My name is Levi, and I work in anime.

Two years ago, at the same time and place, the events unfolded in essentially the same way. The only difference was that Li Wei was no longer the same Li Wei he had been then—

Hiratsuka-nee is no longer a match for him.

So you should bully your younger brother as early as possible.

The days of being bullied by a female college student, with his body firmly locked and immobilized by her legs, are gone forever.

"Stop fooling around and go to sleep."

Li Wei frowned, picked up the drunken, womanly woman who reeked of alcohol, and led her towards the bedroom.

Drunk people are very heavy because they are very different from sober people. They can't find their center of gravity and are like a lump of mud. To make it easier to lift them, Li Wei simply let them wrap around him like an octopus, letting those two smooth, white legs wrap around his waist.

The advantage of doing this is that it is less likely to fall and it saves more effort, but the disadvantage is that if the other party is unwilling, it is difficult to get away.

"Hiratsuka-nee, Hiratsuka-nee?"

On the bed, the boy called out the other woman's name, trying to get the drunken older woman to loosen her legs.

Unfortunately, she had completely lost consciousness, and forcibly prying her open would likely harm her. Li Wei strongly suspected that even if he threw her out the window now, Hiratsuka Shizuka might not wake up.

"Ugh."

Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was fast asleep in bed, cuddling him so tightly that snot bubbles were practically coming out of her nose, Li Wei could only sigh helplessly. He simply stopped struggling, pulled the blanket over himself, and the two of them lay down fully clothed, deciding to just rest like that.

Because of the height difference, the boy's head rested right on the drunken older woman's chest, feeling her strong heartbeat and intoxicating body fragrance—plus the unpleasant smell of alcohol.

It seems that after graduating from kindergarten, Hiratsuka-nee went to university, and the two of them haven't slept in the same bed much since.

Reflecting on the past, Li Wei, who had a very regular daily routine, gradually closed his eyes and fell asleep in the embrace of the person he knew best.

……

While some people are resting, others are not.

After Li Wei fell asleep while being hugged like a pillow by an unreasonable female college student, a being that had been lying in wait for a long time finally seized the opportunity and invaded Li Wei's dream.

"Damn it, don't these guys ever sleep? Damn it, we almost really went down."

Kitami Reika.

As someone who was sacrificed in a cult ritual more than a decade ago but managed to kill his opponent, he must have some skill in surviving.

Her body had been completely destroyed, leaving only a part of her soul clinging to the flesh and blood attached to Li Wei's body, waiting to devour the boy's consciousness and take over his body.

Actually, she really wanted to invade the woman currently embracing Li Wei. But the other woman was too mentally strong while she was too weak, so she decided to choose the elementary school student instead.

"As long as I can take over this body, my future will be bright."

Unimpeded, Kitami Reika stormed into Li Wei's dream, brimming with confidence: "I've always been using a woman's body, it wouldn't be bad to try a man's body once in a while...hmm?"

The next second, the cult school doctor, who had been going so smoothly just moments before, seemed to have hit a brick wall, his consciousness frozen in place, unable to move an inch.

Immediately afterwards, a young man wearing a black cloak appeared in front of her.

He was quite handsome, but the decadent and tired aura he exuded severely damaged his beauty, as if he had been tormented all day by the energetic, blond sea elf, and desperately needed something to vent his frustrations.

"Who are you? Why are you here?!"

Kitami Reika's alarm bells rang loudly; this was a being whose magical abilities far surpassed hers, capable of truly annihilating her.

The immense fear reminded her of how she felt when she was still an ordinary person.

"Who I am is not important. This kid actually regards me as the line of defense for his soul... Isn't he afraid that I will take action directly and let him know what the story of 'Wei Gong Bei Men, what is unprepared' means?"

The other person muttered something like that, then looked at me like I was an insect: "Anyway, this place is already full."

Chapter 31 Li Wei is acting strangely today.

"I'm so sorry, I'll be going now. Please make yourself at home."

"This is no place to linger," Kitami Reika said with an incredibly sweet smile as she turned and left.

Although he didn't recognize the guy in front of him, he still had basic eyesight and knew that he was someone he couldn't afford to mess with.

"I haven't even told you to leave yet. The local magicians are really rude."

At this point, Mr. Merlin grabbed the other person's head and began to exert force with both hands, like using a vise to crush a walnut, making Kitami Reika's head crack and pop, making one suspect that it would be crushed on the spot at any moment.

"I should be the mastermind behind a plan to overthrow the entire world, or the ultimate winner hiding behind the protagonist waiting to reap the rewards. But why, why have I ended up like this, taking care of a child?"

As he said this, Mr. Merlin's face grew increasingly grim, and his aura surged dramatically.

"I was already very unhappy, but I had to put on an innocent and naive act. I was under a lot of pressure."

As he increased the strength in his hands, Mr. Merlin's complexion gradually improved: "Indeed, it's necessary to vent appropriately. Hmm, I finally understand why villains in various works of art always have to say so much nonsense before their plans succeed."

"After holding back for so long, we're finally about to achieve our goal. If we don't show it off, it won't feel like we've won completely, and it won't be interesting at all."

"Thank you for being a good listener, so quiet the whole time," Mr. Merlin said cheerfully. "I'm just sorry, you heard things you shouldn't have heard, so you have to die here. What's your name... never mind."

"Well then, goodbye."

The next moment, a powerful surge of magic erupted from his hand, flowing down Kitami Reika's head and invading every part of her soul. In the blink of an eye, countless insects spewed out of her body, instantly devouring her completely.

Only a murky crystal containing the power of a soul remained, proving that she had once existed.

"I don't remember how to use this thing because I haven't used it in so long."

Merlin tentatively and slowly infused the magic power, recalling the instruction manual for the Soul Stone.

Generally speaking, such items store a magician's lifelong knowledge, experience, and magic power, and if used properly, they can even bring the dead back to life.

Of course, a low-level magician like Kitami Reika couldn't possibly do that.

Forget about resurrecting it; it was even difficult to sustain basic magic. Almost the instant Mr. Merlin increased the supply of magic, the poor-quality soulstone cracked, shattered, and was completely absorbed by Levi's dream, leaving not a trace.

Upon witnessing this scene, Mr. Merlin's expression turned extremely unpleasant.

After a long time, he finally expressed his heartfelt feelings.

"I think I've gotten myself into trouble."

……

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window and shone onto the bed, and a gentle breeze made me feel very comfortable.

Hiratsuka Shizuka opened her eyes, lying there lazily, not wanting to get up.

Today is supposed to be the day I go back to university, but I just don't want to get up, as if I'm sealed away by a demon in my blanket.

What's more, there's my favorite cute little boy in my arms whom I can cuddle... Oh, Li Wei is already up.

"Ah, ah... I drank a bit too much yesterday."

I woke up from a hangover feeling completely drained. It was less like I was lying down and more like I was paralyzed on the bed. Dazed and disoriented, I could vaguely hear the sounds of knives and spoons clattering coming from the kitchen.

After a while, Hiratsuka Shizuka finally regained her strength. After inhaling the scent of the boy on the bed, she barely managed to muster her energy, got out of bed groggily, and walked barefoot out of the bedroom.

Then I saw Li Wei carrying a hangover soup and breakfast.

A thought flashed through her mind like lightning: "So Avi is no longer a child, and has actually become a reliable man? I thought I would have to wait many more years!"

Looking at Li Wei, who was equally adept in the living room, the kitchen, and the battlefield, the female college student felt a slight... flutter in her heart.

"Hurry up and eat, you have to go back to school this afternoon, Hiratsuka-nee."

"oh oh."

For some reason, Hiratsuka-nee's temper suddenly improved today. She didn't argue or make jokes about Li Wei, but instead sat obediently at the table and ate her breakfast.

"Aren't you going to eat, Avi?"

“I’ve already finished eating. Not everyone is like you, Hiratsuka-nee, who sleeps until the sun is high in the sky.”

The boy continued working in the kitchen without even turning his head: "Yesterday's clothes all smelled of alcohol. I've washed and dried them and put them on the sofa. Remember to change later."

"Oh, oh, oh," the female college student replied absentmindedly, her mind now quite active.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Li Wei seems exceptionally handsome to her today.

Moreover, the boy hasn't turned his head much since morning, as if... as if he's avoiding him, as if he's afraid to look at him?

"Looks like I really should drink less in the future. I've actually become aroused with my own brother..."

Shaking her head, Hiratsuka Shizuka let out a self-deprecating laugh: "I'll try to find a boyfriend this year... well, I'll go by Avi's standards."

After her thoughts were cleared, the female college student ate breakfast in a very ordinary way, picking her toes, then put on her washed and dried clothes, picked up her luggage, said "See you next time, Avi," and rode off on her motorcycle in a cloud of dust.

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Hiratsuka Shizuka had left and that no one else was in the apartment.

He then knelt on the ground, beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripping from his temples and cheeks, splashing everywhere. He gasped for breath, like someone who had been submerged in water and finally pulled ashore.

I endured it, I successfully endured it.

From the moment he woke up in the morning, Li Wei sensed that something was off about today.

A very special emotion, one he had never felt before, suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Should it be called longing? Or something else? The boy himself wasn't sure. All he knew was that he felt a strong urge towards Hiratsuka-nee.

It was the urge to strip away all the clothes that were in the other person's way and then do whatever I wanted without restraint. It was an intense and uncontrollable emotion, like a zombie craving live flesh.

Fortunately, thanks to her amazing perseverance and years of self-cultivation as a virtuous person, she finally held on until Hiratsuka left.

Li Wei himself dared not imagine what would happen if this continued for too long.

"I feel particularly out of sorts today."

The boy, who had been lying on the floor as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, struggled to get up and took his own pulse, but found nothing wrong.

Now, we can only turn to modern medicine.

Chapter 32 A doctor can't heal himself.

If you're sick, you should go to the hospital, just like if someone is killed, you'll die—something even an idiot knows.

Unfortunately, although Li Wei was a bit precocious, he was still just a ten-year-old fourth-grade elementary school student, and it was still a bit difficult for him to go to the hospital to register for a doctor's appointment.

Hiratsuka-nee is definitely out of the question, and Ryougi and Saeko are both elementary school students, so they're also out.

Moreover, given the current situation, if he were to fall ill on the road, he would indeed need someone who could suppress him with force... or at least someone who could keep him in check.

Taking the above conditions into account, the most suitable person to ask for help is already obvious.

"At this point, this is the only way."

Although I don't really like it, sometimes you have to make compromises for the sake of making a living.

It wasn't far from Xiaochuan Apartment, where Li Wei lived, and it was also the kindergarten where he had lived for several years.

"What? You want me to take you to the hospital? You look perfectly healthy, there's nothing wrong with you at all."

Sitting barefoot on the tatami mat, picking her nose while staring with dead fish eyes at Li Wei's naturally curly silver hair, she was the kindergarten principal named Sakata Ginpachi.

The nominal head of the kindergarten is actually at the very bottom of the kindergarten's food chain, with all important work handled by teachers Aikawa Misato and Fujibayashi Kyou. The boy is surprised that this listless sugar-craving guy hasn't developed diabetes yet, and seriously suspects that he might crave honey like some skeleton king before he dies.

He spends all his salary on nightclubs, pachinko, and horse racing, which led to the bankruptcy of his previous business, the Yorozuya. He seems like a complete loser, a typical loser in life.

But Li Wei knew very well that this guy was actually quite skilled, at least in terms of swordsmanship, his level was quite high, and he was able to suppress him when he was unarmed while holding a wooden sword.

Of course, this only applies when armed. Once unarmed, their combat effectiveness will be significantly reduced.

Confucius said, "A gentleman is not a vessel."

Merlin told him that this meant that true strongmen disdain relying on weapons to kill their opponents, and it was clear that Gintoki's purity was still too low.

"Besides, as the headmaster, I'm a very busy person. I don't have time to play house with you." The silver-haired, naturally curly man seemed to have turned Li Wei, this upright gentleman, into a social butterfly: "Spend more time playing with your little girlfriends... Oh, by the way, you seem to be too old for that."

"I've already recorded this, and I'll play it for Ms. Fujibayashi Kyou now."

"Holy crap, I was just kidding, please don't!" Gintoki, who had been held hostage, softened instantly: "Fujibayashi will kill me."

"I was just kidding, I didn't record it at all."

"Don't make jokes like that again. You can scare people to death."

"Then come with me to the hospital."

"Why do you have to ask me? It's too much trouble." The silver-haired man with naturally curly hair stared at Li Wei with his dead fish eyes. "Didn't you just mention Fujibayashi and Aikawa? They like you so much, it shouldn't be a problem to ask them to come with you, right?"