Chapter 372

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"I'm back."

Upon returning home, Fubuki was somewhat surprised to find Tornado actually at home.

"Sister, didn't you go deal with those meteorite fragments up in the sky?"

"That stuff was taken care of ages ago."

Tornado drifted over in front of Fubuki, arms folded across her chest, and stared at her.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

"Fubuki, is there something you're hiding from me?"

Fubuki's heart gave a start.

"Eh? No, there isn't."

"Really nothing?"

Tornado stared at her and said, "Don't even think about lying to me. I'm your sister — whether you're lying or not, I can tell at a single glance."

Cold sweat broke out across Fubuki's forehead.

"Hurry up and tell me the whole thing clearly."

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That day.

Fubuki's luxurious villa.

A chime rang.

"Coming."

The front door opened, and Fubuki — dressed in casual home clothes, with a curvaceous figure, fair skin, and a slender waist one could easily grasp — appeared before Luo En.

Luo En, wearing a baseball cap, looked at her and asked, "You suddenly called me over — is there something going on?"

Fubuki dodged his gaze and talked about anything but the matter at hand.

"A-anyway, come in first."

Luo En gave her a long, deep look, then stepped into the entryway, took off his shoes, and walked into the villa.

The villa was indeed bright, spacious, and tidy — completely different from Saitama's place.

Luo En walked into the living room, sat down on the high-end sofa, and glanced toward the kitchen where Fubuki was, asking, "Do you live here alone?"

"My sister and I live together, but she's hardly ever home."

Fubuki said with her back to him, "Do you want coffee, or juice?"

"Got any cola? I want it iced."

"Got it."

Luo En looked around. The villa was large, sure, but if one lived here alone, it would only feel lonely.

【Beep. Detected host's location — Fubuki's villa. Sign-in available. Sign in?】

Luo En was taken aback — sign-in was actually possible here?

"Sign in."

【Beep! Sign-in successful. Sign-in reward obtained — Qi and Blood +10, Spirit +10.

Sign-in reward obtained — Spirit Word Art.

Sign-in points +1 obtained.】

Spirit Word Art?

Luo En was somewhat curious and tapped open his status panel to take a look.

【Spirit Word Art: Consumes Spirit. Words become law — the greater the scale, the more Spirit consumed. Do not use recklessly.】

Words become law — now that is quite something.

Luo En looked toward Fubuki, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.

Should he give it a try…

Fubuki was bending over, pulling an iced cola out of the ice, when she suddenly heard Luo En's words.

"Why did you call me here?"

His voice seemed to carry a certain magic.

Without thinking, Fubuki blurted out, "I accidentally told your secret to my sister. I called you over because I wanted to tell you about it in person."

After she finished speaking.

Fubuki suddenly realized what had happened. She clapped a hand over her mouth, her face full of stunned bewilderment.

"Eh? What's going on?"

"I see — so you let my secret slip and felt bad about it, which is why you invited me over to apologize."

Luo En said, looking at Fubuki with a meaningful gaze.

"Uh… well…"

Fubuki tucked a strand of hair by her ear, her face slightly flushed.

In the end, she bowed deeply to Luo En.

"I'm very sorry!"

At some point Luo En had taken the cola from her hand and sat back down by the sofa.

"Forget it. If it's out, it's out."

Fubuki looked up at him, somewhat surprised.

"Aren't you angry?"

Luo En took a sip of iced cola and said, "I'm not that easily angered by something like this—I'm just afraid of the trouble."

Chuixue patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief.

"That's great~"

24, Alien Invaders

"By the way, you didn't tell your sister where I live, did you?"

"No, don't worry—I already told her not to mention this to the Hero Association."

"Will Dragon Tail listen to you?"

"Well…."

"Forget it. Either way, you owe me a favor now—I'm writing off all the money you owed me before."

"Huh?!"

Luo En glanced at her: "Is there a problem?"

"... No."

At the dining table.

The two sat facing each other, eating the dishes before them.

"By the way, where did your sister go today?"

"Well… I don't know. I heard there's an important meeting at the Hero Association—apparently only S-class heroes were invited."

"Really…?"

Hearing Chuixue's words, Luo En's eyes flickered slightly.

Could it be…?

Chuixue looked up at him: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Then the two began discussing the idea of inviting Genos and Bangku to join Chuixue's group.

Luo En gave Chuixue a few suggestions, and she immediately pulled out a notebook and wrote them down.

Just as they were about to finish lunch.

Luo En suddenly turned his head toward a direction—the direction of City A.

His expression grew tense.

"What's wrong?"

Chuixue asked in confusion.

Immediately afterward, she felt the ground begin to tremble slightly.