Chapter 211

"What's going on!"

Mizunuki Hikohiko felt a jolt in his heart, casting a suspicious glance at Terumi Mei and Mizunuki Ryosuke.

On the other side, the large orange cat that had accompanied Ryosuke and Terumi Mei the entire time naturally understood the shy feelings currently held by the young girl.

And upon hearing Terumi Mei's words, an expression of disbelief appeared on Mizunuki Hikohiko's face as well.

Consequently, upon seeing the expression on Hikohiko's face, the large orange cat revealed a "gossipy" look.

Could it be that this "cool and cocky" looking youth before him harbored strange feelings for the girl in the "Demon King's" arms?

The way the few of them had addressed each other just now also let the large orange cat know of the master-disciple relationship between Hikohiko and Ryosuke.

The keywords "stealing love" and "master-disciple rivalry" floated directly into the large orange cat's mind, causing its fire of gossip to burn fiercely.

Just as the large orange cat's face revealed a "there's a good show to watch" look, the unable-to-endure Hikohiko spoke up.

"Hey!"

"Terumi Mei! You don't want to apprentice under Master too, do you!"

"I'm telling you, don't even think about it! You're still far from qualified to apprentice under Master!"

But who would have thought, Mizunuki Hikohiko said to Terumi Mei with a vigilant look on his face.

As Hikohiko's words fell, the atmosphere in the air became somewhat awkward.

Especially the large orange cat on the side, which was looking at Mizunuki Hikohiko with a horrified gaze.

"Don't think that just because you're injured, I'll go easy on you!"

"I know that with your barbaric constitution, this woman, there's no problem at all!"

"You aren't faking it, are you? Trying to use this to win Master's sympathy and take the opportunity to apprentice under him?"

If the previous words only made one doubt Mizunuki Hikohiko's emotional intelligence, this sentence that followed immediately undoubtedly directly embodied Mizunuki Hikohiko's "straight-man nature."

The large orange cat looked at Mizunuki Hikohiko in disbelief; he never imagined that there could be such a "rigid" creature in the world.

"Bang!"

Just as Hikohiko's words fell, Ryosuke's iron fist had already smashed onto Hikohiko's head.

"You must treat injured teammates with kindness!"

Mizunuki Ryosuke stopped Hikohiko's straight-man behavior, but he didn't take these things to heart.

"Yes."

Mizunuki Hikohiko clutched his head, not daring to continue shooting his mouth off.

The tit-for-tat between Mizunuki Hikohiko and Terumi Mei in the squad was not the first or second time.

This time, Hikohiko's "kicking someone while they're down" behavior was also within Mizunuki Ryosuke's expectations.

Terumi Mei, who had long been clear about Mizunuki Hikohiko's "true nature," although momentarily trembling with rage, did not take Hikohiko's words to heart; instead, she just shot a look of disdain at Mizunuki Hikohiko.

At the same time, she secretly vowed in her heart that once her body recovered, she would definitely make Mizunuki Hikohiko pay.

Although they were in the same squad, because Takeda Yoichi and Ryosuke had known each other for a long time, he was an old subordinate.

And Mizunuki Hikohiko had concluded a "master-disciple" relationship with Ryosuke.

Therefore, Ryosuke could call both of them by their names directly; insisting on calling Terumi Mei by her name like this seemed to appear somewhat distant.

After thinking for a moment, Ryosuke directly agreed to Terumi Mei's request.

"Alright, Mei."

"Please treat me well in the future."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said to Terumi Mei with a light smile, his tone carrying his usual gentleness.

"Mm."

Terumi Mei nodded gently, but a suspicious blush appeared on her cheeks once again.

After handling everything, Ryosuke turned his head and looked with a cold gaze at the large orange cat on the side, who was still immersed in shock.

Having witnessed Ryosuke's terror in the Mist space, the large orange cat naturally did not dare to act presumptuously in front of Ryosuke in the slightest.

"I'm sorry!"

"I'll take you to find your teammates right now!"

The large orange cat knelt on the ground in an extremely human-like posture, begging Ryosuke at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing this, Ryosuke did not say much, only withdrawing the killing intent from his body.

The large orange cat also sensibly walked in the lead to guide the way.

Before long, everyone saw Takeda Yoichi, who was still tied up and in a coma, hidden in a corner of the rock cave.