In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

Until, Nakano from the men's volleyball team stood up, his eyes filled with tears, looking in the direction Natsuki had left, clenching his fist and shouting back:

"We understand, Ms. Natsuki!!!"

……

Xia Mu had no idea that his actions would lead the two volleyball teams down a completely different path, and even bring them unprecedented honors, but that's another story.

At this moment, he was looking at Shiroshima, who was changing his clothes by himself, his lips slightly parted, not knowing what to say.

rustling...

Shirashima lowered her shirt, finally covering her flawless skin, and then noticed Natsuki's expression, asking in confusion, "What's wrong, Natsuki-sensei?"

Natsuki rubbed his forehead, saying helplessly, "Seriously, Shirashima-kun, is it really okay for you to change clothes like this in front of me?"

Shiroshima looked around and saw that the two of them were at the corner of a teaching building. He replied quite seriously, "It's just me and Natsuki-sensei here. There's no one else. It's fine."

Natsuki pointed to himself: "Does Shiroshima not see me as a man?"

Shiroshima looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head: "No, in my eyes, Natsuki-sensei belongs to the category of monsters."

"Shiroshima-kun, are you serious?"

Meeting Xia Mu's earnest gaze, Shiroshima nodded firmly, which immediately made Xia Mu doubt whether the Shiroshima before him was still the same person he remembered...

At this moment, Shirashima suddenly bowed deeply to Natsuki: "Thank you, Natsuki-sensei."

"?"

“I have loved volleyball since I was very young. Later, I joined the women’s volleyball team and became the captain after my predecessor. I treat it like my own child.”

Shiroshima paused, his voice choked with emotion.

"If it weren't for Natsuki-sensei's help, without a training venue, Tokyo Gakuen might not have had a girls' volleyball team in the future. Thank you so much, Natsuki-sensei!"

She bowed deeply again, and although Xia Mu was somewhat taken aback, he accepted it without hesitation.

However, when he glanced at her, he seemed to notice something and said to her with a strange expression, "Shirashima-san, one of your buttons has fallen off..."

"Oh……"

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Chapter 29 Unexpected Information

In fact, if it weren't for a coincidence, Xia Mu wouldn't have known that the seemingly quiet girl actually had a deep love for volleyball.

Of course, Shiroshima's gratitude was just one side story. For Natsuki, helping the other party win the volleyball match was merely a side effect; on the other hand, he had something more important to do...

However, Natsuki glanced around and felt that it wasn't the right occasion, so after Shiroshima undone his inner buttons, he suggested, "Shiroshima-kun, come with me..."

The scene shifts, and the two have arrived at another location. Various newspapers and strange monster pictures are hanging on the walls, and the words "Surreal Society" are displayed in large characters on the wall in the center.

At that moment, a girl with twin ponytails narrowed her eyes and stared warily at Shirashima, her tone unfriendly: "You actually followed me to the wife's territory. Even if you're Natsuki-sensei's suitor, I won't easily let him go—"

"Ahem, Sayuri-san!"

Seemingly sensing Natsuki's dangerous "killing intent," Sayuri quickly stopped talking, but her gaze toward Shiroshima still carried a hint of provocation. She then pointed to the bear hair clip on her head, as if asserting her dominance.

Both of them were wearing the typical girls' uniforms of Tokyo schools, and the revealing clothing accentuated their already developed, graceful figures.

Although they were dressed the same, they exuded completely different temperaments. Shirashima's aloofness and Sayuri's liveliness gave Natsuki a feeling of being caught between two extremes.

"As you can see, like Mai-sensei, Sayuri has also had encounters with those guys before."

Natsuki gestured with his hand, and Shiroshima understood the meaning behind his words, so he nodded and replied, "Whatever Natsuki-sensei wants to know, Shiroshima will try his best to tell you."

Very clever, not bad!

Xia Mu smiled slightly and then asked the question that had been lingering in her mind: "What is the origin of those things...?"

When Xia Mu first encountered a ghost, he had this question: if they were transformed from humans after they died, given the terrifying number of humans, this world would probably have become a ghost realm by now, right?

However, this question seemed to be beyond Shiroshima's level, and after hesitating for a moment, she shook her head.

"Actually, I won't be able to see them for a while either, but..."

Is she one too?

The thought had just crossed Xia Mu's mind when her attention returned to the words that the other person continued to speak.

"I've discovered a pattern: this special ability seems to have a fatal attraction for them. As soon as they see or sense their presence, those guys are qualified to 'make contact' with us."

Are you qualified?

Xia Mu frowned, suddenly remembering what he had heard from the ghost possessing the school doctor about "special humans".

He had always thought that ghost attacks were mostly accidental, but Shiroshima's words made him discover a different side of the story.

"In other words, ordinary people are protected from attacks because they can't see them, but for us, it's..."

He didn't speak, but Shiroshima nodded in response, leaving Sayuri completely confused. She leaned closer and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Xia Mu glanced at her and explained:

"The so-called 'contact' refers to the situation that occurred with your mother, Mikiko, and the school doctor, Mizuno. I think Sayuri is quite aware of this."

"Mother..."

Upon hearing Mikiko's name, Sayuri fell into deep thought. Suddenly, something occurred to her, and an expression of disbelief flashed across her face.

"Wait, are you saying that because of me, Mom..."

"uncertain."

To prevent Sayuri from overthinking, Natsuki added, "Since they can 'make contact,' it means they're no longer ordinary people. Even without Sayuri, Mikiko would still be coveted by them; it's just a matter of time."

Hearing this, Sayuri suddenly became agitated: "No, Mom is in danger—"

As she spoke, she was about to get up when Natsuki pressed her shoulder down. Sayuri turned her head, her eyes seemingly filled with tears.

"Don't worry, I've already set up safety measures on Mikiko. If any of those things appear around her, I'll detect them immediately, so there won't be any problems."

If anyone else had said this, Sayuri certainly wouldn't have believed it, but listening to Natsuki's words, she gradually calmed down and finally nodded.

"I believe in Teacher Xia Mu."

"Safety measures..."

On the other side, Shiroshima repeated in a low voice, as if he had thought of something. A look of horror flashed in his eyes as he looked at the two of them!

Xia Mu noticed the change in Shiroshima's expression and knew that she must have misunderstood. So he raised his hand, and a golden light appeared in his palm.

"Shiroshima-kun, I think you've seen this before; it's my special ability."

"In addition to dealing with those guys' attacks, it can also give ordinary items special attributes, so that they can resist their attacks to a certain extent."

As he spoke, he looked at Sayuri, whose expression immediately changed. She proudly pointed to the bear hair clip on her head: "That's right, this is a special clip that Natsuki-sensei made for me... You're envious, aren't you, hehehe..."

Halfway through her sentence, she sensed Natsuki's "murderous intent" and changed her mind again. Turning her head, her words became somewhat condescending, which was completely ignored by Shiroshima.

"Ms. Xia Mu, could you give me the same thing?"

"Sure!"

"Eh—"

Sayuri drew out her words, and her gaze towards Natsuki seemed to suggest she was on the verge of collapse.

"Teacher Xia Mu, am I no longer yours...?"

"Speaking of which..."

Xia Mu ignored him and looked at Bai Dao with a puzzled expression, saying, "Your abilities should be enough to protect yourself, so you shouldn't need to..."

Bai Dao shook her head: "That's not how it is, Little Black actually..."

She opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't say the reason. Xia Mu understood that she might have some unspeakable secret, so he didn't press her for an answer.

After making the relevant promises, he then inquired about other related matters until a bell rang somewhere, at which point Shiroshima stood up and left.

pat!

The door closed again, and Xia Mu, recalling what Shiroshima had mentioned, immediately became serious: "That girl, she only started dating around this time..."

Beside him, Sayuri looked utterly dejected, as if her soul had been ripped away, muttering repeatedly, "My... Sayuri's... token of love... Waaah..."

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Chapter 30: Tokens of Love - Level Up!

Natsuki also noticed that after he encountered the demon that Nakamura Ichiro had transformed into, similar things began to happen around him one after another.

This made him wonder what abnormality had occurred within him that would cause this...

He suddenly turned his gaze to the cross necklace on his chest, his expression strange: "Could it be because..."

"Sayuri's... token of love... sob sob sob..."

The murmurs that came from the side finally caught Xia Mu's attention. He turned his head and saw a girl with pigtails holding a teddy bear hair clip, tears welling up in her eyes, as if they were about to fall at any moment.

"..."

With a sigh, Natsuki stretched out his hand to Sayuri and said, "Give me the hair clip."

"no!"

Sayuri suddenly clutched the hair clip to her chest, the soft flesh dented from the pressure, and her eyes were blurry with tears: "Even if it's Natsuki-sensei, you can't take this back..."

Boom!

Xia Mu gently tapped her head, a smile appearing on his face: "What are you talking about? Why would I take back something I gave you?"

"So, you want to..."

Xia Mu remained silent, only extending his hand to look at her. After hesitating for a moment, she obediently placed the bear hair clip in his palm.

"Okay."

As Natsuki spoke, golden light swirled in his hands, drawing Sayuri's attention.

Despite having witnessed this scene many times before, Sayuri felt a tingling sensation throughout her body under the holy light. This made her steal a glance at Natsuki's face, and her legs tightened instinctively.

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