The closer they got to Angel Falls, the louder the deafening roar became.
Mountain winds blew; although it wasn't raining, the air was already filled with silken mist.
"Put on your raincoats first!"
Sitting in the open-top jeep, Natsuki pulled out several raincoats and shouted loudly.
The three girls quickly put on their raincoats.
A moment later.
The jeep finally reached the end of the road. From here, the group could only proceed on foot.
The driver stayed in the car, but the two assistants were diligent and responsible, wearing high heels and raincoats, leading the way through the uneven terrain.
After walking for another ten minutes or so, the group finally reached the very bottom of the waterfall.
Looking up, the white waterfall roared and descended from the sky, like the true Milky Way falling from the nine heavens.
"To date, no one has truly succeeded in climbing Angel Falls, and free-climbing at that…" Assistant wiped the rain from her face and said loudly, "Safety first. If you want to give up, there's no problem at all; you can give up anytime."
Free-climbing is considered one of the top ten most dangerous sports in the world, often called the 'ballet on rocks.'
And without any equipment or external protection, scaling a thousand-meter cliff face has a mortality rate as high as 50%.
What's more, the climbing route was next to the waterfall. The roaring noise of the waterfall and the perpetual water vapor would further increase the danger of climbing. Even if Alex Honnold, a legendary master in the climbing world, came, he wouldn't be able to reach the summit in one go—although Alex is a legendary master, he doesn't charge blindly. Before each free-climb, he conducts incredibly detailed route considerations, with preparation work sometimes lasting as long as half a year.
Natsuki and Yukino naturally couldn't prepare for half a year. They even intended to make a continuous push and succeed in one go.
Of course.
This was not arrogance or ignorance of what hubris was, but the confidence of a player.
If an ordinary passerby suddenly stood up and said he could free-climb Angel Falls, people would just think he had a screw loose.
But if Batman stood up and said he could free-climb the grand waterfall, at least half of the people would believe him.
And Batman's physical fitness is only at the peak of human limits, while Natsuki's current physical fitness is already close to Captain America's.
It's just that Yukino's physical fitness is much weaker, so before the challenge, it would be necessary to paste some basic attributes.
"Give me your hand." Natsuki looked at Yukino, extended his right hand, and shouted loudly, "I'll help you paste some stamina attributes and skills."
The Touch of Destiny skill is primarily used to paste skills, but it can also paste temporary attributes, and even pain—previously, when Hayasaka had menstrual cramps, Natsuki had helped paste and share the pain.
Yukino softly assented, not refusing, and extended her hand into Natsuki's palm.
"The great waterfall looks super scary, I won't be climbing." Haruno shouted loudly, "Natsuki-kun, help me paste the Possession Skill. My spirit is with you both."
"…"
Natsuki always felt this sentence was strangely familiar.
It came to him.
When he challenged Swallow Cave in Mexico, you said the same thing, claiming your spirit was with us, but then you turned around and branded the Possession Skill onto Sayu!
However, Natsuki naturally wouldn't refuse, extending his other hand and saying, "Give me your hand."
Haruno's request was reasonable and well-founded, there was no reason to refuse.
Besides, what if Haruno had truly repented and turned over a new leaf?
He always had to give her another chance.
"I want to paste a skill too!" Sayu raised her right hand and shouted loudly, "I want to do extreme challenges with Natsuki-sama!"
...
At the same time.
Yukino, whose basic attributes had already been pasted, stood silently to the side, contemplating the techniques and routes needed for rock climbing.
Neither of them had received professional training, and before this, they hadn't even had any rock climbing experience. However, they weren't ordinary people after all, and since they could climb up in one go, there was naturally no need to waste time.
If they found it impossible, it wouldn't matter to try a few more times.
"Hmm?"
Yukino's heart suddenly throbbed inexplicably, feeling a strange burning sensation.
"This feeling is..."
Yukino pursed her lips and quickly took out an unremarkable black diary.
The Future Diary.
At this moment, the Future Diary was heating up, warning and reminding her.
Yukino opened the Future Diary, and lines of text quietly appeared.
[You chose to challenge Angel Falls on the left side. When you were halfway up, because of your huge chest, you lost your balance, slipped, and fell off the cliff.]
[Natsuki jumped down to save you.]
[At the last moment, Natsuki chose to sacrifice himself.]
[Natsuki died.]
[You ultimately survived.]
[The world was destroyed.]
"The world was destroyed?"
Seeing this Future Diary entry, Yukino immediately furrowed her delicate brows.
Because her huge chest was too elastic, causing her to fall off the cliff, resulting in Natsuki's death, and ultimately the destruction of the world... It felt like a horseshoe destroying a country, with an unbelievable coincidence and subtlety.
"And... sacrificing himself?"
Yukino silently bit her lower lip, turned her head to look at Natsuki not far away, and subconsciously pressed her right hand to her chest.
The sound of her heart beating in her chest was exceptionally clear.
In this world, apart from true family, someone would actually be willing to sacrifice their life for her...
"Idiot."
Yukino exhaled lightly, unable to help but murmur softly.
If you die, what will Chika and Marin do?
Yukino shook her head, stepped aside, and prepared to change her climbing route.
A moment later.
The Future Diary heated up again.
Yukino opened the diary and saw that the original entry had disappeared, and new diary content was quietly appearing.
[You tried to change the climbing route. When you were two-thirds of the way up, because of your huge chest, you lost your balance, slipped, and fell off the cliff.]
[Natsuki jumped down to save you.]
[At the last moment, you chose to push Natsuki away and sacrifice yourself.]
[You died.]
[Haruno collapsed and turned dark.]
[Natsuki willingly transformed into an anomaly to resurrect you.]
[The world was destroyed once again.]
"The world... was destroyed again?"
Yukino's beautiful eyes widened, her mood incredibly chaotic.
A world that gets destroyed at the drop of a hat is too fragile!
What was worse was that the source of the world's destruction this time was still her chest fat making her really want to complain.
"Whew…"
Yukino exhaled lightly, pressed her right hand to her forehead, and couldn't help but look at Natsuki and Haruno.
It was normal for her sister to collapse if she died, after all, she was a close relative. Although they had unpleasant experiences when they were young, blood ties could not be severed.
But Garbage-kun would actually willingly turn into an anomaly for her... it really wasn't worth it at all.
"Let's try another spot."
Yukino's gaze sharpened, and she stepped towards the distance, preparing to change to a new climbing route.
[You tried to change the climbing route. When you were halfway up, because of your huge chest, you lost your balance, slipped, and fell off the cliff.]
[Natsuki jumped down to save you.]
[You successfully survived, but were severely injured.]
[Mission failed. You received severe punishment and entered a dungeon during the punishment period.]
[Because your basic attributes were too low, you died in the dungeon.]
Yukino: "..."
This time, she survived free climbing, but then died in the subsequent dungeon. In the end, it was still because of her breasts.
Yukino, not believing in evil, tried to continue changing the climbing route.
However, she quickly discovered that no matter how the route was changed, the content in the Future Diary was largely the same: either death or severe injury. The possibility of successfully climbing the waterfall never appeared once, and the reason for slipping was the same every time—
Huge [bleep—].
Yukino bit her lips, pressed her right hand to her chest, and couldn't help but complain inwardly:
This kind of thing is really super inconvenient!
Flat chests are the correct direction for human evolution!
At the same time.
Natsuki had already finished pasting skills for Haruno and Sayu, and shouted loudly:
"Yukino, we can start climbing."
Yukino looked over at the sound, shook her head seriously, and said gravely:
"That's enough for today."
"Huh?" Natsuki was startled, his gaze dropping to the Future Diary in Yukino's hand, and he asked curiously, "Is our climbing future dangerous?"
Yukino nodded lightly and said:
"For some reason, our climbing failed... Anyway, let's go back first."
Natsuki nodded and said:
"Alright, then I'll go tell assistant."
He and Yukino were 'privileged individuals', and assistant was just auxiliary staff. Natsuki didn't even need to explain why, just one sentence of 'that's enough for today' and that he wanted to return to the hotel to rest, and assistant would take out her phone and start contacting a driver.
"Eh, what's wrong?" Haruno asked curiously, "Why are we suddenly going back?"
Natsuki said:
"You can ask Yukino about the specific situation... Yukino said that's enough for today after reading the Future Diary."
Hearing this, Sayu immediately furrowed her brows and hesitated:
"Yukino-chan isn't someone who gives up halfway... Is the future very dangerous if she suddenly wants to go back?"
"No." Sayu clenched her fists, turned and walked away, "I'm going to ask Yukino-chan!"
Regarding Natsuki's safety, Sayu couldn't calm down at all.
Haruno was equally worried and followed directly.
"Yukino-chan, why are we stopping?"
"What's Natsuki's future like?"
Facing Sayu and Haruno's questions, Yukino's expression was calm, and she folded her arms across her chest and said:
"Perhaps the weather isn't good, or the timing isn't right. In any case, today isn't suitable for climbing. Forcing it would be very dangerous. We'll come back tomorrow."
"Mhm, mhm." Sayu quickly nodded in agreement, "Safety is most important. If it's super dangerous, it's perfectly fine to just give up."
Yukino nodded lightly and said:
"Let's go, we'll come back tomorrow."
...
The journey was silent.
Everyone walked down the mountain road, got into the jeep, and began to return to the city.
On the way back, Yukino occasionally took out her Future Diary, wanting to check for new futures, but unfortunately, the diary was blank, and no new content appeared.
"Whew…"
Yukino exhaled softly, reluctantly accepting reality.
Every time she fell off the cliff, it was because of her huge chest. If she could, Yukino really wanted to know how long it would take for the side effects to disappear.
But she couldn't.
The Future Diary would not change according to her thoughts. A Future Diary about when the huge chest would disappear had never appeared.
It was quite normal to think about it. If she could get a corresponding diary just by thinking about something, this thing would definitely be more useful than a Magic Mirror, it would be a so-called divine artifact.
Half an hour later.
"We're back again."
Sayu exhaled lightly and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
According to the original plan, Natsuki and Yukino would climb the great waterfall, completing two extreme challenges in one go, and then everyone would return to have a celebratory feast, eating, drinking, and having fun.
But now, they hadn't even attempted the challenge and had returned to the hotel dejectedly, so a celebratory feast was naturally out of the question.
Natsuki suggested:
"The weather is still quite hot. Everyone, let's go back to our rooms, take a shower, and rest."
"Makes sense." Haruno nodded, "Yukino, let's go back to our room."
"Mhm."
Yukino responded softly, followed Haruno, and returned to the room.
Bang.
The door gently closed.
Haruno didn't immediately go to shower, but pulled Yukino to sit on the bed and said softly:
"Although I don't know what Yukino saw in her diary, safety comes first. Don't push yourself. If it's really dangerous, it's okay to give up."
Indeed, she could give up.
But the consequences of giving up would be severe, making it impossible to clear the next dungeon.
Yukino didn't say much, only softly stated:
"Haruno-nee doesn't need to worry, I can handle it."
Yukino didn't know if the future described in the diary would come to pass, but it was better to believe it than not.
This was no longer just her own matter; a slight misstep could lead to the destruction of the world.
And the source of the world's destruction was all due to her gigantic [beep].
So, if the side effects of the gigantic [beep] were eliminated, would the future of falling off a cliff still happen?
Yukino believed it most likely would not.
As for whether it was truly so, she would only know after verifying it.
"Then, let's wait until tomorrow…" Yukino took a deep breath, her gaze quickly firming, "If the side effects can disappear on their own before dawn tomorrow, that would be for the best."
"If the side effects still can't disappear, then I'll just have to ask Garbage-kun for help…"
She was powerless against the side effects of the Witch Potion; only Natsuki could help eliminate them. That was the [Curse Purification Technique] obtained from the Witch's Inheritance Crystal Ball. Because the game had not authenticated it, it couldn't be pasted or copied, but it could be used to eliminate side effects, as had been verified when the junior high student encountered the Strange Tale before.
Yukino suppressed the subtle emotions in her heart:
"Everything… will wait until tomorrow."
The night passed without a word.
The next day.
Yukino opened her eyes, looked at the ceiling above her, and let out a helpless sigh.
She hadn't slept well last night. Haruno had gotten up in the middle of the night and, for some reason, went to the bathroom, taking a long time to return. Because of her chest tightness and shortness of breath, Yukino tossed and turned, unable to find a comfortable sleeping position, and only finally fell asleep after a long time.
Now that she was awake, her body didn't feel relaxed at all; it was still heavy with a sense of burden, making it hard to breathe.
Yukino looked down, and the facts were as she expected.
The side effects of the gigantic [beep] had not disappeared with the passage of time.
With a completely uncertain future, Yukino's limit was to wait one day. She could no longer continue to wait.
She put on her pajamas.
She tiptoed out of bed.
She quietly went to the bathroom to wash up and brush her teeth.
After everything was tidied up, Yukino glanced at Haruno, who was still sound asleep on the bed, then, with a blushing face, one hand covering her chest, she quietly pulled open the door, walked out of the room, and stepped to Natsuki's room door. Taking a deep breath, she raised her right hand and gently knocked.
Knock knock knock.
"Hmm? Yukino?"
The door opened quickly. Looking at the long black-haired girl outside the door, Natsuki exclaimed in surprise.
He thought Sayu had returned, completely not expecting the person knocking to be Yukino.
Yukino said softly:
"…Let me in first."
"Alright, come in first." Natsuki moved aside, "We can talk about whatever it is later."
Since Yukino wasn't in a hurry to speak, it clearly wasn't a big deal.
Entering the room.
Yukino subconsciously sniffed her nose, feeling a faint, elusive scent in the air, somehow familiar, as if she had smelled it not long ago.
Seeing Yukino's small gesture, Natsuki quickly changed the subject, saying:
"Yukino, coming to find me at this hour, it must be something very important, right?"
"It is indeed very important…" Yukino suppressed her doubts and said softly, "It's related to yesterday's future diary."
Natsuki sat down next to Yukino, curiously asking:
"What was written in the diary?"
"We failed the rock climbing…"
Yukino did not hide anything now, softly recounting the contents of the future diary.
"I see." Natsuki nodded, saying earnestly, "…So, why did Yukino come to find me so early?"
Yukino crossed her arms over her chest, unable to help but glare at him:
"How annoying!"
This man wasn't stupid; he definitely knew why she had come. Asking like this now was clearly just the same mischievousness as her sister!
"We can't delay any longer." Yukino said expressionlessly, "According to the diary, we will enter the dungeon soon. Before that, it's necessary to complete the extreme challenge first… So, please help eliminate the side effects."
By the end, although Yukino's expression and voice could still remain calm, the blush on her face was completely impossible to hide.
To actively come to his door and ask a boy to help eliminate side effects, it was too embarrassing no matter how she thought about it!
If it weren't for those terrible futures in the diary, she would never have willingly come!
"Understood." Natsuki smiled, rubbing his hands together, "Leave everything else to me."