Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Does the Ghost Stories Association control the fairy tale world?

Hmm...it doesn't seem like there's anything urgent.

He came to this world for a vacation. Even Jolyne Nakano Satsuki didn't want to interfere. She planned to entrust the ghost stories to the ghost story enthusiasts and make plans for the future of the Ghost Story Association. She could leave the rest to them and just enjoy this team building activity.

"Yes, that's correct."

Miss Red was confident that she could simply take down Lettuce Collar. What she was considering was why the chairman would entrust such an important task to her, who had only just joined the Ghost Stories Association.

Could it be an opportunity?

Miss Hong suppressed her excitement, and her elegant and intellectual demeanor returned.

"Please feel free to leave it to me."

After watching Jolyne leave, Miss Red turned her gaze to Jorogumo.

In her observation, this person's status and strength undoubtedly made him a "superior" in the Ghost Stories Association.

Although the president entrusted me with the task, as a new member of the association, I couldn't take it for granted. That would make me seem too arrogant. I should first lower my status and build good relationships with the seniors, and then surpass them with my absolute abilities in the future.

"us……"

Just as Miss Red was about to extend an invitation to Jorogumo to discuss the Lettuce Territory, Jorogumo had already grabbed Yukino and Fuyuki and skipped after Jolyne.

"You can decide for yourself, I have other things to do."

"???"

Miss Hong sensed something was amiss.

Chapter 379 Showing off

"Gingerbread Witch, as someone who deals with ghost stories, can't you sense if there are any ghost stories nearby?"

Jolyne and Satsuki only chatted for a while, while Nakano Satsuki continued walking on the road.

Looking at the unchanging scenery ahead, Nakano Satsuki began to suspect that Jolyne might be secretly setting some strange test for her.

After all, she had been walking for half a day, and hadn't seen a single ghost story, let alone the queen she needed to find for the mission. Her initial caution and enthusiasm had been worn down by the lack of change in her situation.

"It's true that I can sense it."

The gingerbread witch answered softly, "My sense of smell is mainly what I rely on, and the pumpkin carriage we entered smells of ghost stories everywhere. I can only be sure there are no ghost stories around."

"Just a short while ago you were standing in front of the cage, looking very intimidating and ready to eat me. Why are you acting like this now, all dazed and stupid?"

Did Jolyne do something to you, or does appearance really affect intelligence?

Nakano Satsuki found this quite strange.

This is just like a villain in an animated film who was originally a powerful and ruthless villain but was later redeemed and became easily bullied.

The gingerbread witch didn't reply, her feigned deafness resembling that of a new employee just coasting through the day.

"...Do you have any other ideas? We can't keep going like this forever."

As usual, she asked the question, and without considering whether the gingerbread witch could provide an answer, Nakano Satsuki continued to discuss it in her mind with her sisters.

Miku Nakano: "I remember my father only asked Jolyne to help us pass the trial mission, so why are we being tested here?"

Thinking about the feeling of killing that bat-man, Nakano Miku became a little withdrawn. Given her personality, it was unlikely that she would accept the drastically changed worldview in a short period of time.

Nino Nakano said with great spirit, "Because Jolyne can't always protect us. As for the extraordinary ones, now that we know we can't stay away, it's the right choice to grow up while we have the protection of our father and Jolyne."

She has accepted all of this and has the ambition to make a big difference.

"Besides, Miku, don't you like military commanders? Aren't you worried about getting slashed if you get close without some strength?"

"...Don't mention this."

Nakano Miku felt a little embarrassed and hesitated before continuing to refute.

They would need to consult their father after the trial was over before they could decide what to do next.

Given their current state, the best-case scenario is for them to find a way to completely separate. Those who want to become players can go to the Paradise to gain power, while those who don't want to fight can live peacefully in the daily life of the main world.

Satsuki Nakano: "Let's stop talking about that. Now, how do we complete this mission?"

Ichika Nakano: "This is so troublesome. Maybe I should just call out Jolyne to everyone around me."

He must be keeping an eye on us to prevent us from actually getting into danger, right?

Nino Nakano: "This is so embarrassing."

Miku Nakano: "It was really embarrassing."

Yotsuba Nakano reminded him, "Besides, Jolyne might not even be paying attention to us. After all, there are many of those creatures called ghost stories around him. Maybe Jolyne is already busy with other things."

Jolyne is indeed busy on the top floor of Miss Red's castle, after all, Jorogumo has also dragged the tsundere Yukino to join in serving.

Jorogumo loves being with her companions.

Yukino Fuyuki's refusal wasn't forceful, but she was so ashamed that she heightened the sensitivity of her icy, jade-like skin as a Yuki-onna (snow woman) several times over.

Saeko Busujima has a generous personality and is a wife with a strong Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman) temperament. However, she demands that she be the first in every sense of the word, otherwise she will get jealous. Previously, due to her special physical condition, Mrs. Yukino couldn't resist sneaking ahead of Saeko Busujima while she was taking a bath, and was then driven to the back by Saeko Busujima with a murderous look.

Thinking of what happened last time, Mrs. Yukino blushed and sat quietly to the side, holding Jorogumo in her arms, waiting.

This must be Miss Red's room. Under the wedding-dress-like curtains, the bed, made of some kind of supernatural velvet, is large and soft.

Mrs. Yukino's buttocks were slightly sunken, and the curves they created looked quite perfect.

"By the way, is it possible that the missing Nanase Haruko is still in this world?"

Jolyne suddenly spoke.

"Haruko?"

Yukino Fuyuki was a little stunned.

She is a follower of Nanase Haruko, who has not appeared in the park for two years.

Although Jolyne had promised to help her find Nanase Haruko, Yukino Fuyuki had little hope that Nanase Haruko was still alive.

Now that Jolyne has suddenly brought it up, and thinking about all sorts of strange tales in this world, Yukino Fuyuki is a little unsure how to respond.

Well... the most important thing is the person in front of me.

Yukino Fuyuki couldn't even imagine how Nanase Haruko would criticize her if she saw her current situation.

"I don't know." Yukino Fuyuki shook her head, trying to clear her mind.

There are so many paradise worlds out there, how could Nanase Haruko be found so easily?

Just then, Saeko Busujima, who had been able to control her volume, suddenly lowered her voice, and Jorogumo used her strength to push Yukino Fuyuki, who was still thinking about Nanase Haruko, down beneath her.

Unlike Yukino's white hair and blue eyes, Jorogumo has white hair and green eyes, and her loli-like figure is also smaller. When stacked together, they can create a charm that is greater than the sum of their parts.

"Master~"

"The new bride called out with a smile."

……

"Let's confirm the information we already have."

First: To prevent us from encountering danger, Jolyne or someone else must be watching us from behind the scenes.

Second: We and the gingerbread witch couldn't defeat the ghost stories here, but after being inside the pumpkin house for half a day, the ghost stories didn't come to deal with us. From this, we can deduce a piece of information.

That means the ghost stories in the Pumpkin House already know that Jolyne is behind us, and that the ghost stories here have even been subdued like the Gingerbread Witch.

Therefore, our current predicament is most likely at Jolyne's behest.

"Doesn't the Gingerbread Witch have a skill called 'Hansel and Candy House Summoning'? Why don't we just stay in the Candy House and wait for the trial to come to us?"

After some discussion, Nino Nakano put forward her proposed method.

Since they are to be tested, those in charge of testing them can't just stand by and watch them do nothing.

Nakano Satsuki's current problem is that she can't find where the enemy is. Forcing the other party to take action by playing dumb seems to be a feasible method.

Looking at the other three, they all stared at him with question marks on their faces.

"...Isn't this exactly what Jolyne just taught us about extracting information from the environment?"

What's with that "How come you've suddenly become so smart, Nino?" look on your faces?

"Nino Nakano retorted."

Chapter 380 Nintendo

“…teaching and learning are two different things.”

If they could learn by being taught, the five of them wouldn't be in the Service Department's remedial classes.

"And will this method even work? It feels a bit like taking shortcuts."

"He's long-winded; he's not the kind of person who cares about the methods we use."

"Never mind, let's give it a try."

Satsuki Nakano commanded the gingerbread witch, "Summon a candy house on the spot."

"Oh," said the gingerbread witch.

In a short while, a candy house exactly like the one in the Strange Words Forest sprang up from the ground.

Looking at the gingerbread witch's relaxed expression, Nakano Satsuki inexplicably felt that this girl was acting against her.

"A Pokémon that never puts in any effort because it wasn't caught by me?"

Nakano Satsuki thought to herself, puzzled.

There are Pokémon in the main world too, but the company behind it is called Nintendo, which was probably the idea of ​​a player who had been to the Pokémon world.

Well... although basic technology hasn't been allowed to be overly advanced in the main world for various reasons, medical care and entertainment are indeed very advanced, especially the entertainment industry, which has copied all the best products from other worlds. Shizuka Marikawa still hasn't finished watching all of her dramas.

Satsuki Nakano and the gingerbread witch entered the candy house and started to slack off, while the audience members in front of the magic mirror who were responsible for maintaining this trial also put down their cookies.

"Has she found a solution to the illusion?"

"Ilya asked."

Through the magic mirror, they saw Nakano Satsuki sitting at a table, melting gingerbread men in her mouth.

"The problem is, they don't even realize they're in an illusion, do they?"

Hanako is full of flaws.

"Should we lower the difficulty a bit? Nakano Satsuki has only just entered the extraordinary world. It's not surprising that she entered an illusion the moment she stepped into the pumpkin carriage, right?"

Rin Tohsaka suggested.

The power of ghost stories is quite bizarre; who knows what situation they are in?

“It’s normal that you can’t tell, but the gingerbread witch next to her can’t tell either.”

The difficulty level was set precisely because she had the help of the gingerbread witch.

The scarecrow quickly explained that the one left behind in Nakano Satsuki to set up the illusion was just its clone.

The gingerbread witch couldn't see through the illusion?

Aren't illusions and such standard features in most of the ghost stories in the Strange Forest? Can't you, a witch living in the Strange Forest, see that?

This is strange.

The problem is that this makes it seem like their business is terrible.

"Hey, there's another conversation."

Ilya said, drawing the attention of the ghost stories and the two living people.

The journey to Lettuce Country is long, and the pumpkin carriage moves without needing to be controlled.

According to Ms. Hong, it will probably be the next day before they can leave the area of ​​the Strange Language Forest.

Since Hanako and her friends are all modern ghost stories, they had no intention of leaving the pumpkin carriage to perform a season of "Living Alone in the Wilderness" in the Forest of Ghost Stories during their team building activities. Instead, they focused their interest on the reality show featuring Nakano Satsuki and the Gingerbread Witch in the Magic Mirror.