst the roar of the instruments, the bone staff quickly disappeared. Gao Hai felt that the thing inside his body became more complete at this moment, like a gradually perfected puzzle piece, growing stronger and stronger.

"continue."

Gao Hai's voice was completely flat; he simply spoke calmly.

The third thing I'm obsessed with is a bowl of meat soup.

It was supposed to be broth, but in reality, after this obsession was freed, it quickly expanded, with the flesh and blood inside constantly churning and flowing out, making it seem as if all of the idol Alice's flesh, blood, and internal organs were inside.

Xiong Mi remained calm and inserted the needle into the twisted filth.

Gao Hai closed his eyes, feeling the increasingly perfect monster imprisoned within his body, and let out a deep breath.

"continue……"

The last object of her obsession was a necklace made from Alice's eyes.

Skin, flesh, and bones—the first three obsessions correspond to Alice's physical body layers, but the fourth obsession is merely her eyes. Gao Hai speculates that Alice's abilities may depend on her vision, therefore, her eyes occupy a very important position in Alice's structural composition.

However, compared to what I have to do now, this little thing doesn't need to be of too much concern.

There was no need to use the device anymore. After Gao Hai had absorbed the three objects that housed Alice's obsessions, he swallowed the fourth object whole, including the necklace. Then, the four objects completely merged into one, restoring Alice to her original form.

Every muscle and every pore in my body seemed to be spasming violently.

The monstrous entity that had merged into his body was attempting to control Gao Hai's consciousness and completely destroy his self.

Hirano Sousuke's figure had already appeared behind Takami, wearing a dirty police uniform, holding a pistol and standing silently in place. However, he did not kill Takami as he had done in the previous three playthroughs, but simply stood there without moving.

Xiong Mi silently took a step back, warily watching Gao Hai, who stood motionless. Despite her immense worry and constant encouragement, she had to prepare for the possibility that Gao Hai's operation might fail and everything would return to normal. As the only Red Moon-level player currently within the instance area, if something unexpected happened, she had to be at the forefront, the only one capable of standing on the front lines.

But this time, perhaps it really was Lady Luck protecting him. Gao Hai stood there trembling for a while before finally opening his eyes, letting out a long breath, and looking up at the courthouse not far away.

"Phew... Let's go..."

He is still Gao Hai.

Even though Alice's voice almost drowned out his senses, even though the endless, distorted illusions almost tore his nerves apart, even though his whole body was filled with an increasingly intense sense of disorientation as if something had taken control of his body, he still persevered, remaining conscious and maintaining absolute control over his body.

Take a step forward and move ahead.

Hirano Sosuke followed silently to one side, trailing behind Takami.

The victims, who were located in this chaotic area, also appeared at this time, following along in silence.

And those students in school uniforms, whose bodies were so distorted that they were unrecognizable, also walked among the victims, moving forward together.

Xiong Mi placed a small trinket on Gao Hai's body. This was a little gadget that Goto Ichiri had obtained using the power of a memento. With this, unless other players were inside the instance and carefully scouted Gao Hai, they would treat him as "Goto Number One" and not pay much attention to him.

squeak-

Gao Hai pushed open the courthouse door.

Behind him, the teachers, the researchers, the caregivers and administrators of the mental hospital, and all the perpetrators—the strange creatures—had caught up at an extremely fast speed, accompanied by an increasingly intense chilling aura.

【guilty!】

The pronouncement of the verdict has already begun.

Alice created by Fujika Middle School

The researchers who created the hellish Fujika Junior High School

[And all those who aided and abetted evil, acted as accomplices to wickedness, assisted Alice in committing evil, or were greedy for Alice's power and committed evil deeds, are all guilty!]

Players who had been notified by Xiong Mi beforehand and made preparations in advance have begun the trial once again.

This time, everyone clearly sensed the unusual activity in the entire instance and realized that they were on the right track.

Alice did nothing wrong; she just wanted to make friends.