Ai Hayasaka: Please, Try Acting Like a Human Being!

"I saw the list of guests who had checked in before. I only just remembered."

When they had first entered the house and caught the vengeful spirit daughter behind the sofa, Amamiya Natsuki had thought she looked familiar. He had seen the little girl's name on the hotel guest list before, which was why she had stuck in his memory.

"I see." Tsubame-senpai lifted her right hand and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "If she's a guest who stayed at the hotel before, that would explain why the nightmare hasn't ended."

There was no doubt that the elementary school student before them was constantly supplying the nightmare with fear energy.

Tsubame-senpai said softly:

"Should we plant a mushroom in her?"

"Better not." Amamiya Natsuki thought it over, then shook his head. "She's just an ordinary elementary school student, not a player. Even if we used Original Sin to dispel her fear and help her remember what really happened, that might not end the nightmare. Don't forget, we don't know what happened at the hotel before. Something even more terrifying might have happened."

"That makes sense." Tsubame-senpai nodded lightly in agreement. "We really shouldn't act rashly. It's better to be cautious."

"So..." Amamiya Natsuki looked at his senpai, his gaze meaningful. "Since we can't force a mushroom on her, we'll have to let you win her over with motherly love."

"W-wait, what?"

Tsubame-senpai leaned back, blushing as she shot him an annoyed look.

She wasn't his real daughter, so there was no way she'd respond to motherly love!

Amamiya Natsuki said with a straight face:

"Children don't have much of a sense of right and wrong. They grow attached to whoever treats them well. In other words, even if we're her vengeful spirit parents, we can still