This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 294 - 223: Feituo Family (4000 words!)

Chapter 294: Chapter 223: Feituo Family (4000 words!)

After chatting with Beichuan Si for a while, Qiuxiao Yunai led him to the guest room that had been prepared for his stay.

"Mr. Beichuan, you can sleep here."

"Thank you for your trouble."

The guest room was clean and tidy, with a cherry blossom-white duvet spread over a soft bed and oil paintings hung on the inner walls, greatly enhancing the room’s sense of depth.

It appeared that Qiuxiao Yunai had already prepared everything for Beichuan Si.

"Then Mr. Beichuan, please make yourself comfortable for now, I’m going back upstairs to catch up on some sleep," Qiuxiao Yunai pointed to the adjacent rooms, "The farthest room is my study, and I’m sleeping in the room next to yours, Mr. Beichuan. Don’t hesitate to come and call me if you need anything."

Qiuxiao Yunai indeed looked very sleepy, covering her mouth with her pale hand, which added a certain dazed charm to her demeanor.

"Alright."

The two exchanged pleasantries in front of the room for a while before Qiuxiao Yunai returned to her room to continue sleeping.

It was unclear what she was up to, still not awake by eleven o’clock.

Beichuan Si didn’t presume to ask. He returned to his room, starting to contemplate his next move.

Next, Beichuan Si planned to visit Hemu Apartment first to see if the entrance to the spiritual realm could be opened—just like what had happened before at Yuchuan Elementary School.

If that didn’t work, he planned to return and investigate matters concerning the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association.

Beichuan Si keenly sensed that the series of operations and the hype surrounding "Mirror Apartment" must be tightly connected to something concealed behind the Thousand Mirror Mutual Aid Association.

Thinking this, Beichuan Si put on his backpack and headed back downstairs to leave.

Qiuxiao Yunai’s home fell into temporary silence again.

Hemu Apartment was located in what used to be the bustling part of Nakanojou Town.

However, in recent years, due to urban expansion and the shifting of the bustling areas, coupled with local rumors about the massacre at Hemu Apartment, the infamy of the already-abandoned apartment spread far and wide.

The architectural structure of Hemu Apartment was similar to that of Mirror Apartment, only with an obvious mirror inversion in design.

Upon approaching the stark, grim apartment, one could already feel a chill without even stepping inside.

Technically, there shouldn’t have been anyone visiting this abandoned apartment, but...

A group of laughing young people were walking towards Beichuan Si from behind, almost reaching him.

Beichuan Si stepped forward, blocking the path of the three men and two women.

"Go back," he said flatly.

Seeing the plastic bag filled with white candles and the square mirror they were holding, Beichuan Si had a good idea of what they were up to.

Just another group of youngsters seeking thrills on a weekend.

"Who are you?" Chang Zechuan, looking at the solemn young man blocking their path, asked in perplexity.

"Leave this place."

Beichuan Si didn’t bother to answer the student who looked like a university student but spoke again.

"Chang Zechuan, let’s ignore him. He looks like a weirdo," a girl standing behind Chang Zechuan giggled.

"Let’s just hurry inside."

"Right."

"Why bother with this weirdo? Let’s just go play the game."

The other two males also made their feelings known.

They clearly disregarded Beichuan Si’s words.

After all, with a light blue backpack on his back, a small doll stuffed in his collar and a Shinra Bell hanging outside, his eccentric appearance would probably make anyone think he was a weirdo.

Even one of the boys stepped forward, his face fierce, intending to push Beichuan Si—

He was effortlessly seized by Beichuan Si by the wrist, his face contorting violently as he screamed out in pain.

"Ow! It hurts! Let go of me! Hurry up and let go!"

"What are you trying to do?!"

"Let him go!"

Seeing their companion in distress, the remaining Chang Zechuan and another male couldn’t sit still and stepped up to intervene.

Soon, Chang Zechuan’s wrist was also sharply seized by Beichuan Si, his painful grip instantly robbing him of any resistance. The other university student, having lunged forward with a kick, received no courtesy from Beichuan Si, who flung the two already gripped individuals at him.

The three boys were sprawled on the ground, writhing and moaning, while the square mirrors and white candles they had were confiscated by Beichuan Si.

The two girls, witnessing this scene, lost their playful mood and turned pale with fear.

"Take them and leave," Beichuan Si, holding the square mirror with a calm expression, ordered.

"Uh... Yes! Yes!"

Seeing that Beichuan Si had no intention of harming them, the two female students nodded vigorously, helped up the boys sprawled on the ground, and quickly fled.

As Beichuan Si watched their retreating figures, he picked up the white candles and square mirror and turned to enter Hemu Apartment.

This incident had inadvertently supplied him with the spirit-calling items needed for the "Mirror Apartment" game, saving him the expense of purchasing them himself—something of a fortunate accident.

The dilapidated windows, rusty doors of each household, and an eerie chill...

Simply—

"Signs of recent activity,"

Beichuan Si crouched down, examining the footprints on the ground.

The footprints were messy, as if they had just been made recently.

But that was fairly normal; given the rumors online, the kind of young people who had just been there certainly wouldn’t be few. The occasional visitor would always venture here.