“This should be the place.” Lu Jue walked to the spot Nice Nature had circled in red for him.

He put away his flashlight and map, then slipped into the darkness, deliberately making clear footsteps and even coughing a few times.

Then he waited by the side, silently waiting for the cat to bite the hook.

Sure enough, Lu Jue soon heard a series of footsteps and Nu Tao's self-talk, “That's strange~ I just heard someone coughing, but there's nothing here.”

Did she come out too late, and that person had already left quickly?

But she hadn't seen any light just now either.

Lu Jue still softened, thinking that if he scared her like this, he would probably make this clumsy girl cry.

“Cough cough… I'm still here, just turned off the flashlight.”

“Who, who, who is there!?” Nu Tao suddenly turned around, only to see a light shining on her.

“I knew it…” With the help of the light, Lu Jue saw Nu Tao's costume, and before he could finish speaking, he stood there dumbfounded, “Where did you get this style from?”

Nu Tao's ears twitched, seeming a little familiar with the voice, “You, you, you are Trainer Lu Jue?”

“Otherwise? Have you forgotten my voice so soon?” Lu Jue slowly approached, “So what kind of costume is this?”

A white cloth covered Nu Tao's head, and her face was tightly covered, with only two small holes dug out for seeing, and there was a pink blush below the small holes.

The lower part of her clothes was like a silk bedsheet, smooth and soft, but a bit too tight, easily outlining her graceful figure.

The loose, long sleeves also looked a bit playful and cute.

It was clearly the costume of a ghost Uma Musume.

The person who designed this prop costume was too ahead of their time.

If possible, please continue to scare him.

“This is a costume from the props team. I went late that day… there was only this one left.”

That day, Lu Jue had unexpectedly pulled her to the restaurant; if she had been any later, there might not have been any left at all.

But Nu Tao didn't understand why Lu Jue cared so much about this costume, “Mr. Lu Jue, doesn't this costume look good?”

“It looks good! Who dares to say it doesn't look good, I'll argue with her!” Lu Jue gave a thumbs up.

“Oh~ That's good~” Nu Tao took off her veil and took a deep breath, “Why is Mr. Lu Jue here?”

“Didn't you invite me? Now that I'm here, you're unhappy?”

“I'm not unhappy, it's just not what I imagined. I thought I'd see Mr. Lu Jue looking surprised.”

Before Lu Jue arrived, Nu Tao had indeed made some fantasies. For example, she would jump out and say “Wah—”, and Lu Jue would say “Ah—”.

“Mr. Lu Jue, why do you seem to know my location? Did you discover me very early?”

She had only been lazy for a little while, and eaten some snacks. It couldn't be that she was discovered just like that, could it?

“Mm.” Lu Jue nodded, “Nice Nature told me.”

“Nice Nature!? How could she, she do such a bad thing—”

“I asked her.”

“Mr. Lu Jue, you are breaking the rules of the game.”

“If you say so, then it is~ Anyway, I have no manners~” Lu Jue ignored Nu Tao's impotent rage and continued, “You and I should go find Rice Shower.”

“Rice Shower? No, no, I still need to stay here and wait for the next person to come.” Nu Tao suddenly remembered that she was an NPC, quickly looked behind her, and then prepared to cover herself with the white cloth again.

“Let's go, let's go. There are so many NPCs, you're not the only one. It's so dark here, accompany me to find Rice Shower.” Lu Jue urged.

“Did Mr. Lu Jue come in alone?”

Nu Tao thought Lu Jue was very popular among the Uma Musume, at least in his team, but she didn't expect him to come in alone.

“Yes, yes~ I was just scared by Nu Tao, and now I'm afraid to go forward.”

“Did I scare you?” Stars twinkled in Nu Tao's eyes, and she proudly puffed out her chest, putting her hands on her hips and imitating Agnes Digital's melodious laughter, “Hahahahaha~”

“Shh!” Lu Jue's expression suddenly changed, pointing behind Nu Tao, “Over there is…”

Nu Tao's laughter stopped abruptly, and she instinctively leaned into Lu Jue's arms with her hands retracted, turning her head to look behind her, “Is, is there something—”

“There's nothing, I'm just teasing you, hehe.”

“Lu…” Nu Tao turned around, her forehead lightly brushing against Lu Jue's chin, then realized the distance was a bit too close, and quickly took a step back, “Mr. Lu Jue, you're bullying me.”

“Let's go, let's go. It's so boring here. Don't you want to experience the Test of Courage yourself?”

“But…”

“Let's go, let's go. If you don't go now, I'll cut off the ahoge on your head.” Lu Jue raised his scissor hand, using both soft and hard tactics.

“No, no!” Nu Tao covered the ahoge on her head, “I'll go with you, okay? Don't cut my hair.”

...

The place where Rice Shower was staying was still quite far from Nu Tao.

As they walked, they passed the old dormitory building and saw Maruzensky dressed as a mummy, Rhombus Amazon as a wack , and Narita Brian lying among the props, ready to jump up and scare people at any moment.

It turned out that the members of “Rigil” all came to work at the Test of Courage.

Nu Tao wasn't afraid at all when she was guarding her spot alone.

But when she was with Lu Jue, she would easily be scared to tears.

Her two hands were tightly holding Lu Jue's arm the whole time, and when chased by the Uma Musume dressed as ghosts behind her, she would lower her head and press tightly against Lu Jue, muttering, “They can't see me~ They can't see me~”

“Nu Tao, how about you close your eyes and hold onto my coattail as we walk?”

The tears in Nu Tao's eyes hadn't dried yet, and she shook her head, saying, “Mr. Lu Jue, you are right, perhaps I am not suitable for participating in the Test of Courage.”

“I was joking. When I came in, I found that the entrance to the Test of Courage was short of people to guide…”

“Mr. Lu Jue, please don't make fun of me~” Nu Tao's hand rubbed the tears from the corner of her eyes.

Lu Jue laughed out loud, starting to enjoy the feeling of teasing this little ghost Uma Musume.

The two walked to a corner, and suddenly a vampire Rice Shower jumped out.

Rice Shower bared her fangs, showing her small canine teeth, and faced the two, “Wah—”

Lu Jue didn't react at all, and before he finished laughing, he choked, trembling all over. Meanwhile, Nu Tao beside him was almost tearing the clothes on his arm to shreds.

...

(I had some homework today, so it's a bit late, sorry everyone.)