Chapter 485, Blood and Flowers (5)

After putting away their backpacks and walking out of the woods, the Cassel students who had received the order had evacuated. However, they probably would not give up the defense here.

Ling had only just started to leave, so she probably hadn't gotten there yet. After Zhuo confirmed that the backpack was in a relatively hidden location that was not easily visible from the outside, he walked up the steps with the remaining flashlight and smiled helplessly as usual.

"This is also our first time entering here. Frankly speaking, I didn't know how many traps would be waiting for you. Although this attempt itself is unprecedented, we have you in our team after all."

Su Enxi's leisurely voice came from the headset.

The person being 'praised' was smiling wryly, probably because he was mentally prepared.

"Anyway, let's do it our way. It's a rare opening ceremony, so it would be a shame if we don't have some fun. It doesn't matter if the truth is revealed or it's just a coincidence. To be honest, most people may not have such a lot of leeway, and this is the only chance to enjoy it. By tomorrow, your story will be on everyone's mind."

"Hearing what you said, I don't want to go."

"I suddenly became depressed."

"Sorry, sorry, let's not talk about things that will make us back out! There's a festival going on next door in Chicago, just get your work done and have fun."

Although the atmosphere on the other end of the phone was a bit sad for a moment, Zhuo's little face brightened the atmosphere. Although you won't find anything if you don't look carefully, the three no's are correct - Su Enxi, who was silent on the other end of the phone, thought so.

"Oh, yes, there are some work notices, or precautions. I think you should also know that behind the church is the entrance to the ice cellar, which is forbidden to anyone. When you get there, you will hear a reminder from the head, so don't go in by mistake. Even if they beg you to go in, you must decisively refuse and say that they don't provide such service, otherwise there may be trouble. I don't want to be hunted by the three no-nos."

When the task was assigned, Zhuo had already been told what to do, and entering the ice cellar was certainly not his responsibility.

After all, Zhuo is just an ordinary person without bloodline, and he does not have the ability to awaken the twins of one of the "Kings of Bronze and Fire".

Therefore, Su Enxi not only informed Zhuo that the operation might be leaked, but also advised him not to get involved in anything other than the mission.

In addition, in Kassel Academy, it is forbidden to release Word Spirits on campus during normal times. A long time ago, some students used Word Spirits as a means of fighting each other, resulting in large-scale casualties, so Kassel Academy added a related ban more than 400 years ago.

By the way, this prohibition became a rule that no one could violate after Night Watchman became the vice-president of Kassel Academy. The words of Vice-president Night Watchman are commandments. As the name implies, within his domain, people whose bloodline does not meet the standard cannot disobey the commandments and use their words.

The world is changing, to the extent that even such prohibitions have been lifted - thinking of this, my heart is filled with emotion and helplessness, but no matter what, after all, there was a promise made first, and I still have to fulfill the agreement.

"That's pretty much all I have to say. Now let's give the owner of this place a bang-up opening."

As soon as Su Enxi finished her speech, a faint sound was heard from inside the church.

Then, the headset began to play the voice of Su Enxi excitedly announcing that "the war has begun."

"Well, now let them see your-! Wait, what are you doing?"

Su Enxi felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over her head when she heard the knocking sound of Zhuo standing in front of the door. Her momentum plummeted.

Zhuo had no choice but to straighten his back. Su Enxi, who was listening quietly on the other end of the headset, was dumbfounded and silent. She whispered to him:
"Yes, we are polite."

...

...

Sure enough, he had been having this feeling since before...most of it came from this church and was transmitted to Chu Zihang's surroundings.

(What the hell.)
Chu Zihang, who was meeting a long-awaited guest at the same time, thought so.

I didn't have this feeling at first. It seemed that I only noticed it after the person in front of me appeared. No, it might be earlier. He probably just happened to knock on the door and come here at this time.

To be precise, it might be that the other party did something that awakened those things.

Although the space in the church is large, it cannot accommodate so many guests at once, so the number of people who can come in will be limited, but it is inevitable that some clues will be exposed.

After making such a judgment, Chu Zihang looked around and found nothing.

Drop drop drop-

Chu Zihang looked up at the 'guest' expressionlessly. As expected, judging a person by the performance that requires the host to respond when he knocks on the door is arbitrary, but it is not important. A person who is willing to knock on the door and wait will not mind him answering a phone call.

"Professor Schneider."

"Chu Zihang immediately give up the mission and get out of there! Get out of there! Now - sizzle -"

...

...

Whenever Chu Zihang in front of him walked back and forth and glanced at the aisle, Zhuo's sight would be attracted to him. Zhuo felt helpless, admiring, and unhappy, and his face almost fell.

He had long been aware of his situation, so he was almost calm about it, but things that make people unhappy will make people unhappy after all. From Chu Zihang's point of view, he seemed to have reason to think that he was just a cover, and the real enemy worth paying attention to was hiding somewhere else, so it should be understandable.

"That makes sense. Let's not talk about that for now. Are you done with the call?"

Zhuo reminded Chu Zihang to close the heavy door leading to the church.

Basically, this is the only way to enter the church, but some people will find ways to sneak in from other places, which makes it difficult. This is probably what Chu Zihang thinks.

Zhuo came here without any companions. If possible, I really hope he would take me seriously.

"Can I sit down?"

Zhuo pulled aside the burnt but stubborn chair and asked for permission from Chu Zihang, who was staring at his phone not far in front of him. Chu Zihang, who was originally regretful that it was not Ling who came, looked over here as if he was surprised.

He felt sorry that the visit was not sent by the person he was targeting. With this feeling in mind, after getting Chu Zihang's nod of permission, Zhuo slowly sat down on the originally off-white wooden chair, then turned off the flashlight and placed it on the ground.

"Although I have some things to do today, since I offended you first, I can wait for you first. What do you think?"

Although he said he had something to do, it was actually just about going home as soon as possible, taking a bath, and then waiting for Zero to come back to go out and visit the attractions together. Because he didn't want people to think he was looking down on this place, he expressed it in an obscure way, which couldn't be considered a lie.

Su Enxi on the other side had already reminded them in advance, and if there were any particularly serious matters, they would also be informed in advance, so there shouldn't be any problems.

After Chu Zihang nodded hesitantly, he bowed solemnly and said, "Sorry, I'll get back to you as soon as possible." Then he picked up his phone and contacted someone.

"Don't worry, the troubles are getting more and more, just keep going."

……

Then, Chu Zihang was seen putting away his phone, and the cool-looking "Murasame" was kept moving between his two hands, leaving one hand free to dial or draw the sword. In the end, he seemed to have given up the idea of ​​contacting and slowly raised his head.

"…We couldn't contact the control room. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"The signal is not good."

"Given the meticulousness of the academy, the hidden wires in almost all places were prepared from the beginning, and they can barely handle it even if it is dozens of meters underground. So it may not be a signal problem..." "Oh, so... After seeing this, I feel that you are really amazing here."

"You're right. Ordinary people probably can't get in here. The principal is also taking pains to maintain the campus."

"Are you a neon person?"

"right."

"Really? Chu Zihang, the flower grower."

"Uh...sorry."

"It's okay, I understand. You made a bad choice coming here."

"Really? That's right. But don't look at me like this. I actually think I'm pretty awesome."

"That's not what I meant."

The other party sighed but didn't give any specific explanation, so Zhuo didn't quite understand. But it shouldn't be a big problem.

Zhuo gave him a puzzled look, which made the other person feel sorry for him.

"You may not know that Ling has been a reserve at Kassel Academy for a long time. This is not her first time here."

"?"

"What's wrong?"

"I think it's your fault."

"What do you mean?"

"You know Zero? And...you mean she joined Kassel Academy a long time ago?"

"This is the truth, and I can't help it."

"Let's not talk about how you knew... The academy knew about Zero's affairs a long time ago? Or, my affairs?"

"That's possible, but it's probably not the case."

"I don't understand what you're trying to say."

He always felt that Chu Zihang was reminding him subtly, but he couldn't quite understand it, so he frowned.

He probably meant that Ling had joined Kassel Academy a long time ago, but from what he said, it seemed like Ling was hiding something else from Zhuo.

Zhuo decided to ask her after returning, and ended the conversation at the right time, moving the used wooden chair to the corner.

When I lowered my head to put the chair down, the rustling sound of the floor and the clattering sound of footsteps kept coming into my ears.

Looking up again, you can see armed men of all skin colors walking out from the back of the church continuously. The first one walking in is a smiling old man... It is not the first time that Zhuo has seen such a handsome old man. The last one he saw was named "Uesugi Yue". If I am not mistaken, the old man should be Hilbert Jean Angers.

Isn't this right?!
Shouldn't Hilbert Jean Angers be staying in the cellar now to dissect the bone bottle? As the first generation species, the egg of the King of Bronze and Fire, dissecting it to reveal the truth is tantamount to a historic step taken by mankind in the battlefield against dragons.

Why are you here when you have such an important thing to do?!

A minute and a half after the old man paused, still no one spoke first, and the crowd at the back of the church did not decrease, but continued to increase.

At first, it was mostly older tutors lining up, but later on, younger students could also be seen.

Although they are not as steady as their tutor, from time to time one can see some students casting curious glances at Zhuo, who has an ordinary appearance.

There were also some younger students who were curious and walked out of the line, but they were coldly sent back by the instructor at the front.

"You're so calm, kid."

Of course, some people also talked to Zhuo, but Zhuo just looked at them in confusion, thanked them and continued to be puzzled.

"Utsunomiya Shuo, a native of Izu, Japan. His father, Utsunomiya Shuichi, and his mother, Utsunomiya Sayoko, are both ordinary people without bloodlines. Utsunomiya Shuo, or you, the child, once chose to transfer to another school because you were aloof and couldn't fit in with the other kids on campus. After entering Tokyo Junior High School, you made the only two friends you had..."

"Yes, enough. Two friends."

"Well, there are two friends, Jin Kiritani and Yurina Yamamoto. Both of them are ordinary people and do not have bloodline."

"Yurina is not ordinary. She is cute and has a great figure. Her family's company is very profitable."

Zhuo interrupted for the second time, but Angé, who was telling the story, just smiled politely, nodded to accept Zhuo's statement, and continued.

However, he didn't seem to intend to continue this topic. He interrupted Zhuo's momentum of saying something and said with a smile: "Have you decided to join us?"

"what?"

"Utsunomiya Shuo, have you decided to join us?"

"I heard you, I mean... I don't understand what you mean."

"Have you decided to join us?"

It seems to be using a fixed response to emphasize the fact that "all you have to do is answer."

"I haven't decided yet. Speaking of which, the word 'decided' should be used when I have considered for a while and finally made a decision... This is our first meeting."

"Now that the decision has been made, we welcome you to join us."

"Uh, I think I said I haven't decided yet..."

"I'm sorry kid, the academy doesn't offer that option. Now that you've made your decision, please come over here."

Angers smiled and shook his head to refuse, but Zhuo was dumbfounded as he looked at his self-talking response. He also noticed that the teachers and students around him were looking at him coldly, which was not a reason for him to change his words.

(…It feels like he doesn’t listen to me at all.)
After this kind of conversation happened several times, Zhuo could only smile bitterly.

He could feel the kind smile of the old man opposite him. That smile contained expectation and the determination not to let anyone harm him.

Zhuo indeed thought that he was very capable, but he did not expect that Angers would know all this and value him so much.

"I know you have an excellent girlfriend, but she has been with the academy from the beginning, so you don't have to be so nervous."

(End of this chapter)