Remember, You Are Mine

Sensing the person in his arms growing increasingly restless, Lu Mi quickened his pace.

On the way from the single-cell block to the infirmary, they had to pass the main classroom.

Some of the serious offenders were attending class in the main classroom.

The prison windows had no glass, only iron-barred frames. Lu Mi's appearance drew simultaneous glances from the serious offenders, and even the prison officer at the lectern instinctively looked his way.

The moment he did, his pupils contracted sharply.

Lu Mi's expression was cold and grim as he carried the famed First Commander in his arms.

The commander's body trembled, the wounds on his face making him look like a ghost.

"Damn, did the First Prison Warden and the First Commander get into a fight?"

"The Commander didn't even have the strength to fight back!"

"That face... Warden Lu is terrifying. He beat him up way too badly!"

"Warden Lu is as inhuman as ever!"

"Can we settle today's bets now?"

The main classroom instantly erupted into noise. The prison officer grabbed his enforcement baton and slammed it viciously onto the desk. "Silence! Everyone in the classroom, copy out the First Prison Rules three times!"

For a moment, cries of despair filled the classroom!

The prison officer said, "Ten times!"

"..."

Good. It was quiet now.

Lu Mi strode into the infirmary, his black short boots stopping at the entrance. "Close the door. Stand guard outside. Don't let anyone come near."

Only after the infirmary door closed did he continue inside. "Is Rete here?"

A yawn came from the lounge. Rete pushed open the door while rubbing his messy short hair, his gaze somewhat unfocused. Once he pulled a pair of black-rimmed glasses from his pocket and put them on, his eyes immediately cleared.

"Well, Warden Lu. What a rare guest!"

From where Rete stood, he could not see Yu Tu's face, but the shackles around his feet were particularly conspicuous.

"Warden Lu actually brought a serious offender here himself?"

And carried him, at that?

Lu Mi said coldly, "Cut the nonsense."

He gently placed Yu Tu on the hospital bed. The moment he withdrew his hand, Yu Tu suddenly grabbed his wrist, those red eyes fixed on him in restless agitation.

Lu Mi let him hold on. "Rete, please get him a glass of water. Lukewarm, no warmer than twenty degrees."

That specific?

Rete shot him a surprised glance.

Water on Calamity Planet was indeed precious. Even the infirmary had no water dispenser, only an old-fashioned thermos filled with scalding water.

Fortunately, there were ice cubes in the refrigerator.

Rete poured half a disposable paper cup, added several ice cubes from the refrigerator, and waited for them to melt. After checking the temperature, he handed it to Lu Mi.

Before Lu Mi could touch it, Yu Tu abruptly sat up. He snatched the paper cup with both hands and gulped it down, drinking half in one go before raising the rest and pouring it directly over his head, soaking a patch of white hair.

A few drops slid down Yu Tu's nose. He stuck out his tongue and caught them precisely, rolling them into his mouth with a satisfied expression.

Lu Mi's brow twitched.

Yu Tu narrowed his eyes. The agitation within him receded considerably, and at the same time, a tiny white vine grew from the top of his head, swaying as if in the wind.

Rete stared at the white vine atop Yu Tu's head. "This is...?"

"The First Commander, Yu Tu."

Rete was deeply shocked. His gaze swept over the Energy Lock Rings on Yu Tu's body. "What's going on? Did the Energy Lock Rings fail?"

More precisely, the white vine on Yu Tu's head was not a real plant, but something formed from the Energy Source.

Similar to Lu Mi's Dark Whip.

But the Energy Source was clearly lacking in power. From certain angles, the white vine glimmered faintly and even seemed slightly transparent, not entirely solid.

The key was that Yu Tu had five Energy Lock Rings on him.

"Five Energy Lock Rings still couldn't hold him? What kind of freak is he?"

Yu Tu smacked his lips and suddenly opened his eyes to stare at Rete.

Red eyes, a face covered in scars, and that horrifying wound at the corner of his mouth... Rete felt immense pressure.

He instinctively took a step back, his throat bobbing.

"I... mean... First Commander, are you some kind of super genius?"

Yu Tu did not care. He handed the paper cup in his hand to Rete.

"Can I have another cup of water?"

Lu Mi lifted his chin, signaling him to pour it.

Yu Tu drank cup after cup of water, and the restlessness in his body finally settled completely. He sat properly on the edge of the bed, both hands resting on his knees.

The white vine atop his head bent at the middle and spun wildly in circles. From this angle, it looked as though a white bamboo dragonfly had grown from Yu Tu's head.

Lu Mi frowned. "Rete, what's going on?"

Lu Mi had just briefly described Yu Tu's "madness" to Rete.

Coupled with the obvious change in Yu Tu's emotions, Rete furrowed his brow.

"I can't be certain either, but I suspect it may be due to Calamity Planet's environment. Commander Yu Tu awakened a Diamond-Grade Vine. He probably isn't suited to this environment—water scarcity and dryness."

After all, vines belonged to the plant type.

Rete said, "Plant-type Energy Masters all prefer humid environments. But someone as sensitive to water as Commander Yu Tu is, I've never seen before."

Of course, this was also his first time seeing a living plant-type Diamond-Grade energy user.

Regret flashed through Lu Mi's dark eyes. "No wonder he kept emphasizing that there was no water. Treat his wounds."

Rete quickly brought over the disinfecting tools, but before he could touch Yu Tu, Yu Tu coldly refused him.

Yu Tu looked at Lu Mi. "Let him do it."

Lu Mi directly took the disinfecting tools from Rete.

The disinfectant was dabbed over the wounds on Yu Tu's face one by one. Even when it touched the most severe wound beside his mouth, Yu Tu only turned deathly pale and did not make a sound.

After disinfecting the wounds, Lu Mi told Rete to stitch Yu Tu up, but Yu Tu refused. "No need."

He looked up at Lu Mi, wearing the same expression he had in the Special Interrogation Room.

Lu Mi gave a mocking laugh. "0456, let Rete stitch up your wounds first, then we can discuss your conditions."

Yu Tu tilted his head slightly. The white vine atop his head stopped spinning and bobbed up and down, as though saying, "Okay."

He turned the wound on his cheek toward Rete. "You do it."

Lu Mi took a step back. "Stitch him up properly. I don't want anyone gossiping that the First Commander was disfigured by me the moment he arrived at First Prison."

Rete took out the suturing tools. "Oh? Warden Lu is afraid of that?"

Lu Mi shot him a sidelong glance.

Rete put a total of two hundred and eighty stitches into the wounds on Yu Tu's face. After the final stitch, he applied transparent healing patches to Yu Tu's wounds and could not help raising a hand to wipe away sweat.

"I'm getting old. It's been too long since I've done such delicate work."

He treated the serious offenders in First Prison much more roughly.

Lu Mi kicked the heel of his leather shoe and ruthlessly announced, "All right, you can leave now."

Rete stood up and said, "Heartless."

Despite saying that, Rete obediently packed up his tools, turned, and left the infirmary. The moment he closed the door—

Lu Mi said, "Lock the door for me. Thanks."

The door clicked as it was locked. Only Lu Mi and Yu Tu remained in the infirmary. Lu Mi raised a hand and pulled the curtains around the hospital bed closed, then lowered his head to look at Yu Tu.

"0456, what did you want to say?"

Yu Tu licked his dry lips.

Water had indeed soothed him effectively, but when Lu Mi stood before him, the water's effect no longer seemed enough.

The longing in his eyes stopped hiding and surged forth in a violent flood.

"I want... you." Yu Tu asked softly, "Is that okay?"

Lu Mi's gaze deepened. "Why me?"

"...I don't know."

"Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to?"

"...What?"

Lu Mi stepped forward.

Soon, amid a pained whimper, Lu Mi smiled maliciously.

"Yu Tu, I don't care whether you're putting on an act. You must remember—you are mine."