Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"Bang bang——"

Almost at the next moment, the figure who was clearly wearing a black uniform but turned into a blood-red phantom flashed to the position where he was a second ago and fired two shots at Lynn at a very close distance.

Fortunately, Lin En's movements were quick enough, and the quality of the cloak was guaranteed. While he dodged most of the bullets, it also blocked those that were heading straight for him.

"……Um?"

I don’t know if it was because of the toughness of Lin En’s clothes or because Lin En’s reaction speed was beyond the girl’s expectations, but she was stunned for a moment and did not continue to chase him without hesitation as before.

But what happened was that this moment was also a good opportunity for Lin En to counterattack!

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the opponent was stunned, a ball with a sophisticated mechanical structure slipped out from Lin En's sleeve.

After twisting it several times like a Rubik's Cube with one hand, the mechanical sphere instantly emitted a dazzling light.

This was the last means of escape that the Millennium Science and Technology Academy Engineering Department had prepared for Lin En. After it was activated, it would first briefly read the surrounding environment through pulses. Then, it would directly force overload and detonate all electronic products within a certain range around itself - in other words, the reason why Lin En placed so many props around was for this moment.

“One plus one plus one” may not produce any effect, but what if you directly add “five” or “ten”?

"Although I don't know your name, Miss, I'm very sorry, I have to ask you to leave here."

As Lin En said this, he threw the activated "electromagnetic bomb" at the girl's feet.

Almost at the moment when he and Hifumi had just escaped from the range of effect, a violent explosion broke out in front of him and Hifumi in his arms, stirring up a sky full of smoke and dust, and a fierce wind whistled past.

"Wow..."

Looking at this absolutely magnificent explosion in front of her, Hifumi couldn't help but slightly widen her eyes.

It was not until this moment that she finally reacted and quickly looked up at Lin En who had been holding her.

"Joker, she—"

"Do not talk!"

Unexpectedly, Lynn interrupted her in a slightly rude tone.

When Fu Mei followed his gaze that day, she was also shocked by the scene before her.

Now, different from "destruction", the entire block has been completely unrecognizable, and the area centered on where Lin En had just thrown the "electromagnetic bomb" was simply like being wiped by an eraser, turning into a circular scorched earth.

Not only that, even the buildings on the street made noises as if they were overwhelmed.

If it was a normal Lin En, after seeing this scene, he might have complained that the engineering department had such good craftsmanship. But now, he didn't feel like complaining at all -

Because the girl who was his enemy was still standing at the center of the explosion.

Even though she looked ragged, even though she looked covered in wounds, even though she looked a little disheveled, her eyes and the way she held the shotgun were exactly the same as before!

Rather, it seems to have become even more fierce!

“…Why is there a second stage?!”

Just as Lin En exclaimed inwardly and began to wonder whether he should quickly reveal his identity to shock the other party and then wait for an opportunity to call someone over to deal with the situation, he suddenly noticed a shrill sound coming from the building next to the girl.

This sound is very familiar to Lin En, who has spent some time in the Gehena Autonomous Region, where daily life is filled with gunfights and chaos - because that is the sound made before a building is about to collapse!

Although Lin En didn't know the girl's intentions, nor did he know why she was targeting them.

But no matter what, he would never just watch the other person being hit by the collapsed building and do nothing——

It is true that this girl’s fighting ability is very strong, but can she really withstand the force of an entire building falling down?

"careful!"

Chapter 30: The Unknown Joker

As if prompted by Lin En's words, or perhaps surprised by Lin En's words, the girl stopped the shotgun she had just raised in mid-air after hearing Lin En's reminder, and then looked up at the top of her head.

And just above her, the shadow cast by the collapsed building was gradually growing larger.

“…This is bad.”

Seeing that the other party seemed to be standing there with no intention of escaping from the shadows, Lin En immediately guessed that the other party was probably surprised by the sudden situation, or even frightened to the point of being unable to walk.

"Hifumi-san, hold on tight!"

“Eh…eh?!”

Although Hifumi didn't know what Lin En was going to do next, after hearing the other party's slightly commanding tone, she subconsciously reached out and hugged Lin En's waist tightly.

Almost at the same time that Asahi Fumi spoke, grappling hooks shot out from both of Lin En's sleeves. One of the grappling hooks was firmly bound and fixed to the concrete pillar of the building next to him, while the other grappled around the girl's waist.

"Hurry up!"

After saying this to the other party, Lin En didn't care whether the other party could react or not, and withdrew his hand without hesitation.

In an instant, the girl seemed to be unprepared, and was pulled out of the area covered by the building falling towards the street by Lin En with a grappling hook in a slightly funny posture.

The next moment, the building crashed to the ground with a deafening noise and raised a cloud of dust.

Seeing that the girl who had escaped from danger was still standing there in a daze, Lin En retracted the two grappling hooks and spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

"It was a close call, classmate. If I hadn't reacted in time, you would have turned into a pancake. Uh, no... I remember that pancakes weren't pressed out..."

"..."

However, in the face of Lin En's remarks that were obviously made to stir up a topic, the girl who turned her head to look at him showed a complicated expression for some reason, but stood there in a daze as if a short circuit had occurred.

"Ahem, classmate, I just saved you. Don't you think I can even say thank you?"

Facing the girl who remained silent, Lin En couldn't help but frown slightly in distress.

"Could she be frightened silly? Oh, I really don't understand little girls nowadays..."

After sighing helplessly, just as Lin En was about to wave his hand in front of the other person's eyes, Lin En, who once again felt a bad premonition, stretched out his hands and hugged Hifumi who was about to say something to him again, and hid behind the broken low wall closest to them amid the girl's exclamations.

"boom--"

Almost at the moment when he dodged behind the low wall, a gunshot suddenly rang out.

And at the moment the gunshot rang out, the top hat on Lynn's head was accurately shot to the ground.

Whether it was because the other party simply wanted to warn him or Lin En was lucky, at least the shot did not hit him directly in the head.

Fortunately, the top hat fell behind the bunker, so Lynn quickly picked it up and put it back on his head.

However, he was feeling somewhat nervous because of the shot and did not realize that Hifumi, who was being held by him and hiding behind the bunker, was looking at the top of his head, with a look of shock and disbelief in her slightly widened eyes.

At the same time, the sound of footsteps came along with the gunshot.

But what surprised Lin En was that the first student on the battlefield was someone he knew.

Because the other party was none other than Hanekawa Hasumi from Trinity College, who had helped him take back Xia Lai's office.

In addition to herself, there was also a large group of students following her who were also wearing similar black uniforms.

"Crane City!"

Seeing Lian Jian calling out the name of the girl he had fought with so familiarly, Lin En blinked in confusion.

It was only at this moment that he finally realized why he felt that "He Cheng" looked familiar -

Because she was wearing a black uniform that was very similar in color and style to the one Hasumi was wearing.

But why are they here? You know, although this place is rarely visited, it should still be an autonomous region of Abydos College in name.

While Lin En was lost in thought, although she was puzzled by He Cheng's expression which seemed a little strange, she still ordered her subordinates to take her away quickly. Then Lian Jian turned her head and looked in the direction of Lin En.

"Is that Hifumi-san hiding behind that?"

"Ah... yes, yes! It's me! Hasumi-senpai!"

Hearing Hasumi calling her, Hifumi quickly stood up from behind the low wall.

"We learned from a tip that you were being harassed by a bad student at the black market nearby, so we asked Chairman Tsurugi, who happened to be nearby at the time, to come and look for you. However, not long after, the Justice Realization Committee suddenly couldn't contact Chairman Tsurugi for some reason, so I led the team here, so please don't panic."

“Ahahaha… So that’s how it is…”

When Hifumi laughed awkwardly, Hasumi nodded slightly and made a few gestures silently.

After reading the order from the gesture, the members of the Justice Realization Committee raised their guns and held up the low wall.

"Hmm...it's really a grand welcome."

However, Lin En, who guessed Lian Jian's thoughts from the footsteps, stood up from behind the low wall and looked at her with a smile before the people of the Justice Realization Committee took up their positions.

"Please don't make any suspicious movements, or we will open fire."

Looking at Lian Jian who was giving him orders with a stern look on his face, Lin En suddenly had an idea -

It would definitely be interesting if I were to take off all my disguise at this moment.

"That...that! Joker-san is not a bad person!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere in front of her, Hifumi quickly stood in front of Lin En and waved her hand to explain.

"……what?"

"It was Joker who saved me from those bad students! After escaping from the black market, we ran into Chairman Tsurugi! Chairman Tsurugi probably regarded Joker as an enemy, so they had a conflict!"

"This……"

Hearing what Hifumi said, Hasumi couldn't help but reveal a slightly surprised expression.

"It's just a small favor, my lovely Hifumi-san."

Seeing this, Lin En took a few steps back, then clapped his hands with a chuckle, focusing everyone's attention on himself.

"Since your friends are here to see you, you should go home with them as soon as possible."

"Yeah! Although a lot of things happened, thank you anyway, Joker-san. Um..."

Having said that, Hifumi hesitated for a moment, then took a keychain with a small Pelolo doll hanging on it from her schoolbag and stuffed it into the hands of the surprised Lynn.

"This... is for you!"

"…Since it's a gift from the lovely Hifumi-san, I'll accept it without hesitation."

"hey-hey……"

After hearing the other party's description of herself, Hifumi's face couldn't help but blush slightly.

Then, Lin En took several steps back again and bowed deeply to Lian Jian and others.

"Since we have reached a happy ending, I will end my performance today here. Dear beautiful ladies, we hope to see you again someday."

"Wait--"

Before Lian Jian could finish her question, she saw a lot of thick smoke bursting out from under the other person's feet. When the smoke quickly dissipated, the strangely dressed thief had disappeared from everyone's sight.

After looking at the place where Lin En disappeared, Lian Jian couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Is there a Joker who can fight on par with Tsurugi? It seems we need to investigate."

However, no one present noticed that Hifumi, who came to their side, also looked at the place where Lin En disappeared.

But unlike Lian Jian, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and there was a barely perceptible smile on her face.

"I hope we can meet again in the future... Mr. Joker, disguised as a student."

Chapter 31: To use? Or not to use? That is the question

"So in the end, I still don't understand why the students of Trinity appeared in the black market of Abydos..."

At this time, Lin En, who had already put away the Phantom Thief Suit, muttered to himself while parking his motorcycle next to the main building of the Abydos campus.

After gently raising his hand and greeting the drones that were gathering around him and were obviously belonging to Ayane, he walked into the main building of the campus.

"I am back."

However, when Lin En opened the door of the countermeasures committee activity room, he found that the atmosphere in the activity room was somewhat tense for some reason.

As he moved, everyone in the activity room turned their eyes to him at the same time.

"…Did something happen?"

Hearing Lin En's question with a slightly frown on his face, Bai Zi silently opened the big black bag on the ground beside him.