After the light curtain disappeared, the surrounding environment became dark again.

Seeing this, Paimon shrunk his neck and leaned over to Ying's side and said, "Ying, after the light curtain disappears, it's so dark here, I'm a little scared." ”

"What are you afraid of, you are invincible, go and help us explore the way." Glowing glanced at Paimon and said unceremoniously.

Hearing Ying's words, Paimon looked at her incredulously and said, "Wow, it's so dark that you let me act alone?" ”

"Of course, it would be miserable if we encountered [Hunting], and besides, it's not the first time you've done this kind of thing." Ying replied.

"I don't want it!" Paimon huffed refused.

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Alas, I originally wanted to double your monthly food expenses after winning the championship this time, but since you don't want to, forget it."

Paimon: "??? ”

Hearing that Ying was tempting herself with such conditions, Paimon was immediately entangled, and in the end, she chose food out of fear and food.

"Okay, I'll go!" Thinking of this, Paimon plucked up the courage to speak.

Hearing Paimon agree to her request, Ying smiled and nodded, "That's right, we're here waiting for your good news." ”

"Okay, I'll have to raise my food expenses in the future." Paimon flew forward a little, then turned to Ying again as if he wasn't at ease, and said, "You can't break your word." ”

"Naturally, those who break their word should be punished by eating rocks." Ying nodded with a serious face.

Paimon breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ying's assurance, and he cautiously flew towards the road ahead.

"Traveler, Paimon is so scared, wouldn't it be a surprise if you let her pass?" Kamisato Ayaka looked at Paimon, who was cowering away, and said to Ying with some concern.

"Don't worry, Paimon is hiding it deeply, and this little thing can't stop her." Ying replied, "Let's see if there are any props mentioned in the introduction." ”

"Hmm." Kamisato Ayaka heard Yingdu say this, and she didn't ask anything more.

On the other side, a five-meter-tall centaur creature with blue flames was hunched over and let out an unidentified roar, while the same centaur creature next to it was covering its head and sighing.

Gorou looked at Arataki Itto, who was starting to get sick again, and only felt that his brain was buzzing, and he knew that he would act alone in this way.

"Hahahahaha, Uncle Ben turned out to be a [Hunting Patrol], [Bount] evil creatures, hurry up and catch it!" Arataki Ichito laughed loudly: "Goro, hurry up and go out with Uncle Ben to crusade against the abundant and evil things, the rules say that as long as we crusade against the more abundance, the more points we will have, and the champion must be Uncle Ben's!" ”

Gorou: "."

"Arataki Kazuto, according to reports, the other [Abundance] are all contestants, and they also have countermeasures, so I think we still have to think long-term." Gorou took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and said to Arataki Itto.

"What are you afraid of, we are invincible, they can still kill us, and there is only one hour of hunting time, and the soldiers are very fast." Arataki Itto said: "If you want to think, just think here, Uncle Ben will go to find the prey first." ”

After saying that, Arataki Ichito swooped away into the distance, leaving only Goro, who stretched out his hand to him and was about to say something.

"Ugh."

"But speaking of which, it's really eerie here, there is not a single living thing, what if something suddenly jumps out to scare Uncle Ben?" Arataki Itto said as he walked: "No, no, Uncle Ben is the top existence here, and nothing can scare Uncle Ben." ”

"Do you mean me?"

Suddenly, an eerie voice sounded next to Arataki Itto.

Arataki Itto: "!! ”

Arataki Itto was startled by the sudden sound.

He hurriedly turned his head, only to see a stall appear at some point, and under the light of the stall, there was a woman wearing a shrine maiden costume at the Narukami Shrine, looking at him with a strange smile.

Arataki Itto looked at the woman who suddenly appeared here in a witch costume with some stiffness, and asked with some surprise, "Who are you?" ”

"Heck, we were arranged by Yae Miko to be a staff here, don't make a fuss, here you can strengthen and upgrade your abilities, and you can also use points to buy some small props." The woman spoke: "Arataki Ichito player, do you need to come to the shop to spend it?" ”

"No, no, I don't have points." Under the introduction of the shrine maiden, Arataki Itto looked at the pile of beans in a conspicuous place on the stall, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then shook his head while retreating behind him, he had a gut feeling that the witch in front of him was very difficult to mess with.

Thinking of this, Arataki Ichito threw his legs in one direction and ran.

Seeing that Arataki Itto fled quickly, the witch couldn't help but sigh and said, "This is leaving?" This ghost boy is really boring. ”

"Huh? Wait, there's another person coming, it's the general of Watatsumi Island. The shrine maiden suddenly noticed something, and touched her chin with interest.

Time was ticking by, and all the competitors were getting used to the gloomy environment, as there was nothing scary about it except for the scarier atmosphere and the need to patrol the embankment.

"Ying, half of this game has passed, why haven't you encountered a hunting patrol yet?" Paimon scratched his head in confusion.

"I don't know, maybe where I slept." Ying thought for a moment and replied, "Or maybe they, like you, were frightened by this environment and didn't dare to come out." ”

"How is that possible, but that's fine, as long as the time is up, we can also get a lot of points." Paimon asked.

"Where's the point?" Ying listened to Paimon's words, glanced at her, and said, "Since we can't go on patrol, let's go over and find him, and if we break the concentration bar of the patrol once, we can also get some points, and we can run after the fight, and fight again when the time comes, so the cycle is not more than doing the task?" ”

"This, this is still not wanted, right?" Paimon listened to Ying's bold speech, and persuaded with some hesitation, "If we are caught by the hunt, won't our points be gone?" ”

Speaking of which, Paimon turned to Ayaka and said, "Ayaka, you think so too, right?" ”

"Nope." Kamisato Ayaka shook her head and said, "I agree with the traveler's decision. ”

"Huh? Ayaka, aren't you afraid? Paimon said in surprise.

"Because of the travelers, she said she would protect me." Kamisato Ayaka replied softly, "Her words made me feel like the fear in my heart had dissipated. ”

Paimon: "."

Ying: "? ”

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind several people.

Paimon turned his head curiously, and saw a centaur burning with blue flames rushing towards the others.

"Wow, Ying, Ayaka, it's a hunting patrol, he's here." Paimon hurriedly reminded Ying and Ayaka.

"No need to be reminded, I saw it." Ying said, "Ayaka, prepare for battle. ”

Kamisato Ayaka nodded and said, "Okay." ”

"Hahahaha, Uncle Ben has been looking for half an hour and finally saw this group of [abundance] who are hiding, you really make it easy for Uncle Ben to find." Arataki Itto looked at Ying and Paimon not far away and said excitedly.

But the sound he uttered turned into a roar that no one else could really hear.

Ying saw that the figure of Arataki Itto was getting closer and closer, took out the longbow and slowly pulled it open, and the blue water element began to slowly gather on the arrow, and after aiming at Arataki Itto, he directly released the arrow in his hand.

"Ayaka, prepare to use the Elemental Burst - Aeol's Poem."

Hearing Ying's words, Kamisato Ayaka also set up her bow and arrow, and after the water elemental arrow landed on Arataki Itto, the elemental burst skill she picked up was also released.

Kamisato Ayaka: "Don't try to run away~"

At the moment when Kamisato Ayaka unleashed an elemental burst, an eye of the storm formed beside Arataki Itto, and the wind elemental vortex continued to absorb him, preventing him from moving forward in the slightest.

Arataki Itto: "??? ”

"Damn, you dare to play Uncle Ben, when this storm disappears, it will be the time for you to be out!"

The eye of the storm is stained with water and turns into a blue vortex.

"Swift as a sword." The thunder wedge in Yingji's hand was thrown towards the location of Arataki Itto.

Immediately after launching the second stage of the Star Dou Homecoming, he flashed in front of Arataki Itto, and Arataki Itto was also unable to move under the reaction of the thunder element, the wind element, and the water element, that is, he was electrocuted, so he could only watch Ying appear in front of him.

Under his wide-eyed gaze, Ying slowly lifted the weapon in his hand, and the iron weapon she had picked up turned into an ice blade formed by the ice element at the moment she launched the elemental explosion, and at the moment she turned around, the ice blade slowly dissipated into her hand with the action of her hand, and cherry blossoms condensed by the ice element appeared around her body.

Ying: "God is flowing - frost extinguished!" ”

When the ice blade completely disappeared into Ying's hand, a small blue folding fan that emitted ice blue light appeared in her hand, and Ying held the folding fan and slammed it in the direction of Arataki Itto, and the spiral storm formed by the three ice elements slammed straight into Arataki Itto's body.

"Ayaka, let's go." After doing this, Ying released the cooldown skill again and distanced himself from Arataki Itto.

Seeing this, Kamisato Ayaka also hurriedly ran into the distance.

"Hey! Wait, stop for Uncle Ben! Arataki Ichito was frozen in the storm, and he could only watch the two of them slip away directly after doing all this, and shouted a little angrily: "Damn, don't let Uncle Ben know who you are, otherwise after this test of courage is over, Uncle Ben must call his little brother to find the field!" ”

"Whew, Paimon, do you see that hunting patrol coming?" Ying and Kamisato Ayaka ran for a while, then said to Paimon, who was flying in mid-air.

"Then I'll take a look."

After saying that, Paimon flew into the air and looked around, because she and Ying were competing entities, so she couldn't leave Ying's 15-meter range, and once she exceeded that range, she would be forced to teleport back.

"Whew, traveler, yes, that's exciting." Kamisato Ayaka gasped a little and said to Xiaoying, "I never thought that I would behave so impolitely, but I feel so happy." ”

"I just don't know who played this patrol, I guess I'm angry when I look at him."

"It doesn't matter who it is, and they don't know that we did it, because elemental combat skills, elemental bursts, and ordinary attacks can be picked up here." Ying listened to Kamisato Ayaka's words and said indifferently: "Moreover, seeing that this patrol is so stupid and has a big temper, there is no one else except for the stupid big man of Arataki Itto." ”

"Poof, stupid big guy?" Kamisato Ayaka was amused by Ying's words: "Being said by you is really in line with him." ”

In two days, the competition went on five rounds, and all the other groups except Arataki Itto Yugoro were more or less caught.

After the first round, everyone returned to the same platform as before.

"Okay, the appetizers in the first round must have you adapted too, because none of them were eliminated, but I think it should be, after all, no one would be so timid." Yae Miko stood in the middle of the platform and said to several people.

Paimon: "."

Paimon could only smile awkwardly but politely.

"In terms of the number of points obtained, the first place is the team of Kamisato Ayaka and the Traveler, the second place is the team of Kazuha and Shikanoin Heizou, the third place is the team of Keharu and Ganyu, the fourth place is the team of Yoimiya Yu Sayu, and the last place is the team of Arataki Itto and Goro." Yae Miko read it out with the information sheet.

Arataki Ichito shouted a little angrily after listening to Yae Miko's words: "Damn, there must be an insider, Uncle Ben is not convinced, how can Uncle Ben be the last!" ”

Speaking of this, Arataki Itto also turned his head to his partner Gorou and said, "Gorou, you are right, there must be an insider, we can't be the last." ”

"Arataki Itto, don't talk about it." Gorou covered his head a little painfully and said, "Let's not be the last one to have an insider." ”

Arataki Itto listened to Goro's words, scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "Huh? That's right. ”

Gorou: "."

"The points you earn will be kept, and you will be able to exchange them for some valuable rewards after the Courage Test is over." Yae Miko said this, paused and continued: "Of course, there is a reward and a punishment, because this competition is a test of courage, so the punishment is that the team that ranks last in the points after a round of competition enters the horror house and faces the person or thing that is most afraid of in their hearts for half an hour. ”

"The team that won the last place in the first round of the Courage Test Contest is the team of Arataki Itto and Goro, so, two, please."

After Yae Miko finished speaking, a door appeared in front of Arataki Itto Yugoro.

Arataki Itto: "??? ”

Goro: "!! ”

"Uncle Ben is not convinced!" Arataki Itto looked up at Yae Miko and said, "Why is there still a punishment?" ”

"You can also choose not to be punished, in which case, it will be considered that you have abstained." Yae Miko smiled and said, "How about it, do you accept the punishment and continue, or abstain and leave?" ”

Hearing that he was going to be sent out if he didn't accept the punishment, Arataki Ichito's momentum suddenly weakened, and he stiffened his neck and said: "Hmph, punishment is punishment, there is no Uncle Ben in this world to be afraid." ”

After saying that, Arataki Ichito walked into the door with his head held high, and Gorou hesitated for a while when he saw this.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a warm bed, but he felt that he had no strength at all, just like the aftermath of being attacked by a traveler with beans on Yatsuki Island before.

Thinking of this, Arataki Itto had a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, under Arataki Itto's thoughts, a slight footstep came in the direction of Arataki Itto.

"Boss, are you awake?"

Seeing that Kuki Shinobu, who was wearing a shrine maiden costume and did not wear a mask, walked up to him with a steaming bowl, Arataki Itto asked with some confusion, "Ninja?" How did you end up here? And didn't you say you didn't want to be a shrine maiden? What about your outfit? ”

Kuki Shinobi, who was dressed in a shrine maiden costume, put the bowl in his hand on the bedside table of Arataki Itto, sighed and said to him: "Hey, it's not my family who forced me to do this, but it's okay, the benefits of the Narukami Shrine are still very good, and I can fully support all my expenses, unlike before when I took commissions everywhere in the Arataki faction to make money, and I have to deal with the mess for you and your little brother." ”

Arataki Itto: "??? ”

"Ninja, what are you talking about, you just left the Arataki faction?" Hearing Kuki Shinobu's words, Arataki Itto said excitedly, he wanted to sit up, but his body didn't have any strength.

"What are you doing if you don't leave? After I returned to work at the Narukami Taisha Shrine, I would have money, so that the brothers of the Arataki faction could live a good life. Kuki Shinobu replied flatly: "And you're a little weak now, don't move." ”

Speaking of this, Kuki Shinobu picked up the bowl of hot soup and handed it over, picked a bite with a spoon and brought it to Arataki Itto's mouth and said, "Come, boss, it's time to take medicine, and you can get better as soon as possible after taking medicine." ”

Arataki Itto listened to Kuki Shinobu's words, although he was puzzled in his heart, but the current situation was indeed to regulate his body, so he opened his mouth and asked Kuki Shinobu to send the decoction into his mouth.

At the moment of the entrance of the potion, Arataki Ichito's eyes suddenly widened, this familiar and unfamiliar smell - it was beans!

"Ninja, you, what did you give me to drink?" Arataki Itto endured the pain and asked Kuki Shinobu.

"A soup stewed with beans." Kuki Shinobu replied as a matter of course: "Yae Miyaji-sama said that you have no strength because you have fallen into evil spirits, and you need to use bean stew to ward off evil spirits and help you regulate your body." ”

Arataki Itto: "!! ”

"Ninja, don't you know that I can't eat beans? I'm a ghost! Arataki said in horror.

"Boss, what stupid thing are you talking about, how can you be a ghost?" Kuki Shinobu shook his head and said, "It seems that what Lord Yae Miyaji said is not true, you are indeed possessed by the ghost clan, otherwise how could you have the illusion that you feel that you are a ghost." ”

Speaking of this, Kuki Shinobu once again scooped a mouthful of bean soup with a spoon and brought it to Arataki Itto's mouth and said, "Come, drink this bowl of soup, and you will become normal." ”

"Uh-huh, I don't drink it, Ah Ren, take it away, I can't drink this kind of thing." Arataki Ichito pursed his lips and refused: "I'll die if I drink it!" ”

Listening to Arataki Itto's words, Kuki Shinobu was silent, and the movements in his hands also listened.

Arataki Itto noticed that Kuki Shinobu's movements stopped, and he was overjoyed, and quietly opened his eyes and secretly glanced at Kuki Shinobu, only to see the other party biting his lip and lowering his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

When Arataki Itto was about to open his mouth to explain something, Kuki Shinobu suddenly raised his head and said to Arataki Itto with a serious face: "Boss, you can't do it without taking medicine, you have to take this soup medicine if you say anything today." ”

After speaking, Kuki Shinobu held a spoon in one hand and pinched Arataki Itto's chin with the other hand to forcibly open his mouth, and poured the decoction made of beans into Arataki Itto's mouth one by one.

Arataki Itto: "Hmm! ”

(End of chapter)