Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

"It's said that Senior Ginjo is an expert in sports. If we go over there and play games, we'll definitely win prizes. Let's go over and take a look~"

Hatano Aoi argued cunningly while trying to lead Ginjō in another direction.

"Hey, Xiaokui, it's not over there. Your destination isn't the drama club, right?"

Ginjo Sousuke was obviously not so easily fooled. He raised his hand and pointed to the mysterious classroom not far ahead.

"Ah~ I see. Okay, this is it. By the way, what's going on here? There seems to be a black curtain hanging there."

"Hmm? Isn't that a haunted house? Any normal person would know it at a glance."

Ginjo looked at her suspiciously, then asked in a very tactful way.

"Xiao Kui, you're not going to get scared after you find out this is a haunted house, are you?"

"What? What are you talking about, Ginjo-senpai? Do you think I'm scared?"

"Is not it?"

"No, don't misunderstand me. Wouldn't that make me look embarrassed?"

Hatano Aoi raised her little head, still trying hard to pretend that she didn't care.

"Really? I don't think it's anything to be ashamed of. Isn't it normal for girls to be afraid of this kind of thing?"

Ginjo Sousuke didn't understand why she was so persistent.

"Only little girls would be afraid of these things, right? I'm a college girl."

No, of course I would feel ashamed, mainly because I’m already in college and I’m still afraid of haunted houses. How can I admit this?

Although Hatano Aoi thought so in her heart, she still responded to Ginjō stubbornly.

"By the way, Ginjo-senpai, aren't you scared? I heard that some boys are also afraid of ghosts."

"If you don't dare to go in, it's better not to force it."

"Uh, I'm totally fine, okay? I'm saying this for your sake, senpai. I'm totally fine, okay?"

No, no, no, no, I'm absolutely not good at this kind of thing!

Senior Yincheng, please tell me you are scared!

Hatano Aoi placed her last bit of hope on Ginjo Sosuke.

"Although I'm not usually interested in this kind of thing, I'm definitely not afraid of it. Now that we've come this far, let's go in and have some fun."

Ginjo Sosuke's answer extinguished her last chance of escape.

But on second thought, it seems quite rare to be able to experience the thrilling feeling with the person you admire.

"Then I won't be afraid, since I have my senior to protect me!"

Hatano Aoi then loosened her clasped hands and hugged Ginjō's arm instead, while speaking with an almost blinding smile.

Then, she stood on tiptoe and put her face on Ginjō's shoulder, rubbing her cheek against it gently.

Hey, what are you doing? He actually looked like he trusted the other person 100%.

That smile that came from the bottom of his heart made the battle-hardened Ginjo feel a little moved.

"Excuse me, there are two of us who want to play!"

"Okay...please come in...Have a nice trip..."

"Uh..."

While Ginjō was still savoring the feeling of the cute girl sticking to him, Hatano Aoi, who had mustered up her courage, took the opportunity to sign up for the receptionist female student dressed as a ghost without her permission.

Under the guidance of the female student who deliberately spoke to them in a resentful tone, the two people slowly walked into the classroom shrouded in a strange atmosphere.

"Wow, this really feels like being in a horror movie. It's truly the work of the drama club."

"Hmm... Why is Ginjo-senpai so excited..."

Yincheng swallowed his saliva and gently pushed the door open, only to see that it was pitch black inside and he couldn't see his hand in front of him.

Although there was luminous tape marking the direction to go to, there was nothing to see other than that.

In addition, perhaps due to the use of a small electric fan or something like that, there were gusts of annoying cold wind blowing from somewhere, and at the same time, music that evoked fear in people was playing.

"This is amazing! The level is even higher than I thought. This is really worth looking forward to."

Ginjo Sosuke became inexplicably excited, feeling like he was about to face the challenge of a strong enemy.

"Yes, yes, is that so? This level is very common, isn't it?"

Hatano Aoi couldn't speak clearly, but she still refused to admit defeat.

"Um, Xiaokui, are you okay? You seem to be shaking badly."

"Huh? I'm totally fine? I'm not shaking! To be honest, I'm just shaking from excitement."

At this point, I can no longer say I want to turn back!

Hatano Aoi didn't dare to admit that she was actually extremely scared!

"Is that so? Then let's go!"

Ginjo felt her tighten her grip around his arms once again, holding them tightly against his side.

After that, Hatano Aoi was half pulled, half dragged by Ginjo, and took cautious steps forward.

When the two people slowly moved forward about ten steps, suddenly a small light illuminated the view in front of them.

Just a few centimeters in front, there was a fake head hanging.

“Ahhhh!”

"BOOM WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

What is this, what is this, what is this!

So horrible, so horrible, so horrible!

So scary, this is so scary!

Hatano Aoi made a strange sound because she was too frightened. It was a shrill scream that almost permeated the entire haunted house.

“Senior? What was that sound just now? A scream like an explosion—Ah!”

Without thinking, Ginjō reflexively pulled Hatano Aoi into the passage on the right.

At that moment, another groan came from the depths of the passage.

“Ugh~~~~~~Ahhh~~~~~~!”

The student playing the zombie walked towards them with his hands stretched forward.

"NOOOOOOOOO! HELP! HELP ME!"

"Senior! Which side should I go?"

Following Hatano Aoi's scream, Ginjō quickly changed direction and moved toward the left passage which was presumably the correct route.

At this moment──

"Yahahahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahahahahahahahaha!"

Suddenly, a creepy female laugh was heard.

"Oh my! I'm going to be cursed to death!"

"Wait a minute, Xiaokui! Don't pull me suddenly!"

Ginjō and Hatano Aoi ran through the passage at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, and the eerie female laughter came to an abrupt end.

This is really bad, even scarier than I imagined!

"Xiao Kui, you are really afraid of ghosts, right?"

Seeing Hatano Aoi's panic, Ginjo asked her again tactfully.

"No, no, that's not possible. Where are there ghosts in the world? We need to think from a scientific perspective..."

"You're shaking all over. Xiaokui must be very scared of haunted houses, right?"

"I'm not afraid! I can easily finish this level!"

No, I lied.

Absolutely not, and this would definitely scare people to death!

The standard is so high that there might be real ghosts among the fake ghosts to join in the fun! It's hard to imagine that this is just a booth set up by students from the drama club at the school anniversary!

Hatano Aoi couldn't help but scream in her heart, feeling deeply regretful for her own stubbornness.

"I didn't expect that I would be so scared. I was planning to experience the feeling of my heart beating faster here with my senior."

"It's meaningless to shake like this now. This is a rare suspension bridge effect..."

Hatano Aoi was mumbling something incomprehensible.

Isn’t that what the suspension bridge effect is?

Ginjo had clearly heard it before, but he couldn't remember it, probably because he was always dragging her around and had no time to think.

The two of them finally stopped to catch their breath, and Ginjo noticed that there was something wrong with Hatano Aoi's clothes.

Her pink T-shirt was wrinkled from rubbing against Ginjo's body, and when she bent down and rested on her knees, her chest was exposed.

The miniskirt that barely covered her thighs became twisted and the hem rolled up, and one could even see the edge of the white triangle with lace.

Although it was dark all around, her fair skin seemed to be glowing and attracted all the attention of Ginjo.

"Can you keep going, Xiaokui?"

Ginjo Sousuke asked her worriedly.

"No, no problem."

Hatano Aoi tried her best to suppress the fear in her heart and make her voice sound lighter.

But as soon as she finished her words, an "unknown object" fell from the ceiling and hit them.

"Well..."

Ginjo picked up the fallen object reflexively, and upon closer inspection, he saw that it was actually the dismembered dummy hands and feet.