Zongman, gain super powers after helping others

No, are these four little ones really that unwilling to talk to Chinese students?

Previously, he used his ability to "blindfold the eye" to separate the four members of the team, making each of them unaware of the other's existence. The only one who could "see" was Tsurumi Rumi.

Even so, during the half-hour roll call, no one tried to speak to Rumi Tsurumi, preferring to remain silent.

It's like talking to Rumi Tsurumi would trigger a series of supernatural tales.

"The last team is off."

Under Komachi's command, the team sent to study in the United States began their operation.

Lin Qianshu, on the other hand, went ahead and decided to set up an ambush on the enemy's inevitable route.

On the way, Lin Qianshu saw Yuibin, dressed as a demon, jump out from the shade of a tree, shouting "Roar~ I'm going to eat you all~~"—words that had no real power. Amidst the laughter of the elementary school students, she sheepishly hid back in the shade.

On the contrary, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was responsible for patrolling to ensure that the elementary school students did not deviate from the route, gave the elementary school students he accidentally bumped into quite a fright during his patrol. Each of them showed an expression as if they had seen a ghost when they saw Hikigaya, and they pushed each other and ran away from Hikigaya.

This... is perhaps what talent is.

Leaving behind the witty remark, "I might consider working in a haunted house in the future," Lin Chishu continued towards her goal, despite Hachiman's murderous glare.

Soon Lin Qianshu arrived at an altar. In the story background of the Test of Courage, the elementary school students need to place the 'talismans' they have painstakingly searched for in the center of the altar. After completing the Snow Maiden's three trials (which are actually just asking three questions), they can activate the altar and start the final trial.

Although it's unclear why the snow woman asked the three questions, that's how the story is set up.

Watching Yukinoshita earnestly ask the elementary school students, "What is the specialty of Chiba City?" and receive a series of nonsensical answers such as "sister complex" and "Disney", and then having to try to keep a straight face and tell them the correct answer, Lin Chishu, who was secretly observing, laughed immorally.

After seeing off another group of squads, Yukinoshita breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could relax even a little, she heard faint laughter all around her.

The woods surrounding the altar were dense and dark. Although it was summer, the area was cool. The elementary school students hadn't noticed this before, but when he was alone, a sense of terror arose in his heart.

Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was tense. Although she did not believe in ghosts and gods, once the atmosphere was set, even the most determined person would become suspicious.

Suddenly, as if sensing the gaze behind her, Yukinoshita abruptly turned around, her eyes meeting those of Hayashi Chiki.

Both of them were startled by the other.

Yukinoshita didn't expect there to actually be someone there, while Lin Qianshu didn't expect Yukinoshita to suddenly turn around and meet his gaze.

"Lin... a thousand trees?"

Yukino blinked several times, seemingly trying to release the tension that had been building up.

"You've worked hard." Lin Qianshu walked out of the woods, looking like she had come to offer her condolences.

"Were you laughing just now?" Yukinoshita asked with an unfriendly expression, regardless of whether he had come to offer condolences or not.

"Uh... I couldn't help myself, I couldn't help myself..." Lin Qianshu scratched his head, trying to get away with it.

Anyone would find it hard to stay composed in that kind of situation, right?

And you obviously laughed when you heard the 'sister complex' answer, didn't you?

The eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother!

After taking a punch from Yukinoshita, Lin Qianshu pretended to be in pain and rubbed his arm, but it didn't hurt at all. In fact, he felt a little good. The thug was excited and said so.

"So what brings you here?" Yukinoshita ignored Lin Qianshu's affected acting and asked instead.

Her expression relaxed. For some reason, after seeing that the person who came was Lin Qianshu, the fear she had felt due to the surrounding environment quickly disappeared, replaced by a strange sense of peace.

"I do have something I need to ask you," Lin Qianshu replied.

After witnessing the dialogue between Yukinoshita and the elementary school students, he suddenly had a brilliant idea, an idea that could maximize the effect of being blinded by a leaf.

Although Yukinoshita looked puzzled, she still agreed.

"What's the matter first?"

"That's it..."

Chapter 132 Plastic Sisterhood

After hearing Lin Qianshu's entire plan, Yukino Yukinoshita felt slightly conflicted. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with his plan—the plan itself was fine—it was just…

"Isn't this too despicable?"

"If they are really close, my plan will not succeed. On the contrary, if their relationship is based on hurting others, then my plan will definitely succeed. And it doesn't matter if such a distorted relationship is destroyed, right?"

Lin Qianshu's impromptu plan was simple: five people would anonymously vote for their two most hated people, and those two people's original votes would be invalidated. They would then be left to play a revival match (which was actually to complete the original challenge), while the other three people could skip the trial and pass directly.

This is a classic case of "two peaches kill three warriors," and the solution is simple: as long as all five people are willing to stay and face the challenge together, then this conspiracy will be impossible.

Of course, this plan must also include some elements of terror in the final trial. After all, if the final trial is not challenging, how can the 'superiority' of the other three be highlighted?

After communicating the details with Yuki, Lin Qianshu immediately went to find Hikigaya, who was wandering in the forest like a ghost.

"Huh? You want me to be the guard of the final checkpoint?" Hachiman was a little confused.

"Kawasaki sprained her ankle and can't lift the knife." Lin Qianshu's lies came out without hesitation.

"Wait, what does sprained ankle have to do with not being able to lift a knife?"

"Don't worry about the details. Just go there and act as Kawasaki-kun's accomplice, go and scare those elementary school kids."

"Why don't you go?"

"I'm not as scary as you."

Hikigaya:......

That guy is so rude!

What do you mean he's not scary as he is, or that he looks scary?

Hachiman thought of the elementary school students who, upon seeing him during his patrols, would scream in terror and scramble away...

Well, compared to those elementary school students, Lin Qianshu is considered well-mannered and knowledgeable.

"Okay." Hikigaya agreed, and then he saw Lin Qianshu walking with him toward Kawasaki Saki's film set.

"What are you following?"

“I’m afraid Kawasaki will be scared by you and then he’ll take a knife and cut you.”

To retract my previous statement, Lin Qianshu was indeed more impolite.

Actually, she had been making arrangements with Kawasaki Saki to prevent her from asking where the other three little ones were when she encountered only two.

Hmm? Maybe asking it that way would be more effective?

After completing all the preparations, Lin Qianshu returned to Yukinoshita's side once again. However, he did not meet up with Yukinoshita. Instead, wearing the patrol vest he had taken from Hachiman, he had a chance encounter with Tsurumi Rumi and her team.

"Ah, it's that big brother from before!" Yuka, who was walking at the front of the group, was the first to spot Lin Qianshu.

Because Lin Qianshu had helped them in orienteering before, they all remembered him. In addition, Lin Qianshu was wearing a patrol vest and dressed like a staff member, so they wondered if they could get some more benefits from him.

The four of them jogged up to Lin Qianshu. Tsurumi Rumi, who was lagging behind, wanted to come up and greet him when she saw that it was Lin Qianshu, but she gave up the idea after seeing that the other four members of the team had surrounded him and watched silently from the side.

"Big brother, why are you wearing that vest? It's so ugly!"

"That's right. The older brothers and sisters were all dressed so plainly, not scary at all. This kind of test of courage is not scary at all."

"You guys are high school students, how come you're so slow-witted?"

"Sigh, I didn't want to either, but I got a last-minute notice to find people. But that guy went too far in the last round. One team was so scared that they scattered. I hope nothing goes wrong in the dark." Lin Qianshu sighed, feigning exhaustion.

The elementary school students immediately tensed up when they heard that a small group of students had gone missing out of fear.

"Is the final challenge... scary?"

"I'm not too sure about that, but I've heard it's quite scary. Even if you know it beforehand, you'll still be frightened. But it seems like you can skip levels."

"Skip the level!"

The elementary school students perked up immediately when they heard there was a shortcut.

With her hair tied in a ponytail, Komori quickly asked, "Big brother, do you know how to skip levels?"

"Aren't you going to the altar later? Just tell the Snow Maiden you want to answer the hidden question. Once you've answered it, you'll be considered to have cleared the level. Then, just wait near the altar for a while, and someone will take you directly to the end."

"It's like an Easter egg mission in the test of courage, but it's hidden a bit too well. No team could find it before you."

"Not a single squad has found it!"

Upon hearing this news, the four girls' eyes lit up in unison. If they could complete the mission, wouldn't they be able to brag about it when they returned to school?

No one else noticed, but I did. Doesn't that mean I'm better than everyone else?

When we get back and have a showdown with our rivals, I'm afraid our voices will be a few decibels louder!

An Easter egg is great! We have to make one!

Thinking of this, the four girls were so excited that they didn't even say goodbye and ran towards Yukinoshita.

Seeing this, Tsurumi Rumi had no choice but to follow, but as she passed Hayashi Chiki, she whispered something.

"Thank you for your hard work, goodbye."

After saying that, he disappeared into the woods.

After the others left, Lin Qianshu took off his vest and took a shortcut to the altar where Yukinoshita was. After greeting Yukinoshita from behind the tree, he hid and began to spy on her from all sides.

Emotional awareness activated!

A leaf before the eyes—start!

Originally, this should not be started for now.

In Lin Qianshu's perception, the emotions of the group were as conspicuous as a lighthouse in the darkness, and soon the emotions of the five groups of Tsurumi Rumi's team merged with those of Yukinoshita.

"Sister Yuki-onna, we need to do a hidden quest!"

"We've found an Easter egg!"

"Has no one else noticed?"

The four girls launched an attack on Yukinoshita with their chatter, and after hearing what they called "Easter eggs" and "hidden missions," Yukinoshita immediately realized that it was all Lin Qianshu's doing.

So instead of correcting him, he naturally replied, "Finally, someone's asking about the hidden quest. Are you all ready?"

"We've been prepared for a long time," they said in unison.

Yukino Yukinoshita took five sheets of paper and pens from the wide sleeves of her kimono. This thorough preparation made the team members even more certain of the existence of the hidden mission.

The timid Renmei asked, "If we complete the mission, we can pass the game directly without having to go to the final level, right?"

"Yes, after completing the mission, three of you will be considered to have passed the test. You only need to wait for the two selected members to complete their trials before you can proceed directly to the finish line of the Test of Courage Tournament."

"Wait, what does it mean that there are only three members?" Komori realized the blind spot.

“Activating the altar requires offerings, so you will anonymously vote to select two members to serve as sacrifices and complete the predetermined trials. Do you see the paper and pen I just handed out? Write the names of those two members on it and then give it to me.”

At this point, Yukinoshita paused, and finally added a subtle reminder: "Of course, none of you can choose not to write anything and volunteer to take on the trial."

It was impossible not to write it down. When they learned that completing the hidden mission required choosing two sacrifices, the atmosphere in the entire team suddenly became tense.

Although Yukinoshita did not forbid them from communicating with each other, they spontaneously avoided each other's gaze, being cautious and extremely sensitive to the gazes of the other four. The tension and unease in their eyes were almost palpable.

When writing their names on the slips of paper, everyone seemed afraid of being seen, squatting on the ground and covering their names with their sleeves as they wrote.

After receiving the paper, Tsurumi Rumi wrote her name without any hesitation, handed the note to Yukinoshita, and then stood directly by the altar.

She knew very well that she would definitely take one of the two spots for the sacrifice.

As for why she didn't write another name on the list, Rumi Tsurumi felt it was unnecessary, and also because she felt that choosing any name would be like giving the other three a free pass, so she simply decided not to choose one.

After Rumi Tsurumi handed over the note, the other four became increasingly tense, their gazes meeting more frequently as suspicion began to spread. They all started changing the names on the note without prior arrangement.

Clearly, after their eyes met, someone realized that the other person might have voted for them, and in retaliation, she naturally had to vote back.

This has led to increasingly unpredictable voting patterns.

"Time's almost up, please hand in the note as soon as possible."

Yukino took everything in view, her eyes revealing no emotion, as if she had seen it all before.

Shortly after Yukino finished speaking, the group handed in their notes one after another and returned to their original spot. However, this time the four of them did not gather together and maintained a rather subtle distance from each other.

At the same time, they were no longer as chattering as before, but silent like lambs awaiting the witch's judgment.

Yukinoshita gathered the notes together, silently counting the number of times each name appeared in her mind. After finally calculating the result, Yukinoshita showed a look of surprise for the first time that night.

"The chosen sacrifices are... Yuka and Hitomi."

When the results were announced, Rumi Tsurumi was already preparing to walk onto the altar, but after listening carefully and realizing that she wasn't on it, a look of astonishment immediately appeared on her lifeless little face, and her almond-shaped eyes were full of disbelief.