AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 54 - 54 25 Cafeteria Rules_2

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The lighting in the Student Cafeteria region is on 24 hours a day; do not enter any unlit areas.”

“Stay away from the dark corners of the Cafeteria.”

“If the lights in the Student Cafeteria start to flicker, leave the cafeteria immediately!

Right away!

At all costs, through the [Student Passage]!”

“A darkened Cafeteria is not like a classroom, there are no safe areas!”

“4.

Cafeteria staff have a uniform dress code; they wear white chef’s outfits and blue aprons, and they wear name badges.”

“Cafeteria staff stay within the staff activity areas and inside the meal windows, and they do not appear in the Student Cafeteria.

If you see any staff members in the cafeteria area, ignore them.”

“5.

Aside from using your Student ID card to pay for meals and shop at the Convenience Store, keep your Student ID card out of public view at all times.”

“There are no employees with green aprons in the Cafeteria.

If you encounter an employee with a green apron questioning your student status and asking you to show your Student ID card, please refuse or simply ignore them.”

“6.

There are 9 meal windows on the first and second floors of the Cafeteria, offering a wide variety of dishes, but none that contain Tomato Elements.

Should you find any such food at the meal windows, please do not purchase it.”

“7.

When buying meals, do not argue with staff if they serve you the wrong dish.

Remember, as long as the food does not contain Tomato Elements, it is safe to eat.”

“Dispose of any unfinished food directly into the recycle bins; do not take it away with you.

If any employee asks if you need your food packed or accuses you of wasting food, ignore them.

Remember, all Cafeteria staff will not appear in the Student Cafeteria area (this phrase is emboldened and underlined).”

“8.

While purchasing food, if you notice an employee with a blue apron adds Tomato Elements to your meal, do not remind him that he has made a mistake (‘do not’ is emphasized).”

“However, once you’ve received your meal, please go directly to the recycling area and dispose of the food into the recycling bin, then choose a different meal window to make another purchase.”

“During this process, please remember his employee number and report it to your class teacher after returning to the Teaching Building.”

“9.

There is no 10th meal window in the Cafeteria; if seen, ignore it.”

“Keep away from the 10th meal window and firmly reject any invitations from someone asking you to go there.”

“10.

While queueing for food or eating, do not pay attention to any attempts at conversation from strangers nearby.

If you are accompanied by friends, focus on your interaction with them, ignoring all abnormal circumstances around you.”

“11.

At the end of your meal, please place your tray in the return slot before leaving.

If you hear strange noises coming from the 10th window as you leave, hold your Student ID card in your hand immediately, find the [Student Passage] and leave straight away.”

“As you leave, if you notice you are being watched by an employee with a green apron who starts moving towards you quickly, decide whether to go to the [Student Passage] or the Convenience Store based on your location.”

“Before you enter the [Student Passage] or reach the Convenience Store, do not stop, do not look back, and do not respond to his calls, even though you feel he is about to catch up with you.”

“After leaving the Cafeteria, immediately take off your clothes and check if there is any Tomato sauce on them.

If there is, throw your clothes into the nearest trash can (note: into a trash can, do not litter randomly (this sentence is underlined)!).”

“12.

There is a Convenience Store inside the Cafeteria, but it is not recommended to shop there unless necessary.”

“Due to its location, in an emergency, the Convenience Store can serve as a [Student Passage] for your departure, but if so, you must purchase at least one item in the store.”

“The Convenience Store sells only ready-to-eat foods and daily necessities, and you must not buy anything else, especially ‘Student Souvenir Coins’!”

“13.

At any time, ignore any strange sounds coming from the cafeteria’s basement level, even if you hear your name being called.”

“It is forbidden to go to any other area within the Cafeteria aside from the designated Student Cafeteria area, especially the basement level of the Cafeteria.”

“14.

If you accidentally break any of the above rules, leave immediately through the [Student Passage], then enter the [Staff Passage] right away and seek help from an employee in a blue apron (note: blue, not green, and wearing a name badge) or a Security Guard.

Before asking for help, be sure to show your Student ID card.”

“At all times, trust the Security Guard unconditionally!

(This sentence is highlighted with a conspicuously bold underline)”

“15.

If you cannot leave the Cafeteria after breaking any of the rules, go to the Convenience Store and wait for the owner to appear.

Tell him about your problems and follow all his instructions.”

“As long as you adhere to the above rules, our Cafeteria will provide a safe dining environment during open hours.

Enjoy your meal!”

After a brief read-through, Lin Yi’s first impression was that there was order in the chaos.

Each of the 15 rules felt very easy to follow and understand when taken individually, but when put together, there seemed to be many blind spots in the regulations.

And that simple “suggestion” written at the very beginning of the cafeteria rules was not so simple to implement perfectly after all.

According to the cafeteria rules, once they crossed the line marked by the notification board, from the moment they entered the cafeteria, to queuing up for their meal, eating, and finally leaving, the whole process was filled with various unpredictable factors.

Eating a meal seemed like going to war; you never knew when you’d step on a mine.

Unfortunately, Lin Yi and Wei Liang didn’t have a single chance to detect mines; if they stepped on one, they would explode instantly.

Lin Yi also discovered a key issue—the Convenience Store owner.

If according to the school rules:

[If you see anyone claiming to be the Convenience Store owner, please leave the Convenience Store immediately.]

However, according to the cafeteria rules, the Convenience Store owner is someone who could offer help to students.

“So meeting the same person can lead to two completely different options based on different premises?”

“Normally, upon seeing the Convenience Store owner, you should leave right away.”

“But when you’ve broken the rules and can’t leave, you’re supposed to actively seek out the Convenience Store owner…”

“Why is that?”

The two contradictory outcomes greatly puzzled him.

Moreover, Lin Yi noticed another extremely serious issue—the cafeteria rules only mentioned the Security Guard once.

“Security Guards will not enter the cafeteria.”

This was Lin Yi’s first guess.

“But…

why is that?”

After reading the cafeteria rules, Lin Yi’s forehead was full of question marks.

While Lin Yi was constantly filled with doubt in his heart, Wei Liang was the first to close the cafeteria rules and took a deep breath, saying, “I’ve finished reading it, Old Lin, have you?”

Lin Yi looked at Wei Liang in surprise, “You finished reading it so quickly?”

Wei Liang retorted, “There’s only so much, haven’t you finished yet?”

“Liangzi…” Lin Yi hesitated, “Don’t you think at all when you read?”

Wei Liang gave him a disdainful look, saying proudly, “Old Lin, is it your first day realizing I don’t like to use my brain?”

Lin Yi held his forehead in embarrassment and speechlessly said, “That’s not…

how can you be so brazen in admitting that?”

Wei Liang awkwardly smiled, put away the cafeteria rules into his pocket, and then said, “Sigh, this campus is full of weird things, let’s take it one step at a time!

Besides, I’m starving to death right now, even if you want to start a passionate brainstorming session, we have to wait until after we’ve eaten, right?”

Unable to argue with Wei Liang, Lin Yi could only put away the cafeteria rules and said helplessly, “Then let’s go eat first.”

“Bingo!

That’s the way to do it, let’s go!” Wei Liang exclaimed excitedly.

Just at that moment, he suddenly noticed something and couldn’t help muttering, “Huh?

That person looks a bit familiar!

Wait, is that her?!”

Lin Yi followed his gaze, and immediately a chill ran up his spine!

There, on the campus road not far away, was a female student wearing a sailor uniform and a pink cartoon cat hair clip.

It was the same girl who took the same blue bus with them to the campus yesterday!