Miss Zashiki

"Your Highness, that is the legendary luthier who guides the lost ships in the 'Sea of ​​Monsters'. Everyone calls him 'Sea Monk'."

"...What kind of test do you need to go through?"

"It is said that he will ask questions to the people on board, asking about the real fears in their hearts. If they can face their hearts and have the will to overcome, they will be guided back to the voyage safely; if they are evasive or weak in heart, they will be punished ; and if you don't answer, you will become a dead soul on the sea, wandering on this sea area forever."

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Fu Xiaoyao, who couldn't accept the psychological gap for a while, could only force himself not to focus on the curious fish head face, and concentrate on listening to the conversation between the captain and the two princes behind him at a lowered volume.

However, after listening to it, she found that there was still some discrepancy between what the medicine seller said.

The so-called test is to face the fear in your heart, and if you fail to pass, you will have to suffer the corresponding punishment——

Is the punishment to be sent to Qiangwei Island?But the drug seller said that going to Qiangwei Island is the way to die, so why should it be different from "If you don't answer, you will become a dead soul at sea"?Could it be that compared to directly dying, what torture is there to be sent to Qiangwei Island?

Fu Xiaoyue almost instinctively denied this possibility immediately.

When he just saw this monster—unsurprisingly, it should be the Haifang Lord—Fu Xiaoyue was actually relieved.Because what came to her first thought was the setting of Kaibozu, the shikigami, in the game.

——Although I am ugly, I am gentle.

Fu Xiao had seen countless players teasing this shikigami with this sentence.Even later, the game officially released a copy of the skin with Kai Fangzhu as the protagonist, and the title gimmick is also "gentle sea monster".

Admittedly, it is a real world right now, and the fish-headed monster in front of him is no longer just a tablet data that exists on the game screen. It is impossible to sum up all its character aspects with only the simple word "gentle", but After all, she couldn't imagine - would such a "kind" monster really do such a thing as to make others die?

From this point of view, the so-called "test" must not be just nonsensical malice, it should have a deep meaning.

Is it possible... Although he came to help us out of trouble, the future of this journey is ultimately unknown, and the unknown is the most terrifying thing.Therefore, no matter what fears each of us has in our hearts, at this moment, we need to muster up the courage to move forward firmly and unanimously...

Fu Xiaoyue was aroused by the lines that he had imagined, so goosebumps all over his body - even if he is very gentle, he can't be so nasty, right?

So in this way, the most likely explanation is... There is a problem with the medicine seller's statement.

Thinking of this, Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help frowning silently.

She had to admit that since the reunion, the medicine seller's state has been a bit strange, and now he is probably the one who deliberately led the boat here, and he clearly said, "If you go to Rose Island, you will never be able to return to the world", but still Holding the inexplicable stubbornness, he went with all his heart.

If Master Kaifang sent people who failed the test to Qiangwei Island because he wanted to sharpen their hearts, and in the final analysis, it was out of good intentions, then what is the reason for the difference between him and the drug seller?

Compared to thinking that the drug seller deliberately "deceived" himself, Fu Xiaoyue may be more inclined to think that the two of them have different perceptions of "Rose Island".Maybe one thinks it's harmless, while the other thinks it's mortal—then the key question is, what's on Rose Island?In other words, what does the drug seller want to do on Qiangwei Island, and what would make him willing to bury the entire ship?

——Thinking of this, Fu Xiaoyue finally caught a glimpse of some thoughts in the chaos.She was about to continue thinking along that thread, when she was interrupted by a thick voice in front of her.

"What is your greatest fear?"

— This is the beginning of the question?There are so many people on board, does this guy have to ask one by one if they can't pass?

She was muttering silently when another clank of the piano sounded:

"Woman, answer my question."

...No.

Fu Xiaoyue held back the twitching corners of her mouth, and quickly glanced at the fish head. Although she quickly looked away, she was still very sure that she and the dead fish eyes were looking straight at each other. A few tenths of a second.

——exm?With such a face, who gave you the courage to say this kind of lines exclusive to the boss?

——And why did you ask her first, is it because she is the shortest and the most conspicuous?

Fu Xiaoyue didn't even have time to feel flustered under the slap in the face, and after the previous psychological hints, she successfully hypnotized herself that the other party was a "good monster". At this moment, she even looked fearless and frank:

"Afraid of the dark, afraid of suffering, afraid of pain, afraid of hunger, afraid of death, afraid of tiredness, afraid of cold, afraid of heat, afraid of bugs, afraid of ugliness, afraid of fat, afraid of poverty, afraid of not growing tall... There are too many things to be afraid of. I can’t say what I’m most afraid of.”

—Isn’t it about facing your inner fears?It's not difficult at all!Fu Xiaoyue never had the so-called sense of shame in the matter of "counseling".

After these words were finished, the entire deck was silent for a few seconds. Except for the young dog god who was looking serious and quickly memorizing the small book in his heart, the rest of the people looked at each other with indescribable and indescribable expressions. look at her.

Haifangzhu in front of him also silently hugged the pipa in his arms, without saying a word for a long time.

It wasn't until a long time later that a light and light laugh floated from the corner, breaking the awkward silence: "Well, is there any cute girl in the world who won't be afraid of these things? Isn't this a matter of course. "

The young man leaning on the ship's wall stepped forward at this moment, wearing a dark scholar's uniform and holding a folding fan in his hand. He should be full of elegance, but, against the smile at the corner of his mouth under the mask, it is more He was stunned, showing a bit of evil, "And uncle monk, your trick is just to frighten ordinary human beings, but it won't work for this lovely lady."

Hai Monk silently opened and closed his fish lips a few times, seemingly speechless.

Fu Xiaoyue was wondering about the meaning of Heiba ​​Akito's words, so he continued with a bit of sarcasm in his tone: "However, it's been so long since I've seen you, why don't you know how to play different tricks?"

——What's the matter with this guy?Does he know Kaifangzhu?Or have you been to the Sea of ​​Demons before?Or is it a survivor who passed the test of Kaifangzhu?

By the way, he just said that he actually wanted to disturb the compass.So he originally wanted to come to the Sea of ​​Demons on this trip, did he come to find the "old acquaintance" of Master Kaifang?

Ever since Kuroba Akito appeared on the stage, His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who took him as his attendant behind him, has changed his expression again and again. At this moment, he secretly gritted his teeth and called out: "Mr. Akito, you—"

"Ah, Your Highness, don't worry," the young scholar replied perfunctorily, "This monk is very pedantic and rigid. Everyone will ask patiently. Please just wait quietly."

Next, after a while of operation by the actor, Fu Xiaoyue finally managed to understand that something was wrong with his previous understanding of this "test".It turns out that the so-called "face the fear in your heart", in addition to being honest and frank about your fears, you also need to have the courage and determination to overcome them.

In other words, after expressing his fear, Kaifangzhu will create hallucinations, so that people can experience the terrible thing he said.Moreover, before asking questions, he can see through the real fear in everyone's heart, so if you lie with a fluke mentality, the hallucinations you experience will be even more terrifying.

——However, since this is the case, why hasn't she "realized" any of the things she said just now?

——Besides, she only knows that Kaifangzhu can attack Kenai, when did it have such a cool skill?

While she was wondering, Kuroba Akito continued leisurely: "Actually, Xiaosheng is really curious. If all the lovely girls in this world were extinct, what a terrible scene it would be."

He seemed to feel genuine regret, with a touch of reminiscence: "But it's a pity, as a monster, his illusion doesn't work for us. Are you right—"

Hearing this, Fu Xiaoyue suddenly had some ominous premonition in his heart, but for a while, he could only look at him standing in front of him with a tangled expression, and bent down with a smile: "Cute little monster?"

Fu Xiaoyue: "..."

--poisonous!This person (demon) is poisonous!