17. Duplicate Settlement......

The burning eyes that permeated the surroundings and could not be dispelled, and the firelight that swirled around the whole body disappeared in an instant. There was darkness in front of me.

【Main quest completed】

【Clear Dream】

【Congratulations~】

Three lines of large characters slowly emerged in the darkness.

This was followed by the cheers of the children and the sound of whistling whistles.

[You have cleared the Nightmare Dungeon, you will automatically watch the ending]

Another line of words emerged, and then slowly dissipated. Don't give a chance to say no at all.

Tick - Tick – Tick –

In the dark, the ECG monitor makes a continuous and steady sound.

[The Fuyumo High School tragedy that shocked the whole of Japan is currently being wrapped up in tension. Spectators can see that the bodies of the students are being loaded onto a vehicle. According to statistics, there were 641 people this time, including 51 teachers. Two other students are missing. Only one survived. 】

[When the police found him, he was unconscious in his ruined home. Now let's connect with reporter Sakamoto who is waiting for the surviving student to wake up in the hospital——]

The news broadcast turned from muffled to clear.

The picture gradually brightened up, showing Mu Su's sickly and pale face with an oxygen mask.

There's even an ending animation. The nightmare difficulty treatment is just different.

Mu Su complained in his heart, but he still watched quietly. After all, at least judging from the picture, the ending animation is pretty good.

In addition to his face, Mu Su in the shot is wrapped with white bandages all over his body. In fact, it was a great fate to survive the last fire. Mu Su, who watched the ending, wondered in his heart if something had happened since he left the dungeon. For example, Kasadako took the initiative to run to extinguish the fire, or the gasoline volatilized too quickly and burned out quickly.

There was no apology in his state of mind that "I caused this with my own hands".

The camera rises slowly, revealing a view of the hospital room.

Sunny, white clean single room, trance smells of disinfectant water.

[Hello reporter Sakamoto. 】

[Hello Nakano anchor.] 】

[Please tell us about the scene.] 】

【Okay.】 As you can see, there are many reporters outside the main entrance of the hospital. The Metropolitan Police Department refused to allow us to enter on the grounds that the surviving students had not yet woken up. 】

Against a noisy backdrop, countless reporters were simultaneously reporting on the event.

[No terrorist organization has yet acknowledged this incident, and Mr. Okamura of Tokyo believes that it is very likely to be an extremist religious center-]

[The consul of the United States who is a guest in Tokyo——]

[What do you think of this incident, and the Metropolitan Police Department actually gave up searching for the two missing people-]

The sound of the news playing gradually decreases until it disappears.

The ward was quiet again.

Tick - Tick – Tick –

The ECG was beating steadily.

The silence lasted for more than a dozen seconds.

Knock Knock Knock –

There was a crisp knock on the door.

Mu Su in the picture slowly opened his eyes, raised his head with difficulty, and looked at a figure who pushed the door in.

The person who came was tall and tall, with a ponytail, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Mu Su.

"Sister." Mu Su on the hospital bed shouted weakly.

"Pick you up." Pitch-black eyes stared at Mu Su, and a slightly indifferent voice sounded.

"Now...... Mu Su, who is no longer controlled by Mu Su, said softly, how to look at the soft appearance of low eyebrows.

My sister nodded.

The screen switches instead.

A car drives along the highway and the lush forests on both sides speed by.

Mu Su sat in the back seat of the car, a patient gown that had not yet been changed.

My sister was driving and didn't say a word.

He looked sideways out the window at the forest, away from the noise of the city, away from the whirlpool of events, and his heart was quiet.

[Insert a message——]

The gentle song on the radio was suddenly interrupted, and the host's voice came out of it.

[?-I really want to turn into a butterfly and fly high in the breeze——]

The phone in your pocket vibrates.

Mu Su laboriously took it out and opened it and put it to his ear.

"Hello." Makisu, who was watching the ending animation, heard his own weak voice.

"Brother, where are you—" My sister called anxiously over the phone.

The picture turned back to the white scene of the ward.

A sturdy man in a suit took the mobile phone from Mu Su's sister: "I'm the director of Aso Police of the Metropolitan Police Department, and you ...... now"

There were still a few police officers standing in front of the window of the ward, and in the open corridor behind them, countless nurses and police officers were busy, carrying the corpses hidden by white cloths.

The picture returns to the car.

The voice on the mobile phone kept coming out, and Mu Su had no time to hear anything, he looked at the radio in a daze, and the news report from the reporter was coming out.

[This news comes from the police, the only survivor of the Dongyun High School tragedy, Mu Su, a sophomore high school boy, is reported to have been robbed by unknown persons 20 minutes ago, and all the police officers guarding the door are ......]

As he listened, a miserable white arm suddenly stretched out from the driver's seat and placed it on the radio switch.

Smack-

The picture fades along with the sound.

……

[Coming out of the dream...... You wake up slowly]

Makisu also felt like he had changed from standing to lying flat. The sound of waves and wind whistling in the distance came to my ears.

It seems to have returned to the hut.

It was already dark in front of me, waiting for the system to settle.

【Settlement completed】

[Current difficulty: Nightmare]

[Currently on Nightmare difficulty, a special world view will be loaded]

[Unfinished tasks will not be displayed]

[Main Quest: School Festival after spending seven days alive.] Reward: 3 Teeth (Completed)】

[Side Quest: Experience 6 Campus Monsters, Current Progress (6/6) Reward: 2 Teeth (Completed)]

[Extra Mission: Make a move that will please the Elder Evil God.] Completion will give you an unlimited number of teeth. Currently: 1]

[Extra Mission: Make more than one demon like you, and each one will add 1 tooth when the dungeon is cleared.] Currently earned: 2 points]

Total: 8 teeth; Nightmare 1 serving.

[Nightmares can only be produced on Nightmare difficulty, fixed one copy.] 】

[Players find an item that can be taken out of the suitcase under the bed.] 】

The settlement was abruptly suspended. There was no continuation, and there was no exit.

Mu Su could hear the sound of the waves outside, and his head was cranky.

I didn't get the task reward for making the demon like this branch quest Tomie. Unreasonable, expected.

Tomie, who has the title of "The Witch of the Century", has seen a lot of battles, how can he easily like others. On the contrary, an older woman who no one wants to walk around the streets and bully students in a trench coat and scissors all day long, and she can't help herself if she is accused of nothing.

[You feel something passing by around you......]

The system's sudden prompt interrupted Mu Su's thoughts.

[Gaze of the Ancient Evil God: Ignore]

[Gazes received on Nightmare difficulty and above will affect the attitude of certain characters towards you.] When the attention reaches a certain level, random events will occur. 】

- You have received their favor, how can you be naïve and think that you are carefree?