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

Although he knew he was in a bizarre and strange world, Gao Hai couldn't help but sigh as he entered the first-floor corridor and confirmed the appearance of the teaching building.

Looking around, the corridor was spotless, clean and tidy, with a hint of floral fragrance.

Flower pots were placed outside each classroom door and on the windowsills inside, presumably by students tending to the plants. The central courtyard of the teaching building was filled with various flowering shrubs and several small trees. One of these trees was an orange tree, already laden with golden fruit.

It completely lacks the dark and twisted atmosphere that one would expect from a strange place.

Gao Hai once again felt a strong sense of cognitive dissonance, finding it increasingly difficult to regard the place in front of him as a dungeon world.

From your perspective, is there anything wrong with this school building?

Feeling increasingly that this instance was very strange, Takahashi quickly turned to look at the black-haired girl beside him and asked Miko a question while maintaining a face-to-face connection.

"I... didn't see anything unusual."

Seeing Zi shake her head slightly, she seemed a little confused and didn't quite understand what was going on with this instance.

"Here, here, the rule sheet for the teaching building is here."

At this moment, Qianhua whispered and tugged at Gao Hai's sleeve, signaling him and the others to turn their attention to her.

The group followed Qianhua for a while and soon arrived at the area around the teachers' office on the first floor, where they saw the rules written on the notice board on the wall.

Just as Gao Hai had expected, there was nothing obviously wrong with this rule sheet; it looked like a very normal and ordinary set of student rules.

[Basic Rules for Students in the Teaching Building of Yeluoshan Middle School]

1. Students entering the teaching building must wear full school uniforms and maintain neat and tidy attire, as well as be polite and courteous.

2. Students are not allowed to play, chase, or make loud noises in the teaching building, and are not allowed to bring sports equipment such as footballs, basketballs, or tennis rackets into the teaching building.

【3.教学楼的正常授课时间为每周周一至周五，8:10-11:40；14:00-17:30，如有挂课补习之类特殊需求，则需在教师带领下于指定教室内学习，且最晚不得超过21:30，教学楼于22:00至次日6:30封闭，封闭期间任何人不得留滞教学楼】

【4.教学楼周六周日开放时间为6:00-22:00，留校学生可在该时间段内进出教学楼】

5. Each class will take turns cleaning a designated public area within the teaching building each week. Cleaning must be done daily, and specific cleaning requirements will vary depending on the area; a corresponding requirements table is available.

6. Staircases in the teaching building must be kept clear. No clutter is allowed in the staircases. If any clutter is found obstructing passage, students must immediately report it to the teacher. If necessary, the clutter should be moved to avoid affecting the passage of people.

7. Protect public property and do not litter. The school environment requires everyone's conscious maintenance. If any damage is found, compensation must be paid at the original price. If the damage is confirmed to be intentional, a written apology must be submitted. The matter will be handled according to the severity of the problem.

8. Teachers and students should respect and care for each other. As students, we should obey the teacher's instructions, listen attentively in class, study diligently, not be ashamed to ask questions, and respect and cherish our teachers.

9. Students should get along well with each other, avoid arguing and fighting, resolve conflicts rationally, and seek help from teachers promptly when encountering problems that are difficult to solve.

[10. Cultivate environmental awareness and conserve water. Turn off lights when leaving the classroom. The last student must turn off the lights, close the windows and doors when leaving the classroom. Lights must not be turned on when no one is in the classroom.]

[11. Only students with the relevant permits may enter the courtyard; unauthorized personnel are not permitted.]

12. Take care of the flowers and plants. Each classroom has its own plants, and students have an obligation to care for them.

Compared to the 8 rules in the dormitory building, there are 12 rules in the teaching building. However, the content of the rules is basically nothing special, as they are all common rules found throughout the school.

If Gao Hai really had to find something unusual in it, he thought it was just that the courtyard and the quotas for each class in growing flowers and plants might conceal something.

But in the end, is there really something hidden inside?

This school is so ordinary, so unremarkable.

Does it really have any place that resembles a dungeon world overrun with ghost stories? I've lived here for so long, and I haven't... tsk, here we go again.

Gao Hai noticed yet another subtle shift in his own perception.

This time he noticed it very quickly, but just like before, even though he clearly knew rationally that his thinking had been affected and that his current thoughts were being instilled from the outside by the power of the copy, he still felt that there was nothing wrong with these thoughts, and two completely contradictory ways of thinking would arise in his mind.

Speaking of which, this mission has an [unlimited] time limit for completion.

I initially thought that without restrictions, the pacing wouldn't be too important, but now with this twisted mechanism, the dungeon itself has essentially a hidden countdown. If we can't crack the core issues of the dungeon quickly enough, the longer it drags on, the bigger the problems will become.

A slightly negative thought began to creep into Gao Hai's mind; he started to wonder how many times he might die this time.

However, these little thoughts only affected him temporarily. Soon, Gao Hai adjusted his mental state and quickly turned to Yotsuya Miko, who was standing beside him, calmly staring at the rule chart on the wall.

"What is the content of the rule table you are seeing? I need to confirm whether the text we are seeing is the same."

Seeing that the girl didn't show any fear, Gao Hai knew there shouldn't be any problems this time, but out of caution, he still asked a question.

"What I saw was a set of 12 articles called the 'Basic Rules for Students,' and the content seemed quite normal."

Miko nodded slightly and quickly repeated the rules she had seen, which were identical to those seen by Takami, Chika, and Hayasaka.

Great, it seems that everyone saw the correct content this time.

Feeling quite satisfied with this thought, Gao Hai decided to lead his three teammates to the second floor, heading towards the class to which the four of them had been assigned.

"Hey?"

Yotsuya Miko stared wide-eyed in confusion, wanting to call out "senpai," but since the other person had already walked to the front of the line with their back to her, she reluctantly shut her mouth to avoid any unexpected situations from communicating with each other while their backs were turned.

She clearly stated that the rule list she saw was the "Student Survival Code," so why did the senior act as if she hadn't heard anything?

Wait... does that mean I was the only one who saw this?

Seeing Zi at this moment, a slight chill rose in his heart.

Chapter Seven: The Manifestation and Goal Setting of the Intertwined Subconscious Mind

ding dong -- ding dong --

"stand up!"

"Hello teacher!"

"Hello students, please sit down. Let's begin the lesson. Please turn to page 33 in your textbooks. Today we'll be discussing a new topic. First, please look at the information in your textbooks..."

The teacher, dressed in a suit and with a smile on his face, turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard with chalk, then began to lecture in a calm tone.

The students listened attentively, some taking notes, others underlining key points as they listened.

The morning sunlight streamed through the window, falling on the desks and illuminating the books with their text.

In the classroom, only the teacher's melodious voice could be heard, one lecture after another.

Gao Hai, sitting in the second-to-last row by the window, was silently looking down at the text on his desk.

What am I doing?

Gao Hai's eyes seemed to be embedded in the words in the textbook, and at this moment, only four words echoed in his mind.

What am I doing?

What am I doing right now?

What the hell am I doing sitting here?!

As a new Dark Night-level player, I have successfully conquered two fixed-stage high-difficulty Dark Night-level dungeons and destroyed two areas of the top-tier Red Moon-level dungeon. This time, I am entering the dungeon with a mission: to completely destroy it and rescue all the people who can still be rescued.

And yet, someone like me, someone even Red Moon-level experts would greet with respect, is now... is now in class?!

ding dong -- ding dong --

"Okay, get out of class dismissed. Goodbye, students."

"goodbye teacher!"

"Don't forget the homework I assigned, everyone."

The teacher smiled, opened the door, walked out, and left the classroom.

Gao Hai sat in his seat for a while longer, then looked up at the time on the wall and finally realized that he had indeed been sitting in this classroom for 40 minutes, listening to a Japanese Chinese teacher talk about a text for a full 40 minutes, and deeply learning the text that Japanese high school students studied decades ago.

Moreover, she taught quite well, with both detailed and concise explanations, explaining complex concepts simply. It was the kind of lesson that guided students to think and make judgments, interspersed with various humorous touches to liven up the atmosphere, making the entire class anything but boring, and still allowing students to learn something—a truly excellent course. So much so that Gao Hai actually absorbed some of it halfway through, and Yotsuya Miko and Fujiwara Chika, who were not far away, even subconsciously took notes.

Gao Hai reached out and grabbed his hair forcefully.

This feeling of returning to the classroom...

It felt like everything had gone back to the past, a vague and ambiguous feeling...

This thing...

Am I really here to unravel the mystery of the supernatural in the dungeon?

Gao Hai is now truly bewildered.

The current situation was so "normal" that Gao Hai didn't know how to make a judgment. From the start at 7:00 AM to the end of the first class at 8:50 AM, apart from a face flashing under the bed at the beginning, the blurry figures of students around him, and the indelible cognitive distortion in his mind, he hadn't encountered anything that could be considered a "threat." Compared to Alice from Fujika Middle School, who immediately turned on him within minutes, and the cognitive blocking mechanism that was triggered at the start of Hayate Elementary School, Gao Hai hadn't encountered anything he needed to avoid or resist in the nearly two hours at Yoruyama Middle School; not a single aggressive monster had appeared in front of him.

This twisted zone outside the world, this dark world that should be a gathering place for countless inescapable resentments, was at this moment a place of tranquility and peace in Gao Hai's perception, with no trace of bloodshed.

Before class, Gao Hai explored the entire teaching building but found nothing. He walked through every floor and went to every place he could, but he still found nothing.

What exactly is going on in this place?

What exactly did that clown KP do to the Nightfall Mountain Middle School instance?

At this moment, with absolutely no anomalies to be found, Gao Hai couldn't help but feel a subtle sense of powerlessness.

However, it's not that there were absolutely no gains.

Thinking this, Gao Hai turned his gaze to the students around him.

The students, whose forms were initially blurry and who could only be identified by their school uniforms and who were barely distinguishable as male or female, are now much clearer, with their facial features becoming more discernible. And most importantly... Gao Hai can now hear the students talking.

Let's go get some dessert in the neighborhood after school!

【Oh? No way! I need to lose weight! I've gained so much weight lately!】

【You're saying you're on a diet again? I saw you eating snacks last night, don't lie to yourself!】

【Oh no, please don't talk about this】

Several girls walked past Gao Hai, laughing and chatting as they went.

Have you read the latest comics?

Oh, that one? I just bought it and am reading it now. The art style is so different from before.

"Stop talking nonsense, let me read it for a few days. My allowance at home has been getting tighter and tighter lately, I can't afford comics at all..."

【It's all because you insisted on buying the toy belt. What's so great about a belt? You might as well buy an Ultraman plushie. The new ones have movable joints!】

"You dare say the belt is useless? Let's duel!"

Do you still want to read comics?