Why is my anime art style so weird?

Xu Ming checked the map for a while, and after confirming that there were no errors, he nodded, put away his phone, stepped into the gate of Far Moon, and then turned onto a small path next to the main road.

His figure quickly disappeared around the bend of the forest path.

Squeak!

The small door that had been opened slowly closed again...

As Xu Ming walked along the road, he noticed that the school's landscaping used to be excellent, but after being neglected, the lawns were overgrown with weeds.

The plane trees on both sides provide ample shade, and even at midday, only a few rays of sunlight filter through the gaps in the leaves, leaving oddly shaped patches of light.

The low bushes in the distance are untrimmed, growing crookedly and covered by the shadows of their leaves.

A gust of wind blew by, and the bushes swayed and rustled, as if something was hidden inside, ready to pounce at any moment.

In addition, the echoing footsteps of only Xu Ming in the vicinity made it feel particularly eerie.

Walking in such an eerie environment, Xu Ming couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Nearly an hour later, Xu Ming wandered along the path, and finally, after turning a corner, his view suddenly opened up.

A huge three-story Western-style mansion suddenly appeared before Xu Ming's eyes.

The mansion also appeared to have been uninhabited for a long time, and looked dilapidated from the outside.

The exterior walls were faded, large patches of plaster were peeling off, and the walls were covered with lush green vines. Many of the vines even crawled into the broken windows, making the entire mansion seem as if it had been swallowed up by the green vines.

The few intact glass windows were also completely covered in a hazy gray, making it impossible to see the interior of the mansion.

The weeds in front of the mansion had grown up to knee-high, and only a stone-paved path could be vaguely seen extending from below.

Xu Ming walked along the stone-paved road to the front of the mansion.

The double arched wooden door is covered with marks from wind and rain. One of the most conspicuous cracks is about 7 or 8 centimeters wide and about 1 meter long, as if someone had chopped the wooden door hard with an axe or other weapon.

Through the crack, Xu Ming could clearly see the entrance hall, the clock, the vase, the staircase...

Just then, an eye suddenly appeared behind the crack, staring intently at him!

Chapter Seven: Moving into the Polaris Dormitory

These bloodshot, slightly cloudy eyes were gazing intently at Xu Ming through the crack in the wooden door.

Xu Ming's hand trembled, and he subconsciously reached for the fruit knife in his backpack.

Who are you? What do you want?

Just then, an aged voice came from inside the door; it sounded like an old woman.

Xu Ming mustered his courage and said:

"I received an admission letter that told me to come here to register."

"An admission notice? Are you kidding me?"

"But I did receive it, you can see for yourself."

As Xu Ming spoke, he took out the black admission notice from his backpack and handed it in through the tear.

The old lady inside the door took the notice, looked at it for a while, and muttered a few words to herself.

"How come these things still exist now..."

Then the wooden door creaked open.

Inside the door stood an elderly woman dressed in home clothes and an apron, looking like a dormitory supervisor, with a face full of wrinkles.

She stared at Xu Ming, looking him up and down.

Staring at him by those cloudy old eyes, Xu Ming felt a chill run down his spine.

He had already recognized the old lady.

This is Granny Fumio, the dormitory manager of Polaris Dormitory in the original work, also known as the "Polaris Witch".

However, Xu Ming still dared not be careless in the slightest.

Even the main heroine of "Food Wars!", Erina Nakiri, is missing and her fate is unknown. Who knows if this old lady Fumio is still human?

Here, Granny Wenxu spoke up.

"Kid, I don't know where you got that admission notice, but Totsuki Academy went bankrupt three years ago. So, you should go back."

Grandma Wenxu waved her hand as if shooing away flies.

The trial mission required Xu Ming to stay in the Polaris Dormitory from midnight until 6 a.m.

Of course, he wouldn't turn back just because of a few words from Granny Wenxu.

Xu Ming's expression changed, revealing anxiety, and a well-intentioned lie slipped out.

"How can that be? I've spent all my money on the bus fare, and now I don't even have money for a place to stay. You can't just kick me out to sleep on the streets!"

Xu Ming's expression wasn't feigned. If he couldn't stay at the Polaris Dormitory tonight, his trial mission would fail.

Who knows if the system will give him another chance?

This is a major event concerning whether Sister Shiyu can obtain a normal human body, so how could Xu Ming not be anxious?

Grandma Wenxu wore an extremely strange expression.

It's bizarre that someone is staying in a dilapidated house that looks like a haunted house.

She seemed to sense that Xu Ming's attitude was very firm, and said with an impatient look:

"Never mind, there are plenty of empty rooms here. You can stay if you want. But..."

Grandma Wenxu's expression suddenly turned sinister.

"Don't blame me for not warning you, Polaris Dormitory isn't 'clean' anymore."

Xu Ming's expression froze.

Grandma Wenxu ignored him and turned to walk straight into the mansion.

Xu Ming quickly followed in her footsteps.

"Which room do I need?"

Grandma Wenxu didn't stop walking for a moment.

"It's up to you. As long as you don't stay on the third floor, you can stay in any of the empty rooms in the entire mansion."

As she spoke, Grandma Wenxu walked towards the room on the left side of the mansion's main hall.

Xu Ming saw a yellowed white plastic sign hanging on the room. The sign was obviously quite old, and the words on it were incomplete, with only the words "Dormitory Manager ( )" remaining.

Just as Granny Wenxu was about to close the door, she suddenly said to Xu Ming:

"Kid, let me warn you, don't come out of your room if you hear any noise outside at night."

Xu Ming's heart skipped a beat.

There was definitely something wrong with this semi-abandoned Polaris Lodge.

"Excuse me……"

However, just as Xu Ming was about to ask a question, Grandma Wenxu showed no intention of talking to him and slammed the door shut with a loud bang!

The entire mansion fell silent immediately.

Xu Ming shook his head helplessly. It seemed that he would have to rely on himself to find clues.

Xu Ming did not rush to investigate inside the mansion. Instead, he went out the main gate and walked around the mansion.

Behind the mansion was a small farm with cultivated fields, farmhouses for raising poultry, and so on.

Unfortunately, it has been neglected for a long time and has been completely abandoned.

The farmland was overgrown with weeds, and half of the farmhouse had collapsed. Several well-preserved gray-white bones could be vaguely seen underneath, which appeared to be the remains of livestock.

Xu Ming couldn't help but frown.

It's only 1 p.m. now, and the sun is shining brightly.

However, inside this Western-style mansion surrounded by dense forest, Xu Ming could not feel a trace of warmth; the air was filled with a gloomy, terrifying, and eerie atmosphere.

Xu Ming walked around the wall. The entire Polaris Lodge was completely isolated in the mountains and forests, which was exactly the kind of stage that was most commonly seen in various supernatural movies.

Even without any "evil spirits" around at night, the mansion itself is terrifying enough.

After going around in circles, Xu Ming returned to the main entrance of the mansion.

This mansion is a typical European-style building with a 3+1 floor layout. The first and second floors are long and narrow, while the third floor has sloping lofts on both sides. Four rooms were added in the middle, and then another loft was built on top of these rooms.

In front of the main entrance is a semi-circular enclosed porch, above which a huge terrace is formed outside the windows of the four rooms on the third floor.

"!!"

Xu Ming was observing the exterior of the mansion when he suddenly felt a gaze fall upon him.

Xu Ming subconsciously looked in the direction from which the gaze was coming, and in a room on the third floor, a black figure flashed by.

Xu Ming was startled and quickly memorized the location of the room.

The third room from the left on the third floor!

Xu Ming immediately entered the mansion, took out a fruit knife from his backpack, and quietly sneaked up to the third floor.

The Polar Star Dormitory is most dangerous at night, and now is the best time to check for dangers.

Click!

Xu Ming had just climbed the stairs in the center of the hall to the second floor when, with one step, a large hole suddenly appeared in the floor.

Xu Ming quickly withdrew his foot.

This mansion has been neglected for a long time, and even the wooden floors are largely rotten, creaking underfoot and easily worn through.

Having learned from the previous experience, Xu Ming had no choice but to tiptoe and cautiously climb the stairs to the third floor.

On the third-floor corridor, all the windows facing the farm behind were covered with heavy curtains, blocking out the sunlight. The corridor lights were also off, making the entire corridor appear gray and gloomy.

The walls of the corridor were an eyesore, covered in grayish-green moss, brown watermarks from leaking rainwater, and bulging plaster that looked like blisters on skin.

Xu Ming took out a flashlight and shone it on the nameplates on the four doors one by one.

Excluding the attics on both sides, there are only four rooms on the third floor, 301 to 304.