Asami Haruki's face suddenly turned pale, and all the voices around him seemed to mock him. He stood there blankly, as if he hadn't heard anything.
"Wh...what?"
Masashi Yukimura had no intention of repeating himself. He turned around to continue running, but was stopped by the teacher outside the track.
"Xuecun, Tianhai wants you to go to his office."
"I see."
Masashi Yukimura nodded and left without even glancing at Haruki Asami.
"How embarrassing! I wouldn't dare stay here any longer."
"Are he and that senior Asami really brothers? He can't compare to him at all in terms of looks."
"She just said before that her favorite was Kii-senpai... but after failing to seduce Tachibana-senpai, now she's trying to flirt with Yukimura-senpai. How can someone be like this..."
"Shh, stop talking, he's looking over here..."
Asami Haruki clenched his fists and glared angrily at his classmate. He tried to leave the track, but unexpectedly, a gust of wind blew in from nowhere and blew his hat into the air.
—His bald forehead was exposed.
Hearing the playful noises behind him, Masashi Yukimura closed his eyes and spoke softly.
"Kazemi, stop."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sudden gust of wind vanished, and Asami Haruki's hat fell to the ground due to gravity, which he then picked up in a disheveled manner.
"whee."
The clear laughter of young children rang in Xuecun's ears.
"You clearly don't like that person either, so why are you stopping me?"
"...It is not the behavior of a gentleman to tease others."
"A gentleman..."
A gentle breeze brushed past Xuecun's ears, seemingly on purpose, making his hairstyle a mess.
"Does being a gentleman mean being able to watch the person you like be with someone else without doing anything?"
"Crunch."
Masashi Yukimura pushed open the door to the teachers' office without saying a word, and Kazami's voice stopped abruptly at that moment.
"Teacher Tianhai."
He looked no different from usual, but his hands had quietly tightened, and his knuckles had turned white.
"Xuecun, you've arrived."
Tianhai put down his pen, beckoned him to come closer, and then handed him the paper in his hand.
That's a task notification.
Number: B-
Title: The Ghost in the Old School Building
Location: Kyushu region - Fukuoka Prefecture - Fukayama Town - Kurehikage Village - Nonogaoka Elementary School - Abandoned old school building in the northern part of the town
Background: Recently, the Bureau of Ghost Stories Investigation received a report that villagers witnessed a ghost resembling a primary school boy wandering in the abandoned old school building of Nonogaoka Primary School in Twilight Village.
The ghost is said to be named "Yuta Yoshida," who died in an earthquake thirteen years ago.
The strange tale has caused panic among local villagers and disrupted normal life in the village.
Commissioning Department: Weird Tales Academy
Masashi Yukimura quickly scanned all the content, and then came the clichéd mission requirements, such as being discreet and safe, and bringing the necessary equipment.
Finally, there is the signature of the director of the Bureau of Ghost Stories Investigation and the official seal of headquarters.
Although we haven't gone to the site yet, this mission notification already tells us a lot.
For example, its mission number starts with B, which means that the Bureau of Investigation has already sent people to investigate the authenticity of the ghost story and rated the opponent's strength as B.
For an ordinary Yumi, this might already be considered a somewhat challenging opponent. But for Yukimura Masashi, receiving such a mission notification was an unusual event.
He usually deals with at least A-level or higher supernatural beings... Yukimura Masashi looked up at Tenkai.
"Are there no other Yumi-shi available for missions?"
Tianhai understood his unspoken meaning and was both amused and exasperated.
If someone from headquarters were here, they might take that as a provocation. But Tenkai, who had spent so much time with Yukimura Masashi, understood that it was genuine doubt on his part.
He explained, "This task wasn't given to you."
Meeting Yukimura Masashi's indifferent gaze, he looked around and lowered his voice.
"This task was assigned to Miri Asami by her superiors."
"..."
Upon hearing the name, Masashi Yukimura unconsciously tightened his grip on the paper, creating a crease. However, his tone remained calm and even, failing to arouse any suspicion from Tenkai.
"Although he's a third-year student, he has no experience in solving ghost stories. Isn't it a bit too much of a leap to put him directly into dealing with a B-level supernatural being?"
"yes."
Tianhai echoed his words, his brows furrowed.
“I also raised questions with the investigation bureau, but their response was that there was nothing unusual, and they urged Asami to set off to carry out the mission as soon as possible.”
He sighed almost imperceptibly, concealing some... outrageous words behind the sigh, but Yukimura Masashi understood what he meant.
This is because... someone disliked Qian Jianwei and abused his power for personal gain, using the guise of a mission to openly and legitimately send him to his death.
The Asami family is of ordinary background, and Asami Miri herself is even more unknown, having returned from abroad less than a month ago. Who could such a person possibly have made an enemy of?
"I..." will investigate.
However, before Masashi Yukimura could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Amami.
"You don't need to worry about this. I've already had someone investigate."
"He's your homeroom teacher, after all. He can't not even protect you from this little bit of wind and rain."
Although he was sitting in a chair and had to look up to talk to Yukimura Masashi, his figure was backlit at this moment, making him seem inexplicably tall, causing the latter to swallow his rebuttal.
"……I see."
"Teacher, why did you call me here...?"
Masashi Yukimura thoughtfully held the mission notification up to his eyes again, and Tenkai's words confirmed his guess.
"I hope you and Asami will work together to solve this ghost story."
“If you’re with him, then I don’t need to worry. It’s a good opportunity to give him some training.”
The enemy has already made their move, so how can they just keep running away?
“Besides, this matter can’t be left unresolved indefinitely…” Tianhai’s gaze also fell on the paper with the mission written on it, his expression unreadable. “This B-rank monster has already devoured a person, and I heard that it was just a twelve-year-old child.”
In the world of ghost stories, people who choose to become eavesdroppers have various reasons, and Amami Goya is a rare "idealist" among them.
Since he has such special abilities, he will not shirk the responsibilities bestowed upon him by God.
Despite constantly complaining about too much work, poor pay, and a rude boss, he was always the first to set off whenever he received a task assignment and never made a mistake.
It is precisely because of this that even a rebellious teenager like Ju Huang, though he doesn't say it, still holds some respect for Tian Hai in his heart and will not deliberately cause trouble for him.
"..."
After hearing Tenkai's words, Yukimura Masashi lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.
"Wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask Kii Kanade about this kind of thing?"
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