Why is my journey to the world of anime a strange tale of rules?

He turned around, but there was nothing behind him; there was no one there.

[22st Exploration Record of 304]

When Gao Hai turned his head again, he saw on the screen the man sitting at the desk talking to himself, muttering something as he opened his diary and wrote something.

I've finally confirmed the hidden room, 304.

[A storage room, that should be a storage room, a very inconspicuous little room.]

Why are there no storage rooms in any of the apartments? These are standard apartment buildings with a uniform structure; there shouldn't be any discrepancies unless it's hidden.

[Xu Sheng... Could it be your doing? What exactly are you? Is our being trapped here actually the result of your machinations?]

The man was writing as he spoke when he suddenly stopped, sighed, and put down his pen.

[Never mind, this matter isn't important. I've confirmed the child's name and all other information. Now all I need to do is find her.]

She is the root of all this, it must be her, she... I don't quite understand what's going on. Ever since I learned that name, I've had a strange feeling, like there's someone else in my house, like someone is watching me no matter where I go.

The man's emotions seemed to be a little off.

He suddenly stood up and looked in the direction of the computer in the room.

From Gao Hai's perspective, the man on the monitor screen was staring at him in front of the computer, staring at his back.

It felt as if a gaze was truly fixed upon him from behind.

【Who are you? 】

The man's voice trembled slightly.

Why are you in my room? Who are you? Who are you?

The sound wasn't coming from the computer screen, but rather from right behind me.

I could smell the scalding heat and the aroma of meat soaking in boiling water.

Tick-tick-tick-

Water dripped onto the ground, and there was the sound of something dragging its feet.

Gao Hai stood silently, staring at the man on the screen who had walked up behind him and was almost touching him.

Pfft!

The next moment, amidst that icy, suffocating sensation, Gao Hai suddenly fell into the water, struggling to stand up from the water that covered the floor of the room.

This is the living room of room 109.

The papers pasted on the wall were covered with moss, and the various documents on the table were corroded and unreadable.

He has broken free from those fragments of the past and returned to the real 109.

At this moment, several dark figures stood inside the house, seemingly searching for something, constantly wandering around.

Gao Hai took a deep breath, touched the keys and tapes on his person, and after confirming that they were still there, he started walking towards the door.

Have to go back.

Having obtained what is likely a crucial item, my current task is to return upstairs as quickly as possible.

These... rescuers are probably trying to find survivors in 109. They're still being deceived, right? Anyway, we need to take this opportunity to go back and bring the key and tape back to Kaguya Maki.

Thinking this, Gao Hai walked through the living room door and quickly passed through the corridor, which was covered with moss and corrosion marks and filled with dim yellow sewage.

Perhaps because he had expended a lot of energy earlier, Gao Hai felt that he was sweating a lot and subconsciously grabbed his life jacket and shook it.

The main gate was open, and the stairwell outside looked just as bad, with lots of trash and debris floating in the water.

Gao Hai looked around and quickly found room 106, which he needed to go to.

My next task is to go back upstairs and rescue the survivors trapped there. The flood peak will arrive soon, and if we don't act quickly...

slam-la-

The steps forward came to a difficult halt.

Gao Hai coughed up a mouthful of foul-smelling yellow liquid, leaned against the wall, and looked around again with a furrowed brow.

Why was he able to see?

The first floor... isn't there supposed to be no light at all?

Why can he see his surroundings so clearly now, and... are these my clothes? What am I doing here? Rescue... no, I'm supposed to go back and find someone... no, no, something's definitely wrong with me, what's wrong... what's wrong with me...?

"what……"

He couldn't make a sound.

My body is becoming increasingly stiff.

It's as if I'm no longer myself, but gradually becoming someone else.

Gao Hai suddenly reached out and grabbed the rope tied to his body, pulling it tighter and tighter.

The information must be transmitted.

The signal must be made clear to the other party, and then... action...

[It's time to go. The couple from room 304 have already left. Take them with you first!]

A sound came from the end of the corridor.

Gao Hai looked up and saw several rescue team members running down the stairs, along with a man and a woman being supported by them.

[Let go! You fucking let go! I'm not leaving, so what!]

The man reeked of alcohol and kept cursing and kicking, trying to attack the rescue team members next to him.

[Indecent assault! Indecent assault! You shameless bastards, those blind mothers who ate pig swill every day and whose mothers were hit by trains and died, may they be reincarnated as dogs in their next life! Let go! Let go of me! Let go of me!!!]

The woman was struggling violently, screaming, hurling all sorts of nasty insults, and even trying to spit in the rescue team members' faces.

Those two are crazy, and the child in that house...

[Never mind that, take them away first. The flood peak shouldn't reach the third floor. If it really gets too high, we can come back again... Take these two people away first, and make sure they are kept under close surveillance.]

[Those beasts! How could they do such a thing? Are these two even human? I heard their son was taken to their hometown four days ago? Did they know this day would come and prepare in advance?]

[It's been so many days... the smell is so strong, why hasn't anyone called the police? It's impossible that everyone in the building has a terrible sense of smell, right?]

[Let's not talk about this now. Take them away. The police are already waiting in the safe zone. Let's take them away first.]

The voices of the rescue team members, mixed with the angry shouts of men and women, seemed to be shoved directly into Gao Hai's head.

Amidst waves of sharp pain, Gao Hai stood rooted to the spot, unable to move, watching the rescue team members approach him, along with Li Youcai and Xu Jiazhen, whom they were supporting, and...

Following behind them, unnoticed by anyone, was a small figure.

That is……

That's...that's a child...

That...that's...my...here...no...

All cognitive abilities were almost completely severed at this moment, to the point that even all the senses began to malfunction.

Gao Hai couldn't hear anything, couldn't see anything, and couldn't perceive anything. He only felt the pain more and more intensely, a pain that was constantly recurring.

It's like someone holding a needle and thread...

They sewed his mouth shut little by little...

Sew it up...

Because...he...won't listen...

……

Click!

When Gao Hai opened his eyes, he saw Green sitting on one side of the kitchen with a deathly pale face, the wall clock lying on the floor, Maki helping him up with a worried look on her face, and Kaguya and Sun Dajun and others who were also watching him.

He returned to 206.

We returned to the moment just before the second expedition was about to begin.

"So, what did you find?"

Kaguya Shinomiya stared intently at Takami and immediately asked.

Gao Hai didn't say anything, but first reached out and touched his pocket.

Then, he showed a somewhat surprised expression.

The key to room 304 is still there, and so is that old cassette tape.

How could this be? Why weren't these two things backtracked? Is it because they possess some special characteristic that prevents them from being backtracked?

"Indeed, there have been many discoveries, I..."

Relieved to be back in safety, Gao Hai then prepared to recount his experiences down there.

But as soon as he opened his mouth and looked up again, he stopped speaking.

He saw the small figure standing in the living room, watching him.

Here she is.

He was being watched in silence.

They were waiting for his gaze to fall upon them, so that he could understand the reality of the moment.

The biggest taboo at Shirakawa Apartment is children.

This key piece of information from that outdated rule sheet suddenly flashed through Gao Hai's mind.

He thought he understood what the taboo meant.

But now it seems that he has only just touched upon this taboo.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Kind of Love That's Wanted to Be Married and Become a Wife

Almost the instant Takahashi's expression changed, Kaguya immediately turned her head to look in the direction Takahashi was looking.

Princess Zhenfei reacted a little slower, but she immediately realized something was wrong and quickly picked up the wall clock, ready to turn it at any moment.