“Don’t cry.
I’ll give you the bigger half of the umbrella.”
Amelia Lockhart: …
‘Right now, I shouldn’t be under this umbrella.
I should be six feet under!’
[Hahaha!
Crying my ass off!
This is hilarious!
I’m dying!]
[Hahaha!
Our boy is so “thoughtful”!]
Through the curtain of rain, under a tilted oil-paper umbrella, the two of them walked in silence toward the second checkpoint.
When they reached the pavilion for the second challenge, however, they only saw Anna Summers and Vincent Vance.
Ruby Sawyer and Leo Bishop were nowhere to be found.
Anna Summers was frowning.
When she saw Ethan Quinn and Amelia Lockhart approaching, she was first surprised that they were actually sharing an umbrella, but then she saw the “crisscrossed” mess on Amelia’s face.
Anna Summers almost burst out laughing.
‘Is this some new trick to gain fans?’
[Amelia Lockhart’s foundation is caked on pretty thick.
Looks like she usually fakes that no-makeup look with a lot of effort, huh?]
[Hahaha!
Our Goddess Summers can barely keep a straight face looking at Amelia Lockhart’s shocking appearance!
Hold it in!]
“Amelia, what happened to you?”
Hearing Anna Summers’s question, Vincent Vance looked up at Amelia Lockhart with a startled expression and couldn’t help but blurt out, “Is it raining makeup remover?”
[Hahaha!
That’s killing me!]
[I just realized, Vincent Vance is the quiet type, but when he speaks, it’s a zinger!
I’m a fan now!]
Amelia Lockhart’s lips twitched into an indescribable expression.
“Yeah, it is.
Why don’t you go give it a try?”
Vincent Vance: …
‘It’s not like I’m crazy, why would I go stand in the rain?
Anna is still prettier.’
Vincent Vance silently shuffled a step closer to Anna Summers.
Vincent Vance’s words and actions pleased Anna Summers.
She suddenly found him much more agreeable to look at.
She couldn’t help but glance over at Ethan Quinn.
Even Vincent had that kind of reaction; she was eager to read something in Ethan’s eyes.
But she didn’t get her wish.
She saw Ethan Quinn hand Amelia Lockhart a makeup wipe and a soft towel, then hold up a small mirror with one hand.
Amelia Lockhart said a quiet “thank you,” and using the mirror Ethan held for her, she first removed her makeup bit by bit, then gently wiped the rain from her face and hair.
Outside the pavilion, the rain fell in a dense drizzle.
Inside the pavilion, it was quiet and gentle.
The heavy rain enveloped the fairyland-like ancient town.
Amidst the swirling mist, the scene was rendered exceptionally soft, and even the livestream feed fell silent for a moment.
[Jealousy is making me ugly.
Is this what Amelia looks like after removing her makeup?]
[Waaah!
The moment our boy held up the mirror for Amelia Lockhart, I felt my heart skip a beat!]
“Congratulations, you two have passed the challenge!
Ah!
Now *this* is a sweet romance!
Not forced, not fake, just a natural, real interaction!
Here is your key!”
Suddenly, a pink key was thrust into Amelia Lockhart’s hand.
She stared blankly at the person in front of her, who was wriggling like a caterpillar.
‘What just happened?’
The first to react was Anna Summers.
She said to the person who seemed lost in the “sweet romance,” “And that counts as passing?”
So this wriggling person was the Gatekeeper for the second challenge.
He explained, “The sweetness of love isn’t some artificial sweetener.
It’s these unintentional moments that really make the heart race!
I’m sure the viewers on the livestream feel the same way!”
Anna Summers’s gaze gradually turned cold.
She pursed her lips.
They had actually already gotten the first key, but because of the heavy rain, they hadn’t left right away.
When Ruby Sawyer and Leo Bishop heard the challenge was about rating the sweetness of their love, they gave up on this checkpoint and went straight to the third one.
Amelia Lockhart had arrived just in time.
Anna had originally wanted to stick around and watch the drama, but she never expected them to get the second key so easily!
‘I can’t fall behind any further.’
Anna Summers immediately grabbed an oil-paper umbrella prepared by the production team and left with Vincent Vance, braving the wind and rain.
‘I’ll prove that I’m the female guest everyone wants to be paired with most!’
Having just gotten soaked and removed her makeup, Amelia Lockhart and Ethan Quinn didn’t leave right away.
Instead, they waited in the pavilion for the makeup artist to arrive.
By the time Amelia Lockhart’s makeup was redone, the rain had gradually lessened and then stopped completely.
Next to the pavilion in the ancient town, a small, bright rainbow arched across the sky.
[Wow!
I hope my college entrance exams go smoothly this year!]
[I hope I can have a sweet romance too!]
In an instant, the number of viewers on Ethan Quinn and Amelia Lockhart’s stream surged again as everyone frantically flooded the chat to make wishes.
“Teacher Ethan, look, a rainbow!” Amelia Lockhart turned back to look at Ethan Quinn, only to see that his expression seemed even more aloof.
Ethan Quinn gave a faint “mhm.”
Amelia Lockhart frowned.
“Are you…”
As if he knew what she was about to say, Ethan Quinn cut her off.
“Let’s go.”
With that, he took the lead and started walking away.
Amelia Lockhart had no choice but to hurry to keep up with him.
‘Ethan must really not be feeling well…’
They were notified that the third checkpoint had already been cleared twice, so the two of them headed for the fourth.
And at the fourth checkpoint, aside from the Gatekeeper, it was once again empty.
‘Has it been cleared already, too?’
Amelia Lockhart immediately went forward to ask, “Excuse me, is the key for this checkpoint still available?”
“It’s gone.
Guests, please proceed to the fifth checkpoint!”
Amelia Lockhart’s heart sank.
‘That downpour really messed things up.
The last two checkpoints have both been cleared!’
“What?
The key here is gone too?” A dejected voice suddenly piped up.
Amelia Lockhart immediately turned to look.
She saw Iris Yates and Rhett Reynolds standing not far behind them, looking petrified.
“That’s outrageous.
They didn’t leave a single key.”
“In the end, the Gatekeeper took pity on us.
Otherwise, wouldn’t we have ended up with no keys at all?”
[Hahaha!
I’ve been watching the Unlucky Couple this whole time.
I’m laughing so hard I’m getting crow’s feet!]
[Gatekeeper’s inner monologue: Here’s the key, take it, just take it!
Stop torturing me!]
“It’s not my fault,” Rhett Reynolds said.
“So you’re saying it’s my fault?” Iris Yates glared at him.
“I wouldn’t dare.
I’m a coward.”
“I think you’ve got plenty of nerve!”
Iris Yates and Rhett Reynolds started bickering again.
By the time they snapped out of it, they realized Ethan Quinn and Amelia Lockhart were already gone.
“Whoa!
So rude!
They actually left without us!”
“Hurry, after them!”
The bullet comments erupted in laughter once again!
When Amelia Lockhart and Ethan Quinn followed the signs to the final checkpoint, they stopped in their tracks in perfect sync, not daring to step forward.
A bizarre scene unfolded before them, making them exchange a look and fall silent.
‘What on earth had they just seen?
It was so…
hard on the eyes.’
[Hahaha!
I’m dying!]
[The production team is so savage!]
The couples had swapped clothes!
Anna Summers and Vincent Vance were okay; they had swapped historical costumes.
Although it looked a bit out of place, it wasn’t too awkward.
The killer was Ruby Sawyer.
She was only about five-foot-three, while Leo Bishop was six-foot-one.
Right now, she was wearing Leo Bishop’s Shinichi cosplay outfit.
The overly long pants and shirt made her look like a child who had snuck into an adult’s clothes.
Leo Bishop, on the other hand, was wearing Ruby Sawyer’s Elara Miles cosplay, which was a miniskirt.
He seemed extremely embarrassed, constantly tugging at the hem in an attempt to cover his long legs and their sexy leg hair.
HISS!
‘Since this round is so…
intense, maybe we shouldn’t participate.
After all, why join in when spectating is so much more fun?’