The First Trial!

Bai Yuze took a deep breath, trying to ease his unease.

"What's the survival rate in the Rules Horror World?"

"Since you're a new student, your first Rules Horror scenario won't be too difficult. With your abilities, you can make it through."

"Heh. It's not like I have any way out, is it?"

Bai Yuze felt a little bitter. In his peaceful days, he really had fantasized about thrilling adventures, but the price of this adventure seemed a little too high...

Horikita Manabu said nothing. He simply took Bai Yuze's phone and transferred one million points to him.

"Oh, and don't reveal that you've absorbed a Gui Dan in the Rules Horror World."

Horikita Manabu kindly reminded him.

"Does the Gui Dan attract those things?"

Bai Yuze began to speculate about the Gui Dan's effects. Ever since he'd pulled it out of that skin, strange things had kept happening. He strongly suspected that anyone carrying a Gui Dan would be plagued by misfortune.

"It doesn't. At most, it brings some misfortune upon its holder. But every Gui Dan has different abilities, and the misfortune it brings varies too."

Horikita Manabu's phone rang. He gave Bai Yuze an apologetic look, stepped aside, and answered the call.

The call ended quickly, but Horikita Manabu's expression had grown even more serious. He apologized to Bai Yuze.

"Sorry, something urgent has come up, so I'll have to excuse myself."

"No worries, no worries. We can chat on LINE instead."

Horikita Manabu had just started to leave when Bai Yuze suddenly thought of something and hurriedly called out.

"Wait!"

"Is something else the matter?"

"Help me launder these points."

Bai Yuze handed Horikita Manabu the phone. It felt a little strange to ask the Student Council president to launder points, but Bai Yuze couldn't think of anyone else to turn to.

"This is..." Horikita Manabu glanced at the phone Bai Yuze had handed him. "I see... I understand."

Horikita Manabu took the phone, patted Bai Yuze on the shoulder, and left.

Bai Yuze waited a while after Horikita Manabu had gone, then left as well. As soon as he reached the concrete path, he saw Horikita Suzune sitting on a bench by the roadside.

Bai Yuze had intended to go around her, but Horikita Suzune was clearly there for him.

Looking at Horikita Suzune standing in front of him, glaring at him with a confrontational air, Bai Yuze sighed.

"What do you want? Are you here to demand justice from your brother?"

"You should return the points my brother just transferred to you. I'll pay you back little by little."

"If you're joking, then I have to admit, it's pretty funny."

Bai Yuze sneered and took a step back.

"You've got a compass in your hand, don't you? I'd advise you to give up on that idea. We're under surveillance right now. If you dare stab me, do you think your brother will have to pay another hundred thousand points or so?"

"Of course, you can still attack me. Worst case, I get expelled. I'm sure your brother would be delighted to see that happen."

Ever since absorbing the Gui Dan, Bai Yuze had noticed that his reflexes, observational skills, and mental processing had all become sharper and stronger. He suspected that the Gui Dan had enhanced his head.

Seeing that he'd seen through her little scheme, Horikita Suzune glared at Bai Yuze and said coolly,

"You'd better keep your promise and delete that photo. As for my brother's request, there's no need. I'll prove my abilities to him myself."

Horikita Suzune left, while Bai Yuze amusedly removed a small listening device from his shoulder.

Horikita Manabu had hidden the bug just beneath his collar, where it was practically impossible to spot.

"Horikita-senpai, are you listening? Looks like your sister has a mind of her own. But what can I say? I'm a man of my word, aren't I, brother-in-law~"

After saying that, Bai Yuze crushed the bug in one swift motion. As for the way he'd addressed Horikita Manabu, he'd done it on purpose to rile him up. What could be more thrilling than calling a siscon "brother-in-law" right in his ear?

Meanwhile, Horikita Manabu rubbed his ear and let out a deep sigh.

"I hope I made the right choice."

Horikita Manabu murmured to himself...

(A friendly reminder: don't try this in real life. Lao Zuo tried it before and got punished.)

There was still some time before nightfall, but Bai Yuze was already hesitating. He wasn't sure if he should still buy daily necessities.

It'd be ridiculous to buy them and then not survive.

In the end, however, Bai Yuze made up his mind and bought the necessities.

There was no other reason. He wanted to give himself some motivation—to live for his points, to live for his furniture!

Night came quickly. Bai Yuze lay in bed, quietly waiting for the scenario to begin. He'd already received information about the Gui Dan.

A Gui Dan was formed from condensed supernatural power. Supernatural beings were usually powerful, uncontrollable, and extremely difficult to tame. Absorbing a Gui Dan was also extremely difficult. At present, there were two ways: one was for someone with a strong will to absorb it; the other was for someone on the verge of exhausting their life force, whose body would then develop an intense desire to survive.

Horikita Manabu had also explained what had happened on the bus. The supernatural being aboard it had been used to test the students' personalities. It had low aggression and posed no threat.

Although not many had been deployed, what gave Bai Yuze the chills was that the bus he'd ridden wasn't mentioned anywhere in the school's records. It had appeared out of thin air—and carried a whole busload of students.

No wonder so many students died on the bus... Why does it feel like we walked straight into a trap?

Bai Yuze stared blankly at the ceiling, then rolled over and buried his face in the blanket.

Whatever. I've got nothing to lose. Who's scared of whom?

Soon, sleepiness overtook Bai Yuze. His consciousness gradually sank into a dream, and his body slowly turned transparent.

From a distance, the dormitory building belonging to the first-year students was brightly lit, but there wasn't a soul inside...

Some second- and third-year students were indifferent, while others prayed for their juniors. Horikita Manabu stood by the window, lost in thought...

Bai Yuze opened his eyes and found himself lying on an old, shabby bed. He hurriedly sat up, bracing himself with one hand.

But soon, a look of confusion crossed his face.

"Hm? Why does this feel so strange?"

He turned his head and immediately wondered if he was still dreaming.

"Yukinoshita Yukino? Where the hell am I? Is this still Classroom of the Elite?"

Bai Yuze got out of bed and looked at the cool, beautiful woman lying there. He was glad he hadn't used too much force, or he might have woken Yukino.

"She feels real. My hand's actually aching!"

Realizing he'd entered the scenario, Bai Yuze began to survey the room. It was a little shabby, but fully furnished. A note was stuck to the wardrobe, with some writing on it.

Bai Yuze leaned closer and began reading it silently.

[Dear residents, welcome to Sunshine Residence]