Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

"What happened?"

"Sorry, Sister Liuli, I'll go to your house to see Nao first. I'll contact you immediately if anything happens."

Ignoring Liuli's frantic inquiries on the phone, Xiao immediately hung up the phone and rushed out of the room.

He frantically searched his mother's room and found the spare key given to him by Haoren, and immediately rushed out of the room.

When I entered the apartment where Nao lived, the room was pitch black.

The silence made Xiao feel very scared.

Following the faint smell of blood, he came to the bathroom.

When they were very young, before they realized the difference between genders, Akatsuki had bathed here with Nao and her younger sister Ayase more than once.

But this place of innocence and youthful memories has been dyed a terrifying red by blood...

*

Xiao called an ambulance in time and Nao was rescued.

However, that was also the last time he saw his childhood sweetheart.

More than a month later, Haoren rented a new apartment in the neighboring city and let his two sisters move in.

Nao also transferred to that city to study.

"Sister Liuli?! How come you…"

More than a month after Nao left, her sister Nangong Liuli suddenly visited.

"Why, don't you welcome me, your sister?"

"No, please come in."

Xiao hurriedly invited Liuli into the room.

"Feel sorry…"

After the tea was brewed, Xiao spoke first to break the awkward silence.

"Apologize for what?"

"I didn't even know what happened to Nao..."

It was only after Nao did that that Xiao realized that those girls had started bullying Nao since the second semester.

At first, they just abused Nao online or spread some weird rumors to slander her.

However, before the end of the second semester, Masato confessed his feelings to Nao without Akatsuki's knowledge and was rejected.

Masato is very popular among girls in school because of his handsome appearance and excellent tennis skills.

This seemed to be the trigger that caused Goto and the others to become more aggressive.

"If you're talking about that, it's not your fault."

Liuli took a sip of tea and spoke again.

"I came here just to ask a question on Nao's behalf. I hope you will answer me truthfully."

Unlike her usual playful appearance, Liuli seemed very serious.

"Do you like Nao-chan?"

"I...I like her. But now I..."

"Ah, he's clearly a nagging, annoying guy, but... I get it."

Liuli, who had watched Xiao grow up, sighed and guessed the reason why Xiao was hesitating.

Since she was a child, she felt that the young man in front of her was a little strange compared to herself and others.

He is obviously very intelligent and can show extraordinary talent in everything he does, but he is unusually lacking in confidence.

Ruri felt that this situation became more serious after her sister Ayase passed away unexpectedly.

She knew clearly that Xiao didn't have the confidence to be worthy of her silly sister, so she was so hesitant now.

"Nao-chan said she'd wait for you. What a silly girl."

"Eh?! What is this…"

"What does it mean? Figure it out yourself, stupid boy. I'm going back first."

"Good, good."

Shortly after that, Xiao disappeared due to an accident and was not sent home until more than a year later.

When I saw Nao again, she had already entered university.

Xiao's time stopped, but her time continued to flow.

When Xiao saw her chatting and laughing with a strange man from afar, he left silently.

Xiao knew that she might have misunderstood.

Nao is a lively girl, so the two of them may just be ordinary friends.

But at the time, he thought it was fine.

He didn't even finish high school and is still on leave from school. It may be very difficult for him to take care of himself in the future.

Even if I were with Nao, there was nothing I could do for her.

That’s fine…

Xiao kept thinking like this and never saw Nao again.

*

"Not long after that, I came into this world just like Lin'er and the others."

Xiao concluded his story. Seeing the sad expressions on the faces of sisters Lucy and Rose, he smiled gently to comfort them.

"It feels like... it's a very sad story to hear..."

After listening to Xiao's story, Lucy felt very lost.

"So, that Nao that the hero named Masato often mentions is Akatsuki's childhood sweetheart, right?"

"Yes."

"Akatsuki, besides the hero Masato and Miss Nao, do you have any other childhood playmates?"

Unlike Lucy and Rose, Crystal, who grew up in the aristocratic official circle, is very sensitive to the details in other people's words.

Although she also felt sorry for Xiao's experience, Xiao's description of the past always made her feel something was strange and strange.

“No more… right?”

Xiao, the person involved in this matter, also hesitated.

Ever since he met Evelyn, Annie and others, he always felt that he had forgotten many important things.

So he was not sure whether he had forgotten someone very close to him in the past on Blue Star.

Suddenly, Rose seemed to be frightened by something and her body trembled slightly.

She winked at Krista and spoke again.

Chapter 138 Byron's Great Crisis

(Oh, little girl, do me a favor.)

[Who are you?! Why am I suddenly...]

Rose was startled by the sudden voice in her head, but surprisingly did not feel alert.

The owner of this voice had the same aura as Sera, which made Rose feel a sense of familiarity.

(My name is Yiwen Jielin. Have you heard of this name?)

[Are you Miss Yiwen Jielin? ]

Although she was surprised, Rose felt that this seemed reasonable.

(That’s right. But Rose, you’re really amazing. I thought I could only talk to you one-sidedly.)

【What does it mean? 】

(Put that aside, I don't have much time to talk to you. So do me a favor.)

[Okay, no problem.]

Seeing Rose's determination to believe in herself, Yiwen Jielin felt very happy in her heart.

(I hope you can help me change the subject of Crystal. Right now, Brother Xiao is still unable to remember some things. Forcing him to remember will only increase his pain.)

【Brother Xiao? 】

Rose's attention was drawn to other crucial details.

(Sorry, there is no way to explain it now. Brother Xiao’s telepathy is up to me…)

[Miss Yiwen Jielin? Miss Yiwen Jielin? Is she okay?]

No matter how she called out, there was no response. Rose had to suppress her worries and complete Yiwen Jielin's request.

She first winked at Crystal, indicating that she should leave the next thing to me.

"So, that's why Brother Xiao is so angry about that woman named Qiong?"

Just the day after Yuliana and the others were attacked in the hotel, Crystal and Rose, who were in charge of purchasing supplies, were harassed by a group of strange thugs on the street.

After interrogation, Xiao learned that they were sent by Wyatt's youngest daughter, June, to kidnap Crystal.

When Xiao accidentally learned that Joan was the one who was commissioned by Nakamura to lead the bullying of Crystal, the girls present were shocked by her expression.

Rose felt that at times like this, if she wanted to cover up a sensitive topic, it would be best to use an equally sensitive topic to divert everyone's attention.

Although this was extremely rude, Rose felt that other people with whom she had an extremely close relationship would not mind.

"Yes. When I heard about this, I remembered Nao in the bathroom... Crystal, I'm sorry."

"Eh? Why, why are you apologizing to me?"

Crystal was very surprised by Xiao's sudden apology.

"Ultimately, my anger was simply my own, without any consideration for your feelings as the person involved."

"It's okay. I don't think you're just taking your anger out on others. If it was someone unimportant to you, Xiao wouldn't be so angry, right?"

Crystal said a little embarrassedly.

As the person involved, she didn't feel much about being bullied.

In the empire, which is a class society, there is no public opinion to restrain these people's excessive actions. Various forms of bullying are very common in the Imperial Capital Magic Academy.

Crystal was not the one who was bullied the most, and her mentor Claire and senior sister Hillilite also helped her a lot in secret.

Thinking of the woman she hated the most, Crystal couldn't help but curl her lips.

"Thank you."

"However, your revenge plan is really too much."

Crystal is a person living in this world, and she also possesses the values ​​of the aristocracy of this world.

She easily accepts the idea of ​​disguising Joan as herself as the catalyst for the hostility between Byron and the Wyatt family.

But as a girl, she still felt a little uncomfortable with Shao Duixiao's plan.

Even though she rationally felt that there was nothing wrong with doing so, she couldn't fully accept it emotionally.

"I understand. Next time I encounter this kind of problem, I will try my best to consider other feasible methods."

"However, Brother Xiao is really too much. He actually talked about his first love so calmly in front of us lovers."

"I'm sorry, but if I don't explain it so clearly, it won't be easy to explain what you want to know, right?"

“That’s true, but I always feel…”

Before Lucy could finish her words, she was interrupted by a loud noise in the street.

*