"Blue Hitomi" stopped in front of the door of a sealed room at the end.

Enter a series of numbers on the combination lock and the door will open automatically.

Inside the door was not a room, but a dark cement passage.

She just stepped in with me.

The passage is filled with a strong earthy smell, winding and winding, with multiple forks.

At the end of the passage, I came across another metal door.

But it can be opened directly.

Inside seemed to be a small, cramped, dimly lit room.

I walked in tremblingly.

In this small mechanical room, there is a strong smell of disinfectant water, a faint smell of musty and engine oil, which makes people feel a little depressed.

The walls of the room are detached from the skin and are covered with all kinds of repair tools and wiring, as if it were a small mechanical museum.

The floor was covered with dust and stains.

In the corner of the room, a dilapidated hospital bed lay quietly.

On the bed lies a rusty humanoid mechanical device.

On the limbs and torso of the machine, the wiring and parts that connect the entire room.

"Robot......" I looked closer.

In that corner, there were also some rusty mechanical parts, which were covered in dust.

A scratched workbench sits next to a hospital bed, and an old computer sits on it.

The computer monitor was covered in dust, and the keyboard and mouse looked unusable.

One of the mechanical arms of the machine is extended to the computer on the table, and the finger is inserted into the hole in the top of the computer.

Despite the rust, the gears and bearings on that arm worked smoothly.

With a slight mechanical sound, Japanese text appears on the computer's display screen.

"I didn't expect there to be such a thing in the base." I was surprised to lean over and look at the computer.

The content that is typed out seems to be - diary?

The space at the top of the file reads "Tokiya Fanzi".

"Blue Hitomi" also leaned over and told me, "That's my name." ”

I was pleasantly surprised: "That's your name." Can I call you Fanzi? ”

"Whatever." She whispered.

I cautiously touched the machinery here and asked, "What is this place?" ”

Fanzi replied: "This place has always been hidden under the base, connecting the shadows of various places in the base, and even reaching the city on the ground. It was made by a staff member in the past. But he's now deceased. Left this place, no one else knows. ”

I asked her confusedly, "Why did you let me know?" ”

Fanzi glanced at the old computer on the table and replied, "I said I was interested in you, and this is the answer." ”

I was confused.

"If not, you should find it yourself."

Fanzi sorted and stacked the pile of parts, and pulled out a disc machine from it to wipe the dust off it.

She clicked a button on the disc, and the display instantly lit up.

The light was particularly dazzling in the dimly lit room.

At the same time, I received a new message on my phone - it was from Yuying, saying that he wanted to meet me.

- Huh...... It's almost twelve o'clock, what are you doing when you meet......

Fanzi asked, "Don't you still have urgent things to do?" Not going back now? ”

"Huh? Aren't you asking me to do anything? Why else would you have made me here......" I asked her rhetorically.

"No, I just wanted you to know." Fanzi said lightly.

At the same time, the bright light of the display was aimed at my eyes.

To be honest, I've been feeling tired from lack of sleep all this time, and that's the case now.

I wanted to ask Fanzi something, but the bright light made me feel like I was going to fall to the ground at any moment.

Bluebeard's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Do you want me to help you do the next thing?" ”

"So you've been there." I was surprised.

"After all, I still made your current body."

"Well, that's please......"

My eyes went dark and I passed out.

……

When I woke up, I found myself being carried by Natsume, and I quickly ran away with the man in the hazmat suit and Alice next to me.

Behind us was a large group of irregularly shaped black creatures chasing us.

Instantly figured out the situation - back here - and there was a new crisis.

We took refuge in a double-helix column.

This pillar is peculiar, and the hollow interior is large enough to accommodate four people.

"Natsume......" I asked him worriedly.

Natsume was sweating profusely and gasping for breath: "You're awake, life." Now another person has been killed. ”

"I know." After all, she watched her accident with her own eyes, but she didn't care about her worries for the time being.

I observe my surroundings.

It's early morning.

- The creatures...... It's not the same as what I saw yesterday......

They seem to have gone far before we came out of the pillar.

Within a few steps, the black creatures suddenly jumped from the ceiling in groups.

That's when we realized - oops, they didn't leave at all, they just hid!

We were immediately surrounded in a circle, and I scrambled to fend off their onslaught—but strangely, the other three were indifferent.

At that moment, a black creature jumped into the back of Alice's neck and merged with her body.

Alys suddenly seemed to be under control, and thrashed Natsume.

"Wow, what are you doing?" Natsume hurriedly blocked it.

It was a few seconds before the black creature detached from the back of Aris's neck and she returned to normal.

Other black creatures seem to have the same possession ability.

Just as I was pushing back the black creature next to me, I suddenly found that the man in the hazmat suit behind me was also possessed.

Seeing his face gradually distorted, I immediately threw him down and suppressed him hard.

But the man in the hazmat suit had a lot of strength and struggled with me.

My brain was in turmoil, and I shouted to the two people next to me as I went along, "He's under control!" These things will possess the human body, so be careful! ”

Natsume looked at us with a look of astonishment.

As soon as he got rid of the black creature on his body, he ran closer.

His hands clenched into fists and struck him hard.

But instead of falling on the man in the hazmat suit, the fist landed on me, knocking me flying.

- Huh, what's the ......

The image in front of me was swirling, and I was so dazzled that I couldn't see anything clearly.

At the same time, the space of the house expanded rapidly.

For a moment, my gaze felt as if I had been connected to an electric wave, and I could see everything at a glance.

After hitting the floor hard, the body recovered.

Something fell out of the bag.

A round ...... Crystal's ...... Clock.

When I looked up at the scene in front of me again, all the dark creatures around me had vanished, leaving only three people staring at me dumbfounded.

There was a roar in his head, and it took a while for him to react in a daze.

- Could it be...... Is it me who is being manipulated?

After that I was tied up with a rope by them.

The crystal clock was picked up by Natsume.

At the same time, I happened to see a torch stand nearby.

In the center of the torch stand is an inscription with the same pattern as the three primary colors.

Natsume suppressed her surprise and put the clock on the torch.

The sluggishness of the space around us was gone, and our movements were back to normal.

Natsume pointed to the clock on the torch stand, turned to me and asked, "Fate, can you explain this?" ”

This clock is exactly the same as the token in the mansion's goods introduction book, the "witch's clock", regardless of size or color.

And after it was placed on the torch stand, the influence of the surrounding space disappeared, and there was no doubt that it was a token, a real token.

I stared at the dial in horror, and it instantly felt like I had been struck by electricity.

Fragments of "weird" memories welled up in my mind.

I couldn't help but close my eyes.

"The Witch's Clock...... The holder of this token is me. ”

Hearing my answer, all three of them were shocked and hurriedly took a half step back.

"Original...... It turned out to be you......" The man in the protective suit became a little agitated and was about to get close to me, but was stopped by Natsume.

"Is there any reason?" Natsume asked nervously.

"I ...... Lost the memory of the day. I whispered back, "I suddenly remembered that the dial was placed just now." Looks like it was last night......"

……

I was in my room.

Shortly after I went out to Kja, I found a box at the head of my bed that emitted a faint white light in the dark.

Opened it out of curiosity.

Inside is the dial and a note.

The note reads - the weak touch it will bring misfortune.

I thought about the magic wand I was carrying on me, and I was strong enough that I didn't need to be afraid of these perverse intimidations.

So he reached out and touched it.

After that, I lost this memory inexplicably.

Maybe that's when the control began......

……

- No wonder the elapsed time seen during the interrogation room was five minutes longer than before.

Now that the token has been placed on the torch, it should have been restored.

It's just—

"When a token is touched, it will affect the surrounding environment...... If the anomaly that happened just now was caused by this clock, and it almost killed everyone, then I am also a sinner...... Is it? ”

My eyes were full of remorse and panic.

Natsume, Alice, and the man in the hazmat suit looked at me quietly.

After a while, Natsume spoke, "How are you doing now?" Do you still feel controlled? ”

"Uh......" I looked up.

"Anyway, it's not completely out of the predicament yet, and if you're okay, you still have to help."

"But it's not right for me to help." I said in a low voice.