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"I'll ask again," the bespectacled, curly-haired man said in a flat voice, "Is there anyone in this class named Wenshui Kazuhiko?"
Holy crap, the Joker?!
Koshimura frowned, made a quick decision, retreated behind Onami Kazuhiko, placed his hands on his shoulders, and began to push him backward at full speed.
"Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best; when the wind blows hard, get out of there!"
"Huh? Ah? Wait..." Wen Shuihe hadn't reacted yet.
"Hey, isn't this Wenshui? Good morning." Hachiman Hikigaya yawned as he passed by them, casually patting Wenshui Kazuhiko on the shoulder. "...Kurasawa's here too. Have you played Yuzusoft's new game? I played it all night last night...I'm so sleepy. I'm going back to the classroom to catch up on sleep."
Spicy balls!
Upon hearing the sound, the bespectacled curly-haired man immediately turned around and looked in their direction.
The crowd that had been watching the spectacle parted like Moses parting the sea, quickly retreating to both sides, leaving only the clueless Hachiman Hikigaya standing there rubbing his eyes in bewilderment.
"You're Wen Shui Kazuhiko?" The bespectacled, curly-haired man, his hands still in his pockets, strode over, gritting his teeth as he said, "I've finally found you!"
Is your hand stuck to your pocket...?
"Um... classmate, I think there must be some misunderstanding here." Wen Shuizi, who had been pushed forward by Yuecun Ze, quickly waved his hand, trying to explain, "Look, we've never even met before."
"I'm Ren Amamiya from Class 1-B." Ren Amamiya pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold light. "Last Saturday at 10 AM, were you inside the [Sage's Tower]?"
"...【The Tower of Sages】?" Wen Shuihe frowned in confusion and tilted his head.
"What?! You've been infected with the Sage's Tower?!" Before Amamiya Ren could even speak, Koshimura Sawa sprinted up to him, grabbed his shoulders, and shook him violently, saying with heartache, "You're a teenager! What are you doing? Climbing towers?! Do you know how many people that thing has ruined?!"
Onsui Kazuhiko: "???"
"Don't you know what happens to people who get infected by the Sage's Tower?!" Yuecunze exclaimed excitedly. "Udagawa Ayako, a senior in her second year of high school, went mad from climbing the tower every day, and now she's stopped growing taller! She's always messing around with that dangerous spell, and last week she blew up half of the lab building!"
"Sigh." He let go of her hand, sighed heavily, and covered his forehead with a pained expression. "It's not too late now. You've only gotten hooked on tower climbing. Once you're addicted to playing out strategies and using any means necessary to build your tower, there will be no turning back!"
He grabbed Wen Shuihe's wrist, his tone resolute: "Come on, get to the infirmary right now, find the counselor! Immediately! Right now! Let's go!"
"Oh, right, right, right!" Wen Shui and Yan Fu suddenly realized what was going on and chimed in, "To the infirmary! Right now!"
The two turned around simultaneously, ready to run away and sprint away from the scene.
"Wait!" Ren Amamiya's icy voice came from behind.
The two of them froze instantly, as if a pause button had been pressed, and turned their heads little by little, extremely slowly.
"Since we're already hooked on climbing the tower, what's a little longer?" Ren Amamiya gave a friendly smile. "Why don't we settle our issues first?"
Koshimura Sawa was silent for a moment, then very naturally took a big step to the side and gestured "please" to Onami Kazuhiko.
Byd, what happened to the promise of true friendship in times of trouble, and brothers walking together for life?
Koshimura Sawa, you betrayed... betrayed the Bureau of Investigation!
and many more...
Wen Shuihe suddenly realized what was going on.
I can run away, but why were you in such a hurry to run away just now?
And before that, after you found out who he was, he suddenly started hiding behind me—
His sharp gaze suddenly shot towards Koshimura Sawa.
Noticing the gaze directed at him by Wen Shui, Yue Cunze immediately looked down at his phone, feeling somewhat guilty.
Bye-d, I knew it was you who did this!
"Last Saturday at 10 a.m., you were on the 20th floor of the Sage's Tower, playing the Ranger's subclass, Cluster Healer, and the attack speed/effect build, right?" Ren Amamiya ignored their little exchange and questioned them directly.
"What's wrong?" Wen Shuihe frowned.
Isn't this a perfectly normal arrangement? If they're just here to cause trouble because they can't beat someone, which is such a childish excuse, then he wouldn't mind reporting it to his superiors.
"The swarm you're playing with is a cockroach."
Koshimura Sawa, you're a real bastard.
He decisively took a step back, raised his hands, and said calmly, "I think you must have misunderstood something. Last Saturday at 10 a.m., I should have been shopping with my sister in the mall, and it was impossible for me to be in the Tower of Sages. I have photos to prove it, so someone must have impersonated me."
Ren Amamiya leaned closer to look at the photo on his phone and nodded: "I thought so too. How could anyone so easily expose their real information? But whoever is impersonating you must be someone connected to you, or at least someone who knows you. That's why I came to find you."
“I see.” Upon hearing this, Wen Shuiheyan immediately spoke without any hesitation, “Regarding the person who might impersonate me… I do have a guess.”
“That’s Yuecun from our class…wait, where is he?” He said, pointing to the side, only to find it empty.
Ren Amamiya's sharp gaze swept over the surrounding crowd of onlookers: "Does anyone know where Koshimura Sawa went?"
......
The corridor was deathly silent.
Just kidding, who would dare offend this powerful figure?
What if he suddenly gets the mood and stands up during class and shouts "XXX is my wife"? Wouldn't that be like being socially dead in the whole school?
"Zeze, good morning!" A lively voice rang out in the silence.
With a bright smile on her face, Chihaya Aine waved as she jogged up to Koshimura Sawa, who was tiptoeing out of the store. "Sawa, why didn't you reply to the messages I sent you over the weekend... Huh? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Koshimura Sawa rolled his eyes, wondering if he should just faint right there.
I'd like to reply, but wouldn't you like to take a look at what you've sent me first?
It's either Tang Xiao's selfies or reposting Shi's abstract short videos. How am I supposed to respond? Just say "hahaha"?
"Haha... It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night and I'm a little tired," Yuecun Ze said, forcing a smile.
"Sigh~ Didn't I tell you not to stay up late?" Chihaya Aine tapped her cheek in annoyance, thought for a moment, then smiled, her eyes curving into crescents. "How about this! From now on, you have to send me a 'Goodnight' message every night before you go to sleep. That way, I can personally supervise your sleep and make sure you develop good sleep habits!"
The abacus beads are practically flying into my face!
"Wait for Aine, more importantly—"
"You are Koshimura Sawa?" That emotionless, nightmarish voice rang out from behind him again.
Koshimura froze, slowly turned around, and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"Wait, wait! Who are you?" Chihaya Aine immediately stepped forward, spreading her arms wide like a mother hen protecting her chicks, shielding Koshimura Sawa behind her, and staring warily at Amamiya Ren. "What do you want with Sawarin?"
"It's alright, Aine." Yi Qi Ba Si ⑦/罒5溜c Yuecun Ze sighed softly, patted Chihaya Aine's shoulder, signaling her to relax, took a step forward, and came to Amamiya Ren's side, "This is the karma I left behind... the cage of fate, I must cut it off with my own hands."
Chihaya Aine: “?”
Ren Amamiya: "?"
Now both of them were looking at him with puzzled expressions.
The atmosphere was a little solid for a while.
“Anyway, you should go back to the classroom first,” Koshimura Sawa said to Chihaya Aine. “I can handle this myself, trust me.”
“Okay…” Chihaya Aine looked at him with some concern, then turned and glared at Amamiya Ren, making a face at him. “You, you’re not allowed to bully Sawarin!”
After saying that, she reluctantly left, turning back every few steps.
Watching Chihaya Aine's figure disappear at the classroom door, Koshimura Sawa breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Amamiya Ren, who had begun to emit black energy behind him.
“This…” He took a deep breath, trying to make a last-ditch effort, “Actually, it was Hachiman Hikigaya from our class who impersonated me.”
He pointed to Hachiman Hikigaya, who was leaning against the wall in the distance, almost asleep standing up.
Ren Amamiya glanced back and laughed, "You're kidding me. With that dead fish-eyed, pathetic look on his face, he's obviously not the kind of player who can build anything that requires skill."
Hachiman Hikigaya, who was inexplicably dragged into this mess: ? ? ?
Then you're wrong. Even when Lao Ba plays top lane, he only plays heroes that require the most skill, like Mordekaiser, Sett, and Volibear.
"Alright, alright, [Cursed Blade] is indeed me." Koshimura Sawa sighed resignedly. "But the [Sage's Tower] is a fixed void developed by the Adventurers' Guild... I mean, everything inside the Sage's Tower is completely random. As a roguelike game, an element of luck is normal, right? You can't just give up because you can't beat others..."
Ren Amamiya suddenly looked around and said in a low voice, "Let's talk in private."
Confused, Yuecun Ze followed him to a relatively quiet corner of the corridor. Just as he stood still, he saw Yuecun Ze suddenly grab his hand and kneel down on one knee.
"Why are you suddenly bowing so deeply? Please rise." Yuecun Ze was startled and hurriedly reached out to help him up.
Unexpectedly, Ren Amamiya flung his hand away: "Brother! There were too many people outside, I'm kneeling down for you now! Please, teach me how to climb the tower!"
Koshimura Sawa: "???"
"From the moment I saw your name on the leaderboard last Saturday, and learned that you climbed all the way to the 80th floor on your first visit to the tower, I knew you were no ordinary person! You must be an unparalleled tower-climbing genius!" Ren Amamiya raised his head, his eyes behind his glasses gleaming with fanatical light. "Please! I must reach the 100th floor in my lifetime, and then personally elbow that old 'Chaos Sage' to death!"
Yuecun Ze was a little confused by his sudden and unconventional move, and hesitated for a moment: "Well... generally speaking, I don't just take on apprentices casually."
Besides, he really didn't want to smell anything like cured meat anymore for a while.
"If you don't agree, I won't get up today!" Ren Amamiya's attitude seemed unusually firm.
"Um...can I ask you something?" Koshimura Sawa was genuinely curious, "Why do you have such a deep obsession with the [Chaos Sage]?"
"Speaking of this makes me so angry! That old man who pretends to be a cute boy was livestreaming himself helping people with gacha pulls, and he used up all the resources I'd painstakingly saved up for months! Six five-star characters! And he gave me five off-banner ones! Five of them!" Amamiya Ren gritted her teeth. "If I don't get revenge, I swear I'm not a man!"
"Ah... five bad lucks in a row is really bad," said Koshimura Sawa with sympathy. "But what kind of game is so unfair? Doesn't it have a pity system?"
"FGO".
"Then it's alright." Koshimura Sawa instantly understood everything.
If you had just said it was FGO, everyone would have understood.
“However, even if you say that, I still…” Koshimura Sawa still hesitated.
He is a staunch advocate of not playing with male friends. Even if he were to take on apprentices, he would only accept sweet, soft, and charming girls like Xiao Mu who wears cute little skirts. How could he possibly break his all-female team principle because of this?
"I also offer the following services: handwriting imitation for homework completion, helping you snag limited-edition fried noodles and bread, selling photocopies of handwritten class notes, bringing you lunch and snacks, renting power banks, providing the latest campus news..." Ren Amamiya rattled off a long list of services in rapid succession, "...all of these can be offered to you for a year for free!"
"Deal!" Yuecunze immediately took out his phone. "Scan this code, and you'll be one of us from now on."
"Okay, okay!" Ren Amamiya was overjoyed and quickly took out his phone and beeped.
[Notification: You have joined the group chat "We Are a Loving Family".]
[Group members: Occupying your spawn point (Yuecunze), My sister is the best (Wenshui Kazuhiko), Kill me and I'll automatically download Genshin Impact (Hachiman Hikigaya)]
Ren Amamiya: "...?"
Wait, did I stumble into a den of thieves?
Chapter 43 My God, Lord Chu Hua
As soon as Koshimura Sawa returned to the classroom, before his chair had even warmed up, his cell phone started ringing incessantly in his pocket.
Luckily, he had switched it to ring mode beforehand; if it had been on vibrating, people around him would have given him strange looks.
He quickly took out his phone and saw that the small red dot in the upper right corner of the group chat called "We Are a Loving Family" had turned into a conspicuous "99+".
When I opened the group chat, the messages were still scrolling down rapidly.
Hachiman Hikigaya: Speaking of which, Yuzusoft's new work this time is really good, I feel like the whole series has a good chance of securing third place or even second.
Ren Amamiya: Indeed, lithium-ion batteries are really good, but the classic kissing scenes are a letdown when it comes to kissing on screen. In my heart, Yuzusoft will always be number one.
No, you two are already having a sweet and innocent chat?
Kazuhiko Nukumi: Personally, I still think it's not as good as "My Sister's Diary," "My Sister Throws Books," or "Magical Girl's Brother."
Ren Amamiya: That sister-complex is disgusting.
Hachiman Hikigaya: No, you have a real girl and you're still playing a sister-training diary? You're going a bit too far.
Kazuhiko Nukumizu: I'm innocent! Yoshiki forced me to play this game!
Ren Amamiya & Hikigaya Hachiman:? ? ?
No, what are they even talking about?
Koshimura felt that his吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to roast or criticize) power was about to be unleashed.
Wen Shuiheyan: Speaking of which, is the newcomer rankings for this season about to be updated?
This isn't Haicheng University, so how could we have something like this here?
Hachiman Hikigaya: I think it's already out. Let me look for it.
Is there really such a thing?!
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