Chapter 51

Nozaki Umeko, come on!

Mikoshiba: "Huh?! Are you trying to be funny? Anyway, where do I even begin to complain..."

He had obviously been so overwhelmed by Nozaki that he couldn't even feel afraid.

Saki was speechless: "So the women's group you mentioned also includes you."

Nozaki: "Of course I am. I am very dedicated to my work."

Chiyo was clearly pale with shock, but she remained steadfast as she added, "Yes, indeed, Nozaki-kun is truly dedicated to his work."

Saki: "Chiyo! This is obviously the time to complain! Don't give in!"

Chiyo: “Woo.”

Nozaki continued to perform: "Ah, so this is the abandoned factory we're going to explore tonight? Oh no, I'm so excited."

Mikoshiba: Subway, old people, cell phones.

He reached out and touched the goose bumps on his arm: "Can you speak properly?"

Nozaki: "How annoying, Xiao Yuyu, why do you talk about me like this?"

Mikoshiba:......

He looked like he wanted to kick Nozaki.

Saki: "It seems like you're really determined to win."

Nozaki: "Of course. I've already said I'm very dedicated."

He took out his familiar little notebook and wrote something down.

"An all-girl group would definitely be much better than our current group. I'm really looking forward to it. It's a bit like a night out with girlfriends, something I've never been to before."

Saki: "It would be a miracle if you could participate!"

But she probably understood Nozaki's purpose.

He pressed his forehead with a headache and said, "We're already here, let's get ready to go in."

Nozaki (still using the same words): "Okay, I'm really looking forward to it."

Saki: "I see. Your character is someone who loves adventure and strange legends, right?"

Nozaki gave a thumbs-up: "Not bad."

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the door of the abandoned factory.

Mikoshiba couldn't help swallowing.

When he arrived at the door, the fear in his heart rose again, and it was useless even with Nozaki's jokes.

His hands trembled slightly as he placed the backpack in front of him. He couldn't help but unzip it and took out the cross from it.

Jesus bless Jesus bless Jesus bless...

Saki noticed his action and couldn't help laughing, but quickly suppressed it.

You must not laugh, otherwise Mikoshiba will remember it.

Chiyo leaned forward and sniffed: "The smell seems a little strange."

Saki: "Because it's been abandoned for a long time, maybe it smells like some rusty equipment?"

Chiyo: "Ah! The smell of rust."

"Yes."

The factory has two floors. The first floor is filled with containers and abandoned machines, which doesn't look special. The second floor seems to have some offices or something like that.

Nozaki hasn't heard of the pen since he came in.

"Speaking of which..."

The others looked at him.

Nozaki put away the paper and pen, and then took out a candle from his backpack.

There was a big excitement in his little eyes.

"Let's play a game!"

“…………”

Saki: "The game you're talking about isn't it something like Pen Fairy?"

Nozaki was ecstatic: "Could it be that you are also——"

Saki: "No, I'm not I don't have any."

Exploration is one thing, but doing some "mysterious" activities in this situation is just asking for death.

Mikoshiba was about to scream, "No! Impossible! I would never do that!"

Even Chiyo was a little scared: "Nozaki-san, why don't we just... forget it?"

Nozaki was so disappointed that even the rabbit ears on his head drooped down.

Saki looked at the stairs leading to the second floor. "Ah...did those people get hurt by accidentally falling down the stairs?"

Otherwise there is no other explanation.

Nozaki: "Let's go to the second floor and take a look!"

Compared with his previous proposal, this one was obviously much more acceptable, so the others also agreed.

Mikoshiba held the cross in one hand and secretly wore the Buddhist beads around his neck with the other hand. He also took the silver sword in his other hand, and was fully armed.

Chiyo walked over to Saki and joined her hand in hand.

Nozaki looked at it and suddenly realized: "I see, it's normal for girls to hold hands when they're scared."

So he turned to look at Mikoshiba.

Mikoshiba had already lost his original vigilance at this moment and didn't pay any attention to Nozaki's movements. When he felt the heat on the back of his hand, he screamed in fear.

"Evil ghosts, go away! Evil ghosts, go away! Evil ghosts, go away!"

Still throwing garlic out crazily...

Saki: "...Calm down."

Nozaki: "That's right, calm down, Xiaoyuyu, I just held your hand."

Saki looked shocked. “That’s why he can’t calm down!”

Chiyo was also a little shocked: "Nozaki-san, you..." She seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Nozaki explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm Umeko now, and this is Mamiko. I just want to experience it immersively."

This reason is quite sufficient.

"I see, what about Xiao Yuyu?"

Mikoshiba now understood the whole story. He raised his head with a little fear, and there were even some tears in the corners of his eyes.

"I……"

He was so aggrieved that he almost cried.

"It's all Nozaki's fault."

Nozaki: "Please call me Umeko."

Mikoshiba: "He suddenly stretched out his hand, and I thought it was, it was..."

Zao Ji understood: "I thought it was a ghost."

Mikoshiba was furious, and then directed his anger at Nozaki: "It's all your fault! Why are you holding hands for no reason? Don't you think it's weird and disgusting that two grown men are holding hands?"

Nozaki: "What are you talking about, Mamiko? How can you do this to Umeko?"

Ozu Chai: "..."

"You..."

He didn't know where to start complaining.

Chiyo couldn't help but touch her arm and asked, "By the way, are you feeling cold? I don't know why, but I always feel like the temperature has dropped so much since we came in. Is it because it's dark?"

Saki checked her phone and said, "That shouldn't be the case. The temperature is over 30 degrees Celsius today. It shouldn't be that cold even at night."

But after Chiyo finished speaking, she also felt a hint of chill.

Nozaki suddenly had an idea: "Do you think there really is..."

Mikoshiba screamed, "Ahhhh shut up! Absolutely not! You are not allowed to speak!"

“…”

Chiyo: "W-what's that sound?"

Saki: "Hmm? Chiyo, what are you talking about?"

Chiyo: "I felt like I heard something."

"……salary……"

"Hand... my hand... compensate me, pay me my salary, compensate me, pay me my salary..."

The sound is getting closer.

Even the calm Saki started to panic.

"How about we exit first?"

This time no one objected.

However, just as they were retreating, a small accident happened.

Chiyo seemed to be pushed suddenly by someone and fell down the stairs.

Fortunately, she and Saki were walking at the back, so both Saki and Nozaki Mikoshiba in front were able to reach out and hold her in time.

"Chiyo!"

Chiyo was so scared that her bow was about to fade.

Nozaki quickly grabbed her, and thanks to his long arms and quick reaction, he was able to rescue her so effectively.

Chiyo was so scared that tears came out.

Mikoshiba: "Are you okay?"

After she stood firmly, Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head, "Fortunately, my ankle wasn't twisted."

Saki felt something was wrong, so she said, "Let's go out first."

Chiyo's expression suddenly changed, and she pointed tremblingly towards the back: "That..."

She swallowed, obviously not wanting to point it out and cause everyone to panic, but if she didn't point it out... there was a high possibility that other people would be in danger and harmed, so she had to point it out.

And if we don't know anything and discover nothing, it would probably be even worse.

Mikoshiba froze, not daring to turn his head. He could only force a dry laugh and said, "Are you also imitating Nozaki? Haha... It's not funny at all."

But his hands were already clenched around his silver sword and cross.

Saki didn't know if the ghosts here would come back to kill them or something like that - and should they say it was bad luck or luck, why did they encounter the real thing during just a factory exploration?

Saki: "Anyway, listen to me! Three, two, one—run!"

At this time, standing there stupidly without running away is the real way to go!

Following Saki's order, the four of them ran outside together.

However, when I arrived at the first floor door...

Nozaki: "It's broken, the door won't open."

At this time, he was in no mood to continue speaking in JK's tone.

But I have to say that his bunny ear headband is still a bit difficult to keep on.

Miko Chai quickly distributed the items in his backpack to everyone.

"Is this really what foresight is?"

Saki looked at the copper coin in her hand and couldn't help but remain silent.

Wake up, what's the use of this!

It didn’t work just now, okay?

Thinking of this, Saki asked Chiyo: "What happened just now?"

Chiyo trembled as she took the wooden fish that Mikoshiba handed to her and said, "I think something tripped me, so I accidentally fell down."

Saki pondered, "So the previous people were injured because of this?"

Chiyo: "Something's coming..."

Everyone looked over.

Saki couldn't help but gasp, "What kind of monster is that—?"

*

After getting rid of the cursed spirit, Panda clapped his hands and said, "Is it okay to go back now?"

Goujuanji: "Wooden fish flower."

He took out his cell phone and handed it over.

Panda: "No way... Another new mission?"

Inujuanji nodded: "Salmon."

The panda sighed, "Is this what summer is like?"

The number of cursed spirits increased, and even the first graders were pulled out to do tasks non-stop.

Panda: "I really hope this will be the last mission of the day."

Goujuanji lowered his eyes and looked at the mission location.

Because the number of tasks suddenly increased today, I was forced to not go to Nozaki's event with Saki, which I had originally planned to do.

Panda: "Let's go. Let me take a look... Oh, it's a factory."

The two walked towards the auxiliary supervision car.