Shinoa Hiragi made a face at Luke.
"Bah, I'm not. I just hate it. I'm not like some violent maniacs who have no reverence."
Luke had no retort and remained silent.
Shinoa Hiragi showed a victorious expression and continued to press.
"You still haven't answered my second question. What are you doing here?"
"Petting a cat, as you can see."
Luke stared at the three-minute countdown on the screen, while not forgetting to scratch the Calico Cat's chin.
"What about you?"
"I'm waiting for someone. My sister asked me to relay some messages."
Shinoa Hiragi said mysteriously.
"I'm telling you, my sister is really amazing. She told me a super big secret~"
Shinoa Hiragi's sister? Isn't that Mahiru Hiiragi?
How is she still alive when it's almost the apocalypse?
It should be soon.
Shinoa Hiragi saw Luke lost in thought and asked, "Aren't you curious what the secret is?"
"Curiosity killed the cat. I'm not interested."
Luke said indifferently.
It's just the apocalypse, is it that hard to guess?
"Hmph, you'll regret not listening. If you call me 'Big Sis', I'll tell you..."
"Ah! We found Brother Luke, who's Going to the West to Get Scriptures!"
Before Shinoa Hiragi could finish, a child's voice interrupted her.
Luke heard the familiar voice, turned his head, and saw Taichi Hyakuya pointing at him in surprise.
"Taichi?!"
Luke was about to get up to greet him, but Taichi turned and ran.
"I'm going to tell Brother Mika and Sister Akane!"
Ignoring Luke, Taichi vanished in a flash.
"You know him?"
Shinoa Hiragi asked curiously.
"Yes, he's a child from an orphanage nearby. I used to play with them often."
"Eh! Hyakuya Orphanage?"
Luke was somewhat surprised that Shinoa Hiragi knew about the Hyakuya Orphanage.
"You know about it?"
Shinoa Hiragi didn't answer, just nodded.
My sister told me that the children in this orphanage are all test subjects. How could Little Snow Wolf be playing with them?
"Hey, is that person walking with such a swagger the one you're waiting for?"
Luke suddenly patted Shinoa Hiragi's shoulder and pointed at a figure walking in the distance.
Shinoa Hiragi looked closely; she hadn't seen the person before.
Shibuya First High School uniform, fierce eyes, it must be him!
"Oh no! It's him. It's all your fault! I missed the best entrance time. Gotta go, bye-bye, Little Snow Wolf."
With that, Shinoa Hiragi ran towards the figure.
My fault? What kind of logic is that?
Shaking his head inwardly, Luke no longer paid attention and looked at the screen.
Three... two... one... OK! Done for the day!
The man Shinoa Hiragi was waiting for, based on his hairstyle and expression, should be Ichinose Guren. What were they talking about?
I'm so curious, but with my current strength, eavesdropping would definitely get me discovered.
Never mind, 'the sixteen years of ichinose gurens ruin' seems to be about pre-apocalypse events. I'll just go back and read it.
Just as he was about to leave, a pair of warm little hands covered his eyes.
"Guess who I am~"
"Mika, even if you deliberately lower your voice, I know it's you."
Luke pulled away the hands covering his eyes, turned around, and saw Byakuya Akane looking at him with a mischievous smile.
She crossed her arms over her chest and made an 'X' sign.
"Boo-boo, wrong guess!"
Mika, standing nearby, was also smiling, with other children behind them.
"Brother Luke guessed wrong! Your punishment is to buy us candy!"
"Alright, you guys teamed up to trick me!"
Luke looked at everyone, his heart filled with warmth.
Byakuya Akane pouted, feigning anger.
"Who told you to not come play with us for almost ten months? We thought you were sick or something."
Luke could only give an awkward smile.
"Sorry, I've been busy lately."
Mika suddenly walked forward and gave Luke a big hug.
"It's good to see you again, Luke."
Luke was startled at first, then smiled and hugged Mika back.
"Thanks, you too."
Byakuya Akane said from the side, "Luke, you're biased, only hugging Mika."
The children echoed.
"Yeah, yeah, we want a hug from Brother Luke too."
Luke smiled helplessly.
What a bunch of little rascals.
"Alright, then let me give each of you a loving hug!"
Luke hugged everyone one by one.
Byakuya Akane was the last.
"Come on, Akane, you're not shy, are you?"
Luke joked, opening his arms.
"No... not at all..."
Byakuya Akane awkwardly hugged Luke, her little face as red as the setting sun.
"Your new hairstyle suits you, Akane."
Byakuya Akane had indeed changed her hairstyle to pigtails, exuding playfulness and innocence.
"Didn't Taichi say you were on a date with a girl? How come you're alone? Quick, tell me, where did you hide her?"
Mika looked around, staring curiously at Luke.
Byakuya Akane also snapped out of her joy and looked at Luke.
"No date. We just met half an hour ago. Look, it's that one over there, talking to a big brother."
Luke pointed in Shinoa Hiragi's direction with a speechless expression.
Mika followed Luke's finger.
"Huh? That big brother looks familiar. I feel like I've seen him before..."
"I remember! Luke, let's go over there quickly!"
"Ah? Why? They're talking, it wouldn't be good for us to go over, we don't even know them."
Mika was a little anxious.
"No, Mr. Saito said that big brother might be a pervert, and that girl might be in danger."
Luke was pulled along by Mika, utterly bewildered.
Byakuya Akane and the others followed behind... "Hmm~ well, do I really have to tell her exactly that?"
"Yes, no problem."
"Hmm~ adult relationships are really hard to understand. Don't you think this is too twisted?"
Shinoa Hiragi was currently standing with her arms crossed, tilting her head as she questioned the man in front of her.
Just then, a child's voice, similar to her age, spoke.
"Hey, what are you doing to this girl?!"
Ichinose Guren looked over in response, and what met his eyes was a blond, blue-eyed boy running towards him.
He was also pulling another silver-haired, purple-eyed boy who looked helpless, with a group of children following behind them.
"Uh... hehe, hello everyone, what a coincidence."
Luke greeted Shinoa Hiragi and Ichinose Guren.
"Luke, why are you greeting this big brother with fierce eyes? Mr. Saito said he's a pervert!"
"Pfft~"
Shinoa Hiragi was still a bit confused about Luke's group's purpose, but upon hearing Mika's words, she couldn't hold back her laughter.
"Hey, brat, you're very rude!"
"Are you okay?"
Mika completely ignored Guren and instead asked Shinoa Hiragi.
"No, it's a big deal~ I was almost attacked by a big brother with twisted views on love, it was so dangerous~"
"I knew it!"
Mika didn't notice Shinoa Hiragi's exaggerated tone and showed an 'I knew it' expression.
Guren secretly clenched his fists.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you to pass on the message."
It wasn't Shinoa Hiragi who answered him, but Mika.
"Don't go, wait for me to call the police!"
"You're noisy, you stinky brat!"
"If you dare to wander around here again..."
"Shut up, brat, I'm leaving now. Nothing's going right today."
Guren turned and left, and Mika finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, Little Snow Wolf, are they all from the Hyakuya Orphanage?"
Shinoa Hiragi came over to Luke and looked at the children.
"That's right, Luke is our best, best friend, we've played together since we were little. Who are you?"
Byakuya Akane grabbed one of Luke's arms and hugged it to her chest.
Shinoa Hiragi clearly hadn't expected this scene and was momentarily stunned.
But she quickly recovered, a mischievous smile on her face.
"Oh~ so, you two are childhood sweethearts? The kind who'll have kids together when you grow up?"
"Eh?! No... no, you... what are you talking about?!"
Byakuya Akane was teased into a deep blush, speaking incoherently.
Shinoa Hiragi didn't continue to tease and waved to Luke.
"Nice to meet you, Little Snow Wolf. Come to the Hiiragi Family to play sometime~ Bye-bye~"
With that, Shinoa Hiragi skipped away.
Afterward, Luke and the children played until evening before he went home.
"Let's see what interesting things will happen next?"
After dinner, Luke eagerly returned to his room and began reading 'the sixteen years of ichinose gurens ruin'.
"So that's how it is!"
"Oh oh oh!"
"Interesting~"
At two in the morning, Luke closed the book and yawned.
"Haa~ So the next six months won't be without fun after all."
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