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"Speak."

"How many children do you want?"

"..."

Natsukawa Kanade was dumbfounded.

He really couldn't imagine why the topic suddenly turned into this, even if he racked his brains.

No, he should say, how did such a topic suddenly come up? Could it be because she didn't have to walk herself and was bored enough on his back to start a life consultation?

But he was actually very tired and not in the mood at all!

"I haven't even thought about this question, and I don't know how to answer you..." Natsukawa Kanade said honestly.

After all, he considered himself just a kid and not mature enough to worry about that kind of thing in advance.

"Just say whatever, President, just answer according to your heart."

"..." So Natsukawa Kanade thought carefully for a moment, then slowly said, "Maybe... two would be better?"

"Why?"

"Uh... I can't really say, maybe because—having both a son and a daughter would give you both kinds of parenting experiences?" Natsukawa Kanade said uncertainly.

After all, he hadn't raised any before, but he knew that raising a daughter and raising a son were definitely different, but he really didn't have any ideas, and he should even say that when it really came time to discuss that kind of thing, he would choose to respect his wife's wishes.

"I see..." Shinomiya Kaguya responded and then didn't say anything else, as if she had fallen into her own thoughts.

Natsukawa Kanade was still very dumbfounded, not only when he was asked but also when he realized the topic had suddenly stopped.

He thought she was going to talk about her own ideas, but instead, she immediately ended the topic after getting his words out. If the person wasn't Shinomiya Kaguya, he would have suspected that his personal information was being collected in a premeditated manner.

Compared to Natsukawa Kanade's wild thoughts, what the idiotic young lady was thinking was very clear—

Wouldn't just two children be a little too few? Like her family, they have at least 4 children, not to mention there might be other illegitimate children outside... Well, never mind, of course, this kind of thing should follow the President's wishes. Even if he just wants to spend a happy life with her forever, that's completely fine!

"..."

"..."

So, the two young men and women, each with their own thoughts, arrived in silence at the final challenge location of the test of courage.

"Welcome, you two! You are the best members of this batch and the first team to reach the final level! Are you ready to face your challenge now?"

The person in charge of this level was very professional. Even though he saw Natsukawa Kanade carrying Shinomiya Kaguya on his back, he didn't make any extra expressions or movements. He just greeted the two with a smile and handed over two exquisitely crafted collars.

"The rules are very simple! I will hang a volume detector around each of your necks. When it detects that you emit a volume exceeding a certain decibel during the challenge, it will declare the challenge a failure!"

"Do you understand?"

"..." Natsukawa Kanade took it and was silent for a while. He was just about to say something when he was interrupted by the other party.

"I don't care if you understand or not, just go for it! Good luck!" He waved his hand and then disappeared from the spot at light speed, not giving the two any time to react.

"No..." Natsukawa Kanade stretched out his hand, wanting to stop him, but he couldn't catch up with his escape speed at all.

"Didn't you say anything yet?" Natsukawa Kanade was speechless.

He thought the person in charge of this level would be a reliable guy, but he didn't expect him to be even more outrageous than the previous ones!

Is this the quality of the Shuchiin Academy Game Club?! Are you only hiring weirdos?!

Natsukawa Kanade had no choice but to ask Shinomiya Kaguya on his back, hoping she would know something.

"Kaguya, what do you think?"

"What is there to think about? Just go for it! Let's clear it in one go, President!"

"..."

Okay, okay, he shouldn't have opened his mouth!

Natsukawa Kanade understood that the reason why Shinomiya Kaguya had been asking him strange things along the way was that she was occupied by another personality!

It was even the "Little Kaguya" who was the least suitable to appear now. Although her silly and cute appearance was very adorable, she couldn't be of any use at all when she lost her mind!

To put it bluntly, he was now like Zhao Zilong, who charged in and out of Changban Slope seven times carrying A Dou on his back, having to worry about the "idiot" on his back and break through the difficulties alone.

But the key was that this A Dou wasn't light! Hanging on him and crazily reducing his combat power!

This wave was a high-end game with its own weight!

"Kaguya, remember, if you encounter anything particularly strange later, don't shout loudly, just remind me softly, and if you're scared, close your eyes, and it will be fine in a while," Natsukawa Kanade's tone became gentle.

After having several experiences dealing with her other personalities, Natsukawa Kanade understood what to do in each situation.

But having said that, he had only seen her "Little Kaguya" personality so far. He hadn't seen any others yet... Of course, it was also possible that they had already appeared but he hadn't noticed.

"Be sure to remember, don't shout loudly, don't forget, otherwise, all our previous efforts will be in vain," Natsukawa Kanade reminded again, a little worried.

"I know, President is so long-winded," the idiotic young lady pouted and reached out to poke Natsukawa Kanade's face.

"Frowning all the time is bad for your skin, President, smile quickly."

"..." Natsukawa Kanade twitched his mouth and ignored her.

The idiotic young lady was relentless.

"Smile quickly, you idiot President! I won't talk to you anymore if you don't listen!"

"..." He had no choice but to show a very forced smile.

"Yes, that's right, President is so good!" The idiotic young lady said excitedly, then reached out and touched his head.

"So good, so good, be good and listen in the future..."

"..."

Just be happy, Natsukawa Kanade had given up resisting.

If he had a camera or something, he really wanted to record this scene and show it to Kaguya when she returned to her main personality to see what kind of expression she would make.

Who would pet someone's hair like petting a dog? Don't go too far!

In order to appease the childish idiot behind him, Natsukawa Kanade handed her one of the collars in his hand.

"Put it on quickly, we're about to set off... Remember not to shout later."

"Okay, okay, President, leave it to me!" The idiotic young lady was excited, but instead of putting it on, she held it up high.

Look, the gift the President gave her!

She couldn't be happier.

159. Let me see!

As they entered the last level facility, the entire environment became dark again.

Although the previous levels were also carried out in a dark environment, there were still many faint lights to illuminate the way, but this last level deprived them of even this little bit of courtesy.

This also led to Natsukawa Kanade and his partner now only being able to rely on the flashlight in their hands, which could only emit a faint light, to illuminate the way forward.

Fortunately, as their eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, the two could barely see things around them.

At the end of the steps was a spacious hall. As the two entered the hall, subtle lights lit up around them. A closer look revealed that the lights were caused by old-fashioned light bars hanging on the walls. Although faint, the flickering lights still brought a lot of security.

In the center of the hall was an old-fashioned wooden table. In the very center of the wooden table was a recessed metal compass. There were 4 differently shaped gaps on the compass, and there was a bead-like protrusion in the middle.

Natsukawa Kanade reached out and waved it casually, but it didn't produce any reaction, so he turned his attention to the surroundings—

There were 5 passages in the hall. Except for the one directly in front of him, which had a tightly closed door, the other 4 passages had no obstacles. All that could be seen was deep darkness, seemingly without end.

"..."

After thinking for a while, Natsukawa Kanade understood the process of this level—

It should be similar to before. He needed to go to the other 4 roads besides the one in the center to find things that matched what was missing on the compass, and then bring them all back and place them in the gaps so they could pass through.

So Natsukawa Kanade first put Shinomiya Kaguya down, helped her sit on the table, and then began to discuss it with her.

"I roughly understand how to pass through."

After telling Shinomiya Kaguya his reasoning, Natsukawa Kanade began to ask her for her opinion.

"According to the rules, this should be the so-called 'save point' or 'safe house'. I also asked the person in charge of the previous level. There are no surveillance cameras in each facility, so even if we act separately, we won't be judged to have failed the challenge because we were seen 'not holding hands', but the most important thing is that even if you stay here alone, you won't be attacked..."

Natsukawa Kanade paused, originally wanting to add "this way it would be easier for him to act", but he felt that this sentence seemed to imply that he disliked her, and it would be bad if he was misunderstood, so he forcibly took it back.

He knew that Kaguya especially wanted to experience the whole process and was unwilling to withdraw from the battlefield even if she was injured, but he estimated that she was also very concerned about being held or carried by him, which even led to other personalities, causing him to become concerned now.

Although logically speaking, Kaguya shouldn't remember the other personality's affairs later, just like before, but what if? If she accidentally recalled this experience, then their working life after that would be a lot of trouble, and maybe even the friendship they had cultivated before would be completely wiped out.

So he confirmed one last time so that he could have room to maneuver if he was blamed by the other party.

"Kaguya, what do you think? Are you staying here waiting for me to come back? Or... together?"

"Of course, together?!" The idiotic young lady responded to him at light speed, "What is President worried about? Didn't we come this way before? Of course, I'm fine, so quickly carry me and clear it in one go!"

"...Okay." Natsukawa Kanade nodded helplessly.

As expected, he was still thinking too much. It was impossible to communicate ideas with "Little Kaguya". She would only tell him to go, go, go, and didn't care about anything else.

But the good news was that he had successfully obtained a free pass.

So Natsukawa Kanade carried the idiotic young lady again and then leaned towards the nearest intersection.

As the road extended, the surrounding environment gradually began to change. Some strange graffiti gradually appeared on the originally empty walls, accompanied by splashes of what appeared to be dried bloodstains or other liquids.

Not only had the walls changed, but a faint mist also permeated the air. Although it was not thick, it was immediately noticeable because it was mixed with a pungent smell. In addition, a gust of yin wind occasionally blew, bringing endless coldness.

"If your nose can't stand it, lower your head a little, or cover it with your hands and sleeves," Natsukawa Kanade reminded.

"Mmm." The idiotic young lady nodded, then lowered her head even more.

The warm breath made Natsukawa Kanade feel itchy on his neck, and he couldn't help but shrink a little.

"..."

But Natsukawa Kanade had no time to care about these things anymore, because there was a slight movement ahead.

So he slowed down and gently felt his way over.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he discovered that it was just an unmanned wheelchair gently bumping against the corner of the wall.

Fortunately, it wasn't a chase, Natsukawa Kanade thought.

It didn't matter how many of these scary tricks came, but if there were a few more chases, he really wouldn't be able to hold on.

After observing casually with the light of the flashlight, he found a tightly closed door in the direction closer to the right. Various scary medical records were pasted on the wall next to the door, and not far from the outside of that room, many skeletons wearing hospital gowns were piled up.

"..."

Natsukawa Kanade frowned and slowly approached the door, cautiously looking inside, and was immediately stunned.

In the very center of the room was a swaying chandelier. Below was a dissection table. A person wearing a white coat, holding a blood-stained scalpel, and wearing a crow mask was doing something with his back to them. Not far from him, a cold corpse was lying on a surgical table, the corpse's head facing them, its motionless eyes seeming to be watching them at all times.

Natsukawa Kanade's expression changed. He thought he had triggered a plot and was about to do something when Shinomiya Kaguya behind him suddenly said to him:

"President, what do you see? Let me see too."

Because she had been told in advance, the idiotic young lady was of course speaking softly, but even a very subtle sound seemed so abrupt in this dark and quiet atmosphere, so it naturally attracted the attention of the person inside.

"!" Natsukawa Kanade felt bad and quickly signaled Shinomiya Kaguya to be quiet.

But it was too late to remind her now. The person in the room was already walking towards the door step by step with a blood-stained scalpel.

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A "plague doctor" wearing a bird-like mask emerged from the doorway.