"Could it be that she is hiding her true nature, maybe she is deliberately shy, more cute?"

"But there's no reason for her to do that?"

"Well, yes."

In that case, then her nature is still the same as before, and now she is just deliberately confusing others.

“…… It's really surprising. ”

"To be honest, I was surprised."

Yasuno sighed.

However, the situation of her person is somewhat clearer.

At least Ah Ye didn't have negative feelings for Wang Chuan, a human being. The reason why she joined the Prosperity Faction was probably to protect Wang Chuan from being harmed by the clan, as Xia Jing had predicted before.

In this way, wouldn't there be a chance to absorb her as his partner as Ye Ya and Anno hoped for? Considering that we have not yet effectively grasped the total number of Prosperity Factions, it would be exciting for Ah Ye to join us.

INTERVIEWER The question is how to negotiate.

Thankfully, Ah Ye is different from Ah Dai, she is a sane person and not someone who cannot be communicated. Besides, Anye has a good relationship with her, and Xia Jing is also Ying's friend. The conditions are very complete.

"Is it natural for the boat to be straight at the head of the bridge?"

"Huh?"

Xia Jing smiled at the confused Anye.

"In other words, the fact that she is not our enemy is obvious."

Ah Ye is friend or foe, and Yasuno must have always cared about it. Hopefully, what happened today will give her peace of mind.

Just when Xia Jing's heart was floating with this thought, and he was about to persuade Anye not to get too into the horns of the bull-

The classroom door was opened.

Anno was drawn to the sound of clicking, looking back behind him. Xia Jing looked over her shoulder at the figure entering the classroom from the hallway. The figure standing under the smooth light of the sunset coincidentally was at the center of the topic-

"What do you say is obvious?"

- Ah Ye.

Xia Jing couldn't speak.

Not only was she taken aback by her sudden visit, but she was also worried about whether all the conversation she had just had been heard.

I was really careless, and Xia Jing regretted it deeply. Thinking about it now, that kind of situation only happened at noon, and it should be expected that she would try to take the initiative to contact Xia Jing and the others. If you know that you don't procrastinate after school, and call when you get home, you won't run into trouble.

It's just that sooner or later, the two sides will have to meet to talk, and if you think about it from this level, her appearance will save trouble. Xia Jing got up from his seat, clenched his palms that were so tense that he was faintly sweating, and said, "Hello, senior sister." Offended at noon. ”

On the surface, it seems to be submissive, but in fact it has a bit of a teasing meaning.

But Ah Ye didn't care. He continued to walk towards this place without changing his face.

Xia Jing originally wanted to use sarcasm to make the other party mess up, so that he could take the lead, but the reality was not as smooth as he imagined. At this time—

"Anno."

Ah Ye's eyes drooped, and while looking at Anye, who was so stiff that he couldn't move, he said in a flat tone, "You leave the table first." ”

“…… Hey? ”

"I won't harm him."

"But, Ah Ye, I ......"

Probably didn't expect Ah Ye to say this.

Anye's face was embarrassed, and his gaze wandered between Ah Ye and Natsu Jing.

"Excuse me, can you please do what she says? Anno. ”

If her purpose is to talk to me one-on-one, then it doesn't matter if you cooperate with her request. No matter what, she shouldn't be killed.

What's more, each of them has things that are difficult to talk about in front of Anno.

"If you can't rest assured, then stay in the window and look good...... Is that okay? ”

After Xia Jing looked at Ah Ye as if asking for advice, she agreed.

“…… I know. ”

An indecisive Yasuno paused for a moment before nodding in agreement, and on the way out of the classroom through the door that Ah Ye had walked into, she repeatedly turned her head to look back at the two of them. After confirming that her figure disappeared from the classroom with the sound of the door closing, Ah Ye spoke, "What are you planning?" ”

She must have meant noon.

"What do I have to think about? Just like Wang Chuan said, it was just a chance meeting."

"Don't try to prevaricate me."

Xia Jing tried to pretend to be crazy and stupid, but in vain it only made Ah Ye's gaze more dangerous.

"I'm not interested in making boring jokes with you."

"Really...... It's like two people at noon."

After deliberately talking sarcastically to himself, the other party looked away from Xia Jing slightly. Xia Jing, who intuitively felt that this was a sign that she had been stepped on unexpectedly, couldn't help but attack her with her usual bad problems, and launched a pursuit of her.

「…… Ogawa."

I tried whispering the name.

「……！」

Attack hits.

Ah Ye's cold expression was sadly disintegrated in an instant, and his face turned red in an instant.

"You ......"

"Senpai, when did you start calling him 'Ogawa'?"

"This—this question has nothing to do with you......

Ah Ye is now as embarrassed as when he saw Ye Ya transform the sword into a chainsaw. But her face was still flushed, and if you looked at it from a different angle, she felt even more confused than before.

"Then again, where is that Wang Chuan? It's just ...... like him."

"You don't understand Ogawa's ......!"

Ah Ye, who was subconsciously excited, immediately sealed his mouth after looking at Xia Jing's face. It seems that she has noticed that this is a trap. Is it too obvious? Xia Jing smacked his tongue in his heart. ﹒

- Forget it, it's better to stop like this.

After all, over-agitation may cause her to be furious, which is definitely not Xia Jing's intention.

"Okay, Wang Chuan's topic will be put aside first. Let's get down to business."

Xia Jing shrugged his shoulders and put away his smile.

Ah Ye pursed her lips and lowered her neck with a red face, but when she raised her face again, her eyes changed back to sharp.

I can't help but admire her quick change of mood.

Therefore, Xia Jing also looked back at her eyes frankly, opened the door and said, "Actually...... I would love to have you as our partner."

"Are you serious?"

Ah Ye frowned slightly. He seemed to be stunned.

"Ya also said something similar to me, it's useless."

"I don't think it's going to be useless. You're not particularly misogynistic, are you? Just look at your attitude."

Silent. Is it because someone told you that you have a secret, or because you are more stunned?

The indifferent eyes under the lenses are very different from the so-called "just now" in Xia Jing's mouth, which makes people unable to read their minds at all. A person with a rectum is relatively easy to deal with, but in fact, Ah Ye is the type of Xia Jing's headache.

However, this must not be deterred.

"And...... You can't be unaware of the consequences of letting the Prosperity faction go unchecked. The number of victims will continue to increase. Maybe one day the scourge will also befall Wang Chuan."

"I won't let them endanger him. That's why I'm joining them."

After making a categorical decision, Ah Ye smiled cruelly.

"The other victims are none of my business...... Or are you the kind of philanthropist who prays for strangers who don't know what to do? Please, don't impose that meaningless value on me."

「…… Huh?"

Xia Jing couldn't help but lower her voice. Ah Ye's statement angered him.

I'm not a philanthropist. I don't stick to that kind of ethereal values.

It's being confused with that stuff - I can't swallow it.

Xia Jing replied angrily, "My sister was most likely killed by your people. I have a friend who has also fallen victim to your people...... Do you think there's a way for me to stay out of it? No kidding."

It's not just the people who die who are miserable.

The parents became emaciated by the disappearance of their sister.

After the pears disappeared, Fang Yuan was depressed all day long.

Every time a person disappears, it means that the people close to him will be harmed. Xia Jing himself has suffered from it to this day. Because of this, just imagining that someone has the same painful memories as himself, Xia Jing can't help himself.

"I'm not a stranger in my life. I...... I just don't like that."

Xia Jing glared at Ah Ye angrily.

Ah Ye just lowered his eyes slightly, and his emotions did not fluctuate too much.

"Since you don't like it, what are you going to do?"

After this, Xia Jing replied, "I want to stop the Prosperity faction. In order to make this wish come true, I hope to have your help."

"Your reasons are so selfish."

"That's right, it's selfish. So I will do whatever it takes to achieve my ends."

"What about an analogy?"

"Depending on the situation, it is also possible to tell Wang Chuan your secret."

「…… Are you threatening me?"

"That's the way it turned out."

In any case, Xia Jing had long been prepared to use this as a last resort. After all, this idea is really difficult for Xia Jing to talk to Anno, and if he can, he hopes that the matter can be resolved satisfactorily, rather than the two sides continue to be hostile in the future, and do it desperately.

Xia Jing thought so, and tried his best to show a fearless smile to Ah Ye.

But—

Her reaction was something Xia Jing didn't expect at all.

A faint - almost cruel smile hung on Ah Ye's face.

And the words that came out of her mouth were far beyond Xia Jing's imagination.

"Then I'll kill you, and then disappear from his sight. It's as simple as that."

"What ......?"

"You've been mistaken all along."

As if not giving the clueless Xia Jing a chance to breathe, Ah Ye raised the corners of her mouth slightly and continued, "To me—and to yourself."

Ah Ye seemed to be reading a mathematical formula—

"I know exactly how big my hands are. And you don't have any idea of the size of your palm."

Ah Ye seemed to be contemptuous—

"I don't know how many people you're trying to save, and I'm not interested in knowing. However, if you don't try to save even those who are beyond your control, it will only end in tragedy."

Ah Ye seemed to be sympathetic-

"Don't think you don't have the power, don't be naïve enough to think that you have the ability to do anything."

Ah Ye was like—full of murderous intent.

Xia Jing pursed her lips. Speechless.

That's the gap in each other's consciousness.

It is also the gap between Xia Jing and Ah Ye.

"What I seek...... It is Wang Chuan's personal safety, and secondly, his happiness."

The moment she said Wang Chuan's name, her eyes suddenly became gentle. The original cold and sharp gaze has softened, and the colors of attachment and longing are mixed in it.

"I can't control anything else, so it's none of my business."

However, Xia Jing understood one thing. He had no intention of seeing through Ah Ye's thoughts.

That gentleness is incomprehensibly sad for Ah Ye.

She should be the person in the world who hopes that Ying can be happy the most.

However, in the happy picture she painted for her childhood sweetheart, I am afraid that there is no figure of her next to the smiling male protagonist.

Ah Ye completely gave up emotions such as laughing with her sweetheart and being by her side, and she chose to join the prosperity faction because of such a huge consciousness.

"I'll save you at that time because I think he'll be sad if you die. That's it. Your safety is not in my hands."

Ah Ye's clouds are very much, it is Xia Jing who is too careful.

Would she please join us?

I have a good relationship with Anno, so it's okay? Will you be enthusiastic to listen to what Wang Chuan has to say?

I can't help but misestimate too outrageously and shamelessly.

This person—

"I'm not interested in Ya either. Whether it's for the Prosperity Faction, or for the Deer Clan itself."

From the very beginning, this person did not have that ambiguous half-tone mentality.

Glancing at Xia Jing, who was speechless and could only look away, Ah Ye turned around and turned around.

"Take care of your own safety."

It was not counsel based on thoughtfulness, but on insults.

"The more things you want to protect, the more you need huge palms. But...... If something that I wanted to pick up came out of my palm, it would hurt and hurt even more."

Ah Ye walked to the door of the classroom.

Xia Jing couldn't think of an excuse, and he didn't have the strength to refute.

All he could do was listen to her footsteps and see the long shadows stretching from the bottom of her shoes.

Ah Ye, who was on the door, showed a sideways face and said, "How big is your palm? Think about it, my son-in-law."

That sentence was like a fatal blow, and it pierced Xia Jing's heart deeply.

The door opened, and Aye's figure was sucked into the hallway, then closed again.

"Ah Ye ......"

At the same time as Ah Ye came to the corridor......

Anye, who was gloomy, called out to Ah Ye.

She ran forward, stopping seemingly hesitantly at a distance of about a meter. The flush on her cheeks blown by the cold wind revealed her restlessness and restlessness.

However, there was no answer from Ah Ye's mouth that could stabilize her spirit. Not only did he not verbally reassure him, but he didn't even have a smile on his face, and he just stared at Anno with what could be described as a cold and ruthless gaze.

"That, I ......."

For a jujube who has something to say, but doesn't know what to say, and speaks a slurred speech, Ah Ye's words are still cold.

"Forget."

"Huh......

"I am the enemy. As long as you continue to fight the Prosperity Faction in the future, then your feelings for me will only get in the way. So forget about it."

"You're ......"

Faced with Anno, who was about to ask "what are you talking about", Aye's answer had a subtle difference.

"Forget what depends on yourself. See if you want to forget me, or forget to fight."

However, for Anno, that is still the meaning of rejection.

Anno was silent, with a sobbing expression on his face, and his arms that drooped weakly clenched into fists.

Even so, she still raised her face without giving up and continued to ask, is this because she is strong-willed, or is she just angry?

"You and Xia Jing...... What did you talk about?"

Hearing this question, Ah Ye's expression changed vaguely.