My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

Chiyo didn't say anything when she entered. After struggling briefly with her hand, she realized she couldn't pull it out and didn't make any further moves.

However, the increasingly dangerous look in his eyes forced Shiraishi Zexiu to let go of the shallow stream and reluctantly withdrew his hand. "You stingy man, you only allow officials to set fires, but forbid ordinary people to light lamps."

“I’m a young lady, I’m not that stingy. Besides, I’m not scary at all, I’ve already given you enough ‘life paper’.”

Shiraishi Sawa opened the exit, and the light from outside rushed into the dark space, as if unwilling to let the beauty of Chiyo be shrouded in darkness.

"You didn't receive enough 'life paper'? That's strange. I was wondering if I look scary?" Shiraishi Zexiu thought to himself that he had looked in the mirror and thought he looked alright.

"I'm not afraid of any of that. Where's the winter melon sauce? I'm going to go and attack it."

“Uh…” Shiraishi Sawah silently took off his headphones and put them into Ichiyo’s ears.

So the ghost began watching Chiyo Ichigo battle wits with thin air—Shiraishi Sawa couldn't hear what was being said in the earpiece.

However, judging from the fact that Chiyo's smile grew wider and wider as she entered the story, the ending was inevitable.

"Here you go, baby dog." Chiyo handed the earphones back to Shiraishi Sawa. "She said the next group is coming soon and she wants you to get ready."

"What about you?"

"I want to go to the chess club to play chess."

"..."

"What's wrong?" Chiyo asked, noticing that Shiraishi Sawa's expression looked a little strange.

"They probably won't be holding any events today or tomorrow. It seems like they were scared off by that madman yesterday," the 'madman' himself said, sounding slightly embarrassed.

"Never mind then, there are still many clubs with activities, I'll take my time to look at them." Seeing that Shiraishi Sawa was hesitant to speak, Ichiyo waved her hand, "Don't worry, a fox's heart is stronger than a dog's. If all else fails, I'll just come back and bother Donggua-chan or go home."

"Then I'll say it again: if you have any problems, come to me."

"Okay, you know, you idiot."

Chiyo smiled, waved, walked out of the exit, and closed the door again.

Shiraishi Zexiu shrugged, smiled, and retreated to his dark cubicle.

--

"Yuko! Yuko's here! Shiraishi-kun, if you can scare Yuko, I'll forgive you for scaring me today!" Kuramochi Sakura's excited voice suddenly came through the earphone.

"Is this the sisterly bond between you and Takanashi?" Shiraishi Sawa found it somewhat amusing.

"Yuko is afraid of these things, and I specifically asked her yesterday. She doesn't know how these levels are arranged, so scaring her is feasible! Please, please, I must see Yuko get scared!"

"Let's do our best. Wait a minute, Kuramochi-san, is Hashimoto-kun inside?"

"Is that class president Hashimoto Nana, the one with short hair?" Kuramochi Sakura pondered for a second, seemingly searching her memory.

"Yes, isn't it said that memorizing names is a required course for you young ladies? Why do you need to think about it?"

"That's because classmates aren't as important as business partners, so I'm too lazy to memorize them. What's wrong with those inside?"

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi Sawah immediately left his small space and hid on the other side of the wall.

Even if Takanashi Yuuko isn't afraid, Hashimoto Nana, as the head of yesterday's haunted house tour, knows the layout and structure of the haunted house. If she wants to scare them, she has to do it unexpectedly.

"Click." The door was pushed open, but no one came in.

"Nana, is there a trap here?" a girl's voice asked.

"But if you clear the game like this, won't it lose the feeling of a haunted house?" asked Hashimoto Nana.

"I couldn't even handle the first level."

"Be careful, there's someone behind the door. Cough cough, come out! Don't scare us."

Silence reigned all around, broken only by the rapid breathing of a few girls.

"I wonder if anyone's home. I'll go in and check first." It was Takanashi Yuuko's voice, and it was getting closer and closer, so she must be getting nearer.

Shiraishi Sawa peeked out, and Takanashi Yuko was looking around the doorway. Shiraishi Sawa pressed the switch on his chest, and he was ready.

"Go for it, Shiraishi-kun!" came Kuramochi Sakura's excited voice through the earphones.

“Nobody’s here, Nana,” Yuuko Takanashi said to the other girls.

"Hey, is it because the shift changer hasn't arrived yet?" Nana Hashimoto asked, and she and the others followed curiously after hearing what Yuko Takanashi said.

"Really?"

Shiraishi Sawa approached the girls step by step, his voice hoarse:

"Really not? Could the student on duty be dead?"

The girls turned their heads sharply and saw Shiraishi Sawa's deliberately tilted face.

"what!!!!"

Takanashi Yuuko was also chirping, but strangely, Shiraishi Sawa clearly saw joy and happiness in her eyes.

When people are scared, they often seek out something to hug to increase their sense of security. This is a key reason why people who are more than friends but not quite lovers are recommended to visit haunted houses.

The girls huddled together, which was normal and exactly what Shiraishi Sawa wanted.

But when Shiraishi Sawa looked down at Takanashi Yuuko, who was 'frightened' and hugging herself, it was very abnormal.

Please, I'm a ghost, give me some face.

"Yuko! Yuko! You're hugging a ghost!" The braver girl, who opened her eyes earlier, cried out in terror to Takanashi Yuko after discovering the situation.

"Ah!" Takanashi Yuuko looked up in alarm and quickly retreated back into the small group.

The unrestrained laughter of Kuramochi Sakura reached her ears, interspersed with intermittent words: "Yuko...you're so stupid...you're so scared that you hugged a ghost...you scared yourself twice...I'm dying of laughter."

Looking at Takanashi Yuuko, who was being embraced by a small group, he saw her looking back at him calmly, her eyes shining like stars in the darkness without a trace of fear.

Having blocked the way, Shiraishi Sawa stepped aside, turned off the switch on his chest, and said in a normal voice:

"You can go now, Hashimoto-kun. I know you're aware of our arrangements, so I've changed my position."

After hearing Shiraishi Sawa's original voice, the girls gradually calmed down.

"Shiraishi-kun is still smart."

As she left, Hashimoto Nana remarked with emotion.

No, there's someone even smarter right beside you.

--

"Takanashi, were you faking it just now?" As another round of waiting began, Shiraishi Sawa asked on his phone while sitting on the ground.

"Yes."

"So, how did you find me?"

“Your height? You’re so tall, you’re definitely the only one in our class who’s that tall,” Takanashi Yuko replied matter-of-factly.

It seems that's indeed the case; it was a miscalculation.

“Takanashi, you’re so stupid!” Kuramochi Sakura suddenly said in the microphone.

"There was nothing I could do, I was too scared at the time. Don't talk about it, it's too embarrassing."

"Hehe, it seems you're not much braver than me, Yuko. Let me hug you."

It seems that Yuko Takanashi has gone to the control room.

--

A new group of students was carefully walking around the severed limbs and remains on the ground towards the exit.

Shiraishi Sawah paused in his steps as he was about to leave. He looked at the first person he had to look at at eye level or even look up to see completely, and at that broad and powerful back. It seemed that in this school, there was only one person like Oki Taichi.

Shimizu Yoshiko's back, which was close to his, also appeared very broad. Shiraishi Sawa's attention was drawn to Soga Kirei, who was standing next to Shimizu Yoshiko.

Even just seeing his back, he exuded a cold and aloof aura, as if he were someone you couldn't approach.

It's hard to connect this girl with the person she is when she's alone.

Thinking about it this way, it seems like something to be proud of?

Remembering the lesson from last time, Shiraishi Sawah squatted down slightly to make his height closer to that of a normal person.

The other two didn't dare to scare them, but Shiraishi Sawa was afraid that if he frightened the pair, he might casually throw a punch and end his sinful life prematurely.

Pressing the button, Shiraishi Sawa approached and slowly placed his hand on Soga Kirei's shoulder.

"Shiraishi?" Before the girl had fully turned her head, a cool yet slightly joyful voice came from inside.

Taichi Oki and Yoshiko Shimizu also turned around and saw it.

The three men looked at Shiraishi Zexiu, whose face was flushed red, without showing any fear.

Good afternoon, Shiraishi.

"Good afternoon, Shiraishi-kun."

"......"

The act of squatting down seemed so superfluous at this moment, so Shiraishi Sawa stood up dejectedly and waved as a greeting.

"good afternoon."

"Your outfit is pretty good, it's quite scary," Taichi Oki commented.

"Thank you, Minister Oki, but I'm not happy at all." Shiraishi Sawa Hide turned his gaze to Soga Kirei, "President, how did you manage to detect my presence before you even turned your head?"

"Because I haven't encountered you before. And among the people next to Miko, you're probably the only one in the school who dares to touch me directly."

The reason is very simple and blunt, but it seems to make a lot of sense.

The ghost collapsed onto the sponge floor.

"What's wrong, Shiraishi-kun?" Soga Kirei pulled up her skirt, squatted down beside him, and asked.

"It's nothing, I just want to be alone."

"Should I be more scared?"

"No, how could that be?" Shiraishi Sawa waved his hand weakly. "You guys cleared the game, congratulations."

--

The school bell rang in the afternoon, the afterglow of the setting sun hung in the sky, and the temperature dropped accordingly.