“BUT, of course, I could be wrong,” Yelena said, smiling encouragingly at him.
“It seems like you and Enzo have gotten close recently. Perhaps Enzo already opened up to you?”
Bullshit.
In the original novel, Enzo never really showed his true face to Rivo Creswell and Nixie Winslet until he betrayed them.
There’s no way THAT Enzo would open up to me easily.
Zirkus was played.
<“Kekeke! You’re too trusting, Shittyhead! Don’t forget Enzo Fenton is still a Disaster-in-the-making!”>
“I feel bad that I spoke badly behind Enzo’s back,” Yelena said worriedly.
“I should say these kinds of things to him face-to-face.”
“Are you not afraid of Enzo?”
She smiled brightly at him.
“I’m confident I’m not going to die even if Enzo gets pissed off at me. I might get seriously injured, but at least I won’t die.”
He clapped his hands slowly, genuinely impressed.
“Wow, Noonim. I knew you were strong.”
She looked at him in surprise, then she laughed softly.
“Are you playing along with me? You know I’m about to drop out of school because of my pathetic grades. There’s no way you seriously believe I can survive if I fight Enzo.”
“I believe you, Noonim.”
“Huh?”
Zirkus wanted to say more, but this wasn’t the right time to reveal all his cards yet.
“Noonim, what are you planning to do after dropping out of school?”
“I’ll probably return to my hometown. Why do you ask?”
“I’m also planning to drop out soon.”
Winter was coming, hence he needed to get out of the academy in order to prevent the tragedy of the Second Disaster.
It seems like Enzo has calmed down already, so I can probably leave him alone?
Blob, the rude System, snickered, but Zirkuh just ignored it.
“I’m planning to start a business after I drop out of school,” Zirkus said, giving Yelena his best business smile.
“Noonim, would you like to join me in my venture?”
“Send me a proper business proposal first, Zirkus,” Yelena said, smiling.
“If it’s interesting, then I’ll consider it.” You are reading on g.com, the official source.
***
“IT’S REALLY stupid.”
Zirkus, who was eating his breakfast, didn’t even turn to Enzo, who was sitting on the chair across from him.
“What’s stupid?”
Maybe it was because it was too early for breakfast, but only Zirkus and Enzo were alone in the dining hall at the moment.
For breakfast, Zirkus had pancakes while Enzo only had tea.
“Dragons can’t bring the dead back to life.”
Ah, Enzo must be talking about Garuto and the Hidden Soul Village.
In the story, Garuto already died, and his soul was sent to the Hidden Soul Village, where he was currently training to be a shinigami/death reaper.
But Pink and Black, Garuto’s ninja friends, hadn’t given up yet.
Pink and Black collected the seven magical crystal balls to summon the Asian dragon that could grant wishes.
Yes, even bringing the dead back to life.
Zirkus turned to Enzo.
“You already finished the ten chapters I gave you last night?”
“It’s rubbish,” Enzo complained firmly.
“Dragons might be powerful beings, but they can’t revive a dead person. It goes against the laws of nature. And dragons, as former agents of gods, wouldn’t go against the law of nature no matter what.”
He sure knows a lot about dragons, huh?
“Moreover, what kind of dragon has to be summoned using seven magic crystal balls before coming out?” Enzo continued with his complaints.
“It’s ridiculous. Stupid. Rubbish. When will you give me the next chapters?”
Zirkus, who was already used to Enzo’s mood swings, turned to the villain while putting a huge piece of pancake in his mouth.
“If you promise to protect me during the treasure hunt, then I’ll give you another ten chapters later.”
Enzo frowned.
“Why would you even join the hunt when you can’t even protect yourself?”
“I have a means to protect myself, though?” Zirkus said, pointing a finger at Enzo.
“You.”
“I won’t carry you on my back.”
“Why would you have to carry me on your back, anyway?”
“You really don’t know anything about the treasure hunt, do you?” Enzo asked, then he sighed while shaking his head.
“Huh?” Zirkus asked, tilting his head.
“First trial?”
***
ZIRKUS was on the ship’s deck with at least fifty other people.
Most of them look like professional hunters…
He felt nervous, so he made sure to stick to Enzo, who looked so bored at the moment.
I wish I could stay as calm as he is.
“Hunters, welcome to Master Klaus’ twenty-fourth Treasure Hunting Game!” a brown-haired boy who looked like he wasn’t even in his teens greeted them energetically.
He had a white mask, so Zirkus couldn’t really see his face.
“From this point onwards, the cruise ship is going to sink!”
Zirkus’ eyes opened wide.
Wait, what?!
But the island was still a little far…
… ah, so that was the first trial?
“You must reach the Treasure Island in thirty minutes, by any means necessary!” the boy said.
“Good luck, Hunters!”
And, just like that, the boy disappeared.
Only Zirkus seemed to be surprised because every other “Hunter” left the cruise ship one by one.
This wasn’t mentioned in the original novel…
“Enzo––”
Zirkus was forced to stop talking when he saw Enzo’s body turn semi-transparent.
“The teleportation scroll that I brought is only for one person,” Enzo said indifferently, but his gold eyes were full of mirth.
“See you later, Zirkus Huxford.”
In the blink of an eye, Enzo had already disappeared.
Zirkus then pulled his hair out in frustration.
Should I swim to reach the island?!
***
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