Chapter 68: Chapter 68
After closing the Conquest System, I looked at my status.
[Status]
Name: Lin Yi
Occupation: Bastard
Age: 17 years
Combat Power: A (most of the time, you can walk safely).
Charm: 93 (average person 60).
Curse: Enemy of men, killer of women.
Items: Bank card 10 million x2, medicinal liquor.
Equipment: Crystal pendant, thug suit, special blanket (a bunch of messy junk).
Skills: Combat expert, intermediate cooking, intermediate muscle endurance, agility, intermediate drawing, dexterous fingers, intermediate vehicle handling.
Not bad at all; the effort of these days has been worth it.
Seeing his impressive status, Lin Yi felt very satisfied.
Even the protagonist panel wasn't that impressive… was it?
Lin Yi suddenly remembered that Kudo Shinichi seemed to have learned a lot while in Hawaii.
Counting, skiing, skateboarding, soccer, shooting, driving, bomb disposal, violin, computer science, board games… and so on.
The most important thing is that these aren't his specialties!
His specialty is reasoning and solving crimes!
Thinking about this, Lin Yi felt a great disappointment; he thought he had gained a special power and could feel superior, but upon reflection, he realized that was not the case.
Kudo Shinichi's attribute panel is even richer than his!
He started gaining advantages from a young age, and he just started to have them now!
Oh, is it so hard to feel special?
Feeling beaten down, Lin Yi felt sad.
"What's wrong?"
Ran looked up, noticing Lin Yi's sadness, and gently asked, "Why aren't you happy?"
"I'm just thinking about some things…" Lin Yi replied.
Lin Yi spoke the truth, but Ran didn't believe him; she was convinced that he had started to hate her for being a violent girl.
Thinking about this, Ran's eyes filled with tears.
"Is... it my fault?"
Why are you crying?
Seeing Ran cry for no reason, Lin Yi felt confused, but he knew that if he asked her why at that moment, she would probably cry even more.
Don't ask why; I don't know either; girls are like that.
It's like when your mother suddenly hits you. If you ask her why, she'll surely say, "Don't you know why?" and then continue hitting you.
When girls are emotional, there's no way to reason with them.
What needs to be done is to calm their emotions, and once their rationality returns, you can ask why.
Lin Yi decided to hug Ran so she could feel his warmth and gently said, "Don't cry… Who made my Ran cry? Tell me, and I'll teach them a lesson."
"If you keep crying, your eyes will get swollen… and it won't look good if they're swollen."
After comforting her, Lin Yi managed to calm Ran's emotions a bit.
When her mood improved, Lin Yi began to inquire about the reason.
While wiping her tears, he asked, "Why did you suddenly cry?"
"Lin… you… are you starting to hate me?" Ran sobbed.
"Eh? Who told you that?" Lin Yi was surprised by this.
How does she know something I don't even know?
"Because… because I'm very violent." Ran told him everything she had imagined.
After hearing her, Lin Yi felt speechless; what the hell is this? Isn't it just knocking out three people?
It's not a big deal.
I broke five people's legs without batting an eye!
Thinking about it, but he couldn't say that; Ran liked kind and understanding boys, not violent ones.
So, Lin Yi tucked her hair behind her ear and said tenderly, "No, I think this Ran is great. She makes me feel protected."
"Honestly, since I was little… I only feel safe next to you."
"As long as I'm with you, I feel completely at peace."
He threw sweet words at Ran, leaving her so confused that she didn't know what to think.
"I... I do too."
Ran didn't know how to say those words of love, so she spoke her thoughts without filter: "I also want to be with you forever and live happily every day!"
"I feel the same way."
Lin Yi paused and added, "If one day you fall in love with another man..."
When Ran heard this, she quickly covered his mouth with a finger and said seriously, "No, I won't let you. I swear I will only love you."
Lin Yi removed her hand and said seriously, "Let me finish talking."
"... I mean, if one day you like someone more than me… I'll kill him."
That sentence surprised Ran, who went blank for a moment and then burst into a giggle: "You… how can you say that?"
"I'm not joking."
Lin Yi had a serious expression.
Ran still didn't understand the meaning of those words and thought it was a romantic way of speaking.
She was very happy and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Lin Yi received Ran's kiss and deepened it, adding a bit more content.
Saturday morning.
Lin Yi woke up in his room.
The first thing he did upon waking was check his phone.
Looking at the time, it was past eight.
For students used to getting up early, eight is already very late.
Checking the history, he noticed that the last conversation with Ran was until one in the morning yesterday, and there were no new messages.
By this time, Ran and Sonoko should have already gotten up.
However, Lin Yi hadn't received any good morning messages from either of them.
Lin Yi frowned, knowing that things weren't simple.
He activated the crystal pendant and murmured Ran's name.
Then a scene appeared in his mind.
He saw Ran sitting in a rather peculiar café, and in front of her was Sonoko.
Just as he suspected!
Did they notice?
Last night, he was very close to Ran, and considering her naivety, as well as the discretion of her relationship with Sonoko, she shouldn't have noticed so quickly.
So, there's only one truth!
Sonoko noticed first!
Ran went out to meet Sonoko without informing him.
Probably, when Sonoko invited Ran, she asked her not to say anything.
It seems that in Ran's heart, Sonoko still held some influence.
Well, there's nothing to be done about that; Lin Yi had known Ran for less than half a month, while they had been friends for over ten years.
But it wasn't a big problem.
Lin Yi had been mentally prepared for this for a long time.
He took his time showering, having breakfast, and then starting his exercise routine.
Thanks to the new gym equipment and the medicinal liquor that ensured he wouldn't feel pain, Lin Yi had been training regularly.
While running on the treadmill, he thought: I don't know what time they'll come.
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"What?"
Ran, after hearing the news, covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes filled with disbelief: "No way? Sonoko… you're not joking, right?"
"No."
Sonoko replied seriously, "It's true; I'm not lying to you. Friday night… I spent the night at Lin Yi's house, and that night… we did… that."
At that point, Sonoko found it difficult to maintain her composure, showing a bit of shyness and nervousness.
However, due to her previous experience, she had already gotten used to the situation.
"Ran…" Sonoko said carefully, "and you?"
In reality, Sonoko didn't need to ask; she already knew what Ran's response would be.
Why was her reaction so intense?
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