What is hidden......

What is it?

Shimazaki counted the sketching tools he needed and thought about the present.

It's just that before delving deeper, she still focused her attention on the current situation.

Unlike board drawing, there are a lot more things to prepare for a sketch than you might think.

For pens alone, she bought pencils, charcoal, and drawing pens, while paper consisted of sketch paper, 8-page sketchbooks, and so on, and the last things that were left were drawing boards, easels, clips, chairs, and sketchpads as the foundation.

They were all packed into a light box, and just as Shimazaki was about to go out, a sunhat fell from above.

"The weather was nice this morning and the temperature was high."

With that, Altair changed into a light black undershirt with an over-the-knee skirt, and held a hat in his hand.

"On top of that, why don't you get some more sunscreen and chilled water?" At that time, you won't have to run back and forth, and you can focus on painting. ”

"Yes, please."

"Leave it to me, Moment."

Altair also carried a box in his hand, but it was not a tool, but the sunscreen, drinking water, etc., as well as a folded parasol, all to ensure that the rest of the activity could go smoothly.

So, after getting instant approval, Altaïr added more items to the chest, as there was enough space, so there was no need to worry.

"Is it heavy?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing."

While the two were talking, two figures appeared at the door of the house.

The girl on the left is wearing a long white dress, and the girl on the right is wearing a light tracksuit, pursuing comfort more than beauty.

The two of them are Chiho and Yuri.

In the middle of the two of them, there was a box that they each picked up with one hand, which contained the spare sketching tools that Shimazaki had prepared in an instant, and this time it was directly given to Chido and Yuri to use.

At this moment, when everything was ready, the group of four also left the holiday house and headed towards the good terrain.

Shimazaki had made observations during his previous trips and had settled on a hill to the west of the lodge.

The hill is higher than the beach, and you can see the reef at a distance from the shore, as well as the waves and splashes, so you can see it from a great vantage point.

When they arrived, they began to assemble their easels.

"Let's try to depict the scenery in your own way."

Chinohe and Yuri have also learned from him in the past, but Shimazaki thinks that it is not too good to talk about professional knowledge now, so it is better to look at their level and performance, and formulate different strategies in the future.

Of course, the foundation is definitely needed.

If they weren't out of a momentary interest, they would have recommended what they thought was a good foundation book to two people, and then studied further.

At the end of the day, this sketching event is a test.

But whether it turned out to be a spur of the moment or not, she was happy to sketch here with them.

"Did Mr. Gu Wu tell you something?"

But before he started writing, Shimazaki asked the silver-haired girl next to him this question.

The sea breeze blows, and the occasional seagulls that fly in the clear blue sky are very active, like festival attendees, circling around the beach.

When Altaïr heard the question, she did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically

"What did you say over there?"

"No...... It's just that I always feel that Mr. Gu Wu and Altai are going to do dangerous things again. ”

"This one is relieved."

Altair, who responded in this way, looked into the distance

Where water and sky meet, there is a white realm.

"If something really goes wrong, he'll deal with it himself, because this world is the world he sustains."

"Isn't Altaïr worried?"

Lose sleep over something?

I was asked so.

Altaïr was also thinking about this.

Are you really worried about Gu Wu?

Is it for the moment in front of you, or for the peace of all the staff?

After thinking about it, there was no exact answer, but Altaïr thought one thing was correct.

She stared at the white sketch paper in front of her, and after picking up a brush that she hadn't used much, Altaïr spoke

"Gu Wu is very strong, he knows what to do."

So......

"So it's not worry, it's trust."

"...... like this"

Shimazaki laughed for some reason.

"You've changed, too."

"Well...... You have to grow. ”

While the two were talking, two girls from the side joined in.

"There are a lot of seagulls!"

"What's on the surface of the distant sea? Dolphin? Whale?! ”

Chinohe and Yuri are interested in everything here.

Shimazaki heard the question instantly, and she responded when she wasn't sure what it was

"Paint them as far as you can."

All we can do now is remember the present......

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Behind the house, across the road, is a small shopping street with several hotels, restaurants and game rooms.

Originally, they were supposed to unite to build a unified sea house in order to entertain and attract customers and develop the economy here.

And the topography of this area is theoretically very good.

Close to the beach, close to the sea, and with mountains and forests on the back, the open-air hot springs in the highland location are also the most popular places for tourists to check in.

It's just that after Gu Wu bought and built the holiday house here, he controlled the number of tourists for safety reasons, especially when Gu Wu went to the holiday house to rest, there was no outsider at all.

Of course, Gu Wu also paid them a sum of money as a fee for chartering the restaurant, and the shops were happy to accept it.

Once Gu Wu leaves here, the tourist restrictions will also be opened up a bit, so this money is very easy for the various shopkeepers to get their income.

To sum up, after all the reasons are added together, when Gu Wu comes here for vacation, the whole area will become very quiet.

But every store is open.

"The master is really very powerful, and he directly covered up here!"

As soon as Louise said this, Xia Zhiqiu, who was standing on the side, stared at Gu Wu

"Are you the prince somewhere?"

"It's just a small profit, and besides, there are countries where you can be a king for one night when someone else pays for it, so my behavior can't be called very special."

"As long as Mr. Gu Wu is not a criminal."

"I'm a very kind ordinary citizen."

At the moment when the conversation with Kasumigaoka ended, Ying Lili, who was walking in front, slowed down, her blonde hair shook lively, and she also grabbed Gu Wu's right sleeve

"Mr. Gu Wu! What's over there? ”

"What's on the store ad? Let me see...... There is even a shadow puppet show? ”

"Shadow puppetry?"

Ying Lili frowned slightly, as if analyzing the true meaning of 'shadow puppetry'.

"To put it simply...... It is a drama that uses character silhouettes to act out a story; If you want to draw an analogy, I think you can think of it as a 'puppet show', but the medium of the performance is different. ”

After this explanation, Gu Wu looked at the billboard again.

This inn not only offers shadow puppetry, but also magic tricks and acrobatics, which can be said to be so varied that people can't help but wonder if this inn is a place where great gods gather.

Noticing Gu Wu's gaze, Tina, who had moved to the door, looked at Gu Wu

"...... going inside?"

"What about the rest?"

Gu Wu set his eyes on the three people in turn: Xia Zhiqiu, Ying Lili and Lu Yisi.

"No comment."

"I support the master!"

"This time, I'm the same as Kasumigaoka's predecessors, so let's go inside and have a look!"

The trio answered in the affirmative.

If you agree on the idea, then all the staff will go out.

Entering the inside from the entrance, the shopkeeper and his wife, who seemed to be ready, immediately put on a welcoming posture with the four clerks, most likely hearing the conversation just now.

"Welcome, everyone is looking forward to Mr. Gu Wu coming to our store!!"

"There's another reason to advertise......"

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, the young man in the turban muttered.

Advertise? Are you going to use the fact that you came here as propaganda?

That's a smart thing to do......

However, the shopkeeper immediately gave the boy a hand knife to tell him to be quieter.

"About the program list of the billboard at the door, the 'shadow puppet' mentioned in it ......"

"The performers are resting in room No. 3 on the first floor, even so, they are already ready to welcome Mr. Gu Wu, and they have practiced no less than fifty times from the day before yesterday to today."

So Gu Wu asked the store to make arrangements, and the young man was responsible for bringing Gu Wu and the others to the hall next to the courtyard on the right side of the hotel

The young man peeked at Gu Wu from time to time, and when he saw this scene, Xia Zhiqiu couldn't help but ask

"Could it be that you have an opinion about Mr. Gu Wu?"

"No, not an opinion......"

Seeing the black-haired big sister approaching him, the young man who had just muttered kept shaking his head.

"Just curious......"

"Curious? Curious about what? ”

This time, I asked for a question.

"Everyone said that Master Gu Wu could transform, is that true? Yes...... I shouldn't have asked that! ”

Hearing the answer, Kasumigaoka and Ying Li Li focused their eyes on Gu Wu.

"Mr. Gu Wu, how about changing your body?"

"Don't be strong, it's hard to ......"

Gu Wu, who expressed helplessness, smiled and accosted the young man

"I don't have the ability to transform."

"And how were all the enemies of the past defeated?"

"In addition to me, there are many, many people who protect this world, and they are the backbone."

"Can I be like that?"

What's going on, this little ghost is just like the hot-blooded, struggling protagonist in the royal story, and I have to say that he is a very conscious young man.

"Yes."

"Great!"

The young man was affirmed by Gu Wu, and his mood calmed down a lot.

"But anyway, Louise is stronger!"

In the face of the interaction between Gu Wu and the boy, Luise emphasized her existence, and from this point of view, she is really still a ghost.

Of course, such Luise is also her lovely place.

"It's ......"

Tina was the first to notice the change in her surroundings than the boy, and the scene changed from a hallway to a hall.

On the stage, which is about half a meter high, the tools for shadow puppetry have been placed.

Several performers behind the scenes said hello, didn't say much, and after confirming that Gu Wu and the others were seated, they put on the opening music.

What will the shadow puppetry of this world look like?

Their existence is also a physical character reflected from their subconscious?

Gu Wu's speed of association allowed him to return to his normal heart.

Enjoy it and have fun, that's all.

After the shadow puppet show begins, Gu Wu discovers that it is a story of the protagonist taking revenge and gradually finding himself.

Is it similar to yourself?

Or is it similar to your own hosts in the past?

Gu Wu listened to the music and looked at the picture, and the questions in his heart expanded slightly.

It is hoped that all the uneasiness now will be dissipated at the upcoming envoy meeting.

In that way, Gu Wu can enjoy the life of this world more 'naturally'.

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Richardson is moving forward.

It's a long, lighted passageway, with separate surveillance cameras and assault weapons attached to the device at intervals, and at the intersection of the steel road, there are hidden devices to verify passers-by.

This is to ensure that the 'captives' in the base are not able to escape.

Among them are the two 'traversers' who were recently sent over.

Due to the particularity of their identities, they will be imprisoned in the same area as some of the monsters they have caught before, but the small division of the cell is different.

"Keeping them together allows two people to communicate, giving them what they want can bring them closer together, and now ...... And what kind of gains? ”

"Mr. Richardson, after satisfying some of the requests of the two, the information obtained is of little use, because the two of them have been emphasizing their harmlessness."

"If it was really harmless, it wouldn't have been asked by Mr. Gu Wu to be sent here, but ...... Mr. Gu Wu also instructed us to avoid using coercive practices, so we are in a difficult situation in negotiations. ”

"Exactly, they're just answering our questions in a loop."

It is estimated that in their opinion, only talking to Gu Wu is valuable.

"After scanning, is there any connection between those two 'traversers' and the imprisoned monsters?"

"Judging from the multi-project intelligence that has been integrated before, there is not much similarity between those two people and the monster, and the reason for this is unknown."

"They're all asleep?"

"There's also a book that's reading."

"Exactly."

Richardson made his way through the heavily guarded area to the door of the cell where the two 'traversers' were being held.

The person on the left fell asleep, but the person on the right was still reading a book.

"Hello."

"Huh? Are you someone sent by Gu Wu? ”

"No, Mr. Gu Wu is on vacation, I don't plan to disturb him, so I just came over and asked a few questions, can Your Excellency answer?"

Putting down the book, the other party stared at Richardson

"I'm Rhodes, and I'll answer the question you intend to ask if I know it."

"So ......"

Richardson also introduced himself and asked

"You have something to do with the World Conference?"

"World Conference? What is that? ”

"Understood, it seems that Your Excellency does not know."

"So what?"

"It was a meeting that would decide the future, and therefore you would not be against the world."

After finishing speaking, Richardson looked down at Rhodes, who was sitting on the ground reading a book

"Remember, don't trouble Mr. Gu Wu."

Because in this world, the future is in Gu Wu's hands!