Chapter 213: In the Hot Spring (Part 3)
"Maybe I'm a little unhappy, maybe... I don't really want a younger brother or sister..."
"But since Mom and Dad want it, I certainly respect their wishes."
Little Thumb snorted coldly, tauntingly,
"What's there to respect, just because they're your mom and dad? They have a hard time raising just you, and now another one? Tsk!"
"It's because they're my mom and dad. I love them, so..."
"Completely incomprehensible."
Seeing its demeanor, An Le couldn't help but smile and ask,
"Come to think of it, I don't think I ever asked... what kind of life did you live before coming here? Did you have parents?"
This question made Little Thumb freeze, and it hesitated for a long time without saying anything.
It was created by the great divine being, and thrown into this world as soon as it gained consciousness, so of course, it doesn't remember any previous life.
Because it never had one in the first place.
"...Don't remember?"
"Hmm..."
"Then what about after coming here? Have you thought about what kind of life you want to live? Is there anything you've wanted? After all... it seems like you've always been asking me what I want, Little Thumb..."
"..."
It came here just to evolve to completion, as a vessel, to welcome the arrival of the great divine being.
But once the divine being arrives, it doesn't know what it, or this world, will become.
Seeing Little Thumb remain silent, An Le blinked and couldn't help but raise her hand, gently patting its head, smiling as she said,
"It's okay if you haven't thought about it yet, you can tell me once you have. If it's not something bad, I'll help you."
"..."
Hearing this, Little Thumb couldn't help but look up at An Le in front of it.
After a long silence, it snorted softly, muttering quietly,
"Hmph, you can't even help yourself, and you think of helping me? Take care of yourself first."
An Le awkwardly scratched her cheek, a little embarrassed.
Little Thumb glanced at her but didn't continue questioning her current thoughts of giving up, simply wagged its tail a bit and slowly faded away.
Yet, as a final note in her mind, it said,
"Actually, my kind absorbs emotional energy quite slowly, so it won't cause much harm to Yan Huan in the short term.
"You don't have to rush to take action against other hosts for now. It's best to take a good rest."
"..."
Little Thumb's voice and figure completely disappeared as if it never existed.
All around, only the gentle sound of flowing water remained.
"Click~"
Just at this moment, a sound of the door opening echoed from the women's locker room.
The door swung open, and all the women's previously scattered focus instantly converged in one place.
Looking up, they saw two girls in robes walking into the hot spring.
One was a tall, silver-haired red-eyed girl with a carefree smile on her face.
The other was a petite girl with blue hair and blue eyes, wearing a calm expression.
"Ah, hello there~"
Upon seeing the few people in the pool, the silver-haired girl paused for a moment, then her smile grew wider.
The women didn't know who the newcomers were, and while they were all secretly wondering, Sakuragi Hitomi frowned, his face looking unpleasant as he said,
"Lucianna..."
"Oh? So Hitomi is back..."
Lucianna looked up and down at Sakuragi Hitomi sitting at the end of the pool, then smiled and said,
"You're still as incompetent as ever."
Hearing this, all the women knew who the newcomer was, and they all looked at the silver-haired girl with varied expressions.
Meeting their gazes, the silver-haired girl faintly sensed a hint of danger, yet she wasn't afraid at all. Instead, she directly got into the water, letting out a long breath of relief.
"Lucianna, what exactly did you tell Grandpa?!"
"Sorry, I can't tell you that."
Lucianna placed her hand on the edge of the hot spring, looking at Sakuragi Hitomi with a dismissive attitude, smiling as she said,
"It's not on purpose, it's what your grandpa instructed. However, you know I'm the least rule-abiding, your grandpa can't order me around either...
"Try doing something? Maybe I'll let slip and tell you what was said?"
Hearing her provoking tone, Sakuragi Hitomi gritted his teeth, saying word by word,
"I don't have time to play games with you like when we were kids..."
"You never beat me, of course you don't like playing. But not playing would be too boring, so I can tell you a little... but only what your grandpa told me."
"..."
Lucianna touched her chin, looked at Sakuragi Hitomi, and said with a smile,
"Your grandfather is very disappointed in you, Sakuragi Hitomi. More so than when you were a child and stayed by his side..."
As soon as Lucianna said this, Sakuragi Hitomi's face turned pale little by little, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
However, it wasn't because of her grandfather's opinion of her.
It was...
Because it reminded her of the "time she stayed with her grandfather as a child."
"What's wrong with you? Ah, I remember now... I'm sorry, I forgot, it was because of that time that you developed psychological issues, forcing your parents to send you to Linmen no matter what they said..."
In the hot spring, Sakuragi Hitomi bit her pale lips tightly, her teeth slightly trembling, to the point she couldn't even speak.
At this moment, although she was in the warm spring water, it felt as if she were in an ice cave, shaking uncontrollably.
Among the few women present, Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi glanced at Sakuragi Hitomi beside them, but did not react any further.
Spencer frowned, already displeased at the sight of her, and was about to stand up...
Feeling her gaze, Lucianna slightly froze, turned her head to look at Spencer,
"Ah, Aria, I didn't expect you to be here too."
"You..."
Hearing how she was addressed, Spencer was stunned, wondering if she might know him.
And Lucianna smiled slightly, pointing to herself and said,
"We went to school together for a while when we were kids. Although we weren't familiar, I saw you a few times... You seemed to get along well with those Kennedy family girls?"
"..."
Hearing this, Spencer widened his eyes in disbelief, staring at Lucianna before him.
In front of him, her figure slowly distorted, seemingly transforming into a multi-headed large bird, looking down at her, the Bomb Pig.
She...
Knew those who bullied her?
The atmosphere in the entire hot spring suddenly shifted.
The few were stunned by Lucianna's words, each contemplating the information within.
Ye Shiyu, with a better background than Bai Yi, was sensitive to such information and realized that the other party had a significant background.
Bai Yi didn't know, but seeing Ye Shiyu dare not act recklessly, she also remained silent.
In the men's bath separated by a wall, Yan Huan, who was listening to the conversation next door, took a deep breath, his expression darkening.
He glanced across at a small boy wrapped in a towel soaking opposite him, as well as the muscular youths on either side, who were the Vice President, Treasurer, and Discipline Committee Chairman of Xiuzhi Academy.
Taking a deep breath, he stood up with a cold expression, looking to the other side.
As soon as he stood, the muscular youths on both sides also silently stood up, staring at him tightly, speaking calmly,
"What are you going to do?"
"..."
Hearing this, Yan Huan suddenly thought of something, turned back to look at them with a smile, and said,
"I want to peek."
"You dare?"
Upon hearing Yan Huan say this, the two boys immediately became nervous.
Seeing Yan Huan truly about to approach the side where he could stand on tiptoe and just peek over, their expressions changed as they went towards Yan Huan, one on the left and one on the right.
"Slap!"
Just as the two hands were placed on Yan Huan's shoulders, the smile on Yan Huan's face widened even more,
"You guys started it."
"You..."
Seeing Yan Huan smiling, the two were stunned simultaneously.
Before they could react, Yan Huan raised his fist and aimed at their faces.
?
"Ahhhhh!! Pre... President!!"
...
...
On the women's side, as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly complex, Lucianna's expression suddenly froze.
Not just because her boyfriend Kanaya Jyu's screams suddenly came from the men's bath next door...
But also because next to her.
Lucianna incredulously turned her head to look beside her, only to see that none of the four people in front of her responded to her provocation for the moment.
Only next to her, the girl she had silently ignored when she came in, raised her hand and placed it on her shoulder.
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