Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

It seems that I have to explore it again.

Who should I go with?

Arisaki had only heard half of what I was saying when she yelled, "I'll never go!" and chased me away. It was useless for me to pester her.

Sha Ling's expression was a little subtle, and it seemed that she didn't want to go either.

Rimi's face also turned red halfway through listening.

Huihui was dragged away by LAYER and Saaya halfway through listening.

Well, besides Popipa...

Either they hemmed and hawed, or they looked interested but were desperately stopped by others, or they clearly refused to be seriously advised not to delve into it.

In the end, only Shizi and Hualian were willing to team up.

But it doesn’t matter!

After all, if too many people go there, Mr. Evil Spirit might be scared away.

The time is set for tonight.

After the reservation was made, the three of them dispersed.

After seeing Kasumi and Karen leave with anticipation on their faces, Shizi's expression immediately changed. She covered her forehead and began to get scared: "Hey, I have to be careful next time..."

As expected, such elegant art as reciting poetry and composing couplets should not be performed in public. This is what is meant by "highbrow art".

If it weren't for Kita...

Alas, alas.

I should quickly think about how to fool these two curious babies tonight.

Shizi held a colorful jade slip to his ear, and Hina's cheerful voice came from it: "I don't want to help."

"Who let you out?" Shizi's voice was full of resentment. "If you don't help me, I will lead them to your place."

"Xiao Shizi won't be able to find us." Hinai was confident, "Besides, you don't play the strings every day, right?"

"No?" Shizi was a little disillusioned.

"Of course not," Hina replied, "Anyway, just work hard on your own, I'll be paying attention to you the whole time, bye~"

Shizi put down the jade slip, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and entered a state of "daze".

Karen and Kasumi parted ways, turned a corner, and immediately stopped.

After holding it in for a long time, she finally released the shackles of her will. All the things that Kasumi had told her before instantly flooded into her mind. Karen covered her face with her hands, her face flushed.

Although she always gives people a simple impression, Hua Lian is a stage girl after all, and she has some knowledge of all kinds of strange and bizarre dramas.

And those dramas often contain some special content.

Therefore, Hua Lian could more or less guess what the truth behind the so-called "ghost" was.

She remembered Shizi's expectant look before... Obviously, she was one of the sources...

Based on stereotypes, Karen is extremely suspicious that Shizi is considering something that would jeopardize the purity of her teacher.

There's no need to ignore this kind of thing, nonnon!

I will protect the purity of Kasumi. I am the 99th student of Seisho Music Academy, student number 1, Aishiro Karen, entering now!

First, find a companion.

Karen turned around and walked towards Arisaki's room with a solemn and confident step.

At the dinner table, Kasumi's state was different from usual. Before, even if she wasn't the loudest one at the table, she was at least the second loudest. However, today, she was eating quietly the whole time, not saying a word, as if she was thinking about something.

"I'm going to ask you something..." Yusaki was so frightened by her expression that she almost said something polite, "What are you thinking about?"

"Ghost hunting adventure..." Kasumi answered honestly, then realized what was happening and quickly covered her mouth, "No! It won't work if you say it out loud!"

Yusaki exchanged a desperate look with Karen beside her. She whispered to Karen, "Did you agree on what this secret is?"

"No." Karen shook her head like a puppy, "But since Kasumi-chan thinks so, she must have her reasons."

Arisaki's expression changed for a moment.

Ah, so Kasumi is a thoughtful person? I've been together for so long, but I didn't know this. How amazing.

I really want to complain...but I have to hold it back...

Arisaki turned back and said, "Okay, Kasumi, I'll stay with you guys tonight."

She saw that Kasumi seemed to be emitting a brilliant light immediately, and with a loud "Arisaki", Kasumi's familiar, anytime and anywhere hug immediately came up to her.

"Hey - Kasumi -" Thinking that others were still watching, Arisaki immediately tried to break free, but just like countless times before, she couldn't break free from Kasumi no matter what.

Shizi looked over there with a gratified expression: "That's great..."

Karen looked at her with a hint of fear. Karen began to regret that she had dragged Arisaki into this. Would it make things worse?

Hinata looked at this side with a smile, and no one knew what she was thinking. Sayo glanced at her and said nothing.

Ichiri and Kita looked at each other. Shizi had reminded them before that even if they were feeling poetic today, they still had to be patient.

It shows that the son has other arrangements.

She believed that Hinata didn't have any strange habits, so the kind of "ghost" that Kasumi had heard before would probably not happen tonight.

Taking this opportunity, Shizi planned to use her special talents to put on a show for the two children. After all, she was not an evil ghost, so there was no need to break the innocent fantasy of the little girl.

So it was midnight. Estimating the time was about right, Shizi found the location he had agreed on in advance and set up an ambush.

This was a piece of empty space used for engine testing. The engine design is still on the agenda, but it is not so urgent anymore. Few people come here, so it is a perfect place for them to gather.

There was no one there. Shizi was in a playful mood, hiding behind the engine sample, with a paper bag in his hand, waiting for someone to come.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Shizi changed her squatting position several times, and finally she heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from a distance. The footsteps were coming towards another entrance not far away, and Shizi hurriedly changed her position to avoid being discovered.

As soon as she comes in, put this paper bag over her...

Hua Lian appeared breathlessly, "Sorry, I forgot... Ouch!"

A paper bag tied with a rope fell from the sky and just covered her head.

Shizi held the paper bag and blinked.

She hasn't made a move yet?

From another corner, Kasumi came out with a rope in her hand, looking excited, followed by Arisaki who looked speechless. Before Karen could break free, Kasumi stepped forward, pressed the paper bag, and lowered her voice: "Code."

"Eh? Eh...that um...kirakiradokidoki?" Karen thought for a long time, but couldn't remember that they had ever agreed on such a thing, so she could only guess what Kasumi's favorite words were.

"That's a great thing to say, but—" Kasumi said with regret, "Arisaki! There's an intruder!"

Hua Lian cooperated and shouted, "Ah! I'm caught! My mission is over!" She even used the vivid and exaggerated acting skills of a stage play.

Arisaki ignored her and said, "So, what's going on here?..."

A paper bag was put over her head.

Chapter 43: The Night is Perfect

Everything went dark before Arisaki's eyes.

A deep voice behind her said, "Code."

"Arisaki's been caught!" she heard Kasumi yell.

Arisaki's arm twitched, but she decided to cooperate: "So, what's the code?"

Shizi thought about it, but to no avail, he turned to Kasumi and asked, "What's the code?"

"So you didn't discuss this at all!" Arisaki pulled the paper bag off, "Is this some new way of saying hello?"

"Yes." Shizi said seriously, "Xiduo mentioned that this way of greeting is very popular in the fashion circle... at least it was like that before I traveled through time."

“Can such a meaningless behavior really become popular…?” Yusaki was shocked.

"You were kidding." Shizi's expression remained unchanged.

Arisaki: “Staring blankly—”

Hua Lian raised her hand: "Can you let me out?"

Finally returning to normal, the four of them squatted in a corner, formed a circle, and began to talk furtively.

"How do we do this vote? Boss, give us a set of rules." Shizi squatted like a gangster and looked at Kasumi.

Even though she was squatting, Kasumi folded her arms and pointed with her outstretched fingers: "You, and you, now... Arisaki, how do you say search in English?"

"Search." Arisaki answered, "If you don't know how to use English, don't use it."

"Oh.Now carry out a through search of the..."

"Airship." Yusaki reminded, "Don't use English if you don't know it."

"Well, guys, split up and report anything unusual immediately. Let's go!" Kasumi stood up suddenly.

"Yes! It's a close relationship!" Hua Lian next to him immediately stood up and answered loudly.

Shizi pressed his knees and slowly stood up: "Ok, boss~"

"Can you three coordinate your painting styles a little more?" Yusaki sighed.

There were two exits in the room. Karen and Shiko were in one group, and Kasumi and Arisaki were in another. They left separately and agreed on a time to reunite.

"Then, let's part here." Returning to the door, Shizi waved to Hualian and turned to leave.

She had to hurry up and make her preparations. First, she had to fake a movement that would attract their attention, and then use a virtual personality to fake an evil spirit or something. Yusaki probably knew the inside story, so she would ask her to cooperate when the time came...

Shizi's footsteps suddenly stopped.

She suddenly turned her head and looked at the corner she had just passed.

No one is empty.

She raised her hand and made a hand seal: "Taibai Jingtian."

Immediately, a golden light flew out from her sleeve and turned into a beam of light that slashed towards the corner.

There was also a flash of sword light, which collided with the flying sword. Time reversed, and the jade tablet turned into pure spiritual power and returned to Shizi's hands.

Hua Lian, dressed in stage attire, walked out from the corner: "Why are you so sharp?" She shook her sword, retracted it along with her equipment, and returned to her usual appearance.

"Why are you following me?" Shizi asked.

Hua Lian looked at Shi Zi suspiciously: "You are definitely planning something, right?"

"No." Shizi answered immediately.

Hualian still looked into Shizi's eyes.

After being stared at by her for a long time, Lian Shizi couldn't hold back any longer: "Well, Hualian, you know Ichiri and Kita... So, I'm sorry, I can't accept it..."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Hua Lian took a step forward, "You know exactly what the so-called 'haunting' is."

Shizi's eyes widened in surprise: "You actually knew that?!"

"Of course!" Hua Lian made a gnashing teeth expression to Shizi, "At least I have run into you three..." Her face turned red and she couldn't go on.

Thinking of that time, Shizi blushed a little: "Ah... That's easy. So it means that only Kasumi doesn't know?"

"It seems so..." Karen also looked a little speechless, "After all, this is what makes her look like Kasumi."

She immediately reacted, her cavalry sword flashed, and she was nailed to the ground, looking heroic: "I will never allow anything that destroys the purity of Kasumi! Today I stand here, and you can't go anywhere!"

Shizi raised his hands in fear: "No, you really misunderstood me deeply... Since you want to do the same, it will save you a lot of trouble. Come and help me."

Hua Lian tilted her head in confusion: "Also?"

Shizi reported her thoughts as quickly as possible.

Hua Lian blinked, and her momentum softened immediately: "Ah...? Ah...that...I wronged you...?"

Shizi nodded vigorously.

The cavalry knife was retracted into Hua Lian's body in an instant: "I'm sorry!" She clasped her hands together with a sincere attitude.

"It's okay, it's okay..." Shizi came over and rubbed Hualian's head, "Anyway, let's settle the floor repair fee first..."

After repairing the damage that Karen had done to show off, the two immediately set off to where Kasumi might be.