I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

After a moment's thought, the boy's thumb moved rapidly up and down on the phone screen.

[Are you okay? Do you need me to bring some medicine? ]

Click Send.

Just five or six seconds later, Zhu Nai replied to the message on the other end of the phone.

"It's okay, it's okay. Rias said it'll be fine after two days of rest. It's not a big problem."

It turned out to be a formulaic answer.

In that case, Hanakaiyuan Fogui no longer insisted. He simply replied "OK" and put away his phone. Then he looked up and shrugged at Asia, who was tilting her head with a puzzled look on her face.

"Akeno just sent a message saying that Rias is not feeling well today and the club activities are cancelled. I won't be going there then. I'll go back early today and see you tomorrow morning."

"Ah...Is that so?"

When Asia heard that the boy was going back, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed for a moment, as her eyes were filled with anticipation just a second ago.

But she immediately cheered herself up, put on her usual healing smile and nodded vigorously.

"Well, see you tomorrow, Buddha."

"See you tomorrow, Asia."

On the other side, in the old school building.

"Rias, I've already told Fugui that he doesn't need to come today. He should be going back now."

Himejima Akeno put down her phone and said to her friend on the sofa.

She thought this would stimulate the latter, but she didn't expect that Rias only nodded slightly after listening, then got up from the sofa and stretched.

"Thank you, Akeno. I'll just go for a short walk outside. You, Koneko, Asia, and the others can go eat dinner first. I'll come back and eat by myself once I feel better."

"……I see."

"Thank you."

After thanking her once more, Rias smiled softly and left the living room and exited the old school building.

Then... after confirming that there was no one around, she walked straight towards the main gate of the school.

Chapter 34: Akeno

Since the club activities were temporarily cancelled, Huakaiyuan Buddhist Gui also had a rare opportunity to return home today.

I went home before 3 pm, which was the first time since I transferred to Ku Wang College.

How does that saying go? He gave up his job as a Huakaiyuan agent, which paid him a million a month, and instead worked overtime until 7 or 8 in the evening for the unstable daily wage.

It's quite abstract in every sense.

"Go home, go home~"

Humming the tune that was played in supermarkets around the world before closing, Hanakaiin Fogui said goodbye to Asia and left the classroom.

When he left the teaching building, crossed the central avenue and arrived at the school gate, a figure that the young man was somewhat surprised by suddenly came into his sight.

It is now three o'clock in the afternoon, the time when school club activities have just begun and the returning families leave school collectively. In addition, some wealthier families will ask drivers to pick up their children, so the flow of people at the school gate is almost the peak of the day except for the morning school time.

But that bright red figure is like a dot of red in the green, a spot of thick ink on white paper, and the only author's daughter who is colored in the black and white comics. People can recognize her at a glance even in the vast crowd.

She leaned against the stone pillar beside the school gate, her arms folded across her chest, and watched indifferently as the students going home from school passed by one after another. Although there was only a very small distance between them, it seemed as if there was an invisible solid barrier in front of her, which discouraged anyone who wanted to muster up the courage to approach her and talk to her.

Rias?

Huakaiyuan Fogui couldn't help but raise his eyebrows curiously.

You have to know that two minutes ago, Akeno was still sending him a message saying that Rias was not feeling well today, so the club activities were cancelled.

Although it was later confirmed based on Asia's explanation that it wasn't physical discomfort but something on her mind, her appearance here at this time... couldn't be a coincidence, right?

As if she had sensed the familiar gaze coming from not far away, the red-haired girl who had been standing there motionless and lost in thought suddenly moved slightly.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly as she blinked and came back to her senses. She looked back in the direction of her gaze. The moment she saw the young man in the crowd, the ice and snow on her beautiful face, which was like a frozen rose, melted instantly, and she revealed a gentle smile as if spring had come back to the earth.

Then he raised his hand and waved towards this side.

?

A question mark slowly appeared on Huakaiyuan Fogui's head.

But he walked over anyway.

"Why are you here at the school gate alone? Akeno just sent me a message saying Rias you're not feeling well. Are you okay?"

"Hmm... Actually, there's nothing wrong. I'm fine physically, but I'm a little bit..."

Rias pursed her lips slightly and changed the subject.

"Compared to this, Buddha, do you have anything else to do today or are you in a hurry to go back?"

"No, I'm fine. What's wrong?"

It's impossible to go back in a hurry. Today, because the club activities were cancelled, I went home two hours earlier, so I have plenty of time.

As if she was waiting for these words, the red-haired girl immediately showed a happy smile on her face when she heard it.

"That's perfect, come for a walk with me."

After saying that, he reached out and took the boy's hand.

Ok?

The question mark on Huakaiyuan Fogui's head suddenly became bigger.

Well, actually, there is nothing wrong with the request to walk together. The only problem is that Rias is one of the most popular senior students in Kuoh Academy. Isn't it a bit too shocking to hold hands openly at the school gate during school hours?

Although single dogs sound like dogs, they are still living people in essence. They openly set off flash bombs in public...

As expected, as the two put their hands together and interlocked their fingers, the school gate, which was bustling with activity just a second ago, suddenly became quiet.

The position where they stood became the sole focus of almost all eyes.

"Ala, it seems a little bit..."

Noticing the strange change in the atmosphere around them, Rias cutely stuck out her tongue at the boy.

Then she uttered a line that sounded like the runaway heroine in a youth romance TV series.

"Next we have to run~!"

After saying that, he took the lead and ran forward through the crowd, pulling behind him Hua Kaiyuan Fogui who was pretending to look at the scenery.

And just as they rushed out of the crowd of people leaving school, the overwhelming howling of wolves finally broke out from behind, the sorrowful tone as heavy as the singing of winter flowers.

However, this is not within the scope of consideration of Huakaiyuan Buddhist Gui.

Soon, as the two of them quickly left the school gate, the mournful howls behind them gradually dissipated as the distance increased. When they stopped again, they were already on the student street near the school.

"Huh...Huh...Haha, Buddha, Buddha Gui, did you just notice...the expressions on the other people's faces are so interesting..."

The jogging all the way made Rias's breathing become rapid. She stood on the sidewalk, bent over and supported her knees with her hands, calming her breathing while letting out intermittent laughter like silver bells.

"Hey, of course I saw it."

Huakaiyuan Fogui patted her back gently to help her calm down.

"But if you're just walking, there's no need to do it in such a drastic way, right?"

"Well, how should I put it? I didn't think it through at the time. Sorry, sorry."

After catching her breath a little, Rias stood up and took the boy's hand again.

"Okay, let's keep walking."

"Oh."

Because they had just finished school, and the two of them had run all the way here, the crowds of students leaving school had not yet arrived on the street, and it was still quite deserted.

Huakaiyuan Fogui walked for a distance and then took the initiative to speak.

"I asked Asia, and she said you seemed to be troubled these past two days."

"Well, a little bit."

Rias pursed her lips, seeming a little hesitant.

"Speaking of which, I have a question I want to ask you. Regarding the promise you made to me before, does it still count?"

"What is it?"

"You said you would come to rescue us if we were in danger..."

"Count it, what's wrong? Is someone targeting you?"

Huakaiyuan Fogui looked puzzled.

In his opinion, being targeted was not something that would cause Rias any concern. If such a person really appeared, the worst that could happen would be to tell everyone, just like with the fallen angel, and then find a way to find the person and take him down.

"Well, I guess so, but not in that sense..."

Rias hesitated to speak.

"If I say now that I need your help, would you be willing?"

"Of course, if I can."

The boy's answer was quite simple and easy to understand.

"Well~ Since you say so..."

Somehow, as they talked, Rias's tone became more and more hesitant, and her pace also slowed down little by little until she stopped completely.

"This is it, we're here."

"what?"

Huakaiyuan Fogui looked up in the direction of the girl's gaze.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the door of a love hotel.

Chapter 35 Sister Gurefia is still watching!

Although it is on a student street, considering that children nowadays are no longer in the age where they would blush for a long time just by holding hands, and that the aging and declining birthrate problems in Japanese society are becoming more and more serious, it is not surprising to open a couple's hotel near a school.

Because it is located on a student street, the price of hotel rooms is much cheaper than places like tourist attractions, and the rooms are equipped with all necessary facilities.

A large, soft and elastic mattress, warm and soft, suggestive and ambiguous lighting, and a small umbrella placed in the brightly lit closet at the entrance, afraid that you won't see it.

Well, let's just say something is going to happen.

Although Rias has not yet taken the initiative to explain the reason for doing so, with Hanakaiin Fukui's intelligence and the strange attitude he has shown before and after, he can guess the truth almost exactly even if Rias doesn't say it.

The scene then shifted to the hotel, where the two of them booked a king-size room.

Under the bedside lamp in the room, a red-haired girl sat on the edge of the bed with a slightly blushing face. Her legs from the knees down to the toes were hanging in the air, swaying gently back and forth, and occasionally rubbing against the ground, making a slight noise.

"Um...Buddha, do you want to go take a shower first...or something?"

Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere created by the lighting in the room, Rias hunched her shoulders and lowered her head, her voice barely humming.

It is hard to imagine that this is the same person who had previously taken the initiative to pull Hua Kaiyuan Fogui away from the school gate in public.

"No rush, I haven't sweated much today."

The boy's voice came from the coffee table by the window on the other side of the bed.

When saying this, Huakaiyuan Foguigang put the electric kettle filled with water from the bathroom into the socket and turned on the switch. This kind of electric kettle will automatically shut off after the water boils, and there is no need for someone to watch it all the time.

Based on past experience, you can basically put the water on the shelf before the start, and you can drink it directly after the end.

After confirming that the electric kettle had entered working mode and started heating, Hanakaiin Fukui turned around, walked around the end of the bed, and sat down next to Rias on the other side of the bed.

"So, Rias, what you want me to do for you is..."

"Ah."

A very soft reply interrupted the boy's last words. Rias's cheeks flushed and she raised her hand and used her little finger to smooth the hair hanging down from her forehead to her ear.

Her legs moved slightly under her skirt and rubbed against each other. She turned slightly to the side and touched the boy next to her with her shoulder, her tone a little angry.

"Don't say it directly, I...I'm also very embarrassed, idiot."