Is this okay?

Stranger: Hehe, it seems there's no need to be so full now. That's right! It's this cold stranger!

Kazuma Sato: Damn it, it seems Tatsumi got ahead of us, but it's okay! We will never give up easily, we will defeat Amo next!

Stranger: Ho ho! Do you really think that's possible? The one among you most likely to defeat me, Tatsumi, has already fallen at this moment. The rest of you, prepare yourselves for victory!

Kaneki Ken: No problem, we still have Madoka-senpai. In terms of strength, Madoka-senpai is definitely the top among us. If she says she's second, then Amo would never dare to say she's first!

Shu Ouma: What?! Is he that strong?!

Senior Xiaoyuan: Hehe, are you surprised? The strongest among us has never been Amo, but me and Xiaoyan!

Homura Akemi: I certainly don't deny that.

Shu Ouma: What?! So this is the truth? I always thought Mo was the strongest.

Kazuma Sato: Heh heh heh, Amo? Only worthy of third place! Fourth is Tatsumi!

Tatsumi: Wow, I'm fourth? I didn't even know that myself.

Ken Kaneki: There's nothing we can do about it. After all, you're one of the few among us who has reached a state of enlightenment.

Shu Ouma: A state of awakening?

Kazuma Sato: It's when the magical girl and the strongest person on earth overlap, that's how you achieve the Resolved Form!

Ken Kaneki: But if you're not prepared enough, you'll become a muscular, perverted monster wearing a skirt.

Kazuma Sato: How could you say that?! I wanted to see the King of Fighters fail!

Shu Ouma: ...

At that moment, Shu Ouma couldn't help but think of himself with all his muscles in a little skirt. It was so beautiful, completely unimaginable.

Kaneki Ken: Kazuma, Shu is different from us. He's a man of principle; do you really think you can fool him? Just say it directly.

Kazuma Sato: Hmm... That seems to be the case. Looks like I won't be able to trick the King of Gamblers.

Shu Ouma: ...

Why is it that all you think about is ripping people off? Don't you have anything else to think about?

Suddenly, Ouma Shu felt something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

I don't know what Leng Mo will do next, so I'd better be careful.

Standing in the corridor, Shu Ouma's face showed a solemn expression. Although he did not know what he would face next, he was very cautious.

After all, the biggest problem right now isn't anyone else, but Leng Mo!

"and many more!"

What am I here for?

Ah this...

Suddenly, Ouma Shu realized something crucial and was momentarily stunned.

I came here to deal with the strange alliance, then I ran into my uncle, then he hid, and my own people started fighting.

"..."

Thinking about it carefully, although the process seems to be fine, things have clearly gotten out of hand as they have now!

But something feels off...

Moreover, it seems that I don't need to get involved in those matters; all I need to do is kill my dear uncle.

Having figured this out, Ouma Shu's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had found the right solution.

No matter how chaotic things get, as long as you firmly commit to completing what you need to do, there won't be any problems!

That's it!

Having grasped the most crucial issue, Shu Ouma was instantly filled with enlightenment.

"So……"

He took out his phone and opened the "Ghost Encyclopedia." His beloved uncle was definitely hiding in the so-called safe spot, after all, that guy wouldn't joke around with his own life.

"So this is where it was all along?"

Upon seeing the safe position, Shu Ouma's face broke into a bright smile, which even had a hint of ferocity.

Then we'll give our dearest Shuichiro Keido a surprise.

……

Click, click, click, click...

The quiet corridor echoed with the sound of something hitting the ground and being dragged. The corridor, which was originally brightly lit, became strangely dim, and the light from outside the window disappeared, just like night.

Even the lights in the hallway were flickering.

At this moment, Shuichiro Keido hid in a safe spot, waiting for the outcome of the hide-and-seek game.

But now he couldn't help but frown. He had investigated the number of people in the hotel from the beginning, and given how quickly the strange hide-and-seek game had found people, it should have ended by now.

But I've waited and waited, and there's still no result.

He couldn't help but feel puzzled, so he quickly took out his laptop and started operating it.

A 3D graphic of the hotel instantly appeared on the computer screen, along with thermal imaging location markers, showing the overall layout of the hotel.

Something is wrong!

Upon seeing the map, Shuichiro Keido frowned.

So much time has passed since I released the anomaly, yet not a single person has disappeared.

This is obviously wrong!

He was absolutely certain of his understanding of hide-and-seek.

It's important to know that within the controlled area of ​​a hide-and-seek game, she can control the space; simply put, it's like being trapped in a maze.

The space can be freely modified, turning one room into another, and even making you feel like you're moving forward when you're actually moving backward.

This is precisely why the skill of playing hide-and-seek is quite remarkable for humans.

They were caught red-handed; only those under the age of sixteen were spared.

That's the rule, but he knew there were absolutely no guys under sixteen in the hotel.

So the question is, why wasn't anyone caught?

Click, click, click, click...

Suddenly at that moment, Shuichiro Keido heard strange noises coming from the corridor outside.

It was the sound of something being dragged and rubbed against the ground.

what happened?

Why is there this sound? I've never encountered it before.

He was a little puzzled, and at the same time, his eyes looked at the computer screen in front of him, where a hotspot appeared in the corridor.

This is a human being.

Shuichiro Keido was certain that because the supernatural had no temperature, only humans could manifest it.

He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the results of the thermal imaging.

I thought something strange had come in, but it seems that's not the case.

Click, click, click, click...

But the strange noise outside didn't disappear at all; in fact, it became even more pronounced.

This aroused Shuichiro Keido's curiosity. Although curiosity in the supernatural usually only leads to death, as a researcher, he could not deny his curiosity.

Because curiosity is the cornerstone of research progress.

Therefore, the more unknown something is, the more restless he feels.

After a brief silence, Shuichiro Keido made a decision to take responsibility.

He was going to take a look.

Although being curious about something inexplicable under these circumstances is tantamount to courting death, his researcher's nature makes it impossible for him to let this matter go unpunished.

Without hesitation, he slowly emerged from his hiding place and cautiously made his way towards the outer corridor.

As the door slowly slid open, he peered through the crack into the hallway outside.

The next second, he saw it.

A man with black hair and black eyes walked slowly down the corridor with his head down. Although his expression was not visible, a strange sense of incongruity could be sensed about him.

It's like the ultimate weirdness, like someone searching for something.

In short, he resembled Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, slowly searching for something in the corridor while carrying a broadsword.

And the man in front of us is the same!

But when Keido Shuichiro saw clearly what the man was dragging in his hand, an unprecedented fear crept over his entire body.

That man, that man with his head down, was holding not something else, but a little girl!

what! !

When Keido Shuichiro saw the little girl being held down by the ankle by the man, his eyes widened instantly.

At the same time, they understood what that strange sound was.

This is the sound of a little girl's head hitting the ground, trembling as it rubs against the smooth tiles.

And he wasn't mistaken; the little girl was the very monster he had released!

A little girl playing hide-and-seek!

hiss--! !

Although he didn't know what had happened, in the blink of an eye, Keido Shuichiro hid behind the wall, his face filled with fear and disbelief.

How can it be!

How bizarre! A strange creature is being held in a human's hands—this is illogical!

For a moment, he felt a sense of bewilderment, as if he had returned to the time when they first met and encountered the strangeness, a feeling of complete uncertainty.

But why!

Why do humans drag along weirdos?

Take another look!

Thinking of this, he cautiously peeked into the corridor again, but at this moment the man who was patrolling stopped and stood there swaying like a dead man.

Just as Keido Shuichiro was carefully observing, the man suddenly looked up and smiled in Keido Shuichiro's direction.

Our eyes met!

It's a motor!!

It's the man next to Shu Ouma!

It's the enemy!

Instantly, Shuichiro Keido sensed something was wrong. His scalp tingled, his eyes widened, and he quickly prepared to hide.

Just then, a man's voice rang out.

"I saw you!"

"!!!"

Faced with this situation, he widened his eyes and hid as quickly as possible.

But it was too late; he had already been seen.

Click, click, click, click...

The strange sound was getting louder and louder, and it was getting closer!

Upon hearing the sound, Shuichiro Keido naturally wouldn't sit idly by. He slowly pulled out his pistol, as it was impossible for a member of the Oddity Alliance to be unarmed.

If the opponent is just a human, then one shot is enough to completely eliminate them.