He hung up the phone.
Natsuki casually changed into his security uniform, preparing to complete the side quest of repairing the water pipe, not rushing to find Kaguya and others.
Generally speaking, the game is relatively safe at the beginning of the dungeon, and the difficulty will gradually increase with time.
And if he deliberately searches, he might not find them, but if he just walks around, he might stumble upon them.
The ground of the community was bumpy, and the streetlights were dim, revealing a sense of disrepair everywhere.
In the bushes, there were occasional rustling sounds, as if something was moving quickly within them.
Natsuki walked straight, without stopping, all the way to Building 3 of Happy Community.
Just now, in the guard booth, Natsuki had already observed the building distribution map of the community.
There were not many buildings, only four, and each building was a maximum of four stories high, which was indeed a very auspicious number.
However, most of the houses were pitch black, and no sound could be heard, making people wonder if there were any residents inside.
The journey was silent.
Natsuki walked upstairs and safely arrived at the door of Room 203.
Bang bang.
Natsuki bent his fingers and gently knocked on the door.
Creak~
The door quickly opened a crack, revealing a dim light from inside, and half a pale, bloodless face quietly peered out.
A pair of black eyes stared straight at Natsuki, sending shivers down one's spine.
Unfortunately, Natsuki was already battle-hardened and experienced.
When he knocked on the door, he had already anticipated a sudden attack when the door opened, so his heart didn't waver in the slightest.
He immediately smiled and said, "Hello, may I ask if you are Mrs. Kato?"
"It's me…"
After a brief silence, the woman behind the door spoke faintly.
Her voice sounded exactly the same as on the phone, but in addition to the gentleness, there was a touch of eeriness and gloom.
Natsuki pointed to the security uniform on his body and smiled, "I'm the newly appointed security guard in the community.
I just received your call and came to help clear the drainpipe."
The woman was silent for a moment, then quietly stepped aside, letting him in.
"Excuse me for the intrusion."
As soon as Natsuki entered the door, he smelled a strong scent of blood and decay, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"I'm sorry, I've been quite busy these past two days and haven't had time to clean properly, please forgive me…"
Mrs. Kato said while bending down to take out slippers, her voice gentle, "Security guard, please change your shoes."
"No trouble at all."
Natsuki quickly adapted to the bloody smell in the air and quietly scanned the room with his gaze.
There were no lights on in the room, perhaps the lights were broken or for some other reason.
Only a candle was lit on the table, its flame flickering faintly with a dim green light, looking as if it could go out at any moment.
The furnishings in the room were quite simple: a dining table, a sofa, and two ordinary chairs.
On the wall, there was also a wedding photo.
One of the people in it was Mrs. Kato, and the other man was wearing a suit.
However, for some reason, his face seemed to have been slashed with a knife, leaving only messy marks, and his original appearance was no longer discernible.
"I'm sorry," Mrs. Kato said gently, "It seems the circuit is broken.
I'm home alone and don't know how to fix it, so it's been delayed until now."
"It's alright, I happen to know how to fix circuits, I can help Mrs. Kato take a look later."
Natsuki smiled in response, his gaze naturally falling on Mrs. Kato.
Mrs. Kato had long black hair that reached her waist.
Under the candlelight, she looked gentle and quiet, not much different from an ordinary person.
She was wearing a goose-yellow sweater that perfectly showcased her beautiful curves and graceful figure…
Unfortunately, this was a horror dungeon.
If it were a normal story, Mrs. Kato would probably be in for a lot of trouble tonight.
After changing into slippers, Natsuki asked, "Madam, where is the clogged drainpipe?"
Mrs. Kato picked up a candle and turned to lead the way, "It's in the restroom, Security guard, please follow me."
In the middle of the night, a single man and woman, and she's leading the repairman into the bathroom? Madam, you truly don't know how to spell "danger"!
Natsuki followed her into the restroom, his gaze falling on the bathtub in the corner, which was filled to the brim with murky, bloody water.
Mrs. Kato's voice was gentle as she said, "Security guard, the bathtub is clogged."
You don't have to tell me, I can see it at a glance.
By the way, bathtubs are for bathing, not for doing strange things!
Tsk~
The drain in front of him was not like the drain he had imagined needed to be cleared.
However, as a security guard, Natsuki's mission was to clear the drain, and no matter which drain it was, he had to complete the mission.
"Whew…"
Natsuki walked to the bathtub and had already determined the source of the decaying and bloody smell that permeated the entire room.
That's right.
It was the bathtub in front of him.
"Mrs. Kato, please step back a bit, I'm about to start working."
Natsuki half-squatted down, took out a pair of disposable long gloves, and prepared to clear the bathtub.
If it were a novice player who had just been chosen by the game, seeing a bathtub full of foul-smelling blood would probably make their legs tremble and their face turn pale.
Unfortunately, this small scene couldn't scare Natsuki at all.
Splash~
Natsuki didn't waste any time and directly reached his hand into the bathtub.
As he moved, the foul and bloody smell grew stronger, and various strange sensations also came from his hand.
Natsuki's expression remained normal as he fumbled to find the position of the bathtub drain.
He felt it was blocked by some fibrous substance, and with a slight tug, he pulled out a handful of black hair, visible in the candlelight.
Gurgle gurgle~
As Natsuki pulled out the blockage from the drain, a small vortex immediately appeared in the bloody water in the bathtub, swirling and beginning to flow out.
The bloody water in the bathtub rapidly decreased, and the various messy things that had sunk into the water gradually came into Natsuki's view.
First, there was a pale hand, which, by its size and appearance, was clearly a man's hand.
The edges of the severed part were all minced meat, clearly the result of multiple chops.
The water level continued to drop.
Before long, a round object was revealed, meeting Natsuki's eyes.
Its skin was pale, its face swollen, and it had already turned into a pig's head.
"Ah, that's my husband…"
A light voice quietly sounded behind Natsuki.
Mrs. Kato, who had been standing at the bathroom door, had quietly come behind Natsuki at some point.
The candlelight in her hand flickered gently, her voice became ethereal, and her expression was sometimes bright and sometimes dim, as she said faintly, "I actually love my husband very much…"
Natsuki: "…"
Good heavens, you love your husband very much, so that's why you put him in the bathtub?
Mrs. Kato's voice was faint as she continued, "My husband and I started dating in high school. I was the one who confessed to him first, and I was very happy at the time…"
"Later, when we graduated from high school, we both got into university, but I came from a single-parent family, and my mother was already working very hard to support the family, so she couldn't afford the tuition fees at all."
"I didn't want to take out student loans, because then I would have to work hard to pay them back after graduating from university."
"It was my husband who gave up his studies and started working, earning money to pay for my university expenses…"
Hey, hey, giving up your own future, working to earn money, and paying for your girlfriend's university expenses, is there really such a person in the world!
Mrs. Kato continued, "During university, the captain of the football club pursued me, sending flowers and gifts every day."
"At that time, I was tempted and secretly dated someone else behind my husband's back for a while."
"Later, when my husband found out some clues, I felt very guilty and broke off contact with that person…"
If you were really guilty, then you shouldn't have dated someone else behind your husband's back!
Mrs. Kato said faintly, "Later, I graduated from university and found a good job with a good income and bright prospects. At that time, my husband was still working his old auto repair job, with a very low income."
"He left early and came back late every day, and I hardly saw him."
"He smelled of unpleasant oil and grease…"
"Even so, I never disliked him."
This isn't called dislike?
Then tell me, how do you spell "dislike"!
"Of course, these problems are nothing…" Mrs. Kato placed her right hand on her lower abdomen, her voice gentle, "I just started my job and don't want children. If I accidentally get pregnant, my career advancement will be greatly affected."
"So, I hope my husband can go to the hospital for a small operation…"
Natsuki felt something was off: "What kind of operation?"
Mrs. Kato tilted her head and said, "Of course, it's a vasectomy."
You're kidding me!
If you don't want an accidental pregnancy, then take good safety measures.
What the hell is making your boyfriend go to the hospital for a vasectomy?
You're actually a devil, aren't you!
"But my husband refused…" Mrs. Kato tilted her head and said, "He always said he loved me and would take care of me for a lifetime, but when I asked him to get a vasectomy, he actually refused… He must not love me anymore, right?"
Natsuki was speechless, completely at a loss for how to respond.
"Later, my husband still compromised and chose to have the operation at the hospital," Mrs. Kato's voice was gentle as she continued to recount her marriage experience, "Two years passed like this, and at the urging of our families, my husband and I registered our marriage and set the date for the banquet and wedding."
Japan doesn't have marriage certificates.
When couples get married, they all receive a marriage registration form, which, simply put, is an official proof of marriage.
Once the marriage registration form is received, the two people are legally married.
Natsuki looked at the miserable head of the brother in the water and silently said, "Then what happened?"
"Later…" Mrs. Kato shook her head and continued, "The day before the wedding and banquet, my friends and colleagues called me to a bar to drink and celebrate the last single party."
Wait, you said you dated from high school until after university graduation?
How did you become single again?
Mrs. Kato continued, "I agreed and drank a lot that night."
"Finally, a colleague took me home to rest."
"When I woke up the next morning, I found that my husband had called me many times…"
"I rushed to the hotel, ready to attend the wedding."
"Relatives and friends had all arrived, but no matter how long I waited, my husband didn't appear."
"Finally, I only received a message saying he wanted to break up with me…"
Natsuki couldn't help but ask, "Was the colleague who took you home to rest a man or a woman?"
Mrs. Kato said nonchalantly, "It was a male colleague, and he seemed to have talked to my husband on the phone in the middle."
Natsuki said expressionlessly, "I have no more questions, please continue."
Mrs. Kato sighed lightly and continued, "We had already registered our marriage, and all our relatives and friends were present. To break up at such a time, it made me lose face completely… My husband must not love me anymore, right?"
"He must have cheated on me and found someone else outside, right?"
"So…" Mrs. Kato said faintly, "I sent a message to call my husband back, and then I put him in the bathtub. A husband soiled by other women must be thoroughly washed, inside and out."
Natsuki looked at the floating head in the bathtub and felt a pang of toothache.
High school sweethearts, he gave up his future and dropped out of school to work to support his girlfriend through university. His girlfriend cheated on him during university, and later he even underwent surgery for her in the hospital. After finally awakening and no longer being a simp, he was immersed in a bathtub and thoroughly washed, inside and out, for a 'groundless' crime… Tragic, truly tragic.
If Natsuki were that guy, he would have already dipped his finger in his own blood and written eighteen 'tragic' characters on the floor.
What exactly do love and marriage bring to men?
"Mr. Security guard…" Mrs. Kato bent down and looked over, her eyes quietly turning pitch black, and she said faintly, "Do you think what I did was right?"
At the same time.
The resentful head in the bathtub also opened its eyes, blood-red and furious, also waiting for Natsuki's answer.
The temperature in the air rapidly dropped, quickly reaching a bone-chilling degree.
It was clear that if Natsuki answered incorrectly, he would likely end up like the resentful guy, immersed in the bathtub by Mrs. Kato behind him.
"Mr. Security guard… why aren't you speaking?"
Mrs. Kato's voice subtly turned cold, and the temperature in the air grew even more bone-chilling.
Natsuki looked at the resentful guy's head in the bathtub, which had already opened its mouth and was ready to jump out and bite, and quietly clicked his tongue.
The situation had come to a head.
If he answered that Mrs. Kato was wrong, his fate would be to be immersed in the bathtub by Mrs. Kato.
If he answered that she was not wrong, the resentful guy in the bathtub would surely jump up and bite him… Simply put, all were fatal wrong choices.
"Allow me to say a few words of fairness…"
Natsuki stood up, took off his gloves, threw them aside, and then slowly said, "As the saying goes, one person's perspective is biased; only through multi-party discussion can a consensus be reached. For Mrs. Kato's problem, it's reasonable for me to call a few friends to help discuss, right?"
As his voice fell.
Hachishakusama, two meters six tall, her head directly touching the bathroom ceiling, appeared out of thin air.
Next was Sadako, her black hair covering her face.
Yuuko.
Yandere Kaguya, holding a cleaver.
Spider Girl, climbing on the ceiling, with a human upper body and a spider lower body.
Finally, Mrs. Shimizu.
As everyone appeared out of thin air, the already small bathroom suddenly became packed.
"Madam, please state your question again." Natsuki, holding his axe, turned to Mrs. Kato and smiled, "Let everyone judge for you."
Mrs. Kato: "…"