ALL NOVEL Chapter 45: Kiana Sees Through Everything
Looking at the smiling Shu and Kiana, who was echoing his words, Fu Hua was confused. "But..."
"Is your leg injury that serious?" Shu suddenly interrupted Fu Hua. He even leaned in, reaching out to lift the pant leg that Fu Hua had pulled down to cover her wound.
Fu Hua instinctively pulled her leg back, and Shu immediately stopped and sat back in his original spot. "Alright, we won't rest for too long. We'll leave after noon."
Hearing this, Fu Hua breathed a sigh of relief. But Kiana suddenly said, "Then what about class monitor's leg? Is it really okay?"
Shu turned his head and saw Kiana looking at Fu Hua's leg with worry. He couldn't help but be surprised.
So Kiana had already noticed that Fu Hua's injury was serious? So she was just pretending? Was it because she was afraid that showing her concern would make Fu Hua feel embarrassed?
Thinking of this, Shu couldn't help but look at Kiana a few more times, alerting her.
"Hmm?" Seeing that it was Shu, Kiana put on her usual carefree expression. "What is it? I don't have any hidden snacks!"
"Nothing." Shu looked away, a bitter smile in his heart. "As if you could hide any snacks."
Kiana instantly felt offended. "That's not true! I… I can hide a lot of snacks from Mei!"
Shu: "...?"
"You… you hide snacks from Mei?" Shu was genuinely surprised. He didn't know that. "How many?"
Kiana was just about to proudly put her hands on her hips, but after seeing Fu Hua, whose eyes were sparkling, also waiting for her answer, she quickly changed her posture and looked away, saying guiltily, "Not that much... just… a few cups of instant noodles... Yeah, not that much…"
Shu smiled slightly, feeling a bit more relaxed.
No one mentioned getting medicine anymore. In this small space, they sat around the ashes of the fire, chatting.
For a time, it was rather relaxing. Shu even felt like he was skipping class with friends, hiding out in a secret base.
But Shu was still distracted. He would occasionally glance at the sunlight or look at the entrance, not saying a word.
He didn't know what time it was, if Mei and Bronya would be here, or how long it would take for them to reach this place.
He was lying if he said that he wasn't worried about Fu Hua's injury. How could he not care about Fu Hua's leg? But because he had "seen" that Fu Hua's leg hadn't become inflamed or worsened, he dared to delay their departure.
But now that it had been a while, Shu had become the most anxious. The longer he waited, the later Fu Hua's leg was treated.
He could only comfort himself, The medicine is right there. It won't run away, nor will it be taken by someone else…
Crap… What if it really was taken away by someone else?
Shu suddenly thought of a possibility, and a cold sweat dripped down his back.
"No, there shouldn't be anyone here." Shu whispered as he reassured himself.
"What did you say?" Kiana suddenly came closer, narrowing her eyes at Shu.
Shu saw Kiana's face approaching and subconsciously moved back. "Huh, nothing… I was just muttering to myself…"
Kiana frowned, staring intently at Shu, as if she wanted to see through him. "You're acting strange…"
Shu looked at Kiana's face, which was so close that he could feel her breath. His heart skipped a beat.
"You've been looking at the time… And also at the entrance… Are you waiting for someone?"
Crap! Shu's heart trembled. He hadn't expected Kiana to realize that he was acting strange?! What about Fu Hua?!
Shu looked at Fu Hua. She pushed her glasses up her nose. Although she hadn't said anything, she was also staring at Shu with a scrutinizing gaze.
My name is Shu… I'm panicking now… Because I might be exposed.
It wasn't like he couldn't tell them… At the very least, after telling them, he could tell them about [Honkai], about the things he'd experienced, and also about the "future."
With those, Otto would probably find a way.
…Huh… by doing that, wasn't he just admitting Otto's importance again? So, he still had to go find Otto?
But there was a Honkai Beast by Otto's side…
Shu trembled. His eyes darkened for a moment.
He really didn't want to face that Honkai beast… No one could calmly face the culprit that killed them twice, right?
It was something that could be revealed… But it wasn't the right time to confess, and these two weren't the right people.
This current peace couldn't handle such an earth-shattering reveal.
He would wait until they found long-term safety.
Just as Shu was thinking of a way to stall, Kiana suddenly crossed her arms, with an "I've already seen through you" expression.
"Hmph~ I already know~" Kiana said confidently, leaving Shu and Fu Hua confused.
What?
"Shu, you must have called for help, right?!"
Shu: "...?"
Kiana continued speaking confidently. "Hehe, I haven't forgotten what you said. You are from [Anti-Entropy], and you're here to deal with this Honkai, right?"
Shu: "Huh?" Did he say those things?
No, wait… He did say that… It was when he was tied up by Kiana that he'd said that to scare her…
Wait! Why do you remember that so clearly?!
"You're trying to deal with this [Honkai], but you found this [Honkai] exceptionally difficult, and you can't handle it on your own! So, yesterday, when we were asleep, you snuck out and 'whoosh!', launched a flare to call for support! They're on their way, right?"
Shu: "…"
Here, here's the pen, you write it. I'm done with all of this.
"Just how complicated are you? Not mentioning how ridiculous it would be to launch a flare as a call for help, but calling for support when you're sleeping with us… Do you think that if I could call for support, I would be hanging around with you guys?" Shu couldn't hold back anymore. He had to say something about Kiana's reading habits.
Kiana was speechless, "Uh, well… secret organizations have to keep their secrets, right? I thought you were…"
Shu stared blankly at her. "That would be under normal conditions. Look at our current situation. Why do we need to keep secrets?"
Kiana turned away silently, embarrassed.
Shu sighed and was about to start speaking when they heard a sound coming from the entrance.