Chapter 86: School Transfer and Hidden Connections
In the office.
Nakano Rena looked at her five daughters with a serious expression.
During the years she had been bedridden, she was not only unable to work, but even when it came to educating her daughters, she was powerless to help.
She could only watch helplessly as the five sisters' academic performance plummeted!
Now that she had finally recovered, given how much she valued grades, she naturally couldn't let her daughters continue to slack off.
The best method was naturally to have them transfer to Sobu High and educate them under her own supervision!
Unfortunately, with the Nakano quintuplets' grades, there was absolutely no way they could pass Sobu High's transfer examination.
Nakano Rena could only settle for the next best thing and ask the school to provide some exchange student spots.
Let them come to Sobu High to study properly first!
"I've communicated with your homeroom teacher. She will pay special attention to all of you. At Sobu High, you can't just muddle through!"
Hearing Nakano Rena's words, the five Nakano sisters all looked somewhat apprehensive.
They could already foresee their miserable campus life ahead!
At Sobu High School.
First Year Class A!
A delicate female teacher with pink long hair stood at the podium, and the classroom was almost completely silent.
Mafuyu Kirisu!
The homeroom teacher of First Year Class A, a new teacher with excellent appearance and figure.
Although she was a new teacher, Mafuyu Kirisu had already quickly become a quite famous and popular teacher among not just the first years, but the entire Sobu High student body!
The only thing that students had some complaints about was that she was too strict.
Having just become a teacher, she didn't know how to handle relationships with students, and she was more afraid that students would look down on her because of her young age.
So, Mafuyu Kirisu directly chose a rather stern teaching approach!
Mafuyu Kirisu looked at the students below, her pretty face always maintaining a serious expression.
"Today we have several exchange students transferring to our class. For the next semester, they will be studying hard together with everyone!"
She said sternly.
For prestigious schools like Sobu High with high graduation rates, students from other schools coming as exchange students to improve their grades was already a common phenomenon.
But this situation mostly only occurred during the third year graduation period.
Having first years come as exchange students was quite rare!
After hearing Mafuyu Kirisu's words, all the students curiously raised their heads.
"Please come in!"
Mafuyu Kirisu said toward the door.
The next moment.
Five girls with different hairstyles but identical faces walked into the classroom!
The students in the classroom instantly widened their eyes.
"Hello everyone, I'm Ichika Nakano!"
"Nino Nakano."
"Miku Nakano."
"Yotsuba Nakano!"
"Itsuki Nakano."
As the Nakano sisters' voices rang out, exclamations also erupted throughout the classroom!
Beautiful girls... and five identical beautiful girls at that?!
When had they ever seen such a scene?
The Nakano sisters were already accustomed to these students' reactions.
Since childhood, whenever the five sisters came to a new school or new classroom, they would always cause similar sensations.
"Quiet!"
Mafuyu Kirisu lightly shouted.
"Please sit down in the back rows in order."
She then turned to the Nakano quintuplets.
Yesterday, Nakano Rena had already found her, hoping she could demand the strictest standards from the five sisters.
If it were anyone else, Mafuyu Kirisu would have thought they were speaking in reverse, wanting special care instead.
But this was Nakano Rena, whose strict teaching methods were much stronger than hers!
Immediately, Mafuyu Kirisu took on this task!
"Yes, teacher."
The five sisters nodded, then walked to the back of the classroom and each sat down at an empty desk.
Being new arrivals, they appeared relatively well-behaved and obedient.
However, as formal classes began.
As they listened to Mafuyu Kirisu teaching some boring and completely incomprehensible history, time immediately became unbearable.
Nino Nakano stared with her beautiful eyes, forcing herself to look at the blackboard.
But the corner of her vision couldn't help but glance toward her desk.
Her fingers restlessly tapped her thigh!
She could no longer control her desire to play with her phone.
Just as her whole head was about to lower, Mafuyu Kirisu's voice suddenly rang out.
"Nino Nakano, please answer this question."
Nino Nakano immediately put down her phone, stood up, and looked at Mafuyu Kirisu somewhat bewildered.
"I don't know."
She shook her head and said straightforwardly and directly.
Just as she was about to sit down, she heard Mafuyu Kirisu say indifferently.
"If you don't know, then stand and listen."
Nino Nakano's knees, which hadn't yet bent down, instantly froze.
In her previous schools, basically no teacher would ask students like her to answer questions.
Let alone making her stand and listen when she couldn't answer.
She hadn't expected that just after transferring, Mafuyu Kirisu wouldn't give them any time to adapt.
Undoubtedly, this must have been her mother's request.
If she resisted, the consequences when she got home would definitely be worse!
Nino Nakano gritted her teeth and completely gave up.
The other four sisters nearby, seeing this, all perked up and looked toward Mafuyu Kirisu.
Being punished in the very first class after transferring would be too embarrassing!
After class ended.
Nino Nakano collapsed weakly onto her desk.
Her pink long hair scattered around her.
"It's too unbearable!"
Just one class had given her the feeling that days passed like years.
She could hardly imagine how painful it would be to stay here for a whole semester.
Now, the only thing that could support her motivation to stay at Sobu High was that childhood orphanage.
If she remembered correctly, the orphanage where that boy lived was in this area.
However, she could no longer remember the specific location.
But Nino Nakano had already decided that after school every day, she would explore the orphanages in this area!
"I should be able to find it..."
The figure of a small boy appeared in the girl's mind.
Then, she took out a pendant from her pocket.
The pendant was a carved jade stone in the shape of a gourd.
This was what that boy had given her.
It seemed like all the kids in the orphanage had one.
Over the years, she liked to take it out and rub it when she had nothing to do. Now this jade gourd pendant had been polished by her until it was smooth and lustrous.
Nino Nakano, lying on her desk, turned her head.
At this moment, she suddenly saw a schoolbag hanging beside the desk in front of her.
On the schoolbag, an extremely familiar pendant was gently swaying.
"That is..."
Nino Nakano was stunned.
She quickly looked down at the jade gourd in her hand and compared it.
Identical!
Nino Nakano immediately sat up and looked at the student in front of her.
"Excuse me..."
The front desk student turned around, and her absolutely beautiful face made even Nino Nakano slightly stunned.
"Nakano-san, is there a problem?"
The girl's gentle voice flowed like a babbling brook, unhurried and calm.
Even Nino Nakano's somewhat urgent emotions calmed down.
"May I ask where you got this?"
She looked in the direction of Nino Nakano's pointing finger.
"This gourd?"
"Yes, that one."
Kuzeha Sakura's beautiful eyes flashed with some surprise.
She had carried this jade gourd for so many years, and this was the first time someone had asked about its origin.
After all, students her age usually hung trendy celebrity keychains or anime merchandise on their schoolbags.
In comparison, her jade gourd could be described as quite plain and simple.
A few traces of nostalgia and tenderness appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she lightly bit her cherry lips as she answered Nino Nakano.
"This was given to me by my family!"
"Family?"
Nino Nakano was slightly stunned.
Kuzeha Sakura said gently.
"I grew up in an orphanage..."
Nino Nakano, who had originally thought it was just a coincidence, suddenly widened her beautiful eyes upon hearing this.
The word "orphanage" kept echoing in her mind from Kuzeha Sakura's words.
She never would have imagined that on her first day after transferring, she would encounter a child from that orphanage.
And she was even her classmate!
Before Kuzeha Sakura could finish speaking, she directly grabbed the girl's hand and said excitedly.
"Can you take me to see your home?"
The sudden action startled not only Kuzeha Sakura, but everyone else as well.
The Nakano sisters looked at Nino with even more surprise.
"Nino integrated into this class so quickly!"
Ichika Nakano raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Nino had just been punished to stand for a whole class, yet she still had the energy and enthusiasm to make friends with strange classmates. How remarkable!
Ichika Nakano's slender jade fingers caressed a jade gourd while her other hand supported her chin, falling into contemplation.
There was some melancholy between her brows.
"After coming to Sobu High, there's even less free time... Mom definitely won't support my dreams even more..."
The figure of a small boy appeared in the girl's mind.
"If it were him, would he support me..."
Ichika Nakano thought melancholically to herself.
Second Year Class A.
Kuzeha Yu sat in his throne.
He was currently sending messages with his editor, Machida Sonoko.
Kuzeha Yu: Let's set the meeting with Kashiwagi Eri-sensei for tomorrow afternoon!
Machida Sonoko: Understood, Feather-sensei! I'll notify Kashiwagi Eri-sensei right away!
Machida Sonoko: Will the location be at the editorial department?
Kuzeha Yu: The editorial department would be more convenient, and I can hand over the new manuscript to you all!
Machida Sonoko: Thank you for your trouble, Feather-sensei!
Megumi Kato in the front desk appeared to be chatting with her deskmate, but her beautiful eyes remained focused on Kuzeha Yu.
Only after he put down his phone did Megumi Kato tease in a flat tone.
"Is Kuzeha-san chatting with his sister again?"
Kuzeha Yu looked at this indifferent beautiful girl and said casually.
"Saint Megumi-san guessed wrong!"
"I was just asking a big sister to help me arrange a meeting with a beautiful girl..."
Megumi Kato's eyebrows raised almost imperceptibly.
Kuzeha Yu often said flippant and far-fetched things.
If others heard this, they definitely wouldn't believe it.
But Megumi Kato always felt that what Kuzeha Yu said was true.
However, what concerned her most was still Kuzeha Yu's way of addressing her.
"Saint Megumi?"
She tilted her head and asked somewhat puzzled.
"Megumi-san is calm, rational, gentle, kind, very easy to talk to, and always maintains a peaceful demeanor that makes people feel at ease when interacting with her!"
"And you can hardly see much emotional change, just like a saint!"
Hearing Kuzeha Yu pile up several adjectives to praise her, Megumi Kato's beautiful eyes flickered slightly.
"Kuzeha-san is too exaggerated. I can't compare to a saint!"
Megumi Kato shook her head.
Then, she calmly and keenly brought the topic back to the form of address.
"Just now, Kuzeha-san seemed to call me Megumi-san?"
Kuzeha Yu's eyes widened slightly with a surprised expression.
"Or would you prefer I call you by your name directly?"
Megumi Kato pursed her cherry lips.
"You're already calling me by my name directly..."
Every time she chatted with Kuzeha Yu, Megumi Kato could feel their relationship grow much closer with just a few words!
Now he was even calling her by her first name.
Megumi Kato thought about asking Kuzeha Yu to add back the "-san" honorific, but when the words came to her lips, she inexplicably couldn't say them.
Finally, it directly became: "As long as Kuzeha-san likes it."
She said this flatly, then turned around directly.
Her heart seemed to be quietly beating faster.
"Just changing how I'm addressed makes my heart race. Yu-san's saint theory is definitely wrong..."
Megumi Kato thought to herself.
Regarding Kuzeha Yu's way of addressing her, she had also quietly changed!
Third Year Class B.
In class.
The black-haired girl who had been squinting and even dozing off suddenly sensed her phone vibrating in her pocket.
Her beautiful eyes immediately opened slightly.
She glanced at the teacher who was lecturing, then took out her phone from her pocket.
It was a message from Machida Sonoko.
"Feather-sensei will come to the editorial department tomorrow afternoon. Do you want to come?"
Seeing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately perked up!
Her slender fingers quickly moved across the screen, immediately replying to the message!
"I want to go!"
Chapter 87: The Shinomiya Family's Scheme
At the Shinomiya family main estate!
"What? They refused?"
Upon hearing the news from the other end of the phone, Oko Shinomiya immediately stood up from the sofa in disbelief.
In Oko Shinomiya's envisioned scenario, the Yukinoshita family should have been grateful and tearful, eagerly joining the Hero Association, and then sharing the youth restoration technology with them!
But he never imagined that this entire series of assumptions wouldn't even achieve the first step.
"This is the first time we've actively extended an olive branch... and that woman from the Yukinoshita family actually refused us?!"
"Mr. Agoni, I think it's very necessary to teach the Yukinoshita family a lesson..."
Oko Shinomiya said with extreme displeasure.
The Agoni he mentioned was none other than the founder of the Hero Association!
Before he finished speaking, he heard Agoni's voice.
"A lesson?"
"Did Mr. Shinomiya know that the Yukinoshita family recently held a kendo tournament to recruit kendo talent?"
Oko Shinomiya sat back down on the sofa and said dismissively.
"Kendo talent? Can they compare to Atomic Samurai?"
Agoni let out a few light chuckles.
"Some students naturally can't compare to Atomic Samurai."
"However, the Yukinoshita family invited a judge, and when Atomic Samurai's three disciples saw this judge, they almost revered him like a god!"
Revered like a god!
Hearing this description, Oko Shinomiya was slightly startled.
Even their master Atomic Samurai couldn't make them revere him like a god...
"Who is this person?"
"Kuzeha Yu!"
A name came from Agoni's mouth.
Oko Shinomiya frowned slightly.
This name seemed familiar to him.
But for a moment, he couldn't remember where he had heard it...
"The young man who destroyed the House of Evolution and dealt with the meteor disaster!"
With Agoni's reminder, Oko Shinomiya instantly remembered.
It was that person who was said to have created the abyss of hell.
"For the Yukinoshita family to be able to invite Mr. Kuzeha as a judge, they must have a considerable relationship with him!"
"Even if the Shinomiya family looks down on the Yukinoshita family, please consider Mr. Kuzeha's weight!"
"Since the Yukinoshita family has refused our olive branch, let's put this matter aside for now and consider other methods to win over the Yukinoshita family!"
After Agoni's warning, he hung up the phone.
Oko Shinomiya looked at his phone screen, his expression not looking too good.
"Big brother, what happened?"
Beside him, his younger brother Seiryu Shinomiya asked in a low voice.
"That old coward Agoni!"
Oko Shinomiya cursed and told Seiryu Shinomiya about the situation.
The youth restoration technology might not be essential for Agoni.
But for the Shinomiya family, it was a divine medicine sufficient to solve their urgent problems!
During the time when his father Gan'an Shinomiya had fallen, the internal structure of the Shinomiya Group began to become turbulent. This commercial empire that had been at the top for decades began to frequently expose various fatal problems. Most crucially, the branch family that had once left the Shinomiya family, the Shijo family, had now grown stronger.
They were trying to swallow up the Shinomiya family at this opportunity!
In Oko Shinomiya's view, the appearance of the youth restoration potion was the key divine medicine to save the Shinomiya family from their predicament!
As long as they could master this incredible technology, they could undoubtedly instantly stabilize the internal turmoil.
And the Shijo family's offensive would become insignificant!
Of course.
At worst, he could only go to the Yukinoshita family to auction for the potion and save his father Gan'an Shinomiya, who had single-handedly brought the Shinomiya family to the top.
However, this option had the lowest priority for Oko Shinomiya!
He was already fifty years old!
After so many years, it was finally his turn to take over the Shinomiya Financial Group!
If his father returned to youth again, what would he have to do with anything?
He would probably have to be a crown prince for who knows how many more years!
So, he must personally obtain the youth restoration potion technology!
"Big brother, didn't Dr. Genus from the House of Evolution previously master the technology for immortality? And that Kuzeha Yu was the one who destroyed the House of Evolution. This is closely connected to the Yukinoshita family..."
Seiryu Shinomiya said meaningfully.
Oko Shinomiya instantly understood the meaning behind his words.
"At that time, the data from the House of Evolution wasn't completely destroyed, but was taken by him!"
"I knew it, how could a bunch of country bumpkins like the Yukinoshita family possibly develop youth restoration technology!"
Oko Shinomiya let out a cold laugh.
But his eyes were blazing with even more intense, fiery light.
If their speculation was true, this meant that the Yukinoshita family very likely possessed immortality technology!
"That old man Agoni is a coward, but I'll force him into the game!"
After thinking for a moment, Oko Shinomiya immediately thought of a method.
"Seiryu, which heroes have been getting close to us recently?"
"The Tank Top Gang! A bunch of lackeys of S-Class Hero Tank Top Master, there are several people among them who will do anything for money!"
Seiryu Shinomiya immediately answered.
"However, big brother, if the Yukinoshita family really is close to that Kuzeha Yu, those few B-Class heroes from the Tank Top Gang won't be of any use..."
Hearing this, Oko Shinomiya sneered.
"When did I say I was going to use force?"
"Think carefully, the House of Evolution was classified by the Hero Association as a monster organization. In that case, we can completely label the Yukinoshita family, who inherited the House of Evolution's technology, as another monster organization!"
"The Tank Top Gang are heroes after all. As long as they go to the Yukinoshita Corporation and cause a commotion, spreading this rumor, that'll be enough!"
Hearing this, Seiryu Shinomiya's eyes immediately lit up with brilliance.
"Worthy of being my big brother! Once this public opinion rises, it will directly put the Hero Association in opposition to the Yukinoshita family, and then Agoni won't be able to retreat!"
Oko Shinomiya's lips curved slightly upward, obviously quite satisfied with Seiryu Shinomiya's praise!
"However, a few B-Class heroes are still too weak!"
"Send an anonymous message to Zombie Man. He came from the House of Evolution. If he knows that the Yukinoshita Corporation inherited the House of Evolution's technology, he definitely won't be able to sit still!"
"Worthy of being my big brother, strategizing brilliantly!"
Oko Shinomiya's eyes flickered with brilliance.
Just to be safe, he decided to make several preparations!
"Also, the Nomura family seems to have some connection with that so-called Evil Oni..."
At Sobu High School.
Student Council Room!
Anna Nishikinomiya, sitting in the main seat, closed her notebook and said gently to everyone.
"Well then, I'll leave all the projects to everyone. There are only three days until Friday, so I can only trouble everyone to put in more effort!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yuki Suou nodded lightly.
"Don't worry, Anna-senpai!"
"Everyone in the student council is excellent, we'll definitely complete the tasks before Friday."
Yuki Suou said softly, but her beautiful eyes fell on Alisa Kujou beside her.
The latter noticed Yuki Suou's gaze, and her cherry lips immediately bit lightly.
"Is she looking at me because she thinks I can't complete the task?"
Alisa Kujou thought to herself and silently straightened her waist, raising her sharp chin slightly.
"I have no problem!"
She said indifferently.
Subsequently, the other girls responsible for various tasks also spoke up in agreement.
At this time, Alisa Kujou noticed the satisfied expression that appeared on Yuki Suou's pretty face.
She suddenly froze in her heart.
Just now, by taking the lead in agreeing with Yuki Suou's words, hadn't she become this woman's vanguard?
"Damn it, I was used by her!"
Alisa Kujou secretly gritted her silver teeth and thought with annoyance.
After the meeting was dismissed.
Everyone left the student council room.
Alisa looked at Yuki Suou's back in front of her, and her mind was filled with thoughts about that woman's words this morning.
She had been struggling all morning in her heart about how far the relationship between Yuki Suou and Kuzeha Yu had developed!
After struggling for a moment, she decided to ask directly.
She quickly walked to Yuki Suou's side.
"Suou-san, can I talk to you?"
Yuki Suou turned to look at the silver-haired girl, and a few traces of surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes.
"Of course."
She pointed to the empty classroom beside them.
"Let's go in there!"
The two walked into the empty classroom.
Alisa looked at the girl in front of her who was naturally beautiful without any makeup, and suddenly didn't know how to start.
"Alisa-san, is there something you want to ask?"
After hearing Yuki Suou's words, Alisa took a deep breath.
"Suou-san, your relationship with Kuzeha-san..."
Yuki Suou slightly narrowed her beautiful eyes, and before Alisa could finish her words, she directly interrupted her!
"It's a relationship of sharing the same bed!"
"Eh?!"
Alisa's cherry lips, which hadn't yet closed, opened completely.
Her brain experienced a moment of freezing!
She didn't expect to get such a direct answer!
"Sha-sharing the same bed?"
Alisa was so shocked that she started stuttering!
"That's right, sleeping in the same bed, under the same blanket!"
Yuki Suou's beautiful eyes flickered with mysterious light as she stepped toward Alisa.
"Whether it's emotionally or physically, I'm completely prepared to give everything to Yu-kun!"
"So, Alisa-san, what kind of relationship do you want to have with Yu-kun?"
"Classmate?"
"Girlfriend?"
"Or wife?"
Yuki Suou walked toward Alisa with quick and extremely oppressive steps.
Alisa unconsciously retreated step by step.
Finally, with a bang, she was pressed against the wall.
And Yuki Suou directly pressed up against her!
Face to face!
An unyielding confrontation!
The soft sensation from her body made Alisa's pretty face flush with a few traces of crimson, feeling somewhat flustered.
And Yuki Suou's words made her even more at a loss!
Girlfriend?
Wife?
Alisa felt her heart beating rapidly.
But she didn't know how to answer Yuki Suou.
"Alisa-san, don't you love Yu-kun?"
The girl's gentle but slightly leading words entered her ears.
Alisa unconsciously refuted.
"Of course I love..."
Honest love came faster than thought!
After saying the words, she realized what she had said.
Her brain went blank, and the sound of her heartbeat occupied her entire mind.
"I actually said it so directly?"
At this moment, Alisa was only grateful that the other person wasn't Kuzeha Yu.
Otherwise, she would definitely be so embarrassed that she'd want to dig a hole and crawl into it.
Seeing this, Yuki Suou's usually elegant eyes showed a hint of cunning.
"Is that so?"
Then she stepped back two steps.
"I hope you can follow through on your words. Verbal love doesn't prove anything!"
Hearing Yuki Suou's slightly provocative words, Alisa turned her head and snorted lightly.
"I won't lose to you!"
"Not just Kuzeha-san, but also the student council president election!"
Hearing this, Yuki Suou's willow eyebrows immediately raised in surprise.
"It seems Alisa-san is very confident..."
She chuckled softly, and her beautiful eyes instantly became sharp.
"I hope that Alisa-san's abilities can match today's bold words!"
"Otherwise, you can only become a concubine!"
Looking at the girl in front of her exuding aggressiveness, Alisa was slightly startled.
This was the first time she had seen Yuki Suou emanate this kind of aura.
And... what did concubine mean?
Maria Kujou, who had also come out of the student council room, saw her younger sister and Yuki Suou enter a classroom together.
She had originally planned to wait for the two girls to come out and then go to the cafeteria together for lunch.
Just then, a familiar figure passed by the corridor ahead.
Maria Kujou's beautiful eyes immediately flickered slightly.
She looked back at the classroom that still showed no movement, then her gaze fell on that back figure, and she decided to follow directly.
She quickly walked behind the young man and gently patted his shoulder.
When the young man turned around.
That handsome and somewhat familiar face came into view, almost instinctively bringing the girl back to her childhood.
Her beautiful eyes moved slightly, and she secretly let out a light breath.
"Are you Kuzeha-san?"
"I'm Alisa Kujou's older sister, Maria Kujou!"
Chapter 88: Childhood Bonds Revealed
Maria Kujou's height was similar to Alisa Kujou's.
Chestnut-colored, slightly curled beautiful hair fell on her back, with a cute cowlick standing up playfully on her head.
That face, which bore several similarities to Alisa Kujou's, displayed completely different expressions and posture.
Gentle voice, soft tone.
Although only one year older than her sister, she was full of big sister charm.
Kuzeha looked at the girl and was slightly dazed.
Maria Kujou was quite popular on campus due to her personality.
Kuzeha had also heard of this older sister of Alisa-san.
This was their first meeting.
But it gave Kuzeha a strong sense of familiarity.
In his mind, the image of a blonde, blue-eyed little girl vaguely emerged.
"Is it her?"
Kuzeha's eyes flashed with a few traces of reminiscence, then he greeted her softly.
"Maria-senpai, hello!"
Hearing the young man call her by her first name directly, Maria Kujou not only wasn't angry, but the corners of her eyes curved with a few traces of joy.
"Thank you for taking Alisa to the infirmary last time, I saw it all!"
Maria Kujou said gently.
She looked at Kuzeha and asked curiously.
"Is Kuzeha-san going to the cafeteria?"
Kuzeha nodded.
"I didn't prepare a lunch box today."
And Kuzeha Sakura had just sent a message saying she had something to tell him, so they agreed to meet at the cafeteria.
"Then Kuzeha-san must rarely go to the cafeteria usually?"
Maria Kujou asked gently.
Then seeing Kuzeha nod, her beautiful eyes immediately curved.
"Then, would you like me to recommend some delicious dishes for Kuzeha-san?"
Maria Kujou volunteered.
Having a gentle, beautiful girl who could be described as a feast for the eyes willing to guide him, Kuzeha was naturally happy to accept.
"Then I'll trouble Maria-senpai!"
Following Maria Kujou to the cafeteria.
She walked in front of Kuzeha, occasionally turning back to look at him and chat.
The content of their conversation was gradually guided toward childhood.
Seeing this, Kuzeha's eyes showed a few traces of understanding, and he could almost confirm it!
"It really is her!"
In Kuzeha's mind, the image of that blonde little girl gradually became clear.
That was a childhood playmate he had befriended when he had just left the Suou family and his memories were gradually recovering.
"She doesn't seem to be sure yet?"
While Kuzeha was thinking to himself, the two arrived at the cafeteria.
Under Maria Kujou's guidance, Kuzeha got his meal.
"Maria-senpai, I have a younger sister coming over later, is that okay?"
"Younger sister?"
Maria Kujou tilted her head.
A few traces of light flickered in her beautiful eyes.
In her memory, that young man seemed to live in an orphanage.
At that time, he had even given her a jade gourd pendant.
She still kept that pendant at home as a treasure.
"Of course it's no problem!"
She said gently.
Not long after, Kuzeha Sakura, who had received Kuzeha's message, found them.
"Kujou-senpai, hello!"
"I'm Kuzeha Sakura from the first year!"
Kuzeha Sakura greeted Maria Kujou politely.
"Kuzeha-san, hello!"
Maria Kujou looked at Kuzeha Sakura curiously.
Kuzeha Sakura's beauty was undeniable. From her appearance, temperament, and behavior, she looked very much like a young lady from a wealthy family.
Maria Kujou's gaze wandered between the faces of these siblings with extremely high looks.
Although they had the same surname, they didn't look very alike.
Thinking of this, Maria Kujou suddenly thought of Yuki Suou's pretty face.
She felt that Yuki Suou and Kuzeha were more similar, more like siblings!
"Kuzeha-nii, today five quintuplet sisters transferred to our class as exchange students..."
Kuzeha Sakura said gently.
Maria Kujou, listening from the side, had a surprised question mark appear on her forehead.
Quintuplets?
Had she heard wrong?
What surprised her even more was that Kuzeha seemed to know them?
"Are they the Nakano sisters?"
Kuzeha said without any surprise.
"Yes, the five daughters of Nakano-sensei."
Kuzeha Sakura nodded.
After all, Nakano Rena had treated them to dinner before, and Kuzeha had told her about Nakano-sensei's family situation.
So when she saw the Nakano quintuplets this morning, who looked almost identical to Nakano Rena, she immediately knew their identities.
"Is that what you wanted to tell me, Sakura?"
Kuzeha Sakura heard Kuzeha's curious words and gently shook her head.
Recalling the jade gourd that Nino Nakano possessed, she slowly began to speak.
"Didn't Kuzeha-nii give everyone at home a jade gourd before?"
"I've always kept mine on my schoolbag, and coincidentally, Nino Nakano saw it. Surprisingly, she also has an identical jade gourd..."
While speaking, Kuzeha Sakura took out the jade gourd she had removed from her schoolbag to show him.
"Kuzeha-nii, could it be that Nino Nakano's jade gourd is also..."
Before the girl could finish her words, she suddenly heard a surprised exclamation.
"This gourd..."
Maria Kujou looked at the jade gourd in Kuzeha Sakura's hand, her beautiful eyes trembling slightly.
Her gaze shifted and settled on Kuzeha's face.
At this moment, she could already confirm it!
Kuzeha was indeed that young man from her childhood!
After coming out of the classroom with Yuki Suou, Alisa Kujou instinctively looked for her sister Maria Kujou.
Looking around, she couldn't find her.
"She actually left me behind and went ahead!"
Alisa Kujou pouted.
She had clearly said she would wait for her.
"Alisa-san, shall I accompany you to the cafeteria?"
"I happened to want to try the cafeteria food today too!"
At this time, Yuki Suou's voice came.
Alisa Kujou turned her head to look at Yuki Suou in front of her, her beautiful eyes full of caution.
Yuki Suou saw the girl's cautious and wary gaze toward her, and couldn't help but shake her head with amusement.
"Alisa-san, we're going to the cafeteria to eat, not to compete for student council president."
Hearing this, Alisa Kujou's wariness decreased slightly.
But in her heart, she still maintained vigilance toward Yuki Suou.
Now, they weren't just competitors for student council president, but also romantic rivals!
Moreover, Yuki Suou's extremely oppressive aura earlier had almost shaken Alisa Kujou's confidence.
This made Alisa Kujou instinctively want to seek spiritual support.
Kuzeha counted as one, and her sister Maria Kujou counted as another!
So when she came out just now and didn't see Maria Kujou, it made her feel somewhat uneasy and angry.
"Let's go."
She nodded to Yuki Suou.
In her heart, she was thinking that she had to quickly find her sister when they got to the cafeteria.
She alone was no match for Yuki Suou, but with her sister, wouldn't they be able to handle her?
The two girls headed to the cafeteria.
After getting their meals, Alisa Kujou's gaze scanned the seating area.
Soon, she spotted her sister Maria Kujou.
Sitting with her were Kuzeha and a stunningly beautiful girl!
Alisa Kujou perked up.
"Sister is sitting with Kuzeha-san?"
The girl looked puzzledly in that direction.
She had just walked near the group when she was about to greet them, but her sister's voice reached her ears.
"Yu-kun, do you want to try this? It's really delicious!"
Alisa Kujou's open cherry lips froze directly, and her blue pupils trembled like an earthquake.
Yu-kun?
Her sister's way of addressing Kuzeha-san was so intimate?
Chapter 89: Emotional Turbulence
Alisa Kujou was dumbfounded.
Hearing this address, she remembered Yuki Suou's way of addressing Kuzeha.
In just over ten minutes, how had her sister's way of addressing Kuzeha-san become as intimate as childhood friends?
The girl's hand shook, and the tray in her hands almost fell.
"Sis-sister, what's your relationship with Kuzeha-san..."
She looked at Maria Kujou and asked with a forced smile.
"Oh, I'm thanking Yu-kun for taking you to the infirmary last time."
Maria Kujou turned to look at her sister, her delicate face always wearing a gentle smile.
The words fell into Alisa Kujou's ears, but she focused entirely on the address "Yu-kun"!
"Ah, I see..."
She replied casually, then sat down next to Maria Kujou.
Kuzeha Sakura, watching from the side, looked at Maria Kujou with surprise in her beautiful eyes.
Just now, when Maria Kujou heard about the jade gourd, she had been quite shocked and exclaimed.
And after that, as if confirming something, her attitude toward Kuzeha-nii had become more intimate!
"Could it be that she also has a jade gourd?"
Kuzeha Sakura wondered somewhat puzzledly.
"How many gourds did Kuzeha-nii give out back then?"
Then she looked somewhat confused at the jade gourd in her hand.
Maria Kujou's gaze moved from her sister to Kuzeha, settling on his face.
Currently, she had already confirmed that Kuzeha was the childhood playmate she had been thinking about.
However, it seemed like Kuzeha hadn't recognized her?
Maria Kujou didn't find this strange.
Compared to when she was little, her hair color had changed from blonde to brown, so it was normal not to recognize her immediately!
However, being able to meet Kuzeha again, and in the same school no less, seemed fortunate enough to Maria Kujou.
In her excitement, she was almost eager to tell Kuzeha her identity and reunite with him.
At that moment, her sister Alisa Kujou appeared.
This made Maria Kujou suddenly remember that her sister seemed to have special feelings for Kuzeha?
This put the girl in a dilemma.
If she just reunited with Kuzeha, it shouldn't hurt Alisa, right?
After all, they were childhood friends, a pure memory treasured in her heart.
"This kind of feeling shouldn't be romantic love, right?"
Maria Kujou thought silently to herself, but her gaze couldn't help drifting toward Kuzeha.
"Hmph, beast, even my sister isn't spared!"
Just then, she heard Alisa Kujou's Russian grumble.
Obviously, Alisa Kujou was taking advantage of others not understanding Russian to complain about Kuzeha.
...
Maria Kujou looked at her sister in surprise, then at Kuzeha.
This young man knew Russian!
It was she who had taught him back then...
From the subtle change in Kuzeha's expression, Maria Kujou was certain that Kuzeha had understood what Alisa Kujou said.
But he didn't react immediately...
"He's pretending not to understand!"
Of course, she could understand why he wouldn't know how to respond to her sister's Russian mutterings.
Maria Kujou could even imagine how much embarrassing stuff her sister had said to Kuzeha in Russian on normal days.
When her sister found out that Kuzeha actually understood Russian, wouldn't she want to find a hole to crawl into?
As an older sister, Maria Kujou was inexplicably looking forward to seeing that scene!
At this time, Yuki Suou sat down on the other side of Kuzeha.
Her beautiful eyes scanned everyone present, especially the expressions of the Kujou sisters, and a hint of amusement appeared in her eyes.
Although she hadn't figured out the specific situation yet, it was obvious that Sister Kujou also had unusual feelings for her big brother!
Otherwise, even with the gentlest personality, she wouldn't serve food to a generally acquainted male student.
Yuki Suou looked at Kuzeha's plate, where the rice still had half left with a meatball on top.
That was what Maria Kujou had just served to Kuzeha!
"Yu-kun, try this!"
Then, Yuki Suou also picked up a piece of meat and naturally brought it to Kuzeha's mouth.
And Kuzeha naturally opened his mouth and bit down.
The Kujou sisters both froze when they saw this scene.
"Indirect kiss..."
Alisa Kujou looked at the chopsticks that were once again held by Yuki Suou's lips, widening her eyes and unconsciously murmuring.
"Is it strange?"
"This is very normal between childhood friends..."
Yuki Suou tilted her head and said in a natural tone.
This gesture was simply telling them that Yuki Suou and Kuzeha had been like this since childhood, having indirect kisses countless times.
Hearing the girl's words, Maria Kujou's gaze fell on her own chopsticks, then drifted to Kuzeha's mouth.
"Is indirect kissing normal between childhood friends?"
She and Kuzeha should also count as childhood friends, right?
Maria Kujou thought to herself!
During the rest of lunch time, Maria Kujou witnessed firsthand how her sister was completely outmatched by Yuki Suou!
"Alisa is completely no match..."
Watching this made Maria Kujou somewhat anxious.
She felt that as an older sister, she had a duty to help her sister and pull Kuzeha toward their side!
"Then, reuniting with Kuzeha becomes very necessary..."
Sisters united can break gold!
In a gun shop.
A cold man in a trench coat was maintaining his weapon.
Across from him, a man was telling him something.
Halfway through listening, Zombie Man suddenly frowned.
"The House of Evolution still has remnants?"
The man across from him nodded.
"Yukinoshita Corporation!"
"According to intelligence, this corporation seems to have inherited the House of Evolution's biotechnology, breaking through human lifespan limits!"
"We even suspect that Dr. Genus from the House of Evolution isn't dead yet!"
Hearing this, Zombie Man curled his lips dismissively.
In his mind appeared the scene of himself standing on the ground, looking up at the sky at that unforgettable image.
He didn't believe that Dr. Genus could survive such a terrifying attack.
Even he had spent a whole day reviving, going through countless hardships to crawl out of that scorching abyss.
"The information about the House of Evolution is only known within the association..."
Zombie Man said indifferently.
"In the end, you won't even reveal your identity. Why should I believe you?"
The man across from him just chuckled lightly.
"Zombie Man, you serve the Hero Association, and I serve those behind the association. On this front, I have no reason to deceive you."
"Whether it's true or false, you'll know if you go investigate the Yukinoshita Corporation."
"In this world, there should be no one who understands the House of Evolution better than you!"
After the man finished speaking, he heard Zombie Man's slightly cold words.
"Don't get one thing wrong. I don't serve the association!"
The man's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with gentle flattery.
"Naturally, all the heroes of the association serve the justice in their hearts!"
"Zombie Man, good luck!"
After the man finished speaking, he stepped out of the gun shop.
Looking at his retreating figure, a cold light flashed in Zombie Man's eyes.
"The financial groups behind the association?"
Zombie Man had no good feelings toward those capitalists.
But the information this guy provided did catch Zombie Man's attention.
Although he had personally witnessed the destruction of the House of Evolution, if he remembered correctly, Dr. Genus had quite a few copies.
Maybe he had hidden some copies elsewhere.
"Yukinoshita Corporation... let's go take a look."
Zombie Man silently put away his maintained weapon.
"Boss, check please!"
Then, with the shop owner's beaming expression, Zombie Man paid a large sum without blinking!
As an S-Class hero, he naturally wasn't short of money.
Due to his special characteristics, he didn't need to eat or drink, and it had no effect on him. He didn't have any particular hobbies, so most of the money he earned was used to purchase and maintain weapons.
"Zombie Man, welcome back anytime!"
The gun shop owner enthusiastically ran to the shop entrance, personally opening the door for him and seeing Zombie Man off.
...
After leaving the gun shop, Zombie Man took a taxi straight to the Yukinoshita Corporation.
"Young man, what are you going to the Yukinoshita Corporation for?"
The bald driver seemed to be a chatterbox. Even though Zombie Man put on a cold, unapproachable face, he still asked curiously.
Zombie Man didn't answer.
The bald driver talked to himself for a few sentences, then spoke mysteriously.
"Young man, I have classified information about the Yukinoshita Corporation here. I don't tell most people, but do you want to know?"
Although the bald driver said he didn't tell most people, Zombie Man noticed through the car's rearview mirror that he was frequently looking at him with expectant eyes.
Those eyes seemed to be eagerly waiting for him to say he wanted to know.
As a good person, Zombie Man decided to let the driver release his desire to talk.
"Go ahead."
With Zombie Man's calm nod, the bald driver immediately became energetic.
Opening his chatter box, he began telling an endless stream of words, vividly describing the youth restoration potion that Mrs. Yukinoshita had brought out last night.
"This was told to me by a brother of mine who works as a driver for wealthy ladies. Absolutely true!"
"Currently, only the upper class knows about this, young man, you must not spread it around!"
Looking at the bald driver's still unsatisfied expression, Zombie Man nodded silently.
However, the bald driver's chatter wasn't entirely useless.
At least it confirmed that what that man said wasn't false.
"We're here, young man, take care!"
Zombie Man got out of the car, and before him stood a dozens-of-stories-tall building.
Just as he was thinking about how to infiltrate, he suddenly saw several familiar figures walking toward the Yukinoshita Corporation building.
"The Disciples of Atomic Samurai and Tank Top Master?"
Zombie Man was slightly stunned.
He hadn't expected to see them here.
The sharp-sensed group noticed his gaze and immediately turned around.
Upon seeing Zombie Man, they were all stunned as well.
Then they walked over to him.
"Zombie Man, why are you here?"
Iaian asked curiously.
They had worked together during the House of Evolution mission before, so they weren't unfamiliar.
Of course, what impressed them most was this guy's immortality.
"I came to gather intelligence..."
Zombie Man said indifferently.
Hearing this, Iaian became even more curious.
"Gather intelligence?"
He unconsciously looked back at the Yukinoshita building behind him.
The Yukinoshita Corporation's youth restoration potion was something they already knew about.
Of course, they also clearly knew that the one who could produce such things was definitely that Mr. Kuzeha behind the Yukinoshita Corporation!
Today, they had even received a message from Amata, telling them to come patrol here when they had nothing to do, to deter petty criminals.
Thinking that this was doing work for Kuzeha, and they might even encounter him, they eagerly came over.
They even dragged along Tank Top Master they met on the way!
Iaian's gaze returned to Zombie Man, and a strange expression appeared in his eyes.
"The intelligence you're talking about wouldn't be about the Yukinoshita Corporation, would it?"
Zombie Man hesitated slightly upon hearing this.
Then, thinking that the several people in front of him were also heroes who participated in the House of Evolution cleanup mission, he simply told them what the man in the gun shop had said.
"Dr. Genus's biotechnology isn't that easy to replicate, so I think it's very likely that remnants of the House of Evolution are hiding within the Yukinoshita Corporation!"
"It just so happens that you're here too, so we can help each other!"
As Zombie Man spoke, his voice gradually became quieter.
Because he noticed that the several people in front of him were all looking at him with extremely strange expressions.
"Zombie Man, do you know who's behind the Yukinoshita Corporation?"
Zombie Man was slightly stunned, and the several people's expressions made him somewhat confused.
"Isn't it what I guessed, the remnants of the House of Evolution?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Iaian patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice.
"Behind the Yukinoshita Corporation stands Lord Kuzeha!"
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