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In the afternoon

Heero received an unexpected guest. Park Haneul, the Legendary Class Ranker - Rank 5.

A Legendary Class Ranker visited the Xing District. The news traveled fast and caused a little uproar on the Star Forum.

Various kinds of speculation appeared on the Star Forum. It was said the Ranker Alliance tried to poach Heero into the Ranker Alliance. Most of the people knew this was likely to happen.

After all, the Ranker Alliance was famous for their poaching technique that had been succeeded many times. But all the cases happened to be a hero. This was the first time the Ranker Alliance tried to poach a Hero Instructor from the Hero League.

*** ***

The Hero League HQ, at a certain office.

Tak! Tak! Tak!

Bai Xian Ming had his finger tapped the table while his eyes worriedly looked at the computer screen.

He was reading about the number one post, [Legendary Class Ranker - Rank 5, Park Haneul visited Heero Academy! What was he doing there?]

Below the title, it was a picture Xing Heero had a handshake with Park Haneul. Heero was having his smiley face while Park Haneul also smiled.

If he did not know this was the first time Heero met with Park Haneul. He might think both were friends.

"Those damn rankers!" Bai Xian Ming cursed out. He was clearly pissed off as he read the post.

Creak!

Right after he cursed out, the door opened. Bai Shuang'er brought a tray with a cup of tea on it.

"You don't need to worry, Grandpa~ That Block Head will not move to the Ranker Alliance," Bai Shuang'er told confidently as she placed the cup of tea on the table.

Bai Xian Ming looked surprised as he turned toward his granddaughter, "How do you know?"

"First, that Block Head doesn't like rankers. It can be said he hates the rankers. Second, he has everything, wealth, beauty, and power. He lacks nothing, the Ranker Alliance bound to fail! Third…"

Bai Shuang'er paused this time. She frowned as she thought of something.

"What's the third?" Bai Xian Ming asked curiously.

"Third, My Sister will not allow that to happen…" Bai Shuang'er said in an unconvinced tone.

"You seem to not have faith in your sister," Bai Xian Ming smiled.

"If that man is a Block Head, then my sister is a Piece of Dead Wood! I doubt she can convince that Block Head to stay…"

"But nevermind, the third point is unnecessary. Those two first points are enough. That Block Head will stay in the Hero League for sure!" Bai Shuang'er leisurely walked to the sofa and sat.

"You are a lady, be respectful to your elder!" Bai Xian Ming rolled his eyes at his daughter.

"By the way, how do you know Heero hates the rankers?"

The old man was curious about this. He never heard of a conflict between the ranked and Heero. So where this hate came from?

"Oh, my boyfriend told me! He told me not to worry as his Master hates the rankers!" Bai Shuang'er waved her smartwatch to the old man, showing her lovey-dovey chat with her boyfriend.

Bai Xian Ming also smiled when her granddaughter brought up his boyfriend.

The stress and worries were lessened when he was with his youngest granddaughter.

"Huhu… You should respect your future brother-in-law more. You can't call him Block Head, understand?"

Even though the sentence was to reprimand the girl, Bai Xian Ming said it with a big grin. Clearly, he was happy with how things were going with his two granddaughters.

*** ***

Just like her little sister predicted, Bai Xin Yue rushed back to the academy.

Even though she knew the article on the forum was the Ranker Alliance doing, she could not help but worry. She rushed over to convince Heero to stay in the Hero League.

After all, if Park Haneul wanted to go secretly or unnoticed, no reporters could notice him, let alone taking a picture.

It was clearly intentional to stir trouble or to sour the relationship between Heero and the Hero League for having a private meeting with a Legendary Class Ranker.

When Bai Xin Yue arrived at the academy, she saw Park Haneul coming out of the academy. Heero was also there, sending Park Haneul off.

Both were smiling as if the talk went smoothly or even had reached some agreement. It somehow made Bai Xin Yue a little panicked.

She did not want Heero to leave the Hero League and join the Ranker Alliance. If that happened, the next time they met, they would meet as a competitor.

Bai Xin Yue did not want that to happen. She did not want to lose Heero. The girl picked up the pace.

"Afternoon, Miss Xin Yue…" Park Haneul greeted, but it was a bit unfortunate as the latter ignored him.

Bai Xin Yue raced up to the Heero. As soon as she arrived in front of Heero, she hugged him and begged in a somewhat shaky voice, "Don't leave me! Please don't leave me, "

Park Haneul turned back and saw the scene. A bitter smile appeared on his face. He turned around, leaving the academy.

When he reached outside of the academy, he unlocked his smartwatch and called an id, Leader.

"Leader! Plan A has failed, let's proceed to plan B!" Park Haneul made his report.

Heero had not declined the offer yet, but when he witnessed Bai Xin Yue hugged Heero. Park Haneul immediately realized the chance to recruit Heero to their side was nil hence he reported plan A was failed.

"Understood!" A gentle voice resounded through the smartwatch and the call disconnected afterward.

*** ***

Heero was put in an awkward situation. He wanted to shove the girl away, but looking at her condition, he decided not to.

"W-what were you saying? I-I am not leaving anywhere…" Heero's voice was quite stiff as he spoke.

"Really? You are not lying, are you?" A muffled voice resounded from his chest.

"Mnn, I am not leaving. Where were you heard this from?" Heero was quite confused inside. Out of nowhere, the girl rushed back and begged him not to leave. He was bewildered with all of this.

Only then, Bai Xin Yue released the hug. Her face flushed and refused to meet Heero's eyes. She lowered her head and unlocked her smartwatch then showed a post on the forum.

"It's quite fast. That guy is indeed Park Haneul…" Still confused, Heero tried to explain what actually happened, but the girl cut him off.

"I know who he is. What I wanted to know is what was he doing here?"

"Come! Follow me to my office,"

*** ***

Inside the office, Heero handed a document to Bai Xin Yue while he explained, "He was trying to recruit me to the Ranker Alliance. This is the contract they offered to me! It's a billion pay annually. It's quite tempting for a poor block like me,"

Heero tried to joke around to ease the atmosphere between them. However, not only did he not ease the atmosphere, he turned the atmosphere more intense.

He received a sharp glare from the girl. Her onyx black eyes glared at him intensely.

"All right! All right! I haven't rejected the contract yet. I say I will give it some thoughts, but I plan to reject their offer. I said it like that so this guy would not be offended. I don't want unwanted trouble to break my peaceful life!"

Heero explained fully what happened between him and Park Haneul, clearing the girl's doubt.

There was no way he would agree to exchange his Ki Comprehension with money. Yes, the Ranker Alliance audaciously asked him to share all his secret techniques when he joined them.

There was no way he would agree with such a term.

After hearing that, the girl smiled. The smile was enough to send Heero in a daze, mesmerizing by the smile.

Bai Xin Yue rose from the sofa and approached the dazed Heero. She tiptoed Heero and delivered a kiss to Heero's lips.

Again, Heero was stunned by her action. To his surprise, the girl boldly entered her tongue into his mouth. Their tongues intertwined inside.

Just Heero was about to react, Bai Xin Yue smartly retreated and distanced herself from Heero.

Her face was flushed red, but her beautiful smile was still there. Embarrassed yet also happy.

"This is the reward from me~, "

After saying that, the girl rushed out of the room, escaping from the embarrassment. Leaving Heero in a daze.

"Hah… It seems I have fallen…" Heero muttered as he tried to taste the aftertaste in his mouth.

"It's a little bit sweet…"