September 7th, Academy City 23rd School District, airport.
Ling Xingye and Shiranui Hitomi came to the airport together to see Hua Twenty-one off.
Having completed all the purposes of this trip, the Hua Legion is ready to return home.
There were only 211 Hua people present, but the unknown number of sisters in the Hua group under her command had already started evacuating. They are proficient in disguise and illusion, so it is very convenient to use different appearances to disperse their actions.
If he hadn't wanted to say hello to Ling Xingye for the last time, Hua Eryi might have left quietly.
Although there were a lot of misunderstandings at the beginning, and the two sides even fought violently, they finally let go of their conflicts, and Hua Eryi also understood Ling Xingye's original situation.
It cannot be said that the enemy is turning into a friend, but at least both parties recognize that they are in the same camp and can cooperate to fight against the common enemy-automatic puppets.
What's more, in the event of rescuing the Misaka sisters, Hua Eryi was still the most crucial ally.
Just because of this kindness, Ling Xingye also felt that he should come to see him off.
"Actually, Misaka Mikoto is the one who thanks you the most, but she left suddenly and couldn't come to see you off." Ling Xingye said, "So I specifically asked me to convey her thanks and apology."
Hua Twenty-one said, "I don't deserve to be thanked, it's just an instinctive reaction. Let her thank you well."
"Thank me?"
"In the final analysis, I am also an outsider. Even if we have called in advance, from the perspective of the chairman, Aleister, it is already very generous not to force us to be deported." Hua Eryi sneered, " Looking back now, how could he have reached an agreement with me, who is an intruder, so easily?"
"I have indeed contacted him." Ling Xingye nodded and admitted, "But I always feel that he has expected it..."
Hua Twenty-One put on his sunglasses: "Anyway, be careful, that guy is not simple, even the elders are very afraid."
"Also," Hua Eryi suddenly approached, leaning close to Ling Xingye's ear, "My departure means that the 'Book Contest' has entered the next round. Be careful, the automatic puppets are coming!"
"That's it, I'm leaving." Hua Eryi took a step back, and waved goodbye sassyly, "By the way, you can go to the villa as a guest when you have time."
Watching Hua Eryi's back disappear at the boarding gate, Ling Xingye and Shiranui Tong turned and left.
"In the end she said she was going to be a guest at the villa?" Hitomi Shiranui asked, "What do you mean?"
"It should be their temporary base in Academy City." Ling Xingye thought for a while, "Misaka 10001 knows where it is."
Sure enough, it is impossible for Hua Eryi to evacuate everyone, and there will definitely be some people left to deal with the coming automatic puppets—this can be regarded as a little help for Ling Xingye.
Of course Ling Xingye welcomes this.
Otherwise, the only organization online in Academy City is that guy Lu Cun...it might as well be none!
"What are you going to do next?" Hitomi Shiranui asked him, "The enemies come one after another, and they don't give you any rest time."
There was some worry on his face, but more of annoyance.
Having been with Ling Xingye for a long time, even Hitomi Shiranui is used to those endless enemies and battles.
Ling Xingye took out his phone and shook it: "Don't worry, I will receive the information when the enemy comes."
With that said, the two boarded the return bus.
Today is the weekend, and during the rare rest day, the two of them are not in a hurry to go home or go back to school.
After lunch, Ling Xingye went shopping with Hitomi Shiranui.
Originally, Hitomi Shiranui planned to invite Misaka Mikoto and Misaka 10001, and even Shirai Kuroko, Uiharu Shiri, Saten Ruiko, and Kamijo Touma to a small gathering.
But helplessly, on the second day after the incident, Misaka Mikoto and the other girls left Academy City for participating in the "Wide Area Social Visit", and ran to the Western Hemisphere in one breath.
Including the teacher Huang Quanchuan Aiho who led the team, almost all the people who were deeply involved in the incident were packaged and sent out to keep them away from the center of public opinion.
— This is also part of Academy City's information management and control.
As for the few boys who were also present, due to various reasons, they were not within the scope of control.
Ling Xingye and Shiranui Hitomi walked the streets in a strolling posture, didn't say much, just enjoyed this rare peace and silence tacitly.
This is Ling Xingye's habitual range of activities—the Fifth School District. Although it can't be said to be the most bustling and lively area in Academy City, it is also full of vitality, especially on rest days.
The shopping street they were walking on was a common stage for Lingxingye street performances—students from the five nearby universities would come here to shop and relax after school or get out of class, without worrying about the lack of audience.
Walking on the street, Ling Xingye's iconic huge travel bag made him quickly recognized by others.
"Hey, puppet master, is there any performance today?"
"The performance the day before yesterday was really wonderful!"
"Hey, is there a puppet show?"
"..."
The enthusiastic audience who heard the news quickly surrounded Ling Xingye, and there were even fans who asked him to sign.
Ling Xingye smiled wryly and looked at Hitomi Shiranui who was pushed away by the crowd—this is obviously not the time for street performances.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm just out shopping, I don't have any performance arrangements for now..."
While signing autographs and comforting the audience, Ling Xingye tried to move forward, trying to get rid of the crowd.
As a street performer, after all, he still has to rely on the audience and fans in front of him for food. Ling Xingye doesn't want to offend his parents rashly, so facing the current situation is also a headache.
In the end, the patrolling guards came over to disperse the crowd when they noticed the crowding and congestion here.
"Puppeteer, let's work hard! The competition is fierce recently!"
When some fans left, they even gave a special reminder.
"Fierce competition? What do you mean?" Ling Xingye was confused.
Want to ask, but the other party has gone away.
"It's literally." A petite figure naturally appeared next to the two of them, "The number of people robbing businesses on the street has suddenly increased recently."
Looking down, it was the leader of the "Bullet Ant"—"Giant Needle Ant" Arisu Ito~www..com~ She was hired by Ling Xingye as Hitomi Shiranui's bodyguard.
Although he is young, he has a lot of experience. Even when he goes out, he quietly follows Hitomi Shiranui like a shadow to protect him.
Noticing the autograph book in the girl's arms, Ling Xingye couldn't help being speechless: "I said, you were the one who squeezed over to sign it just now, right? How many such things do you need to collect?"
Although he is usually a cold-faced killer who leads the most vicious club in the group of armed incompetents, Arisu Ito is also Ling Xingye's brainless fan.
"This is precious material!"
Arisu Ito carefully put the autograph book into his school bag, then quickly mixed into the crowd and disappeared.
"Really..."
Ling Xingye shook his head helplessly.
Fortunately, this girl is a very reliable expert when it comes to puppet shows.
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