The ghost classroom.
The death examination room.
Amamiya Natsuki's body had walked in involuntarily, but after taking a seat in an empty spot, he regained control. He exhaled a sigh of relief and quietly surveyed the classroom.
Most of the students here were resentful spirits—wearing bloodstained uniforms, their skin pale, heads bowed silently, exuding a cold, evil aura.
Among them were several unlucky players like Amamiya Natsuki and his two companions.
The doors and windows bore fresh-looking bloodstains and scratches, silently telling the tale of past tragedy in this room.
On the podium stood a tall female teacher with waist-length hair and a curvy, attractive figure—a clear beauty at first glance.
Amamiya Natsuki's eyes slowly moved upward to the teacher's face.
All right. So, it was a car accident scene after all.
The criss-crossing knife marks, scarlet eyes, and torn mouth corners looked nothing like a beautiful teacher—but at least she wore a hood.
As Amamiya stared, a line of text appeared above the invigilator's head:
[The teacher who was bribed by students before the exam and leaked the questions is full of resentment and very dangerous. Please avoid head-on conflict. Find her weakness and tame her.]
"Where's the weakness?" Natsuki's eyes flicked down to the teacher's chest.
Sure enough, there were two clear weaknesses.
"The 444th round of examinations officially begins now," the invigilator said hoarsely, holding a blood-stained triangle ruler.
"This exam lasts twenty minutes."
"Leaving the classroom during the test will result in death."
"After each question is answered, the test paper will self-review, and those who fail will be punished by death."
If you fail, you die. Not even Professor Yang is this cruel.
"The legendary Big Three!" whispered a low voice in Natsuki's ear.
Several unlucky players nearby whispered among themselves.
"Earlier in the cafeteria, I saw three big guys collecting protection money from the resentful students!"
That's not protection money—it's hush money.
"All the ghost students paid protection fees. One ghost girl resisted but was toyed with until she cried."
Shut up. There was no physical contact, when exactly did you "toy with" a vengeful spirit?
"These three bosses must be super seniors!"
Sorry to disappoint, but the pink-haired, bow-tied idiot behind you playing with a pencil is a newbie in the game.
Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the bloodstained test paper.
The stains almost covered the entire page, but as he looked, they faded and shrank, revealing the questions.
[The bloodstained test paper is filled with resentment. It can be reused, saving energy and protecting the environment.]
"Hey, the first question is super easy!" Fujiwara Chika whispered.
Natsuki looked:
"What is one plus two?"
The ghost students all appeared to be high school age, and there were a few adult players too—but the question was a simple arithmetic problem.
Who are you trying to look down on?
He picked up a bloodstained pen and ticked the answer.
Correct.
He looked at question two:
"Rabbits and chickens are kept together in a cage. There are 35 heads and 94 legs. How many rabbits and chickens are there?"
A classic elementary school problem—super simple.
No way anyone can't answer this, right?
Natsuki marked the right answer and moved on.
Question three:
"What is the value of pi to the hundredth decimal place?"
Sister!
How could a normal person possibly answer that?
"Poke, poke, poke—"
Suddenly, someone gently poked Natsuki's thigh.
Fujiwara Chika was quietly writing a nine on the desk with her right hand.
Natsuki was shocked.
You actually remember pi to 100 decimals? Are you some kind of genius?
"It's Kaguya-chan," Fujiwara whispered, covering her mouth. "I just peeked at her paper."
Makes sense.
As an all-round beauty with extraordinary talents, Kaguya could definitely recall pi's hundredth digit.
Miss Kaguya, eternal goddess!
Natsuki eyed question four and gave up any idea of currying favor with someone powerful.
"Please tell me the color of the invigilator's panties."
A: Red
B: Black
C: Blue and white bowl
D: Vacuum
First, rule out vacuum—no color if she's not wearing any.
The remaining options? Impossible to judge.
If you want to know the answer, you have to ask the invigilator. No matter how smart Kaguya is, she can't know the color of the invigilator's panties.
Natsuki stared at the question, and after a moment, text appeared:
[You choose to lift the invigilator's skirt to find out… You die.]
Very good.
Listening to you is like listening to a conversation.
Others scratching their heads began to get agitated.
To answer this question, you either guess or seek the invigilator's help.
One player quickly acted.
He took a small round mirror from his pocket, bent down, and hid it behind his foot. When the invigilator passed, he quietly stretched out his foot to sneak a peek.
Then…
"Cheating is damned."
The invigilator suddenly turned her head, voice cold and hoarse, swinging her bloodstained triangle ruler.
Blood splattered.
All fell silent, quickly abandoning attempts to peek under skirts.
Natsuki silently moved on.
Unable to answer, he skipped the question.
"What punishment awaits those who try to escape the school if caught by security guards?"
A: Hanging
B: Staking
C: Riding the Wooden Donkey
D: Sheep punishment
Natsuki was blank.
Except hanging, he'd never heard of the others.
He kept reading… but couldn't go further.
"You must select an answer to proceed."
He sighed, looking helplessly at the invigilator.
Compared to the elusive security guards, the invigilator seemed a better bet to pass the test.
As he stared, new text appeared:
[After persistent peeping, you have uncovered the invigilator's weakness.]
[There is no problem in the world that money can't solve]
"Um?"
Natsuki's eyes lit up. A solution formed.
A moment later, the bloodied invigilator passed by him.
Clang.
A coin from Ghost Academy rolled onto the table.
The invigilator froze.
"Teacher, your money fell," Natsuki said.
"…"
The invigilator was silent, then reached down to pick up the coin, quietly pressing an option on the test paper.
D: Empty under the skirt.
Natsuki filled in the answer box.
The test quickly self-graded: correct.