My Iyashikei Game Chapter 59: I'm Just Being a Good Neighbour

Opening his eyes, Han Fei saw the clock point at midnight. Han Fei crawled up from the ground and studied the dark living room. “As moldy and dark as this place is, after you stay here long enough, it does feel like home.” The sound of static drifted into his ears. The television had been mysteriously switched on. The image slowly cleared on the grainy screen. The door of the innermost bedroom was opened. A child walked out with his head lowered. As if hypnotized, he dragged his broken body to the living room and plopped himself down on the sofa.

‘Chui Tianchi?’ The boy’s expression kept changing. Sometimes it was ghastly, other times it was innocent. It was like two forces were fighting within him. Han Fei was cautious to not get too close. The boy did not come after Han Fei either. Perhaps the boy had gotten used to Han Fei’s presence, or perhaps it was some other reason, in any case, Chui Tianchi completely ignored Han Fei.

‘Today is the day the victims will gather to watch television again?’ Han Fei knew the victims watched the television show not for the sake of entertainment, this was the only link back to their past and the only way they could retain their last shred of humanity. That was what Han Fei gathered after spending time with his roommates. The fate of the victims was tragic. They had been resisting the monster within them. Should they lose their sense of self, they would be glued together permanently and terrorize this hellish world as a brainless monster.

‘I hope they’ll be able to revert to their old selves once the case is solved.’ The victims streamed out from the bedroom and came to gather before the television. Han Fei pulled over a chair and sat to the side. He watched his roommates with concern. The whole scene was strangely harmonious, they looked like a family. Han Fei sat with them until 3 am. He turned to look into the innermost bedroom. ‘Wei Youfu is the most unique of all the victims. He retains the most memory. He should be my breakthrough to reach the other victims.’

Now was a rare

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