Do you like Yu-Gi-Oh even if it's like this?

Yao, who was standing by, seemed to have discovered something and leaned over the counter.

She gently brushed her fingers across the tabletop, and there was... a thin layer of dust on it.

"This is the place where you scan the QR code, but there is dust everywhere..."

"The shelves had already shown signs of being plundered before we arrived - and they hadn't been restocked."

Mu Dongren glanced at the items on the shelves. Compared to the images I saw on the app, there were fewer Phantom Boxes on the shelves.

"The owner is missing...?"

I walked into the room that seemed to be the owner's lounge and cast my eyes towards the desk.

２9♂≠㈣≥↓蕶⒋*>③≮≤5※ˉ㈥◎司肿zｈＵＡNQuＮ: "What are you looking for?"

Haruka also looked over.

"journal."

"Who keeps a diary? Do you?"

"I won't write... but it would be nice if there was something that could significantly reduce the workload, like in the Conan movie, where they can quickly get past the suspenseful plot and move on to other plots."

——For example, playing cards, playing cards and playing cards.

I searched through the bookcase... and one of the books fell out.

"Ah, the diary."

"Really? He is not a serious person."

Makitoto and Haruka both moved closer, and the small room became a little crowded.

[Today is my first day in this small village - I finally embezzled (crossed out) so much money, so I should quickly plan for the rest of my life. ]

"He's a guy who's planning a rotten life just like you."

"Shut up and read."

I glared at Mu Dongren back.

[The clans here are powerful and the environment is complex. The government seems to want to build a road here, so we have to obey their orders.]

"Really? I was under the impression that any uncooperative village would have been rerouted long ago."

"God knows, you can't report this kind of thing as news."

The experience of the winter herders does not seem to apply here.

[Unfortunately, there is no one to play cards here - I put a few pre-sets there as an idea and prepared a card table, but no one seems interested. ]

[Damn it, it's almost 1108, why haven't the heroes been strengthened yet... Phoenix Man doesn't count, isn't that a cheat for the entire universe? ]

"It's a hero player."

"Looks like it is."

I quickly skimmed through the pages and turned to the last few pages with ink marks.

[Xiao Ran also disappeared today. She originally said she wanted to continue learning to play cards with me - damn, what on earth happened? ]

My eyes suddenly froze.

[A strange guy asked me to go to the mountains at midnight... but I didn't plan to go because the new game disk was about to arrive. ]

【Today, nothing to do. 】

[Today (largely crossed out content) nothing to do (crossed out)]

Then, there were several blank pages with nothing recorded.

My throat moved.

After that, there was only one line of words on the last page of the diary:

[Well, let me show you the courage of a hero.]

Water machine, and its first seven:

Chapter 45 43 No, he also has his own ideas

At this time, we were on the way back to the hotel.

"In short - Yao, I have to send you back, otherwise I won't be able to explain to your mother."

I spoke, breaking the silence.

"…So, I'm okay?"

Before Haruka could raise any objections, Makito spread his hands.

"I'm not sure yet, but we might have to spend several days here - it's not that it's dangerous or anything, but your studies will be in trouble, Haruka."

"you are lying."

"..."

——This guy is becoming more and more perceptive.

Yao walked up to me with "thump thump thump" and clamped my arms with her hands.

"Do you know what? About that diary."

"I said, I'm not sure - if it's the worst case scenario, we'll face the 'Dark Game' head on."

——I am not a riddle teller. Since I have been asked, I will tell you.

"What is the Dark Game? Please give me some quick and effective scientific advice."

Seeing Yao's expression gradually becoming gloomy, Mu Dongren interrupted and tried to save the atmosphere.

"To put it simply, it's a duel of life and death - the loser dies."

"..."

Those three casual words made Yao's hands relax a little - I pulled those hands down, held them in my palms, and squatted down to look at her at eye level.

"Now, you should go home - go back and apologize to your mother for pulling you out of school for a day."

"teacher……"

She seemed to want to say something else, blinking in confusion.

"I promise you."

"... Kusa, I haven't said anything yet."

"It's nothing more than 'You should always protect yourself' - is there anything else you can say in this situation?"

"——Can you take me there?"

"That's impossible."

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The sun was at its zenith and the restaurant was filled with the steam of steamed dumplings.

"So, you really intend to get involved in this matter?"

Yao has returned to the hotel and is packing her things. We will bring her food after dinner.

"At least I should have investigated the background of this clan. The homes of the people mentioned in the diary are all in the same direction of that clan. I hope I am overthinking..."

I shook my head.

"Of course, the easiest thing is to go to the mountains at midnight tonight."

The reason why I wanted to keep Mu Dongren here is that I am afraid that I would miss something. I am not an expert in information collection.

"By the way, if you want to ask Haruka, well... no matter what she did, I'm no longer responsible - I've already told her to go home anyway."

I stuffed the last of the cheap steamed dumpling into my mouth and got up without packing anything away.

"Sometimes I really can't figure out whether you're seeing too much or you're just plain scum."

Mu Dongren put down the phone in his hand and noticed that I had eaten up all the food. He packed up his things in frustration and stood up.

"Um, you two..."

"? Haven't you paid for it?"

"no"

Just then, the owner of the steamed dumpling shop spoke to us.

"I just heard you say you want to go up the mountain?"

My eyes became serious:

"…It's not Jinggang, please don't report us."

"No, no, this place is far from Jinggang. I want to ask, if you go up the mountain, can you help us find my child? His name is Ran, and he disappeared in the mountains a few days ago."

The boss rubbed his hands.

"My wife said he was kidnapped by a monster in the mountains, and the police also said the chances of finding him are slim... But I just want to give it a try."

"...What kind of side quest is this? Why is it so one after another... Ugh!"

"Okay, we'll help you find it."

——He covered my mouth, as I kept saying rude things because the blood was concentrated in my stomach and I was not at the card table, and then Mu Dongren gave me an appropriate answer.

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——The reason for their meeting was that [I couldn’t turn a blind eye to the dark and self-destructive guy].

“Games are more interesting than reality… If everyone knows this, there will be more and more jobs that can make money just by playing games.”

Stupid overtures, or statements that are not overtures.

The girl loves games...but she feels inferior to herself.

My grades were bad, no one paid attention to me, and I spent every day in pain. But on such a day, a guy who did whatever he wanted appeared.

"My reflexes aren't very good, so I envy guys like you."

The hands cannot keep up with the brain - there are countless such people in the world.