Chapter 56 Bait
"Hey, this kind of words are definitely something a villain would say. It feels so weird coming out of your mouth, I even got goosebumps." Zhong Mengfan rubbed his arms in disgust.
"Because the succubus chose the green elf as her target, I can only speculate on her thoughts and motives at the time."
Zhong Mengfan shook his head. "It's a completely incomprehensible motive."
"Whether it's true or not, we'll have to wait until we catch the succubus to find out. The Green Elf is a superhero who never wears a mask, never hiding his true appearance. By most people's standards, the Green Elf is a very handsome man."
Zhong Mengfan followed up on my words, saying, "So, like the Green Forest Elf, she's a superhero who's an awakened being, handsome, and, uh, male. That's her preferred target. It's not just to gain more energy, but simply because she likes that type of target. Am I right?"
I nodded, then shook my head. "The target is correct, but it's not for reasons like liking him. Think about the Green Forest Elf's expression when he told us this."
Zhong Mengfan: "He despises it."
"He probably omitted some details from our conversation, but that's normal." The Green Forest Elves weren't simply forced to extract their energy.
"...details" When Zhong Mengfan mentioned this word, he suddenly blushed.
I looked at his face. "The details you imagined are probably different from what I described."
He started to speak incoherently. "No, that... what I mean is, since we guessed that she would probably still choose the superheroes among the awakened ones as her targets, we should find her as soon as possible! Stop her!" Zhong Mengfan clenched his fists at the end.
"Yeah, that's right."
Diamond Street
"Summer night."
"Um"
Sitting in the car, Zhong Mengfan tugged at his combat uniform and asked, "Why did we come to Diamond Street? And why am I wearing this style of combat uniform? It's completely different from what I'm used to. And I'm wearing this combat uniform without a mask. It feels so strange to have my face exposed."
"Because, from now on you are a bait." I said as I adjusted my tie and changed into a business suit.
"Are you asking me to pretend to be a superhero? Oh, no, I already am one."
"You're just an unknown hero who's just been promoted to C-rank, so using Link's identity as bait isn't enough. Besides, Link has always been wearing a mask, so suddenly taking it off and appearing here is too deliberate."
Zhong Mengfan pouted, "Tsk~~ So you think I'm too low level? But A-level heroes are also very famous. It wouldn't be suitable for me to pretend to be anyone. I can't tell which A-level hero's combat uniform this suit looks like."
"Your age makes it more suitable for you to disguise yourself as a young student from the Academy of Superpowers. It will also make it easier for people to be less alert and even think that a 'student' like you is easier to target.
To be more specific, you are currently a superhero candidate who is about to graduate from the Superpower Academy and has been rated as an A-level superhero. I am a member of the Hero Agency, which saw your potential and signed you early on as their full-time assistant.
Hearing what I said, Zhong Mengfan started to complain, "But I've never been to the School of Superpowers, will it really not be exposed?"
He tugged at his shirt again. "And this combat uniform, while it's a very popular style, the color combination is too flashy. It's not cool at all!"
"Well, I remember you praised Xiao Xingyun's combat uniform. This one is actually very similar in color to the one Xiao Xingyun is wearing."
"That's different! Besides, my taste has changed recently. I've become more mature! Link's combat uniform is the best proof of my improved aesthetic taste."
"Oh~" I raised my eyebrows and uttered only a single sound.
He looked up at the suit I was wearing and said, "Come to think of it, Xia Ye, you've just graduated from the Awakener Academy and have been rated as an A-level hero. Why don't you pretend to be one? It would be more convincing and you wouldn't have to worry about being exposed because you're the real deal."
I took out the glasses he gave me from my pocket and started to talk nonsense, "Because, this is a rare training opportunity for you, a new hero."
He wondered, "Is that all?"
"I think this kind of combat uniform, which is bold and can't be ignored by people around it, and has a strong presence, is more likely to attract that woman."
I took a deep breath into the lenses, put them on, and said, "But I really don't like it."
"Ah! This is the most crucial reason!"
【Author has something to say】
Oh, this article has 100,000 words. I hope I can have more time to write and finish it! This CP has been together for the longest time in my writing. They live together, eat together, go to work together, and even dream together. 233
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