Chapter 24: Chapter 24: The Deceptive Immortal
"Mei-senpai, what's wrong with you?!"
As soon as the bell rang, Raiden Mei rushed out of the classroom like the wind.
Seeing Raiden Mei, who was usually composed, so agitated, Kiana was surprised. Raiden Mei had always been a girl with an excellent temperament in the academy, and Kiana had never seen her like this before.
Raiden Mei turned back to look at Kiana.
"Kiana, please do me a favor!" There was a sense of urgency in Raiden Mei's eyes.
The man she had just seen appeared to be around her age, dressed in ordinary clothes. St. Freya Academy was not a closed institution; in fact, its structure was similar to a university, which meant that ordinary citizens could also visit.
The information publicly available about St. Freya Academy was that of an ordinary university. The special courses to fight the Honkai were kept private.
If that man was just visiting, Raiden Mei wouldn't be able to find him at all.
She didn't even know the man's name; it was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"What can I do for you, Mei? I'll help you with anything you ask!" Kiana replied, remembering that Raiden Mei had promised to accompany her to Changkong City last time. She was grateful for that, and she would naturally do her best to help.
"Kiana, help me find someone."
"Sure, no problem. What kind of person are you looking for?"
Kiana curiously looked at Raiden Mei.
"A man, looks slightly older than us, wearing a white T-shirt and light gray pants, black hair, and, um, he should be handsome."
"Huh?! A man? Mei, are you..." Kiana was about to ask if this person was Raiden Mei's boyfriend, but Raiden Mei quickly added another feature.
"And he's holding a piece of grass in his mouth, one of the common weeds in the flowerbeds of our academy. Please, Kiana!"
After explaining this, Raiden Mei immediately rushed upstairs. She had just seen Lu Yu's appearance, and it seemed that he was here to visit the academy, so there was a high chance that he was still inside the building.
Less than twenty minutes had passed since she saw him, and he probably hadn't left yet!
"Okay, if I find him, I'll call you, Mei!"
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"It's just an ordinary university. I thought St. Freya Academy would be more high-end."
Holding a dogtail grass in his mouth, Lu Yu quickly strolled through the academic area. St. Freya Academy was not much different from a regular university; it covered a similar area. Currently, Lu Yu was in the residential area, which was relatively far from the academic area.
He had been awakened by Kafka in the morning and dragged to work without having breakfast.
As a sloth, how could he not eat?!
Lu Yu also went to the cafeteria, but it was already past breakfast time, and lunch had not started yet. He could only go to a convenience store to buy some snacks to fill his stomach.
After walking a few steps, Lu Yu found a small shop.
"Wait... I seem to have no money!"
Arriving at the shop's entrance, Lu Yu suddenly remembered that he had no money. He had borrowed money from Kafka to buy the gaming console. He was practically broke.
He had only one piece of paper currency left, which was given to him by a kind man in Longsky City. Lu Yu couldn't bear to use it and intended to keep it as a memento.
Did he have to exchange for some paper currency?
No, Lu Yu shook his head, vetoing the idea. He was no longer the newcomer to this world. Points were much more valuable than paper currency, and he already had a job. He just needed to wait for Otto to pay his salary. After thinking it over, Lu Yu decided to go back and ask Kafka to lend him some money or even advance his salary for a month. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to survive.
Hurriedly, Lu Yu rushed back to the office where he and Kafka were.
Seeing Lu Yu return, Kafka, who was engrossed in reading documents, glanced at him but then continued her work.
"Director Kafka, can we discuss something?"
Lu Yu approached Kafka.
"What is it?"
"Well, you see, I lost my wallet in Changkong City. You know, I bought the gaming console with the money you lent me. Can you lend me some money again? I'll pay you back as soon as I get my salary!"
Kafka: "???!!"
Was this shameless guy really an immortal?
He was the most useless and shameless immortal she had ever seen! Archbishop Otto, are you sure this person is an immortal and not a member of some acrobatic troupe?
He hadn't even paid back the more than 2,000 he borrowed for the gaming console, and now he was asking for living expenses? How shameless!
After thinking for a while, Kafka reluctantly took out ten one-hundred-yuan bills from her wallet and handed them to Lu Yu.
Thinking about how she was already tight on budget this month and now she was short by another thousand, Kafka felt a pain in her heart. She vowed that if Lu Yu turned out not to be an immortal, she would kick him hard with her high heels!
"Thank you, Director!"
Taking the money handed by Kafka, Lu Yu's eyes were filled with curiosity. He could tell that Kafka felt the pinch when she opened her wallet. Moreover, she wasn't very happy when he borrowed money to buy the gaming console earlier. This made him a bit puzzled.
Aren't the Schicksal people supposed to be wealthy? When did Schicksal become so poor?
"Director Kafka, isn't this academy under Schicksal? Why do you seem to have a lower income?"
Hearing Lu Yu's question, Kafka's eyes sharpened for a moment, but she quickly adjusted her expression. Lu Yu didn't notice the momentary sharpness in her eyes.
"I am the Logistics Director of St. Freya Academy, and my income is just slightly higher than yours."
Kafka avoided Lu Yu's question about Schicksal.
"Oh..."
Seeing Kafka unwilling to talk about it, Lu Yu didn't press further. Now that he had the money, his priority was to go and get some food.
"Where are you going now?"
Kafka was curious. Did Lu Yu come all the way here just to borrow money from her?
Lu Yu said seriously, "To inspect the results!"
"Haven't you already been there?"
"As the administrator of the Health Management Office, I believe it's necessary for me to work diligently and visit more than once!"
Kafka: "..."
Watching Lu Yu leave the office in a grand manner, Kafka couldn't help but think, "How does he look like someone who works diligently?"
After Lu Yu left, Kafka's eyes regained their sharpness. She opened the records about Lu Yu on her computer and looked at this person's information, which was completely unremarkable, once again.
Lu Yu indeed had a problem!
Kafka clearly remembered that she had given Lu Yu an invitation to St. Freya Academy, and it didn't contain any information about Schicksal.
However, Lu Yu had just
mentioned that St. Freya Academy was a subsidiary of Schicksal. This indicated that he knew many secrets!
Combining this with Lu Yu's previous mention of the Honkai, Kafka confirmed his identity.
As expected! What Archbishop Otto said was correct. This person must be a hidden immortal; otherwise, how would he know these secrets!
Having confirmed that Lu Yu was an immortal, Kafka became even angrier!
Lu Yu, you immortal! What's the meaning of a hidden immortal like you coming to borrow money from an ordinary person like me? Are you deliberately trying to bully me?
In Kafka's opinion, a hidden immortal wouldn't lack money. Archbishop Otto had said that immortals in Shenzhou were revered, so they couldn't possibly be lacking money!
This immortal must know that she was testing him, and he was deliberately bullying her!
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