All Things in the Universe, Turn to Ashes

"Let's go see what's happening!"

The moment Bai Zhu spoke, Milluki had already hugged his backpack to his chest.

"Wait!"

Bai Zhu turned around.

Milluki pointed at the messy altar table in the room, then at the ferry outside the window, its lights still flashing.

"You're just going out like that?"

"What?"

"You just knocked out the power for the whole city, and now you're heading out with that fire poker. If someone outside investigates the blackout, how are you going to explain it?"

Bai Zhu lowered his head and glanced at the Zanpakuto in his hand.

The commotion had indeed been a bit too big.

But so what?

"Are you stupid? Would anyone believe me if I said I caused the blackout? Let's go!"

Milluki choked on his words.

He was increasingly convinced that Bai Zhu had been born to do bad things.

Yet this guy always put on an innocent expression.

Bai Zhu put the Zanpakuto back into his system backpack, then turned and went inside to grab his coat.

Milluki hurriedly packed up his equipment. His hand had just touched the terminal when he couldn't help looking up again.

"Hey."

"Speak."

"What exactly did you pull just now?"

Bai Zhu paused halfway through zipping up his coat.

He tried to suppress his emotions.

He failed.

Milluki immediately perked up.

"It's really something good?"

"It's alright."

"You call it alright after howling on the balcony?"

"Stress relief."

"Give me a break." Milluki stuffed the terminal into his bag and leaned closer. "What's its name? What does it do? What are the activation requirements? Are there any side effects?"

Bai Zhu raised a hand, pressed down on his head, and pushed him away.

"Too many questions."

"We're a team. I have the right to know!"

"Mm! Makes sense. Then