**Chapter 665 Awakening Dangerous Abilities**
The old man stared at Hongmaru’s face with a complicated expression. Everything seemed too coincidental, as if something in the netherworld connected Hongmaru and Kazumi. But for Hongmaru, Kazumi wasn’t an easy companion. She felt a repulsion towards the seed of fire within her body, and Hongmaru’s current power was parasitic within that seed of fire.
“Hongmaru, if the seed of fire you’ve parasitized within Kazumi is refined, your power might also be taken by her. If Kazumi were just an ordinary child, it wouldn’t matter. But she has the potential to awaken her own power.”
“I see. However, if Kazumi really awakens her power, and the weak flames around her are also refined. Then my title for Hongmaru might lose its meaning. Hongmaru wouldn’t be able to be a person anymore.”
“If the parasitic seed of fire within her is refined, it wouldn’t be as simple as just losing your power.”
“I knew this would happen long ago.” Hongmaru didn’t show much surprise on her face. She gently pushed her hair behind her ear, smiling, and said, “The seed of fire parasitizing Kazumi’s body was originally meant to awaken her abilities. But she still hasn’t awakened, which means she can’t fully control this power. If she awakens her power, the seed of fire will naturally be refined by her.”
“But, you must be careful, little Hongmaru,” the old man frowned. “Is the fire you parasitize within bodies naturally antagonistic to the fire of a witch? Such a ghostly existence of power.”
“Hongmaru, didn’t you say Kazumi’s physique was perfect for containing your flames? Why are you doing this now?”
” Humph, what does that have to do with anything?” Hongmaru crossed her arms and looked up at Kazumi. “If she can refine the seed of fire within me, doesn’t that prove she has enough potential?”
“Then, won’t you have nowhere to go?”
“I exist to find someone who can refine my seed of fire. If she truly has that ability, then that’s a good thing.”
“So, you’re not seeking parasitism but refinement. Does that mean you want to find someone who can refine you, and then return to your original body?”
“Who knows? Maybe.”
“Since the seed of fire within her can refine the seed of fire within you, why is it currently parasitizing your body?”
“This is just my guess, maybe I’ll discover a secret.”
“What is it?”
“A secret about my seed of fire’s power.”
“My power seems to be suppressed by a force. This force seems to be protecting me, yet also suppressing me.”
“What is that?”
“A power that I can’t describe.”
“Hongmaru, why would you tell an outsider the secret of your seed of fire?”
“Because, you are my friend.”
“I don’t have time to listen to your private matters here.”
A strange light flickered in Hongmaru’s eyes. “Kazumi, the seed of fire within you has now been refined by me. What you possess now is the power of my flames.”
“How is this possible?” Kazumi looked at herself in terror. “My flame power is clearly my own. How did it become your flame power?”
“Do you think I would lie to you?”
“I…” Kazumi lowered her head and tightly hugged her arm.
“What, are you angry?”
“I’m not.”
“You seem unhappy.”
“I’m not unhappy.”
“Then why aren’t you speaking now?”
“I don’t know what to say.”
“Are you afraid of me?”
“I don’t know.”
“You must be very afraid of me.” Hongmaru smiled, a strange light flickering in her eyes. “You must be very afraid of me because I am a very dangerous person.”
“You’re not.”
“How am I not?”
“You are a good person.”
“A good person?” Hongmaru laughed. “Do you really think I’m a good person?”
“Yes.”
“Alright, since you say so, then I’ll believe you.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to do me a favor.”
“What favor?”
“I hope you can help me find someone who can refine my flames.”
“I…”
“What, you’re unwilling?”
“I don’t know.”
“Do you really not know?”
“I don’t know how to answer you.”
“You’re just unwilling.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“I’m not.”
” Humph.” Hongmaru let out a cold snort. “I think you’re just unwilling.”
“Hongmaru, don’t force me.”
“What if I force you?”
“Hongmaru, you…” Kazumi was so angry she couldn’t speak.
“Kazumi, don’t be angry.” Hongmaru walked to Kazumi’s side, lifted her chin, and smiled gently. “I was just joking with you. I’m not forcing you.”
“Hongmaru, don’t lie to me.”
“I’m not lying to you.” Hongmaru smiled, a strange light flickering in her eyes.
“Hongmaru, I won’t help you look.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want to.”
“You don’t want to?” Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, are you throwing a tantrum?”
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“I’m not.”
“Kazumi, are you really unwilling to help me?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know how to answer me?”
“I don’t know.”
“Alright, since you say so, then I won’t ask anymore.” Hongmaru withdrew her hand and looked up at the old man.
“Old man, what do you think of my joke?”
“Hongmaru, stop joking.” The old man sighed. “What you’re doing is very dangerous.”
“Dangerous?” Hongmaru laughed. “I don’t think it’s dangerous. I think it’s fun.”
“Hongmaru, stop messing around and go rest.”
“Old man, why are you becoming so nagging?”
“Hongmaru, I’m thinking of you.”
“Thinking of me?” Hongmaru laughed. “Old man, are you really thinking of me?”
“Of course.”
“Why?”
“Because, you are my only hope.”
“Hope?”
“Yes.” The old man nodded. “You are our last hope. I hope you can successfully refine the seed of fire within you and then return to your body.”
“I understand.”
“Hongmaru, are you really willing to take the risk?”
“I am willing.” Hongmaru’s face was firm. “To successfully refine the seed of fire within me, I will pay any price.”
**Hongmaru’s Arc**
Hongmaru walked to Kazumi’s side, extended her hands, and hugged Kazumi. “Kazumi, don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you.”
Kazumi’s body began to tremble. She was afraid of Hongmaru.
Hongmaru smiled, a strange light flickering in her eyes. “Kazumi, you are truly a very cute girl. I like you very much.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.” Kazumi struggled desperately.
“Kazumi, stop struggling.” Hongmaru increased her strength, holding Kazumi tightly in her arms.
“Hongmaru, let me go!”
“I won’t let you go, Kazumi.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to do me a favor.”
“What favor?”
“I hope you can help me find someone who can refine my flames.”
“I…”
“What are you still hesitating about?” Hongmaru’s tone held a hint of threat. “Kazumi, you know, if the seed of fire within me cannot be refined, then both of us will be in great danger.”
“Hongmaru, are you threatening me by saying this?”
“So what if I am?”
“Hongmaru, I won’t help you look.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want to.”
“You don’t want to?” Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, are you really unwilling to help me?”
“I don’t know.”
“Do you really not know?”
“I don’t know how to answer you.”
“You’re just unwilling.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.” Hongmaru let out a cold snort. “Kazumi, don’t think I can’t see it, you’re just unwilling to help me.”
“Hongmaru, you…” Kazumi was so angry she
“Kazumi, don’t be angry. I was just joking with you.” Hongmaru smiled, her eyes twinkling with a strange light. “Don’t blame me, who said you are my friend?”
“Hongmaru, I dare not have a friend like you.”
“Dare not have?” Hongmaru laughed. “Then do you want to escape from me right now?”
“I don’t.”
“You do.”
“I don’t.”
“Kazumi, stop lying to yourself.” Hongmaru sighed. “Actually, you already have the answer in your heart, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, you actually don’t like me at all, right?”
“I don’t.”
“You do.”
“I don’t.”
“Kazumi, stop denying it.” Hongmaru shook her head. “Actually, you already discovered that I am a very dangerous person, haven’t you?”
“I…”
Kazumi bit her lip, remaining silent.
“See, I was right.” Hongmaru smiled, her eyes twinkling with a strange light. “Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself. You’ve already discovered that I’m a very dangerous person, haven’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, don’t worry, I won’t hurt you.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, please don’t be afraid of me anymore, okay?”
“Hongmaru, why did you become like this?”
“I don’t know either.” Hongmaru shook her head. “Perhaps, this is fate.”
“Fate?”
“Yes.” Hongmaru nodded. “Fate brought us together, fate made us friends, and fate also made us enemies.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense.” Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, stop avoiding it. You already know, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, stop avoiding it. You already know, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, quickly go and rest. You’re already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking. You’re already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, be good, go rest quickly.”
Hongmaru gently pushed Kazumi onto the bed.
“Kazumi, get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything. I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, don’t…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru shook her head, a smile on her face and a strange light in her eyes.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything. I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, don’t…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, get some good rest. I won’t disturb you.”
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Kazumi watched Hongmaru’s disappearing figure, a trace of confusion on her face.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
A trace of confusion on Kazumi’s face.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
***
After reading the joke, the girl’s eyelashes trembled slightly. The transparent flames on her body flowed into her skin like a stream, quietly flowing onto her forehead. On her fair forehead, only a faint lotus petal imprint remained.
However, after the flames entered her body, there was no strong stimulating reaction.
Kazumi’s breathing was steady. The old man was both relieved and worried.
He just hoped that the lotus petal imprint he could obtain from Hongmaru would tremble slightly. Hongmaru raised her eyebrows, her crimson eyebrows furrowed into a knot, and she crossed her arms.
She clearly sensed that the seed of fire within her was being melted by Kazumi.
Hongmaru narrowed her eyes, focusing her gaze on the faint lotus petal imprint.
“Hongmaru, what’s wrong with Kazumi??” the young boy asked fearfully.
Hongmaru had her own judgment. The seed of fire was being absorbed, but the flames within her body were still roaming within the girl. Her fingertips trembled slightly, as if enjoying the invisible caress. He saw her actions, the seed of fire within Kazumi was not fully absorbed but had a posture of rejection.
“It seems the seed of fire couldn’t find a suitable host, so it shrunk itself to the smallest size and hid at the center of the forehead.”
There was confusion in Hongmaru’s eyes. “Is she a naturally resistant psychic?”
“Is this resistance an innate ability?” the old man looked at Hongmaru in surprise. “Truly a psychic like a wraith.”
Hongmaru lowered her head, looking at Kazumi with complex eyes. The seed of fire remaining in her body was an innate ability.
She had the potential to awaken her own power.
“Hongmaru, why did you become heavier?” the boy asked, confused.
“I don’t know either. Perhaps my body has gotten used to this power.”
Hongmaru shrugged, indicating she also didn’t know what was going on.
“Hongmaru, let’s talk.”
“Talk about what?”
“About your power.”
“Didn’t I already tell you about my power?”
“Hongmaru, stop lying to me. What exactly is the seed of fire within you?”
“Do you really want to know?”
“Yes.”
“Hongmaru, stop hiding it. Tell me.”
“Alright.” Hongmaru nodded. “My seed of fire has its own consciousness.”
“Consciousness?”
“Yes. It’s like an independent life form, with its own thoughts and soul.”
“Then why is it inside your body?”
“Because it needs a host, and I happen to fit its requirements.”
“Why does it want to parasitize your body?”
“Because it likes me.”
“Likes you?”
“Yes.” Hongmaru nodded. “It considers me its master, and it wants me to become the most powerful witch.”
“Hongmaru, stop joking. This is too exaggerated.”
“I’m not joking, it’s true.”
Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself. You already know, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, quickly go and rest. You’re already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking. You’re already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, be good, go rest quickly.”
Hongmaru gently pushed Kazumi onto the bed.
“Kazumi, get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything. I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, don’t…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru shook her head, a smile on her face and a strange light in her eyes.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything. I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, don’t…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, get some good rest. I won’t disturb you.”
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Kazumi watched Hongmaru’s disappearing figure, a trace of confusion on her face.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
A trace of confusion on Kazumi’s face.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
***
The old man looked at Hongmaru with some surprise. She didn’t expect Hongmaru to tell her secret so frankly.
“Hongmaru, why are you telling me this?”
“Because, you are my friend.”
“Friend?”
“Yes.” Hongmaru nodded. “I have no secrets from you. I hope you can…”
“Help me.”
“Hongmaru, what do you want me to help you with?”
“I hope you can help me find someone who can refine my flames.”
“Hongmaru, why are you so persistent in finding someone to refine you?”
“Because, my Seed of Flames is also looking for someone to refine it.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I want to become stronger.” Hongmaru’s face was full of confidence, “Only by becoming stronger can I protect myself and the people I care about.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly is your Seed of Flames?”
“It’s a very powerful flame, it can burn everything.” Hongmaru’s face showed a smile, “It can make me stronger, and it can also make me weaker.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking, I’m a little scared.”
“Scared?” Hongmaru laughed, “What are you afraid of?”
“I’m afraid of your Seed of Flames.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.” The young boy tightly grabbed Hongmaru’s hand. “I don’t want to hear this.”
“Alright, I won’t say anymore.” Hongmaru withdrew his hand, she raised her head and looked at the old man.
“Old man, what do you think of my story?”
“Hongmaru, stop joking.” The old man sighed, “What you’re doing is very dangerous.”
“Dangerous?” Hongmaru laughed, “I don’t think it’s dangerous. I think it’s fun.”
“Hongmaru, stop fooling around and go rest.”
“Old man, why are you becoming so nagging?”
“Hongmaru, I’m thinking of you.”
“Thinking of me?” Hongmaru laughed, “Old man, do you really think for me?”
“Of course.”
“Why?”
“Because you are my only hope.”
“Hope?”
“Yes.” The old man nodded, “You are our last hope. I hope you can successfully refine the flames within you and then return to your own body.”
“I understand.”
“Hongmaru, are you really willing to take the risk?”
“I am willing.” Hongmaru’s face was firm, “To successfully refine the flames within me, I will spare no expense.”
**Hongmaru’s Chapter**
Hongmaru walked to Kazumi’s side, she extended her hands and hugged Kazumi. “Kazumi, don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you.”
Kazumi’s body began to tremble, she was afraid of Hongmaru.
Hongmaru’s face showed a smile, and a strange light flickered in her eyes, “Kazumi, you are such a cute girl. I like you very much.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.” Kazumi struggled desperately.
“Kazumi, stop struggling.” Hongmaru increased her strength and hugged Kazumi tightly in her arms.
“Hongmaru, let me go!”
“I won’t let you go, Kazumi.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to do me a favor.”
“What favor?”
“I hope you can help me find someone who can refine my flames.”
“I…”
“What are you still hesitating about?” Hongmaru’s tone carried a hint of threat. “Kazumi, you know, if the Seed of Flames within me cannot be refined, then both of us will be in great danger.”
“Hongmaru, are you threatening me by saying this?”
“What if I am?”
“Hongmaru, I won’t help you look for them.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want to.”
“You don’t want to?” Hongmaru’s face showed a smile, “Kazumi, are you really unwilling to help me?”
“I don’t know.”
“You really don’t know?”
“I don’t know how to answer you.”
“You are just unwilling.”
“I am not.”
“You are.” Hongmaru let out a cold snort, “Kazumi, don’t think I can’t see it, you are just unwilling to help me.”
“Hongmaru, you…” Kazumi was so angry she couldn’t speak.
“Kazumi, don’t be angry, I’m just playing a joke on you.” Hongmaru’s face showed a smile, and a strange light flickered in her eyes. “Don’t blame me, who made us friends?”
“Hongmaru, I don’t want a friend like you.”
“Don’t want?” Hongmaru laughed, “Do you really want to escape from me now?”
“I am not.”
“You are.”
“I am not.”
“Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself.” Hongmaru sighed, “Actually, in your heart, you already have the answer, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“I want to say that Kazumi, you actually don’t like me at all, right?”
“I did not.”
“You did.”
“I did not.”
“Kazumi, stop denying it.” Hongmaru shook her head, “Actually, you already discovered that I am a dangerous person, haven’t you?”
“I…”
Kazumi bit her lip, she did not speak.
“See, I was right.” Hongmaru’s face showed a smile, and a strange light flickered in her eyes. “Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself, you already discovered that I am a dangerous person, haven’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Good, I won’t say anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, don’t worry, I won’t hurt you.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop being afraid of me, okay?”
“Hongmaru, why did you become like this?”
“I don’t know either.” Hongmaru shook her head, “Perhaps, this is fate.”
“Fate?”
“Yes.” Hongmaru nodded, “Fate brought us together, fate made us friends, and fate also made us enemies.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense.” Hongmaru’s face showed a smile, “Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already know, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already know, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Good, I won’t say anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, go rest quickly, you are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking, you are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, be good, go rest.”
Hongmaru gently pushed Kazumi onto the bed.
“Kazumi, rest well.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, don’t…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru shook her head, her face showed a smile, and a strange light flickered in her eyes.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru smiled, “Kazumi, rest well, I won’t disturb you.”
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the dark night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the dark night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the dark night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the dark night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the dark night.
Kazumi looked at Hongmaru’s disappearing figure, a hint of confusion on her face.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
A hint of confusion was on Kazumi’s face.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the dark night.
***
For a moment, Hongmaru felt her heart settle a lot. She truly yearned to be refined, so she could return to her own body.
“Hongmaru, are you really willing to take the risk?”
“I am willing.” Hongmaru’s face was firm, “To successfully refine the flames within me, I will spare no expense.”
**Hongmaru’s Chapter**
Hongmaru walked to Kazumi’s side, she extended her hands and hugged Kazumi. “Kazumi, don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you.”
Kazumi’s body began to tremble, she was afraid of Hongmaru.
Hongmaru’s face showed a smile, and a strange light flickered in her eyes, “Kazumi, you are such a cute girl. I like you very much.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.” Kazumi struggled desperately.
“Kazumi, stop struggling.” Hongmaru increased her strength and hugged Kazumi tightly in her arms.
She was held in his embrace.
“Hongmaru, let me go!”
“I won’t let you go, Kazumi.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to do me a favor.”
“What favor?”
“I hope you can help me find someone who can refine my flames.”
“I…”
“Why are you still hesitating?” Hongmaru’s tone carried a trace of threat. “Kazumi, you know, if the seed of flames within me cannot be refined, then both of us will be in great danger.”
“Hongmaru, are you threatening me by saying that?”
“So what if I am?”
“Hongmaru, I won’t help you find them.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want to.”
“You don’t want to?” Hongmaru had a smile on his face. “Kazumi, are you really unwilling to help me?”
“I don’t know.”
“You really don’t know?”
“I don’t know how to answer you.”
“You are just unwilling.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.” Hongmaru snorted coldly. “Kazumi, don’t think I can’t see it, you are just unwilling to help me.”
“Hongmaru, you…” Kazumi was so angry she couldn’t speak.
“Kazumi, don’t be angry, I’m just playing a joke on you.” Hongmaru had a smile on his face, and a strange light flickered in his eyes. “Don’t blame me, who told you that you are my friend?”
“Hongmaru, I dare not accept such a friend.”
“You dare not accept?” Hongmaru laughed. “Do you really want to escape from me right now?”
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“I’m not.”
“Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself.” Hongmaru sighed. “Actually, you already have the answer in your heart, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, you actually don’t like me at all, right?”
“I don’t.”
“You do.”
“I don’t.”
“Kazumi, stop denying it.” Hongmaru shook his head. “Actually, you already discovered that I am a very dangerous person, didn’t you?”
“I…”
Kazumi bit her lip and didn’t speak.
“See, I was right.” Hongmaru had a smile on his face, and a strange light flickered in his eyes. “Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself, you already discovered that I am a very dangerous person, didn’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. He raised his hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, don’t worry, I won’t hurt you.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop being afraid of me, okay?”
“Hongmaru, why did you become like this?”
“I don’t know either.” Hongmaru shook his head. “Perhaps, this is fate.”
“Fate?”
“Yes.” Hongmaru nodded. “Fate brought us together, fate made us friends, and fate also made us enemies.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense.” Hongmaru had a smile on his face. “Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already knew, didn’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already knew, didn’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. He raised his hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, hurry up and rest, you are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking, you are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, be good, go rest.”
Hongmaru gently pushed Kazumi onto the bed.
“Kazumi, get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, don’t…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru shook his head, a smile on his face and a strange light flickering in his eyes.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, get some good rest, I won’t disturb you.”
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Kazumi looked at Hongmaru’s disappearing figure, a trace of confusion on her face.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
A trace of confusion was on Kazumi’s face.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
***
The old man glanced at Hongmaru, then focused his gaze on the space between Hongmaru and Kazumi.
“Hongmaru, are you using Kazumi?”
“Using?” Hongmaru laughed. “I’m not using her, I just hope she can help me.”
“Hongmaru, stop lying to me, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want her to help me find someone who can refine my flames.”
“Hongmaru, stop hiding it.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“I’m not.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. He raised his hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, don’t worry, I won’t hurt you.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop being afraid of me, okay?”
“Hongmaru, why did you become like this?”
“I don’t know either.” Hongmaru shook his head. “Perhaps, this is fate.”
“Fate?”
“Yes.” Hongmaru nodded. “Fate brought us together, fate made us friends, and fate also made us enemies.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense.” Hongmaru had a smile on his face. “Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already knew, didn’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already knew, didn’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore.” Hongmaru nodded. He raised his hand and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, hurry up and rest, you are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking, you are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, be good, go rest.”
Hongmaru gently pushed Kazumi onto the bed.
“Kazumi, get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, don’t…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru shook his head, a smile on his face and a strange light flickering in his eyes.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to get some good rest.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru smiled. “Kazumi, get some good rest, I won’t disturb you.”
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Kazumi looked at Hongmaru’s disappearing figure, a trace of confusion on her face.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
A trace of confusion was on Kazumi’s face.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
***
The next morning, Hongmaru stretched. She jumped out of bed and walked to the window.
The sunlight outside shone on her, making her feel warm.
“Hongmaru, you’re awake?”
“Yes.” Hongmaru nodded. She turned around and saw Kazumi, who had woken up.
“Hongmaru, where did you go last night?”
“I didn’t go anywhere, I was just outside getting some air.”
“Hongmaru, don’t lie to me.”
“I’m not lying to you.” Hongmaru had a smile on his face. “Kazumi, stop doubting me, okay?”
“Hongmaru, I’m not doubting you, I’m worried about you.”
“Worried about me?” Hongmaru laughed. “What are you worried about?”
“I’m worried you’re going on an adventure alone.”
“Adventure?” Hongmaru laughed, “I’m not going on an adventure, I’m just getting some fresh air outside.”
“Hongmaru, stop hiding it from me.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“I’m not.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore,” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hands and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, you should go rest. You’re already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking. You’re already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, be good, go rest.”
Hongmaru gently pushed Kazumi onto the bed.
“Kazumi, you rest well.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru shook her head, a smile on her face and a strange light flickering in her eyes.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru smiled, “Kazumi, you rest well. I won’t disturb you.”
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Kazumi looked at Hongmaru’s disappearing figure, a trace of confusion on her face.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
Kazumi’s face held a trace of confusion.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
***
“Hongmaru’s” voice carried a hint of confusion, “Is this kind of resistance an innate ability?”
The old man looked at Hongmaru in shock. He hadn’t expected Hongmaru to do something like this. “A psychic as elusive as a ghoul.”
The old man looked at Hongmaru with some surprise. He hadn’t expected Hongmaru to do something like this. The old man frowned, looking at Hongmaru, his heart filled with questions.
“Hongmaru, stop joking,” the old man sighed, “What you’re doing is very dangerous.”
“Dangerous?” Hongmaru laughed, “I don’t think it’s dangerous. I find it fun.”
“Hongmaru, stop messing around and go rest,”
“Elder, why have you become so nagging?”
“Hongmaru, I’m thinking of you.”
“Thinking of me?” Hongmaru laughed, “Elder, are you really thinking of me?”
“Of course.”
“Why?”
“Because you are my only hope.”
“Hope?”
“Yes,” the old man nodded, “You are our last hope. I hope you can successfully refine the flames within your body and return to your own body.”
“I understand.”
“Hongmaru, are you really willing to take the risk?”
“I am willing,” Hongmaru’s face was firm, “To successfully refine the flames within my body, I will spare no expense.”
**Hongmaru Arc**
Hongmaru walked to Kazumi’s side, extended her hands, and hugged her. “Kazumi, don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you.”
Kazumi’s body began to tremble. She was afraid of Hongmaru.
Hongmaru’s face held a smile, and a strange light flickered in her eyes. “Kazumi, you are a very cute girl. I like you very much.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking,” Kazumi struggled with all her might.
“Kazumi, stop struggling,” Hongmaru increased her strength, holding Kazumi tightly in her embrace.
“Hongmaru, let me go!”
“I won’t let you go, Kazumi.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to do me a favor.”
“What favor?”
“I hope you can help me find someone who can refine my flames.”
“I…”
“What are you hesitating for?” Hongmaru’s tone carried a trace of threat. “Kazumi, you know, if the seed of flame within me cannot be refined, then both of us will be in great danger.”
“Hongmaru, are you threatening me by saying that?”
“So what if I am?”
“Hongmaru, I won’t help you look for them.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want to.”
“You don’t want to?” Hongmaru’s face held a smile, “Kazumi, are you really unwilling to help me?”
“I don’t know.”
“You really don’t know?”
“I don’t know how to answer you.”
“You’re just unwilling.”
“I’m not.”
“You are,” Hongmaru snorted coldly, “Kazumi, don’t think I can’t see that you’re just unwilling to help me.”
“Hongmaru, you…” Kazumi was so angry she couldn’t speak.
“Kazumi, don’t be angry, I’m just joking with you,” Hongmaru’s face was smiling, and a strange light flickered in her eyes. “Don’t blame me, who told you you’re my friend?”
“Hongmaru, I can’t accept a friend like you.”
“Can’t accept?” Hongmaru laughed, “Then, do you really want to escape from me now?”
“I don’t.”
“You do.”
“I don’t.”
“Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself,” Hongmaru sighed, “Actually, in your heart, you already have the answer, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, you actually don’t like me at all, do you?”
“I don’t.”
“You do.”
“I don’t.”
“Kazumi, stop denying it,” Hongmaru shook her head, “Actually, you already discovered that I am a dangerous person, didn’t you?”
“I…”
Kazumi bit her lip, she didn’t say anything.
“See, I was right,” Hongmaru’s face held a smile, and a strange light flickered in her eyes. “Kazumi, stop deceiving yourself. You already discovered that I am a dangerous person, didn’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore,” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hands and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, don’t worry, I won’t hurt you.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop being afraid of me, okay?”
“Hongmaru, why did you become like this?”
“I don’t know either,” Hongmaru shook her head, “Perhaps, this is fate.”
“Fate?”
“Yes,” Hongmaru nodded, “Fate brought us together, fate made us friends, and fate also made us enemies.”
“Hongmaru, stop talking nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense,” Hongmaru’s face was smiling, “Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already know, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is, Kazumi, stop avoiding it, you already know, don’t you?”
“Hongmaru, stop talking.”
“Okay, I won’t talk anymore,” Hongmaru nodded. She raised her hands and gently touched Kazumi’s head. “Kazumi, you should go rest quickly, you are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking. You are already very tired.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, be good, go rest.”
Hongmaru gently pushed Kazumi onto the bed.
“Kazumi, you rest well.”
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru shook her head, a smile on her face and a strange light flickering in her eyes.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I don’t want to do anything, I just want you to rest well.”
“Hongmaru, you…”
“Kazumi, stop talking.”
Hongmaru smiled, “Kazumi, you rest well. I won’t disturb you.”
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
Kazumi looked at Hongmaru’s disappearing figure, a trace of confusion on her face.
“Hongmaru, what exactly do you want to do?”
Kazumi’s face held a trace of confusion.
Hongmaru’s figure disappeared into the night.
