AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 121 - 56 The Sports Student Without a Sports Uniform (Added 1100 words!)

Chapter 121: Chapter 56 The Sports Student Without a Sports Uniform (Added 1100 words!)

"Liangzi!" Lin Yi quickly called out, stopping Wei Liang’s action.

He strode over to Wei Liang, then picked up a carton of milk, replaced Wei Liang’s tomato with it, and said, "Your carton doesn’t have a straw, take this one instead."

Wei Liang was taken aback, then looked puzzled at the milk carton on his tray: "Huh... I had forgotten I even picked up milk. But I really have developed the habit of subconsciously grabbing milk, ahaha..."

He laughed embarrassingly and then picked up his tray.

But his words, in turn, gave Lin Yi a scare—although Wei Liang’s tomato had been stuffed into his hands by the Pocket Chef, it was, in fact, Lin Yi who had placed it on the tray.

Yet Wei Liang had absolutely no recollection of this and took it for granted that he simply forgot.

If that was the case with Wei Liang’s tomato, then... what about the milk he just had?

With that thought, he couldn’t help but take another look at the milk on his own tray.

But upon looking...

"What the...?!"

Lin Yi’s pupils suddenly constricted as he realized there was no milk on his tray at all, just a bright red, juicy-looking tomato.

The skin of the tomato was subtly pulsating, as if it were a heart throbbing with life.

"When did this happen?!"

In this brief moment, he experienced a powerful sense of confusion; he couldn’t tell if he’d simply "recognized" it wrong at first glance, or if... the milk had been replaced with this tomato without him realizing it!

"Damn it..."

He had no interest in recalling or investigating how the tomato got there; he made a quick-witted decision, appearing to grab the tomato "casually," and then naturally placed it back in the pile of milk.

Meanwhile, he shook his head and muttered, "Sigh... I almost forgot I’ve quit drinking milk recently. Took it without thinking, too used to it..."

Having said that, he naturally picked up his tray and silently caught up with Wei Liang, and the two walked side by side.

Lin Yi couldn’t help but mutter to himself: "What the hell... just eating a meal and I feel like I’m turning into a double agent."

"If every meal is like this, full of intrigue, three times a day, it’s hard to ensure that my mental state remains good..."

...

May 7th, X023, 18:08, first floor of the cafeteria, Student Cafeteria.

Lin Yi and Wei Liang had been wandering around the Student Cafeteria with their trays for nearly five minutes, but they hadn’t caught a glimpse of any Sports Students, which made Lin Yi begin to question his own assumption—would the Sports Students entering from other pathways actually come to the Student Cafeteria to eat?

Or was it that the other pathways didn’t lead to the Student Cafeteria?

At that moment, Lin Yi realized there might be an issue!

Students needed to swipe their Student ID cards to get meals, but Sports Students didn’t have Student ID cards!

Without Student ID cards, of course, they couldn’t swipe to pay!

"It seems we can’t rely on the Sports Students for help..." Lin Yi whispered.

Wei Liang said with a grave expression, "Next time we run into Xu Shunkang, we’ll ask him where they eat. It’s as hard as seeking divine help when we need to find them in a pinch..."

"Then let’s find a place to eat for now," Lin Yi said.

"Hey Old Lin, wait up!" Wei Liang exclaimed in surprise, "That muscular guy over there, I think I’ve seen him at the Gymnasium!"

He gestured with his mouth for Lin Yi to take a look.

Lin Yi immediately looked over, only to find a robust student dressed in relatively casual clothes.

He felt a bit disappointed: "Isn’t that a Sports Student?"

Wei Liang corrected him, "No, if I remember correctly, he’s a Sports Student, but I don’t know why... he’s not wearing the Sports Student uniform."

"Ah?" Lin Yi asked in confusion.

Wei Liang continued: "You see the several people around him, if I’m not mistaken, a few of them I saw outside the Gymnasium..."

"Don’t you have any recollection at all?"

"When we first arrived, they were standing there like a gang of delinquents, holding baseball bats."

Wei Liang’s words instantly triggered Lin Yi’s memory; he suddenly recalled the moment, and as he did so, memories that were once fuzzy suddenly became clear as if the resolution had been turned up.

The appearances of the Sports Students who had been guarding the Gymnasium door began to come into sharp focus...

"Four of them." He suddenly spoke up, "The four people on the side, they are indeed Sports Students."

"Gah?" Wei Liang said in astonishment, "You... how did you suddenly remember?"

Lin Yi was stunned: "I don’t know either... it was a sudden flash of memory, I can’t explain it."

"But they were still wearing blue and white sportswear in the Gymnasium, even when entering the other pathways, so why are they dressed in casual clothes for eating?"

"Could there be some hidden agenda here? Are you sure we should still approach them?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Liang hesitated.

"Or maybe, we shouldn’t talk to them for now?" He hesitated, and his thoughts started twisting towards crafty tricks, "We won’t say anything, just eat next to them, like we’re dining alongside those shady characters."

"When they finish eating and start to leave, we’ll follow immediately."

"Then, if it happens to be on our way, we’ll follow right behind them, as part of their group for a bit. If it doesn’t look good, we’ll bolt immediately! What do you think about that, Old Lin?"

Lin Yi thought briefly, then said pensively, "At this point, we can only play it by ear."