Strange Cards

Chapter 41 Are you kidding me?

"Something's not right, at least 20% wrong."

Bai Yu racked her brains but couldn't figure out where this feeling came from, but the feeling in her heart, like being scratched by a cat, made her extremely uncomfortable.

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At this moment, a calico cat in the group finished eating, licked its paws, walked over to Shigure's side, and gently rubbed its head against Shigure's leg.

Shiyu crouched down and petted the calico cat, who then stuck out its pink tongue and licked the back of Shiyu's hand.

"Xiaobai wasn't lost; she came back with me."

"Even with your care, it would still be difficult for her to survive in the wild, so I adopted her."

"You and Tabby must protect this place. These cats are counting on you and Tabby."

"Set a good example as the big sister, and don't go around fighting with cats."

The calico cat nodded gently, as if it understood.

Shi Yu patted Sanhua's head and said with a smile.

"Good girl, I'm going now."

"Hurry up and finish that milk, it won't keep for long in this hot weather."

"After you finish drinking, remember to take the bowl to the water and rinse it with water, otherwise the milk smell will be very unpleasant."

"Meow."

The calico cat meowed softly. Shiyu glanced at the cat, who was happily eating, one last time, before riding away on her bicycle.

At this moment, Tanuki jumped down from a tree and watched Shigure riding his bicycle until he completely disappeared from sight.

The calico cat walked up to the tabby cat and gently rubbed against it, while the tabby cat meowed and jumped back up the tree.

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"Alright, Director, I'll grab my things and head back now."

"Remember to come back and pick up your college entrance exam admission ticket, and don't forget the date of the exam."

"Don't worry, I won't forget."

"After you graduate, the director won't be able to manage you much anymore. Before you leave, the director has one more thing to say to you."

"From now on, when hunters are on missions, their own safety will be the priority."

"I heard Qi Wu say that the danger for hunters when they go on a mission is very high. Even though there aren't many hunters in the whole country, the number of hunters who have died is not small."

"If you have any difficulties, don't hesitate to ask the director. You will always be my student, no matter what."

"I'm relieved to hear that."

Shi Yu took out a bag of tea leaves in a black bag and handed it to the director.

"The leaves of the first summer tea are not as tender as those of the early spring tea, but they have a different flavor."

"I bought these tea leaves at the beginning of summer and have been growing them for over a month. You've taken care of me for three years, so I don't have much to give you. This little bit of tea is just a small token of my appreciation."

"This bag weighs ten pounds and costs only about a hundred yuan. I can save the money I would have spent on snacks."

After Shi Yu finished speaking, she took the application form and left the director's office. The director looked at the tea on the table and accepted it.

After searching through his cabinet for a long time, the director finally found a wooden box and carefully placed the tea leaves inside, not even leaving a single tea dreg.

The director poured out the Maojian tea soaking in the cup, picked out a small pinch from the wooden box, and put it into the thermos.

"May your path be smoother from now on, kid."

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Shi Yu arrived at the classroom with her things. After tidying up her belongings and taking them with her, she took out the breakfast that the class monitor had given her from her desk and a bottle of milk from Lin Musen.

"Tell the class monitor not to bring me breakfast from now on, so she can focus on her studies."

"Where are you going as you pack your things?"

Shiyu took out the watch from his pocket and waved it.

"I'm studying at home now. See you on the day of the college entrance exam."

"Wait a moment!"

Lin Musen hurriedly took a notebook out of his bag and handed it to Shi Yu.

"This is the notebook you lent me last time. I've corrected some of the shortcomings for you."

"I should return it to you now that I've borrowed it for so long."

Shiyu picked up the notebook, glanced at it briefly, and then put it away.

"I'm leaving now, see you next time."

After taking a few deep breaths to calm his excited emotions, Lin Musen's slightly flushed face was so bright that light could almost pass through it in the sunlight.

"What's wrong, Musen? Why is your face so red?"

Class monitor Liu Shiying walked over and looked at Shi Yu's empty desk with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, Shiyu applied to study from home. He hasn't been coming to school lately. He told you not to bring him breakfast and to focus on your studies."

"Alright."

After Liu Shiying finished speaking, she returned to her seat, pulled out a workbook, and began working on the problems.

Shi Yu glanced at the notebook a few times on her way out of the school gate, and then put it away.

As a seasoned veteran, how could Shi Yu not notice Lin Musen's unusual behavior? He just pretended not to see it.

He knew perfectly well what was in the notebook, but he didn't say it outright.

It's common for girls to have romantic feelings at this age, and Shiyu was well aware that quite a few girls in her class were interested in her.

"Cough cough cough!"

Shi Yu coughed a few times and covered her mouth with her hand, thus blocking out the bright red stuff.

Shi Yu found the nearest restroom, cleaned the blood off her hands, and then walked out of the school gate as if nothing had happened.

Shi Yu didn't know how much longer he could live, so he could only pretend not to see those so-called girlish feelings.

Having been alone since childhood, Shiyu is very sensitive; he even knows with precision who likes him.

Looking at his dwindling life and the slim chance of surviving, he could only treat them as illusions.

There are few truly sincere people in this world; most are just putting on an act.

Even Bai Yu had made plans. If Bai Yu hadn't suddenly turned from a cat into a human, Shi Yu probably wouldn't have made any of these plans.

Many people come into this world alone and leave it alone.

People can't bring anything with them when they are born, let alone take anything with them when they die.

"Hey kid, stop holding on and remove the equipment from the Mysterious Card first."

"It's okay, it's normal for late-stage lung cancer patients to cough up some blood."

"Your body has not yet fully adapted to the power of the Mysterious Card. Prolonged use of this weapon may cause your life force to be devoured."

"You weren't going to live much longer anyway, and this is going to kill you soon. You should cherish your life more."

"I don't have the confidence to collect all the cards like 10, J, Q, K, and A, unless I am one of them and you have another one of them."

"Who knows if that so-called chemotherapy will work? Before all of this is certain, you should use it as little as possible without relying on combat, the strange cards, and the ability to absorb strange power."

"You're one of the few contractors I think are decent, and I don't want you to die."

Shi Yu coughed lightly, spat the blood into the sewer, and said nonchalantly.

"The worst outcome is death. I already died once twelve years ago, so what's there to be afraid of?"