Lin Yizhou left the restroom, glanced at the time, and then walked toward the classroom.
But as soon as he entered the classroom, he once again noticed Su Ziling’s presence.
It was honestly kind of ridiculous. Even though she was a year below him, her credit progress bar was almost maxed out.
Not only were her required courses all top-notch, she’d also devoured those obscure elective classes. Her transcript was as polished as a carefully edited save file.
Did she have no other entertainment besides attending classes?
Lin Yizhou didn’t really understand.
Of course, in the Federation, learning more knowledge did have a slight use…
Yeah, just a little.
But there was no denying she was a real grinder.
Though that might have something to do with her family situation.
From his investigation, almost all of Su Xiaomeng and Su Ziling’s tuition and living expenses came from part-time jobs and odd gigs.
“Boss Lin, what are you looking at?”
Lin Yizhou turned around. A tall figure nearly six-foot-three sat down next to him.
This guy was one of his subordinates named Guo Hao.
Even though he looked big and seemed like some kind of popular jock, he was actually a closet otaku.
Guo Hao noticed where Lin Yizhou’s gaze had been and asked.
“Is there something special about that short-haired girl over there? You’ve been having us investigate and keep an eye on her lately.”
Lin Yizhou withdrew his attention from Su Ziling.
“Nothing much.”
Seeing that Lin Yizhou didn’t want to talk about it, Guo Hao didn’t press. He just glanced around and said.
“Speaking of which, where’s Fan Zhicheng? He didn’t skip class again, did he? I remember his credits are even lower than ours…”
“Oh, him,” Lin Yizhou said absently. “He’s still eating in the cafeteria.”
“Eat my foot!”
Speak of the devil. Fan Zhicheng walked into the classroom with a dark face.
“Boss, be a human for once.”
“I was just worried you didn’t have a fork with your meal. Besides, you made me waste my instant noodles too.”
“You were eating noodles in the restroom?!” Fan Zhicheng slammed the desk in despair. “I asked for paper, paper!”
“Now that you mention it, I’m curious how you got out…” Lin Yizhou silently scooted two meters away. “You didn’t actually scrape it with that thing, did you?”
“How could that be.”
“Then how did you get out?”
“When no one was around, I waddled out in a horse stance, grabbed some paper from the sink counter, and made do.”
Hearing this, Lin Yizhou and Guo Hao couldn’t help but show a newfound respect.
Because the men’s restroom was currently under wall renovation, the paper on the sink counter wasn’t toilet paper—it was sandpaper for polishing walls.
“That sounds like a really tragic story.”
“We’re still friends if you don’t bring it up again.”
Fan Zhicheng’s face was dark. His glare made the two of them silently shut their mouths.
The commotion from the back naturally caught Su Ziling’s attention.
She turned around and saw Lin Yizhou chattering with two other guys about something.
Even though she was a bit far away, she could still sense that these two had a different aura from ordinary people.
In fact, she’d noticed Lin Yizhou’s companions long ago, and she knew they were also Freaks.
But Magical Girls needed evidence to act. Her perception was strong, but other Magical Girls weren’t as good. Even if she spoke up, no one would believe her.
After comparing, Su Ziling had to acknowledge one thing… Lin Yizhou really knew how to keep a low profile.
That meant his strength was definitely no joke. He might even be stronger than her.
‘Hmm… Could it be that future me fought him and triggered a defeat CG?’
Su Ziling really couldn’t figure out what future her would see in Lin Yizhou.
From a female aesthetic perspective, looks-wise, Lin Yizhou wasn’t outstanding, but he was the kind you could grow to like.
Personality-wise… well, skip that.
As for financial status, he did seem pretty rich.
Thinking that, Su Ziling glanced at her phone. The balance displayed was under three digits, which deeply stung her eyes.
No, she really had to find a way to make some money.
Su Xiaomeng’s maid café pay was indeed quite high, but facing next semester’s tuition and that extra bottomless pit at home, that salary was a drop in the bucket.
What should she do?
While Su Ziling was thinking, maybe to change the subject or ease the awkwardness, Fan Zhicheng spoke up.
“Boss, what’s the mission from above?”
Their voices were actually very low, and since they were sitting in a secluded spot, no one else could hear.
Except Su Ziling. Her perception was far beyond normal. This distance was nothing to her.
Hearing the word “mission,” Su Ziling instantly pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
“Didn’t the higher-ups tell us to deal with that Protean Witch?” Fan Zhicheng spread his hands. “Last time I wanted to spar with her a bit, but you called me back, Boss. This time we can actually fight for real, right?”
Hearing this, Su Ziling understood. This Fan Zhicheng was the Freak she’d encountered when she first saved Su Lili.
“They only asked us to investigate. There’s no need for us to clash with the Protean Witch.”
“Boss…” Fan Zhicheng couldn’t help complaining. “Don’t tell me you’ve gone soft because she’s a Magical Girl?”
“No, I’m thinking about your safety.”
Lin Yizhou shook his head.
Although he’d never fought the “Protean Witch” himself, he knew very well she wasn’t someone to mess with.
The two Freaks from “Red Rose” a few days ago were elites among Freaks, yet they couldn’t last two moves against her.
So Lin Yizhou continued to warn.
“If you run into her, evade as soon as possible. Don’t say I didn’t warn you if you get your legs broken.”
“You’re exaggerating…” Fan Zhicheng grumbled. “I’ve fought Magical Girls before. Even the elites of the Magical Girl Alliance, I can beat them down. This Magical Girl that came out of nowhere, do we really need to be so cautious?”
“Let me put it this way: if she didn’t have some serious backing, why would the higher-ups send us to investigate?”
“Is that Magical Girl that strong? What about you, Boss? You’re one of the Four Heavenly Kings after all.”
“Can you stop calling me that?”
Lin Yizhou held the title of “Four Heavenly Kings” within the Freak organization. Although he didn’t understand why there were five of the Four Heavenly Kings, he personally didn’t like that nickname.