Chapter 86: Chapter 86: What it means to backstab a teammate
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"It's really completed?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked over in surprise.
"Absolutely." Fujiwara Chika displayed the mission panel, and indeed, the words "Completed" appeared after the "Fun Mission." "So, if nothing was done, how did the mission suddenly get completed?"
"If nothing was done, the mission certainly wouldn't be completed." Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her right arm over her chest, her tone calm, reasoning backward from the result, "You must have done something to satisfy the mission requirements."
Amamiya Natsuki took over the conversation, "The place where the mission was completed should be inside the Haunted House."
"The time… was after everyone got separated."
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Fujiwara, pondering:
"What did you do alone while we were separated?"
"I didn't do anything." Fujiwara Chika quickly shook her head, "The staff and evil spirits were indistinguishable, so I didn't dare to scare anyone at all."
"Truth."
Amamiya Natsuki analyzed, "If you didn't actively take action, then it must have been a passive action that scared the Haunted House staff."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki and Miss Ice Princess exchanged glances, then both looked at Mrs. Shimizu.
"Why are you looking at me?"
Mrs. Shimizu blinked, looking completely innocent, "I didn't do anything either."
You don't need to do anything, you just need to open your mouth and speak!
"When you met Miss Shimizu, did you talk and chat?" Amamiya Natsuki looked at the pink-haired girl.
"Of course." Fujiwara Chika nodded, "It's very scary to get separated from someone in a Haunted House, you know."
As expected.
The Mrs. Shimizu you can see is completely invisible to ordinary people.
So in the eyes of the Haunted House staff, a lonely pink-haired girl constantly talking to the air beside her, as if chatting with or even acting spoiled towards an invisible person… it was perfectly normal for them to be scared.
"…That's not fair!"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, very unhappy.
Fujiwara's task was so simple, she even completed it unintentionally, so why was her own task so difficult?
It was too unfair!
"It doesn't matter how the task is completed." Kitagawa Marin's curiosity was clearly not in the deduction, she said with a face full of anticipation, "Chika-chan, what skill did you get?"
"I haven't gotten a single skill in all this time."
"The skill… is a bit strange."
The pink-haired girl did not hide it, she generously displayed the newly acquired skill.
Amamiya Natsuki looked over curiously, and it was indeed very strange.
Skill: Bah, Quickly Turn Me Into a Sheep
Type: Active Skill
Description: This skill can only be used on allies. Designate an ally and turn them into a sheep. The duration of the transformation depends on the ally's willpower.
Note: Song Dingbo deceived my feelings, played with my body, despicable villain!
At first glance, the skill seemed like the Sheep Transformation Technique from a game, or the magic of a fairy witch, but the problem was, what's with turning an ally into a sheep?
Shouldn't it be turning an evil spirit into a sheep!
"Who is Song Dingbo?" Fujiwara Chika was extremely curious, "I've never heard that name before."
"Song Dingbo of Nanyang, when he was young, met a ghost while traveling at night…" Shinomiya Kaguya gently pressed her fingertips to her brow, recalling, "I once saw it in a book, it was an ancient text."
"Found it."
Blonde Hot Girl Kitagawa shook her phone, her voice clear, "Is this the article Kaguya-san was talking about?"
[https://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chtxts/SellingAGhost-e.html]
Amamiya Natsuki looked over curiously, and after reading it through, finally understood what the note was about.
Deceiving a ghost's feelings, playing with its body, and after putting on his pants, he even sold the ghost, squeezing out the last bit of its utility value.
Truly despicable and shameless.
"Song Dingbo is too much, he didn't say a single true word from beginning to end." After reading the article, Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but complain, "The ghost clearly trusted him so much, yet he repeatedly deceived the ghost, and in the end, to prevent the ghost from regaining freedom, he even deliberately spat on it. Doesn't his conscience hurt?"
"It feels… a bit strange."
Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows were slightly furrowed, and the red ribbon tied into a bow swayed gently in the evening breeze. From a capitalist's perspective, after knowing the ghost's weakness, she should have followed the ghost back; that way, she could have acquired a flock of sheep.
However… why did she feel that the actions were a bit excessive now?
"Let's think from another angle." Amamiya Natsuki analyzed, "In the entire story, Song Dingbo didn't say a single true word, so… could it be that Song Dingbo's true identity was a sheep thief, and meeting the ghost was just a story he fabricated?"
"Eh eh eh?" Fujiwara Chika was shocked, "It can be like that too?"
"No matter what the truth is, I'm very curious about the skill now." Kitagawa Marin's eyes sparkled, she raised her right hand and volunteered, "Me, me, me, I want to try the Sheep Transformation Technique."
"This is an amusement park." Amamiya Natsuki reminded in a low voice, "If you suddenly turn into a sheep, you'll probably have to stay in the Supernatural Creature Research Institute from now on."
"Then forget it, let's talk about it when we get to school." Kitagawa Marin shook her head regretfully, a bright smile quickly appearing on her face, "Since the task is completed, everyone, let's have a fun time at the amusement park!"
Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head and said, "I'm going back."
"Don't leave Mama behind." Mrs. Shimizu clasped her hands in front of her chest, looking over pitifully, "Coming to the amusement park with Kaguya-chan is Mama's only wish."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "…"
You have too many wishes!
However… since they were already here, playing for a bit seemed not impossible.
Mrs. Shimizu cheered and asked curiously:
"Has Kaguya-chan ever been to an amusement park?"
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya remained silent.
She really hadn't.
Today was her first time at an amusement park.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Miss Ice Princess in surprise, saying, "What about the promised extravagant and decadent life?"
She hadn't even been to an amusement park, her life was too monotonous, wasn't it?
"Let's walk and play." Amamiya Natsuki said, "It's nice to play occasionally."
"Mm."
The few of them walked forward together.
For some reason, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't like thrilling rides at all, having no interest in trying them, while Fujiwara Chika and Blonde Hot Girl liked them very much.
Finally, the four temporarily separated, Fujiwara and Blonde Hot Girl went to ride the roller coaster, while Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya played other games.
"Mama wants to play bumper cars."
Mrs. Shimizu pointed with her hand.
"Mm."
"We also have to ride the carousel."
"Mm."
"That mirror maze also looks very interesting…"
"I refuse."
Shinomiya Kaguya flatly refused. Even if it was Mama, she wouldn't unconditionally and without bottom line agree to all of her requests.
She would absolutely not go to a place like a mirror maze!
Because of being bound to the Guardian Spirit, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't go far. He strolled beside the mother and daughter, only occasionally feeling someone peeking at him, but when he turned to look, he found nothing.
Unconsciously, it was evening.
The sun was setting.
Tired birds returned to their nests.
Amamiya Natsuki and the girls left the amusement park together and went home.
The two-day exam had ended, and next was the nine-day Golden Week.
He only hoped that Golden Week could pass peacefully… but unfortunately, what he feared came true, and a new dungeon quickly arrived.
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