“Everyone, go to the inn. My role ends here.”
Just as everyone was persuaded by Qing Ji and planned to spend the night at the inn, Hua Yuan suddenly took a step back and said.
“Professor Hua Yuan! Come with us, I’ll pay for the inn!”
Seeing that the Yokai Doctor he admired was about to leave, Qing Shizi Qing Ji hurried forward, grabbed Hua Yuan’s hand, and persuaded him.
“No no no, I have something to do, so I’ll go first. Have fun.”
“By the way, it will be dark soon, and it’s dangerous at night. It’s best not to go out.”
Saying this, Hua Yuan broke free, turned and left without any hesitation.
Above him, the strange man who was controlling the puppet, wearing a bull bone mask, controlled Hua Yuan to gradually disappear from the group’s sight. Just as he was about to leave, suddenly a green-skinned monster with a strong build, covered in leaves and branches, walked over.
This green-skinned monster was none other than Qing Tian Fang, who had been following Nura Rikuo’s group to Meru Park and got lost in the mountains!
“Hm? That guy is...”
“Uh, excuse me, how do I get to Meru Park?”
Before the strange man could think further, Qing Tian Fang’s voice came. He was just asking for directions, and he was quite polite.
Smiling slightly, the strange man controlled Hua Yuan to point in the opposite direction of Nura Rikuo’s group and said,
“That way.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Nodding, Qing Tian Fang, leaning on his cane, walked into the forest.
“You’re welcome. Be careful.”
Smiling and sending Qing Tian Fang away, the strange man immediately retracted the strings controlling Hua Yuan, turned around, and rushed to Mei Ruo Temple on the top of the mountain.
...
“There are so many people at the inn, it’s so strange.”
Under the leadership of Qing Shizi Qing Ji, the group soon arrived at the inn. As soon as they entered the inn, they noticed several boys and girls in matching sportswear in the lobby.
Looking at the group of people walking out of the inn, Dao Erlang mumbled.
“Looking at the school badge on their clothes, they should be students from Total High.”
Kaizoku Kana observed the Total High students and said.
“Oh~ So it’s students from the noble academy. It’s probably some kind of school event, well, whatever, let’s hurry up and enter the inn. I can’t wait to try the Kaiseki cuisine!”
After getting the explanation, Dao Erlang looked like he had suddenly realized something, then he stopped paying attention and focused on eating.
While the group was busy checking in, Hanakawa Yurou looked around the inn.
The inn was decorated in a Japanese style, and the lights in the hallway were dim. As an Onmyouji, Hanakawa Yurou knew that such places were the easiest to breed evil spirits.
The moment she entered the inn, the girl felt that something was wrong with this inn.
However, after observing for a while, Hanakawa Yurou didn’t find anything. Frowning slightly, she was just wondering if she was overthinking when she heard Qing Shizi Qing Ji’s call:
“Hey! Hanakawa-san, hurry up and follow me. We’re going to our room!”
“Oh! Coming!”
Hearing the call, Hanakawa Yurou responded, then looked around again. Finding nothing, she had to give up and followed the group towards their reserved room.
Only after Hanakawa Yurou left, the dim light at the end of the corridor flickered, blinked twice, and then returned to normal.
......
“By the way, Yu-kun, aren’t you going to have dinner? I heard that the inn will be serving Kaiseki cuisine tonight.”
Inside the room, Nakano Yu was idly watching a TV variety show. Miura Yumiko pushed open the room door and walked in. Seeing the boy here, she couldn’t help but curiously asked.
“Kaiseki cuisine? Not interested.”
Upon hearing this, Nakano Yu waved his hand. For him, Japanese Kaiseki cuisine wasn’t that delicious. Besides, he had eaten a lot of snacks at Yotsuba, and he didn’t have an appetite now.
“Hmph~ I wonder where you went to sneak some snacks.”
Hearing this, Miura Yumiko pretended to be nonchalant and walked to Nakano Yu, kneeling down and sitting beside him.
“How come you’re talking like I’m some kind of cheating scumbag?”
Twitching his lips, Nakano Yu turned around, and as he was complaining, he noticed that Miura Yumiko was sitting beside him, staring at him intently.
“Why?”
Faced with Miura Yumiko’s gaze, the boy frowned slightly and asked.
“Nothing... it’s just, I heard from Yui that several classes are planning to have a haunted house event tonight. Yu-kun, are you going too?”
Taking back her gaze, Miura Yumiko played with her hair and asked.
“Haunted house? Are you guys going up the mountain?”
Upon hearing the words “haunted house,” Nakano Yu’s already slightly furrowed brows furrowed even further.
“Yeah, I heard from Hayama-kun that they are planning a route starting from the inn, going along the mountain road, circling the inn, and then coming back from the inn’s back door. What do you think? Yu-kun, are you coming?”
Seeing Nakano Yu’s big reaction, Miura Yumiko nodded and told her what she knew. That appearance was completely different from the image of the “Queen of Flame” that the Total High students called her.
It’s more like... a very well-behaved kitten?
“That’s right, Yumiko, you can go with Yubihama-san. No need for you to go with me.”
Confirming that this group was not going upstairs, and not going to the top of the mountain to look for the Ox Demon, Nakano Yu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there are not so many death-wishers in the world.
“But... Yubihama-san is going with someone I hate.”
Seeing that Nakano Yu was unwilling to go with her, Miura Yumiko’s tone was filled with grievances. Speaking, she looked at the boy with a pitiful gaze.
“It’s no, it’s just that, Yumiko, you have so many friends, right? Even if Yubihama-san has a date, it’s not like you can’t find anyone to go with.”
Seeing Miura Yumiko’s appearance, Nakano Yu was puzzled. Miura Yumiko had many friends, how could she not find anyone to go with her to the haunted house event?
“Some of my friends study well, so they didn’t come...”
Seeming to sense Nakano Yu’s doubts, Miura Yumiko explained with a slight blush. Before the boy could respond, she continued.
“No, but it’s okay, I have other friends I can find! Yu-kun, don’t worry about it! I’ll go prepare now, see you later.”
Wiping away the tears at the corner of her eyes, trying to restore herself to her usual state, Miura Yumiko finished speaking and stood up to leave the room.
Looking at the girl’s departing back, Nakano Yu didn’t know what to say. He felt that Miura Yumiko was strange lately. She inexplicably started to like him, and she always tried to get closer to him on purpose.
Shaking his head, Nakano Yu didn’t think about it. Compared to Miura Yumiko, Nino was more important to him.
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This is the last chapter for today~ As always, please give me flowers~ and tickets