"..."

Mizukuri didn't say anything, but her expression told us that if Pingxin couldn't give a reason, he would be the one to be beaten.

"It's really nothing, actually... Mizukuri's tone just now sounded a bit like a character from an anime I like. A tall, strong, and very good fighting high school boy who can just use his simple and rough Oola-Oola to kill all enemies. Sounds great, right? A character with a beautiful sense of power."

"Hey~ Hirashin, are you saying that Mizukari looks like a gorilla~?"

"..."

"That's just Mocha's nonsense, why are you looking at me?"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

As they chatted and laughed, they arrived at the stairs. All they had to do now was walk up the nearest stairs, cross the corridor, and leave through the emergency exit of the gymnasium that was often open.

"..."

"Xiao Fei, what's wrong with you? Why are you standing here all of a sudden?"

Because they maintain a hand-in-hand relationship, no matter who suddenly disappears or moves, everyone can find out in time, which effectively prevents the situation in various plots where "the last person disappears while walking". The only disadvantage is that it is not very friendly to the person walking at the end.

Unfortunately, Ping Xin was leading the way. A strong, sturdy figure was the team's greatest spiritual support. He could only look back occasionally as a helpless precaution. With his electronic equipment malfunctioning and no contact with the support group, he had a rear-view camera, but it still had blind spots.

"I remembered the seven wonders I mentioned before..."

"Feimary...! Now that you mention it, I suddenly remember it!"

“But~!!”

"Alright, alright. We're here to tour the school and see the 'Seven Wonders', right? And it's always better to be prepared. This isn't some 'Horror Paradise' dungeon, but if there really are rules-based kills, we can proactively avoid them."

"But we don't know how many steps there are normally... Even if there are suddenly more, we wouldn't know, right?"

"...Level 12."

Eh--?

"I remember there were 12 steps in the school. Because the student union's job also included cleaning the school, I remembered how many steps there were while sweeping... If the high school is the same as the middle school, then that's right."

"I see... Thank you, Tugumi. You've been working so hard on the student council, and you're a very attentive child... Although some people seem reluctant to know this kind of information."

Uehara Himari and Ueda Gawa Tomoe looked a little pale, probably because of the dual effects of the low temperature at night and the psychological impact... Mizukuri was not much better. If it weren't for the ripples, she would have collapsed long ago due to her poor health.

"Tomoe... Since you think the 'Seven Wonders' are fake, then don't be afraid. If you don't even believe it yourself, then it's meaningless, right? As the saying goes, 'The best way to overcome fear is to face it.' Whether it's true or not, just try it and you'll know... Help me count down here, starting with me—"

1, 2, 3...

9, 10, 11...

"12... As expected, the Seven Wonders are fake—"

"13"

"Really, Ping Xin, don't be ridiculous! We counted clearly down there, it's 12 steps, no mistake! You can't scare us~"

Hearing what they were saying, Ping Xin finally turned around and looked at them. The windows on the middle level of the stairs were locked for the students' safety, but they shouldn't be so tight that even his brute force couldn't push them open...

"What are you talking about? Since the stairs are okay, come up and let's go."

"Good~"

Just as the story was about to be revealed, Mizukami realized something was amiss and asked, "Ping Xin...you just said '13', right?"

"...Don't let go of each other's hands, let's go."

"Brother Pingxin, you are so annoying, why don't you say something~"

"...I didn't say anything just now."

"Damn it, I heard it clearly~"

"Mocha, I heard it too~"

"...I hate lying, you should remember that. Don't scream, don't panic, and don't run around alone. What we need to do now is to escape along the 'fastest route'—"

Even without seeing Hiranobu's expression, one could sense the change in the atmosphere. Just as Hiranobu believed they had heard correctly, Mitakeran and the other five also believed Hiranobu wasn't lying. But if none of them were lying...

Who was it that just spoke?

Even though Hirayukoshi's presence prevented them from screaming and running about, a heavy pressure hung over them like a dark cloud. No one questioned why they didn't escape through the gate they had come in through, nor did anyone question Hirayukoshi's claim of the "shortest route." However, the remaining seven mysteries they were about to encounter undoubtedly placed immense pressure on them.

What will be the next strange story you encounter?

With a sense of unease, the group continued on their way. After safely passing the stairs, they still had a long way to go. The larger the school, the busier it was during the day, but at night it seemed even more deserted. If it was people who were active during the day, what was it that was active at night?

"...Brother Pingxin, how far is it?"

"At this rate... we'll definitely be out in 20 minutes."

"What about the direction? Is there any problem with the direction?"

"That's right~ Didn't you hear it? ...The sound of 'walk this way'——"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I can't hear you! I can't hear you~~!!"

“Mocha…!”

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again..."

What beautiful joint techniques, is it because it is performed by a girl?

Aoba Moka slapped her a few times to show her surrender, and Mizukuri finally let her go. But she didn't seem to be so fond of violence before. Could it be that the ripples' body repair brought on a vengeful mentality?

"Oh right! How about we all sing together? Wouldn't that make us less scared?"

The accompaniment started before the song even started, but——

In this deserted school building, who is doing this and what is the accompaniment?

Chapter 7: Yuqiu's Campus Legend: The Seventh Person Appears, Part

"It's...it's our song!"

The piano music that came from nowhere happened to be the song played by the five members of Afterglow. Was this too much of a coincidence? No, the most important thing was——

Who is playing?

"I can't stand it anymore! No no no no!!! I want to go back!!"

"...Don't panic! Do you want to get separated and disappear one by one like the supporting characters in a third-rate horror movie? Stay close to me!"

The first roar made their brains stop thinking, but the second roar made them realize that there was a backbone on the court, someone who could protect them.

"In the end, we still don't know if it's a ghost, and if so, what kind. It's not impossible if it's a human, right? For example, a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times and who works during the day and can only come here to secretly play the piano at night. If it's a ghost, it's definitely a third-rate one! Something without a physical form, how could it possibly scare us to death if we just stay calm?!"

"Brother Pingxin, your conditions are too specific. Do you know someone like this?"

"No... I just have a feeling that someone like this might appear. It's just my intuition."

"That makes sense! At this level, he's just a third-rate ghost!"

Although their hands were visibly shaking, and their words were merely a show of strength, there was no doubt that Ping Xin's words calmed them down and prevented the worst possible outcome. The piano music continued, growing louder and louder, as if to refute their words. A human would have stopped by now, but the reality was that the piano music continued to echo in the hallway with every breath they took.

"When will the piano music stop?"

"...How should I know! Ahhhh, really!! Hey, piano, stop right there—"

"Let's change the song. I'm tired of this one."

As soon as the voice fell, the piano stopped playing, and finally a new song was played, and it was a song they were familiar with.

"Eh?!"

Just like the reactions of Mizukuran and the others, it was obvious that the owner of the piano sound was also frightened by Ping Xin. This was the first time she had seen such a person in all her years of life. Even she couldn't help but become interested and wanted to play a trick on him.

"Is this okay, Ping Xin brother?"

"It's okay, it's okay... For all this time, there haven't been any direct attacks, no flying spirits, and no terrifying hallucinations. In short, we didn't suffer any harm from the whole process except for the shock... If nothing goes wrong, this should be the seventh incredible 'trickster ghost'.

According to my speculation... maybe all the other strange things are related to her. If I were to design the background, she should have been a student of this school in the past -"

"Senpai?"

"If you put it that way..."

“It doesn’t seem so scary anymore, eh?”

"It's great that the ghost that exists is such a cute and easy-to-talk-to little one, isn't it?"

"call--"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other. Indeed, if it was just a teasing senior, then not only wouldn't she be scary, she might even be a little cute.

"But...but she is a ghost after all!"

"But she didn't hurt us, did she? What she did was strictly a 'prank.' If we wouldn't be afraid of people who might hurt us, or dogs that might jump and bite us, then why should we be afraid of a poor person who can't hurt us at all and who can only communicate with us in this way?"

"..."

Even though Ping Xin always says things that no one can understand, some inexplicable nonsense, but you have to admit that... in most cases what he says does make some damn sense!

"Come on, let's go meet her."

“Eh…eh—?!”

"Aren't you curious? This is a legendary ghost. Even after traveling half the world, I've never seen one in person."

"Even if you say so..."

"The two songs just now were yours, not mine. If I'm not mistaken... you must have performed at a school festival or some other event, right? That's why she played "That Is How I Roll!" and "True Colors." In other words..."

"She's our...fan?"

"That's it."

Pingxin snapped his fingers, and the piano music changed, switching to another piece they had played at this school before.

"...Let's go."

"orchid?!"

"Little Mocha, I want to go see it too~"

"Mocha?!"

"If you're a fan, I want to go too!"

"thrush?!"

Pingxin touched Mizukari's head.

"You were the first to speak up just now... You've grown up too—"

"Hmph...Of course!"

"Alright... it's 4 to 2 now, the majority obeys—that's it, let's go and meet that mysterious fan... If she wanted to harm us, if she had the ability to do so, she would have done it long ago. Since she doesn't, then she's not a threat. On the other hand, maybe we can even see her story like in the story, and help her fulfill her wish and become a Buddha. That would be a great merit~"

"...I want to go too, because...because——it would be too pitiful to be alone every day!"

"Feimary, you... since you've said this, I want to go too."

"If Himari and Tomoe agree, then it's unanimous... Let's all go!"

"oh--!"

So, the group headed towards the piano room. Honestly... even a ghost wouldn't have expected such a development. There are actually people like this in the world. It's really terrifying...

Even though I'm already dead, hehe☆~~

......

...

..

The group is now on their way to the piano room.

"...Thrush, please stand here for a moment."

"Little Mocha, in front of this mirror?"

"Yes, that's right~... Yeah, I took a good picture of it."

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