Facing the two's condemnation, Tanaka Masao expressed that he had deeply recognized his mistakes.
"Oh, I deserve to die, truly. I only knew that Kashi's item was in the bird's nest and needed to be taken out. I didn't know that would make the crows lose their home..."
Tanaka Masao's Xianglin Sao-esque guilt-ridden speech successfully earned him the forgiveness of the two.
It must be said that this method of speaking successfully conveyed his remorse and self-reflection.
The three discussed for a while and ultimately decided that Kashi and Tanaka Masao would go up together.
For one, Tanaka Masao really didn't want to go up by himself.
It wasn't because he couldn't climb trees or had a fear of heights; it was because he knew what Kashi wanted to retrieve.
That Magic Stone would bring bad luck to ordinary people. If nothing went wrong, the moment he got the Magic Stone, he would definitely fall due to various reasons.
Similarly, Yukinoshita Yukino would also experience this, so Tanaka Masao couldn't possibly let her go up.
It was best for Kashi to handle this herself.
On the other hand, Kashi also demanded to go up herself to retrieve what belonged to her.
So the final result was Kashi at the top, Tanaka Masao in the middle, and Yukinoshita Yukino at the bottom.
Author: What are the readers thinking?
Kashi was at the top executing the mission, Tanaka Masao was in the middle responsible for support, and Yukinoshita Yukino was at the bottom responsible for commanding and observing the situation.
Kashi struggled with her weak, powerless little arms and legs. If Tanaka Masao hadn't helped her from below, she really wouldn't have been able to climb up.
Although Tanaka Masao was fat, his strength and height advantage were there, coupled with more than half a month of exercise, allowing him to easily hug the tree trunk.
"Hey, Masao, help me, I can't go up anymore."
"Hey, hey, I can't free my hands right now, how can I help you?"
"Ah, I can't do it."
"Watch out, it's dangerous."
"Wuwuwu..."
When Kashi was climbing onto the next branch, she slipped and lost her footing, looking like she was about to fall.
As Yukinoshita Yukino stepped forward, wanting to catch Kashi, and in her worried gaze, Tanaka Masao appeared in time, holding Kashi up from below.
However, to stabilize his body, Tanaka Masao, who was tightly hugging the tree trunk, couldn't free his hands at all.
But he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
Zero-frame start, ultimate skill in her face.
The feeling of suffocation and oppression made Tanaka Masao somewhat painful, and he quickly urged her.
"Hurry up, I can't hold on for long."
"I know."
Perhaps because of her blunder, Kashi felt embarrassed and a little flushed.
"And don't talk, you're distracting me."
"Okay, hurry up."
Tanaka Masao's somewhat muffled voice rang out again.
"I said don't talk!"
Now, Yukinoshita Yukino, standing beneath the tree, watched this scene, her eyes slightly narrowed, revealing an unusual gleam.
She seemed to understand why Kashi didn't want Tanaka Masao to talk.
This made her ears turn a little red.
Yukinoshita Yukino really didn't want to instantly understand such things.
[It must be from spending too much time with Tanaka-kin, she's been corrupted by him.]
Tanaka Masao: Hey, hey, Xuezhixia Classmate, if you think that, then I'll have to sue you for defamation.
I haven't done anything yet, you need to have evidence to say that.
"Why don't you two come down first?"
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at their posture and couldn't help but advise.
Hanging on the tree like that, both of them must be uncomfortable.
"No need, I'll be up in a moment."
Kashi said, then struggled to continue climbing upwards.
Her movement, however, caused Tanaka Masao great distress.
The full force of the pressure was directly on him, and his neck was almost breaking.
"Wuwuwuwu~ (Move gently.)"
"I said no talking, and no breathing either."
...
After a flurry of activity, Kashi finally escaped her predicament and climbed onto a branch.
Tanaka Masao panted heavily, his tongue sticking out.
He felt like his face was almost numb, and because it was covered, it became very hot.
As a result, his face was now covered in sweat, sticky and particularly uncomfortable, and he couldn't free his hands to wipe it.
He complained.
"I'm so uncomfortable, my neck was almost broken by you sitting on it.
Good thing you didn't fart just now, otherwise I would really die."
Tanaka Masao's words successfully made Kashi bare her teeth.
She was also very uncomfortable, alright.
However, she didn't have time to pay attention to him now, only leaving a sentence.
"I would never fart."
Then she hugged the branch and climbed towards where the bird's nest was located.
Tanaka Masao stayed put, not moving, because the thickness of that branch clearly couldn't bear the weight of two people.
"Hmph~ Hmph~"
After some effort, Kashi finally reached the edge of the bird's nest. When she saw what was inside, she felt at a loss.
Seeing Kashi hesitate for a long time, Tanaka Masao asked.
"What's wrong, is the item not there?"
"No, there are a few baby crows in this nest."
"Can't you just avoid them?"
"I'll try."
Perhaps the Magic Stone was too hard, as the several crows weren't lying on top of it, leaving Kashi some room to maneuver.
She carefully reached out to take the Magic Stone, trying her best not to touch the baby crows.
"Chirp chirp chirp~"
Even though Kashi tried her best to control her movements, their earlier commotion had already woken up the baby crows. Now, as Kashi reached out, the baby crows started chirping.
Kashi looked at the several noisy baby crows, feeling somewhat hesitant.
"Hurry up, the big crow will be back soon."
"I know."
Kashi closed her eyes, hardened her heart, and reached out to grab the Magic Stone.
Although she used her fastest speed, she was still pecked a few times.
This made Kashi feel a bit of pain.
However, seeing the Magic Stone in her hand, all the effort was worth it.
"I succeeded."
Kashi, like a victorious general, held up her spoils of war.
Just as she was celebrating, Yukinoshita Yukino, who was below, reminded her.
"Hey, hurry up and come down, the big crow is back."
Kashi looked up at the sound, a crow was flying towards her at high speed.
Its fierce and determined eyes startled Kashi, almost making her fall from the branch.
She wanted to get down quickly, but it was clearly too late.
In a moment of danger, a small stone hit the flying crow, successfully hindering its progress.
"Hurry up."
With this buffer time, Tanaka Masao had also come down from the tree and said to Kashi, who was still on the tree.
"Hey, jump down quickly, I'll catch you."
Kashi's current height was about three meters.
Considering her weight, Tanaka Masao was confident he could catch her.
Kashi looked down, not knowing if it was because she had shrunk.
She felt that where she was currently located was quite high from the ground.
However, it was a good thing she used to fly, so she didn't have a fear of heights.
Coupled with the two Magic Stone, one large and one small, in her hand, it also made her quite confident.
She flipped over and jumped down from the branch.
Tanaka Masao successfully caught Kashi as she jumped down.
This made all three of them breathe a sigh of relief at the same time.
However, what no one noticed was that the large Magic Stone Kashi had just obtained touched Tanaka Masao's skin.