Kiyono Lin received a phone call.
"Mr. Dubian?" On the other end of the line was Xiaoquan Aonai’s slightly anxious and hesitant voice.
"Is there something wrong, Mr. Xiaoquan?"
"Are you all... okay?"
Kiyono Lin glanced at the scene on the path and replied in a low voice:
"Mr. Xiaoquan, I suggest you give Dubian Che and his bald friend a good talking to when you get back."
"What’s wrong with Dubian?!" The voice suddenly rose.
"He’s harassing women."
"...Impossible, it must be Kunimi, right?"
"When are you two going to stop hugging?"
The coherent phrase stabilized the spirits of the two who were so scared that they dared not open their eyes.
Kunii Shuichi slowly let go of Ichiki Aoi.
The two looked over to find that Dubian Che, who had just had a fierce expression, now looked human again.
"Is that you, Mr. Dubian?" asked Ichiki Aoi timidly.
"[Dazai Osamu once said in his ’human loss,’ ’He came from the midst of the crowd, merely to give me a false joy’]"
"It’s really Mr. Dubian!" Ichiki Aoi placed a hand on her chest, exhaling deeply. "Thank goodness!"
Why suddenly bring up "human loss"? Why does Dazai’s quote feel unsettling? Also, where did these two get this kind of rapport from?
But whatever, the plan went smoothly. The suspension bridge effect should be a success, right?
Kunii Shuichi sneakily observed Ichiki Aoi.
Ichiki Kuu walked up to Dubian Che, took the mask from his hand, and examined it closely.
"Why is the brain not moving?"
"You wear it on your head, it moves when you talk," Dubian Che said.
"So ingeniously designed! By the way, Mr. Dubian, what are you eating?"
"Ice chunks." Dubian Che crunched noisily.
"So the cold air and sound from earlier was this! Aren’t you cold, though?"
"Have you ever seen a ghost that gets cold?"
"There’s... there’s more to come?" Ichiki Aoi asked fearfully.
"Sorry to disappoint you, it’s over. The exit is over there."
"That scared me to death, it was horrible," Ichiki Aoi returned the mask to Dubian Che, "we’ll be going first. We were really scared, I even thought there were ghosts that ate people. That boulder looked so real."
Why no reaction? Shouldn’t he be grateful?
"Let’s hurry up and get out of here, too; go catch up with Misato and the others," Ichiki Aoi started towards the exit, and he quickly followed.
As they passed by Dubian Che.
"What is it?" He turned his head back.
Dubian Che hesitated, then just patted his shoulder: "Good luck."
Dubian Che watched the two disappear into the exit, then walked into the nearby bushes.
"I don’t like your method," Kiyono Lin handed over a new prop.
Dubian Che took the Death God Scythe: "What don’t you like?"
"Unwarranted physical contact." Kiyono Lin’s expression was cold, "Ichiki Aoi likes girls, but she is also a girl. I understand you boys are thick-skinned and lecherous, but I don’t appreciate such behavior."
Dubian Che thought about it.
"Okay, won’t happen again."
Kiyono Lin’s expression softened, and she nodded.
At that moment, Dubian Che sighed: "Ichiki probably already realized it from her reaction... Kunii might really have no chance."
"Then you’d better apologize to Ichiki."
"Together with Kunii?"
"You decide for yourself, whether he is disliked or not is none of my concern."
"So you mean you’re just picking on me? Singling out my faults?"
"Do you have a problem with that?" Kiyono Lin asked coldly.
Kiyono Lin’s genteel and elegant face slowly blossomed into a smile.
Her eyes, once as cold as ice, now seemed as warm as melted snow.
She looked at Dubian Che and said with a soft laugh:
"’It’s the carelessness of both that leads to car accidents.’ I hope to keep reminding you. Isn’t this what you wanted, Mr. Dubian?"
Dubian Che shuddered and turned towards the main road: "Eating ice on such a day is really too cold after all."
Kiyono Lin watched his retreating figure, elegantly covering her mouth, smiling triumphantly.
"I’ll be waiting for your invitation to the bonfire party the day after tomorrow."
Dubian Che was draped in a cloak, carrying a giant scythe, chasing after the last group of students with almost flying, ghostly movements.
The wails echoed far and wide in the forest.
After the test of courage event ended, the three of them regrouped.
Jiutiao Mei returned the clothes in her hand to Dubian Che: "The way of scaring wasn’t dull or repetitive, quite amusing."
"These are all planned by Kiyono," Dubian Che, after taking off the cloak, put on his own clothes.
"If it weren’t for the suggestions and experience of Mayi Asuka, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve this level," Kiyono Lin said, then glanced at Jiutiao Mei, "your sound effects weren’t bad either."
Jiutiao Mei snorted contemptuously: "You’re not yet qualified to judge me."
"Is that so?" Kiyono Lin returned a similarly contemptuous smile, "as for me..."
"Alright, alright." Dubian Che, now dressed, quickly pacified the two young ladies about to quarrel, "It’s so cold outside, let’s head back quickly."
Since the three were close to the starting point, they left through the entrance.
The moon that had been hiding came out again, its clear light shining on the three of them as they walked side by side through the forest, the path ahead clearly visible.
As they passed by the boulder, Jiutiao Mei looked disdainfully at ’her own corpse.’
The ’corpse’ was dressed in her old clothes—clothes she’d worn only today.
Kiyono Lin stopped, walked towards the boulder.
"Did you add this boulder at the last minute? It’s indeed shocking." She put her hand on it. "I didn’t expect it to be real. How did you move it?"
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