You say this is a love game?

The sound of the bicycle chain is very obvious, and the speed of running the map has been improved, but what is the difference between this and a guy with dyed yellow hair driving a ghost fire to blaze the streets?

He was originally crouching and moving forward cautiously. Did he think that bombing the street was not a quick enough way for him to die?

Moreover, the terrain design of the campus is such that there are speed bumps everywhere. My second brother would give a thumbs up and say, "Just shock your dad."

It's no longer useful.

Not to mention that he didn't think he could ride a bike much faster than Miss JK.

Only after experiencing Miss JK's legs can you know what strong and powerful they are.

Mizutani Makoto rested for a while and then left the parking area. The rest was due to his inability to brush, and they could discuss it later.

He walked along the wall.

I plan to go back to the school gate I just glimpsed and go to the security room at the school gate to take a look. Maybe there will be a treasure chest inside?

But this time he walked slower, focusing on scanning the map.

The main thing was that he realized one thing - the light balls he picked up were all souls, and the real bicycle props only flashed out as a prompt after he touched them.

Is there a possibility?

The ball of light is the soul, and the props are not highlighted?

He explored slowly for about ten minutes and actually confirmed his hypothesis.

In the area to the left of the school wall, there was a damaged area with a hole about the size of a fist, which looked like you could reach a hand through.

And at the bottom of the cave, a strawberry daifuku rolled down.

It was not highlighted, nor did it turn into a ball of light. Instead, it fell directly to the ground. If he hadn't been so careless as to touch it, he would have missed it.

【Lucky Strawberry Daifuku】

Description: This unformed Zashiki-warashi bestows its blessing upon this item. It is sweet and sour, refreshing, and exceptionally delicious. Auspicious events will occur after consumption.

【Comment: Thank you, big brother, you are a good person! 】

"...?"

Mizutani Makoto was shocked and realized that there was something wrong with this Strawberry Daifuku.

Have you heard this tone in a convenience store?

"Zashiki Warashi?"

Zashiki-warashi is a monster that is prevalent in the northeastern part of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, commonly known as "Zashiki-warashi".

This monster often appears in human homes in the form of girls as young as two or three years old or as old as five or six years old. Its representative color is red. It attacks in red form, usually wearing a red kimono. It brings good luck and happiness to the family living there. It is the guardian deity and god of fortune who protects the house.

When Mizutani Makoto had a complicated expression, a pop-up window popped up in front of him.

[Bond Mission: Good Brother Next Door]

Description: This rainy season, there will be an extra string of wind chimes hanging from the window eaves. These are glass bells tied by a girl on tiptoe. Please check them out. All secrets are wrapped in sweetness, but the girl's deep sorrow is a core that will never melt. Since she has good intentions towards you, why not try to connect with her and learn her story?

[Quest requirements: Find the trace of Zashiki-warashi and fulfill her last wish.]

"..."

You should have told me earlier!

Makoto Mizutani thought of the little girl he had met repeatedly in the past two days. The corners of his mouth twitched and he finally sighed helplessly.

Okay, this thing counts as half a quest item, right?

The same is a bond mission, but Yajima Mai's mission was triggered directly when he entered the class, but Zashiki Warashi's mission can only be triggered after he obtains Daifuku.

Do you still need an admission ticket?

It could also be that Yajima Mai is too enthusiastic and straightforward, while that Zashiki-warashi looks well-behaved and reserved... So she asked for two daifuku today just to send him a courier?

But how did the props get into the game?

Mizutani Makoto looked at the hole in front of him, imagining the scene of the little girl stretching out her arms to stuff the Daifuku in. The corners of his mouth tightened, and he didn't think about it for the time being.

As for the mission, that is something outside of the game, so we'll talk about it after we exit the game.

The rest of the time...

He looked at the wall in front of him, and suddenly a bold idea came to his mind.

Do you think this wall can be climbed over?

Let's assume that this strawberry daifuku was stuffed in by Zashiki-warashi from the outside, then there must be an "outside", right?

What about the map outside the campus?

Just do it!

Makoto Mizutani climbed up the wall and wanted to jump out of the school directly, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier on the top of the wall. He stood on the wall and groped for a long time, and finally confirmed that it was an "air wall" covering the entire private Hiiragiyama Academy.

【The area ahead, let’s explore it later! 】

Are you really not afraid of my Ultimate Flash Shakespeare!

Makoto Mizutani came down from the wall with a lot of resentment, took out a strawberry daifuku from his backpack, hesitated for a long time, and decided to eat it first.

They are all consumables.

He is not a hoarder. Moreover, based on his personal gaming experience, he always tries to save the props he needs in the early stages, but most likely he will not use them in the later stages, and they will just be left in the warehouse to get moldy.

Instead of thinking about the distant future, it is better to look at what "lucky things" actually are.

Makoto Mizutani opened the package and ate the strawberry daifuku in no time.

He looked around, nothing happened.

There are no special effects, and no "Lucky + N" prompt.

"What's the lucky thing?"

Mizutani Makoto frowned, suddenly feeling cheated.

But the fact that nothing happened might also mean that the triggering time has not come yet... Makoto Mizutani has extensive gaming experience and doesn't dwell on the difference between "immediate effect" and "delayed triggering".

Continue to open up new land.

Mizutani Makoto's next target is very clear, which is what he mentioned before - the security room near the school gate.

The place is right in front of us, less than a hundred meters away.

But just the next second after Mizutani Makoto took a step, he suddenly felt a pain in his toe, and it turned out that he had kicked a stone directly.

"hiss……"

Mizutani Makoto didn't even bend down when his calf was scratched, but the pain from his toe made his scalp numb.

Take one more step forward.

"hiss!"

Scored twice!

Now the left foot is also broken.

Mizutani Makoto sat directly on the ground and rubbed his toes vigorously.

But soon, he realized something.

He stopped and stared in the direction of the security room, lost in thought.

"Are you reminding me not to go over there?"

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew by, and the leaves above my head rustled.

A fallen leaf floated down from the sky. I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the fallen leaf pointed to the gymnasium on the left side of the school.

Mizutani Makoto got up to observe and found that the leaf fell at the perfect spot, even avoiding the artificial lake near the gymnasium, and pointed out a straight path for him.

Good guy.

If I go to the security room, something bad will happen.

And if I go to the gym, what good things will happen?

Is this what you mean?

Mizutani Makoto decided to give it a try.

Picking up the kitchen knife, he walked towards the gymnasium. Along the way, he saw the familiar JK ladies again and avoided them as usual. Until he got close to the gymnasium, he found that the number of JK ladies had decreased and the style of the surrounding environment had changed again.

It's like being covered with a caramel-colored fire filter.

At the main entrance of the gymnasium, the copper school emblem was burned and melted into an abstract vortex shape.

A closer look at the walls revealed that in addition to moss, there was also ashes attached where they shouldn't be. Furthermore, a greasy, cloudy film floated on the surface of the arched glass windows, creating a hellish filter of a fire-stricken area.

Is this the right place?

Mizutani Makoto stood on the cobblestone road, hesitant for a moment.

"anyone there?"

He looked towards the gymnasium in shock, and suddenly saw a figure curled up on the steps leading to the main entrance of the gymnasium.

The feeling it gave him was different from the previous strange-shaped species.

Considering that he had eaten the "Lucky Strawberry Daifuku" before, Makoto Mizutani decided to trust his intuition.

As Mizutani Makoto approached, the figure stood up.

He shouted, "Is anyone there? Who's there?"

Holy shit, NPC!!

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Ciallo～(∠?ω)⌒★

Chapter 019: Present Life, Past Life, and Cracks

【Kurosawa Ryohito】

With this name floating in his sight, and combined with Kurosawa Ryohito's self-introduction, Mizutani Makoto's understanding of him became clear.

NPC.

Living NPCs.

"Are you a stranger?"

The man in front of him was probably in his forties, looking like an honest and dull character. He was wearing work clothes and had dark red burns on his face. The scars clung to his cheekbones like barnacles and eventually disappeared deep into his raised collar.

Judging from his appearance, he might be a fire survivor or something like that.

But his word "living person" revealed the fact that he was dead... This was probably the role of a fire victim.

At this time, Kurosawa Ryohito was extremely excited, but also vaguely afraid. He stretched out his hand and gestured towards Mizutani Makoto, trying his best to express his goodwill to Mizutani Makoto.

"Are strangers rare?"

"Not really..." Kurosawa Ryojin looked at the kitchen knife in Mizutani Makoto's hand and his torn trouser legs, with an expression of surprise on his face.

"But strangers like you, little brother, are relatively rare."

Seeing Mizutani Makoto's puzzled expression, he quickly added, "Yesterday, over at the main teaching building, a living person was pulled into this world, but died soon after. A living person like you who can fight monsters... is really rare."

Mizutani Makoto sat down on the steps and started chatting with Kurosawa Ryojin: "Rare, does that mean it's happened before?"

"There are two. One is dead, and I don't know what happened to the other one."

Mizutani Makoto: "Hmm? Can you tell me about it?"

But Kurosawa Ryohito stopped.

He swallowed and answered the question irrelevantly: "Brother, you should be able to see that I am already dead. Now only my spirit remains..."

Mizutani Makoto nodded.

"But spirits will dissipate, or turn into monsters like those. I don't want to become like that..."

"So, I hope to make a deal with you..."