Tokyo: Restricted Tutor

Chapter 256: Deciding to Take a Risk

However, just as Hojo Saki Rei finished speaking, Asahi Rinka continued, “Since Saki Rei-kun, you don’t believe in ghosts either, then isn’t this spiritual game fake?”

“If that’s the case, what danger is there?”

“Besides, Saki Rei-kun, you’re so strong, you can definitely protect me, right?”

“The most important thing is, if you go find other classmates, they might not necessarily come with you, especially since the art classroom is too dangerous right now.”

“If Saki Rei-kun goes to find people by himself, he might not find anyone at all.”

Asahi Rinka continued, “If Saki Rei-kun brings us along, then we’ll have enough people, and since we’ve known each other for so long, our cooperation will definitely be more tacit. Wouldn’t that be more beneficial for your investigation, Saki Rei-kun?”

After saying this, Asahi Rinka stopped talking and stared intently at Hojo Saki Rei, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Seeing Asahi Rinka like this, and recalling what she had just said.

Hojo Saki Rei naturally knew that everything Asahi Rinka said made sense.

“Besides you, who else? Mika and them?”

It was indeed difficult for him to find people now, especially since the school had sealed off the art classroom.

Hojo Saki Rei also knew that if he brought Asahi Rinka and her friends, he would have a ready-made team.

“Yes, me, and Kono Mika, Shiratori Kashi, Asuka, plus you or Fang Tian. If worse comes to worst, we can even ask Minako-sensei to come along.”

Asahi Rinka replied.

Hearing her mention these people, Hojo Saki Rei couldn't help but frown.

Although he had long known that Asahi Rinka would definitely mention these people, Hojo Saki Rei still didn't want them to go, as they were all girls.

“Saki Rei-kun, are you looking down on us girls? That’s not nice.”

“Besides, even if we go, we might not encounter any danger, right?”

“After all, this spiritual game has only been effective recently; nothing like this happened before. So I also think someone must be planning this behind the scenes.”

Asahi Rinka said again.

Hearing Asahi Rinka say this, Hojo Saki Rei also knew that he had already told Asahi Rinka that he was going to the art classroom.

If he didn't bring them, they would probably go by themselves.

As if knowing what Hojo Saki Rei was thinking, Asahi Rinka continued, “Anyway, if you don’t bring us, we’ll go by ourselves. And we’ve already discussed it these past few days; we’re going to check it out tonight. If you don’t come with us, and we get into danger, any danger we encounter will be your fault.”

“Huh?”

“When did you start discussing this? Don’t tell me you planned to go without me?”

Hojo Saki Rei was startled when he heard Asahi Rinka say they had already discussed it.

After all, that place was really dangerous. Were these girls not afraid of anything?

Let alone these girls, many boys in the school were scared after hearing about the spiritual game.

But now, these girls were actually thinking of going there. Were they tired of living?

“We wanted to go three days ago, but you’ve been keeping an eye on us these past few days, so we decided to postpone it.”

“Today is Friday. After school, once you go home, we’ll go.”

Asahi Rinka continued.

Hearing Asahi Rinka say this, Hojo Saki Rei could only shake his head helplessly.

Hojo Saki Rei was naturally very familiar with Asahi Rinka and knew that since she said it, she would definitely do it.

In that case, Hojo Saki Rei couldn't just stand by and watch them encounter danger.

Helplessly, Hojo Saki Rei shook his head, his brow furrowing even more.

“So, Saki Rei-kun, will you let us come with you?”

Asahi Rinka’s voice came again from beside his ear.

“Alright, I’ll think about it!”

“I’ll give you an answer later, but inviting Minako-sensei is out of the question. She’s a teacher; if she knew we were going to take a risk, she definitely wouldn’t agree, let alone come with us.”

Helplessly, Hojo Saki Rei had no choice but to temporarily agree to Asahi Rinka.

“Hehe, I knew Saki Rei-kun is the best. Don’t worry, we won’t hold you back.”

Asahi Rinka said with a smile.

Clearly, Asahi Rinka was very happy after getting Hojo Saki Rei’s agreement.

Of course, it wasn't that she wasn't afraid of danger; it was just that with Hojo Saki Rei by her side, she felt that those dangers would stay far away from them.

The reason she thought this was because she also believed that the spiritual game must be orchestrated by someone.

“By the way, Saki Rei-kun, do you think there might be hidden compartments or something in that art classroom? If this is man-made, I think that’s likely. During the game, the missing students were all captured and taken into those hidden compartments.”

Just as Hojo Saki Rei was still wondering whether to stop them or actually take them along, he heard Asahi Rinka ask again.

Regarding the idea Asahi Rinka proposed, she wasn't the only one who thought that way; even Hojo Saki Rei felt the same.

Moreover, Hojo Saki Rei and the others had seen such things online; some shopping malls had those hidden compartments, and people were taken away from changing rooms through them.

Originally, some people went to shopping malls to buy clothes, but after entering the changing room, they were directly knocked out and taken away.

In fact, the police officers at the Police Department initially thought the same.

However, they searched every corner of the art classroom but found no hidden compartments. This matter was then naturally treated as a supernatural event, and ultimately, the school was ordered to seal off the art classroom.

“I don’t know. We’ll probably only know the truth of the matter once we go to the art classroom.”

Hojo Saki Rei replied.

“In that case, let’s leave tonight.”

After thinking for a while, Hojo Saki Rei still had no suitable candidates, and because he was pressured by Asahi Rinka, he could only agree.

If he really let Asahi Rinka and the other girls go by themselves, Hojo Saki Rei felt it would be even more dangerous.

But if he kept them by his side, he could protect them.

Of course, if they could really solve the case, that would be the best outcome.

“Saki Rei-kun, did you agree?”

“That’s great! In that case, I’ll tell them.”

Seeing Hojo Saki Rei agree, Asahi Rinka became even happier. She took out her phone and immediately sent messages to Kono Mika and the others, telling them to gather tonight.

“Saki Rei-kun, I’ve told them, and they’re all very happy. But where should we meet tonight? It’ll be quite troublesome if we go home first.”

After telling Kono Mika and the others, Asahi Rinka looked at Hojo Saki Rei at this moment.

Since Hojo Saki Rei agreed to let them follow him, and Hojo Saki Rei’s strength was so great, these girls naturally should follow Hojo Saki Rei’s arrangements.

“After school, come directly to my place. We’ll leave together then.”

Since he had already agreed, Hojo Saki Rei didn't want to go back on his word, so he directly said to Asahi Rinka.

“Okay, I’ll tell them.”

Asahi Rinka nodded, her eyes full of anticipation as she sent the message.

Evening.

When Hojo Saki Rei and the others arrived outside the art classroom, they indeed saw that the art classroom had been sealed off.

Looking at the huge iron lock on the main door, everyone exchanged glances, looking at each other.

The door was sealed, making it impossible to get in.

And the lock was so big that these girls had no way of opening it.

This lock was not an ordinary one; most people couldn't open it at all.

Upon seeing the iron lock, Hojo Saki Rei did not lose heart. Instead, under the puzzled gazes of the girls, he walked towards the big lock.

Click!

Just as the girls were wondering how Hojo Saki Rei would open the door, they heard a sound.

Looking at Hojo Saki Rei's hand, they saw that the iron lock had actually been pulled open directly by him.

“This…”

“Wow, Saki Rei-kun is too fierce, isn’t he?”

“He just pulled it out? Such a big iron lock, opened so easily? Saki Rei-kun, are you a normal person?”

“This, this, this, I really didn’t expect Saki Rei-kun to have such great strength.”

“…”

The girls’ eyes fell on Hojo Saki Rei, filled with shock.

At the same time, the slight sense of crisis that had suddenly appeared in their hearts after approaching the art classroom vanished completely at this moment.

After all, the strength Hojo Saki Rei displayed was too terrifying; with Hojo Saki Rei there, they naturally felt a strong sense of security.

“How did you do that?”

Asahi Rinka came to Hojo Saki Rei’s side, looking at him with a strange gaze, as if trying to see through him.

Although she had known Hojo Saki Rei for so long and knew he was strong.

She had never imagined that Hojo Saki Rei possessed such strength, directly opening the iron lock.

How much strength would that require!

As Asahi Rinka’s words fell, the others also looked at Hojo Saki Rei, as if waiting for his response.

“Just like that, pull it open. These locks aren’t very useful, actually, others can do it too.”

Being stared at by several girls, Hojo Saki Rei also felt a bit guilty.

His strength had surged, all thanks to the system.

Ordinary people simply couldn't reach his level, because their strength could never be as great as his.

But in front of these girls, and seeing them all looking at him with those strange eyes, Hojo Saki Rei naturally couldn't explain directly to them, and it wouldn't make sense anyway, so he could only lie to them.

“Really? Others can do it too?”

Asahi Rinka looked at the iron lock in Hojo Saki Rei’s hand with a doubtful gaze, falling into thought.

“Why do I not believe that?”

Kono Mika also spoke at this moment.

As for Hojo Saki Rei, after hearing their words, he knew he couldn't continue this topic.

He couldn't tell them he was a strongman, could he?

Or reveal the system, that was simply impossible.

“Of course it’s true. The school’s lock isn’t good enough, it just looks big.”

“Alright, hurry up and go in, don’t get caught by the school’s security guards, or you’ll definitely be criticized.”

Hojo Saki Rei changed the subject.

“Yes, yes, yes, let’s go in quickly.”

Hearing Hojo Saki Rei mention this, Shiratori Kashi, who was beside him, quickly responded.

Soon, led by Hojo Saki Rei, everyone entered the art classroom one after another.

Inside the art classroom, it looked exceptionally spacious.

There were also many drafts here, and it was obvious that these were left by students studying art.

“Should we turn on the lights?”

Just after entering, the light inside was much dimmer than outside, and Asuka, who was a bit afraid of the dark, asked.

“Turn on what lights? Do you want to attract the school’s security guards?”

Facing Asuka’s question, Kono Mika said directly.

“It’s fine, don’t be scared. Saki Rei-kun is here, so how could you encounter danger?” Shiratori Kashi knew she was afraid of the dark, so she immediately comforted her.

“Mm-hmm.”

After hearing Kono Mika and Shiratori Kashi’s words, Asuka also nodded.

As for Asahi Rinka, one hand was holding Fang Tian’s, and the other was linked with Hojo Saki Rei’s arm.

Although she was very curious about this place, the dark art classroom naturally made her feel quite scared.

“I told you not to come, and now you’re scared?”

Seeing Asahi Rinka like this, Hojo Saki Rei smiled and teased her.

“What do we do next? Do we play the game directly, or search directly?”

Asahi Rinka didn't answer what Hojo Saki Rei said; instead, she asked at this moment.

“Let’s just play the game directly. After all, if we don’t enter the game, we won’t know what’s going on.”

“And if we search directly, do you think we’re as capable as those police officers? Even those police officers couldn’t find a breakthrough, how could a few students like us find one?”

Hojo Saki Rei said.

“Mm, I think so too.”

“In that case, let’s begin. There are also props here; these props should be left by those who played the game before.”