Zongman: Evolution Paradise Chapter 035

Having completed the request, Yui Yuigahama thanked him repeatedly, and even exchanged Line IDs with him.

As expected, Yukino Yukinoshita still refused. Even the sweet and naive Yui Yuigahama wouldn’t be able to break through Yukino Yukinoshita’s defenses in a short time.

“Everyone, I’m leaving.”

Xu Lun bid them farewell.

He still had a child to deal with at home.

“Goodbye, Xu Lun.”

Yui Yuigahama waved goodbye to him.

…

Completing the Service Club’s first request put Yukino Yukinoshita in a good mood. She walked out of the school gate and found her family’s driver already waiting by the roadside.

She walked over in confusion, and the back seat window lowered, revealing a face somewhat similar to Yukino Yukinoshita’s.

“Sister?”

Yukino Yukinoshita called out her identity, then asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Can’t I even care about my cute little sister?”

Haruno Yukinoshita said playfully. She seemed to have thought of something, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared, finally turning into a sigh: “Get in the car, Yukino.”

This was the first time Yukino Yukinoshita had seen her sister like this.

Could her sister, who appeared sunny on the outside, was dark on the inside, and always wore a fake smile, also show a disheartened expression?

She got into the car somewhat silently, followed by an even quieter drive.

The driver was not heading to Yukino Yukinoshita’s apartment, but to the Yukinoshita residence.

Following her sister, Yukino Yukinoshita met her mother.

Yukino’s mother still looked young, not much different from her two daughters, but the sharpness in her eyes was fully evident.

If Yukino Yukinoshita was thorny on the surface and Haruno Yukinoshita was thorny on the inside, then their mother was a root thorn, capable of pricking people through the air.

She had always been a strong woman, holding absolute authority in the family.

“Why did you bring me here? Is something wrong?”

Yukino Yukinoshita asked directly.

Her mother was somewhat displeased with Yukino’s childish behavior.

But she still sighed and said to her daughter, “You’ve grown up, Yukino. Stop playing your make-believe games.”

“What does Mother want to say?”

Yukino Yukinoshita asked, puzzled.

She thought to herself: Does Mother want her to enter into a marriage alliance?

“Do you want to take over the family’s affairs, Yukino?”

Her mother asked her. Haruno Yukinoshita next to them seemed about to speak but stopped, as if she thought of something, and fell silent again.

“Family affairs? Doesn’t Mother always leave them to Sister?”

It wasn’t something strange, but taking over the family?

Yukino Yukinoshita was even more confused. From childhood until now, her family had never let her get involved in these matters.

She had also thought about why, and finally concluded: Perhaps her parents were afraid they would fight for power and turn against each other.

Haruno Yukinoshita had always been the default heir of the Yukinoshita family, and Yukino Yukinoshita had always respected this arrangement, never resisting.

“I’m not talking about that construction company and the family’s political resources.”

“But something deeper.”

“Mother, don’t say it, I still have a chance.”

Haruno Yukinoshita couldn’t help but speak.

“Shut up, Haruno.”

Her mother reprimanded her unceremoniously.

“What is it? What do you mean by ‘something deeper’?”

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn’t help but ask.

Her mother didn’t answer her but motioned for Haruno Yukinoshita to remove her long gloves.

Haruno Yukinoshita trembled as she complied. As the gloves came off, what was revealed was not smooth, fair skin, but some kind of mechanical structure.

“What on earth is going on?”

Yukino Yukinoshita’s mind went blank, unable to comprehend this scene. Why was her sister’s hand a mechanical arm?

“It’s simple. Your sister has been protecting you in a safe cage, and now, she no longer has the ability to protect you.”

Her mother suppressed her sorrow, her expression still calm on the surface.

As her mother spoke the truth, Haruno Yukinoshita seemed somewhat relieved. She conjured a black card out of thin air and handed it to Yukino Yukinoshita.

Haruno Yukinoshita looked at her sister with regret and apology, and said to her.

“I’m sorry for selfishly interfering with your life, and then failing so disgracefully.”

“If you’re ready to take control of your own life, then accept this invitation.”

“This is power, this is qualification, this is evolution, this is a Player.”

—

Hachiman Hikigaya also left Soubu High, but he didn’t have a driver to pick him up; he walked home.

“I’m going to become a bear!”

“Why is campus life getting more and more abnormal lately!”

The setting sun shone on the bridge, and Hachiman Hikigaya shouted down below.

A bear, he meant, was a solitary animal that felt no unease living alone, and moreover, could hibernate. Hachiman Hikigaya had always wanted to become such an existence.

This was his “Bear Way.”

He even wrote the original words in his essay. The more unrestrained he was when writing it, the more pathetic he was when Shizuka Hiratsuka beat him.

After venting, Hachiman Hikigaya noticed a figure in the water below, seemingly bobbing up and down.

Drowning?

This thought popped up, and Hachiman Hikigaya quickly shouted, “Help! Someone’s drowning!”

But at this moment, there was no one on the bridge; otherwise, he wouldn’t have come here to shout and vent.

“Damn it…”

Hachiman Hikigaya gritted his teeth, took off his shirt, and jumped into the water, swimming towards the drowning person.

—

A certain detached house in Chiba.

The handsome and tall Loid Forger had just finished moving and was unpacking his luggage.

His daughter, Anya Forger, was visiting the neighbors. Loid Forger confidently took out a black box, and inside it was a black card.

“Finally, this opportunity has arrived, the core of the Black Organization…”

Loid Forger mused inwardly.

Indeed, he was actually a spy from Great Britain.

Even his daughter was adopted to gain the trust of the Black Organization.

To protect world peace and expose the Black Organization’s conspiracy.

Three years ago, he accepted a mission from his superiors to join the Black Organization as an ordinary person.

After three years, he finally gained the Black Organization’s trust and was trained. Once he became a Player and a codenamed member, he could truly enter the core circle.

—

Yukino Yukinoshita, filled with doubt, accepted the black card.

A circular symbol appeared on her wrist, and message prompts continuously appeared in her vision.

[Invitation detected]

[You have obtained evolution qualification]

[Provisional Player Yukino Yukinoshita]

[Trial mission will now be activated for you]

[The Paradise congratulates you in advance]

[Welcome to this great evolution]

“What is this?”

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little panicked. Why was such a supernatural scene occurring? Her sister and mother seemed to know all about this.

What did it mean that her sister couldn’t protect her, so she needed to enter this world? What happened to her sister?

“Wear this. You should meet its usage conditions. It can give you a bit more of a chance.”

Haruno Yukinoshita took out a bracelet and helped Yukino put it on.

“Once you become a formal Player, the family will tell you everything.”

Yukino Yukinoshita disappeared before their eyes.

“This is the best outcome.”

“She has always been excellent. I believe she can come back.”

—

Hachiman Hikigaya sank into the water, spitting out water, his consciousness gradually fading.

What was I doing?

Saving someone?

The person has already been saved.

But it seems I can’t get out.

Dad, Mom, Komachi…

I don’t want to die yet!

Hachiman Hikigaya struggled. In his suffocation, he seemed to hear a voice.

[Hachiman Hikigaya, The Paradise invites you to become a Player]

What the heck?

[Do you want to join this evolution?]

I join…

[You have obtained evolution qualification]

[Provisional Player Hachiman Hikigaya]

[Trial mission will now be activated for you]

[The Paradise congratulates you in advance]

[Welcome to this great evolution]

Hachiman Hikigaya disappeared in the water.

—

“For world peace!”

Loid Forger reached out and touched the invitation, the ticket to The Paradise.

The day he became a spy, he abandoned his name, having only countless aliases and a codename called Twilight.

[Invitation detected]

[You have obtained evolution qualification]

[Provisional Player Twilight]

[Trial mission will now be activated for you]

[The Paradise congratulates you in advance]

[Welcome to this great evolution]