Soup Dumpling made up his mind. He could no longer redeem any single-use items, and his spirit pupils were stuck at an awkward amount. If he wanted to obtain a Permanent Exclusive Item as soon as possible, he would have to risk his life!
This opportunity was exceptionally rare. He might never encounter such a precious chance to break the deadlock in later games. If that happened, he would accumulate spirit pupils even more slowly, making it even harder to survive this terrifying game.
At that thought, he no longer hesitated.
He did not forget to fulfill the Vengeful Ghost's wish first, carrying it onto the bed and settling it in place.
"I'm turning around now to pull you out."
"Okay!"
The woman's voice was especially excited.
Soup Dumpling took a deep breath as well and slowly turned his head.
He had imagined many horrifying sights, but at this moment, what he saw was actually relatively bearable for him.
The Vengeful Ghost had put on March's skin, and the head bearing March's face had closed its eyes, seemingly asleep.
Beside that head was another, belonging to an unfamiliar woman. She gazed at him imploringly, looking terrified that he might change his mind.
She really is still human...
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he had no ability to distinguish Vengeful Ghosts from humans, the look in this unfamiliar woman's eyes was all too familiar to him.
In previous games, Players on the brink of death, including himself, had all worn that same look.
"Your name is Anran? How much longer can you hold on?" he asked quietly, afraid of waking "March's head" if he spoke too loudly.
"What if the ghost wakes up when I've only pulled you halfway out? You have to tell me the truth!"
His tone