Chapter 168 Friend…?
“sakura……”
When Sakura suddenly heard she had a name, her previously frowning expression quickly relaxed.
Her gem-like eyes looked at Chen Yuan with purity.
Blinking…
Chen Yuan could see her emotions of curiosity and fondness from her gaze.
It was like a cat suddenly perked up, intently staring at an object.
That meant its attention was completely captured by that thing.
Chen Yuan maintained his smile and let her go.
For a long time, she still didn’t respond.
Through the hole in the roof, the stars twinkled outside.
The moon cast a beam of galactic light.
After a long time without any response, Chen Yuan jumped onto the roof, peeking outside cautiously with half of his head exposed.
His physical condition this time was quite good, otherwise, they wouldn’t have given him a blade.
So far, he was an experienced assassin, physically impressive, able to leap three feet high.
“Yuan Clan: You don’t know pain!!”
Hmm, anyone who has played Overwatch can definitely read the mantra of my move!
A big move that’s cooler than Ha Sa Ki!
And not painful Kie painful!
He glanced around and realized he was in a villa district.
To be precise, it was more like a private manor.
With mountains, springs, and cherry blossoms.
The corridor outside the house was wooden, so when footsteps approached, a crisp thud echoed.
It had quite a Japanese style.
Chen Yuan turned back to look at Sakura below.
At this moment, she had switched from her previous crouching position to standing.
She walked to Chen Yuan’s feet, gazing up at him with a dazed expression.
Yet, she still remained silent.
“You’re not speaking, so I guess I’m leaving?” Chen Yuan asked cautiously.
He intended to go outside to check the situation.
It wasn’t a good idea to just stay here.
“You come down first.”
Sakura blinked her eyes, slightly showing half her head and said.
She didn’t want Chen Yuan to leave like that.
There were so many things she wanted to ask him…
Duang!
Listening to her advice, Chen Yuan immediately jumped down, dusting off his hands and said:
“Can we talk now?”
Due to Chen Yuan’s sudden leap, Sakura instinctively shrank back into her shell.
She truly resembled a small cat.
Chen Yuan really wanted to peel her turtle shell off…
Slowly, she peeked her head out again.
Her eyes remained fixed on Chen Yuan, revealing a curious look as if she had never seen a person before…
Seriously? Have you never seen anyone?
Such a look, akin to seeing a rare animal?
Chen Yuan touched his face.
Or is there something on my face?
In silence, he repeated his initial question:
“Why did you help me?”
This question was crucial; he had to figure it out.
Clearly, he came to k*ll her, and she knew that, yet she still helped him…
Though she seemed a bit dull-witted, even if she was silly, she wouldn’t help an enemy trying to k*ll her, right?
It simply made no sense.
“Because you are the first assassin to fall into my room.”
Sakura answered honestly.
Especially emphasizing the word “fall.”
“And you fainted, which posed no threat to me.”
Sakura held the blade from inside her turtle shell, “You haven’t tried to harm me so far.”
For someone used to the sight of blades and swords, this new style of entry from Chen Yuan was truly her first experience…
Previously, the assassins who invaded her had all attacked her directly.
And she had counter-killed them all…
But this boy before her, she hadn’t noticed any movements from beginning to end…
She was very curious about how he managed to do that…
Such advanced infiltration techniques, as long as one didn’t wish to be discovered, surely wouldn’t be caught.
But he…
Just suddenly dropped from the sky…
This had startled her greatly…
Wearing her turtle shell, she had jumped up on the bed in surprise.
It was like…
Having been level 100, if a basic attack could wipe out a swarm of novice monsters, yet one remained completely unharmed!
And it even came up to her and hit her once…
Interesting…
Chen Yuan’s sudden descent had created a big hole in her sealed and dark room…
The moonlight from the outside instantly shone in…
Gradually illuminating her hollow, dark room…
Just like her naive curiosity towards him…
Thus, she cautiously walked in front of the unconscious Chen Yuan, stuffing the fallen blade into her belly.
Then she began to observe this extraordinary person…
Prodding…
Hearing this, Chen Yuan pursed his lips, awkwardly looking away…
His mind was only echoing her single phrase.
“You are no threat to me… no threat to me… no threat…”
Seriously?
You cheeky little thing~
Who do you look down on!
Do you believe I could crush you with one hand!
“Then where is this place?”
Seeing her naive and cute appearance, Chen Yuan couldn’t be bothered to argue with her, asking instead.
“My home.”
No kidding! Of course, I know this is your home!
“I’m asking, how far is it from Sakura Orchid High School?”
“About 5 minutes by car.”
Sakura answered, not knowing the exact distance, only aware that it took about one game session of 5 minutes to get to school daily.
And every time, the game wasn’t finished before arriving at school…
“Oh~ that’s not far.”
Chen Yuan understood, resting his chin in thought about the current situation.
Currently, it was definitely impossible to k*ll this silly girl.
Instead, he might ask her about the superpower that could potentially destroy the world.
Turning his head, he found she was still staring at him intently.
Whenever he made eye contact with her, she instinctively shrank back.
He really wanted to take her shell off…
“Do you know why I’m here to k*ll you?”
Chen Yuan asked back.
“I know,” Sakura nodded, her bright eyes clearly showing disappointment.
Chen Yuan: “Why? Is it because of your ability?”
“Well… I’m a monster…”
Sakura stared at Chen Yuan tightly, her tone very low.
“So many people want to k*ll me, and you are one of them.”
Chen Yuan noticed that when she said this, her ears seemed to droop…
Her eyes trembled, glistening with moisture, surrounded by thick fog.
It made one have no thoughts of harming her; just looking at her felt heart-wrenching.
“Why do you say that?”
Chen Yuan asked again, his tone noticeably softer this time.
“I will k*ll many people…” she obediently replied again.
She usually wasn’t one to say so much.
But she felt an inexplicable trust towards the boy who suddenly entered her world…
She felt no hostility from him.
Nor any hint of fear…
Even those who lived with her—her butler, her parents—had at least developed some fear towards her.
Perhaps it was precisely this boy, who suddenly intruded into her world, who showed her no reverence.
He even pressed her under the turtle shell and wouldn’t let her turn over…
She had never been treated this way.
And suddenly, she had been given a strange name…
So many new experiences…
Made her heart uncontrollably want to get closer, just a little closer to this boy…
Chen Yuan wasn’t foolish; he could roughly piece together the situation from her words.
It turns out, she wasn’t a monster at all.
She knew she would harm many people, so she acted obediently.
She was innocent…
But unfortunately, she had been pursued by uncontrollable powerful abilities.
So it was like this…
“You don’t have a name, right?”
“Then do you have friends?”
“What’s a friend?”
She truly didn’t have anyone…
Chen Yuan, feeling soft-hearted, said:
“A friend… means… you talk to each other, tease each other, occasionally argue, but the next day you make up.”
“You mess around together, but when there are difficulties, they will come to help!”
“When you’re happy, they would be feeling worse than if you killed them, but when you’re sad, they come to hug and comfort you.”
“I have no friends…”
Sakura looked into Chen Yuan’s eyes.
“Do you want one?”
“I want one…”
“Then I can give you one.”
Saying this, Chen Yuan took a step forward, moving closer to her.
She widened her sparkling eyes and trembled, stepping back…
Not knowing what Chen Yuan wanted to do, she looked at him bewilderedly.
No stranger had ever gotten this close to her…
And then…
Just as she backed into a corner, shutting her eyes, almost unable to contain her power…
A big hug melted her away…
“You just felt sad, friends are supposed to hug you and comfort you.”
“I’m giving you myself as this friend.”
“So now, starting today, from this moment, you are my friend, and I’ll take care of you~”
“By the way, this turtle shell of yours is too big; I can’t even wrap it up…”
“Hugging you is like hugging a doll.”
Despite his complaining, Chen Yuan’s embrace remained tight.
The girl had never experienced this kind of hug.
She suddenly widened her eyes, her naivety and wonder filling her gaze.
The activation of her ability abruptly halted.
She didn’t understand.
She couldn’t comprehend.
But she knew she didn’t dislike it.
Curiously, she looked at him with wide eyes…
Softly repeating:
“Friend…?”
