Free Web NovelChapter 1582: Chapter 471: Ritual (Part 3)
This means there’s only one answer.
"I have a slight guess about the most terrifying thing, meow..."
At this moment, Meow, watching the description below, suddenly spoke up.
"What?"
"Ye Shiyu, meow!"
"Ye... Shiyu?"
"That’s right... Yan Huan used to be most afraid of Ye Shiyu!"
Meow, who has been by Yan Huan’s side solving the modifier, naturally knew about his fear of being dominated by zero-frame startup at one point.
However, Meow felt that the answer to this ritual is unlikely to be Ye Shiyu, or more accurately, unlikely to be her personally.
After all, what Yan Huan wants is to be with the hosts, including the five hosts, so how could he possibly eliminate Ye Shiyu...
So, most likely, this ritual either requires the destruction of certain items or solving matters related to Yan Huan’s emotional knots...
"Right, it’s the phone, meow!"
Thinking so, Meow suddenly had an inspiration.
"Phone?"
"Yes, Ye Shiyu’s phone! It’s the medium she used for hypnosis before! This ritual might require Yan Huan to destroy Ye Shiyu’s phone!"
"Hmm..."
Sakuragi Hitomi pinched her chin, thinking while getting up to get the phone.
But perhaps because she didn’t sleep well last night or had been sitting for too long, she felt dizzy as she stood up.
"Hiss..."
"Are you okay, meow?"
"I’m fine... I’m just wondering if there are any other possibilities..."
"..."
Meow looked at Sakuragi, then suggested,
"I think no matter what the answer is, relying solely on you and Nara might not be enough, you might need to find more people to help, meow."
"Hmm, indeed..."
Sakuragi Hitomi indeed thought so.
The people she could find, reliable and knowledgeable about the modifier’s inside story, were probably only the other hosts and Tong Yingying.
Among them, the ones who could really be of great help...
Are probably only Ye Shiyu and Tong Yingying.
Tong Yingying is currently under Alvira’s surveillance, and it seems Ye Shiyu is not involved, plus one of the rituals might be related to Ye Shiyu, so it wouldn’t hurt to meet her first.
Moreover, Sakuragi Hitomi knew well that simply stopping the President from using the modifier to exchange Crab Coins was just a temporary solution...
While preventing the President from using the modifier, they must also find an alternative method.
But how exactly to do it...
"..."
The more Sakuragi Hitomi thought, the more her head hurt, but for now, she could only take it one step at a time.
On one hand, find the whereabouts of the President.
On the other hand, find Ye Shiyu to prevent a possible Evil God ritual related to her, and seek her help.
"Let’s go, we’re heading to school."
Thinking this, Sakuragi Hitomi strengthened herself to hold up her delicate body and got up to change clothes.
After going downstairs, she notified the driver to drive to school.
Sakuragi Hitomi, holding Meow, who had fallen into an invisible state to others again, sent a message to Ye Shiyu in the car,
"Are you there? Can we meet at school? I have something I want to discuss with you."
After a pause, a message came back,
"I’m not going to school today, let’s meet tomorrow."
Hmm?
Ye Shiyu isn’t going to school today either?
Is it because she is worried about the President?
"..."
After pondering for a moment, Sakuragi Hitomi sent her another message,
"I’ll come to your house then, it’s important."
"..."
After a while, a message was sent back:
"Okay."
Seeing this, Sakuragi Hitomi immediately instructed the driver to turn around and head to the villa area where the Ye Mansion is located.
...
...
Soon, Sakuragi Hitomi arrived at the entrance of the Ye Mansion.
After getting out of the car, Meow, in her arms, was too weak to get down, just squinting and staying dizzily by Sakuragi Hitomi’s side.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
After knocking on the door, Sakuragi Hitomi waited gracefully at the entrance.
It wasn’t long before the door opened.
A middle-aged woman appeared.
"Ah, are you Miss Sakuragi? Shiyu mentioned you would come, just call me Aunt Chen."
"Ah, Aunt Chen, hello."
"Please, come in, come in."
Entering the Ye Mansion somewhat nervously, it was Sakuragi Hitomi’s first visit, so she was unfamiliar with the interior configuration.
After changing her shoes at the entrance and sitting on the leather sofa on the first floor, Aunt Chen warmly poured her tea before turning to call for Ye Shiyu.
"Shiyu! Your classmate is here!!"
"..."
Sipping her tea, Sakuragi Hitomi heard light footsteps from the staircase.
Looking up, she saw Ye Shiyu descending the stairs expressionlessly.
"Ye Shiyu, I have something urgent to discuss with you."
Upon seeing her, Sakuragi Hitomi didn’t beat around the bush and immediately put down her teacup to stand up.
"...Okay."
"..."
Although Ye Shiyu nodded, Sakuragi Hitomi still glanced at Aunt Chen in the kitchen and whispered,
"Can we talk in your room? It’s about the President and the modifier!"
"Xiao Huan... modifier?"
Ye Shiyu tilted her head, seemingly puzzled through her expressionless face.
"Yes!"
"..."
But seeing Sakuragi Hitomi like this, Ye Shiyu paused for a moment before turning around to continue upstairs,
"Come to my room."
"Alright..."
Since this was her first time visiting, being unfamiliar with the room distribution in the Ye Mansion, Sakuragi Hitomi assumed Ye Shiyu’s room was on the second floor. After all, she just seemed to have come down from there.
But as Sakuragi Hitomi climbed the spiral staircase and reached the second floor, intending to walk into the corridor, she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder.
"..."
Feeling the pressure on her shoulder, Sakuragi Hitomi stopped and looked back.
Behind her, seeing Ye Shiyu, she reminded,
"It’s on the third floor."
"Ah..."
Sakuragi Hitomi nodded and turned around to follow Ye Shiyu upstairs.
Perhaps it was because Ye Shiyu had suddenly squeezed her shoulder, making Sakuragi Hitomi somewhat curious.
She suspiciously glanced at Ye Shiyu’s back...
Suddenly spotting a small bluish area beneath the chiffon nightgown on Ye Shiyu’s back...
"Ye Shiyu, what happened to you?"
"?"
Hearing this, Ye Shiyu paused in place.
She turned her head, subconsciously touching her chest and the collarbone area.
But Sakuragi Hitomi shook her head and reminded,
"No, the back, on your neck."
"..."
Only after the reminder did Ye Shiyu realize.
Without touching the back of her neck, she expressionlessly said,
"I fell yesterday, so... I’m not at school."
"...I see."
Hearing so, Sakuragi Hitomi blinked and responded softly.
Climbing the stairs, after a few steps, Sakuragi Hitomi found herself out of breath.
Fortunately, Ye Shiyu at the front extended her hand just in time to support Sakuragi Hitomi’s body.
This assistance eased away some of Sakuragi Hitomi’s suspicions, and followed her to Ye Shiyu’s bedroom door.
"Click..."
The door gently opened, revealing the slightly crowded but not cluttered bedroom inside.
"Please come in."
At her side, Ye Shiyu glanced at Sakuragi Hitomi and spoke.
