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(A news report like this was broadcast on TV.)

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(A sailor uniform stained with blood...)

......"

Singing "She Once Lived" again? You're off-key, you know that? Can't you practice a bit?

But the mournful singing seemed to come alive, like strands of sticky hair drilling into his ears.

c, you're looking for trouble, aren't you?

I want to hit someone...

Take a deep breath, deep... damn it!

Kazuma stared at the dimmed game interface and the friendly messages from his teammates greeting his family, his face devoid of any ferocity.

This is outrageous! It's outrageous!

He angrily opened the window, stuck his head out, and yelled at the neighboring room: "In the middle of the night, don't you have any sense of public decency?"

"I'm impressed... I'm impressed my ass! That shit-like voice... is it howling at your father's funeral?"

If you howl again, I'll chop your head off!!!

(I don't know how to express this effect in Japanese, but that's roughly the meaning.)

The most extreme bad breath, the purest enjoyment.

The outburst of anger felt as refreshing as drinking a glass of ice-cold plum juice on a hot summer day, even easing the frustration of failing to advance.

Meanwhile, the idiot singing in the middle of the night seemed to realize his mistake and fell silent.

.......

Next room.

Hikigaya and Ayanokouji, who were clutching the talisman and staring intently at the door, were both stunned.

Whose brother is this, that he's so brave?

Five minutes ago, when the female ghost knocked on the door, a chilling aura spread, making the entire room feel as if it were falling from reality, and they were almost scared to death.

After hurriedly sticking talismans on his body and the door, the female ghost finally calmed down and then started singing.

The mournful voices seemed to come alive, drilling into their hearts, making their bodies stiffen, and as the singing swayed, their bodies seemed to be controlled, involuntarily wanting to open the door.

Fortunately, Ayanokouji desperately applied calming talismans to them, which finally brought them peace.

Just as they were silently praying that Rosser would arrive soon, the guy next door exploded with his extremely foul language, leaving them all dumbfounded.

And the female ghost.....

The female ghost outside the door, who was mechanically singing and knocking, seemed to have crashed, plunging the whole world into an unsettling silence.

Then... Tata's footsteps sounded, stopping abruptly in the room next door, and then...

Boom~~

It knocked on the door!

I knocked on the door next door!

Hikigaya and Ayanokouji exchanged a glance, both seeing the terror in each other's eyes.

That guy's probably doomed!

......

"You're smart to know what's good for you..."

Kazuma Sato smugly hummed, pulled up his pants, and felt refreshed.

If they kept arguing in the middle of the night, he and Grandpa Zhen would just have to use a knight's kick to shut her up.

Lying back in bed, Kazuma looked at the private message with a red exclamation mark.

He hesitated for a moment, but still opened it to take a look.

Ah, how beautiful Japanese is.

He gently greeted his ancestors for eighteen generations.

The other person described him in the same way he had described the singing woman.

They kindly inquired whether his biological mother had abandoned the child and raised the placenta instead, etc.

He Zhenying didn't dare to reply at all, and could only pretend that he hadn't seen it, acting as if the sun was shining brightly tonight.

I waited quietly for a while before starting another game.

Then...then he saw the familiar ID, "Uncle from Another World".

No, you waited for a while too? Are you giving me another chance?

Kazuma was immediately energized and ready to lead the team to victory.

Very good, this time I'll definitely show you Grandpa He's true strength.

dong dong dong....

A knock sounded on the door, echoing through the quiet, empty apartment in the still night.

A chilling, eerie atmosphere permeated the air...

"Who?"

Kazuma frowned, and before he could reach the security door, he casually touched the edge of the door.

A soft, feminine voice came from outside the door: "It's me, Miwako Takahashi from room 704... Kazuma, please open the door, I made you lotus seed soup."

Who? Miwako? Is she the neighbor?

And also, was it you who was wailing and lamenting next door just now?

soon.

Some memories surfaced, and Kazuma Sato remembered.

indeed.

That was the neighbor of 704. When he moved in, the neighbor was very hospitable and the two gradually became acquainted. The neighbor's gentle personality gave him a lot of comfort in his grief and anger.

They work in the new media singing competition section, streaming live every night until the wee hours, and their singing is absolutely awful; they rely entirely on their sound card for tuning...

That's true, everyone has flaws!

As the memories resurfaced, Kazuma's expression softened, and he instinctively reached for the doorknob, lowering the fire axe he was holding in his right hand...

Yes.

It's perfectly reasonable for someone to come to a place like Nerima Ward to show a house to a relative, and bring an axe for self-defense, right?

........

"Don't open the door, buddy! Please don't open the door!!!"

Next door, 704.

Hikigaya roared at the top of his lungs.

He and Ayanokouji figured out some of the rules of that thing, the most important of which was that you must never open the door on your own.

That thing seems to have some kind of rule or restriction; it can't enter without your invitation.

But that doesn't mean you're safe.

It can frighten you, create hallucinations, and even implant memories in you.

For example, the most dangerous moment just now was when Hachiman heard his own Hachiman Komachi knocking on the door.

She also appeared to have been harassed by a stranger, followed by Komachi's screams of being attacked...

He almost rushed out on the spot.

Volume 1: Chapter 39 Kazuma: Can We Reconcile?

Even with the calming talisman, his memory had not been altered. He clearly knew that he had reported to his family. Komachi was moved to tears, looking as if her older brother had truly grown up and found friends.

It's impossible for it to be here.

But those heart-wrenching cries of "Onii-chan" still pierced his heart like a chisel.

His veins were bulging, and his lips were bleeding from being bitten. If Ayanokouji hadn't desperately stopped him, he probably would have opened the door and gone out to kill that bastard female ghost.

Damn it.

Damn it, you bastard.

It's not just him.

Ayanokouji also heard the butler's concerned voices, but he remained expressionless and did not react much.

Of course, it's hard to say what would happen if the memory were altered.

But the guy next door doesn't have the awesome talisman that Commander Rosser gave him!

"No, just like before, the room seems to be in another dimension, he can't hear us at all."

Ayanokouji said calmly.

"Then let's go to the window..."

Hachiman rushed to the windowsill, and just as he was about to open it, he saw a cold, sinister figure staring at him with venomous intent from the opposite building.

Suddenly, the brakes came on sharply, and the car froze on the spot.

Damn, I forgot this thing can split into multiple copies.

In other words, they never escaped that thing's sight and were always its prey!

Those venomous, deathly gray eyes seemed to be making a declaration.

No one can escape it.

How to do?

at this time.

The two of them noticed that his movement had probably created an airflow, causing one of the talismans stuck to the door to sway and then fall down, drifting a few times with the airflow before sticking to the wall they shared with the neighbor.

The chilling aura emanating from next door paused momentarily before quickly dissipating.

"This... will work?"

Hikigaya and Ayanokouji exchanged a glance, both somewhat bewildered.

"It must be... a coincidence, right?"

"perhaps?"

Ayanokouji was also starting to lose her composure.

What incredible luck!

He affixed the talisman, and it was definitely a tight one. How could it have been shaken off by a gust of air?

Also, why is it the one that is meant to protect the wearer and ward off evil spirits?

It's poisonous.

"Never mind that, it's not enough. We must send over the talisman for calming the mind as well!"

Hikigaya's thoughts raced, and then he suddenly went to the wall, knocked on it, and made a hollow wooden sound.

Clearly, this one-bedroom apartment is actually partitioned off from a larger apartment, and is not made of reinforced concrete.