“No, I'm just an ordinary cultivator.”
Su Rui said casually, while Shizuka Hiratsuka, on the other side, pouted and added, “Don't listen to his nonsense. There aren't that many ability users here at all. As far as I know, up until now, Su Rui is the only one with such an ability.”
“Is that so?” Shirai Kuroko looked at Su Rui with a puzzled gaze.
“Wait for me.”
Su Rui looked at Shirai Kuroko and Shizuka Hiratsuka, then took his phone out of his pocket:
“I'll call Yotsuya Miko. If she can see the traces on Shirai Kuroko, she might be able to help.”
“Yotsuya Miko? Is she an ability user like me?”
Shirai Kuroko was a little curious, and Shizuka Hiratsuka beside her also looked at Su Rui with a puzzled expression:
“I've never heard you mention these things.”
“You don't have spiritual power. It's enough for me to prepare an amulet to protect your safety. Knowing too much might actually be unsafe for you. Oh, by the way, have you prepared those necklaces and other items I asked you to get? I'll make them later.”
Su Rui casually answered Shizuka Hiratsuka's question. To him, he was just stating his opinion, but Shizuka Hiratsuka immediately heard the sentence she cared about most:
‘Knowing too much isn't good for your safety. Does this mean Su Rui is worried about my safety?’
For a moment, Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't bother questioning Su Rui about why he didn't tell her these interesting things. She covered her flushed, slightly hot cheeks, lost in thought.
Shirai Kuroko, who was nearby, noticed the reaction of this somewhat unreliable teacher and felt a bit helpless. She quietly approached Shizuka Hiratsuka and tugged on her sleeve.
“Hmm?”
Shizuka Hiratsuka, whose attention was drawn back, looked at Shirai Kuroko with some confusion. Then, the red-haired, twin-tailed girl stood on tiptoes and whispered into Shizuka Hiratsuka's ear:
“Didn't Su Rui ask you to prepare some things? If you quickly bring those things over, Su Rui will probably have a better impression of you, right?”
Shirai Kuroko's words immediately brought Shizuka Hiratsuka back to her senses. After giving her a grateful look, the black-haired, straight-haired teacher turned and walked towards the bedroom.
Meanwhile, Shirai Kuroko also fixed her gaze on Su Rui, who was on the phone, as if trying to discern something from him.
At the same time, the girl attentively pricked up her ears, not intending to miss a single word from Su Rui.
The call connected quickly. The girl on the other end greeted Su Rui with a surprised tone: “Mr. Su Rui! You called me!”
“Hmm, do you have time now?”
“Of course, I do. Please wait a moment, I can finish today's homework right away.”
Yotsuya Miko seemed a little flustered on the other end of the phone, but she quickly replied to Su Rui:
“Mr. Su Rui, is there something you want to tell me?”
“This matter isn't urgent. I want you to come here and meet someone. Perhaps your ability can be put to use. With me here, it's not dangerous.”
“Okay, I'll be right there!”
Before Su Rui could finish speaking, Yotsuya Miko on the other end of the phone had already eagerly agreed to his request.
“...Then I'll send you the location.”
Su Rui hung up the phone and sent Shizuka Hiratsuka's address to Yotsuya Miko. He then noticed that Shirai Kuroko's gaze seemed a little strange:
“What's wrong?”
Facing Su Rui's puzzled gaze, Shirai Kuroko crossed her arms, took half a step back as if she had seen a bad person, and then spoke:
“The way that girl was talking to you just now seemed a bit abnormal, didn't it?”
Shirai Kuroko glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was still in the bedroom, then looked into Su Rui's eyes:
“You already have a girlfriend, yet you're still flirting around everywhere. You're truly an irresponsible man.”
“You're wrong.”
Su Rui raised his chin, rather arrogantly refuting Shirai Kuroko's judgment: “It's true that I have close relationships with quite a few women, but I am very responsible. I remember each person's name and identity clearly. I've protected their safety, and other things...”
Glancing at Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had already come out of the bedroom with something in her hands, Su Rui didn't continue explaining. Instead, he said something Shirai Kuroko could understand in the current context:
“Besides, I never hid my intentions. They know about it.”
“Then you really are a lucky guy.” 'He does look quite handsome, but just quite handsome, hmph~.'
Shirai Kuroko didn't argue with Su Rui, nor did she know what she was thinking. She turned her face away, no longer meeting Su Rui's gaze.
Shizuka Hiratsuka placed a box of various jade ornaments on the table in front of Su Rui, then took out a seemingly custom-made, uniquely shaped jade pendant from her pocket and handed it to Su Rui:
“I want this one. This one is quite special.”
“I understand.”
Su Rui glanced at the text on the jade pendant, then at the blushing Shizuka Hiratsuka. She stared intently into Su Rui's eyes and said with a hint of threat:
“Don't read it aloud, or I'll get angry.”
“Hmm.”
Su Rui nodded, infused spiritual power into the special jade pendant in his hand, turning it into an amulet that could be used long-term and help him pinpoint locations, then handed it to Shizuka Hiratsuka.
And he whispered into her ear: “Of course I'll always be with you, my love~”
“Mm, mm~” Shizuka Hiratsuka's cheeks immediately turned crimson, her eyes darting away. After taking the amulet, she directly turned and slipped into the bedroom, leaving behind a sentence:
“You can arrange the rest however you like. I've already got my amulet.”
“Tsk, what an easy woman to deal with.”
Shirai Kuroko watched Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had turned red and scurried away, and couldn't help but shake her head in amazement. She prided herself on not being so easily swayed by men.
“Speaking of which, what was written on that amulet?” Although she said that, the girl still couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked Su Rui this question.
But Su Rui only glanced at her, then casually picked up a necklace and continued making amulets:
“Little Shizuka doesn't want me to say it, so I can't tell you.”
“I didn't expect you to also have the trait of being henpecked.”
Shirai Kuroko didn't press further, but Su Rui disagreed with her assessment: “What do you know? This is me respecting my loved one. As I said before, although I'm quite promiscuous, I am responsible and care for everyone.”
“You're right, great Casanova.”
Shirai Kuroko nodded indifferently, then saw the amulet Su Rui handed her and took it with surprise:
“For me? Thanks, but I don't seem to see what you did. You just held this thing in your hand, right?”