These Two Lunatics Really Know How to Have Fun

"HAHAHAHA...!!"

An ethereal laugh rang out above the power furnace.

A golden-red mask slowly appeared in the air, mockingly sneering down below.

"Yo, yo, yo, isn't this Nanook? What happened? How did you get hurt? Hahahaha! Quick, quick, let me treat you."

He turned into a masked man, landed steadily, and ran excitedly to Nanook, who Yan Huan was holding down.

"Oh my God, how did you get beaten up like this? Who did this? This is outrageous! It's intolerable!"

Aha looked at Yan Huan, who was firmly pressing Nanook's head down, and anxiously asked,

"Did you see anything?"

"No." Yan Huan waved innocently, while his other hand grabbed Nanook's skull and violently ground it against the rapidly spinning gears.

"Screech—screech!!" Another burst of fierce sparks flew.

"Then that's strange. Who could be so bold as to lay a hand on our mighty Lord Nanook?"

As Aha turned his head in puzzlement to look into the distance, he pressed his hand against Nanook's forehead and shoved him toward the gears.

"Screech—screech!!" Sparks scattered everywhere.

At that moment, Yan Huan's eyes suddenly lit up. "I think now isn't the time to investigate that. Our classmate Nanook is badly injured. He should receive treatment immediately."

As he spoke, he excitedly pressed Nanook's face deeper into the meat-grinder-like gears.

"Screech—screech!!" Countless sparks shot out wildly.

"That makes sense, but I'm terrible at treating people. What do we do now?" Aha frowned, troubled as he shoved Nanook's head down again.

"Screech—screech!!" The sparks flew even farther.

Yan Huan pondered for a moment before offering a suggestion.

"I think treating the external injuries should come first. We can't let Mr. Nanook keep all that blood on him."

"Hey, you're a fucking genius!"

The next moment, Nanook felt someone grab him by the hair and lift him up as he sped forward through the raging wind.

Far away from the power furnace, far away from the Hyperion.

SPLASH—!!

He felt himself being thrown into water, but the pool was shallow. Fresh springs bubbled around it, and it looked like a fountain.

Nanook tried to climb out from the bottom, only to feel a hand press down on his head again.

He sensed that something was wrong. The next instant, his head was forced back underwater.

Yan Huan crouched beside the fountain, pressing Nanook's head down and repeatedly dunking him with all his strength, sending water splashing everywhere.

"Splash—splash—!!"

"Hey, look. Doesn't classmate Nanook seem much more energetic now?" Yan Huan said in delight.

"That won't do." Aha shook his head and picked up a brick from the ground.

He suddenly leaped into the air, raised the brick high, and brought it down toward the back of Nanook's head with a murderous glare!

Yan Huan quickly pulled his hand back to avoid getting hit by mistake.

THUD—SPLASH!!

The blow was tremendously powerful, and the entire fountain erupted like a depth charge.

Nanook only felt a heavy blow strike the back of his head, followed by a ringing in his ears.

He floated up from the fountain like a dead dog, completely motionless.

"What kind of treatment method is that? I've never seen anything like it in my life," Yan Huan asked in astonishment.

Aha curled his lips into a smile and explained confidently, "It's called the forced shutdown treatment plan. Think about it—when your computer has a problem, doesn't turning it off and back on solve ninety percent of it?"

Yan Huan nodded. "Yeah, but what does that have to do with this?"

Aha declared with complete confidence,

"Of course it has something to do with it. Look, I'm helping him shut down!"

Nanook floated in the pool without moving, drifting slowly with the current.

"Impressive, impressive." Yan Huan gave him a thumbs-up. "But he still hasn't woken up. What do we do?"

Aha frowned and stared thoughtfully at the motionless Nanook in the pool.

"That shouldn't be happening. A normal machine would be fixed after one hit like that. That means there's something wrong with him."

"That makes sense." Yan Huan's eyes shone. "He's the abnormal one. There's absolutely nothing wrong with our treatment plan."

Aha smiled approvingly and patted Yan Huan on the shoulder.

"Of course. I could tell at a glance that you have a bright future. Which institution are you from?"

"Here. St. Freya."

"Oh, no wonder. Look, classmate Nanook is so excited to see your alma mater that he can't even speak. He's just floating around in the water."

"Yeah, he's even more excited than I am."

With that, Yan Huan walked to the poolside.

He gave Nanook a loud slap, then shook his shoulders wildly as he asked worriedly,

"Classmate Nanook, what's wrong? Are you okay? Don't scare me!"

Seeing that Nanook was still unconscious, muttering sounds that didn't seem very friendly, Yan Huan anxiously looked at Aha. "Oh no, he seems to be drowning. Who could be so cruel?"

Aha frowned, furious.

"Damn it! Who the hell had the nerve to do this? Let me take a look!"

Then he walked over to Nanook, raised his hand, and viciously slapped him twice across the face.

"Oh no, he seems seriously injured. Even my awakening method didn't work. Could someone have attacked our mighty classmate Nanook while we weren't paying attention?!"

Hearing that, Yan Huan panicked.

"Then... then what do we do? If we stay here any longer, even we might be in danger!"

"Alas!" Aha let out a long sigh, grabbed Nanook by the back of the neck, and lifted him up like a chick.

Nanook: "..."

"This place isn't safe. We need to leave!" Aha said sternly, tossing Nanook onto the ground.

Yan Huan hurried over, grabbed one of Nanook's legs, and said nervously,

"I know a good place. It'll definitely be safe there!"

"Okay, let's go!"

The two wasted no time.

Yan Huan walked in front, dragging Nanook across the ground by one leg like a dead dog, while Aha followed closely behind with a furrowed brow.

They hurried out of St. Freya Academy and arrived at the peak of a towering mountain.

"Look, Taixu Mountain is so tall and shrouded in clouds. It'll definitely speed up classmate Nanook's recovery!" Yan Huan said happily.

Aha nodded, fanning himself with a fan as he praised, "Yes, it's safe here. Quickly put him down and let him recover properly."

Yan Huan nodded. "You're right."

Then—

A figure was thrown from the summit of Taixu Mountain.

Falling freely.

Tearing through the clouds and startling the birds.

Plunging downward like a meteor.

Nanook groaned painfully amid the rushing air.

...He had been tormented by those two lunatics for one hundred and eight thousand miles.

This humiliating memory would be carved into his mind forever, impossible to erase.

He slowly opened his eyes, barely clinging to life.

As though he had exhausted his final bit of strength.

"...I won't let you off."