Chapter 50

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Giant Beast Forest

At the place where Wuyan had silently left to enter the instance, the campfire still emitted a noticeable red glow, with some embers still smoldering, not completely extinguished. No monsters had come here, and everything remained as it was when Wuyan had entered the instance.

This was natural, as although Wuyan had spent a month in the Butler's Whirlwind instance, with the 100:1 time ratio, not even a day had passed in the Sparil world.

Wuyan chose to return, and naturally, he returned to the same place...

Two figures appeared out of nowhere next to the campfire, with no warning at all!

Wuyan calmly patted his clothes and stomped out the campfire as if he had never left. Mikan, on the other hand, looked around curiously, left and right, as if trying to spot any differences.

However, she was clearly disappointed. Apart from the monsters, the Giant Beast Forest was just a huge forest, no different from any ordinary forest.

Turning her head away in disappointment, Mikan said, "So what? It's just an ordinary forest. I thought there would be something different."

Wuyan tilted his head and grinned mischievously. "So that's what you thought. Well, I'll definitely give you a surprise soon!"

"Hmm?" Mikan glanced at him indifferently, a spark of electricity flashing across her forehead. She huffed, "That's quite something to look forward to..."

Wuyan shrugged and ignored her. This girl was still holding a grudge from this morning, even though he had already taken a punch from her. Really...

"What are you standing there for? Summon Chrysanthemum quickly!" Seeing Wuyan pretending to be deep and mysterious, Mikan couldn't help but slap him on the back.

This girl was definitely doing it on purpose!

Wuyan almost fell to the ground from the slap. He rubbed his chest, which had been emptied of air, and glared at her. Unfortunately, his glare was ignored by Mikan.

Opening the system menu, Wuyan directly selected the 'Summon' option. After a few stretches, he quickly found the option for Chrysanthemum.

Kikuchi Chrysanthemum: Character from Butler's Whirlwind, Student Council President of White King Academy; Summon Points: 5000.

Yes, 5000 points. The President was that 'cheap.' Despite her kindness, she was only level 18, so she wasn't expensive at all.

Summoning Chrysanthemum was easy for Wuyan, even with only 11,000 summon points left after summoning Mikan...

Wuyan solemnly clicked 'Summon,' and soon, the scene of summoning Mikan appeared before him.

A beam of light flashed, causing Wuyan and Mikan to raise their hands to shield their eyes. Chrysanthemum began to take shape in the light, as if an invisible pen was drawing her on a piece of paper. Chrysanthemum was slowly 'drawn' out.

When Chrysanthemum fully appeared before Wuyan and Mikan, the light disappeared, and a thin, dazzling ray of light shot out from her body, connecting to Wuyan.

Wuyan, who had experienced this once before, was no longer afraid. He stood still, watching Chrysanthemum, while Mikan looked at everything with a curious expression. When she was summoned, she hadn't been awake during the process, just like Chrysanthemum now.

Soon, Wuyan's heartbeat synchronized with Chrysanthemum's, and the light disconnected, forming a light bead that merged into Wuyan's body.

Wuyan reflexively examined his body and found it strange. He could indeed feel the sensation of sharing a life with another, but he couldn't quite describe it.

"Chrysanthemum!" Mikan's voice drew Wuyan's attention away from his body. After the life fusion, Chrysanthemum had already woken up and was standing with Mikan, looking around in amazement.

From Chrysanthemum's perspective, Wuyan and Mikan had just said goodbye to her and vanished into thin air. Then, her head spun, and memories of the system, summoning, and basic information about Wuyan suddenly appeared in her mind. After processing these memories, she opened her eyes to find herself in this forest.

When Mikan told her they were in another world, Chrysanthemum was stunned. In the blink of an eye, something she couldn't understand had happened, making her marvel at the system's power.

"Is the summoning over? Didn't you say there would be a life fusion? Why don't I feel any changes?" Chrysanthemum looked at her body curiously and asked Mikan.

"I don't know either!" Mikan tapped her chin and blinked. "When I was summoned, I didn't feel any changes either. I just felt a sense of familiarity from Wuyan..."

As she spoke, Mikan blushed slightly, speaking softly so only Chrysanthemum could hear.

"Indeed..." Chrysanthemum glanced at Wuyan, who was standing in front of her with a puzzled look, and felt a sense of familiarity from him, blushing slightly. Then, she clasped her hands together in front of her chest and smiled.

Life fusion... huh?

While the two girls whispered to each other, Wuyan felt bored. He had already accepted that being a life winner meant being excluded. As long as he wasn't burned, anything was fine...

Clapping his hands to get Mikan and Chrysanthemum's attention, Wuyan said, "Alright, let's talk about what to do next!"

"What to do next?" The two girls looked at Wuyan in confusion.

"Exactly!" Wuyan sat down and said to the two girls, "Should we stay here or go out? If we stay, what should we do? If we go out, where should we go? Don't you think we should discuss this?"

"Even if you say that..." The two girls looked at each other and sat down in front of Wuyan. "We don't know what to do either!"

"That's why we need to discuss it!" Wuyan looked at them helplessly. Weren't they usually smart? One from White King Academy and one from Tokiwadai Middle School, both prestigious schools. He had hoped they would have some ideas.

"But the key is, we're not familiar with this world!" Mikan rubbed her forehead, her nose wrinkling. "If we had a map, we could plan, but now, we know nothing. How can we plan?"

"Didn't you say you've been here for three months? You should be more familiar than us, right? Haven't you made any plans?" Chrysanthemum, who seemed a bit uncomfortable sitting on the ground, fidgeted and asked Wuyan.

"But I haven't been anywhere else!" Wuyan smiled sheepishly. Although he had been here for three months, he had only been to the Giant Beast Forest and the supply town. As for a map, well, the system should have one.

Wuyan remembered the system asking him if he wanted to exchange for a map of the Giant Beast Forest when he first arrived. It cost 3000 item points, and the system was as shameless as a pushy salesman...

"Three months, and you haven't left this forest?" Mikan looked at Wuyan strangely, as if he were a primitive savage, making Wuyan feel very uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry for not being more experienced!" Wuyan pouted and decided to ignore Mikan's disdainful look. He turned to Chrysanthemum and asked, "Chrysanthemum, what do you think?"

Both girls looked at Chrysanthemum, who pondered for a moment and then said, "Wuyan, you said that characters who undergo life fusion can level up by defeating monsters, right?"

Caught off guard by Chrysanthemum's question, Wuyan nodded. "Yes, to be precise, it's about leveling up. As long as you keep fighting and defeating hostile opponents, you gain experience and level up!"

Hearing this, Chrysanthemum smiled and looked at Wuyan and Mikan seriously. "Then, Wuyan, Mikan, I want to level up!"

"Want to level up?" Wuyan and Mikan were surprised, but Mikan quickly understood.

Wuyan, however, was puzzled. In his mind, the President wasn't someone who cared much about power. Although she was competitive, her pursuit of strength was always casual. Her usual activities were just for the love of it.

In the original story, after meeting the protagonist, she even disliked her strong self, thinking it made her less feminine. So, hearing the President say she wanted to level up, Wuyan found it a bit strange.

"Why do you want to level up?" Wuyan asked curiously.

Chrysanthemum's eyes shifted, and she mumbled something incoherent. Finally, she turned her head and said irritably, "Just say it's because of my strong sense of pride!"

For some reason, Wuyan detected a hint of resentment in the President's tone. He chuckled awkwardly and waved his hand. "If that's the case, let's help Chrysanthemum level up first!"

Of course, this suited Wuyan's plans. After all, the President's level was a bit low, and he needed to bring her up first.

Yeah... leveling up...

"Alright!" Mikan stood up, cracked her knuckles, and smiled. "Let me see what these monsters look like and how strong they are!"

Hey, you're a girl, don't do that kind of gesture. It can scare children. Are you a female thug?

"Do you need to be so excited?" Wuyan said awkwardly to Mikan. Wasn't it said that Mikan often showed her shy and tsundere side? Why did she become so violent with him? Baidu, you're just messing with me...

"Of course!" Mikan said without turning her head. "I've never seen a monster before, and this is my first time fighting one!"

Wuyan looked at Mikan speechlessly and stood up. "Alright, let's decide this. I remember there's a 20-level bear around here. Your first time, let's break it in."

"What do you mean by that!" Mikan's smile froze, and she glared at Wuyan, electricity crackling on her forehead. It seemed that if Wuyan repeated himself, the electricity would immediately jump to him.

"Relax..." Wuyan, now immune to Mikan's electric attacks, wasn't afraid to tease her.

"Zap!"

"You jerk!" Mikan gritted her teeth, wanting to bite him. The morning's events also came to her mind, making her delicate face flush.

Watching the two 'clash,' Chrysanthemum sighed helplessly.

Well... should we...

(One friend said the ability feedback is a bug. Actually, it's just a final push to get the protagonist to the fifth stage. It probably won't appear again... probably...)

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