The Abandoned Kyosuke / A Family Out of Alignment (First chapter owed from yesterday)

So, she silently lowered her head, grabbed Yotsuya Kyosuke's sleeve, and walked behind him.

What could she do in a situation like this? She didn't know, but one person came to mind— Yotsuya Miko.

"Ahhhhh--!" (Three-person team)

Yurikawa Hana stamped the bags and placed the tourists' phones and personal belongings into a prepared container to prevent them from losing their items or missing out on the thrill and excitement of the experience.

As she received more and more tourists, she became more and more skilled at her job, the only downside being sore hands and a bit of hunger.

Because the classroom wasn't well soundproofed, screams could often be heard, which was a minor drawback. After all, using a classroom as a haunted house really requires some skill; professional haunted houses are much larger than this small classroom.

"That was terrifying! I almost lost my soul!"

"Yes, if there hadn't been other people around, I probably would have fainted from fright."

The tourists who came out were still a little shaken, talking to each other to calm their nerves, and went to the reception desk to retrieve their belongings.

"Then, the next batch of tourists can enter."

On the other side, the student in charge of guiding the tourists shouted, and a new group of tourists, some nervous, some excited, and some fearful, entered the haunted house built by the students, beginning their Ghosts journey.

For these tourists, this is a rare experience. Professional haunted houses are either too expensive or too intimidating to enter, but the haunted house built by students gives them more courage. Moreover, due to the limited size of the Ghosts, the entire tour is relatively short.

For the students who repeatedly acted out the roles and switched on and off, it was a different story.

If it's the first time, they're still interested in scaring tourists until the 10th or 10th time, but as they get more and more skilled, they lose interest.

"It's so hot."

A student hiding behind the cover muttered something softly; a fine layer of sweat had already formed on her forehead.

Hiding in the bunker beside her, watching the tourists' movements and preparing to scare them, Yotsuya Miko had a sudden thought. So she lowered the temperature inside the haunted house a bit, making the place feel cold and eerie.

She didn't find it too bad, unlike these mortal beings who felt tired and bored after repeated experiences. However, judging from the girl next to her, she knew that the second half of the haunted house was probably going to be tough.

Because of the young people's incident, the haunted house suddenly became lively. Many unsuspecting tourists mustered up the courage to visit their haunted house because of the long queues, which made the students in the class feel a bit overwhelmed. After all, their haunted house was very small, and many of the props and switches were arranged to hide people behind cover and make them squat there for a long time.

If there were fewer people, we could take a break and reduce fatigue, but now it's impossible to do anything.

"Isn't it about time to make a change?"

Yotsuya Miko spoke to the girl next to her.

"Ah... but the allotted time hasn't arrived yet."

"I never imagined there would be this many people, did I?"

As she spoke, their voices quickly fell silent as the tourists approached this section of the path.

Time to get to work.

Chapter 290 Kyosuke, Left Behind

The shift change went smoothly. After making the contact, the students who were originally visiting the cultural festival quickly arrived and took over the work of the original group of students.

The haunted house paused briefly before resuming operation.

This little incident didn't dampen the tourists' spirits. On the contrary, they felt a sense of admiration for the students who emerged from the Ghosts, wiping their sweat with damp towels.

"Not bad, girls."

"Yes, it's already amazing that it's done this well. This haunted house is really great!"

Hearing such praise, the girls smiled and enjoyed the compliments.

After tidying herself up a bit, Yotsuya Miko changed back into her original clothes. She glanced at the haunted house, not worried about messing it up. The illusion she had created in the classroom was enough to help the students in her class perform in the haunted house; after all, their practice over the past few days hadn't been in vain, and they had spent so much time and effort to achieve their current level of performance.

Her hallucinations were, in the end, merely icing on the cake; without the students' contributions and efforts, the haunted house would not have been successful.

"Want some water?"

Hua, who was also coming out of the locker room, handed her a bottle of mineral water.

"I heard it's really stuffy inside the haunted house; a lot of people were sweating just now, even though the temperature isn't that high."

"Isn't this normal?"

Miko took the bottle of mineral water and unscrewed the cap.

"I only found out about this later, and then they wouldn't have to work so hard anymore."

This kind of thing didn't affect her, it was only the girl next to her who reminded her.

"I lowered the temperature in that classroom a lot."

"That's not bad, is it?"

As Hua spoke, he turned on his phone.

"I never expected there to be so many tourists. I was incredulous when I saw that long line. But thanks to these tourists, we were able to change shifts early. There's still a long time before the next shift, so I can go see Yuria and Mom."

"Hmm, let's send them a message first."

Miko had taken a sip of water, screwed on the cap, and held the mineral water in his right hand.

Because there were so many tourists this time, she didn't want to bother using her Spiritual Sense to observe the entire school. She wasn't quite sure what Yuria and the others were doing.

However, they should be fine.

Yotsuya Miko was so confident about this that she smacked her lips, unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle again, held the bottle to her lips, and prepared to take another sip.

"Miko, something terrible has happened! Mom just texted to say that Yuria's parents are at school!"

"Puff!"

Yotsuya Miko wiped her mouth, used a spell to destroy the water she had spat out on the ground, and also cleaned the water stains off her clothes.

"What did you say?"

"Oh dear, I was so busy before that I didn't have time to check my phone at all, and I only found out about this now."

Hua's face was full of anxiety, but he still answered Miko's question.

"Yuria's parents came to school, along with my mom and your mom, and Miko having coffee and chatting in Yuria's class."

"And what about Yuria?"

"It seems Yuria took Kyosuke out to play, but I don't know where she is."

Miko didn't ask any more questions, she decisively activated her Spiritual Sense and quickly found Yuria's figure within Spiritual Sense.

She's walking towards our classroom.

As he said this, he glanced at Hua and then grabbed her hand.

"Hurry, she's very likely looking for us."

What exactly happened?

Yotsuya Miko sorted out her thoughts. Why would Yuria's parents suddenly come to the school? Didn't Yuria say that her parents were very busy with work?

No... now is not the time to think about that.

He shook his head, quickly shifting his focus to Yuria. Regardless, what mattered most now was what Yuria was thinking.

On the other side, Yuria walked silently toward the haunted house, watching the long queue in front of her as she passed by.

"Excuse me, is Yotsuya-kun here?"

"Yotsuya-kun? You mean Yotsuya Miko?"

The receptionist was busy stamping documents and answered her questions without even looking up.

"She just got transferred and probably went to visit other classes?"

"I see."

Yuria received a reply and was about to turn and leave when she suddenly heard a voice behind her.

"Yuria!"

Turning around, Yotsuya Miko, who was running over with Hua, caught up just in time.

She didn't say much, because there were many other people queuing around her.

"You're looking for me, right? Can we go outside and talk?"

"Yes, of course."

Yuria nodded, silently walked to Miko's side, and then whispered a few words.

"My parents have come, but I have absolutely no idea what to do when Miko."

"I know."

Miko held her hand tightly.

Don't worry, I'm here.

As she was saying this, it was only then that she noticed Yotsuya Kyosuke behind Yuria.

The little guy doesn't understand anything, so it's not good to let him know anything.

So, after a moment's thought, she came up with an idea.

"Kyosuke, would you like to go to a haunted house?"

Seeing that his older sister had finally noticed him, Kyosuke really wanted to say no, but he once again understood the unspoken implications of what was happening, realizing that the situation was likely very important to his sister.

He glanced at the haunted house next door, thinking to himself that such a haunted house shouldn't be scary, and then quickly nodded.

"Yes, of course I want to!"

So, he was soon left in front of Yotsuya Miko's classroom.

"..."

"Oh, looks like you've been abandoned, little brother."

Morino and Yamazaki sat on chairs. They were the last two people left after the shift change. Since they had already seen most of the place, they decided to wait for the next shift change in the office next to the classroom.

Yotsuya Kyosuke didn't speak. He just stared blankly at the long line of people waiting for the haunted house and the screams coming from inside. He felt uneasy, after all, this was a completely unfamiliar environment.

Looking at the two older women beside him who didn't seem like good people, he chose the most effective approach—pretending nothing had happened.

"Ignoring us?"

Morino smoothed his hair, a mischievous grin spreading across his face, and brought his face close to the child's.

"Hey, do you know what happened between your sister and that girl from another class, Nibutang? They seem to get along really well."

"... have no idea."

"How cold-hearted."

Yamazaki sighed and took out his phone.

"Well, it's just taking care of this kid for a while anyway. We'll be fine once the others have finished dealing with their business. Morino, don't gossip so much; you've scared the kid half to death."

It seems this green-haired older sister is a good person. Yotsuya Kyosuke thought. Then, his thoughts changed the next moment.

"Hey, do you know how far your sister and Hua's relationship has progressed?"

Different from others, not human, White Bird Snow Hidden: I have something to do today, I'll make it up tomorrow.

Ah, it's like this, due to some reasons, the author's update today will have to wait until tomorrow. Mainly, I couldn't get away with today's events, and they haven't finished yet, so I haven't had any time to write. I can only finish writing tomorrow. I'm very sorry.

I really want to salvage this, but I don't know if I can finish writing it by midnight. And if it gets too late, I'll have to go to sleep.

Chapter 291 The Misplaced Family (First chapter owed from yesterday)

If we're talking about something that's not a big deal, then that's certainly true.

She looked at Yuria, who seemed to be in a bad mood, and didn't say much, just remained silent for a while.

"Are you feeling better now?"

After learning the whole story from Yuria, Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana looked at each other.

Things weren't too complicated; once Yuria calmed down, she could handle it herself. For now, the two of them needed to stay by Yuria's side and wait for news from the other side.

"Yes, I understand."

Yuria nodded. She didn't know why, but the moment she saw her parents, she felt like a stranger, as if she didn't recognize the two people in front of her at all, yet their faces were so familiar.

This eerie feeling permeated her entire being. Suddenly, she felt a surge of disgust—a disgust for these "outsiders" who had inexplicably come to disturb her life. Shouldn't they be busy with their work at a time like this? Why weren't they continuing to work?