Chapter 189: Hanako of the Toilet

However, the moment Kurashiki Reina turned around, the old, powerless light bulb above her head flickered momentarily.

Then, she suddenly saw a faint, hazy crimson figure floating behind her.

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The moment she turned her head, Kurashiki Reina's breath caught in her throat.

Because, unbeknownst to her, a figure was silently standing behind her.

It was a girl in a white shirt and a red suspender skirt. Her face was delicate and cute, with refined features, but her complexion was excessively pale, with heavy dark circles under her eyes. Her entire body exuded an eerie, sinister aura.

In the dim environment of the old school building's restroom, the appearance of anything, even a mouse, would be enough to startle anyone.

Let alone a person, and one so bizarre at that.

So, after freezing in shock for a moment, the regained-consciousness Kurashiki Reina couldn't help but scream, "AHHHH!!!"

Hearing Kurashiki Reina's shriek, the red-skirted girl covered her ears and frowned slightly.

She scolded irritably, "What are you screaming for? So noisy, it's deafening!"

Hearing that the other party could speak, Kurashiki Reina suppressed her fear and asked with trembling lips, "Y-you... who are you?"

The red-skirted girl grinned and slowly replied, "Me? I'm called Hiraki Hanako. Have you heard of me, classmate?"

"H-Hanako? The Hanako of the toilet?", Kurashiki Reina's body trembled.

She said in disbelief, "R-really... Hanako really exists? Isn't that just a school legend?"

Hiraki Hanako, also known as "Toilet Hanako," is one of Japan's most famous school ghost stories.

Because Hanako was killed in a toilet, she became a vengeful spirit haunting the restroom.

'Her murderous and resentful aura is quite intense. Legend has it that she tries to ensnare anyone who enters the toilet and kills them cruelly,' Staring at the red-skirted girl grinning at her and recalling those terrifying school legends, the usually queenly and arrogant Kurashiki Reina was so frightened that she fell onto the floor, even wondering if she was dreaming.

She pinched her plump, snow-white thigh under her short skirt hard. Feeling the sharp pain, her vision darkened, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

"Help! Someone help me!"

Seeing the creepy smile on Hiraki Hanako's pretty face, Kurashiki Reina scrambled to crawl away, desperately trying to flee the restroom.

But the next second.

The figure of Hiraki Hanako in her red skirt appeared right in front of her, blocking her path.

"This isn't a place where you can come and go as you please."

"Reina-chan, didn't you want an adventure? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Hiraki Hanako touched her chin, her large eyes narrowing slightly as she smiled and asked Kurashiki Reina.

Faced with Hanako, who had suddenly teleported in front of her, despite the latter's petite frame, being even shorter than herself, Kurashiki Reina now understood that this was likely not a human being.

Suppressing her terror, she shivered and stammered, "W-what do you want?"

Hiraki Hanako smiled, "Don't be so nervous. I just want to play some fun games with you. Hanako loves playing with young girls like you the most."

"Because the girls who killed me back then were just as young as you are!", As she spoke the last sentence, Hiraki Hanako grinned, her eyes suddenly turning blood-red as if filled with blood, startling Kurashiki Reina terribly.

"AHHHH!", Hearing those horrifying words, Kurashiki Reina didn't dare stay a second longer. She immediately tried to run, attempting to bypass Hanako and escape the restroom.

But Kurashiki Reina suddenly found herself unable to move.

Looking down, she saw that her ankles were tightly gripped by a pair of eerie purple hands.

The purple hands weren't large, but their joints were distinct, with long, sharp nails at the fingertips, looking quite terrifying.

The hands weren't solid either, appearing somewhat translucent, as if condensed from some purple mist.

Following the trail of the purple mist, Kurashiki Reina realized the hands extended from Hiraki Hanako's body, taking shape from it.

Clearly, this was the work of the legendary vengeful spirit Hanako using her ghostly powers.

"AHHH! Let me go! Let me go!"

"I was wrong! I shouldn't have come here to explore! I'm sorry!"

"WAAAH..."

Kurashiki Reina screamed, begged, and burst into tears.

No matter how much she usually put on airs or acted like a queen, at her core, Kurashiki Reina was still a young girl in the prime of her life.

Faced with such supernatural phenomena and meeting the legendary vengeful spirit Hanako, it was impossible for her to remain calm. She was utterly terrified.

But this time, the vengeful spirit Hanako showed no reaction to Kurashiki Reina's tearful pleas.

She merely giggled chillingly a few times. As she laughed, two more purple hands formed from ghostly energy appeared around her.

One after another, they flew over and grabbed Kurashiki Reina's wrists, pulling them apart until she was stretched into a spread-eagle position.

After securing Kurashiki Reina, the vengeful spirit Hanako walked over with small, quick steps, her red skirt swaying.

Her delicate, pale face wore a sweet smile as she complimented Kurashiki Reina, "Reina-chan, you're so pretty. Your figure is great too, and your skin is so soft and fair. How wonderful."

"The yin energy from a beautiful girl like you must be delicious."

"After I absorb it, my power will probably grow a lot. How exciting."

Hearing this, Kurashiki Reina struggled frantically in fear.

But the purple hands gripping her ankles and wrists were like iron clamps, holding her firmly in place. The icy sensation spreading through her body left her powerless.

Combined with the ghostly energy binding her, Kurashiki Reina's struggles were utterly futile.

"Oh~ Such delicate skin, so tender and smooth."

"Reina-chan, you must be a pampered young lady, right? You take such good care of yourself. Hanako likes that so much~"

As she spoke, the vengeful spirit Hanako reached out with her small hand and gently stroked Kurashiki Reina's cheek.

Feeling the icy touch of those fingers, Kurashiki Reina was horrified.

She couldn't help but scream, "No... please, don't eat me!"

The vengeful spirit Hanako smiled, "Don't want to? Oh, but you will. You'll feel very good soon."

With that, the vengeful spirit Hanako spat out a large puff of purple mist from her mouth. The mist condensed into a slender tendril.

Under Hanako's control, the long tendril slowly extended toward the hem of Kurashiki Reina's skirt.

Seeing this, Kurashiki Reina panicked, "Y-you... what are you doing?"

The vengeful spirit Hanako laughed loudly, "I'm just going to absorb your yin energy, Reina-chan. Don't be scared. I won't take your life."

"At worst, you'll just get seriously sick. You probably won't die... right?"

"But when absorbing yin energy, it has to pass through certain places. After all, you know where a woman's yin energy is strongest, don't you?"

"You're still a virgin, right? Sorry, it might hurt a little. Bear with it, okay~", The vengeful spirit Hanako smiled sweetly at Kurashiki Reina.

"No! No!...", Hearing this, Kurashiki Reina couldn't hold back her sobs. Tears streamed down her fair cheeks as she trembled in terror.

Splash...

A faint sound of water echoed as a small puddle formed beneath Kurashiki Reina's feet.

This scene even gave the vengeful spirit Hanako pause.

She couldn't help but laugh, "You... you wet yourself from fear? Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Kurashiki Reina was both humiliated and terrified, her face alternating between blushing and paling.

Her pitiful expression was a stark contrast to the confident, arrogant demeanor she had when she first entered.

Seeing the shame in Kurashiki Reina's eyes, the vengeful spirit Hanako smiled, "Oh, it's fine. I'm not human, so I don't mind."

"In fact, this just helps lubricate things in advance. Makes it even more fun~"

As she spoke, the vengeful spirit Hanako continued her actions.

But Kurashiki Reina couldn't hold back her sobs and begged, "Please, I'm begging you, don't do this!"

The vengeful spirit Hanako shook her head, "No, I will."

With that, the purple tendril continued its advance toward Kurashiki Reina's lower half.

Now utterly hopeless and helpless, Kurashiki Reina didn't know what to do.

Crying didn't work. Pleading was useless.

Her mind blank with fear, she instinctively screamed for help like people did in movies.

"HELP! HELP ME! SOMEONE SAVE ME!"

Hearing this, Hiraki Hanako couldn't help but laugh.

"Enough, stop shouting. It's so noisy. There's no one in this old school building. Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you."

As she spoke, the tendril Hanako controlled had reached Kurashiki Reina's body.

Under Kurashiki Reina's despairing gaze and her trembling, terrified body, the tendril slowly began lifting the hem of her skirt.

But just as a glimpse of black was revealed, a deep, magnetic male voice suddenly rang out from outside the restroom.

"Who said no one would come here?"

"Who?", Hearing this sudden voice, both Kurashiki Reina and Hiraki Hanako turned their heads toward the restroom entrance.

Hiraki Hanako's expression was actually a bit tense.

As a vengeful spirit, she could sense humans.

But just now, she hadn't detected anyone approaching before the voice spoke.

'Could it be another ghost or monster?'

'One of those guys, here to steal my prey?'

Hiraki Hanako was nervous, and so was Kurashiki Reina.

Because, like Hanako, Kurashiki Reina assumed that whoever appeared here and dared to speak up in front of Hanako was likely another supernatural being. After all, what normal person would come here?

But when the figure slowly stepped into the restroom, both Kurashiki Reina and Hiraki Hanako were stunned.

"A human?", Hiraki Hanako frowned, unable to believe her eyes.

"Hikari?", Kurashiki Reina was even more shocked. Staring at the male figure, she couldn't help but exclaim.

Looking at the impossibly handsome face of the man before her, Kurashiki Reina's eyes were filled with disbelief.

She never expected that the person appearing here would be Hikari, the very same guy who had rejected her earlier that day, leaving a bad impression.

"Hikari, you... why are you here?", Kurashiki Reina asked in utter disbelief.

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