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Thump thump thump.
The rhythm of knocking on the door sounded.
Amamiya Natsuki stood outside the door and waited for a moment. Seeing no response from inside the room, he subtly raised an eyebrow.
"Perhaps the director went out?"
Fujiwara Chika whispered.
Hayasaka Ai pursed her pink lips: "The female doctor said the director never leaves his office."
Fujiwara Chika complained:
"Everyone says that; a director, it feels like he's even more of a shut-in than a hikikomori."
According to the information gathered earlier, the director was quite mysterious and seemed to have never left his office. Any notifications were issued from the office. Doctors could occasionally see the director, but the Nurses didn't even know what the director looked like.
"In any case, let's go in first and then act as the situation dictates."
Amamiya Natsuki grasped the doorknob, distorted it gently, and the door clicked open.
"It wasn't locked."
Exchanging glances with the two girls, Amamiya Natsuki gently pushed the door open.
Unexpectedly, behind the door was not a terrifying or creepy demon's lair, but a very ordinary office.
The lights were bright, the room was spacious, and there was a large desk by the window. Behind the desk sat a middle-aged man, ordinary in appearance and motionless.
"Director, I have a situation to report to you."
Amamiya Natsuki spoke as he walked into the office.
Hayasaka Ai and Fujiwara Chika followed him in and turned to close the door.
"What situation?"
The middle-aged man looked up, his voice low, but for some reason, his eyes were quite hollow, and his voice was somewhat dull and mechanical.
"There's a patient activity recently, and I'd like to apply for some activity funds from you…"
Amamiya Natsuki spoke as he approached the director.
As Amamiya Natsuki entered striking distance, Fujiwara Chika quickly pointed and said:
"Don, the Outlaw, it's you!"
Amamiya Natsuki quickly pounced, directly grabbing the middle-aged man's shoulders.
"Isn't this a bit too easy?"
Hayasaka Ai slightly furrowed her delicate brows, holding her magic gun, feeling that something was off.
Most of the patients, Nurses, and doctors in the Hospital were ordinary vengeful spirits. More powerful ones were kaidan, like Miss Sadako, and the director of the Hospital, no matter how one looked at it, should be a very powerful existence.
Yet, he was controlled so easily now?
The Seize and Eliminate Evil combination skill is indeed very powerful, but it feels a bit too easy.
"Success!" Fujiwara Chika relaxed, her voice clear as she said, "Now, if he orders to release Chizuru-nee's mother, the character quest should be complete, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki said in a deep voice, "Something's not right."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"From the moment we entered, the Director hasn't said a single word."
Hearing this, Fujiwara Chika instantly reacted, "Seize and Eliminate Evil can only make people immobile, but it doesn't control their mouths... It's definitely not right!"
Hayasaka Ai warned, "This Director definitely has a problem."
Facing the trio's discussion, the middle-aged man remained silent, his eyes vacant.
Amamiya Natsuki narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the Director in front of him, and a prompt quickly appeared:
[After careful observation, you discovered a pitiful vengeful spirit whose power is about to run out...]
Hey, hey, where's the Director that was promised? What is a pitiful vengeful spirit with depleted power?
The next moment.
Under the gaze of Amamiya Natsuki and the two girls, the middle-aged man's body suddenly became blurry and distorted, as if turning into a mosaic, then instantly disintegrated into specks of light and disappeared, leaving only his clothes on the ground.
Fujiwara Chika jumped in surprise, "Huh, huh, where did such a big Director go?"
Hayasaka Ai frowned, looking around vigilantly, "Could it be a fake Director?"
The two girls were still confused, but only Amamiya Natsuki felt a strange force controlling his body, involuntarily making him sit down in the chair.
Prompts kept popping up in front of him.
[The Hospital cannot be without a Director for a day; you have been chosen by the "Hospital" to become the new Director]
"Huh, Natsuki-kun?"
"Senpai, what are you doing?"
Amamiya Natsuki's abnormality quickly drew the attention of the two girls.
Under the gaze of the two girls, Amamiya Natsuki sat down in the chair, his fingers intertwined, propping up his chin, striking the exact same pose as the Director had earlier.
"What's going on?"
Hayasaka Ai and Fujiwara Chika rushed forward, trying to pull Amamiya Natsuki up, but he seemed to have merged with the chair, completely unmovable.
The next moment.
Amamiya Natsuki suddenly disappeared, leaving only his clothes on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Chika secretary's eyes widened instantly, and then a hazy mist suddenly surged from her eyes.
"H-how could this be...?"
Hayasaka Ai's body also trembled, clenching her fists in disbelief, "Senpai?"
Why did such a large living person disappear into thin air, just like the previous Director?
Was it some special rule, or an invisible attack?
At this moment, Hayasaka Ai realized her heart suddenly felt so heavy she couldn't breathe.
Fortunately, only a few seconds later, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air on the floor beside them.
It was Amamiya Natsuki.
"Natsuki-kun?"
Fujiwara Chika blinked her teary eyes, and after seeing Amamiya Natsuki clearly, her eyes immediately lit up. Ignoring the fact that Amamiya Natsuki was not wearing any clothes at the moment, she pounced forward and hugged Amamiya Natsuki's neck.
Hayasaka Ai instinctively took two steps forward, and after seeing this scene, she stopped, secretly relieved, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Idiot Senpai, no wonder you suddenly disappeared. You used a skill, didn't you?"
"That's too much! You made Chika-chan cry, you deserve to be executed!"
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at Chika secretary and saw a pair of teary, clear blue eyes: "She really cried."
The first time he entered a game instance, this Chika secretary didn't cry, but now she's shedding tears. Amamiya Natsuki felt a subtle emotion.
"So, Natsuki-kun was deliberately trying to scare us just now?"
Fujiwara Chika took a half-step back, her pink cheeks puffing up at a visible rate, indicating she was very angry.
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Amamiya Natsuki denied it three times, covering his body, and quickly said, "I was just controlled by the Hospital."
"Huh, what do you mean?"
"The Hospital in the instance is not an inanimate object, but some kind of incomprehensible idealistic existence." Amamiya Natsuki explained with a serious expression, "I was just chosen by the Hospital to become the new Director."
"Is that really true?" Fujiwara Chika was skeptical, "Then why did you suddenly turn into a shadow and escape?"
"Because it felt terrible." Amamiya Natsuki said with a wry smile, "The Hospital only needs someone in the Director position; it doesn't need a Director who arbitrarily gives orders and gesticulates."
"Understood." Hayasaka Ai nodded, "Just a pure tool."
Amamiya Natsuki continued:
"After becoming the Director just now, not only was my body controlled, but my thoughts also became muddled, unable to stay clear. To be safe, I escaped into the Dark Shadow and got away from that chair."
"So that's how it is." Fujiwara Chika breathed a sigh of relief, unable to help but complain, "No wonder they all say the Director is super mysterious and never leaves the office; it turns out he's just a tool."
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the pink-haired secretary, "Has Chika-sama forgiven me?"
Fujiwara Chika glanced over, "No forgiveness."
Amamiya Natsuki made to raise his hands, "Then I'll just throw caution to the wind, alright?"
"...You hurry up and put on your clothes!"
Hayasaka Ai ignored their interaction, pressing her thumb against her lips: "So, you can't pretend to be the Director and give orders?"
"There's nothing we can do if we can't." Fujiwara Chika said, "Let's go back to the restaurant and discuss it."
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head, "We can't go back."
"Huh?"
"The Hospital cannot be without a Director for a day." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Someone must sit in that chair and continue to serve as the Acting Director, otherwise no one can leave."
Hayasaka Ai raised an eyebrow, turned and walked to the office door, distorted the doorknob, but the door didn't respond at all. She frowned and said, "The door really won't open."
"This is the second floor, how about going out the window?"
Fujiwara Chika said as she walked to the window and pulled open the curtains, only to find a layer of black mist swirling around the window. She tried to push the window, and sure enough, it wouldn't open.
Hayasaka Ai said:
"We just opened the door from the outside."
"That's right." Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up, "If Kaguya-chan and the others come over and open the door from the outside, it should work, right?"
Hayasaka Ai looked over and said:
"Senpai, quickly contact Shoko."
"We really need to call for help." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, took out his notebook, and prepared to communicate by writing.
To be safe, all the skills on the girls had been copied, and Komi was naturally no exception.
Because the written communication skill has a character limit, Amamiya Natsuki didn't waste words, concisely explained the situation, and then closed the notebook:
"It's done."
Next was the waiting time.
The three of them walked around the office but found nothing else.
"Oh, right." Fujiwara Chika suddenly said, "As long as someone sits in that chair, they can become the tool Director, regardless of gender. Boys and girls can both become the Director, right?"
"It's worth verifying." Amamiya Natsuki turned to look, "Chika secretary, it's you."
"No way." Fujiwara Chika crossed her arms over her chest, "If I sit down, I won't be able to get up, will I?"
Amamiya Natsuki said, "Your Dark Shadow skill is still active; you can get up."
Fujiwara Chika glared at him, "I'll be exposed like that!"
You're someone who challenged wearing no underwear under your skirt in school, what are you afraid of being exposed for?!
"Since Chika is unwilling." Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted to Hayasaka Ai beside him, "Hanamori, only you can verify it."
Hayasaka Ai tilted her head and looked over, her right hand cupped to her ear, "What did Senpai say? I didn't hear clearly. Please say it again."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"What will happen if I say it again?"
"There will be a bloody violence incident."
...
Fifteen minutes later.
Knock, knock, knock.
A knock on the door suddenly sounded.
Fujiwara Chika turned to look, "It must be Kaguya-chan and the others."
However, after more than ten seconds, the door still wasn't opened.
Fujiwara Chika asked in confusion, "When we just came in, didn't the door open right away?"
Hayasaka Ai frowned, "Could it be because the Director is sitting in the chair?"
"Apparently so."
Amamiya Natsuki sighed, turned and walked behind the desk. While they were chatting, he had copied the Dark Shadow skill back from Chika, so he didn't have to worry about being unable to escape.
"Senpai, don't hold on for too long." Hayasaka Ai cautioned, "If you feel uncomfortable, get out in time."
Thud.
Amamiya Natsuki sat down in the chair, resuming his role as the tool Director.
Hayasaka Ai stood guard at the door, reached out and distorted the doorknob. The previously unmoving door finally opened. Looking outside, it was Shinomiya Kaguya and the others.
"Where's the President?"
"Is Natsuki okay?"
"After receiving the message, we didn't delay and came over immediately."
Several girls entered one after another.
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki sitting behind the desk, Shinomiya Kaguya's eyebrows furrowed, "Chika, what's the specific situation?"
"The Director is just a tool position..."
Fujiwara Chika quickly explained the situation clearly.
At the same time.
The agreed-upon time had arrived, and Amamiya Natsuki once again used his Dark Shadow skill, disappearing into thin air, and then reappearing in front of the girls.
"Eh, eh, eh?"
Yui, the unlucky girl who saw it in person for the first time, exclaimed and frantically covered her face.
"Lewd!"
"Pervert!"
"Natsuki, hurry up and put on your clothes, there are other people here!"
...
Amamiya Natsuki covered his body, exhaled, and looked at the girls in the office, surprised to find that all of them had come, even his senpai.
"Why did all of you come?" Amamiya Natsuki asked as he put on his clothes.
Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip and said with concern, "With such a dangerous accident happening, how could we still be in the mood to continue running the restaurant?"
Shinomiya Kaguya said softly, "The restaurant is temporarily closed."
Amamiya Natsuki said, "What about those guests?"
Shinomiya Kaguya: "I've already appeased them, no need to worry."
Mizuhara Chizuru's pretty face flushed slightly, and she bowed in apology, "I'm sorry, Natsuki-kun, for causing you trouble."
"I'm fine." Amamiya Natsuki waved his hand, "I was just startled."
To be honest, it was the Director's fault for being too easy to deal with. If he had dragged it out a bit longer, and a prompt had appeared, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.
"It's good that you're fine…" Juju breathed a sigh of relief, "Since the Director is just a tool, then anyone can be grabbed, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki feigned surprise: "When did Juju turn into a kidnapper?"
"Stupid Natsuki!" Juju was furious, "Who do you think I'm doing all this for!"
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly said:
"After sitting on the chair and becoming the acting Director, your head will quickly become hazy… What if someone reminds you?"
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head and said:
"Reminders in the ear are useless. Just now, your voices sounded like flowers in a mirror, the moon in water, very unreal."
"Perhaps there's a way." Hayasaka Ai raised her right hand, "Didn't the love amulet we got earlier allow for mental communication?"
"We can try it." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, took out two love amulets, "Who wants to try?"
"Let's just play for the highest number." Fujiwara Chika took out two ordinary dice, "The person with the smallest number has to sacrifice themselves."
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