Mai Majima, who was not able to participate in the cruise, naturally did not have the experience of watching the fireworks in Yokohama on the cruise ship with Asama.

The girl like an iris flower, with a little bit of depression, sighed.

"As soon as the fireworks are over, it feels like it's too quiet, as if the whole of Lake Towada has become a forgotten corner of the world."

The screams of the girls downstairs broke the silence in Majimaguchi.

Fortunately, there are no neighbors near this western-style pavilion, otherwise at least 3 police cars would have to be parked downstairs.

Immortal River, who was wearing a butterfly-patterned yukata, hugged Majima and said with a smile,

"Who said the fireworks are over? We can set off fireworks~"

"Rishi-chan, there are no fireworks here, right?"

Holding the immortal river of Majima, he let go of a hand, winked and smiled,

"Look, isn't this just fireworks?"

The second daughter saw that Immortal Chuan slowly raised her clenched fist, with the dubbing of "Huh-", raised her fist above her head, and with the sound of "boom~~~", she suddenly opened her fist, like a firework blooming in the night sky.

Slender white fingers, leaving no nails, bloom in the faint light.

But the kind and sincere eyes of the immortal river are more dazzling than the fireworks.

"Just as everyone laughs when they are happy, and cries when they are sad, no matter ancient or modern, when people feel excited and happy, they will also raise their hands and open their five fingers, just like fireworks~"

The immortal river's hand slowly fell, and with another sound, it launched a [firework] again.

Futami and Majima glanced at each other, pursed their lips and smiled, and also learned that the immortal river set off [fireworks].

“TA~TAMAYA~”

“KAGIYA！”

"This time it's a four-foot jade~"

Illuminated by the starlight and the lanterns on the railing, the girls perform a mysterious ritual that belongs to the summer of youth.

"Write the color in the palm of your hand and you can change the color of the fireworks~"

After Immortal Kawa finished speaking, the three girls wrote the name of Asama Shizusui on the palm of their hands at the same time.

Realizing that the others were doing the same nonsensical things as themselves, but that they wanted to do, they looked up at each other and smiled.

"You have a lot of imagination."

Asama stood by the door, watching the three girls each raise their heads and set off virtual fireworks, and for a while he could only think of Xu Sanguan who stir-fried vegetables with his mouth in "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" and his family who was hooked by imagination.

"Shisui-kun found the gem so quickly?"

Futami's eyes lit up when he saw what Asama was pinching in his hand.

"Where was still water found?"

Majima regretted standing on the terrace with fireworks, and if he was not careful, he missed the wonderful decryption process of Asama.

None of them expected that Asama would find the Flame Gem so quickly.

"Is this gem hidden in a bookshelf or in a book?"

Immortal River walked over to Asama's side and took the red glass artifact and took a closer look.

"Ryuzaki gave a hint that the flame was born from the ashes."

At first, Asama searched for the cabinets with the most dust, and knocked on the floor where the dust was heavier, but he couldn't find the compartment.

Wisdom is wealth, so most of the breaking points are on the shelves.

He quickly picked up a few books with gray names to flip through, such as "Cinderella - The Tales of Charles Perrault", Emily Dickinson's poetry collection "Ashes", Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes", and so on.

But these books are just books, and there is nothing in them.

Asama deliberates on the possibilities based on the key words [Moon, Wisdom, Wealth, Knowledge, Ashes] that he has acquired along the way.

There are many legends that the moon represents wisdom, but not many are associated with fire and ashes.

In addition, since there is more than one clearance item, the book should be a series, or an exact book with the same name.

Thinking of this,

He soon found a book on the western shelf that was ranked as "The Ptolemaic Dynasty".

It is divided into three aspects: politics and military, economy and science and technology, and people's livelihood and culture, and the three books are in a cycle, with a total of 60 books.

He pulled out a random one and found it to be just a model book.

So he took down the book, "The Ashes of the Library of Alexandria: The Cultural Influence of the Ptolemaic Empire," and at the lower end of the spine was the Egyptian god Thoth, a god with a mouth like a crescent moon and a red heron with a human body.

All doubts are solved.

Thoth was the Egyptian god of wisdom and the moon, and the Library of Alexandria, no less famous than the Lighthouse of Alexandria, was the world's largest repository of knowledge in the 3rd century BC, which was destroyed in war at the end of the 3rd century.

Flames are born from ashes.

The Flame Gem, hidden in a book called Ashes.

The final prop for the Courage Test was found.

It seems that the student council probably thinks that only no more than 20 groups of people who participated in the test will be able to find the final answer.

After listening to Asama's problem-solving process, Kazujima and Futami looked at Asama with the eyes of Ptolemy's boss Alexander the Great, or the Egyptians looked at the god Thoth.

"White-haired people are much smarter~"

Immortal River's move to touch Asama's head was dodged by Asama.

Genki idols don't care,

"Well~ we have two groups of people, flame gems, why don't you take one more~"

Asama estimated the time, the two-hour test of courage, they stayed in the Western-style pavilion for at least 70 minutes, and it was time to go back to the camp.

I don't know if Horikita Hanyu and they have returned, as for Arima and Ryuzaki, it is estimated that they will go back after half past 10.

"Go get it. It's finally over. ”

"Hey~ Obviously Robert Jun enjoys it very much, tsundere is not very popular these days~"

"Thanks, I'm not a people-pleaser."

"I know, Robert-kun is an altruistic personality."

Asama rubbed his eyebrows, he had long stated that he was not a great good person, although he had a need to move towards a nobler, but now he was only doing what he thought was right.

"Go find the gem for you."

Immortal Chuan stood in front of the bookshelf, counted the number of books in the series, and said with a smile,

"Since there are a lot of souvenirs and the puzzles are the same, in fact, you can find gems without the hints given by Ryuzaki-kun~ By exhaustively, you can check all the series of books."

Asama nodded, the student council still takes care of those students who can't use their brains normally in fear.

The stone fence of the terrace is tied with two hemp ropes that lead to the ground.

Considering that the girls were all wearing yukatas, Asama decided to go back the way she came.

A few people passed by the Western-style Pavilion Shura Field, and as a result, they brought 3 teams of small tails.

It's all girls.

For them, it would be more meaningful to get close to [Asama-sama] and let him accompany them for a while than to clear the test of courage.

After handing over the props in the love counseling department, the wisteria of the COS fireproof woman finally showed a smile on her old-fashioned face and said,

"It's Asama-kun, I heard that you almost solved the puzzle we prepared on the third floor."

"It's a good experience, but the traditional test of courage [before going to a certain shrine] will be a little more friendly to everyone."

"Everyone's having a good time, isn't it a haunted house with a popular scenario decryption class lately?"

Wisteria smiled,

"Of course, the trend is reincarnated, and the old things that were disliked in the past will always return to us in unexpected ways and times. We'll definitely consider it. ”

Asama nodded.

"Good work."

"By the way, as a reward for clearing the test of courage, tomorrow the student union will hold a special appreciation dance, are you interested in participating in Asama-kun?"

Student Vice President Wisteria Sakurumi glanced at the immortal river, Futami, and Majima beside Asama again,

"Your three dance partners should be looking forward to it, too. Take these four tickets. ”

Before Asama agreed, the immortal river helped take it,

"Thank you, Wisteria senior~ If the student union needs help in the past two days, even if it is worse than us~"

"President Katsura and Arima-kun have already arranged for them, so you should be special guests at the thank you ball and enjoy it. Or are you [Binding BAND] going to perform a few tunes for everyone at the dinner party? ”

"That's not necessary, thank you Wisteria senior, farewell."

Asama is not a performative personality, and when he left, Futami Kazuma Island bowed slightly to Wisteria and followed.

"Immortal Chuan-san, come on."

Wisteria smiled and looked at this eldest lady who was born in the Immortal Chuan family, but did not have the slightest arrogance.

"Hmm~ Has the dance partner of the Wisteria seniors prom been decided?"

"Not yet"

"I can dance men's steps~"

"That's not necessary."

"Okay~ I believe I will find it soon~ Because of Wisteria senior, you look good when you smile ~ Goodbye ~ "

Immortal Chuan teased his seniors, pinched the four admission tickets, and chased after the three Asama with brisk steps.

The crisp tapping of clogs and stone slabs resounded through the quiet mountain paths.

Wisteria Sakura put the blindfold back on and said softly,

"Is Immortal Kawa Rishi, the only true nobleman in the entire Oriental Eiwa who has been recognized by the Five Regents?

So is it possible to judge that Asama still water is really not as bad as rumored? ”

She shook her head again,

Konoe and his affairs made her feel that this person must not be as simple as everyone sees. But Arima's recognition of him makes her think that Asama can't be a cunning person who works hard.

Asama still water is really an existence that is more and more incomprehensible the more you look at it.

This sense of mystery, those stupid little girls must not be able to resist it.

Asama wanted to walk quickly to the front and distance herself from them.

But when he thought of the clogs that Majima and Fuji saw that they were stepping on under their feet, it was difficult to walk, and he slowed down again.

The maidens quickly caught up, and this time the four of them walked side by side, almost filling the trail.

Futami approached Asama and took a deep breath,

"The night breeze is very pleasant and the air is clean."

"Shall we slow down a little bit more?"

Majima suggested.

Immortal Chuan smiled,

"Guess how many steps we'll have to walk back to camp?"

"Well, 2 kilometers, about 3,500 steps?"

"Do you want to count them together?"

"Just by counting, a walk becomes a rush."

"Robert-kun help us count?"

"Let the phone help you count, there is this function."

"Robert-kun isn't smart at all now."

Immortal River stuck out his small tongue at Asama.

Majima suddenly asked,

"Still water, you want to go for a morning run every morning, right?"

"I haven't run in a while."

"And what was this morning?"

"Recently, I want to work on my coordination."

Immortal Chuan smiled,

"Isn't it already super college-level? Could it be that our Eiwa ninja-sama is preparing to be the Hokage? Hmm~mm~~~ I think there is a possibility of surpassing the generation~"

"I've wanted to say for a long time, are you watching too many anime and popcorn movies?"

"Hey~I just know some common sense for high school students~"

Futami and Majima found that they were not at the same level as Immortalgawa when it came to initiating topics.

If you missed it, you would have known to enjoy a silent walk together.

Futami quickly found a way to break the game, and the best way to prevent Immortal Kawa and Asama from having an encrypted conversation was to let one of them talk to her.

"Rishi-chan just said that Jingshui-kun is not a people-pleasing personality, but an altruist, is there any difference between the two?"

"Hmm~ How do you say it? The people-pleasing personality and the altruist are actually self-interested. ”

When Majima heard Immortalgawa's answer, he was puzzled,

"Isn't that tyranny? Being nice to others has become a selfish act? ”

Immortal River glanced at Asama and said,

The purpose of the establishment of this personality is for his own sense of security, his inferiority, so that he repeatedly uses his own efforts and responses to the expectations of others to fill the gap excavated by his inferiority. This state is particularly consuming and can even cause pressure on the other party.

But the altruist is not like this, he is confident, in order to better help others, he will continue to do things that are beneficial to his own growth, real altruism, will not passively respond to the expectations of others, but take the initiative to screen people who can help, and also through these helps, improve the environment and even the world, so that they can develop better. Altruism is for the benefit of all. ”

Futami thought for a moment and said,

Maugham mentioned that some people feel relieved when they break up or say goodbye, as if they have completed a social task. If he is reluctant to give in the relationship, this kind of people-pleasing personality is also considered a people-pleasing personality, right? ”

"Well, if it's not a one-sided effort, it's social phobia~"

Majima brought the topic back again,

"I agree with your description of the people-pleasing personality, but I don't agree that altruists are self-interested. Are those who dedicate their lives to their relatives, friends, country, and ideals also selfish people? ”

"Well, Mai-chan, you're right, I also think this kind of person is selfless. However, if the person takes the big things of the family, the country, the human race, and so on as his own business, and he has attached his soul to other things, which are equal to him, then the so-called altruism does not hold up with him. ”

"Isn't this logical sophistry?"

"Self-interest is not the same as selfishness, and it is not a bad word. If he does not take these things as his own, but sacrifices himself for them, then the society that forces him to do so must be terrible. ”

Immortal River and Asama looked at each other again at this moment.

She could see a slight difference in the mood in Asama's eyes.

Has your understanding of the world become a little more mature?

"Does Robert-kun think I'm right?"

I don't know why, there is such a passage in Asama's mind-

[Li Xping!] You were born to be a demon. In your pursuit of justice, what is hidden is the deepest malice of human beings. For you, destroying life is as simple as dressing and eating. ]

If he were God, he would not have created such imperfect creatures as man.

Asama didn't stop, and walked down the stone stairs that suddenly appeared, and he said to the third girl,

"The people-pleasing personality is indeed passive, a person who sees behavior as pressure, after being rejected, or not meeting expectations, withdrawing, paranoid, painful, self-depleting; Altruism is a person who chooses actively, sees behavior as motivating, grows, and accepts rejection. As for whether altruistic people are also self-interested, I think in a narrow sense, altruism is beyond self-interest, and its position is not the opposite of self-interest, but includes self-interest. ”

In the ears of the third daughter, Asama's words seemed to be a commentary on what he had been doing for a long time.

Asama saw that their eyes were wrong, and quickly added,

But be wary of those in your life who are unconditionally good to you. All the so-called not asking for anything in return are actually secretly marking their own efforts. ”

“.” X3

Immortal Kawa and Mamajima felt that Asama was belittling himself again.

The second sight thinks that Shizusui-kun is not talking about her, her ultimate goal is indeed to be able to spend the rest of her life with him in a beloved relationship. So, do all your actions count as having a price?

Slowly, I don't seem to have done anything beneficial to Shisui-kun???

Futami soon fell into a whirlpool of self-loathing.

Second sight, second sight, you are so useless!!

Hanyu, Horikita, and Yukino had returned to camp and were roasting marshmallows around the campfire.

Seeing Asama's return, Hanyu waved his hand and shouted,

"Oh!! Asama-sama is back~ Your deeds of winning the championship in the test of courage have spread throughout Yinghe~ In the future, I will call you Asama Big Guts~"

Sure enough, Hanyu didn't have half a bit of respect for him calling himself [Asama-sama] in it.

Yukino and Horikita looked dejected.

Horikita is about the failure of the girl.

Yukino, on the other hand, fell into self-doubt - yesterday the big teacher said that he Yukino had feelings that had to be reciprocated, which caused him to be restless all day.

That's it, it's better to be a [Yin Zhi Strength] who has no interest in women and only has requirements for self-growth!

Anyway, he knew that in the words of the great teacher, seven points were true and three points were false, which was a test for everyone.

If he had gone to the Guts Meeting, he would definitely not be able to solve 108 puzzles in one hour.

Hanyu clapped his hands, looked at everyone sitting in a circle around the bonfire, and smiled,

"It's a pity to miss the test of courage~Why don't we tell ghost stories together~"

Futami raised her hands in agreement, now that she and Asama were sitting very close, if she told a ghost story, she must be able to get a little closer, right?

Yukino abstained, and the initiator Hanyu and Horikita, who restored the already emotional mood, agreed.

Asama objected, saying that the nights at Lake Towada were very cool, and there was no need to draw snakes to add to the cool story.

Hanyu smiled and said, "I see, the Asama big darers think that the student council people are spending our money indiscriminately, and they will only do things that add to the problem, right?" ”

Why don't you go to the Department of Public Information?

And the three girls are naturally all in favor.

The final vote was 5:1, and the Ghost Story Conference was successfully held.

Before they could even start, Hanyu and Horikita exchanged ears and let out a strange laugh of compassion.

"Do you want to light 100 candles?"

"After telling a story, blow out one?"

In this lake, candles don't work at all.

"Who's coming first?"

"The one who voted against it will come first."

Everyone's eyes were on Asama.

Asama sighed, don't underestimate the heritage of the country where "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" was born.

"When I was a kid, I listened to my mom."

As soon as Futami found himself close to Majima, Asama moved the stool in the direction of the campfire, and if he continued like this, wouldn't it be the same as pushing him into the fire?

Giving up the second sight that was close to the plan, while listening to the ghost story, he looked at the shadow on the ground illuminated by the shaking campfire.

She shook her body quietly, and found that the shadows and shadows, close to a certain point, would suck together. She knew it was the penumbral effect caused by the diffraction of light.

I can only look at the shadow to quench my thirst, and I let my shadow and the shadow of Asama stick together.

When Asama finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew up, so that the bonfire that had forgotten to add firewood was extinguished.

"Asama, you don't have to finish the story, just blow out the bonfire."

Which eye did you see that I blew out?

Asama rekindles the fire, and it's Majima's turn to tell ghost stories.

She told the story of the Umbrella God vividly.

Asama sighed, Majima is really not afraid of ghosts at all.

Immortal Chuan tells a story about ordering takeout in the middle of the night, but it's not the delivery person who knocks on the door.

Yukino, who doesn't know how to tell ghost stories, failed to tell the scariest story he had ever encountered as a child - he forgot to bring snacks during an outdoor spring outing, and could only watch other people eat snacks, and he deliberately amplified the sound of swallowing saliva, but he found that it was as if he was the only one in the whole city who did not exist.

Even Asama almost couldn't hold back and looked at him with sympathy.

Horikita told the story of a stranger who came out to buy a magazine at night and met a stranger with a strange figure pinching a dead mouse, and the foreigner accosted him, and he used all the translation software in his mobile phone to translate what language this person spoke, and the foreigner couldn't understand what Horikita said, and he didn't even understand Horikita's waving goodbye at the end, and watched him leave in a daze. After buying the magazine, Horikita suddenly realizes that the alien is most likely an alien.

Majima wondered,

"It's really aliens, why didn't they take you away?"

"I guess I think Ah Cheng's research value is lower than that dead mouse, right?"

Hanyu said the answer in everyone's hearts.

At this time, Arima and Ryuzaki returned, and they were also pulled in to tell ghost stories.

Unexpectedly, the ghost story reserve of these two people is more than Japan's nuclear material reserve.

Facts have also proved that there is not a single coward in this circle.

It was talked about until the early hours of the morning, and Horikita, who couldn't stay up, said that he wanted to sleep, so he really gave up.

Immortal Chuan said that Ivanri would not come back tonight, 9 people, divided into four tents in the camp.

Horikita Hanyu and Yukino picked the largest tent and got in.

Arima and Ryuzaki picked the smallest tent.

The remaining two tents were set up by the girls at noon.

"Asama."

Arima just wanted to say and let Asama come in and squeeze it, but was stopped by Ryuzaki.

Ryuzaki's test of Asama is not over.

Asama looked at the largest tent, and Horikita actually threw his luggage out and zipped up the tent curtain.

Immortal Chuan looked at the other two women,

"How do you sleep tonight?"

Asama replied,

"You three squeeze in, I'll ask Yukino to sleep with me."

Yukino suddenly let out a loud snoring sound.

Staring ———————— X3

The girls' hearts began to beat faster.

None of the girls responded to Asama's arrangement.

The situation fell silent. (End of chapter)