Unspeakable bubbles

'Finally, we're going back.'

Haidou turned his head and saw the little girl looking at a photo with a happy expression.

"Bubble, what's this?"

"When my teacher took me to the police station, those uncles and Bubble took a picture together!"

I took the photo from Bubble. It showed a group of kind-looking police officers, including one who was standing around a little girl who was happily posing for a photo.

"I heard from those uncles that this photo is going to be in the news."

Looking at the carefree bubbles, Kaito couldn't help but feel envious.

"Bubble, did you enjoy this trip?"

"I like it."

"But you were taken away for several days."

Kaito asked doubtfully, "Then you must have encountered something bad. Even if something bad happens, you'll still be happy?"

"Something bad?"

Bubble thought for a moment and said, "It's not a bad thing. Keke is very good to Bubble."

Who is Keke?

"Hey, she's a big sister with cat ears..."

During their conversation along the way, the group returned to Xintian Town.

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"Haidou, this is something I made myself, please try it."

"Haito, your clothes are dirty. I'll wash them tonight."

"Haito, come with me to see the stars tonight."

"Kaido..."

Looking at his childhood sweetheart who was sticking to his side, Haidou was completely confused.

Since returning from her trip, Ayaka has become much more considerate.

She used to ignore me, but now she's always sticking to my side.

"Ayaka, you seem like a different person lately," Kaito couldn't help but ask.

"Is there?"

Ayaka rolled her eyes. "The same as before."

"No, it's just that you've become more concerned about me lately," Haito honestly expressed his feelings.

"Hmph, so you mean I didn't care about you before?" Cai Xiang said, feigning anger.

"Uh, that's not what I meant."

"Alright, alright, actually I've discovered your strengths, Kaito."

Ayaka smiled and said, "Back then, Bubble was stolen by bad guys, and all the boys in the class were lying on the ground. Only you, Haidou, dared to rush out to save her."

"Kaito, you're so cool!"

Because I saw my own courageous side, I developed a fondness for it?

It was a very reasonable reason, but Haidou lowered his head.

"Ayaka, I'm going upstairs now."

"Huh?" The girl immediately became unhappy. It was rare for her to 'reveal her feelings,' and this blockhead was so oblivious.

"My room hasn't been cleaned in a long time, why don't you come and help me, Ayaka?"

"Oh, I remember now, I made plans with my friend to go to her house today, I'll go now."

Ayaka Oda naturally didn't want to clean any rooms, so she made up an excuse and ran away.

After returning to his room, Haidou did not clean as he had promised. The boy sat on the bed and sighed dejectedly.

From a young age, the boy knew that his eyes were unusual.

He often felt that his eyes were conveying some information that he couldn't understand. At first, Haidou was very scared, thinking that he had contracted some strange disease.

Because he was an adopted child, he didn't dare to tell Mrs. Oda about his situation.

Until one day, Haito suddenly discovered that he possessed some kind of... talent? Or perhaps a special ability?

He developed the ability to see through other people's lies.

The boy was extremely proud; he felt he was someone special.

However, Haidou soon became afraid.

The people around me, such as Mrs. Oda, Ayaka, and Mr. Locke, all revealed signs of falsehood in their words and actions.

From then on, Haidou stubbornly refused to look at his eyes.

'You're lying, they're not lying.'

In the stillness of the night, he would always whisper to himself.

Hae-do is not a strong person; he cannot accept this fact.

Wouldn't it be terrifying to live in a world full of lies?

Perhaps the boy knew he was deceiving himself, but he really didn't have the courage to accept it all.

"Ayaka must have discovered my good points; she actually likes me."

Saying things he didn't believe at all, Haidou tried to brush it off as usual.

However, this time he failed.

Section 113, Chapter 112: The Heir

Self-comfort didn't make him feel any better, and Haidou was somewhat puzzled.

He's always done it this way, so why can't he do it this time?

The boy sat on the bed for a long time and finally understood.

It turns out he could deceive himself because he completely denied the 'truth' he saw.

But now, Haidou cannot do that.

"To deny everything would mean denying even bubbles, which I can't do."

The little girl was the only one who had never lied to him; that's what his own eyes told him.

This is the only point that Haidou is unwilling to deny.

'I'm about to run out of excuses.'

The boy collapsed onto the bed, utterly exhausted. Even though he could no longer deceive himself, Haidou still refused to face the cruel world.

'Aunt Xiaotian and Ayaka are genuinely kind to me; they have absolutely no ulterior motives.'

'Everyone in my class is my friend; they don't actually dislike me.'

'Mr. Locke is a kind and approachable elder; he wouldn't want anything from me.'

'The people in town treat me like one of their own; they haven't deliberately distanced themselves from me.'

Haidou forced himself to repeat these words over and over again; he had never felt so tired as he was today.

At this point, the boy even had a desperate thought: Come on, come on, I'll give you whatever you want.

I only ask that you give me a good beating and wake me up from my dream, so that Ochiai Kaito, that idiot, will wake up from his dream.

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As expected, Ayaka Oda still has that short attention span; as time goes on, she finds it difficult to maintain the mindset of a girl in love.

At home, she started yelling at Haidou again.

The boy didn't seem to care at all; in fact, he seemed relieved.

On this day, Ayaka received a message from Locke—come to his office after school.

When she arrived on time, she was surprised to find that there were already several people in the office.

Some people wouldn't find it strange, but since they're all students in the same class, their own 'competitors,' that's what makes it interesting.

Everyone looked at each other, seemingly realizing something.

"You were all on time, that's good."

Locke closed the door and said directly, "I have completed the deduction of the secret technique, and the final plan can be executed."

"Do you remember what I told you back then?"

Locke looked around at the students in the office. "You are all the future backbone of the church. The next leader will be chosen from among you."

"You will have a competition. The rules are simple: whoever wins Haidou's favor the most will be the winner."

After a pause, Locke continued, "And the victor will obtain the Sea Fighter's 'Eye of True Knowledge' and become my successor."

The office was eerily quiet; everyone stared at Locke without saying a word.

"The time is ripe, and I think it's time to choose a winner."

Ignoring the restless students below, Locke walked straight to Ayaka's side.

He raised the girl's right hand. "Oda Ayaka is the ultimate winner. Do you have any questions?"

"..."

Of course, there are questions.

There were also many who disagreed, such as Yamada Taku who was secretly gritting his teeth.

He was extremely dissatisfied. Competitions should be fair, but Cai Xiang's advantage was too great!