Chapter 228

Seeing Lin Ye looking like nothing had happened, she was finally relieved.

No wounds.

That's great.

She felt that her X-ray vision had finally come in handy this time.

"I'm fine, I won't die, rest assured."

Lin Ye suddenly noticed the scrape on Yukinoshita Yukino's ankle.

"On the contrary, how about the scrape on your lower leg? Was it scratched by a dog?"

If it were a lethal rabies virus, it would be over; getting immunoglobulin shots might not necessarily be effective.

"I'm fine, it's just a scrape from slipping when I was fleeing earlier. It's fine, please don't worry."

She pulled at her left pant leg and said in a calm tone.

Compared to Lin Ye's life-and-death struggle just now, this little scrape of hers was nothing.

"Hmm, the Tosa Inu is already dead, but I saw a dachshund earlier; it should be Yuigahama-san's pet, but it was scared away by me. I estimate that it will run as soon as it sees me, so it's a bit difficult to catch."

Lin Ye felt a bit helpless.

By now, the short-burst battle had made him feel physically exhausted, and using the 'Snake Eye Orb' had placed a certain burden on his spirit.

"No rush, let's wait until Yuigahama Yui-san arrives!"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the three dogs—one large and two small—lying in the black-red liquid behind Lin Ye. The largest Tosa Inu was a bloody mess, its abdomen a patch of blood-stained, rotten flesh.

She felt instinctively uncomfortable and immediately withdrew her gaze.

If it were her, she wouldn't even be able to handle one Akita dog, let alone a fierce dog like the Tosa Inu.

If it weren't for Lin Ye, her fate definitely wouldn't have been any better.

Thinking of this,

Yukinoshita Yukino's body trembled slightly.

"I've already called the police, they should be here very soon."

To tell the truth, Lin Ye didn't want to have any contact with the police.

"I also contacted the family driver and briefly explained the situation; he will come over to handle it. Let's go first!"

As expected of a prestigious Chiba family, they have specialists to handle the aftermath.

Walking beside Yukinoshita Yukino, Lin Ye took off his jacket and stuffed it into his backpack, and he simply wiped the liquid on his pants with a tissue.

The girl walking beside Lin Ye wanted to say something but hesitated, as if she wanted to help but was too embarrassed to speak.

Until Lin Ye finished cleaning up, the girl with long black hair finally withdrew her gaze.

Lin Ye smiled and took a few more looks at the girl's profile; that exquisite, flawless face was something he could never get tired of looking at.

"What's wrong?"

Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to have noticed Lin Ye's gaze. Her peripheral vision shifted, her red lips moved slightly, and she spoke softly,

"There's a little bit of dust on your face."

"Hmm."

She used the back of her hand to wipe her left cheek.

The two walked shoulder-to-shoulder toward the Chiba Mall.

The setting sun shone down, a breeze blew in the evening, and fallen green leaves flew about; the two were bathed in the gentle, warm sunlight.

"Lin-san, you go to that coffee shop first! I'll go to the drugstore to buy iodine and cotton swabs."

Yukinoshita Yukino saw the drugstore not far away, gave Lin Ye a reminder, and walked over quickly.

Lin Ye nodded and headed straight for the coffee shop. This coffee shop was the very same one where he had coffee with Tengabayashi Muku last weekend.

"Welcome."

Guided by the waiter, Lin Ye chose a seat by the window on the inner side.

"Two lattes, please."

"Please wait a moment, guest."

The waiter in a red and white uniform smiled and turned back.

Lin Ye put down his backpack and leaned back against the soft cushion of the chair; his body relaxed slightly.

"Need further training."

If his strength were powerful enough, even without relying on X-ray vision to discover the 'core' of the Eerie Vicious Dog, he could still kill it.

"Besides physical fitness, I also need to specifically improve my strength."

Of course, Lin Ye knew that his simplest and fastest method was to improve his game level, gain free attribute points, and increase his various attributes through those points.

Even so, training was still necessary.

Through training, he could increase his control and familiarity with his body and further explore his physical potential.

During battle, he could exert his physical strength to the maximum.

While thinking about the shortcomings in eliminating the Eerie Vicious Dog this time, the coffee shop welcomed an eye-catching beautiful girl with long black hair.

Yukinoshita Yukino walked in carrying a small plastic bag, looked around, saw Lin Ye waving at her, and walked straight toward him.

"What a beautiful girl!"

"Why…… want to go hit on her?"

"You didn't see that she's meeting someone? I guess that guy is her boyfriend,"

"Sigh, what a pity, that guy feels so-so; I'm much more handsome than him!"

……

……

The quiet conversation was exceptionally clear in this quiet coffee shop.

Yukinoshita Yukino heard it clearly, but she was already completely used to such things; it couldn't even cause the slightest ripple in her heart.

"Ordered a latte for you, don't know if you like it."

Lin Ye pointed to the coffee on the table at the opposite seat.

"It's fine."

She placed the bag on the empty seat beside her, picked up the coffee cup with her slender fingers, brought it to her mouth, and took a small sip.

It had a hint of bitterness amidst the sweetness.

Compared to black coffee without sugar or milk, Yukinoshita actually felt that a latte suited her taste better, though most of the time, she drank tea more than coffee. Daily, unless she really needed to refresh herself for an important emergency, she would choose to drink coffee to boost her energy.

"Did you pay the bill?"

"No,"

"I've already paid."

"Is this a thank-you gift for the help earlier?"

"If you think treating you to coffee is enough as a thank-you gift, I have no problem with that."

"Fine, having the school beauty of Sobu High treat me to coffee as a thank-you gift, I already feel it's quite good."

Lin Ye took a sip and said with a smile.

But his answer surprised Yukinoshita Yukino very much; she had already prepared herself for Lin Ye to refuse and ask for something else as a thank-you gift.

That was a life-saving grace; compared to a cup of coffee, it was far from being just a little bit different.

Lin Ye was fully qualified to propose higher conditions, and even some excessive requests were possible, but he didn't, which Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't figure out.

"Hmm."

Yukinoshita Yukino responded.

She quickly raised her eyes, her dark blue eyes fixed on the man in front of her. In her eyes, the man was not wearing any clothes.

From the beginning until now, it had been three days, and she was already used to it; seeing Lin Ye's body didn't cause much shame or embarrassment anymore.

Even she had gotten used to it.

"Do me a favor."

She took out a cotton swab and iodine from the plastic bag and handed them to Lin Ye.

"Help me treat the wound on my left lower leg!"

After speaking,

She placed her left leg on the side of the aisle and pulled up her pant leg at the same time; the 'rustling' sound of the clothing fabric rang out.