I love you, brother, but you, the evil god, must fall into good.

"So what if I consumed some of your spiritual energy!"

"We'll talk about it later!"

The next moment, Zhou hope, who had just been crying and pleading for forgiveness with red eyes, instantly put away all her grievances.

She tilted her little face up.

His tone instantly hardened, and his eyes were filled with a triumphant smile.

"Besides, brother... you may act all serious, but your actions tell a different story."

Lynn was speechless for a moment, standing quietly in place, her face full of helplessness and embarrassment.

He cursed inwardly, thinking that this was simply an uncontrollable factor!

I was completely focused the whole time.

He was focused solely on refining the life essence potion, without a single distraction. His state was completely disrupted by her sudden prank, so it doesn't count at all!

But he was speechless and could only suffer in silence.

Zhou hope feigned composure on the surface, but inside he was already surging with wild joy.

This is so awesome!!

[Adrenaline surges through the entire body like a volcanic eruption!]

After all these years, I've finally managed to bully Hajime and get him under my thumb!

He's usually as steady as a rock, calmly controlling everything, but today I finally found a weakness and turned the tables!

Who says childhood sweethearts can't compete with unexpected gifts? That's all lies!

[Something fell from the sky onto the roadside!]

[Fang Chang! Did you see that?! This round was a resounding victory for me!]

After years of playing Galaga simulation, I finally won!

【……】

Her eyes sparkled as she gazed at the embarrassed and silent boy before her, her thoughts drifting to the days to come.

Hehe! No matter how calm and composed my brother is, he'll still make an exception for me deep down.

Even his focused state of mind on alchemy can be easily disrupted by me; in his heart, I'm fundamentally different from everyone else.

From now on, I don't need to be so careful anymore. I can slowly get closer, slowly act cute, and slowly monopolize all his affection.

I will gradually wear away all his aloofness and fill all his free time.

No matter how powerful a gift from heaven may be, it can't compare to the years of companionship I've shared with my childhood sweetheart.

This is just the beginning; I will maintain my lead in every step from now on.

[In the end, I'll definitely win with my brother; the future looks bright!]

At this moment, Hajishi's smile was as uncontrollable as AK's.

My heart is filled with the pride of a triumphant comeback.

as well as……

They were filled with boundless anticipation and certainty that no one could interfere with their future!

On the other side, Lynn remained silent for a long time.

Looking at Zhou hope, who was smiling happily in front of him, he suddenly had a strong feeling.

Own……

It seems impure now!

It was clearly an infiltration mission, clearly an investigation into an evil organization.

Why did it end up like this?

"……well."

Lynn took a deep breath.

He then quietly took out the life essence potion he had just made.

"Take it and decorate it."

Zhou hope blinked.

"Why did you believe me again?"

"no."

Lynn remained expressionless, stubbornly arrogant.

"I just think you're unlikely to mess things up."

"hey-hey."

Zhou hope took the medicine and revealed a familiar smile.

The two then began their operation.

Spread the essence of life throughout the room.

The bedside, the table, the floor... they didn't even spare some corners.

Lynn's expression gradually stiffened as he watched this scene.

"etc."

"Hakishi, what are you doing?"

Zhou hope turned around in confusion.

"Set up the scene."

Lynn pointed to the medicine.

"I told you to decorate, not to... waste money like this."

"This is the very essence of life that I painstakingly created!"

"If you just dump it all over the floor like that, you'll waste a lot of its effectiveness!"

Zhou hope was stunned.

"what?"

"Isn't more always more realistic?"

Lynn took a deep breath.

"It needs to be even."

"Do you understand?"

"Uniform!"

The air was quiet, and Zhou hope blinked.

"oh."

"Understood."

He then nodded earnestly.

"major."

Lynn: "..."

It suddenly dawned on me that the biggest enemy when I was on a mission with Zhou hope might not be the enemy at all.

They were teammates!

Time passed slowly, and an hour later...

Outside the door, the waitress finally couldn't hold back any longer. She looked at the tightly closed door and hesitated for a moment.

Finally, the bell rang.

"Ms. Zhou? The event is about to begin."

"you……"

The sound stopped, and there was no response from inside.

The waitress frowned and knocked on the door again.

"Miss Zhou?"

A moment later, the door opened.

The next second she froze, only to see Zhou hope slowly walk out, holding a toothpick in his hand.

His expression was calm.

There was even a hint of satisfaction.

"Um."

"I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely love this gift!"

Waitress: "???"

Then, Zhou hope's expression turned serious.

"but."

"Remember what you'll give me from now on."

"It must be taken good care of."

"Not a single problem can occur!"

"Do you understand?"

"We must not be harmed."

The waitress nodded quickly.

"Huh? Oh, oh, oh!"

"clear!"

Just as she was about to leave, she caught a glimpse of the room's interior out of the corner of her eye.

Then he froze.

The place was in chaos, with all sorts of things scattered around, and a strong smell of medicine still lingered in the air.

And Lynn...

At this moment, it has reverted to its cat-like demi-human form.

He was lying on the ground, looking extremely weak.

It looked as if it had been completely dried out.

of course.

This was just to fit the scene of the gift being unwrapped; Lynn was quietly adjusting her breathing.

But in the eyes of outsiders...

It's a completely different matter!

The waitress's pupils dilated.

"this……"

"Is this really something a human could do?"

She suddenly realized that her previous understanding of the membership world was wrong.

That's still too superficial!

Inside the room, Lin En watched Zhou hope's departing figure and silently clenched her fists.

"Hakishi".

"What goes around comes around!"

In the distance, Zhou hope turned around, revealing a bright smile, and mouthed the following.

"It's acting, after all."

"Of course we need to be serious!!"

"..."

Soon after the female member left the room, she picked up her communicator and whispered a few words of report.

"Ms. Zhou has confirmed her participation."

"Your condition... is very good."

No abnormalities were found.

A response came from the other end of the communicator.

"Continue with the arrangements; the banquet will begin shortly."

Hang up the communication.

The female member glanced back at the room, and then Zhou hope followed her out.

On the other side...

Several male staff members also arrived at the room soon after.

Looking at the weakened Lynn on the ground, one of them couldn't help but sigh.

"These demi-humans..."

"How lucky!"

The newcomer next to him was puzzled.

"Lucky?"

"certainly."

The man glanced around and lowered his voice.

"At least they're still alive. Do you know what's going on outside?"

"The number of humans going missing has been increasing recently."

"The Federation has always claimed that humans are supreme."

"But here..."

He shook his head.

"hehe."

"Sometimes, humans are not even as good as these demi-humans."

"At least they still have value; they can still be sent to the members."

At this point, the other person paused for a moment, then sighed.

"Too."

"This world..."

"It's becoming less and less like it used to be!"

"Let's go, don't keep the boss waiting."

The two chatted as they carried Lynn away.

Lynn, lying on the stretcher, appeared to still be unconscious.

But a sudden jolt ran through me.

What do they mean by these words? What do they mean by saying that humans are inferior to demi-humans?!