Nightmare Lord's Virtual Game

Bright red liquid, no, it should be a pattern drawn with blood.

I have never seen it before, but it feels creepy.

And these scary fonts!

"When exactly did it happen?"

I was shocked not only by the words and patterns that appeared on my stomach, but also when and how it was drawn on my stomach.

"All I can think of is the time I went to bed last night, but I pretended to sleep for a long time last night and didn't find anything unusual... Could it be the time period when the system advances time later?".

"But the system said that even if the system advances time, if something happens around you, your rest will be interrupted. Even if someone can break in silently and not be discovered by you, you can always feel it when someone draws on your stomach, which should be enough to trigger your sleep to be woken up..."

"No, no, when I opened the door, I confirmed that the house was locked and no one could break in. Could it be that... this is not a human trick, a supernatural phenomenon? No, there are related legends and customs here, that is, it was created by that god?"

The Scarlet Sword couldn't think of the reason for the time being, so he could only think from the reason to the pattern itself.

"【Guardian of the Warehouse, Protection of the Snake】... That means I have obtained the Protection of the Snake, and 【Find out the Hidden Underworld People】 should be the ability or right of me as the recipient of the Protection... But how can I find out?"

"【Immediately, purify yourself, otherwise... die】, damn, I want to see how I will die if I don't wipe it off!"

Cursing inwardly, the Scarlet Sword still wiped off these strange patterns with a wet towel.

Thinking of this bloody pattern appearing on his stomach in an inexplicable way, the Scarlet Sword still thought it would be better to follow the instructions above, even if he really had to die, he had to die with something.

The Scarlet Sword came out again and joined Makishima Kanzo.

"Have you checked it?" Makishima Kanzo asked.

"Hmm."

"How is it?"

"...Yes..."

For the person who kindly reminded him to check his stomach, Scarlet Sword instinctively wanted to answer "Snake Protection", but before he could say it, Scarlet Sword felt a huge crisis.

He remembered the terrifying blood-colored pattern, the terrifying fonts and words, and the most important thing -

[Immediately, cleanse, purify yourself, otherwise...die]

Why should the words be erased immediately? Otherwise, you will die?

A simple guess is that this cannot be known to others.

Since it cannot be known to others, then, is it really okay to say it now?

No way!

"Yes...what do you mean?"

The Scarlet Sword forcibly changed the way he spoke.

"...Nothing, I misunderstood."

After saying that, he turnedToo much.

——He must have been testing me just now. If he really told me, would he kill me with a shotgun?

The Scarlet Sword muttered in his heart.

The question and answer just now was very dangerous, because it was his first day here and he didn't know the customs here, so it was easy to be tricked.

If he had answered "what was drawn" or had made other mistakes, he would have been able to confirm his identity immediately.

——The villagers here should not be underestimated!

"Um, old man Makishima, how is the situation now?" asked the Scarlet Sword.

"... Someone died."

"What? Died, why did someone die, exactly——"

Wait, someone died. Didn't Li Hanako say yesterday that no one would die?

"Shut up, or I'll kill you!" Makishima Kanzo scolded in a low voice.

The other party had a gun, so the Scarlet Sword could only choose to shut up.

"Honestly, I don't believe you." As he said this, he adjusted his gun grip and looked ready to shoot at any time.

"Wait, wait, I don't know anything and I didn't do anything!"

The Scarlet Sword swore to heaven that he really didn't do anything!

"Let the [Banquet] decide on this matter."

...

More and more people gathered in the square, and the Scarlet Sword naturally went over, but the people were not all there yet, so Makishima and the others went to call for help.

Some villagers expressed distrust of the Scarlet Sword's arrival, such as Oribe Yoshitsugu, who was the son of the cafeteria aunt Oribe Kaori. Maybe he had reached puberty, and he was very aggressive towards everyone, just like a bad boy.

The first meeting between the two was not friendly... No, it can be said to be quite bad.

However, the Scarlet Sword could understand his thoughts. After all, this happened on the first day he just came here, and someone died. It was suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

After a while, the people from the student dormitory came over, and the female reporter Mamiya Hisako followed.

"Good morning, everyone."

As expected of a female reporter, even though the villagers at the scene all had heavy expressions, she still smiled and greeted everyone as usual, but no one in Xiushui responded.

"What's going on? The fog is indeed heavy, but so what?" As she spoke, the female reporter looked around, but did not see the familiar figure.

"Is Hashimoto still asleep?"

There was still no response at the scene.

"That... he should be sleeping in the car, I'll go check it out."

"No need."

Makishima Hirozo said directly.

A sobbing sound came to the Scarlet Sword's ears. He looked over and found that it was a short-haired girl who looked very sad.

Makishima Haru, a female high school student in the village, is Makishima Hirozo's granddaughter.

She should have sensed what was happening here, realizing the fact that the tragedy had already happened.

"That..." Mamiya Hisako also noticed the abnormality and was about to ask...

"That big guy is dead." Makishima Kanzo said directly.

"... dead... what do you mean?" Mamiya Hisako's face changed drastically for the first time.

"He is already dead, just outside the car."

"What are you talking about!"

Having lost her composure, Mamiya Hisako has been swallowed up by the abnormal atmosphere.

"Don't joke like that, we have to repair the car and leave here this morning! I, I'll go wake him up now!"

"Don't move!"

"What rights do you have!"

Makishima Kanzo has already raised his shotgun.

"You are not kidding, are you? What is going on? Is this a prank show? Ah, hahaha, I know."

——He is not really going to shoot, is he?

We must help Mamiya. If she dies, the new resident who just moved in will be in danger.

"Mr. Makishima, wait a minute. I am just as ignorant as Miss Mamiya. Even if you threaten us with a gun, we may not do what you want."

"What do you want to say?" Makishima Kanzo said coldly.

"...Ah - don't be impulsive, Mr. Kanzo, what's the matter? You said that you must not aim the gun at people!" At this time, Muro Takumi stood up and spoke.

"..."

Makishima Kanzo silently put down the gun.

"...If it's not a prank show, it's a crime. It's too much. Let's stop here. I'm leaving here now." Mamiya said.

"Mamiya, huh? Sorry, we can't leave here yet. You must not go into the mountains until the fog clears." Takumi said, "Also, although it's hard to say, your partner is indeed gone. He was killed."

"...Killed, killed...? Listen, I don't understand what you are saying."

"Takumi, take her to see." Makishima Kanzo said directly.

"Will you faint when you see blood?" Takumi asked Mamiya.

"Are you kidding me?"

"I'll go too. He took care of me when I entered the village." Scarlet Sword said hurriedly.

"I'll go too."

"I'll go too. What's there to be afraid of."

Finally, except for the old man, Mrs. Kaori, Koharu and Meeko, everyone else set off with Takumi.

Then, Scarlet Sword saw it.

That horrible, devilish prank, murder scene!

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