The relationship between Reika Yosui and Nikaido Yuuji was well concealed. The harem members did not know that Ms. Yosui was married and was still working tirelessly to inherit the Yosui family property.
There were no entertainment activities such as video games, so Reika Yotsui found two boxes of poker and invited a few people to play together.
After playing a few rounds, she felt that although the dress she was wearing was beautiful, it was difficult to move around, so she went to the second floor to change into casual clothes.
According to Shiraishi's observations that night, Yotsui Reika's character, behavior, and status... are like an old general on the stage, full of death flags.
At this moment, she actually wanted to leave alone again... Even if he saw her brain rolling down the stairs a minute later, Shiraishi wouldn't be surprised.
However, when I looked at the screen, the taskbar was empty and nothing popped up.
This made Shiraishi a little confused, but since he had no mission, he was too lazy to keep an eye on others, especially Reika Yotsui who was going to change clothes. If he followed her rashly, he would look like a pervert.
He shifted his gaze back to the playing cards in his hand, and at the same time, he was ready to activate the mask the moment the mission was released, and float directly through the ceiling to the second floor.
As soon as Yotsui Reika left, the few people who had turned their heads with all their strength relaxed.
After playing cards for a while, the conversation gradually became casual. Moreover, it seemed that Reika Yotsui occasionally looked at Shiraishi more often, and several people began to talk to each other in unison, recalling their common past.
Together with Reika Yotsui, these people are members of the yacht club. They often go out on boats and occasionally go to nearby islands to play.
Hearing this, Shiraishi's eyelids jumped twice, already guessing the next development.
Sure enough, when a few people gathered to reminisce, the bad-tempered Mifune Takuya laughed angrily: "It is indeed a very happy memory, but it is a pity that such a tragedy happened two years ago..."
"Tragedy?" Mao Lilan was startled, and Conan looked over.
"Ah... don't worry about it, that's all in the past." Nikaidou Yuji awkwardly waved his hands to a few outsiders, telling them not to ask any more questions.
Ichijitaka frowned and looked at Mifune Takuya: "Didn't I promise not to mention that matter again?"
Seeing that the atmosphere had become tense, Shoji Rokuda, the most stable person, stood up to smooth things over. He changed the subject: "Why are you so slow, miss? It's been almost an hour."
"Maybe she's putting on makeup, or trying on new clothes, or maybe she's just annoyed by us." Takuya Mifune shrugged and started shuffling, "It's not surprising what that young lady did."
As for Yotsui Reika, it was indeed possible for her to do such a thing, and the few of them sat back at the card table without paying much attention.
However, another half hour passed, and Reika Mitsui still did not appear.
Granny Mi went upstairs to take a look, then ran down in a hurry: "The eldest lady is not in the room."
Only then did a group of people feel something was wrong and decided to go look for it separately.
Several people had already rushed over on the first floor. Shiraishi looked at the situation, got up and headed to the second floor.
Although he doesn't care much about Yotsui Reika's physical and mental health and hasn't received a mission, now even Suzuki Sonoko, who doesn't get along well with Yotsui Reika, looks anxious. No matter how comfortable he is sitting on the sofa, it really can't be justified.
And those people mentioned the "tragedy of two years ago."
...Although I don’t know why there were so many tragedies two years ago, in this case, we may encounter hidden tasks.
So you must be more vigilant later, and you must not get hit by a mission out of nowhere like last time.
While thinking about it, Shiraishi stepped around the corner of the stairs.
Before his eyes could refocus, a floating air bubble with [!] written on it hit him head-on and hit him directly in the face.
Shiraishi was simply stunned.
He subconsciously raised his head to hide, but the bubbles came too suddenly. When he made the "dodge" action, the bubbles had already hit his face.
...You still play like this?
In Shiraishi's mind, a group of alpacas passed by in a queue. He has neither thought of the plot nor found out any detailed clues. He is even climbing the stairs. If he falls on the back of his head, he may fall unconscious.
However, even after he had written his words of condemnation for the system, Shiraishi no longer had the out-of-body feeling.
Although there was still a feeling of falling...but that was caused by him stepping backwards while avoiding the exclamation mark.
Shiraishi immediately reached out to grab the railing, and almost at the same time, two hands supported him from behind.
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko, who were supporting him, were startled: "Are you okay?"
When Conan heard the noise, he turned around and took a look in fear: "You want to sleep again?"
"...It's okay, no."
Shiraishi looked past Conan and looked at the girl slowly emerging at the top of the stairs. Not only did he not want to sleep, he was shocked and very energetic.
The strange girl a few meters away looked abnormal. Of course, this "abnormal" did not refer to the mental aspect, but to the physical aspect.
——Her figure is translucent. Through her, Shiraishi can even see the second-floor corridor with simple patterns.
Conan vaguely felt that the direction of Shiraishi's gaze was not right. He followed Shiraishi's gaze and glanced forward, then turned back inexplicably. Judging from his reaction, he did not notice anyone above him.
Bai Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it was good, it was not his eyesight.
So the virtual world has been upgraded? This soul does not need to be sent to be reborn?
And...did she grab the bubble and throw it over just now? She looks so cute, but I didn’t expect it to be so cunning!
Since there were three people standing next to him, Shiraishi could only keep his mouth shut without saying a word.
There was a "ding dong" sound in his ears. He calmly summoned the light screen and saw a familiar task on it:
[Free the wandering souls riddled with resentment]
The wandering soul...should be the person in front of me.
When he looked up at the stairs again, the girl smiled and bowed slightly to him, and then her figure quickly faded and gradually disappeared from Shiraishi's field of vision.
Although he was not sleepy, the slippage just now provided Shiraishi with a good excuse.
He sat down on a chair on the second floor, pretending to take a moment, and sent the other three protagonists to find someone.
This is the first time Bai Shitou has completed the mission of liberating wandering souls in the real world. The goals of previous missions were to fulfill wishes and prevent corruption. I don't know if there are any changes this time.
Shiraishi unfolded the details of the mission——
【Death does not mean the end
Nanao Yaeko, who drowned two years ago, comes to us again with the [Tit for Tat Coupon] she applied for]
Please supervise her to take revenge]
Scroll down further and it’s gone.
...You should explain clearly what constitutes reasonable revenge!
Shiraishi could only extinguish the light screen and figure it out for himself.
According to the routines in the virtual world, it is basically to make her live a life without regrets, and not to lose her bottom line or go too far.
But speaking of going too far... Nanao Yaeko is already dead, and the item she got is "Tit for Tat Coupon", which sounds like a name that can easily go overboard, so it's difficult to handle.
After feeling worried for two or three seconds, Shiraishi thought to himself, forget it and take his time. When it was time to make corrections, the system should also remind him accordingly. If not, then he would be free to do whatever he wanted.
Ten minutes later, the dispersed group of people regrouped in the lobby on the first floor.
None of them could find Reika Yotsui. Just when everyone was speculating about Reika Yotsui's whereabouts, someone said, "Did she run into the woods and get lost?"
Although the behavior of running into the woods alone at night is puzzling, now, it seems that this can only be speculated.
"Maybe she saw that we were just playing cards and not caring about her, so she got angry." Shoji Rokuta sighed tiredly, "Let's go to the woods to search separately."
Several young guys ran away quickly, trying to find the person first. This kind of plot of a hero saving a beauty will undoubtedly be a plus in the eyes of Reika Yotsui.
Shiraishi thought for a while and followed the most mediocre Gojo Osamu. In fact, there are no absolute rules for murderers in this world. Shiraishi can only rely on guessing. Follow one first and see what happens.
Conan relied on his low sense of presence and secretly followed Shiraishi, Mao Lilan, Suzuki Sonoko and Mi Granny. However, they were stopped by Rokuta Shoji when they were going out. The reason was that they were in danger when entering the mountains and it was best to stay in the hall.
But all three of them felt that they could help, so after Shoji Rokuta left, they also left the villa and formed a group of their own to help find the missing Reika Yotsui.
…
It was very dark in the woods, and most of these people did not bring flashlights. After running for a while, Shiraishi suddenly wondered how they were looking for people.
Conan next to him actually brought his own flashlight - his anesthesia watch was extremely versatile.
The two kept a little distance from the people in front of them, and Conan secretly asked: "Will there be another case this time?"
"...I don't know, I'm just here to attend the banquet." Shiraishi tried to clear up the relationship.
Conan just assumed that he didn't want to reveal the information and asked another question: "Is the black cat here too?"
"We will only contact you when there is a case." Shiraishi combined it with the previous question without changing his expression.
This is not a lie - when there is no case, there is really no need to use a mask.
Conan choked at this skilled Tai Chi talk, and was about to ask another question, but saw Bai Shi suddenly stop in his tracks as if he heard something. Soon, he ran back in the direction of the villa.
——Just now, a task was refreshed in Shiraishi’s taskbar:
[Rescue the hot-blooded idiot who is trying to take two lives on his back x1]