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Izuki Karuta teased, "But why do I feel like Ms. Ikenami is enjoying it too?"
"No, I didn't..." Ikeba Shizuka retorted softly.
Yi Zhuqingtian didn't argue with her. She picked up a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, and held it to her lips. "Drink up. You lost a lot of water earlier, so you should replenish it."
The second level of the Illusion Adventure is the desert. Ikeba Shizuka is affected by the illusion and is sweating profusely.
Even now, after leaving the illusion, I am still drenched in sweat and my face is flushed from the heat.
In other words, because the kimono fabric is thick and covers the body completely, nothing is visible on the surface at first glance.
If you leave your seat at this time, there will surely be noticeable sweat stains on the chair.
This is also irrefutable proof that Ikenami Shizuka is fully immersed in the illusion and enjoying the adventure.
"..."
With the irrefutable evidence before her, Ikeba Shizuka had no way to refute it. Somewhat shyly, she drank the mineral water to replenish her fluids.
A 500ml bottle of mineral water was drunk in one gulp, which shows how dehydrated Chibo Jinghua is.
And a few minutes after Ikenami Shizuka finished drinking the water,
Izuki Karuta forcibly helped her up from her seat.
"What...what are you doing?!"
Chibo Jinghua felt a chill run down her spine. The things she had been trying so hard to hide had now been discovered by the people in the seats in front and behind her, and she felt extremely ashamed and indignant.
"Don't worry," Izuki Qingtian reassured her, "Everyone is focused on the game, no one is paying attention to you."
With the help of the illusion array, not only those in the front and back seats, but even Xiaolan or He Ye, who were sitting on the left side just now, could not detect anything unusual.
Not to mention that Shizuka Ikemami was forcibly dragged into the illusion.
Ikeba Shizuka turned her head and looked around. She realized that no one's eyes were on her or Izuki Shizuka, and she immediately relaxed.
"So what do you want then?"
Ikeba Shizuka's tone softened considerably, her voice lowered, and it even carried a hint of coquetry.
"It's nothing special, I just wanted to take you somewhere else to have some fun."
As Izuki Karuta spoke, he helped Ikenami Shizuka leave the stands and the arena.
To avoid being recognized on the street, Shizuka Ikenami leaned against Izuki Karuta's chest, hiding her face.
Before long, Izuki Shizuka used her divine sense to bring Ikebashi Shizuka to a less crowded spot in the gymnasium.
This is a place for practicing table tennis. During the competition, the door to the room was locked.
With practiced ease, Izuki Shizuka used her malevolent energy to form a key, opened the door, and led Ikebashi Shizuka inside.
There wasn't even a bench to rest on in the ping-pong practice room, so Izuki Karita casually placed Ikenami Shizuka on the table.
The kimono was already quite thick, and Ikenami Shizuka had just experienced the desert in the illusion, so she was feeling very hot.
Seeing that there was no third person in the room, she disregarded her appearance and pulled the hem of her kimono aside to allow for ventilation.
Izuki Shizuta's smile deepened: "Ms. Ikenami, would you be interested in another challenge?"
Chibo Jinghua snorted softly and turned her head to the side, "No way."
However, Izuki Karuta was only saying it casually and didn't actually intend to ask for opinions...
Seeing that the indebted Ikeba Shizuka was still rude, he knocked on the door of the Mind's Illusion again.
Having gained experience from the audience before, the second time the door to the soul opened even faster.
Izuki Karita entered Ikenami Shizuka's mental illusion with unparalleled ease.
Startled, Ikeba Shizuka realized that Izuki Qingtian had already entered the illusion.
However, Izuki Shizuka's spirit was too strong, and the sudden impact on Ikenami Shizuka's illusion caused her some headaches.
Fortunately, Shizuka Ikenami had experienced this situation in her dreams and quickly recovered.
While admiring the scenery of the illusion, Izuki Karuta also took note of the setting of this illusion—a ranch in a medieval background.
The goal of this challenge is to protect the sheep in the pasture within a specified time.
The initial number of sheep is 100. If you have less than 70 sheep by the end of the time limit, you fail the challenge.
A pack of wolves was already approaching outside the pasture, their eyes gleaming menacingly at the sheep in the enclosure.
Having failed to pass the level in the illusion earlier, Ikeba Shizuka was given another chance to challenge herself, so she was naturally unwilling to give up easily and quickly got to work.
However, she had exhausted a lot of energy during the last adventure. Even though she was very skilled, Ikenami Shizuka was still feeling weak and tired, and she was struggling to keep up with the successive attacks of wild wolves.
Less than three minutes after entering the illusion, a sheep died.
Ikenami Shizuka glared at Izuki Karuta: "What are you doing? Get moving!"
At this moment, Izuki Karuta was sitting by the fence, basking in the sun, looking quite relaxed and carefree.
The wolves that came to attack seemed to realize that Izuki Shizuta was not someone to be trifled with, and they all went to besiege Ikenami Shizuka.
While they were talking, another sheep died at Ikeba Shizuka's sheep.
"You want me to do it? Fine."
Izuki Karita laughed and said, "Miss Ikenami, you can just beg me."
It can be said that in the first two dreams, Izuki Karuta had thoroughly grasped the personality of Ikenami Shizuka.
Although he appears dignified and serious, he is ultimately a martial artist at heart and actually yearns for adventure.
In her dream, Shizuka Ikenami even admitted that after staying in the Hattori family for so many years, her desire for adventure had only grown stronger.
Despite being in debt and enjoying adventures in the illusion, Ikenami Shizuka had just looked unwilling.
Izuki Karuta wouldn't tolerate such insincere behavior.
If Ikeba Shizuka doesn't back down today, he won't make a move even if all the sheep die...
Chapter 223 Even with legs weak, he still couldn't control himself.
Izuki Karuta had initially thought that Ikenami Shizuka would hold out a little longer before giving in.
But I never expected that after I said that,
Ikenami Shizuka quickly pleaded with a pitiful expression, "Mr. Itake, please, please help me~"
If this continues, all the sheep will die.
Upon hearing the request,
Izuki Karuta stopped being idle and finally started moving.
With just a flick of the wrist, it easily killed the wolf that was launching an attack.
Since Shizuka Ikenami was already tired, Izuki Karuta let her lie down and rest, and took over the mission of protecting the illusion.
The wolves also realized that Izuki Shigeta was the biggest threat, so they concentrated their firepower and began to besiege him.
More than half an hour later,
Izuki Karuta successfully protected the sheep in the enclosure, keeping the number just below the passing mark of 71.
After completing the adventure in the illusion, Izuki Karita officially arrives at the cabin that represents the end of the illusion.
At this moment, Ikeba Shizuka was completely impressed and hugged him tightly, worried that this was just another dream.
Izuki Karata's strength was even greater than that of the 27 in her dream.
……
At 4:50 PM,
Ten minutes before the awards ceremony was scheduled to begin at the stadium.
Ran and Kazuha returned to their seats.
They also brought two extra ice creams and some snacks, which they bought while shopping around the area.
One ice cream was given to Izuki Karuta, and the other to Ikenami Shizuka.
It just so happens that Ikeba Shizuka has a strong internal fire and her body temperature is not going down, so eating ice cream is the perfect solution.
After watching the table tennis game, Izuki Karuta and Ikenami Shizuka wandered around the gymnasium.
As they strolled around, Shizuka Ikenami said she wanted to go on another adventure in the illusion.
Seeing how enthusiastic Ikenami Shizuka was, Izuki Karuta then entered the illusion with her again, and stayed there for a full hour.
Seeing that it was almost time, they returned to their seats.
Just now, Naoike Shizuka leaned closer again, seemingly addicted to the thrilling and suspenseful adventure, as if she wanted to say something.
Izuki Shizuka also suspected that she might have secretly used evil energy to help Ikeba Shizuka recover, which caused her to be somewhat overly energetic.
Or perhaps it's because they've been cooped up for so many years without being able to travel, and now they're feeling a bit unsatisfied.
Kazuha was a little confused. "Why is Aunt Jinghua in the audience too?"
Logically speaking, as Hattori Heiji's mother, Shizuka Ikenami could go down to the stadium and take a photo with Heiji later, or help him take photos.