AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 159 - 73 Dormitory Rules 2 "Special Circumstances Edition

Chapter 159: Chapter 73 Dormitory Rules 2 "Special Circumstances Edition

"1. If you feel the door of the dormitory being opened, do not doubt it; that means the door has been opened."

"2. If you hear something knocking on your window, or calling your name from outside, do not doubt it; there is indeed something outside the window."

"3. If you hear the sound of the wind, the sea, a flute, a song, or any sound that might make you think of the sea, do not doubt that you have heard incorrectly; please convince yourself with the utmost conviction: ’This is the dormitory providing sleep aid music for students with insomnia,’ and try not to think too much about it in this direction."

"Do not concern yourself with whatever is opening the door, do not concern yourself with whatever is knocking on the window, and never attempt to find the source of these noises. Please, while believing in their existence, ignore them."

"It does not matter who they are, as long as you pretend to be asleep, nothing will happen, even if they have climbed to the side of your bed."

"4. Between 0:00 and 6:00, it is forbidden to leave your bed for any reason."

"5. In all the above rules, should a security guard or dormitory supervisor intervene, please trust the security guard or dormitory supervisor unconditionally."

"Note: The security guard or dormitory supervisor will have a lamp in hand; this lamp is the sole item to identify their status."

"If a creature claiming to be a security guard or dormitory supervisor appears around you, but you cannot see a light source, please ignore them."

"As long as you follow these rules, your safety will not be compromised."

"6. If you violate any of the above rules, please get out of bed and leave the dormitory before you lose consciousness."

"After leaving the dormitory, you will find a stairway door; open it and enter the staircase, which is the last way to stay ’safe.’

"Once inside the stairway, you will know what to do next."

"Dear experiencer, may you have a wonderful dream."

After reading through once, Lin Yi read "Dormitory Rules 1" and "Dormitory Rules 2 ’Special Conditions Edition’" again. Then, combining all three types of rules found within the dormitory building, he conducted a simple comprehensive analysis.

The first issue was time.

Time, at least, was a relatively normal issue.

Time was mentioned in three of the rules, involving the dormitory building’s elevator, the lighting system inside the dormitory building, and the dormitory’s internal lighting and water supply systems.

The dormitory elevator’s operating hours are from 6:00 to 7:40 and from 21:00 to 22:00, overlapping with the time when the dormitory corridors are lit.

But once he enters the dormitory, he would be detached from the dormitory building’s power regulations and would adhere to the dormitory’s power rules.

The dormitory would lose power at midnight, meaning he had two hours to wash up and exchange information obtained throughout the day with Tian Bufan and the others.

After that, he must go to bed before midnight, pretending to sleep on the bed.

To sum up, if one disregards unavoidable special circumstances, the correct way to approach the dormitory would be to enter the dormitory before 22:00, then immediately take a bath and go to bed—communicating only after lying down, if at all.

Communicate or just wait until almost midnight before quickly going to sleep; even if you can’t sleep, bury your head under the covers and don’t mind anything until 6:00 the next day, then get up, wash up, and leave the dormitory building.

If the dormitory were a question, then, setting other factors aside and looking at it from the perspective of time, the solution would probably look like this.

Next are the special external circumstances, which is where conflicts between rules are most concentrated.

Including but not limited to:

1. A dormitory that can only be entered with a student ID card, yet has been entered by other "uninvited" things.

The Dormitory Building Rules state, "Only those with a student ID card can return to the dormitory, and they will open the door themselves." Dormitory Rules 2 ’Special Conditions Edition’ states, "If you feel the door of the dormitory being opened, do not doubt it; that means the door has been opened," and even mentions things climbing in through the window...

Besides, there are the dormitory supervisors and security guards who for some reason can appear in the dormitory...

"Please... why does this perfectly good dormitory give off the vibe of a bus? At least buses require a fare, but the dormitory seems like ghosts and humans alike can come in for a visit?"

2. The dormitory supervisor appearing in the dormitory.

"At any time, the dormitory supervisor will not check the rooms."

"Should a security guard or dormitory supervisor intervene, please trust them unconditionally."

"What kind of scene would it be if a dormitory supervisor, who cannot and should not enter the dormitory, did so?"

"Or rather, how exceedingly bizarre must a special circumstance be for that to happen?"

3. Sounds like the wind that should not occur in a closed environment, yet really are heard beside one’s ear.

The Dormitory Building Rules state, "The interior of the dormitory building is a sealed environment where the appearance of mist and the sound of wind are impossible," while Dormitory Rules 2 ’Special Conditions Edition’ mentions, "hearing the sound of the wind, the sea, a flute, a song, or any sound that might make you think of the sea..."

Just a cursory consideration of these special circumstances made Lin Yi’s scalp tingle and sent shivers down his spine.

Especially this Dormitory Rules 2 ’Special Conditions Edition,’ it’s as if the words "abnormal situation" are slapped across his face, demanding him not to doubt!

Please!

Please!!

Whatever happened to "safety" not being attached to a long list of conditions?