There Will Always Be Protagonists With Delusions of Starting a Harem

Part 10.6

After his constitution rose to A-rank, Ye Zhizhou no longer had to strain himself as much during daily training. Now, instead of directly collapsing after a day of high-intensity training, he only felt a little tired. Chigita was amazed by this change and then felt even more sympathetic towards Eddie. "It looks like Instructor Ned is particularly fierce today. Look at his students, they look like they've lost all hope."

Anuot keenly noticed that something was different about Ye Zhizhou and asked, "Pansy, did your constitution rank increase?"

"Looks like it. My spiritual power rank also increased." Ye Zhizhou formed a small ball with his spiritual power before quickly dispersing it, laughing. "It was probably because yesterday's training pushed me to my physical limits, so my rank suddenly upgraded last night."

"My god..." Chigita was dumbstruck and reached out to touch Ye Zhizhou's fingertips. When he sensed the aura around his body, Chigita's eyes started to shine. "An A-rank constitution... Maybe you can even get to S-rank if you continue to train. Adding on your SSS-rank spiritual power... Pansy, it's such a waste that you didn't join the mecha department!"

Anuot patted him on the shoulder with a smile. He said sincerely, "Congratulations. Make sure to report this to the dorm administrator. The stabilization stage that follows is also very important, you should be more careful."

"Thank you, I will." Ye Zhizhou scratched his head sheepishly, and then took a look at Eddie who was still training. He asked with hesitation, "You guys... Did you guys receive a cake that Eddie baked yesterday?"

"Yeah I received one, mine was a chocolate cake. It was really delicious!" As he recalled the cake's taste, Chigia smiled brightly. "I'm so lucky to have roommates as good as you and Eddie!"

Anuot looked at him doubtfully, "Why did you suddenly ask about this?"

"Uh..." Ye Zhizhou lowered his voice while displaying a confused and uneasy expression. "Maybe it was just my misconception, however... After eating the cake that Eddie gave me yesterday, I kept feeling like my brain was very muddled. Today, after I woke up, my limbs felt weak. At first, I thought it was because my spiritual power and constitution rank both rose at the same time, but... During the break this afternoon I felt hungry, so I took out a piece of leftover cake from last night and ate it to fill my stomach. Not too long after that, my hands and feet began to feel weak again..."

The smile on Chigita's face disappeared. He leaned his head to the side and exchanged a look with Anuot before seriously asking, "Pansy, are you sure?"

"Definitely. Not only that but..." He took out the cake box from his space and opened it to show them, his voice becoming even softer, "I also found this. Do you see the yellow granules mixed into the cream? It wasn't there before and only appeared this afternoon... Did your cakes also have these?"

"Leave the rest of the cake and get it tested." With an ugly expression, Anuot raised his hand to close the box. "Both Chigita and I experienced no adverse effects after eating the cake... Don't tell Eddie about this for now. Wait until we get the results back."

Chigita hesitated. "Could it be that you were mistaken? Or, he might've just used the wrong ingredients? Eddie seems like a very nice person..."

"Did you already forget about how you were tricked by your good friend in middle school?" Anuot looked at him sharply. "I'd rather be safe than sorry. If something is suspicious, then it must be thoroughly investigated. Otherwise, it's unfair to both Eddie and Pansy!"

Chigita wrinkled his brows and turned his head away, no longer speaking.

Ye Zhizhou saw the reactions and spoke up, trying to ease the tension. "Maybe I was just mistaken, or maybe, Eddie accidentally used expired ingredients. Okay, okay, let's relax. I wouldn't have mentioned it if I had known about your experience."