magic high school

Chapter 49: The Temptation of the Zhang Family

"It's not bad, I guess. Maybe it's because I grew up in a wealthy area. Although it's a far cry from some of the worlds I've seen, it's at least passable." Li Ge thought about his hometown.

That godforsaken place, the Holy Empire, is full of homeless people, drug addicts, philanderers, and weirdos once you leave the rich area.

At roughly the early stages of the information age, remote communication was possible, but the internet was still limited to text messaging.

It's far worse than my hometown in my previous life, but at least it's still passable.

It's just a little bit of capital, which is much better than a world that defies the heavens.

Perhaps it's just because he grew up in a wealthy area, his family is a legitimate member of the Holy Banner of the Empire, and his parents, whom he has never met and are still dead, have a close relationship with the mayor. Otherwise, the Joker Mask, this treasure, would not have been given to the mayor.

The only problem is, how could such amazing parents die so mysteriously in their remote hometown?

This is what puzzles Li Ge the most. He knows very well how powerful the clown mask is, and the parents who were able to leave behind the clown mask died mysteriously. It seems that the water in his own world is not as simple as he thought.

"How's your hometown?" Li Ge asked casually. This girl always kept strangers at bay and loved to undermine her.

She seems to be a stubborn and arrogant person, always liking to talk back. I guess if Thanos snapped his fingers, she would turn to ashes, but she would still be there to sabotage others.

"It's rotten to the core, just like a cesspool," Xiaoye said. Li Ge couldn't see her expression, but he guessed she was gritting her teeth.

"Tsk..." Li Ge thought she was just being stubborn again. No one would think their hometown was a cesspool, right?

Well, Li Ge didn't know what was going on either, so she wouldn't comment further.

"So you go back to your own cesspool during your vacation?" Li Ge couldn't help but complain. "Don't you think you've eaten enough?"

"There are still people I care about in this cesspool. Now that I've escaped from it, I'm going to pull them out too," she said, then suddenly stared at Li Ge.

"Why are you looking at me?" Li Ge suddenly felt a chill.

"Every time I think you're even remotely human, you come out with some rubbish that leaves me speechless," Xiaoye complained bluntly.

She couldn't even imagine how much of a pervert her short-haired roommate must be to fall for this jerk.

"Same here. Every time I think you might be pretty under your mask, your stubbornness makes me feel like you're probably a slit-mouthed woman under your mask..." Li Ge retorted.

Every time Li Ge wondered if Xiao Ye was a pretty girl under her mask, the moment she opened her mouth, he knew she was most likely a slit-mouthed woman.

"Alright, it's your turn to teleport. Prepare your one-time teleportation cards and come here to swipe your identities!" The senior student managing the teleportation gate directly stopped the two of them from bickering all the way.

Kids these days...

Xiao Ye stopped arguing with Li Ge and silently swiped her watch. Then, her senior handed her a card.

"This card allows you to teleport back to school in one go. By directly injecting spiritual power, it can open a portal for you. If you encounter any insurmountable danger, you can also be teleported back. The school will always be your support," the senior explained.

"Um."

She disappeared directly through the portal, seemingly heading back to her hometown. I wonder what her hometown is, and why she could harbor such hatred, referring to it as a "cesspool."

"Senior, give me a teleportation card." Li Ge swiped her watch and smiled as she handed her senior a bottle of juice.

The senior student didn't mince words, speaking as if he were an experienced person: "Don't make her angry too often. Sometimes it's okay to give in during arguments. Here's your card, take it."

Li Ge was completely bewildered and replied, "Let her have it? I should avoid her?"

Senior student: "..."

Sigh, this child is hopeless.

The senior student simply sighed and said that was enough of the reminder.

Li Ge also said goodbye to her senior one last time before stepping into the portal.

Time to go home! I wonder how things are at home after a month, and whether my aunt is worried?

As Li Ge thought this, the next moment, he felt dizzy and disoriented, and in the blink of an eye, he was back home.

He was taken from the living room sofa to Chernobyl a month ago, and a month later, he returned to the same sofa.

"I, Li Ge, am back!" he said to his home, but then suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Who has disturbed my home?"

……

At the same time, Xiaoye also returned to her hometown.

In an instant, her brows furrowed.

Polluted exhaust fumes, a world filled with chaotic magic, and the pervasive smell of rust and rottenness.

This is a bustling metropolis with dazzling neon lights, and airships in the sky playing GG and causing noise pollution on a loop.

It's that familiar latrine environment again...

It's the same familiar feeling, the same familiar taste, even the sweet smell of lead and pine needles in the air haven't changed.

This world is a dog's history...

Xiaoye, hidden under the cloak, raised her head and looked at the airship in the sky that played GG 24/7, her face as if she were wearing a mask of pain.

"It's a miracle that my lungs haven't rotted away after living in this environment for over ten years," she complained, then quietly disappeared into the shadows.

What she didn't know was that as she completely disappeared into the shadows, a camera in the sky captured a frame of her just before she disappeared and quickly transmitted it back to headquarters.

"S-class wanted criminal detected, former security team member 'Night,' a completely natural person with no constructed entity installed, suspected of betraying the security team, trespassing into company property, stealing the magically armed Shadow Cloak, threatening the lives of company executives, and other crimes..."

"He has been designated an S-class wanted criminal, codename: Rogue Ninja."

"Let's capture them. A person without a construct who can still wield magic is the best material." A voice came from the darkness. "Alive."

……

Li Ge immediately frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

My house has been disturbed, and it wasn't my aunt who came home. If it were my aunt, the house would definitely have been cleaned.

Now, the whole house looks like it has been searched, and then they are trying their best to restore it to its original state.

He was absolutely not mistaken; his golden eyes lit up, and he swept over the details of the room in an instant.

"Someone came here, at least three people, two men and one woman. They searched almost every place and then put everything back in its original place..."

He scanned every bit of information in the entire house. Li Ge remained silent, suddenly wondering if coming home was a mistake.

What immediately came to Li Ge's mind was the truth behind the mysterious deaths of her parents, whom she had never met...

Am I being targeted?

[Current world detected, "Clown Mask" activated!]

Current random comedic ability: God King's Power!

Introduction: After silently reciting "transform," you will instantly gain the power of a random god-king, but you will also receive corresponding side effects and costs. This will last for 3 minutes. The chosen god-king power is completely random. After 3 minutes, you will enter a state of extreme weakness that will last for 24 hours.

Note: God said, "There is a proper way to die!"