I'm Scared

Kiana pulled the candle a little closer to herself. Its flickering flame made her face look rather frightening.

"Later, we met someone from Shenzhou. They said he could see certain unclean things, and there was one in the building where we were staying..."

At that point, Kiana stopped telling the story.

Seele and Wendy clung to Bronya's arms, constantly wondering what exactly was inside the building from the story.

The Far East had a strong Shenzhou cultural influence, so they had all heard plenty of ghost stories and legends. They were scared, but curious too.

Next was Bronya. She told a story from her days as a mercenary.

"Not far from the camp where we were first stationed stood a large tree. They said a woman in white had hanged herself there."

"Then one night, when one of our teammates went out to use the bathroom, he saw..."

As if to create a frightening atmosphere, Bronya casually selected some horror-themed background music to set the mood.

Himeko and Fu Hua were fine. One had a fiery temper and would fight anyone who crossed her, while Fu Hua had seen the world and lived for so many years—what kind of supernatural incident had she not encountered?

They took turns telling stories. Kiana and Bronya's stories were rather terrifying, while Mei, Seele, and Wendy's were fairly ordinary.

The two younger girls had always been afraid of such things. Though they occasionally looked into them, they had never delved too deeply.

Before they had even said much, they had scared themselves instead.

When it was Theresa's turn, she fell silent, shifting restlessly as if there were nails beneath her.

"Uh... well, let's stop here for today. We still have things to do tomorrow..." Theresa decided to end the game in order to preserve