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

The air went still for a moment.

Ao Yao: "...Huh?"

She looked disgusted.

"What kind of kindergarten pledge is this?"

"You even made a pinky promise?"

"When you fight, can you at least give a reason that justifies your actions?"

Lynn ignored her and slowly shifted her gaze to Zhou hope, her eyes serious.

"I already told you, I'll protect you for the rest of my life."

Zhou hope was stunned.

This wasn't the first time she'd heard this sentence.

A long, long time ago, when she had just been adopted.

At that time, Hakim squatted in front of her and extended his little finger.

"Pinky promise."

"No matter what happens from now on, I'll protect you."

"Whoever bullies you, I'll beat them up!"

"I mean what I say!"

"What if it's a calamity on the other side? Bro... what will you do?"

"Then let's vanquish this calamity!"

"What if... I do something bad in the future, and the Galactic Federation is on the other side?"

"Then let the galaxy burn!!!"

"You idiot, bro! Who cares about you... It's clearly me who should be protecting you!"

"After the calamity struck, I lost so many things..."

"So I'm greedy!!!"

"I will never let you leave me..."

The images gradually overlapped back.

The lights in the infirmary, the boy's current face, and that sentence that has been washed away by time many times, yet remains unchanged.

"I'll protect you for the rest of my life!"

Zhou hope slowly lowered her head, her fingers gently gripping the hem of her clothes, a certain place in her heart felt as if it had been gently touched.

It keeps echoing!

"who……"

The next moment, he murmured to himself in a volume that neither of them could hear.

"Who needs your protection! You're the one who needs it! But... letting my brother out of the safe house for a bit of fresh air isn't entirely out of the question!"

Ao Yao watched from the side, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly leaned back.

"Huh~"

Her teeth ached.

"I can't stand it, it's too cheesy, it gives me goosebumps."

Lynn glanced at her.

"Aren't you supposed to be heartless?"

"That doesn't stop me from finding your sweet talk cheesy."

Ao Yao spoke with righteous indignation, while on the other side, Zhou hope finally raised his head and looked at Lin En, as if he had made a big decision.

"Dude, you're really a pain in the ass."

Lynn smiled.

"What a coincidence, aren't you the same?"

The two looked at each other for a second, then simultaneously looked away, as if nothing had happened.

But something in the air is definitely different now.

Ao Yao was speechless: "Ugh! It smells sour and rotten!"

After a few seconds of silence, Lynn leaned against the headboard, her eyes vacant.

But the next moment, the corner of his mouth suddenly curled up.

"Hehe! ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*) Hehehehehehe..."

It's like a smile that finally begins to loosen after something has been suppressed for a long time.

Then he whispered to himself.

"Sequence 009, Lord of Potions..."

"Which brother-in-law, the one who caused all this trouble, shut this thing down?"

He raised his hand and looked at his palm.

"Once I find you... whatever you do, you'd better not find out who you are!!"

He paused for a moment, then his smile deepened.

"I will be very polite."

"real."

"Let me show you the power of the Ultimate Path! Base Head Four Potion! Votha Potion! Pre-Cat Tail Potion..."

the other side.

Zhou hope sat on the edge of the bed, holding a water glass. When she heard this, she turned her head slightly and glanced at him.

Ao Yao simply clicked her tongue.

"Did your brother go crazy today?"

She looked Lynn up and down.

"Why do you say you'll protect me for life one minute, and then you're grinning like an idiot the next?"

"His mental state is very dangerous."

Zhou hope didn't speak, but just looked at Lin En quietly, her eyes more complicated than before, and spoke softly.

"Sigh, violent women, every family has its own problems."

But just then...

"drop!!"

Two phone notification sounds rang almost simultaneously.

Lynn was startled, and Zhou hope also looked down, only to see that their phone screens lit up at the same time.

[Caller: Hungry Mom]

[Caller: Zhi Fubao]

It was obvious that it was the parents of the two kings who had called to inquire about their well-being, and the air seemed to pause subtly for a moment.

"Um..."

Ao Yao exclaimed "Oh!" and stood up abruptly.

"Alright! It's time for your parent-teacher meeting."

She waved her hand, very self-consciously.

"I'm an outsider, so I won't get involved."

After all, she's no longer part of Hajime's family.

After saying that, he walked straight towards the door, turning back halfway to add another sentence.

"Remember to explain properly, don't say you did anything strange in the infirmary."

Lynn: "..."

Zhou hope: "..."

The door closed, and the infirmary fell completely silent, with only two telephones ringing.

Lin En and Zhou hope exchanged a glance and answered the call almost simultaneously.

Lynn's side.

"Hello, Mom."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then came a voice that was extremely calm, but clearly suppressing excitement.

"Little En!"

"I saw your video just now. You said the Zuxing Literature Competition was an accident."

"Was this month's exam also an accident?"

Lynn: "...Mom, let me explain."

"Don't explain yet."

"Just one question: what level are you at now?"

Lynn: "...Uh..."

He paused for a moment.

"...Probably, he's pretty good at fighting?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, then the voice suddenly became gentle.

"Great, go home for dinner. Your dad wants to see you too!"

On the other side, Zhou hope's side.

After the call is connected.

Zhi Fubao: "Xi Xi."

It was a deep voice, yet one that carried emotional fluctuations.

"I saw your battle video just now. It was the Qiankun Cauldron, the Spirit-Sculpted Giant Dragon, and the second-tier Nuwa."

"You got promoted ahead of schedule?"

Zhou hope gave a soft "hmm".

"Yes."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, then the tone became relieved.

"So fast? I thought you'd control the pace?"

after all.

Since Lynn's sequence was sealed by Hagishi, the judge naturally paid more attention to the two of them, fearing that Zhou hope's genius sequence would also disappear.

Zhou hope paused for a second, then spoke softly.

"It was under control at first, but then... it got a little out of control."

The voice on the other end of the phone said, "...I understand."

As she spoke, she looked up and glanced at Lynn across from her. Lynn had just hung up the phone, and the two of them put down their phones at the same time.

The air went still for a moment.

Lynn spoke first.

"Zhi Fubao?!"

On the other side, Zhou hope nodded.

"Are you hungry, Mom!?"

At this moment, the two looked at each other, suppressing their laughter. This is what they call tacit understanding, isn't it?

"..."