"To live or to perish...... It's a question worth considering. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info is silently endured - the tyrannical ...... of fate"

Dressed in a black mourning dress, she sits on top of the box, holding a prop skull that she got out of nowhere, while chanting classic lines from Shakespeare's famous books.

Staying with him was Himena, who had been arranged to keep the charm at the finish line and was responsible for receiving the group who came to the finish line.

The red and white witch costume she was wearing was the only bright color in this dark forest.

"Squad leader...... Monitor? ”

Although he knew that Qianyu was adjusting his emotions in this way. However, because Chizu's convulsive behavior had been going on for a while, Himena decided to let him stop first. It's always like this, which really makes her a little unbearable. On top of that, the phone has received an email, and the first group of elementary school students has set off to start walking this way.

"What's wrong, Ji?"

"When I read this line, there are no skeletons in my hands."

……

Well, that's the crux of the matter. This passage is about questioning the question of action, not thinking about the meaning of life. Moreover, the most critical point of the problem is that because it is not a cemetery, there are no skeletons for him to see at all.

"Okay......"

After throwing the things aside, Qianyu lay down directly.

"You're like this, but you're disrespectful to the gods."

"What's the matter...... Moreover, even if there were, the god is probably not worthy of respect. ”

The faint voice of a thousand trees spread out in an extremely low manner.

"Squad Leader......"

“…… What's wrong, Ji? ”

This kind of question and answer is the most frequent conversation between two people. It's just that too much has changed.

"That thing...... Never mind. ”

“……”

Before Qianyu could reply, the two of them had already heard the sound of children talking and laughing not far away.

Maybe it's really become a cosplay show along the way...... But from another point of view, it is precisely because you can't scare children that everyone is actually a good person.

In comparison, Qianzhu, who has decided to at least scare the little girls into tears, is really a scumbag.

"Well, the rest is up to you."

Chizuki would come to the shrine in the deep forest, just to "receive" Tsurumi and that group of girls.

It's like it is now.

"Survival...... Or destruction? ”

Qianyu muttered lines in a very low voice, but because the audience became students of Primary 6, the originally highly recognizable famous sentences became lines of unknown meaning.

"What ......"

Because of Qianqi's extremely dark dress, if you look at it from a distance, you can only see a dark mess.

"Ah, the last group."

Qianyu turned around and looked head-on at the girls huddled together.

"Welcome."

There is no flat sound, as if even the temperature has been swallowed up. Although Qianyu took a step closer in order to make them see clearly, on the other hand, several little girls took several steps back.

As for Tsurumi, she was alone a little bit later, her little face was tight, and she didn't look good.

"Let's go......"

“…… It's scary. ”

The two little girls were whispering at the bottom, leaning towards the girl with the flashlight in the lead.

"W-That...... We're here to get spells. ”

"Ah...... yes, charms. ”

Chizuki continued to sigh in a completely emotionless tone as she turned around and walked towards the shrine. However, this calm sound is even more impressive than usual.

Probably, it's because it's too white.

"Come along."

Although the group that came back before looked relaxed, the girls were still a little hairy when they faced this kind of dress. However, because getting the charm is considered evidence that you have reached the end, if you don't take it back completely, you will definitely be ridiculed by the other groups - under the urging of this thought, several little girls still leaned together and followed the thousand trees along the approach to the front of the main hall.

“…… What do you think? ”

"Well, it's not terrible......"

The two girls leaning next to each other whispered, although it sounded a little more strong.

After passing through a layer of pre-arranged pillars, Chizuki turned her head to stop the girls from talking to each other as a way to dispel fear.

"You guys, be quiet, put your head down, and look down at it—"

The emotionless voice gave the girls a second sense of fear - the first time from the fear of the unknown, and this time, the fear of being controlled.

"Huh?"

Several people invariably expressed similar doubts.

"It's before God."

According to Shintoism, if you enter the pillar rope, you will have entered the world of the gods. Of course, Qianyu's words don't believe this. The reason for this is all about creating an atmosphere.

Speaking of which, there are a lot of people who are religious. Especially among children, I am afraid that even the difference between Shinto and Buddhism is not clear.

However, even so, there is still something in the mind that needs to react to this situation, something like instinct.

“…… That,"

"Ah, the charm, isn't it?"

Qianzhu walked to the front of the box without care, and the charm was casually placed on top of the box by Qianzhu, and it was pressed with a small prop.

The pure white color is easy to find in places where there are dark tones everywhere.

Out of curiosity, the little girl in the lead also shone the flashlight on the box.

Not surprisingly, the miserable white skull in Qian's hand was the first to grab the attention of several people.

"Babbling ——!"

The shrill sound pierced through most of the woods, and for the first time, the Courage Test, which had been immersed in a relaxed atmosphere from beginning to end, had a terrifying atmosphere.

So, fear doesn't come from showing. Doing something like a youkai and jumping out of it doesn't have any effect other than being treated like an idiot - especially if you dress up like that.

The root of fear is cover-up.

Because I don't understand, that's why I'm afraid.

That is,

Fear of the unknown.

At least for the group of girls who came all the way easily, it was terrifying.