Dating sim loading: My girlfriend is a cunning young lady-Chapter 368 - 180. Winter Camping (2)_2

"No," Dubian Che handed her the clothes.

Jiutiao Meijie looked disdainfully at the clothes in her hand, even if they had only been worn once, to her they were trash.

While putting on the costume, Dubian Che stealthily observed Kiyono Lin.

Unexpectedly, her gaze lingered on her own hands, slightly lost in thought.

When she lifted her head and noticed Dubian Che’s gaze, she immediately turned her face away.

"Hmm?"

******

The test of courage was an optional event.

Couples or men and women not yet couples held rosy fantasies about this event.

Additionally, there were groups of boys and girls joining just for the thrill.

They gathered at the entrance, lining up and entering the pitch-dark forest in groups.

Kunii Shuichi had hoped to invite Ichiki Kui, but two girls from class three also tagged along.

"Rejecting him, that’s what it means." That was Dubian Che’s analysis at the time.

"That’s nothing. In Koshien, I was the hitter who caught a split-finger fastball from Central Kyoto Pitcher Matsui Dahe!" That was his response then.

"What’s the relation between those two?" Dubian Che’s retort back then.

While waiting, occasional screams of fright from within the forest stirred both anticipation and tension amongst the people in the waiting area.

Why hadn’t he spoken with Ichiki Kui for so long? Because Ichiki Kui was within a group of girls from class three, and he didn’t dare.

If he only had Dubian Che’s thick skin.

No, if it had been Dubian Che, perhaps these girls would have pretended to be scared and gathered around him by now.

Evidence of this was their current conversation:

"What should we do if we see Mr. Dubian later?"

"Of course, pretend to be very scared~"

"And then, panic so much and fall right into his arms!"

"Hahaha, you’re so daring. Jiutiao is still here."

"I’m a scaredy-cat, afraid of ghosts, it’s just an accidental incident."

...

Kunii Shuichi glanced at Ichiki Kui in the crowd.

Indeed, everything that happened next was an accidental incident.

It was soon their turn.

As a boy, Kunii Shuichi volunteered, "I’ll lead, and you, Ichiki, just follow behind me."

"No need for that~" said the girl who had just mentioned falling into Dubian Che’s arms.

"Wait," another girl held her back, whispering, "Let’s just stay behind Kunii and act like we’re scared and pitiful."

The girl’s eyes lit up, instantly understanding her friend’s intention.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Kunii~" The girl nodded excitedly.

Kunii Shuichi silently nodded and led the way.

At the test of courage, all forms of illumination were prohibited, including the use of mobile phone flashlights.

"It seems like nothing much."

"We haven’t started yet."

At the end of the starting trail was a corner.

Kunii Shuichi and Ichiki Kui walked past it first, but just as the two girls were about to pass, a light suddenly shone at their feet.

"Ahh—"

The two girls screamed in fright.

The light illuminated from below, spotlighting the face of a Ksitigarbha statue.

From the dark recesses of the forest, the faint, sinister laughter of Ksitigarbha could be heard, creating a chilling atmosphere.

"It’s starting, Ichiki. If you are scared, you can grab my clothes," Kunii Shuichi remarked, the words he had thought of in advance making him a bit edgy.

Just like knowing a horror movie is staged, yet still unabashedly feeling scared.

"Um, thank you, Kunii," Ichiki Kui said as she stared at Ksitigarbha, her fears growing.

Kunii Shuichi steadied his nerves and continued walking forward.

They had barely walked a few steps when the light behind them made a "clattering" sound and suddenly went off.

"What’s with the switch sound?" They laughed, turning around to see who it was.

The Ksitigarbha statue was looking at them with a mocking face.

"Just now, wasn’t its face not turned this way?"

"It seemed like it wasn’t smiling..."

"Let’s hurry."

"Okay!"

They quickened their pace.

The eerie laughter from behind became more realistic, as if it was getting closer.

The rustle of dry leaves underfoot and the occasional shadow lurking in the forest watched them silently.

"It doesn’t seem too scary," one girl said, her voice trembling.

"Just some immobile dolls and cutouts!" another girl added.

But suddenly, ahead on a high branch, a light, floating black shadow descended slowly.

It watched them.

The two girls and Ichiki Kui huddled together, moving slowly, fearing the shadow might start moving again..

The wind rustling the leaves and the shadow whispering.

"Is it talking?"

"I don’t think so, maybe it’s also a..."

Before she could finish, the shadow moved again.

It descended from the branch in a gliding motion, slowly drifting toward the group.

"Ah—" The three girls screamed in fright.

As the shadow drew nearer, they clearly saw its appearance.

A bat-like dark ugly wrinkled face, large soft ears.

Its body resembled a rat, with hands tiny and delicate, pink as if freshly pulled from amniotic fluid.

"Ah—" Another scream, and the trio hurriedly ran forward.

Even Kunii Shuichi was startled by the bat face, swallowing hard as he ran after the three girls.

After running for a while, they suddenly came to a clearer area, a round flat ground with a large rock covered in blood at the center.

Someone was squatting by the rock, with their back to them as they suddenly burst in.

The three girls dared not move forward, waiting for Kunii Shuichi to approach.

"I’ll check it out," Kunii Shuichi said.

"Be careful," Ichiki Kui, holding her friend’s arm, said fearfully.

"Don’t worry!"

Kunii Shuichi took a couple of steps closer to the figure: "Dubian, is that you? I could tell it was you from your back."

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