After the seal was sealed, the toys sold in the toy store were resettled, and there were no more thefts.

The panda doll that was lost because of the card jumping was also returned by Sakura, and although Chiharu and the store manager were a little strange, the two didn't think much of it.

It can only be said that the people in this world are really gentle to the heart.

After the bad story of the theft of the dolls, the store manager's mood gradually recovered, and the business of the toy store began to flourish, not as cold as it was at the beginning.

Seeing the store manager's sincere smile more and more, Sakura also had some different feelings.

Maybe...... It's not a bad thing to find and seal the Kuro cards.

Sakura rarely had a positive attitude towards sealing the Kuro card, but in the following days, the Kuro card, which was supposed to appear every few days, suddenly fell silent again.

Until Sakura's positive attitude is gone, and the anomaly caused by the Kuro card does not appear.

Schools, playgrounds.

"I'm telling you, that's what I experienced."

On the playground, Naoko, who is wearing a summer school uniform and holding a cheerleader hand, is telling her personal experience with a serious face.

"There was a delay that day, so I stayed at the school for a while and didn't leave until it was almost evening."

"It's late, so I want to take a closer walk home from the forest behind the school, you all know the forest behind the school, the trees are very lush, and no one usually goes there."

"But, that evening, guess what I saw......"

Speaking of this, Naoko suddenly lowered her voice, and her expression became a little scared: "It's a light blue firefly, no, it's a bit arbitrary to say that it's a firefly, in fact, I don't know if it's a firefly or not." ”

"The firefly floated quietly in the forest, and after a circle in front of me, it suddenly floated deeper into the forest."

"I didn't know what I was thinking at the time, so I chased after it."

"I kept chasing the fireflies, as if I was confused, and before I knew it, I had been running to the edge of the forest, that is, on the edge of the cliff in the back mountain!"

"Immediately after, the fireflies, which were originally just a small clump, suddenly turned into a slender pillar of light, and in the center of that pillar of light, a burst of dazzling light suddenly erupted!"

"In the next second, a terrifying-looking one-eyed ghost suddenly sprang out of that light, and the one-eyed ghost stared at me with dark red eyes, as if to ...... me directly."

"Huh!!"

Suddenly, a shrill scream interrupted Naoko's narration and entered the ears of everyone present.

"Little ...... Sakura-chan? ”

Whether it's Naoko who is telling or Chiharu who is listening, they can't help but plug their ears with their fingers and then look at Sakura.

Being watched by the two of them like this, Sakura couldn't help but cover her flushed face with a cheerleader hand flower, and said embarrassedly, "Yes...... I'm sorry. ”

Seeing that Sakura had already vented the fear in her heart, Chiharu looked at Naoko and asked, "Naoko, is what you said true?" ”

"Of course it's true, that's my own experience."

"Could it be that you are mistaken?"

"Nope."

Listening to Chiharu and Naoko start discussing again, Sakura couldn't help but turn her back and cry silently, she was already afraid of ghost stories and the like, but she didn't expect her little friend to be so interested.

"By the way, in order to verify the truth of this matter, let's investigate." Chiharu suddenly approached Naoko and said with interest.

Hearing this, Sakura-chan was stunned, since Chiharu said this, it was obvious that she was also included.

At the beginning of this standard horror game, she really, really doesn't want to go!!

"Today's club will end early, let's go and have a look."

Seeing that Chiharu was still talking, Sakura hurriedly waved her hands to stop her, "Wait! Wait a minute! ”

"What's wrong?" Chiharu looked puzzled.

Sakura forced a smile and said, "Isn't there a cliff in that forest?" It's too dangerous. ”

"Just don't go there."

“……”

It makes sense, she can't even refute it.

After thinking about it, Sakura said again, "But what if there really is a ghost?" ”

"We'll be fine if we run away."

“……”

You're such a clever little ghost.

Sakura opened her mouth, and wanted to say something, but Chiharu had already spoken in advance, "Anyway, it's going to be fine." ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

Seeing that her little friends wanted to go, Sakura couldn't help crying in her heart, she really didn't want to go.

But if all the friends go, she won't go alone, and she feels sorry for the other friends, woo woo......

In the end, Sakura couldn't let her friends give up, and they still set out on the road to the back mountain after school.

If this is in a horror game, it is a proper act of death, so Sakura, who is sober in the world, still hasn't given up persuading her friends.

"Let's not go."

Sakura silently fell behind the group alone, her hands on her chest, and she whispered with a slight frown.

Zhishi, who was walking in front, turned around and comforted: "Don't be afraid, it's still very bright." ”

Lijia also chimed in: "Yes, yes, don't worry. ”

But even so, Sakura lowered her head nervously and silently followed the group.

At this moment, Qianharu, who was walking in front, suddenly asked as she walked, "By the way, my mother's birthday is coming, what do you think I should give as a gift?" ”

"Chiharu, your mother likes to make desserts, so you can give her a cute dessert plate." Lijia on the side replied with a smile, in the twilight of dusk, her naturally curly short hair showed a burgundy color, showing that she herself had matured.

"Dessert plate, huh?"

Chiharu muttered, and suddenly turned her head to look at Sakura, who was behind the group, "Sakura-chan, what do you think?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the team that was still moving forward suddenly stopped, and everyone else looked at Sakura with some concern, and Naoko reminded Chiharu with her eyes.

Seeing the reaction of the people around her, Chiharu covered her mouth violently, she wanted to use this topic to divert Sakura's attention and prevent her from being so scared, but at this moment she suddenly remembered that Sakura's mother had died.

Seeing the reactions of the few people in front of her, Sakura was stunned for a moment, and the three dumb hairs on the top of her head also trembled.

After reacting to what Chiharu had just said, Sakura hurriedly waved her hand at Chiharu and said, "Ah, don't care, I think the dessert plate is pretty good, and your mother will definitely be very happy to receive this gift." ”

Seeing that Sakura didn't seem to be unhappy, Chiharu breathed a sigh of relief, and the others were also relieved.

They all knew that Sakura's mother had died, so they rarely talked about it in front of Sakura, but they didn't expect Chiharu to do something bad just now, but fortunately Sakura didn't look sad.

As the conversation ended, the group continued to walk in the quiet forest, the sky was getting darker and darker, and even the sun had set on the horizon.

The group went deeper and deeper, and the road to the back mountain had been cut off, leaving only a dirt road.

The rustling sound of walking on the dirt road makes the silence of the forest even more apparent, and the surrounding ancient trees are lush and tall, but it also makes the journey even more eerie.

After walking for a while, Naoko suddenly stopped, led everyone out of the avenue, and entered the forest on the side.

The mood of several girls became more and more nervous.

Originally, you could still see the road on the dirt road, but after entering the forest, there was no road left, so I could only barely push away the bushes and continue walking.

At this time, the forest is intertwined with trees, shrubs are everywhere, and the occasional crow can be heard, as if this is not a backmountain forest, but a ghost forest heading to a gloomy castle.

Crackle - boom!

Suddenly, there was a lightning-like explosion ahead.

Although the sound is not loud, it is particularly harsh in the deep and dark forest.

"Ah!!h

Several girls were immediately frightened by the sudden explosion and screamed.

However, before they could flee the way they came, a shout suddenly came.

"Who!"

Immediately afterwards, a black shadow appeared in the gap in the forest, and the figure of the black shadow was blurred, and only the faintly reflective eyes could be seen.

Being watched by these eyes, Naoko and the others stiffened, and a coldness climbed up their bodies, wanting to turn around and run away, but their bodies were a little disobedient.

"Xia-shang?"

Suddenly, Zhishi took a step forward and shouted uncertainly as he looked at the black shadow.

The loud shout just now gave Chiyo a very familiar feeling, and she noticed that the eyes were stunned for a moment when she saw them.

Although it was not obvious, she still noticed, so the owner of the eye obviously knew them, and combined with that sense of familiarity, Zhishi shouted boldly and guessingly.

"Xia-shang?"

The rest of the people were also stunned for a moment when they heard Zhishi's words, there seemed to be only one classmate surnamed Xia in their class, after all, this surname was quite unique.

After a few seconds of silence, the black shadow walked out of the gap in the forest, and the black shadow on his body gradually faded, and when he came to several girls, several people also saw the true identity of the black shadow.

It was their classmate, Xia Yu.

At this time, Xia Yu was wearing a school uniform, holding a thick book in his hand and a delicate wooden stick in his other hand.

"Mr. Xia, why are you here?"

Naoko, who was standing at the front, looked at Xia Yu, and her pounding heart slowed down, fortunately, it was a classmate she knew, not a ghost.

It scared her to death, and she thought she had met a new ghost.

Thinking of this, Naoko can't help but feel a little pity, she is very keen on all kinds of supernatural events and ghost stories, and it would be nice if she could meet a new ghost like last time.

"What else do I want to ask you? Why are you here? ”

Looking at the few little girls in front of him, Xia Yu was a little speechless, who would have thought that he would practice magic here and meet his classmates so coincidentally?

This mountain behind their school can be described as quite desolate, and there is still a cliff at the end, which can be said to be extremely terrifying when it gets dark, and no one usually comes.

When he first came here to practice magic, he had also arranged Muggle shielding charms, but after a few times, no one came, so he didn't bother to set them up.

Besides, even if you really touch someone, you can just forget about it.

Simple and straightforward, there is no trace yet.

But who would have thought that in such a desolate forest, he could still be met by his classmates, if ordinary classmates were okay, he could directly use forgetfulness to make them forget this part of the memory.

But Sakura and Tomoyo are also here, so it's a bit difficult to operate.

Sakura has magical powers, and he doesn't know if it's useful to forget everything, and secondly, because of his selfishness, he doesn't want to use the magic of forgetting all the memories on them.

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a little awkward, Naoko rubbed her arms and replied, "We're here to look for ghosts...... Wait, maybe Xia came here because of the ghost, right? ”

"Ghosts?"

Xia Yu blinked, it wasn't the first time he had been here, and he hadn't seen any ghosts.

But since Naoko made up a reason for his brain, let's explain it along with this reason.

Retracting his thoughts, Xia Yu smiled: "That's right, I'm here to look for ghosts, dust to dust, earth to earth, everything is nothing, this kind of soul floating in the world should return to the underworld, I came to surpass it." ”

“……”

Sure enough, it was classmate Xia, and this kind of unclear words was so natural that classmate Xia could say.

Although they didn't understand much about Xia Yu's meaning, the girls also understood that Xia Yu, like them, was here to look for ghosts.

"Huh? Since you're here to look for ghosts, why are you holding such a thick book, Mr. Xia? ”

"Books?"

Being reminded like this, other girls also noticed the book in Xia Yu's arms, the appearance of the book was very old, and it was very thick, and there was a letter "H" in the center of the book cover.

The person who asked was Qianchun, for Qianchun's curiosity, Xia Yu wanted to step forward and rub Qianchun's dog head angrily, just your eyes are sharp!

The book in his hand is the Wizard's Practical Guide, which wizards can use to record their learning progress.

While the spells he redeemed from the system could be used directly with skill, that usually required the help of a wand, and he wanted to be so skilled that he could cast spells without a wand, to the point where he could use them without having to utter the spell on a single thought.

Seeing that Xia Yu was silent and didn't speak, Zhishi hurriedly stood up and played a round game: "Okay, okay, since classmate Xia is also here to look for ghosts, then let's act together, besides, classmate Xia is still a boy, and we are safer with him." ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the other girls suddenly lit up.

"Yes, what Zhishi said makes sense."

"Then let's act with classmate Xia, classmate Xia came before us, maybe he found something earlier."

"Yes, yes."

Seeing that the other girls had shifted their attention from the book in Xia Yu's hand to Xia Yu himself, Chiyo pulled Sakura forward to block the other girls' sight, and silently gave Xia Yu an OK gesture behind his back.

Seeing this, Xia Yu gave Zhishi a thumbs up in his heart, secretly stuffed the book behind his back, stuffed it into the system space, and at the same time took out his schoolbag from the space and put it on his back before he walked towards the group of girls.