Sharing a Bed, Embraced on Both Sides, a Winner in Life, Checking In at Prison
The night was deep.
"Alright, you're basically fine now. After another nap, you'll be fully recovered."
After taking a few steps back and observing for a moment, the Young Girl with long, snow-white hair clapped her hands in satisfaction.
"Remember to be more careful next time. After all, a good Doctor like me can't be by your side all the time."
"..."
After picking up the mirror on the table and glancing at his reflection, Dead Zero had returned from the Inner World, fell into silence.
"How is it? Not bad, right? How does it feel?"
She sat down leisurely in front of the Dead Zero, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, Young Girl looked smug.
"To be honest, I think my skills have improved compared to before."
"... I think I only asked you to help treat my eyes before."
Setting down the mirror, the Dead Zero looked at the Young Girl in front of her.
"Yes, are your eyes still not better?"
The Young Girl blinked innocently.
"But you did my makeup."
Staring at the Young Girl in front of him, the Dead Zero spoke calmly.
"That kind of minor injury can be treated in a minute!"
The Young Girl waved her hand, her face full of mystery.
"Let's put those little things aside for now. Tell me the truth, are you feeling romantic? Since you came back this time, I've noticed that your love life seems to have improved quite a bit."
"... No, it's just that I saw my boyfriend in the last Dungeon."
The movements of his hands paused for a moment, and the Dead Zero, shook his head.
"Bai Zhi? You ran into him?"
Upon hearing He Zhiqiū's answer, the Young Girl's eyes immediately lit up.
"So, how do you feel about your boyfriend? To be honest, I've always been worried about your marriage. Now you finally have hope of getting married, so you'd better hold on tight."
"Aren't you worried that he might actually be a heinous criminal?"
Looking at the Young Girl in front of him, who seemed even more enthusiastic than he was, Dead Zero frowned slightly.
"Don't worry, because if that were the case, I wouldn't even need to lift a finger; he'd probably already be dead by now."
The Young Girl nodded very seriously.
"By the way, when are you going to bring your boyfriend home? I'd like to give him my opinion. It just so happens that my mission this time includes investigating him, so it'll save me the trouble of making another trip."
"... I already know his current address. I'll go to his house tomorrow and bring him back. It's safer here."
After a moment of silence, the Dead Zero, nodded.
Do you need my help on your end?
"Tomorrow... it's fine. I'm Doctor; treating patients and saving lives is my forte."
The Young Girl nodded thoughtfully, waved her hand, and looked completely unconcerned.
"It will take three more days for the 'Contract' to be fully perfected. After that, I will also join the Large-scale Campaign Quest. At that time, the two of us will be invincible as a team. But before that, you must be careful and don't be as reckless as you were this time... Wait a moment."
Before she could finish her sentence, the Young Girl frowned slightly and turned to look out the window.
A moment later, as the window was opened, a dozen tiny figures, each about the size of a thumb, dressed in white Doctor's coats and seemingly miniature versions of Villain Young Girl, climbed in through the window.
Several of the Villain figures seemed exhausted; halfway up the window, they fell off with a "thud" and vanished into a cloud of white mist.
At the same time, the Young Girl's face also turned slightly pale.
"Ah, looks like a few more have died from exhaustion..."
With a pained expression, the Young Girl let the remaining Villain in white Doctor's coats line up and spontaneously merge into her body, as if she had just run tens of thousands of meters. Exhausted, she slumped onto the table.
"Zhiqiu, I can't move. I need to be carried to get up."
"You can just lie down and rest for a bit."
He got up, walked to the window, and closed it again. The Dead Zero's tone was calm.
"I'm going to pick someone up tomorrow, so I need to check the map now. I've never heard of that place before."
"Well, so you really have a good Lover and have forgotten your best friend. You ungrateful wretch..."
Watching her best friend take the computer from the desk and return to it, the Young Girl looked on with a mournful expression.
"You definitely want to go out and meet your Lover right now, right? I know all that, you're definitely trying to dump me... Wait, what are you going to do!?"
Before she could finish her mournful sentence, the Young Girl was startled when she saw Dead Zero, suddenly turn cold and instinctively reach for the knife beside him. She hurriedly got up from the table.
"I was just joking around, you're not going to pull out a knife and attack me, are you? You can't just use that knife so casually..."
"... It's alright, the reason isn't your fault."
After a moment of silence, Dead Zero expression slightly cold, and shook his head.
"Let me ask you a question. Are there places like Fandou Street and Fandou Garden in Binhai City?"
Where are you going to find Grandpa Niu?
The Young Girl blurted out a reply without thinking.
... Then she noticed that the Dead Zero's expression suddenly became even colder.
Gripping the knife handle tightly, the Dead Zero's face remained expressionless.
"No, I want to go and kill someone."
"???"
"Ha... I don't think I slept very well last night... Could someone be talking about me behind my back?"
At six o'clock in the morning, Bai Zhi opened his eyes precisely on time.
Perhaps due to insufficient sleep and the intense events he experienced yesterday, his sleep quality was quite poor, resulting in severe hand pain even now.
"As expected, my Constitution is still too poor. It seems I'll have to... um?"
Just as Bai Zhi was about to get up and sit up in bed, he suddenly noticed something strange beside him. After a slight pause, he abruptly pulled back the covers.
Then what appeared before him left him completely dumbfounded.
To his right lay a White-haired loli, and to his left lay a Blonde Loli. Both lolis were wearing white nightgowns that reached past their knees, and they were fast asleep, holding his hands.
Bai Zhi suddenly realized that he had found the reason for his arm pain.
Perhaps because of the noise he made by pulling his arm away and lifting the blanket, both little girls groggily opened their eyes. Perhaps because the pillow they were hugging to their chests had disappeared, Anna, who was sleeping on his left, rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed.
Because of this movement, the straps on her shoulders slipped down to her elbows, revealing a large expanse of fair skin.
"Good morning, Prince Your Highness..."
"Wait a minute, why are you here too!?"
Before Anna could finish her groggy sentence, Qingyi, jolted awake by her voice, quickly opened her eyes. Upon seeing Anna sitting up on the other side of the bed, she immediately sat up as well.
"You were still asleep when I came over yesterday!!"
"I've already said it, I will not give up Prince Your Highness to you."
Anna, looking wary, clung to Bai Zhi's arm and spoke earnestly.
"I will not lose in fair competition."
Caught between the two, Bai Zhi: "..."