During the extended break, Ren Kazama usually stayed in the classroom. Starting today, that would change.
He found Teacher Hiratsuka Shizuka and established a club, named the "Supernatural Research Club." As the name suggests, it was a club for researching the supernatural. He hoped that in the future, students in the school who encountered supernatural events would come to him. This way, he could quickly make contact and resolve issues under the guise of a commission. Not only could he gain doomsday points, but he could also prevent the spread of anomalies.
The club had just been established. Inside, apart from a large table and a few stools, there was nothing else. He planned to recruit a few people to join the club in the afternoon, as at least five people were needed for a club to be officially formed.
Just as he was about to clean the floor, there was a knock on the club door.
"Come in?"
Who could it be?
The door opened. It was Teacher Hiratsuka Shizuka, and behind her followed Yukino Yukinoshita.
Hiratsuka Shizuka surveyed the classroom, her gaze finally settling on Ren Kazama. This student gave her a headache. He always achieved first place with full marks in exams. He also achieved the best results with full marks in sports. He was also handsome. He had neat, short, messy black hair. His facial features were proper, handsome, and clean. He possessed golden eyes. His skin was fair but had a yellowish tint. He looked masculine and full of life. Yet, it was precisely such an excellent student who suddenly wanted to establish a Supernatural Research Club, claiming to research supernatural phenomena!
However, what puzzled her most was this: Yukino Yukinoshita, the third-ranked student in the grade, who was behind her, actually wanted to join the Supernatural Research Club! She felt the world had gone mad.
"Teacher Hiratsuka, Yukino Yukinoshita, is there something you need?" Ren Kazama asked.
Hiratsuka Shizuka irritably ran her hand through her hair. "It's like this, Yukino Yukinoshita wants to join your... Supernatural Research Club."
"Oh?" He looked at Yukino Yukinoshita in surprise. Feeling the scrutiny of the golden eyes, Yukino Yukinoshita subconsciously pressed down on her skirt. He withdrew his gaze. "Alright, I happen to be short on people." He agreed.
"That's good, I have nothing else, so I'll be leaving now." After a final glance at the two, she sighed and departed.
Closing the door, Yukino Yukinoshita sat on the stool, not saying a word. Ren Kazama saw her internal struggle. He said, half-jokingly, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about what happened yesterday."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yukino Yukinoshita instantly became flustered. "Encountering such a terrifying thing, that kind of reaction is a perfectly normal physiological response. Please, Student Ren Kazama, don't speak carelessly." No matter how much she explained, she couldn't hide her flushed earlobes and tightly clenched fists. After all, being seen in such a frightened state was truly shameful!
Ren Kazama found Yukino Yukinoshita like this quite cute, much better than her usual cold demeanor. She noticed his amused gaze. Yukino Yukinoshita felt ashamed and annoyed, yet she couldn't do anything about him.
Taking a deep breath, she tried her best to calm down. Yukino Yukinoshita asked what she truly wanted to know. Her expression was serious and complex: "Can you tell me, what was that female... monster that day?"
Ren Kazama glanced at her, telling her plainly, "Sometimes ignorance is bliss." Those who cannot see evil spirits are fortunate.
She was very smart and understood what he meant. Biting her silver teeth and clenching her fists, she didn't want to give up. "But I want to know!"
But Ren Kazama waved his hand, saying indifferently, "I'm not going to tell you; I have my reasons." This was not only for Yukino Yukinoshita's protection but also due to the Cognitive Doomsday.
"But I..." She was about to say something, but then stopped abruptly.
[Do you want to understand the meaning of life?]
[YES or Yes?]
A strange sound and text appeared before her.
"Did you see that?" Ren Kazama's voice came, asking Yukino Yukinoshita, because such text had appeared before his eyes, and at the same time, Yukino Yukinoshita was also staring ahead.
"You saw it too? What is this thing?" Yukino Yukinoshita was full of questions.
Ren Kazama shook his head, analyzing the situation simply. "I don't know either. It didn't give an option to refuse. Just pick one and adapt." Knowing that the world was full of doomsday elements, he didn't believe this thing was a joke.
He chose [Yes].
The next moment, a sensation of weightlessness came over his body. When he opened his eyes again, he was already in a dilapidated classroom. Before he could observe, another prompt popped up.
[Welcome to the Doomsday Game!]
[Congratulations on being selected as one of the first five players in the game!]
[Player Mission: Someone survives for seven days.]
[Failure Penalty: The game enters reality.]
At the same time, a prompt also came from the Doomsday Chat Group.
[You have come into contact with one of the world's Abnormal Doomsday factors!]
[The Doomsday Chat Group has established a connection, and rewards will be converted into doomsday points!]
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This string of information caught Ren Kazama off guard.
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