Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Now, Chu Zhong's defense has increased to 140!

Only one piece is needed to activate the critical hit mana regeneration effect of the Golden Body Set!

The final helmet component requires 3 Cold Iron Leaves and 2 Fine Gold Threads.

I have one Cold Iron Leaf left in my inventory. I just need to run a few more dungeons and I can collect the rest in less than two days!

When the set bonus takes effect, the additional mana regeneration will make things much easier, both in real life and in dungeons!

Suppress your anticipation

Chu Zhong, regaining his senses, faintly smelled a delicate fragrance.

Based on their encounter in the instance, Chu Zhong immediately recognized that this was a scent unique to Yuanzi.

In the now restored theater, some people were focused on the movie, like Xiaolan.

Some people in the back row were talking quietly, with occasional laughter; they were couples who had come as a group.

As for Sonoko, she was leaning back in her chair with her head down.

Chu Zhong immediately saw through the clues.

It must be the situation in the instance that has had some impact on the real garden.

The experience of transferring the content from the instance to reality will indeed be greatly weakened, but it depends on the situation.

For example, last time, Kogoro's heart was shattered by Chu Zhong's two punches in the dungeon, and he died vomiting blood.

After being immobilized twice, Kogoro could only feel the passage of time for two seconds. When he returned to reality, he just clutched his heart and was fine.

As for Xiaolan's dungeons, they all involve several hours of intense battles, and their impact is self-evident.

In the Garden instance just now, the sensory transmission from the last level lasted at least twenty minutes, and then another five minutes were added before the instance closed...

The water molecules in the air seemed to become slightly denser with the subtle fragrance.

Chu Zhong had no doubt that if Yuanzi got up at this moment, dark water stains would appear on the back of her jeans and on the seat.

That was sweat from being immersed in the game while exploring the dungeon, exposed to the blazing sun, and sweating from the heat!

Chu Zhong lowered his head slightly, moved a little closer, and examined Yuanzi's downcast face.

Then, the soft light reflected from the movie screen captured the slight blush on the girl's cheeks and the faint heat emanating from them.

"Don't...look at me..."

Sonoko seemed to notice the gaze and quickly covered her cheeks with her hands, her voice soft.

Sonoko, are you alright?

Chu Zhong asked in a gentle voice.

After a long while, Sonoko finally replied listlessly, "It's nothing."

Every now and then, Chu Zhong would feel Sonoko's gaze peeking out from between her fingers, stealing a glance at him.

Chu Zhong pretended not to know and glanced at the time.

I discovered I spent a total of 50 minutes in the instance, plus the 20 minutes I was unconscious from the tranquilizer dart...

In other words, the movie has been playing for 70 minutes and there are 20 minutes left before it ends.

Sonoko, on the other hand, seemed to have forgotten the seriousness of the situation and was still secretly watching him...

Compared to the scene in the dungeon where you go clubbing and flirt with male escorts,

The garden in front of me is truly adorably innocent.

Chu Zhong had no choice but to unscrew the bottle of mineral water and take a sip.

Just as he was about to put it down, his left hand suddenly 'twitched,' and a stream of water poured out from the uncapped bottle, splashing directly into the garden on the left.

"ah!"

Sonoko was also startled by this sudden situation.

Even though Chu Zhong managed to control the bottle in time, large dark water stains had already appeared on the lower part of Yuanzi's clothes, near her waist.

The commotion was quite loud, which caught Ran Mouri's attention.

"Sorry, Sonoko, I didn't hold it properly just now..."

As Chu Zhong spoke, he unbuttoned his suit jacket and temporarily covered the water stains on Yuanzi's body. He then turned to Yuanzi and said, "The water stains are too big; they won't dry in a while."

"Xiao Lan, could you please go to the clothing store outside and buy some temporary clothes for Yuanzi?"

The situation was clear. Ran Mouri nodded, stood up, and left the screening room.

then,

Chu Zhong's hand was gripped tightly by Yuanzi.

Her face flushed, as if she were embarrassed, but her eyes were bold as she stared straight at him: "Chu Zhong... could you please accompany me to the restroom first..."

"Sitting here...is uncomfortable..."

Chu Zhong nodded, and after Yuanzi stood up, he tied the two sleeves of his coat around her waist, the naturally hanging hem covering the water stains behind her.

Chu Zhong walked ahead, blocking the view from the front for Yuanzi.

The two left the screening room one after the other.

The restrooms are easy to find and not far away.

But Chu Zhong's pace was somewhat slow.

Because Sonoko was gripping his shirt tightly from the back, as if she didn't want him to walk too fast.

"I'm sorry, Sonoko, I made you miss the movie." Chu Zhong broke the silence.

Sonoko whispered, "It's okay, it's okay. I was just spacing out, and when I came to my senses, I couldn't keep up with the movie..."

Sonoko naturally wouldn't mention that when she came to her senses, all that remained in her mind were strange fantasies.

Especially those main characters from the fantasy, they're right beside me...

"That's quite a coincidence. Actually, I didn't pay attention to what the movie was about..."

Chu Zhong continued speaking, following the words of the garden.

After chatting for a while, even though we walked slowly, we arrived at the entrance of the women's restroom.

Instead of going in, Yuanzi walked around from behind to stand in front of Chu Zhong, and the two stood face to face.

"what happened?"

Chu Zhong was somewhat curious.

But Sonoko didn't say anything, she just stood in front of her, and like a kettle with a switch turned on, her cheeks gradually turned slightly red, as if she were heating up.

It was obvious that Sonoko seemed to be planning to do something, but was still hesitant and shy.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before Sonoko seemed to finally muster up her courage.

Chu Zhong's tie was grabbed and pulled down, forcing him to bend over slightly.

Garden stood on tiptoe...

Chapter 43: Eavesdropping on Girls' Conversations Is Necessary

The moment Chu Zhong's tie was grabbed, he knew what Sonoko was planning to do.

But he hadn't forgotten the little tail following behind him—Conan was most likely spying on him from the shadows.

Xiaolan's attitude hasn't softened yet.

If Conan were to report them, it would only exacerbate the conflict between the two best friends, which is really unnecessary.

"Is there something wrong with my tie, Sonoko?"

Chu Zhong could only pretend to be stupid and stand up straight.

Unexpectedly, this caused Sonoko, who had just stood on tiptoe, to lose her balance. She was pulled forward by the tie in her hand and crashed directly into his arms.

The air is filled with a soft, fragrant aroma.

"Chu Zhong, you're so naughty~" Yuanzi said coquettishly, her eyes flashing with surprise, as if she hadn't expected Chu Zhong to be even more proactive than her.

Chu Zhong: Oh no, this is terrible, I didn't mean to...

"Sonoko! What are you doing?!"

Ran Mouri's exclamation suddenly rang out in the corridor.

Sonoko shrank back, and like a mouse seeing a cat, she escaped from the embrace and ran into the women's restroom.

A gust of wind swept by,

Ran Mouri followed closely behind, carrying shopping bags as she ran into the women's restroom.

Hope everyone is okay.

Chu Zhong silently prayed for the garden.

Inside the women's restroom,

"Sonoko, I bought you some clean new clothes. Where are you?"

Ran Mouri asked in an extremely gentle voice, her gaze sweeping over the two closed cubicle doors.

No one responded for a long time.

"Sonoko, playing dead won't work. Do you intend to stay here all night?"

At Ran Mouri's repeated calls,

Sonoko's voice finally came from one of the cubicles: "Thank you, Ran! Just throw the clothes in from upstairs!"

The partitions around the room are 2.5 meters high, with no space above them.

"What if you throw it in and it gets dirty? Sonoko, you should open the door."

"No, Xiaolan, that's too embarrassing..."

"Sonoko! You should know that I can jump right in from up there, right?"

Sonoko, who was still struggling, fell silent after Ran Mouri said something, and quickly and obediently opened the door to the cubicle.

"Sonoko! What did you mean just now? You tried to seduce me while I was away?!" Ran Mouri quickly questioned in a low voice.

"So what if it is...?"

"But Sonoko, didn't you say before that you wouldn't steal it..."

"Xiaolan, you haven't fulfilled the agreed-upon conditions either!"

Now it was Ran Mouri's turn to fall silent, especially after recalling how Chu Zhong had pretended to be asleep at the last minute to escape.

Sonoko continued, "From now on, everyone will rely on their own abilities... Okay, Ran, I need to change my clothes, please excuse me for a moment."

However, Ran Mouri didn't leave. Instead, she hugged her best friend's shoulder, her tone softening as she pleaded, "Sonoko, please let me have my way..."

"Chu Zhong... I think Chu Zhong is the kind of person... who can make people very happy..."

At this point, Ran Mouri couldn't help but recall vague fragments of memory, her heart pounding and her face slightly flushed.

In addition, Chu Zhong possesses a clean-cut and handsome appearance, superb skills, and attentive companionship...

“Of course, Sonoko, you are very important to me too,” Ran Mouri added, “but Chu Zhong… he’s just so attractive…”

Unexpectedly, after saying this,

Sonoko blushed slightly, "But I really want Chu Zhong too... cough, I really like Chu Zhong..."

Sonoko was already overwhelmed by the fantasies she had in the screening room; what if that day really came...?

In addition, Chu Zhong had previously fallen in love at first sight and passed the "true love test," making him a definite soulmate.

"Everything else is fine, but Chu Zhong... Xiao Lan, I really want this happiness too."

The two best friends blushed slightly as they looked at each other for a while, both seeing seriousness and excitement in each other's eyes.