Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Evil spirits, humans, plants and animals—one after another swept across Jolyne's vision. A torrent of information kept flooding into her mind, and her 29 points of intelligence could only barely function.

Although it's possible to entrust the equipment skill to Fury to handle this matter, Jolyne was worried about potential mistakes and felt more at ease doing it herself.

Anya was having an outdoor class when Jolyne's All-Seeing Eye swept over her, and she shuddered as if she had been electrocuted. Looking at the other people exercising on the playground, Anya scratched her face in confusion.

Ai Haibara pulled Kanna over, feigning a mix of childlike innocence, maturity, individuality, and kindness, and said in a calm voice, "Ania, let's play soccer together."

"Wow cool wow cool!"

With her peculiar verbal tic, Anya was about to agree with great excitement. She was still thinking about how to get along with Ai Haibara when she was unexpectedly struck up a conversation with her.

Then, she read Ai Haibara's mind.

"Such a performance should be enough to attract this kind of child. First, build a good relationship with her, and then find a way to get information about her father."

Anya's open mouth froze, she broke out in a cold sweat, and her heart was in turmoil.

"Ai Haibara needs to be on good terms with me, and then she can find out information about my father!"

"Ania needs to protect her father, build a good relationship with Ai Haibara, and then find out how far Ai Haibara has gone in her investigation!"

"But what if I accidentally expose my father after getting along well with Ai Haibara, and end up harming him instead!"

A scene flashed through Anya's mind as she drifted into random thoughts.

Ai Haibara, accompanied by a carload of bread-gatherers, kidnapped Lloyd Fogg and stood before her. With a cold expression, she said, "Thanks to you, I was able to obtain so much information..."

Ai Haibara looked completely bewildered as Anya's expressions changed wildly.

However, I also felt relieved. She was just a child with a poor brain; a PhD in multiple disciplines could easily handle her.

"I didn't introduce myself yesterday, so let me formally introduce myself today. My name is Ai Haibara. I'm of Japanese and British descent. I like small animals, sandwiches, and designer handbags. I also enjoy watching sports and the occult..."

Ai Haibara recited the self-introduction she had prepared the night before, thinking that this would surely charm any elementary school student and make her the leader among them.

After reading through Ai Haibara's inner thoughts, Anya stiffly said, "Ania Foggie."

Haibara Ai:"???"

Just like the self-introduction last time, except this time the tables have turned.

After being held captive by Ai Haibara for a few seconds, Jolyne silently withdrew her gaze and continued to extend it into the distance.

Just then, the rooftop door was pushed open again, and Jolyne temporarily withdrew her powers.

"Why is the door to the rooftop blocked?"

A complaining voice came from the rooftop. Kasumigaoka Utaha pushed open the door and realized that there was already someone there. Kasumigaoka Utaha looked around and confirmed that there was only one person, not a couple.

He then walked in, went straight to the other side of the rooftop, and sat on a bench.

Kasumigaoka Utaha consistently ranks first among third-year university students, and skipping classes and going to the rooftop are common occurrences for her, yet no teacher seems to care much.

Xu Lun had just learned that she was also a player, and couldn't help but take a few more glances. She was the voluptuous type, with nice legs, and the pantyhose she wore made her look very fleshy.

Chapter 116 Eriri, go buy a bottle of milk

Noticing Jolyne's gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha's legs, which were pressed against her computer, began to tremble rapidly.

"Junior, it's very impolite of you to look at your senior like that."

Jolyne did not look away. Upon learning that Kasumigaoka Utaha was a player, he considered whether to ignore her or find an opportunity to test her.

"Hey, I told you to stop watching!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha put down her computer, preparing to get up and show this truant delinquent her authority as an upperclassman, when the computer cable tripped her. Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly fell forward, and with a tearing sound, her pantyhose ripped open with a large hole.

There were no scars, but the exposed thigh flesh was very white and tender, extending from the thigh to the knee. For a moment, the air was somewhat silent. Kasumigaoka Utaha stood up, pretending to be calm.

I glanced at the ripped pantyhose; I was still somewhat incredulous at what I had just witnessed.

However, this was caused by her own actions. Suppressing her frustration and the urge to curse, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately turned to leave.

Just then, footsteps came from the stairwell, causing Kasumigaoka Utaha to stop what she was doing.

If someone saw her like this, on the rooftop with a man, without any explanation, they would find out the next day that some rumors were circulating at Zongwu University.

Turning around to look at Jolyne with displeasure, Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly said, "Junior doesn't want to see his senior caught up in rumors, right? Quickly send those people up here away."

Feeling that this male classmate might deliberately spread rumors to get closer to her, Kasumigaoka Utaha added in a seductive tone, "If you help your senior solve this problem, I might give you my torn stockings."

As she spoke, Kasumigaoka Utaha, carrying her laptop, quickly walked around to the back of the stairs.

"Who would want your torn stockings?" Jolyne thought irritably. He could find all sorts of stockings at home.

As the footsteps grew louder, a figure appeared in the doorway, causing Jolyne to frown.

Blonde hair in twin ponytails, flat and petite figure.

A girl named Eriri Sawamura rushed up to Jolyne, stood on tiptoe, grabbed Jolyne's shirt with both hands, her face flushed, and shouted in embarrassment and indignation, "You're Jolyne, right!"

"I am."

Jolyne removed her claws, her black pupils scanning the rooftop.

Upon hearing this, Eriri Sawamura leaned even closer, her small fangs flashing, and she cried out in anguish as she questioned Jolyne.

"Did you discover something? What do you mean by what you said about those things in my studio?!"

Even though she was completely certain that Jolyne had discovered something, Eriri Sawamura still hoped that he would answer with something like "What are you talking about?", leaving her with the illusion that she hadn't been exposed.

Jolyne reached out and pressed down on the flailing Sawamura Eriri. Normally, he would have been in the mood to have some fun and tease this tsundere Sawamura Eriri.

I've seen the so-called "pear blossoms," but I can't understand it.

Now, Joren felt something was off and had no interest in arguing with her.

Choose to defeat Eriri Sawamura with a single sentence.

“Ms. Kashiwagi Eri, I’ve seen the sketchbooks you’ve drawn.”

Eriri Sawamura, a blonde mixed-race girl from a family of diplomats, is a famous beauty at school, but in private she is actually a doujinshi artist named Eri Kashiwagi, especially skilled at raunchy themes.

Eri Kashiwagi, I've seen the doujinshi you drew.

Eri Kashiwagi, I've seen the doujinshi you drew.

Eri Kashiwagi, I've seen the doujinshi you drew...

Jolyne's words echoed in Sawamura Eriri's mind again and again, and Sawamura Eriri felt dizzy and her body went limp.

Her excellent ability to conceive a story instantly led her to come up with a two-volume full-color book.

The main characters are Jolyne and her, the theme is threatening and humiliating, and the locations and positions are varied.

Just as she was brainstorming a scene for the rooftop, Eriri Sawamura, sitting in a duck-like position, happened to see Utaha Kasumigaoka hiding to the side, taking off her torn pantyhose.

Their eyes met, and Eriri Sawamura, her mind a little foggy, blurted out a question: "Shouldn't the protagonist in my mind be myself? How come there's another person here?"

"Is it a subject involving multiple people, besides threats and humiliation?"

After finishing the story of the doujinshi, Eriri Sawamura realized something, glanced at Utaha Kasumigaoka in shock, and then looked up at Jolyne.

Eriri Sawamura, her face flushed, tried her best to imitate the protagonist of her manga and said to Jolyne in a greasy tone, "Jolyne, you don't want your rooftop secret to be exposed, do you?"

Jolyne: "...It's okay, I don't care."

"what?"

"Please, please care about this!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha came out, having taken off her torn pantyhose that could have led to misunderstandings, revealing her smooth, long legs. However, in Sawamura Eriri's eyes, this only strengthened her belief that they had done something.

After looking Sawamura Eriri up and down, Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze made Sawamura Eriri hug her chest in fear.

"Although I don't know who Kashiwagi Eri is, there are two of us now. If you dare to spread any rumors, I can't guarantee that the person next to me won't go berserk."

Saying this, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the junior whose name she had just learned, "Jolyne, right? Should we try to win her over? I'll definitely cover my eyes."

First, her favorite rooftop was already occupied, then she accidentally tripped and tore her stockings. She tried to secretly take off her torn pantyhose to avoid misunderstandings, but someone saw her doing so, and now she's using it to threaten others.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's emotions had completely collapsed, and she uttered an outrageous declaration of being an accomplice.

"You wouldn't really do that, would you? That's absolutely a crime!"

Sitting on the ground, Eriri Sawamura's legs felt weak, and she couldn't muster the strength to run. She hadn't expected things to go so far as not to go as she had anticipated.

They were clearly keeping secrets and checking each other, so how did it turn out like this?

"Anyway, you wouldn't dare tell anyone, would you?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha let out a villainous laugh.

Jolyne didn't say anything and walked forward, startling Eriri Sawamura, who covered her eyes, trembling slightly as if trying to hide her embarrassment, yet also showing a hint of anticipation.

However, Jolyne simply walked past her, went downstairs, and waved to them with her back turned.

"In that case, why don't you take some ahegao (a type of Japanese facial expression) for Sawamura Eriri as a threat?"

"what?"

"He didn't stay, but just left?" Kasumigaoka Utaha thought to herself, looking at Jolyne as she left, and she also felt a little more favorably disposed towards this Jolyne.

Then, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her gaze to Sawamura Eriri, closed the rooftop door, and took out her phone.

"Wait a minute, you're not really going to film this, are you?"

"Hmm, take the initiative and get into position."

"I will shout."

"My body is too young to feel anything, Sawamura-kun. Could you please give me some money? I need to go buy a bottle of milk."

"I really will shout!"

Chapter 117 Cupid Arrives

After coming down from the rooftop, Jolyne glanced at the time, then went to the Service Department instead of returning to her classroom.

When Yui Yuigahama energetically pushed open the door of the Service Club, both she and Yukino Yukinoshita behind her were somewhat surprised, as Jolyne was usually the last one to arrive.

"Hello~"

Yui Yuigahama greeted everyone in her own silly way.

"Oh... Good afternoon, Jolyne."

Yukino Yukinoshita quickly changed her mind; she had almost been misled by Yui Yuigahama.

Jolyne looked up and replied, "Hello."

"This is far too perfunctory."

Yui Yuigahama sat down, dissatisfied, and then pulled her chair closer. "Hurry up and tell the truth. You didn't do anything to Mahiru yesterday, did you?"

“Shiina Mahiru and I live nearby. I took her back to my own home, that’s all.”

There was still no progress on Shiina Mahiru's matter, and he couldn't be bothered to tease Yui Yuigahama anymore.

Yui Yuigahama then realized that they lived very close by. Resting her chin on her hand, she pretended to be Sherlock Holmes and said, "I was wondering why Mahiru would go straight home with you. So that's why."

"So, how did things turn out?"

Yukino took out tea bags and a complete tea set from the cupboard and brewed black tea as usual.

"Completely baffled."

A lot has already been done: dream detection of people near the crime scene, comparing the player list known to Jorogumo with the personnel of Soubu University, and using the Sky Eye to search for Chiba's suspicious presence...

Aside from acquiring the corpse of a Vajra Ara-onna and a Miss Mary, there was absolutely no information regarding Shiina Mahiru.

After all, the park has so many capabilities, equipment, and props, and so many possibilities.

If someone dies an accidental death, even if Conan were to use his Conan knowledge, he probably wouldn't be able to tell whether it was an accidental death or a death sentence.

"I told you what your capabilities are. Let me join the investigation today."

Yui Yuigahama took the black tea and said smugly, while winking at Yukino Yukinoshita to indicate that she was right yesterday.

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't pay attention to Yui Yuigahama's gaze. Hearing Jolyne's result, she realized that this was probably not a simple request.