Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

Thinking of this, Saori couldn't help but look at the other person again.

And it was not until this moment that she finally discovered something and her eyes suddenly shrank——

Unlike the time in the tunnel, the opponent this time did not have the halo unique to the students of Kivotos!

No matter what, Saori didn't think that the other party would fall into coma because of the previous attack.

Putting all the clues together, Saori came to an answer that could be called completely absurd to her.

"you……"

Saori stared at the other person, and it seemed as if all she had to say was stuck in her heart, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing Saori like this, Lin En, who knew what she was thinking, took off his monocle.

"I'm glad to see you're all okay."

As Lin En said this, he chuckled and looked at Saori, his smile was very calm.

"That's enough."

As the man's voice, which sounded a little helpless, rang out, Saori couldn't help but tremble slightly.

This voice was not only familiar to her, but also to the members of their Arius team.

After that accident, how many times would they subconsciously call out her name when they returned to the safe house after completing a mission, and how many times would they think of his voice that seemed to have never been nervous when they were in trouble.

And at the moment when she was stunned by this memory, Lin En had already appeared in front of her.

But just when Lin En was about to say something, Saori in front of him suddenly raised the gun in her hand towards him and pointed it at his forehead without hesitation.

When Lin En was puzzled by Saori's strange behavior, the other party's voice leaked out from under the mask.

“…Don’t come over here!”

Chapter 92: Do You Still Keep It?

Looking at Lin En who was stunned by her words, Saori couldn't help but grit her teeth.

Whether it was the tone, appearance, or even the subconscious reaction, it was exactly the same as the person she remembered.

The "teacher" who once taught them a lot of strange knowledge and then suddenly disappeared - although she was different from Atsuko and the others, she almost never called him teacher and always called him by his name.

Although the sounds of explosions and gunfire were still echoing not far away, the two people in the alley just stared at each other quietly.

In a trance, Saori even had an extremely absurd feeling——

She was actually buried under the rubble, and everything in front of her was just a dream.

Now she didn't even dare to take a step forward, reach out to touch the other person, or say anything to him.

Because she was afraid that if she really did this, everything she saw before her eyes would completely disappear like a mirage, turning into a cruel and helpless reality, adding only to a sad memory.

However, facing Saori in this state, Lin En, who had no idea what she was thinking, was a little at a loss.

To be honest, before actually meeting Saori, he was already prepared for everything. Whether Saori's reaction was crying, or getting angry, or even punching him directly, he would not be surprised at all.

But now, he had no idea what was going on.

"Saori... I..."

Lin En opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say to Saori in front of him.

Tell her that I am Xia Lai's teacher now?

Not to mention that Arius's action was thwarted by herself. Judging from their reactions just now, the plan made by the existence behind Arius who was manipulating them must be more than just this, and there will be more actions to come.

Even if she used her privilege as Teacher Xia Lai to forcibly assign several members of Arius's team to her own name, not to mention that the legitimacy of such behavior was questionable, Saori and the others would definitely not be able to easily give up those students of Arius.

More importantly, Lin En couldn't find a way to untie the knot yet.

The knot called "the hatred between Arius, the Holy Trinity and Gehenna".

Therefore, if I tell Saori about my current identity here, it will only make Saori and the others more entangled. If the situation is even more extreme, it will be completely forcing them to make a choice, and it is likely that both sides will suffer in the end. If this is really the case, then in the end, only the existence hidden behind the scenes will benefit.

Just as Lin En was struggling with what to say, his eyes fixed on something and he couldn't help but be stunned.

On the side of Saori's thigh, there was a dagger sheath that looked a little rough but was very familiar to him.

Since in most cases he was unable to go out on missions with the Arius team, he could only prepare meals in the safe house while waiting for their communications, or help them organize their equipment and other logistical supplies.

Therefore, in his spare time, Lin En made a gadget or prop for everyone except Zi.

As for why Azusa was not there...it was not because he had given Azusa a small keychain, it was simply because Azusa joined the Arius team relatively late, and Lin En was separated from them due to an accident, so she simply didn't make it.

"This thing... did you still keep it..."

While making this sound involuntarily, Lynn subconsciously stretched out his hand slightly in the direction of the dagger sheath.

However, immediately afterwards, Saori took a step back as he stretched out his hand, lowered her hand to block the dagger sheath, and at the same time blocked Lin En's sight.

"I made this myself. I don't know where your broken thing was thrown away a long time ago."

Originally, Lin En wanted to say something like "How could I make a mistake in identifying those two crooked pinholes I made with my own hands?", but then he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

It is obvious that Saori is a little too arrogant in the current situation, so it is better not to say such suicidal words.

Although Lin En did find it very interesting to tease a girl who was in the grip of tsundere, it did not mean that he would not do so depending on the situation, nor did it mean that he was unaware that a tsundere girl like this had to be coaxed.

"Yes, yes, Saori doesn't need my help anymore. She can do it well on her own..."

Looking at Saori who had put down the gun that was pointing at her at some point, Lin En could only sigh softly.

"Yeah... we have to rely on ourselves... the person who once said he would find a place for us is no longer here. Even if we are eventually swallowed by nothingness, it doesn't matter, because we will no longer have a place to stay."

Saori raised her head slightly and looked at the starry sky, but seemed to be suppressing something.

"I know it's all my fault. Although I left you because of that accident, I left without saying goodbye. I have nothing to say, and I won't explain anything."

Lin En took a step forward and stood in front of Saori, placing his hands gently on the girl's shoulders.

Saori's body trembled slightly, and then there was no other reaction, as if she acquiesced to Lin En's actions.

"A mistake is a mistake. It doesn't matter whether you apologize or say sorry."

Lin En said this seriously to Saori who was looking into his eyes.

"Although I am unable to stay with you as before due to some complicated personal reasons. But if you need me, I will definitely try my best to help you as before."

“…You bastard.”

As if she could no longer suppress her inner emotions, Saori threw a punch, lightly hitting Lin En's shoulder.

Even though this punch might be a little soft for the students of Kivotos, it still made Lynn grimace.

"Do you think we are the kind of people who don't know the general situation?"

Saori looked straight into Lin En's eyes and spoke to him seriously as if she had figured something out.

"The reason why those Gehenna students are here is because of your arrangement, right? Although I just observed them for a short while, I can see that they are indeed quite strong. It can even be said that their strength is above ours... But if we want to fight against the Holy Trinity, they alone are far from enough."

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Chapter 93: Aryu's Bad Luck Twice

"..."

Hearing Saori say this, Lin En felt like he was hit by a stick, but then he felt a little bit amused. However, looking at the other party's serious expression, he could only nod his head in agreement with the other party's thoughts for the time being.

Seeing Saori's expression gradually relax, Lin En also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this hurdle was temporarily over.

At this moment, they seemed to have returned to the way they were before. There was no need for too many words. Just a simple gesture, or even just a look, and they could understand each other's thoughts.

"Rumble, rumble—"

A series of explosions sounded not far from the two of them, and they even felt ripples on the ground beneath their feet.

"They should need you more than me right now, right?"

Before Lin En could say anything else, Saori spoke to him somewhat abruptly.

"Although you have used a trick to temporarily prevent the thousand-year-old head maid and the witch of the Holy Trinity from joining the battle, it is not a long-term solution. I am safe now, so what you need to do now is to find a way to help them evacuate."

As if worried that Lin En would care too much about her, Saori reached out and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, they can't catch up with me, so all you have to do is grab the other things you have in your hands - you said this to me once."

Although Saori seemed to want to comfort Lin En, Lin En heard something else.

"All in all, seeing that you are safe is better than anything else."

After saying that, Saori picked up the rifle in her hand, turned around and left, disappearing into the darkness at the end of the alley.

However, it was not until Saori's figure completely disappeared that Lin En finally realized one thing -

Although this meeting generally achieved the results he wanted, he didn't know whether he simply forgot or Saori deliberately avoided this point. In short, there was one important thing he didn't get.

That is the method of communication that Arius's team is using now.

As for before? He had to rely on a communicator to communicate with them in the safe house, not to mention that he didn't even have a cell phone at that time.

But Lin En has always been a person who knows how to make preparations for both situations, so he is not without a solution now.

"Alona, ​​did you successfully intercept it?"

After hearing Lin En's words, Alona's response came from the invisible headset.

"Yes, and in addition to Saori-san, I also intercepted several signal sources that frequently contacted her. Judging from the content of the communication, it should be the other members of the Arius team that you, Mr. Lin, mentioned."

"Well done Alona."

However, before Lynn could say anything else, a familiar roar and sound of gunfire reached his ears.

"Oh no, it's Nero!"

Without any hesitation, Lynn swung out the grappling hook and climbed up the building next to him, rushing towards the place where the gunshots were heard.

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After a battle that was neither too long nor too short, this area, which was already in ruins, was now filled with rubble.

"Why...why are this little guy and that pink guy so strong!?"

Aruma, who was hiding behind the low wall on the rooftop to replace the magazine, complained with tears in her eyes.

Originally, with her and Mutsuki at the front and back, Haruka and Kayoko were able to handle a head-on battle. Not only that, they were even able to steadily suppress the students of the Holy Trinity.

But the battle situation in which they originally had the upper hand was overturned by the short man who crawled out of the rubble five seconds ago.

And it was subverted instantly.

This small maid, who looked very ferocious and angry, not only took the bombs and strafing shots thrown by Mutsuki head-on, but the two submachine guns in her hands also fired firepower comparable to Mutsuki's.

If this small maid was something they could barely cope with, then the "pink guy" who emerged from under the same rubble after her was something they could not understand at all.

You know, Mutsuki's strafing and her sniping could at least cause some trouble to the short maid, but when their bullets poured on the pink guy, they couldn't even stop her!

When she saw her bullet hit the guy's forehead and bounced back without leaving even a scar, Aryu couldn't help but exclaim, or should I say complain, recalling a past experience.

"So that's why hitting the vital points has no effect! How come this guy is the same as the head of the Discipline Committee?!"

"Hmm? So it's upstairs over there?"

Even though they were on a battlefield filled with gunfire and explosions, and were nearly a hundred meters apart, it was impossible for Aru to hear what Mika said when she turned her head to look in her direction.

But for some reason, when Aru looked through the scope at Mika's trembling lips, she seemed to hear her whisper.

"……Eh?"

Because of this strange feeling, Aryu couldn't help but hesitate for a second.

When she came to her senses, she was surprised to find that the figure in her sight had disappeared!

But in the next moment, Aryu, who had found the other person, suddenly widened her eyes.

At the top of the five-story building not far in front of her, Weihua was standing on the edge.

With the dark night sky as the background, the pink figure stood against the wind. Although she was covered in dust and her clothes were torn, she exuded a majesty that was enough to instill fear in people.

You know, even if it was a straight-line distance, the place where Weihua was just now was more than ten meters away from where she was standing now, not to mention that she climbed to the top of the five-story building almost in an instant!