Ding dong!
The doorbell rang again, and this time, Tuan Ma's voice came from outside the door.
Bai Yuze looked at Sabre, who also had a puzzled expression.
"How is that possible? It should only be barking right now!"
"It seems the dungeon doesn't want us to clear it so easily."
Bai Yuze reactivated the timer, which showed ten minutes remaining.
"Ten minutes, that's enough! Sabre, can you still distinguish scents?"
In response to Bai Yuze's question, Sabre scratched his body with his hind leg and said helplessly, "I want to help, but I'm sorry, I can't smell anything right now."
"It seems that staring at the door for too long not only allows the other party to control you but also affects your sense of smell."
Bai Yuze pondered, chin in hand. Since Sabre couldn't help, he would have to handle this special situation himself.
Bai Yuze had peeked once, and Yui Yuigahama had peeked twice. They had three chances left.
Since peeking through the peephole meant the eyes would see the door first, the best option for the current situation was for Bai Yuze to peek through the peephole this time and let the remaining ten minutes run out.
"Be careful!"
Yui Yuigahama worried. Bai Yuze nodded, then went to the entrance. The moment his eyes saw the door, he pressed the timer in his hand.
Through the peephole, Bai Yuze saw Tuan Ma. Her face was slightly sweaty, and her vegetable basket was full of ingredients.
It seemed the weather was too hot, as she was constantly fanning herself with her other hand, urging the two inside to open the door.
With just one glance, Bai Yuze retreated and taunted the strange entity outside the door, "You've improved a bit this time, but it's still not enough."
The commotion outside stopped, followed by curses...
Bai Yuze ignored it. After the time ran out, he returned to Tuanzi's side and sat on the sofa.
"My time is up. The rest is up to you. I'll rest for a bit. It's four in the afternoon now, and Auntie should be back soon.
Remember! No matter what happens later, don't panic. Remember to wake me up."
After Bai Yuze finished speaking, he lay on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest. Yui Yuigahama quickly placed a pillow under Bai Yuze's head, and soon Bai Yuze's breathing became steady.
Yui Yuigahama crouched beside him, quietly admiring Bai Yuze's face.
This scene was unbearable for Sabre, who was nearby. It was like killing a dog and stabbing its heart, especially an innocent dog hurt by love!
He felt the pain starting again, but this time it was a spiritual pain!
After staring at Bai Yuze for a while, Yui Yuigahama sat in front of the entrance. Since staring at the door was boring, she began to think about what she should do in the future.
The person she liked had a partner. Should she give up? But... she was so unwilling...
Although the world allowed polygyny and polyandry, Tuanzi was a bit shy... Moreover, who knew if Bai Yuze's partner would agree?
Just as she was feeling troubled, Sabre walked over from the sofa. He extended his paw and patted Yui Yuigahama's hand.
"Little Master, the reason I told you my story is to tell you not to give up. Don't wait until others are already happy before you realize your own happiness has been taken by someone else..."
"But... but he already has a partner..."
Tuanzi's expression gradually wilted. Seeing this, Sabre, in the tone of an experienced dog, said solemnly, "Little Master... just remember one thing! That is, 'So what?' So what? Is there a problem with me pursuing my happiness? So what if he has a partner? Who knows if you two will break up? So what if you're married? Who knows if you two will divorce?!"
"Uh... wouldn't that be bad...?"
Yui Yuigahama was stunned by Sabre's words. You could do that!
"Why not? Do you remember the story I told you? There's actually a sequel..."
There's more to it?! Sabre slowly revealed the truth of the matter...
"I was devastated when I found out the truth that day... but soon! I rallied again. I still went to see her every day, making her think I was still infatuated with her, until I successfully took her place!
Now, one of the children she has has the same fur as me."
"No wonder it's so hard to walk you every day!"
Tuanzi successfully ignored the fact Sabre wanted to tell, looking at Sabre with a resentful gaze.
She had previously thought Sabre liked that area, so she had to run very far every day. Sometimes she wanted to change places, but Sabre stubbornly refused to pee, forcing her to run all the way back with great effort!
Several kilometers every day... it exhausted her!
"Don't mind those details! My point is, once you know your opponent, there's nothing to worry about! If they're there, I retreat! If they're not, I'll sneak in! The main thing is not to confront, just to eat!"
Under Sabre's manipulation, the timid Tuanzi seemed to undergo a strange transformation...
As time passed, Tuanzi's observation time was also running out.
The door rang again. Tuanzi glanced at it, hesitating whether to wake Bai Yuze when...
Tuan Ma's voice came from outside the door.
"Friend, how about we make a deal? I know you can hear me..."
Yui Yuigahama ignored the other party. Since the other party admitted its identity, she didn't need to worry about other things... She looked at her phone, preparing to leave as soon as the time was up.
At this moment... she noticed something was wrong. Her phone's timer had automatically paused!
Yui Yuigahama initially thought she had accidentally touched it, but when she tapped it several times without a response, she realized there was a problem with her phone!
"You must have noticed the phone's malfunction, right? That's right, that's my ability. I can hear and control objects in the room, making them change slightly. I thought it was useless... but that brat named Bai Yuze gave me an opportunity!
I thought he was so smart that the plan would fail! I didn't expect him to be such an arrogant fellow. The moment he told you his plan, he probably didn't think I could hear your conversation, right! Hahahahaha!"
"You... what did you do to Xiao Ze?"
Cold sweat beaded on Yui Yuigahama's forehead, and the strange entity seemed to sense her change in emotion. Its laughter grew more rampant and unrestrained!
"I deliberately paused his timer for a minute. He thought he was still within the safe time, but he had actually already violated the rules! If I wanted to, I could control him to kill you right now...
But I didn't do that. I want to make a deal with you~"
The strange entity described its deal to Yui Yuigahama. Its meaning was that it couldn't open the door, even by controlling others. Killing Yui Yuigahama would gain it no benefit, but she could open the door directly, let it in to eat Bai Yuze, and Yui Yuigahama could escape in the meantime...
This trick to fool elementary school students was truly laughable...
"I won't agree!"
"Really? Even if you die by the hands of the person you love most, it doesn't matter?"
"It doesn't matter!"
"Then I truly underestimated you. What a pity~ Your mother will live a lifetime of loneliness! The pain that could be ended by sacrificing just one person, yet you insist on plunging three people into despair... Hehehehehe!"
"Say whatever you want! I won't give up on Xiao Ze! Even if I die by his hand!"
Yui Yuigahama said as she left the entrance. She went to the sofa and shook Bai Yuze, but Bai Yuze showed no sign of waking up...
"Give up. He'll be controlled by me very soon! Then none of you will escape!"
"Impossible! Xiao Ze is so amazing! How could he lose to you!"
Yui Yuigahama stubbornly continued to shake Bai Yuze, but the situation was so cruel... The strange entity's sinister laughter continued, and the tense environment gradually devoured Tuanzi's sanity.
Finally, Yui Yuigahama's eyes became lifeless... She stood up and slowly walked to the entrance...
"Are you satisfied with just one person...?"
"Of course! My appetite isn't that big! What? Are you ready?"
"Mm... If possible... can I trade my life for his?"
Even the strange entity was stunned by what Yui Yuigahama said!
"Oh? Yes, you can, but may I ask why?"
"There's nothing to say... From the moment he pulled me out of the abyss, my life was his... If I had to say why... it's because... I love him!"
Tuanzi took a deep breath, her hand gradually reaching for the doorknob...
At this moment, Tuanzi felt herself being picked up. She looked back and saw Bai Yuze smiling at her.
"You... Mmm!"
Tuanzi's brain hadn't even reacted yet, but Bai Yuze's actions directly short-circuited Tuanzi's brain!
"Why! Why weren't you controlled!"
The strange entity outside the door tried to control Bai Yuze but found that a part of the connection between them was missing!
It was puzzled, it was confused, it was angry!
Why! Why was it always just a little short!
The two ignored the strange entity's impotent rage outside the door, still concentrating on the matter at hand.
When the two separated, Tuanzi's eyes were tightly closed, and steam began to rise from her hair again...
Bai Yuze looked at the adorable Tuanzi. Just as he was about to lean in again, he was stopped by Tuanzi.
"You, you, you... weren't you controlled?"
"Yes, but Tuanzi's call of love woke me up."
Bai Yuze smiled. He had a precaution against his phone being tampered with.
Because Sabre had been staring at the door for a long time, his entire body was already in a controllable state. Since the senses were synchronized when controlling Sabre, the strange entity must have heard Bai Yuze and Tuanzi's conversation.
Therefore, when Bai Yuze told Tuanzi the time for staring at the door, he deliberately said a shorter duration.
The real time was longer than half an hour!
It should be known that Sabre had already been staring at the door before Bai Yuze started timing, so the time Bai Yuze recorded was less than the actual time!
The reason he emphasized the time was half an hour was, firstly, to increase the fault tolerance, and secondly, to mislead the strange entity, making it truly believe that the maximum time was only half an hour.
And Bai Yuze wasn't idle while staring at the door. He seemed to be in a daze, but he was actually resting his right hand on his left, silently counting his pulse.
A normal adult's pulse beats once every 0.6 to 1 second. Bai Yuze directly calculated by the longest time, one second, and would leave after counting to 1800. During this time, because Sabre spoke, he recorded the pulse count and paused the timer. When Sabre told his story, he silently compared the two sets of data in his mind and finally found that the timer was about a minute slow.
Therefore, Bai Yuze immediately realized that the strange entity had made a move. So, after the time ran out, he pretended to be affected, which was actually to see what the strange entity wanted to do.
However, Tuanzi's actions truly moved him. If he didn't wake up and set an example, he wouldn't be human!