In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game

"This sister is right."

The little blonde girl took two steps forward, looking very worried, and spoke softly.

"The world outside is too dangerous. If you go out, you will definitely die. It's better for you to stay here with me."

Kotoko Iwanaga protected Asuna Yuuki behind her and looked directly into the eyes of the little blonde girl. There was no fear or panic in her expression. Instead, she maintained a sweet smile and asked in a soft tone.

"You know the world outside is dangerous? Have you ever left this hotel?"

"No."

The little blonde girl shook her head and answered very obediently.

"I can't leave here."

"That's it."

Kotoko Iwanaga signaled with her eyes to Asagiri and Asuna Yuuki not to speak for the time being, and continued to guide the little girl with a gentle attitude.

"So what do you remember? Were you a guest in this hotel before?"

"Um... I don't remember. I just remember that I seemed to have always been here... Those aunts and uncles would often play with me."

Kotoko Iwanaga had already guessed that the aunt and uncle the little girl was referring to should be the earthbound spirits bound in this hotel. However, their situation seemed different from those earthbound spirits. They did not disappear along with the floating corpse evil spirits.

"Then how do you know the outside world is dangerous? Has anyone else been here besides us?"

Maybe it was because of Iwanaga Kotoko's talent, but the little blonde girl didn't hide anything, nor did she show any hostility towards her, and answered very honestly.

"Well, someone came here before... but it seemed like a long, long time ago. They were all dressed strangely, wearing all black and black helmets. They looked scary, nothing like you big sisters who are so kind and friendly. I didn't even dare to appear in front of them."

"People wearing black...did they suddenly appear here like us?"

The little blonde girl shook her head.

"No, they came in from outside. After they came in, they went to the water tank to take a look and then left."

The amount of information contained in the words of the little blonde girl is really too much.

Has anyone been here before? Someone dressed in black and wearing a black helmet?

Are you a player?

No, the little girl said, those people came in from outside and had already experienced two copies. Yuuki Asuna felt that just as Asagiri said, she, Asagiri, and Iwanaga Kotoko were the first players of this mysterious game.

Combined with the previous newspaper, we can temporarily conclude that this entire world, including the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital and this hotel, is a weird world.

If that's the case, there can't be any so-called veteran players who are powerful enough to move freely in this world through rewards obtained through the game and have more experience than her, Asagiri, and Iwanaga Kotoko.

If you're not a gamer...

Could they be the natives of this world? The Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, or something like that?

What was their motivation? They'd clearly been to the room with the water tank and should have found the source of the strangeness. Why didn't they just eliminate it? Instead, they just left.

There is too little information now, and Yuuki Asuna cannot draw a reasonable conclusion.

"So this is ah......"

Kotoko Iwanaga nodded without comment and looked at Asagiri who was standing there, obviously hinting at her to make a decision whether to use the function of the APP directly to leave the copy before the little blonde girl launched an attack, otherwise it would be too late later.

But Asagiri did not respond. Instead, she walked up to the little blonde girl and spoke with a smile.

"Little sister, if we leave, won't you be lonely here alone?"

The moment she heard these words, Yuuki Asuna reacted.

Diplomat, is it about to start again?

"Yeah... So big brother, can you guys stay here with me?"

Faced with the question from the little blonde girl, Asagiri did not respond directly, but instead gave her some gentle guidance.

"Hey, little sister, what you said is not right. If we stay here with you, we can only stay with you for a short while. Besides, do you think this place is fun?"

The little blonde girl shook her head. "It's not fun."

"That's right. It's so boring to stay here."

Asagiri first replied with a smile, then slowly opened her mouth and said something that neither Iwanaga Kotoko nor Yuuki Asuna had expected.

"So, do you want to come with us?"

"Eh? Wanna go together..."

The little blonde girl looked very excited, but in the end she shook her head with a look of distress on her face.

"But big brother, I can't leave here... I tried, I can't leave..."

"No, others may not be able to, but I can take you away from here, come..."

As he said this, a furry teddy bear doll suddenly appeared in Asagiri's hand.

He handed it to the little blonde girl, then pressed the start button on the back of the teddy bear. What followed was a sound that left Yuuki Asuna speechless.

"o~yeah~O~yeah~give it to me~~~"

Along with these nonsensical-sounding English words, the teddy bear doll was posing and making pole dancing-like movements, which, combined with its simple appearance, looked extremely funny.

"How about it, is it fun?"

Seeing the little blonde girl staring at the teddy bear with her eyes shining, Asagiri reached out his hand, gently stroked the other's head, and spoke with a smile.

"Come and become my Persona."

046 Rewards after clearing the level

When Asagiri said this, Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko looked at each other, both with incredible expressions on their faces.

What is...

Become his personality mask?

What does it mean?

At this moment, Asagiri's phone suddenly vibrated. He didn't even need to look at it to guess what the APP was saying.

"Let me follow big brother...Okay..."

The little blonde girl took the teddy bear from Asagiri and held it gently in her arms. A sweet smile appeared on her cute face and she nodded vigorously.

"Well, I want to go with my big brother."

The moment the little blonde girl said this, her eyes suddenly turned into a bright golden color, just like the color that Asagiri's eyes turned into when she summoned her personality mask.

Then, the figure of the little blonde girl turned into a ray of light, and the light condensed into a half-real and half-virtual, rotating card, which gently fell into Asagiri's palm.

[Personality Mask: Alice]

Alice: A pure eerie creation born from the fusion of the strangeness and the aura of death in a certain hotel.

【Strength: Mental Power】

[Weakness: Inability to fight independently]

[Alice's exclusive skill: Please die for me]

[Please Die for Me: When you summon Alice, you will consume a large amount of mental energy, causing her to launch a curse-attribute attack centered on you, targeting all targets within a ten-meter radius except you. Any target whose mental energy fails the test and who is not immune to curse-type attacks will die immediately.]

[Note: The range and effect of this skill will be improved as your mental strength grows.]

[Corresponding Tarot card: Death (upright)]

Unlike the human Shura, Alice herself has no combat ability. As a personality mask, she only has one skill, which is to conduct a mental power test on all targets within a certain range except Asagiri herself.

The mental strength is not strong enough to pass the test, and is not immune to curse-type attacks?

That is an instant kill.

Looking at the illusory card with the Tarot card Death pattern printed on it, which gradually sank into Asagiri's palm, Yuuki Asuna opened her lips slightly in disbelief.

"You, you, you made that little girl... your persona? You're actually capable of such a thing?"

"What little girl? Stop talking nonsense here."

Asagiri waved his hand and replied calmly.

"She was originally just a pure freak born from this hotel, a place filled with so much weirdness and death. She's not an evil spirit, nor is she a living creature. If I had to characterize her, she'd be considered a pure curse. Of course, I can make her a persona. Otherwise, why would I have three empty slots for personas?"

"what?"

Yuuki Asuna frowned slightly and hesitated.

"Then if you encounter a tough enemy in the future, you can simply take it as your Persona... wouldn't that make you invincible?"

"It's not that simple."

Asagiri shook his head and explained patiently.

"While any being can become a Persona under my control, the prerequisite is that they must be completely obedient to me mentally. There are many types of obedience, such as extreme fear of me, extreme admiration for me, or, like Alice, extreme favorability towards me. But this prerequisite must be met."

"Is that so... Then it seems the passive effect of the Diplomat class not only perfectly suits you, but also perfectly complements your unique talent, your Persona..."

Yuuki Asuna sighed at first, then breathed a sigh of relief.

"But now, there really is nothing valuable left in this dungeon. Should we leave early, or..."

Asuna Yuuki looked at the darkness outside the transparent glass door of the hotel and spoke slowly.

"Go out and explore the world?"

"No, I won't go this time."

Asagiri shook his head and stared at the darkness outside, seeming to be thinking about something.

"The rules for this dungeon are to survive for twelve hours, but there's no restriction on leaving the hotel. Perhaps the system assumes that anyone who can escape the hotel is also capable of surviving twelve hours, so there's no need to add that limit. However, I think it's more likely that the outside world is too dangerous, and if the player leaves this hotel, they'll definitely die."

"Well, I trust your judgment."

Yuuki Asuna nodded first, then looked at Iwanaga Kotoko, and after hesitating for a moment, she asked.

"Necro, regarding the team formation, I need to confirm your thoughts..."

"I know what you mean, no need to say more."

Iwanaga Kotoko interrupted with a smile, "You want to confirm whether I'm just your teammate during the dungeon, or whether we can act together in the real world, discussing battle plans and future development directions together, truly trusting each other, right? I choose the second option. Let's exchange email addresses. Although my phone has no signal right now, you can contact me by email after returning to the real world."

Hearing Iwanaga Kotoko's answer, Yuuki Asuna breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a smile.

"Well, let's contact each other after we return to the real world."

Compared to teammates who only work together to clear the dungeon, Yuuki Asuna feels that it is better to be like her and Asagiri. Not to mention seeing each other every day, at least they should be able to meet in the real world and advance and retreat together. This is a true relationship of trust.

............

As a thick red fog appeared in front of Asagiri's eyes, he and Yuuki Asuna returned to the real world together. His home was in Shibuya, Tokyo, and the APP with the eye icon on his mobile phone also showed a prompt for passing the level.

Congratulations to "Player" Utsunomiya Asagiri, you have completed this dungeon.

[In this instance, your special bonus actions are: uncovering the truth behind the strange events in the instance, leading the effort to eliminate the source of the strangeness, successfully eliminating the source, and successfully subduing the most powerful strange entity in this instance—Alice.]

[This dungeon clearance rating is: S+]

Congratulations on receiving the rewards for clearing the game: equipment "Cursed Vampire Rope Dart", special class diplomat exclusive equipment "Unpredictable Mask", skill "King Castling", item "Inverted Pocket Watch"

[Due to your exceptionally active performance in this dungeon, your player level has been upgraded from "Official" to "Advanced," unlocking more app permissions.]

047 Red Epic Item

Asagiri slid his finger across the screen and began to read the detailed introduction of the rewards for completing the game.

[Cursed Vampire Rope Dart (Quality Purple: Excellent): A five-meter-long, sharp rope dart connected by a metal chain. The material of its construction is unknown, but it appears to be imbued with the power of a curse, possessing the special property of being able to harm spirits. When this weapon inflicts damage to an enemy, if the enemy is a physical being, physical strength is restored based on the damage sustained. If the enemy is a spirit, mental strength is restored based on the damage sustained.]

[Unpredictable Mask (Gray Quality: Unidentifiable): Exclusive equipment for special professional diplomats. When worn, it will switch patterns based on your choice and enhance the effectiveness of corresponding diplomatic tactics, such as threats, inducements, and persuasion.]

[Castling (Skill): With the consent of a player, you can bind to another player (unlimited number of bindings). By consuming a certain amount of mental power to activate this skill, you can instantly swap positions with the bound player.]