"Hello, good morning! Juxi."

A large hand rested on my shoulder, with a long face grinning ear to ear. Allow me to introduce Yuanhui, my classmate in the second year of high school.

"Sorry, you can just call me Tsubaki Juxi. Otherwise, I'd prefer if you didn't talk to me in the future. Thank you!"

"Wow, you really don't know how to joke around, do you, cold person?"

Although the school strictly requires us to wear the school-issued brownish-yellow Western-style uniforms, he insists on dressing in a non-mainstream way.

With his rebellious manner of leaving his collar open and not wearing a tie, he finally became the number one violator on the school discipline committee's black list.

"You're still the same. It's so boring being with you. How can we not find some fun to reward ourselves, right?"

Every time he says this, I always have a bad feeling. Last time, the "fun" was a collection of 18+ photos of a famous adult film actress, and both of us ended up being publicly criticized by the school.

Suddenly, a gust of wind came from his lower abdomen. Haha, what a petty trick! Instinctively, I grabbed his fist as it came at me.

"If you love her, you should possess her!"

"I do too!"

I unexpectedly responded with the old, clichéd password from our past with Yuanhui. The two of us began our unconventional friendship communication on the crowded street. (I'm heterosexual, and our unconventional friendship definitely doesn't mean that!)

"Have you finally regained your confidence, Xia?"

Yuanhui grabbed my waist and lifted my chin with his hand, nearly kissing me.

Just now, I wanted to praise him as my rarest and closest friend in my whole life, but now I'm powerless to comment on his expression full of ambiguous actions.

"Hehe, let's not continue this. Look around."

Sure enough, the groups of girls around us surrounded us in the center. Almost all of them took out their phones and aimed them at us to take pictures.

We exchanged glances and then Yuanhui unleashed his signature move—he pushed his bangs back and unleashed a fierce gaze that swept across the crowd threateningly.

"Little sisters, hand over all the photos in your phones, or big brother will be very sad!"

"Ah, the pervert wants to assault us!"

All the girls joined forces to beat up Yuanhui. He was hit by dozens of girls and ran away covering his head, but actually, I wanted to join in just now.

"I'm in so much pain! Come over and help me!"

"You deserved it, my dear friend. They've hit you enough."

"Huh?"

Yuanhui let out a final desperate roar at me, and then the angry girls dragged him back into the crowd to continue beating him up.

"Youth is truly wonderful. It's so energetic early in the morning. I really want to relive my youth."

Even the old ladies from the neighborhood joined this inhumane battle, but where do you see the energy from?

Finally, we made it to school. The HP (health points) we barely accumulated this morning were completely wasted.

"Hey, hey, hey, I should be the one saying that, right? Look at my handsome face... Ouch!"

Yuanhui struggled to cover the various wounds on his face, which were caused by punches, grabs, and kicks, among other things.

If you want to talk about someone who cares about appearance the most, it's definitely Yuanhui. I don't know who told him he was handsome, but from that point on, he became extremely narcissistic, as if he were a demon king.

"Good morning, Juxi, and also Yuan...!"

Yu Nai is still so beautiful and captivating. I couldn't help but feel a twinge of heart flutter.

"Hahaha... Bozhong, my dear classmate!"

Yuanhui's face was squashed and he could only squint his eyes, which looked hilarious. I couldn't help but laugh along with Yu Nai.

"Hey, don't you guys have any mercy on others' feelings?"

"Haha, sorry, sorry!"

I took this opportunity to observe Yu Nai closely. She was the idol girl with a high popularity in our class, Xinlan Yu Nai. Although she had the same blonde hair as Hoshino, she didn't have the maturity of Hoshino. Instead, she had a touch of innocence, and her C-cup breasts were better than most of the girls in the class.

"Hey... Juxi, are you thinking something indecent?"

Just as I was carefully examining Yu Nai, the previously charming Yu Nai suddenly frowned and asked me with an expectant look on her face.

"N-No, not at all!"

"Although a sexy and charming girl with a sparkling smile is indeed alluring, I have already possessed all of Yu Nai in my heart."

I turned around and stared at Yuanhui, who had been making boring voiceovers behind me. I wondered if I was really the kind of person who led a fulfilling life in reality.

Returning to Yu Nai's perspective, she was looking at me with anticipation, as if she was hoping to get Yuanhui's words confirmed by me.

"That's not it, his last sentence was problematic. I definitely didn't think too much!"

I shook my head and hands to vehemently deny Yuanhui's prank.

"Really?"

Yu Nai immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, as if she was hoping for something.

"Um... was it my fault?"

Everyone looked at me with surprise, did I say something wrong?

"Pathetic."

The June sun was particularly scorching. After enduring until the end of school, it was a pleasure to walk by the beach and let the sea breeze relax the fatigue of the day. But I felt like I had forgotten something important.

"Remember to get along well with your sister!" Dad reminded me on the phone this morning.

Oh, I remembered. Dad said I should buy some hot pot base and there seemed to be only a few hot pot ingredients left at home before my sister arrived.

"Well, let's just stop by the supermarket."

While pondering what vegetables to buy with my head down, I accidentally bumped into something soft and fluffy.

"Oops!"

"I'm really sorry..."

The person who fell down with me was a girl with black hair and wearing a brown uniform (from the same school). To avoid being scolded, it was better to apologize first.

"It's okay, it's okay. I was also looking down and not paying attention to safety."

Juxi promptly stood up and reached out his hand. The girl also gratefully grabbed it and he pulled her up with force.

"Um, were you looking at..."

The girl sat on the ground, her cheeks covered by her bangs. In this moment, her face, hidden by black bangs, was revealed before Juxi's eyes.

It was then that Juxi, surprised, noticed that the girl's pale blue dress hid a pair of dazzling blue irises. It was obvious that she was a stunning returnee, and her beauty could rival Yu Nai's... Wait a minute! Juxi felt that he had seen this girl somewhere before.

I didn't know who this girl in front of me was, but I was certain that I had seen her somewhere, right?

If it's not because of my amnesia, then maybe my body is just too exhausted?

"Wake up... Wake up faster!!!"

Hmm, who is calling me there?

I feel extremely tired, as if there are countless threads entangling me, trying to pull me down to the ground.

I...

I...

I...

I...

Is it me deceiving myself again?

Juxi closed his eyes, stretched his arms forward, as if his whole body had fallen to the ground.

He knew that he had finally been liberated... Liberated...

"Hey!"

A man covered in blood appeared in front of him, his face handsome as if...

"You Xiang..."

Whispering softly, Juxi couldn't help but reach out his hand and caress Hei Tong's face.

Huh?

Hei Tong originally wanted to comfort Juxi, but who would have expected that he would start caressing his own cheek. Hei Tong was so scared that he accidentally let go and Juxi's head fell to the ground.

To make matters worse, Juxi's head, unfortunately, didn't go in any direction but landed on a hard stone!

The only stroke of luck was... luckily the stone wasn't sharp.

Bang!

Juxi lost consciousness once again, his eyes rolling back, looking somewhat frightening.

Hei Tong and Qian Jiu saw that he had fainted, so they had no choice but to carry him with their core armor and fly back to Ge Te City.

Things were more troublesome than they imagined. Although they successfully retrieved Juxi, such a dangerous element, how could they arrange him after returning?

Hei Tong had already started strategizing in his mind. If the people in the safe zone didn't want to take in Juxi, they would have to drive him away!

Or...

"Just like my Black Fox, what if we give him a new identity?" Hei Tong chuckled.

"That's not a bad idea... But speaking of which, you two have similar heights, except for the difference in appearances... But honestly, this Juxi's eyes and yours look very alike. You can try letting him use the Black Fox's identity," Qian Jiu suggested a series of good methods. In fact, Hei Tong had also thought of it. Let Juxi become the Black Fox and take on an existing role!

So, Hei Tong and Qian Jiu immediately got up and returned to the small villa where it all began. Using the Black Fox suit hidden in the wristband, they gave Juxi a complete transformation.

"Done... It seems a bit..." Hei Tong said in surprise.

"You're right, although this outfit fits perfectly, but..." Qian Jiu was equally amazed, sensing an impending change.

"I know what you're going to say, it's about..."

"Yes, he..."

"It's too fitting!!"

It has to be said that despite the significant age difference, Juxi's physique and face shape were astonishingly similar to Hei Tong's.

"It's so alike, I can't believe it... I couldn't even tell myself!" Hei Tong expressed great satisfaction. As long as Hei Tong and Juxi appeared as the Black Fox at the same time, Bai Xunxiang wouldn't suspect anything.

Well... when you think about it, a man who looks so similar to Juxi's sister has a good chance of being like him too.

"Okay, next is to wake up Juxi and tell him about his new identity."

Saying that, Qianjiu patted Juxi's face, but there was no response.

"Maybe it's not intense enough, let's try something more special?" Hei Tong suggested.

"I'll give it a try..."

Before the words had even finished, Qianjiu slapped Juxi's face, but still, there was no response.