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"A dare test?"
The next day, when Yaken, who had slept the night before, came to the big hall yawning, he heard the sword men inside discussing this matter.
"That's right. Today the master posted a notice on the bulletin board, saying that today is the day of the Seven Stars Conjunction. On this special day, according to the suggestions of Kitsunesuke and Tsurumaru-san, we plan to hold the 'Summer Night Test of Courage'."
Little Tengu Imakaki said as he excitedly jumped onto Yanrong and hugged his neck, "Wow, that sounds really interesting! Come on, Yanrong, let's go play together."
"Oh, the courage contest and the like seem to be inseparable from ghosts, right, Elbow Maru?" said the young man with a sword in a white coat, holding a cup of tea.
"Aniga, it's Hippodrome..." The thin green young man was always amused by his brother with a bad taste, but even so, he remembered to grasp the key points of his brother's words, "So, Aniga wants to participate?"
"Yeah, after all, killing demons is one of my specialties. Ah, hearing the howling of evil spirits under the knife is also a kind of happiness, Tsuchimaru." Higekiri, with light blond hair and pink flowers on his face, said something that could scare a child to tears.
"Aniga, it's not a leg pill, it's a knee pill QAQ"
"Oh, it's just a small problem. Don't take it too seriously, Spider Pill."
The other sword men were all discussing this, not to mention the Awataguchi sword school, which has a large population and most of its swords are short blades.
Before Yaken even reached his seat, he was pulled over by the excited Shinano Toushirou, "Yaken, come and look at this map."
I saw them gathered around a table with an event poster on it.
"This is the place we are going to explore in this daredevil contest. The format of the activity is also written on it!" Even the usually calm Hirano Toushirou was a little excited today.
Yaoyan took a closer look and the content on the poster came into his eyes clearly.
Are you feeling bored? Do you feel that your life has lost its thrill and excitement? No, you must make your heart youthful and energetic!
On this special summer night with seven planets in sync, we have planned a "Summer Night Dares Test" full of surprises and excitement. Come and join us.
The first place winner will receive a rich, mysterious prize made by the judge himself.
"But," the Five Tigers said timidly, "wouldn't everyone be scared? Lighting candles at night, exploring and telling ghost stories..."
"I'm very scared. I feel like I can't sleep after listening to ghost stories, but I also want to play." Rando Shiro said with his hair tangled.
This is the mentality of a timid person who knows he is timid but cannot restrain himself from playing horror RPG games and watching horror movies, Yao Yan secretly complained in his heart.
Atsutoshiro consoled him, "Well, the places we're exploring are all places we're familiar with in Honmaru anyway, and there are so many people here, there's nothing to be afraid of."
"That's true," Akita Toushirou's brows, which were originally wrinkled due to fear, smoothed down, "Then let's all join together, after all, it's a very interesting group activity."
Of course, the final decision still depends on the opinions of the elders, but do you expect Ichigo Ichibun to refuse in the eyes of a group of expectant parents? Of course it is impossible, so the Awataguchi family joined the event in such a grand manner.
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As everyone waited anxiously and expectantly, night soon arrived.
Following the instructions on the event poster, everyone prepared candles and some necessary supplies.
"Everyone, are you ready? It's time to set off." Ichigo Ichijin held a lit glass candle, and the small candle flame could barely illuminate the small area in front.
"We're ready!" After receiving a unanimous response from his younger brothers, Ichigo Ichijin walked ahead.
This time, the activity is not divided into different sword factions like last time, but a group trip. At each adventure location, a sword faction will select a blade to tell a strange story. Of course, the sword faction and blade selection cannot be repeated.
The first adventure location that the sword men will reach is the stream at the small bridge.
They walked across the wooden bridge. They didn't feel anything during the day, but at night, when they walked across the bridge, they heard the slight creaking sound of the wooden boards under their feet when they were stepped on. Even though they knew that the wooden bridge was very solid and there were no ghosts in the main castle, when the cool summer night breeze blew and the sound rang out, a spooky and terrifying atmosphere was created, and many of the blades still got goosebumps.
"So, so scary." The battle hasn't even started yet, but the Five Tigers feel like they are about to be defeated.
"Don't worry, Xiao Tui, everyone is with you." Maeda Toushirou held Goku Tui's hand tightly.
Even though he was still afraid, Wu Hu Tui felt more at ease after feeling the warmth from Maeda Toushirou's palm. He nodded and said, "Well, okay..."
"We've arrived at the first location. Hmm, let me see what this is." Higekiri, who was walking in front of the crowd, was the first to reach the stream under the bridge. As one of the top sword detectives, he could still see a piece of paper stuck on the big rock on the shore under the dim candlelight.
"The requirement for the first location is to tell a water-related ghost story." The young man with a long sword took down the paper and read it in a sweet voice.
"Is it related to water..." Everyone fell into deep thought after hearing this.
"Has everyone thought of it?" Higekiri asked, grabbing his coat.
As a pharmaceutical researcher who has been in the secular world for so long, he has naturally read a lot of urban legends. The mention of "water" reminded him of a legend that interested him, so he said, "Regarding legends about water, I can think of a particularly interesting one."
After hearing this, the Awataguchi boys who had been crowding around him, trying to gain a sense of security from their mature and reliable brother, subconsciously took a few steps to the outside.
Rantoshiro looked at Hiranotoshiro and said, "I don't know why, but I always have a bad feeling..."
There seems to be something wrong with Yao Yan Ni.
Under the swaying core flame, Yaoyan's shadow was stretched long, and the candlelight illuminated half of his face. "Last time, I saw everyone recalling the photos taken during their vacation at the beach in the album."
"At that time, Luan was photographed with a panicked expression when he touched the ivy pots on the rocks by the sea. Although some people think this is no big deal, the strange story about the ivy pots is indeed a warning to people to stay away from them."
When his name was suddenly called, Rantoshiro felt a chill down his spine.
Yakuken spoke at a leisurely pace, without any ripples between his sentences. "To be more precise, the legend of Fujikei is the legend of the 'Fujikei woman'. After a woman who jumped into the sea for love died, her body was covered by Fujikei, a parasitic creature in the sea. Then, her resentful soul also took on the Fujikei's habits and only appeared at the seaside."
"She also used rattan pots as carriers of vengeful spirits. If you look at the densely packed rattan pots on the reef for a long time, you will find that they are actually identical human faces."
People love the coolness of the summer night breeze, but at this moment, the timid blades only feel that the coolness goes straight to the sky.
"Once the Ivy Pot Girl encounters the flesh of a creature that interests her and wants to suck its delicious blood and flesh, she will find a way to make them fall on a rock covered with Ivy Pots. If the creature really falls, the Ivy Pots tainted with the resentment of the evil spirits will climb onto their knees." Suddenly, Yao Yan chuckled.
Wu Hutui could hardly hold the candle cup in his hand, "Wuwu..."
"The vine pots don't stick to the outside of their bodies, but instead drill into their flesh. The next day, those creatures will feel unbearable pain in their knees. If someone cuts open their knees at this time, they will see white vine pots growing all over their knees. What's even more terrifying is that those vine pots are like eyes. If they notice someone staring at them, they will look back at you. This is the story of the 'vine pot lady', and I'm done with it."
Yakuen felt his lips were a little dry from talking so much, he licked them subconsciously, but under the dim candlelight, they looked a little dark, and Awataguchi and the others could hardly look directly at this brother.
As a scientist with a scientific spirit, Yaken Toushirou was not afraid at all. He focused on the second half of the story. "This strange story is really interesting. If it is true, I really want to study the knee that is attached to the rattan pot, use a medical lancet to cut open the skin layer, and then use tweezers to take them out one by one. I think I can solve this mystery."
Yakuin, who also has a keen interest in medicine, agreed and said, "That's right, but it's just a myth."
Appeared! Strange pharmaceutical research bosses! !
No no no, it's not a pity at all, it would be really scary if it were true!!
Thinking of the rattan pot he had come into close contact with when he went to the beach before, Blade felt his knees go cold and inexplicably sore.
"The first location has already been filled with ghost stories. The ghost stories told by Yaken-kun are indeed quite good. At least they made me want to kill the 'vine pot woman'," Higekiri smiled with his fangs showing, "Then let's go to the next location."
There were many places to explore in this event, so in this huge Honmaru, the sword men heard various strange stories about the places or keywords that they were familiar with in the past.
There are the "infatuated male ghost under the blood-red cherry tree" by Smiley Aoue, the "beautiful soul on the beam watching its sweetheart" by Higekiri, and the "farmer who was bitten to death by a wolf and did not know that he was dead, but still cared about his family and worked hard in the fields" by Rikuoku Mamoru Yoshiyuki, etc.
It really scared a lot of people. I guess I won’t feel good when I go back tonight.
Finally, we finished telling the ghost stories at the last exploration location, and this test of courage came to an end.
At this time, the strange phenomenon brought about by the seven planets in conjunction also strangely reflected in the sky above Honmaru.
The entire sky seemed to be shaking violently, and one corner even appeared distorted, rolling up the nearby stars.
You should know that although the Honmaru is set according to the normal seasonal changes outside, all the scenes are shaped by the scenery supported by spiritual power. In other words, all the changes in the scenery outside will not affect the inside of the Honmaru.
The first to notice was the Demon Slayer Smiling Qingjiang, who felt something was wrong. He suddenly picked up his original body, and the red pupil hidden behind his green hair was also glowing. "Everyone, this phenomenon is not a good sign."
As soon as Smiley Aoki finished speaking, the entire Honmaru began to shake. Although the shaking only lasted for a few seconds, it was enough to make the sword men feel strange.
Yaken felt it the most, because he not only felt the shaking of Honmaru, but the strange mark on his hand was also hot at that moment.
This feeling reminded him of the scene when he traveled to a parallel world before.
"Why does it feel like there's so much more resentment around here?" Ishikiri Maru, the Sword Master of the God Sword, frowned, as he was no stranger to these auras.
At this moment——
On the second floor of the castle tower, while the swordsmen were playing, the judges were reporting on their work.
As a qualified aunt, she has paid too much. Even though the inquisitor was almost overwhelmed by work and wanted to go out and play, he had to hold back and earnestly report the progress of his work and discuss the handling of some secret matters.
Suddenly, the judge who was talking on the computer projection saw a snow screen on the other side for a few seconds, and then the built-in system of the main maru sounded: "Judge 'Dongkui', the coordinates of the main maru of West District A157 where you are located have changed. Please reposition and report."
Inquisitor: ???
#The Government of Time: Where is my huge Honmaru? It was here just now, how come it disappeared just like that? #
Author's words: Warning for this chapter: Although I have tried my best to write it in a plain way, it contains horror elements, so please be careful when reading it. Remember, don't Baidu the keywords! It will make you afraid of claustrophobia!
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Spoiler alert: Hanako-kun is the only world that Honmaru travels to. Because the setting of "realm" fits Honmaru so well, I really want to write a TVT
It doesn't matter if you haven't read Hanako-kun, it won't affect your reading experience.
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05/06, corrected.
Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Kokomo has no feelings
Thanks to the little angel who cast the mine: one dollar, one dime, one cent
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Ye Zi, Only Trees Live Forever in the Forbidden City, Diankou San, Chi Tong, No Face to Face, Yu Bei Bei Bei Hua, Lan Luoke Dai Vinuo, Anijia My Name is Knee Maru!, Kasen Kanesada, Qi Luoshan, Shan Shan is Late
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