[Skill: Outlaw]
[Skill Details: Change the enemy's name to Outlaw Zhang San]
[Note: Outlaw Zhang San, if I call you by your real name, will you dare answer?]
After Fujiwara Chika used this skill, Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya fell silent simultaneously.
This skill... really does seem pretty useless.
No one could figure out what it was good for.
"As a human being, you should find joy in adversity," Amamiya Natsuki consoled her. "Think about that pack of tissues yesterday — you'll feel happier, right?"
"Even more unhappy!" Fujiwara Chika covered her ears with both hands, breathing darkly. "Amamiya-san just reminded me of even worse memories."
"Sorry, I'm terribly sorry."
"You're not sincere. Apologize for standing up next time."
…
Next was Amamiya Natsuki's turn to open the blind box.
That morning, he had looked at the instructions but couldn't guess what was inside. He only had a vague hint: some kind of healing item.
He opened the box.
A faint glow, invisible to ordinary people, appeared as a band-aid materialized in his hand.
The item attributes appeared before the three friends:
[Item: Special Band-Aid]
[Manufacturer: Confidential]
[Usage: Stick wherever it hurts; stops bleeding, relieves pain, and effectively accelerates health recovery]
[Warm Tip: This product is exclusively endorsed by Ms. Shinobu Oshino. Please be sure to buy it.]
"Oshino Shinobu…" Fujiwara Chika blinked, muttering, "That name sounds familiar…"
"No, it doesn't."
Amamiya Natsuki gave a blank look and quickly stuffed the band-aid into his schoolbag.
"I definitely heard of her," Fujiwara Chika insisted, tone growing firmer. "I just can't remember exactly. Let me search on my phone."
"I advise against it," Amamiya warned seriously.
"I refuse." Fujiwara Chika lifted her chin defiantly, took out her phone, unlocked it skillfully, and clenched her left hand into a fist. "Once a girl's curiosity is piqued, it never dies down."
Amamiya didn't say anything more.
Fujiwara was already a high school student; curiosity and eagerness to learn were normal and unstoppable.
"Eh, hey hey?"
After a moment, Fujiwara Chika suddenly shouted.
This idiot quickly covered her skirt with both hands. A blush bloomed across her pale, jade-like ears like red ink spilled into water. Her pretty face flushed bright red, and she couldn't help but exclaim:
"How could that be used… perverted? How obscene! That painter must be a devil!"
"What are you talking about?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head slightly, curiosity creeping into her icy voice.
Everyone has curiosity—even an ice sculpture like her.
"Don't ask, Kaguya-chan." Fujiwara's expression grew serious as she wagged a finger. "That's taboo territory. You shouldn't touch it."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "…"
Time for blind boxes again.
Next up was Shinomiya Kaguya's turn.
Thinking about yesterday's game team card, Kaguya was still scared… but her luck couldn't be that bad every day, right?
She got up early, watched the horoscope program on TV, and the host said she'd have great luck today.
"Chika-chan~"
A girl's voice called from the classroom door.
"Ah, I'm coming!"
Fujiwara Chika had friends all over the school and happily dashed to the door.
Meanwhile, Kaguya sighed silently and opened her blind box with a serious face.
And… nothing appeared.
"Is it an empty blind box?"
Amamiya Natsuki sounded surprised, looking at Kaguya's empty hands.
He had read about blind boxes before. There's always something inside—even a useless pack of tissues. What's the point of getting nothing?
…
Kaguya said nothing but bit her lower lip, giving a wronged look.
A text appeared above her head:
[Liar liar liar liar...]
Amamiya was speechless.
What's with that aggrieved expression? When have I ever lied to you? Check your conscience before speaking!
Fujiwara has no conscience, so you must be the odd one out here!
"Kaguya-chan, what did you get from your blind box?"
Fujiwara hurried back from the corridor.
…
Kaguya gently parted her pink lips but said nothing, silently sharing the 'blind box gift' attributes.
Amamiya Natsuki looked over and quickly understood why Kaguya had empty hands.
The blind box actually contained an interesting task.
[You received an interesting task: Open your eyes to the sun]
[Task Details: Open your eyes and look directly at the sun for 10 minutes, or look into the eyes of the first creature you make eye contact with for 10 minutes. Choose one option and complete it. Do not blink during this time, or the mission fails and must be restarted.]
[Task Reward: Permanently improved eyesight]
[Note: You must complete the task before midnight today or it will fail.]
[Failure Penalty: Deprivation of eyesight for 24 hours]
[Additional Note: I remember when I was a child, I could stare at the sun and see the smallest details, and closely examine textures of tiny objects. That's how I developed an interest in otherworldly things.]
"This mission is not interesting at all!" Fujiwara Chika shouted. "Looking at the sun for ten minutes without blinking will damage your eyes!"
"That's true," Amamiya nodded. "It's best not to try it lightly."
The world is vast, and some gifted people can look at the sun without harm, but they're rare. Most people just can't.
If ordinary people stare at the sun, there's only one outcome: sunlight penetrates the eye, damages the retina, causing pain, tears, and sometimes blindness.
"You definitely can't stare at the sun," Fujiwara said, giving a thumbs-up as she defended her friend. "But luckily there's a second option—I can look into Kaguya-chan's eyes!"
Kaguya bit her lip. "...You can't."
"Hey, why not?"
"When I opened the blind box, the task automatically started."
Fujiwara blinked, her eyes quickly turning to Amamiya. "So the first person Kaguya-chan made eye contact with was Amamiya-san?"
"Um."
Kaguya nodded with a wronged expression.
Amamiya raised a hand. "Should I apologize?"
"No, it's not your fault." Fujiwara shook her head, then comforted Kaguya: "Don't worry, Kaguya-chan. People should find joy in adversity. Think about those wandering ghosts. It'd be terrible if the first thing you made eye contact with was one of them."
…
Why does that sentence sound super familiar?
You really do know how to apply what you've learned!
The fun task must be completed—and Kaguya Shinomiya definitely didn't want to experience losing her eyesight.
"You can't go to the classroom—students will be coming soon." Fujiwara crossed her arms, thought for a moment, then snapped her fingers: "Got it! Shall we go to the board game club?"