Chapter 177: Return to Fuyuki City

"It flowed backward!"

Bai Bai Zeming said with a face full of relief, "It's a day earlier than I expected. Fortunately, I was cautious enough to go to Mikiri Mountain beforehand and have Lucy check the volcano's situation."

"Otherwise, I would have been rewound by Qi Shen to my state from a year ago!"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Lucy?"

Bai Bai Zeming said awkwardly, "She is my smart butler."

"I see."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "What a good name!"

After speaking, he looked at Bai Bai Zeming with interest and said, "However, things shouldn't be this simple. Since you already went to Mikiri Mountain in advance, why are you still so hurried, as if someone were chasing you..."

"Sigh~"

Bai Bai Zeming sighed and said with a bitter smile, "To be honest, it's my own fault. Relying on the mental protection of the chat group, I was curious for a moment and wanted to meet the famous Qi Shen..."

"And then? Did you meet him?"

"I did, but the plot deviated a bit. Qi Shen didn't come alone; there were classmates from Private PK Academy with him, probably came together for a trip..."

Speaking of Qi Mu Kirisaki Nan Xiong's god-like classmates, Bai Bai Zeming couldn't help but sigh deeply.

There isn't a single normal person around that guy. The only one who could be considered an ordinary person, Classmate Sato, is actually a Concept God, meaning no matter what he does, it is extremely ordinary, to the point where he can get the exact class average in every subject on exams.

Not only that, his luck is also fixed at medium; even the bad luck of a calamity star cannot shake it.

If Sato is like this, let alone the others, especially the female lead, Kyoko Haruka, who is set up as a perfect girl favored by the gods, possessing super good luck that even Qi Mu Kirisaki Nan Xiong cannot block.

Saying the whole world revolves around her is no exaggeration!

Lin Yu said with a strange expression, "Let me guess, the one who made you so disheveled isn't Kyoko Haruka, is it?"

Bai Bai Zeming nodded with a bitter face and sighed, "After all, it was to meet Qi Shen, so I had to be cautious. Therefore, I put on the battle armor in advance and hid it under my trench coat before daring to show myself in front of Qi Shen."

"As a result, my timing was a bit unfortunate. At that time, only Kyoko Haruka was with Qi Shen. This Miss might have felt I was disturbing her and Qi Shen's private time, wanting me to stay away. Then my battle armor inexplicably malfunctioned; the thrusters suddenly went out of control, and I flew up into the sky in front of everyone..."

That wasn't all. Seeing that Bai Bai Zeming had attracted everyone's attention, Qi Mu Kirisaki Nan Xiong thought this was a good opportunity, so while everyone and Kyoko Haruka were shocked, he teleported away directly.

Bai Bai Zeming noticed this scene and immediately understood that Qi Shen must have gone to handle the volcano.

So he hurriedly asked Lucy to repair the thrusters, flew unsteadily in the air to the sky above the volcano, and then happened to see the scene of Qi Mu Kirisaki Nan Xiong standing up in disappointment...

Seeing this scene, Bai Bai Zeming immediately realized that Qi Mu Kirisaki Nan Xiong had failed again this time and would likely rewind time soon, so he quickly @'d Lin Yu in the group chat, wanting to escape this world before time flowed backward.

"... That's roughly how it went."

Bai Bai Zeming wore a bitter smile, obviously having developed some psychological shadow regarding the god-like squad around Qi Mu Kirisaki Nan Xiong.

This is understandable; pure strength isn't actually that scary, but an existence like Kyoko Haruka at the Concept God level is indeed a bit too overpowered...

This time, only the thrusters malfunctioned, but next time, it might be the reactor.

"Interesting!"

Lin Yu looked at Bai Bai Zeming with interest, thinking that if he entered that world in the future, he must go and see it for himself.

Bai Bai Zeming, of course, was unaware of Lin Yu's inner thoughts. After finishing his story, he finally shifted his attention to the magnificent hall before him.

Seeing the jade floor tiles flowing with magical light beneath his feet, and the scene of the sea of clouds and Xianshan outside the gate of the Reincarnation Pavilion, Bai Bai Zeming couldn't help but open his mouth wide, his expression shocked and dazed.

"... Is this the dojo the big shots mentioned?"

"Correct!"

Lin Yu smiled, waved his hand, and teleported Bai Bai Zeming to the Strange Treasure Pavilion.

He originally planned to show Bai Bai Zeming around, but now that time had flowed backward and the Fifth Holy Grail War had reopened, there was no time for Bai Bai Zeming to wander around his inner universe.

"Anyway, let's implant the spiritual root in you first!"

About two hours later, a silver flash appeared above Mikiri Mountain, and a silver-red figure materialized out of thin air; it was Bai Bai Zeming, who had already implanted the spiritual root in his inner universe.

Looking at the super volcano brewing anger beneath his feet, Bai Bai Zeming felt relieved in his heart.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this and put on the battle armor in advance; otherwise, upon just returning, he would have had to experience bungee jumping without a rope!

At this moment, Qi Mu Kirisaki Nan Xiong's figure had long disappeared from Mikiri Mountain.

Bai Bai Zeming pondered for a moment and decided to first confirm whether time had been rewound.

The fastest method was naturally to investigate the nearest Nendo County, but considering this was a place Qi Shen focused on, he really didn't want to risk encountering Qi Shen, so he cautiously bypassed Nendo County and flew towards Shenshan City.

Not long after, he arrived at his rental apartment in Shenshan City.

Taking out the key and opening the door, the decoration inside the room had obviously changed; many posters of cartoon characters were pasted on the walls, and on the washing machine lay unwashed underwear and... a bra?

Bai Bai Zeming's mouth twitched; he immediately closed the main door, turned around as if nothing had happened, and left.

He had heard the landlord say before that the previous tenant of this room was a girl.

"It seems time has flowed backward!"

Bai Bai Zeming sighed inwardly, and then a complex emotion surged up.

After a whole year, he was finally going to return to Fuyuki City!

And this time, he not only possessed supernatural power but also held the strongest skill in history—summoning the big shots of the chat group.

With such confidence, even if he couldn't speed-run the Holy Grail War, he could at least avenge the first three times, right?

Thinking of this, Bai Bai Zeming couldn't help but curl his lips, found a corner to put on his battle armor, and then shot up into the sky, flying towards the direction of Fuyuki City in his memory.

Fuyuki City, Ryuudo Academy, High School Student Council.

A boy with short brownish-red hair squatted on the ground, repairing the heater before him.

Beside him was the Student Council President, Ryuudo Issei, who had short purple hair and a gentle, refined temperament.

Looking at his friend who was helping repair the heater, Ryuudou Issei sighed and said, "Luckily I have you; if the heater hadn't been fixed before the final exams, I would have been to blame!"

"It's nothing; this is what I should do."

Emiya Shirou smiled and replied, and while continuing to fix the heater, he casually asked, "By the way, Issei, I haven't seen Bai Ze Ming today; is he sick?"

"Bai Ze Ming..."

Ryuudou Issei pushed up his glasses and pondered, "You mean that Chinese transfer student from your class?"

Emiya Shirou paused in his movements, turned his head, and smiled, "Yeah, he's a decent person; we get along quite well..."

Ryuudou Issei let out a speechless laugh and shook his head, "With your 'old good guy' personality, anyone can get along with you!"

Emiya Shirou shook his head, "It's different; Bai Ze is rather cold; aside from me, he seems to have no friends."

Ryuudou Issei understood and said, "So you're worried that if he's sick, no one will visit him, and you wanted to go visit him yourself?"

Emiya Shirou nodded, "If he really is sick."

"Truly, you are Emiya Shirou!"

Ryuudou Issei sighed with emotion, then shook his head, "But unfortunately, I truly don't know; however, I can help you find his family's contact information; is that okay?"

"Then I'll trouble you!"

Emiya Shirou showed gratitude, and then continued to focus on repairing the heater.

Not long after, the heater was fixed; Emiya Shirou stood up and turned to look at Ryuudou Issei.

Ryuudou Issei smiled and handed over a slip of paper, "Thanks to you, the heater is finally fixed before the finals start; take it; this is Bai Ze Ming's mother's phone number."

"Thanks!"

Emiya Shirou took the slip of paper, looked at the phone number on it, and walked out of the Student Council.

Arriving at the staircase in the corner of the corridor, a familiar voice came from below, catching his attention.

Emiya Shirou immediately looked up, his brows furrowed, gazing at the blue-haired boy surrounded by two girls on the stairs.

"Shinji..."

Matou Shinji was slightly stunned, then smiled, "Still at school, Emiya."

Emiya Shirou recalled Matou Sakura's injuries from this morning and couldn't help but say in a heavy voice:

"I have something to say to you; come with me."

"Hah?"

Matou Shinji frowned, spread his hands, and said, "Sorry, as you can see, I'm busy right now; if you're bored, talk later!"

Saying this, he smiled at the two female companions beside him, "Let's go, ladies."

Emiya Shirou said again, "Wait, Shinji; it's about the injury on Sakura's wrist!"

Matou Shinji's face darkened, and he said displeased, "What? What did you say about Sakura?"

Emiya Shirou frowned, "Don't play dumb; you did something to Sakura again—"

Matou Shinji impatiently interrupted, "How would I know about that person's business!"

Emiya Shirou said calmly, "You are siblings..."

Before the words finished, a slightly familiar figure walked up from the bottom of the stairs.

Emiya Shirou was slightly stunned, then quickly recognized this black-haired boy with a cold expression.

"Bai Ze Ming?"

Emiya Shirou looked somewhat stunned at the classmate below, who was taller than he remembered.

"I was just thinking of looking for you; you... grew taller again?"

"No, I didn't."

Bai Ze Ming shook his head, stopped walking, stood on the stair step one level below Matou Shinji, glanced down at him with a disdainful gaze, and said indifferently, "I was always this tall."

"..."

Matou Shinji's face turned black, as if he felt humiliated.

Just as he was gritting his teeth and turning around, planning to retaliate against this transfer student, Bai Ze Ming suddenly moved, clenched his right fist, and smashed it hard into his abdomen.

"Thud!"

A dull sound rang out; Matou Shinji's eyes bulged wide, he clutched his stomach and collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain like a maggot, constantly emitting painful groans from his mouth.

The two girls nearby were stunned for a moment, then let out terrified screams.

Bai Ze Ming frowned slightly and looked at them coldly.

The two girls were immediately frightened into trembling all over and couldn't help but turn and run away.

Emiya Shirou was also stunned and quickly stopped him, "Ba, what are you doing?!"

Bai Ze Ming glanced at Matou Shinji on the ground and said indifferently, "I already warned him not to block my path; he insisted on blocking me here; this is not my fault!"

What?

Matou Shinji's eyes widened in anger, endured the pain, and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.

"When... did you... warn... me?!"

"With my eyes."

Bai Ze Ming pointed to his own eyes, then ignored the impotent, raging maggot beneath his feet, stepped over him, looked at Emiya Shirou ahead, and said seriously:

"Let's go; I also have something to say to you."

(End of this chapter)