Chapter 086: Dead, Committed Suicide 

Chapter 086: Dead, Committed Suicide 

Lin Ye quickly understood the reason for the otaku's and Kyozaki is actions. He and Kyozaki had conflicts, and if Kyozaki harbored any feelings of revenge, being alone in the art classroom might not guarantee his safety.

The blonde-haired girl was Kyozaki's girlfriend, and since the otaku had conflicts with Kyozaki, the blonde would likely help him. Facing this pair a man and a woman would be difficult for the otaku, as he's an average person.

"Lin-kun, I still trust you. I feel much safer being by your side,"

The otaku chuckled, a sense of safety surrounding him.

"Earlier, when I was by the shoe cabinet on the first floor, I did push that guy down to buy myself some time to escape. But don't worry, I will never do anything to hurt you or Ryou-san. If I ever do anything to betray both of you, I'll be struck by lightning!"

He explained, trying to ease any lingering doubts Lin Ye might have.

No one likes someone who intentionally causes harm, including him. Now, having already done such a thing, he needed to show his sincerity to regain trust.

Lin Ye didn't say much, only indicating that the otaku should keep up and focus on his task if they encountered the female ghost, he shouldn't scream or panic.

The otaku nodded vigorously, signaling that he understood.

"Lin-kun, where should we start searching?"

"Let's start from the fourth floor!"

Lin Ye looked toward the student council office in front of them.

Inserting a key and turning it, the door to the classroom opened, and the key quickly vanished.

Click…

The lights turned on, illuminating the spacious, empty student council office.

"You stay outside and watch,"

"Alright, Lin-kun, if the female ghost comes, I'll notify you immediately."

The otaku stayed by the door, keeping an eye on both sides of the hallway, constantly checking, occasionally stepping to the edge of the corridor to look down, as if trying to see if the female ghost was on the first floor.

Inside the office, a voice suddenly echoed a broadcast.

[Black Island is a model student, I recommend inviting her to join the student council.]

[There have been reports of rumors saying Black Island has an improper relationship with ████.]

[The rumors are spreading wider, and the school has asked the student council to pay attention to the situation.]

[Stopping the spread of rumors and maintaining the order of the school is the student council's responsibility.]

...

From these four sentences, Lin Ye quickly made a simple analysis.

The rumors about Black Island and someone had caught the students' attention and caused some unrest, prompting the school to request the student council's involvement.

The vague name mentioned in the rumors was likely the key person in this situation.

"Lin-kun, I'll start searching."

Ryou Fujibayashi had also thought for a moment but couldn't come up with any specific clues or items related to the target.

"I'll check here; maybe we'll find more clues."

The two of them began searching the student council office.

They checked everything from the desks to the bookshelves, to the cabinets on the other side, looking through every place that could hide something. But they found nothing.

Library

[Black Island looks really good when reading, so elegant.]

[That new teacher is really handsome! I almost thought he was a transfer student.]

[Wow! The combination of handsome guys and beautiful girls is always a treat to watch.]

...

Office of Academic Affairs

[Teacher Yamada is about to retire, we need to hire a new teacher.]

[Black Island still ranks first in the second year. No surprise, she's amazing... cough cough...]

[Another student is dating... all they do is date and not focus on their studies. Sigh!]

...

Finally, the last place left on the fourth floor was the president's office.

The door opened the same way,

The lights came on,

The spacious office was luxuriously decorated. The black bookshelves were neatly arranged on both sides, books and documents quietly placed on the shelves. The grey solid wood desk and black leather chair paired together, further showcasing the office's upscale aesthetic. Everything spoke of the high status of the office's user.

Lin Ye and Ryou Fujibayashi entered,

No sooner had they stepped in than the speakers in the office came to life.

[The latest results of the comprehensive exams for all three years. In the second year, Black Island is still first.]

[The list of new teachers and transfer students, President, please review.]

[The rumors are spreading more widely, does the school need to formally intervene?]

[I suggest the student council get involved.]

...

Rumors

What was this rumor about?

Dating?

Was dating prohibited in this school?

Lin Ye was aware that many Japanese schools do forbid dating, but students still did it in secret. As long as it wasn't too obvious and didn't attract the attention of teachers, schools and staff usually turned a blind eye.

The two of them resumed their search.

"Lin-kun…"

Suddenly,

Ryou Fujibayashi found something on the desk and called Lin Ye over.

Lin Ye saw a name written on a book.

"Black Island,"

He vaguely sensed something important.

And in the photo frame on the desk, there was only half of a photo an elegantly dressed man in a suit was staring sternly at the camera.

Click...

"Lin-kun, she's here,"

The otaku rushed in, his voice trembling with urgency.

The female ghost was here!

"Let's go,"

But they were blocked.

Ryou Fujibayashi and the otaku both hid behind Lin Ye.

Five meters away, a female ghost, her white shirt stained with blood, was staring at the three of them. Her long black hair hung loose, reaching the ground and even seemed to be growing longer.

Rustle... The sound grew closer.

The otaku stared, cold sweat forming on his forehead.

Could it be that they were going to die here?

"Run."

At the command, Lin Ye immediately pulled Ryou Fujibayashi and ran.

The otaku also ran, but suddenly he realized that there was no trace of the female ghost ahead.

Huh?

He turned his head and found that the female ghost was already several meters behind them.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

"Lin-kun, long live!"

The otaku screamed in a frenzy.

This must be teleportation!

Only such a power could allow them to escape.

It was amazing; sticking with Lin Ye and holding on to his "leg" was the wisest decision of his life.

The female ghost slowly turned around and looked toward the direction in which Lin Ye and the others were fleeing. Her bloodstained shirt seemed to darken even more.

...

"Is the teacher's office on the third floor open?"

After descending the stairs, the three of them rushed to the teacher's office.

This was the third teacher's office, which should have been a tightly closed office.

"Maybe you remembered wrong, Lin-kun! Let's hide inside for now."

This would be a temporary refuge from the female ghost.

At that moment, a broadcast started.

[Black Island is so outstanding, yet she hasn't joined the student council, it's really a shame.]

[The new teacher is said to be very handsome. Our school's single female teachers are lucky.]

[Rumors? There's no basis for them, it's probably just some idle female students gossiping!]

...

...

It was still information related to Black Island and some rumor.

Up until now, all the broadcasts in this building had been about Black Island and rumors.

So,

What was that rumor?

If they could figure out the specifics of this rumor, they would know the most important background information about this eerie scenario.

But would this background information help them clear the game?

Normally, yes.

Otherwise, the information about this background would be meaningless.

However, these broadcasts didn't reveal any useful information about the location of the "bones."

So,

There must be something wrong.

"Normal games wouldn't give meaningless information. Even incorrect information is meaningful, so these broadcasts must be hinting at something, hiding an important piece of intel."

At this point, Lin Ye realized something else.

According to the pattern so far, all classrooms where the broadcast played were originally tightly locked offices.

These classrooms couldn't be accessed by brute force.

They could only be opened with a key, or...

"Dead."

After the death of the tall student, the originally locked door to the second-year A class had opened.

So,

Someone had died.

Lin Ye looked at Ryou Fujibayashi and the otaku near the door. These two had been with him the entire time, so the probability of them being the "dead" was low.

If Ryou Fujibayashi and the otaku had died without him knowing, then he would have died long ago.

This meant that the incident had happened in the art classroom.

Second-year D class,

[Black Island, I like you, please go out with me!]

[So many boys confessed to her and got rejected. Heh, what's so great about that kind of woman?]

[The shoe cabinet is full of confession letters again? I heard there are even letters from teachers? Haha, this joke is too much, it's impossible. Teachers wouldn't do that.]

[Cold and unlikable, not at all charming. If I had a good dad, I'd be just as popular.]

Second Year Class G,

[Black Island disappeared? Was she kidnapped? Is she dead?]

[The young lady was kidnapped? What will she endure?]

[She deserves it! She was always so cold and aloof at school, treating us like this all the time. If I caught her, I'd torture her for three days and nights, doing this and that...]

[Hey, hey, I heard someone saw Black Island at school after coming home late.]

[Don't scare us! How could that woman still be here at school?]

...

...

First Floor Physics Lab,

[Another student took leave because of being scared, I heard it's the ghost seeking revenge.]

[Don't scare us, there's no way something like that could exist at the school.]

[Black Island came back for revenge, she's getting back at us.]

[I want to quit! I don't want to study here anymore, I want to quit!]

...

...

First Floor, Third Year Class F,

Two unused keys appeared, and Lin Ye used one on the third-year F class.

[Black Island, we didn't mean to hurt you, we're innocent. We really didn't say anything bad about you.]

[It wasn't us who spread the rumor about you and... Ahhh!]

[It has nothing to do with us! You should take revenge on the person who killed you!]

[We really don't know where your head is, please leave us alone!]

[Quick, run to the president's office, it's safe there. Someone stayed there all night and survived.]

...

...

At this moment,

The screams continued.

Even through the broadcast, one could feel the extreme panic of the people involved at the scene.

Ryou Fujibayashi unconsciously held onto Lin Ye, and even when she realized what she was doing, she had no intention of letting go.

It was too dangerous here, so scary. She could only feel safe by staying close to Lin Ye.

...

Third Floor Biology Lab,

[Several teachers are acting strangely, even the most optimistic teacher, Akihara, wants to quit because she can't handle it anymore.]

[The principal committed suicide! What's going on? Is there any hope for our school? I don't want to die!]

[There's a body in the lab! Ahhh, a body! There's a body in the lab, teacher, call the police!]

[The teacher has fainted from fear.]

...

...

All the classrooms in the teaching building had been searched.

Every classroom had its own broadcast message.

"Lin, Lin-kun, what do we do next?"

"To the president's office..."

Lin Ye processed the information they had gathered,

"So far, the broadcasts have mentioned her and rumors, but the only clear location information is the president's office, and the only clue related to the 'bones' is the head,"

He looked at the two of them and continued,

"The key item to clear this scenario should be the head. We need to find the head."

"Is it in the president's office?"

Because the female ghost suddenly appeared, the three of them had quickly left the president's office without fully searching every corner, so it was highly likely that the head was in the president's office.

As for other places,

They had pretty much searched everywhere, even the bathrooms, but there was no sign of the head.

"Stick close to me, we're going to the president's office,"

Ryou Fujibayashi nodded, signaling she would stay close, and the otaku was even more determined. With the light of victory shining through, he wasn't going to hesitate now.

As long as he stayed close to Lin Ye, he was sure he'd be safe.

A few minutes later,

The three of them arrived on the fourth floor, rounded the corner, and the president's office was the fourth room ahead. But at that moment, a blood-stained figure stood at the door, creating the most dangerous obstacle.

"What… what do we do now?"

The female ghost was blocking the entrance to the president's office.

How could they get in?

The otaku was having a headache!

But he was increasingly certain that the key item to clear the game was in the president's office.

If only they had found it earlier the last time they were in the president's office.

Ryou Fujibayashi stood by Lin Ye's side, glancing at his profile, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Lin-kun, how about... I... act as the bait?"

The two sides had been at a standoff for a while, with the female ghost motionless, blocking the entrance to the president's office. This led Ryou Fujibayashi to cautiously suggest something.

The otaku was shocked. This weak girl dared to propose herself as bait?

He couldn't do it!

He wanted to speak up, but realized he didn't have the courage.

At that moment, the screams from the broadcast and the desperate look in his friend Zeyano is eyes before his death echoed in his mind.

The otaku couldn't do it.

...

Lin Ye heard the girl's suggestion and couldn't help but ruffle Ryou Fujibayashi's hair.

"How could I let you do something so dangerous!"

There was a pause. Entering the president's office wouldn't be an easy task.

But the otaku's expression changed.

If Ryou Fujibayashi wouldn't do it, then it would have to be him!

At the sight of that ghostly figure, the otaku couldn't help but shiver.

If only the yellow-haired girl had come out too, at least he would have a companion if he had to act as bait.

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