Chapter 30 Gathering Information
I’ve received a new mission.
The mission is to confess to Xinran. The NPC who issued this mission is named Li Nai. This NPC probably never imagined how foolish her words were.
She claimed that if I don’t confess to Xinran, my fated connection with her won’t be restored. If that happens, the Four Calamities won’t be gathered.
Gathering the Four Calamities is one of the necessary conditions to restore the world to its original state.
In other words, from another perspective, this is a mission that will determine the fate of the world!
Weighing the pros and cons, I should confess to Xinran immediately… But…
A ghost scholar could do that! Ahhhh!
Although I want to shout this out, I’m currently eating in the school cafeteria, and doing so would be inappropriate.
Xinran told me a few days ago that she wouldn’t have any special feelings for me anymore, and I happily accepted.
And now I’m supposed to confess to her?
Isn’t that slapping myself in the face!
Unless I retrieve the memories of myself in this world. Then I would have the feelings of liking Xinran.
But the world has warned me not to recover my memories.
Most importantly, I’m afraid that Ke Ling will be stimulated one by one.
Asking me to confess to Xinran at this point is clearly rejecting Ke Ling!
In my heart, the status of the two younger sisters is equal, and I will never favor one over the other… That’s why I can’t make a decision.
Why has everything become so troublesome!
Damn it! This is so annoying!
Currently, I don’t have any special feelings for Xinran.
“Really none?”
The voice from behind me, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard it.
Why do people like to suddenly talk from behind others? Do they want to see me make a fool of myself?
“Who?”
“Eh? You reacted so sharply. I thought you’d exclaim ‘Uwah!'”
The other party clearly didn’t expect me to hiss back like a cat, and said with a surprised look on their face.
“I was a bit startled, but I wouldn’t make such a silly sound.”
…In the past, I used to do that often. After all, someone always used to talk to me from behind like this.
But this time, it wasn’t one of the regulars, but a rare face.
“Yingnuo Gao…”
A Liang was also with her. These two and Lanhua grew up together as childhood friends.
A Liang covered his face and said helplessly.
“I already tried to stop her… I promise.”
“Hmph! What’s the big deal!”
“You! You’re always like this when you call me! Can’t you just greet me normally! I’m always scared to death by you! And don’t pat my back so hard when you call me! It hurts!”
Only when facing Yingnuo Gao did A Liang become so agitated. It seems he had accumulated many grievances.
“That’s because you, sprout, are too weak! See? He reacted, didn’t he?”
“That’s Juncheng being neurotic. I’m not as sensitive as him!”
Hey, hey, saying that about me in front of me is… Obviously, A Liang was too agitated. At this point, I had to step in as the peacemaker.
“Alright, alright. It’s true that one would usually be startled if someone suddenly made a sound from behind, but I’m just a little used to it.”
“You mean you’ve grown?”
“You could say that.”
Yingnuo Gao hugged her arms and looked at me, saying.
“I think you haven’t changed at all.”
Huh? =
What do you mean?
“Juncheng, ignore her. This woman suddenly went crazy and said she wanted to tell you something. She’s probably just lost her mind…”
Yingnuo Gao glared fiercely at A Liang, who immediately looked away and shut up.
Hey, you’re too cowardly.
But when you meet your natural enemy, it’s like this. I seemed to be the same when facing Lianbing before.
“I’ll get straight to the point: I feel something is wrong.”
I immediately perked up, realizing that Yingnuo Gao wasn’t here to tease me, but to tell me something important.
“A few days ago, you came to find me, right? You asked me some strange questions. Did you feel anything wrong, like someone you know disappearing?” (。The Author’s Novel)
Yes, Lanhua had just disappeared then. In my panic, I searched everywhere for Lan. Yingnuo Gao, as Lanhua’s best friend, I thought she might notice something.
But in the end, she also looked at me with a confused expression.
“At first, I thought it was no big deal, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. Even my headphones had static… a dissonance mixed in.”
“That’s too abstract. Can’t you be more specific?”
It wasn’t me who said this, but A Liang. He was glared at again.
“There should be someone like that around me too… Yes, like Liang and you, a very close friend… no, a best friend.”
“Did you… remember?”
Yingnuo Gao shook her head.
“No, I can’t remember at all. It’s just a vague feeling.”
I see…
A little disappointed. Honestly, if I could find Lan directly, there wouldn’t be so much trouble.
“But Juncheng, you know something, don’t you? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come to ask me. You ‘know’ of her existence, right?”
It’s only natural to guess this far.
“Yes, I’m looking for her… or rather, trying to bring her back.”
Yingnuo Gao nodded comprehendingly, then said something that surprised me.
“Since that’s the case, I’ve decided to help you. And this sprout here, feel free to boss him around if needed. We should be able to help somewhat.”
When it comes to gathering information.
One is a eavesdropper, the other is a peeping tom, and both are passive aura types, making them absolute experts at gathering information. I used to think that Lan’s information network was so extensive perhaps because these two were helping.
If these two joined the Investigation Department, they would be much better than our useless department members who spend their time playing cards when they’re not on missions.
“You! I’m not your property! Don’t sell me off too!”
“What? Don’t you want to help your good buddy?”
“That’s a different matter! Tsk, I have nothing to say to you!”
SF Light Novel
A Liang irritably adjusted his glasses, but despite his annoyance, he said to me.
“In short, if there’s anything, just ask me. If I know anything, I’ll definitely tell you.”
“Then I happen to have a question for you. A Liang, do you know Lou Ling?”
I remember that when Lou Ling came to see me that day, A Liang’s reaction was indeed strange.
“Ah. How should I say it? It’s not really ‘knowing’. I just saw something incredible.”
As expected, he saw something. Since this topic has come up, let’s take the opportunity to get the details.
“Can you tell me about it?”
A Liang glanced around. The lunch break was almost over, and most students had returned to their classrooms.
Seeing that there was no one around, he said in a low voice.
“I saw it by chance. It was at the beginning of the school year, I was passing by Middle School Twelve. That day, there was another girl in a red dress with Lou Ling. Then a man appeared in front of them. I didn’t see what happened in between because they were all surrounded by a black ball. I only saw the result.”
“The result was…”
“The little girl in red and the man disappeared together, leaving only Lou Ling lying in a pool of blood, her legs gone. The strangest thing is… I didn’t see any severed limbs. I wanted to call emergency services, but a group of people in black suddenly appeared and took Lou Ling away. The scene was also cleaned up…”
“Do you remember what the man looked like?”
“I couldn’t see his features clearly, but he was wearing a black suit, had black hair, and most importantly, he had a pair of horns on his head.”
“—What kind?”
That’s not like a demon, it’s definitely a demon.
Could the Master of Fate not be human?
No, it’s too early to confirm if that demon is the Master of Fate… Although the possibility of it not being is small.
In any case, to help Lou Ling find her F, I need to find this demon.
“Can you find that person again?”
“How could I? I just saw it by chance. I’m not a stalker. How could I… Huh? Like her? Who…”
“I’m so stupid.”
A Liang also rubbed his forehead and fell into deep thought, struggling to find an answer.
As expected, A Liang is also like this. Although he doesn’t remember, there are still ‘traces’ left.
Seeing that A Liang also had a gloomy expression like herself, Yingnuo Gao said.
I patted A Liang’s shoulder and said to them.
“Besides that, if you see anything strange or peculiar… especially anyone with strange tattoos, tell me immediately.”
“Understood. If I have any important information, I’ll tell you right away.”
“Ah, I’m counting on you.”
Thanks to you, I, who was always passive and didn’t know where to start, can now take the initiative.
Finally, with a source of information, the plan can officially begin.
Wait a little longer, Lan…
“The lunch break is almost over. Let’s go back.”
“By the way, Juncheng, I don’t know if I should tell you this…”
“What is it? Just say it.”
“I just said I saw a man with horns on his head, right? Actually, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen someone with horns.”
I wasn’t surprised by this. After all, there were classmates in my class with horns.
Like Kaede Inoue, she also has horns. And Lily and Nana, as succubi, also have horns.
It seems that all demons have horns.
However, Miss Shirley and the other maids are an exception. They have no demonic features at all. Are they hidden? Or is the Paradox Demon not a demon at all?
As I was thinking, A Liang made up his mind and spoke.
“Qin Jiu, I’ve seen horns appear on his head before, and they seem similar to the horns of the man I saw that day…”
Classmate Qin Jiu?
Demon from another world…
Could it be him? =
It seems I need to investigate.
