Surviving in a School of Ghost Stories-Chapter 101

It was also a bit strange that the ghosts were worried about Noah-senpai. They were usually scared of him and ran away.

Did they grow attached to him in the meantime? Or was it because Noah-senpai was unconscious?

“What’s going on?”

Leonard asked the student council members who looked anxious.

Just then, Raven, who was coming out of the <House of the Dead>, approached us.

He came out looking haggard and started talking nonsense.

“Sister. The student council president collapsed, but I don’t know why....... And don’t go inside the <House of the Dead>. It’s dangerous right now. There’s a strange fog and you can’t see even an inch in front of you. I’m looking for a problem. Anyway, don’t go.”

He brushed the back of his hair and said with a serious face. It was strange that there was fog inside the building.

What on earth could have happened that made Noah-senpai lose consciousness? It was ominous.

My heart starts pounding.

Senior Noah was my safe haven. He was like my last bastion. He was someone who gave me a sense of stability that I wouldn’t have to worry about if anything happened.

But how could something like that happen to someone like that?

At that moment, Easton came over and explained the situation in more detail.

“The Dean of Academic Affairs came by. It seemed like the president and I were talking about something, but then the president suddenly lost consciousness. I don’t know why.”

The Dean of Academic Affairs? I looked at Senior Noah with a very serious face. I was very worried about his condition.

Senior was being carried on a stretcher that Senior Henry and Senior Liam had brought.

“It seems like the Dean of Academic Affairs is the culprit. Are you really okay? Why can’t you get up? What do you mean the <House of the Dead> is strange?”

I tried to assess the situation as calmly as possible. At times like this, I had to cool my head and stay calm.

“The Dean of Academic Affairs is the culprit? What does that mean? I’m the only one who can’t follow the flow of the conversation. What on earth is going on at the student council?”

Leonard asked curiously, but no one answered his question.

“Oh, that is.......”

After a brief silence, Easton, who had been watching, began to stammer and explain the situation.

Senior Noah said that he visited the <House of the Dead> experience center after hearing that students had been in an accident while conducting a self-simulation before receiving guests.

<House of the Dead> was run by the townspeople, but since most of the customers were students, the student council also got involved.

“I definitely came here after hearing that students had been in an accident, but when I actually got there, there was no problem. The inside of the building was covered in fog. That was until then.”

Easton continued his explanation.

“After that, the Dean of Academic Affairs also heard the news and came to inspect the inside of the <House of the Dead> and talked to the Chairman about the fog before leaving, and the Chairman inspected the inside a bit more.”

What did Senior Noah and the Dean of Academic Affairs talk about regarding the fog?

There is still no solid evidence, only circumstantial evidence, but no matter how I look at it, the Dean of Academic Affairs is suspicious.

If he is really the one who unseales the evil spirits, why on earth would he do something like this?

What on earth do you gain from this?

“Then the Chairman lost consciousness and collapsed while leaving the building. I guess it seems like a ghost story occurred inside.”

“Is it a valid guess that a ghost story occurred inside?”

Raven continued to explain this point.

“It seems that there is a missing student inside the <House of the Dead>. It’s clear that someone has disappeared, but no one remembers who disappeared, so that’s the problem. I think we need to find the missing student, but for now, we’re controlling it because we don’t know what might happen inside.”

While searching for the missing student inside, I’m the only one who can find the cause of Noah’s unconsciousness and solve the ghost story problem.

I’m the only one who can freely open and close the door to the ‘other world’, and I also have the ability to destroy them.

At that moment, Liam and Henry were preparing to transport Noah to the hospital.

“Sister, are you going with me?”

Raven seemed to think that since Noah had collapsed, I would naturally go to the hospital with him.

He was so wary of me and his senior, but at this moment, he showed an unexpected reaction.

“No. We have to solve this problem.”

Then Raven and Easton looked at me with really serious faces.

“I don’t know what anyone is talking about.”

Leonard, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, stuck out his tongue with a face that seemed to have given up on understanding.

In the meantime, Erica, who had pushed through the crowd, greeted me.

“Melody! What’s going on here? It’s dangerous.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah. The student council president gave me something before she lost consciousness. She asked me to give it to you.”

What she gave me was Sister Gloria’s lantern.

I found it during the library ghost story, but I had completely forgotten about it.

It wasn’t there when we met in the square, so I don’t know when I brought it.

“She said I’d need it to find her, but I have no idea what she meant.”

Meow.

At that moment, I heard a cat meowing from beneath my feet. It was black.

I thought it might be Noah-senpai, so I looked into its eyes, and they were yellow. It was just an ordinary black man.

Maybe Noah thought I would end up in the House of the Dead.

‘I have a feeling that Noah will remain in the House of the Dead.’

His body was taken to the hospital by Liam and Henry, but I thought that maybe only his soul remained in the House of the Dead.

I quietly looked up at the <House of the Dead> building.

<House of the Dead> was a two-story mansion that had been renovated, and even its old exterior gave off a rather eerie atmosphere.

“You said that the <House of the Dead> experience center was similar to the haunted house in the capital amusement park?”

That’s what Leonard said. Leonard nodded to my question.

“Yeah. Every year during the <Night of the Dead> festival, the townspeople decorated this place like a haunted house. It was also chosen as the most popular experience center among students every year.”

I nodded and then held up Sister Gloria’s lantern and asked Easton and Raven.

“Do you have any matches?”

Raven found some matches somewhere and handed them to me. I lit the matches and transferred the light to the lantern.

There was a candle inside the lantern, so I transferred the light to the candle.

I quietly stood up with the lantern.

That was the moment.

Huh?

The place I was in had changed.

No, to be exact, the place had stayed the same, but the surroundings had changed. The people who had surrounded me had disappeared, and I was standing alone in front of the House of the Dead.

I looked down at Sister Gloria’s lantern.

Senior Noah said I would need this if I was to come find him.

It was useful when I was dealing with the evil spirit that had hair like seaweed stems during the library ghost story, but it seemed to have more uses than that.

“This....”

Is the candle the same one I had when I went to the ‘next world’?

It smells human.

The voice I heard from somewhere felt familiar. A hoarse voice like scratching a blackboard.

It was definitely the voice I had heard when I visited the ‘next world’ earlier this evening. A strange spider demon voice.

This is a big deal. I have to find a place to hide.

I moved around to find buildings that seemed safe, but all the doors were locked. The windows were also tightly shut, so there was no place I could enter.

It smells human.

In the meantime, I felt the voice gradually «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» getting closer.

My mind was getting impatient, so I was anxiously scanning my surroundings.

Squeak-

I heard the sound of a door opening. It was like old hinges screaming.

I turned my head and saw that the front door of the <House of the Dead> was open.

Gulp.

I swallowed dry saliva. I knew the truth. That was where I had to go.

I tried to ignore it, but I didn’t have time to do that anymore.

‘I guessed that Noah-senpai would be in the <House of the Dead>, Melody. Come to your senses.’

I collected my confused mind and calmly organized the situation.

‘I think my medium right now is Sister Gloria’s lantern. Then, if I just find Noah-senpai’s medium, I can leave.’

Of course, I had to find Noah-senpai first. If it’s true that Noah-senpai’s soul is bound to the House of the Dead.

I checked to see if my cross necklace was still there and if the vial of holy water in my pocket was still there, and then I moved.

It smells like a human.

After hearing the voice that had gotten a little closer, I quickly opened the front door of the <House of the Dead> and went inside.

The dark and cool mansion, where there was no sign of life, had a truly eerie atmosphere.

I felt like crying because I had to voluntarily enter a place like this, but I couldn't hesitate and get eaten by a spider spirit.

Let's focus as much as possible on finding the medium. There must be some kind of hint.

Squeak-

I opened the door a little more and went inside, and I could see the inside.

In the lobby on the first floor, there was the building entrance, ticket booth, and the entrance to the experience center.

The entrance to the <House of the Dead> experience center was like a dark swamp where you couldn't see even an inch ahead.

There was a sign in front of the entrance that had a map of each area drawn on it.

There was also a notice that you couldn't see the map inside, so you had to figure out the route before you went in.

And under the sign were the rules for using <House of the Dead>.

[Welcome to <House of the Dead> where you can play hide-and-seek with ghosts♥]

The cute and adorable text made me feel a little creepy.