Chapter 38: A Small Step to Know the World
Early morning.
Naoko Yanagisawa tells Sakura, Chiharu and the others about the strange things she experienced last night.
"That day, because it was late, I wanted to take a shortcut and go home from the forest behind the school......"
Who is Naoko? She's a girl who loves ghost stories!
The feeling of being able to tell a ghost story about a good thing, not to mention that last night, she did encounter something terrible.
In the dim forest, crows quacked.
Out of nowhere, a gust of wind blew and lifted the corner of Naoko's skirt.
She walked alone on the lightless path ahead, and the peeping sensation around her made her feel chilling. Even a girl who has been watching ghost stories all year round does not dare to go deeper in such an eerie atmosphere.
Fortunately, she was guided by materialistic thoughts.
She closed her eyes tightly and walked deeper into the forest as she had always felt.
Suddenly!
A ghostly fire emerged.
Closer, closer!
She was creepy, and suddenly opened her eyes!
What catches your eye is ......
"Wow!"
"Sa, Sakura-chan? Are you okay? Naoko, who was concentrating on storytelling, was startled by Sakura's screams.
"Yes, I'm sorry."
That's why Sakura is most afraid of ghosts!
"Naoko, are you telling the truth?" Chiharu asked.
"Hmm!"
"Could it be that you are mistaken?"
"No!"
On the side, Sakura was still immersed in fear.
On the other side, Jiang Heng came to the forest behind the school.
It's still a while before class, and if nothing else, Sakura will be pulled here by Chiharu and them in the evening, although Sakura doesn't want to.
So, he had to take advantage of the moment to strengthen the "Phantom" card.
The magic power manifests the illusion card, which is used to manifest the viewer's inner thoughts.
At that time, under the psychology of fear, Naoko naturally saw the "ghost" that she thought at that time.
"There are a lot of spirits in this forest!"
Jiang Heng said this as he walked. Although he can't directly see those spirits that exist in the world and don't want to leave like Kinomoto Momoya, the spiritual attribute of 17 points makes his perception much sharper.
The sense of prying around persisted until he found the "Phantom" card.
At a certain moment, from under his feet, a large black shadow spread out in all directions, and thirty black shadow ninjas emerged from the darkness.
Immediately, they turned into a dark curtain, wrapping the "phantom" cards in layers like light clusters.
It was also at this moment that the sense of prying around disappeared.
This kid is very difficult to mess with!
Jiang Heng slowly walked to the bound phantom card, raised the wand he had just summoned, and gently lowered it.
Soon, Jiang Heng turned around and left.
The shadows all dissipate, and the phantom cards are set free.
Evening.
Club activities ended earlier than usual.
Sakura, Chiyo, Rika, Chiharu, and Naoko walked together and headed for the place where Naoko saw the ghost last night.
Jiang Heng didn't go with Sakura and them, there are five girls in the family, how inappropriate is it to add a boy like him?
However, although he didn't go, he believed that Yao would be able to help him deal with it.
Compared to Chiharu, the four of them leaned together and walked happily in front, but Sakura was far away from them alone: "That, that, let's not go!" ”
Yao, who stayed in Sakura's schoolbag, poked his head out in hatred.
Alas, Zhishi, why don't you know to follow Sakura closely at this time?
Zhishi: "Don't be afraid, it's still very bright." ”
Chiharu and the others echoed: "Yes, yes, don't worry, it'll be fine!" ”
And Naoko is also worthy of really liking ghost stories.,Obviously I was scared yesterday.,Today I insisted on finding out.。
Not used to how a few people say don't be afraid, Sakura still bows her head and trembles.
"Don't be afraid, Sakura-chan, I've always been there for you!"
Yao stretched out a paw and gently grabbed Sakura's corner.
"Well, you're the best!" Sakura holds Yao's small but warm golden feet.
At this time, I only heard Chiharu say: "By the way, my mother's birthday is coming." What do you think I should give? ”
Lijia: "Chiharu, your mother likes to make desserts, you can send cute dessert plates!" ”
Chiharu: "Dessert plate, huh?" ”
And Sakura-chan also remembered at this moment that next Sunday was her mother's birthday.
As everyone gradually deepened, Sakura finally caught up with the large army, but she held Yao's claws with one hand and pulled the corner of Zhishi's clothes with the other, and the whole person leaned on Zhishi.
In a blind spot that no one else could see except Zhishi, Yao stretched out his other paw and made a cheering gesture towards Zhishi.
Seeing this, Zhishi finally had an idea.
She tightly held Sakura's hand holding the corner of her clothes, "Sakura-chan, don't be afraid, I'll be with you." ”
Under the dark sky, the faint flush on Zhishi's cheeks was not caught by anyone.
Unfortunately, Sakura still didn't have any ideas.
The group walked to the end of the forest, a fenced cliff.
However, there is a fence that has been bent and broken.
"Nothing."
"Could it be that it's not yet night, so it doesn't show up?" Chiharu guessed.
Sakura looked around in fear, and when she looked behind her, a strange light suddenly appeared.
"Ah~~"
Then the crowd looked back.
The next moment, they fled in full understanding.
Until the strange existence that had just appeared, completely disappeared from their field of vision.
Panting, they shared what they had just seen in the light.
Sakura: "There's a woman with long hair!" ”
Chiharu: "And pointed ears!" ”
Naoko: "There's an eye spinning! ”
Lijia: "Big pink mouth showing teeth!" ”
Zhishi: "......"
Can she say that she saw Sakura-chan with a shy face, a half-untied skirt, and a half-exposed shoulder?
She didn't actually want to run at all just now, but she was stopped by Sakura.
Seeing that Zhishi didn't speak, Sakura sighed: "Zhishi, you also saw it, right, isn't it terrifying?" Your face is red with fright. ”
So, when you are frightened, shouldn't your face turn pale?
Covering his hot cheeks, Zhishi whispered, "Well, yes, it's terrible......"
Finally, the five-man expedition team was going to separate and go home.
And Zhishi suddenly grabbed Sakura and said solemnly: "Sakura, didn't you notice that what we just saw was different?" ”
Sakura-chan really didn't notice it, and when they glanced at it in a panic, they thought they had only seen a certain part of the ghost.
But knowing the world is different, she is sure that she and the others see it differently.
"Could it be, it's the Kurot card again?"
"Huh? Then I'll go home and ask Xiao Ke. ”
Despite her fear, Sakura doesn't mind going for another trip since it could be a Kuro card.
"Well, then I'll get you cute clothes!"
"Hehe, hehe......"
……
(Excerpt from Yao's diary)
On ××, ××, the weather was sunny on the × of the week
Today, Chiyo to Sakura, finally appeared further, orange in orange thoughts. The so-called orange in orange gas, this is what the master told me, anyway, that's pretty much what it means.
Although Zhishi didn't say what he saw in the illusion of the "Illusion" card, but, through the reasoning of clues, I am very sure that Zhishi, definitely!
Wow!!