28 Chapter 28

The bell for handing in the final exams sounds the signal for the start of the winter vacation, but even the joy brought by the long vacation is often difficult to dispel the shadow brought by the exams.

The weak foundation and the intense course load meant that Nakajima Atsushi, a transfer student, was destined to fail to achieve excellent results in his first final exam.

The moment he handed in the paper, Nakajima Atsushi knew that there was no way he would get a result that would surprise Baili Bian in this exam.

However, as the saying goes, "failure in love leads to success in battle," the relationship between academics and supernatural powers probably also fits this. After more than a month of practice, he has been able to "cat-ize" part of his body. Of course, this has also resulted in the loss of many pieces of clothing.

This is why Nakajima Atsushi has been wearing robes at home recently - although wearing a skirt is indeed a bit unacceptable, it is not as big as the impact of the amount of money spent on purchasing clothes.

As Nakajima Atsushi's ability became more stable, Yumeno Hisasaku also regained the opportunity to visit Bailibian's home. He hadn't been there for two months since Nakajima Atsushi moved in.

For a while, Bai Libian didn't explain the reason, simply citing his busy schedule. A week or two later, Yumeno Hisasaku heard from Kunikida about Nakajima Atsushi—if he had known that, he wouldn't have accompanied Sister Akiko to get the medical equipment.

Now, he finally got the chance to meet the stupid big cat.

Nakajima Atsushi is very nervous now, as this is his first time receiving guests.

Even though Bailibian had talked to him about Meng Ye Jiusaku in advance, he was still nervous about this little guest he had never met before.

"You're here, Hisaku." Hearing the doorbell, Bailibian walked out of the house, took Yumeno Hisaku from Kunikida's hand, and brought him into the house.

Although Bailibian's home was not far from the Armed Detective Agency dormitory, and Yumeno Hisasaku had made many trips back and forth, considering Yumeno Hisasaku's age, Kunikida still took on the task of picking him up and dropping him off.

After saying goodbye to Kunikida, Yumeno Hisasaku held Bailibian's hand, feeling an indescribable mix of emotions. Through the French windows in the living room, he could already see Nakajima Atsushi brewing tea.

Although he could only see the side of his face, it did not stop Yumeno Hisasaku from secretly disliking the other person's messy hair - his hair was not this long and messy the day he escaped from the basement of Ganghei.

After entering the house, Nakajima Atsushi, who heard the noise, put down the teapot and went to the entrance to greet Bailibian and Yumeno Hisasaku.

"Hello, Kusaku. I'm Atsushi."

Nakajima Atsushi's enthusiasm didn't receive an equally enthusiastic response. Yumeno Hisasaku stared at Nakajima Atsushi's unique hairstyle, becoming even more disgusted with his taste. He replied indifferently, "I know."

On the day he accompanied Yosano Akiko to retrieve the tools, he learned a lot of information about Nakajima Atsushi from Kunikida and Ranpo.

The atmosphere suddenly seemed to fall silent, and seeing the uneasy expressions on Yumeno Hisasaku and Nakajima Atsushi's faces, they felt a little awkward. Fortunately, at this moment, Bailibian handed Yumeno Hisasaku's coat to Nakajima Atsushi, temporarily easing the strange atmosphere.

When Meng Ye Jiuzu entered the living room and walked to his usual seat, he found a new doll there.

What does “this…” mean?

Nakajima Atsushi picked up the doll and said to Yumeno Hisasaku with a smile, "Ah, I heard from my brother that you like dolls, so I bought one for you. Do you like it?"

Looking at the doll in front of him with a hairstyle similar to his own, Yumeno Hisasaku did not answer Nakajima Atsushi's question, but just said, "Thank you." Then he sat in the doll's original position.

"As long as you like it." I don't know if it was Nakajima Atsushi's illusion, but the situation seemed to become awkward again.

Baili Bian smiled soothingly at the bewildered Nakajima Atsushi and said gently, "It's okay, Atsushi. Sit down first."

With Baili Bian's joining, the conversation between the three people finally became harmonious, and the originally weird atmosphere gradually disappeared.

Although Nakajima Atsushi is older than Yumeno Hisasaku, he has just left the orphanage and knows less about the outside world than Yumeno Hisasaku who has been away from Hong Kong and Heilongjiang for two years.

Nakajima Atsushi and Yumeno Hisasaku gradually started a conversation about the difficulties of studying and the huge changes in their lives before and after.

The atmosphere gradually warmed up, and at this time Bailibian received a long-awaited call.

It's really strange.

Seeing the two people turning their gazes towards him, Bailibian waved his hand and said, "I'm going to answer a phone call and bring out some snacks."

Bailibian walked into the storage room next to the kitchen. As the door of the storage room closed, the atmosphere between Yumeno Hisasaku and Nakajima Atsushi became subtle again.

Seeing that Yumeno Hisasaku was perfunctory and impatient in answering all the questions raised by Nakajima Atsushi, and his face was becoming more and more depressed, Nakajima Atsushi asked tentatively: "Husaku, are you feeling unwell?"

Yumeno Hisasaku did not answer, but just looked at Nakajima Atsushi, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.

"Do you want to go to the bathroom? I'll take you there." As soon as Nakajima Atsushi's suggestion was made, Yumeno Hisasaku protested.

"I'm not feeling unwell! I don't need you to take me with you! As for the bathroom, don't I know where it is?" After saying this, Yumeno Hisasaku realized that his tone was a bit hurtful.

But when he looked at the confused Nakajima Atsushi, he didn't know how to apologize.

Why apologize?

He did nothing wrong.

Yumeno Hisasaku thought angrily. But seeing Nakajima Atsushi's expression becoming more and more uneasy, as if he was the one who had done something wrong, Yumeno Hisasaku became even more anxious.

"...I'm sorry, Hisasaku. I don't know what I did wrong, but I'm really sorry for making you unhappy." Looking at Yumeno Hisasaku who seemed to be about to cry, Nakajima Atsushi apologized hurriedly.

But this action not only failed to appease Yumeno Hisasaku, but made him even more irritated, "Why are you apologizing!" He looked at Nakajima Atsushi and watched him slowly sit back in his seat.

Looking at the clueless Nakajima Atsushi, Yumeno Hisasaku felt so depressed that he didn't know how to express it. He could only whisper, "Obviously... I was here first."

Why are you the one left behind?

The more he struggled, the more irritated Yumeno Hisasaku became. He was dissatisfied with Nakajima Atsushi's cowardice, but he also despised his own behavior. He should be happy with his current life, but why did he still feel unsatisfied?

"Don't tell Brother Baili! Do you know...Dun?"

Although he wanted to threaten fiercely, the pitiful look of Yumeno Hisasaku with tears in his eyes sounded more like a plea.

Nakajima Atsushi nodded sincerely, indicating that he would definitely keep this secret.

The advantage brought by his special ability allowed him to clearly hear every word that Yumeno Hisasaku said. Combined with what Bailibian had told him, he could already clearly know the source of Yumeno Hisasaku's hostility towards him.

But he didn't mind.

Because...if it were him, he would probably be the same as Yumeno Hisasaku.

"Do you want to touch a cat?" Looking at Hisasaku Yumeno with his head lowered, Nakajima Atsushi moved his body and put a huge cat paw in front of Hisasaku Yumeno.

Yumeno Hisaku didn't answer, but stretched out his hands towards the cat's paw without any hesitation - they were furry and soft.

"Do you have a tail?" Seeing that Nakajima Atsushi didn't resist at all, Yumeno Hisasaku made an even more demanding request, "Can you turn into a whole cat?"

A whole cat, this has never been successful.

No matter how hard Nakajima Atsushi tried, he would always lose one or two small parts, maybe the head, the hands, the legs, or even the tail.

Continuing to face Yumeno Hisasaku's expectant expression, he was too embarrassed to refuse directly, so he could only bite the bullet and try again.

"Wow! It's really big!" Yumeno Hisasaku looked at the huge cat in front of him in shock. He touched the furry head in disbelief and then touched the long tail.

It’s a big cat that you can ride outside!

Yumeno Hisasaku was having a lot of fun, and the depression in his heart gradually dissipated under the furry comfort. If he were Baili Bian, he would also like such special abilities.

Just when the man and the cat were having fun, Baili Bian finally came out of the storage room with some snacks.

"Wow, Adun can now transform into a full-fledged cat! I've been trying for ages and couldn't do it, but Jiu Zuo succeeded in one go. He's amazing!"

After hearing Bailibian's words, Nakajima Atsushi finally realized that he had actually turned into a cat!

It’s a pity that when he got excited, he changed back to his old ways.

However, the two people who were not very good at controlling their superpowers had new topics to chat about at this time.

Looking at the two people who were no longer awkward, Baili Bian smiled with relief.

Meng Ye Jiusaku, who hadn't been home for a long time, of course chose to spend the night at Baili Bian's house this time.

As the youngest child, he said good night first and fell asleep holding his new doll.

"It's getting late, it's time to go to bed. Is there anything wrong, A'dun?" Baili Bian keenly noticed Nakajima Atsushi's doubts.

Recalling what happened during the day, Nakajima Atsushi realized that Bailibian's call this time was unusually long. The cat's curiosity made him involuntarily express his doubts: "Brother, you called for a long time today. Is it the village police officer?"

Bailibian shook his head.

Nakajima Atsushi then guessed: "Is that Brother Chuuya and the others?" Although they had never met, after learning that Bailibian had adopted a younger brother, Nakahara Chuuya also sent him a gift.

Baili Bian still shook his head.

This touched upon Nakajima Atsushi's blind spot in knowledge - he only knew these two people who would have long phone calls with Bailibian.

"We'll see him in a while. If nothing goes wrong, he might become your teacher." Without revealing the answer, Bailibian said good night to Nakajima Atsushi.

After closing the bedroom door, Baili Bian couldn't help but curl his lips - of course he couldn't make a phone call for so long. The two idiots in the living room didn't even know that the storage room door was not closed properly.