Chapter 3
The Pink-haired Loli and I had always coexisted peacefully.
Even though the dried bloodstains on the dormitory floor had turned dark and black just yesterday, even though the severed head was already hosting maggots, and a mass of pitch-black human tissue was floating in the sink-
I still couldn’t clean it up.
My actions had to align with the habits of a typical boarding school girl.
Today was Thursday, and as the occupant of bed number three, it was my turn on duty.
I wiped the bloodstains clean from the floor and opened the window for ventilation.
The dusk light poured in, making the dormitory much brighter, and I noticed that the Anomaly Value had actually dropped.
Cleaning up to the end.
I realized that what was in the sink wasn’t human tissue, but a clump of hair.
Hair soaked in bloody water, reeking and foul.
When I touched the hair, the Pink-haired Loli sat in her chair, tilting her head and staring at me motionlessly.
Her eyes grew increasingly dark, her entire eyeball devoid of any trace of white.
The previously lowered Anomaly Value suddenly skyrocketed!
[Her Anomaly Value is related to the hair!]
[If you burn the Source of Anomaly, she’ll disappear!]
[She’s about to blacken! There’s no time to burn the hair!]
I picked up the dripping clump of hair and sighed:
“How many days has it been since you washed your hair, little sister? Why is it so greasy?
“Ah, don’t work yourself to death-work too hard! If you wear yourself out, your sister will feel bad for you.
“Just wait a moment, sis has a secret trick!”
The Anomaly Value stopped increasing.
[Oh ho, Green Tea is about to purify the Anomaly!]
[What secret trick? Fire? Fire!]
[What is she holding? Is a lighter that big?]
It wasn’t a lighter.
It was hair mask.
“Your wig has gotten this oily, little sister. Let me take care of it for you.”
Washed and dried, the hair hung clean and fresh at the head of her bed.
The Anomaly Value actually decreased.
“Just right, there’s extra hair mask left. You come over too, let’s do it together.”
The Pink-haired Loli let me pull her over.
She lay on my lap, quietly gazing up at me:
“Sis, do you really think my hair is pretty…?”
Without thinking, I said:
“Of course it’s not pretty.
“Look at how badly the ends are split-how could that be pretty?
“But after I take care of it, it’ll be amazing!
“Sigh, everyone only cares if your axe is sharp enough, but I just feel bad that you’re so tired your hair is full of split ends.”
The Girls’ Dormitory was silent, sunlight streaming in, even the dust in the air glimmering with gold.
It was just like an ordinary high school girls’ dorm.
The Pink-haired Loli obediently lay on my lap, letting me tend to her hair.
She fiddled with the Talisman Hua Jin had given me that hung from my neck, seeming to dislike it:
“Sis, I’ll tell you a secret.
“I have a split personality, but I don’t kill people easily.
“When I was disobedient in the past, all Grandpa had to do was call me Xiao Ling, and I would listen right away.
“Xu Xin-jie, do you really believe Xiao Ling is a good child?”
I patted her head:
“Of course I believe that.”
Xiao Ling took off the Axe Pendant from her neck and handed it to me, speaking softly:
“Sis, this is for you.
“Because of the rules, when the other sisters come out, I can’t help you.
“Maybe this will save your life.”
[I’ve never seen this before, an Anomaly giving a player an item.]
[SSS-level item, can kill an Anomaly of the same level.]
[That’s basically an extra life!]