Having successfully resolved the crisis, Tanaka Masao relaxed. Just as he let out a sigh of relief, he felt his heel slip.
His body involuntarily fell backward.
Fortunately, it was just muddy ground here, and he had fat for protection, so the fall didn't hurt.
A dizzying spin, and then Tanaka Masao's vision was filled with... May the Holy Light bless you, purifying everything in time, and then he could see nothing at all.
Yukinoshita Yukino was about to check on the two of them. As soon as she approached, she saw Tanaka Masao slip and fall backward.
She instinctively moved to help him, but she was a step too late; Tanaka Masao had already fallen to the ground.
And she happened to arrive exactly where Tanaka Masao's head landed.
One step back, nothing; one step forward, Tanaka-kun's huge gain.
"Ah!"
Yukinoshita Yukino exclaimed, instinctively closing her legs and covering her skirt.
However, in Tanaka Masao's line of sight, such a movement was meaningless.
Yukinoshita Yukino quickly realized this and rapidly retreated a few meters.
Her face was now completely flushed, filled with shame and indignation.
But she also knew it was just an accident, and Tanaka Masao wasn't intentional, so she had no intention of blaming him.
[Emotional value +10]
She just felt uncomfortable all over, and her legs felt a bit weak.
Yukinoshita Yukino said with a somewhat hesitant voice.
"Are... are you two alright?"
Kashi shook her head.
"I am fine."
She suffered almost no injuries from Tanaka Masao; the previous collision just made her a little dizzy.
The recent scene replayed in Tanaka Masao's mind.
Lying on the ground, he looked up and saw Yukinoshita Yukino, covering her skirt, slightly bent over, her face full of shyness.
"I... I'm also fine."
Seeing Tanaka Masao look over, Yukinoshita Yukino became even shyer.
She wanted to go forward and help them up, but she was afraid of exposing herself and dared not approach.
She could only say from where she stood.
"Then you two should get up quickly. Since we have the item, let's go back."
At this moment, Yukinoshita Yukino's gaze fell on a red crystal on the ground.
This was exactly the magic stone Kashi wanted to retrieve.
Just now, because Tanaka Masao fell, Kashi didn't hold it steady and it slipped from her hand.
The magic stone was not far from Yukinoshita Yukino's feet. Without much thought, she bent down to help pick it up.
"Don't..."
Tanaka Masao saw this scene and wanted to stop her, but it was already too late.
The magic stone was already in Yukinoshita Yukino's hand.
Hearing Tanaka Masao's words, Yukinoshita Yukino, holding the magic stone, looked up at him with a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Ah!"
A high-pitched sound caught everyone's attention.
The crow once again swooped towards them.
Whether for revenge or for the magic stone, the crow flew directly towards Yukinoshita Yukino.
Seeing this, Tanaka Masao quickly pushed Kashi off him and got up to help Yukinoshita Yukino.
He knew that the magic stone would bring misfortune, and ordinary people couldn't bear it.
Facing the sudden attack of the crow, Yukinoshita Yukino showed no panic. Her eyes were sharp, and she was prepared.
Under normal circumstances, Yukinoshita Yukino would definitely be fine.
But now, with the magic stone working against her, it was clearly impossible for her to succeed.
Yukinoshita Yukino only noticed the enemy in front of her and didn't notice Tanaka Masao, who was rushing to help from behind.
As expected, Tanaka Masao had an accident.
He slipped again, falling and crashing directly into Yukinoshita Yukino.
[Damn, this magic stone curse has a delayed effect.]
This was his last thought.
Tanaka Masao tried his best to adjust his body, changing his trajectory from crashing into Yukinoshita Yukino to embracing her.
Unprepared, Yukinoshita Yukino stumbled from the huge force coming from behind, then felt a force embracing her.
Tanaka Masao, holding Yukinoshita Yukino, rolled to the side.
Otherwise, given the situation just now, if she had been hit from behind and landed face first.
Even if it didn't disfigure her, some scrapes and blood would definitely have occurred.
Tanaka Masao felt that today was his unlucky day.
To protect Yukinoshita Yukino, this fall was quite hard on him, and his head felt a bit dizzy.
Yukinoshita Yukino's condition wasn't too good either.
Although she had Tanaka Masao's protection, the force of his collision was considerable.
Plus, rolling on the ground made her feel a bit dizzy and slightly uncomfortable.
"Hey, are you two alright?"
Kashi also walked over, immediately securing the magic stone on the ground.
This item was not something humans could touch.
As for the crow, due to the loud commotion, it had cautiously flown away and was circling in the air.
Yukinoshita Yukino propped herself up, shook her head, and coughed twice lightly.
"Cough, cough, I'm fine, Tanaka-kun, are you alright?"
She opened her eyes, looking at Tanaka Masao lying on the ground beneath her, and asked.
Yukinoshita Yukino used her hand to support herself on the ground and stood up.
While getting up, she felt as if her thigh had been hit by a wooden stick, but Yukinoshita Yukino didn't pay attention. After standing up, she reached out to pull Tanaka Masao.
After a moment to recover, Tanaka Masao looked at Yukinoshita Yukino's outstretched hand, grasped it, and used her strength to sit up from the ground.
"Thank you, Xuezhixia Classmate."
"You're welcome. Are you feeling okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?"
"It's fine, I just fell. I'll be alright after a short rest."
Tanaka Masao sat on the ground, ensuring he had calmed down in all aspects before finally standing up.
He couldn't help it; too much had happened in an instant; he really needed to take a moment.
At this point, all three of them looked a bit disheveled.
Yukinoshita Yukino's white dress was now covered in quite a bit of dirt, and her twin tails were somewhat loose.
Kashi's situation was better; only her clothes were a bit disheveled.
Tanaka Masao's condition was the worst.
Not only were his clothes covered in dirt, but there were also some tears in the fabric on his back.
Tanaka Masao and Yukinoshita Yukino both felt they couldn't stay here any longer and walked back in the direction they came from, taking Kashi with them.
On the way back, Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the magic stone in Kashi's hand.
This item resembled a ruby, and its clarity suggested a very high quality.
However, if she remembered correctly, the largest ruby ever auctioned in the world was only six centimeters in diameter.
The one in Kashi's hand, by visual estimation, already exceeded ten centimeters.
[It shouldn't be a ruby, right?