Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes.

Chapter 6, Section 06: Strange Tales of the Old Building

"That idiot must have thought he was rid of us after being reassigned to a different class, haha, he definitely didn't expect to be in the same class again."

"He should be charged for his friends' fees during spring break too, he's really clueless."

"Tsk, I hope this person won't meddle in other people's business."

"By the way, Senior Inoue is preparing for tonight."

The leader of the delinquents glanced at Higashiyama Shin walking towards them, shut his mouth, and only continued after passing by, "...over by the old school building."

Higashiyama Shin stood behind the group, looking at the back of the leader of the delinquents, his brows furrowed slightly.

As he walked into the bathroom, lost in thought, he saw his classmate, Nobi, with a bruise on his face, clutching his stomach, kneeling on the floor frantically groping around, saying, "Glasses, glasses."

Through his blurry vision, a hand held out glasses to him.

"thanks, thanks!"

Nobita quickly took it and put it on, and the blurry world finally regained some clarity.

".broken."

Nobita's face was a little pale. After putting on the glasses, he found that one of the lenses was broken, with several conspicuous cracks, and even the temples were loose.

He put on his damaged glasses, gritted his teeth, and slowly stood up.

"You are... Dongshan."

"you know me?"

As Higashiyama washed the grease off the lunchbox on the sink, he casually asked...

"I've seen you at the video game club, but I've only been there a few times."

Higashiyama Shin had a good memory, and he was certain he had never seen this person before. But then he remembered looking at the list of members of the video game club, which only had the surname Nobi: "Nobi Tomoyoshi?"

"Yes, it's me."

Higashiyama Shin nodded, said nothing more, washed the lunchbox, and left.

If he were the class representative, he would have many ways to stop those bad behaviors, but he doesn't intend to take the position.

Let's see if the next class monitor can handle mediating these issues. However, with such a fierce teacher, it's likely that just asking him to intimidate the students would achieve good results.

"But why did that person just now have such ominous signs flashing around him? It was like he was going in and out of the gates of hell."

Higashiyama Shin didn't pay much attention to Nobi; he was still thinking about the delinquent leader he had just seen at the bathroom door.

In Higashiyama Shin's eyes, he was like a broken incandescent light bulb, just sitting there blinking and sparkling.

"The old teaching building?"

Without the other person's detailed birth information, he could only see some simple omens and could not know the origin of the other person's fortune or misfortune.

However, considering the location the other party just mentioned, it's easy to guess.

When afternoon classes started, Higashiyama Shin saw the ominous signs on the delinquent's body and was completely certain of it.

A great omen.

This level of ominous sign involves life and death; it all depends on whether one's destiny is strong enough and whether one possesses any powerful protective amulets.

Otherwise, he was basically doomed to die, unless some unexpected intervention stopped him from engaging in any further suicidal behavior.

However, this person's bad luck is already set in stone. Simply asking him to avoid the bad luck won't help. As the prize pool accumulates, giving him a super multiplier will only make his fate worse.

If the disaster can be completely averted, the Three-Nine Secret Abode has a way, but the one who casts the spell, Dongshan Shen, will have to pay a price.

Unfortunately, Higashiyama Shin was not a kind-hearted person, not to mention that he was a delinquent.

These kinds of people, although most of them don't deserve to die, that's according to the law. For the victims, it's just a relief.

Shin Higashiyama had no intention of giving any warnings; he was simply interested in what might happen to him. The abandoned old school building at Komagome Academy was steeped in many "mysterious legends."

It is rumored that the school building was completed in 1948. The original school building was destroyed during the famous Tokyo BBQ, so the school building that was rebuilt on the original site has been associated with many paranormal events ever since.

A classroom still in session amidst a raging fire, charred bodies waving to those outside through windows, and the sound of reading aloud drifting in at night.
These strange tales have been passed down from generation to generation among students.

Even after the old teaching building was completely abandoned and became desolate ten years ago, the discussion about it did not subside much, and even more versions emerged.

Many student organizations choose this location for their courage-testing events, but no deaths or injuries have ever occurred, so the school hasn't really interfered.

I had been to Higashiyama Shin a few times before, and I don’t recall anything special about it except that it was rather gloomy and cold.

It's just you scaring yourself.

But now that he has the Spirit-Nourishing Fire Eye, he can go and see if there are any differences later.

Before I knew it, it was past three in the afternoon.

The school bell rang throughout the campus, and the teachers paused their lectures. On the first day of school, the clubs had a lot to do, and many students rushed to the activity venues as soon as class was over, full of youthful energy.

"To the archery club?" Chiba Shion packed her bag.

"Ah."

"Please bring my lunchbox tomorrow, Higashiyama-kun."

"Okay, stir-fried green peppers with pork, and mulberry leaves."

When Chiba Shion, who had been expressionless, heard this term, she seemed to see something terrifying. Her eyes widened slightly, and a rare hint of panic appeared on her face.

"I heard that green peppers in Tokyo have recently been found to have excessive pesticide residues." Chiba Shion was serious; she even opened her phone, went to her favorites, and found the news article.

She must have been overjoyed when she saw that news.

"Oh, I see. Then let's make bitter melon stir-fried with pork."

Chiba Shion opened and closed her rosy lips, but ultimately said nothing, and left looking somewhat lost and dejected.

Higashiyama Shin put away his playful smile, picked up his bag, and walked towards the old teaching building.

During the day, people still occasionally pass by the old teaching building. Perhaps it's because the greenery here is so lush that you can feel a cool breeze whenever you walk nearby.

Even in summer, it was still the same. He hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now, feeling it again, he wondered if it was because he had the Spirit-Nourishing Fire Eye. He found it to be an uncomfortable coolness, and it was much stronger than before.

As the flames ignited in Higashiyama Shin's eyes, the unpleasant chill was instantly dispelled.

He looked up at the old teaching building and saw wisps of black, eerie energy that seemed to be burning, covering and enveloping the entire building, seeping out in all directions even under the bright sun.

"No, this is a formation."

With the help of the Three Nine Secrets and the Spirit-Nourishing Fire Eye he inherited, Dongshan Shen saw through the strangeness of this place.

"It's still a damaged formation that hasn't been activated for a long time."

The Three-Nine Secret Abode has some knowledge of formations, but not much, so he can only tell that it is a formation, but he doesn't know what the formation does or how to destroy it.

Perfect timing, isn't someone going to scout things out for him tonight?

With a flick of his wrist, a small paper figure, about the size of a palm, appeared in his hand.

He took out a needle, pricked his fingertip, and used it to draw blood from the paper figure's face.

"go."

With a flick of its wrist, the paper figure darted into the canopy of a nearby locust tree and disappeared without a trace.

Without lingering, Higashiyama Shin turned a corner and headed towards the archery club's location.

(End of this chapter)