"Of course we're students at Rainbow Locust No. 1 High School." As the trio's strategist, the tall, skinny Zhou Qingshou was pushed to the front. He adjusted his glasses out of habit to steady his nerves. "I'll have you know, our school is terrifying!"
"Just ahead is our school's gatehouse. The old gentleman working security is a retired special forces soldier!" Zhou Qingshou even mimed a boxing punch. "And he has a stun baton!"
"Hey! Do you really have to be so polite and call him an old gentleman right now? That doesn't sound intimidating at all!" Ai Xiaojia whispered beside him.
"Ahem!" Under the strange looks of the three people opposite him, Zhou Qingshou awkwardly lowered his fist and changed tack. "This terrifying school has cameras installed in every corner. Forget secretly dating or hiding somewhere to smoke, drink, or play on your phone-they even know exactly how long you spend in the bathroom during class."
"So if you're planning anything bad, you'd better give up now!" Zhou Qingshou concluded firmly.
"You... are human?" The man holding the flashlight looked thoroughly confused. "This game scenario called 'Honghuai Ghost School' means Rainbow Locust No. 1 High School? Honghuai City First Senior High School? That Rainbow Locust No. 1 High School, where you can't take a step without tripping over a top student?"
"Hmph!" Ai Xiaojia and the other two immediately puffed out their chests and raised their heads, all but stamping "top students right here" across their faces.
"I remember you're from Honghuai City," the man with the greatsword on his back said to the man holding the flashlight. "Ask them about some recent events in Honghuai City. The Nightmare World and the real world can be several years out of sync. If these kids are supernatural entities from the