Zongman: My Smart Group

Lin Mo: "OK, goodbye, Hiratsuka-sensei!!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and said, "Goodbye!"

After seeing Lin Mo's current situation, Hiratsuka Shizuka originally wanted him to move in with her, but after thinking about it, she felt it was inappropriate. Putting aside the issue of reputation, it was uncertain who would take care of whom once he moved in.

You know, I'm too lazy to tidy up. My house isn't exactly a mess, but it's not exactly clean either. Compared to this environment, it's like night and day.

Moreover, Lin Mo has persevered all alone in such harsh conditions, which means he must be a very self-reliant person! Self-reliant people usually have a strong sense of self-respect, so if I were to offer help directly, Lin Mo would probably feel sorry for me and get angry, and then refuse outright.

So let Yukinoshita Haruno handle these things, since they're the ones who bumped into Lin Mo and made him look like this.

After seeing Hiratsuka Shizuka off, Lin Mo wiped imaginary sweat from his brow: "That was close! I almost really got taken advantage of by an older man. Sigh~ It's all because of my damn, irresistible charm!"

System: "Yeah, yeah! Especially when she wears black stockings, Yukino Yukinoshita practically chases after the host!"

Lin Mo's face darkened, and he said angrily, "It's all because of you! You insist on generating these inexplicable tasks to ruin my reputation! What are you really up to!"

System: "This system is only responsible for generating tasks; whether or not you perform them is up to you, host."

Lin Mo: "Enough nonsense! Give me another task. I'm just killing time anyway, I want to sign in!"

System: "Okay!"

"bite--

Sign-in task: Snatch lollipops from elementary school students.

Task Reward: One sign-in.

"..."

System: "Host, what we're saying is, do you have any shame?"

Lin Mo took out a pair of black stockings, put them on his head, and said, "Fortune favors the bold. It's just the right time for elementary school students to start school. Let's do it!"

………………

After hanging up with Dr. Kikue, Yukino immediately drove to Yukino's apartment and rushed over without stopping.

"Ding-dong-"

A moment later, the door opened, and Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile, "Long time no see, Yukino! Did you miss your big sister?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was in low spirits. After a moment of silence, she turned to the side and said, "Sister, it's just in time that you've come. There are some things I want to ask you."

Yukinoshita asked in surprise, "What is it? Is it something to whisper?"

"It's about Lin Mo."

Yukino Yukinoshita spoke calmly, looking directly into Haruno Yukinoshita's eyes. Her eyes held a mixture of guilt, but even more so, a determination—a steadfast commitment to the truth!

Seeing her younger sister's eyes, Yukino Yukinoshita knew that she probably wouldn't be able to get away with it easily today. It wasn't hard to tell from Yukino's eyes that she was serious! If she didn't say anything, Yukino would probably find out little by little on her own.

Yukino gave a wry smile and said, "Yukino, are you really ready to face the truth?"

Yukino Yukinoshita said firmly, "I was prepared long ago, otherwise I wouldn't have investigated this matter. My sister's situation is partly my responsibility, and I shouldn't run away from it! I don't want to run away from it anymore!"

Yukino Yukinoshita was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "It seems that Yukino has become a capable adult, saying such responsible words, which is completely different from before. Since you are ready to take on everything, I won't hide it from you anymore. This is the information I found about Lin Mo. Take a look at it yourself first, and then I will ask you for answers."

Taking the phone from Yukino Yukinoshita, Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath and read on.

Soon, Yukino Yukinoshita finished reading, gripped her phone tightly with both hands, and asked in a low voice, "So, it was that car accident that made Lin Mo like this?"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Yes, but Yukino, you don't need to dwell on it. Nobody wants this to happen! And in that situation, we did enough. At least we didn't lose our lives. You don't need to blame yourself so much. We're not the ones who are wrong, either emotionally or rationally. I will also try my best to make it up to Lin Mo. You don't need to worry about his future. I will make proper arrangements so that he can live a comfortable life from now on."

Yes, Lin Mo suddenly ran out from the roadside to save a puppy and was hit like this. Although the driver braked in time, the collision was unavoidable. In the instant the incident occurred, her sister handled everything as quickly as possible! Now Lin Mo has been discharged from the hospital, and everything has settled down.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Yukino, you were just an ordinary bystander on the bus. You didn't hit Lin Mo with your car, nor did you instigate him to suddenly appear. It was all a coincidence, a joke played by fate. You were just an ordinary person who happened to be sitting on the bus learning, no different from those onlookers."

There's no need for you to get stuck in a rut, trying to take all the blame upon yourself, thinking you ruined Lin Mo's life and wanting to do everything you can to atone for it. It's completely unnecessary! This isn't atonement at all, it's not even sympathy, it's just your arrogance! Arrogantly taking the blame upon yourself to make up for it, acting entirely on your own ego and completely disregarding other factors.

Moreover, to some extent, we are also victims of this incident. Lin Mo is innocent, but aren't we innocent as well? We obeyed traffic laws and even braked immediately when Lin Mo suddenly appeared, preventing a more serious tragedy from occurring! But even so, others will talk about this incident and discuss the Yukinoshita family, thereby damaging the Yukinoshita family's reputation.

So, Yukino, you don't need to blame yourself at all, nor do you need to feel guilty and try to make amends. From the very beginning, there was no right or wrong in this matter; or rather, we were both right and both wrong! If anyone's to blame, it's fate.

Chapter 20 The Power of Angels

"elder sister……"

Yukino Yukinoshita stared blankly at Haruno Yukinoshita. She never imagined that her older sister would one day give her such a long talk. She had been teasing her since they were little, and had never spoken to her so seriously before.

This time, her sister not only told her so much, but also completely guessed her thoughts, explaining the whole story in detail and clarifying the cause-and-effect relationship.

I always knew that I was much different from my sister, but I didn't expect it to be this much, which is a little frustrating.

However, this sense of frustration was fleeting, precisely because her sister was so outstanding, she was constantly striving to improve herself!

The guilt in Yukino's eyes gradually faded, and she understood the reasoning that Haruno wanted to tell her. She said, "I understand, sister. I will treat Lin Mo like a normal person."

Yukino Yukinoshita smiled and said, "It's good that you understand, Yukino. At first, I thought you would ignore my advice and continue to blame yourself."

Yukino Yukinoshita said seriously, "Thank you for reminding me, sister. Since Lin Mo has basically lived alone since he was a child, he must have a strong mental capacity. I don't need to treat him specially because of this. Instead, I should treat him like a normal person."

Yukino suddenly hugged her and said with a smile, "Hahaha! Yukino is so cute when she's serious!"

Yukino Yukinoshita immediately blushed and said angrily, "Sister!"

………………

The morning sunlight streamed through the window and shone on Lin Mo's face, and the system alarm clock rang precisely on time:

"Host! Get up! The sun's already high in the sky!"

After a whole afternoon of hard work yesterday, and by modifying the drop rate through the system, Lin Mo obtained a large amount of money and food in the following period of time, so he no longer had to worry about these things for the time being.

Incidentally, I also gained some primordial power, and the system regained some of its abilities, but it still couldn't withstand the anti-magic field.

Lin Mo yawned deeply, then casually took out a steamed bun from his system space and started eating.

After finishing the steamed buns, he washed his face, brushed his teeth, and then ate more steamed buns.

System: "Host, aren't you going to do something unnecessary?"

Lin Mo said with a look that said, "What do you know?"

The system asked curiously, "Is there perhaps some other explanation behind this?"

Lin Mo smiled slightly: "He has a reason for this. Do you know Einstein's theory of relativity?"

System: "Understood."

Lin Mo: "Just know that, it has nothing to do with him, it's just that his brain is simply not turned on."

System: "Host, do you think you're very humorous?"

Lin Mo said proudly, "Of course! Go out and ask around, I'm known in the martial arts world as the Jade-Faced Humorous Young Master!"

System: "Weren't you still 'Jade-Faced Young Master' yesterday?"

Lin Mo: "Same here, these are all my titles. Enough said, sign in!"

System: "Sigh~ Host, sometimes I really want to pry open your brain and see what's inside."

"bite--

Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Angelic Power (Gold)

Angelic Power: One can transform into an angel and possess angelic power.

Lin Mo's eyes widened instantly: "Holy crap! Golden Legend! System, use it now! I want to fly to school so I'll never have to walk to school again!"

System: "Host, is that all the ambition you have? This is the power of a gold-level angel, Michael, who is known as the strongest angel, do you know that?"

Lin Mo: "I don't know."

System: "I shouldn't have asked you. To put it simply, Archangel Michael is the first person after God, but after using this angelic power, he becomes the second."

Lin Mo exclaimed, "Wow! This is incredible! Use it on me right away! I didn't expect to stop eating beef so quickly."

The system said awkwardly, "Um, host, you know about the magic-suppressing domain."

Lin Mo was silent for a moment, then gave him a sharp middle finger: "Useless system, leave the group!"

The system quickly said, "Ahem, host, although I can't let you use the power of angels, it's still possible to turn you into an angel."

Lin Mo's eyes widened immediately: "Really?"

System: "Of course it's true! Didn't you get a sliver of Origin Power from yesterday's sign-in? I've restored a little bit, which will give you an angel form. You can think of it as a skin in the game. Although you can't use supernatural powers, it will make you look even more handsome!"

Lin Mo thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let me see what my angel form looks like."

System: "The Angel Halo and Angel Wings are already in your inventory. You can install them yourself."

Lin Mo: "So you're still installing it manually! What use are you to me!"

The system said awkwardly, "Host, please understand, this is a magic-suppressing domain."

Lin Mo said angrily, "The anti-magic field is way too much! It's unplayable without it! Don't you know I hate these overpowered dogs the most!"

The system cautiously said, "Host, this seems to be your ability."

Lin Mo quickly said, "Ahem, actually the anti-magic field is just so-so, it has no offensive capabilities at all, it's trash!"

Lin Mo took out the Angel Halo and Angel Wings from his inventory, fiddled with them for a bit, and asked, "System, how do I do this?"

System: "Just put it where it should be."

Lin Mo walked to the mirror and placed the angel halo on his head. The golden angel halo floated above his head, and Lin Mo was immediately intrigued.

Directly ←→←→↑↓↑↓↗↘↗↘↖↙

……

The system hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed. After all, he was an idiot, so let him be.

Lin Mo rubbed his slightly dizzy head and said with a smile, "That's interesting."

System: "Host, you should change your skin. If you keep doing this, you'll be late."

Lin Mo: "It's nothing, it's nothing. I don't know if I have any connections at school."

Lin Mo stopped delaying and immediately hung the angel wings on his back.

Lin Mo: "System, this isn't right! Why are the angel wings upside down? And why do you have so much hair down there?"

System: "Host, we're saying, is it possible that you installed it backwards?"

Lin Mo slapped his forehead and chuckled, "I was just too excited."

Lin Mo tore off the angel wings and straightened them, then looked at his own wings from the side. Unfortunately, he couldn't control them; they were really just like decorations.

Lin Mo: "System, do you think anyone can tear off my wings and halo?"

System: "Host, please rest assured, as long as the opponent's power is not far beyond that of an angel, it's impossible for them to tear these things down. Alright, you've seen the new skins, shouldn't you go to class now?"

Lin Mo said sharply, "System, why do you want me to go to class so badly? Tell me! Are you plotting something?"

System: "Host, stop overacting. If you keep going like this, you'll really be late."

Just then, Lin Mo's phone rang. Lin Mo saw that it was an unfamiliar number and hung up immediately.

Lin Mo complained, "Are scammers this good these days? My information was leaked before I even had a chance to browse the website."

The next second, the phone rang again. Lin Mo hung up and blocked the call, saying smugly, "You little punk, trying to mess with me! Let's see how you harass me now."

Lin Mo changed out of the extremely comfortable pajamas he received from signing in, put on his school uniform, tidied his hair, nodded in satisfaction, and then prepared to leave.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a knock on the door. Lin Mo opened the door in confusion. He didn't seem to have any friends. Who would be knocking on his door so early in the morning?

Chapter 21 An unexpected encounter with Hachiman Hikigaya

When I opened the door, it was someone I knew.

Hiratsuka Shizuka said somewhat angrily, "I knew you weren't at school! Why did you hang up on me and block me?"

Lin Mo was slightly taken aback and asked, "Was that the call you made just now? I thought it was a spam call. Why didn't you say so earlier? I would have stopped you right away."

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed and said, "You've remembered my number this time, right? Don't block me again after a while. Have you had breakfast yet?"