Once the affection level is maxed out, the rivalry begins!

"The type of enemy I hate the most is the one who lurks beside the protagonist, pretending to be a comrade, and then betrays him at the crucial moment."

Lin Tingwan crossed her arms and said with a solemn expression.

It was after the school bell rang, and the three-person team, who had been urgently formed into a new broadcasting club today, reunited in the media classroom.

The daily tasks that the school's internal broadcasting system is responsible for are quite simple.

The main purpose is to play music – including songs at lunchtime and after school, as well as accompaniment during morning exercises.

So while Bai Ze was working on the instructions left by the previous member on the computer, the other two were even able to chat.

In fact, he felt that it was perfectly adequate for one person to be in charge, but the current situation was the result of the powerful manipulation of the Bureau of Spirit Disasters, which was probably conveying the message that there was no need to work hard and that taking care of the witch's feelings was the most important thing.

Otherwise, how could such a romantic comedy-like youth drama, with one boy and two girls forming a club, possibly happen in real life? Think about it carefully.

If this is your daily routine, you'd better consider whether you've been set up by some mysterious organization.

He listened to the conversation between the other two while he worked.

They are exchanging information about the works they have read.

"I actually quite like that kind of character."

Lu Xingyao curled up in the chair, her index finger lightly touching the corner of her mouth, smiling like a satisfied cat.

"The key is to first infiltrate those around you and build camaraderie, then suddenly reveal the truth when no one believes there will be any betrayal—ta-da! A shocking revelation!"

"You have a really twisted sense of humor. If I had an enemy hiding their identity, I would definitely kill her by any means necessary."

"My senior is so scary~"

Okay, it's decided. We absolutely cannot let them know each other's secrets.

Bai Ze pushed the mouse away and stretched.

"It's over, you can go home now."

"We did pretty well on our first day on the job."

Lin Tingwan leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder to check the screen.

Her straight, lead-black hair carried the scent of violets, making one's nose itch.

"Want to go together?" she asked.

Bai Ze shook his head: "I need to submit the forms. You guys go back first."

His intention was to let the two witches go back to their own homes, but their understanding of the concept seemed to be seriously flawed.

"It's nice to walk home with a female student once in a while. Are we going the same way?"

She turned around and gestured the route to Lu Xingyao, receiving an affirmative reply.

"I'll go to the classroom to pack my things first, and then we'll meet at the school gate."

Lin Tingwan was the first to leave the media classroom.

"What an energetic senior."

Lu Xingyao muttered as she stood up, "I always feel that the school's arrangements are very strange. Could it be that our disguise has gone wrong, or that the Spirit Disaster Bureau is testing us from behind?"

The process is completely wrong, but the answer is correct.

"Don't overthink it, it's probably just a coincidence."

Bai Ze lied without batting an eye.

"It doesn't matter, I'm totally benefiting from being able to spend the whole day with my senior anyway."

She hadn't paid much attention at first, but she walked closer with her hands behind her back, bent down, and whispered in his ear.

A fragrance different from that of violets wafted from the side, and the cat-shaped hair ornament's eyes were fixed on him.

"We didn't stay together all night!" Bai Ze astutely avoided the linguistic trap.

"Hey, don't we have those blush-inducing tutoring sessions every night?"

"If you're referring to learning anomalous knowledge and combat training, then it really does make my heart race and my face flush..."

After all, it requires a lot of energy.

"Waaah—how heartless! I'm going to tell my senior about our secret relationship."

She made a fake crying sound.

"You'd better get going, today's training is canceled."

Just as Bai Ze was about to wave someone away, he felt a weight on his shoulder.

"It's not fair that only the senior student is doing this."

She leaned closer and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind.

The back of my head felt like it was sinking into a warm swamp; if I looked up at that moment, my view would definitely be blocked.

"...Go back quickly."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Master."

The girl left with a smile, having precisely grasped the point of provoking him.

She waved and was the second to push open the door and leave.

Bai Ze rubbed his forehead wearily.

Since encountering the [Reincarnation Infectious Disease], Lu Xingyao's condition has undergone a significant change.

Although she used to make inappropriate jokes, she was never as radical as she is now.

However, he does not intend to respond until he finds a way to completely stop the witch-like transformation.

Bai Ze carefully stacked the three forms on the table, arranged them neatly, and left last, locking the door with the key Lin Tingwan had given him.

After making a trip to the office to submit the application, he didn't linger on campus but went straight to his usual route home.

Because of the delay, the peak time for school dismissal has now passed, and the crowds that used to throng the roads have become sparse, with the dim sunlight dancing on the car roofs.

A van was blocking the intersection of the pedestrian walkway and the alley. As Bai Ze walked around the front of the van to continue, a strange thing happened.

A pair of strong hands reached out from the open car door, pressed down on his shoulders, and pulled him into the car like a fisherman rapidly reeling in his line.

Strange, are there really groups in the world that specialize in kidnapping male high school students? Such thoughts flashed through Bai Ze's mind.

Then, a Libra badge reflecting the twilight of the setting sun came into view, hanging in front of the owner's arm.

He had seen something similar in shape twice before.

So Bai Ze relaxed his body and became a hostage without resistance.

The person holding his shoulder was an extremely robust middle-aged man with bare arms revealing well-defined muscles, who was on the phone.

"That's right, we've caught the bait... That damned witch destroyed all our strongholds in Dongming. We'll at least make her pay before we leave!"

After starting the vehicle, he hung up the call and looked at Bai Ze.

"You must be terrified right now, right? Blame it on your bad luck to have been seduced by a witch and become bait to lure her in..."

"Let's pause for a moment."

Bai Ze thought for a moment, then interrupted him, "This is my first time being a hostage, I don't have much experience. How should I cooperate?"

The other person stopped their long-winded speech, as if they had suddenly choked.

"...Tie him up."

He gave orders to the other silent, hooded men in the carriage.

So, as the sun was about to sink below the horizon...

Bai Ze was kidnapped and taken to a factory in the suburbs.

It looks like it has been abandoned, with rust marks like spots on a corpse covering the steel products that were once glorious here;

But upon closer inspection, a strange sense of disharmony can be detected; sometimes, a few windows disappear in the blink of an eye, or a chimney moves from the right to the left.

This is a prop-type anomaly controlled by the Holy Trinity Order—

[Living Monster Factory]