Ministry Action Records

27. What a nightmare

That is a golden country - the gurgling Nile River gives birth to the green along the coast; the scorching sun bakes the earth, reflecting the endless golden color; the camel bells play an ancient music along with the floating sand. All things in the world are afraid of time, but time is afraid of the pyramids.

Ah, Egypt, it would probably be a nice place if I were to come here for a trip, Eriri thought sincerely as she looked at the pyramids standing in the desert in the distance.

"He's in front, catch him!"

There were shouts and heavy footsteps behind me. It must be a group of people in armor behind me. Who are they trying to catch? It sounded like there were a lot of people, but it shouldn't have anything to do with me. I turned around in confusion.

"You're not running away, Guardian?"

What's going on?! This was Eriri's last thought before she lost consciousness. When she turned around, she saw the fist that was getting bigger and bigger. She was hit in the head by such a heavy punch. Eriri, who had just woken up and had not had time to figure out the situation, fell down again.

What happened? My hand hurts.

Ying Lili wanted to move her hands, but after pulling hard, she found that she could not move them at all. Her hands were probably tied behind her back, and the rope was a little too tight. No wonder she felt a little pain in her hands.

Ying Lili took a look at the surrounding environment. She was now in a room with a stone frame. The walls and floors were made of stone. The brazier in the corner of the room illuminated the entire space. In front of her was a huge wall with some strange murals carved on it. There was a giant statue standing on both sides of the room, but Ying Lili couldn't tell whether the statue was an Egyptian god or a pharaoh. A ray of moonlight shone through the window into the center of the room. Some patterns carved there looked like special mechanisms. The whole place gave people a feeling of being full of sacred ritual.

"Guardian, open this door in front of you." A group of people wearing strange masks walked into the room and stood in front of Eriri. One of them spoke to Eriri in a commanding tone.

"What guardian? What are you talking about?" That's enough... Eriri no longer understood the current situation.

"Ah!" Eriri screamed in pain, and one of the masked guys kicked her hard.

"This is a complete waste of time! The temple priests outside are also very stubborn!" roared the guy who had just taken action.

"Calm down!" The guy who started the fight was stopped by someone who looked like a leader.

"As a guardian, you must know some clues, keys or legends about how to open this door. Tell us." The masked man pulled Eriri's collar and asked calmly.

"I know nothing about this place. You've got the wrong person." No one believed her when she told the truth. She hadn't figured out what was going on yet. Suddenly, she found herself transformed into a man and in a strange place. Now, she was kicked for no reason. Ying Lili felt that this might be the most unfortunate moment in her life. She didn't know how to go back. Would she always live here as a man?

"It seems like you won't speak unless I do something."

Hearing the cruel tone of the masked man, a series of indescribable images suddenly appeared in Eriri's mind... Wait! Don't panic! Now she is a man, thinking of this, Eriri breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bring him in."

A little boy was pushed in front of Eriri.

An Yilun too? !

Eriri looked at the little boy in front of her in disbelief. Although he was not wearing his iconic glasses, she would not mistake him for her childhood sweetheart. Wasn't this Tomoya Aki when he was little? !

Although she didn't know why Tomoya appeared in this place and turned into his childhood appearance, she knew that these masked guys in front of her were not good people. Eriri shouted anxiously: "Tomoya, why are you..."

"Bang!" Before she could finish her words, Eriri was punched again.

Shit! Although this body is quite durable, it's still not pleasant to be beaten like this.

"Sir! Someone has alarmed Pharaoh! They insist on going in!" Such a voice came from outside the room.

"Damn it, we'll be discovered, let's go out and deal with them."

"Talk to your son. If we come back and find the door is not open, you will never see him again." After leaving this sentence, the masked man hurried out of the room.

Son...son?! No way...seemingly realizing something, Eriri couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat as she looked at the guy who looked exactly like Ren.

"Dad." Xiao An Yilun walked up to Eriri and shouted in panic.

The person I like has become a child and his father. What should I do? It's very urgent. Waiting online.

"Dad, they want you to tell them what's inside the treasure house. They want to know how to open the door."

Seeing the panicking Xiaolun in front of her, Yinglili was deeply touched. She was just a girl, but she had to be relied on by you. However, she was your father now, so there was nothing wrong with being relied on by you...

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Recalling how her father had comforted her in the past, Ying Lili said the same thing to Xiao Lun in a steady voice.

"Dad, I can get that for you." Following the direction that Renye pointed, Eriri saw the small knife on the waist of the masked man who was standing at the door with his back to her and was in charge of guarding it.

Even if you bring it to me, I won’t be able to use it!!

Eriri could guess that the original owner of her current body was an excellent warrior, and maybe she could turn the tables with a knife, but she couldn't do that! When asked if she had any skills that could be used at this moment, Eriri could only say regretfully that she didn't. Should she draw a book for them on the spot?

"No, don't do that." Eriri shook her head and looked at Tomoya.

"But he wants to hurt us." Ren Ye looked at Eriri with a firm look.

"Don't go! Come back, Lunye..." Eriri didn't dare to shout too loudly, for fear of alarming those guys.

Lun quietly walked behind the masked man and slowly reached his hand to his waist. He actually touched it?!

Having obtained the weapon, Ren quickly walked towards Eriri while keeping as quiet as possible and placed the knife in Eriri's hand.

What's going on?! He was actually using a knife to skillfully cut the ropes that bound his hands. Was this a fighting instinct or something?!

"There's no time! Tell us quickly!" The masked man came back.

Come on, hurry up, they are coming, Ying Lili shouted in her heart.

Eriri has discovered that this is not a fighting instinct, because the body is not under her control, and she can only speak. Is it the original owner of the body? It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter who it is. I can't let myself and Renye leave here safely under such circumstances. I will give my body to him and trust him.

"I...I really don't know." Eriri tried to buy as much time as possible.

"Do you look down on me? Think I'm lying? I will kill this kid and dig out his heart like this." A masked man put the tip of his sword against Renye's chest.

"Wait! Wait! I'll tell you now, I'll tell you right away..." Eriri hesitated and it was completely unclear what she said afterwards.

"He's stalling for time!" a masked man roared.

It worked!

Eriri stood up, knocked down the masked man who was holding her left shoulder with a punch, and kicked the masked man on the right in the abdomen, sending him flying. She then rushed towards the enemy in front of her, holding the knife.

If you can do it, you can succeed!

"Is this your answer, Guardian?" The knife was pressed against the mask of the enemy in front, but it could no longer move forward. The hand holding the knife was tightly grasped, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not pierce the guy's head.

"It's such a shame. If we had cooperated, nothing would have happened."

With a swoosh, a broadsword pierced through Tomoya's body from behind, and then was pulled out. Eriri could clearly see blood gushing out from Tomoya's wound. Tomoya did not make any sound or move, his body just moved forward slowly due to inertia...

No...it's not true...

Helplessly watching Renye fall to the ground, the blood flowing through the cracks in the floor to her feet, Eriri let go of the knife, knelt on the ground, and placed her trembling hands on the blood on the ground, which was wet and warm... She couldn't stop crying and was choking with sobs, unable to utter any words.

You must be kidding! You must be kidding! How could this happen?

"Ryouya!" Looking at the scene in front of her, Eriri screamed in despair.

God, if this is a dream, please let me wake up quickly.

"You're finally awake, Eriri." Although Hikigaya has assured that Eriri will be fine, Yukinoshita, like everyone else, stayed by the side waiting for Eriri to wake up. Now that she has finally woken up, she seems to be fine.

Under the Snow?!

Eriri bent down and looked around nervously. There was no masked guy, and there was no body of Tomoya Aki on the ground. Everything that had just happened was like a nightmare.

The familiar sofa, the familiar quilt, Yukinoshita, Hikigaya, Shidou and Tohka were all by his side.

"I'm back..." Eriri murmured.

28. It’s hard to think of a chapter title... Never mind

"I'm back..." Eriri murmured, thinking that what happened before was indeed just a dream.

"Oh, right! Where is that female ghost!" Recalling the terrifying white figure crawling out of the TV, Ying Lili looked around nervously again.

"Don't worry, Eriri, she's already dealt with it." Looking at Eriri's panicked face, as if she was worried that something strange would suddenly pop up around her, Yukinoshita said without laughter.

"Eh...have you done it? Thanks so much for troubling you guys." They are indeed true professionals, Eriri thought.

"No trouble, you killed her yourself." Yukinoshita's tone was calm, and it didn't sound very different, as if it contained no special meaning.

"Oh, so I did it myself." Eriri's face was full of confusion. It seemed that she had not yet sorted out what Yukinoshita said. She just nodded habitually.

"Huh?! Did I kill him myself?!" Finally reacting, Eriri looked at the others in disbelief, wanting to see their reactions.

Yukinoshita nodded slightly, and that expression reminded Eriri of when she was a child, she held up the Three Good Students Award certificate with both hands to show off to her mother. Her mother's expression was like this: You have made it, kid.

Hikigaya smiled knowingly and gave Eriri a thumbs up.

As for Tohka and Shidou, Tohka excitedly raised her hand with the scissors hand gesture, which made Eriri doubt whether she really knew what was going on.

"It's true, Eriri." Itsuka Shidao said, and his honest look made it impossible for Eriri to question him at all.

It's actually true?! Although it's hard to believe, there's no need to lie to yourself. I can't remember how I did it...

"Very cool, Eriri. You picked up the hidden blade and carried out a clean and neat assassination. I seemed to hear you say a very professional line. So particular." Hikigaya said with a smile.

"Hidden...Hidden Blade?!"

Eriri then felt something and raised her right hand to take a look. The strange gauntlet that had scratched her was now on her hand. Was it at that time... Her mind recalled the scene in which she reached out to touch the gauntlet in that white space. As for what happened afterwards, she had no impression at all. However, according to what Hikigaya said, it was probably like in the dream, and her body moved on its own.

"Is this the thing..." Ying Lili felt that her idea should not be too far off.

"Don't worry, Eriri. You were scratched and encountered a ghost at the same time, which led to this situation. This hidden blade must have been a weapon that killed evil creatures. It can be said to have appeared magically. Now that the ghost has disappeared, there should be no problem." Hikigaya stated his own inference.

"So my problem has been solved?" After sorting out her thoughts, Eriri said.

"Well, it's okay now. But it's better to put the hidden blade away and not touch it. As for this book... I feel like it has nothing to do with this time. It's mixed in with a bunch of antiques and is equally special. Just put it away and don't touch it. It's not an evil thing anyway." Hikigaya summed up.

"Oh, really? I'm glad you're okay." Ying Lili nodded slightly.

"Squeak..."

"Rat?!" Eriri yelled.

This rat is too arrogant. It dared to run out with so many people around. How could it stay here?! Thinking of this, Ying Lili naturally picked up the fruit knife that had been on the table and threw it at the rat. It stabbed the rat accurately and fell to the ground without even a scream.

It was a bit quiet. Now..., everyone was once again immersed in Eriri's operation. This time, Eriri was awake when she completed the operation. After doing all this, Eriri reacted slowly and looked at her right hand. She was speechless. So accurate? !

Hikigaya covered his head and fell into deep thought. He felt his face being hit. He said confidently that it was okay and he could return to his life peacefully. Then he did this to me right away. Is this normal? It doesn't make sense? Can it last so long? The strengthening effect should be gone? Hikigaya wondered if he had made a mistake. Maybe Eriri had fooled him. Maybe she could have gone to heaven from the beginning!

"Well... Eriri-san is really amazing. She can hit a mouse with a knife even at this distance." Shidou smiled gently, wanting to break the silence on his own.