As Seigetsu Zhu stood on the stairs, watching the figure of the long-haired girl move away from her, she couldn't help but think of Sunny Xu's departure not long ago.

So, naturally, a thought came to her mind:

If I honestly tell them about what happened last night, will their thoughts change?

The answer is yes.

Xu is a good person, and although Lin likes to tease people, she can also feel the kindness in her heart.

They will definitely find a way to help me.

But Seigetsu Zhu quickly dismissed this idea.

In fact, if it weren't for these two people, if they weren't the kind of people she could consider as friends, she wouldn't even hesitate.

She would rather go to the haunted house mentioned by Sunny Xu. Although there is a huge risk of being haunted by ghosts, maybe it can really awaken some kind of superpower within her...

Haha, it's really not a funny joke.

"Clank."

Seigetsu Zhu took a step down the stairs.

Although the sun was shining brightly, most of the stairs were still covered in shadows, making the light dim.

Her vision was as ambiguous as the future in front of her.

The answer is definitely no.

The reason is very simple, because her mother cannot see anyone right now, so she can't bring anyone home.

Wait until the day when her mother gets better, if that day ever comes...

What am I fantasizing about?

Recalling her hesitant behavior in front of Xu just now, Seigetsu Zhu felt her face flush. Anyone could see the hesitation deep in her heart.

Is it because she thinks they might become friends in the future, so she becomes hesitant? Or is it because she feels scared in the face of the threat of death, so scared that her willpower becomes weak?

But well, she absolutely doesn't believe in the words "about to cry" like Lin said.

Seigetsu Zhu knows herself very well. She always wears a smile no matter when, that's who she is.

"Clank, clank, clank."

A few boys ran past her and greeted her:

"Class monitor, are you okay?"

Seigetsu Zhu smiled and shook her head.

"I'm fine, I just went to the restroom. I'll be back to the classroom soon."

She looked at their slightly uneasy eyes, knowing that her smile was still perfect.

...

After bidding farewell to her male classmates, Seigetsu Zhu walked to the restroom.

Because all the classrooms were in session at this time, there was no one else in the restroom.

The surrounding environment was so quiet that it was unbelievable, even during broad daylight.

But Seigetsu Zhu felt that only in a place like this could her mood truly calm down.

She stood in front of the mirror on the sink, silently contemplating for a while.

Porcelain doll... huh?

Starry Lin's description was very accurate, she couldn't think of a better word herself. Could this astonishing intuition also be a kind of "superpower"?

She touched her own cheek and gently pressed her lips.

In fact, looking at the expressionless person in the mirror, even Seigetsu Zhu herself felt scared.

She couldn't help but have this doubt: Is the person reflected in the mirror really herself?

Snow-white skin, beautiful features, eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair tips that she carefully trimmed every morning, creating a delicate artificial feeling.

The appearance is very similar, or rather, exactly the same. But because the girl in the mirror doesn't smile at all, she looks very...

Terrifying.

Those emotionless pupils, it's like facing a mirror in a dark room without any light, not being able to see where she is, it's that terrifying.

So, the corners of her rosy lips curled up again, revealing the curve that has been deeply engraved in her instincts after countless exercises.

"Ah..."

Seigetsu Zhu held her cheeks and made a cheering gesture to the girl in the mirror.

"Come on! Seigetsu, you can do it! It's just sleeping one more night with that monster under the bed, it's not a big deal!"

She murmured softly, then hummed a tuneless melody, and walked out of the restroom with light steps.

*

"Oh, so you're here."

After the bell rang, Sunny Xu left the second floor and prepared to go to the classroom on the stairs. But just as he took a few steps, he felt someone grab his shoulder.

Sunny Xu was startled, but when he heard the familiar voice behind him, he relaxed and turned around to complain:

"Do you know that tapping someone's shoulder like that is scary..."

"Why didn't you call me when you left the classroom just now?"

Starry Lin looked displeased.

"I saw that you were sleeping so soundly, I didn't want to wake you up."

Sunny Xu said halfway, suddenly feeling that something was off.

"Wait, something's not right. How did you come up from here?"

He looked at the long-haired girl who suddenly appeared behind him, then looked at the railing next to him.

"You, you didn't climb up from here, did you?"

Starry Lin raised her eyebrows and didn't answer.

For some reason, her expression seemed a little unhappy.

"What if someone saw you? You're too reckless."

Sunny Xu thought the girl was annoyed because of what he said, so he said seriously.

"Alright, alright, I know."

Starry Lin raised her hand and said helplessly.

"I won't do it next time."

"That tap just now might have been seen by someone."

"...Even if someone saw it, it doesn't matter." She put her hand back in her pocket, with an indifferent expression. "Others will just think I know martial arts."

"Well, that's true."

The impression that Starry Lin knows martial arts has gradually become deeply rooted in the minds of the students at No. 15 High School. As long as she doesn't do anything too excessive and the people in the school only slightly notice some extraordinary things about her, it seems that there won't be any major problems."But, it wouldn't be good if someone spreads your story. There might be reporters from newspapers and TV coming to interview, creating titles like 'Kung Fu Girl' or something, it could be troublesome..." Sunny Xu sighed, "It's better to be cautious."

"I do what is right and don't care about what others say."

Starry Lin didn't mind.

"Alright, enough about me. What are you doing here?"

"I was just wandering around and ended up at the old classroom. I saw Seigetsu Zhu looking uncomfortable, so I wanted to ask about the situation."

"You really love meddling in other people's business."

Starry Lin sighed.

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"And then?"

"I chatted with her for a bit, then I went to the classroom next to it. Just like the others in Class 5, I wanted to see if I could find any clues left by the monster."

"...Just a simple chat? Did Seigetsu Zhu not mention anything else to you?"

Starry Lin obviously knew the answer, but Sunny Xu didn't. He earnestly replied:

"Seigetsu Zhu mentioned something about you. She said she thinks only you can deal with that monster."

"Haha, she has good judgment." Starry Lin nodded and continued to ask, "How did you respond?"

"...I felt something was off." Sunny Xu's expression looked troubled, "So, I answered that it should be left to the adults to solve."

"Oh, that's strange~" Starry Lin deliberately elongated her tone and asked with a smile, "Why did you say that?"

"...I can't really explain it, it was just a subconscious reaction." He scratched his head and furrowed his brows, "How should I put it, if Seigetsu Zhu only asked for my help, it would be something I should consider whether to agree or not. But when it involves you..."

"What kind of talk is that? If you choose to help someone, do you think I would just stand by and watch?"

Starry Lin raised her eyebrows.

"If you really dare to do that, I would be angry. We are friends, you know?"

The two walked together in the quiet and empty corridor.

Normally, the floors after class would be crowded with students. But at this moment, there was only the sound of construction workers behind them.

Since they couldn't catch up now, and the fourth period was self-study, they both unconsciously slowed down their pace, hoping to prolong their conversation, secretly wishing for time to pass slower.

"What I mean is, Little An's power is terrifying and destructive, but you are not completely without weaknesses."

While organizing his thoughts, Sunny Xu slowly spoke.

"Being involved in supernatural events is still very dangerous so far. Don't think you're powerful and become careless. If it's something closely related to you, it's something that must be resolved, there's no way around it. But if it's unrelated to you, you have to think carefully before taking action..."

"This matter can't be considered unrelated to us, right?"

Starry Lin interrupted him.

"That guy directly broke into the school. Yesterday, you almost got hurt... No, were you already injured? Later, I appeared and drove that guy away, so we are already involved in this matter."

Sunny Xu touched his neck and nodded with lingering fear. Although the injuries he suffered last night were just superficial, the pain left in his body wasn't so easily dispelled.

"You should know that this is just the beginning of this matter. The road ahead is still long, who knows what will happen?"

He thought for a moment and continued:

"Let me give you an example. If you heard that a neighbor encountered a ghost, or that there's a haunted house nearby that killed one of our classmates, would you just stand by and do nothing? You showed interest in these kinds of things when you talked to me that day, right?"

"I believe Seigetsu Zhu won't spread our story everywhere, but if it happens accidentally in the future, it's still possible for others to know about your abilities."

"If someone... um, let's not talk about malicious intentions, but what if they deliberately become close to you and ask you to do dangerous or unreasonable things? Maybe I'm just overthinking, but I hope to eliminate this possibility from the beginning."

"What do you think I should do then?"

"Besides being more cautious, there's no other way."

Sunny Xu patiently replied.

"Seigetsu Zhu is likely being targeted now, and this matter is closely related to us. If we really want to help her, the best thing to do is to find clues early and deal with that monster. Doing this is for her own good, whether she knows the truth or not, it doesn't matter, right?"

"Oh? I don't think there's much difference in this approach. Are you suggesting..." Starry Lin blinked her eyes, a faint narrow smile appearing in her pupils, "that it's only acceptable if you tell me, and not if someone else pleads?"

"Of course, that's not what I mean," Sunny Xu covered his forehead with a headache, "I just think that some things don't have to be faced alone..."

"Haha!"

The girl beside him laughed cheerfully.

"Alright, alright, don't take it too seriously. I agree with your opinion. Although I think it's not bad to do it that way..."

"What are you talking about?"

As they spoke, they had already arrived at the staircase classroom.

As soon as Sunny Xu stepped inside, he felt the gaze of the students sitting inside all focus on him.

He suddenly realized something was wrong. The classroom was unbelievably quiet, everyone seemed to be studying seriously. He thought self-study class would be noisy for sure.

He looked towards the podium.

It turned out that the teacher in charge of the podium for this class was none other than the homeroom teacher of Class 1 in the second year, whose fierce reputation spread throughout the entire grade.

No wonder, no wonder...At this moment, a middle-aged woman was sitting grandly near the blackboard, silently watching a young man and woman who not only arrived late for class, but also walked into the classroom arm in arm with an intimate attitude.

In fact, when Sunny Xu and Starry Lin were still in the corridor, the students inside could already hear the girl's silver bell-like laughter. In everyone's eyes, these two were just short of skipping into the classroom hand in hand...

Seeing that his homeroom teacher was clearly not in a good mood, Sunny Xu shrank his neck guiltily and quickly headed towards his seat.

On the other hand, Starry Lin seemed to completely ignore the gazes of the teacher and students in the classroom. She hummed lightly, flipped her hair proudly, and strode towards the back row with her long legs.

As Sunny Xu passed the front row, he saw Seigetsu Zhu secretly giving him a thumbs up with a beaming smile on her face.

He couldn't understand her meaning at all, so he could only pretend not to see it and continue on his way.