join p atreon.com/KeyofStars and become a Sequence 9: Reader for hundreds of additional chapters and over a dozen stories
"My, my body is moving on its own!"
Miko's eyes widened. She suddenly felt her body lose control, her arms involuntarily raising to unbutton her pajamas.
Mrs. Shimizu and the little girl next to her were no exception; they were not spared.
Only Amamiya Natsuki, the rule-maker, stopped his movements the moment the voice sounded, not violating the rules.
It was clear that whether human or ghost, as long as they violated the rules, they would be affected.
Fortunately, it only forced them to take off one piece of clothing, not all of it.
The little girl... was directly skipped. With her thin arms and legs, and bony frame, only a pervert would like her.
It is well known that humans, due to their primitive instincts, actually prefer fleshier creatures.
Amamiya Natsuki remained still, his gaze shifting slightly to Mrs. Shimizu.
As expected, they were mother and daughter. While inheriting beauty to the Sheltered Ojou-sama, she also inherited a generous bosom.
Finally, Miko.
Compared to Mrs. Shimizu and Alice, who had faced life and death, Miko, an ordinary girl, was clearly very flustered.
But unfortunately, being flustered was useless.
Under the rules, all beings were equal.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze fell on Miko. Although Miko had gradually gone astray since junior high, her personality becoming more and more laid-back, her physical development had not fallen behind at all.
A simple visual assessment showed that she had already mastered C language.
The countdown ended.
Miko regained control of her body, quickly covered her chest with her arms, her pretty face flushed as she squatted down to pick up her pajamas that had fallen to the ground, and nervously asked:
"What just happened?"
Mrs. Shimizu, however, was quite calm. After all, as someone who had a sixteen-year-old daughter, she wasn't very concerned about exposure. At this moment, she crossed her arms over her chest, her gaze shifting to Amamiya Natsuki, and tilted her head, saying:
"If I'm not mistaken, this matter should be related to Natsuki-kun, right?"
"Stare--"
Miko quickly turned to look, and soon discovered the suspicious point.
"Natsuki, why are your clothes the only ones that are fine?"
Miko narrowed her eyes, her tone suspicious.
The four of us were acting together, and the three of us encountered an unknown attack, but only you were safe. Super suspicious!
Amamiya Natsuki lightly coughed twice: "This is a long story..."
Miko's pretty face tightened: "It really is you."
Amamiya Natsuki silently raised his hands and said:
"Is it too late for me to surrender now?"
"First, explain things clearly." Miko puffed out her cheeks and glared, "Then decide whether you want to surrender."
"Actually, it's like this..."
Amamiya Natsuki explained the rules in detail, his expression innocent: "I forgot to mention it just now. Who knew the voice would appear out of nowhere, so I didn't have time to remind you."
"Who knows if you really forgot."
Miko glared in embarrassment.
Amamiya Natsuki said earnestly:
"As an apology, when the voice appears again, I will also violate the rules."
"Pfft~"
Miko lightly spat, "Put on your clothes!"
Mrs. Shimizu crossed her arms over her chest and mused beside them:
"It sounds very impressive... Perhaps not only dangerous rules can be made, but also rules that are beneficial to everyone."
Amamiya Natsuki curiously looked over: "How so?"
"It's simple." Mrs. Shimizu extended a finger, "For example, still the Red Light, Green Light game. After violating the rules, instead of making everyone take off their clothes, it makes them able to memorize things instantly for a short period. This rule is pretty good, isn't it?"
What's good about it!
This thing is the Midnight Theater that creates horror and nightmares, it's not a place for you to study!
"Eh?"
Miko's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but say, "Can I really memorize things instantly?"
Except for her excellent grades in elementary school, Miko's grades began to slowly decline after entering junior high, and she found high school courses even more challenging.
It wasn't that she didn't work hard, but rather due to limitations in her talent, coupled with many daily chores such as part-time work, taking care of her younger brother, and doing housework... In the last midterm exam, her ranking was only in the middle of the class.
But even a laid-back girl wants good grades. If she could truly memorize things instantly, it would definitely be great news.
"Since it's the first time, I'm really not sure how it will turn out." Amamiya Natsuki pondered, "Let's verify it tomorrow night."
"Don't forget to verify it tomorrow." Miko nodded expectantly, then glared, "Turn around."
"Yes, yes."
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki turned to face the wall, listening to the rustling sound of clothes being put on behind him, and couldn't help but secretly feel lucky.
Fortunately, when making the rules, it only said that moving would make them take off clothes. If violating the rules meant having to call him 'daddy', Miko would definitely beat him up.
A moment later.
"We're dressed."
Miko's soft hum sounded from behind.
Amamiya Natsuki turned around: "Then let's continue."
The group continued forward.
On the way, they encountered the Red Light, Green Light game once more. This time, knowing the rules, everyone was safe and sound, and nothing happened.
"Master, we've arrived. Alice remembers very clearly, this is Alice's room."
The little girl led the three to a ghostly corridor.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze swept across. The words 'Staff Lounge' were hung on the wall. Both sides of the hallway were rooms with closed doors. Only the first room on the right had Alice's name written on its door.
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Let's go inside and take a look."
"Yes, Master."
The little girl obediently replied.
Miko furrowed her brows slightly and looked at Amamiya Natsuki: "Why do you let Alice call you Master?"
"I don't want to either." Amamiya Natsuki spread his hands innocently, "She just started calling me Master, there's nothing I can do."
Miko's eyes showed disdain, and she whispered:
"Lolicon."
Amamiya Natsuki lowered his voice and said:
"Actually, I'd rather Miko call me Master..."
"Pfft!"
"..."
Entering the room.
Amamiya Natsuki found that the area inside was about twenty square meters. A bed, a table, a wardrobe, a bathroom... Though small, it had all the essential organs, perfectly sufficient for one person living alone.
"Master, Alice didn't dirty the bed." The little girl pointed to the corner of the wall, saying nervously, "Alice has been sitting there and hasn't touched anything."
Amamiya Natsuki patted the elementary schooler's head: "This is your room. Use it however you want."
Miko squatted down and said gently:
"Alice, don't sit on the floor anymore. Remember to sleep on the bed to rest."
"Oh..."
The little girl responded softly.
Mrs. Shimizu blinked: "Just like this, it probably still won't work."
Amamiya Natsuki was slightly stunned, then quickly understood Mrs. Shimizu's meaning, and pointed:
"Alice, lie down on the bed right now, roll three times to the left, and three times to the right."
The elementary schooler was very hesitant and nervous: "B-but it will dirty the quilt..."
"This is Master's command." Amamiya Natsuki sternly said, "Quickly roll three times."
"Yes, Master."
Under Amamiya Natsuki's forceful command, the little girl finally agreed, pitifully rolling three times to the left and three times to the right on the bed, then quickly stood up.
"Little Alice, check if the bed is dirty?"
Mrs. Shimizu's voice was gentle.
The little girl hesitated: "It seems... not?"
"Then that's it." Miko said gently, "Alice isn't dirty at all."
As she spoke, the sound of the game sounded again.
"By the way, if you break the rules in the employee lounge, will you be punished?"
Mrs. Shimizu asked curiously.
"It's worth verifying." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, then raised his right hand, "This time, I'll do it."
The next moment.
Amamiya Natsuki only felt an inexplicable force controlling his body, and his arms involuntarily reached downwards.
"Y-you, what are you doing!"
Miko's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but shout in shame: "Stop it right now!"
"I can't stop." Amamiya Natsuki's tone was innocent, and his movements of undressing didn't stop at all, "My body is out of control."
He was wearing pajamas at the moment, a two-piece set, one top and one bottom.
Clearly, when a rule was violated, one piece of clothing would be randomly chosen to be removed.
Seeing his pajamas constantly slipping down, Miko's pretty face flushed red, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look elsewhere.
Mrs. Shimizu quickly reminded her:
"Little Miko, don't move!"
But it was too late.
The game was not over yet.
Miko's action of turning her head directly violated the rule, and her hands involuntarily reached downwards.
"...N-no!"
Miko was in a panic, trying to struggle, but it was no use. In the end, she could only close her eyes in despair.
Mrs. Shimizu smiled brightly and said:
"Oh, little Miko is so cute."
Amamiya Natsuki agreed:
"She is indeed very cute."
The little girl, in her Ignorance state, chose to repeat: "Very cute."
"Don't you talk!"
Miko bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, glaring at Amamiya Natsuki in shame, her gaze dropping for a second before she quickly closed her eyes, her pretty face flushed.
"So why are you clearly wearing panties...?"
"Shut up!"
Pink cat panties are indeed very cute, what's there not to say!
Look at Mrs. Shimizu, let alone panicking and dodging, her face didn't even turn red.
Speaking of which, ghosts don't have blood in their bodies, so physiologically they can't blush.
A moment later.
The game ended.
Miko was both ashamed and angry, quickly bending down to put on her clothes, and couldn't help but say again:
"So, why did you set such a terrible rule back then?!"
"After all, it's the first time, so it's normal to have no experience."
Amamiya Natsuki put on his clothes, "It seems the rules treat everyone equally, and I am no exception."
"There seems to be something on the table." Mrs. Shimizu reminded him.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted to the table in the corner, where a book lay. Upon closer inspection, it was actually an employee handbook.
Mrs. Shimizu curiously reached for it, but found she couldn't touch the handbook, as if it were merely an illusion.
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for a moment, then turned his head and said:
"Alice, go get that book."
"Yes, Master."
The little girl obediently complied. The moment her hand touched the book, the employee handbook transformed into a stream of light and vanished.
"Something strange appeared in my head..." The little girl's eyes widened as she murmured to herself, then looked pitifully at Amamiya Natsuki, "Master, Alice made the book disappear."
"That was your book to begin with." Amamiya Natsuki patted the little girl's little head, "What's in the book?"
"How to maintain and manage the Theater..."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "Take your time reading it, don't be afraid of breaking things. It's best to do it yourself and strive to master managing the Theater."
"Yes, Master."
The little girl answered obediently.
The feeling of exploiting loli child labor... was quite good.
Next, the group walked around the Theater again. Apart from being somewhat eerie and dim, they didn't encounter any other creatures, not even evil spirits.
"Whew..."
Miko raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned, "So sleepy, when can we leave?"
"At dawn tomorrow. It's summer now, so we should be able to leave before six o'clock." Amamiya Natsuki said, "Let's go back to the employee lounge to rest now."
Miko blinked her eyes, and quickly noticed a potential problem: "What if the game appears while we're sleeping? We'll wake up immediately, won't we?"
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for two seconds, then guessed:
"The rule is that those who move randomly take off their clothes. If we take off all our clothes in advance, wouldn't we not violate the rule?"
"Pfft~"
Miko covered her chest with both hands, let out a light scoff, and said disdainfully:
"You take yours off. I won't."
"When facing the unknown, there always needs to be a brave warrior who takes the first step." Amamiya Natsuki's expression was serious, "I'll take mine off."
Miko looked sideways, her pink lips slightly parted, and two words came out of her lips:
"...Lewd!"
"That's right, too lewd. This time I stand with little Miko." Mrs. Shimizu put her hands on her hips and stood beside Miko, "But then again, Natsuki-kun's suggestion might actually work."
Amamiya Natsuki took over the topic: "Miko, the time has come to sacrifice yourself for truth."
"I won't sacrifice myself!"
"..."
Back in the lounge.
Miko wanted to hold on a little longer, but she was really too sleepy, her head bobbing, and she quickly fell asleep.
Amamiya Natsuki, on the other hand, was quite energetic and not sleepy for a while.
"So boring."
Mrs. Shimizu sat by the table, propping up her chin, "My phone, my phone, I'm going to die without my phone."
Amamiya Natsuki silently looked over: "You're already a ghost."
"It's a guardian spirit!"
Mrs. Shimizu corrected him, bored, she reached out a finger and poked Amamiya Natsuki, then suddenly let out a light exclamation.
"Huh?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked over at the sound: "What's wrong?"
"Natsuki-kun, don't move." Mrs. Shimizu's expression was serious, and she suddenly leaned closer, "Natsuki-kun, touch me."
"Where?"
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze slid down Mrs. Shimizu's neck.
"You can, you know." Mrs. Shimizu puffed out her chest slightly and smiled, "Don't worry, I won't tell Kaguya-chan."
Who would believe you!
If you accidentally let it slip, you'll be sent to prison by Sheltered Ojou-sama herself!
Amamiya Natsuki held Mrs. Shimizu's right hand, feeling only cold and smooth skin.
Mrs. Shimizu's expression was serious: "Pinch me again."
Amamiya Natsuki heard this and lightly pinched Mrs. Shimizu's arm.
"Use a little force, don't stop."
"...As you wish."
Mrs. Shimizu pursed her pink lips, and a few seconds later, a surprised and joyful bright expression suddenly appeared on her face:
"I can feel it!"
You can feel it when I pinch you? You don't have some special fetish, do you!
join p atreon.com/KeyofStars and become a Sequence: 9 Reader for hundreds of additional chapters and over a dozen stories