AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 968 - 450: Deconstructing Ashes

Chapter 968: Chapter 450: Deconstructing Ashes

Thinking of this, Lin Yi felt a chill running through his body, circling up and down his spine, causing a thin layer of cold sweat to form on his back.

He suddenly realized he had fallen into a huge cognitive mistake. Due to preconceived notions, he subconsciously did not consider the Convenience Store as a unit that could pose a threat or harbor "hostility" towards him.

Because the Convenience Store Owner, at the very least, is a force for the school, and given the seemingly good relationship between the Convenience Store Owner, the Night Watchman, and Old Mo, he felt no suspicion or caution towards the Convenience Store Owner. But what if—

What if the Convenience Store Owner doesn’t buy into his story?

Any relationship, as long as it’s not the most direct connection, can present all kinds of issues when someone else is involved!

Who exactly is the Convenience Store Owner?

The last line of defense for the campus!

An existence that can face off against the "Ashen Apostle" (Conceptual level sculpture) without defeat!

He himself must be at the "Supreme Judgment" level of a transcendent unit; why would he ever care about someone like Lin Yi?

Old Mo and the Night Watchman appear to be individuals, but in fact, they had long become humanoid extraordinary creatures. They are of the same category as the Convenience Store Owner, whereas he is merely human!

Uh, wait, not exactly. He actually, seemingly... after forging the Bone Golden Body, he isn’t quite considered a normal person anymore. Still, he felt different from the Convenience Store Owner.

"In the eyes of the Convenience Store Owner, am I just a delivery man responsible for transporting ’Old Mo’s heart’?"

The Convenience Store Owner ships from the Bell Tower in the Art Building and receives at the campus cafeteria’s Convenience Store, and he, Lin Yi, becomes a... working man?

Moreover, it’s impossible that the Convenience Store Owner doesn’t have Old Mo’s perspective, definitely seeing him as a charging treasure, so... did this delivery man deliver himself as well?

"Damn it... could it actually turn out this way?"

Moreover, the Security Guard seemed to have realized something, which is why he "ordered" his subconscious from the start, making him ignore the cafeteria upon returning to the campus and choose to head to the Teaching Building!

Even though, when he arrived at the campus, there were two choices: one was to follow the Security Guard and the black-aproned Pocket Chef’s crew to the cafeteria, because the black-aproned Pocket Chef would inevitably return to the cafeteria. After reaching the cafeteria, he could wait there for it to open; the other option was to go to the Teaching Building to retrieve the dictionary left by Class Teacher-039.

At that time, the most rational decision was the second one, but unfortunately, this was also where the unreasonable part lay.

He claimed not to have considered getting the dictionary first, why hadn’t he thought about whether to first make a trip to the cafeteria?

Was it "forgotten" or "he didn’t have the option"?!

As everyone knows, the Physical Education Teacher has the power to "order," and the Security Guard also possesses a similar capability; the Night Watchman has taken this ability to the extreme.

Before parting ways with the Security Guard, there was an almost imperceptible act of "ordering"...

Lin Yi clearly remembered the Security Guard bringing him and Zhao Lingxiao to the nearest lamppost, after which he issued an implicit command:

"This is the campus. Dawn is breaking, so they won’t dare to be too blatant... adhere to the rules and you may return to the Teaching Building."

[You may return to the Teaching Building], that’s a suggestion, but what if it wasn’t a "suggestion" but an "order"?

The Security Guard erased any thoughts of the cafeteria from his subconscious, and by chance, with the thought of going to the Teaching Building, the whole process suddenly became "smooth."

Was that point in time’s cafeteria exceedingly dangerous?

Indeed, it was dangerous. From the layer’s level, even now, the layer of the Convenience Store is extremely dangerous.

And the most dangerous unit in the cafeteria, wasn’t it the bizarre one, but rather the Convenience Store Owner?

Just like a father carrying a child, the father is the safest when in danger, and most dangerous when safe.

And in the seemingly safe daytime, the most dangerous unit in the safe cafeteria becomes... the Convenience Store Owner?!

"But... the logic is wrong!" Lin Yi felt it was incorrect because another reason for his trust in the Convenience Store Owner was the rules!

The rules such as the "Student Code," "Dining Hall Rules," "Art Student Rules," and "Convenience Store Notice" pertaining to the Convenience Store Owner appeared in his mind...

"Student Code":

"The Convenience Store is on the first floor of the cafeteria and has no owner, use the self-service terminal for payment with your Student ID card. The Convenience Store only sells daily necessities and food, not souvenirs, especially anything labeled ’Student Souvenir Coin.’ If you see anyone claiming to be the Convenience Store Owner, leave immediately."

"Dining Hall Rules":

"If you find yourself unable to leave the cafeteria after breaking the above rules, head to the Convenience Store, persist until the Convenience Store Owner appears, tell him the issues encountered, and follow all his arrangements.

"Art Student Rules":

"At any time, you can unconditionally trust and seek help from the Convenience Store Owner."

Based on the rules, the existence of the Convenience Store Owner varies depending on the depth of contamination, the deeper the contamination, the more trust is required towards the Convenience Store Owner.

So his trust wasn’t wrong...

Could it be because the Convenience Store Owner got injured, so there were unfavorable changes like "If the product doesn’t match the picture, please take the actual situation into account"... damned change?

With thoughts quickly turning over in Lin Yi’s mind, these reflections, however, only occupied a few dozen breaths, during which his body continued to resist the pull of the ashes on the door.