I Can Easily Twist Off Your Skull

Today is truly a wonderful day. After Li Yu handed a list to Kato Megumi, he felt quite pleased, and both she and Yukino Yukinoshita added Li Yu as a friend.

Once they have the materials prepared, they will contact Li Yu to set up a Magic Array. Aside from Li Yu's labor fee, the most expensive part is actually the Magic Stone.

The price of these things on the market ranges from a few hundred for the cheap ones to over a thousand for the expensive ones. Including various miscellaneous materials, the cost of a single Magic Array is actually around ten thousand, nearing twenty thousand.

Of course, when it comes to Magic Stone, if you pursue higher quality, there is no upper limit to the price of such a Magic Array; it all depends on what quality of Magic Stone you are willing to shell out for.

After briefly settling these matters, the school bell rang. Li Yu spent the rest of the day obediently attending classes. Once the final bell rang, he left the school immediately to start purchasing the materials he needed.

Asuna Yuuki, Kato Megumi, and Yukino Yukinoshita also set off together to buy the materials they needed, though women shopping... they always tend to be slow.

Li Yu bought his items and returned home without running into them; he figured they must have gone off to play somewhere.

Carrying the many materials he had purchased, Li Yu ran straight back home, but he fell into deep thought the moment he saw his apartment.

According to his memories, the lease on the place he was renting seemed to be expiring soon, right? Besides, the environment here wasn't exactly great; after all, his predecessor was poor, so he naturally rented a cheap place.

If he were to set up a Magic Array here, wouldn't it be a bit of a waste? It would be better to take this opportunity to move to a place with a better environment.

But the moment he thought about his thinning wallet, Li Yu felt a bit depressed.

He tallied up his current cash and discovered that after buying the materials, he only had a little over a thousand points left...

"Tsk, I'm broke!" After looking at that balance of a thousand-plus points, Li Yu silently opened Asuna Yuuki's chat and sent her a message.

Li Yu: [Are you there? Did you buy the materials? If you have time, I can go set it up for you now!]

So, he had to make money first. Asuna, you surely want to enjoy the benefits of the Magic Array tonight, right?

Asuna, who was out shopping with Kato Megumi and the others, was stunned when she suddenly received Li Yu's message. She... hadn't bought the materials yet.

"What's wrong?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Asuna with some confusion. Did something happen?

"No, it's nothing. It's Li Yu. He asked if I had bought the materials and said he could set up the Magic Array for me now." Asuna replied to Yukino, then began typing a response to Li Yu.

Asuna: [Give me a moment, I'm heading back now. Why don't you just wait for me downstairs at the apartment building? It won't take me long to get back.]

Seeing Asuna's reply, Li Yu immediately sent back an "OK" emoji. After tidying up, he set off, planning to look for apartments while he was at it.

He remembered that the area around Asuna's apartment was quite nice. With that thought in mind, Li Yu headed straight for the apartment building where Asuna lived.

On the other side, Asuna explained the situation to everyone. Upon hearing this, Kato Megumi and Yukino Yukinoshita immediately decided to go over and take a look as well.

The group sped up their shopping and then followed Asuna to her home.

The materials Li Yu listed could all be purchased at a single shop, though they all chose higher-quality Crystal Core options.

After buying everything, they headed to Asuna's apartment together, while Li Yu was already looking at apartments with the building manager.

The apartments here were a bit pricey, but the environment was truly excellent. For instance, the one-bedroom unit with a kitchen and bathroom that Li Yu was looking at cost over 2,000 a month.

However, it was a "pay one, deposit one" deal, and Li Yu didn't have enough money on him to pay the deposit. He was quite satisfied with the place and decided he would rent it later.

By the time Li Yu finished looking at the apartment, Asuna had returned and sent him a message asking where he was.

Seeing the message, Li Yu immediately told the young lady who had been showing him the apartment that he would sign the contract once he was done with his business.

Then, Li Yu asked Asuna for her room number and walked over. The room he was looking at was on the floor below Asuna's—they would be living right above and below each other.

Li Yu took the stairs directly to Asuna's door, arriving just as Asuna and the others were stepping out of the elevator.

The elevator doors opened, and Asuna and the others saw Li Yu, which left everyone stunned for a moment.

"You're that fast?" Asuna blinked. Where did Li Yu pop out from? How did he get here so quickly?

"I was just downstairs looking at an apartment. If nothing goes wrong, I might be living right below you," Li Yu explained simply.

Hearing this, Asuna's eyes lit up. If that were the case, she would have someone to walk to school with in the future.

"No wonder. The environment here is really quite good. When do you plan on moving in?" Asuna asked as she opened her door.

Li Yu followed her inside and replied, "Maybe soon? My lease is expiring, and since I'm setting up a Magic Array, I might as well move to a better environment."

Entering Asuna's home, the furniture and layout were much like the one upstairs—all uniform in design.

Kato Megumi and Yukino Yukinoshita were also observing the room. It looked quite nice; living here alone would be very comfortable.

"Everyone, please feel free to look around. Li Yu, I'll leave it to you. Is it okay to set up the Magic Array inside the room? I want one that can cover the entire room." Asuna stated her requirements directly.

Although she really wanted a Magic Array that could cover the entire house, she decided against it; there was no need to set one up in the living room.

After all, she spent less time at home than she did at school, and she didn't use the living room that often.

"That's a piece of cake, but we need to move the things inside out first, then I'll set it up," Li Yu said, looking at Yukino Yukinoshita and the others.

Since they were already here, they should hurry up and help move the items out. They couldn't just stand there watching and expect Li Yu to do all the heavy lifting himself, could they?

Noticing Li Yu's gaze, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't say anything, but silently went with Asuna and the others to move the furniture out.

They were all martial artists, so they naturally had strength—heck, twisting off a skull would be a minor task for them—and since Asuna had just moved in, she didn't have many belongings.

The room was quickly cleared out, with everything placed in the living room, leaving only an empty space.

Seeing this, Li Yu immediately got to work, while Asuna handed him the materials she had prepared. When Li Yu saw the Crystal Core Asuna had prepared, he felt a wave of envy; it's so good to be rich!!