Furina frowned slightly, her ahoge alert, realizing something was wrong; Arecino wouldn't just keep patting her shoulder without saying a word.
Not daring to look back, Funina lifted her feet and continued walking forward. As long as she ran fast enough, she would reach the finish line soon!
However, the further she went, the more something seemed wrong. Funina realized that although she was moving forward, she seemed to be stuck in the same place, not moving forward at all.
What's even more terrifying is that the further she went, the darker the scenery became, and Funin stopped, too afraid to go any further.
But as soon as she stopped, something behind her patted her shoulder again.
Fufu was on the verge of tears; her ahoge (cowlick) had drooped in fear, and her two long, white legs were turned inwards. All she wanted to do was squat on the ground and shout, "Qiuqiu, save me!"
If you keep doing that, I'm going to crouch down and cover my head in defense. This is the invincible pose that Lin Qiu taught me!
Two fox ladies chuckled in the shadows; they were the ones who created this illusion of being trapped in a maze.
Beside the two, Chizuru Hanyu carefully used her demonic power to control the 'ghost fire' around Frynn, slowly approaching her.
Startled, Little Fufu looked left and right, and finally hugged herself tightly.
Earlier, after Yae no Miko and Kosai-no-miya found Chizuru, they used a 'doll' to absorb her into it.
Great! I've tamed Chizuru Hanyu!
To be honest, she's still a 'tsukumogami', only the object she possesses has changed from a 'hagoita' to a 'doll,' so there's no need to worry about her disappearing.
The person who patted Fufu on the shoulder wasn't using their tricks, but rather Hu Tao's 'whisper'.
Hu Tao was just about to use the will-o'-the-wisp to scare Fu Fu, and she even stuck her tongue out.
At this moment, the background music that had been present but not obvious suddenly became more energetic.
'Thump thump thump!' 'Clang clang clang!'
A sudden burst of drumbeats broke the eerie atmosphere, dispelling much of the fear in Funina's heart.
Holy crap? It's on fire!?
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Character Voice - Walnut: About the Test of Courage
"Oh dear, what a pity! I didn't manage to scare Xiao Fufu. It's all Xiao Qiuqiu's fault. How should I teach him a lesson?"
Chapter 420 The Test of Courage Ends
The feeling at this moment is like playing "Good Luck" and "Mickey Mouse Disco" while playing a horror game; the atmosphere suddenly feels off.
It's only because they didn't have any weapons that they wanted to kill the 'ghost'.
Even my self-reference feels like it's about to change from "this humble servant" to "this carefree one."
Before, I prayed to Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva; now I should pray to Gatlin Bodhisattva.
The sounds of arguing could be faintly heard coming from nearby broadcasting equipment.
Lin Qiu: "They all said we can't use the drum kit anymore!"
Wendy: "Huh? This is really interesting!"
The atmosphere-building team was filled with helplessness, except for Barbara, whose eyes shone with excitement.
Lord Barbatos is so kind; he must have sensed everyone's fear to encourage them in this way!
Did everyone feel it? This is Lord Barbatos's compassion! Wenmen!
Lin Qiu was unaware that he and Wendy were intertwined, dancing a 'social dance' and vying for the right to use the drum kit.
The two seemed to be arm wrestling.
Lin Qiu: This old man was indeed hiding his strength; his sheer power is no less than Ying Bao's!
But I still have the food Yingbao made with me, so don't force me to stuff it into your mouth.
Rosalind sighed as she watched the two bickering; they were acting like little children.
Fortunately, they were both pretty useless to begin with, so let them argue. In fact, arguing didn't hold them back; in fact, it made them useful.
Lin Qiu knew almost nothing about music theory. He just provided the arrangement and then conducted from the side. The problem was that he didn't know how to conduct at all and was just waving his hands around aimlessly.
Wendy is an advisor, but when he plays, he's just a troublemaker—who told him to play the drums?
Now that they're arguing, it's actually more beneficial than harmful. Rosalyn parted her lips slightly and began to 'sing'.
Her voice was melodious and pleasant, but in the atmosphere of the test of courage competition, her melodious and ethereal voice sounded extremely eerie.
Wan Ye and Ge Chen also played their instruments in coordination, while Gui Zhong stood to the side, occasionally shaking a bell.
Gui Zhong's attention was actually on Lin Qiu; she just loved watching the excitement.
Without Lin Qiu and Wendy causing trouble, the background music became much more normal.
Unfortunately, Funina had already recovered and took advantage of everyone's distraction to run away. She ran really fast, so she couldn't scare little Fufu anymore.
To be fair, Lin Qiu did help Funina.
After escaping the "ghost wall," Funina ran all the way and finally reached the end, completing the trial.
She turned a terrifying test of courage into a sports meet.
When she reached the finish line, Fulina breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked back, she realized that her teammates were gone.
Victory is achieved only when both players complete the level simultaneously, so Furina has been eagerly awaiting Arecino's appearance.
Unfortunately, Arecino arrived late, not until after the challenge time had ended.
Fryna ran too fast and skipped the parts with Tadalia and Kurumi, but Arecino got to experience it. Both of them were so clingy, and in different ways.
I'd already been under Xianyun's control for half a day...
“I’m sorry, Ms. Furina, I will make amends with dessert,” Arecino said apologetically.
"Dessert... Hmm, okay, I forgive you." Funina hummed happily.
There are rewards for succeeding in challenges, and now there are rewards for failing as well, so I guess I've succeeded too!
In the end, not many people actually completed the trial. Perhaps most of them didn't have a competitive spirit and were just playing around.
However, there were also those who were very competitive, like Mona and Paimon. Paimon, who clearly won by default, still had the nerve to ask Lin Qiu for a gift.
Lin Qiu didn't refuse and gave her a Wanmintang all-you-can-eat voucher, which was obtained through a platonic deal between Lin Qiu and Xiang Ling, since they were friends.
Ke Qing won too. Lin Qiu gave her the birthday greeting card he had drawn for Zhong Li. Ke Qing liked it very much, but she didn't say anything.
She carefully put the things away like a thief, coughing lightly twice to cover it up.
Seeing Ke Qing like this, Ye Lan almost triggered her professional instincts.
This kind of thing? I know she has a problem even without reviewing it!
Yelan is Keqing's teammate, so she naturally gets a reward too. Unfortunately, Lin Qiu didn't know what to give her, so in the end, he could only give her some doujinshi about Ace's admiration.
This world is a huge Ace love affair, just look, it's all knowledge.
Holding the notebook, Ye Lan remained silent, feeling that she could already arrest Lin Qiu.
Fortunately, it was just a joke. The reward was actually Lin Qiu's help, and Ye Lan can ask Lin Qiu for help in the future if she needs it.
Lin Qiu might not be able to help solve the case, but he can help get people involved.
Ichito and Shinobu also received all-you-can-eat vouchers as a reward, which shows that the Arataki Faction is indeed short of food.
There's also Mona and Fischl. Fischl wants to see the Night's Pure Land, and Lin Qiu agreed, but it will have to wait until later.
As for Mona, Lin Qiu had told her that he would give Mona a prophecy if she could pass the level without using the water divination technique.
A prophet cannot predict for himself, so Mona was very interested in the prophecy Lin Qiu made.
At the same time, he was very resentful, thinking, "Why? Why are you so much better than me?"
So she asked to follow Lin Qiu and observe his prophetic process, and Lin Qiu agreed.
Mona secretly clenched her fist to cheer herself up; she was overjoyed.
This way, I might have a chance to learn Lin Qiu's prophecy technique. No, this genius will definitely be able to learn it in one go!
It was worth it for me to achieve the 'Speediest Game Clearance Legend'.
Fischl nudged Mona and coughed lightly, "Ahem, this place is built with the blood and sweat of my subjects. Their worship is before my eyes, their cheers are in my ears. I should respond!"
Actually, she just hadn't had enough fun. Mona dragged her away too fast, and she didn't have time to enjoy herself.
Mona and Fischl had been playing together for a long time, so she was used to her way of speaking and understood the general meaning.
"I just can't do anything with you." Mona shrugged, but actually she wanted to play again, but she was too embarrassed to bring it up herself.
Many people cleared the game, but the combination of Zhongli and Ying failed because they were controlled by Kujo Sara and Xiao for a long time.
After realizing that the people they had frightened were the Emperor and the General, the two of them apologized for a long time, dragging it out until the time limit was exceeded.
To this, Lin Qiu could only say, "The plan works! Can anyone else do it?"
Shen He and Gan Yu also failed to pass the checkpoint; they were just there for sightseeing and taking their time.
That being said, what surprised everyone the most was that Lin Qiu would join the atmosphere group, especially Yae no Miko.
She had planned to scare Lin Qiu with everyone else, but Lin Qiu was in an 'unselectable' state, damn it!
He truly is a prophet! He predicted our plans!
Did you 'seal' Mona's divination skills because you knew how powerful they were?
Lin Qiu didn't know exactly how powerful the divination spell was, but he knew that in team fights, you should target the healer first, and when attacking, you should target the seer first.
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Character Voice - Mona: Regarding learning divination
"Finally! I've finally got my chance! This time it must be real! I won't be fooled again!"
Chapter 421 The Chapter of the Guardian Cypress
Several days later, Mona stayed at Lin Qiu's house and even slept in Lin Qiu's room.
Lin Qiu was speechless. This guy had taken over his place and forced him to sleep on the floor. Was that reasonable? Don't force me to share a bed with you!
What's even more outrageous is that you have a lot of books! At this rate, I won't even have a place to sleep on the floor!
However, it wasn't to the point of sharing a bed; Lin Qiu's house was quite large, after all, the wealthy woman Hu Tao had given him several houses...
He was a little helpless, but he had promised Mona, and the people of Liyue had to keep their promise.
Wait a minute! Lin Qiu suddenly realized, was she being kept by a sugar daddy?
That's not important. Let's talk about Mona's gains. Mona lived in Lin Qiu's house and observed Lin Qiu's 'prophecy' process every day.
Actually, Lin Qiu had Mona watch him write the book, and these past few days, Mona has been having some existential doubts after watching it.
Is this how prophecies work? Without any props or divination techniques, can something simply appear in one's mind if one wants to know the future?
He could close his eyes and open them again, and then he would start writing.
Am I even human? What is this? A genius? Then what am I? A small-town fortune teller?
I thought I was a genius in divination, but now I realize that genius is just the threshold to meeting you.
Mona couldn't learn such exquisite prophetic skills, but she wasn't discouraged at all. Instead, it fueled her competitive spirit and thirst for knowledge, and she followed Lin Qiu closely for several days.
A genius, huh? More of a genius than me, huh? I'm Mona! A genius astrologer! I won't admit defeat!
I watched Lin Qiu finish writing the story, and one of the stories was published.
This is the story of Ayato Kamisato – "The Chapter of Kashiwa: A Leaf Falls from the Paulownia Tree".
At this time, the readers had just finished reading the story of the Test of Courage a few days ago and were curious about Ayato Shinri's situation, so Lin Qiu's announcement came at just the right time.
And this time the story isn't about life and death, so we can finally take a breather.
At the beginning of the story, the traveler encounters old acquaintances again, namely Ippei and Shinnojo, who have appeared before.
Ippei is forgotten by everyone, but Shinnojo is still remembered.
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