Chapter Eight: Absolutely Not Misremembered

"Plot..." The shut-in blinked, then came back to himself with a sullen look. "This horror film..."

"This is a horror film?" Long Xiang laughed. "I love horror films, but I've never heard of one called Another."

"It's an anime..." The otaku seemed to remember something and suddenly began to tremble all over. "It's the animated version of Final Destination."

Silence.

"Wait... what is Final Destination? A novel?"

Again, Long Xiang.

Liu Mengchao watched him and felt like laughing. Too clumsy. If you do not know the details, it is better to conceal your ignorance, like that war correspondent, Zhen Qianting. Her eyes were wide, her mouth slightly open. Even though the expression lasted only a few seconds, it still helped her blend into the group very well.

At the very least, when everyone else looked terrified, if you were shouting and flapping about at the side, no one would like you.

"Final Destination...?" Tao Yunchuan frowned. "I've seen that film series. It starts with one person in a group foreseeing death's approach, then leading his friends to escape."

"Ha, I like that plot." Long Xiang clenched both fists, straining to make his muscles stand out. "Saving friends from death! That is what friends are supposed to do!"

"That is only the beginning. Those who flee from death will then die one after another in all kinds of bizarre accidents. It is as if a death god stands beside them, personally controlling their actions. Any carelessness on your part, even something as simple as drinking water, could get you killed. In horror films, there is a name for this."

"Hopeless." Old Snake spoke up as well. "No one can escape death's pursuit until they are all dead."

No one.

All.

The reincarnators looked at one another in small, scattered clusters. In each other's eyes, they saw their own frightened faces. Then, one by one, they trembled and turned their gazes aside.

Toward the only person who remained calm.

Liu Mengchao.

"Continue."

Liu Mengchao ignored their pleading looks, because he himself did not know the plot. So what he urgently needed to do now was to observe the otaku's expression and make sure of one thing.

That this otaku would not lie to him, unlike that hacker named Tao Yunchuan.

"Okay... okay..."

The otaku looked around, then sat down on the floor. Being surrounded by so many people put enormous pressure on him.

"The plot of Another, in broad terms, can be treated as Final Destination. Before the story begins, twenty-five years ago, a classmate named Yomiyama Misaki died in Class 3 of Year 3 at Yomiyama North. He was very popular in class, and everyone liked him. So one day, a classmate said..."

The otaku stood up, as if recalling something terrifying, and spoke slowly.

"He didn't die. Isn't he still alive?"

"Foolish..." War correspondent Zhen Qianting spat lightly. "That kind of behavior is exactly the root of how this horror story develops. Desecrating the dead, and playing self-righteous jokes on the living."

"Yes..." The otaku lowered his head and said, "The students in Class 3 kept acting, pretending that Yomiyama was still alive, until the day they took their graduation photo... and they saw Yomiyama in the picture!"

"The one who had already died returned to the world once more," Old Snake sighed. He patted the otaku on the back and said, "Don't be afraid. Say it all. The more we know now, the easier it will be for us to survive."

"Mm." The otaku shot Old Snake a grateful glance. "And then it became a curse. Every year, someone in Class 3 dies. The way they die is just as inexplicable as in Final Destination."

"But..." The otaku stood up, his eyes suddenly shining. "I just thought of a way to solve this horror film!"

"This curse only affects the students of Class 3 and their immediate blood relatives within two generations. Everything happens in Yomiyama North, which means that if we flee this city and wait until they have all died, leaving only the extra person, and then kill that person, everything will be fine!"

Smiles, covert and giddy, crept across the reincarnators' mouths, rising slowly and happily like the pool before Liu Mengchao.

Reward pool: 712,000.

"Bai Ya, by now I should be this world's proxy for the Main God, right?" Liu Mengchao said inwardly to his secretary.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Proxy." Bai Ya's respectful voice rang in Liu Mengchao's ear. "Please issue your orders."

"Issue the mission prompt now.

If any reincarnator leaves Yomiyama of his own accord for reasons unrelated to the story characters, erase them."

The moment Liu Mengchao's prompt left his mouth, every reincarnator's face changed.

"The Main God is right beside us, watching us..." Zhen Qianting forced out an ugly smile. "Looks like we have no choice but to stay here."

As soon as Zhen Qianting said this, every reincarnator put on a mournful face and nodded helplessly.

Just like the pool before Liu Mengchao, rising helplessly.

Reward pool: 714,000.

"Then... I have another way..." the otaku said, and a smile suddenly spread across his face. "Every year, there is one extra person."

"Is the extra person the one mentioned in the Main God's mission?"

"Yes." The otaku nodded and said with a sinister grin, "As long as we find that person, then kill this extra person, the curse will end!"

"You know who it is?"

"I do!" The otaku nodded excitedly.

Liu Mengchao's gaze turned sharply cold, while in his heart he was almost cursing that proxy named Qingyun until smoke rose from his mouth. How could such an obviously stupid world be used as a reincarnation world? If you wanted these reincarnators to farm points, you could not use methods like this. He was utterly, completely unqualified!

Right now, these reincarnators were all his pool points!

"The time of Another is the twenty-fifth year after the death in Yomiyama North. This year's extra person is the assistant homeroom teacher of Class 3, named Reiko Mikami. As long as she dies, we can survive!"

Hot.

The burning gaze spread like an infectious disease through every reincarnator's eyes. Life was so precious. If they had to sacrifice some insignificant person for it, there was no psychological barrier for them at all.

After all, from the moment they received the Main God's mission, they had only one goal.

Survive!

Liu Mengchao looked coldly at the delighted reincarnators before him and said nothing.

However, one person's behavior drew Liu Mengchao's attention.

It was Liu Ling.

The little girl clutching a doll was hiding all by herself in the back. On her lips hung a faint smile, almost too slight to notice. Liu Mengchao suddenly realized that this smile was very much like his own.

Aloof, mocking, with a trace of contempt.

"Interesting."

Liu Mengchao stood and said to the reincarnators before him.

"Then this time our objective is very simple. As long as we can find the one called..." Liu Mengchao frowned and thought for a moment about the name the otaku had just given, then said, "As long as we find Reiko Mikami, we can survive. Of course... if I kill her, there will definitely be Main God points for it. I will not take those points."

As he spoke, Liu Mengchao drew the pair of pistols at his waist.

"Ebony and Ivory do not like killing women. Neither do I."

Expectation. Excitement.

Every reincarnator looked at one another, their breathing quickening. Gaining more Main God points was something they all dreamed of!

But a remark from war correspondent Zhen Qianting suddenly doused their impulse.

"What if she is not the extra person?"

Requirement: Before the extra person is identified, reincarnators are not allowed to use force, kill, or injure any story character.

Violators...

"Erased..."

Not only Zhen Qianting, but also Long Xiang and the hacker Tao Yunchuan subconsciously fixed their gazes on the otaku.

"Are you sure you did not remember wrong?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

The otaku screamed at the top of his lungs. He was terrified.

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Because the comment section has spoiled so many readers... so... heh heh heh... um, the book I recommended by Shunqiang today really was not because of his two older sisters...

Also... I have class tonight..... I will post the next chapter before midnight.

Thanks to BXeroXB, the unbelievable existence, JusticeIsCute, Kiririn, Frozen Silence, Victoria 8, Cold Moon and Ice, and all the great loli supporters for the tips~~~~~~~~~~