Looking at Hozuki Eiko, who was busy setting up camp, Yang Tao pulled his arm out of Yurikawa Hana's embrace and said, "Don't worry, I will find a suitable ghost-exorcising method for you and Miko."
When Yurikawa Hana heard Yang Tao agree, she immediately stood up from the stone excitedly and jumped, but the stones on the riverbed were very slippery, and her body swayed and fell to the side.
Seeing this, Yang Tao reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling her back, then complained, "The fact that you're still alive is truly thanks to your ancestors' accumulated virtue…"
A vibrant, cheerful, and simple-minded female supporting character is indeed very popular, but in reality, such a girl would have probably died young if she didn't have incredibly good luck.
"Thank you, Mr. Yang."
Yurikawa Hana quickly expressed her gratitude, and Yang Tao sighed, letting her down from the stone and saying, "You should go help organize the camp."
After speaking, he ignored Yurikawa Hana and continued fishing.
Time passed by second by second.
Miko and Yurikawa Hana suggested going into the forest to see if they could find some edible wild delicacies and fruits.
Elisa, using the excuse of protecting their safety, also followed them into the forest.
Elisa very much enjoyed her current life.
Unlike in Silent Hill, where there was only endless hatred and pain, here she finally experienced the feeling of 'living'.
Yang Tao put away his fishing rod, jumped off the stone, and returned to the campsite, looking at the two tents, one large and one small, set up by the riverbank, and said with a smile, "They're quite cute…"
Sitting on a small folding stool nearby, he took out a cup of Seer Tea from his backpack and took a sip.
"Uncle, are you camping by the river alone with three girls?"
"Un… Uncle?"
Yang Tao looked up at the young girl who came to his side, feeling a bit melancholic.
'Have I already reached the 'uncle' stage?'
Aside from her eyes being different from ordinary people, this little girl's body should also have some problems; at least he hadn't seen anyone wearing a sweater and jacket right after summer.
Her purple hair was very striking, but in Miko's world, it was considered relatively normal; Yang Tao had already noticed this issue when he first went shopping.
Additionally, Yurikawa Hana's hair was orange, which looked very beautiful.
"Life has been a bit stressful recently, so I came out with them to relax a bit. What about you, little friend?"
"Relax a bit?"
The little girl's face showed no expression; she stared at Yang Tao with wide eyes and said, "Pretty much, we also came to relax."
"My name is Hozuki Yayoi, Uncle, what's your name?"
Hearing the little girl's name, Yang Tao pondered for a moment, confirming that he didn't know any protagonist named Hozuki Yayoi.
'Heh heh, with so many anime, movies, and TV shows, even if I watched them every day, it would be impossible to see them all…'
"Hozuki Yayoi… a very good name, sounds very appetizing. Here, this is my business card."
Yang Tao reached out and took out a golden business card, handing it to Hozuki Yayoi.
"How amazing, I didn't even notice any flaws. Uncle, do you use this method to pursue High school students too?"
Hozuki Yayoi's voice sounded completely flat, as if she had no emotions, but Yang Tao understood that this might be this little girl's 'persona'.
Just from that short conversation, he had already roughly guessed it.
Scheming, emotionless, outwardly cold but inwardly warm.
Plus, the extremely high health bars on the toys on her head and waist all proved that even if she wasn't the protagonist, she was an extremely important supporting character.
"Of course not, I never pursue girls. Usually, girls come to me. Uncle is a very charming person, you know."
He smiled, took a small sip of Seer Tea, chewed it without changing his expression, and then swallowed.
"Yayoi!"
The girl from before saw Hozuki Yayoi come over to Yang Tao, and quickly ran over, panting, and said, "I'm sorry, my sister caused you trouble."
"Yayoi, don't run off!"
Sisters?
Hozuki Yayoi, Hozuki Eiko.
Yang Tao, seeing how polite the other party was, said, "It's okay, the little girl is very cute."
At this moment, Hozuki Yayoi also said, "I left to create an opportunity for you and Yoruno to be alone, you need to seize it!"
"None of your business!!!"
With that, she dragged Hozuki Yayoi and walked back.
Yang Tao shook his head, treating it as a small interlude in this camping trip, feeling the gentle breeze, and slightly narrowing his eyes to enjoy this rare leisure.
'If I had known we were coming out to play, I would have gone to the beach…'
Sunshine, beach, sunscreen…
Just thinking about it was interesting.
After a while, a sound came from the riverbank; Hozuki Yayoi and the boy ran to the river with fishing rods and began to fish.
The two of them were Rumble, starting a competition.
Yang Tao smiled to himself at this; he had tried fishing without datafication earlier, and even with various luck attributes, the fish in the river wouldn't bite, as if they had all become spirits.
Luckily, he had a good temper, otherwise, he would have jumped into the river long ago to let the fish inside know what a 'black hand' was.
Time quickly came to evening; the sky was dyed fiery red by the sun, and the trio who went 'exploring' in the forest also returned to the camp.
Seeing the faint smile on Elisa's face, Yang Tao felt that bringing her to this world was truly the right choice.
Here, she was no longer a clone of Alessa, but a truly independent individual.
Yurikawa Hana ran at the very front, carrying a basket, and when she saw the dazzling array of food on the table, her eyes immediately sparkled.
"Wow, Mr. Yang, did you make all of this?"
Fruit salad, honey-glazed ham, apple cider, watermelon juice, cod sushi, and grilled skewers, a series of delicacies from Farmer's Delight.
These things were completely enough to feed the three little ones, including Elisa.
"Of course! These were all made by me personally."
The ingredients were all synthesized by him step by step, so saying they were made by him personally was completely accurate.
Due to her life energy, Yurikawa Hana naturally consumed much more than ordinary people, and after wandering in the forest for three hours, she was already hungry.
She blinked and asked Yang Tao, "Mr. Yang, can I try some?"
"Wash your hands first before eating!"
The group had a lively picnic, the most important event of camping.
Night fell, and after telling ghost stories by the campfire, Yang Tao quickly burrowed into the tent and zipped it up.
Leaving Yurikawa Hana and Miko in disarray in the wind.
"Camping is quite nice too…"
Lying on the wool carpet, although he wasn't sleepy, he still closed his eyes.
Two hours later.
Yang Tao suddenly opened his eyes, unzipped the tent, and walked out, then saw Hozuki Eiko walk past him with vacant eyes.
Hozuki Eiko was now covered in black ghostly aura.
'Ghost possession?'
These protagonists just have so many things happening to them; things that others might never encounter in a lifetime are commonplace for protagonists.