Friends

"Glasses... I-I'm so tired."

"Shh! Keep your voice down." Glasses poked his head out from the treetop, glanced around, then slowly withdrew it. "Pei Qi, there are still three zombie aberrations nearby. We'll head out and kill more aberrations after we've rested up."

"But, Glasses, can't we just not go? We've already killed enough aberrations to reach Tier Two Calamity Wraiths. There's no need to push ourselves this hard, right?" The girl clung to Glasses's waist and coquettishly pleaded.

They were nestled against each other on the thick branches of a towering tree with a dense trunk in Bright City Park.

The girl called "Pei Qi" looked nervous, her lips pale.

The boy called "Glasses," however, was the complete opposite. His face was full of excitement as he said eagerly, "Pei Qi, this is our opportunity. Haven't you read about the protagonists in those novels? When opportunity comes knocking, if you seize it, you can soar into the sky in one leap.

"And Pei Qi, based on all the novels I've read with at least a million average subscriptions, I've summed up a pattern... at a time like this, finding somewhere to hide is the dumbest thing you can do."

"But... Glasses, this is reality, not a novel..." The girl beside him sounded close to tears. "And are you sure we won't run into danger?"

"Pei Qi, I know this is reality too, but I feel like the goddess of fortune will favor us." Glasses tenderly comforted the girl in his arms. "Baby, believe me. I'll protect you with my life."

You are my life!

Listening to Glasses's words, the girl gradually calmed down. She sniffled with her tiny nose, which was about to start running, and pretended to complain, "Glasses, you bad guy! I'm going to wipe all my snot on you!"

Glasses affectionately pressed his cheek against hers and said with a face full of love, "Go ahead. Wipe every bit of it clean."

"Glasses, will we really be together forever?" Worry appeared on the girl's adorable little face.

"Silly girl, of course we'll be together forever. We'll go to college together, travel together, graduate together, and have babies together. We're having three!" Glasses firmly pinched her nose.

"Pfft..." The girl finally laughed. "Glasses, you just want to trick me into having babies for you."

"Pei Qi, if you think so, then so be it~ Hahahaha."

Glasses was smiling too. "Pei Qi, once I get stronger, I'll earn loads and loads of money and buy you new clothes."

The girl looked sweetly at the boy holding her and played along with his childishness. "Then I'll spend your money, live in your house—you work, and I'll beat you! I want to buy pretty clothes, little red ones, little green ones, and little blue ones."

The chuunibyou boy, Glasses, nodded grandly. "Buy them. I'll buy them all for you!"

The adorable girl coquettishly pleaded with Glasses, "Glasses, we haven't kissed today yet!"

Before her words had even faded—

Just as Glasses was about to kiss the girl he loved so deeply—

Xin Yang, who was in another large tree not far from the young couple, coughed at a rather inopportune moment and said,

"Actually, we can leave now."

"Of course, if you two don't want to leave, then carry on. Just pretend I don't exist."

Only then did the couple awkwardly realize that there was someone else beside them. They immediately apologized awkwardly. "Sorry, boss! Whenever Pei Qi and I are together, we have this bad habit of always forgetting there are other people around."

The girl's little face was red as she repeatedly apologized, "I'm really sorry! Sorry..."

As for how Xin Yang had ended up traveling with this couple—

That went back several hours.

Xin Yang had just finished killing the two Fat and Thin Immortal Boys.

The two Century-Old White Zombies...

Then Xin Yang heard the sounds of battle coming from nearby again!

When he rushed over, he discovered—

A couple was being besieged by four Century-Old White Zombies!

Could Xin Yang simply stand by and watch?

A person as full of positive energy as him—though without much brainpower—

Naturally, he could not stand by and watch.

Xin Yang did not wake his brother.

He chose to make the decision on his own and save the couple.

Using a fighting style of trading injury for injury, he sent two Century-Old White Zombies on their way.

The remaining two zombies were each dealt with by one member of the couple.

After witnessing Xin Yang's "powerful" strength—

From that moment onward, the boy in the couple—

That chuunibyou teenager—

Called Xin Yang "boss" with every other breath.

No matter what, he insisted that Xin Yang take the two of them "into the dungeon."

And so, Xin Yang brought along two deadweights.

After farming zombies for several hours—

The three of them planned to find a few trees to use as resting spots.

But Xin Yang discovered that whenever the couple was together, they forgot everything else.

Their eyes held no one but each other.

To put it in the words of Earth from his previous life—

There were little stars shining in their eyes whenever they looked at each other~

Xin Yang had been force-fed dog food for hours~

If it had been in his previous life—

Xin Yang would never have believed in love.

Until today—

As he watched this boy and girl—

An indescribable feeling surged up from the depths of his heart.

Maybe it was envy...

Maybe it was jealousy.

More likely, it was blessing them~

The three arrived at the outskirts of Bright City Park.

They planned to leave Bright City Park!

A fierce battle was erupting within Bright City Park.

Simply feeling that momentum was enough for the three of them to understand that it was not a battle they could interfere in.

At that moment, Xin Yang rubbed his somewhat hungry stomach. His eyes rolled, and a sly gleam appeared in them as he stared at Glasses and asked, "Which one of you has food?"

Pei Qi felt around in the pocket of her jeans and pulled out a piece of chocolate. Somewhat embarrassed, she said, "Boss, there's only one piece of chocolate left. Eat this first to tide yourself over."

"Aren't you two eating? If you're hungry, you two should eat it," Xin Yang countered.

Glasses immediately grinned and said,

"Boss, Pei Qi and I have already eaten. You should have this chocolate."

Xin Yang stopped being polite. He tore open the wrapper and popped it straight into his mouth. He had indeed used up far too much energy just now, while this couple had spent most of their time scattering dog food everywhere.

Xin Yang chewed the chocolate as he spoke. "By the way, I heard you two chatting in the tree just now. You're high school students?"

"Yes, boss!"

"We're both students at Bright City No. 3 High School..."

"We only awakened last month."

"Boss, you must be a university student from one of the four universities, right?"

Xin Yang swallowed the chocolate in his mouth and answered indistinctly as he hurried onward, "I'm also a student who only awakened last month. I attend Wucheng No. 2 High School."

"Impossible, boss. How could you have only just awakened?"

"If I'm not mistaken, boss, you know at least two aberrant skills."

"How could a student who awakened only a month ago possibly have two aberrant skills?"

"You don't believe me even when I tell the truth." Xin Yang rolled his eyes. "Besides, there's no reason for me to lie to you."

The two were instantly stunned and could not say a word for a long while.

The girl recovered first. Blinking her big eyes, she asked curiously, "Then, big brother, did you come to Bright City to find friends?"

"I don't have friends. Or rather, I don't have friends in this world. To put it even more plainly, I didn't have friends in my previous life either."

"Then we'll be your friends!"

Glasses and Pei Qi looked at Xin Yang with pure, innocent expressions.

He suddenly did not know what to do.

Xin Yang's heart was stirred.

The couple spoke optimistically again:

"Boss, when our first year of college lets out, the three of us can travel together!"

The girl said excitedly, "Glasses, I want to go to Cloudsea Lake!"

"Sure, I'm fine with anything." Looking at the two before him, Xin Yang felt as though his heart was being healed.

Friends—what an unfamiliar word that was to Xin Yang.

On Earth, he had never had any friends at all.

Because he was a "lunatic"!

These two brought Xin Yang a tiny bit of warmth.

Brothers, these two supporting characters are the most important people in changing the protagonist!