Chapter 17: The Cuckoo Takes Over the Magpie's Nest (Edited) Graduation Trip
The other side.
Yusuke Morishita woke up from the darkness.
His head felt dizzy and he had a vague urge to vomit.
He shook his head, recalling what had happened before.
He remembered that he was in the laboratory, with Karasuma Shigeharu sitting next to him, and he was organizing the materials given to him by his teacher.
Then suddenly a group of men in black appeared and snatched the two tubes of medicine. Before they left, someone covered his mouth and nose. He smelled the sweet smell of ripe bananas -
It was the smell of anesthetic. Before he passed out, he seemed to hear gunshots...
Yusuke Morishita was now completely awake. He jumped up from the bed.
The teacher... might be in danger!
All I see is darkness.
Yusuke Morishita was panting. After a while, he raised his head and observed the surrounding environment.
It was a pitch-black room, with only the red light flashing from the working monitor in the upper left corner.
He was locked up.
Yusuke Morishita took a deep breath.
At least things are not completely out of control now.
When the incident happened, he and Karasuma Shigeharu were in the laboratory. The teacher was in the room downstairs, and the boy was in the room next to him.
Those men in black actually opened fire. But...
The image of the silver-haired boy flashed through Yusuke Morishita's mind.
Gin...he will protect his teacher.
As a former researcher of Silver Bullet, Yusuke Morishita has tested Zero's physical fitness and knows how amazing his explosive power and reaction speed are.
With this month's study, he should be able to get the teacher away from there safely.
Now that he is behind bars, he can only rely on others...
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"idiot!"
In a study room of the Karasuma family, Karasuma Renya slammed the book in his hand onto the table.
The table made a loud noise, causing the two people standing beside the desk to shudder at the same time.
"Who told you to act on your own!" Uramaru Renya was obviously very angry and was breathing heavily.
His hunched, frail body stood upright, and even when he was sitting on a chair, he exuded an intimidating majesty.
"Father!" Karasuma Shoji raised his head. "It really wasn't me! Besides, this isn't a bad thing! After all, I've already got the elixir..."
"That's no reason for you to attack them, idiot!"
"Ah, father, I already told you it wasn't me—"
"Still quibbling! You're the only one who knows about this, besides your brother!"
Karasuma Renya was furious.
This was such a foolish move. He actually went straight to Lin Xi's house and attacked! Although he got the elixir of immortality, Lin Xi was also missing... and his guards suffered heavy casualties! Almost a third of them were dead... and those were the ones he had worked so hard to train...
He tremblingly picked up the water glass and took a sip.
While drinking water, he stared at the two Karasuma brothers standing in front of him.
The eldest son looked dissatisfied, while the younger son remained silent.
Karasuma Renya suddenly realized that the two brothers had grown taller as they grew older, and their outlines were gradually taking on the appearance of adults.
Even though he was standing up instead of sitting in the chair, the two brothers could still look down at him.
The vitality was pulsating in their bodies, so vibrant; but the shadow of death followed him like a shadow, and he could only desperately hold on to his thin vitality and prevent it from slipping away.
He closed his eyes, sat down, and gripped the armrests of the chair.
He was cautious and suspicious by nature. Karasuma Renya had always considered this caution and suspicion to be a strength in his character, and it had indeed helped him to nip many dangers in the bud.
Of his two sons who are still alive, one is an arrogant fool and the other is a cowardly kid, neither of them can pose a threat to his position.
But recently, this eldest son seemed to have grown up and dared to bypass him and directly order the death squads of the Karasuma family.
After all, he looked old and frail. Who wouldn't hope for his death to welcome the next, younger head of the Karasuma family?
It doesn't matter... Karasuma Renya let out a slow breath. For all these years, there had to be people who wanted to replace him. Otherwise, why would he only have his two youngest sons left?
But in the end, all those who hoped for his death died before him.
"You're not handling this properly," he said. He seemed to have calmed down completely. "Send someone to find Lin Xi and the experimental subject. Lin Xi knows the secret of immortality. Since their relationship has been completely broken, find a way to kill them and prevent the news from leaking. Be careful with the experimental subject..."
He actually killed so many of his people, so the experimental subject deserved to die as well.
"Yes, father."
When Karasuma Naoji turned around, he did not see Karasuma Renya's gloomy eyes.
After the two brothers left, Karasuma Renya let out a long sigh and took out a box from his arms.
The miracle of immortality...
He opened the box and looked at the two tubes of ice-blue liquid.
He wanted to let death leave him forever and escape to a place where death could no longer find him.
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"I'm hungry." Lin Xi said boredly while lying on the bed.
"Just bear with it for a while." Gin walked past the bed, holding the newly purchased clean clothes. "I'll rinse your underwear. Once it's dry, we can leave."
"Where are you going?"
"Didn't you say you were going on a trip? I asked the front desk for a travel brochure."
Lin Xi looked at Gin's busy back thoughtfully.
"Xiaoqin, you are so virtuous," she said. "Not only can you kill people, but you are also great at housekeeping."
"If you weren't lying in bed now, do you think I would help you wash clothes? If you make another sound, I will pack you up with those old clothes and burn them." Gin's murderous voice came from the bathroom.
"oh."
“…”
"But I'm really bored."
She lay on her back, staring at the ceiling. "I don't have a computer, no video game console, not even a book... Now I don't even have food. I can't even shower because of my injuries. I smell weird, and I can only lie in bed. Ah, my life is so boring... What's the point of living..."
A vein popped up on Gin's forehead.
He wrung out the clothes vigorously and hung them on the balcony, then wiped his hands casually and handed her the travel brochure: "If you're bored, read the brochure! Plan your itinerary! Don't you dislike my bumpy driving? When you can walk normally, you can drive yourself!"
"Ah? Driving, me?" Lin Xi felt inexplicably guilty. "Actually, I'm not very steady when driving. I'm a complete novice. Are you sure you want me to drive?"
"Haha, didn't you say when you were teaching me that practice is the best teacher?" Gin sneered, "If you're half-baked, just try it a few more times until you become proficient!"
Uh, this is probably a skill given by the system. Can it be improved through training?
Lin Xi expressed doubts about this.
"I was wrong, Gin-sama," she surrendered. "I will never complain again while you're working. Can I continue to be your driver?"
Gin ignored her, packed up the medical waste and old clothes, and left the room to dispose of them. Before leaving, he said lightly, "It depends on your performance."
Oops. Oops.
Lin Xi looked at the closed door and began to reflect on her relationship with Gin.
Was she being too casual about the gin? Gin, too. Who would talk to their boss like that? Rum and Madeira weren't like that either...
Is it because Gin is closer in age to her that she can't help but relax a little in front of Gin?
No, the boss of a ruthless killer has to be even more ruthless! More cruel! More difficult to talk to! Otherwise, how will she control him in the future? What if Gin gets on her head?
With that in mind, she decided to act a little cooler when Gin came in.
As a result, it was her body's instinct that was more effective than her strategy.
Smells so good!
She glared at the paper bag in Gin's hand.
How could it be? The aroma of red beans... the soft outer shell... the heat emanating from the paper wrapper...
"Here." Gin handed the warm paper package to her expressionlessly, "It's sold on the street. Didn't you say you were hungry? Eat it."
"Ahem, how can I feel so embarrassed..."
"Oh, then I'll eat it myself."
"Wait, I'm a patient! And this was bought with my money!"
"Huh, aren't you embarrassed?"
"...Buying food for a hungry boss is what you're supposed to do! Here!"
What a coldness, what a way to control subordinates.
It wasn't her who was lying in bed thinking about those things just now!
Aww, the red bean cake smells so good!
The wrapper is so thin and soft! So thin that the red bean filling peeks through! There's even a faint milky aroma... A stunningly delicious flavor... and the filling is incredibly generous! The red beans aren't completely mashed, retaining a bit of a grainy texture... It's delicate yet still has a nice texture... Wow, so warming. Even the sugar content is just right. The flavors of milk, wheat, beans, and malt sugar blend together, flowing across your tongue...
“It’s so delicious…”
Lin Xi's eyes were filled with tears.
Gin glanced at her.
Haha, this guy is only this much.
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They started their tour from the surrounding areas.
In fact, Lin Xi was not that enthusiastic about the scenery. After all, no matter what kind of scenery it was, it all looked the same to her.
But the snacks are really delicious.
She loves taking Gin to various places to eat.
They stayed at the hotel for only one night and left the next morning. Lin Xi's physical condition had improved due to her upgraded combat skills, and her wounds healed quickly, allowing her to walk normally the next day. Before leaving, Lin Xi left a handful of cash at the hotel as compensation for burning their cornfield.
"Wait here. I'll go get some takoyaki," she ordered Gin. "We've been on the run for several days now. I think the people sent by old man Karasuma will soon find the inn we stayed in. They could find us at any moment! You have to be vigilant."
The boy nodded indifferently.
This guy always deliberately made him wait by the side while he went to queue up to buy food.
He suspected that she was afraid that he would find out that she always ate large portions.
Haha, what a waste of time.
Did he think he didn't know she was a big eater?
He pretended not to know because he was afraid that she would get angry and embarrassed.
Lin Xi had no idea what he was complaining about. Actually, she did buy snacks for several people, but she was just stuffing them into her system backpack for safekeeping.
These are all genuine snacks from the era, hard to come by... She's sure to miss them when she returns to the main timeline...
And Ai hasn't tried it either, right? I'll buy another one and bring it back for her to try.
Gin tourism isn't limited to Kyoto.
They don't care how much time or money it takes. Everything is free, easy, and comfortable, and they can start and stop at any time.
Without any deliberate plan, they spent most of their time wandering around less famous towns, experiencing the real local customs and local specialties.
They went to Mount Inari and saw thousands of vermilion torii gates;
I went from Kyoto to Nara and saw Nara Park full of red leaves.
They petted the sacred deer and paid homage to the bronze Buddha statue at Todai-ji Temple—though Gin, of course, didn't do so. He didn't believe in any gods, and Lin Xi described him as a staunch materialist. Lin Xi himself, adhering to the principle of believing in something as little as possible, paid homage to the "eight million gods" of Japan.
Afterwards, they went to Osaka. Lin Xi was interested in Edo-era architecture and ukiyo-e paintings. They climbed to the top floor of Osaka Castle and enjoyed the breeze.
This was the most relaxing month and a half that Lin Xi had ever experienced.
Although he'd arrived in a completely different world, Lin Xi slowly began to come to terms with it. This world wasn't entirely unreal. The characters in comics had their own thoughts and wills, acting according to their own desires. They weren't simple, flat characters. Especially those the author had painstakingly crafted. Beyond their two-dimensionality, they were no different from real people—perhaps even purer.
Well, speaking of the two-dimensional world, Lin Xi is not qualified to talk about them now.
After all, after coming to this world, she herself had become a paper doll. Every day when she looked in the mirror, she could only see the little pointy face and curly hair drawn by the author... To be honest, she was still a little uncomfortable.
However, it is incredible that an outsider like me can become friends with them.
"What's wrong?" Gin looked at Lin Xi, who was laughing for no apparent reason. "Is there something on my face?"
"No. You just grew taller again." Lin Xi suppressed a laugh. "You've grown forty centimeters in three months... I can't believe you're a human like me."
Perhaps his body had finally recovered from its malnutrition and had been exposed to ample sunlight, but the boy began to grow rapidly. His physique became stronger...even his chest muscles grew larger.
Gin glanced at her.
This was definitely not what this guy was thinking about just now.
But, never mind...
He had a feeling that he would grow taller in the future. Haha, by then, this woman would have no choice but to look up to him!
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