It's like they've indirectly included dinner in the meal.
For Kamiyagawa, who lives alone and doesn't have enough money, this benefit is quite appealing.
After slowly finishing his bento at the shop, Kamiyagawa picked up his bag and left.
"See you tomorrow, Kamiya-kun!" Behind him, Okamura, who was about to continue his night shift, shouted goodbye.
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
Step outside the store.
The night breeze in late spring was unexpectedly a bit chilly.
Tonight, there is no moon or stars in the sky, only the city lights and neon lights shining numbly.
Kamiya smacked his lips, the taste of the not-so-delicious chicken bento still lingering in his mouth:
"Another day has finally passed."
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The next morning, at 6 a.m.
Kamiyagawa walked into Karin High School, yawning.
He was killed by the headless high school girl in the "Kwaidan Monogatari" at around 6 pm yesterday.
After a 12-hour cooldown, the substitute paper doll has now refreshed.
When it comes to playing games, just set an alarm and grind, that's all.
Arriving at the school path by the cherry blossom grove, Kamiyagawa sat down against a cherry blossom tree and took out his phone.
"Tales of the Strange" is now in operation!
The surrounding light began to dim, and the crisp morning air became murky. Kamiya River once again found himself in that bizarre game world.
Upon entering the game, the first thing you see is that shimmering wooden shrine.
According to Kamiyagawa's understanding, this small shrine is a save point, or rather, a campfire. Every time a player dies in the game, they must return to the shrine to restart the game.
"There must be more than one similar shrine in this game, but I wish there was one near my house. It's too much of a hardship to take the early train to school to play this game."
With that thought in mind, Kamiya got up from the ground.
A morning breeze blew by, carrying with it the sobs of a young girl.
The headless JK in the woods has started again.
This time, Kamiyagawa certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to walk over and give himself away for nothing, and he also didn't plan to start any fight with the other party for the time being.
Last night, when he was pinned down by the headless JK, he truly felt the difference in strength between himself and it.
With my meager physique, where my strength, agility, and constitution combined only amount to 10 points, there's no way I could win a fight.
It's moisturized.
Kamiya River took off running.
Because they didn't venture deep into the cherry blossom grove this time, the tactical avoidance strategy proved very effective. The headless JK never encountered Kamiyagawa, and naturally, didn't chase after him to kill him.
Next, there are about three areas in the underworld version of Karin High School that Kamiyagawa can explore.
East.
There is a playground here, as well as training grounds for several clubs such as the Kendo Club, Archery Club, and Swimming Club.
north.
There's not much to say about the teaching building.
west.
There is a canteen, a convenience store, and an artificial lake, which is a place for students to relax or date.
For Kamiyagawa, it doesn't really matter which area he chooses to explore.
He's currently in the early stages of the game, so he'll definitely explore the entire map and complete the quest that involves exploring over 80% of the map.
If you die while exploring the map, it's not a big problem.
Anyway, I've already used a paper doll to take the fall.
"Let's explore the entire map first and see what rewards we can get."
"As for the task of defeating Hanako, we can put it aside for now. I can easily kill the small monsters on the roadside, let alone a well-known ghost story like this."
Regulating his breathing and calming his mind, Kamiya strode confidently toward the east side of the school.
...
About ten minutes later.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
At the entrance of the kendo club, Kamiyagawa ran for his life.
Behind him followed six headless JKs, and in addition, there were four headless DKs.
"Waaaaah—"
"Giggle giggle—"
These brainless high school students, some crying, some laughing hysterically, chased each other relentlessly, at a very fast pace...
The story begins ten minutes earlier. As soon as Kamiyagawa stepped into the East Campus of the school, he felt the full malice of the game "Kwaidan Monogatari".
In reality, Karin High School is just an ordinary national high school, but in this trash game, it's been crammed with so many monsters!
Headless JKs and headless DKs are everywhere!
They are just like normal students, scattered throughout the campus.
Fortunately, these monsters seem to lack intelligence in every sense of the word, and their reactions are quite dull.
They either sit in a daze, pace back and forth in a small area, or gather in groups of three or five, laughing and crying as if they are talking.
If Kamiya River doesn't get close, they seem unable to detect his presence.
Think back to the time when the headless JK took the first blood on Kamiyagawa in the cherry blossom forest. It was similar that she only showed her desire to attack after Kamiyagawa went deep into the cherry blossom forest and got close.
Based on this, Kamiya Kawa lowered his body, slowed his pace, and deliberately kept his distance from the headless high school students. He carefully explored the east area of the school for a while, and surprisingly, nothing happened.
And so, he arrived at the entrance of the Kendo Club.
Outside the kendo club, several headless high school students were also wandering around. So, Kamiya didn't plan to get too close, intending to just walk along the edge of the flowerbed and go around to the other side.
That's where the problem lies.
Kamiya never expected that a headless Death Knight would be crouching behind the bushes in the flower bed!
I don't know if this kid is here to take a dump or what.
In short, following the furtive flowerbeds along the Kamiya River, we entered its range of perception.
Hehe, hehehe!
After spotting Kamiya River, the headless DK snarled and darted out from behind the bushes.
The shout also attracted the attention of other headless high school students nearby.
Kamiyagawa wasn't stupid; in fact, he was quick-witted and reacted immediately. That's why he was chased by more than a dozen headless high school students at the beginning, crying and screaming for his parents.
Let's get back to the main topic.
The headless high school student's physical abilities and explosive power are abnormally strong.
Kamiya had already learned this lesson from the headless JK girl last night.
He knew he couldn't escape, and he had no intention of escaping.
After turning a corner at the edge of the flower bed, Kamiyagawa mustered all his strength and charged towards the gate of the kendo club without regard for anything else!
Kamiya thought to himself, "Death is acceptable, but I should still struggle a bit, at least to make my death somewhat worthwhile. Dying inside the kendo club, at least I can see what's inside before I die, is better than dying outside, right?"
While running, regardless of whether it was useful or not, Kamiyagawa also casually summoned a Five Thunder Orthodox Law static electricity version, running with sparks and lightning all the way.
I felt a cold wind on my back.
It's estimated that some headless high school student has already pounced on him and is within arm's reach.
But almost at the moment he was about to be tackled, Kamiyagawa touched the door of the kendo dojo.
Whoosh!
The door opened rapidly, like a gaping black maw swallowing Kamiya River, then suddenly closed again.
Those restless, headless high school students were left outside.
"Waaaaah—"
"Giggle giggle—"
They cried, they laughed, but none of them dared to push open the door.
...
The wooden floor was quite smooth, as if it had just been waxed recently.
A nonsensical handwritten banner hung on the wall: "Real men should come and fencing!"
Then, through the dim light streaming in through the window, you could see fine dust particles drifting about.
The scenes inside the kendo club were not much different from those in real life.
However, there is something in the venue that would never exist in reality.
It was a large, crimson demon.
It was enormous, with disheveled hair, large horns on its forehead, a bare upper body, and a prominent, muscular chest, giving it a fierce and menacing appearance.
Given his appearance, Kamiya would believe you if you told him he had just eaten someone.
The great demon knelt upright in the center of the venue, with a katana placed in front of him.
"What is this thing? A red demon?"
"Are those headless high school students outside afraid of this? Have I somehow entered the Boss's room in the East Campus of the school?"
Kamiya carefully looked the big demon up and down, but he wasn't too afraid.
For him, death was inevitable anyway, and there was no real difference between dying at the hands of a small monster and dying at the hands of a boss.
"Fine, I'm really done for now." Now that he'd already seen the Boss and there was no room for further struggle, Kamiya Kawa chose to lie down on the spot. "Come on, ravage me. Don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower."
NOTE :
Danshi Kōsei (男子高校生) Means male high school student
Joshi Kōsei (女子高生) Means female high school student
TL NOTE: Basically this chapter is full of headless students roaming arounddd!!