I dug up the magical girl's corpse.

Chapter 36 Storytelling

While maintaining his suspended position, Chen Mu spoke methodically:

"First of all, I consumed the monster's flesh and blood right under your noses, completing the infection process, which proves I wasn't sent by that organization. You can conduct any background investigation you want; I'm absolutely innocent. On the contrary, I'm the one with value to you. I should be the first harmless 'monster' you've encountered, someone you can study and utilize, right?"

"Once you have me, you'll understand why all the monsters before turned against you and became members of evil organizations. Is there something different about me that allows me to resist the monsters' corrupting influence on my will and prevent me from becoming evil? Or can I research a way to use monster flesh in a harmless way and mass-produce companions with monster abilities?"

"You could even train me to be your undercover agent, to infiltrate the [Asuka] organization, to steal their intelligence and sabotage their operations."

He flashed a bright and kind smile:

"How about it? It's much better than just killing me, isn't it?"

"..."

At this moment, Tide's bright white pupils were still fixed on him, and it was unknown what she was thinking.

Lu Cai, who was watching from the sidelines, felt immense pressure. Could it be that she had gotten herself into some particularly troublesome matter?

She secretly sized up the half-naked man and thought to herself, "Wow, he's amazing. He can actually withstand such a great magical girl without crying and begging for mercy."

If it were her, she would have already burst into tears, knelt down, and begged for mercy...!

Lu Cai felt that Mr. Chen's manner of conversation seemed somewhat familiar. Yes, the one that was truly similar was not that of the teacher and student!

But -

"..."

Without making a sound, Lin Chaojing withdrew the step she had just taken; no one knew when she had stepped out.

She smiled, clasped her hands behind her back, and made no further movement.

Tide seemed oblivious, continuing to question Chen Mu:

"You've consumed evil power. The monster's flesh will eventually erode your body, gradually making you crave even greater power. Without a proper method to suppress it, you'll die sooner or later, and in a tragic way. How can I ensure you won't be turned by the [Flying Bird] people? How will you resist when they try to lure you in?"

"Why don't we just let that girl keep an eye on me?"

Chen Mu pointed to Lin Chaojing's location: "If I show any signs of rebellion, kill me."

"Are you really willing to be a prisoner for the rest of your life?" Tide clearly didn't believe it.

Chen Mu laughed, "How can you call him a 'prisoner'? This is living with a beautiful girl! So many people would kill for that!"

"sunflower."

"Yes, sir." Lin Chaojing straightened his back and answered the teacher's call of attendance seriously.

Tide turned coldly to look at his student and asked:

"I don't remember clearly, what did you mean by your relationship?"

"Boy friend……"

Lin Chaojing couldn't hold back anymore. She clutched her stomach and laughed wildly, doubled over with laughter, and recklessly exclaimed, "Hahaha, no, my fiancé!"

The laughter of the adulterous couple overlapped and grew louder and louder until it was finally interrupted by an impatient "bang".

Chen Mu was thrown to the ground. He could no longer laugh and curled up in pain, groaning.

"Take care."

A deep purple figure flashed past, and Lu Cai quickly bowed, watching Lord Tide float by.

Lin Chaojing glanced down at Chen Mu, but didn't help him up from the ground.

Instead, he turned to the teacher and asked again:

"So, what do you suggest we do?"

She needs a promise and an answer, and here, only the tides can provide that answer.

This answer will determine your fate.

"I will be leaving Deep Moon City for a while to carry out a mission. During this time, you are responsible for resolving any trouble or mishaps you cause."

The sound of the tides gradually faded away, and her figure inexplicably merged into the air until she completely disappeared:

"Those people from [Asuka], they start talking about grand principles, dreams, and the future as soon as they meet. As far as I know, they wouldn't say such vulgar things."

...

"Hmm, what's next?"

"What's next?"

"Yes, brother-in-law, you gained the power of the [Weird One], and that powerful magical girl, Tide, is gone too. What happened to you guys after that?"

Lin Yongxi was listening intently to the story when she was suddenly interrupted, which made her very impatient. She quickly urged, "What happened?"

That's all for now.

Chen Mu shook his head, shamelessly stopping the update: "That's enough."

He took his hands off the steering wheel, rolled up his shirt sleeves, and revealed bulging veins on his muscular arms. And that wasn't all…

As he exerted his strength, the blue markings hidden beneath his skin began to gradually emerge, and the clicking sound of his bones deforming continued!

In the blink of an eye, his arm seemed to have been rearmed, coated with a thin layer of hard substance, making it feel rock hard when tapped.

It contains extraordinary power.

"Oh... so you went through all this trouble just to tell me that you're not as simple as you seem, and that you're hiding the power of a monster?"

Lin Yongxi suddenly realized, and a listless expression appeared on her face: "So, you actually have the confidence to withstand a magical girl's punch. Tch, and I was so... worried."

"Isn't it enough if the story is interesting?"

Chen Mu wasn't angry. He smiled, and the moment he let go, his arm returned to normal, no longer showing any bulging veins.

"Hmm...it's still somewhat interesting."

Lin Yongxi said guiltily.

Actually, she was too embarrassed to say it, but she listened with great interest and was almost mesmerized!

I thought the "kidnapper and hostage" premise was outrageous enough...

I never imagined they'd had such exciting experiences in the past! The sister's transformation, the monsters on campus, and that magical girl named Lu Cai—where are they now? The name 【Tide】 for that magical girl seems quite famous; where have I heard it before? And the brother-in-law's sudden reversal at the end… he was kind of cool, wasn't he?

"etc!"

The little girl seemed to suddenly realize something, grabbing Chen Mu and refusing to let go: "Oh, now I know why you kept beating me during training! You were cheating!"

Chen Mu shook his head and solemnly declared:

"I never used the monster's power during my training."

"nonsense!"

Very well, judging from Lin Yongxi's expression, she is now completely convinced and believes she understands the whole truth.

That's it, keep it up.

It's good that you don't understand.

He needs Lin Yongxi to believe him.

Chen Mu skillfully evaded a very important question without anyone noticing:

That is—since he already had such power, why didn't he directly accept Kapok's challenge at the time, but instead postponed it, suddenly sat in the car, and even told a story?

There is only one possibility.

What the story is is not important; the act of storytelling itself is very important.

If a part of the past is real, we generally call it a "memory."

We only call a past event a "story" if it's fabricated.

Yes, the story we just heard was actually all made up by Chen Mu.