"No matter how unbelievable this all seems, we have to believe it. No matter what, we must save my brother!"
Dorami declared firmly, her expression serious.
"Wait! There's something more urgent right now!"
At that moment, Suneo shouted in panic.
"The Blood Pool has appeared! We don't know when it'll suddenly start spewing out an army of monsters again!"
His hands flailed as he spoke, his face filled with fear.
"Huh? Blood Pool?"
Hearing this, Dorami looked confused.
"It's a pool that constantly releases monsters!"
Takeshi (Gian) and the others hurriedly explained, talking over each other until Dorami finally grasped the situation. Her face darkened as she processed the terrifying reality.
"What?! This is serious! If that thing keeps spawning monsters, the whole world could be doomed!"
Dorami gasped, her robotic eyes widening.
"Yeah! What are we supposed to do? I don't want to live in a world overrun by millions of monsters!"
Suneo clutched his head, nearly in hysterics.
"Calm down! I'll find a way to handle this!"
Dorami reassured him.
But she hesitated. If they focused on dealing with the Blood Pool first, what about Doraemon? Would they have to put off rescuing him?
"That's impossible!"
Nobita immediately objected. He was incredibly worried about Doraemon and couldn't stand the thought of delaying his rescue.
"By the way… has anyone noticed? Doraemon hasn't spoken for a while."
At that moment, Shizuka pointed at the screen.
"Oh yeah, now that you mention it. Maybe he's just hiding and can't reply to us?"
Gian speculated.
"Could something have happened to him…?"
Suneo's voice trembled, thinking the worst.
"Don't say that!"
Nobita snapped, his voice filled with anger. He was so tense that Suneo nearly fell over in shock.
Desperate, Nobita tried calling out to Doraemon through the screen.
Nobita: "Doraemon! Doraemon! Are you okay? Say something!"
Doraemon: "Nobita… I'm okay."
Nobita: "Oh, thank goodness! I was so worried about you! You weren't responding, and I thought something had happened!"
Doraemon: "I… I'm fine. It's just that staying here for so long is making me feel… strange."
Nobita: "Strange? What do you mean?"
Doraemon: "This place… it messes with your mind. Even though I'm a robot, I can feel my anger rising, and my patience thinning. I don't feel like myself anymore."
...
Inside the Cursed Village
In Sadako's dimension, Doraemon leaned against a wall, his blue robotic face twisted with discomfort.
Ever since he arrived in this twisted space, he had felt a constant surge of negativity invading his mind.
He felt annoyed, angry, even hateful—emotions he wasn't programmed to experience.
But he forced himself to stay calm.
His Stone Hat, which reduced his presence to an extreme low, had kept him hidden so far. But he could still feel something watching him—an overwhelming gaze sweeping across the village, searching for him.
Doraemon glanced toward the massive Sadako looming in the distance. Her gigantic eye swirled unsettlingly as it scanned the area, looking for him.
"If I let this negativity consume me… will she find me?"
The thought sent a chill through his circuits.
If he was discovered, there would be no escape.
Nobita: "Doraemon! I brought Dorami with me! We'll save you!"
Doraemon: "No! Focus on the Blood Pool first! That's the bigger threat! I can hold out a little longer!"
Even as he spoke, Doraemon's sensors alerted him—the Sadakos were getting closer.
Doraemon: "Nobita, take care of the Blood Pool first! I need to move to a safer spot!"
With that, Doraemon cut off communication and carefully slipped away, avoiding the ghostly figures as he searched for a new hiding place.
Nobita: "Wait! Doraemon! Doraemon!"
Nobita shouted desperately at the screen, but no reply came.
Even though he couldn't see what was happening, he knew Doraemon was in danger.
His hands clenched into fists. His heart pounded.
Everyone else fell silent, unsure what to say.
Then—
"I've made up my mind. I'm going into Sadako's world to save Doraemon!"
Nobita's voice rang with unshakable resolve.
"What?! Are you crazy?!"
Shizuka's face paled with shock.
"I can't just leave Doraemon alone! We don't even know how long this Blood Pool situation will last! If something happens to him while we wait, I'll never forgive myself!"
Even though Nobita's voice trembled, his determination never wavered.
"Then I'm going with you! You'll die if you go alone!"
Gian immediately volunteered, unwilling to let Nobita go alone.
"No, the Blood Pool needs everyone's help. I'm just going to bring Doraemon back. I won't be reckless."
Nobita lowered his head slightly, his voice shaky but firm.
"Besides… this is my fault."
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
"If I hadn't been so selfish, Doraemon wouldn't have been taken in the first place. I kept blaming him for everything… but I was wrong. I need to apologize to him."
Tears welled up in Nobita's eyes, and his shoulders trembled.
But then, he wiped them away and lifted his head with determination.
Seeing this, everyone felt conflicted.
Dorami was the first to break the silence.
"Alright. I trust you, Nobita."
Her words carried unshakable belief in him.
"Are we really letting him go alone?" Suneo asked hesitantly.
"But how do we even send him there?"
This question made everyone pause.
Did they have to provoke Sadako again? But that would be too dangerous!
Then—
"Wait! What about the Sadako videotape?"
Dorami's eyes lit up as she remembered something.
"The background in that tape must be Sadako's world. We can use the TV Extraction Stick to enter through the screen!"
Without hesitation, she pulled out a gadget—a stick covered in a special adhesive substance.
(End of Chapter)
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