Only three people besides Chen Miao went to the third assessment.
President Kyoko Kuroda, Vice President Koizumi Shinichi, and Oshima Masao.
On the way, Oshima Masao brought up the Great Xia ghost story Chen Miao had just told.
"San Shui, that story of yours really scared me!"
"I've never felt anything like that, even watching movies."
"It was such a thrill!"
"San Shui, how about telling me another one? Great Xia ghost stories really are exciting!"
Oshima Masao looked at Chen Miao eagerly, but before Chen Miao could reply, Kyoko Kuroda immediately stopped him from the passenger seat.
"Oshima Masao! Shinichi is driving! Are you trying to make him crash?"
Oshima Masao shrank back at Kyoko Kuroda's shout.
Then Kyoko Kuroda turned to Chen Miao. "Sorry, San Shui. Your stories are so captivating. Let's hear another one when we have the chance."
With that, Kyoko Kuroda turned back around.
Chen Miao watched with a faint smile.
After a little over half an hour, the car reached the outskirts of Kyoto Prefecture.
As far as the eye could see, there were houses no more than three stories tall.
This probably wasn't quite the countryside yet. In Great Xia, it would have been called the urban-rural fringe.
Still, the surroundings in the Island Nation's urban-rural fringe were quite pleasant.
Soon, the car stopped in front of a house.
The house before them was no larger than those around it, nor was it a villa. It was just an ordinary, unremarkable home.
Once the car was parked, Kyoko Kuroda led them inside.
Upon entering, Chen Miao saw Oshima Masao and Koizumi Shinichi head toward the doors and windows and begin drawing the specially installed blackout curtains.
"Please wait a moment, San Shui."
After saying that, Kyoko Kuroda went into another room.
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