Chapter 130 Talent Academy
"Ding-ling-ling..."
The bell rang to signal the end of the exam. Xia Zuo picked up his backpack from the podium and walked out of the classroom. He saw the black-haired boy waiting for him outside the door.
The black-haired boy, fully armed with a baseball cap, plain glasses, and a black mask, was looking down at his phone. When he approached, he put his phone away as if he had opened his eyes and straightened up. "Are you going home? Or are you going to walk around the school?"
Xia Zuo's originally surprised "Xize" was instantly stuck in his throat, but... it would be terrifying if he called out this name. After all, the person who entered the Talent Academy with the highest scores in all subjects had attracted a lot of attention before the school started. After someone accidentally took a photo of him, the enthusiasm instantly doubled.
...If other people knew that Caesar and I grew up together, I would definitely be torn to pieces by some fanatical fans.
Xia Zuo has great trust in the mental state of some people in the Talent Academy.
"There's nothing fun to do back home," Xia Zuo scratched his head. "You finished the game I bought you in half an hour. I remember your new book hasn't arrived yet, and I think you've finished your homework for school..."
When he thought about it, his best friend's life was so boring.
Xia Zuo fell silent: "..."
Suddenly, I felt something was wrong. Is this the difference between people?
"It's not boring." Xizel blinked, "After all, I still have to manage the family company."
Freeman, whose family was nearly bankrupted by someone and then profited from the Crests, said: "..."
He silently covered his heart and said firmly, "Xize, when I finish my studies and come out of seclusion, I will go to work for you!"
The Caesar family has done so much for him, but he wants Caesar to waste his time playing with him... He feels guilty.
"Then let's go check out the newly opened aquarium nearby!" Xia Zuo's eyes lit up as he remembered the announcement he saw yesterday. "I heard there's a mermaid show! I wonder what it'll be like this time. I'm so excited."
Hearing this, the black-haired boy tilted his head, as if thinking of something, and said with a smile, "Okay."
Having grown up together and being an expert at being cheated, Xia Zuo immediately felt a familiar chill.
The brown-haired boy rubbed his arms, somewhat doubting his life.
...I'm just going to the aquarium to watch a mermaid show. There shouldn't be anything that makes my hair stand on end, right?
With this in mind, he took César into the aquarium, bought some food and souvenirs for both of them, and held them in his arms so that his best friend, who seemed to be out of touch with the world, could relax enough.
Perhaps because he felt that his long hair was a bit of a hindrance, the boy bought a hairband and tied it into a low ponytail.
Xia Zuo covered his face silently as he watched the young lady selling hair bands trying to give them to her best friend.
...Xize not only accompanied him out to play, but also shared the pressure of dealing with all kinds of approaching girls when he went out alone.
All I could do was get a few things for him.
Xia Zuo fell into deep reflection, so much so that the black-haired boy couldn't stand it anymore. He sighed slightly and said helplessly, "Don't act like I'm PUAing you, Xia Zuo. I feel guilty too."
As he spoke, Xizel took a shopping bag from his hand and said, "Let me take it, you go find a seat."
Xia Zuo: "I guarantee to complete the mission!! (starry eyes)"
Xizel: "..."
The only son of a certain Freeman family had excellent physical fitness since childhood. Every physical education teacher he met would tearfully persuade him to give up literature and pursue martial arts. At that time, Xia Zuo hesitated for a long time between becoming a bodyguard to protect his best friend and becoming his best friend's most capable cadre. In the end, he decided -
We must grasp it with both hands and make both hands strong!
Caesar has been weak since he was a child and has always been well protected by his family. He has never appeared in the newspapers as the next head of the Crest family, but the day will eventually come when others know his identity, and he will definitely need a trustworthy bodyguard!
As a bodyguard, flexibility is a given.
The moment the mermaid show started, Xia Zuo squeezed in before everyone else like a fish and quickly occupied the best seat - the very center of the first row. I heard that there was also a chance to interact with the performers here.
"Xize, here!"
The black-haired boy with a low ponytail walked over calmly.
It should have been a scene of awkward crowding, but the crowd automatically created some distance around him.
"It's about to start!" Xia Zuo took out his mobile phone and prepared to record the video.
As soft and dreamy music played, colorfully dressed mermaid performers went into the water one by one.
...It's still the same performance.
It’s not beautiful, and the mermaid costume looks cheap. It’s a complete dream shattered.
Xia Zuo was a little disappointed, but he also knew that underwater performances like this, which required almost daily performances, and possibly multiple performances a day, couldn't be of high quality. This wasn't like filming a mermaid video. The actors were already working very hard.
"Why are they so stiff and wearing... ventilators?"
A female voice rang out, with genuine confusion, but the tone was very flat, as if asking her companion: "Are you injured?"
A different girl's voice replied calmly, "No, because they are human. No matter how much training a human can get, they can never be as completely smooth as you."
Xia Zuo, who has excellent hearing, said: "..."
No matter how much humans train, they can never be as completely smooth as you.
What a weird conversation!
The brown-haired boy turned his head stiffly. He could even hear the "cracking" sound coming from his neck. He tried to look at the owner of the sound coming from beside him.
They were two girls who looked about the same age. One had black hair and looked a bit chubby. She wore black round-frame sunglasses that blocked most of her emotions. People could only see the straightened corners of her lips. It seemed that her face did not have the sweet expression that is common among girls.
The other one had lighter blond hair, a calm expression, a delicate face and an upright figure. She sat there like a green pine tree, with a very superior temperament. She looked like a wealthy and noble lady, or the heir of a martial arts school.
Then, the two girls looked over at the same time and stared at each other.jpg
Xia Zuo: "..."
No, no, don't stare at him like that! It really is like something out of a horror movie!
"Xia Zuo?"
The black-haired boy on the left noticed something strange and looked over.
He had been watching the performance intently, and although it was a little disappointing, he was invited by a friend after all, so he was not distracted or playing with his phone the entire time.
But he would subconsciously pay attention to the situation around him and naturally noticed that something was wrong with the brown-haired boy.
Then Xia Zuo noticed that the two girls instantly looked away.
However, the gaze did not disappear, but shifted.
——It was transferred to his best friend who was not frail, not physically strong, nor beautiful, not really, but in short, extremely coveted.
Xia Zuo's rationality instantly snapped, and he stood in front of the black-haired boy cautiously, instantly throwing aside the question of "Are these two people human?" and asked: "What do you want to do?"
The girls, whose vision was blocked, turned their gaze back to him and spoke at the same time:
"Ursula More."
"He is Cesare, my benefactor / His Majesty's name is Christine, my Pope."
Xia Zuo: "...?"
Ursula: “…”
Mol: “…”
The black-haired girl silently turned her head and looked at the person she was traveling with: "Is your Pope Caesar?"
Mo'er's tone had become dangerous: "Is the person you are looking for His Majesty?"
Xia Zuo, who was completely out of the situation: "???"
"Wait a minute," he gasped with a headache, "What benefactor? What Pope?"
Xia Zuo silently turned his head to look at his best friend.
My best friend blinked innocently and smiled.
Eventually dinner for two turned into dinner for four.
And Xia Zuo gradually understood everything.
"I escaped from the laboratory, and you were there too," the black-haired girl coldly tapped Xia Zuo with her chin, her face expressionless. "I can roughly hear what people are thinking. I heard you call him Xizel. He saw me and knew I wasn't an ordinary sea creature, but he still bought me and released me. He even thought I was pretty."
"I'm the daughter of the chairman of a bodyguard company, who was taken to the Church by His Majesty. Your Majesty healed my legs and elevated my talent." As the blonde spoke these words, her calm expression softened, even seeming a bit peaceful and sacred. "He is the Pope of the Church. I will always believe in him."
Xia Zuo: "..."
My dear friend, what on earth did you do when I wasn't looking?
"Well, Mol, long time no see." The black-haired boy said with a smile, seamlessly transitioning into the role of the Pope: "You should have received the admission notice from the Talent Academy."
Moer nodded and looked at the other person intently: "Yes, Your Majesty. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to enter this school in my situation."
She was not pursuing a higher education, but just wanted to improve her abilities after further studies so that she could continue to serve His Majesty better. She never expected that the "César" mentioned in the school forum was actually the Pope she had been thinking about.
"Cise."
A voice came over, and the black-haired girl took off her sunglasses, looking at him with one gold and one blue eye without blinking.
The black-haired boy smiled and said, "Has it transformed into a human? It looks like it's integrated well. Congratulations."
The black-haired girl's eyes suddenly lit up imperceptibly.
"I want to enter the Talent Academy. Then I can see Caesar every day?"
"If nothing goes wrong and it's the same class, then yes." The black-haired boy said with a smile.
He casually glanced at the girl's untouched food without disturbing anyone.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xia Zuo again and said, "Ursula doesn't know much about the Talent Academy, so I'd like you to explain it to her. How about giving you one of the sapphire earrings I ordered a few days ago?"
Xia Zuo: “!!” Caesar’s request! Caesar’s earrings!
!!!!!!
The brown-haired boy nodded firmly. "Of course. I guarantee that Ursula will know everything about the Gifted Academy! Freeman still has some connections with the principal. Although the entrance test has passed, Ursula can take it again."
He didn't do it for Caesar's earrings, he did it for the Deep Sea Girl to better integrate into the group!
...Wait, didn't Ursula just say that she could read minds?
Xia Zuo looked at the black-haired girl somewhat stiffly.
Black-haired girl: "Heh."
Xia Zuo: "..."
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