"I'll just say it straight, Yono, everything you do is meaningless."

Hiratsuka said the reality indifferently.

Her expression was calm, without a trace of ups and downs caused by emotions, as if she was not in the game at the moment, but out of the way, as a bystander.

Maybe that's really the case, maybe it's just a wall, but now both Yono and Hiratsuka seem to have been "excluded" from the game.

"Eh~ Listening to Xiaojing's tone, it seems that you are quite confident."

Not confused by the other party's groundless remarks for a while, Yono asked calmly:

"Can you tell me why?"

“...... Yono, you are excellent. ”

There was a slight silence for a moment, and Hiratsuka Shizune did not directly answer Yono's question.

"Relying on all kinds of coincidences and trivial clues, being able to reason to this extent really makes people feel the urge to praise you."

"Does Xiao Jing feel the same way?"

"Of course."

Extinguishing the cigarette butt in his hand, Hiratsuka smiled quietly:

"As my student, you are excellent, one might even say, the best."

"Hehe, I'm a little embarrassed to be praised by Xiao Jing like this."

Yono's mouth let out a shy whisper, and her face flushed abnormally, as if she was proud of being praised by her teacher, but her eyes were still cold.

"In that case, why would Xiao Jing make such a cruel conclusion to a student who is proud of herself?"

"Because that's what it is."

Hiratsuka looked directly into Yono's eyes, and the corners of her mouth hooked into a vague arc.

"Whether it's last time or this time, as long as you work with that little ghost, you can always do something that we didn't expect, and I admit that you did cause us a lot of trouble to a certain extent."

"Hmm~ So what?"

"So that's your limit."

Taking out a new box of cigarettes from her pocket, she shook one out and put it in her mouth, Hiratsuka slowly lit the fire, and as the cigarette butt was lit, she continued:

"Trouble is just trouble in the end, all you do is prolong the time it takes to reach the end, and the end result doesn't change because of this."

“...... Xiao Jing is very confident. ”

Yono's gaze remained motionless on Hiratsuka's body, and her slightly clenched fists represented the unrest in her heart, because all she saw was a calm and disgusting aura from beginning to end.

"It has nothing to do with self-confidence."

Spit out another puff of smoke rings, and while playing with the smoke clouds on his fingertips, Hiratsuka Shizune asked with a chuckle:

"By the way, Yono, I want to ask you something."

"What?"

"Do you believe in fatalism?"

"Unexpectedly, Xiao Jing is a teacher, is it really good to put on an attitude of believing in something other than science?"

"You'll just take it as a joke."

"Really?"

Looking at Hiratsuka with a smile, Yono hesitated slightly.

"Probably, I don't believe it."

"Oh?"

Hiratsuka's eyes flashed slightly.

"Why?"

"Because, if everything that happens comes down to the rhythm of fate......"

His eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of his mouth rose, and he only heard Yang Nai say coldly:

"Isn't it boring?"

"Hahaha——!"

A sudden burst of laughter came from Hiratsuka's mouth, and she pinched off her cigarette butt that had not yet burned out, and at the same time leaned back on the sofa behind her, looking like she was leaning back and forth with a smile.

"It's really you, Yangnai, it's interesting, it's so interesting, it's so interesting that I really want to improve your rating again."

"By the way, what is my current score?"

"Full marks, because you're so good, ah, what should I do-"

Suppressing her laughter, Hiratsuka looked down at the ashtray on the table, and gently reached out to puff away the wisps of green smoke.

"I really don't know what to do now."

"Could it be that my excellence bothers you a lot? Xiao Jing? ”

"yes."

Nodding, Hiratsuka's eyes made no secret of his praise for Yono.

"It's really troublesome, if I'm a student who doesn't make it, maybe my job can be easier, right?"

"In that case—"

Yono raised his hand gently.

"As Jing's best student, can I ask a question?"

"What do you want to ask?"

"It's not a big deal, I'm just curious-"

Yono folded his hands and winked at Hiratsuka Jing in a gesture of please.

"What exactly is Jing's job?"

"Teachers, of course."

"What else?"

"On top of that, I'm also a part-time fan of a comic."

"Haha, Xiao Jing is really, don't be kidding."

The pitch-shifting voice dyed Yono's eyes the color of the abyss, and in the pitch-black pupils, the distorted gaze wrapped around Hiratsuka's body like a chain.

The eyes reflecting the shadow are full of chaotic colors, and the pandan that spits out of his mouth seems to be stained with the breath of poison, which makes people feel disgust and fear.

"What I want to know is, why does Xiao Jing get in the way every time she comes out at a critical time, isn't it a good thing to grow up? Isn't it a little too uninteresting to casually disturb other people's private affairs? ”

"If that's the case, Yono, aren't you doing the same thing as me?"

Facing Yono's oppressive gaze, Hiratsuka's performance did not have any gaffes.

"Don't be kidding, Xiao Jing, I'm seriously helping Luo Jun."

"I'm not kidding, I'm also helping."

"Hey~ huh? So if that's the case, can Xiao Jing tell me what kind of parents want to stifle their children's growth? ”

"Who knows, wouldn't it be better to ask him about this kind of thing?"

“...... If you don't want to say it, forget it, anyway, the answer or something, you'll know right away. ”

"That's really confident."

Hiratsuka raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Let's talk about it first, it's not that there is no preparation here, isn't it a little too arrogant to look down on adults like this?"

"Eh~ Be prepared, so what kind of preparation is it?"

"Ordinary preparations, you see, before entering the final level of the game, aren't there characters like gatekeepers like bosses?"

"I see, the gatekeeper of Demon King City, does this feel?"

"That's right, if the hero wants to challenge the ultimate demon king, he can only move forward if he defeats her, but this time, the gatekeeper may be even more terrifying than the demon king."

"Eh, really? It's still a pity, but, Xiaojing, did you misunderstand something? ”

"Huh......?"

Gently covering his mouth, hanging from the corners of Yono's quietly curved eyes, it seems to be the biggest mockery of Hiratsuka Shizuna.

"Luo Jun, he's never been a hero~"

“......”

No...... Hero?

Yang Nai's inexplicable words made Hiratsuka's heart faintly rise a bad premonition.

Could it be that the imp really rushed over? No, it can't be, everything should have ended the moment the two of them met their eyes, and under that guy, he couldn't have any chance, even with the help of others......

No, wait...... It seems that there is indeed a way, and it is absolutely impossible to win if it is fought, but, judging by the most likely approach of that imp, what if he avoids the fight?

Mo, could it be ......?!

......

Touch!

"Ah, it's still really rude, even if you have to open the door with your feet, at least you have to ...... Huh? ”

The door was kicked open in a rough way, and before Luo Jinyan could complain, he was stunned, because the seemingly strange girl in front of him, if you carefully observe her appearance after taking off her scarf, it is not difficult to find that in addition to the dazzling long silver hair, she seems to be ......

“...... I don't remember when my son was interested in women's clothing. ”