Chapter 6 : Chapter 6
Chapter 6: The Ghost Lady’s Unexpected Gentleness
Zhao Mingyue’s current situation was extremely dangerous, because thirty-one murderous lunatics would soon set their sights on her. No matter how those lunatics fought among themselves, or how they competed to seize or protect the five supporting characters, Zhao Mingyue remained their common enemy.
Killing Zhao Mingyue would be equivalent to resolving an external problem. Once she was eliminated, they could freely fight among themselves afterward.
At the very least, it would prevent the awkward situation where they exhausted themselves dealing with rival participants, only for the male protagonist to be successfully conquered by the female protagonist first.
They were lunatics, not fools. They understood that emotions could not be forced. Once the male protagonist developed genuine feelings for the female protagonist, things would truly become troublesome. Even killing the female protagonist at that point would be useless and might instead make conquering the male protagonist even more difficult.
Therefore, it had to be strangled in the cradle. The sooner Zhao Mingyue was killed, the better.
And it was not just Zhao Mingyue. Any woman who attempted to approach the male protagonist would be quietly eliminated by the lunatics secretly watching him.
At this time, anyone who tried to approach the male protagonist or the other four supporting characters either liked the male protagonist—or was a participant in the game.
They had all been transformed into beautiful girls, but none of them knew the identities or appearances of the others.
To summarize in one sentence: her target for conquest was the female protagonist. This was both an advantage and a disadvantage.
The advantage was that there were no other participants competing for her target.
The disadvantage was that she had to face every other participant entirely on her own.
At 6:20 in the morning, the rabbit-eared phone began vibrating lightly. A gentle piano melody echoed through the bedroom. About half a minute later, Zhao Mingyue slowly opened her eyes and swiped away the alarm on her phone.
Her eyelids felt as heavy as if they weighed a thousand pounds. Even opening them a tiny slit caused a faint burning sensation, forcing her to close them again and try to fall back asleep.
She had only fallen asleep around five in the morning, yet now she had to wake up before half past six. Still half-asleep, she wanted to sleep for just ten more minutes. However, Zhao Mingyue was suddenly jolted awake by a wave of icy cold and sat upright in bed with a startled gasp.
Stiffly turning her head, she saw that graceful figure in a white dress standing by her bedside at some unknown moment. Beneath the messy black hair, those pitch-black eyes were fixed on her.
“Get up.”
“Ge… get up?” Zhao Mingyue blinked repeatedly. She had not expected Bai Yu to personally wake her.
Was this Fierce Ghost a little too “gentle”?
Did ghosts even provide this kind of service?
Being woken up by a Fierce Ghost early in the morning completely wiped away Zhao Mingyue’s sleepiness.
Bai Yu glanced at her and ignored her words. It had to be said that this girl really was beautiful. No wonder she was the female protagonist.
Her short hair was neat and crisp, yet still lively and cute. Especially right after waking up, when she had not fixed it yet. Her sleepy eyes struggled to open fully, giving her a somewhat adorably dazed expression. Her face did not create a stunning impression at first glance, but the longer one looked, the more charming she appeared.
Especially those eyes. Bai Yu was certain that if she fell into the hands of those lunatics, her eyes would definitely be dug out and turned into someone’s collection.
Seeing Bai Yu still standing beside the bed and looking at her, Zhao Mingyue quickly got up. Right in front of Bai Yu, she removed her pajamas and began changing clothes, putting on her work uniform with the words “Tomorrow Convenience Store” printed on it.
A peerless beauty changing clothes right in front of her—even though she still wore her underwear—made Bai Yu silently avert her gaze. It was only proper not to look at what should not be seen.
After changing into her work uniform, Zhao Mingyue walked past Bai Yu. She was no longer afraid of Bai Yu and even tried asking, “Do you need to eat?”
Noticing Bai Yu’s expression that looked as though she were staring at a fool, Zhao Mingyue laughed awkwardly.
“Alright then… um, I won’t open the curtains, okay? I’m going to make breakfast. I have to go to work later.”
It was Saturday. She technically had a day off from school, but unfortunately that only meant she had to go to work instead.
“Mm.” Bai Yu nodded lightly and followed Zhao Mingyue out. She stopped in the living room instead of watching Zhao Mingyue wash up and stood in front of the curtains.
It was June, and even before half past six the sky had already brightened. The light filtering through the curtains made her feel rather uncomfortable.
Zhao Mingyue hurried through washing up and cooking. Her breakfast consisted of only two slices of bread and a cup of milk. Bai Yu saw her reach toward the hot dog in the refrigerator, hesitate for a moment, and then give up.
This female protagonist was somewhat poor. Her life was tight and frugal, yet she remained sunny, cheerful, full of vitality and spirit—exactly the typical character setting of a heroine.
After finishing breakfast, the time had reached 6:45. After quickly tidying the room, Zhao Mingyue prepared to leave. Her hand was already on the living room doorknob when she suddenly remembered something and turned back to look at Bai Yu.
“I’m going out to work. Are you staying at home to wait for me, or—”
Before she finished speaking, Bai Yu had already entered her shadow.
At the same time, Bai Yu’s ethereal voice echoed beside Zhao Mingyue’s ear.
“Be careful lately. Several killers have arrived in the city recently. They specifically target girls like you.”
“Ah… uh…” Zhao Mingyue froze for a moment. She looked down but could not see her shadow because the room was too dim. Still, she nodded vigorously.
“Thank you for the warning. I’ll be careful!”
For some reason, a warm feeling rose in her heart. Ghosts really were different from one another. They were all ghosts, so how could the difference be so huge? That guy upstairs had been spying on her and even wanted to kill her. But this Sister Bai was truly kind—no, a truly good ghost.
Sigh… she just did not know how such a kind sister had died. Since she was a Fierce Ghost, she must have had extremely heavy resentment and lingering obsessions. Perhaps she had been killed by a murderer.
Thinking of the description of Miss Rabbit from the black phone, that little girl named Bai Sisi had been brutally murdered and dismembered. Perhaps Sister Bai had such intense resentment because of that.
Zhao Mingyue had already gone downstairs when she suddenly turned around and went back up again. She stuffed Miss Rabbit from the bedroom into her backpack.
She had an idea. If she became capable in the future, she would definitely help Sister Bai catch those murderers, bury her remains properly, and allow her to rest in peace.
If Bai Yu knew Zhao Mingyue’s thoughts at that moment, she would definitely look at her as if she were an idiot.
“Huh? Why am I still on the fourth floor?”
After coming down from the fourth floor, Zhao Mingyue had not paid attention to the floor numbers. In her memory, she had already walked down four floors. But when she turned around, the number on the wall behind her still read “4”.
“Th-this…”
Zhao Mingyue refused to believe it. She quickly ran down another floor, turned around, and looked again.
It was still “4”.
After last night’s experience, she completely believed that ghosts existed in this world. So when this situation occurred, something immediately came to mind.
“Did I run into a ghost wall?”
She inhaled sharply and decided to try going down another floor. She deliberately placed her backpack on the ground first. Yet the moment she stepped down the stairs, she saw that familiar teddy bear backpack again.
“Hiss… it really is a ghost wall…”
In her mind, she frantically called Bai Yu’s name.
If this was truly a ghost wall, then the one hiding inside her shadow should definitely have a solution, right?