Under Hokaze Junko's guidance, Fang Li was ultimately brought to Tokiwadai Middle School's student dormitory.
Previously, under Shokuhou Misaki's manipulation, Fang Li had once been sent here by Shirai Kuroko, though he had left immediately afterward without staying at all.
But this time, Fang Li entered openly through the main entrance and, led by Hokaze Junko, arrived at a place resembling an extremely luxurious lounge.
"You're so slow!"
The moment he appeared, the lounge's sole guest immediately complained to Fang Li.
Who else could it be other than Shokuhou Misaki?
Unlike yesterday, today, Shokuhou Misaki was not wearing sportswear. Instead, she had changed back into Tokiwadai's usual uniform, with white gloves and thigh-high stockings featuring a spiderweb design on her hands and legs, a shoulder bag hanging at her side, and her remote control held in one hand.
"Even though I already prepared all the initial settings beforehand, continuously using my ability like this is still exhausting!"
Shokuhou Misaki complained like that.
"Couldn't you have come a little faster?"
Hearing this, Hokaze Junko stepped forward.
"My apologies, Queen." Entering what looked like a competent secretary's work mode, Hokaze Junko reported to Shokuhou Misaki, "Considering that this is Fang-san's first time visiting School Garden, and he may never have another chance to come here again, I deliberately slowed our pace a little so Fang-san could take a look around."
As expected of the faction's second-in-command.
Even without receiving direct instructions from Shokuhou Misaki, Hokaze Junko was able to read the situation and act in a way that would please her superior.
However, while Hokaze Junko's actions didn't displease Shokuhou Misaki, they did make her look somewhat unconvinced.
"Unfortunately, this isn't his first time in School Garden. And if he wanted to, he could come here whenever he liked in the future without anyone ever noticing."
Shokuhou Misaki shifted her gaze toward Fang Li and smiled meaningfully.
"Am I right?"
Those words caused Hokaze Junko to pause slightly in surprise.
Fang Li, meanwhile, curled his lips and said,
"Relax. Unless there's some incredibly important reason, I absolutely do not want to step foot in this place."
After all, Fang Li had already concluded that he and Tokiwadai were fundamentally incompatible, so naturally he had no intention of willingly walking into trouble.
But…
"If the others heard you say that, you'd probably be cursed to death." Shokuhou Misaki said rather irritably, "Who knows how many men outside are desperately trying to squeeze their way in here just to take a look, and even women admire this secret garden inhabited only by young ladies. Yet you're desperately trying to avoid it. It really makes me wonder if there's something wrong with your head."
"My head is indeed abnormal. Surely you of all people should know that, right?" Fang Li looked at Shokuhou Misaki and smiled faintly. "With your ability, reading whether someone's mental state is normal or not should be effortless."
"But that only applies to other people." Shokuhou Misaki touched her lips lightly with a finger. Her starry eyes likewise gazed at Fang Li as she smiled charmingly.
"But when it comes to you, I've almost never been able to guess what you're thinking, you know?"
That was also the result of Shokuhou Misaki never using her ability on Fang Li.
If she had used her ability on him, then aside from the existence of the Main God's Dimension and related information, which would expose themselves automatically, everything else about him would likely be laid bare before her eyes.
Of course, if Fang Li were unwilling, then before Shokuhou Misaki's ability could even take effect, she would probably already be dead.
Even so, Shokuhou Misaki had never once used her ability on Fang Li.
That fact made Fang Li somewhat surprised.
"Come to think of it, you've never used your ability on me from the very beginning, have you?" Fang Li asked. "Why not?"
The moment those words came out, the flawless smile on Shokuhou Misaki's face was instantly replaced by dissatisfaction.
Then Shokuhou Misaki replied:
"I'm not telling you."
Her words were filled with grievance and resentment.
As a result, Fang Li wisely shut his mouth and stopped asking questions that basically amounted to seeking his own death.
"Forget it." Shokuhou Misaki sighed, then pointed at the seat opposite her with the hand holding the remote control and said,
"Just sit down already."
Fang Li nodded indifferently, stepped forward, and sat across from Shokuhou Misaki.
"Then, Queen." Hokaze Junko said to Shokuhou Misaki, "I'll go make the necessary preparations."
"Go ahead." Shokuhou Misaki waved her hand, prompting Hokaze Junko to bow politely before slowly withdrawing.
"Preparations?" Only then did Fang Li ask Shokuhou Misaki, "Preparations for what?"
"Obviously for afternoon tea." Shokuhou Misaki replied as though it were only natural. "A proper afternoon tea requires a lot of preparation. For example, premium tea leaves and spring water have to be prepared in advance, and the spring water must be boiled at a fixed temperature at precise times. Even after the tea is brewed, the warming time has to be calculated according to the type and quality of the tea leaves. After all those preparations are finished, it then has to be served in porcelain that won't diminish the flavor of the black tea, and also…"
"Alright, alright." Fang Li immediately interrupted with a headache-like expression and said directly, "Just drinking afternoon tea is this troublesome? I did take upper-class etiquette and knowledge courses back at Butei High, but even then I never heard about things being this complicated."
"Butei High?" Shokuhou Misaki looked puzzled. "What kind of school is that? I've never heard of a school by that name that specializes in teaching upper-class etiquette and knowledge."
"That was only an extra course there." Fang Li didn't hide anything and directly replied again, "As for what the school is actually like to outsiders, it's not exactly that glamorous."
"Is that so?" Shokuhou Misaki stared at Fang Li steadily, clearly having many thoughts in mind, but she chose to stop the topic at just the right moment and didn't continue asking.
Instead, she smiled and casually said,
"Yesterday, Diva-sama also mentioned the school she used to attend. It seemed to be called Queenvail Girls' Academy. That's also a school I've never heard of."
It seemed that, just like Fang Li, Sylvia also hadn't hidden much in this regard.
In a certain sense, Fang Li and Sylvia really were very similar, both casual and free-spirited.
Thus, Fang Li slightly curled the corner of his lips and said,
"What's so strange about that? I also used to attend Jie Long Seventh Institute."
And obviously, Shokuhou Misaki had never heard of that school either.
"The more I learn, the more I realize how little I actually understand you."
Shokuhou Misaki sighed once more, then quickly returned to her smile.
"Since we have time today, why don't you tell me about your past instead~~☆"
Looking at Shokuhou Misaki saying those words with such an elegant and flawless smile, Fang Li felt that Sylvia had probably gone through the exact same thing yesterday.
And aside from the parts involving the Main God's Dimension, she had likely spoken rather freely about many things.
"That's fine with me." Fang Li said, "As long as you want to hear it."
The smile on Shokuhou Misaki's face immediately deepened even further.
(End Of This Chapter)
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