Before long, Secretary Chika replied, saying that things were quite safe for the time being and there was no need to worry.
"In that case, there's no need to use the Fated Person's ability to teleport over..."
Amamiya Natsuki stepped out of the dark alley.
"We can just walk there and see if this is the same Ghost Story Town we cleared before."
It was worth mentioning that at first, the red string had only let them flick each other's fingers and pass along very limited information. But as Amamiya Natsuki and Chika's relationship grew closer, especially after they'd gotten physically intimate, it unlocked the red string's hidden ability, "A Match Made in Heaven, Linked by a Single Thread." They could clearly sense each other's direction.
Following the red string's guidance, Amamiya Natsuki headed toward Chika.
Streetlights glowed along the road, but their light was dim and eerie. The street was deserted, and the only sound was Amamiya Natsuki's footsteps, which somehow made the place even more unsettling.
A moment later.
A figure beneath a streetlight up ahead caught Amamiya Natsuki's attention.
It was a figure standing beneath the light with her head bowed, wearing an oversized trench coat. Judging by her build and long black hair, she was probably a woman.
Amamiya Natsuki's expression turned strange. He murmured:
"Meeting someone I know already?"
After a moment's thought, Amamiya Natsuki took out a mask, put it on, and continued forward.
When he came within two meters of the woman beneath the streetlight, she suddenly raised her head. She wore a mask, her eyes were blood-red, and the skin exposed around it was sickly pale. She stepped directly in front of Amamiya Natsuki, tilted her head, and asked:
"Do you think I'm beautiful?"
Her identity was confirmed.
With an opening line