Chapter 218: Do You Want to Take Her Home?
It was obvious that Tachibana Masamune's real concern was not how and why he had gone there, because Herzog knew all of this and there was no need to ask.

What he really wanted to know was how Utsunomiya Shuo got back... He remembered that after leaving the Aokigahara Forest that day, he squatted on the road for half an hour but no car came. At that time, he thought that it might be specially arranged by Herzog. He also half thought that it was because it was too early and the place was relatively remote, so there were not many cars... In the end, a car sent by Pompey Gattuso took him away.

I'm afraid this is what Herzog really wants to know!
Leaking the fact that Pompeo Gattuso was involved might not be a big deal, since it wasn't him anyway.

But the key point is that the center of this series of events revolves around him. The more parties exposed and the more complicated the forces, the more Zhuo himself appears to be not so ordinary! He appears to be more eye-catching!
It's not a good thing to be the first to stick your head out.

But the words have already been spoken... He didn't even say anything, it was completely guessed by Tachibana Masamune himself... There is no way to regret it.

"Riding a bicycle to Mount Fuji, which is dozens of kilometers away?" Tachibana Masamune came to this conclusion, not knowing whether it was intentional or not.

"Yes, to see a friend."

"Then he was accidentally attacked by a wild beast in the forest, and he showed his extraordinary strength to break out of the encirclement."

"Generally, they have strength."

No matter what you say, he won't believe it.

"Really?" Tachibana Masamune was reserved about this.

Look -

"Ah."

Zhuo nodded perfunctorily.

Tachibana Masamune did not reply immediately, but observed the expression on Utsunomiya Shuo's face for a few seconds. He found that the other person's expression was as peaceful as a lake in the early morning, so he could not help but change the subject temporarily.

Now, in Tachibana Masamune's mind, Utsunomiya Shuo is the type of young man who has not experienced much hardship.

Don't ask, just ask.

"Well, have you offended any mysterious person recently?" asked Tachibana Masamune.

"No," Utsunomiya Zhuo shook his head, thought for a moment and asked, "What's the matter?"

Haven’t you already got the answer you wanted? Why do you still have so many questions? Are you trying to find out some information?

Tachibana Masamune smiled and shook his head, and replied: "No, I just feel it's a bit strange because your experience is too bizarre... I remember you are just a student."

"Key High School."

"That's it."

Tachibana Masamune looked as if he had suddenly realized something, but no one knew what he understood.

Zhuo felt the bag in his hand was getting heavier and heavier. His fingers could no longer bear the weight and wanted to stop working. He was about to say something to end this conversation quickly.

Suddenly, someone tugged at his left sleeve.

What’s interesting is that Tachibana Masamune was still pinching his chin, thinking about something, and the person who turned around (raised his head) with Utsunomiya Shuo was Yabuki Sakura.

The one pulling his sleeve was the girl with light blonde hair behind him. She had a slender figure and was completely hidden by Zhuo's figure.

At this time, Zero slightly shifted his position, so that he was in a position where he could not be seen by Masamune Tachibana, but could be seen by Sakura Yabuki. It was very clever.

It's also very subtle.

The girl, like Yabuki Sakura, did not wear any makeup, but her appearance was still delicate and lovely. Similarly, both of them had no expression and looked negative and indifferent. If they were in the entertainment industry, they would definitely be labeled as "negative and world-weary high-class faces".

Because it was autumn, Ling had changed back into her autumn and winter school uniform. Her dark blue skirt did not go below her knees, revealing only... dark blue jeans. Her calves were stretched straight, and the laces of her red and white sneakers on her feet were tied meticulously.

Zhuo found that Ling's hair seemed to have grown a little longer, and the fringe on both sides of the temples had fallen to his shoulders, like the natural and graceful vines in the forest, mysterious and graceful. Ling noticed Utsunomiya Zhuo's gaze, looked at him for a while, and found that the latter had no reaction and just stared at his hair in a daze, so he ignored him, and his blue eyes turned slightly again, aiming at Yabuki Sakura who was standing there obediently and happened to meet her eyes.

Of course, Zero knew this 'ninja beside Genjiro' Sakura Yabuki.

It's not just the information provided by Su Enxi. As early as a year ago when Utsunomiya Shuo asked him the question, Ling had already learned about these people.

And there were only three retainers of Minamoto no Chisei, Crow, Yasha, and Yabuki Sakura... If you insist on saying that Utsunomiya Shuo made a request to her because of those two hooligans Crow and Yasha, even though the two of them were not very familiar with each other and did not talk much at the time... Zero naturally didn't believe it.

So it can only be Yabuki Sakura.

At that time, Ling didn't think much about it and told Utsunomiya Zhuo the information he got from Su Enxi.

Then the matter was left unresolved.

But who could have thought that such a girl who made Zero feel like a combination of himself and long legs would appear next to Utsunomiya Shuo again after so many twists and turns.

He even gave her the SpongeBob SquarePants doll that he had specially exchanged for at a convenience store?

Zero only remembered that Utsunomiya Shuo had a special relationship with his cute childhood friend, Yamamoto Yurina, but...has he found a new love so soon?

Pulling Utsunomiya Shuo's sleeve once again, Ling cleared his throat, turned his head to Utsunomiya Shuo and said, "Let's go home."

Hearing this, Zhuo didn't react for a moment.

go back?

Doesn't he want to go back?

But the decision-making power is not in his hands. Look, that person is still standing there.

Zero might really be a little out of shape. Not only did he say those words just now, but he also seemed not to understand what he meant.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Zero said in a tone that everyone could clearly hear: "Are you going to take her home?"

"..."

The intersection where the four people were standing suddenly fell into silence.

Tachibana Masamune didn't even pinch his chin. The action remained in mid-air and he was reluctant to release it. His eyes secretly glanced at Utsunomiya Shuo, trying to catch some emotion from his face.

But the result was obvious, nothing was gained.

Yabuki Sakura was standing there, stunned. She twisted her neck stiffly to look at Utsunomiya Shuo, and found that he had no intention of refutation.

In fact, Zhuo was also a little confused.

Zhuo blinked in confusion.

Don't look at me, I was also confused. ... The little tricks in his heart were discovered by this little girl, damn it!
After a few breaths, Utsunomiya Shuo mechanically shook his head at Zero who was looking up at his facial expression.

"so."

Ling nodded, slowly transferred the blue plastic bag in his right hand to his left hand, then without saying a word, he put his free right hand through Zhuo's armband, wrapped his arm around him, and began to pull him towards the car.

This was the first time that Ling did this to Zhuo. Zhuo couldn't help but have a brain freeze and a lot of thoughts running through his mind.

At this moment, from Tachibana Masamune's perspective, Utsunomiya Shuo was walking on the right, and the girl was walking on the left, but her sight was blocked by Utsunomiya Shuo's figure. All that could be seen were the two plastic bags, one red and one basket, that they were carrying.

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(End of this chapter)