Although the players in the amusent park were eager to continue, they knew it was late, and the changeover between the afternoon and night shift staff was normal. Both the host and the director needed a break.
Not long after, when the clock pointed to half-past nine, the screen at the Sumr Night Gold Bee Amusent Park began projecting images again.
In that space constructed from video ga fantasy colors, two figures were dressed in vibrant, matching school uniforms, looking striking and full of youthful innocence.
At that mont, they resembled a young boy and girl entering school together, sharing the sweetness and purity of their salad days.
"Hi, hi, hi! Love Obstacle Corridor College, Season One, continues right here!"
The lively female voice sounded as a girl dressed in a golden bee costu took the stage.
Her face was painted with watercolors inside the mascot suit, and only her light blue hair stood out noticeably.
In the Shadow World, Lanci and Talia saw the sa golden bee cartoon figure.
However, Lanci felt strangely that the host’s voice sounded a bit like Senior Sister Lavisseir.
"Are you ready to take on the eighth question?"
The hostess asked the two sitting in the chairs.
"... "
Lanci stole a glance at Talia.
Talia had been looking down with flushed ears and hadn’t said a word to him.
He nodded.
Talia also silently nodded slightly.
"Don’t worry. Generally, if you’ve made it this far, the questions that follow won’t be too difficult for you!"
The little bee hostess said.
She opened the question card she had just flipped to.
[Question 8 (Male & Female): Have you ever dated multiple people at the sa ti?]
Lanci and Talia, who had clenched the little blackboard a bit, simultaneously exhaled in relief.
[No]
[No]
This question was too easy, practically a giveaway. Of course, it would be quite explosive if either of the two had done such a thing.
But at that mont.
Below the stage.
Sweat had begun to form on Loren’s forehead.
He realized this ga wasn’t sothing to be played carelessly.
And this ti, the cara that occasionally panned to the audience happened to focus on Loren for a close-up.
He feigned composure.
The cara continued to film him.
Loren sat upright, looking at the stage. He glanced at the cara and then continued to watch the stage.
After a while.
The cara finally moved away.
Loren barely breathed a sigh of relief.
"Loren, what’s wrong?"
Juliana, noticing the beads of sweat on Loren’s forehead, took out a handkerchief, raised her hand, and gently dabbed his forehead.
"The weather, it’s a bit too hot,"
Loren, feeling Juliana’s closeness and the soft pressure almost upon him, replied even more nervously.
In the Graffiti Classroom.
"Both of you, your current reward has reached an Animal Forest Chocolate Commorative Gift Box plus sixty-four Golden Bee Coins. Following what that cute gray-haired miss said earlier, I assu you want to continue?"
The little bee hostess inquired.
The two of them assessed each other’s attitudes and both nodded slightly.
If it was only as difficult as the last question, not taking the opportunity would be a waste. With each new question they answered, the reward of Golden Bee Coins would increase significantly.
"Great! Please look at the question!"
The little bee hostess revealed the new question—
[Question 9 (Male & Female): What do you two want to do tonight?]
[Midnight Snacks]
[Feed Her Midnight Snacks]
After catching a glimpse of the answer, the two looked at each other.
The audience was stunned.
What kind of understanding was this?
At that mont, it seed as though neither of them feared revealing their thoughts in front of everyone.
Before the audience could start heckling, a low table appeared in front of the two, with a plate containing a crepe from the Gold Bee Amusent Park’s weekend special.
The golden-brown crepe’s edges curled up slightly, crisp on the outside with a soft center that didn’t collapse, holding a layer of cream with freshly sliced strawberries and yogurt cake hidden inside.
Talia’s gaze had already been captured by the crepe.
Just standing in line for it required a long wait, and winning enough Golden Bee Coins from the gas to purchase such a crepe wasn’t easy.
"Congratulations, you’ve triggered a special reward, which is also a surprise the show team has improvised for you," the host cheerfully said, turning towards Lanci,
"Now both of your wishes can be fulfilled, please feed her!"
"No no, can we take it away?"
Lanci shook his head, his thinking sowhat rigid.
"Uh, that’s certainly not possible. This is a special reward within the activity; just now you both thought about interacting with each other in your hearts. But when the actual opportunity arrives, do you dare not face your own feelings?" the host asked with apparent regret.
"..."
Lanci, to be honest, even with his mindset, felt that feeding Tata in front of everyone was a bit like mutual destruction.
He stole a glance at Tata.
At that mont, Tata’s gaze was so fierce it could kill, her aning clear: if you dare feed in this situation, I’ll bite your hand off.
Lanci’s heart involuntarily began to race.
His hand trembled and by the ti he ca to his senses, he had already picked up the crepe.
"You... you..."
Talia watched as Lanci ca closer, her heart also nearly overwheld.
Then Lanci brought the crepe to his mouth.
He naturally started eating it himself, allowing Tata to watch him eat up close.
"?"
Talia’s eyes widened, watching Lanci eat and observe her at the sa ti. It felt like he was mocking or teasing her.
Now she was at a loss for words, unable to ask Lanci to feed her.
Disappointnt and indignation began to fill her chest.
She couldn’t tell if Lanci thought she was a feast for the eyes or if he just wanted to watch her frustrated and speechless deanor; Lanci was clearly enjoying his crepe.
Angry, she lunged forward and started to fight with Lanci over the crepe.
The two wrestled and fought for the food, leaving bite marks and indentations on the crepe.
"They look like they’re really having fun," soone said.
"Yeah," another agreed.
The audience nodded in satisfaction.
It all ended with Lanci being subdued by Talia, who devoured the rest of the crepe in a few bites and triumphantly let go of the pinned Lanci.
"That’s not fair! You’re bullying ," Lanci complained.
"Hmph, then next ti have the guts to pin down," Talia said with satisfaction, licking the corner of her mouth.
Upon reflection, the crepe she had gobbled up in the heat of the mont was the most delicious she had ever tasted, never had she found a crepe to be so exquisitely sweet and tart.
Suddenly, both of them realized they were still on the show and sat back down in their respective seats sowhat awkwardly, turning their heads away not to look at each other.
It seed like they had forgotten they were in the public eye...
And who knew if their unseemly scuffle looked absurd to the amusent park guests watching...
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