Chapter 587

Natsume Chikage turned and walked toward the workstation of physics teacher Ishida Shinya.

However, before he had walked a few steps, two figures suddenly blocked his way from left and right.

The baseball club's advisor teacher, Yidong Eiji, and the shogi club's advisor teacher, Nomura Tomohiro, were hugging their arms, looking at him with subtle expressions.

Natsume Chikage's steps paused, wanting to turn sideways to bypass, but found the way blocked.

He had no choice but to stop and ask with some confusion:

"Two teachers, may I ask... is there something?"

Nomura Tomohiro took the lead in "making trouble," laughing unpleasantly:

"Good for you, kid, still playing dumb with us, right?"

Yidong Eiji also hummed, his tone carrying a bit of dissatisfaction:

"Before, we invited you repeatedly, and every time you pushed it off saying you were busy and didn't join our Baseball Club and Shogi Club. Now it's good, you turned around and took the initiative to run to the Kendo Club?"

Natsume Chikage suddenly felt an invisible pressure, as if sweat was about to seep out from his forehead.

He smiled awkwardly:

"This... haha, I have my reasons."

Nomura Tomohiro raised an eyebrow and followed up:

"What reasons? Let's hear it."

Natsume Chikage knew that it would probably be difficult to dismiss these two teachers with ordinary excuses.

In order to avoid unnecessary pulling and wasting time, he decided to tell the truth.

"Actually, it was Near-guard Tong-senpai from the Student Council who asked me to temporarily join the Kendo Club."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a stone thrown into a calm water surface.

The teacher's office, which was still a bit noisy and mixed with the sound of keyboard typing, instantly quieted down.

Almost all the teachers who heard this sentence paused slightly in their movements.

Even Yidong Eiji and Nomura Tomohiro, who originally intended to "hold him accountable," had their expressions instantly freeze, and then they changed rapidly.

Near-guard Tong's status in the school was very special; to some extent, she represented the spokesperson for "Mitang Zhiji."

And the Mitang family was the true controller of this school.

The more people who understood the inside story, the clearer they were about what this meant.

Yidong Eiji's face, which always looked serious, now forced out a somewhat stiff, round-the-corner smile; he even raised his hand to pat Natsume Chikage's shoulder, his tone taking a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn:

"S-so that's how it is! Haha... it seems Near-guard-shoujie values you very much! Good thing, this is a good thing!"

"Then it's nothing, it's nothing! After you go to the Kendo Club, work hard and train hard!"

Nomura Tomohiro also immediately put on a full face of smiles, nodding repeatedly in agreement:

"Right, right, right! We two just came over to chat and care, to cheer you on and boost your morale!"

"Natsume-kun, you work hard and strive to achieve good results in the competition!"

After saying that, the two of them turned around as if nothing had happened and walked away quickly.

Natsume Chikage looked at their departing backs, which could be called "light-speed face-changing," and his expression was a bit subtle.

However, judging from their reactions, the influence of Mitang Zhiji and Near-guard Tong in the school was probably even greater than he had imagined.

But... what they had done in school before was not important.

After all, Natsume Chikage had witnessed with his own eyes the financial resources displayed by the Mitang family, those silent men in black, and various situations beyond common sense such as Near-guard Tong being able to carry a gun and drive freely despite being underage.

Therefore, he could understand the teachers' reaction to some extent.

Imagine, your top boss is a family that can ignore conventional rules and has huge energy, and you work in a school under their hands; can you not be cautious?

Natsume Chikage sighed secretly in his heart, feeling that after this Yulong Flag competition was over and he got the agreed special equipment, it would be better to try to keep a distance from Mitang Zhiji and Near-guard Tong.

His main purpose for agreeing to participate was for that last piece of special chess equipment.

As long as he got it, he could synthesize the chess set just like he synthesized the "Auxiliary Learning Set" before.

And the Mitang family's power was so great, and he was too weak now, so it was better to stay away.

"Natsume-kun, over here."

The voice of physics teacher Ishida Shinya came, and he was sitting behind his workstation waving at Natsume Chikage.

Natsume Chikage restrained his thoughts and walked over.

As soon as he got close, his gaze was attracted by a fountain pen on Ishida Shinya's desk.

That fountain pen looked ordinary, but in his field of vision, it faintly shimmered with a layer of faint, strange luster that only he could see.

【Supernatural Depiction Pen】

【Quality: Blue】

【Effect: When using this pen to write, the words you depict can make the reader slightly produce an immersive third-person bystander visual experience.】

【Introduction: Pay attention, this is a stormy night, Xiao Mei and her group are preparing to step into this haunted house, just at this moment...】

The moment he saw the equipment effect clearly, Natsume Chikage felt a burst of secret joy in his heart.

If he could get this pen, wouldn't he be able to greatly improve the reader's immersion when writing novels?

This effect was simply more exaggerated than watching a movie, equivalent to letting the reader slightly "enter" the story scene as a "bystander."

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked with a normal face:

"Teacher Ishida, you were looking for me?"

Ishida Shinya had an excited expression on his face, like a researcher who had discovered an interesting topic:

"I heard yesterday that you solved another 'Seven Mysteries' in the school, and it was that 'Invisible Evil Spirit in the Old School Building' that has been circulating for a long time!"

"When the incident happened back then, I also went to the scene to check, but I couldn't figure it out no matter what. I even tried to use physical principles to explain why the dog barked wildly, was terrified, and even foamed at the mouth, and that rumor of the '5.5th floor'... but in the end, I couldn't reach a conclusion and left it unsettled."

"I never expected that the truth was not complicated at all, just a series of coincidences caused by the elevator leaking electricity! On the contrary, I wanted to use physical principles to force a fit, which became a mental shackle that hindered me from solving the puzzle."

He looked at Natsume Chikage appreciatively:

"It seems you really have a talent for solving these kinds of puzzles; maybe you are quite suitable to be a detective."

Natsume Chikage smiled modestly:

"Detective or something, Teacher, you overpraise me."

Ishida Shinya waved his hand and smiled:

"No need to be modest, your observation and association ability are indeed very outstanding."

"I am already preparing the next 'Seven Mysteries' material, and I am very much looking forward to you being able to crack it as well."

Natsume Chikage felt a move in his heart, feeling that the opportunity had come.

He pointed to the fountain pen shimmering with faint light on the desk and asked tentatively:

"Teacher Ishida, since I solved a puzzle again this time, according to the 'rules' of our Collection Club, I want to request to collect a related item as a souvenir; can this fountain pen be used?"

Ishida Shinya was stunned when he heard this, then dumbfounded:

"Good kid, waiting here to fleece me?"

He picked up the fountain pen, turned it between his fingers, and a playful smile appeared on his face:

"It can be done... but this pen has been with me for many years, and I do have some feelings for it."

He thought about it and put forward a condition:

"How about this... if you can also solve the 'Seven Mysteries' material I give you next, I will give you this pen, how about it?"

Natsume Chikage pondered slightly, feeling that this was ultimately a clear opportunity, so he nodded readily and smiled:

"Alright, it's a deal. I will try my best."

Ishida Shinya put the fountain pen back on the desk with satisfaction:

"Okay, then I will organize the materials in these few days, and then I will call you over to get them."