Masayoshi Takeda walks on the deck of the mail ship.

According to the original plan, there will be a grand Christmas Eve celebration here tomorrow. The illuminated Christmas tree has been erected, and the deck of the mail ship, which should be filled with festive atmosphere, is now extremely dark and empty, and there is not a single figure to be seen. Almost all the tourists listened to the "tactful" advice of the police and went back to their rooms to rest.

He sighed faintly.

No matter how stubborn Captain Quirinus is, it is unlikely that tomorrow's open-air dinner will take place.

A good Christmas carnival ended like this......

Alas, if the real culprit can't be caught, Sheriff Kenhito Uesugi will die without turning a blind eye.

"We will definitely take care of your wife and son," Masayoshi Takeda folded his hands and prayed according to Toei's tradition, "so you must become a Buddha, Uesugi Senpai." ”

Boom!

A voice from behind made Masayoshi Takeda turn his head.

Something seems to have fallen from a height?

But, just as he hesitated to take a look—the deck was dark, and he was alone, which frightened him a little—he heard another familiar voice.

"Uesugi-kun?" He stared into the darkness ahead.

I must have hallucinated from being overnervous, Masayoshi Takeda thought. However, the distant voice seemed to attract a magical force, and made him take a few more steps.

…… Sure enough, there was nothing.

Just as Masayoshi Takeda wanted to turn back, a hand put on his shoulder.

……

seconds ago.

Those who are good swimmers drown, those who are good at climbing, a sudden sea breeze blows the ancient poetry out of balance.

"Climb back!" Chen Qiang roared. He saw that Gu Shiyin finally stabilized her body and "hung" under the balcony in a thrilling posture.

"Don't go down, climb up!" Qin Lingxue shouted.

[Gu Shiyin climbed the test 99/80 failed]

Gu Shiyin reached out and grabbed the balcony railing again, but the sea breeze suddenly became stronger at this time.

Qin Lingxue's eyes were quick, and she stretched out a rescue hand to her-

【Haneda Snow Agility Test 82/80 Failed】

[Gu Shiyin's agility test failed 83/80]

The difference is a millimeter, a thousand miles away, and the arm span of the little girl in the form of Gu Shiyin is too short.

The fingertips of both sides touched, and then Gu Shiyin planted straight down. She waved her arms desperately to grab something, but in vain.

"It's okay, if you fall down, you will fall to the balcony below......"

[Gu Shiyin's lucky test failed 55/45]

“……”

Gu Shiyin's body bounced on the railing below, and then fell deeper into the deck.

"Liar, don't ......"

What is the check for posing to halve fall damage?

【Gu Shiyin Jump Verification 74/20 Failed】

Gu Shiyin flicked on something again, and then landed straight on the deck.

"Quickly disarm ......"

Without Chen Qiang shouting, Gu Shiyin has begun to return to her ancient form. It's still too late, first of all, start with the wings of the membrane, and lift the human posture, so that success can fly immediately, and failure can at least glide, success or failure depends on the speed of the skill-

[Gu Shiyin's agility test 100/80 failure]

In a flash of lightning, her left hand became one of five tentacles, but only a fraction of her wings were spread.

There was a muffled "thump".

……

"......" Chen Qiang was messy in the wind.

What is this, enough to compare to the legendary Radiant Eight Dark Dice for a grand ceremony of seven consecutive defeats?

The kind of Black Africa Carnival where the keeper wants to throw a few more dice to save people, but they can't save anyone.

"Go and save someone!" Sayoko shouted in a hoarse voice.

……

[DAMAGE 6D6=14]

Even if it is a gifted ancient, it is a little unbearable to suffer this blow. The hypocritical human posture collapsed in an instant, and Gu Shiyin was completely beaten back to the prototype.

【Gu Shiyin Physical Fitness Test 85/95 Success】

Fortunately, the young old man was still awake, and Gu Shiyin's clothes were scattered all over the ground, but at least, the first of the five vine whiskers of the old man to recover was still holding the walkie-talkie that Chen Qiang had just forced into her.

"I'm fine...... a tree with a walkie-talkie is really weird, fortunately no one saw this strange scene, "No, come here......"

"Huh?" Qin Lingxue, who was rushing out of the door, heard Gu Shiyin's words.

"Your voice ......" Although Gu Shiyin's usual voice is already very good, the sound coming from the other end of the walkie-talkie at the moment is like the bell of a bagpipe, but the sea breeze is howling, and some can't be heard clearly.

"I'm fine...... Gu Shiyin said melancholy, Gu Shiyin can observe all directions at the same time and not be affected by the darkness under the posture of the ancient, "new, clothes, throw them down......"

It took a short time for Gu Shiyin's transformation magic to form a human form again, but the clothes were broken by the complete transformation of the ancient.

Super Troublesome ......

"Her magic still works," Chen Qiang covered his face, "but it seems that there is a little mistake in the details. ”

"Oh...... Got it! Sayoko hurriedly looked for clothes for Gu Shiyin. She must have brought two changes of clothes from her room.

"Tell you not to give her a safety rope!" Qin Lingxue glared at Chen Qiang fiercely.

That's why I'm to blame for seven consecutive defeats at the festival!

Chen Qiang felt that the system was already very face-saving, and the situation just now was to let him arrange the judgment himself, and it was impossible to have more chances to save the scene.

Fortunately, Gu Shiyin sounded fine.

If you change to a human, it's already cool......

……

"Whew."

Using three of the remaining four tentacles to catch the clothes separately, Gu Shiyin breathed a sigh of relief.

The young old man turned off the walkie-talkie for a moment and began to chant incantations in a low voice—

The sea breeze was also a little lighter at this time.

"I'm back."

Gu Shiyin changed back to the appearance of a little girl. But she is now covered in bruises all over her body, reflecting her unoptimistic injury.

She gritted her teeth and dressed herself.

Blame yourself for being clumsy......

Bang!

In the distance, a gunshot rang out suddenly.

……

on the balcony.

[Haneda Snow Listening Test 49/20 Failed]

[Jon Chan listened to the 96/70 test and failed]

【Haneda Sayoko listening test 31/55 success】

"Did you hear ......?!" Sayoko is alert.

"Nope." Qin Lingxue shook her head.

"Sayoko, what did you hear?" Chen Qiang asked eagerly.

"I don't know if I heard it wrong. Someone seems to ...... Shoot. Sayoko listened intently, but the same voice never sounded again.

Chen Qiang picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Hey, Shiyin, can you hear me?"

Seeing that the opposite side was in a state of shutdown, Chen Qiang had an urge to yell directly at the bottom. But if Gu Shiyin has not been discovered by the gunman, then his behavior will be shocked......

……

Gunshot.

Compared with the upper part that is not real, the ancient poetry can be heard more clearly.

"Humanity's thermal weapon." She made a quick decision.

There was fire on the deck.

Gu Shiyin is a little natural on the surface, but she is not a nerd. She knew that she was the only investigator who could get to the scene right away.

Is it hidden, or is it ......?

If you think about it, you have already made too much noise just now. It is likely that the other party is aware of their existence.

Returning to the cabin?

For those who have night vision, darkness is their home turf. There was no way back, she could jump into the sea.

Gu Shiyin knew very well that even if she was injured, her combat power was still stronger than those three humans who did not have strong weapons. As long as she strikes first, nothing can dodge the combined attack of the five tentacles. On the contrary, once you lose, then others are also doomed to not win, and you must outwit them.

"Don't speak. Slowly, slowly approaching," Gu Shiyin, who was dressed, turned on the walkie-talkie and whispered, "Keep it on." ”

[Gu Shiyin's stealth test failed 30/20]

She wanted to find a place to hide with her petite size, but a spot like that on the deck wasn't easy to find......

"Huh."

Then she saw it.

Not far away, in the blind corner of Shicai's vision, the corpse of Masayoshi Takeda who fell next to the railing. He was shot in the heart and died without pain.