Qingyi's Portrayal of "Bai Zhi"

Under the streetlight, the Young Girl turned her head to look in her direction.

Because it was nighttime, there were very few people on this road.

Qingyi recognized the Young Girl; her name was He Zhiqiū, someone's first girlfriend. Before they moved, she had come to visit them once.

So how did they find their way here again?

Upon seeing the other person, Qingyi's face immediately fell. To be honest, she didn't have a very good impression of them.

Although afterwards, during the Eight Trigrams sessions that a certain Night Owl shared with the Campus Belle, she heard some things about the other person and learned that the culprit behind everything was actually the other person's kind old father.

But she still couldn't bring herself to like He Zhiqiū.

Just as Qingyi was wondering whether she should pretend she didn't see the other person and simply walk past them, the other person took the initiative to walk towards her.

(Uh... I remember now, I think I used his appearance... If it were Bai Zhi, what would he do...?)

"Feel sorry."

Just as Qingyi was frowning and unsure how to respond, she suddenly heard an apology coming from the other party.

"Uh... you're not going to kill me anymore?"

After a slight pause, Qingyi cautiously replied, mimicking Bai Zhi's style from her memory.

"I thought even though I've hidden here, you're still going to relentlessly chase after me with a knife and kill me..."

"... What happened before was my fault."

After a moment of silence, the Dead Zero gave his reply.

"I called my father and asked him about the matter. I bear a great deal of responsibility for what happened before."

"Those things? I've long forgotten those things."

With a slight pout, Qingyi was clearly in the zone. Feeling a strange sense of pleasure, she walked straight past the other person with the packaged takeout in her hand.

"I'm glad you weren't thinking of killing me. I thought you chased after me intending to stab me. Last time you even handcuffed me... Okay, is there anything else? If not, I'll go ahead... What are you doing? This is my takeout!!"

Before she could finish her sentence, the takeout in her hand was suddenly taken away. Turning her head to look at the aloof Young Girl who had followed her, Qingyi immediately had a (≧m≦) expression on her face.

"If you want to buy it, go buy it yourself. I had to run several blocks from the pet hospital to find it!! It was exhausting!!"

"... There are indeed some things."

After staring at Bai Zhi, who seemed somewhat different from before, for a long while, the Dead Zero nonchalantly turned his head to look aside.

She thought she must have seen wrong; for a fleeting moment, she had even found the other person somewhat cute...

"That kind of thing isn't appropriate to talk about here. Let's wait until we get to the villa... It's just that you seem to be carrying a lot of things by yourself, and it'll be difficult for you to open the door later, won't it?"

"Then bring this! That's my favorite food, I ran around several blocks to find it!!"

She handed over the takeout bag she was carrying in her other hand, Qingyi face puffed up with anger.

"KFC Deluxe Kids Meal... Do you like this?"

Dead Zero expression slightly strange.

"W-What's wrong? It's not working!?"

Suddenly realizing something, Qingyi seemed slightly flustered, but after her initial stutter, she immediately became confident and assertive.

"I bought this especially for Qingyi, because she loves it and so do I. Is there a problem?"

"Qingyi... is that the white-haired little Girl?"

He reached out and exchanged the takeout bag he was carrying with the one the other person handed him. After a moment's thought, the Dead Zero, nodded slightly.

"Is her situation the same as Anna's? You two seemed to have a very good relationship before."

"Of course! Qingyi is my favorite person!!"

The White-haired loli looked completely undeterred.

"Of all people, Qingyi holds the most important place in my heart, and no one can replace her!!"

Dead Zero: "..."

"That's right, this is what I Bai Zhi believe in my heart."

Stopping in her tracks and turning to look at the other person, Qingyi held up a single finger in front of her with a serious expression.

"Qingyi is the first person I've ever met, the first and the Unique."

"Is that so? The most important existence..."

After a moment of silence, the Dead Zero seemed to let out a soft sigh.

"I apologize to you for what my father did. He did go too far at the time, and of course, I also bear some responsibility in the matter."

"So I've already said I've forgotten all those things. People need to learn to look forward; you can't truly grow if you're always dwelling on the past."

After saying those words, the White-haired loli inexplicably felt relieved. As she continued walking forward, she cheerfully comforted the other person.

"By the way, what brings you here all of a sudden? Come to think of it, aren't you usually very busy?"

"... It's because of the [New Humans] organization."

After a moment of silence, the Dead Zero gave his reply.

"The [Noah's Ark] affair has been exposed by them, and now the other countries are negotiating with us. Furthermore, many foreign Player have secretly infiltrated Binhai City... And taking advantage of this Large-scale Campaign Quest, the [New Humans] are recklessly committing crimes everywhere, disregarding the law."

"Oh..."

Although she didn't quite understand some of it, Qingyi tried her best to pretend that she did, and even pretended to think about it.

"So, when things have reached their limit, you no longer need to tolerate it?"

"That's right, this organization is a cancer in the country."

Nodding, Dead Zero's expression was slightly somber.

"We seized the best opportunity and took action to completely eradicate this cancer, but some unexpected things still happened along the way."

"They got away? Is there a mole among you?"

Qingyi guessed.

"... They managed to escape some of them, and we weren't able to wipe them all out; we even suffered considerable losses on our side."

The Dead Zero low voice.

"As for the mole, there is indeed one... In a sense, this was a complete failure, although we did manage to arrest quite a few people... I've been busy dealing with this matter until now, and only now do I have time to come and tell you the relevant information."

"Hmm... we're here. Let's go inside and talk."

Completely baffled by what the other person was saying, Qingyi, who had been teetering on the edge of exposure, visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the villa not far away.

"There's no one else home, so why don't you stay for dinner? I'm going upstairs to take a shower, and we can talk afterwards!"

"Um."

The Dead Zero nodded.