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"What happened?" Fang Li's straightforward question made Index, who was forcing a smile, shiver slightly.
Then, she hurriedly denied it.
"N-nothing happened!"
It was obvious that she was lying.
Fang Li squinted slightly and smiled before asking. "Has anyone ever told you that you're really bad at lying?"
"L-lies! I'm not lying!" Index immediately shouted. "I'm a devout nun, I don't lie! That's so rude of you!"
"Is that so?" Fang Li squinted again.
This time, his gaze didn't fall on Index directly but shifted slightly behind her. There, Index had hidden both her hands behind her back.
The purpose was obvious, too obvious.
Fang Li, once again, asked directly: "What are you hiding behind your back?"
At this, Index's body shivered again.
Realizing that words wouldn't help, she fell silent, shaking her head repeatedly. From her tightly closed mouth came a soft "wū wū wū," showing her clear resistance.
Fang Li didn't waste any more words. He stepped forward. His stance made it clear he intended to take it by force.
Index immediately realized this and, without hesitation, ran.
"Give it to me!"
"No!"
"If you don't, you won't eat tonight!"
"Th-that's impossible!"
"Since it's impossible, then give it to me!"
"St-stop! Idiot Fang Li! What do you think you're doing to a devout nun?! Unforgivable!"
"Ugh! You bit me again…! Then fine…!"
"Uwa! What are you doing?! Iya! Hands…! Hands…! Don't touch there…!"
In the cramped dorm room, a chaotic struggle broke out, the sounds of "crackle and rattle" echoing as if the entire building were being torn apart.
In the end, Fang Li naturally emerged victorious.
"Wū… wū wū…"
Index hid under the covers, sobbing while trying to fix the utterly disheveled clothes from the scuffle.
Fang Li didn't look at her once, holding a single card in his hand. It was the item he had snatched from Index.
The card was written in English, stating:
"If you don't want to drag the ordinary people around you into this, come to us yourself."
There was no other information on the card. No signature, no address.
But even without a signature, anyone aware of Index's situation would know who sent it. It could only be the Rune Magic user named Stiyl.
As for the address, it was unnecessary.
Fang Li could sense faint traces of Magic Power lingering on the card.
Given that Index's mind contained the knowledge of over 103,000 original Magic Path books, even such a small clue would be enough to locate the person who left the Magic Power.
The card's purpose was undoubtedly a threat. Without hesitation, Fang Li grabbed a lighter from the desk and burned the card.
"Ah!"
Seeing this, Index screamed in shock.
"Why would you burn it! That's really important!"
Ignoring her messy clothes, she immediately rushed to Fang Li, trying to snatch the card back.
In response, Fang Li raised his hand, and Index could only jump on the spot, unable to reach it.
"Important?" Fang Li said, not even looking at Index. "Why? Could it be that you really plan to throw yourself into danger alone?"
"Ugh…" Index immediately fell silent.
Clearly, that had been her plan.
For Fang Li's sake.
"Should I say you're too kind? Or just too stupid?" Fang Li tossed the card, now turning to ashes, off the balcony and said mercilessly to Index, "If I hadn't noticed, were you planning to keep this a secret forever?"
"Is… is that wrong?!" Index snapped back angrily. "Fang Li, aren't you hiding things from me too!"
This made Fang Li pause in surprise.
Could it be that Index had figured out his identity, knowing he was the one with the Mystic Eyes who had attacked before?
Impossible.
Fang Li had never shown a flaw, had hidden everything even under strict surveillance for a whole year, and no one had discovered him, how could Index possibly know?
However, Fang Li was mistaken. What Index meant wasn't about that.
"You can't fool me."
Index stared directly at Fang Li and said:
"I know that last night, after I fell asleep, Fang Li secretly made a call outside the balcony. He called someone named Sylvia."
Caught off guard, Fang Li froze, then couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
So that's what she was referring to?
"…Who is this Sylvia?" Index asked with a hint of displeasure in her tone. "When you talked to that person, your tone was so gentle. It's not like that with me at all."
Could it compare?
One was his closest girlfriend, the other was a gluttonous pet he had picked up from outside, anyone would know who deserves more gentleness.
Fang Li could only smile and say, "Could it be that because of that, you chose to risk your own safety and throw yourself into danger?"
That was far too foolish.
Yet Index lowered her head.
"…I understand. That person must be very important to you, just from your tone."
Her voice lost its frustration and anger, turning instead to self-reproach.
"In that case, Fang Li must also be very, very important to that person."
"If someone so important were to fall into danger because of me, or even lose their life, that person would absolutely be devastated."
"So, I can't be so selfish."
With each word, Fang Li's smile gradually softened.
He sighed, extended his hand, and absently ruffled Index's hair, evaluating her like that.
"You really are an idiot."
This blunt assessment made Index's self-reproach flare up into anger again.
"I'm not an idiot! I have far more knowledge than Fang Li! You're the idiot for calling others idiots! Fang Li, who doesn't understand other people's feelings, is also an idiot! Basically, you're a big idiot!"
Index, venting her frustration, grabbed Fang Li's hand and bit down hard.
Fang Li, however, just looked at her.
His expression remained calm, as always.
"Looks like we should get this incident resolved as soon as possible."
(End Of This Chapter)