Why is my Isekai in the Slice of Life anime was become a Horror Story?

Chapter 21: Naughty Children Must Be Punished

[Mr. Refrigerator].

Although this nickname sounds strange, well, in reality, it's quite ordinary, it's just a frozen corpse, that's all.

But at this moment, this person suddenly appeared in this chaotic world, emerging by breaking through the wall like a tyrant, blocking the way of the two people. This is not a minor issue that can be easily overlooked.

Creak—creak—

Pieces of ice fell to the ground.

The stiff, all-white figure slowly raised its hand, as if trying to grab Takakai.

At the same time, without hesitation, Takakai immediately turned around and ran, speeding away and disappearing from the spot.

Running in a complicated, chaotic terrain with someone on your back is not an easy task, but in order to avoid the problems caused by sitting too long while writing, Takakai had spent a lot of time exercising before being isekai'd. Therefore, his physical strength was much stronger than ordinary people, and he was still able to maintain his speed.

No footsteps could be heard behind him.

The stiff corpse seemed not to be catching up?

Takakai did not dare stop to observe the situation of the opponent.

In the dark hallway, the lights flickered and then went out completely, as if the human eyes were blinking.

No other sounds could be heard.

It seemed as if the whole world had been reduced to just the sound of his own footsteps.

"Haa... haa..."

Deep breaths.

Exhaling.

His feet hit the trash bags and broken pieces of stone in the hallway, then jumped again.

Takakai adjusted his breathing and running pace, trying to run as fast as possible forward.

Where would the wall clock be?

It should be that just getting close to a certain distance, perhaps he would feel the gaze of the head clock.

But right now, he didn't have that feeling, meaning there probably wasn't a head clock nearby. No, perhaps he was not close enough; after all, this strange place was vast, and the area with the clock might be far away, maybe he needed to move closer.

Passing through a winding hallway, running through the chaotic passages that were almost impossible to describe in words.

Takakai's footsteps suddenly stopped at this moment.

"Shijo-san?"

The girl on his back had become silent, he didn't know since when.

The feeling was turning cold.

When Takakai realized this, he discovered that Shijo Maki, the girl he was carrying on his back, had a thin layer of mist covering her body.

He knelt down, pulling the girl into his arms.

Takakai lowered his head and looked into her weak eyes. At this moment, her body had started to develop small and large ice patches, like the corpse in the refrigerator, slowly freezing.

"I...s... cold..."

Her voice had become hoarse, losing the strength it once had.

"...Could the corpse leaving the room apply its death to someone else? Or is it because she woke up in that room, and as the owner of that room, she would have to endure the same death as his? If that's the case, then what about the two corpses in room 205? The female corpse died from asphyxiation, the male corpse seemed to have died from supernatural strength, no, wait... After all, I can't even confirm which corpse, the male or the female, left room 205."

Amidst the ramblings, Takakai slowly placed the girl, who was gradually becoming stiff, onto the ground, taking hold of her now cold and rigid hand.

"G...o..."

The young girl, almost unable to speak, mouthed the words.

"Sorry, I'll go ahead."

Takakai didn't turn back to look at the frozen tears in her eyes, nor the terrified, painful expression on the proud girl's face in her final moments.

Takakai exhaled softly, stood up, circled around the girl who had completely frozen, and continued running forward.

He knew that the next result for him wouldn't be good.

After struggling in this bizarre apartment until now, after using all his strength to get to this point.

This is the story of a person who had been isekai'd, an adventurer in a creepy game full of strange, terrifying rules—it was probably time for it to come to an end.

Such a shame.

As someone who had dreamed of becoming the protagonist of a harem story with beautiful girls, he had ended up watching a beautiful girl die right before his eyes.

But... but still, if he didn't struggle and just accepted his fate, it was something he just couldn't accept.

No matter how useless it was...

.....

Takakai changed his direction.

He turned back, started running toward the bright red Room 304 he had seen earlier.

Although he knew it wouldn't mean anything, at least before he died, he wanted to see what was behind that Room 304, the room he was never supposed to enter, deep within this hellish place.

Crack—

It seemed like he heard something break.

Takakai instinctively turned around, and saw the frozen corpse of the man, along with the girl who had become a frozen corpse, standing next to the body.

The two figures simultaneously stepped through an open door, and then disappeared instantly.

The corpse in Room 208, after appearing, had recreated its death upon the body of Shijo Maki, the current owner of the room, and then both disappeared together.

Could it be that... that thing wanted to bring her back to Room 208?

Then, does the rule that says one must stay in "their own room" at night to be safe, while everywhere else is dangerous, mean this?

Could it be that when the room's owner stays in their room, the corpse in the room becomes a guardian, keeping them safe? And once they leave, the corpse pulls the owner back, displaying dangerous supernatural powers to kill the owner in the process?

These thoughts could no longer be verified.

Takakai simply relaxed his mind, letting his random thoughts occupy his final moments.

What would he see next?

If he opened that door, what would be waiting behind it?

Takakai's footsteps kept running forward.

He felt ready to face whatever came.

Until, up ahead, a small figure blocked his way.

"Why haven't you come home tonight, big brother?"

A child, dressed neatly and cleanly, looked up and asked innocently.

The child... what?

Takakai's footsteps gradually slowed.

"Children who don't go home at night are naughty children."

Laughter echoed in his ears.

Children... really?

A child dressed neatly and cleanly.

Laughing, hihi haha.

Eating sweet pastries.

Holding beautiful toys.

Children laughing right in front of him.

"Children who don't go home at night are naughty children, naughty children who aren't cute."

The child's laughter rang in Takakai's ears.

In the dimly lit hallway, Takakai slowly turned his head, seeing the children running past him.

Children, really?

He couldn't see their faces clearly.

All he knew was they kept laughing.

Laughing so happily, so joyfully.

The children ran, one after another, laughing and running.

"Children who don't go home at night are naughty children."

The sound echoed in Takakai's head.

"Children who don't go home at night are naughty children."

The laughter continued to ring.

"You are a naughty child, a naughty child."

They clapped their hands, jumping and dancing happily.

Surrounding Takakai, one child after another.

They looked up at Takakai.

Letting Takakai see their faces, the cute children.

"The naughty child must be punished."

Falling down.

Amidst the laughter, falling down.

The faces of the children kept smiling, no, was that really a smile? Or did they have no expression at all from the beginning?

Takakai's left hand began to ache sharply.

But it didn't seem... really that painful, like it was something he could endure.

No... it wasn't like that...

Takakai tried to widen his eyes, wanting to see clearly everything in front of him.

Darkness.

So dark that he couldn't see anything.

He reached out his hand, only touching the wall.

In front, behind, to the left, to the right, beneath his feet, even above his head...

Everything was walls, almost pressing tightly against his body, with no room to move.

Why am I here?

Am I on my way somewhere?

What did I just see?

He couldn't recall the specific scene, just that it seemed like he had heard the joyful laughter of the children.

They laughed, and said...

"The naughty child must be punished."

Swish—

Water flowed down Takakai's shoulder.

"AHHHHHH!"

The sharp pain made him scream uncontrollably.

The hot water soaked into his clothes, creating burn marks on his skin.

"Hahahahaha——"

The children laughed loudly, clapping their hands.

Swish—

More hot water poured down from above, splashing over Takakai's body.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!"

The intense pain.

Struggling.

No way to escape.

In this completely dark and sealed space, there was nowhere to hide.

Swish—

More hot water poured down.

"Hahahahahaha——"

More children laughed.

Swish—

The children began to sing.

Swish—

The children began to dance.

Swish—

The children spun around, spinning in circles, surrounding the naughty child being punished, laughing joyfully.

The hot water began to pour out.

Hair began to flow with it.

Skin began to peel away with it.

Flesh and fat began to drip away with it.

Boom... uuuu——

In the boiling water-filled box, no more screams were heard.

The small bodies were submerged in the boiling water, and they began to rise to the surface.

"Hahahahahahaha——～"

The children laughed loudly, danced, and then left.

Was there any naughty child still not home tonight?

"Hahaha——"

"Hahahahahaha——HAHAHAHAHA"

The children who had laughed and mocked joyfully had gone far away.

The naughty child who was punished remained silent, floating aimlessly.

Crack—— crack——

It seemed there was a sound whispering.

Crack—— crack——

On the arm that had been soaked, the black clock gently trembled.

Crack—— crack——

Only one hand of the clock suddenly twitched.

From the 0 o'clock mark.

From that unchanged mark, the clock hand slowly began to move.

In the deep red liquid, in the blood that filled the space, the clock hand finally started moving.

Click!

A crisp sound suddenly rang out.

The black clock hand moved from 0 to 1.

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