The abandoned villa area seemed particularly lively today.

"Congratulations, Sister Yu, on joining our big family, and Miss Mia will most likely be able to stay as well. By then, you both can live in my villa, right?"

"I want the basement."

Yu Lu quickly voiced her needs. Her mind was also affected by death, so she doesn't like changes much. Even if she had to move from the Sisterhood, she would insist that nothing in the room be changed.

"Uh, is there a room where I can sleep with Luo Di?"

Mia was quite frank, showing her signature big white teeth, full of expectation.

"Yes, there is, but you'd need to sleep with us."

"Forget it then, just find me a random partition." Seeing Wu Wen's unsettling smile, Mia compromised. She was more interested in having professional exchanges with Luo Di.

"Alright."

Everyone gathered around eating hotpot, holding beer bottles in their hands. Today, there was another important matter, which was to celebrate Luo Di's 'maturity'.

However, when clinking the bottles, Wu Wen could notice that Luo Di's thoughts didn't seem focused on the gathering.

While the sisters chatted about daily trivialities, Wu Wen gently touched hands under the table, sending a message, 『Luo Di, if you have something to do, you can leave later. I will handle things here, no need to return tonight.』

『Okay.』

『But I still want to ask, what kind of things are you dealing with?』

『A friend.』

『Alright.』

Luo Di soon found an opportunity to stand up and leave, while Wu Wen helped with an explanation, saying that the school needed to discuss something with Luo Di.

Of course,

some people believed it, some naturally didn't, especially those who had been deceived often.

A hidden flower pistil slipped into the ground, secretly following him out.

As soon as Luo Di left the villa zone, he paused, "Hua, aren't you going to chat with the sisters? Where I'm going might not be fun."

Wearing a school uniform, with neat bangs, knee-high white socks, and small leather shoes, Hua Yuan slowly emerged from the corner, sticking close behind Luo Di.

She didn't answer Luo Di's question but instead asked another question, "Are you going to see that new teacher? Or should I say, chef?"

"No… Since it was Teacher Guo's decision to recruit, I respect the teacher's choice. There surely are legitimate reasons.

And once the canteen is built, we can go in and eat, and make judgments then as well."

"Where are you heading then?"

"To a friend's place."

Upon hearing the word 'friend', an image of a sickly face with blond hair emerged in Hua Yuan's small head. She initially wanted to hold onto Luo Di actively, but suddenly feeling a bit nauseous, she backed off.

Yet, she still chose to follow, thinking that hiding in the wardrobe or observing from the window might be interesting too.

Who would have thought the route Luo Di took was entirely different, eventually arriving at a dilapidated apartment building near the edge of Vortex Town.

Just standing downstairs, one could smell a monster's scent.

As he was about to go upstairs, a tall figure suddenly descended, blocking their way, it was Miss Song, the student closest to the Abyss.

However, compared to her previous purely monstrous appearance, Miss Song tonight was more human-like, with her fangs retracted.

It wasn't clear if this change came from insights from an assessment or something she did tonight.

"Yu Ze is still resting, only Luo Di is allowed to go up. Hua Yuan, please wait below."

"A human gathering, huh? Boring."

Hua Yuan rested briefly against a streetlamp. She knew Luo Di wouldn't be up there long, for she could smell a scent, indicating tonight that Miss Song would take up a lot of time.

As Luo Di ascended the stairs,

he didn't head to any particular room, nor did he find Yu Ze lying on a sickbed.

Following the scent, Luo Di went to the rooftop, just like last time, Yu Ze still stood at the edge, lighting his homemade cigarette.

"Smoking right after recovering?"

This time Yu Ze didn't familiarly call him fellow townsman, nor did he respond. Instead, at the moment of flicking away the ash, he suddenly drew a sword, slashing at Luo Di.

Without any forewarning, yet immensely deadly.

Luo Di, however, simply kept his hands in his pockets, not making any move to dodge, instead walking over, standing side by side, looking into the distance.

The bronze sword didn't slash down; instead, an arm was placed around him.

"Fellow townsman, I really must thank you.

If I hadn't come to this place, just being stuck in the Exploration Bureau for so-called safety, limited exploration, it'd be hard to see the road I'd be traveling on.

This place suits me perfectly."

Luo Di said nothing, turned around, and departed, "Then I'm leaving, I still need to get up early for a morning run tomorrow."

"The next time you return to Capital City, I'll treat you to a big meal."

Luo Di made an OK gesture and headed downstairs, realizing that the worries he had didn't occur.

Hua Yuan had only just taken out a book, not even finished with a page, "Hey! You're back down so soon, you just got up there!"

"I came over mainly to confirm something, and now it's confirmed."

"Piggyback me!"

Hua Yuan, standing about ten meters behind Luo Di by the streetlamp, suddenly accelerated and made a large leap.

Luo Di could only reach out to catch her, carrying her on his back.

A whiff of floral fragrance seeped into his skin, her cheek pressed against the side.

"No wonder Sister Yu Lu usually hangs onto you this way, it's not only comfortable but also warm… Luo Di, remember the promise? The one you kept postponing, promising to spend a whole night with me alone."

"Mm."

"How about tonight? Wu Wen knows you won't be returning, and there are many vacant houses in the town."

"You arrange it."

"Then your butt better be raised a bit higher, I'll try to be gentle."

Hua Yuan hung onto Luo Di's back, indicating the direction to go, trying to stay as far from the students' and teachers' accommodations as possible.

They spent a good half hour picking a "safe place."

"Here will do~ I didn't perceive any living beings, and densely packed buildings like this aren't easily discovered."

Guided by Hua Yuan, they arrived deep in the building complex, specifically to the top floor, right in front of the door, their venue for tonight.

Luo Di reached out and gently pushed the door open.

Hua Yuan's hands already wrapped around his neck, unbuttoning and loosening his belt.

The moment they stepped across the threshold, Hua Yuan didn't even bother closing the door, as emotions burst forth at this moment.

She forcefully pinned Luo Di against the shoe area, her already moistened lips quickly pressed forward.

However...

No sensation of warmth came back,

instead, her mouth was filled with dust from Hua Yuan,

what she kissed was nothing but a patchy wall. Clearly, they entered the house together, but Luo Di was nowhere to be seen now.

"What's happening? Luo Di couldn't possibly have such an ability; he couldn't have vanished right under my nose… and I sensed that he genuinely didn't lie to me tonight."

Hua Yuan immediately attempted to locate and perceive,

anticipating the possibility of mishaps, she had earlier planted a flower pistil within Luo Di, yet now she could perceive nothing.

Luo Di seemed to have vanished.

Her mind instinctively recalled Luo Di previously being targeted by the Outer Realm,

Hua Yuan prepared to head to school to report the incident to Teacher Guo. As she crossed the threshold, about to descend, she caught something out of her peripheral vision.

Turning her head to look,

unknowingly, a faint question mark had made its mark on the door.

"So you have a teacher giving you extra lessons every night, huh?"

...

The familiar layout, the room full of green question marks, this was indeed the office where Mr. Question Mark had set up in the True Death Game.

Currently,

with a cloth bag over his head, he stood by the window, spinning a coin in his hand, evidently having awaited Luo Di for quite some time, as the latter hadn't triggered the "open door" behavior up till now.

"Tonight, our teachers held a short meeting, one was regarding the new student recruitment, and the other was about unexpected occurrences.

Although that Joker utilized a very effective isolation method, using a new student as a voice medium without any connection between them.

But Teacher Ma was still able to glean some information through higher-level causal relationships.

While specific pinpointing wasn't achievable, after some collaborative processing among us, we roughly obtained a very special location.

Only, this location is both in a corner and not in a corner. Even though you've reached a somewhat perfect state with mature plants, going directly would still be dangerous.

After our discussion,

this location will be given to you in about a month's time, based on circumstances."

"A month?"

"Yes, you at least need to stay at school for a month, finish courses and exams, and also receive my private teaching."

"Alright, I get it."

"Then you should have some time tonight, right?"

"…Yes."

"That's good, come with me somewhere, and let's play a game. Oh, and fasten your waistband and buttons, I have no interest in that department."

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