“Hello? Qinzi-jie, will Sakura Mansion cover the expenses on this side of Hachit? After all, I did subdue an urban legend, and it's a relief for them, right?”
After returning home, Lin Ze couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right. Famous exorcists, one after another, they weren't short of money. Qinzi-jie was even a complete rich lady, and now that he had subdued Hachit, wouldn't that put him among the top exorcists?
“Hehe, it's like you did it all by yourself. I heard from Tsukino that you spent a lot of money, right? You shouldn't be short on cash.”
The more Lin Ze listened to Qinzi, the more uncomfortable he felt. “I know it wasn't just my effort, but she's my responsibility now. I can't bear it all alone, I'm not interested in money, but it's not my own money either. I'm just worried about what my parents will say if they find out. Oh my god, they just went on a trip, and their son is at home keeping a woman? And it costs as much as a villa?” Lin Ze swore to heaven that he never liked money, he wasn't interested in it.
“This much?!” Qinzi was also taken aback by the price. She only heard from Tsukino that Lin Ze took Hachit out to buy things, how much did he buy?
“What do you think? Hachit has no concept of money at all. But I've already bought all the books. Once she's finished reading them, I think she won't be so outrageous next time. She mainly bought jewelry.” Lin Ze thought it was absurd, the once terrifying Hachit-sama, reappearing with a dazzling display of jewels…
“It can be covered. There's a signed cooperation agreement for exorcists. You don't need to sign, I'll take care of it directly. I'll help you apply for reimbursement, but she doesn't understand, can't you take her to buy synthetic ones? She doesn't understand the difference between real and fake anyway, as long as it's pretty, it's not exactly cheating her. I'm really baffled by you.”
Qinzi's words made Lin Ze happy at first, but then his joy quickly faded. “I… I forgot.”
“…I’ll apply for subsidies for you in the future. You should make her learn quickly, or you’ll suffer later.”
After hanging up the phone, Lin Ze knocked on the bathroom door. “Hachit, stop throwing up, you can't vomit anything anyway. I’ll get you some sugar, eat something sweet and you’ll feel better.”
Just now, Lin Ze gave her some coffee, she only tasted it and her face changed drastically. She said she wanted to vomit, Lin Ze quickly took her to the bathroom. She vomited for a long time, but couldn't vomit anything out. After all, there was nothing in her stomach.
“Lin Ze… ugh… why do humans drink such terrifying things…” Hachit covered her mouth with a pained expression, her throat kept making dry retching sounds.
“Some people like it, some people hate it. It depends on the person.” Lin Ze laughed as he looked at her. “This is also a way to experience human life.”
After Lin Ze fed her a piece of candy, she felt better. “I think this kind of experience is unnecessary, I suspect you're doing it on purpose.”
“Haha, go put your things away, I’m going to eat, I’m starving.”
Early in the morning, Kayako arrived half an hour earlier than usual, she was also looking forward to the new club.
She had already discussed it with Kobayashi yesterday, so Lin Ze took the bicycle and rode it with Kayako directly to school. As for Hachit, she was reading books diligently at home.
Because they came early, there weren't many people at school yet. Hanako was already waiting at the school gate. The three of them came to the Supernatural Investigation Club, and the door had already been labelled with the Supernatural and Paranormal Research Club.
“The principal is pretty quick.” Lin Ze took out the key the principal gave him yesterday and opened the door. The inside was indeed very nice, a desk, a sofa, a bookshelf, and even a refrigerator, TV and microwave.
“Wow! Is this our club activity space? It’s so cool! How did you apply for it, Lin Ze?” Hanako looked at the room excitedly, her eyes shining with admiration towards Lin Ze.
“Because the principal is generous haha.” Lin Ze walked in and took a look. Everything was new, even the refrigerator hadn't been plugged in yet to set the temperature.
“Can we eat here at noon?” Kayako suddenly thought.
“Yes, there are quite a few spare keys. You and Hanako can each take one. We can add some things in the future. We have plenty of funding for activities.” Yesterday the principal gave a number that was directly approved at the top level, and it's estimated that Teacher Xiaochun will give it to him today.
Sure enough, during lunch break, the homeroom teacher came to Lin Ze. “Lin Ze, here. This is the club application form, it’s already filled out. This is the school's approved funding. What happened between you and the principal? Why do I feel like he's suddenly so… well… obsequious towards you?”
“It must be because of Hanako. After all, she joined my club, so it's like compensation.”
Back at the club, Hanako and Kayako were waiting for him to come back together for lunch. Kayako opened Lin Ze's lunchbox and took out the chopsticks and handed them to him.
But he hadn't even had two bites when an unexpected visitor arrived.
Knock, knock, knock. The three of them looked at the door at the same time.
“Come in.”
The visitor made the expressions of the three people in the room completely different. Hanako didn't know the person, so she looked bewildered. Kayako lowered her head in a self-deprecating way, and Lin Ze looked at Fujiko with a strange expression. Couldn’t it be what he thought?
“Lin Ze-san, I want to join your club.”
As soon as Fujiko opened her mouth, the two girls looked at Lin Ze at the same time.
“Reason, Fujiko-san? After all, I need to see if you're suitable for our club.” Lin Ze coughed lightly. This was like a pillow arriving when he was sleepy. He had been thinking about how to frequently observe Fujiko, and now she came to him.
Lin Ze had figured it out, if they are all bombs, it's better to keep the bomb close by. This way he can monitor its state at all times and see if it’s about to explode.
Fujiko smiled brightly, but in her heart, she wanted to scratch Lin Ze’s face. This morning she waited at the school gate for a long time, the school gate was about to close, and she still didn't see Lin Ze. Later, she heard that he came to school very early today! She waited for nothing!
But she also learned that he had founded a club, the Supernatural and Paranormal Research Club. Hmph, what's more supernatural than what's on me? But it's also a good opportunity to get closer to Lin Ze, so she came naturally.
Hearing Lin Ze's question, her anger rose again. Just today, she received invitations from several clubs. Everyone wanted her to join. Lin Ze dared to ask her the reason? But don’t think she came unprepared, because of her curiosity about Lin Ze, she tried every way to get close to him, but she kept hitting a wall. She had long guessed that this situation would happen, so she came prepared! No one can stop me from joining, humph!
“I'm also very interested in supernatural and paranormal things, and if I join the club, if any incident happens, I can also use my connections in the school to better inquire about the situation. Our club will definitely become the most popular club.” How's that? You’re interested in the theme of our club, you're also helpful to the club, and you can make the club bigger and stronger! Still not welcoming me?
“Oh, our club doesn't have such big aspirations. As for whether to let you join, I need to discuss it with these two. Please step aside for a moment.”
Bang!
“The door? The door is closed? I’m… kicked out and told to wait? Lin Ze AAAAAAAAH!” Fujiko was going crazy.