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Of course, it wasn't entirely without abnormalities.

Suddenly, a large number of items poured out of the small cabinet space and fell to the ground.

There were indoor shoes, school shoes, school bags, changes of clothes, letters, utility knife blades, broken tables and chairs covered in graffiti... They rushed out one after another, as if they were waiting for someone to find them.

There are too many of them; they can't possibly fit in a single cabinet.

However, since they were in a dungeon, everyone was no longer surprised after finding nothing else unusual.

"This is……"

Mercury inexplicably thought of what Vanshaw had instructed them to do back at Aoyama Academy—to throw away Himuro Rui's shoes, cover her desk with graffiti, and then throw it out of the third-floor window along with the chair.

Not only him, but Guan Yao and the other two also thought of it.

"It seems that this cabinet is full of the victims' past."

Fan Xiao gave his conclusion and added, "Look for any useful information."

After saying that, he picked up a letter that had fallen to his feet and opened it.

"Go to hell!"

"Go to hell!!"

"Die!!!"

The moment he saw the content, he suddenly felt a mental shock.

A surge of hatred erupted from the letter, creating a mental shock that assaulted him.

However, to him, this impact was not even an attack, but rather like a gentle breeze.

Mercury, who also picked up the letter to read it, was in a terrible state; his face immediately turned very pale.

The impact of hatred affected his mental state, making him feel as if he were under threat from the letter writer, and he felt a sense of fear in his heart.

After he had readjusted his emotions, he warned, "Don't read the letter! The contents of the letter contain psychological attacks. Although they are not dangerous, they can affect a person's mental state. Reading too much of them may cause trouble."

"So the danger was here all along?"

Guan Yao pulled her hand back from picking up a letter.

“This isn’t necessarily dangerous,” Fan Xiao said at this point. “Maybe… it’s just to make people empathize.”

"Feeling the same way?" Mercury said thoughtfully, "I did feel a sense of fear just now. I imagine the victims felt similarly when they saw the letter. What was the purpose of this design?"

"I don't know, but I suggest you read the letter. You might get some unexpected insights."

Fan Xiao picked up the second letter: "Give me the letter, you guys check the other items."

“It seems your mental defenses are quite strong,” Mercury nodded and said, “Then the letter is yours.”

After agreeing on the division of labor, Fan Xiao opened the second letter.

Just as he had guessed, it was still filled with abusive language.

However, this time the insults weren't as direct as "go to hell," but rather included things like "vixen."

Fan Xiao guessed that this was probably written by the female student who was NTR'd by Himuro Rui... Well, Himuro Rui was completely innocent; it was just that someone else's crush confessed to her.

The anticipated psychological shock arrived, and Fan Xiao felt the malice as if it were happening right before his eyes.

However, his mental strength was many times higher than that of a D-level player, which meant that he only sensed the emotions in the letter, and his own mental strength was not greatly affected.

He then picked up the third letter, which contained a razor blade.

Then came the fourth letter, the fifth letter...

The contents of these letters mostly involved intimidation and insults.

Only a very small minority of people hurl harsh insults and threats; the majority of the others are simply "bandwagon haters."

Or rather, most people were forced to participate in the school violence that persecuted Himuro Rui by the intimidating power of the bullies with high status in the class.

Because if you don't do this, you might become the next victim.

It's truly deformed...

Fan Xiao sighed inwardly as he carefully put away the letter and picked up the next one.

To be honest, if the letter itself hadn't been emotionally impactful, he probably wouldn't have felt anything at all right now.

The reason is not entirely because of his strong ability to withstand pressure.

The main problem is that... the way islanders swear is too "naive".

Looking around, all I see are bland, meaningless words like "go to hell," "idiot," "bastard," and "disgusting."

There wasn't even a hint of sarcasm or irony.

Compared to his own "vocabulary," these swear words seemed rather cute to him.

Of course, he knew that this was only a conclusion drawn from his perspective.

If it were the weak Himuro Rui, the situation would naturally be different.

Cyberbullying can cause depression, let alone real-life violence.

Fan Xiao gathered the letters in his hands and picked up the last one.

After opening the letter, he didn't get any pleasant surprises.

This letter is very similar in content to the previous ones.

However, when he put this letter together with the other letters, an accident occurred.

All the letters began to glow and then melted away in the light, merging together.

After the light faded, Fan Xiao had a notebook in his hand... no, half a notebook.

"This is……"

He flipped through it briefly. The notebook was full of contents, and each page was marked with a date. It seemed to be a... diary?

"what happened?"

Mercury, who had noticed the glowing phenomenon earlier, walked over and asked.

Guan Yao, Tu Shang, and Luo Hao also approached.

Fan Xiaoyang waved the diary in his hand and said, "After reading all the letters, they were put together to form half a diary. It should be the diary written by the victim."

Have you made any discoveries over there?

"There were no significant findings, only speculations about the circumstances the victims encountered."

Mercury pointed to the indoor shoes and uniform shoes on the floor and said, "The victim's shoes must have been hidden or thrown away frequently. I guess the shoes that have poured out of these cabinets are the sum of all the shoes the victim has lost in the past."

“Victims endure the malice of others every day; look at these hands…”

He picked up a pair of uniform shoes and handed them to Fan Xiao.

Fan Xiao did not accept the call and said, "No need, I don't have that kind of perverted hobby."

"...You're making it sound like I am! Who would get aroused by someone else's shoes?"

Mercury's face was very grim.

Fan Xiao guessed that he was taking the opportunity to retaliate against him again, so he held back and said, "There is blood in the shoe. I guess someone put thumbtacks in the victim's shoe. The victim didn't notice when putting on the shoe and was hit by it."

He then pointed to the tables and chairs and said, "The victims' tables and chairs are often covered in graffiti and then thrown away."

“Look at that blackboard, it’s covered with chalk drawings and words that insult the victims.”

"These perpetrators... they're really going too far. Are they trying to bully someone to death?"

"There is definitely more than one victim of Aoyama Gakuin."

Fan Xiao cautioned, "The reason so many records of bullying one person have appeared here is simply because this instance is related to this victim; it will only show things that are relevant to them."

“Other people who have been bullied can’t even make a sound.”

"Yes, you're right..."

Mercury sighed softly, "This place is truly twisted... In short, all the bullying we can see is here."

"The things that can't be seen are probably all recorded in this diary."

Fan Xiao opened the diary and, instead of just glancing at it, began to read it carefully.

Mercury, Guan Yao, and the others approached him, all crowding their heads closer.

Fan Xiao said speechlessly, "The diary is right here. It's not going to disappear for no reason. Don't all crowd around to look at it. Leave one or two people behind to keep watch."

"Let me do it."

Luo Hao volunteered to take on the guard duty.

“Count me in,” Tu Shangye said, taking a step back. “After you’ve finished reading, just summarize the key points and tell me.”

"No, you still have to watch it yourself. Let's take turns."

Fan Xiao reminded him.

"Is there any particular custom?" Mercury asked. "Does one have to see it in person?"

"Letters can evoke emotional resonance in players, and presumably the contents of a diary have a similar function."

Fan Xiao replied, "The key is in the emotional resonance. Although I don't know how useful it is, it's better if you see for yourselves."

"Then let's take turns."

Guan Yao nodded.

The three of them began reading the contents of the diary.

4 month 11 day.

"Takahashi-kun suddenly stopped me in the restroom today and warned me to stay away from Endo-kun."

“I told her in the classroom the day before yesterday that I have no feelings for Endo-kun and I don’t plan to respond to him. I’ve already rejected him, so why is she still bothering me?”

"what should I do?"

……

4 month 13 day.

"I saw Takahashi and Endo arguing. They were arguing so loudly, it was a little scary."

"They're not arguing about me, are they?"

……

4 month 15 day.

"My senior, Tanaka, suddenly asked me to buy her some snacks at noon, but she wouldn't give me any money."

"She's so scary! She even slapped me! How could she do that?"

……

4 month 17 day.

My lunchbox is missing.

"So hungry."

……

4 month 20 day.

"Why are my indoor shoes missing? I clearly put them in the closet. Did someone take them?"

"I was criticized for not wearing indoor shoes when I came in, and my classmates were laughing at me. It was so embarrassing."

"I don't really want to come to school anymore."

……

4 month 22 day.

"My new indoor shoes are missing again."

"My desk was thrown downstairs. Who did this?"

"Kobayashi doesn't want to talk to me anymore. What's wrong? We're clearly on good terms."