Following the other party's words, the wall on the left side of the crowd suddenly began to slowly move to both sides, revealing a spacious dark passage.
Rustling continued.
"I would like to remind you that although these trials will not cause you any physical harm, they may cause some indelible psychological shadows. You must be mentally prepared before starting."
"If you feel scared, it's still too late to quit now, but in that case, the monster won't be able to come back to you."
"Who would be afraid? It's just a trial, I will definitely show you that you pass it!" Kosagawa Maho retorted.
"Oh, this is not a trial for a certain person. If you underestimate it too much, you will suffer." The rustling voice said meaningfully.
"Then, I'm looking forward to your performance. Please come in, everyone."
After saying the last sentence, the rustling sound disappeared immediately.
Looking at the passage leading to an unknown place in front of him, Kosagawa Maho pumped his fist to boost his morale.
"Then everyone, let's go!"
"Indeed, we have reached this point, and we can no longer retreat." Jingu Shina agreed.
Chiba Yui and Himejima Yuno looked at each other and nodded.
The next moment, the four of them moved their left feet in unison and stepped into the darkness.
The passage is not long, and soon, the light at the end is already dimly visible.
After walking out of the passage and seeing the scene in front of them clearly, Chiba Yui and others couldn't help but be startled.
What appeared in front of me was an empty room.
There is no decoration in it, but in the middle of the room, there are four...
treadmill.
"What...what does this mean?"
At this moment, the expression on Kosagawa Maho's pretty face was full of confusion.
"Apparently, this is the first trial the other party has prepared for us." Chiba Yui said as she gathered her thoughts.
"In that case, the first test is running?"
Hearing this, Kosagawa Maho suddenly realized, he patted his chest confidently and said.
"That's no problem. Even if I don't use spiritual power, I have enough physical strength to run around Tokyo."
"Running... This aspect is not my strong point, and it might hold everyone back." Jingu Shina hesitated.
"I feel like it won't be that simple. Anyway, let's go up and give it a try first." Chiba Yui said.
After the four of them stood firm on the treadmill, the next moment, the situation suddenly changed.
Silver rod-shaped objects quickly rose up around the originally normal treadmill, trapping the four people in it like a cage.
At the same time, the tracks of the treadmill under everyone's feet also began to rotate slowly, and the speed gradually increased.
Under the crawler tracks, color blocks in five different directions, up, down, left, and right, also lighted up.
Seeing this scene, Kosagawa Maho asked doubtfully.
"What's going on? Could it be that the trial has already begun?"
"No, everyone, please raise your head and look ahead." Yuno Himejima suddenly said.
After hearing Himejima Yuno's words, everyone raised their heads.
At some point, the screen hanging on the treadmill lit up, and colorful titles appeared on it.
"One of the trials is the level of dance."
"Passing score: 100,000 points."
Seeing this line of words in front of her, Jingu Shina was slightly startled.
"Dancing Pass? Does that mean you have to dance?"
"But, how to do it specifically?"
Treadmill...dancing...score...
Chiba Yui's eyes were fixed on the screen, and suddenly, she seemed to understand something.
"That's it, I know!"
"Chiba-san, what did you find?"
"If I guess correctly, this is not a simple treadmill." Yui Chiba said with a solemn expression.
"At the same time, it's also a dancing machine."
"The evidence is the color blocks under the tracks, which completely match the layout on the dancing machine."
"I think the true nature of this trial is to complete the dance challenge on this treadmill."
"Besides, we may not be able to leave this treadmill again until we complete the challenge."
"Ah? Why would the other party prepare such a strange trial?" Kosagawa Maho said in confusion.
"I don't know about this..." Chiba Yui hesitated for a moment.
At this moment, Himejima Yuno's eyes narrowed and she spoke as a reminder.
"Everyone, get ready, it's coming!"
As if in response to her words, the next moment, compact music suddenly sounded, and dense notes began to appear on the screen, rushing toward everyone.
Seeing such a scale, Yui Chiba and Mariina Jingu couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.
On the contrary, Kosagawa Maho tied her hair back and said confidently.
"Although I don't know what happened, if it's just this level, I won't lose!"
Following the rhythm of the music, her body began to move regularly.
The slender legs were like sharp blades, piercing every beat with precision, destroying all the notes that came in front of them.
At this moment, the points on the screen in front of everyone also began to rise rapidly.
100...500...1000...
In a short period of time, it exceeded the 5,000-point mark.
"Miss Sagawa, you are so amazing..."
Seeing this scene, Chiba Yui couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
His throat rolled slightly, and then he seemed to have made up his mind and tightened his fists.
"Then we have to work harder!"
...
Three minutes later.
As time went on, the progress bar of the track on the screen had exceeded two-thirds, and the total score of the four people had reached 70,000 points.
Looking at the screen in front of her, Chiba Yui, whose breath was starting to become a little disordered, thought while trying to keep up with the beat of the music.
If you continue at this pace, there will be no problem and you can pass!
Suddenly, the sound of Jingu Shina's gasping sound came from beside her.
"Huh...huh...no...I can't do it anymore, Chiba-san, I can't hold on anymore..."
Hearing this, Chiba Yui couldn't help but subconsciously look to the left.
At this moment, the sweat sliding down Jingu Mari's neck had wetted a large area of the white clothes on her chest, and her steps began to stagger obviously.
Obviously, it is a sign of lack of physical strength.
Seeing this, Chiba Yui couldn't help being shocked. She stepped on the ground and spoke reluctantly.
"Jingu...Senior, don't give up. If you fail this time, we won't have the physical strength to challenge the next time!"
"But, I, I can't run at all..."
Jingu Shina could no longer keep up with the speed of the treadmill, and her body gradually left the color block area.
For a moment, a large "MISS" logo floated on the screen, and the score dropped rapidly.
At this moment, Kosagawa Maho and Himejima Yuno also noticed something strange here.
Seeing this scene, Kosagawa Maho gritted his teeth, raised his head and asked loudly towards the room.
"Hey, I know you're watching here. Let me ask you, since it's not a trial for one person, there should be ways to help teammates, right?"
"Are you there? If so, answer me quickly!"
"certainly."
The rustling sounded again.
"There is a difficulty setting bar on the screen in front of you. If you want to help them, you only need to raise your own difficulty bar."
"However, if you accidentally increase the difficulty too much, you may not be able to complete the challenge. You still have to act within your ability..."
"Hmph, at times like this, it's better to act within your ability. You should try your best to do it, right?"
Kosagawa Maho swiped his finger upwards without thinking, directly pulling his own difficulty bar in front of him to full level.
The next second, she staggered and almost fell to the ground.
Because of the tracks of her treadmill, the speed suddenly began to increase dramatically.
In the blink of an eye, it increased from the original level of four meters per second to twelve meters per second, a full three times the speed.
Running on a treadmill at such a speed is almost impossible for humans.
"If you use spiritual power, it will be considered a failure." The rustling voice reminded him calmly.
"This...you don't need to tell me!"
Kosagawa Maho bit her lower lip tightly and tried her best to keep up with the speed of the treadmill.
"Miss Sagawa, don't be brave!"
As the speed of the treadmill slowed down, Chiba Yui and others got a chance to breathe and spoke to Kosagawa Maho.
"Don't worry, leave it to me, I... can do it!"
While speaking, Kosagawa Maho suddenly lost his balance at his feet and fell backwards.
"Miss Sagawa!"
Seeing this, Chiba Yui and others couldn't help but exclaimed.
However, to everyone's surprise, Kosagawa Maho did not fall down.
Instead, he used the momentum to perform a flexible bounce from the edge of the board, and his legs firmly hooked the gap above the cage.
Relying on his flexible waist, the whole person was hanging upside down in the cage, no longer using his legs, but using his hands to slap the color blocks on the tracks.
In an instant, the score on her screen began to rise rapidly.
Looking at Chiba Yui and others who were stunned, Kosagawa Maho did not forget to take the time to remind them.
"Everyone, don't relax!"
"Ah...yes!"
Chiba Yui and others came to their senses one after another, and then continued to work hard to eliminate the notes sliding on the screen.
The moment the last note disappears, the score freezes instantly.
One hundred and three thousand points!
Seeing the eye-catching word "Complete" pop up on the screen, everyone on the treadmill couldn't help but froze for two seconds.
The next moment, they all jumped up and cheered in unison.
"It...succeeded!"
When he was proud, Kosagawa Maho raised his chin, made a "yeah" gesture upward, and said proudly.
"How? This is the strength of my little Sagawa Maho!"
"If I had known better, I should have electrified the cage in advance." Rustle mused.
"In short, even if you pass this trial."
"But in the next three games, I won't let you take any chances."
rumble......
shepherd
Following her words, the door to the next trial venue opened on the wall in front of her.
"Then, continue."
...
The second trial site.
Like the previous room, there are also special items placed in the center.
This time, there are four microphones.
This time's question lit up on the screen on the microphone.
"The second test is the sound barrier."
"Timed challenge: 10,000 words in five minutes."
"In that case, is the test this time about speaking speed?"
Sagawa Maho also gradually figured out the rules of the trials here, with a somewhat embarrassed look on his pretty face, and muttered.
"This is going to be troublesome. I've always been stupid with my mouth..."
"Then this time, leave it to me."
Jingu Shina, who had just recovered from the last trial, took the initiative to ask for help.
"For every Jijin God Miko, high-speed chanting is a skill that must be mastered. This situation is perfect for me now."
"And..." She paused slightly, then said firmly.
"In order to repay Miss Sagawa's kindness just now, I also want to do more."
"Uh, the kindness is too exaggerated..." Kosagawa Maho waved his hand in embarrassment, "Aren't we partners in a team now? It's just what we should do to lend a helping hand to our teammates.
That’s all.”
Hearing this, Jingu Mariina was slightly startled, and then smiled.
"Well, thank you very much."
She immediately stepped forward, raised her own difficulty level to the highest level, and then picked up the microphone.
"Then everyone, let's get started."
...
Two minutes and fifty-eight seconds later.
Under the shocked gazes of Chiba Yui and others, as the word "Complete" appeared on the screen, Jingu Shina took a breath and put the microphone back into the distance.
"Oh my god, such ventriloquism... is too strong." Kosagawa Maho said with a slight twitch in the corner of his mouth.
"As expected of Jingu-senpai, he easily accomplished what we couldn't do." Chiba Yui said with sincere admiration.
"What's up, everyone?"
Seeing the strange expressions on everyone's face, some doubts appeared on Jingu Mari's pretty face.
"Ah, no, it's nothing. Let's go to the next trial quickly!"
...
The third trial place.
After the treadmill and microphone, four computers appeared in front of everyone this time.
On every computer, the interface of a classic mini-game appears.
Watch again and again.
Everyone looked at the prompts on the screen on the wall.
"The third test is the gateway of the heart."
"Limited time challenge: 1,000 eliminations in five minutes."
"It seems that this time you are playing a game?" Kosagawa Maho came to the computer, rolled up his sleeves, and picked up the mouse, "To be honest, if I watch this type of game again and again, I am still a little confident."
"But, if that's the case, I feel like it has nothing to do with the theme of this trial, 'heart.'" Himejima Yuno held her chin in thought.
"This...maybe it tells us to feel the joy brought by the game with our heart." Kosagawa Maho was speechless for a moment.
"Oh, anyway, let's give it a try first!"
The four people came to the screen one after another and pressed the start button.
"Well...let me see where the same cube is..."
Kosagawa Maho started searching with great interest.
Suddenly, looking at the screen in front of her, her eyes froze.
On the screen, portraits of different people appeared.
The most important thing is that among these portraits, there are no two identical portraits!
For a moment, Kosagawa Maho couldn't help but fall into doubt in life.
This... what kind of Lianliankan is this!
And not only her, Chiba Yui and Jingu Shina also discovered the same problem.
At this moment, looking at the group in front of him, Himejima Yuno said thoughtfully.
"Is that so...this is what is called the heart."
"The so-called Lianliankan is not about looking at the pattern of the squares, but the emotions behind them."
"Pleasure and joy, sorrow and sorrow, sorrow and sorrow, anger and anger..."
"Then, as long as the squares represent the same level of emotion, they can be eliminated."
As she whispered to herself, the patterns in front of her began to disappear quickly one by one.
"This game is quite simple, right, everyone?"
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but fell into silence.
After a long while, Chiba Yui said weakly.
"No, Miss Yuno, I don't think we can do something like this easily..."
Hearing this, Himejima Yuno couldn't help being slightly stunned.
Then he smiled softly and filled up his own difficulty bar in front of him.
"It seems that it's my turn."
...
The fourth trial site.
In this final trial place, what appeared in front of everyone were four identical passages separated by five walls.
At this moment, everyone was looking at the words that appeared on the screen.
"The final test, the test of the body."
"Challenge goal: pass obstacles and get the key."
"Is it an obstacle? Since it is a physical barrier, it seems that there will be traps to test the physical skills. To be on the safe side, it is better for everyone to pass through as carefully as possible." Kosagawa Maho considered.
"clear."
The other three people nodded one after another, and then each chose a passage to enter.
...
In the dark passage, Kosagawa Maho leaned sideways, rubbing the wall, and moved forward bit by bit cautiously and patiently.
But the further she walked, the more doubts became in her heart.
It's obvious that we've traveled more than half of the journey, but we haven't encountered even a single trap or trap.
What exactly is the test of the so-called body barrier...
While he was thinking, Kosagawa Maho suddenly felt an inexplicable resistance coming from in front of him.
At some point, the road ahead became so narrow that no one could continue to pass.
It seems that I took the wrong path, and there are other secret passages hidden here...
Kosagawa Maho originally planned to go back the same way, but when he turned around, he was surprised to find out.
The road she had just arrived on was now too narrow for her to pass.
After realizing this, Kosagawa Maho couldn't help but be stunned.
What's going on? What happened?
As if to answer her doubts, the next moment, a strong pushing feeling came from behind her, and she was clamped between the walls.
No matter how hard she tried to struggle, she couldn't move even one inch.
In an instant, Kosagawa Maho's eyes widened slightly, as if he understood something.
So that’s it, is this the meaning of body barrier?
Does the so-called body actually refer to figure?
She immediately reminded loudly.
"Everyone, be careful, these walls...are movable!"
"Well... no, I can't move anymore, it's completely trapped by the wall!"
"Miss Sagawa, you spoke too late, I'm already stuck."
At this moment, Jingu Mari's helpless voice sounded from the passage on the other side.
"I'm sorry, I also..." Himejima Yuno's apologetic voice also sounded.
Feeling the increasingly intense pressure coming from behind and in front of him, Kosagawa Maho gritted his teeth unwillingly.
If you use spiritual power, you can easily break free from such a wall.
But if you do that, the trial will be considered a failure, and your plan to bring Xiaobai back will be in vain.
Damn it, we finally got to this point, are we going to be wiped out at the last hurdle?——
Suddenly, the strong pressure on her body suddenly lightened up.
In the next moment, the walls retracted and returned to their original spacious appearance.
What's going on?
In confusion, Kosagawa Maho and others walked out of the passage one after another.
Then he saw Yui Chiba holding a golden key in front of him.
Seeing this scene, Kosagawa Maho was slightly startled, then rushed to the other party excitedly, pressed his shoulder, and said excitedly.
"That's awesome, Yui-chan, how did you get through there!"
"Miss Sagawa, is this kind of thing really such a joyful thing..."
At this moment, Chiba Yui looked down at her plain chest, her voice suddenly choked up slightly.
Looking at the other party's sad expression, Kosagawa Maho suddenly realized something and his expression became a little embarrassed.
He coughed twice and spoke to comfort him.
"It's okay, Yui-chan, you're still young and you still have a lot of room for development."
"When I was your age, I actually..."
"also?"
Hearing this word, Chiba Yui suddenly raised her head and looked at Kosagawa Maho hopefully.
Sensing the ardent expectation hidden in the other person's eyes, Kosagawa Maho couldn't help but hesitate and carefully considered his words.
Finally, he scratched the back of his head and said haha.
"Well...that, too...isn't particularly big..."
This means that it was already very big at that time!
After hearing this, Chiba Yui couldn't bear such a blow anymore, so she whimpered, turned around and threw herself into Himejima Yuno's arms.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Miss Yuno, what should I do…”
"Hey, don't be sad, Yui-chan."
At this moment, Himejima Yuno patted the other person's back and comforted him softly.
"If you think about it from another angle, among the four people present now, only you have such a unique advantage."
"Looking at it this way, poor breasts are actually a scarce resource."