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"......"
At that moment, Stiyl fell silent.
Yet, strangely, his silence was the clearest acknowledgment.
"Of course..."
Fang Li's eyes flickered slightly. This development was not at all unexpected for him. Ever since Stiyl came looking for him, Fang Li had known that Academy City must have orchestrated it.
More precisely, it had to have been orchestrated by the true power behind Academy City:
The Superintendent of the Board of Directors.
He was the one who had spread 50 million UNDER_LINE devices throughout Academy City, constantly monitoring every corner of the city as its unseen ruler.
If it were that person, they would attempt to approach Fang Li in various ways to test his reactions.
After all, Fang Li's Mystic Eyes were too powerful to ignore; they were capable of altering many situations.
No one would stand idly by in the face of a power like that appearing in their territory. Especially someone as cautious as to monitor every inch of their domain.
Thus, there was no doubt that this incident was commissioned by the Superintendent of Academy City and carried out by Stiyl.
Furthermore, Stiyl was tasked with approaching Fang Li and drawing him into this affair.
Presumably, they wanted to see the true extent of the power held by the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception with their own eyes.
For that person, it was crucial to determine whether this power was beneficial or harmful, how great the benefit might be, how severe the danger was, whether it could be used and, if so, how, or, if not, how it should be dealt with. All of these questions required careful judgment.
Therefore, engaging with Fang Li was of the utmost priority.
However, that person would certainly not approach Fang Li personally.
Given the Superintendent's caution and meticulous planning, and with so many uncertainties, it would be utterly impossible to casually approach him.
In other words...
"Once again, I'm being used as a tool." Fang Li curled his lips slightly as he said to Stiyl, "Well, you're still young and just one insignificant magician under the United Kingdom Puritan faction. Can't blame you for this."
Anger immediately flared in Stiyl's eyes, but he had no retort.
For the record, Stiyl was genuinely young.
This seemingly towering, two-meter-tall delinquent priest, who stood a full head taller than Fang Li, was only fourteen years old— the same age as Index.
Of course, despite his youth, Stiyl was self-aware.
At that moment, he clicked his tongue in annoyance and said sharply to Fang Li, "So... in other words, the negotiation failed, right?"
Stiyl did not believe he could bend Fang Li to his will at this stage.
Yet, something completely unexpected happened.
"No." Fang Li replied calmly. "I will investigate the Misawa Cram School incident myself."
"What?" Stiyl froze.
"I'm not interested in helping you solve the Misawa Cram School incident," Fang Li said suddenly, smiling. "But there's someone at Misawa Cram School I'm interested in. As for the person who caused this incident, it would be meaningless if I didn't handle it myself."
He left these words behind, tinged with helplessness.
"This is also for that gluttonous nun."
With that, Fang Li turned and continued walking forward.
"W-Wait!" Stiyl finally reacted, shouting, "Where are you going?"
"Home first. Who knows how much time will be wasted this time? I need to take care of that nun who goes on a rampage if she doesn't eat; otherwise, she might chew through the whole house," Fang Li replied without turning his head. "As for the Misawa Cram School incident, that can wait until tonight."
"What about the details of the incident?" Stiyl shouted again. "Don't you want to know?"
This time, Fang Li didn't even bother to answer, simply walking away.
As he watched Fang Li walk away, Stiyl finally understood.
"...So that's how it is. You know exactly what happened at Misawa Cram School and the sequence of events, don't you?"
Stiyl spat his cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.
"What an unhappy fellow..."
…
Meanwhile, when Fang Li returned home, he noticed something in the house that caught his attention.
"Meow."
A calico cat, barely a newborn with patchy, mixed fur, appeared in Fang Li's room.
"Heehee..."
Index held the cat and sat in front of Fang Li, smiling with innocent, untroubled joy.
"Pā!"
A crisp sound rang out.
"Uwa!"
Index immediately covered her head and cried out in pain.
"…Do you really think putting on that kind of smile will make everything disappear?" Fang Li withdrew the hand that had smacked Index on the head and said unemotionally, "You picked it up?"
"Wū wū..." Index peered at Fang Li's expressionless face and asked cautiously, "Are you angry?"
"I'd like to ask you what reason you have to think that I wouldn't be angry." He looked down at Index and continued, "Keeping a fourteen-year-old cosplay girl in the boys' dormitory is already a huge social ethics scandal. And now you want to keep a pet, too?"
"I am not a cosplay girl!" Index snapped angrily. "Who told you to suddenly ran off? I looked everywhere but I couldn't find you. I wandered the streets helplessly. This child was in a cardboard box, looking at me with eyes that begged for salvation. As a devout nun, I couldn't possibly ignore that!"
"So you could ignore the state of the master of this room?" Fang Li extended his hand, pinched Index's face, and tugged hard, forcing a crooked smile.
He said, "After all, a glutton who can't even take care of himself can't support anyone else. In the end, I'll be the one to look after this cat. Can you show me even a little of the compassion you show toward this cat? Huh?"
"N-Never mind!" Index scrambled free, clutching the cat and leaping onto the bed, burrowing under the covers as she shouted, "Anyway I'm going to keep it! I will, I will, I will!"
"Don't take the cat under the blankets. When it sheds, you won't be able to wash it." Fang Li watched helplessly, then said, "Fine. The cat food will come out of your allowance. If you're okay with that, I agree to let you keep it."
At that instant, the gluttonous nun hiding beneath the blanket seemed to tremble all over.
Then she said,
"No problem!" Index's voice quivered, sounding as if she were about to cry. "I already know Fang Li is cold and heartless. Let me and Sphinx go hungry together, then!"
Will she starve just because she's missing a little cat food from her meals?
Besides, wouldn't this gluttonous girl still cry about being hungry every day, even without that?
"Is this the person that so many people, including that delinquent priest, would sacrifice everything to protect?"
"I really want to throw her out..."
(End of chapter)
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