novelden Chapter 122 The Final Prize
Chapter 122 The Final Prize
Fu Hua's phone was eventually returned to its owner by Qiong. Qiong wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the immortal was staring at him with an indescribable gaze…
"Squad leader, is something the matter?"
Feeling uneasy under her gaze, Qiong couldn't help but ask.
"No, it's alright..."
"I'm leaving."
Seeing Qiong walking quickly with small steps, Fu Hua called out to him again.
“Qiong-kun”.
"What's wrong, class monitor?"
"Let's keep a proper distance from Professor Walter from now on."
Qiong: ?
What happened? Did Lao Yang's negotiations fall apart again? That can't be!
"Can I ask why?"
Qiong, who had intended to leave, turned back, just in case something went wrong, so he could report it to Welt.
"I don't know, I don't know either, I need some time to confirm... If it's true, I will apologize to Professor Walter."
Qiong breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the negotiations didn't fall apart.
Unsurprisingly, Kiana, who hadn't even managed to snag lunch because of that incident, was nowhere to be seen all weekend, and Sora also tried to stay in her room as much as possible.
It wasn't that he was afraid of facing Raiden Mei; he had already agreed, so naturally he wouldn't back down. The main problem was that what he had in his hands was difficult to handle...
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That evening, after refusing Himeko's offer to force-feed alcohol to a minor while she was shouting "Sister, I want a boyfriend too!", and working with Raiden Mei to take the drunken Himeko back to her room, Sora firmly refused Raiden Mei's invitation to enter her room, and then decisively abandoned Bronya, who was asking her to play games, and fled back to her own room.
To be honest, Sora didn't quite understand: Logically speaking, Raiden Mei was a conservative girl, so how did she suddenly become so open? Shouldn't it have started with holding hands or something?
Bronya: Yeah, why?
He thought everything would be fine once he got back to his room, but when Qiong stepped into his room, he saw a firework doll that was bigger than his head...
Although she didn't know why the doll was there, because she resented Ms. Hanabi for trespassing, Sora punched the head of the doll without hesitation.
Perhaps the fireworks were made with excessively cheap materials; with a light punch, Sora broke off the doll's head.
"..."
"Waaaah, Little Grey, you're so mean! Someone kindly gave you such a big doll, and you just tore it apart!"
He was angry, but the main problem was probably the shoddy construction of the fireworks plant!
"You're not angry, are you? Since you are, it must mean that Lady Hanabi has already gotten what she wanted and left, right? So, how did you like those fun little games?"
"hehe."
It appears to be a recording rather than a real-time communication?
"Hanabi, what kind of fun game are you playing? You're just building your happiness on other people's suffering!"
After saying that, Qiong was about to throw the broken doll into the trash can. But just as it was about to go into the can, the doll suddenly spoke again.
"Don't be angry! Lady Hanabi is very generous. You deserve a reward for participating in the game. Aren't you satisfied with the prize?"
Qiong Qi laughed. "Use his things as a reward?"
"But since you're so angry, let's look for the final prize under your bed!"
Qiong frowned. Could it be something belonging to him again? Although he felt he had guessed the answer, he still bent down and began to feel around.
Soon, a large gift box was pulled out from under the bed.
"Congratulations! Congratulations on finding the final prize!"
Before the doll could finish speaking, applause came from the opened box—at least this time it wasn't a box inside a box.
Inside the box was an old-fashioned tape recorder that took up half the box, and the clapping sound was coming from there. Next to it was a pile of what looked like cassette tapes, one of which, judging from the cover, was a Robin's album "Air Cocoon"?
"How about it, happy now? I noticed that you Nameless people all really enjoy listening to music, so I 'borrowed' this from Sambo's treasure trove to give to you. Thank you to the generous Fireworks Master and little Sambo! Besides—"
"..."
Alright, alright, so you're using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha? Qiong suddenly felt that Sangbo, that scoundrel, was actually quite pitiful—but also quite ridiculous.
Qiong casually picked up the cassette tape box with the picture of Dan Heng and Yin Yue on the cover. Without a doubt, it must contain the song "Tearing the Heart and Shoulders" to play for Lao Yang later... But he didn't expect that there was not another cassette tape under that tape box, but a stack of photos?
The top photo is a group photo of him with Gui Naifen, Su Chang, Huo Huo, and Tail-Daya?!
If nothing unexpected happens, the following photos will probably all be of this type, and then there will be an explanation when others besides Lao Yang see them.
Where did Huohua get these photos? Some of these photos weren't even taken by Zhao's camera on March 7th!
"Because I was worried you'd miss home, Hanabi-sama even went to the car to make a copy of your photo. How does that make you feel a little happy?"
Qiong remained silent for a long time, finally managing to utter only two words through gritted teeth.
"Flower——Fire!!!"
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Kiana, are you alright?
On Monday in class, Fu Hua was sitting next to a listless Kiana. How to describe it? It felt like her soul had been stolen away.
"Huh? Oh, class monitor, I'm fine."
Kiana's forced response only deepened Fu Hua's confusion.
He was full of energy just yesterday and the day before, how come he's like this today?
Whether it's because the class monitor cares about the students or it's necessary for the task, Fu Hua felt that they should intervene.
"Did you guys hear? Raiden and Sora are together now!"
"Huh? My crush ended just as it began?"
"I thought Kiana and Sora were always so close..."
"Something must have happened after Qiong went on her mission these past two weeks, right?"
A few classmates were chatting idly when Kiana cast a menacing glare at them.
Although it was just a rumor, it was enough to raise Kiana's blood pressure.
Fu Hua: ...
Okay, considering what happened the day before yesterday, she could roughly guess what it was about: a pointless, melodramatic love triangle (or quadrangle?) on campus.
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"Hey, isn't this Qiong? Here to use the restroom again!"
Qiong had just finished using the restroom and was about to return to the teaching building from the teachers' building when Song Que intercepted her.
"Ms. Maria, it's been a long time."
"Yes, it's been a long time."
Qiong vaguely sensed a hint of resentment in Song Que's eyes. What had he done to offend her?
"Look at you! You never attend club activities, you miss two weeks of classes, and the teacher only teaches a few times a week? Why don't you come to class?"
“Teacher Maria, I’ve been on a mission for the past two weeks.”
Attending class? What class? He's fighting Honkai Beasts in Manila! As for club activities... he's already got all his credits, why would he need to participate...?
"What about club activities? It's been so long since school started, and... teacher, I haven't seen you come even once!"
Song Que took out a rating sheet.
"Qiong-kun, you don't want your club activity grades to be reset to zero, do you?"
He didn't want to, but he wasn't afraid at all.
"You absolutely must come after school this afternoon!"
Confused and bewildered, Qiong left in a daze, while Song Que's cheerful expression turned serious.
"Little Sera, Little Sera, the target is returning! I repeat, the target is returning!"
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I've had diarrhea and a terrible stomachache since last night... I think it's from catching a chill. I barely managed to write this chapter in a half-dead state, which is why it's been delayed until now... I'll check back to see if there are any major problems.
The draft that was originally intended for emergencies turned into a double update, and this is the episode I regret updating twice the most.