"Ugh —!!"

She brought this upon herself.

Setsuna didn't understand the true meaning of this sentence until she was sitting in the infirmary.

The Healing Lady's personality was to convert a person's physical strength into cellular activity, thereby accelerating the recovery process. However, it didn't mean that she could automatically expel foreign substances from the body.

So at this moment, she bit her lower lip and tensed up all the nerves in her body as she watched the Healing Lady swiftly remove the needles. Since the hand was an area where nerve endings were concentrated, she was already covered in cold sweat by the time the Healing Lady finished removing all three needles.

"If you feel pain now, why didn't you know how to take care of yourself on the field?"

The Healing Lady complained as she threw the blood-stained needles onto the tray. Then, under Setsuna's horrified gaze, she took out an alcohol cotton ball and said, "What are you doing? If you don't disinfect it properly, the alcohol cotton ball won't be able to separate the germs after you recover.

Seriously, you're such a well-behaved girl, but you're so cruel to yourself … "

Setsuna didn't dare to move. She lowered her head and let the Healing Lady talk, afraid that she would scream the next second if the alcohol cotton ball was removed from her mouth. The alcohol cotton ball fell mercilessly on her palm, and she felt as if her soul was floating in the air.

After about twenty minutes, Setsuna finally finished the treatment process. She didn't know whether to call it punishment or treatment. She covered her injured heart and recovered arm and left this terrifying place. Although the Healing Lady said that it would be better to wait for another ten minutes before removing the bandage, she didn't limit her position during the ten minutes, so …

"… The treatment is over?"

… Huh?

As soon as she stepped out of the infirmary, she bumped into a familiar figure. She blinked and looked at the teenager who was fighting with her on the field. She was at a loss for a moment, "Um, um … I'll remove the bandage myself later."

His worried gaze fell on her left arm. He didn't want to look, but he forced himself to look, "Are you an idiot? There's no need to use such an exaggerated method to remove my brainwashing. A normal impact is enough."

"But, that's Xin Cao Kun from a month ago."

Cha Na subconsciously looked away, feeling a little embarrassed. "I don't know much about the growth rate of personality in mind control. Moreover, Lord Xincao gave me the order to brainwash me so decisively. It was like, 'Could it be that you have practiced it on many people' … That's what I thought.

And … it's not easy to find a willing experimental subject, so … after making such a conjecture, he impulsively … "

He did such a thing.

"… Now that I think about it, Xin Cao Kun is not the kind of person who abuses his power …" She fiddled with the hem of her shirt unconsciously..... she carefully, she turned her gaze back......

Xin Chao's mouth twitched.

"How do you think of this to conclude that I'm angry?"

He was really helpless. "At the end of the day, an angry person wouldn't run here to wait for you right after the competition."

"Hey, hey, did you run over here as soon as you left the arena?

. and the wounds on the face.....

. I remember that the last hit was quite heavy … "

"No, I've dealt with it myself. That's not the main point."

Being digressed time and time again, Xin Cao couldn't help but feel impatient. He raised his hand to stop her eyes from looking at him. He exerted a little force to make her gaze stay on him.

"I just want to say … thank you."

He put down his hand as he spoke. Then, he seemed to smile.

"Logically speaking, I understand that I didn't get into the hero stream because I didn't have a good grasp of my personality. However, I still accumulated a lot of resentment."

Thirty percent self-deprecation and seventy percent relief, the purple-haired teenager's smile, which rarely appeared on his usually cold face, seemed a little stiff, but it was still there. "You've done a lot of stupid things on your own. I say, it's great that you're an idiot."

"… I can't tell if you're praising me or scolding me …"

She was clearly being thanked just a second ago, but in the next second, she was being called an idiot by the other party. However, she still smiled in confusion. "But this kind of awkward way of speaking is something that I know. I'm worried about you."

When she said this, she was facing the window in the corridor. The shadows of the trees outside the window blocked some of the light that spilled into the corridor, leaving only a few spots of light reflected into her pupils. It was like a small universe with floating spots of light.

And in the middle of that universe, stood his figure.

Xin Cao lowered his head and looked at the small him in her eyes, who seemed to be surrounded by light. After a few seconds of silence, he leaned back and pressed his back against the glass window that was slightly heated by the sunlight.

"My personality is great. I feel that I can help a lot of people … You said that before, [Setsuna]."

This sentence seemed to be asking for confirmation and also a question. Setsuna was a little confused, but she still nodded obediently.

Xin Cao smiled faintly. This time, his smile was smoother than before. He turned his face away. His side profile and voice dissolved in the light behind him.

"… Is that so? Then I have to work hard."

… …

… … …

… … … …

It was already two o 'clock in the afternoon when she returned to the stadium. Setsuna waved goodbye to Xin Cao near the players' passage. (My arm is injured, not my leg. You don't have to see me off.

By Senzaki Setsuna.) She bypassed the entrance where the media was gathered and was about to go to the players' lounge to retrieve her belongings before going to the stands. However, before she reached the lounge, she was blocked by two people.

"Midaya Kun, Misako … What are you doing here?"

She couldn't be blamed for her erratic tone. The atmosphere between the two people was a little strange. She felt like she had stepped into the scene of an important event. However, since she was already here, she couldn't just leave. So, she braced herself and asked.

The reactions of the other two were much simpler. Green Valley was the first to turn around. He was still holding the notebook that he always carried with him. His pair of round eyes were even wider than usual. "Student Qian Qi!

Are you okay already? "

Cha Na did not expect that one or two of them would ask about their injuries the moment they came up. He was worried because he did not have much combat experience, so he put it aside for the time being. Cha Na was a little surprised that Green Valley was the same as well. After all, he had suffered more serious injuries in combat lessons.

Well, it just looks scary. In fact, it's not … "

"Setsuna!!!!"

The second half of the sentence was drowned out by Sunny Day's scream. She took a few steps to Setsuna and looked like she wanted to pounce on her. However, she didn't dare to act rashly because of her mummified left hand. "Are you really okay?

I heard from Xiangxiang that I was really worried about you in all kinds of ways.

Why didn't you discuss it with me during the lunch break? It's really … "

"… Well, I'm sorry to have worried you."

Setsuna hugged her with her free right hand and patted her back gently.

"But, it's okay now."

"…" Her eyes were a little hot. Sunny Day raised her head and tried to hold back the tears. "Not really …"

"Sunny Day has been worried about you." Seeing that the two people in front of him finally calmed down a little, Midaya added a step away, "Just now, she asked me to look for you when it was almost time to go on stage. She said that she was worried because you hadn't come back."

Speaking up to here, he scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly, "Although I think if it's Qian Qi classmate, it probably won't be a problem … After all, Qian Qi classmate is very persuasive."

"Even if Setsuna is very powerful, I'm still worried because Setsuna hasn't said anything …" Sunny Day was a little indignant. She left Setsuna's arms a little and looked at her for confirmation. "Is it really completely solved?

Is it okay? "

Facing the expression of a small animal, Setsuna couldn't help laughing.

"It's true."

She nodded and said in a firm tone, letting go of Sunny Day's back. "Misako should be the one preparing. The most important thing in a real battle is to be calm." She was a little guilty, but she still forced herself to continue. "No matter who the opponent is, she can't be so relaxed. It's too rude … Speaking of which, who is it?"

With this question, the two people in front of him instantly became as quiet as pigeons on the roof beams. The air was deafening, not to mention the drop of a needle, even the drop of a hair would be deafening. In an instant, he looked back and forth between the two of them. After a while, Green Valley answered on his behalf.

"That …"

He awkwardly covered the lower half of his face with the notebook in his hand.

"… It's Xiaosheng."

"…"

"… Who?!"

Even Setsuna couldn't maintain her calm. She turned to look at Sunny Day, who had the strength to shout at her just a moment ago. The latter's eyes drifted to the ceiling and didn't dare to look at her. "… Misako …"

"I, I don't plan to lose!"

Seeing that he could not escape, Liri had no choice but to turn his gaze back. He clenched his fists to show his determination, "Even if I'm not as reliable as Joujiu-kun and Cha Na, I'm still serious about getting first place!"

"So this time."

The girl raised her fist to the sky. There was a flame in the depths of her brown eyes that ignited the air like a prairie fire.