Chapter 388

Ding ling.

"Coming."

Qiyu opened the door.

Luo En raised a hand at him: "Hey."

Qiyu saw the silver-haired boy before him, paused, reached up to stroke his smooth, shiny head, and stared at Luo En with a puzzled expression:

"Who are you…?"

………………

Inside the room.

"Eh??! Are you that Luo En? Is this real?"

Qiyu exclaimed in shock.

Genos also stared in astonishment at Luo En, who sat at the table sipping tea.

Could this silver-haired boy really be the Sword Master Luo En?

His face did resemble him closely, but…

"This isn't even at the level of plastic surgery anymore?"

Qiyu still found it hard to believe.

"My situation is unusual. After my battle with Boros, I suffered severe injuries, and this appearance is the result of my treatment."

Luo En set down his teacup and spoke to the two: "The details are my secret—I won't go into them."

"In short, if you still consider me a friend, just treat me like the old Luo En. I came today just to explain this."

After hearing him out,

Genos glanced at Qiyu.

After thinking for a moment, Qiyu looked up and nodded seriously at Luo En: "I understand."

But his serious expression lasted only an instant; the next second, his face returned to its usual simple style.

He took a sip of tea and smiled at Luo En:

"Anyway, it's great that you're safe. I was really worried after that day—you vanished without a trace."

Then he stood and walked toward the fridge: "To celebrate Luo En being okay, let's have cake today—it's cheap, bought during a supermarket sale…"

39, try one punch

Soon.

The events in City A gradually settled down.

People returned to their daily lives.

The city saw all kinds of oddities and disasters, and heroes each played their roles.

Qiyu, now promoted to B-Class, often took Genos out for hero duties.

After Luo En moved into Chuixue's home,

many things happened.

For example, one night,

she came home very late.

Having led the Chuixue Team in hero activities for several days straight, she was utterly exhausted, her eyes so tired they could barely stay open; she planned to wash up and go straight to bed.

But when she took off her clothes and stepped into the bathroom, washed enough, she suddenly realized Luo En was soaking in the tub.

As she stared at him in stunned silence,

Luo En opened his eyes and said, "Want to join me?"

And then…

the bathroom was ruined.

Similar things happened a few more times.

Chuixue, from initially being uncomfortable, gradually grew used to it.

But Luo En's teasing remarks still often made her blush and her heart race.

Notably, since Luo En arrived, she had eaten many things she'd never tasted before.

Such as some unknown giant fish meat, fizzy wine, strange fruits… and more.

Luo En's cooking had completely won over her taste buds.

His grilled meat was even more delicious than that of some top chefs.

After every meal he prepared, Chuixue would always wear a lewd expression.

Because of this, she gradually stopped going to high-end restaurants.

After every Chuixue Team mission, she went straight home.

This also significantly increased the Chuixue Team's budget.

Some members of the Chuixue Team were both shocked and delighted.

Longjuan returned every two or three days, usually staying one or two days, occasionally longer.

Each time she returned, she argued with Luo En at the dinner table, always left fuming, wishing she could use her power to drag down a meteor and crush him.

The two had indeed fought several times.

But always without Chuixue's knowledge.

The battles took place inside Luo En's Infinite City.

The outcome, of course, was Luo En's complete victory.

This was why Longjuan was so furious with him.

……

As for Luo En.

On ordinary days, he either stayed at the villa, wandered the streets, visited Qi Yu's place, or went to play video games with King.

Notably,

The day Luo En arrived at King's doorstep, King opened the door and, upon seeing him, fainted dead away.

Afterwards,

Luo En, smiling, explained to him that what he had seen that day was merely an illusion—that he had only wanted to test King's strength, reputed to be the strongest on land.

After hearing this, King sighed in relief, but his gaze still could not hide the fear within.

Since that day, his fear of Luo En had likely sunk deep into his bones.

Luo En sometimes also helped Hui Xue, dealing with difficult weirdos and occasionally checking in at various locations.

His check-in points were gradually increasing.

Once his check-in points reached twenty, he could use the system's teleportation function to travel to the next world—that is, return to the Pirate World.

…………

Soon,

A month passed.

One day,

Qi Yu and Jienosi went out to buy things on the street.

Suddenly, a massive explosion occurred ahead on the street, instantly sparking panic.

"What's going on?"

Qi Yu scratched his face.

Jienosi's mechanical eye scanned through the flames of the explosion, assessing the situation inside.

"Teacher, it's a robot."

"A weirdo?"

"Probably."

The flames of the explosion faded.

A massive metal robot appeared on the street, its entire body bristling with cannons gleaming with metallic coldness, clearly a killing machine.

"Ah! Help!"

The crowd scattered in terror.

The metal robot completely ignored the fleeing people; its "eyes" locked onto a tall figure ahead on the street and emitted a mechanical voice.