After the preliminary round of the Campus Idol Competition, the elimination stage follows.

As one of the top 15 popular contestants, the four girls have the privilege of skipping the early elimination rounds, giving them ample time to prepare for the later matches.

Shami found himself with a small break.

He continued to focus on matters concerning the Demon King Castle. As a Demon King with some influence, building his own Demon King Castle is the main task.

However, the Saintess Protection War led by the Magical Girl had dragged him into the side quest of Saint Karno City.

Now, back to the main task.

Shami sat in the office, took out the Heart of the Demon King's Castle from the Demon King Ring, and studied it carefully.

Switching between macro and micro perspectives, and toggling between the external and internal views of the Demon King Castle, Shami's hands maneuvered deftly over the small Heart of the Demon King's Castle in front of him.

The morning passed quickly.

Shami left the office, collecting inspiration for renovating the Demon King Castle while strolling along the school path.

It was then that he overheard the conversations among the freshmen.

"Do you all know about the seven incredible incidents at this school?"

"Eh?"

"Every school has weird phenomena happening, just like urban legends, and our school has seven incredible ghost stories that have been confirmed by the seniors."

A group of freshmen formed a circle and started whispering in discussion on the nearby lawn.

Shami perked up his ears and wore a gossiping look.

"What are these incredible incidents?"

"For example, the extra staircase. In the old school building at the edge of the campus, there is a flight of stairs that counts to only 12 steps during the day but becomes 13 steps at night."

"It feels like these are common incredible incidents in Japanese schools, isn't there any innovation..."

"There's one more, there's one more. You know the Tri-Combining Mirror on the top floor of the old school building? Once, a girl went there at 00:00:00 and when she stood in the middle of the Tri-Combining Mirror, she saw her future self..."

"Even this is exactly the same... It might be better to first investigate the girl who went to the top floor of the old school building so late and exactly on time..."

"This incredible incident also happened inside the old school building. And it happened quite recently. Someone saw an alien secretly building a secret base there at night."

"Is that old school building a gathering place for evil spirits? Just tear it down already! By the way, isn't this related to the fourth kind already!"

"Listen to me, this is the most explosive news that just happened in the teaching building: a senior saw a mannequin running out of the dean's office during the evening!"

"Actually, I still just want to say 'The Mannequin in the Biology Lab of the Seven Wonders', only it's in a different place. How unoriginal."

Everyone looked disdainfully at the person who said this.

"Ah, this one could be real, actually."

At this moment, the same voice continued from behind.

"I say, you're the one who keeps ruining the atmosphere with your sarcasm, aren't you! — Who are you? I don't recognize you at all!"

Everyone turned around simultaneously to look at the black-haired boy who had joined the chat on the lawn behind them.

Shami quietly blinked his eyes, backed away with his hands behind his back, and pretended nothing happened as he walked away.

Holding a ghost storytelling event on the public lawn in broad daylight is bound to draw some strange looks.

——

As evening approached, the class-free Shami put his feet up on the desk, with the Slime Jelly sitting on his shoulder, turning into a liquid-like form that covered almost his entire shoulder, rhythmically pressing onto Shami's shoulder.

Master Slime was giving the Demon King a massage.

"Alright, a hard day's work is over, it's time for us to go back."

Shami patted the Slime on his shoulder.

The jelly jumped off and automatically went back into the pet box.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, very rapid in frequency. Normally, Shami wouldn't lock the office door, and before he could respond, the door was opened.

Shami quickly lowered his feet from the desk to maintain his image and frowned at the door.

"Sorry, Lord Shami, but while I was walking outside, I felt many eyes on me, so I could only run here and couldn't wait for you to open the door."

The door closed, and a skeleton was leaning against the doorway, looking at Shami.

"It's here, the ghost story that the students were talking about this morning has come."

Shami recognized the visitor and chuckled as if accustomed to it.

"Bone Frame, why are you here?"

Shami looked at the pristine Bone Frame slowly walking towards him, then sitting in the guest chair in front of the desk.

From the shine on Bone Frame, one could tell that this guy was living quite comfortably.

"No tea? Visitors should at least be offered tea, shouldn't they?"

Bone Frame sighed a little discontentedly.

"Even if you drink it, you'll just dirty my floor! Where did you learn this from, Rooney the Dean? It seems you've picked up quite a bit on human manners, you guy!"

Shami made no motion to prepare any tea.

Bone Frame was not discouraged; after all, she didn't care for tea.

"By the way, the mannequin ghost story that's spreading wildly among the students is based on you, right? Wouldn't it be better to stay at the office instead of running around campus?"

"It's for exercise, Lord Shami. Do you know the dangers of sitting too long without moving? It's equivalent to second-hand smoke, ruining your health. Lord Shami often sits for long periods without getting up, right? Be careful you won't be able to carry out Miss Lureya's tasks in the future."

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