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Saki was so eager to refuse that she didn't even have time...

Looking at the mountain of supplements on the table, he couldn't help but worry about his medical bills.

As if guessing what he was thinking, Liuli took the initiative to promise:

"Don't worry, Saki-kun. You were so badly injured saving me. I will take full responsibility for you no matter what."

"Responsible for? Responsible for what?"

Of the group, the most perceptive among them, Shi Mo, seemed to detect a different meaning in the girl's words.

Then she recalled the look in Ruri's eyes when Saki was unconscious, and she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Covering up medical expenses, what else could it be? Are you suggesting we cover Saki's future?"

Liuli said jokingly, looking at Qiji.

She thought that as long as the latter picked up on her topic, she would respond in a half-joking, half-serious tone, "Okay."

However, the evil Bai Lili interrupted Liuli's combo.

"Medical fees? What medical fees? This is my family's hospital, there are no medical fees!"

How can one describe the sense of redemption that Saki felt upon hearing those words?

At that moment, Qi Ji felt as if Bai Lili was radiating holy light.

Angel!

An angel has descended!

"Really, Bai Lili? That's wonderful! You're my savior!"

"Eh?! Speaking of saviors... it's all reversed! I'm the one whose life was saved by Saki-san!"

Bai Li thought of something, and then said,

"Besides, wasn't Saki-san injured while saving Ruri this time?"

But seriously, Saki, why didn't you tell us you were going to rescue Ruri?

"At the very least, I should have told Teacher Huang Lu."

Upon hearing this, Huo Mu realized what was happening and looked at Qi Ji with admiration:

"Saki-kun, did you notice the unusual thing at White Harbor Beach a while ago?"

Mentioning White Harbor Beach made me instantly feel inferior.

After all, it was she who suggested going there.

So he could only lower his head and weakly apologize to everyone: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, if it weren't for me..."

Halfway through his apology, the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open again.

The person who came in was Huang Lu.

He strode in, still clutching the documents he had just retrieved from the Echo Association.

"Congratulations, Saki-kun!"

Your selfless act of saving many people from the clutches of a fourth-order Echoer was captured on a recording device!

After verification, the association has decided to award you the title of 'Hero'!

As Huang Lu spoke, he even showed the footage captured by the recording device to everyone in the ward.

It was this very action that triggered even greater guilt in Liuli.

The girl only realized it later, after being reminded in a split second.

The scene reveals a secret that Saki has been keeping from her all along!

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Chapter 100 What Saki Seki was hiding? (3-in-1)

The projector is started.

In the scene—

A woman with a ferocious face, wielding a huge scythe, lunges at a group of people whose minds have been manipulated and whose faces are blank.

In that instant, even though we knew that Saki, who never disappointed us, was there, we were sure that we would get through the crisis safely.

But in the ward, apart from Liuli, the three little ones couldn't help but be moved, their hearts leaping into their throats.

Then, just as that enormous scythe was about to reap a life—

A figure wearing a white mask appeared before everyone.

The hero has arrived!

Just like he always has!

This time, however, the enemy is far more powerful than ever before, beyond imagination!

The Wuxiang Sword was knocked away, and the armor was hit so hard it was about to fall apart...

Even so, the boy did not back down an inch.

And then, he did it; he protected everything once again!

They forcefully stopped the giant scythe.

However, the price was that his armor fell apart, he was severely injured, smashed into a wall, and bled profusely...

"Saki-kun?!"

"No!"

"Don't die..."

The children were so engrossed in watching that they even shouted things like "Don't die!"

Qi Ji looked at Bai Lili, who had shouted those words, and was speechless for a moment:

"Come on, I'm perfectly fine right now, aren't I?"

"Eh? Eh...it seems...it seems so!" Bai Lili scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly.

"I was just... too worried about Saki-kun."

The screening has now ended.

Huang Lu showed everyone the beginning, and then quickly put the player away.

This maneuver with the groove immediately put Saki in a panic.

So you're just going to show me getting beaten up, huh?

What about my cool comeback scene later?

Are you fucking not going to broadcast it?

What are your intentions?!

It was only after Huomu and the others insisted on continuing to watch the rest that Huang Lu reluctantly clicked to open it again.

What followed caused the three little ones in the ward to gasp in surprise, unable to stop!

All I saw was—

The entire alleyway was plunged into darkness in an instant.

This scene is so familiar!

"Saki-kun, this... isn't this the echo that Tsukimi-sensei used that day?"

"Right, right! I remember now! It's the one who defeated Teacher Huang Lu in one move!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Huang Lu's lips twitched, and his face immediately darkened.

Upon seeing this, the viewers in the live chat suddenly realized what was going on:

"Now I understand why they wouldn't release the deer halfway through the cage!"

"Hilarious! I wouldn't want to release it either! See, once you release it, the crickets kill you, hahaha!"

The screening continues.

The next second, we see Saki's magnificent transformation, his black hair turning white inch by inch.

Unfortunately, the camera didn't capture Saki's face after he took off his mask, and the group was filled with regret and frustration.

Amidst the commotion of the others, Shana remained remarkably quiet, her lips tightly pressed together.

She clenched her fists, as if she was trying her best to endure something.

Finally, I couldn't take it anymore!

The girl looked at Qi Ji and asked seriously:

"Saki-kun, after you used that move, your hair turned completely white... Could it be... that you burned, burned your life?"

Setsuna was born into the Wuma family.

Her mother was the brilliant professor known as the "Echo Library".

From a young age, she was instilled with all sorts of knowledge about echoes by her mother, including a secret method of burning one's life force.

Its characteristics during use are exactly the same as what Sakiji showed in the scene just now—

His hair turned white in an instant.

This is clearly an overextension of one's life force!

The words fell silent in an instant.

"Burning...burning one's life?"

"Are you... joking?"

Everyone looked at Saki in disbelief.

Even Huang Lu, who was a teacher, looked astonished.

Without a word, Huang Lu hadn't even considered that possibility!

But as soon as this thought arose, Huang Lu immediately remembered the silvery-white crystal beneath Qi Ji's mask...

My heart sank suddenly; I was almost certain!

Saki is suffering from Echo Erosion Syndrome...

This brat probably knew all along that he wouldn't live much longer, right?

That's why they even recklessly learned this life-burning secret technique!

Huang Lu looked at Qi Ji, then at Liu Li, who had been saved by Qi Ji.

At this moment, the latter's face showed an expression that the girl had never shown in front of others.

It was only because of those words that Ruri suddenly realized what was happening—

What exactly did Saki-san go through to save her...?

Suddenly, large tears started falling.

Undoubtedly, this is yet another "one percent" for Liuli.

Liuli, you idiot!

I thought that Saki's unconsciousness and vomiting blood were just due to overexertion of his energy, and that he would get better after resting for a while...

You're really despicable!

To put my mind at ease, I convinced myself of this!

But, but...

How could defeat an invincible enemy like Chiho Kamishiro not come without paying a price?