Episode 5: Let the holy light purify everything – Part 6
After bidding farewell to Saint and Lily, Nana and I walked downstairs together.
Seeing Nana’s poker face, I couldn’t resist teasing her.
“My dear principal, do you need a goodbye kiss?”
“You’re truly ruthless.”
“You just had one, and now you’re asking for another? Are you a rabbit in heat?”
“That’s rude! Saint and I aren’t at that stage yet.”
“‘Not yet,’ you say? It’ll surely become a topic of yours later anyway. Another big-breasted blonde, you’ve got quite the collection.”
“Well, who knows what the future holds?”
Will Saint fall for me?
God knows.
When we arrived at the parking lot with Nana, I said to her.
“I’ll drive. You hold this.”
Then I handed her the bento box for lunch.
“This is…”
Nana got into the passenger seat, and I continued.
“You can throw it away if you want, it’s up to you.”
“I wouldn’t mind if you relied on me as your husband.”
“Heh, you want me to call you husband? Dream on. We only have a physical relationship.”
“Love after a long time, you know.”
“Let’s talk about it after a long time, then. Maybe, just maybe, it’ll happen one day.”
“Heh, it definitely will. I’ll be waiting for you to call me husband.”
A smile also appeared on Nana’s lips, as if she was saying she also looked forward to that day.
There’s still plenty of time. The moment she decided to fall into this infinite samsara, you were already trapped.
I noticed a detail: the ring she had been wearing on her left ring finger was gone.
Noticing my gaze, Nana explained proactively.
“Oh? You noticed I’m not wearing my wedding ring?”
“Well, I didn’t intend to ask,
but since you brought it up, may I ask why?”
In my opinion, such an action should stem from some change in one’s heart.
“Heh, there’s no special reason. It’s just unnecessary to wear it anymore.”
Nana held up her left hand as if it were important. In the morning sunlight, a faint mark was visible at the base of her ring finger.
“There was nothing to retain in the first place. It was just to ward off those with ulterior motives.” But now, it’s no longer needed.
Why isn’t it needed anymore?
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I didn’t ask such an insensitive question.
I simply repeated her words and asked,
“If I were to be reborn, would you still accept me?”
“No need. After that, I’ll be reborn for you.” Nana said as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, bursting into uncontrollable laughter, tears streaming down her face.
“Pfft, Hahahaha! Are you… are you serious?”
“I am always serious.”
Seeing my serious expression, Nana stopped laughing, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and teased.
“Heh, I thought you and I were just playing around.”
“We’ll be together for a long time to come. If it’s just playing, let alone forever, not even a few months will pass.”
“A long time to come…”
Nana squinted her eyes as if gazing into the future.
“Instead of making promises to a faded woman like me, you should use those words to appease the riotous rabble. Women are completely different before and after marriage.”
“Yes, I know.”
To make a promise isn’t just about words.
Marriage.
A sacred ritual that links the two souls.
Even though it’s a union of two individuals, a ceremony like marriage is still needed to swear eternal devotion.
“After I find everyone…
…I’ll marry everyone.”
“Is that so? Hehe, marry everyone? That’s truly…”
“It’s a bit presumptuous to make such a declaration, but for my daughter’s happiness, I’ll help you a little.”
Nana leaned back in her seat, closed her eyes, and smiled. It was captivating.
“My own happiness… You arrogant man, can you really bring happiness to everyone?”
If it were the usual me, I might have shrugged and said, “God knows” to brush it off.
But this time, under her gaze, could I give any other answer?
There could only be one answer.
That is…
“Of course, I absolutely can.”
“Heh. It seems I misunderstood. I thought you were just an old-fashioned brat trying to act mature, but it seems that’s not the case.”
“Have you changed your opinion of me?”
“Yes. You’re not an old-fashioned brat at all, just a shameless pretty boy who talks big and is incredibly cowardly.”
“It’s fine being a pretty boy. I’ve always wanted to live the life of a kept man.”
“Then I’ll be a rich fool who’s played for a fool by a pretty boy.”
“So, you’re saying?”
“I’m saying…”
Nana’s smile widened. Something felt different, like seeing the sun after the clouds had parted, a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
I felt that at this moment, Nana had changed somehow.
“I’ll support you.”
The two of us left separately, to avoid arriving at school at the same time.
By the way, before we parted, Nana gave me a kiss on the lips.
The lingering taste in my mouth was a mixture of brown sugar and rock candy.
A sweet kiss.
I thought, it’s only ten minutes until the bell rings, so I should get going. I started walking to school at a leisurely pace.
My insistence on going to school has a purpose.
More specifically, it’s for two people.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have insisted on coming to school. I’m not exactly someone who needs to study, and I’ve already mastered this knowledge.
One of these two people is…
Oh, perfect timing.
Seeing the figure in the scarf ahead, I quickened my pace, walked up behind her, and greeted her by patting her shoulder.
“Good morning, Yu Hui.”
Upon feeling my hand on her shoulder, Yu Hui subtly shifted half a step to the side and said to me coldly.
“Is it okay for me to approach you so casually? We’re not that close, are we, Senpai?”
“I’m sorry to hear you feel uneasy.”
“You’re so cold. We’re quite close…”
“I don’t remember being that close.” As a first kiss, it should leave a beautiful memory.
“Sure, but I’ll probably bite your tongue off.”
If I could taste Yu Hui’s sweet kiss by just losing my tongue, I’d be making a huge profit.
“It would turn into a bloody memory, but that’s acceptable too.”
“Senpai, if you really could cut off that male organ of yours…”
“My apologies, I underestimated your thick skin. Out of sympathy, I might consider it.”
“Even if I really wanted to, I’d probably be stopped.”
“Your narcissism is top-notch too. Is there really someone who cares about whether you have that thing or not?”
“Uh, I’m not lying. Many people care about it.”
At this point, I stopped talking and also stopped walking.
Yu Hui didn’t wait for me and continued walking on her own.
But she stopped upon noticing the people ahead.
See, they’re lined up right there.
Like a group of jilted women, the terrifying aura emanating from the group of women at the school entrance made others dare not approach.
“Senpai, it seems you owe a lot of emotional debt.”
“It’s not an emotional problem, but a physical one.”
“Senpai, you’re a scumbag. I didn’t expect you to force girls…”
“Although I’ve already…
“No, no, no. It’s the opposite of what you think.
It’s not that I’m forcing them; they want to force themselves on me.”
“…Perhaps coming here was the wrong decision.”
I didn’t expect them to act like this before morning. I’d still come to school as usual tomorrow.
No, it’s because they know my personality.
Is that why they’re waiting for me at the school gate?
Actually, the most terrifying aura among the group came from Ke Ling and Lian Bing.
Ke Ling looked like a rampaging Unit-01, as if her eyes were glowing red.
And Lian Bing, a deathly cold smile.
Chilling.
It was a death stare, a look that could kill anyone. I felt like my soul might be sucked out.
Fortunately, the perverted Qiang Hu Lan was still being purified by Saint’s holy light. She was trying to persuade others over there. Seeing me, she even waved a little.
Ugh, what is that incongruous cute creature? Is that Lan?
I must be hallucinating.
The scene froze for a moment.
I was immobilized.
“…I’ll head back to the classroom then, Senpai.”
Seeing Yu Hui about to escape, I quickly grabbed her shoulder.
“Wait! Don’t leave me alone!”
“I don’t want to face them alone!”
“It’s your own problem to face them, it has nothing to do with me.”
“Senpai, you have to deal with your own emotional debt and physical debt…”
“My dear junior, you…”
“Senpai, please die!”
Yu Hui shook off my hand mercilessly and ran into the school.
Yu Hui had already entered the school, and Lian Bing and the others did not stop her.
“Wuwuwu, don’t abandon me!”
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As time slowly passed, the bell was about to ring. SF Light Novel
There were no students left, but the gatekeeper, under pressure, dared not close the school gate.
Still at a stalemate…
Should I just turn myself in now?
But perhaps I wouldn’t be subjected to such a happy and comfortable confinement.
Whatever happens, please send someone to break this frozen time.
“Yahoo~~~”
Is that voice…
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Here it comes, here it comes!
It’s Li Nai’s dad!
With Li Nai, who always has a carefree smile no matter the time, present, there’s nothing to be afraid of!
“Morning! What a beautiful day it is.”
“This is the first time I’ve felt like I’m looking at a truly wonderful thigh.
I can’t help but want to worship you. You finally recognize how great I am, don’t you? Juncheng, you really can’t do without me!”
“Hmm? What’s going on? Hehe.
No, seriously, I’m completely lost without you.”
“Oh? Everyone’s here. What a coincidence!”
It’s not a coincidence. They’re waiting here to catch me, like a rabbit.
But fortunately, Li Nai is an idiot who doesn’t read the mood.
She greeted us.
She seemed to completely ignore the sub-zero atmosphere and was pulled aside by Jiuyuan, who began whispering to her, seemingly explaining what had happened.
I stood there anxiously, like a condemned prisoner awaiting execution.
After a while, the class bell had finished ringing, and they had finally finished talking.
Li Nai, looking furious, came back to me, puffing out her cheeks.
Could it be that even Li Nai has been swayed to their side?
“This is too much! Juncheng!”
“Let me exp–”
In the end, I still uttered those useless words.
Looking back, scumbags don’t necessarily lack other words; it’s just that when facing death, this is the only phrase they can use.
“I heard from Xiao Yuan! You guys seemed to have a gathering last night!”
“Uh? Uh, yes…”
Li Nai raised her hands indignantly and protested, her cheeks puffed out in anger.
“You had so much fun, and you didn’t even invite me! I’m about to cry! I’m really about to cry!”
A look of relief spread across my face.
Li Nai, it’s great that you’re an idiot.
