Yukinoshita's Correction Method

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently. "Introverts, as long as they adjust their state of mind, can still perform well even if the on-site feedback is poor. But if they are not in a good state of mind, they will not perform well even if the on-site feedback is good."

Yui Yuigahama pointed to herself. "What about someone like me who just can't perform well no matter what?"

Rumi Tsurumi looked over and said, "That's because she's not good at public speaking."

Yui Yuigahama: "... Oh right."

"To put it more simply, socializing is draining for introverts and replenishing for extroverts. Solitude is replenishing for introverts and draining for extroverts." Dong Yunshan lightly tapped two circles with a twig. "For both, drain is unavoidable. Therefore, how to replenish is of paramount importance."

"You mean...?" Rumi Tsurumi asked tentatively, "I should learn how to be alone?"

"Pure extroversion and introversion don't exist; they're just different preferences." Dong Yunshan's eyes softened. "What I mean is, whether you draw energy from the outside or from within, it's all perfectly natural. There's no need to constantly deplete yourself; you should find ways to replenish yourself—that's what Yukino was just saying, what we should be doing [in the present moment]."

"Living a different life from others isn't something to be ashamed of," Yukino Yukinoshita whispered. "It's at least better than having to live the way everyone else does."

"Speaking of which..." Rumi Tsurumi's gaze swept between the three of them, "You are all different, yet you have become good friends."

"It's us~" Yui Yuigahama hugged Rumi Tsurumi, "We can all be good friends."

She picked him up directly... Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze was blank.

This is something only Yui Yuigahama could do.

Yukino Yukinoshita would never do such a thing.

Dong Yunshan... is even worse.

Yukino Yukinoshita noticed Rumi Tsurumi's somewhat bewildered expression, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Sometimes, someone just needs to do this...

Be more courageous in closing the distance.

"As a gift from a friend..." Dong Yunshan held out her hand, "Could I borrow your camera for a moment?"

"... Here you go." Rumi Tsurumi handed the digital camera to Dong Yunshan.

"I learned it with a friend... um, pretty much." Dong Yunshan tried it out briefly, then looked at Rumi Tsurumi, "Would you be willing to cooperate with me?"

"... What should we do?"

Dong Yunshan found a sunny, flat spot. "Squat down here with your back to the light source, then cross your hands in front of your forehead and extend three fingers."

"... Is that so?" Rumi Tsurumi awkwardly assumed the pose Dong Yunshan had requested, her voice filled with doubt.

Dong Yunshan raised his camera. "That's it."

Click!

Dong Yunshan handed the digital camera back to Rumi Tsurumi: "Take a look, do you like it?"

"This is..." Rumi Tsurumi initially only saw her own clumsy squatting posture, then noticed her reflection in the photo. "A cat?"

The shadow at the elbows forms the outline of cat ears, the outstretched fingers become the cat's whiskers, the arms form the outline of the cat's cheeks, and the body leaves the shadow of the cat's body.

It's like a little shadowy cat crouching on the ground.

"Is there another way...?" Yukino Yukinoshita grabbed Dong Yunshan's clothes and tugged hard.

"I just remembered too." Dong Yunshan hugged Yukino Yukinoshita. "Shall I take a picture of you too?"

"So cute!" Yui Yuigahama pulled out her phone. "I want one too!"

"No problem." Dong Yunshan took the phones from the two of them. "Your posture is wrong, your elbows should be a little higher. Rumi, could you give me some pointers?"

"Hmm." Rumi Tsurumi approached and helped the two adjust their arms.

The moment the cat's silhouette was captured in the photograph, Rumi Tsurumi clearly felt an inexplicable energy being replenished.

Chapter 893396544602 Even More Terrifying

"In that case..." On the way to the meeting point, Yui Yuigahama looked at the cat photos of the group on her phone, "Does this solve the problem of Rumi?"

"No," Yukino Yukinoshita wasn't so optimistic. "At most, it only improved her current mindset, not her current situation."

"Improving her situation... does that mean changing the atmosphere in Rumi's class?" Yui Yuigahama's face turned bitter. "That kind of thing can't be done in a day, right? But if it's long-term... she's already in sixth grade."

"So," Dong Yunshan's eyes deepened, "I have such a method..."

"The best way..." Hayama Hayato began slowly, "Is to create an opportunity for Rumi to speak with everyone."

"But if that happens, Rumi 'll likely become the target of everyone's blame," Komachi Hikigaya explained, giving an example. "It's all because of you that we're stuck here... and so on."

"How about this?" Hayama Hayato suggested another idea. "Let's split up and talk to them one by one."

"That's even worse... Even if they say nice things to your face, they'll still revert to their old ways in private." Hina Ebina said with a look of horror, "Children are far more terrifying than you can imagine!"

"Huh? Really...?" Yumiko Miura's shoulders shrank. "How could this be..."

She's always been the type to speak her mind, and having long been at the top of the social hierarchy, she's never encountered this situation before.

"Should we try a little harder in the Test of Courage...?" Saika Totsuka suggested. "Just like in tennis, the more intense the competition, the more united the teammates become. The scarier the Test of Courage, the more united they should be."

"That's right!" Tobe Kakeru slapped his thigh. "If we scare them hard, their relationship will improve. What's that called again...?"

Yui Yuigahama confidently exclaimed, "The suspension bridge effect!"

"Yes, that's it." Tobe Kakeru was taken aback. "Huh?"

Yumiko Miura stared at Yui Yuigahama: "How did you know?"

"Why can't I know...?" The surprised looks from everyone were quite rude. Yui Yuigahama confessed, looking aggrieved, "Okay, okay, I just overheard it."

"Using the suspension bridge effect to unite elementary school students is a good method, but if it's not handled properly, it could easily lead to other problems." Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Dong Yunshan. "I feel that Yunshan's method can achieve this goal with lower risk."

"Oh?" Knowing their relationship, Yumiko Miura was skeptical of Yukino Yukinoshita's assessment. "In what way?"

"The basis of this method..." Dong Yunshan took out a deck of cards, "Is a small magic trick."

In a room at the visitor center, Shizuka Hiratsuka gathered everyone together. "The organizers want you to tell a ghost story to create an atmosphere for the Test of Courage."

Ghost stories are a classic element of the Test of Courage, creating a terrifying atmosphere and enhancing the Test of Courage.

"So," Shizuka Hiratsuka turned off the lights, lit a candle, and glanced at everyone, "Does anyone know any good ghost stories?"

"I know one..." Tobe Kakeru raised his hand and began to tell his story in the flickering candlelight, "It's the story of one of my seniors, he loved racing..."

One day, the senior student rushed to the top of the mountain alone as usual, and was stopped by a police car.

The senior student found it strange because he wasn't speeding.

The policewoman stepped out of the patrol car, her expression stern: ["Neither of you are wearing helmets, how can you be on the road... wait, where's the girl behind you?"]

Tobe Kakeru wiped the cold sweat from his brow and swallowed hard. "But, senior always rides his bike alone and never gives anyone a ride. What exactly did that policewoman see?"

Yukino Yukinoshita quietly tugged at the hem of Dong Yunshan's clothes.

Dong Yunshan patted her hand and pressed further, "And then?"

"Later... that senior student never dared to speed again, started working diligently and properly, married the policewoman who had stopped him before, and they had two children." Tobe Kakeru Sho sighed, "I only recently heard him mention that his wife is scarier than a ghost."

Shizuka Hiratsuka's tone was unfriendly. "Who wants to listen to this kind of heartwarming little skit..."

A chilly wind blew in through the cracks in the window, causing the candlelight to flicker and the shadows it cast to become distorted.

Yukino Yukinoshita gripped Dong Yunshan's clothes even tighter.

Dong Yunshan sighed, "It's very likely just a flirtation."

"Huh?" Saika Totsuka, puzzled. "Why do you say that?"

"It's just a guess," Dong Yunshan explained further. "I met someone I liked and wanted to get to know them, so I stopped them under the pretext that I wasn't wearing a helmet."

"Huh?" Yumiko Miura exclaimed, "There's no need to make up a lie about seeing a girl."

Dong Yunshan held up a finger. "There are probably three purposes. First, to create more opportunities to spend time together."

"After the senior gets scared..." Komachi Hikigaya suddenly realized, "He'll rely on the policewoman."

Dong Yunshan nodded. "Secondly, to test the other person's emotional state."

"If he had an ambiguous relationship with other girls..." Yui Yuigahama speculated, following Dong Yunshan's line of thought, "He would think of it immediately, and he would never hide it."

"Then there's the third one." Dong Yunshan looked at Tobe Kakeru, "After that, senior stopped speeding and started working diligently."

Tobe Kakeru murmured, "It can even correct bad habits..."

"I already said it was just speculation, and there are many other possibilities." Dong Yunshan held Yukino Yukinoshita's hand. "It's also possible that he simply wanted to help her correct her bad habits, which is why he said that. As things unfolded later, it might just be a matter of fate."

"In short," Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, "The possibilities are more likely than actually seeing...the person who disappeared."

Yumiko Miura twirled the end of her hair with her finger. "Now that you mention it, it doesn't seem scary at all."

"No, no, no," Hina Ebina waved her hand, "This is clearly even more terrifying."

"There's such a method..." Shizuka Hiratsuka seemed thoughtful, then coughed twice, "Does anyone else want to share?"

"Let me tell you one," Dong Yunshan said, raising her eyes. "This is a true story that a friend told me..."

With this classic opening line, the room gradually quieted down, leaving only the whistling of the wind through the window cracks and the faint breathing of the crowd.

Chapter 353 Operation Begins

"My friend knows a divorced mother who lives with her daughter. The daughter has always been excellent, excelling in all aspects of her life, both academically and personally. The mother is proud of her daughter, but she still constantly pushes her, urging her to keep working hard and not become arrogant," Dong Yunshan recounted. "After entering high school, the daughter's grades suddenly plummeted, going from among the top students to the bottom. No matter how much the mother tried to urge her, it was no use. Finally, out of desperation, she contacted my friend, who then contacted me. So I took them to one of my exorcist friends..."

Yukino Yukinoshita puffed out her cheeks slightly. "I have too many friends..."

"And then what?" Yui Yuigahama pressed on impatiently.

"After my exorcist friend learned about the situation, he told my mother that her daughter was being possessed by something evil." Dong Yunshan quickened her pace, "So he gave my mother a scripture and told her to recite it three times a day. My mother did as he said, and three months later, my daughter's grades returned to being among the top in her grade."

"So amazing?" Hayama Hayato curiously, "What scripture is it?"

"The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra is divided into three volumes, totaling thirteen chapters, with approximately 17,000 characters. Even a skilled reader needs an hour to recite it." Dong Yunshan smiled. "When Mom first started reciting it, she stumbled around a lot, and it took her five hours to read it three times. She didn't have time to nag her daughter, so when her daughter was in a better mood, her grades improved."

Hayama Hayato: "... What an amazing exorcist."

Yumiko Miura stared at Dong Yunshan, feeling that he told this story because he didn't want to scare Yukino Yukinoshita.

"This won't work at all..." Shizuka Hiratsuka sighed deeply. "Fine, I'll demonstrate it myself."

All eyes turned to Shizuka Hiratsuka, anticipating the adult's ghost story.

"I had a very good friend, although she was a bit older than me, we always had a very good relationship." Shizuka Hiratsuka's voice was low, "However, one day, she suddenly disappeared."

Dong Yunshan: "... Hmm?"

"When I saw her again later, she had that familiar faint smile, but her face was full of exhaustion. Then I saw... a smiling face appear behind her." Shizuka Hiratsuka's face was pale, and her voice trembled. "The child on her back was already three years old—it was terrifying!"

The room was completely quiet.

Dong Yunshan: "The child you mentioned..."

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Dong Yunshan: "I even held you when you were little."

Dong Yunshan: "..."

There's not much to look forward to in ghost stories for adults.

The final decision was to play the <School Ghost Stories> anime DVD from the visitor center.

While elementary school students were engrossed in watching DVDs, high school students continued preparing for their Test of Courage.

Campsites that host school camping events usually have some scary costumes or props, and some teachers also prepare their own.

then...

Hina Ebina wore a shrine maiden's outfit and held a wooden stick wrapped in white paper.

Saika Totsuka dressed as a witch, her large tricorn hat swaying precariously, and she carried a broom.

Yumiko Miura donned a cloak and transformed into a vampire queen;

Yui Yuigahama a little devil, and the red horns on her head even light up;

Komachi Hikigaya is dressed in a fluffy outfit, with cat-themed gloves on her hands, cat ears on her head, and a tail behind her.

Wearing a white Yukino Yukinoshita reached out and pinched the cat ears twice.

Then he grabbed the cat's tail and stroked it all over.

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded in satisfaction. "Well done, it suits you very well."

"Thank you~" Komachi Hikigaya smiled happily, "Yukino's outfit suits her perfectly, she looks just like a real snow woman!"

Compared to Test of Courage, the current style is more like a cosplay event at a comic convention.

"Check the spare costumes one last time..." Dong Yunshan clapped her hands. "It's time to go on stage."