Chapter 376 - JUST A TINY BIT

THE ten-minute mystery coaster ride finally ended. Its duration time definitely much, much longer than that of a normal roller coaster ride in real-life. Probably because of all those tunnels they had to go through. Luo Yan noticed that every time they had to enter one, the speed of the coaster seemed to slow down. It's most probably to increase the fear factor of the players riding it.

Which was very effective, if Luo Yan must say. Because of that, the ghosts and monsters in the tunnel had more time to 'entertain' them. From the first tunnel up until the last, the scare level of those ghosts and monsters just kept getting higher and higher. From simple ghosts to a horde of fast running zombies. The tunnels were simply filled with all kinds of things that could make the players jumped and screamed from their seats. 

If this was real-life, his eardrum would probably be broken because of how loud the screams were of the other players riding with them. In fact, when the ride ended, he noticed that three players actually logged out and didn't finish the whole ride. They probably couldn't take all those jump scares.

Luo Yan, on the other hand, enjoyed it very much. But he couldn't show it so openly because he acted scared most of the time, clinging onto Shen Ji Yun's rabbit arm. Of course, he was not doing it so he could eat the other's tofu. After all, all he could feel when doing that was the soft arm of the rabbit mascot suit. It would be another matter if Shen Ji Yun was not wearing that mascot suit though. It would also probably be more enjoyable.

Wait- what was he suddenly thinking? He shook his head. The point was he did it so the other wouldn't be scared. Yes, that's right. Surprising as it sounded, Shen Ji Yun was actually scared of ghosts. He had no trouble with the monsters that showed in the tunnel. But every time that a ghost showed up, his whole body would jerk and then completely frozen up. He would only relax once Luo Yan clung to him and told him that he's scared.

It was as if he could only throw away his fear if it was so he could protect Luo Yan. If it meant that he could protect him, then his own fear didn't matter at all. Luo Yan's heart felt warm because of that thought. That's why even though he was not really scared, he still continued to act like one. Just so he could help the other relaxed and forgot the ghosts coming their way. Which was proven quite effective.

And also, a certain surprising discovery about Shen Ji Yun made him happy.

He glanced at the big rabbit mascot standing beside him. Who would have thought that the cold-faced Shen Ji Yun was actually afraid of ghosts? Luo Yan certainly wouldn't have thought of that. But he didn't dislike him for it. In fact, he found it real cute. It just added to Shen Ji Yun's level of adorableness.

"It's good that we're finally out," Shen Ji Yun commented before turning to Luo Yan. "Did it scare you much, Yan Yan?"

Luo Yan could feel the worry in the other's voice. As if he was afraid that he didn't have fun because of all the ghosts and monsters. "No, because Brother Ji Yun was there to protect me."

Of course, he had no plan to pierce the fact that Shen Ji Yun was afraid of ghost. He didn't want him to think that he was lame for having that kind of fear. Because knowing the other, if he teased him about it, he would certainly overthink things. Who knew what kind of weird turn his brain would make? So, it's better for him to have this kind of wonderful misunderstanding.

Shen Ji Yun secretly let out a sigh of relief when he heard that. He was glad that he helped Luo Yan not feel scared. Truthfully, seeing those ghosts made his heart palpitate. In a very bad way. He didn't expect that they would look so… real. He was fine with the monsters because they looked just like those other monsters in the game. The ghosts, well, they were another matter altogether.

It was a shame to admit it, but those ghosts scared him. Just a tiny bit. Definitely, definitely just a tiny bit. 

He had never tried to watch a horror movie. So, he had never expected that he would actually feel that tiny bit of fear for those ghosts. If not for Luo Yan holding onto him, he might have been frozen the whole time. It's bad enough that he froze every time the coaster fell from a high point. If he froze again every time they entered a tunnel, then he might as well turned into a big rabbit statue.

He was just glad that Luo Yan didn't notice his abnormality. He didn't want him to think that he's afraid, even if just a tiny bit, of virtual ghost. That would be so mortifying. He might not be able to show his face in front of him for a few days if that were to happen.

"I'm happy that I could be of some help," he replied to what Luo Yan just said. "If there's something you're afraid of, I'll be more than glad to be your shield." 

Luo Yan stopped and then smiled behind the mask covering the lower half of his face. Seriously, this guy could really dish out some smooth comebacks like this from time to time. Unknowingly activating his inner Casanova.

Once again, this interaction was seen by the two girls who were sitting behind the two during the mystery coaster ride. 

"Did you see that? How much sweeter can those two be?" one girl whispered to her companion.

"I know, right? If someone tells me they're not a couple, I'll go and shave my hair now," the other girl whispered back.

"How envious. I also want to have a boyfriend like that rabbit mascot!"

"Me too!"

The two looked at each other and then sighed full of frustration. They decided to just passed by the two guys before they collapsed from too much envy. As they did, they happened to hear the guy with a hood and a mask said;

"Brother Ji Yun, those two girls were really cool. They barely even screamed whenever the mystery coaster entered the tunnel!" 

The two girls almost cried. They suddenly wanted to shout back; 'It's all because we're too busy eating you and your boyfriend's dog food! How can we even have time to scream?'