The world has never been stingy with talented people, and the Wangli Jiqiao Academy also opens the door to demon king candidates. As long as the requirements are not too excessive, they will usually be met.
Because Xiaolin has become a glove holder, he receives far more preferential treatment than ordinary students. The Wangli Library, high-end lockers, high-end puppet workshops, high-end magic training ground... and other facilities are all open to him all day long. Free to use.
Among them, what Xiaolin is most looking forward to is not the Wangli Library, but——
"Akaban-kun, let's go to the hot springs!"
"……Aha?"
In the dilapidated men's dormitory, Akabane Raijin looked at the excited Kobayashi with doubts on his face.
I don't understand why the other party is so excited.
"Akabane-kun, don't you know, this academy has an open-air hot spring!"
"……I really do not know."
"You are too focused on studying! Give yourself some free time to buffer your brain, so that you can study better."
"I'm sorry, I don't have that kind of time at all."
[Penultimate] is no joke.
Wang Li Ji Qiao Academy is one of the top universities in the world, and its standards for students are surprisingly high. It is very difficult for people like Akabane Raijin who have never received relevant knowledge and education to catch up with the forefront.
During this time, he was either tutoring or on the way to tutoring.
In addition, he was learning new knowledge every day, but he didn't understand it at all without any knowledge reserves. The big-headed Akabane Raijin had to fall into a vicious cycle.
"By the way, is it really okay for you to be so relaxed, fourth from the bottom?"
"...Huh? Don't you know, after yesterday's exam, my ranking has entered the top 1,000, second to last."
"What?!"
Akabane Lei is really even more depressed.
It was already late at night and he hadn't fallen asleep yet. Wasn't it because he couldn't keep up with his studies that he stayed up all night to work?
But with such hard work, he is not ranked higher than the opponent. Could it be said that Xiaolin's brain is very good?
Not really.
Having a good brain does have a part to do with it, but the key is that he secretly made up lessons behind his back.
Charlotte is one of the thirteen strongest people, and in order to revive the Earl's family and become the Demon King, a wealth of theoretical knowledge is indispensable.
So I asked her to help with tutoring.
Although the tsundere girl always said "Why should I help my potential enemy with tutoring?", she still sat down on Xiaolin's bed very honestly. To cover up her shyness, she even said "I can't stand it, you are so stupid." It will lower the value of this night party. If I become the Demon King, I will be looked down upon by others, so I have no choice but to help you."
Yes, she knows the gold content.
Thanks to her help with tutoring and going to the library to cram in some knowledge, my ranking has improved by leaps and bounds.
"But Akabane-kun, don't be sad, at least your night club ranking is higher than mine, second to last." Kobayashi pointed out.
"...Are you teasing me on purpose?"
Akabane Leizhen glared at him with dead eyes.
Because Felix and Eliza were eliminated and two spots were left open, Akabane Raijin and Kobayashi naturally filled the vacancies, and Akabane Raijin, the major contributor to the resolution of the incident, was ranked 99th, once again becoming the Second to last.
It goes well with his login codename [penultimate].
"How could I deliberately tease you?" Xiaolin waved his hand and quickly changed the subject: "So, do you want to go to a hot spring to relax?"
"...Forget it. I have to make up for the exam tomorrow and study harder tonight. Even I am tired of wandering in the hell of tutoring and making up for exams."
He thought for a while and refused.
Seeing that Akabane Raijin was really working hard, Xiaolin went to the hot springs without disturbing him.
After he left, Ye Ye came over.
"Leizhen, you are right not to go to the hot springs."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because Lei Zhen wants to soak in the hot springs with Ye Ye, and then do this and that there... Yeah - so shy!"
"Ah——, shit! I told you I wanted to study. So do you, don't get in my way."
Akabane Leizhen grabbed her by the collar and simply threw her out the door.
Although she felt sorry for Ye Ye, staying with her would only harass him and make him unable to study at all.
"Raizhen, Raijin?!"
"Quiet, what time do you think it is now?"
"Well……"
A sob of grievance came from Ye Ye, but he still calmed down obediently.
With the secluded environment, Akabane Leizhen gradually entered the state, but just as he calmed down, the door was knocked again.
"Yeye! You can't...!"
As soon as he opened the door, his anger turned to surprise, because what appeared in front of him was a charming and mature beauty.
"Yeah, boy."
"...Miss Glass?!"
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Perhaps to take care of some students with special needs, there is an outdoor hot spring pool in the college, and the location is hidden and quiet, making it difficult to be discovered.
Surrounded by bamboo forests and covered with pebbles, the hot spring pool is blocked by several rockeries, which almost perfectly restores the island country style.
The mist was rising around him, and Xiao Lin was soaking in the hot spring with a relaxed expression on his face.
The bright moonlight poured down, and in such an atmosphere, I couldn't help but say: "Ah, it would be great if I had some bubble wine to drink."
"I'll get ready."
Liu Zi, who was serving beside him, stood up immediately after hearing his master's sigh.
"please."
Xiao Lin covered his face with a towel and waved his hands lazily.
Now it seems that it is the right choice to solve the problem of Liu Zi not being able to touch the water. At least she can help when there is a need in the hot spring pool.
I closed my eyes tightly and enjoyed the silent night sky. After a while, I heard the sound of slight footsteps in my ears.
Is Liu Zi back?
Just when he was thinking this——
"What's the water temperature, boy?"
"The water temperature is just right...?"
What appeared in front of her was not Liu Zi, but a very familiar adult who had never seen her before. Z.br>
——Hualiuzhai Glass.
Because of his posture, he could see different hidden scenery.
His fingers moved uncontrollably.
At this time, a girl asked at the door: "Master, what's wrong... Peeping Tom?!"
The girl with long silver hair suddenly changed her face when she saw Kobayashi under Hanaryuzai Glass, and rushed over and opened her arms like an old hen to block the man's sight.
But she was so slender that she couldn't block the width behind her. Even because she spread her arms and opened the door wide, Xiao Lin could see her completely.
Behind him, Hanayusai Glass reminded: "Iruri, you have been looked down upon."
"Eh……?"
Iluli looked at his uncovered body and then at Xiao Lin, who had been staring straight at him, and his face turned red instantly.
I thought she would scream shyly and squat down, but she just crossed her arms in front of her chest and still stubbornly stood in front of Hanaliuzhai Glass. However, her eyes revealed her shyness and she glared at Xiaolin fiercely.
So loyal.
It would be rude to stare any longer... Although Xiao Lin kept telling himself this in his heart, he just couldn't control his eyes.
"What, what happened?"
It was only when a young girl came out from behind that this unspeakable embarrassment was destroyed.
Iruri raised his fist and said to Hanaryusai Glass: "Sure enough, there is a peeping tom here! Even the Jiji Holy Land has such people! Master, let me clean him up..."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't make a mistake." Xiao Lin interrupted her slander.
He said, "I was the one who came here first, and you must also be the ones peeping."
"Varied……!"
"And it seems that you are not only voyeurs, but also exhibitionists."
Xiaolin's words caused real harm to Iluli, and he suddenly didn't know what to say.
It was Hanayusai Glass who said, "Come on, let's take a bath in the hot springs too. Isn't that the purpose of coming here?"
"Owner!"
"Boy, would you mind taking a hot spring bath together?"
Ignoring Illuri's anxiety and nervousness, she asked Xiaolin if she could agree.
Xiao Lin said indifferently: "This is not my private hot spring pool, and it does not say that mixed bathing is not allowed, so it is up to you whether you want to stay or not. Of course, I really hope you can stay."
Because when Liu Zi comes back later, she can talk to Hanaryusai Glass about cooperation.
Iluli misunderstood, and she said loudly: "As expected! Master, you can't..."
"Then we won't be polite."
"Owner?!"
Seeing Hualiuzhai whistle simply walk into the hot spring pool and sit opposite Xiaolin, Iluli was dumbfounded.
Xiao Zi beside her also cheered, jumped into the hot spring, and even pretended to be a floating corpse.
During this time neither party spoke.
Iluli kept staring at Xiao Lin, as if he was wary of any strange behavior he would make. Xiao Lin also stared at the three beauties with different styles and gave his eyes a very refreshing treatment.
He would never have done this before.
But should I say that he has become corrupted, or that he has been led astray by some evil man who believes in equality between men and women? In short, he just wants to appreciate this hard-won situation.
Unlike the nervous Illuri, Hanaryushai Glass seemed very relaxed, and even asked Illuri to pour her wine in a leisurely and elegant manner.
Seeing that Xiao Lin had no wine to drink, he asked, "How about it? Do you want a drink too?"
"Thank you, but no need. My waiter has gone to get...oh, she's back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zi appeared beside Xiao Lin.
The silver-haired girl sitting there on her knees was unusually abrupt, but she made no other movements. Instead, she poured wine for Xiao Lin with a dignified and elegant manner. She didn't say a word the whole time, but she attracted everyone's attention.
Iluli was even a little nervous and quickly stood in front of Hualiuzhai Glass.
This little trick of inadvertently revealing one's abilities to shock the opponent is the Thief Six used by Xiao Lin. Seeing their shocked, excited, or curious eyes made me feel happy.
After Hanaryusai Glass stared at Liu Zi carefully, he slowly said: "She is...a doll?"
"That's right." Xiao Lin said to them quite proudly: "Let me introduce you, she is my proud waiter, Liu Zi."
Confirming what he was thinking, Hualiuzhai Glass looked at Liu Zi with something wrong in his eyes.
This is a hot spring, so you can see Ryuzi's whole body clearly. Regardless of appearance, movements, or expressions, they are all similar to ordinary humans.
Just like the dolls she made.
"It's a good doll."
"Right."
Xiaolin seemed very happy to be recognized.
Then he also praised them: "Your dolls are not bad either. From their appearance, you can't tell they are dolls at all."
"Hmph, after all, they are also dolls that I am proud of." Hanayusai Glass proudly took a sip of sake.
"Should I say that he is worthy of being the number one in the world of bionic dolls? I will admit that his craftsmanship is far beyond ordinary people."
"...Oh? You know me?"
"Who doesn't know the famous Hanaryushai Glass?"
Getting closer starts with complimenting each other.
Hanayusai Glass' words about Kobayashi's high emotional intelligence were very useful, and the smile on his face became much softer.
She once told Akabane Raijin that she would be looking for humans who can use magic in the near future.
It was probably because of this that he recognized himself. After all, when a stranger appeared in the academy, it would be easy to think that it was her.
This is not the case.
Akabane Raijin, who was stuck in the quagmire of tutoring, completely forgot about this incident, which is why he was so surprised when he saw Hanaryusai Glass.
Xiao Lin's speech with such a high emotional intelligence was completely improvised, and at the same time he kept complaining in his heart that this Wang Li Jiqiao Academy, which sounded very high-end, was indeed a public toilet, and no matter who came in, he could come in and out.
"Then, I heard that you specifically asked Lei Zhen to meet me. What is your purpose?"
"What's the purpose of finding the number one person in the world of bionic dolls?"
Xiao Lin's rhetorical question, coupled with Liu Zi beside him, the purpose was self-evident.
To be honest, Hanaryushai Glass is also very interested in Liu Zi.
As the first person in the world of bionic dolls, she had never heard of anyone making a girl-shaped humanoid automaton that was as good as Setsutsuka, so it was impossible to say she didn't care.
"Furthermore... Liu Zi has puppet technology that is different from this world. It can absolutely, absolutely... subvert your cognition."
"You're confident."
"certainly."
Xiaolin's confident look made Hanaliuzhai Glass feel a little confrontational.
After all, she is also the number one bionic doll, and it is impossible to subvert her cognition no matter how hard she thinks, so the eyes she looks at Xiaolin become sharp and dangerous.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
However--
"Yeah! There's something under the water, it's annoying!" Iruri suddenly screamed, then folded his hands in front of his chest and squatted down to hide in the water.
Xiao Zi said strangely: "I can't see or feel anything, after all...ah!"
She also seemed to have been attacked, and quickly folded her arms and squatted down.
"Could it be some advanced hidden magic?"
"But the magic user who can hide from me...ah!"
Hanayusai Glass was slightly startled, but then she also made the same gesture because she was attacked.
Then, the three of them turned their attention to Xiao Lin.
"……Eh?"
The innocent man blinked, somehow, he was wrongly accused.
Hanayusai Glass asked: "Boy, are you the one who has the audacity to do such a ridiculous thing to me? I'm going to be angry!"
"No, no, no, how could it be?"
Xiao Lin waved his hand, saying that he didn't bother to do this.
Unfortunately, there was no convincing at all.
In order to prove his innocence, Xiaolin activated his perception ability to find out who was causing trouble.
The mental power was like a pair of gentle hands, exploring the hot spring at will, and the three women let out a soft cry at the same time as if they had been struck by lightning.
Xiaolin, who closed his eyes tightly, really wanted to praise him. He is indeed the number one person in the world of bionic dolls. The degree of completion is so high!
But now is not the time to talk about this, we must quickly clear the suspicion.
As the perception continues to capture and surround it, it finally locks on to a strange existence that looks like magic but is not magic. It is also very weak, as if its life force is about to be exhausted.
Just when Xiaolin was about to catch it, Iluli couldn't stand the sensation that kept wandering around his body.
"Yeah, yeah——!"
She screamed and activated her magic, causing a surge of suction to burst out of her body. The heat was absorbed instantly, and the hot spring pool was instantly frozen into ice.
Xiao Lin fled quickly, but due to harassment at the last moment, he failed to catch the unknown existence.
Looking at the completely frozen hot springs, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and early summer turned into cold winter in an instant.
Xiao Lin raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but praise: "It's amazing."
"You're awesome too."
Hualiuzhai Glass also praised it.
But her gaze on Xiao Lin shifted slightly.
"Right!"
Xiao Linde
Yi smiled.
Not shy, he took the bath towel from Liu Zi and wrapped it around his body, then shook his head regretfully.
"It's a pity that a good hot spring was wasted."
"Yeah... I always feel sorry."
Hualiuzhai Glass was also helpless.
She had no room to defend herself when her puppet caused trouble.
Then she leaned forward slightly, revealing a forbidden sight, and said seductively: "In that case, in order to express my apology, do you want me to make some compensation to you? Do you want me to go to your room and talk all night long?"
Do you think Xiaolin will be deceived by this?
Yes, that's right!
"Please do this!"
Xiao Lin simply gave a thumbs up.
