"Alright! Let's start the grouping then!" Kawaki stood in front of everyone and announced loudly, "In short, I will be in the same group as Shinpachi. As for the rest, you can do whatever you want!"
After saying that, Kawaki pulled Shinpachi and prepared to leave.
"And me-aru!" Kagura quickly raised her hand, "Because Gin-chan said that Little Uncle is a true expert-aru!"
"He lied to you," Kawaki replied with a smile.
"Eh?!!!" Kagura was shocked. She then turned her head to look at Gintoki, who was digging his nose, "Is what little uncle said true?"
"Ah, really," Gintoki replied casually. Then, he waved his hand and continued, "How is it possible that there is such a thing? If you have to say there is any secret, just apply honey all over your body and stand up straight. It should be attracted to you soon~."
"That will only attract perverts!" Kagura cursed and then slowly crouched down. She covered her eyes and sobbed, "Why did you deceive an ignorant girl like me?"
"Your acting skills are too bad, Kagura-chan." Shinpachi retorted expressionlessly.
"Ah? Really? I'm already working very hard!" Kagura instantly stood up and shouted, "I thought that with this kind of acting, I could at least get an Oscar Award or something-aru!"
"You better give up on this idea..." Shinpachi retorted again.
At this time, Kawaki suddenly saw Hyakka members behind him take out pen and paper to record something on the paper...
"Are you... idiots?" Kawaki said expressionlessly and then shouted, "You think I'm a bee or a bear?! How could I be attracted to that kind of thing!"
"Eh? Is it fake? Can't it attract Kawaki-sama [Rhinoceros]?" All of Hyakka's members revealed disappointed expressions at the same time.
"Hey, spare me," Kawaki sighed softly, then looked at Shinpachi again, "Let's go, ignore them."
After saying that, Kawaki took the lead and walked into the depths of the forest. Shinpachi also reacted, and after greeting everyone, he hurriedly followed...
However, Kawaki and Shinpachi did not notice that the Hyakka members also secretly followed them. Tsukuyo stood in place and thought for a moment. Finally, she also followed.
"Really, who is his boss? He actually dared to betray us openly. This month, we must deduct his salary!" Gintoki shouted. Then, he closed his eyes and held his hands with a solemn face and continued, "Hey, Kagura-chan, even if there are only the two of us left, we must take all the rhinoceros beetle in this forest before everyone else! Do you understand?"
Gintoki opened his eyes after he finished speaking, but he did not see Kagura. Only when he looked into the distance did he realize that Kagura had also quietly followed them.
"Even you are like this?" Gintoki cursed, then quickly caught up with Kagura and stopped her, "Do you still want the salary?"
"Speaking of which, Gin-chan, do you know how to write the two words "pay"-aru?" Kagura narrowed her eyes.
...
Deep in the forest.
Kawaki and Shinpachi belonged to the first tier. Hyakka and Tsukuyo, who were following behind them, belonged to the second tier. Gintoki and Kagura, who were at the back, belonged to the third tier.
"I keep feeling a little cold behind me..." Kawaki asked doubtfully. Then, he turned around to take a look.
Seeing that there was no one behind him, Kawaki was even more puzzled, "Am I wrong?"
After saying that, Kawaki turned his head again and continued to walk forward.
What Kawaki did not know was that the Hyakka members were indeed not far behind Kawaki and Shinpachi. However, the moment Kawaki turned his head, they all hid behind the trees. Originally, Tsukuyo just stood in place and did not move. However, she was also dragged behind the trees by the other Hyakka members.
When Kawaki turned his head again, one by one, they appeared again while staring at Kawaki's back with fierce eyes.
"Why did I feel it again?" Kawaki asked doubtfully. Then, he turned around and looked again. However, he still did not find anything when he looked again.
"Maybe Kawaki-san felt wrong," Shinpachi said with a smile. Then, he continued, "And isn't it much cooler in the forest than in the city?"
"That makes sense..." Kawaki nodded and then turned his head again with a smile on his face, "Well, it's better to discuss the plan quickly. The plan is called [Doki Doki! Test of Courage! ]"
"Why name it [Doki Doki! Test of Courage!]?" Shinpachi complained, but then he sighed with emotion, "But it sounds quite interesting. This kind of routine is very common in love manga. A pair of young lovers..."
Looking at the yearning on Shinpachi's face as he fell into a reverie, Kawaki was speechless. After a long time, Kawaki patted Shinpachi on the shoulder and sighed softly. He did not say anything and continued to walk forward.
"What do you mean by sighing?!" Shinpachi reacted and quickly caught up with Kawaki and shouted, "I am not fantasizing about anything!"
Looking at Shinpachi's flushed face, Kawaki rubbed his temples and revealed an expression of "I understand". He said, "I understand; it doesn't matter. Boys are like this at this age."
"Kawaki-san..." Shinpachi looked at Kawaki with a touched face.
"But," Kawaki narrowed his eyes and continued, "If you dare to attack Kagura-chan..."
Seeing the fake smile on Kawaki's face, Shinpachi felt like a little rabbit being targeted by a scary beast.
"How is this possible!" Shinpachi quickly retorted.
"That's good..."
...
"Hey, hey, did you hear that? Kawaki-sama seems to be planning a test of courage!"
"Huh? Really? Isn't that a routine that only appears in love manga?"
"In that case, Kawaki-sama must have planned it for us?"
"Really?"
"After all, there are only us girls!"
The Hyakka member whispered, and then everyone looked shyly at Kawaki, who was about to disappear. Of course, other than Tsukuyo.
After all, in the can-kicking incident, Kawaki directly fainted. In the end, it was Tsukuyo who dragged Kawaki back to Yoshiwara.
"That idiot, he must have other plans..." Tsukuyo murmured.
...
Kawaki and Shinpachi, who were walking in front, were still discussing plans at this time.
"Don't worry too much about what Gintoki said. As long as you put on makeup or something, you can definitely scare him half to death." Kawaki murmured to himself, "But the troublesome thing is, how can we scare those women?"
"When it comes to girls, they are all quite afraid of insects, right?" Shinpachi interrupted, "When a girl reaches a certain age, won't she scream when she sees insects like spiders?"
"That makes sense, but just insects might not be enough..." Kawaki tapped his chin and muttered, then sighed softly, "It would be great if there really were local gods and yokai. It would be nice if Natsume were here~ Just calling out two monsters from the Book of Friends will definitely work well."
"I think you just want to say this meme." Shinpachi said expressionlessly, "But when it comes to yokai, many of them do exist in the forest in the legends~."
As he spoke, Shinpachi pointed to a certain gorilla who was standing alone in a loincloth and covered in honey.
But suddenly, Shinpachi reacted, and his hands trembled, "What exactly is that?!!"
"I didn't expect that I would really see the legendary fairy today!" Kawaki came in front of Kondo, looked up and down, and murmured.
"No matter how I look at it, it's not like it..." Shinpachi retorted with black lines all over his head, "However, this person looks like I've seen him somewhere before!"
"Really? Is it from Natsume's Book of Friends or Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light?" Kawaki asked in confusion.
"It's in our daily life!" Shinpachi shouted, "This is obviously a honey-coated gorilla!"
"That's the gorilla fairy, the fairy responsible for protecting the gorillas." Kawaki nodded and said.
"How is that possible!" Shinpachi shouted.
"However, this shouldn't be of any use. Other than attracting bees and bears, it doesn't seem to be of any use." Kawaki sighed, "Forget it; let's see if there are any other fairies."
After saying that, Kawaki turned his head and walked forward again. Shinpachi also hurriedly followed him and turned back to look at a certain gorilla.
Not long after Kawaki left, a group of Hyakka members also came to Kondo and sized him up.
"This is..."
"Didn't you hear what Kawaki-sama said just now? This is a gorilla fairy! The fairy responsible for protecting gorilla!"
"Really?! Is there such a gentle fairy?!"
"But it looks a little disgusting..."
"Indeed, if you don't drip honey, people still want to take a photo with him. After all, it's a rare fairy."
Hearing this, Kondo finally made a move. His right hand stretched out a thumb, and at the same time, he put on a bright smile as if he was saying: You can take a photo now!
"Why do I feel even more disgusted..."
"I feel a little nauseous. Help me pat my back..."
"Me too..."
"And me..."
...
Looking at the scene of Hyakka members surrounding him and vomiting, Gori... Kondo... cried in a grievance.
After vomiting, the Hyakka members supported each other and left Kondo's place. Only one person was not affected, and that was Tsukuyo.
After the Hyakka members left, Tsukuyo moved forward. She looked around and found that no one was paying attention. Only then did she take out two bananas from her bosom and put them under Kondo's feet.
After doing all this, Tsukuyo continued to walk toward the Hyakka members. However, just after taking two steps, Tsukuyo suddenly stopped. She held the kizeru in her left hand and raised a thumb behind her with her right hand.
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