Chapter 19

No!

You won't be able to come back!!

Tenya, who couldn't move, could only shout at the top of his lungs, hoping to wake Zoe up. "Zoe!

Stop!! "

Damn it, why can't I stand up!!

"Midaya!"

Bang! He exerted force on his feet, and ice spread from his feet to Zoe and Stein.

There was no need for his reminder. A flash of green flashed past, and Green Valley had already dashed out.

Zoe's hand paused, and she immediately got up and stepped back, dodging the ice and Midaya's fist.

However, Midaya's target wasn't her, but Stein on the ground. He grabbed the unconscious Stein's collar, dragged him several meters away, and then stood between him and Zoe.

"…" Zoe flipped the knife that she was holding backwards to the front. The tip of the knife was slanted to the ground, but it made people feel that it could stab Midaya at any time. "Midaya, are you on Stein's side?"

Midaya shook his head hard. "No, Fengze!

But you have to listen to us, you can't do this! "

"Midaya, move aside." Zoe was about to step forward. Midaya's body stiffened, but he gritted his teeth and didn't move.

Zoe wanted to lift her foot, but found that her left foot couldn't move. It was frozen.

She was about to turn around when she was caught from behind. "Bang!!!

Let go of me!! "

"Midaya, hurry up!"

Zoe growled. Her foot that wasn't covered by ice kicked back at Tenya's knee, and her elbow hit his chin that was tilted up due to the pain. She broke free from his grip.

"Fengze!!" Midaya stopped Zoe, who was about to rush forward. "Calm down!"

Zoe reacted to Midaya's voice. As he expected, she stopped and looked straight at him.

But that desolate expression, as if someone had chopped off his head, made him wonder if he had said something wrong.

"Feng …"

"You're telling me to calm down!!!?"

What happened next stunned Midaya. Zoe lowered her head and roared at the ground, "Do you know what you are talking about?!!!"

Like a bomb bursting on the surface of the water, all of her emotions broke through her self-control and burst out in all directions.

"Do you know what the guy you're protecting has done?!" Zoe took several deep breaths in agitation. "Go away!!!"

Midaya shook his head weakly.

Her shoulders heaved up and down with her rapid breaths, and the air she sucked into her lungs cut her throat like a blade.

The heart-wrenching roar couldn't vent her anger. She wanted to break her vocal cords and tell Midaya how much she wanted to tear Stein apart!

"I told you to scram!!

Do you want me to break your legs and let you have a taste of never being able to walk again, Midaya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The wind in the alley became stronger, to the point where people couldn't hear each other if they didn't shout.

It brushed past Midaya's exposed skin, and he couldn't help but have some goosebumps.

He saw Zoe clearly and found that the person in front of him had a strong murderous aura and a bloody smell. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her whole body was filled with strong resentment towards the people around her. She didn't look like the person who had encouraged him at the beginning.

He clenched his fists and almost choked. "Fengze, stop, don't do this …"

A trace of white fog flashed in front of Zoe's eyes, and half of her body was frozen in the blink of an eye. "Boom, it's you again …!!"

Just when her attention was diverted ….

"Vroom."

After only half a second of the engine sound, she felt a tingling pain on the back of her neck. It was so painful that her eyes turned black, and her weak body fell into a familiar embrace before falling to the ground.

The wind immediately dissipated without a trace.

When Kazusawa Sanami arrived at the scene, the monsters on the ground were tied up by robots. Stein was standing, but he had already lost consciousness. A group of professional heroes and a few children were on the side. Some were standing, and some were sitting, but their expressions were the same panic and horror.

There was still a horrifying murderous aura in the air, or rather, a bold aura. Kazusawa Sanami, who arrived later, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

However, since there didn't seem to be any danger here, and he did feel the wind that was very similar to his father's nearby, he forced himself to step forward.

"Tenya, where is Zoe?!"

"Brother Sanami?

Why are you here? "

Before Tenya could answer, Kazusawa Sanami quickly saw Zoe being carried by a female hero. After discovering that she was in a coma, he took a few steps forward and anxiously took his sister from the female hero.

There was an injury on her shoulder, but the bleeding had stopped. Was there any other injury …

An old man's voice interrupted him. "Fengze?!"

Hearing his surname, Kazusawa Sanami looked up and saw a short but not stooped old man. He was also wearing a hero's suit, so he should be a senior in the hero's world.

He replied respectfully, "Yes, I am Kazusawa Sanami. This senior is …?"

The old man's lips moved as if he didn't know how to ask his question. In the end, he asked, "What is the relationship between you and this white-haired girl?"

The old man's words revealed his nervousness and thirst for knowledge, but this urgency, especially when he said "white-haired girl," made Kazusawa Sanami instinctively hug Zoe tightly. He said vigilantly but politely, "Zoe is … my sister."

When the old man heard this, his expression changed. His shoulders sagged, and he muttered something that Kazusawa Sanami couldn't hear clearly.

Zoe, along with Tenya and the others, was sent to the hospital. She fell into a coma and didn't wake up until late at night.

After visiting hours, Tenya and Kazuhiro Midtani couldn't stay in the female ward to look after her. As soon as the three of them walked out of the ward, Tenya, who was the leader, saw a familiar face. "Mr. Dogo?

Why are you here? "

A man in his fifties walked towards them in the corridor. He was wearing a rare gray kimono, and the exaggerated dark circles under his eyes and wrinkles made him look ten years older than his actual age.

He bowed slightly to Tenya. "Good evening, Tenya-kun."

Tenya instinctively returned the greeting. Seeing that the man did the same to Kazuhiro Midtani, they obediently returned the greeting.

However, when Midaya straightened up, he seemed to have caught a glimpse of the man's shadow trembling violently. He looked at Boom beside him and found that she was also looking at him strangely. She must have noticed the same thing.

Dogo then slowly answered Tenya's previous question. "I'm here to pick up Saya-kun."

Midaya was puzzled. "But Fengze hasn't woken up yet …"

Boom, who had been observing Dogo's shadow, saw his shadow yawn lazily this time.

Was this his personality?

Dogo casually glanced at Midaya. "You don't have to worry about that."

Green Valley shrunk his shoulders when he saw the cold gaze and the unapproachable tone.

Tenya asked, "Mr. Dogo, why do you have to look for her at this time …"

Dogo lazily closed his eyes. "Master wants to take care of Saya-kun personally.

Don't worry, Tenya -kun. I've already prepared everything to bring her back to the ancestral home. "

"No, if it's Mr. Dogo, there's nothing to worry about …"

"Yes.

That's it. I have to bring Saya-kun back as soon as possible. It's late now. Please rest early. "

After saying this, the Earth Guardian stood to the side and made way for the three teenagers to return to their wards.

"Okay."

"Okay …"

The three of them did not know what to say, so they walked in the direction of the male ward. Before turning the corner, Midaya turned his head and saw two women in kimonos enter Zoe's ward after "Mr. Dogo".

"…"

When Zoe woke up again, she saw the wooden ceiling and the electric lights made of paper. She found that she had returned to the place where she lived when she was a child, Fengze's ancestral home.

Did grandpa bring her back?

She still remembered that her shoulder was injured. She clumsily propped her upper body up and sat up on the cloth ball. Then she heard Dogo whispering outside the door, "Saya-kun, do you feel any discomfort?"

Dogo was a servant who had served Zoe's grandfather for many years. He was also one of the people who had watched Zoe grow up.

Although he always kept a certain distance from Zuo Ye due to the difference in their identities, his concern for Zuo Ye was real.

"I'm fine. I'm much better now."

The wound on Zoe's shoulder was recovering well. Except for a little soreness at the back of her neck, she was fine.

"That's great. You must be hungry after sleeping all day. I didn't expect you to wake up so early. I didn't prepare any food. I'll go prepare it now. Please wait a moment."

"Okay." Zoe found that her voice was a little low. She immediately took a deep breath and adjusted her mood to sound more energetic. "Thank you, Uncle Dogo. I'm hungry too!"

"You're welcome. It's what I should do."

After he said this, there were a few almost inaudible footsteps in the corridor outside the door.

After confirming that Dogo had left, the smile on Zoe's face faded a little.

She glanced at the wall clock. It was eight o 'clock in the evening.

After a long silence, she pulled the quilt and walked out of the room barefoot. She walked in the direction of the room that she used to visit the most when she was a child.

There were many corners in the ancestral house where the sun couldn't shine in. Despite the servants' careful care, there was still a smell of wet wood in the cold corridor.

The ancestral house was located in a remote area. The electricity supply was not as good as in the city. The electric lights were only installed in the rooms.

As long as the sun set, the corridor would be gloomy. Coupled with the squeaking sound of footsteps, the ancestral house of Fengze at night was like a scene in a horror movie.

But even if Zoe was afraid of ghosts, she didn't show any fear. This was the place where she grew up.

Zoe's room was not too far away from her grandfather's. Soon, she reached the door of her grandfather's room. She bent down and silently knelt on the edge of the dark corridor.

Why didn't she go in?

Because her grandmother was awake.

The sound insulation of the paper door was very poor. As long as the people in the room spoke louder, the people outside the room would be able to eavesdrop on their conversation.

After resting for a day and a night, Zoe's eardrums were still pounding. She could hear everything in the ancestral house, not to mention her grandmother who was shouting loudly.

"I've warned you before. I knew what that white-haired thing was from the very beginning. The smell of her blood told me everything!"

Grandpa sighed helplessly. "Well, you should rest now that you've taken the medicine …"

"I don't need to take the medicine!

As long as you promise me that you won't bring that white-haired thing back to our house, I'll be fine! "

Grandma slapped away the white pill in her grandfather's hand and held his hand. She pleaded, "Dear, please listen to me.

She was born like that. This is a fact that can't be changed.

If you don't let her act according to her nature and keep suppressing it, something will happen to her one day, just like her father … "

"Gail!

They are your biological son and granddaughter! "

"God!

You have to know how much I wish that I wasn't the one who brought them into this world!

She even used my name as her hero's name, just like you!

This is terrible! "Grandma waved her hands. Her movements and expressions were so intense that they didn't seem normal." Sweetheart?

Where are you going? "

The door in front of her was pulled open, and the warm orange light shone on Zoe, who was behind the door with her head down.

Her back couldn't be more bent. She had always been full of vitality and sunshine, but now she seemed thin and weak.

When Grandma saw Zoe, she immediately began to howl. "Dear!

That devil's child is here again!

She must be here to hurt me!

Just like her father!

Dear, don't go near her! "

She couldn't get out of bed. Her hands fumbled around, trying to find something to throw at Zoe. When she couldn't find anything, she screamed even more agitatedly.

Zoe uncomfortably shrank her kneeling legs, trying to reduce her footprint as much as possible. Her eyes were fixed on the solid wood floor.

Behind him, his wife was screaming, and in front of him, his granddaughter was enduring grievances.

The old man who opened the door looked distressed. He took a step forward, slowly bent down, and sat down on his knees. His wrinkled hands closed the door, and the words that used to make his granddaughter feel so sad that she wanted to cry suddenly became much softer.

"I'm sorry, Zoe … Grandpa, I'm old."

I can't always know whether you are outside the door like before.

Zoe's breath stopped, and she said dryly, "… I named Gail.

GALE

Because I want to be a gentle person like Grandpa. "

"Grandpa knows."

"It has nothing to do with Grandma."

"Grandpa knows."

Seeing him smile like this, Zoe's eyes instantly turned red. She bit the tender flesh in her mouth that had just recovered not long ago and held back her tears.

"Grandpa, I … I lost to myself again … I can't change myself again. I hurt, hurt, hurt others with my ability …"

There were too many regrets and feelings of powerlessness that she wanted to express. Zoe's speech was sluggish, and there were many strange pauses. However, Grandpa understood everything and listened to her patiently.

Zoe took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She forced herself to sound more cheerful. "I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm not crying.

I know, I can't give up. Since I've decided to go on this path, I can't stop here. I know, Grandpa.

But … "

She lowered her head, covered her eyes with one hand, and complained to Grandpa in a trembling voice, "I'm scared … If one day, I do something that can't be undone, what should I do …"

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Grandpa pursed his lips. He didn't know what to say to Zoe who was struggling in pain. He let her stay in this state for a while. After venting his anger, he patted her trembling back gently and put his arm around her shoulders. "No matter what happens, I will always be on your side."

Grandpa's warmth made her feel much better. Zoe immediately hugged him back. When she heard Grandpa's words, her body trembled more violently, as if she wanted to vent all the pressure she had been suppressing at this moment.

After a while, Zoe sniffled and left Grandpa's arms.

She smiled through her tears and raised the corners of her mouth. She chuckled to make herself feel better. "Well, I'm sorry, Grandpa. I made you worry.

I'm fine now. I feel very good. "

Although Grandpa was not very confident about Zoe's words with a face full of tears and snot, he still smiled gently and touched Zoe's head without saying anything.

The dinner prepared by Dogo was soon ready. All the dishes on the table were Zoe's favorite omelets … It was a joke. Zoe was still recuperating, so she could only eat some bland food to prevent her wound from worsening.

In the next two days, no matter how much Zoe complained, even when her wound was pulled, Dogo, who seemed lazy but was very strict, was not shaken at all.

She didn't even see any meat, let alone omelets. Her mouth was almost watering.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Mr. Dogo was a doctor, a retired military doctor who specialized in serving soldiers.

Like ordinary doctors, he could cure diseases and injuries, but he could also read the names of all the bones in a person's body and break them at the same time.

In the ancestral house, he took care of all the nutrition and diseases.

In the middle of the meal, Zoe thought of something and left the table.

Dogo, who was preparing the dishes for Grandpa, asked, "Where did Saya-kun go?"

Grandpa took a bite of the tofu and said lightly, "She should be calling Zhimi-san."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zoe called out "Mom" from the other end of the corridor. Zhimi-san was Zoe's mother's name.

Dogo stood aside and said, "Master, you still know Saya-kun as well as before."

"After all, I raised her."

"It's because you know her so well. She doesn't need to say anything and people know what she wants. Saya-kun still doesn't know how to talk to others when she's seven years old, right?"

"Ahem!" Grandpa choked and patted his chest.

"But after meeting Tensei -san, Saya-kun became more and more noisy."

"Yes, yes …" Grandpa answered guiltily and continued to eat.

After that, Zoe swallowed the hospital meals for two days, and was finally picked up on Friday.

Before she got into the car, she reluctantly gave Grandpa a bear hug, made a face at Dogo exaggeratedly, and ran into the car.

Grandpa: "…"

Dogo: "…"

Zoe thought that she would be able to live a luxurious life when she returned home, but she didn't expect to be greeted by a table full of hospital meals.

It turned out that Mr. Dogo had already called the butler and told him everything.

Zoe: "??"