Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 205 Lu Mingfei

Nono remained silent. Everyone has regrets and things to feel sorry for. Even she, the seemingly carefree and indifferent "little witch," had many things she regretted, things that were unforgettable to her whenever she thought of them.

No more regrets?

In the past, Nono would have thought this was just wishful thinking—because no more regrets meant "perfection," but that word has never belonged to humans. Humans are flawed, both in themselves and in their actions; only the omnipotent gods in legends can achieve perfection.

But those light and gentle words, like the most natural command, echoed in my heart like a vow witnessed by heaven and earth.

Nono had a strange premonition, a premonition stemming from her innate and flawless "profile-writing" ability—it seemed he really could do it.

Putting everything else aside, his unwavering dedication and phenomenal rate of progress are unmatched so far.

However, it was obviously impossible for Nono to admit this so easily; as a "little witch," she would not simply give in.

"You have chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), and it's in its late stages. You need treatment."

"What's wrong with being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)? A man is a boy until he dies. What kind of boy is he if he's not a chuunibyou?"

Lu Mingfei skillfully used his unique, nonsensical logic to argue his point.

"Cut~"

Having thoroughly analyzed Lu Mingfei's surface appearance through in-depth profiling, Nuonuo wasn't prepared to continue the conversation. She knew very well that she couldn't gain any advantage in this rambling, off-topic discussion. If she continued, she would only be led by the nose until she forgot her original purpose...

"But, Senior Sister, you said this wasn't to recruit me? Then could it be..."

Lu Mingfei's gaze shifted, looking past the back of the chair to behind him, his eyes sweeping over the layers of people to the single destination, encompassing Chu Zihang and Su Qian sitting side by side.

The two appeared to be discussing something in hushed tones. The good news was that Lu Mingfei didn't see any documents or files, meaning it wasn't related to Lionheart Society business.

The bad news is... it doesn't seem to be anything very normal!
You can't tell anything from Chu Zihang's face. The cold-faced, ice-cold Lionheart Society president is no mere figurehead. But Su Qian, the vice president, isn't so good at managing her expressions. Look at her crescent-shaped eyes and slightly parted lips... you can tell without even thinking that she's discussing some gossip!
"This silly girl."

Nono followed his movements and looked back, then sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation, "I was trying to help her find an opportunity, how could she be so easily led astray?"

"Senior sister, you can do profile work too?"

Lu Mingfei blinked. Although he had a vague idea of ​​how powerful Nuonuo's 'profile' was... but at this distance, just by looking at her for a moment, she could profile something. Wasn't that a bit too abnormal?

Nono nodded gently.

"So this really is 'profile' and not something else, like having keen insight?" Lu Mingfei asked with a strange expression.

"You are the monkey!"

"I was born in the Year of the Sheep, so of course I wouldn't mind being the Monkey King..." Lu Mingfei shrugged, subtly changing the subject.

Although he doesn't have Nuonuo's abnormal profiling ability, his skills in both eating gossip and being eaten gossiped about have improved day by day over the past ten days... especially the latter!
As the saying goes, "a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit," and his journey of being the subject of gossip has been fraught with difficulties. Anyone who has experienced so many times should be quite sensitive to such things.

Therefore, he astutely deduced that the gossip Susie and Chu Zihang were discussing was likely related to him. Moreover, he vaguely felt that this gossip was more unsettling than any he had encountered before…

What kind of work reporting and exchange is this! Using work as an excuse to chat, gossip, and eat gossip—no wonder your Lionheart Society can't beat the Student Union; it all started off wrong. How can you possibly manage internal power struggles with a president like that?!

Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

But seriously, what gossip are they discussing? Senior Sister Susie has a crush on Senior Brother Chu, so logically she should seize this opportunity to launch a fierce offensive, right? How could she be so easily swayed, especially about herself?

Lu Mingfei thought back carefully for a moment. Since yesterday, he didn't seem to have done anything earth-shattering, right? He couldn't possibly say that torturing that Fujiwara Shinnosuke would count, could he?

Although the opponent's Word of Power was Time Zero, their speed was only so-so; they could easily defeat any random passerby in one move. And it wasn't long before it was all over the Night Watchers forum…

For a gossip expert like Chu Zihang, he would never bother to gossip again, especially since he was the one who ate it firsthand.

It can only be something fresh and exciting...

Wait, no way!

Lu Mingfei looked at Nuonuo with a hint of fear in his eyes. A rather terrifying possibility surfaced in his mind, and it seemed that only this guess could make him subconsciously uneasy...

"guessed?"

Nono twirled the lollipop in her hand and said casually, "Looks like you're not so slow-witted after all."

"So willing to invest so much?" Lu Mingfei's eye twitched slightly. "Isn't it a bit much?"

"Don't get me wrong, I said I didn't come for you, it's just that things have taken a bit beyond my expectations."

The two exchanged a few words in a cryptic manner, before Nono finally revealed the truth.

"You are unusual to me, and Chu Zihang is unusually gossipy... I usually don't care much about anyone, so it's normal for him to misunderstand that I like you."

Nono's tone was indifferent, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

"However, Susie shouldn't be led astray. She doesn't have many opportunities to begin with, and now she's wasting time on futile explanations. It's a waste of time and pointless."

"Senior sister, is there something wrong with your focus? This misunderstanding is obviously more annoying now!" Lu Mingfei complained, then realized what he meant and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that it was a misunderstanding...

Nono glanced at him sideways: "Why do I feel like you're even more reluctant to admit 'I like you' than I am?"

There's definitely something wrong with this little witch's 'profile,' isn't there? It's clearly something like mind reading!
Lu Mingfei truly had absolutely no feelings for Nuonuo.

Although Nuonuo is very beautiful, even comparable to Su Xiaoqiang, he never likes a girl based on her looks, especially since she is the girlfriend of his senior's nemesis.
Although they are rivals, it's a bit too much to steal someone else's girl away... The main problem is that he has the idea and the action, which is fine. At worst, he can openly compete. But Lu Mingfei himself has neither the idea nor the action!
This is somewhat like an undeserved disaster.

"Senior sister, you're overthinking it. I just think that if you're going to be in the martial arts world, you have to abide by its rules!" Lu Mingfei declared solemnly and righteously.

"Since when did such rules exist in the underworld? You're not a member of the student council. If you joined the student council and recognized Caesar as your boss, it would be against the rules for a subordinate to covet the boss's girlfriend, wouldn't it?"

Nono clicked her tongue twice, looking Lu Mingfei up and down. "Speaking of which, I don't know why, but I always feel that you are the kind of person who would do something like this."

"Slander, Senior Sister, that's pure slander! I, Guan, have studied the Spring and Autumn Annals!" Lu Mingfei blurted out.

"How could I possibly do such an unjust thing?"

"First of all, your surname is Lu, not Guan. Secondly, reading the Spring and Autumn Annals doesn't mean you won't do unjust things, right? Just like someone who is well-versed in the Criminal Law is more likely to be a criminal looking for a way to get rich than a law-abiding citizen, what good person would have nothing better to do than read this stuff?"

"Uh... a lawyer?"

The two exchanged a glance and suddenly burst into laughter. "Enough of this nonsense, it's all a misunderstanding."

Nono waved her hand and said calmly.

In her view, this misunderstanding was perfectly normal, and the reason was a chain reaction from multiple aspects.

The title of "little witch" that she earned at Kassel College in just one semester was well-deserved. Apart from her eccentric and sometimes capricious personality, she was usually indifferent to everyone, whether it was her professors, classmates, or boyfriend... Yes, even Caesar was the same.

However, because she had previously written about those things, she naturally paid attention to Lu Mingfei and behaved in some unusual ways.

Chu Zihang, who paid the most close attention to Lu Mingfei, noticed these anomalies, which led to a misunderstanding.

"Although you're good-looking, you have way too many girlfriends. I hate fickle people. So I won't like you."

Nono patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder like an older brother, his voice so low that only the two of them could hear it.

"oh oh."

Lu Mingfei nodded, feeling only joy, not disappointment. Everyone loves gossip, except when it happens to them... If it's true, that's fine; after all, what's done is done, why be afraid of what people say? But if it's false, that's unpleasant—what's the difference between that and a rumor!
"Senior sister is truly a straightforward person!"

He clasped his hands in a fist salute and shook them, then asked expectantly, "So how are we going to clear up this misunderstanding?"

Although this gossip probably hasn't spread yet, based on Chu Zihang's character, as long as this cold-faced, ruthless guy gets to eat gossip, it basically has the potential to "spread," just like a tornado is about to destroy a parking lot.

So even if Chu Zihang and Su Qian keep this a secret, it doesn't seem to make much sense... With so many people around, so many mouths to speak, how could they possibly keep it completely shut down? There might already be rumors circulating all over the Night Watchers forum!
"Clarify? Why do we need to clarify?" Nono asked rhetorically.

Lu Mingfei: "???"

“I’ve been through a lot of gossip and rumors since I was a child, but they’ve always been about who liked me and who was with me… I’ve never experienced anyone saying that I took the initiative to like someone.”

Nono laughed, a strange look in her eyes. "This feeling is quite novel. I want to experience it!"

Lu Mingfei now understood what that strange feeling meant... It was the persona of the "little witch," who acted on a whim and did whatever she wanted!
"No, Senior Sister! You're having a good time, but I'm going to suffer an undeserved disaster!" he said, on the verge of tears.

"Oh, it's alright. Anyway, you and I both know it's just a misunderstanding, right? The innocent will remain innocent, and the guilty will remain guilty. As long as we, as fellow disciples, have a clear conscience, that's enough, isn't it?"

The last person who said "the innocent will clear themselves" is now feeling ashamed!
Lu Mingfei had a bitter face.

"Don't scrunch up like a dried-up eggplant... Hey, don't you think it's funny?"

Nono asked excitedly, "Anyway, you'll be Caesar's enemy after you enroll, and now there are rumors that I like you even before you've enrolled. Doesn't that mean he's already lost before the battle even begins? Aren't you tempted?"

"Senior sister, are you a master of stirring up trouble?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes twitched slightly. "No, my heart is as firm as a rock, not wavering in the slightest! And now I seriously doubt whether you are Caesar's girlfriend at all... Aren't you just getting revenge on him?"

"No, I just wanted to have some fun."

The little witch's words were very much in her style; she nodded seriously, "Fun."

"You really like Caesar?" Lu Mingfei frowned. In his value system, no girlfriend would do such a thing.

"Of course I like him! Why would I be with him if I didn't? Do you think I'm stupid?" Nono pouted.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head. The feedback from his [Emotion Perception] was indeed true, but he still felt that something was wrong.

Are you sure you're not mistaken about something?

Nuonuo seemed to be able to see through what Lu Mingfei was thinking, and she explained calmly, "Liking is not the same as loving."

"I'm a minor, I don't understand," Lu Mingfei honestly shook his head.

"Come on, let me teach you. Liking someone is like liking an unread book on your bookshelf. When you like it, you open it and read it so much that you forget to eat or sleep, and you wish you could take it with you to eat or go to the toilet."

Nono said, “But a book will eventually be finished. One year, two years, five years, ten years, you might even memorize every line and every word of that book. At that point, will you still read it over and over again? Or will you put it back in its cover and put it on the bookshelf? Books on the bookshelf are rarely opened. That’s what liking something is; it goes out of style.”

"Cute is different?"

"Of course, love is like this book—you can read it again and again, and you'll never get tired of it. Even after you put it away on the shelf, you'll take it down again and open it once more, and it's more enjoyable than any other book!"

Nono's eyes lit up. "He'll always be there for you when you need him, and when you have nightmares, his name will be the first thing you call out without even thinking."

"Then your ideal partner should be the Monkey King. All you have to do is hold onto his life-saving hair and shout when you're in mortal danger, and he'll come to your rescue on his somersault cloud..."

Lu Mingfei said with a serious face, "There is a prerequisite for achieving this: you have to go to Chechi Kingdom and become a nun."

"Get lost!" Nono rolled her eyes. "You repay your senior sister for teaching you with such kindness?"

"This is a true story recorded in 'Journey to the West'! Of course, I haven't read the original book, I've only watched the TV series..."

Lu Mingfei clicked his tongue. "I suddenly feel a little sorry for Caesar. He seems to want to be the Jade Emperor rather than the Monkey King, right? Maybe you'll kick him out of the picture someday."

"Oh, does that matter? Your assessment of Caesar is quite accurate. He really does feel that he was born to be a leader, and everything has to be the best. The strongest abilities, the best team, and the best girlfriend... He thinks nothing matters except for grades."

Nono said calmly, "He likes me because I am an extremely rare 'A' grade female in the academy, and he thinks that only I am worthy of him."

"Can this still happen?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback. "Is bloodline really that important? If I were a girl, wouldn't he kick you to the curb and choose me instead of me, since I'm an S-rank?"

"With your looks and figure..."

Nono looked Lu Mingfei over again and nodded. "If you were a girl, I would indeed be heartbroken... But I suppose the Lionheart Society president is the one who will win, Caesar probably won't. By the way, if you were a girl, shouldn't you change your name, like Lu Mingfei, the 'fei' of 'concubine'?"

"Stop, stop!"

Lu Mingfei shuddered; he felt the conversation was veering off in an untouchable direction.

"Cough cough!"

Just then, Zhang Shanfeng's voice came. He coughed heavily twice and cleared his throat.

"Everyone seems to be having a great time... Let's wrap this up for now. Next, we'll discuss the key points and specific details for this mission!"

(End of this chapter)