"But~ Although Lin Ling is indeed very cute and as beautiful as Mei and me, my body and heart already belong to Mei, and I can't..."
Kiana looked regretful, as if she had met the right person at the wrong time.
"Hmmm~" Himeko then joked with a playful look on her face, "It's okay. Didn't that little girl say that you and Mei are both her wives? Then why don't you three go together..."
"Himeko-sensei!" Mei suddenly interrupted Himeko before she finished speaking. "What are you talking about?! Although... although Miss Lin Ling saved me, I am extremely grateful, but... this kind of thing... is too... too..."
Although she was talking to Himeko, Mei couldn't help but glance at the white-haired girl on the hospital bed, and a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes. A smidgen of weird feelings appeared in her heart.
"Haha, I was just joking." Himeko smiled and shrugged. "Don't take it so seriously. Otherwise, if you really follow what this little girl said, I'm afraid it will be more than just three people."
Huh?! What are they talking about?
Although everyone's words were weird, Lin Ling could still pretend to be dead by relying on the face training she had been doing these days.
Until~
"..." Kiana was silent for a while and then suddenly said, "No! Even if that's the case, it's impossible to think this lady should be the husband?"
After hearing Kiana's words, Lin Ling finally couldn't hold it anymore.
"Oh~"
Then Bronya who had been silent all the time suddenly made a surprised sound. "Guess what Bronya found?"
Everyone looked at Bronya.
She was poking Lin Ling's face. "Bronya just saw the corner of Lin Ling's mouth move."
Then, even with her eyes closed, Lin Ling could feel six burning eyes focused on her.
'People who are sleeping occasionally make some small movements. This is a normal physiological phenomenon, so I should be able to get away with it as long as I continue to lie dead, right?'
Lin Ling continued to comfort herself.
But it was useless.
"Her heart rate and breathing rate have also increased."
"Look at the screen; the brain wave activity has also increased."
The high-tech detection equipment connected to Lin Ling had ruthlessly betrayed her.
"Stop pretending! Get up!"
Theresa directly used the Judah binding method and tied Lin Ling up again.
...
Then, Lin Ling, who was only wearing a loose hospital gown on her upper body, squeezed out an awkward smile.
"Hi~ Everyone is here~"
"Hi what hi?! I ask you, why do you call someone your wife casually? Do you know? Your behavior will cause trouble for everyone, and it will seriously affect the school spirit and discipline of our school!"
Theresa then pretended to be a serious adult and scolded the bad student, Lin Ling.
"Ah? Did I really say that? I don't remember."
Since Lin Ling couldn't pretend to be dead, she started to pretend to have amnesia.
"Don't play dumb with me! This dean's training room has a memory detection and reproduction device. If you don't believe me, ask Kiana. She has been training in it every day recently."
"Uh..."
"What? Are you at your wit's end?" Fu Hua pushed her red-framed glasses with white light. "Be prepared to accept everyone's anger!"
...
Just like that, Lin Ling was surrounded by six girls (?) and criticized severely.
However, considering that Lin Ling had also made great contributions in the battle against the Anti-Entropy invasion last time, everyone only gave her a verbal reprimand for the time being.
Then they found that this girl was actually grinning.
No... It should be said that the more she was criticized, the more excited she appeared?
"Why is she so happy? Is she really a masochist?"
This scene, combined with Lin Ling's performance that night, made Kiana secretly doubt.
But in fact, it was because while Lin Ling was listening to the criticism, the mechanical but very pleasant system prompt sound kept coming from her mind.
[System prompt ⑨: Host successfully angered..., Honkai adaptability increased by 1%...]
Is this the so-called pain and happiness?
Lin Ling sighed secretly...
"Alas, in short, you are not allowed to call others your wife casually in the future, understand?"
After quoting various classics and bombarding Lin Ling with great principles, Theresa felt a little dry and itchy in her throat, seeming to get some temporary satisfaction, and stopped preaching to Lin Ling.
"I am not casual; I only call you like this!" But Lin Ling, who was in the mood for "drawing cards," seemed unsatisfied and even continued to tease them.
"Hmph!?" Fu Hua glared at her. "You are really stubborn. It seems that just using your mouth can't satisfy you. When your injury is healed, I will let you know how powerful my hands and feet are."
Huh, since I can't avoid being punished anyway, I might as well be a pervert to the end! That way I can get some advantage.
However, Lin Ling had completely given up.
"I can't call you wife... then can I call you husband?" she continued to say to Fu Hua.
"Huh!?" Fu Hua raised her eyebrows, opened her mouth slightly, and couldn't speak for a long time.
Then, before she could finish her surprise, she heard Lin Ling continue, "After all, your style of doing things, your movements and expressions are very handsome, and your figure is also like a man..."
"Lin Ling!" Fu Hua gritted her teeth and shouted Lin Ling's name, followed by a move of 'Inch Power·Skull Splitter'!
"Ouch!..."
Feeling familiar with this scene, Kiana quickly hugged Fu Hua from behind. "Class Monitor! Calm down, don't hurt Lin Ling; her injury is not healed yet."
"Ahem, sorry." After being stopped by Kiana, Fu Hua regained her composure. She covered her mouth and coughed twice.
"This girl is too irritating; I just couldn't help it... But don't worry, I only used one point of my power; it should be fine."
[Ding~ System prompt: The host seriously angered Fu Hua and successfully learned Edge of Taixuan·Xinyun·Wuchen]
Hmm! My efforts are not as great as before...
...
"Huh~ I haven't been outside for a long time~"
After another period of time, Lin Ling finally recovered completely, but it also meant that the last death-free gold medal disappeared, and what awaited her was a devilish special training.
"You really kept me waiting, Lin Ling."
As soon as she went out, she met a handsome girl with her back against the wall and her glasses reflecting light (?).
"Class monitor!? Why are you here?"
"I've been thinking about your discharge date every day, but it doesn't matter. You know what? Lin Ling, the Valkyrie qualification exam is coming soon. I have to help you make up for all the missed courses! Don't worry, I have prepared all the medical measures in advance, so you shouldn't be in trouble."
"Huh? Should? What does 'should' mean, monitor?"
"You'll know soon."
As she said that, Fu Hua grabbed Lin Ling's collar and ruthlessly dragged her to a small dark room~