indianbanksassociation Chapter 87 Sweet Soup
Chapter 87 Sweet Soup
Chapter 87 Sweet Soup (Two-in-One)
As Yang Yi walked out of the hospital, her face was somewhat heavy. Ding Ling, who was following behind, kicked at the stones on the roadside to vent her frustration. She understood why this magician's personality was like this.
She was in the prime of her youth, but could only spend the rest of her life lying in a hospital bed, witnessing her teammates die tragically beside her. If it were her, she would have collapsed long ago.
"Where do we go next?"
Yang Yi pondered for a moment, then looked at the map on his phone: "Let's go to South Street in Hanjiang District and find the Green Orange Magical Girl."
The glow of the setting sun shone on the office door of Qiuyuan No.1 Middle School in Qiushi City. Bai Yuze leaned back in his recliner, lost in thought.
He didn't know how to face Chen Yao as Violet. He didn't even dare to meet a girl as a teacher, let alone as a magical girl.
He had always felt that,
While avoiding the problem won't solve it, it can at least ease his mind. The appearance of that whistleblower letter directly tore away this fig leaf, telling him bluntly that avoidance won't solve anything, and the problem will come in a more serious way in the future.
The saying goes, "You can dodge the first day of the month, but you can't dodge the fifteenth."
The arrival of the inspection team will inevitably lead them to search for the sole survivor at the scene.
This would make Chen Yao aware of Violet's existence and that she lived in the same city as her.
"Sigh, everyone says that in anime and novels, the male protagonist is always timid and hesitant for various reasons, which makes people angry. Now I finally understand how the male protagonist feels."
"Teacher Bai, are you facing some difficulties?"
Hoshino Seri walked in carrying a pile of exercise books. As soon as she entered, she saw Bai Yuze lying alone in his office chair, sighing.
"Teacher Bai just said that he is just like the male protagonist in a romance anime, timid and hesitant."
A head with a high ponytail mysteriously popped out. Who else could it be but Teacher Zhang?
Hoshino Seri paused, her arm still holding the workbook, and turned to Bai Yuze, asking, "Is Mr. Bai in love?"
"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
Bai Yuzhe quickly denied it three times in a row, but seeing the disbelief on the faces of his two female teacher colleagues, he still chose to reveal his inner frustration and inner turmoil:
"I have a friend whose neighbor has a little girl. They've always been very close and often play together. But one time, my friend took the little girl hiking, and they encountered a wild boar in the forest. My friend lured the boar away so the little girl could run away first. After running for a while, the little girl ran back, not wanting to abandon my friend and run away alone."
Later, my friend was seriously injured but was rescued. However, the little girl fell down the mountain while trying to find him and lost her balance, leaving her with paralyzed legs.
My friend only found out about this after he returned from his convalescence. He felt incredibly guilty and only dared to visit her when she was resting, because he felt he had wronged her. Later, the girl found out about my friend, and now he's considering whether or not to meet her.
After hearing this, both female colleagues looked at him with suspicion.
Bai Yuze quickly emphasized, "Don't look at me, it's not me, it's really a friend of mine. I grew up in the city, how could I possibly go to the countryside and race with wild boars?"
"Go ahead and meet him. What's the big deal? Your friend isn't a murderer. What's so shameful about this?"
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After hearing this little story that wasn't really a story, Teacher Zhang completely lost interest in gossip.
Hoshino Seri thought for a moment, then looked at Bai Yuze, "Does your friend have some kind of trouble?"
Bai Yuze could only smile bitterly. Teacher Zhang was right; his friend really might be a murderer.
Hoshino Seri stared into Bai Yuze's eyes for a long time before taking a sip of tea. "I think your friend should meet that little girl. Avoiding problems is determined by human nature's tendency to seek advantage and avoid harm, because avoidance is the easiest way."
But running away won't solve anything. I think that little girl really wants your friend to answer her question, and I also believe that your friend is a kind, reliable, and brave person.
Fragments tinged with the sunset still floated in the air, refracting an inviolable light.
The clouds and rosy hues quietly erode the body of the setting sun, making the afterglow resemble blood; the sunset at dusk is exceptionally beautiful.
Hoshino Seri looked at Bai Yuze, and Bai Yuze looked at Hoshino Seri.
The afterglow of the setting sun seemed to veil her face with a golden veil. At this moment, Bai Yuze suddenly remembered a line: "There is a beautiful woman in the distance, I think of you at dusk."
I don't know how much time passed.
The school bell rang, and Hoshino Seri paused for a moment before giving Bai Yuze a slight smile: "Goodbye, Mr. Bai, I'm going to evening self-study now, see you later."
"See you later." Bai Yuze nodded.
"~" Teacher Zhang, sitting to the side, looked just like a sour lemon.
"At the Silver Moon Hotel in Tianxin District, we haven't found any important clues all day. How am I going to explain this to the Kikyo Magician tomorrow?!"
After taking a shower, Yang Yi lay on the bed, grabbing her hair and rolling around wildly. There was a notebook next to her.
The above records the conversations with Chen Yao, Li Xuanyu and other magical girls today. Chen Yao was alright; at least she learned some of the reasons for the events, so it wasn't a complete loss. But with Li Xuanyu, she really knew nothing.
They could only inquire about the reputation of the Li father and daughter from the surrounding area, which basically ruled out the possibility that Li Xuanyu was a villainous witch who had infiltrated the magical girl group.
Everything went well until they faced Xia Qing, the magical girl, which led to a major blunder.
They heard that the other party was a patrol officer. On the surface, the other party was very friendly and amiable, answering all their questions. However, before they could finish taking notes, several black police cars started honking. They wondered what kind of major criminal they were preparing to arrest.
As a result, the police cars surrounded them, and a large number of special police officers jumped out first.
Then five or six more mages got off the vehicle, each carrying a magic-guided device, and their magic runes were ready to be activated at any moment.
At that moment, they were both stunned.
Oh no, this is targeting them! They've become major suspects!
When the two sides finally made contact, they realized it was all a huge misunderstanding.
It turns out to be that girl from earlier. She pretended to cooperate, but actually secretly called the police, saying that two villainous witches who didn't seem to be locals had appeared.
This misunderstanding only ended when they produced their magician patrol team identification.
I thought that Xia Qing would cooperate obediently now.
As soon as the other person heard that they were there to investigate Violet-senpai, they immediately shut up. Just kidding, with such a beautiful leg, she was even thinking of going with the other person to participate in the magical girl competition!
Ding Ling came out of the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel, and looked at Yang Yi, who was acting crazy.
"Didn't we find an important clue? The Violet Mage was seriously injured, completely blind, and had all four limbs severed, yet she's still alive and kicking in Yeqiu City."
Yang Yi sighed, got out of bed, and explained to the other person, "Sigh, with human technology, there's definitely no way to do it, but don't forget the World Tree. Although they don't have resurrection coins that can bring the dead back to life, they do have treasures for broken bones and limbs."
For example, the first prize in this year's Magical Girl Contest was the Phosphophyllite Crystal Core, which has the effect of regenerating severed limbs. Don't forget, the Violet team was last year's S-rank team.
"Oh, that's because I'm not very knowledgeable." Ding Ling nodded as if she understood, then suddenly asked, "Yang Yi, what was your ranking in the Magical Girl Contest back then?"
"Are you asking for it?! Why bring up something you shouldn't be talking about?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Yi was instantly enraged and embarrassed. She immediately jumped out of bed, grabbed her back-scratching device, and suddenly attacked Ding Ling's armpits and waist...
A few minutes later, Ding Ling flipped her over and threw her onto the bed, where she was subjected to a barrage of tickling and her feet were scraped with a back-scratching device.
Yang Yi was laughing uncontrollably while frantically begging for mercy!
"I was wrong, I was wrong! Sister Ding Ling! I'll never do it again!"
"With a snap, the glaring incandescent light in the room went out, and the small yellow lamp by the bed lit up instead."
Ding Ling stared at the ceiling and shushed herself. It seemed like they had done everything today, yet it also seemed like they hadn't done anything at all. The progress of the mission investigation hadn't made any progress at all.
Turning my head, I saw that Yang Yi, who had been yelling and screaming just moments before, was now calm and reading a novel under the covers.
"Yang Yi, what should we do tomorrow?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Let's just go straight to Violet. She'll have to answer whatever we ask. If she dares to resist, the magician Kikyo will pin her down on the spot."
"So what are we doing running around here and there today? In the end, we still have to rely on brute force."
"Increase our visibility, huh? You think this task is so easy to take? Our task evaluation will require Kikyo's rating. If she gives us a C or lower, we're doomed. Not only will our performance bonus not increase, it will be deducted."
Yang Yi rolled her eyes and said irritably.
"It can't be that bad, can it? I think Kikyo is quite gentle." Ding Ling said with some doubt.
"Didn't you suffer enough losses in college? During the first semester, those teachers were gentle and kind, and seemed like easy-going and good teachers."
Once you let your guard down, you'll definitely be failing your courses in university. Put yourself in Kikyo's shoes, would you like a lazy, good-for-nothing magical girl junior like her?
She gets angry just thinking about it; those university professors are really wicked.
Either the students at the teaching building don't need to sign in.
Either they don't take attendance in the first class, but suddenly do in the second class, aiming to catch everyone off guard.
"If this magical girl junior is cute, it wouldn't be a problem."
"There's no point in talking to someone as obsessed with looks as you. Go to sleep." Yang Yi ignored her and continued reading her book.
"Go to sleep! You just want to read novels and you think I'm annoying you!!!"
Ding Ling looked at the deep green light shining on Yang Yi's face from next door, muttered something under her breath, yawned, and went to sleep.
The next morning, Ding Ling opened her eyes, got out of bed, and drew back the curtains. The temperature was a little low today, and the cool-toned gray-white clouds unexpectedly obscured the blue sky and white clouds beyond.
Summer overcast days are too thick and heavy, making the whole sky seem like a weightless scale; spring and autumn overcast days seem to have passed without leaving a trace, merely a light touch in the midst of the seasons.
When Luan turned her head, she saw Yang Yi's somewhat haggard face as she washed up in the bathroom.
What time did you go to sleep yesterday?
Yang Yi wiped her face, let out a long yawn, and said, "Guess, I'll tell you if you guess correctly."
"You've probably been up all night again. Aren't you afraid of dying from overwork? What's so great about this novel that makes you so engrossed in it that you forget to eat and sleep?"
"You don't understand the charm of novels. Every novel is an independent world, a brand new life. As a reader, I can experience different lives and different worlds through the protagonist's perspective, just like Zhuangzi dreaming of being a butterfly, or the butterfly dreaming of being Zhuangzi."
"It's over, we've gone mad. When are we going to see Violet?"
"5:30 PM." Yang Yi leisurely lay back down on the incredibly comfortable bed and snuggled into the warm blankets.
"Why? Can't we get there now?"
"Kikyo the Mage doesn't get off work until 5:30 PM. If you dare to go and question Violet the Mage on your own, then I'll respect you as a man."
"Twenty, no wonder you dare to stay up all night."
Thanks to Hoshino-sensei's encouragement yesterday, the teaching and research office has been successful.
Bai Yuze decided to go see Chen Yaoya anyway. Hoshino-sensei was right; running away wouldn't solve anything.
This will only cause the problems to accumulate.
Moreover, it's not impossible for Chen Yao's legs to heal completely.
There are two known methods.
Qiya is waiting for the Abyss Research Institute to develop prosthetic technology; he is currently unaware of the Abyss Demon General, Kurt.
The research and development situation there is uncertain, and it's unknown whether the resulting products will cause adverse reactions.
Secondly, he won first place in this magical girl competition, obtaining a [Phosphophyllite] crystal core. While prosthetic limbs might experience rejection, the [Phosphophyllite] crystal core would definitely not, because he had tried it before.
It tastes similar to Red Delicious apples, but a bit juicier.
The problem now is that the members of the Gladiolus team are too weak. None of the four magical girls have become magicians. How can they be ranked among the top? Their chances of entering the top six are very slim.
However, Bai Yuze did not feel defeated, but was full of endless motivation. He was able to lead the team to win the runner-up title, so he was sure he could win it a second time.
It's like playing ranked matches in a game. You might face many difficulties in climbing the ranks, but once you've reached the second rank, the meaning changes completely.
The female teacher next door, who was grading papers, saw Bai Yuze lost in thought again. Her expression was conflicted. She wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.
Hoshino Seri glanced sideways several times, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself. Bai Yuze, sitting next to her, naturally noticed and asked curiously, "Hoshino-sensei, is something the matter?"
The female teacher blushed and looked rather embarrassed. She apologized, "I'm sorry to have bothered you, Teacher Bai. It's like this, I'm not feeling well today, and I would like to ask you to help me supervise Ya's evening self-study."
"Huh? Are you feeling unwell? Should I take you to the hospital?" Bai Yuze asked, somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that someone as strong as Hoshino Seri would experience physical discomfort.
Half a semester has passed, and Ms. Zhang has taken leave several times, but Ms. Hoshino Ayaji has not taken leave at all.
"It's nothing serious, just a general feeling of discomfort. Iwao Aya will be fine soon." Hoshino Seri was a little embarrassed by Bai Yuze's concern.
"Okay, if you need any help, feel free to call me anytime."
Bai Yuze looked at Aya Hoshino Seri but couldn't see anything seriously wrong.
Could it be that...?
If I say something like "drink more hot water" now, will I get blacklisted?
After thinking for a while, Bai Yuze went to Teacher Zhang's side, borrowed a bag of brown sugar from her, and, under her encouraging gaze, made a cup of brown sugar water and handed it to Hoshino Seri's desk.
"It's been sitting for a while, and it's lukewarm."
After a moment of silence, Hoshino Seri raised her head, her gentle voice tinged with a slight tremor, "I originally thought that Mr. Shiro would tell me to drink more hot water."
Bai Yuze chuckled and returned to his seat.
"Actually, that's what I was thinking just now, but since girls like sweets, I made Hoshino-sensei a cup of sweetened water."
Hoshino Seri took the brown sugar water, took a small sip, and found it warm and sweet. A slight smile appeared on her lips.
A captivating smile spread across her lips.