Chapter 106

No, no, this is just a precautionary mindset……

It definitely won't reach that extent, and besides, Xia Zhi lives right upstairs in our building……

Fu Yongtai ultimately still shook his head very vigorously, trying to drive those bizarre thoughts away, forcibly denying them.

His mind also turned very quickly, immediately sorting out the current situation, rationally believing that he was actually very safe.

During the day, Toriya also goes to school, and at night, she also returns home, which means I'm essentially enjoying equivalent security measures the whole time, there's absolutely no need to worry too much!

——At least, that's how it looks for now.

……………………

Afternoon.

Not long after the school bell rang.

Xia Zhi directly took Togashi Rikka to ask the Homeroom Teacher for a long leave of over a week.

When they returned to the Apartment Building, Tenka had already finished packing her luggage and was carefully doing a final check.

Even though the destination of this trip was actually that remote small town, she still strictly prepared as if traveling to Hawaii, just so the details would hold up when passing through customs inspection and such.

"Alright, let's set off now……"

This was a spur-of-the-moment trip.

He would head to the Place where the Imaginary Root fell, to investigate what exactly in this World Line was preventing the history that should have occurred.

"Mhm."

Tenka Nodded Slightly, didn't say anything, just pulled her suitcase.

"Oh oh!! Finally starting?! —— The cultivation to awaken the Evil King True Eye anothertype!" Togashi Rikka took out a cute black-and-red checkered notebook, quickly flipped to the latest page, and solemnly recorded the start of the cultivation journey.

"Yeah yeah, setting foot on the Road to seek the Strongest Power, but with Master's help, I definitely won't lose!"

Xia Zhi responded with a straight face; he naturally wouldn't let the atmosphere fall flat at this time, causing Master's Enthusiasm to be dampened.

"Hehe, of course, because I'm the strongest……" Classmate Rikka had a smug Expression, and even rarely flipped up her Eye Patch, revealing the Gold Box pupils beneath: "Even stepping onto the Trial of the Gods, the Evil King True Eye's power will keep activating, you know!"

"Oh oh, super cool!"

The youth also had an amazed Expression, clapping his hands vigorously *pa pa pa*.

Toriya Satone: "……"

Facing such a scene, the Black Hair Red Pupil sister turned her face away and sighed softly.

It sounds embarrassing enough; why exactly are these two able to exchange Chuunibyou lines so naturally? Rikka being like this is one thing, but even Xia Zhi is like this, does he really have no image burden at all?

However, one undeniable point is——

Rikka eats this up.

Don't know if he's very skilled at handling Chuunibyou, or very skilled at handling little girls, Tenka felt a slight Suspicion about this.

And at this time, Classmate Rikka also saw her sister seemingly spacing out, her eyes rolled, and she recalled a previous Sudden Thought.

"Let's go let's go, hurry up and set off!"

She grabbed Xia Zhi's palm, Immediately ran *deng deng deng* over, grabbed Tenka's palm, and shouted happily, looking just like those simple children excited beyond measure for an upcoming outing.

"……"

"……"

Didn't expect her Younger Sister to suddenly pull this move, Tenka instantly Geng-ed for a moment, Subconsciously looking at Xia Zhi opposite her.

The youth had an unconcerned look, just casually pulled the suitcase beside him.

Tenka took a deep breath, Withdrew Gaze, didn't say anything more, just led Rikka off with a very Complex Mood, yet deep in her Inner Heart an inexplicable Bizarre Sensation arose.

No, it's not like there's no reason……

She knew very well exactly why this Bizarre Sensation arose, it wasn't because Rikka, after so long, was finally willing to actively get close to this Older Sister of hers……

But because——

The current appearance, always makes one feel like a Family of Three preparing to go out.

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When Fu Yongtai learned of this news, it was already the next day.

Simply like a bolt from the blue.

He admitted his whole person panicked, his mind couldn't help but spawn many terrifying associations —— Could it be that even Xia Zhi couldn't withstand the pressure and decisively chose to run away?

No way no way……

Does it have to be this Terrifying……

So for this whole day, the entire morning and afternoon, he was clearly restless, sunk in hesitation and apprehension.

"Yuta, are you really okay? Your Complexion looks terrible!"

Isshiki Makoto didn't know how many times he had asked his Good Friend; he looked Suspiciously at Fu Yongtai, whose face had turned somewhat pale from scaring himself, this really didn't look like someone who was okay no matter how you looked at it.

"Really okay……"

Fu Yongtai took a deep breath, still answering his dead party's Doubtful query like this.

Fine, still this kind of answer.

Although Isshiki Makoto didn't have many schemes, he wasn't dull to this extent either; hearing this answer, looking at his Good Friend's abnormal Expression, naturally he wouldn't believe it.

——Could it be, something happened at Home?

——But if it really was like that, there'd be no Necessity to hide it from himself, right?

Isshiki Makoto thought hard, then Suddenly Thought of a possibility, his Good Friend couldn't be…… being bullied, right? Thinking here, he quickly sized up Fu Yongtai's physique, feeling it was really very possible.

This kind of thing is originally commonplace.

Yuta Togashi although no longer withdrawn, only started changing after entering high school; before that he never had any friends, and didn't really know how to make friends.

It's the same now; although he's the class monitor, that doesn't necessarily mean he has a good private relationship with his classmates... what if some senior delinquent really sets their sights on this point and chooses Yuta as a bullying target?

If that's the case, then it's understandable that Yuta wouldn't want to tell me about it.

"Right, Isshiki, you're heading home alone today too..."

Fu Yongtai packed his bookbag, glanced outside, and said, "I, I still have a little something to do."

Indeed!

Isshiki Makoto's gaze changed in an instant; he had originally only been indulging in delusions and hadn't confirmed his speculations, but after his good friend showed this attitude, he suddenly felt the possibility had become very high.

Fu Yongtai had no mood to pay attention to his dead party's expression; he just hurriedly grabbed his bookbag and ran out of the classroom.

"..."

"..."

Isshiki Makoto watched his back disappear outside, gritted his teeth, and decisively grabbed his bookbag, chasing out quickly.

He couldn't just go home alone like this, pretending he knew nothing.

Frankly speaking, Isshiki Makoto's tailing ability is terrible, but Fu Yongtai also had no anti-reconnaissance or anti-tailing awareness, so he still easily kept up, watching with his own eyes as his good friend walked into the warehouse in the campus corner with a tense face.

As expected, it's like this!

Did that group of delinquents agree to meet at the warehouse, threatening his good friend to bring money after school this afternoon...

In an instant, countless associations appeared in Isshiki Makoto's mind.

He took a deep breath, looked around, confirmed no students would come to this place after school, then tiptoed closer, slowly reaching the warehouse's main door, alertly pricking up his ears and pressing them against the door.

The warehouse interior was very spacious; his good friend's faintly echoing, obviously extremely tense voice came through—

"... I feel like this really won't work... it's very likely..."

"... Yeah, that's what was said at the time, I feel that was... a threat..."

"... What should I do, I really don't know... o-okay, I'll make the call..."

The faint and blurry voices were hard to hear clearly, but Isshiki Makoto still keenly captured some key words among them, and he instantly clenched his fists tight, furious!

He's really too stupid!

At this time he's still thinking of reasoning with these scumbags?

And afterwards he's thinking of making a call, contacting someone? Is this trying to threaten those delinquents back through this method? But using such a move at this time, wouldn't it only make them angry from embarrassment, inviting a beating?!

Hot blood surged up; Isshiki Makoto couldn't sit by and watch this happen. He clenched his fists hard and violently kicked open the warehouse door—

Bang!!

"You!! Let go of that... that..."

Isshiki Makoto, rushing in, roared, but before he finished speaking, his eyes widened as he stared dead at the scene before him, his whole expression turning incredulous.

The other side—

Fu Yongtai was confiding his worries to his only comrade Tanshoya Natsumi, also making Tanshoya Natsumi frown.

She advised him not to indulge in delusions and scare himself; nothing had happened during this period, so it shouldn't be that the person just left and immediately a devil beast would attack, specifically targeting them.

But Fu Yongtai couldn't quite listen; he always felt that yesterday morning, Xia Zhi's pointer to him had deep meaning, that perhaps he was hinting at something then, foretelling danger approaching.

And after a round of discussion, under Tanshoya Natsumi's suggestion, Fu Yongtai also agreed and directly made a call; contacting to confirm was indeed better.

However, just as they reached consensus on this, before he could even feel slightly at ease—

Bang!!

The distant main door was kicked open without any warning!

The huge commotion and sound scared him, already suspicious and paranoid, into a shiver; subconsciously he thought a devil beast had come to attack!

He also almost purely by conditioned reflex reached into his pocket, tightly gripping that scorching hot gem... the next moment, light burst forth, illuminating the dim warehouse in blinding brilliance!

Magic power activated—

Jutsu began operating—

Movements no longer controlled by himself, but driven by magic threads, like a marionette—

"Let go of that... that..."

After rushing in, Isshiki Makoto, frozen at the main door, stood dumbstruck, still mumbling the lines that had just filled his entire mind, and only after a pause did he slowly speak the rest.

"Let go of that... girl!"

Wait! Wrong!

Brain in chaos, Isshiki Makoto shook his head hard, staring straight at the incomparably dazzling beautiful scene before him, a shock he'd likely never forget in this life.

Under the brilliant light, as if dancing on tiptoe, but it's a guy.

Dazzling light erupting from who knows where, wrapping and encircling the whole body, but it's a guy.

Light extending to the toes, transforming footwear into exquisite delicate high boots, but it's a guy.

Light rotating around the body, transforming the school uniform into a sparkling silver princess miniskirt, but it's a guy.

It's already evening, the sunlight has no heat anymore, but it's a guy.

Faintly hearing sounds from the distant playground, consciousness blurring, but... it's a guy.

(Chapter End)