Chapter 22

"Hey! You're healed now~"

"..."

"What's wrong? Are you still not feeling well?"

"..."

"I say, Zhuo! Are you out of your mind?"

Zhuo gave Ren, who was chattering nonstop, a look and let him experience it himself.

Ren not only did not sense his resentment, but perhaps he felt that he was not taking it seriously. In any case, he exaggeratedly stroked his chest and acted relieved.

"Great, it's still that rude Zhuo. I feel relieved now."

Yurina, who had been watching the show and laughing secretly, also interrupted at this time: "Kiritani, you don't understand, men always grow up suddenly one night without anyone noticing... Zhuo has grown into an adult!"

"I'm growing up, damn it!!!" Zhuo couldn't help but swear.

However, this sentence is not considered a standard swear word when spoken in Japanese, so neither of them took it seriously.

"Aren't you worried that I would die in school? You actually left me here alone." Zhuo asked.

He didn't ask directly if they asked Zero to take care of themselves.

All of this was his own guess. What if it wasn't true? Then he would have revealed that he was sent home by Zero. Then he would be questioned about everything, which would be very troublesome.

Should I say it was unexpected, or should I say it was as expected?

Hearing his question, Ren and Yurina, the couple, suddenly fell silent. They looked at him with not only a straight gaze but also undisguised contempt.

Okay, it’s confirmed.

"…You really asked Romanov to take care of me?…Are you guys bored? Or did I disturb your world of two? Are you sick? You…"

"No~~" Yurina interrupted his scolding lightly.

Zhuo felt as if his throat was strangled, waiting blankly for the next words.

Yurina's eyes were full of amusement. She shook her finger and said slowly, "It was Romanoff who took the initiative to say it. We didn't ask her to do it."

Zhuo was stunned. He had never expected this answer and didn't believe it.

He turned his head and looked at Ren like a ferocious wolf. Compared to Yurina, Zhuo believed his words more.

Ren nodded, "It's true. I never expected that Romanov-san would actually approach us for a conversation, especially about this matter."

Then Ren recounted what happened yesterday.

It turned out that he had fallen asleep during the first class in the afternoon. Ren found out early in the morning and lied to the teacher to cover up for him.

After school, Ren originally wanted to wake up Zhuo and take him home, but Ling stopped him and took the initiative to take charge of the task.

"...I didn't expect you to get sick because of this. I'm sorry, Zhuo!" Ren stood up solemnly and apologized.

"You..." Zhuo Zhen was speechless.

To be honest, they did nothing wrong in this matter, and they could have even completely ignored him. After all, they were just friends and had no obligation to take care of Zhuo.

However, the three of them were good brothers who went to high school together, so their relationship was naturally closer, and taking care of each other was tacitly accepted by each other.

Zhuo waved his hand: "Forget it."

"Come to think of it, this matter is also related to your eating habits. Eating curry every day will naturally make you unhealthy. Why blame Kiritani?" Yurina stood up for Ren.

Zhuo didn't want to argue with Yurina. After all, it was just a joke between the three of them and no one was really angry.

Just at this moment, Ling walked in from the door.

Yurina's position was just between Zhuo and the classroom door, but Zhuo saw her figure at a glance.

Just as he had always guessed, these hybrids might really have extraordinary intuition. She could accurately capture the look that Zhuo gave her through Yurina.

Ling also looked straight over and stopped. Zhuo quickly avoided his gaze, pretending to be indifferent, deceiving himself.

Then came a wave of shame and humiliation.

What's shameful is that this is the reaction of an elementary school student who has a crush on a class beauty? Is this his personality?
Luckily, my heart was holding its own and I didn't get pounding like a teenage boy, so this was probably just embarrassment. After all, what happened last night was a little hard to talk about.

I feel ashamed, of course, because of what happened last night.

Ling had done him a favor, but when he saw his benefactor he pretended not to see him and didn't even say hello.

Zhuo could convince himself on this point.

First of all, Zero might not want to greet him. Through the conversation with Yurina just now, Zhuo probably guessed why Zero called Ren and took the initiative to take responsibility for it.

These hybrids are all very smart. With Ling's outstanding IQ among the hybrids, he must have guessed that the reason why Zhuo was sleepy was related to her, so he did that... After all, he still didn't want to owe anyone a favor, even if it was an undeserved favor.

And Zhuo had a fever, it was just an accident.

Maybe Ling didn't expect this either, so she thought it was her fault because she didn't wake up Zhuo.

Although it was a bit far-fetched... Zhuo successfully convinced himself.

While Zhuo was having a storm in his mind, Ling had already walked past his seat, still with the familiar cold expression on his face.

Even if he wanted to say hello, he didn't have the chance... Of course, he didn't want to.

In short, this is all Ren's fault.

Noticing that Zhuo had suddenly stopped making any sound, although they could sense a cold breath behind them, Kiritani Jin and Yamamoto Yurina also immediately fell silent.

It's very mysterious.
Yurina's appearance is not inferior to Ling, and her figure is even more attractive. She is also more cheerful and lively... But when Ling walked past her, Zhuo felt that Yurina's charm was completely suppressed by Ling.

Although Ling always remained silent and stayed out of the conversation, no one dared to ignore her, as if there was a vague layer of oppression on her, like the reflection of the sun on a glacier.

She always looks indifferent, but still manages to attract attention from people around her.

But that's all.

Ling is definitely not a likable girl. It has nothing to do with her appearance, because she is too cold. No one in the class has ever seen her smile. She is even unwilling to look others in the eye. No one knows what she likes or dislikes, what she cares about or what she hates.

She was like a passer-by.
Now I am here, just passing by, and have no intention of drinking and chatting with passers-by A, B, C, and D.

After making sure that Zero had really gone far away, Ren and Yurina looked at each other and saw embarrassment in each other's eyes. After all, it is still very embarrassing to be heard by the person concerned when gossiping about someone behind their back.

Ren cleared his throat and said, "Okay Zhuo, I was wrong yesterday, but you also know that things are very chaotic outside recently. It's not safe for Yamamoto to go home alone."

"What the hell." Zhuo didn't take his excuse seriously.

"You don't know?" Yurina asked in surprise, as if Zhuo didn't know that this was an unforgivable thing.

Zhuo frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Yurina and Ren looked at each other again, and Zhuo wanted to hit them.

Ren looked at him and said, "A lot of girls have gone missing recently, and the police station still hasn't found them. This incident even alarmed the nearby gangs, and I heard that their eldest daughter is also missing... Anyway, this incident is quite a big deal."

Missing?

He thought it was a big deal, but this is it! Has anyone ever gone missing in Japan? Is this something to be surprised about?
Ren obviously saw that he didn't care, so he moved closer and pressed Zhuo's shoulder to warn him, "Don't take it lightly, this is true. I heard that the police lost a team during the raid, and it was all on the news."

"Yeah, I understand." Zhuo still didn't care about it.

Ren was helpless, "Well, just be careful. Anyway, the missing persons are all beautiful young women, so it's unlikely to happen to us."

"That's right, these missing people are all beautiful women, what can I do——"

Zhuo suddenly thought of a name and shuddered noticeably.

Herzog!

(End of this chapter)