After bidding farewell to Yuji and promising to meet again when classes officially started, Serie's consciousness sank into Neon Shadow Witch's body.
In Riley's room.
She sat in a swivel chair, a lollipop in her mouth, and casually turned the computer screen towards Serie.
"Looks like they still don't know you're alive." Riley pointed at the blinking lights on the screen with her lollipop. "Look, Furious Lion and Bewitching Fox are hiding in a motel, while Jackal and Viper are clubbing at a bar."
"Toad and Centipede are in a heavily guarded manor, seemingly busy destroying evidence and laundering money."
"They probably really think you were blown to smithereens and aren't in a hurry to run," Riley licked her candy, "or maybe they're waiting to launder all the money before making off with it."
"These bastards…" Serie flexed her knuckles, ready to go out and settle scores with them.
She hadn't taken two steps when Riley grabbed her arm: "Hey, don't just run off like a lit firecracker!"
"The trailing shadow behind you when you run is too conspicuous!" Riley rolled her eyes. "Your mom and dad can help you cover it up, and your aunt is temporarily pretending not to see it, but what if someone sees that afterimage darting out from our house one day? Won't that cause big trouble?"
Serie nodded thoughtfully; that was indeed a problem.
The Super Flash Shadow ability was cool enough, with a graffiti-like afterimage trailing behind when she ran, making it very flashy.
But the trouble was also here; it was too conspicuous.
Although the afterimage would dissipate on its own after a while, being so ostentatious would sooner or later lead to trouble.
"So what do we do?" Serie was a bit confused. "Should I… walk there?"
Upon hearing this, Riley pulled out a string of car keys from somewhere, jingling them twice on her finger: "Nonsense, of course, I'll drive you."
So considerate?
Serie was slightly surprised and her impression of Riley improved significantly.
This sharp-tongued "delivery girl" was not only a hacker but also knew how to drive?
Perhaps Billy had indeed done something to offend her, leading to their previous friction.
Maybe Serie should find an opportunity to ask Riley and clear up the misunderstanding; she might gain a very good helper.
However, Riley's gaze was a bit off, gleaming like a cat that had stolen fish, likely plotting something.
As soon as they stepped out of the room, Billy's parents surrounded them again, asking a flurry of questions, worried that Serie might feel unwell after waking up.
Serie repeatedly said she was fine, but the old couple remained unconvinced and made her take a call from her aunt, Elena.
As soon as the call connected, a thunderous roar erupted from the other end:
"Billy! You little brat! You don't remember where home is unless you're causing trouble, do you?!"
Serie's neck recoiled from the shock.
Goodness, how could the women in this family all have such booming voices?
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