newbobooks Chapter 4 The Undiscoverable Power
Chapter 4 The Undiscoverable Power
As Akikawa was about to return to his room, he found a broom in the hallway. Suddenly, a bold idea struck him. After glancing around to make sure no one was watching, he walked forward and picked up the broom.
At this moment, Qiuhe tried again, condensing the purplish-black energy in his hand and channeling it into the broom. He succeeded. Looking at the purplish-black gas emanating from the broom, Qiuhe was incredibly excited.
The moment the hand was raised, the power gathered on the broom exploded instantly, slashing down. "Sever, Dissolve, Break!" Three sharp, crescent-shaped, dark purple sword energies slashed out from head to toe.
Furthermore, a huge scratch, as if left by a wild beast, was left on the ground. Seeing this, Qiuhe was overjoyed, as if he had seen the scales of fate finally tip in his favor.
But when he looked at the broom in his hand again, it was gone, reduced to countless fragments. At that moment, Qiuhe seemed to hear voices ahead.
"Peipei, I...I'm a little scared...(°?°) What was that really loud noise?" Why are Qiuhe Xin and the other two here? We need to hide quickly!
When Peruvieri and Claire arrived at the spot where Akikawa had been, they found a huge and deep claw mark on the ground, as if it had been scratched by a giant monster.
Seeing this, Claire shuddered and tightened her grip on Peruvier's arm slightly. Peruvier, looking at the aura emanating from the claw marks on the ground, seemed to realize something.
But he didn't say anything, only reassuring Claire, "Judging from this purple elemental energy, it should just be a Thunder Axe Hilichurl that broke into Hearthglen House. Just report to Mother."
With that, he took Claire and left.
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It was already afternoon, and Qiuhe had woken up in bed. The blow at noon seemed to have drained him of a lot of his energy, and he collapsed on the ground as soon as he reached his room.
He managed to climb into bed with difficulty, and after resting for a while, he felt much better. Qiuhe, who had just woken up, also felt... (The sentence is incomplete and lacks context).
He slowly approached the toilet door and pushed it open. Peruvier's voice came from beside the doorway. "That huge claw mark was your doing."
Suddenly, Peruvier's voice rang out, and it was with those same words. This startled Akikawa, causing him to shift slightly to the side.
But she didn't know there was a protruding metal corner on the sink next to her. Qiuhe's spine slammed into it, and a sharp pain instantly spread throughout her body.
Akikawa suddenly lunged forward, catching Peruvier off guard and knocking her to the ground. Akikawa and Peruvier stared at each other, both able to feel each other's breath.
However, while Peruvier still maintained her expressionless face, the mushroom-like pupils in her eyes had enlarged and were trembling. A faint blush had also inexplicably appeared on her cheeks.
This was the first time Peruvier had experienced such a feeling, an indescribable sensation. She didn't know what it was, this emotion she had never felt before. Akikawa was also suffering; his spine ached so badly he couldn't straighten up.
Seeing Peruvier's current expression, my brain was racing. I felt like it might crash instantly with a crackling sound and a cloud of black smoke at any moment.
After staring at each other for a long time, Qiuhe finally managed to utter a few words.
"Um..."
"How...how did you get into my room?"
You didn't lock the door.
Peruvéli's words reminded Akikawa of how, because he was about to lose consciousness, he hadn't even had time to close the door before climbing onto the bed.
Does that mean this girl was hiding in my bathroom from the very beginning? The two of them are still stuck in this position, staring at each other, the situation is extremely awkward.
Just as Qiuhe was about to speak to ease the tension, a figure suddenly peeked out from behind the bathroom door. Qiuhe turned around abruptly and saw that it was actually Claire; she must have been making too much noise and attracted his attention.
If the atmosphere was awkward before, now it's like being in a public restroom in western Sichuan, only to find the stall next to you is occupied by a woman on weekends.
Looking at Clementine's small head peeking out from the toilet door, and her eyes that had long lost their luster, the air seemed to freeze as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Clementine's chest slowly rose and her mouth kept opening.
Seeing this scene, Qiuhe seemed to see: the roar of a monstrous dragon shaking the heavens, the earth-shattering explosion of a meteorite, the Hiroshima boy's dazzling light illuminating the sky, the pilot's fleeting smile as he turned back, and the large, star-like object in his hand.
Ignoring the pain in her spine, Qiuhe quickly covered those fateful cherry-red lips with a handkerchief before the world was destroyed, and with great effort finally locked the door from the inside.
At this moment, Qiuhe finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked back to see Claire peeking out from behind Peruvier, her small head visible, and tears welling up in her large, beautiful eyes.
"Waaaaah... Peipei, what are we going to do? Are we going to be... Waaaaah...?"
Qiuhe stared into deep thought at this scene, which seemed like something out of an anime. He had always thought he would never encounter such a situation in his life. But life is unpredictable.
"Clementine, let me explain, it was all a misunderstanding."
"Waaaaah~~~ I don't believe it! Which bad guy didn't say that after he did it? Waaaaah~~~."
"Peruveli, please speak up for me!"
"Ah, yes, it looks like we're going to be defiled by this beast today. How awful."
Qiuhe, seeing that this girl not only wasn't helping but was also adding fuel to the fire, almost choked on his breath. "Destroy it already, I'm tired."
However, with Peruvieri and Akikawa's patient explanation, this huge misunderstanding was finally cleared up.
"Oh, I see. I thought you guys..."
Clementine's ears were burning red with embarrassment, as if she were about to explode. Meanwhile, Peruvier began pressing for answers about the initial incident.
"You did that huge claw mark in the hallway?"
Qiuhe thought to himself that he absolutely couldn't admit to this now, no matter what. After all, Peruvier and Clevis didn't yet know Kugavina's true identity.
They now hold Kugavina in high esteem, not to mention Clementine, who is Kugavina's biological daughter.
"Paw prints?"
Qiuhe put on a confused and completely unaware expression that looked just like the real thing, all thanks to his various experiences on Earth.
This gradually transformed him into someone completely unfathomable. But then, Peruvée said something that startled Akikawa.
"When we first met, I saw the purplish-black elemental energy on your right hand." At this point, Qiuhe's heart skipped a beat; it had only been a fleeting moment, and no one around had even noticed.
Peruvieri noticed, but there was also a possibility that she was just trying to bluff herself; if she made even the slightest expression on her face, he might notice.
If she truly only suspects me, then she has every reason to be suspicious, since nothing like this had happened before I arrived. And these strange things only started happening after I arrived.
Moreover, the direction from which the attack left its mark was also towards my room.
"I really don't know what you're talking about. After lunch, I went back to my room. I was so sleepy that I forgot to close the door and just fell asleep."
Peruvieri looked into Akikawa's eyes. In truth, he had already decided in his heart that it was Akikawa who did it, just as Peruvieri had said at the beginning.
He did indeed detect the elemental force in Qiuhe's hand, and it wasn't ordinary elemental force; it felt like some other energy system.
Furthermore, Peruvieri could sense that the claw mark possessed an extremely high energy concentration, though not as strong as her mother's. If he were to attack her, she and Clévy would certainly be no match for him.
Claire looked out the window and realized it was already dark. She then remembered she had an exam tomorrow.
"Pepe, I don't think Leyi is a bad person. Let's catch up on tomorrow's lessons first. Leyi, you can come with us too."
Qiuhe thought this was acceptable; at least it was better than them constantly questioning her. "What are you all studying now?" Qiuhe wondered. If they hadn't had a competition by age 10, would they have to wait until they were 12?
After Clementine finished explaining the learning program, Akikawa also felt puzzled because the program mentioned various languages.
Then Qiuhe suddenly remembered that he was in the Hearth House. If his language was to be translated, it should be Liyue language.
But when we first met, Kujavina was able to have a normal conversation with me. He's not from Liyue, so why would he speak to me in the language of Liyue?
If that's the case, the only possibility is that I can automatically interpret their speech as the language of Liyue in my mind. And my words will also be perceived as their language in their ears.