Chapter 58: Watch it as you please

"Well, my pants and clothes are getting too small, and I've actually been thinking about buying new ones. But since we live together, and I see the clothes you wear, I feel like the styles I've always worn are a bit childish. As a result, I'm completely at a loss as to what clothes to buy.

I know my taste in clothes is pretty average compared to yours."

I said, "You can let me help you choose."

He hesitated and said, "But, it seems a bit excessive to bother you with such a small matter as choosing clothes."

"Zhong Mengfan."

"What"

"Although our current relationship was formed at Minister Zhang's request, I have already acknowledged you as my disciple. Therefore, you can ask for my advice even on small matters, and I will provide assistance as appropriate."

After a long while, Zhong Mengfan looked at me and said, "Wow, you finally acknowledge me, Xia Ye. Well, then... can't I call you by your name anymore? I have to call you... Master, Master..."

I shook my head. “That’s not necessary.”

"kindness"

"In my understanding, apprentices are supposed to be small, like a parent raising a child, teaching them from scratch when they are still ignorant and don't know anything."

Zhong Mengfan: ...

I have never thought of taking in a disciple, but if I really want to choose a disciple, I must do it this way - starting from scratch, so that I can completely cultivate someone who meets my wishes and values.

I opened my hands and gestured, "Instead of suddenly giving it to me—such a big one. Do you understand what I mean?"

He showed a tangled expression and said, "I kind of understand..."

Then I realized, "What you just said is really disgusting to me, isn't it? Disgusted with me because I'm old, tall, and eat too much!"

"Don't overthink it. I'm just saying that if you continue to call me Master now, both you and I will be uncomfortable. It's better to just call me by my name. However, I acknowledge you as your master, so teaching you and helping you are what I should do."

"Yes, is that so. Xia Ye, you are so nice." Zhong Mengfan showed a touched expression.

Unfortunately, this feeling of being moved lasted less than three seconds.

"I don't want to see cropped pants and high school tracksuits in my house anymore. You have to start wearing the clothes I bought you today when you get home. You can address me as you please, but you must show the utmost respect to my master. Do you understand?"

"……clear."

At night, Zhong Mengfan and I went to the most famous bar on Diamond Street.

Sitting at the bar, I asked him "What would you like to drink?"

Zhong Mengfan seemed to be in the bar for the first time. He looked around and said, "I don't know. There are so many drinks here that I haven't heard of. Can you help me order them?"

I ordered two identical cocktails from the bartender.

The wine was brought to us. I pushed Zhong Mengfan's wine in front of him, then picked up my own glass and took a sip.

Zhong Mengfan stared at the wine glass in front of him and didn't drink it immediately. "The color of this wine is really beautiful."

"Try it."

Zhong Mengfan took a sip slowly. "It's delicious. Sitting here drinking with you makes me feel more mature."

After drinking, he began to look around again.

I asked, "Are you looking for the woman who might have awakened her succubus powers?"

"Um."

"Looking around like this is a bit deliberate."

"Choosing this bar on a summer night, doesn't that mean they have some clues?"

"While I was counseling the Green Forest Elf, I 'saw' the women's clothing billboard he mentioned. I asked the clerk about it while I was shopping for clothes just now. It was this season's new style, and judging by the style, it's an outfit suitable for this kind of place. The Green Forest Elf told me the time and place of the incident, which also happened to be when the bar and nightclub would open. This is the best bar between the incident site and Diamond Street, so I chose to try my luck here."

Hearing what I said, Zhong Mengfan immediately asked, "Do you already know what that woman looks like?"

"No, I just saw the billboard that the Green Forest Elf mentioned he had seen."

"Well, we've already entered his consciousness. Wouldn't it be better to just 'see' what that woman looks like?"

"Because he refused to let me 'see' the whole process of what happened, of course I couldn't see the woman's appearance."

Zhong Mengfan nodded, as if to say, "Well, it's normal for the Green Forest Elf to react so strongly when he tells me what happened. After all, it's like having his secrets exposed."

I was curious again, "So your ability is limited, and you can only see the part that the other person is willing to let you see?"

I shook my glass. “Yes and no.”

"What's the meaning"

"Take the Green Forest Elf, for example. He and I are both A-level psychics. If I force myself to 'look,' he, as the master, will reject me. In self-defense, he will wake up from hypnosis, and I will be squeezed out of his spiritual world."

"What about those below A-level, like me?" He pointed at himself.

"You can see it."

He shook his shoulders and said, "I feel like I have no privacy anymore. Even if I have something hidden in my heart, a psychic like you will use your abilities to forcibly see it."

"No, not by force."

I curled my lips and said, "If you are below level A and enter a hypnotic state, I can watch whatever I want."

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