"I told you that I would take good care of her. Leave it to me, Hirai-san," Seiji told him.
The three of them left the hospital after saying their goodbyes.
They took a taxi back to Uehara's apartment.
"This is our home. It's not as nice as your uncle's, so please forgive us." Seiji brought Ling Yang into the apartment.
The little girl didn't show any signs of disdain; she simply looked around curiously.
"You can clean up the study and it'll become your room, or you can stay in my room. My room is quite large," Seiji said casually.
Something flashed in Ling Yang's eyes when she heard this.
Seiji brought her to the study.
"There's not much furniture here, so we'll have to go buy a bed … or move it over from your uncle's apartment."
"What about Brother Harano's room?" the little girl asked after looking around.
"It's over there … do you really want to stay with me?" Seiji blinked in surprise.
He had only casually said the second half of his sentence.
"I'd like to take a look first."
And so, he let her take a look.
There weren't many things in the room, but it did seem quite spacious. Since it had a large window, it was quite bright, and it seemed much more comfortable than the small study.
"I want to stay here!" Ling Yang said decisively. "I don't want to stay in that small room; I want to stay in this large room with Brother."
'You really want to stay!? '
"Are you … sure?"
"Yep!" Ling Yang nodded, then looked towards the large bed in the room. "If you sleep with Brother, there's no need to move the bed."
'Sleep together!? ' Seiji was rather astonished.
An elementary school girl of her age … wouldn't mind sleeping together with a big boy?
"Although that bed can indeed sleep two people, do you really want to do this, Little Ling Yang?"
"Yep, I think this is fine … Brother Harano, are you unwilling?"
The little girl's eyes flashed as her face flushed red.
'So cute! '
Seiji felt like he was being bombarded by a loli.
"I … Of course I'm not unwilling. I just wanted to say that you don't have to force yourself. You can sleep alone …"
He was too embarrassed to say that he had only said it casually. He felt that he had accidentally dug a hole and buried himself in it.
"I don't think it's too much. It's good to sleep with Big Brother," Ling Yang said shyly.
Once again, they were bombarded by heavy cannons! Where is the medic!?
"Oh … I see." Seiji scratched his face. "Then … let's sleep together."
It's just a child. It's not a big deal to sleep together. She would probably want to sleep alone after a while.
Crack.
I heard the sound of a blade being unsheathed!?
Seiji's expression froze. He turned around and saw Shika Kagura standing there expressionlessly.
When did he get here?
The black-haired girl's hands were behind her back as she held onto her demon sword … it was impossible to tell if she had unsheathed it or not.
"Little Shi …" Seiji's expression froze over.
Shika Kagura glanced at Ling Yang, then looked at her adopted older brother's face for a while with a profound look in her eyes.
Then, she turned around and left.
What did that look in her eyes mean? Seiji broke out in a cold sweat.
Also, did she unsheathe her sword just now? Was that sound just an illusion?
Sigh …
Afterwards, he moved Ling Yang's luggage into her room and arranged it properly before moving in.
Then, Seiji called Peach-sensei and explained what happened after the phone call earlier.
"Wouldn't it be … inconvenient for you to take care of Ling Yang?" Mayuzumi asked after hearing the situation. "How about … I take care of her instead?"
"That's no good, Sensei. I don't know what else will happen if you're together with Ling Yang," Seiji told her.
"It's better for me to take care of her. If … if Ling Yang's power goes out of control again, Little Shi and I should be able to suppress it."
Mayuzumi fell silent for a moment.
"You're right," she sighed.
The source of the problem — the mysterious power — was still present, and there was no way to dispel it.
Judging from this, the matter wasn't completely over yet, because they didn't know what would happen in the future.
It was still unknown who it was that defeated Hirai. It would be fine if it really was a messenger of justice passing by, but there was no way to prove it, which was a concern.
They could only leave it at that for now.
No matter what, life had to continue.
"Sensei, how … is your phobia?" Seiji tried asking.
Last night, Summer Night had helped Mayuzumi seal her memories. After that, Mayuzumi didn't have any nightmares while she was resting, which proved that this method was effective.
"It's been alleviated," Mayuzumi answered. "When I went home, I took the public bus, and … although I'm still a little nervous, I feel much better than before."
"That's good, then." Seiji was delighted. "In that case, it's only a matter of time before your phobia is completely cured."
"Hmm … it seems so." Mayuzumi smiled.
"Haruta-kun, there's no way for me to express my gratitude to you enough," she said sincerely.
"I might have to trouble you again in the future … I … don't know what to say anymore.
Thank you … if there's anything you think I can help you with in the future, feel free to tell me … even though I might not be able to do anything. "
Seiji fell silent for a moment before he smiled.
"Sensei, I'll remember what you said!
A popular and beautiful mangaka is of great use! When I need your help, I won't hesitate to ask for it. Prepare yourself! "
"Oh …" Mayuzumi made a silly sound when she heard such a tone.
"Don't regret saying this. As a cold and callous man, I won't accept regret or protest! Wahahaha! "
A hilarious villain's laughter rang out.
Mayuzumi hung up the phone.
Mayuzumi maintained her silly expression as she looked at her cell phone. Then, she smiled again.
"Honestly …"
…
After school.
Mika and Chiaki came to school.
They came to listen to a story.
Seiji told them about what happened yesterday.
The battle at Amami-sensei's home, the undead spirit possession, hiring Mai Houjou, encountering a mystery, the story of a hundred demons from ten years ago, nightmares, the mysterious power, the mother-daughter inheritance, the battle at school, the mutation after the battle, the soul realm …
Mika and Chiaki listened with rapt attention and astonishment.
When they heard that Seiji entered the soul realm and found Amami-sensei in the strange virtual city, they were astonished to learn that the time in the virtual city was different from reality, and that she had already stayed in the city for nearly half a year!
Staying in a virtual, dreamlike place for half a year, acting as a dead mother … it was difficult to imagine what that would feel like.
And Seiji was also trapped in the virtual city because he accidentally lost contact with the Wanhua president …
They widened their eyes in astonishment.
Summoning an army of Candy Girl characters, trying to convince them, fighting them, and finally convincing them to return to reality …
Seiji intentionally left out the part where Hinako Tachibana appeared. The less people that knew about the reappearance of the dead, the better. He needed to keep it a secret.
He met and talked to the awakened Shouhei Hirai, but wasn't able to unravel the mystery of who had defeated him. He promised to take care of Ling Yang Tachibana … that was everything.
Mika and Chiaki remained silent for a long time.
This was a f * cking blockbuster!
Battle, supernatural, suspense, horror … all sorts of wonderful elements.
The beginning, the development, the turning point, the climax … the structure was clear and complete.
With some more editing, or perhaps even no editing at all, it would be like a movie script!?
What a magnificent story.
They looked at Seiji's face with complex expressions.
There were so many things they wanted to say, but they were unable to say them, or perhaps they didn't know where to start.
The silence lasted for a while.
"So, the result is …" Chiaki broke the silence.
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