Chapter 6: The First Mysterious Substance

“Huh?”

Yu looked around in surprise.
The mysterious substance within a three-hundred-meter radius was actually very close to him?

Although Yu felt somewhat surprised that there might be some special mysterious substance hidden within the mutant school and so close to him, since Flash alerted him, he was prepared to search without any hesitation.

“Within a three-hundred-meter range… It doesn’t seem like something specifically concealed.
It should be in the nearby shaded forest.
But why did Flash only alert me now?”

Yu couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

He had been by the small lake this whole time and hadn’t left.
If Flash could sense that mysterious substance within a three-hundred-meter range, it should have alerted him earlier.

Or… could it be something that can move?

If that were the case, it would be impressive.

As Yu pondered, he emerged from the small lake and was about to put on his clothes to search nearby when Flash alerted him again:

“Approaching within a hundred meters!”

“Hmm?”

Yu’s heart skipped a beat.
The mysterious substance indeed moved!

He immediately looked around!

With just one look, Yu was dumbfounded.
Within a hundred meters, although it was nighttime, the area around the small lake was relatively an open green grassland.
With the moonlight, he could still see some things clearly.
Yu spotted a figure that suddenly appeared not far away.

But when he saw the appearance of that figure, his eyes widened.

“Yu… Is that you? What are you doing? Uh?!”

In the moonlight, the figure revealed its appearance—it was a red-haired little girl that Yu was very familiar with!

Wasn’t this little Jean?

Jean also recognized Yu.

Blinking her eyes, she was about to ask Yu what he was doing when her voice suddenly stopped.

Looking at Yu still not having put on his pants under the moonlight, her little face froze instantly, turning bright red, and she stood motionless in place.

“Uh…”

Yu was speechless for a while.

He never expected that in the middle of the night, this little girl would suddenly appear by the small lake.

And could it be that the mysterious substance Flash mentioned… was it Jean?

Although Yu was momentarily stunned, he quickly realized it and immediately dressed himself in a few swift moves.
Then he came to Jean’s side, scratching his head, and said:

“Uh, Jean, why did you suddenly come here?”

“I… I couldn’t sleep, so I came out for a walk.”

Jean lowered her head and spoke softly.
The faint blush on her face was still visible, making her look cute and evoking a feeling of tenderness.

Wait? What am I thinking? Now is not the time for the Lolicon Spirit to ignite!

Yu coughed.

Fortunately, Jean was a relatively quiet girl.
If it were someone with a hot temper and a loud voice, even a slight scream could wake up everyone in the school, making things awkward.

“Oh, I see…”

Yu sighed inwardly.

He didn’t know that Jean had such a habit.
Well, since he had been seen, there was no big deal about it.
The main issue now was to find out if the mysterious substance Flash mentioned was indeed related to Jean.

“Flash, sense the location of the mysterious substance.”

“The mysterious substance is right in front of us.”

Flash’s response left Yu speechless for a moment.

Indeed…

But how did Jean, a living person, become the so-called “mysterious substance”?

Or could it be that the mysterious substance referred to Jean’s Phoenix Force, the gene or blood containing the power of the Phoenix?

Yu’s thoughts spun in his mind, completely unaware of the awkward atmosphere between the two.

Jean, secretly glancing at Yu, noticed that he furrowed his brows and thought that Yu might be unhappy.
Recalling the scene just now, her cheeks immediately reddened.

At this moment, she wished her telepathy had returned.

But unfortunately, her telepathy had no effect on Yu.
Jean’s gaze dimmed slightly, feeling a bit conflicted about what to say next.

She definitely couldn’t say to Yu, “Hey, Yu, you have a nice figure!” That would be too embarrassing!

Just as she was struggling to break the awkward atmosphere, Jean suddenly brightened her eyes.
Seeing Yu’s wet appearance, a clever idea crossed her mind.

“Yu, you’ll catch a cold being wet like this.
How about going to my room and drying yourself? I have a dry towel over there.”

As soon as she said those words, Jean regretted it.

Ah, what was I saying?! Inviting a boy into my room late at night to dry himself.
If someone sees us, it would be… It would be… (T/N: I mean they both are eight, right? Maybe Jean is having those thoughts because of her telepathy.
If she had telepathy and read an adult’s mind, then yeah she can have those ideas.)

Jean’s face instantly turned red again.

“Oh, um, I… okay! Fine! I do feel a little chilly!”

Upon hearing Jean’s words, Yu originally intended to refuse.

He could just dry himself in his own dormitory.
However, upon second thought, this might be an opportunity to clarify the relationship between Jean and the mysterious substance.
So, he didn’t refuse.

As for a guy going into a girl’s room…

Ahem!

That was indeed a bit strange!

Normally, boys were forbidden from entering girls’ dormitories.
After all, they were all kids.
Although the mutant school encouraged communication among the students, there still had to be some rules.

But Jean was different.

Due to Jean’s special situation, she had her own room.
She could invite whoever she wanted, and others couldn’t interfere.

However, in a situation like this… Yu looked at Jean, this little girl, in a somewhat peculiar way.
After all, he had the mind of an adult.
Seeing her blushing face, he couldn’t help but think of other things.
(T/N: Damn Lolicon.)

“Tsk… This foreign little girl is indeed quite mature!”

Yu chuckled inwardly.

Jean, seeing Yu like this, without the need for telepathy, could somewhat sense the subtle change in the relationship between the two.
Her little face turned even redder.

But at this moment, she became less reserved and directly gave Yu a white look, saying:

“Hurry up and let’s go! If you don’t, I won’t let you in!”

Then, with an air of arrogance and shyness, she quickly ran away, gradually disappearing into the darkness.

“This girl, why did she run so fast?”

Yu smiled faintly, secretly teasing in his heart, and followed quickly after her.