Chapter 33 Golden hair, dark face, Mom and Dad…

When the cat's meow suddenly reached his ears, Nekono Ikuya frowned abruptly. And almost the instant the meow ended, he vanished without even offering an explanation.

Using a secret technique, Maoye turned around and disappeared.

The cat messenger told him that his blond, dark-skinned friend was surrounded by a group of aggressive children in the park, glaring at each other, and a conflict was about to break out.

Without time to think too much, Nekono Ikuya's heart sank, and she immediately ran following the prompts.

Ta Xue specially sent a cat to remind them, which means that the one who is surrounded must be Furuya Rei!

The wind carries a message.

"Golden hair, charcoal face, shameless mom and dad!"

"You nasty blond freak, get lost!"

In the distance, the faint sound of a chorus could be heard. At first glance, it sounded like a group of children singing a nursery rhyme on repeat, but upon closer listening, one could hear the mockery in the singers' voices, and the lyrics were full of malice.

"!!!" These people?

Nekono Ikumi's pupils widened slightly as she listened to the malice emanating from afar. She unconsciously pursed her lips and quickened her pace.

A flicker of worry crossed his eyes. Furuya-kun...

Closer, closer.

Nekono Ikuya shielded himself from the wind and focused on running. To take a shortcut, he chose a straight line, overcoming various obstacles as he headed straight for his destination.

He was agile and fast, and soon he saw the figure that was mostly hidden by the bushes in front of him.

Sure enough, a lot of people surrounded Furuya Rei, ganging up on him – how despicable!

Nekono Ikuya abruptly pushed aside the obstructing bushes in front of her, looked up, and the worry and anger in her eyes not only did not dissipate but intensified.

He immediately looked closely—

Then I was completely stunned.

Nekono Ikuya maintained the posture of raising his hand to part the branches and leaves, and slowly blinked as he looked at the unexpected scene before him.

Hmm, this is not quite what he expected?

The scene was indeed different from what Nekono Ikuya had imagined. He had expected to see a group of bad kids arrogantly surrounding Furuya Rei, making disgusting faces and saying vicious things.

but--

Nekono Ikuya blinked slowly again. It was true that a group of naughty kids surrounded Furuya-kun.

But why does it seem like it's not Furuya who's on the receiving end of this emotional breakdown, but rather the ones who are the most numerous?

Nekono Ikuya tilted her head, looking completely puzzled.

Why are you all in a red-temperature state?

As her gaze shifted slightly, Ikuya Nekono noticed that not only these people, but even Rei Furuya's expression was different from what she had expected.

Nekono Ikuya had expected to see Furuya, a prickly-looking girl with clenched fists and a stubborn, angry look in her eyes.

But Furuya's expression was one of astonishment and surprise as he looked at the person who resolutely stood in front of him—Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Furuya's emotions didn't seem to be affected much by the bad kids' words, but he was clearly deeply shocked by Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Rei Furuya was indeed greatly shocked, because just as he was surrounded by "old friends" and ready to skip the formalities and start filming, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, a person jumped out from a corner. Furuya Rei looked closely and saw that it was Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Then, to Rei Furuya's astonishment, Hiromitsu Morofushi suddenly appeared. Hiromitsu Morofushi slowly spoke, and with a smile, he sprayed venom.

A critical hit! The enemy's health bar instantly turned red!

Rei Furuya's emotions also went through several changes.

"Hey, Morofushi-kun suddenly appeared! Where did he come from?" Weiwei asked in surprise.

"Huh? Morofushi-kun is actually blocking my way!" Even more surprised.

"Wow, Morofushi-kun spoke!!!" His pupils dilated in shock.

"My God, Morofushi's words are so sharp!" He was dumbfounded.

Nekono Ikuya arrived a step too late, unaware of what had happened, only to be met with the aftershocks of silence.

He watched as the leader's cheeks gradually turned red, and his neck seemed to thicken. He quickly shifted his furious gaze to Morofushi Kagemitsu, even ignoring Furuya Rei for a moment.

While Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression remained gentle, there was no smile in his eyes.

Perhaps they were too angry, because even though Nekono Ikumi's movements were quite forceful, those people didn't notice that another uninvited guest had appeared in the bushes nearby.

Morofushi Kagemitsu noticed Nekono Ikuya, and he subtly turned his head and smiled in Nekono Ikuya's direction, clearly recognizing him.

The worry and anger in Nekono Ikuya's eyes had gradually dissipated, and a smile slowly crept into his eyes. He also nodded to Morofushi Kagemitsu.

As for Rei Furuya, he is still in shock.

"You, you, you—" The leader of the group, Hong Wen, was so angry that he almost fainted, and his finger pointing at Morofushi Kagemitsu was trembling slightly.

"You, you're talking nonsense! Who's unpopular? Who's jealous of him?!" His voice grew louder and louder, as if he were trying to cover something up: "What's there to be jealous of in a freak like him? Of course I'm more popular than him!"

It seems I now know what Jingguang said earlier.

"Pfft~" Nekono Ikuya chuckled at the right moment, reminding everyone that other people had arrived.

In an instant, everyone present turned their gaze toward Nekono Ikuya.

Since adopting the blonde-haired, dark-skinned look, Nekono Ikuya has stopped insisting on keeping his hair black. Especially now that it's the weekend and Nekono Ikuya isn't on campus, he's letting himself go even more.

Today, Ikuya Nekono sported pink hair and pink eyes.

The pink color of his hair was relatively rich, and his hairstyle was more voluminous than usual, making his soft, slightly curly pink hair look like a sweet cotton candy.

The pink in her eyes was relatively light, like the petals of a newly blossoming cherry blossom, clear and bright. At this moment, she was smiling, and her eyes were like a magnet, making it impossible to look away.

He was also wearing a nice uniform, not an extravagant style, but he made it look like fashion. One button was undone at the collar, revealing his almost translucent white skin in the sunlight, which complemented the lush greenery around him and his dreamy pink hair and eyes, making him look like an elf who had stepped out of a picture book.

He stood casually by the bushes, exuding an eye-catching aura. Even his unusual hair and eye colors seemed strangely harmonious with the surrounding scenery.

It suddenly gave this place a surreal, dreamlike feel, and she single-handedly changed the surrounding art style. Nekono Ikuya's specialty.

Suddenly, everything fell silent. For some reason, no one spoke. Even the leader of the troublemakers, who had just been excitedly shouting and blushing, seemed to have suddenly lost his voice and forgotten what he was about to say.

Sight, sound... In an instant, all senses seemed to be easily taken over by Nekono Ikuya in front of me, and even the surrounding light seemed to be lost in a daze.

Nekono Ikuya is adept at becoming the center of attention, and wherever he wants, he can easily become his stage.

Under the spotlight, Nekono Yuuya deliberately paused for a moment to draw everyone's attention before innocently curving her eyes and smiling sweetly.

"Were you guys just playing the 'don't laugh' challenge?" His voice was like fluffy cotton candy, sweet and soft, but the meaning behind his words wasn't as sweet as his voice and smile.

It's not sweet at all; on the contrary, it's incredibly heartbreaking.

He tapped his head in feigned annoyance, even playfully sticking out his tongue, and drawled:

"If it's a challenge to hold back laughter—oh no, I think I've already lost!"

"Pfft~"

A low, suppressed laugh came from all around. It was Furuya Rei who was the first to react, while Nekono Ikuya ignored it.

He simply continued to look at the leader of the bad kids with an innocent and expectant gaze, deliberately tilting his head and blinking his eyes expectantly.

"Can we play the 'don't laugh' challenge again? Don't worry, I promise I won't laugh this time if you tell me a joke."

He even made a sincere gesture as if swearing an oath to the heavens, which was very earnest and extremely infuriating, if the person he was talking to ever realized it.

Clearly, Nekono Ikuya's not-so-bright mind was still wandering when she spoke to him.

As if his tongue had been ripped out, he could only utter monosyllables, mumbling, "Hmm? Ah? Okay..."

No, it wasn't like his tongue had been eaten; it was more like his brain had been eaten by a zombie.

The adorable cat zombie slowly smiled upon hearing this, his smile still so innocent and gentle, as if he wasn't expressing any mockery.

The other underlings who weren't being specifically watched by Nekono Ikuya reacted one by one, turning around to look at their boss in shock.

No? Boss, you?

"???" If you're being threatened, just blink.

"Pfft~ Hahaha!"

Rei Furuya could no longer hold back and collapsed into Kagemitsu Morofushi with laughter.

"Hahaha!" He laughed heartily while stabbing the leader again. "Hahaha, if this is a challenge to stop laughing, I'll admit defeat first."

Rei Furuya raised his hands in surrender, and couldn't help but laugh as he said to the leader, "I never expected that after knowing you for so many years, you would have such a strong talent for comedy. My apologies. If you keep this up, you will definitely be more popular than me."

He stabbed her again, this time with a sharp blow.

"You, you, you—" The leader finally realized what was happening, and his face turned even redder than before, with veins bulging and steam rising from his head almost instantly.

His finger flew between Rei Furuya, Kagemitsu Morofushi, and Ikuya Nekono, unsure which one to point to.

He cried out in grief and indignation, "You're all in cahoots!"

Neither Furuya nor the other two answered. Wasn't that obvious? Did they even need to ask?

But the leader was not convinced. He looked at Morofushi Kagemitsu and Nekono Ikuya with incomprehension, as if they had betrayed their class.

"No, how could you like playing with this freak?" He didn't even use a lot of words to criticize Furuya Rei's appearance, abilities, character, and everything else; he only used the single adjective "freak."

It's as if people are just supposed to hate Rei Furuya, without needing any further explanation.

His questioning attitude was absolutely self-righteous!

Morofushi Kagemitsu and Nekono Ikuya's faces darkened, both because of the leader's insulting words and because of his self-righteous attitude.

Nekono Ikuya tugged at her hair in an unusual way, then looked at the leader with a strange expression.

If this person calls Furuya a freak because of his blond hair and dark skin, then his appearance today is even rarer and stranger, isn't it?

With pink hair and pink eyes, an appearance that is almost impossible to be born naturally, why doesn't this person classify him as a freak and only criticize Furuya-kun?

Pure hatred? Hatred without cause is the most troublesome.

Morofushi Kagemitsu and Nekono Ikuya had already darkened their faces, but Furuya Rei remained expressionless.

He even took the time to fix his hair, revealing a smug smile: "It's probably because Nekono-kun and Morofushi-kun don't like hanging out with ordinary, unremarkable people, don't you think?"

Unremarkable passerby A: Break through defenses, break through defenses hard!