Kids, Don't Forget Lu

"We're here, big orange cat," Xiao Ling said to Little Orange, who was still nestled in his arms without moving.

"Mm... Huh? Ah, sorry, Senior!" The slightly dazed Sigrika snapped awake and hurriedly jumped out of Xiao Ling's arms.

Senior's embrace had been so warm and reassuring that she had almost forgotten her cute little face had been scratched.

The situation was urgent, and it really would be troublesome if the scratch wasn't treated promptly, so Sigrika and Xiao Ling hurried into the infirmary.

Although it was an infirmary, there was no pervasive smell of disinfectant inside. Instead, a faint fragrance of flowers and plants hung in the air.

Several students were already there, each with a different problem. Some were resting in the infirmary due to menstrual discomfort, some were being treated for injuries from playing ball, and others sat in chairs on IV drips, scrolling through their phones while suffering from colds and fevers.

Xiao Ling led Sigrika past them and went straight to the consultation room, where he saw the man-

Blond hair, red eyes, and the same white coat as before. However, the traces of Sunthema flowing along his arms had disappeared, and he looked much more relaxed than before.

"Pfft." Xiao Ling couldn't help bursting out laughing.

He couldn't help it. Now, whenever he saw Lahai-Roi, the first things that came to mind were Boss Lao's face and meme pictures. It had become part of his fundamental logic.

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But whatever else could be said, Lahai-Roi was a good brother who had been through hardship with him. Laughing at a brother to his face was immoral!

At the very least, he should wait until he got back to laugh!

"It seems this unexpected reunion has come as quite a pleasant surprise to you," Lahai-Roi said, wearing the same kindly smile as always.

"No, it's not a pleasant surprise. I just want to laugh whenever I see you now." Xiao Ling covered his mouth, struggling to keep a straight face.

Now it was Lahai-Roi's turn to lose his composure. Was this really the levelheaded Rover he remembered?

"Go on, then. Is there something about me that struck you as funny?"

"Sorry, but I think your whole existence is a walking punchline right now."

Lahai-Roi: What was that supposed to mean?

"Oh, right, never mind that for now. Sigrika got scratched on the face by a cat." Xiao Ling hadn't forgotten the important matter. He nudged Sigrika forward, revealing the bloody scratch on her face.

"Oh?"

Lahai-Roi examined Sigrika. The wound on her face wasn't very serious, but she looked rather nervous. She was probably afraid it would leave a scar.

It was in girls' nature to care about their looks, and having a scar on their faces was simply too hard for them to accept.

"A wound of this degree is something you could personally handle yourself. Why bother me with it?" Lahai-Roi narrowed his eyes slightly, a sly smile on his face.

"Aren't you the school doctor?"

"I can choose to clock out."

Clock out, my ass! I only teased you a few times. Did you have to be so petty?

"If I don't treat it properly and leave a scar on Sigrika's face, she'll break down, cry, and throw a fit."

Professional matters should be left to professionals. No matter how worried he was, he couldn't personally treat her. If he really left a scar on Sigrika's delicate little face, he would feel guilty to death.

"It's not that exaggerated, Senior...!" Sigrika's pretty face reddened slightly as she gave Xiao Ling a thoroughly unthreatening glare.

"As expected of the esteemed playboy with five boats underfoot. You certainly take excellent care of every girl around you," Lahai-Roi said, insulting Xiao Ling without batting an eye.

I'm never getting away from that playboy title, am I? Huh? Am I?!

Before Xiao Ling could voice his exasperation, Lahai-Roi swept out of the consultation room like a gust of wind.

A short while later, he returned with another blond loli, also dressed in a white coat.

"Which little cutie got her face scratched? Come on, let me take a look~"

Such a motherly thing to say, along with that signature blond hair and loli build. It was her!

"Verina?" Xiao Ling blurted out.

"It's working hours now, so please call me Dr. V," Verina said solemnly. "But if it's you, Little Ling, I can make an exception."

"You're Sigrika, right? Let me see the wound. Hmm... It really isn't a big problem. Don't be scared, don't be scared. I'll treat it, and it'll be better in no time. There's no chance of a scar!"

Verina took Sigrika into the consultation room for treatment. Since it involved using Resonance abilities, it still had to be kept secret from others.

"So just how many people came over? Have you counted, Old Lu?" Xiao Ling asked Lahai-Roi.

"I don't know, but everyone who was teleported here is connected to you," Lahai-Roi answered frankly.

"What if we narrow it down to this school?"

"There should be quite a few," Lahai-Roi said with certainty.

"From what I know, Septimont's star gladiator, the famous Praetor of Septimont, the Maiden of Revelation you mentioned, and the girl you called the wandering knight are all at this academy. But I don't know exactly where they are on campus. I'm not a stalker."

"If fate permits, you should see them soon enough."

Xiao Ling knew the four people Lahai-Roi had mentioned were Lupa, Augusta, Iuno, and Cartethyia, respectively.

But were those girls really attending school obediently too?

"I know what you're wondering, but from the rumors I've heard, they've all settled into this school quite well, just like Aemeath and the others," Lahai-Roi said with a calm smile. "Especially that gladiator from Septimont. She's exceptionally good at sports, but her one shortcoming is that she pushes herself so hard that she's become a regular visitor to the infirmary. You can give her a talking-to when you see her. This isn't Solaris, after all."

"Ahaha... Gladiators value winning and losing more than anyone, after all, especially a big star like her."

"Friendship first, competition second," Lahai-Roi said with a smile. "That should be the basic consensus for sporting competitions in this world, shouldn't it?"

"I get what you mean." Xiao Ling patted him on the shoulder.

"Unfortunately, I haven't found any trace of the Person of a Thousand Faces." Lahai-Roi sounded rather regretful. "Otherwise, we could have taken advantage of the restrictions of this so-called Cognition Lock to strike her down."

Xiao Ling knew he was talking about the leader of the Fractsidus. Her superb disguises and absurd immortality had made her an extremely troublesome enemy for him.

But as far as the people of this world were concerned, no one could live forever, so the leader's immortality naturally couldn't take effect.

Xiao Ling's opinion on the matter, however, was entirely different from Old Lu's.

"I don't think she could have come over," Xiao Ling said without hesitation.

"What makes you say that?"

"It's simple. The people chosen to be teleported here all have close ties to me, and as soon as you arrived in this world, a 'Cognition Lock' was placed on you. You lost almost all the powers you originally had in Solaris, forcing you to fit into this world's society as ordinary people."

"And someone like the leader of the Fractsidus could never fit in like an ordinary person, making her a destabilizing factor. Naturally, the rules of this world would reject her."

"That makes sense." Lahai-Roi's eyes lit up.

"There's another, more important reason. You could call it my personal opinion, but I don't think you were teleported here by accident. I think it was someone's wish."

"That person wished for you all to have a fresh start, and so you began new lives in this world."

"If the leader of the Fractsidus had been teleported here too, that would have gone against his original wish."

Their second lives had been born from the wishes of someone they knew. For that very reason, this world would not allow someone as despicable as the leader of the Fractsidus to trample on them.

"That was quite a grand wish." Lahai-Roi understood, but chose not to say so. "Remember to thank him for me. I'm doing fairly well here. At least it's more relaxing than being at Star Torch Academy."

"If I can find him, sure," Xiao Ling said with a grin.

"Oh, right, want a piece of candy?"

"It's not another one of those magical little candies you secretly developed, is it?"

"An ordinary lollipop from a roadside stall. Fifty cents apiece. There's nothing special about it, but at least eating it makes people happy."

Lahai-Roi took out an Alpenliebe lollipop and handed it to Xiao Ling.

"Does Sigrika get one?"

"I'll give hers to her personally."

"Tch. Anyone would think I was going to steal her lollipop," Xiao Ling said disdainfully.

"Weren't you?"

"Oh, get lost," Xiao Ling said irritably. Then he abruptly shifted tack and patted Lahai-Roi on the shoulder with a solemn expression.

"The past can't be brought back, Old Lu. Try to let it go. Your family would want you to be happy even more than I do."

"Ha, I was supposed to be the one looking after your mental state." Lahai-Roi still wore his usual gentle smile, but his voice held sincere gratitude. "Still, thank you. Those words mean a lot to me."

(I saw that some readers had strong objections to the content of chapter 21. Honestly, I just got carried away writing it at the time. I never expected to suddenly get so many readers, let alone have people offer me feedback. Going forward, I'll make some slight adjustments to the direction of the story. It's difficult to revise what's already there right now, so I'll have to see how I can improve the plot later. This book will mostly be about lighthearted daily life, and I'll try to avoid situations like that in the future. I'm a new author who's worked up the courage to write a book seriously for the first time, so please go easy on me QAQ.)