This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 198 - 175. Beichuan Si Arrives (4000!)_2

Chapter 198: Chapter 175. Beichuan Si Arrives (4000!)_2

"How about it, do you recognize exactly where this is?"

"I don’t recognize it, but..." Sakurai Saki felt a chill down her spine as she looked at the gloomy and terrifying scene and continued, "This place... seems to be the ’Yuchuan Elementary School’ mentioned in ’The Lost Yuchuan’."

"Yuchuan Elementary School?" Otomoto Ai blinked her eyes, not quite understanding.

She hadn’t read the book "The Lost Yuchuan" and naturally didn’t quite grasp what Sakurai Saki was talking about.

"The name is recorded in a novel. It’s said that this place is haunted by the spirits of children, and it is also the real location for the four-person hide and seek game. The chant I found was also in the book ’The Lost Yuchuan’," Sakurai Saki explained briefly.

Her complexion was somewhat pale, "If this really is Yuchuan Elementary School, then Miori... and Nanako... they..."

"Don’t worry, despite how Miori acts, she’s quite capable when it matters most. As for Nanako, she’s usually a really good girl and has helped a lot of people. I believe those people are definitely blessing her, so she should be fine."

Yes, Sakura Miori might seem vain, but she was also intelligent, capable of remaining calm to think of solutions in emergencies.

As for Takigawa Nanako... She might dress like a delinquent, but everyone knew she was kind-hearted. Whether those she helped would bless her or not—Otomoto Ai was just trying to find a reason to keep Sakurai Saki from worrying too much.

"...Right. Let’s stop talking and hurry to find them."

"Mhm. But we need to keep quiet," Otomoto Ai said earnestly, raising her index finger, "If this area really is haunted by spirits, they will definitely not spare us either. Remember to keep quiet, don’t let them notice us, and we must also check every blind spot."

She took out her phone, dimmed the screen to its lowest setting, then turned on the flashlight function, "The phone can’t be used outside the circle, let’s use mine for lighting. When my phone runs out, we’ll switch to yours. Do you have a portable charger?"

Seeing Otomoto Ai’s calm and astute attitude, the initially flustered Sakurai Saki nodded firmly, "I’ve got it in my bag."

"Then start charging, you’ve used it quite a bit today."

While they were still talking, a scream suddenly came from the corridor behind them.

"It’s Miori’s voice!" Sakurai Saki’s face stiffened, and then an indescribable sense of urgency flooded her face. She was about to start running towards the sound.

But—

Otomoto Ai grabbed her hand and gently shook her head.

She also made a shushing gesture, signaling them to proceed stealthily.

Sakurai Saki was anxious, but she couldn’t ignore Otomoto Ai’s advice; the two girls crouched down and stealthily moved forward step by step.

The source of the sound was inside the art studio, Sakura Miori’s screams grew louder and louder—

But even Sakurai Saki noticed something was amiss.

Every one of Sakura Miori’s screams was exactly the same, differing only in volume.

It was too monotonous.

It was as if a loop of Sakura Miori’s scream was being played on a machine.

But they had to see for themselves.

Sakurai Saki and Otomoto Ai approached the door with light steps and gently parted the sliding door’s gap.

Inside the art studio, a sculpture of Sakura Miori was displayed poignantly; next to the sculpture was a child with a head that had been smashed and deformed.

Floating above were various human organs.

The person was contentedly looking at his work, and from his mouth came the same sounds as those of Sakura Miori.

This bizarre and nauseating scene almost made Sakurai Saki scream out loud.

But she forcefully suppressed the urge and signaled to Otomoto Ai.

The two of them quietly walked away.

Only after they had completely bypassed that art studio and returned to the entrance of the physics and chemistry lab did they breathe a sigh of relief.

"What was that just now?" Sakurai Saki couldn’t imagine the scene she had just witnessed.

How could a head that had been smashed be still alive?

"...The vengeance of a child’s spirit." Otomoto Ai shook her head vigorously, incredulously, "I can’t believe that such things really exist in this world."

The two fell silent for a moment.

The ghastly crescent moon hung high, sending chills down one’s spine.

Beichuan Huili stood at the school entrance, her face full of panic as she looked around.

All her friends had disappeared; what should she do now?

She swallowed nervously, her eyes filled with fear.

People are like that.

They always feel that nothing is a big deal until they see something with their own eyes, and even then, they don’t think anything will happen.

But when everything cruelly unfolds before them, they start to feel that something is not quite right.

It had been ten seconds since she had called Beichuan Si, and she was still waiting for him to arrive.

"But Brother Temple is at Senior Tsukishima’s place. Even if he hurries, it will take more than ten minutes, right? What to do, what to do..."

Beichuan Huili was still fretting in place, but in the next moment, her head was struck with a heavy blow.

It felt like someone had slapped her.

When she turned around, she saw Beichuan Si who had arrived behind her without her noticing.

"Brother Temple!" Beichuan Huili exclaimed in surprise.

But how did Brother Temple arrive so quickly?

She was a bit confused.

"Hmm, are you alright?" Beichuan Si asked, as calm as ever, as if nothing in the world could pose a difficulty for him.

"I’m fine, Brother Temple! I persuaded them! I persuaded Nanako and the others! Uh... woo woo woo—"

Beichuan Huili began to cry as she spoke, her voice hoarse with distress, softening Beichuan Si’s heart.

Beichuan Si gently rubbed her head and spoke in a soothing tone, "Don’t panic, Huili. I’ve heard the general situation over the phone. Tell me, how did they get in?"

After receiving Beichuan Huili’s call, Beichuan Si had taken only fifteen seconds to arrive at the scene from the Tsukishima Family house.

His physical ability being seven times that of an ordinary person, his speed was frighteningly fast.

Earlier, when Beichuan Huili had left the house, Beichuan Si had secretly slipped Nishijou Kurenai into her handbag, just in case a situation like this arose, guessing that the others, lost in their frenzy, hadn’t even noticed Nishijou Kurenai’s presence.

Beichuan Huili nodded and told him everything in detail.

"They disappeared after reciting an incantation?"

Beichuan Si raised his eyebrows.

He then turned to look at the ordinary school gate, pondering for a moment before stretching out his hands.

Beichuan Huili’s eyes widened.

Under the moonlight, she clearly saw the sinister black qi swirling around Beichuan Si’s hands.

Was that...?

Beichuan Huili remembered the black qi. It was the same kind that Beichuan Si had used to heal her hand last time.

Beichuan Si disregarded Beichuan Huili’s shocked expression and followed his senses to a specific spot.

Eyes, temporarily void of whites due to the death qi infusion, opened.

Hands wrapped in death qi extended flatly, as if touching something—

Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka!!!!!

Something was being torn apart.

Beichuan Si felt the difference in the space before him and exhaled. Turning back to look at the stunned Beichuan Huili, he said:

"Wait here for me. I’ll bring your buddies back. I won’t favor anyone. You young girls are really getting out of hand."

"Also, there’s something I need to talk to you about after we get home. Prepare yourself mentally."

After leaving these words behind, Beichuan Si plunged into the air.

To be precise—

"He disappeared? Brother Temple?" Beichuan Huili swallowed hard.

But she quickly recalled the words Beichuan Si had left her.

The act of swallowing stopped and her face took on a strange look.

Could it be...

He was going to reprimand her, right?