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The morning air is exceptionally fresh, and a gentle breeze rustles through the leaves, bringing the fragrance of nature and making one feel refreshed.

After packing their luggage, Asakawa Yu and Miyano Akemi embarked on their journey to the Snow Mountain Villa.

Throughout the journey, their relationship remained unchanged, and they tacitly avoided discussing the previous night's events.

The two acted casually throughout the journey, and gradually, they were nearing their destination.

"This road is really difficult to walk on. If you don't bring all the necessary equipment, most people really can't get through it," Asakawa Yu complained as she walked.

"Yeah, but speaking of which, we should be almost at our destination, right?" Hearing Asakawa Yu's complaint, Miyano Akemi also prepared to stop and rest for a while before continuing on her way.

"Hey, don't block the road, hurry up!" Just as the two began to slow down, a rather disgruntled voice came from behind them.

"You're walking so slowly on this beginner's route. If you can't walk anymore, just go to the side of the road. That's basic manners." A girl wearing a headband and carrying a travel bag was standing behind the two of them. Her arrogant expression almost made Asakawa Yu retort.

"Hey, Misa, you've gone a bit too far!" Just as Asakawa Yu was about to explode, a smiling man ran up from behind.

"I'm so sorry, she's like a completely different person as soon as she entered the mountains. She's not like this usually," the man hurriedly apologized.

Alright, you can't hit someone who's smiling. After all, it's obvious these people have the same destination as them, and it wouldn't be good to start a conflict too early.

"By the way, my name is Wataru Masuji, and her name is Misa Setura. You're probably going to that Snow Mountain Villa too, right? If you don't mind, you can come along." The man offered this suggestion after introducing himself.

"My name is Asakawa Yu, and this is Karasawa Ayami. Yes, we are also going to that villa. As for traveling together, that's not necessary. If you two have nothing else to do, you can go ahead." After introducing himself, Asakawa Yu rejected his suggestion without hesitation.

Just kidding, what kind of face did that woman have just now? And she's supposed to be in the same industry? I'm already being quite restrained by not cursing at her.

"Um... in that case, we'll see you over there later." Then...

In an awkward atmosphere, Masui Wataru and Setura Misa hurriedly ran away.

"That girl seemed difficult to get along with."

“Indeed, I thought this request would be quite simple, but now it seems it’s not that simple.” After saying that, Asakawa Yu put on his backpack and continued on his way with Miyano Akemi.

After walking a little further, the two finally saw their destination, a building standing tall in the wind and snow—Snowy Mountain Villa.

The two silently gazed at the villa; yet, neither could have imagined that this place would become the stage for a horrific tragedy…

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Crunch!

Pushing open the door, Kuronuma Shigeki, whom they had already met, appeared before them. After leading them into the house, he began to introduce himself to everyone.

Those present included the bald resort manager, Yukio Yamada; college student Mao Tsukie; entrepreneur Kazushi Dozaki; high school student Gota Aijima; and mountaineer Rokuro Hirame.

Asakawa Yu and Miyano Akemi also introduced themselves, but Miyano Akemi used her pseudonym, Karasawa Ayami.

Later, Shigeki Kuronuma also mentioned that there should have been another person here, namely Kazushi Dozaki's younger brother, Tsuyoshi Dozaki, but he has not yet arrived at the scene.

Out of boredom, everyone naturally started chatting. However, Asakawa Yu only listened from beginning to end and did not say anything, while Miyano Akemi was enjoying herself.

"Oh, right, you guys don't know this, do you? Actually, there's a terrifying legend associated with this Ice Wall Mountain." As if suddenly remembering something, Yukio Yamada changed the subject.

"A legend?" Asakawa Yu suddenly became interested.

"That's right, the Legend of Snow Spirit. A story set in this manor that terrifies people!" Coupled with the administrator's suppressed tone, the atmosphere around them instantly plummeted to freezing point.

"But I'll tell you all about that when I have time." With a laugh, the matter was dropped.

Next, Shigeki Kuronuma came over to inform everyone that the rooms had been assigned. Since they had just walked a long way and were feeling a bit tired, they went back to their rooms to rest.

Back in their room, Asakawa Yu and Miyano Akemi (you read that right, two people in one room, but the beds are separate, don't overthink it!) prepared to lie down and rest.

Suddenly, Akemi Miyano left the room under the pretext of needing to use the restroom. Just as Akemi Miyano left the room, the sharp-eyed Yu Asakawa caught a glimpse of a figure passing by the window. Sensing something was wrong, Yu Asakawa immediately opened the window, but did not find any strange figure.

Feeling increasingly uneasy, Asakawa Yu decided to go out and check the situation, only to hear Miyano Akemi screaming outside in the corridor!

Without much thought, Asakawa Yu immediately rushed towards the source of the sound.

When Asakawa Yu arrived at Miyano Akemi's place, Miyano Akemi was so frightened that she sat down on the ground. When she saw Asakawa Yu, she seemed to see a savior and quickly ran behind him.

Instinctively placing his hand in front of Miyano Akemi, Asakawa Yu stared at the 'giant' in front of him with a serious expression.

The door to the house was now open, and snow was falling heavily. A strange figure stood in the doorway, and the unusual weather heightened the atmosphere of terror to its peak!

"Could it be... could this be the legendary Snow Spirit?!" Miyano Akemi, hiding behind Asakawa Yu, said in terror, trembling.

"Impossible, how could such a thing exist in the world?" Although he said this, Asakawa Yu still looked at the unknown figure in front of him with a serious expression. As long as this thing made a move, Asakawa Yu would immediately launch an attack!

"Oh dear, this is a real headache. I'm so sorry I came in through the back door. The snowstorm outside was so bad, I thought I was going to die." Suddenly, the figure pulled down the mask, revealing a human face.

Yes, that wasn't a snow spirit at all, but rather Dozaki Kazushi's twin brother, Dozaki Tsuyoshi.

After realizing it was a huge misunderstanding, Asakawa Yu and the other person finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Twins? The Dozaki brothers are twins?" Behind them, Misa Setura asked the two as if she had heard some terrifying news.

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"Ah...no...no problem..." After stammering her answer, Misa Setura left, saying she needed to go back to her room to rest.

[Twins? The ones with us back then were definitely...]

No way...?

Thinking this to herself, Misa Setura sensed something was amiss again, but she didn't show it. However, looking at her unpredictable expression, Yu Asakawa began to feel uneasy, as if something was about to happen...