Zongman: Evolution Paradise

These evil spirits were much weaker than Jolyne had imagined, perhaps a result of long-term governance.

He bought three large toast hamburgers from a roadside vendor, leaving him with very little money. A large part of his poverty was due to his large appetite.

Looks like I'll have to go get a job.

Biting into his toast, Jolyne wondered where he could find income next.

Working at a convenience store?

After beating up that scumbag boss last time, it seems like no one is even hiring him to move goods anymore.

Mortar application at the construction site?

The construction site that provided meals the time before last specifically paid him to leave.

The workshop was filled with a lot of gold jewelry looted from Tokoname City, but these had no legal source, so the only way to sell them was to go to some underground forces.

However, Jolyne was somewhat wary of the existence of players. Since this world had a paradise and players, it was natural that these underground forces might also have players.

A sharp sound came from the sky, and a flock of large birds circled overhead.

"Vulture?"

In order to eat, Jolyne was certain that she had closed her third eye. If it wasn't an evil spirit, then how did vultures appear in the sky above the city?

As they walked toward the center, a figure bumped into them at the corner, but Jolyne nimbly dodged it.

"A tiger eyeing its cubs!"

Upon seeing the person clearly, Jolyne unleashed her full power, pressing down on the person before her.

Jolyne!

Standing opposite Jolyne was a blonde beauty in a blue and white sailor uniform, whose purple eyes also exuded an astonishing aura.

"Trying to cause trouble again? You're eyeing your cub like a tiger!"

This blonde beauty was Jolyne's lifelong nemesis during her middle school years. After ruling over all the delinquents both inside and outside the school, she set her sights on Jolyne, the towering mountain, and tried to recruit her as her subordinate so that she could become the strongest.

After being relentlessly harassed, Jolyne spent a day dismantling her delinquent group, thus beginning their ill-fated relationship.

I haven't seen her since junior high school, but I never expected to run into her today.

Just then, someone passed by, dressed in the same sailor uniform as Hu Shi Hu Zi, and whispered loudly.

"Hey, is that Chairman Hu Shi?"

"Why is Chairman Tiger's Eye here?"

The imposing aura of a tiger glaring at its cub instantly vanished, replaced by a look of terror. Before Jolyne could utter another word, the tiger jumped up and covered Jolyne's mouth.

???

Jolyne was completely bewildered. What kind of move was that?

"I mustn't reveal my identity!"

Tiger looked at Tiger Cub with a terrified expression and said urgently to Xu Lun.

"Hey, could they be a couple?"

"Breaking news! That's the legendary beauty who's gorgeous, academically excellent, and athletically gifted! The perfect student council president is actually in a relationship!"

"So sweet! Judging from the school uniform, they seem to be students from Soubu University."

Tiger and Tiger raised their hands, their bodies pressed against Jolyne, and from their perspective, they did look very intimate.

The students' words made Tiger's face turn redder and redder, but he never let go of the hand covering Jolyne.

More than the rumors about her dating life, she was afraid that her secret would be exposed.

If my dark history of becoming a delinquent girl due to the influence of shonen manga were to be exposed, my smooth-sailing university life would come to an end, and my efforts to turn over a new leaf and become a top student would be in vain.

With this thought in mind, Hu Shi tightened his grip on Hu Zi's hand, inwardly roaring, "Why haven't they left yet?"

Seeing that Jolyne and Tiger Cub made no further moves, the group finally left, chattering amongst themselves.

Tiger-Eye Tiger-Cub silently released his hand, waved to Jolyne, and turned to leave, pretending not to care.

"Bye-Bye."

She turned around and found that Jolyne's hand was already on her shoulder.

"You're eyeing your cub like a tiger, why are you in such a hurry to leave? What are you trying to hide?"

Jolyne's voice rang out, sounding like hell to Hu Shi Hu Zi, whose face turned from blush to death.

Chapter 21 The Worst Day for a Tiger Watching Its Cub

A moment later

The man who watches the tiger and the tiger stands down

Bowing her head to Jolyne, she said in humiliation, "That's how it is. Please don't tell anyone that I used to be a delinquent gang leader."

At the same time, he was screaming in his heart, "I clearly chose to study at a university where I don't know any classmates, so why did I have to run into Jolyne on my way to school!"

"So, you've now given up your delinquent sister identity and become a perfect top student in college."

Joren asked Tiger Cub for an answer and received a nod from her.

"And no one around you knows about your past. Are you now begging me not to tell anyone?"

Xu Lun asked again, and the slight change in tone made Hu Shi Hu Zi's face freeze. He thought of some threats, and his purple eyes began to glisten.

"I understand, as long as... as long as you don't tell anyone..."

Hesitation, struggle, pain, and finally resignation. Tiger glared at Tiger Cub, clenching his fists tightly, tears welling up in his eyes.

……

Jolyne was counting the money, a full 20,000 yen in confidentiality fees. At least she wouldn't have to worry about lunch today, and she could also buy a gift for Shiina Mahiru as an apology.

Tiger looked at Tiger Cub beside him, hesitant to speak, as if his charm had been insulted.

Seeing the way she was eyeing her cub, Xu Lun assumed she was worried and patted his chest knowingly to make a promise.

"Don't worry, since I've taken your money, I'll keep this secret for the rest of my life."

Tiger-like creature instantly became enraged, its ahoge (cowlick) standing even straighter, and it jumped up to strangle Jolyne's neck.

"Shouldn't you keep my secret if you take my money?"

"You're too weak, you're just eyeing your cub like a tiger."

Aside from being a little itchy, Tiger Cub posed no threat to him whatsoever.

As more and more vultures gathered in the sky, making unpleasant noises, Jolyne finally remembered why she had come here in the first place.

"Why are there vultures in the sky?"

Tiger-eyed Tiger Cub also voiced his complaints.

Jolyne and Tiger Cub spotted Vulture's target: a telephone pole.

On the utility pole

Someone hanged themselves!

Upon seeing the girl hanging from the power line, Tiger Stare shouted in panic.

"What should we do in this situation? Police? Doctor?"

Jolyne, on the other hand, fell into deep thought upon seeing the pack of hyenas beside the telephone pole.

Vultures could be explained by them flying over, but hyenas? This shouldn't be the African savanna, right?

Just then, a snot blew down in the wind and stuck to the forehead of the tiger-eyed tiger cub.

"Hey, still alive?"

Tiger-eye calmed down, then sank into deeper panic, a jumble of thoughts swirling in his mind.

If it wasn't suicide, why would someone hang themselves in that place?

Hey, she actually has horns!

If it were a headdress, it would definitely fall off, so it must be a real horn!

And these are probably deer antlers.

Only male deer have antlers, right? But she clearly looks like a young girl!

Is it some new species, or a weirdo from a mysterious organization?

"Look at Jolyne!"

In a moment of panic, Hu-chan's thoughts raced, and he finally called out for Jolyne.

Jolyne, who had been lost in thought while the vultures and hyenas were looking up at the telephone pole, did not see the person who had committed suicide that Tiger had mentioned, but instead saw an ordinary deer hanging there.

"Tiger Eye, are you playing a trick on me?"

Before the question could be finished, the workshop sent out a message.

(Due to cognitive rewriting, the workshop has automatically shielded you from the impact.)

Jolyne looked at the telephone pole in astonishment. The deer he had seen had turned into a girl with antlers on her head.

Cognitive rewriting?

monster?

Evil spirits capable of influencing reality?

Or perhaps it's a player?

At this moment, the girl hanging on the telephone pole spoke. She waved her arms at the vultures in the sky and the hyenas on the ground, and kicked her legs restlessly, which actually made them all run away.

"Want to fight? Want to fight? Come on!"

"He doesn't seem very bright!"

Jolyne scoffed, "This thing doesn't seem to be related to something as advanced as cognitive rewriting."

Tiger-eyed Tiger-cub stroked his chin and asked Joren, "Shouldn't we help her out?"

Before Jolyne could respond, upon hearing what Tiger-Eye Tiger said, the antlered girl turned her head and began to stare intently at Tiger-Eye Tiger.

Such intense visual pressure!

The tiger's gaze fell upon its cub, and a chill ran down its spine.

"Are you going to save her?"

Jolyne looked at her with a subtle expression.

"No, such a strange and troublesome thing is impossible to think about, and if I delay any longer I will be late."

Tiger watched as Hu Zi picked up his bag, thinking: I'll just pretend I didn't see anything here and hurry to school.

The antlered girl's voice came again.

"You're going to stand by and watch me die? You're going to stand by and watch me die in this situation?"

"No, no, no, I'm not going to stand by and watch someone die."

Tiger-faced Tiger-cub turned around and answered the antler-wearing girl guiltily.

Then, blushing, she continued, "Besides, you were the one who wanted to hang up there. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to play with you."

With that, Tiger Eyes Tiger Cub turned around again, intending to leave quickly.

The antlered girl's soft voice simultaneously appeared in the ears of Tiger-Eye Tiger Cub.

"Tomorrow's news may report on the death of a female university student in Chiba Prefecture who was found hanging from an electrical wire."

"From now on, every morning when you pass by this road, you will think of my face."

"I keep thinking, if only I had saved her back then, I would have been tormented by regret for the rest of my life."

Tiger-eyed Tiger-cub seemed to recall the torment of conscience he would suffer in his later years, and turned away helplessly.

"Seriously, I know!"