Noticing the unfriendly look Su Yan gave her, Marikawa Shizuka felt a faint ache in her cheeks.
Sensing trouble, she quickly tried to change the subject.
Su Yan questioned her, "Shizuka-nee, you didn't think you could just gloss over it like that, did you?"
"Ehehe..."
Realizing her attempt to shift the topic had been exposed, Marikawa Shizuka tapped her head and tried to play dumb again.
"What do you mean 'ehehe'?"
Su Yan wasn't falling for it. He stepped toward her with a predatory look. "Shizuka-nee, have you decided how you want to go?"
"Saeko, save me!"
Her face went pale as she rushed toward Busujima Saeko for help.
After a brief moment of thought, Busujima Saeko pulled Shizuka into her arms.
Patting her back gently, she comforted her, "Don't worry, Shizuka-nee. I've got you."
Shizuka looked up, deeply moved. "Saeko, you're such a good person."
Then, she turned her head and gave Su Yan a playful wink.
It was a provocation. Definitely a provocation!
'You sneaky woman, you've actually learned some bad tricks, haven't you?'
'Can I let this slide?'
'Not a chance!'
If she dared to provoke him today, who knew what she'd try to get away with tomorrow?
Su Yan stood before Saeko, teeth itching with annoyance. "Saeko-senpai, are you sure you want to protect her?"
"Of course..."
Saeko glanced at Shizuka with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Not!"
"Su Yan-kun, I've got Shizuka-nee pinned down. Go ahead and teach her a lesson."
With that, Saeko pushed Shizuka down onto the infirmary bed and held her there.
"Eh?"
Shizuka was stunned.
'Aren't we on the same side?'
'Why did she betray me so suddenly?'
If Saeko knew what she was thinking, she would have countered immediately.
'Who's on your side?'
While Shizuka had indeed ruined things between Su Yan and Miyamoto Rei just now...
...Saeko hadn't forgotten that her own moment with him had been interrupted by her half a month ago.
Saeko held a long memory for such things.
She wouldn't harm Shizuka over it, but she was more than happy to backstab her in front of Su Yan.
Su Yan was surprised by Saeko's decisive betrayal.
He hadn't expected Saeko, who usually seemed more mature and sisterly, to have such a devious side.
"Shizuka-nee, do you have any last words?"
Su Yan gave Shizuka's rear a light smack.
The perfect shape of her child-bearing hips bounced like jelly, leaving even Saeko momentarily envious.
Shizuka looked up with puppy-dog eyes. "Su Yan-kun, do you think I still have a chance?"
"What do you think?"
Su Yan raised an eyebrow.
"I think I can still be saved," she said weakly.
"It doesn't matter what you think; it matters what I think."
Hearing this, Shizuka went silent.
She lay flat on the bed, resigning herself to her fate.
'I give up. Do whatever you want.'
Su Yan scanned the room.
Saeko was holding Shizuka down with excitement, clearly enjoying the chaos.
Miyamoto Rei stood aside with a flushed face, still lost in the embarrassment of the earlier incident.
Takagi Saya, who was less close to the group, stood there with vacant eyes, questioning her life choices.
She hadn't even noticed what the three were doing.
However, Su Yan decided not to make a move here.
He wasn't at the level of total debauchery yet.
Leaning in, Su Yan whispered a threat into Shizuka's ear, "I'll deal with you properly tonight."
Shizuka's ears twitched, and a flash of joy crossed her golden eyes.
She suppressed it quickly, putting on a pained expression. "Please, no!"
But Su Yan had caught that fleeting reaction.
He couldn't help but wonder.
'Wait, did she ruin my fun on purpose?'
'Just so I'd punish her later?'
'Does she actually like this kind of thing?'
'If I tease her now, is it even a punishment?'
'This is clearly a reward.'
His eyes flickered as he whispered again, "No, I've changed my mind. I won't punish you tonight. You're sleeping alone."
"Ah?"
Shizuka froze, her breathing quickening. "Why?" she asked instinctively.
'Wow,' Su Yan thought. 'Just wow.'
Her usual ditsy behavior was truly deceptive.
He had almost forgotten that she was a professional doctor.
In Japan, being a doctor was no ordinary profession.
Like in a certain Detective Conan movie, Haibara Ai once said a famous line.
"The son of a politician will be a politician, the son of a banker will be a banker, and the son of a doctor will be a doctor..."
Being mentioned alongside politicians and bankers was proof of the status doctors held.
Moreover, she could create her own trauma ointments that were better than commercial ones.
How could a woman like that truly be a fool?
Realizing this, Su Yan said irritably, "Shizuka-nee, if you want it, you can just tell me. There's no need for this. If you ruin my mood again, I'll actually get angry."
"Ara? What are you talking about, Su Yan-kun? I don't understand," she said, playing dumb.
The time she interrupted him and Saeko was a genuine accident.
But this time?
Shizuka definitely had her own little scheme.
She just felt a bit bad for Miyamoto Rei.
That first accident had awakened a certain hobby in her, and now she couldn't get enough.
Even though she was 'intimate' with him...
...how could she possibly tell him directly?
What if he thought she was a depraved, wicked woman?
Su Yan rolled his eyes. "Alright, Saeko-senpai, let her go."
"Is it over already?"
Saeko blinked, sounding a bit disappointed.
Su Yan didn't reply and walked straight to the window.
Closing his eyes, the Nen within his body surged out like a tide, spreading outward.
It wasn't the powerful Nen he usually used, but something softer and fainter.
Soon, this Nen formed an invisible circle, a domain covering a 50-meter radius.
While it didn't cover all of Fujimi Academy, it reached several nearby buildings.
This technique was called En!
It was a combination of Ten and Ren.
Within the range of En, a Nen user gained a sort of clairvoyance, sensing everything clearly.
This was the first time Su Yan had used En on such a large scale, and the drain on his Nen was taxing.
Once he sensed that there were no other survivors in Fujimi Academy besides those in the infirmary, he immediately withdrew the technique.
The fooling around was over.
Su Yan turned to Busujima Saeko. "Saeko-senpai, are you ready to show off your skills?"
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