"I don't need that superficial stuff."
"Just standing there is enough to be intimidating."
"Whether it's people or ghosts..."
Tenya said meaningfully.
"Ahaha!"
"There won't really be ghosts at a test of courage!" Yui laughed dismissively.
Rikka, Megumi, and Rukia exchanged glances.
There really are ghosts!
And they just encountered one not long ago!
At night.
LED glow strips were hung around the camp, and under the deliberately dimmed lighting, the atmosphere for the test of courage intensified.
"All three of your outfits deserve full marks."
Tenya looked at Miko, Yukino, and Alisa after their costume changes with appreciation.
"Just so-so." Miko held the hem of her elegant skirt.
Yukino said, "Hmph~ I didn't wear this for you to grade!"
".."
Alisa squeezed the bear paw gloves on her hands.
"Rather than our evaluation, I'm more concerned about that child's condition."
Yukino looked around and quickly found Rumi, who was alone in the group.
"Well then, everything proceeds according to plan." Tenya said nonchalantly.
Rumi's group was led down a different path.
"Towards the stars and the abyss, welcome to the test of courage."
"I am the devil Lucifer..."
Saika shone a flashlight upwards onto his face, trying to scare them.
"Wow~ Sister is so pretty!"
The elementary school students shouted excitedly.
"Foolish humans!"
"You don't understand the essence of Lucifer!"
Hachiman wore a clown mask, shone a flashlight upwards, and his sharp eyes emitted a chilling light.
"Ahhh! There's a ghost!!"
The elementary school students were immediately scared and ran away.
"Oh, wow! I was actually quite capable, huh?"
Hachiman immediately felt a sense of pride.
"Hachiman, you're amazing!" Saika looked at him with admiration.
"Saika, I..."
In the dark night, the two looked at each other affectionately, their figures unconsciously getting closer.
"What's going on with those two?"
Not far away, Yukino, as a bystander, was a little dumbfounded.
"This is part of the plan." Tenya smiled mysteriously.
Alisa couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Tenya-kun, you can't look for cute boys!" Miko warned him very seriously.
The test of courage continued....
"Wahaha! I'm going to eat you!"
Yui bared her fangs and claws, trying to scare the elementary school students.
"Hehehehehe~"
The elementary school students weren't scared at all.
"Why do I feel so silly?"
Yui looked discouraged.
"Huh?"
"Oh, it's the older brother and older sister?"
"Besides the clown man at the entrance, the other monsters aren't scary at all!"
"High school students are all so stupid. Hehehe~"
Seeing that it was Tobe (a gangster) and Yumiko (a fierce woman) blocking the way, the elementary school students laughed.
"Huh? You guys are really rude! How dare you talk to me like that!"
Tobe was too good at acting like a gangster.
"Tsk! Aren't you guys being too arrogant!" Yumiko coldly scolded.
"Eh?!"
Facing the sudden change in expression, the elementary school students were all startled.
"By the way, someone seemed to be calling me stupid just now?"
"Who said that?"
"After all, it's also our duty to teach you manners!"
Facing Yumiko's aggressive approach, the elementary school students instinctively apologized, "S-sorry..."
Bang!
Yumiko kicked a tree, put her hands on her hips, and continued to question, "I'm asking, who exactly said that?!"
"Woo woo~"
The elementary school students were so scared they didn't dare to breathe.
"These two, they're really just being themselves, huh?" Miko made a positive evaluation.
Just then, Hayato, dressed as a prince, walked out.
"How about this? We can let half of you go, and the other half stay here."
"You can decide for yourselves who stays here."
Hayato's cruel words made the elementary school students feel like they were in an ice cellar.
"So that's it!"
"You want to create internal conflict within their team!"
Alisa's eyes moved, and she understood their plan.
"Hurry up and decide! Who is staying!!"
Tobe clenched his fist and threatened the nearest elementary school student.
"Woo woo~ Tsurumi... you, you stay here!"
As expected, the elementary school students first pushed out Rumi, who was being excluded.
"It's bullying, just as I thought!"
Yukino bit her lip.
"I originally felt sorry for them, but now I don't feel that way at all!" Miko's eyes became firm.
"Tenya-kun, this is your plan, right?" Alisa asked.
"Yes, completely destroy the relationships around Rumi!"
"When people face fear, they won't care about others."
"Even if it means sacrificing the people around them, they will save themselves."
"As long as this ugly side is exposed, they will never be able to get along well again!"
Tenya revealed a sinister smile.
Everything was going according to plan.
The elementary school students erupted into a fierce argument.
"If Yuuka hadn't called the big sister stupid just now, it would have been fine..."
"It's all Yuuka's fault!"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"No, it was Hitomi who said it first!"
"I didn't say anything, nothing was wrong!"
"It's Komori's bad attitude, she's disrespectful!"
Exposing each other's shortcomings and shirking responsibility, the originally united group disintegrated in an instant.
"Uh... It seems like we don't need to make an appearance..."
Megumi, dressed as an assassin, was lurking at the next checkpoint.
However, the elementary school students had already collapsed ahead of time.
"A fragile contract, it crumbles at a touch." Rikka nodded.
"Wait! Something seems a little off!"
Rukia gripped the prop scythe in her hand, then felt something was wrong and immediately threw the prop away, taking out the Zanpakuto hidden in her robe.
"That is...?!"
Miko's eyes suddenly widened.
With her Yin-Yang Eyes, she could clearly see the black energy rising from the forest, pouring into the bodies of those elementary school students.
"There's a ghost!"
Yukino also saw it.