The training room was brightly lit, and the walls reflected the sunlight.

Yukino Yukinoshita stood in the center of the field, her black quinque armor clinging to her body, her beautiful hair floating as if it were alive.

Her breathing was steady, and her eyes were focused.

Spread your legs apart and assume the starting stance of Aikido.

The arms of the Quinque armor unfolded, revealing sharp blades.

She took a sudden step forward, drawing an arc with her right hand.

Swish!

The quinque blade sliced ​​through the air, leaving a silvery-white trail.

Spin, wrap arms, block, and draw the force down.

The hard metal armor made a soft crackling sound with each turn.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The continuous slashes caused sweat to seep from her forehead and slide down her cheeks.

As time went on, the movements became faster and faster.

"Snap!"

With the final strike, Quinque's blade slowly retracted, folding his armor into a suitcase.

Yukino stood still, her chest heaving violently.

Sweat dripped from her cheeks, forming a small puddle on the ground.

Her black training clothes were completely soaked, clinging tightly to her body and outlining her undulating curves.

"It's not enough," she said softly, her voice slightly hoarse.

He picked up a bottle of water, tilted his head back, and gulped it down.

She's still not strong enough and needs to train harder.

Just as she was about to take a short break before starting her next training session, a text message suddenly appeared on her phone.

Help! (Location)

It consists of only two words, with the location appended at the end.

"A prank?" Yukino Yukinoshita reacted instinctively.

But her intuition told her that it must be true.

[Ding~ Task issued.]

A girl named Hoshino Ai was targeted by a ghost story while traveling in Tokyo, and now it has followed her back to Chiba City.

[Choice: Get rid of Kisaragi Station, or eliminate the person who caused the problem?]

[Reward: One future simulation.]

[Note: I've got your food in my mouth, don't mess it up!]

"Is this a showdown?" The sudden system notification startled Yukino Yukinoshita.

Then look at the last line of the prompt.

Despite being prepared, my heart still skipped a beat.

What is she now?

No, this isn't the time to think about these things!

Without hesitation, she immediately pushed open the door to the training room, picked up her suitcase, and headed to that location.

Before she could even set off, Yukinoshita Haruno stood at the door, looking at her with a serious expression.

You can't go.

"What?"

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned, not understanding what she was talking about.

Upon seeing this, Yukinoshita Haruno immediately took out her phone: "I received that text message too, not just me, but my mother did as well."

Just then, messages kept coming in from the company group chat on her phone.

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at it and her eyes widened.

"It seems that everyone in Chiba Prefecture received this text message."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "!!!"

……

Inside the villa next door.

Yuki-onna Shin-fuyu, who has just returned from Kumamoto City, is playing video games with Sylvie.

I stumbled upon this news.

He only glanced at it and then ignored it.

Whether it's true or false, let's finish this game first.

……

"Brother! Did you receive the text message?"

Hikigaya Komachi ran out of the kitchen, still wearing an apron around her waist.

"You received it too? Probably another prank by some hacker." Hachiman Hikigaya said casually.

You can't expect someone to be kidnapped or suffer a disaster and still be able to send out messages, can you?

Moreover, he didn't want Komachi to get involved in these inexplicable things.

I have a feeling this thing might actually be real.

To his surprise, Komachi Hikigaya's next words sent a chill down his spine.

"It's true!" Komachi Hikigaya pointed at the text message on her phone and brought it close to Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes.

"Unucci said it has a strange smell!"

"!!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Hachiman Hikigaya acted entirely out of instinct.

He snatched Komachi's phone and threw it out the window, along with his own phone!

As the car moved along, the two cell phones were crushed into pieces.

……

Red Moon Orphanage.

Tomie and Mercury, who rarely come back, are chatting with the old dean.

Just then, all of their phones rang at the same time.

Tomie and Mercury exchanged a glance and simultaneously pulled out their phones.

The screen displayed a short message with only two words.

Help! (Location)

It also includes a specific location at the end.

"Huh? What's this?" Mercury glanced at it with a smile, not paying any attention.

Tomie didn't speak, but quickly looked through the old dean's phone.

Sure enough, the information inside was the same.

Mercury stopped laughing and stared at the spot expressionlessly.

Why do people always want to eat his big pussy when he's in a good mood?

The old dean got up and went back to his room, took out a magnifying glass covered with talismans, and began to examine the phone.

A conclusion was quickly reached.

"It's a very old ghost story."

"Old man, shall I go?" Mercury asked.

Tomie, standing to the side, looked utterly resistant.

This is none of their business, why should they get involved?

The old dean also did not answer, but sat there deep in thought.

If he were younger, he would definitely have gone without hesitation.

But he couldn't bring himself to impose that responsibility on his own child.

Even if it were a capable stranger, he wouldn't ask for it.

This is unfair to others.

Just as the atmosphere fell silent, a series of hurried footsteps came from the courtyard.

Hoshino Ai ran in, panting, her face pale.

"Grandpa Dean! Sister Tomie! Brother Mercury!" Her voice trembled. "I...I received a text message!"

"Don't panic, we've received them all," the old dean reassured him.

To everyone's surprise, Hoshino Ai's expression became even more tense. "You were also forced to be invited?"

"ha?"

"Um?"

"What?"

Hoshino Ai, her hands trembling, handed the phone to the old director.

The old dean took the phone, glanced at it, and his face instantly turned ashen.

Mercury and Tomie both leaned over to look.

There was indeed a text message on the screen, but the content was different from what they had received.

[Mandatory Invitation: Kisaragi Station]

[Invited Person: Ai Hoshino]

[Refusing punishment: death]

"Snapped!"

The phone was slammed heavily onto the stone table, and the old dean shouted in a deep voice.

"You brat, you go with your sister."

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