There's Always a Maze Around

When Wu Yan, Mikoto, and Hinagiku first entered the cave, it was pitch black, and they could only see each other. However, as they ventured deeper, it became increasingly brighter. Now, while it wasn't as bright as daylight, they could at least see things without straining their eyes. Looking around, Wu Yan couldn't find anything that was emitting light. In any normal situation, this bizarre phenomenon would be attributed to ghosts, but here… it could only be attributed to demons and monsters.

The two girls, usually fearless, were now walking timidly behind Wu Yan. Even Railgun, with her level 68 power, looked scared. She would straighten her face whenever Wu Yan turned around, unaware that he had noticed her every expression.

So, even if they're powerful, little girls are still little girls…

They walked in silence through the quiet passage, not speaking a word. This cave was full of demons, and it was best to avoid stirring them up, even if it didn't do much.

Wu Yan had drawn the Kusanagi Sword before entering the cave. He wasn't confident that he would have time to draw it if they were attacked by demons. He activated the System's detection function, so that he could detect anything that appeared, even if it was invisible.

"Hey, Yan, do you think all the monsters here are already dead? After all, it's been such a long time," Hinagiku said to Wu Yan, unable to bear the atmosphere any longer.

"That's impossible!" Wu Yan said definitively. "I don't know if these demons are immortal like in the legends, but they definitely live longer than humans. Even if we die, they might still be alive. Besides, Luzhinomiya said there are many monsters here, and if that's the case, there must be females as well, so they can reproduce!"

"If that's the case, why haven't we seen a single so-called… demon?" Mikoto had only been summoned for less than a day, but the System had already given her the necessary knowledge. Compared to the unbelievable System, demons weren't unacceptable, but as a 14-year-old girl, accepting ghosts didn't mean she wasn't afraid…

Well, Railgun always pretended not to be afraid in front of Wu Yan, but she wouldn't be Railgun if she wasn't such a tsundere...

"I was thinking the same thing, until just now…" As he said this, Wu Yan stopped walking.

Mikoto and Hinagiku were startled and looked around warily, their eyes still filled with fear.

"Wh-what's wrong? Yan…" Hinagiku swallowed and asked nervously.

Wu Yan turned around, a hint of confusion on his face.

"Wait a moment…" Wu Yan waved his hand, looked around, frowned, and then lowered his head.

"Hoo…" Just as Wu Yan lowered his head, a gust of wind blew in from somewhere, gently caressing the three of them, lifting Wu Yan's hair, and also lifting Hinagiku and Mikoto's… skirts…

Since Wu Yan, Hinagiku, and Mikoto were facing each other, and Wu Yan was looking down, when the wind blew up Hinagiku and Mikoto's skirts, Wu Yan's eyes were perfectly aligned. Immediately, two pairs of safety shorts, one white and one black, appeared in Wu Yan's eyes.

"..." Maintaining his lowered head, Wu Yan's pupils dilated, and a look of utter astonishment appeared on his face as he looked at the two exceptionally matching pairs of safety shorts.

"Kya!!!" Although they were usually tomboyish, they were still girls. No girl wouldn't be embarrassed when her skirt was blown up. They exclaimed simultaneously, pressed down their skirts, and looked at Wu Yan with flushed faces.

"You didn't see anything, right, Yan…" A longsword made of crystal appeared in Hinagiku's hand, and she looked at Wu Yan with an unkind gaze. If Wu Yan dared to shamelessly say that he saw something, Hinagiku would dare to chop him in half. After all, she had witnessed Wu Yan's shamelessness more than once, like the last time she was seen naked.

Sensing Hinagiku's gaze, Wu Yan shook his head frantically like a rattle-drum.

"Biri biri…" The sound of sparking electricity rang out, and blue light flashed, freezing Wu Yan's shaking movements. He mechanically turned his head to look at the other side.

"You wouldn't have stopped on purpose… for something like this, would you!" Mikoto lowered her head, electricity flashing from her forehead, her voice so cold that it almost froze Wu Yan.

It was no wonder Mikoto thought that way, after all, the angle and timing of Wu Yan's head-lowering were too 'perfect'.

Wu Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Th-this was just an accident, really an accident…"

Heaven could see that Wu Yan was telling the truth this time.

Looking at the two girls who looked like powder kegs, Wu Yan's heart was filled with tears.

Mikoto was fine, even though she was wearing safety shorts, she didn't go around showing them off. But what was with Hinagiku? In the original story, didn't Hinagiku actively lift her skirt to prove that she was wearing safety shorts when she first met Ayasaki Hayate? Why was it that when it was me, she wouldn't even let me see her safety shorts? This is unscientific!

You can't guess a girl's thoughts…

Seeing Mikoto and Hinagiku's increasingly unkind expressions, Wu Yan quickly raised his hands to stop them from going berserk, and said with grief and despair, "Wait, please listen to my last words!"

"What else do you have to say?" The two girls said in unison.

"If I said I didn't do it on purpose, would you believe me?" Wu Yan looked at Hinagiku and Mikoto with a miserable smile, making his final defense.

"Then tell us, why did you stop…" Hinagiku stopped Mikoto from electrocuting Wu Yan and said to him unhappily.

Wu Yan gave Hinagiku a grateful look, which earned him a cold snort. Wu Yan coughed and quickly became serious. "The reason I stopped is because I realized that we've already been here before!"

The two girls were stunned, even Hinagiku, who didn't have much hope that Wu Yan could give an explanation. She thought that Wu Yan was really trying to get a glimpse of their skirts, so he deliberately made such a mysterious scene. She didn't expect Wu Yan to say that.

It could be seen how good Wu Yan's impression was in the Student Council President's eyes…

"This place?" Hinagiku turned her head to look around.

"We've been here before?" Mikoto also stopped using her superpower, looked around, and then exchanged a glance with Hinagiku. Their eyes were filled with the same confusion.

Wu Yan shook his head. It was no wonder they couldn't tell. There was nothing but rock walls and stones inside, and there were very few things that could be used as reference points. The reference points that could attract people's attention were even fewer. If Wu Yan didn't have the ability of 'Perfect Memory', he might not have been able to find out.

"Have we really been here before? I didn't notice," Mikoto twisted her face and turned her gaze to Wu Yan.

However, Wu Yan did not answer Mikoto, but instead asked Hinagiku. "Hinagiku, have you forgotten my memory? I can't be wrong!"

Seeing Mikoto's doubtful expression, Hinagiku nodded. "Yes, Yan won't be wrong. His memory is exceptionally good. He can completely remember something he's seen once. If he says we've been here before, then we definitely have."…

"Remember something after seeing it once?" Mikoto looked at Wu Yan in surprise. "This is already in the category of ability, right?…"

As expected of Railgun, lv5 wasn't just for show. She instantly saw through Wu Yan's 'Perfect Memory' ability.

"In other words, we're lost?" Hinagiku said with a hint of uncertainty.

"It can't be said that we're lost." Wu Yan raised his hand to object. "It should be said that we're trapped in something like a maze."

"Maze?" The two girls looked at Wu Yan in surprise.

"Yes!" Wu Yan walked to the side of the rock wall, patted the rock on the wall, and said, "Have you forgotten that since we entered this cave, we've been walking on the same path? There are no forks or anything like that. How could we be lost?"

"In other words…" Hinagiku said in a deep voice.

"We've been going around in circles!" Mikoto saw through the current situation in one sentence.

"Yes!" Wu Yan opened his System list smoothly. "I think this is probably a passage with a very small degree of distortion. The passage forms a circle. Since we came in, we've been circling around it! And because the degree of distortion is very small, and the passage is very large, we didn't notice it at all."

"Is that so?" Hinagiku couldn't help but lower her head and ponder.

"Of course!" Otherwise, did you think I really stopped to look at two pairs of uninteresting safety pants?

Of course, Wu Yan desperately swallowed the last sentence back into his stomach. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have a chance to struggle; he'd just be sending himself to his death...

"So what do we do now? Turn around and go back?" Mikoto asked. Although she was quite clever, at this time, a man should make the decision.

"No!" Wu Yan shook his head. "Even if we turn around and go back, we probably won't be able to get out!"

Hinagiku and Mikoto couldn't help but look up at Wu Yan. "Why?"

Wu Yan smiled wryly, "Is there even a need to ask? After we entered the cave, we circled around here, but after we came back around, did you see the entrance we came in through?"

Mikoto and Hinagiku were stunned. Yes, after circling around, they should have been able to see the exit...

"Could it be..." Hinagiku shrank back. "Is this the legendary ghost wall?"

"No way..." Mikoto, who was originally frowning and thinking, was immediately thrown into confusion by Hinagiku's words, and she gave a dry laugh.

"..." Rolling his eyes at the two girls who were scaring themselves at this time, Wu Yan deeply felt that if he planned to rely on them, he might really be stuck in this ghost wall for the rest of his life.

Seeing Wu Yan constantly waving his hand, Hinagiku asked, "Yan, what are you doing? Did you think of a way?"

Compared to Hinagiku, Mikoto curiously stretched her head and moved closer to Wu Yan.

"Oh... is this the System?"

Wu Yan paused and looked at Mikoto in surprise, pointing to the System list. "You can see the System list? Mikoto."

Mikoto nodded. "I can see it, it's right in front of you!"

"System? Is that the System you mentioned, Yan? Why can't I see anything?" Hinagiku kept tugging here and there, but she couldn't see anything at all.

Wu Yan tapped his chin. "It seems that as my summoned character, you can also see the System. Then Mikoto, can you use the System?"

"No!" Mikoto answered without hesitation. "Although it feels very powerful and interesting, I can't use this System, I can only see it!"

"Why can you two see it, but I can't see anything?" Hinagiku was dissatisfied. Wu Yan and Mikoto's appearance gave her the feeling of 'a secret between the two of them', and the object wasn't her, which made her very unhappy.

"How is it? Do you have a way?" Seeing Wu Yan constantly fiddling with the System, Mikoto asked.

Wu Yan smiled, and with a flip of his hand, a compass appeared in his hand