I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

"Click——"

As the lights came on, the scene inside the room came into view;

This is a room in a villa. Outside, there is a tall, transparent glass window. Looking out through the glass, you can vaguely see a hazy full moon, and there is even light snow falling in the sky.

However, since dreams are derived from the subconscious of their owners, looking further into the distance reveals a blurry scene—the edge of the dream.

The previous dream was ineffective for Matsumoto Mizuki, so there was no solution. Although this dream was far more terrifying in Tomie's subconscious than the previous exam scene;

But at least it gave him room to maneuver. As long as he could find a way to get to the edge of his subconscious, he could touch the core of the dream and inject his own thoughts into it. This would allow Kawakami Tomie to become a sacrificial offering according to his own ideas.

Furthermore, because this action was spontaneous, even if Higa Kotoko was incredibly capable, she would never have anticipated this!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on her face as she walked to the door;

Place your hand on the doorknob and push gently;

As you enter the hallway, turn off the lights.

however--

What Matsumoto Mizuki didn't notice was that, the moment she turned off the light, the blanket where she had just gotten up swayed slightly.

The next moment, a hand slowly emerged from under the covers, followed by a head, and then a pale, slightly swollen body, as if soaked in water. A ring of water remained where she had crawled.

There were two things that Tomie was afraid of in the villa;

The villa is inhabited by a real evil spirit, which went out of control after being summoned by the Ouija board game and was attacked by the evil spirit.

Yoshizaki and Kayako lived in the same room, and something happened between them that led to Yoshizaki isolating her from then on.

……

When Matsumoto Mizuki pushed open the door, the corridor was empty.

At this time,

"Woof!!"

Suddenly, the sound of a dog barking came from afar, which startled her. Looking over, she saw a golden retriever staring at her menacingly at the end of the corridor.

"Guardians of Dreams?"

In nightmares, in order to protect themselves, the subconscious mind usually generates a trustworthy object as a guardian to protect them.

This is also the spiritual pillar of the dream's owner.

If this pillar is destroyed, it means that the threshold of nightmares has reached the limit of endurance, the dream will collapse and move into chaos, and its owner may wake up.

Does this dog see itself as an intruder?

Matsumoto Mizuki felt a little uncomfortable. If the intruder is attacked by the guard, the subconscious will expel itself from the dream.

Although she could enter the dream again later, she was afraid of encountering the exam scene again. Now that she had finally escaped that scene, she naturally wanted to find a way to complete the task.

So she turned around and headed upstairs to see if she could jump off directly from there.

She had previously tried jumping directly from the window to the edge of the dream, but when she tried to open the window, she found it to be as solid as iron—in Tomie's dream, windows are unshakeable.

However, after she left the corridor;

The golden retriever's gaze never left what was behind it. The next moment, the door creaked open slowly.

The evil spirit, clinging to the wall like a gecko, followed Matsumoto Mizuki's figure, spreading like a curse.

At the same time, the golden retriever curled its tail in fright and kept spinning around in place. The evil spirit seemed to notice the dog, tilted its head slightly, and looked in this direction with its dark eyes.

The golden retriever was so frightened that it kept backing away, letting out mournful cries;

The demon ignored it and continued crawling forward;

Matsumoto Mizuki always felt as if something was following her from behind, and a chill ran down her spine. But every time she looked behind her, she felt that there was nothing there.

At that moment, she noticed that the door to one of the rooms ahead was slightly ajar, and a sliver of light was shining through the crack.

She walked toward the light and looked inside. She saw three girls sitting in chairs. In the middle of the table, there was a piece of paper and a pen held vertically on the paper.

"Ouija board game?"

The word came to Matsumoto Mizuki's mind.

The next moment, Tomie, who was in front, seemed to notice the gaze outside the door. Already very scared, she immediately stood up and looked at the classmate who had been on the battlefield of the exam.

Perhaps because of the dream, she didn't feel any conflict between the two scene transitions;

"Excuse me, what are you doing standing outside the door?"

Hearing Tomie's call from inside, Matsumoto Mizuki hesitated. Originally, she wanted to go to the edge of the dream, but for some reason, she had a strange feeling, perhaps because she was an outsider and was rejected by the dream.

If I can get along well with Tomie in front of me, maybe the blond guy at the door won't stop me?

Thinking of this, she said, "I came to see what you're doing."

In Tomie's dream, she is currently her classmate, so saying this doesn't seem abrupt.

And when I heard that sentence,

The two girls who were originally sitting opposite Tomie slowly turned their heads to look at Matsumoto Mizuki;

At this moment;

Upon seeing the faces of the two girls in front of her, Matsumoto Mizuki shivered, a chill running through her as she looked at them;

Those two girls,

No facial features.

They didn't even have eyes, but this was Tomie's deepest memory. How could Tomie not remember what they looked like?

Matsumoto Mizuki couldn't understand it; it was all too bizarre.

"We're playing with the Ouija board, why don't you join us!"

At that moment, one of the girls suddenly spoke.

Matsumoto Mizuki shook her head: "I won't. I'll just watch you guys from the sidelines."

She felt that everything here was a bit strange, and she began to have a vague idea of ​​leaving.

Should we close our eyes and leave this place?

Upon hearing this, the faceless girl nodded;

"The rules of the Ouija board ritual are well known to everyone, so I won't repeat them. Let's begin."

next moment,

As the key words of the recitation resounded,

The pen in front of him began to sway slowly. At the same time, Matsumoto Mizuki felt an itch on his neck and gently scratched it with his hand.

Their gaze was fixed on the ceremony ahead;

Tomie was the first to ask for the answers to the English exam, but the Ouija board said it didn't know. One of the girls asked about her background, and the Ouija board started moving around on the paper.

But at this moment——

Another faceless girl suddenly asked a question;

"Ouija board spirit, does Yoshizaki-sensei have someone he likes?"

The next moment, the pen in front of him suddenly drew a circle on the paper;

Tomie's face turned somewhat pale, and Matsumoto Mizuki noticed that her left hand was now gripping the table tightly;

"The scariest thing for her is that a guy named Yoshizaki Kawa doesn't like her?"

Matsumoto Mizuki found it somewhat interesting; he could use this subconsciously to stimulate her and make her more accepting of his ritual.

For example, tell her subconscious that if she performs this ritual, the teacher will like her.

She felt that her trip was worthwhile.

Matsumoto Mizuki brushed the hair that was hanging by her ears and made her neck itch slightly back, then wrapped her coat tighter around herself. For some reason, she felt a chill on her back.

"Between me and Tomie, who does Mr. Yoshizaki really like?"

The highly targeted question came from the faceless girl in front of her. Tomie was already sweating profusely, and her face was growing paler. The proud girl's worst fear had come true!

But at this moment,

The Ouija board slowly moved, spinning around, the tip of the pen making a screeching sound on the paper, like fingernails scraping against glass or a blackboard, the whole sheet of paper wrinkled from the drawing.

Then, in Tomie's despairing gaze and trembling heart, the pen tip slowly pointed at the faceless girl—

next moment!

The pen tip seemed to snap off by some immense force, and the entire table was thrown over.

Under Tomie's bewildered and terrified gaze,

Kayako stood up, her eyes seemingly filled with a hint of mockery;

"You don't need to ask the Ouija board about this kind of thing. My teacher and I are already living together. Are you still deceiving yourself?"

"Let me tell you, we sleep naked in the same bed every night. Last night, when you were tossing and turning alone in bed, I put my arm around your waist, and we watched the snow together."

“He told me that he had once had feelings for Tomie too! But you didn’t cherish it at all. I want to thank you for handing over the teacher to me. To be honest, we are very happy now.”