This is not the date I wanted.

Following Mengyue's voice, they stopped and looked up. They found that the three of them had passed through the woods and arrived at their destination without them noticing.

"Go ahead, I'll be waiting for you at the door."

"OK, all right."

Yoshino nodded and walked into the bathroom with Nanashi.

"call……"

Turning her back to the women's restroom door, Meng Yue raised her head, looked at the moon sky and let out a long breath.

With the elf's extraordinary five senses, she soon heard the sound of cloth wiping across her skin, as soft and smooth as silk.

(My pants are off...)

"Ms. Meng, Miss Mengyue...are you there?"

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Meng Yue said without changing her expression.

Then, there was another sound of gurgling water, as pleasant as a clear stream flowing through the mountains and forests, echoing in Mengyue's ears.

"Meng, Mengyue! Are you still outside? If you are, answer me."

"Yeah... I'm here."

I don’t know how long it was before the song ended. Unlike the soft fabric, the friction sound of the slightly rough paper towel wiping the skin gave people endless space for reverie, and Meng Yue couldn’t help but close her eyes and savor it.

"Meng Yue-chan?"

"Ah~ I'm here."

Hearing the final flushing sound, Meng Yue opened her eyes and revealed a calm and satisfied smile.

made money.

Yoshino Picnic (Part 8)

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"Ah~ Sorry, Mengyue-chan. I kept you waiting for so long."

"Thanks……"

"Ah, it's okay. It's nothing."

Hearing what Shion and Shionai said, Mengyue waved her hands and a refreshing smile appeared on her face.

"It's my side, thank you for the hospitality."

"what are you saying……"

Qi Zui asked with a blushing look on his face. Meng Yue did not respond to this.

"Nothing. Well, let's go back--"

However, before she had taken a few steps, Meng Yue suddenly stopped.

"Hmm? What's wrong Meng Yue-chan?"

"...Did you hear the sound of something approaching?"

After a moment's silence, Meng Yue said solemnly.

"—?!"

Upon hearing this, Nanashi and Shiono's hair stood on end and they immediately hid behind Mengyue.

"Could it be... a ghost?"

"How how how how how is it possible? Isn't that a made-up acquaintance created by Puchiyechu?"

Both of them were trembling like frightened little rabbits, especially Nanashi, who was so scared that he stuttered.

"Calm down, maybe someone else is here to use the bathroom too."

Seeing the two people's exaggerated reactions, Meng Yue smiled bitterly and comforted them.

However, as luck would have it, Mengyue's flashlight ran out of battery at this time, and the surroundings became dark.

"——Woo!"

Shion couldn't help but let out a cry.

"Why! Why! Why did you suddenly turn off the flashlight? Did you do it on purpose? Mengyue, you did it on purpose, right?! Did you want to have fun watching us get scared? You have such a bad taste!"

Qi Zui hugged Meng Yue's waist tightly and shouted excitedly.

"No. It was just an accident."

Meng Yue explained helplessly. Although she did not deny that being hugged by two lolis was very pleasant, she was not so desperate as to deliberately act mysterious for this.

(…Ratziel, the Dawn Sage.)

Just in case, she secretly activated the angel in her body, controlling the electricity to charge the flashlight while remaining alert.

Charging is complete and the flashlight is back on.

Yoshino looked around anxiously.

The gray forest and the cold wind blew. The fear and anxiety brought by the darkness gnawed at her heart bit by bit, making her feel a little nervous.

Soon, Shion also heard the sound that Mengyue mentioned. It was a "swoosh" sound made by the friction of some object passing through the leaves.

"Who's there? If you're a human, please speak up."

As Meng Yue spoke, she shone the flashlight in the direction where the sound came from.

"..."

Although she was very scared, she also felt a little curious. Shiono grabbed Mengyue's clothes tightly and carefully stuck her head out.

However, it turns out that the saying that curiosity kills the cat is not a lie.

What appeared before them was a woman with disheveled hair and pale skin.

What’s even more terrifying is that under the ends of her hair that reflected the green light - she had no facial features.

For a moment, Yoshino's mind went blank.

"——Ghost! Ghost!"

……

At this moment, Mengyue was running fast in the forest with Shion and Nanashi in her arms.

To be honest, at that moment, although Meng Yue didn't scream out loud like Qi Sin, she was also a little frightened. She accidentally hugged the two of them and ran in the opposite direction of the camp.

And now it was impossible to turn around, because through the feedback of electromagnetic waves on the surrounding space structure, Meng Yue knew without even turning her head that the faceless man whose identity was unknown was chasing them relentlessly. And -

"Move on all fours!! Meng Yue-chan! That guy is moving on all fours like a spider! And he's moving so fast!"

Looking at Yoshina behind her, she exclaimed.

"What is that?! What is that?! What is that?! Ghosts? Monsters? There really are things in this place!"

Nanashi screamed with a pale face.

(Wow…)

Imagining what Qiqi was seeing now, Meng Yue felt a chill down her spine and hurriedly sped up to distance herself from him.

(There’s nothing I can do about it. I don’t want to start a fight before I figure it out… and…)

After taking a look at the two people whose spiritual power had begun to flow backwards, Meng Yue took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

"Yoshino, can you try to freeze her movements with cold air?"

After hearing this, Shion came back to her senses as if awakened from a dream.

“…I, I tried.”

"Yoshina-chan! Come on!"

"Z...Zadkiel (Ice Golem)."

After barely calming down, Yoshino mobilized the spiritual power in her body to use the angel.

The icy blue cold air raised uneven icicles on the ground, blocking the opponent's way.

However, before Shiono could breathe a sigh of relief, the other party aimed at a narrow gap between the roadblocks, twisted his body softly, and passed through in an incredible and strange posture.

"Is that a move that a human can do?"

Nanashi shouted in shock.

“…Maybe it really is a ghost?”

After a moment's silence, Meng Yue said half-jokingly.

"Mengyue, you should deny it now!"

"I, I... I will stay here to hold off... Miss Qi Zui and Miss Meng Yue first..."

As if she had developed a sense of responsibility, Yoshino answered defiantly.

"Wait a minute, Yoshino! That's a death flag! And no matter how you look at it, I should be the one to be sacrificed now!"

Qizai hurriedly dissuaded him.

"Nanashi, don't be impulsive! Look behind you again and make sure you are serious about what you said."

"..."

Hearing Meng Yue's words, Qi Zui subconsciously looked up.

"Ha ha……"

Although she had no facial features, the female ghost whose identity was unknown was breathing rapidly from somewhere. The way she chased after him with her fangs and claws bared made her look more like a ferocious carnivorous beast than a ghost in the eyes of Seven Sins.

"I'm so sorry!! Please pretend I didn't say anything!"

[Spiritual power reaction detected——]

(--Um?)

At this moment, Meng Yue felt something flying past her. Then, a big tree collapsed, blocking the way of the three people.

Immediately afterwards, Meng Yue saw several stick-like objects passing through the darkness. The moment they touched the woods, they dug out the trunks of the trees out of thin air.

In an instant, the three people were surrounded by the fallen trees.

"Why are all the trees falling?! Is this also the work of a ghost?"

"H-What should I do..."

“Ha…ha…found…I…”

Just as they stopped, the faceless "female ghost" caught up with them.

The ghost bent his body and stood up slowly, laughing eerily as he staggered towards Mengyue.

"No, don't come over here! I'm not tasty at all! And I have no grudge against you! Please become a Buddha soon!"

"What do you want to do? If you want to eat Yoshino-chan, you have to get past me first."

"........."

In contrast to Yoshino and Nanashi who were already panicking, Mengyue seemed to understand something. She sighed with a frown on her face and slowly put the two of them to the ground.

"Nanatsune, wait for my signal later."

"Eh?"

As she spoke, Meng Yue took off her coat.

"—?!"

For some reason, the other party's reaction suddenly changed, just like a bull attracted by a red cape. Wherever Meng Yue moved her coat, the other party's head moved.

"really……"

Meng Yue sighed helplessly, swung her right hand upwards, and threw her coat high into the air.

"——!?"