After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

Xiaodeng was even more direct, leaning gently on Lixi's shoulder, her expression slightly tense, clearly feeling uneasy about the sudden darkness.

Lenai and Xiaodeng naturally leaned towards Lixi on either side.

Yawata Kairin noticed that Wakaba Mutsu was quietly approaching her in the darkness, and silently reached out her hand to protect Mutsu who was getting close to her.

Su Shi silently hugged the pillow in her arms.

Miss Peach moved closer to Yue, but unfortunately Yue pushed her away with her hand.

Yue took a deep breath, composed herself, and glanced at everyone's faces before finally settling on the flickering candle.

Her voice rang out softly in the dimly lit room, "This story begins in a place called Mount Hikami..."

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The Projector, from the Zero series of games, uses special film to shoot and repel evil spirits.

Climax Stage: Is there really a ghost in Chapter 50?

In the stillness of the night, the entire room was enveloped in the faint glow of the electronic candle, and Yue's voice echoed in the air, recounting the mysterious story her mother had told her.

The story describes Mount Rikami as mysterious and eerie, where incredible things have happened, and an old-fashioned camera is the "divine artifact" that witnessed these events.

"...Finally, under the setting sun, Kurosawa Aise smiled as he sacrificed himself, and Yuuri successfully returned to the world of the living." Tsuki quietly recounted.

The room was deathly silent; no one made a sound, everyone was absorbed in the story Yue was telling.

After a long while, Xiaodeng finally broke the silence, her voice tinged with nervousness and doubt, "Xiaoyue, this camera... can it really capture ghosts?"

Xiao Deng's words drew everyone's attention back to the old camera, their eyes filled with a mixture of unease and curiosity.

After all, the story just told was too real, and Yue's tone was too calm, as if this was not fiction, but something that had actually happened.

When Yue heard Xiaodeng's question, she shook her head. "These stories are all from my mother. I don't know if they are true or false."

"But I think these are probably fake, since I've never seen any real ghosts."

She hesitated slightly before saying this, because she remembered that she and Suze had seen an automatically playing piano during the Haneoka training camp.

"Why don't we give it a try? Let's take a few pictures with this camera and see if we can capture anything strange," Momoko Kurosawa suggested.

This proposal did not receive everyone's approval.

Ai Yin immediately frowned, looking somewhat hesitant. She recalled the story Yue had just told, and a sense of unease rose in her heart.

Although the story had a happy ending, the horrors experienced by the missing climbers still frightened her. She whispered, "Maybe... I shouldn't."

"Aine, are you scared?" Su Shi asked, looking at Chihaya Aine, who was practically clinging to her.

"No...no, I didn't!" Miss Aine said firmly.

"Why don't we try it and see? If it's really like the story Xiaoyue told us, then this camera can actually harm the ghost it captures."

Meow Dream pointed the camera around, trying to capture something unusual.

She carefully pressed the shutter, and the slight click sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

Everyone else involuntarily held their breath, their eyes filled with a mixture of tension and anticipation.

But after they finished shooting the film, they found that all the photos showed perfectly normal scenery, with nothing strange about them.

"See? There's nothing there."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

As the ghost story segment continued, the tense atmosphere in the room seemed to gradually dissipate with everyone's laughter.

The following stories are mostly common ghost stories that we've heard many times. Although they have their share of scary elements, they don't evoke as much fear as Yue's stories.

As everyone relaxed, they even started joking with each other about the tension and fear they had just experienced.

Finally, everyone voted for the loser of the first round – Ms. Chihaya Aine.

"Eh... am I the first one?" Aine's face clearly showed displeasure.

"There's nothing I can do... your story was just too cold." Li hope said, hugging her arms tightly as if she were feeling cold.

"Isn't it terrifying to have someone splash makeup remover on you in the street?" Ms. Chihaya Aine said indignantly.

When it was her turn, she happened to pull a bottle of makeup remover from her backpack and then told a "horror story" about a girl who was on a date with her boyfriend on the street and someone splashed makeup remover on her.

Miaomeng patted Aiyin on the shoulder, laughing so hard she could barely breathe. "Although I also think this story is 'scary,' I'm sorry, Miss Aiyin, you still have to choose between truth or dare."

As she spoke, she took out two stacks of cards from beside the table, deliberately placed them in front of Aine, and waited for her to make a choice with a mischievous grin.

Aiyin glanced at the two stacks of cards, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes.

"Then I'll choose the Great Adventure." Aine reached out and took the first card from the Great Adventure deck.

Everyone present instinctively gathered around, their eyes fixed on the card.

Aiyin held the card up to her eyes, examined it carefully, and read aloud what it said: "Spend five minutes alone in the darkest place in the villa..."

A look of horror flashed across Ai Yin's face; she could hardly believe that she had drawn such an "unlucky" task.

"The darkest place in the villa? That must be the piano room, right?" Momoko Kurosawa said thoughtfully, stroking her chin.

"Is there a music room here?" Yue frowned slightly, looking at Taozi with some doubt. She hadn't found such a place when she walked around the villa earlier.

"Yes, there is, and it's even soundproofed, so no sound can get out of there," Peach nodded and said.

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"There really is such a place?" Li hope muttered in disbelief as they pushed open the door to the music room and slowly walked in. The air inside seemed to freeze; the walls were covered with thick soundproofing material, making the room feel exceptionally stuffy.

The absolute silence was almost suffocating, as if the world was completely isolated from this room.

The room was almost entirely devoid of light, save for an old air conditioner and vents mounted on the wall, the only sound coming from the occasional faint breeze. The moment the heavy door closed, the room was plunged into complete darkness; aside from the sound of everyone breathing, almost nothing else could be heard.

An indescribable sense of oppression permeated the air, as if some invisible force was lingering around.

"Do we really have to do it here?" Aine's voice trembled slightly.

She stood in the center of the room, trembling slightly, clearly frightened by the absolute darkness and silence.

Yue noticed Aine's fear, gently patted her shoulder, and softly suggested, "Why don't we give her that candle? At least it will give her some light."

"That candle... wasn't it just adding to the horror?" Su Shi muttered to herself, thinking about the electronic candle that had been flickering intermittently.

She recalled the faint glow of a candle flickering in the darkness, which, if placed here, would only add to the eerie atmosphere and make one feel even more uneasy.

Climax Stage: Chapter 51 There really are ghosts!!

"Aine...maybe we should just forget about it?" Yue's voice sounded especially gentle in the darkness. She gently tugged at Aine's hand, her tone filled with obvious worry.

Although it was just a game, she still felt uneasy.

Aine noticed Yue's worry, smiled slightly, and tried to appear more relaxed.

He tried to sound calm and said, "It's okay, I'm only staying here for five minutes. It's not like any ghosts will actually come out to scare me."

Xiaodeng stood to the side, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Ai... are you really alright?"

Seeing this, Ai Yin waved her hand casually and said with a smile, "Don't worry, don't worry, it's okay."

"Then we'll head out. If anything happens, just unlock the door and come out." Miao Meng gently closed the door, the heavy door making a slight clicking sound, completely isolating Ai Yin in darkness and silence.

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Aine stood in the center of the music room, the surrounding darkness like an invisible curtain, tightly enveloping her.

The electronic candle in my hand became the only light in the room.

Time seemed to stretch out in the darkness, each second feeling incredibly long.

Aine's heartbeat was exceptionally clear in the silence. She could feel her palms sweating slightly, and the dampness made her even more nervous.

"Calm down...don't think about those things," Aine comforted herself.

She forced herself not to imagine those possible terrifying scenarios, but the more she did so, the more horrific images surfaced in her mind.

Suddenly, the candle in her hand flickered briefly before going out completely. Darkness, like a ferocious beast, instantly devoured the last glimmer of light she had left.

Ai Yin's breath hitched, her heart felt as if it had been suddenly gripped by an invisible hand, and she froze on the spot.

She instinctively pressed the candle switch, her fingers trembling slightly, but no matter how she tried, the candle would not light up again.

"Don't...don't panic, it's just a broken candle." Aine forced herself to remain calm, her voice weak and trembling in the quiet room.

Although she knew perfectly well that ghosts didn't exist, the fear in her heart, like the cold winter wind, gradually seeped into every inch of her skin.

Countless terrifying thoughts flooded her mind, as if something horrible was slowly approaching from the darkness.

"It's okay...it's okay..." Aine was still comforting herself.

A low, somber melody suddenly broke the silence in the darkness.

Ai Yin suddenly raised her head, her eyes searching for the source of the sound in the darkness, finally locking onto the piano in the room.

"Ughh ...

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However, the cries that Aine made in the music room were completely blocked by the thick soundproof walls, and the outside world remained quiet as usual, as if nothing had happened.

At the doorway, Chu Hua frowned slightly, a hint of worry in her eyes. She gently bit her lower lip and finally couldn't help but ask, "Ai Yin is inside... she should be alright, right? Isn't this dare a bit too much?"

"No... Compared to other adventure games, I think this one is pretty normal," Peach said.

“Besides, we’re standing at the door, and she’s the only one inside. Apart from being a little dark, there shouldn’t be any problems, right?” Hachiman Kairin chimed in from the side.

The door remained tightly shut, and all was silent outside the soundproof wall, as if nothing had happened behind that door.

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Inside the room, Aine's torment was far from over. Just as she was trying to comfort herself, thinking that someone must have pressed the recording device under the piano, a cold wind suddenly swept through the room.

The wind came from all directions, gentle yet cold, as if some invisible force was wandering around her.

She felt the wind gently brush against her skin, bringing a chilling sensation.

“This room… has no windows…” Ai Yin looked at the air conditioner and, after confirming that it was off, her face turned even paler.

The sound of the piano and the cold wind intertwined, gradually pushing Ai Yin's fear to its limit.