As soon as the voice fell, two more figures appeared in the game space.
“Ugh!
Why me?!”
Kamisato Ayaka was nearly on the verge of breaking down.
If she made an incorrect identification and triggered some other terrifying trap, she might as well never return to Teyvat.
“I identify this stone statue!”
Kamisato Ayato, however, had no such concerns.
He immediately pointed at one of the stone statues.
[Chongyun: Is this Inazuman really that brave?]
[Xingqiu: This guy is something else.
He just got here and immediately started making moves.]
[Arataki Itto: Brother Ayato is quite bold!
As a man of Inazuma, he should naturally display such courage!
Hahahaha!]
[Yoimiya: The Commissioner is practically digging his own grave.
It’s over!
I can already imagine him selling the Yashiro Commission to the Fatui!]
[Jean: ……..]
Jean silently wondered if they could please stop talking.
She just wanted some peace and quiet, yet they were still making fun of her!
[Incorrect identification.]
“As expected!”
Kamisato Ayato stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The reason he had immediately made an identification was to test whether every incorrect guess would trigger a trap.
Now it was obvious that it didn’t.
If every wrong guess triggered a trap, there was no way the players could continue playing.
The traps alone would torment them to death, leaving them no time to search for Fang Yue.
“Ayaka!
It seems that not every incorrect identification triggers a trap.
There’s no need to worry!”
With that, Kamisato Ayato pointed at another stone statue.
“I identify this stone statue!”
[Incorrect identification.]
Still, no trap was triggered.
“I see.”
Kamisato Ayaka understood as well.
Not every stone statue contained a trap.
Acting Grand Master Jean had simply been incredibly unlucky earlier!
Should she try it herself?
Thinking this, Kamisato Ayaka simply pointed at another stone statue.
“I…
I identify this stone statue!”
[Incorrect identification.
Trap activated.]
Oh no!
The moment Kamisato Ayaka heard the words “trap activated,” she froze.
Was she really that unlucky?
[Reward obtained: Basic Trap Removal Card.]
“Huh?”
Kamisato Ayaka had been wearing an expression of despair when a small card suddenly fell into her hand.
Only then did she realize that she hadn’t triggered a trap.
She had triggered a reward!
She curiously examined the small card, turning it over several times.
The card was about the size of a hand.
The back displayed a vortex, while the front showed a winged little boy holding a small lyre and playing it.
Several lines of tiny text were written beneath him.
Basic Trap Removal Card: Once used, it can remove one-third of the basic traps within the game area.
[Kaeya: You can get rewards too?]
[Xingqiu: Looks like they’re not all traps.
If that’s the case, this game is much more acceptable.]
[Yanfei: This reward is pretty good.
It benefits everyone!]
[Fang Yue: You can get rewards too?
Damn it!
Can’t there be more traps?!]
[Chongyun: Could you act like a decent human being?!]
…
Kamisato Ayaka’s eyes lit up.
She had been terrified of the traps in this place.
“One-third?
That’s perfect.
Use it!”
The card disappeared.
At once, five stone statues in the area cracked apart, and the white mist inside them dissipated into the air.
“Five of them.
That means there are still ten traps like this in the area?”
“Nicely done!”
Kamisato Ayato gave his sister an approving nod.
If they could obtain another one of these cards, they could eliminate quite a few more traps.
But he still had one identification opportunity left, so he didn’t dare waste it.
After thinking for a moment, he walked directly over to Sayu, who was still sleeping soundly, and picked her up by the collar.
“Mm…
Is it morning?”
The moment Sayu opened her eyes, she saw Kamisato Ayato smiling at her.
She shuddered.
Why had the Yashiro Commissioner personally come to catch her?
“Come, Sayu.
Identify these stone statues.”
“Identify them?”
Sayu was a little dazed.
Why did she have to identify these stone statues?
But since it was an order from the Yashiro Commissioner, she didn’t bother asking questions.
She stretched out her tiny finger and began identifying several stone statues.
All three guesses were wrong.
Neither a trap nor a reward was triggered.
Ayato reached out and patted Sayu on the head.
“Well done.
You can go back to sleep now.”
Sayu was delighted.
As long as he wasn’t here to catch her, everything was fine.
She found a comfortable spot, curled herself up, and within a few minutes, soft snores could be heard.
“You can play it like that too?”
Venti watched Kamisato Ayato’s actions from the side.
Should he find someone else to take the risks for him as well?
He turned his head and glanced at Jean, who was still curled up in self-isolation.
Never mind.
He really couldn’t bring himself to do that to her.
That meant he could only do it himself.
“I identify this stone statue!”
[Incorrect identification.
Trap activated.]
[Reward obtained: Basic Locking Card.]
“A Locking Card?”
Venti looked at the description.
The moment he finished reading it, he broke into a delighted grin.
“Brother Fang Yue, you’re not getting away now!”
The Basic Locking Card could lock down a certain range around the hiding player.
Venti immediately used it.
A golden line began spreading through the game space, eventually forming a circle around a section of the area.
The circle was quite large, but it also isolated a considerable number of stone statues outside it.
Fang Yue immediately became flustered.
How could they play like this?
Wasn’t this space controlled by his system?
Why was it constantly working against him?
[Fang Yue: Wait, why are there rewards in this game?!]
[Xingqiu: Hahaha!
Someone’s about to be in trouble!
I won’t say who!]
[Arataki Itto: Why isn’t it my turn yet?
At this rate, am I even going to get a chance to enter the game?]
[Kujou Sara: It would be better if you don’t enter.
At least then you won’t embarrass Inazuma.]
[Arataki Itto: What did you say?!
You’re the one embarrassing us!
I’m the strongest Oni!
You’re nothing but a coward who doesn’t even dare to enter a sumo match!]
[Kujou Sara: Mention sumo one more time and I’ll throw you in prison!]
[Arataki Itto: Catch me first!]
…..
Seeing the circle surrounding the area in front of her, Keqing rolled her eyes speechlessly.
Why hadn’t this game ended yet?
She still had work to do.
How could she possibly have time to sit here and play hide-and-seek with these people?
“Ayaka, come with me!”
Kamisato Ayato narrowed his eyes and brought Kamisato Ayaka over to Keqing.
He pointed at the laughing Arhat statue behind her.
“Identify this one.
I suspect Fang Yue is trying to hide in plain sight.”
The laughing Arhat statue was extremely conspicuous and clearly different from the other statues.
At first, everyone had assumed that Fang Yue wouldn’t dare to hide in such an obvious place.
But now that the statue was inside the area enclosed by the Locking Card, Kamisato Ayato had reason to believe that Fang Yue was deliberately hiding in plain sight.
Wasn’t the saying that the most dangerous place was the safest place?
Kamisato Ayaka also thought it made sense.
She slowly extended her finger toward the laughing Arhat.