What does it mean that the group members have given me back the light?

The entire classroom was immersed in a peaceful, everyday atmosphere.

"Hey, have you heard? There's been a rumor about angels lately..."

"Huh? What angel?"

"It's one of those angels with wings and shining with light. I heard someone saw it on the overpass."

"I know, I know! Remember that huge natural gas pipeline explosion in the city before? The number of casualties was ridiculously low! That was angels protecting us!"

"Uh... are you serious?"

"..."

In the corner of the classroom, Gu Nuo leaned against the window, wearing headphones and gazing at the scenery outside, oblivious to everything else.

Two weeks have passed since he returned from Kiana's world.

During this period, the world was so peaceful that it was almost bewildering. No matter how much Gu Nuo carried the Trust Evolver around the streets, he couldn't find many alien beasts or dark giants that he could fight.

Quite coincidentally, most members of the chat group were also living peacefully in their own worlds at this time.

Joseph Joestar, the old man, is currently busy preparing for his grandson's wedding. He posts updates on the wedding preparations in the group chat every day and confidently declares that he will invite all group members to attend this wedding of the century.

Emiya Kiritsugu seems to have found some historical artifact in his own world, and is currently fully engaged in some secret preparation work. His already limited appearances are now extremely rare.

Talulah continues to lead the Reunion Movement on its wanderings.

Kiana sent new news shortly after he left.

On the Hyperion, the nun who looked like a child but had an extraordinary identity found Kiana and Raiden Mei afterward. She claimed to be Kiana's aunt and, after some twists and turns, finally recruited the two of them into St. Freya Valkyrie Academy to begin systematically learning the power and knowledge of Honkai energy.

Meanwhile, Yuujin Itadori was quite busy. According to him, when Hajiko walked around him, it seemed that he had not only cleaned up the Sukuna, but after that, he gradually realized that he had suddenly mastered some Sukuna techniques, which seemed to be related to Hajiko's actions at that time.

However, the powerful Itadori Yuujin also faced the fate of being forced to work overtime. He was arranged by the higher-ups to follow his teacher, not only exorcising several talking special-grade cursed spirits, but also searching the world for the remaining Sukuna fingers.

...How peaceful...

Gu Nuo sighed softly and quietly looked out the window.

Normally, he would welcome such a situation. After working overtime for so long, it would be perfect to have such a long time to catch his breath.

However, he knew all too well that the peaceful scene before him was merely the prelude to a storm.

'...But you will die.'

Kirino Makio's prophecy continued to echo in Gu Nuo's mind these past few days, lingering for a long time.

Even though he could skillfully imbue the transformed Nexus with the power of the twelve talismans, he was confident that even if he faced the man named 'Kirizaki' again, he would not be at a disadvantage without using the Triple Ultra Bomb.

But an inexplicable sense of tension gradually enveloped Gu Nuo's nerves.

Death... If I'm really going to die... what can I do now?

Gu Nuo fell into deep thought.

He thought of the mysterious group member nicknamed "Mitakihara Arms Queen". Apart from a conversation when she first joined the group, she had vanished without a trace, her profile picture always grayed out, as if she had never existed.

Has something unexpected happened?

However, the chat group has been unusually quiet during this period, with no urgent mission notifications popping up... Although the chat group was a bit slow last time in Kiana's world, since everything had stopped and the mission only popped up afterward, we've already learned our lesson once, so it shouldn't happen again, right?

Just as he was lost in thought, the seat in front of him was suddenly pulled open gently.

Gu Nuo subconsciously looked up and saw a pink-haired girl sitting down with a smile, her hands supporting her fair face, her cherry blossom-colored eyes staring at him without blinking.

"Ok?"

Gu Nuo was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously said, "Hime-miya-san? I thought it was Hachimami."

"What do you mean, Nuonuo? Can't I just come and talk to you?"

At the same time, she paused for a moment, then bit her lip, feigning displeasure:

"Speaking of which, hasn't Xingcai been too nice to Nuonuo lately? She's been buying her all sorts of delicious food all the time, it's like she's offering her as a sacrifice."

"...If possible, Princess Himegami should also try to persuade her not to do that." Gu Nuo sighed helplessly.

He recalled how, in Kiana's world, Anzu Hachimi was in a state of euphoria after she subdued the giant super beast named Chiyou left behind by the Yapool.

He could sense that Banami's gaze towards him had become increasingly strange lately... but this strangeness wasn't the usual kind; it was a kind of intense, almost desperate desire to become his godfather on the spot, so intense that he was finding it hard to resist.

"So, what's wrong with you?"

Shaking his head, Gu Nuo steered the conversation back on track.

"It's nothing much, I just wanted to ask if you want to go to karaoke together after school? Anja will be there too."

Himegami Karen smiled and said, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents, sunlight dancing on her pale pink hair, dyeing it a golden color.

"...Karaoke..."

Gu Nuo scratched his face, just about to say that he didn't really like this noisy place, when a loud commotion suddenly broke out at the back of the classroom!

"Do you guys even have brains? Angels? You actually believe this kind of nonsense that's meant to fool children?"

A boy laughed exaggeratedly, his tone full of contempt, and said to a small group of people in a corner who were having a discussion, "What kind of idiot would believe in such an unbelievable thing?"

"What's it to you? Shut up!"

Another boy suddenly stood up, his face flushed red.

"Did I say something wrong?"

The boy shouted, "You said angels saved everyone, but I also said, when the city was destroyed like that, where were your angels?"

But to everyone's surprise, this usually mild-mannered and introverted classmate suddenly displayed extreme anger. He overturned the desk and lunged at the classmate who had spoken rudely amidst the gasps of the crowd.

"What do you know?! You don't know anything at all!"

He roared and threw a punch, which made the rude boy look incredulous after taking the punch to the face. Then, the two of them, their faces red, started wrestling.

The sudden outbreak of conflict threw the entire classroom into chaos.

Textbooks on the desk were knocked to the ground, their pages trampled in the chaos. A student's pencil case was overturned, and colorful highlighters and erasers rolled all over the floor. Sparrows outside the window were startled by the sudden noise and flew away in a panic, flapping their wings as they skimmed over the windowsill.

"Stop them quickly!"

"Go and call the teacher!"

The students watching were in a state of chaos, but no one dared to step forward to stop them. Several timid girls had already shrunk to the corner. Some even took out their phones, but hesitated, unsure whether they should take pictures.

The scene instantly spiraled out of control; tables and chairs were knocked over and scattered. In the midst of the fierce fight, the boy who was gaining the upper hand grabbed a craft knife and was about to stab the other boy in the eye—

"Snapped!"

A sharp utility knife was grabbed, and Gu Nuo appeared beside them without them even noticing. He didn't use much force, but with a snap, he immobilized the furious boy in front of him.

"Let me go! How dare he blaspheme an angel—"

"You'd blind someone just for a few words?"

Gu Nuo frowned: "Are you crazy?"

The boy froze, and the pressure on his hand gradually loosened.

Gu Nuo took the utility knife and released it, blood dripping down.

"That was close..."

"That was terrifying..."

"I didn't expect him to be so excited..."

The students around breathed a sigh of relief. Several girls whispered among themselves. Perhaps because the commotion was so loud, a large crowd of onlookers gradually gathered outside the classroom.

……

……

The infirmary was filled with the distinctive, crisp smell of disinfectant.

"Has Inoue-san gone mad? Why would she do something like this?"

Himegami Karen carefully used a cotton swab dipped in antidote to gently clean the wound on Gu Nuo's palm. Her voice was choked with sobs, and her eyes were red-rimmed.

"Nono, you were too impulsive! How could you grab the utility knife with your bare hand? What if you cut your finger off..."

Crystalline tears slid down her cheeks, dripping onto the white sheets and spreading out small, dark stains.

“Uh…” Gu Nuo was speechless for a moment.

He really wanted to explain that he had a horse talisman in his hand, which could heal such flesh wounds instantly with the power of the talisman, but it was not easy to explain this to ordinary people. In addition, seeing Himegami Karen's worried and tearful appearance, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The impulsive boy has been taken away by the police who arrived earlier. Because of his clearly abnormal mental state, the school contacted his parents immediately, only to discover that his family members were already deceased.

"I heard from others that Inoue-san originally came from a single-parent family..."

Hanami Anzu leaned against the medicine cabinet, holding a bag of bread she had just bought from the cafeteria, and said thoughtfully:

"But his mother also died in the natural gas pipeline explosion in Tokyo a few months ago, right..."

Halfway through her sentence, she noticed the simultaneous gazes of Gu Nuo and Ji Gong Hua Lian, and quickly waved her hand to explain:

"No, no, no, I wasn't trying to excuse him! I just wanted to say that after experiencing such a blow, his mental state might indeed be a bit problematic..."

Himegami Karen gently wrapped bandages around Gu Nuo's neck, her voice still trembling with lingering fear:

"But you can't hurt people like this... I've heard rumors about this strange angel, but I never imagined that this strange angel could drive people to this madness."

The wound was bandaged quickly, and she carefully tied a neat knot in the bandage.

Gu Nuo silently looked at his bandaged hand, then suddenly asked, "What exactly is the rumor about that angel?"

Hanami and Himegami Karen exchanged a glance, seemingly surprised that he would be interested in this topic.

"Actually, there are many versions,"

Banami scratched her face: "Some people say that when they see a flash of white light, the danger disappears; others say that when they were critically injured, they were healed by a warm light..."

Karen Himegami added, "The most exaggerated claim is that angels are like goddesses, showering down healing light feathers every time they appear."

She paused, then said softly, "But... how could that be?"

Just then, the television in the corner of the school clinic was playing the midday news.

The female anchor reported in a standard broadcasting tone:

"Recently, there have been numerous reports of so-called 'angelic appearances' in various parts of Tokyo. Experts are reminding citizens to remain rational and not to easily believe unverified rumors..."

The news footage switched to a street interview, where citizens were described about angels:

“There really are angels. Our section chief said he saw one while playing golf.”

"Yes, yes, a friend of mine also said he saw it here, so I came to try it out too."

"..."

Gu Nuo nodded thoughtfully, her gaze inadvertently drifting towards the window.

So... this is a job offer?

……

……

In the afternoon's etiquette class, Mr. Hayata was teaching the lesson with gentle and refined manners.

The sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, casting dappled shadows on his neatly pressed suit.

"Self-restraint according to one's conduct is a proverb that I greatly admire."

He wrote these four powerful characters on the blackboard with a flourish, and when he turned to face the students, he had a perfectly timed smile on his face:

"Rationally controlling one's emotions and not showing one's joy or anger is the most basic quality of a well-mannered gentleman."

He meticulously explained the key points of emotional management, from breathing regulation to mindset adjustment, from body language to facial expression control, dissecting every detail thoroughly.

However, his gaze seemed to casually sweep over Gu Nuo's empty seat in the back row of the classroom, and a subtle, unnoticed meaning flashed in his always smiling eyes.

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