Weird Stories: Gothic Lolita Begins

After listening to Aisha's narration, Donahue concluded: "In other words, your mother, who was supposed to pick you up after school on Friday, didn't come. You called her and got a notification that she was out of service. You called her company and found that everyone had forgotten about her, right?"

"Yes..." Aisha said worriedly.

"I suggest you call the police." Donahue said sincerely.

Aisha hesitated.

"Is there any problem?" Donahue said gently.

"I am a student in the special class... In fact, after I found out that everyone in my mother's company had forgotten about her, I contacted Ms. Perissa, who is a member of the resident staff of Team 7..." Aisha hugged the rattan woven basket in her arms, "Team 7 is already helping to find my mother... But I'm still very worried, so..."

"..." Donahue pondered for a moment and said, "Excuse me."

"Okay, okay..." Aisha looked at Donahue a little at a loss as he stood up and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

On the side, after serving tea, Valya, who was listening with a tray, couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, Donahue is very reliable!"

"Hmm..." Aisha actually didn't trust the young man named Donahue, but she nodded in response.

...

[Runner: ... That's probably what happened. What should I do?

Passerby: That's the boss's classmate. Just go to the boss. You can tell her directly if you encounter any difficulties in the future.

Runner: Okay. 】

That being said, the first meeting and the several summoning experiences were too bad. No matter what Miles said, Donahue was still very afraid of the boss...

However, the matter has come to the door, and the reliable senior said that he couldn't handle it, so Donahue could only bite the bullet and disturb the boss.

...

Dark domain.

After reading the cause and effect, Lenari's tentacles rolled up the divination props again.

After a while, she put down the various props and let the alienated mobile phone send messages according to her wishes.

[1. Janet Flynn is still alive.

2. She is being talked about.

3. The dream divination hinted at "gray feathers". ]

…

On the second floor of the office, Donahue was disappointed to see that he only got these hints, but then he felt relieved.

——The boss is the "Lord of Darkness", not the "Lord of Fate" or the "Lord of Omniscience", so it is natural that he is not good at divination.

After spending some time to sort out how to convey the boss's reminder to the girl named Aisha, Donahue put away his phone and turned downstairs.

…

No. 17, Magpie Community, on the outskirts of Ruby City.

Lenari made a call to the target of the mission through Campos, and the caller ID was garbled.

The call ring rang five times in the receiver of the mobile phone, and then someone picked up the phone.

The other end of the phone was very quiet. Lenari waited for a few seconds, pinched his throat, and said in a hoarse and magnetic male voice: "Hello! I am a professional killer. Someone wants to buy your life, and I was assigned this task."

The other end of the phone was silent for a long time. Finally, a calm female voice said: "Next, should I say, 'How much does he offer? I'll give double!'"

"That's not necessary. After all, I don't know who 'he' is." Lenari said.

"Why did you notify me specifically?" the female voice asked.

"I don't like numb killing." Lenari said, "especially when the target is a law-abiding citizen."

The other end of the phone was silent for a long time again.

The female voice became hoarse a little, and said in a negotiating tone: "I want a week."

"Okay." Lenari said without hesitation.

"I don't know the killer organization you belong to... Is it an organization?" The female voice asked uncertainly.

"It's an organization."

"I don't know how to contact the killer organization you belong to?" the female voice said.

"Friendly reminder, if you place an order with a conditional target like 'Place an order to kill me', it will not be accepted."

"Thank you..." The female voice sighed, "I roughly know who it is."

"Since you know, I won't say more... I'll text you the contact information later, and we'll see you next week."

"... See you next week." The female voice said sadly.

...

Dark Domain.

Kampers asked Lenari: "Master, you are so direct, won't it be regarded as a scam call?"

"It doesn't matter, if it really develops that way, it will be the other party's loss." Lenari waved his tentacles indifferently and continued to study.

——Her study schedule queue has been increasing... OCD is about to occur.

...

Maria Girls' Middle School, Special Class Dormitory.

Accompanied by Perissa, a middle-aged man in a sheriff's uniform visited Aisha.

"... We have confirmed the true face of the strange story that made your mother disappear."The middle-aged man said, "It's called 'Gray Sparrow', also known as 'Gray Doomsday', 'The Doomsday You See', etc. It looks like 'a gray sparrow with a fuzzy appearance'. Once you 'look at it' for more than 3 seconds, you will be pulled into an illusory doomsday-themed space."

"The good news is that this space has a 'first login' safe zone, which is usually the victim's 'home'." The middle-aged man said, "As long as you don't leave this 'home', the victim will not be harmed, but there is no food or water in this 'home'..."

"How can we rescue the victim?!" Aisha, who is usually shy, interrupted the middle-aged man anxiously.

"That's why we are here." The middle-aged man comforted, "After the victim is pulled into the space, a gray sparrow feather will be left there."

"Using this gray feather as a medium, we have a way to log in to the corresponding space, but..."

"But what?" Aisha asked anxiously.

"The existing safe zone is absolute. Only people with the same 'home' have a certain chance of entering it when they log in for the first time." The middle-aged man said solemnly.

"...I understand, I am willing!" Aisha said with a firm look.

"Very good, you are very courageous." The middle-aged man nodded approvingly, and then changed the subject, "But I still have to fully explain the side effects of doing this... It is human nature to be timid, and you can change your mind at any time."

"I won't!" Aisha shouted sharply, "That's my mother!"

"Of course, of course." The middle-aged man skillfully comforted her anxiously, "But the process still needs to be followed. If you log in to that alien space, you will be doomed if you are not careful."

"Listen carefully, we have a prop that can bring people who actively/passively log in to the gray doomsday alien space back to the present world. The specific operation method is as follows..."

"Since charging takes 24 hours and can only be charged in the non-safe area of ​​the gray doomsday alien space, you need to take a very big risk, and you may not be able to log in to the doomsday alien space where your mother is."

"...I am willing." Aisha said firmly and slowly.

The middle-aged man nodded, looked at his watch, and said, "We will prepare the corresponding supplies and equipment for you. It is expected that everything will be in place by 2 pm. Before that, you'd better learn how to correctly give first aid to a starving person."