Still Think of Me as a Younger Brother (Seeking Recommendations)

"What do you mean?"

Fang Cheng looked up at her in surprise. "How can you just quit when things are going so well?"

He was still counting on killing more vampires, getting more skills, and more resurrections.

"Are you scared? Or ran out of money? I can support you a little..."

"Keep your fifty cents."

Kanzaki Rin said impatiently, "I told you, the Countermeasure Department has been preparing for a ghost-hunting operation to eliminate these vampires running rampant in Tokyo. This time, all official members are mobilized. If it goes smoothly, the vampires will very likely be wiped out in one fell swoop."

Fang Cheng blinked. "Did you tell me that?"

Kanzaki Rin blinked back. "Didn't I?"

"Did you?"

"Didn't I?"

"Fine, let's say you did."

Fang Cheng was furious. He slammed the coffee table. "But why did your Countermeasure Department choose to come now, not earlier or later, just as we opened for business? What kind of behavior is this? This is stealing my kills! Is this good? This is not good!"

Kanzaki Rin was a little surprised. Fang Cheng had been quite resistant to cooperating with her to eliminate vampires before. Why was he suddenly so enthusiastic now?

He was even getting angry. Based on the personality he had shown, shouldn't he have been relieved and just watched from the sidelines?

Kanzaki Rin suppressed her surprise and replied, "It's no use getting angry at me. Things have been decided. Eliminating vampires is the responsibility of the Countermeasure Department. Not doing so would be dereliction of duty. Besides..."

She glanced at Fang Cheng. "The Countermeasure Department doesn't know your identity yet, so why would they steal from you? Isn't it good to have us help you eliminate potential enemies?"

Fang Cheng had no rebuttal to this. He was still hesitant about whether to tell Kanzaki Rin that he could obtain skills from vampires.

Emotionally, he was unwilling to reveal his trump card to Kanzaki Rin. However, from a rational perspective, they would have to cooperate in the future, and Kanzaki Rin would eventually discover that his abilities were the same as Kuroishi Yuto's.

If he tried to cover it up with lies, Kanzaki Rin, being so intelligent, might discover the truth, causing a rift in their cooperation and eventually leading to them parting ways.

This was not something Fang Cheng wanted to see, as Kanzaki Rin had been of great help to him.

Just the preparation beforehand and the aftermath handling alone had saved Fang Cheng a lot of trouble, allowing him to avoid wasting time on these trivial matters. During combat, Kanzaki Rin's help was also significant.

Most importantly, without Kanzaki Rin, where would Fang Cheng find such a rich woman who could provide him with three meals a day?

But if all the vampires were eliminated, would Kanzaki Rin and the Countermeasure Department treat him like a pig and kill him?

This was also Fang Cheng's deepest hidden worry.

While he was struggling with his thoughts, Kanzaki Rin had already skillfully prepared the Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup.

After they sat down at the table, Fang Cheng asked, "Will you also participate in the ghost-hunting operation?"

Kanzaki Rin nodded. "Yes, interns have to participate."

She had already 'eliminated' two vampires, and the Countermeasure Department attached great importance to this, considering incorporating her combat experience into the ghost-hunting operation.

In addition, the achievements of these two vampires had also significantly improved Kanzaki Rin's status within the Countermeasure Department, granting her access to many internal documents and equipment usage permissions.

There had even been proposals to have Kanzaki Rin graduate from her internship early and become an official member.

Of course, this would depend on Kanzaki Rin's opinion, as internships were usually part-time, and most interns were underage students with their own lives.

Once she became an official member, Kanzaki Rin would have to leave school and officially join the ranks of the 996 workforce, with significantly less personal time.

There were also many benefits to becoming an official member, such as being able to carry a firearm and having higher authority.

Hearing Kanzaki Rin say she would participate, Fang Cheng's eyes lit up. "If you eliminate the vampires, can you get me a heart?"

"What do you want it for?"

A hint of vigilance immediately flashed in Kanzaki Rin's eyes.

"I want to do a test, you'll know when the time comes."

Fang Cheng answered vaguely. He wanted to try and see if he could obtain abilities by touching the corpses of vampires he didn't kill himself.

If that were possible, why would he have to risk his life fighting those vampires himself?

Wouldn't it be more enjoyable to just watch from the sidelines?

Kanzaki Rin silently ate her vermicelli. After a while, she said, "I'll try my best, but don't get your hopes up."

"What's the difference between a person with no hope and a salted fish?"

"Eat your duck blood."

As the two of them buried their heads in breakfast, Fang Cheng suddenly said, "You could have just called me about these things, why did you have to come in person? Oh~~ I get it."

He raised his voice, a mocking expression on his face.

Kanzaki Rin also let out a cold laugh.

"You think I came specifically to see you?"

"Are you here specifically to freeload a meal?"

They both said something completely irrelevant at the same time, then froze.

It turned out their thought processes were not on the same wavelength at all.

Fang Cheng said with dissatisfaction, "Are you trying to say I'm being sentimental? I think you're the one who's being sentimental."

Kanzaki Rin was equally dissatisfied: "I bought the duck blood, I bought the vermicelli a while ago, and I cooked the meal. On what grounds are you saying I'm here to freeload?"

The two glared at each other in silence for a while, then both snorted and buried their heads in their food.

Over the next few days, Kanzaki Rin indeed didn't come over to ring the doorbell first thing in the morning. She was nowhere to be seen all day, likely participating in the Countermeasure Department's ghost-hunting operations.

Fang Cheng was happy for the ease, the only pity being that he had to spend his own money on food.

He wasn't just idling at home either; he had formulated a strict training plan.

In the morning, he performed intensive exercises. It was no longer just simple sit-ups and the like, but included things like lifting the sofa and weighted push-ups. This method was indeed effective, allowing him to gain 1 point of physique faster.

After lunch, he would train his two abilities: Steel Blood and Short-Range Dash.

After dinner, he would read documents, check the news, and study to increase his understanding of the outside world, so as not to be ill-informed.

He played games for two hours before bed. Recently, he hadn't run into that infuriating, idiotic support player, which put Fang Cheng in a very pleasant mood.

Asaka Akie persistently sent Fang Cheng class notes every day and even took the initiative to explain problems he didn't understand, working harder and with more dedication than his own mother.

Even parents nowadays weren't as attentive when explaining homework to their own sons or daughters as she was.

Fang Cheng once thought Asaka Akie was overflowing with maternal love and had started treating him like a son.

Are you kidding me? I want to touch your bunnies, and you want to be my mom?

However, after probing through their chats, Fang Cheng discovered some clues: Asaka Akie didn't want to be his mom; she was treating him like a younger brother.

What a psycho. If I took it out, it would scare you to death, yet you still think of me as a little brother.

After closing the chat, Fang Cheng rubbed his chin, thinking of how she had scrambled to delete the lewd image he had accidentally sent her earlier while complaining, and couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

Fang Cheng had spent these past few days quite comfortably, until the morning of the fourth day after Kanzaki Rin disappeared. Just as Fang Cheng was preparing to make some Mao Xue Wang, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"This woman... could she really have come all this way just to freeload?"

Fang Cheng walked over to open the door, but when it swung open, it wasn't Kanzaki Rin standing outside.

Instead, it was two fully armed young men.