A villainous girl created by paranoia

"You can eat the food you cooked for yourself? That should be called an aphrodisiac banquet. If you're going to feed the princess medicine, can you please not involve us? We just want to eat a normal meal..."

living room...

"Wow, did a robber break into the house or what? What happened to the front door?"

"Time Eye, are you an idiot? How could you make me do that kind of work? You might as well just die."

"Zhu Hua...I've been busy all night...I want to sleep..."

"Giggle...giggle..."

“The Infant Spider is right. The work of the British Association is indeed tiring, but complaining is wrong.”

"Giggle?"

"Look, Infant Serpent Spider said it again, asking you to cooperate more with my work. After all, as the newly appointed president of the Hero Association, I need to have my own team, don't I?"

"Cluck! Cluck cluck?"

"According to the Infant Serpent Spider, he..."

Listening to the bustling sounds around me, Xiu Nai regained some of her spirits. Although I had lost our time alone together, Xiu Nai had been smiling more genuinely lately.

Xiu Nai... is someone who's afraid of being alone.

She must be very happy to have so many people with her now. If Shu Nai is happy, then I am just as happy.

Thinking this, I looked at Xiu Nai's beautiful profile, and then I saw her take out her phone from her pocket to check the time. She said to me.

"Tsubaki, it's almost time, let's go to school."

It seems that Shuna has returned to normal. She probably crushed her emotions again. Honestly, Shuna, it's not good to suppress your emotions.

Oh, right, I just remembered something very important. I'll confess to Shuna.

I like Shu Nai, and Shu Nai probably doesn't dislike me either. Besides, there's been a wild, perverted guy named Ruri who might kidnap Shu Nai at any time. So, I think I should confess now. Once I'm in a relationship with Shu Nai, I won't have to worry about her being kidnapped.

Without further ado, I took Xiu Nai's left hand and gazed at her tenderly. Xiu Nai looked a little confused, but she didn't interrupt me.

I'm very straightforward and have nothing to be ashamed of. Plus, Shuna's defense stat is only 1, so I decided to go straight for the kill.

"Shuna, Tsubaki, I love you the most, so let's confirm our relationship."

pat...

The sound of a phone falling to the ground...

Tap...tap...tap...

The sound of Tachibana Osamu's shoes stepping on the ground...

I don't understand, I don't get it, why is this happening?

In an instant, only the sound of Tachibana Koyo's footsteps remained in the room. Everyone except Tachibana Koyo, including Shuna, had vanished completely. The once noisy room became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

What... happened? Why did Shuna suddenly disappear? Where... where did Shuna go?

Oh, right! Shu-na told me about this situation. Shu-na said that if this happens, it means she has entered the game she can't talk about.

Shu-nai told me that if this happened, I would want to wait for her where I am.

Just wait for her, right? Just wait for her, I thought to myself as I picked up Shuna's phone from the floor, then sat down on the sofa and looked at Tachibana Osamu, who walked out of the room like a stranger.

I don't know what's going on with Tachibana Koyo, all I know is that I just need to wait here, and Shuna will definitely come back.

But... I never imagined that waiting would be such an agonizing experience.

Five hours passed, and Xiu Nai still hadn't returned. I remained sitting on the sofa, holding my phone, waiting for Xiu Nai's return.

However, ten hours passed and Xiu Nai still hadn't returned. I was getting a little hungry, so I took a piece of bread and a glass of mineral water for my dinner.

A day has passed, and I'm starting to get a little anxious. I can't help it; I haven't slept for 24 hours, so it's understandable that I'm tired and anxious.

Three days passed, and I accidentally fell asleep on the coffee table, but I woke up soon after, and it seemed... Shu-nai hadn't returned.

A week has passed, and Shuna still hasn't returned...

Why haven't you come back? Shuu, why aren't you back yet?

Shunai, please come back soon, I can't hold on any longer.

During this week, I probably only slept for about three hours. The rest of the time I just sat on the sofa waiting for Xiu Nai to come back.

During that time, my murderous tendencies flared up more than once, but waiting for Shuna was definitely more important than killing.

On the tenth day after Shuna disappeared, I thought I saw Shuna come back, but... why was it just a dream?

So sleepy, so tired, so hungry...

The killer is eroding my sanity, but I don't want to leave, I don't want to go away from here. I just want to wait for Shu-nai to come back.

Shuna...when are you coming back?

On the twelfth day, Shuna still hadn't returned.

Why? Why? Why didn't Shuna come back?

Waiting is painful, waiting is agonizing, waiting is maddening.

I began to doubt the existence of Shuna. I began to wonder if Shuna was just a dream I was having, and now, the dream is over.

On the fourteenth day, I've eaten everything edible. I've gone almost five days without food. I have no money, can't order delivery, and don't plan to go out.

Because I have to wait here, wait for Shu-na's return, but... will Shu-na really come back? Has Shu-na... already...?

My consciousness was plunged into darkness, and my thoughts ceased.

--split line--

This chapter is an extra chapter thanks to the generous donation from the esteemed author [天照墨律]. I wrote 14,000 words today, which is a bit tiring, but also very fulfilling.

Chapter Four: Hostile Gaze?

[Shuna's Perspective]

"Shuna, Tsubaki, the most..."

Chun's words came to an abrupt end, and she vanished before my eyes, leaving me standing there dumbfounded amidst the ruins.

It was so sudden, so inexplicable. I was transported from one place to another in an instant.

Fortunately, my confusion didn't last long; a notification sound in my head told me my current situation.

Welcome player Shunegate to the Black Abyss world!

[There are 20 minutes left before the game starts. Please gather at the designated location.]

As the mechanical female voice faded, a small map appeared in the upper right corner of my eyes, clearly indicating the meeting point.

Looking at that map, I felt a sense of familiarity. When I compared it with the map of Fenhua District in Yuling City, I was surprised to find that the maps matched perfectly.

"This is...Yuling City?"

I was a little unsure because the dilapidated surroundings were so different from the recently rebuilt Yuling City.

The streets were littered with scattered, weathered corpses, and dark stains of blood were everywhere. The skyscrapers that humanity was once so proud of were either collapsed or crumbling. A faint stench permeated the air, and the sky was a murky yellow.

The dilapidated buildings, the cracked earth, the filthy sky—everything proclaims that this place has been abandoned, abandoned by humankind.

"Was this place...or the site of some disaster?"

No one paid attention to my mutterings, which was natural, since I was all alone.

"Just summon two illusions at random."

After saying that, I focused my mental energy and began to use my special ability [Delusion Release], but...

"Failed? I see. It seems the superpower was disabled."

Having learned this information, I abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to summon illusions and instead headed towards the rendezvous point on the map.

After walking for about five minutes, I saw two swaying figures ahead.

Players? No, no, no, I'm not that stupid. The two figures in front of me don't show any signs of life. In fact, they smell extremely strongly of corpses, which means...

Undead?

I was a little unsure, so I decided to go over and check it out.

As I approached, the two swaying figures seemed to notice me as well, and they dragged their bodies and staggered toward me.

The closer I got to those two figures, the more puzzled I became.

The two men were dressed in tattered clothes with large patches of dark bloodstains. Incredibly, their flesh was completely rotten, with maggots crawling around in the decaying flesh.

They are not undead; the undead hate maggots the most.

What are they?

I stood still, waiting for the two 'undead' to walk towards me.

They got closer and closer to me, and the stench grew stronger, but I didn't mind. Instead, I greeted them.

"Hello sirs, are you undead?"

The two 'undead' did not answer my question, but instead reached out and grabbed my arm.

As I said, I'm a germaphobe. If I were touched by his rotting hand, I'd probably be disgusted enough to throw up... Just kidding.

After dodging the attack from the 'undead', I took two steps back to create some distance between myself and the two 'undead'.

"You've lost your minds... then let's test your strength..."

After I finished speaking, I started looking around, and then I noticed a lamppost lying to the side.

Without hesitation, I picked up the lamppost and swung it directly at the two 'undead' creatures.

Snapped!

The lamppost swept across the area, smashing the two 'undead' bodies into a disgusting pile of flesh and bone fragments.

"It doesn't look like the bodies of the undead. Their bodies are far too fragile compared to the undead."

Just as I came to this conclusion and was about to turn and leave, I saw the two writhing chunks of flesh of the 'undead'.