Love is not as fun as World of Warcraft

Shirasaka pinched his chin, but he didn't notice that the two girls beside him looked at each other with a somewhat subtle look.

"Does she know what just happened?"

Ichinose Shizuka glanced at Nanashiki Mio, her eyes still cold and emotionless. When she asked Shirasaka a question, her tone was as if she was talking about something insignificant.

But she knew Nanashiki Mio's identity very well. Shirasaka had just dumped her father's body, and then took people to the abandoned gold mine. Was he planning to send her to see her father in the afterlife?

But on second thought, Ichinose Kagami felt that it shouldn't be that necessary. If Shirasaka had a grudge against her, Yu would not have asked her to help her before.

She was really confused about the relationship between Shirasaka and Nanashiki Mio, so she chose to ask directly.

"What just happened?"

Nanashiki Mio withdrew the envious look she was looking at Ichinokami Shizuka with some confusion, and looked up at Shirasaka beside her. She had no idea what had happened in the police station before, and thought Shirasaka had been waiting for her here.

"Nothing, I just need your help later."

Ichinose Kagamikaze didn't lower his voice deliberately, so it was normal for Nanashiki Mio to hear it, but Shirasaka's explanation told her that he didn't want Nanashiki Mio to know about this.

"She's the one you told me about before, the one with the natural ability to see evil spirits. If the situation with the abandoned gold mine over there is true, then we'll have to rely on her power."

As if to prevent Kagamihara Ichinose from asking further questions, Shirasaka explained to her why he brought Nanashiki Mio with him, but after he said that, the look of doubt in Kagamihara Ichinose's eyes became even more intense.

"You want to exorcise the evil spirit?"

Originally, he thought that Shirasaka was simply very concerned about solving the problem of monsters. Ichinose Kagamikashi never thought that this guy was so not picky about food that even evil spirits were on his menu.

You have to know that evil spirits are completely different from monsters. Compared with the latter, the former have no entity at all. Even the people in the magic society can't do anything to them. Shirasaka currently seems to be a pure physical fighting player. What's the use even if he can see those things?

"Yeah, I've already taken care of quite a few of them. But it was all thanks to Xiao Qi Se's help that I was able to deal with them so smoothly."

Shirasaka nodded, somewhat puzzled as to why Kagami Ichinose was so shocked.

"Hmm? But aren't those guys impossible to attack using normal means? How did you destroy them?"

After directly expressing her doubts, Ichinose Kagami looked Shirasaka up and down. She felt that the boy in front of her had more and more secrets.

"Ah? There is such a setting?"

Shirasaka scratched his head. When facing these evil spirits, he didn't feel that he couldn't attack them. It was just that it was difficult to see the opponent. Once he found their position, it was much easier to kill them than to kill the monsters.

"...Perhaps, it's a problem with the weapons?"

After a little thought, Shirasaka found the key to the problem. It seemed that except for the two that he killed with holy light, the other evil spirits died at the hands of Yamaba's kitchen knife in his hand. Just by looking at it, you can tell that this thing has some enchanted properties. As everyone knows, generally speaking, ghosts are ineffective against physical attacks, so they can only be dealt with with enchanted weapons.

Years of gaming experience allowed Shirasaka to quickly figure out the problem, and he suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, the first time I encountered that thing, I dealt with the mountain witch first, otherwise I might not be able to do anything about it?

"...There is indeed such a possibility."

After hearing Shirasaka's reason, Kagami Ichinose fell into deep thought, and then accepted this explanation. After all, evil spirits may be impossible to attack by humans, but as weapons of monsters formed by the same malice, it is indeed possible to say so.

Ichinose Kagami nodded, silently keeping it in mind and deciding to record it for the benefit of future generations, then stopped a taxi on the side of the road.

After telling the driver the location of the abandoned gold mine, Ichinose Kagamikashi and Shirasaka got in the car and headed towards the destination that had already been decided.

"Shirasaka-kun, are you and Ichinose-san so close?"

Only after the conversation between Shirasaka and Kagami Ichinose was finished did Nanashiki Mio, who had been silent the whole time, shrink to his side, reach out to pull his sleeve, and whisper a question in his ear.

She actually already knew from what happened before that Shirasaka and Ichinose Kagami seemed to have a very good relationship, otherwise the other party would not have helped her deal with the bullying from classmates on campus just because of a few words from him.

But she also clearly remembered that this recognized school beauty of Shenbin Academy never had any so-called male friends, right?

"Uh, so you're considered a very good companion? You too."

After Shirasaka pondered for a moment, he came to a conclusion about the relationship between himself and Kagami Ichinose. Generally speaking, they had been through life and death together, so the word "companion" was worthy of the name.

Similarly, in his opinion, the relationship with Nanashiki Mio is similar, but to be honest, the level of trust cannot be compared with that of Ichinose Kagami.

"Ah, in Shirasaka-kun's heart, can I be compared to Ichinose-san?"

Nanashiki Mio had no idea how Shirasaka evaluated her. On the contrary, when she learned that Shirasaka also considered her a very good partner, she excitedly grabbed the arm of the boy in front of her and almost jumped up in the taxi, which shows how excited she was.

In this regard, Shirasaka could only look at Nanashiki Mio in silence. He always felt that she was treating Ichinose Kagaki as some strange competitor?

Chapter 105: Do you also have this skill?

Ichinose Kagami has never cared about Nanashiki Mio's attitude.

She is not the type of person who would react to other people's gazes and comments. How Nanashiki Mio sees her is her own business.

In comparison, there are only a few people who really make her care.

And Shirasaka is one of them.

Although she closed her eyes and rested all the way, Ichinose Kagami was actually listening to the conversation between Shirasaka and Nanashiki Mio the whole time. Although most of the content was meaningless, it was enough for her to infer the relationship between the two.

How should I put it? Although it is a bit subtle, it is still a relationship maintained by interests. It is somewhat similar to mine, but I generally deal with monsters, while she is in charge of evil spirits.

In this way, Shirasaka really seems to be taking advantage of others' scumbag behavior, but if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to find that they are the ones who are actively relying on this young man.

Calmly judging the current situation, Kagami Ichinose didn't realize that while she was thinking about these things, she had involuntarily put Shirasaka in a position that she would never let go. This might be what is called being in the know is the most confusing. Even she couldn't notice all this.

Soon, as the taxi arrived at the destination, Ichinose Kagami ended these strange thoughts and turned his focus back to the current situation.

"Just a little further inside and we'll almost be there. I've already greeted Kitami-senpai in advance, so no one should stop us."

After taking Shirasaka and the other two out of the car, Ichinose Kagami pointed ahead and then spoke to Shirasaka.

Shirasaka, who had breakfast with Nanashiki Mio in the taxi, finally came out and stretched. The drive of more than an hour was quite boring. Ichinose Kagaki was a taciturn person, but fortunately, although Nanashiki Mio was a little soft-hearted, she was unexpectedly talkative. She kept chatting with him all the way, so it was not particularly boring.

Taking this opportunity, Shirasaka also had a brief understanding of Nanashiki Mio's personality. How to say it, if you exclude the suffering and experiences she has suffered, she is actually a very ordinary girl. She likes everything that girls like, and has her own joys and sorrows.

But unfortunately, the ability to see spirits that she was born with ultimately changed her life. Coupled with the indescribable family conditions, it ultimately led to her having a somewhat distorted cognition and personality.

But, how twisted can a little girl who can be happy for ten minutes just chatting with herself about Angry Birds on her phone be?

Anyway, Shirasaka can totally accept such a person as a friend and companion by her side.

“Only after experiencing it once did I realize how cool it is to have a private jet.”

He sighed slightly. If he had taken Kitami Natsuka's family's private helicopter instead of a taxi, Shirasaka would have already reached his destination by now. Why would he have to walk along this mountain road ahead?

This is how he realized the benefits of having money. Anyway, Shirasaka figured that when he became rich, he would have to get some of these means of transportation.

Come to think of it, the dwarf helicopter seems quite cheap. When the time comes, I can call the dwarf out to fly it myself, and then I will be considered a person with a plane.

Thinking about these wild and imaginative things, Shirasaka, Ichinose Kagami, and Nanashiki Mio set out on the road to the abandoned gold mine. The closer they got to the gold mine, the more silent Nanashiki Mio, who was originally holding Shirasaka's arm with great interest, became.

"What's wrong? Are there evil spirits around?"

Shirasaka finally woke up from those unrealistic fantasies. Noticing Nanashiki Mio's abnormality, he lowered his head and asked the girl a question, while also looking around.

Before, there was a feeling that some kind of connection had been established between the two of them, but Shirasaka had no clear experience as to whether they really shared the same vision. After all, he had experimented with it, and even if he and Nanashiki Mio kept a distance, he could not see what she saw.

In the game, as an ally, the vision between her and the other party should be shared.

Therefore, Shirasaka is currently unsure whether he can really see those invisible evil spirits by standing next to her. How effective this will be remains to be seen in actual practice.

"No, but there is indeed a very oppressive feeling, as if something is watching us from the dark."

Nanase Mio shook her head. She hadn't seen any trace of evil spirits along the way. It was not until she got here that she remembered why Shirasaka had called her. So naturally, she became particularly concerned about the area in front of her.

It was precisely because of this that the feeling of being watched from the dark became more and more obvious, to the point that she felt so nervous that she wanted to vomit.

"Is that right?"

Shirasaka frowned and looked around. He didn't have any experience in this regard. After all, he had a physique that even Chang'an couldn't affect, so it was normal that he couldn't have this feeling.

It was not until he saw Kagami Ichinose frowning beside him that he realized that this might not be just an illusion of Nanashiki Mio.

"I can barely feel that feeling, but it's almost there."

While nodding to Shirasaka to confirm his condition, Ichinose Kagami pointed to a mine in front of him where a large hole had been mined, and turned to ask Shirasaka who was standing beside him.

The right to decide such matters must be given to him. After all, this matter was his own idea. If he cannot solve these problems, then leaving would not be a wrong decision.

"Since I'm here now, it would be a bit unfair to myself if I just leave like this, right?"

Shirasaka scratched his head. From Ichinose Kagami's reaction, he could tell that she did not support entering the mine so rashly, but he certainly had no reason to leave. After all, according to her, this was the only place in the entire Kamihama where gold mine could be considered usable.

For the sake of your own start-up capital, this risk is worth taking.

"However, just to be on the safe side, Ichinose, why don't you wait here? We'll be in constant communication, so if anything goes wrong, you can help me call for help."

Shirasaka hesitated for a moment. Since he still didn't know the situation inside the gold mine, it would be better to leave one person here to be on the safe side. Moreover, if he brought Nanashiki Mio with him, she would act as a probe, and if he brought Ichinose Kagamikabe with him, it would simply increase the difficulty for him.

"Okay, if you're out of touch for more than twenty minutes, I'll contact Kitami-san."

Ichinose Kagami was still so reassuring, and he didn't do anything pretentious like he had to accompany Shirasaka in. After thinking for a moment, he nodded decisively and agreed to Shirasaka's decision.

"I'll go see if I can activate the remaining circuits inside the mine. The mining lamps in the areas without the collapse should still be able to light up."

Turning her head and pointing to the place not far away which should be the control console of this mine, Ichinose Kagami showed one of her magical skills again.

"You also know how to do electrical work?"

Shirasaka curled the corners of his mouth. He knew that the girl in front of him was reliable, but not to this extent, right?

"I've read some related books and studied for a while. It's always good to master more skills."

Ichinose Kagami nodded and explained with a bit of humility, which also let Shirasaka know how outrageous it is for a top student who doesn't play games or have any entertainment activities and just stays at home reading books when he has nothing to do.

"Then please, let's keep in touch via cell phone the whole time. I'll go to a place with signal to let you know before there's no signal."

With a hole like this and the atmosphere of a horror movie, Shirasaka knew without a second thought that the classic scene of no cell phone signal would inevitably occur, so he naturally told Ichinose how to deal with it.

"Ok."

After handing over all the tools needed for going down the cave that had been prepared long ago to Shirasaka, Ichinose Kagami finally asked Shirasaka a question that he should have asked him at the beginning.

"Now, Shirasaka-kun, can you tell me why you came here?"

He looked at the boy in front of him with a sincere tone. If he didn't want to talk, Ichinose Kagami would leave decisively and never ask any other questions.

"Ah, then you must be here to mine gold. Could it be tourism? But the mining I want might be a little different from the normal one."

Shirasaka scratched his head. Ichinose Kagami had never asked him, and he had forgotten that he didn't seem to have given any reason for entering the gold mine. Now he could only give a reluctant explanation.

As for whether Kagami Ichinose can understand it, that is her business.

"Okay, I understand. I wish you a safe journey."

Nodding, Ichinose Kagamikashi didn't ask any more questions, and then watched Shirasaka and Nanashiki Mio walk into the mine shrouded in darkness.

Shirasaka had just used the high-intensity flashlight given to him by Ichinose Kagami to pull Nanashiki Mio into the long-abandoned gold mine, and the next second, a small word appeared above his vision.

【Gold reserves 426/20000】

Wow, it really is a gold mine that can be collected. So the question is, how do we collect the gold reserves in this thing?

Chapter 106: Finally Saw It

Baisaka didn't care about the fact that there were only about 400 points of gold reserves left in this gold mine. It was already very good to have it. As for the issue of reserves, he would have to wait until the mining was completed before deciding.

If the current problems are not solved, what future are you thinking about?

His eyes seemed to be shining as Shirasaka carefully looked at the mine shrouded in darkness. Although the light of the flashlight was strong, it could only barely illuminate the front of him, and there was nothing that looked like gold around him to the naked eye.

Shirasaka had previously experimented with the gold earrings in Asano Chiya's jewelry box. Normal gold seemed unable to be directly converted into the gold coins he needed. Of course, it was not ruled out that the guy had hidden fake gold jewelry, but Shirasaka himself felt that it should not be that simple.

If ordinary gold cannot be converted directly, then the only possibility is that this thing can only exist in the unmined gold ore at present. This is why Baisaka has to come in and take a look no matter what. If he doesn't try, he will never get the truth.

Soon, with a somewhat harsh sound from the circuit on the side, the abandoned circuit at the front end of the entire mine tunnel started to work again. The dim light illuminated the entire mine, and Shirasaka was finally able to see the whole picture of the mine.

Ichinose Kagami's work efficiency is worthy of praise. Before Shirasaka could get to know Nanashiki Mio much better, she had already repaired the circuit. It can only be said that having a reliable teammate to act as a logistics support can really make things much easier for oneself.

The urge to praise Kagaki Ichinose arose in his heart for the Nth time. Shirasaka felt that his affection for this girl was about to exceed the limit of friends. Who could not love a girl like this?

But now is definitely not the time to think about these things. Shirasaka continued to lead Nanashi Mio deeper into the mine. Since no clues could be found in this area, they could only go deeper?

As Shirasaka and Nanashiki Mio walked deeper into the mine, the temperature around them dropped noticeably. It was not known whether it was because the mine was naturally like that, or because the evil spirits hidden within had some effect. In short, even Shirasaka, who was usually not very sensitive to temperature changes, noticed that the surroundings were getting colder.

Nanashiki Mio on the side kept sticking closer to Shirasaka, almost coming up to hug Shirasaka, her only source of warmth.

"Xiao Qi Se, come to think of it, you're not afraid at all? Going down with me into this unknown area shouldn't be something you're very reluctant about, right?"

Since he had nothing to do anyway, Shirasaka walked deeper into the cave while talking to Nanashiki Mio. If it were any other girl, they wouldn't be able to walk just standing at the door, let alone follow him in. In addition, Nanashiki Mio was a very cowardly person, so her bravery was really beyond Shirasaka's expectations.

"...I definitely resist, but with you, Shirasaka-kun, by my side...I'm not that scared anymore. Compared to these things, my previous experiences are what make me feel more terrified."

Nanashiki Mio followed closely behind Shirasaka, hugging her shoulders with both hands and rubbing them gently to keep warm. As long as she looked at the boy in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a warmth rising from her heart.