In the lobby of the main building of the hot spring inn, which is where they first entered, when they entered for the second time, a large wooden floor clock two meters high suddenly appeared.

Neither mobile phones nor watches can be used, and this grandfather clock is the only thing that can tell the time.

The time lost in the regional weirdos is the same as in the real world, and they are originally part of the real world, and they are distorted and separated by mysterious forces before entering the narrow room.

Sasama is a reflection of the real world, following the same laws of time, from which it can be inferred that the current real world is also one o'clock in the morning.

The outer shell of the grandfather clock is a dark reddish-brown color, the top is semicircular, the lower clock face is pure gold, the pendulum is the same color as the clock face, and three copper chains with a diameter of two centimeters hang next to it.

The numerals on the clock face that indicate the time are all Roman numerals, the silver hour hand points to the number I, the minute hand points to XII, and the second hand does not point explicitly. In the lower right corner of the clock face is a square mechanism with a set of Arabic numerals, currently showing 71.

"1 o'clock in the middle of the night and 71, the meaning of these two numbers, let me think."

From the perspective of cracking the flow witch, there will not be an object in the strange talk for no reason. It is related to the next direction of the strange talk, and it has a special role.

Ruiji inherited the excellent genes of the two immortal witch mothers, and her ability to use her brain is slightly stronger than others. When I saw the grandfather clock, my mind began to spin.

"1 at 1 o'clock plus 71 on the mechanism equals 72, a day has 24 hours, and three days are exactly 72 hours. Today 1 hour has passed, so there are only 71 hours left. In other words, we must find the [specific rules] of this strange story within the remaining 71 hours, otherwise ......"

She specially sold a pass first, wanting to test whether Yue knew anything about this knowledge.

"Otherwise what?"

Tsuki's expression became a little expectant, and her golden eyes were full of thirst for unknown knowledge, not at all like they were pretending.

It was hard for Riji to refuse such a look, and she turned away and stared at the non-stop second hand on the clock face, clear theoretical knowledge rushing to her brain.

"Otherwise, at the end of the countdown, the world of strange talk will face a [collapse], as opposed to [reconstruction]. The timeline of Strange Tales will be refactored back to the original point in time that we haven't yet arrived, waiting for a new batch of entrants to arrive, just like a game copy. ”

"What if we don't leave before refactoring?"

This is the most critical issue, and it is the one that Rigi and Moon must solve together. This involves the knowledge of a witch's compulsory course, "Strange Talk", as well as some proper nouns.

The course "Strange Talks" seems to be Ruiji's best course, it is not a major course, but more of a hobby course, similar to the music, art and physical education courses in Chinese high schools.

Witches who major in this course may be assigned to a facility in their home country that specializes in dealing with weird stories, and they are known to the world as weird witches - witches who specialize in dealing with weird stories.

While rubbing the glass lid of the grandfather clock with the palm of her hand, Ruiji organizes the language.

"We're going to be weird. When the countdown to the collapse ends, the world of strange stories where witches or ordinary people are located will enter a state of reconstruction, and at that time, the people or objects that have not been able to leave will also merge with the strange stories and become part of the strange stories, and the process of transforming from people to strange stories will be named [strange talks] by the first group of witch scholars who study strange stories. ”

There is a saying that if you can't beat it, you will join, but those who accidentally enter the strange talk are forced to join.

"Strange talk...... I've only scratched the surface. Our school doesn't advocate students to take courses that are too dangerous, so they don't offer what you call "Strange Talk", and this is the first time I've heard of such a specialized course. ”

Moon is quite interested in the knowledge that Ruiji has mastered.

"Is your ambition in the future to be a strange talk witch who makes a living by suppressing strange talk?"

The golden eyes that had been half-squinted opened a little, and the emotions contained in them were very straightforward.

An overly strong desire to learn.

The witch is the most knowledgeable race in the world, and she is born with an excessive desire to explore knowledge, and it is precisely because of the spirit of seeking up and down that the witch civilization has firmly taken root in this land and has become a race that dominates the world and stands at the top of the pyramid.

Ratchet is someone who has never been so enthusiastic about learning, and it's hard to understand where her desire comes from.

"I ...... I don't know. With a few years to go before graduating from college, and now that I haven't even gone to college, who knows what kind of job I'll be doing after graduation? Work is magical, and there are only a few people who work right. Maybe my ambition now is to be a financial witch, but after graduation, I find that I can't find a suitable office at all, so I can only become a sales witch or an insurance witch. ”

"That's right. It's too early to talk about your future career, so let's go back to your room and rest. ”

Speaking of rest, both yawned.

Although witches are more physically fit than ordinary humans, sleep is also an essential part, and at least 3.5-4 hours of sleep a day can provide energy for the next activities.

The lights in the hot spring inn are all on, and the lights in the rooms are also intended to be left on so that they can react at any time.

In the center of the room is a Japanese gold leaf screen with a metal frame and a translucent cloth in the middle, on which the most traditional Japanese cherry blossom motifs are painted, especially in relief.

The gold leaf on the surface has peeled off in a few places, but the rest of the place is still well preserved, and it is visually considered to be a product of the late Meiji period.

"This, do you want to stay or move away?"

Ruiji was embarrassed to admit that she felt a little scared after being separated by a screen.

After all, it was only the first day she had come to this witch world full of magic and strange stories, and less than 12 hours had passed, so it would take a little more time to get used to.

If you can't open your eyes and see your trusted witch companion, you will definitely feel uneasy.

"I'll tell you the truth, I think this thing is in the way, so I'd just move out."

Yue pretended not to know Ruiji's thoughts, neither broke it nor asked the reason, and silently folded the unfolded screen and put it in the corner. Then, she placed a few more warning runes at the door of the room.

Once there is an abnormal power fluctuation near the door, the rune will make a sound close to the explosion of a firecracker, waking up the sleeping witch and avoiding the danger in time.

After a brief discussion, they decided to have one person keep vigil first, and then change to another person in the middle of the night. Sleeping from two o'clock, everyone sleeps for three and a half hours, and it can barely achieve the effect of exquisite sleep.

So Rydge volunteered to be the first to keep vigil.