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Chapter 36: The Kiss of Dreamlike
In the embrace, Ikuuma Heihachirou injected the flower virus into Sadako's body.
Sadako, already in a daze from the drastic changes, sat on a stool in her dimly lit living room, gasping for breath like a drowning person finally reaching the shore.
Here... this eternally eerie room might indeed be a sanctuary for Sadako.
Her father was here, along with everything she was familiar with.
When she lifted her head and saw Bai Luo, a faint and forced smile appeared on her face.
It seemed she truly felt at ease.
But soon, the sense of comfort on Shan Village Sadako's face was replaced by some form of pain.
The expression of relief and the strained smile she had shown to Bai Luo twisted into a look of anguish. She slightly turned her head to look at her "father" and said, "Dad... I... I feel so unwell... I... it hurts..."
Ikuuma Heihachirou, who had been facing away from her since their embrace, finally turned around at that moment. He looked at Sadako before him and slowly said, "Don't be afraid, Sadako. Just endure it for a little while longer, and it won't hurt anymore."
At that moment, Sadako saw the syringe that Ikuuma Heihachirou held in his hand.
In that instant, her expression changed.
All the pain was replaced by an incredulous look, mixed with profound sorrow in Sadako's eyes.
The feeling of being an observer was quite uncomfortable for Bai Luo, but he could only remain silent. Perhaps he could change something, but memories are memories. This was not Bai Luo traveling back to Sadako's past; the impact he could make at this moment was minimal.
Sadako finally turned her head and ran outside.
Bai Luo thought for a moment and followed her out.
Ikuuma Heihachirou stepped out of the room, easily catching up to the terrified Sadako. He lifted her entire body and walked step by step to the well behind their room.
But Sadako didn’t even scream. Her long black hair fell down, covering her face, yet at that moment, her heart felt unusually calm, even somewhat dazed. She didn’t even understand what she was confused about or what she was helpless against.
Until she was thrown into the well by her father.
She fell into the water at the bottom of the well, her foot seeming to twist as she struggled to stand up, but the sharp pain caused her to fall back into the water.
In such an ancient well, there was only a small point of light above her head.
Sadako slightly raised her head and saw her father Ikuuma Heihachirou’s face—he was slowly sealing the well cover.
The dazed Sadako seemed to finally come to her senses at that moment and let out a desperate scream.
But what awaited her was only true, eternal darkness.
Darkness, fear, anger, resentment… at that moment, they easily seized her heart. She wanted to scream, to take revenge, to make everyone pay the price.
Yet in that instant, she felt a hand that seemed not to truly exist grasping hers in the darkness.
A voice echoed: “Hey, since it’s so dark here, how about we play hide and seek?”
Sadako slightly turned her head; she recognized that voice. The "hey" echoed in her ears just like it did many years ago when she first heard it by the sea. For some reason, she felt that this voice possessed a special ability to calm her mind.
"Bai Luo?"
"It's me. I'm right here, don't worry, I won't run away."
Sadako let out a sound that was half-laugh, half-cry. "Can you... can you take me out of here?"
Bai Luo smiled wryly. "I'm afraid I don't have that ability."
Fortunately, it seemed that Sadako wasn't really expecting an answer from Bai Luo. Before he could finish speaking, she began to murmur to herself, her figure in the dark depths of the well growing increasingly eerie and mournful. "I want to get out. I want them to pay the price. I want..."
Bai Luo listened for a while, feeling more and more alarmed. Even he could sense that the malevolence within the ancient well was becoming denser. After a moment's thought, he called out, "Shan Village Sadako."
"Hmm?" In that brief moment, Sadako's response was laced with a fierce edge.
Bai Luo asked, "Are we friends?"
"Yes..." Sadako's reply was somewhat hesitant.
Bai Luo didn't mind; he continued, "We are friends. Would you be willing to listen to me for a moment?"
Sadako remained silent.
"You have every reason for revenge and the need for it. Some people in this world are born different, but no one should pay a price for their differences—especially not such a heavy price. I won't stop your revenge; on the contrary, I hope you can make those who caused you pain feel the same suffering," Bai Luo paused briefly before continuing, "But do you know the difference between revenge and venting anger? The former is you controlling your hatred, while the latter is being controlled by the anger born from that hatred—do you want to achieve the fairness that belongs to you, or do you want to carry the curse you've placed upon yourself forever, relying on slaughter and death to continue existing in this world?"
As Bai Luo's words hung in the air, Sadako fell silent.
Sadako Killing, is there a reason?
At the beginning, perhaps there was, but afterward, she was just killing aimlessly. Was Sadako still Sadako back then? Or was she the person she is at this moment?
I’m afraid not; she was merely a devil, a devil driven by an eternal curse.
Bai Luo remained silent.
However, something he never expected happened soon after.
In the absolute darkness of the well's bottom, a pair of cold lips touched his.
It was Sadako...
And at that moment, the long-absent troublesome System unexpectedly reappeared.
【Dear host, congratulations on receiving Shan Village Sadako's Dreamlike kiss.】
【Reward: thirty-eight pieces of Old White Rabbit Milk Candy.】
At this moment, Bai Luo was completely flustered.
Why could Sadako kiss me!
If the System is useful and effective, why didn’t it show up earlier!
Is this System just for show?
The pitch-black bottom of the well was devoid of any dreamlike quality!
The art style had suddenly changed!
And there was the White Rabbit Candy, thirty-eight bucks for two pieces! Did you think I wouldn't notice what you meant? If your intelligence is already this low, there's no need to try to make a weak impression in situations like this!
Fortunately, with that kiss, they parted instantly. A cold voice echoed from the depths of the well, “Thank you, Bai Luo.”
At that moment, Bai Luo's mind was filled with chaos, completely oblivious to the fact that Sadako's voice had returned to its previous state from Kansas City.
“No need to thank me,” Bai Luo instinctively replied, pulling out a piece of White Rabbit Candy. “Sadako, have some candy to refresh yourself.”
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