Shiraishi walked out of the gate and tried to stick to the wall to go around the back of the villa, close to the balcony and try to trigger the quest.

But as soon as he reached the middle of the side, he saw a large puddle of mud in front of him, and he tentatively stepped on the edge of the mudflat, and his shoes immediately sank in, and Shiraishi hurriedly pulled his feet out of the ground.

During the day, it seems to have rained on the mountain, so it's no wonder the water under the drawbridge is so fast.

After looking down at the terrain in front of him for a while, and coming to the conclusion that the distance between the rocks and the roots of the trees was too far for him to rush over without getting his shoes in the mud, Shiraishi turned around and tried to go around the other side.

When he came to the door, he saw the backs of the three protagonists walking together in the woods, and Shiraishi did not alarm them, and walked lightly according to the route he had planned.

On the other side of the villa, the terrain seems to be slightly higher, and there are mud puddles, but not as many as before.

Shiraishi took a few strides, staggered over the sturdy place, and after crossing the "minefield", he slowed down and came to a place where he could see the balcony.

Although you can sneak directly to the balcony with a mask, there are still three or four hours before midnight, and there is a possibility that something mess will happen in the middle.

Without a quest prompt, Shiraishi didn't want to waste that only half an hour on the time-consuming act of stalking.

Now that it was completely dark, the villa was the only source of light in the vicinity, and the light from the windows here and there was not so strong that Shiraishi hid in the shadows behind the trees, becoming even more inconspicuous.

From time to time, there was a clanging sound from the second floor, the sound was very irregular, and there was no match, which sounded very perfunctory.

Originally, I thought that Takahashi was slacking off, but after listening to it for a minute or two, Shiraishi felt that it was not quite right.

He poked his head out and looked at the backlit figure of Ryoichi Takahashi again, and at this time, a gust of mountain wind blew, and "Ryoichi Takahashi" actually began to fly with the wind like a ghost.

At the same time, Shiraishi saw a pendulum-like thing bolted to the balcony handrail, and when the wind blew, it shook twice and made a clattering sound, creating the illusion that someone was repairing the balcony.

"......" Shiraishi looked at the balcony speechlessly for a moment. looks honest, and his movements are not slow at all, when did this person leave? Was it when you were talking in the living room just now, or when you took a detour to the balcony by yourself?

The stalking failed, and the mission was not triggered, so Shiraishi was unsure whether to go back and sit for a while, or wander around the woods, trying to find Tomokako Ikeda and Ryoichi Takahashi.

The system has not yet issued a rescue mission, which means that either Tomokako Ikeda does not need to be rescued - the woods are too dark and so vast that Takahashi Ryoichi may not be able to find her; Either that, the time has not yet come, and the murderer is not ready to do it.

If the former is the case, does it mean that once the two of them accidentally hang out together, the system will quickly send a task out?

…… The more I think about it, the more I think it's possible, and maybe I'll sell some high-priced acceleration props and teleportation props along the way.

Thinking about the wallet bouncing in a thrilling way between fullness and deflatedness, Shiraishi felt that he couldn't just go back.

Relying on himself to be able to see it at night, he recalled the face of Tomokako Ikeda when she went out, and tentatively walked in that direction.

I don't know when it started to rain in the sky, and Shiraishi was prepared, so he took out a raincoat and unfolded it on himself.

After experiencing a certain virtual world, he found it inconvenient to run with an umbrella. Coupled with the unpredictable weather in this world, this disposable folding raincoat is included in his preparation list when he goes out.

It's a bit strange that the raindrops hit your head through the raincoat.

Shiraishi pulled the transparent brim of his raincoat down and picked a direction that seemed to be the least obstructive and entered the woods.

After walking some distance, through the bushes and branches, he saw a crimson umbrella in the distance.

Two high school girls stood under a tree with umbrellas, wielding a mini flashlight, and projected a not-so-bright pillar of light into the canopy of a tree in front of them.

After watching it for a while, Suzuki Sonoko closed the umbrella and slowly raised it, as if she wanted to poke something in the tree with it.

A small hand reached out from below and pulled her, as if trying to stop it, but was quickly slapped away by Sonoko Suzuki.

Although these people were not the target of the murderers, seeing this posture, Shiraishi was really a little curious about what they wanted to do.

He took a sideways step, bypassing a branch in front of him that hung down to block his view, and saw a small honeycomb hanging from the tree in front of the three of them, and the tip of the umbrella in Suzuki's garden was getting closer and closer......

The spirit of death of the "......" young people is really admirable.

Shiraishi was silent and decided to stay away from them.

But before that, he suddenly noticed something moving in his field of vision—as if a black person had suddenly run past in a black background.

No, it's not like it...... It's really a person!

Shiraishi looked at the figure that had been completely detached from the dark background because of the proximity to the flashlight.

Almost at the same time, a water drop sounded in my ears, and the light screen popped up, and the task of refreshing it was:

[Save the weak and poor female high school student who is limited by the fear of ghosts x1]

[Countdown to 0:00:07]

[Location: Yes, evil is happening as far as your eyes can see]

…… The task detected a few seconds in advance, you still have a face to post, and you still have time to write this kind of secondary two notes!

When he raised his eyes unhappily, the black-robed bandaged man was already close behind Maolilan under the cover of the sound of the rain, and he silently held his axe high, ready to split.

…… But shouldn't the target of the bandage man be Tomoko Ikeda, why do you want to kill Mao Lilan at this time?

Is it too dark around and Takahashi recognizes the wrong person?

But the two girls have long hair and short hair, and the difference is very far, and there is Suzuki Sonoko's flashlight, which shouldn't be.

While thinking about it, relying on the fact that no one could see him in the dark, Shiraishi had already thrown out the tightrope very skillfully.

The steel wire connected to the steel claws walked through the forest in a path that did not conform to the rules of physics, but at first glance it looked handsome and reasonable, and the silver snake struck at the target with the precision of a hunt, firmly clasping the handle of the axe in the bandage man's hand.

The bandage man is in a position where his hands are raised above his head and the axe is facing backwards.

Shiraishi pulled with all his might, and the handle of the axe, which was soaked in the rain, suddenly slipped out of the bandage man's hand, and the others were also stumbled by the belt, and almost sat backwards on the ground.

I wanted to shout and let the three over there solve it on their own, but the title of the mission just now made Shiraishi realize that when Mao Lilan faced the terrifying-looking bandage man, his force value might not be reliable.

It's better to disarm first.

In the face of an ordinary man without a weapon, even a weakened version of Mao Lilan will not be powerless to fight back.

The steel hook was released, and as the steel wire silently retracted into the sleeve, Bai Shi snapped the handle of the axe, and raised his hand backwards to relieve the momentum.

Soon, however, a sense of out-of-body detachment struck, and the scene in front of Shiraishi's eyes suddenly blurred.

…… It's not a strange feeling, it's an experience every time you enter and leave the conscious world of the deceased.

Shiraishi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that something was not quite right.