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Chapter 015: Don't Succumb to Desire

Madness.

He was about to go insane.

In Room 304,

Ichirou Tanaka sat on a chair, trying to rest, but the sounds coming from the next room filled him with irritation.

"They're really going at it,"

"In a dangerous hotel like this, where death could strike at any moment, and they decide to... do this now?"

"Do they even realize what time it is?"

He had always thought Lin Ye was reliable and rational. Yet, barely an hour had passed, and he was already giving in to his impulses.

Sure, Hoshino Ai was an irresistible beauty who could drive any man crazy, but there was a time and place for everything! Right now was clearly not the time. Even he, a seasoned "player," was restraining his own desires.

Taking a deep breath, Ichirou Tanaka tried to suppress the rising fire inside him. He shifted his gaze away from Miho Kamimura, who was resting on the bed nearby.

If he kept looking, he feared he might lose control.

The sounds continued:

"Ah… ah…"

The two people in Room 304 could hear everything clearly.

Miho Kamimura kept her head down, lost in thought.

Ichirou Tanaka, on the other hand, was growing more and more enraged.

"How much stamina does that guy have? How long has it been?"

Unable to help himself, he glanced at the clock in the room: [23:39].

If he remembered correctly, those two had started their "activity" a little after 11:00 PM.

Half an hour had passed, and they were still going.

"Is that guy a bull?"

A few minutes later, a loud, intense cry from the woman signaled the end of the session.

Finally, it was over.

But soon after—barely ten minutes later—the sounds began again:

"Ah… ah…"

Ichirou Tanaka was on the verge of snapping.

Deep inside, though,

He felt a pang of envy he couldn't quite admit.

It seemed like the room was genuinely safe—so much so that one could engage in such activities without concern. The guy next door was clearly having a great time, as if it were just an ordinary night in a love hotel.

And Tanaka... he really wanted to do it too.

At that moment, his gaze fell on Miho Kamimura, and his eyes burned with barely contained desire.

In Room 307,

Taisuke Sawanaga and Hikari Kuroda could also hear the sounds of moaning coming from the next room.

After a brief moment of shock, they realized something was off. Neither Lin Ye nor Ichirou Tanaka was staying on their side of the hallway, so there was no way the sounds could be coming from their rooms. Moreover, Room 307's adjacent spaces were unoccupied.

"Rule 7 states that the rooms are soundproof—you can't hear anything from other rooms. If you do, you should ignore it," Hikari Kuroda reminded his companion. "So, Taisuke-san, what we need to do right now is avoid letting those sounds affect us."

And what would happen if they were affected?

No one knew, but it certainly wouldn't be good.

Hikari Kuroda stuffed tissues into his ears, demonstrating his resolve. Taisuke Sawanaga followed suit, but even with the tissues, the incessant noises seemed to penetrate their defenses.

Inside,

It was as if something was stirring a slow, creeping emotion spreading through their hearts.

Room 306

Lin Ye ignored the sounds.

The noises persisted for over an hour in total. In a normal situation, he would have admired the middle-aged man's stamina.

At his age, still this vigorous?

But this was the love hotel of a sinister game, and these sounds were just one of its traps.

Ignoring them, staying calm, and resisting their influence were the keys to surviving this "danger."

However,

As time passed,

Lin Ye could feel a rising impulse within him—a fire of desire beginning to ignite.

He bit his lip and pinched his arm, using the pain to keep his rationality in check.

"Even if this is some kind of supernatural trick, isn't this carrying on for far too long?"

If this continued, it might last two hours. This was excessive! No ordinary man could manage for that long.

"Lin Ye-kun, you…"

"Stay quiet. Don't talk to me,"

The moment Hoshino Ai spoke, he immediately felt his desire surge, urging him to leap onto the bed and pin Hoshino Ai beneath him.

If he really gave in,

He would be trapped in this hotel forever.

"Hoshino, suppress the impulse inside you. Don't let the sounds influence you."

"Mm,"

She nodded softly.

"I actually…"

Bang! Lin Ye's fist struck the table, cutting off whatever Hoshino Ai was about to say.

He knew she wasn't doing it intentionally; she was also under the influence. But… drastic measures were necessary now.

"Remember, don't give in to desire."

But Lin Ye felt that this couldn't be the right way to handle things.

There had to be a proper solution. If this sinister game's challenge could only be overcome through sheer willpower, it would lack any sense of design or logic.

Determined, Lin Ye decided to start over. He would reexamine everything, piece together all the clues and items, and figure out the real solution.

The clock displayed 23:56, with a humidity level of 40 shown below.

The bedside table contained various adult toys.

Despite the room's supposed soundproofing, the eerie moaning from Room 308 could be heard, fueling impulses that grew stronger with time.

There were a total of ten rules, which were…

Lin Ye analyzed each one carefully, from start to finish.

Could Rule 4—heading to the first-floor lobby in emergencies—be the key?

No, that didn't seem right.

Visiting another room? Lin Ye suspected that the other two rooms weren't faring any better. They might have already succumbed, fully immersed in their desires.

Then…

Suddenly, Lin Ye had an idea.

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