Chapter 386

He stood up, took one step to stand before Chuixue, their eyes level, barely five fingers apart.

Chuixue gazed at his strikingly beautiful face, so close, and felt an inexplicable unease stir within her.

Luo En looked at her and said, "I remember you asked me a similar question back at Banggu's dojo—I answered you then."

Chuixue nodded. "Back then, you were just an ordinary traveler… but that wasn't true, was it? I want to know your secret—your origins."

Luo En smiled and moved his lips.

But no sound came out.

Longjuan stared in shock.

Yet Chuixue, as if hearing something unimaginable, wore a face full of astonishment.

Luo En walked past Chuixue, leaving behind: "I'll move in tomorrow." He glanced at Longjuan beside him, smiled at her, then walked out.

After he left.

Longjuan frowned in confusion. "What the hell was that? So bizarre."

"Sister…"

Longjuan turned to look at Chuixue. "What is it?"

Chuixue stared blankly. "I… I think I just learned something enormous."

"... Huh?"

…………

The next day.

Luo En moved into the villa as promised, taking a room on the second floor.

He had barely finished organizing his things when Longjuan came to the door.

"Hey."

She leaned against the doorway, arms crossed, glancing at Luo En inside. "I'll allow you to stay here, but if you so much as lay a hand on Chuixue, I won't let you off easy."

Luo En, with his back to her, reached out and pulled open the curtain. "What exactly do you mean by 'lay a hand'?"

Longjuan froze, then turned away with a huff. "You know exactly what I mean."

"If you don't clarify, how am I supposed to know?"

"It's annoying! Just—that's what I meant!"

Longjuan turned to leave, but stopped immediately after turning.

She glanced sideways at the silver-haired figure inside. "You… really are from another world, aren't you?"

Luo En didn't turn around. "You could say so. I might leave at any moment—then you won't be able to see me even if you want to."

"So cherish the time I'm still here. If you want to sneak in at night, I welcome it anytime."

37, Encounter with KING

From that day on, Luo En temporarily took up residence in Chuixue's villa.

Longjuan rarely stayed home, and Chuixue left every morning to lead the Chuixue Group in hero activities.

With both gone, the villa grew quiet.

In the spacious living room.

Luo En, dressed casually, lounged on the sofa watching TV reports on A City's aftermath.

"According to the Hero Association's latest report, the mysterious alien mothership has been dismantled and will be sent to various locations for technical analysis."

"Additionally, to counter future massive threats, the Conglomerate has announced it will invest massive funds to comprehensively reconstruct A City around the Hero Association's headquarters building!"

"First, transportation: a vast network will radiate outward from the Hero Association's headquarters in A City…"

Pah.

The TV screen broadcasting A City's reconstruction plans suddenly went black.

Luo En set down the remote and yawned.

"So boring…"

"Let's go out for a walk."

……

After leaving the villa.

Luo En wandered the streets, eating and drinking, drawing countless stares.

Many women, watching the silver-haired boy pass by, involuntarily stopped, their gazes fixed on his back, unable to look away.

If it had been the old Luo En, he would have felt deeply uncomfortable.

But the current Luo En felt nothing inside—not the slightest ripple.

……

Inside a dessert shop.

Luo En's arrival instantly silenced the entire store.

"I'll have a large parfait."

"Y-yes, I—I understand, please wait a moment."

The young clerk snapped out of it and hurriedly replied, blushing.

Luo En stood before the counter, waiting.

"Um… excuse me… are you an idol?"

A beautiful girl in a school uniform gathered her courage and asked Luo En.

Luo En glanced at her, then at the male companion beside her.

The boy—presumably her boyfriend—stepped back involuntarily under his gaze.

Luo En smiled at the girl: "I'm not. Do you want to be an idol?"

The girl blinked, then her cheeks flushed red: "No, no, no—someone like me could never become an idol…"

"I think you could. You're pretty cute."

Luo En said casually.

But he didn't notice that, with his words, a strange spiritual force rippled out, stirring gentle ripples in the girl's heart.

"Sir, your large sundae…"

"Oh, thanks."

Luo En took the sundae from the blushing shopgirl and turned to leave.

Leaving behind the group of women inside, their hearts heavy with longing, and the girl standing dazed in place.

"Cute… me? I… someone like me… could I become an idol?"

"Kuge, what's wrong?"

The man beside her couldn't help asking.

The girl snapped out of her daze and bowed to him: "Miyamura-kun, I'm sorry—I still don't want to date anyone. I'm truly sorry for rashly accepting your confession. I'll be going now."

With that, she hurried out of the shop.

Leaving only the bewildered boy standing frozen in place.

"Huh… Huh?!!"

Luo En naturally had no idea that his casual remark had ended a romance before it even began.

He now ate his sundae while walking toward the no-man's-land.

As he reached a street and passed a video game store, he suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

He turned to look inside.

A burly figure wearing a baseball cap stood with his back to them, fully absorbed in playing a game.

"That's… KING?"

Luo En's eyes lit up with recognition.

So it was him.

Just then, the Unlicensed Rider pedaled by on his bicycle and happened to spot Luo En by the roadside.

A silver-haired boy?

So handsome…

Huh?

That face… I feel like I've seen it before?