As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

"Do you really want to participate in the courage test? Well... since it was the boss who came up with the idea - both of them said so!"

He stood up again helplessly,

"They all look listless, this is not okay!"

He clenched his fist and hit his palm several times, making a 'pop' sound.

The call of the Seven Saints?What is that?

She felt a little puzzled when she heard a word she didn't understand at all, but judging from the other person's tone, it should be similar to some kind of game activity, right?Forget about that for now.

"…so what?"

The general asked in confusion after seeing the other party finish his performance.

"So I think they don't know how much fun it is. Maybe they just think that this trial of courage will be meaningless and won't scare them. Alas... As the leader of the Arataki faction, how can I let them think like this? What? We must give them a good scare and make them feel that their participation this time is not in vain!"

"So you don't just want to participate in the courage test, but you want to be the scary one?"

She understood.

"That's right! Alas... Ms. Kamisato, with all due respect, your social practice really doesn't have any tricks on this kind of thing. If you really can't scare people, it would be meaningless, so... hehe, let me Come join me, I will be responsible for scaring people! The effect is guaranteed to be outstanding! Hahahaha——!!!”

Ichito laughed loudly and devilishly at Ayaka's confident and firm proposal.

"Uh-hehe..."

Thomas smiled bitterly, and then glanced at his young lady.

"..."

Ayaka really started to think seriously at this moment.

Did you actually listen? !As expected of the Egret Princess.

The general groaned inwardly.

"Yeah - it makes sense. If the effect of this courage test meeting is not good, it will indeed be regarded as a meaningless event. Moreover, it is an activity that tests courage. It is completely feasible to add some unexpected situations at this time."

Ayaka thought for a while and finally agreed to the other party's proposal, showing him an elegant smile. Although she had to inform her brother about this kind of thing, she still didn't do so at this moment. After all, as the second in command, such a small matter can still be decided. of.

"Really?!"

Ichito asked happily.

"Well, it's true... Rather, it's our honor to have Mr. Arataki, a 'professional', assist in this event."

Linghua smiled and responded to him politely and gracefully.

"Okay! As expected of Miss Kamisato, I am so happy! Then I will go and get ready~! See you all soon! Oh, by the way, I will scare you too——!! Hahahahaha——!!"

Whoosh!

The next second the other party ran away happily, and the laughter was still echoing.

"Children today are so energetic..."

Looking at the remaining smoke, the general said with emotion.

Phew...it's really eye-opening that there is such a type of character in Rice Wife, but it's also a good thing.

She thought so.

"Haha, what are you talking about? The General is also very young, right?"

Ayaka smiled and comforted her.

"Glib... Time is running out, let's go."

It's almost time for the courage test to begin. If you don't go, you won't have the chance.

"Well, Thomas, are you going?"

Ayaka nodded and asked the servant beside her.

"Eh? Me? Uh--I might not go there until the second round. After all, there are still some things to do in the house."

Thomas rubbed his head and answered with some embarrassment.

"Have fun you two!"

After Tuoma finished speaking, he returned to the house under their gaze and blessed the two of them.

"..."×2

After the two of them watched each other leave, they looked at each other in tacit understanding.

"With...Ayato?"

she asked.

"Haha, maybe... I said it was something else, but in fact it was probably just playing chess with my brother."

Ayaka smiled mysteriously along her face with a folding fan.

That’s it… hmm.

"Let's go too, General."

"Um…"

In this way, the two of them walked down the mountain again, heading towards the site of Akitsu Mori's night test—that is, in the direction of the guarding forest.

"..."

However, a few seconds after the two people left, someone poked his head out from the shadow of the original wall of Shenli Mansion.

"Sir General...?"

The young man wearing Tianling's emblem clothing recalled what Linghua had just called another woman, and couldn't help but murmured in a deep voice, and then his eyes became serious.

Is the other party...the General?

Could it be that the General will also participate in the courage test?

Shikanoin Heizou closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then quickly put it behind him.

Forget it, it's still important.

……

.........

Both the general and Ayaka have actually passed by the guarded forest countless times, but at this moment, the scenery that is obviously familiar is more mysterious than usual - no, it should be called weird.

Although there are not a few people who come to participate in the courage test meeting, most people are a little uneasy about this kind of activity. As the saying goes, the more uneasy you are, the more curious you are. The more curious you are, the more you have to participate. However, in this case, In the crowd, she saw Arataki Yidou, who was already hiding somewhere. The moment the other party acted, her emotions that had been brewing completely collapsed. There was nothing she could do about it, that was how the other party acted.

"Perhaps the one who had the most fun in this courage test was Mr. Arataki."

Linghua also saw the figure of the other party and sighed softly.

"…I hope so."

She answered, but they didn't want to admit defeat. After all, this was some kind of competition, even though it was a game.

Standing in front of them at the moment, at the entrance to the Guarded Forest, was a shrine maiden from Narukami Taisha Shrine. It seemed that she should be a staff member this time, so the two of them walked over after seeing this.

"Oh? Miss Kamisato... and this... Miss Mio, right? You are here to participate in the courage test, right?"

The other party recognized the two of them immediately, probably because she had seen the list before. The following words were not questions, but statements, indicating that she was convinced that the two were here to participate in the courage test.

"Exactly."

Ayaka answered for the general, who just stood aside and said nothing.

"Sure enough, you two are surrounded by black mist, exuding an ominous aura~ I can feel that you are about to be swallowed up by the darkness, hehehe~"

The other party laughed with an evil tone, like a gloomy witch.

Is this guy really a miko?Why don't you have any righteousness at all... It feels like the scene of the other party working under Shen Ying every day is very inconsistent.

By the way, does she say this kind of thing every time she meets a new tourist?In order to achieve the psychological construction of tourists.

"Now you still have a chance to quit. I'll count to three, three, two, one... Okay, hehe~ Welcome to... the test of courage~two people~!"

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Chapter of Akitsu ~ Time passes easily, life is like dew: Chapter 19: Your first kiss, Ayaka accepted it

"Welcome to...the courage test conference~!"

As the miko finally entered the subject, the two of them refocused their gradually distracted thoughts on the miko who was pretending to be mysterious.

"The two of them can be regarded as a small test, just like many weird stories, they always start with seemingly easy daily life."

Relaxing daily life...

She has never seen anyone who can do this kind of activity as a daily activity.

"There's no need to be anxious, there's no need to have doubts, and there's no need to explore... From the moment you two stepped here, everything was destined~!"

This miko is still reciting words similar to "activities" with full emotion. Does the other party really recite it to everyone?Or just the two of them?Could it be that this was just random play?Then she would really be deserving of her talents by becoming the shrine maiden of Narukami Taisha Shrine.

But even so, the two of them didn't disturb each other's pleasure. After all, they were participating in the event and not looking for trouble, and they were not the kind of people who didn't support each other.

Especially Ayaka, no matter how ridiculous the content of the other party's words is, she still listens with interest. Perhaps this is the habit of the White Heron Princess who has been answering people's questions all year round. It has become a subconscious habit, no matter how weird and absurd the topic is, or even No matter how boring...she will listen patiently.

"Haha~ Let's enjoy the temporary tranquility now~? The first round of competition is about to begin. Have you found a partner? Or are you already partners now~?"

Perhaps seeing the subtle expression on the general's face, the miko smiled tenderly, finally entering a stage where they could understand him.

"Yes, we are partners who came together."

Ayaka nodded in reply.

"Well - it seems that you have already decided... you two will be your partners in the first round, but one thing you need to know is that your partners in each round cannot be the same person~?"

Miko mentioned.

"Eh? Is that so?"

Ayaka was taken aback.

"Yes, this is one of the rules of this time. There are three rounds of the dare test. You have to find three different partners for each other and choose from the many participants."

The miko covered her mouth and smiled.

Of course, they were not the only ones participating this time, there were many more, several groups in total. After all, it was a competition-like session.