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Chapter 4 is so intense, I'm about to vomit blood...

There are only six players here, and none of them are named Kosaka.

At this moment, Chu Changge also came over to look at the extra table: "Was it originally a teacher's desk at this school?"

The content of the dungeon only mentions twenty-nine vengeful spirits, all of whom are students. So where did this Ms. Kosaka come from? What is her connection to the deaths of these students many years ago?

“If she were a teacher, she would probably come to class too.” Gu Mian stroked her chin.

As a Chinese language teacher, he remembered that he never missed a Chinese class when he was in junior high school.

Chu Changge nodded: "Okay, let's leave it for now and go over the class schedule."

The digital watch has a date on it: November 26, 2018.

"Today is Monday," Gu Mian glanced at her digital watch, "so we have to follow Monday's schedule."

By this time, others had gathered around, staring at the class schedule on the table.

"On Mondays, the first class is... Physical Education, in the inner hall, starting at eight o'clock, and lasting forty-five minutes."

The first period on Monday is physical education class, which is the most reasonable timetable Gu Mian has ever seen in a school.

The fat man's face immediately fell.

He asked hesitantly, "Can I not go?"

“Okay,” Gu Mian said, “then you’ll be bleeding on the spot.”

That already pained face instantly looked even more pained, the chubby face scrunched up: "But I'm scared..."

Gu Mian patted him: "Don't be afraid, I'm right behind you."

As he spoke, he pointed to the timetable, where the words "Politics" were prominently displayed below "Physical Education".

There are only two classes in the morning and only one class in the afternoon, which is the history of Xunli's teachings.

The two female players breathed a sigh of relief because they weren't scheduled for a class on the first day.

The fat man seemed to want to say something more when there was a knock on the office door. He flinched and looked towards the door.

A boy stood outside the door, wearing a school uniform; his identity was self-evident.

Just like any other person, the boy stood close to the office door, flashing a mischievous smile at the people inside.

If it weren't clearly stated in the mission description, Gu Mian wouldn't have suspected that it was a vengeful spirit.

As a teacher, Gu Mian couldn't refuse to let people in, so she plopped down in a chair and said, "Come in."

The students outside then pushed open the door and came in.

He looked up as he entered and said, "You must be the new teachers? I'm Liuli, the class monitor and physical education representative of Class 4, Grade 8. I'm here to remind the physical education teacher to start class."

As Liuli spoke, she looked at the people in the office, seemingly trying to guess who the physical education teacher was.

But when he saw Gu Mian sitting at the seventh desk and the others surrounding her, his expression froze.

After a few seconds, Ryuri's expression softened: "Teacher, you're sitting in the wrong seat. That's Kosaka-sensei's desk."

The two female players and Xun Li awkwardly left the table, but Gu Mian remained firmly seated in her chair, uttering in a melodious voice, "I know."

Upon hearing this, Liu Li's face showed a strange expression. He stared intently at Gu Mian for a while before turning his gaze to the others:
"So, may I ask which one of you is the PE teacher?"

The fat man swayed, and a trembling voice squeezed out from his throat: "I...I am..."

All the other players turned their attention to the fat guy who was going to his first class.

The fat man was sweating profusely, looked slightly flustered, and his legs were trembling.

Fortunately, the physical education class representative didn't linger. He slowly walked to the fat boy's desk, picked up the physical education textbook, and looked at the fat boy:

"Teacher, let me help you bring your textbooks to the classroom. Don't be late!"

After saying that, he turned and left the house, but before leaving, he didn't forget to look back at Gu Mian with a strange look.

Gu Mian found it strange: "This boy seems to care a lot about his teacher, Kosaka."

"Hmm," Chu Changge nodded, "This teacher might be related to the accident that caused the deaths of all the students many years ago."

So, does she also appear in this instance? Is she as an NPC or as a ghost?
The fat man didn't think too much about it; he was in a panic.

"Dr. Gu, that student just said he was in Class 4 of the second year of junior high, but where is Class 4 of the second year of junior high? I don't know!"

Gu Mian said, "It's not hard to find. I just observed that the first floor is for the first year of junior high school, so the second year of junior high school should be on the second or third floor. You should be able to find it with a little searching."

The school only has two buildings.

One building is this teaching building, and the other building can be seen from the windows of the outside corridor. It is a bit shorter and looks like a dormitory.

The two buildings are separated by a large playground, and the entire school is surrounded by railings.

Looking out the office window, you can see the school gate, which looks like it's sealed off with some kind of seal on it. There's a road outside the gate, and the road is piled with fallen leaves that are at least ten centimeters long, so it looks like it hasn't been cleaned in a long time.

The fat man was desperately inhaling air next to Gu Mian.

He took a few deep breaths and finally mustered up his courage: "Dr. Gu... shall I go look for him first?"

It's 7:45 now, and there are still 15 minutes until class starts. That should be enough time to find the classroom.

Gu Mian nodded: "Go ahead, the next class is politics, I'll pick you up when get out of class is almost over."

He actually wanted to observe secretly, but then he thought it was very likely that he would be discovered, so he had to give up.

Only then did the fat man straighten his chest as if he had been reassured, and with his two short legs trembling, he stepped out of the office.

Chu Changge watched the fat man's departing figure: "I guess nothing too outrageous will happen in the first class."

That's not necessarily true.

Gu Mian lowered her head and opened the drawer of the desk with the name "Kosaka" on it. Inside, there was only a note written in delicate handwriting.

Love is the best education.

There is nothing else besides this.

"There must be some secret between Kosaka and the deceased students; perhaps she was a key figure in the deaths of the entire class."

Of course, guessing without evidence is just being irresponsible. Even if you guess correctly, it doesn't count as completing the main quest; you must solve the mystery and deduce the truth within the instance. There are two ways for ordinary players to exit the instance: one is to complete the main quest, and the other is to die.

But Gu Mian is no ordinary person; if he dies in a dungeon, he will truly die, so he must desperately complete the main quest.

Gu Mian sighed as she thought about it.

Just as he sighed, the fat man had already reached the third floor.

This school building has six floors. The first and second floors are for the first year of junior high school, the third and fourth floors are for the second year of junior high school, and the floors above are for the third year of junior high school.

It was clear that the school had been abandoned for a long time; the empty classrooms were all locked, and the desks and chairs were covered with a thick layer of dust.

The corridor was littered with trash blown in from outside the windows; fallen leaves, cans, and other debris were everywhere. The fat man even found a dead rabbit at the top of the stairs on the third floor.

Covered in wounds, it seemed to have been dead for a long time, rotting skin and bones, emitting a strange stench. It was placed under a flat box, and the fat man accidentally stepped on it.

He instinctively covered his nose as he looked at the rotting rabbit on the ground.

Just then, a clear voice suddenly came from the other end of the corridor: "Teacher—"

He stiffly turned his head to look in that direction.

It was Liuli, the physical education class representative. He was standing in front of a classroom door, waving at me.

The fat man straightened up instantly. He nodded, silently hid his slightly trembling hands, and then walked towards the classroom.

"Squeak—" The decaying wooden door made a creaking sound.

Dust fell from the top of the door, choking him and almost making him cough.

The wooden desks and chairs in the classroom had been covered in dust for a long time and had become moldy and swollen. As soon as you opened the door, a musty smell mixed with the stench of decay hit you.

But the people sitting inside were completely unaware of what was happening.

They sat upright in their school uniforms, watching the new teacher walk in.

The first lesson has begun.

"Hello everyone, I'm the new PE teacher, you can call me Teacher Wang..." The fat man only glanced at the students briefly before nervously speaking from the podium.

The podium was also made of wood and was hollow. It made a piercing "creaking" sound whenever someone on it moved. It seemed like there was a mouse nest underneath, from which a slight friction sound could often be heard.

Every now and then, a huge, fat rat would scurry up; I wonder what it eats to get so fat.

The fat man froze in fright, afraid of making even the slightest noise.

He didn't even dare to look up at the students below, but instead lowered his head, opened his book, and began to read aloud in a very unnatural manner.

"Physical education classes mostly involve full-body activities, are high-intensity, involve a lot of physical contact, and require the use of a lot of sports equipment..."

The classroom was very quiet, with only the stiff sound of reading aloud; there wasn't a single other sound, as if he were the only one reciting in the entire classroom.

A class lasts a full forty-five minutes, so it's impossible for there to be no interaction at all.

Thinking of this, the fat man became bolder and wanted to look up to see what the people below were doing.

But he only glanced up briefly and saw that everyone below was staring straight at him.

The fat man cowered.

He only saw that those faces had turned bluish-gray at some point, their eyes bulging out like goldfish, staring intently at him, their gazes almost like knives piercing his scalp.

The fat man on the podium trembled even more violently. He didn't dare to look up and had no choice but to continue reading.

"Students who are nearsighted, if... they can..."

"Teacher—" A clear voice came from in front of the lectern.

Upon hearing the voice, the person on the podium went blank, not daring to answer, and could only pretend not to hear and continue reading: "If you can attend PE class, try not to wear glasses. If you must wear glasses..."

"Teacher!" The voice sounded impatient this time, as if the teacher had been ignored.

Left with no other option, the fat man slowly raised his head to look at the source of the sound: "What's wrong?"

Before he knew it, the student in front of him had returned to normal, looking up attentively at the lecture like an ordinary person, as if the fat man's fleeting glance had been an illusion.

The one who spoke was Liuli, the sports committee member. He was sitting at his desk, smiling as he looked up: "Teacher, your lecture is so boring. How about we play a game?"

The fat man swallowed hard: "What game?"

"Tell a story. Starting from the last row, everyone takes turns telling a story that they find most memorable. The story must be more outrageous than the one told by the previous person."

Impressive?

Upon hearing this, the fat man shuddered. The most memorable thing in my life is right now!

The fat man took a deep breath, and the musty smell mixed with a strange stench rushed into his nostrils, but he was oblivious to it.

Ryuri turned around and looked back in the musty classroom: "Then... let's start from the right side of the last row."

The fat man immediately looked towards the person on the right side of the last row.

He was a square-faced boy who looked a little shy. He stood up and scratched his head: "Something that left a deep impression on me..."

"Once, my classmate and I stole five yuan to buy soda from the corner store."

After saying that, he sat down somewhat embarrassed and looked at the person next to him: "It's your turn to speak."

The fat man followed the boy's gaze and saw a petite girl next to him.

She seemed easily embarrassed, and her face was flushed.

The girl stood up hesitantly: "I didn't like my newborn brother, so I secretly pinched him on the face and left a red mark, then told my parents he pinched him himself."

Upon hearing this, the fat man suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

The person who then stood up caused his hair to stand up completely.

Looking back and revising the text, I realized what I had written...

My aunt is coughing up blood. If anyone finds any parts that weren't completely deleted, please let me know!

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