Published at 2nd of September 2026 5:32 am

Chapter 2627: Re: Demon Realm Amusement Park

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Hina-chans chosen path continued for a while, but unfortunately, we ended up reaching a dead end.

[Ah, its a dead end. Im sorry.]

[No, no, itd be stranger to get through a maze without reaching a single dead end, so its not something you need to apologize for, Hina-chan. Just be careful its probably coming.]

[Y- Yeah. Its coming, right?]

Reaching a dead end wasnt a problem. There was no particular penalty, and when entering a maze for the first time, it was practically inevitable that wed run into a few dead ends.

However, considering the concept of this attraction, I couldnt imagine the mirror monster not appearing at this particular moment. No, conversely, maybe theyd anticipate participants thinking that it would appear here and try to outwit them by going one level beyond that No, I dont think theyd make it that complicated. In places where youd probably think it was going to appear, I think itd just appear normally.

With that thought in mind, I kept an eye on the mirror directly in front of us at the dead end, as well as the mirrors to our left and right When I thought I saw a black haze reflected in the mirror directly ahead for just an instant, the mirror monster appeared.

[Hyaaahhh!?]

This time, the mirror monsters appearance was clearly visible. With bulging eyes, disheveled hair, exposed sharp fangs, and an overall aura reminiscent of a yamauba, it looked quite terrifying, and Hina-chan screamed and leaped at me.

I was slightly startled by the soft sensation, but I immediately held up the lantern toward the front and tried to press the stone in However, the mirror monster moved to the mirror on the left even faster.

[Eh? It moved?]

I hurriedly pointed the lantern toward the mirror on the left, only for it to return to the mirror directly ahead So it was going for feints If I fell for it and used the lantern, thered be a cooldown before I could use it again, and it would attack during that opening

The mirror monster moved swiftly between the mirrors in front, to the left, and to the right, and even if I reacted after seeing it, by the time I pointed the lantern at it, it had already moved to another mirror.

No, but considering that this is an attraction, there must be a way to repel it Panicking would mean losing here. I need to carefully observe its movements.

Though I was being toyed with by its rapid movements, I remained on high alert. After moving several times, the mirror monster that had moved to the mirror directly ahead suddenly stopped, so I quickly held up the lantern and pressed the stone in. With a scream, the mirror monster disappeared.

I see. After moving around for a certain amount of time, it stops for a fixed period, so if youre overwhelmed by the impact of it suddenly appearing right at the start and use the lantern immediately, youd end up failing.

[Hina-chan, its okay now.]

[I- I- I- I was so scared! It had such a scary face]

[Yeah, it did have a pretty startling appearance, especially if it suddenly came right up close to you.]

It certainly had an imposing appearance, kind of like a yamauba, but if we were talking about sheer scariness, I felt that the dimensional beasts from Gluttony-sans place were probably scarier.

Well, anyway, wed managed to repel it, so there was no problem.

[Hina-chan, errr, its about time you]

[Eh? Ah, s- sorry!]

[No, you were startled because it came at you so suddenly, so its understandable.]

Since Hina-chan was currently clinging to me from the side, I gently pointed it out, and Hina-chan hurriedly pulled away from me, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment. However, perhaps because she was still scared, after separating from me once, she hugged my arm again, wrapping both arms around it.

Of course, I dont dislike being hugged itself. Im a man too, and if a beautiful girl like Hina-chan were to hug me, Id actually be happy about it. Given the circumstances, I suppose you could even call it a fortunate turn of events.

However, if possible, I dont want to make a sloppy-looking face. Right now, well, how should I put it unless Im being conceited, I think she sees me as a kind, dependable senpai, so theres a part of me that wants to keep up that good image and doesnt want to ruin it.

That said, acting all cool isnt really my character, so Id like to behave as naturally as possible, without consciously thinking about it.

No, its impossible not to be conscious of it at all when shes already hugging my arm but Id like to maintain the image of a cool senpai as much as I can.

[Anyway, once we get past this attack, it doesnt look like therell be another one until we return to the fork in the path, so shall we head back?]

[Yes. That said, I didnt expect it to use feints like that.]

[It actually has quite a variety of tricks, doesnt it? I thought disguising itself as me or you was probably its main gimmick, but I didnt expect it to actually show itself and then throw us off with its speed]

[Do you think we could have defeated it without letting it move if wed immediately used Body Reinforcement or something to quickly point the lantern at it and press the stone?]

[Hmmm, no matter how quickly you point it or press it, theres still a slight delay between pressing the stone and the lantern lighting up, so putting it in meta terms, if it was designed to move in response to the action of pressing the stone, then it might not have been possible.]

The mirror monsters movements just now were ultimately an attraction gimmick, so I couldnt imagine that it had been designed to be overcome simply by brute-forcing it with physical abilities. Or rather, with Alice supervising it, shed obviously have taken measures to prevent something like that.

Thats why, I think the mirror monster was designed to stop after moving several times Even if you pressed the stone on the lantern somewhere other than the intended point for defeating it, it would probably move to another mirror before the lantern could emit its light.

[You could at least be a little more conscious of them though]

[Unn? Hina-chan, what did you just say?]

[Ah, errr, its nothing! Lets go back!!!]

[Eh? U- Unn.]

Hina-chan had muttered something in a quiet voice, but I couldnt make out what shed said, so I tried asking her about it, but she just smiled and said it was nothing before tightly hugging my arm.

Serious-senpai : [Guaaahhh, t- this is Its not something shes doing as part of some strategy, but an impulsive hug because she was genuinely scared and it just happened by chance. And yet, at the same time, theres this maidens heart that feels a little dissatisfied that hes not conscious of her at all Guh!?]

? ? ? : [Are you some kind of love expert?]

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