Apprentice Succubus Hunting Notes

When Josh woke up, he first saw the snow-white ceiling and the simple overhead lights.

This is not his room.

He moved his body, turned his head sideways, and saw a person sitting beside the bed.

Although he couldn't even see the outline of this person clearly because of the backlight, but with that unique smell, he already knew who it was.

"Han Tian...?" He called softly, his voice slightly hoarse.

"Ah."

"What's wrong with me? Where am I?"

"...You are in the hospital. You fainted before." Han Tian stood up from the stool, poured a glass of water, and placed it on the bedside.

Josh sat up on his own, reached for the water glass, took a sip, and asked doubtfully, "Have you fainted?"

He only remembered that he picked up a cat at the door, and then the cat suddenly scratched him.

What happened after this?

"Yeah." Han Tian sat on the sofa farther away, crossed his legs, "You seem to be severely allergic to cat fur, and the allergies caused breathing difficulties and led to coma."

"Ah? Really? - It really is because of that cat!" Josh suddenly realized.

So severe allergies so terrible?Will make people faint in an instant, and don't know anything?

"That cat?" Han Tian didn't even change his sitting posture.

"Yes," Josh put the water glass back on the cabinet, and began to gesture uncontrollably, "A little black cat, so small and small, holding the bento box you gave me—I, I thought it was You gave me..."

Having said that, Josh paused, and took a peek at Han Tian—however, perhaps because of the angle of the light, he still couldn't see Han Tian's face.

"I didn't give you a cat," Han Tian's voice didn't fluctuate, "Then, in order to confirm whether there is a cat or some other cat broke into your house, I asked the property management to check the surveillance—but , the 24-hour monitoring before you passed out was broken."

"Well, it didn't come in... I thought you gave it to me, so I carried it into the house by myself..." Josh muttered softly.

"And then?" Han Tian asked.

"Then... that cat suddenly stretched out its paw and scratched me! Then I don't know anything." Josh pouted.

I don't know why, but I always feel that Han Tian's attitude is so strange today.

If it was before, why should he sit over and touch his head, or feed himself water?

"Tickled you?" Han Tian's tone changed slightly.

"That's right, it scratched my face! It's a deep gash! It hurts!" Josh's mouth pouted even higher.

I was "seriously injured", why don't you come over and touch my face?

"Josh," Han Tian stood up from the sofa, "You called me before you passed out. When I rushed over, there was no scar on your face."

He took a step forward: "In other words, your injury healed perfectly in such a short period of time?"

Josh's heart trembled, and his body trembled.

He touched his right cheek, and it was indeed smooth without any scars.

It seems that when I fainted, I unconsciously used the power of the devil to heal the wound?

"Ah... yes... is it..." He muttered, trying to find a reasonable reason, "Then, maybe, I remember wrongly? Maybe it was a light stroke? It's not that hard."

"Oh." Han Tian turned around and walked towards the door, "Maybe."

"Wait!" Seeing that Han Tian was about to leave, without even thinking about it, Josh threw off the quilt and jumped out of bed, ran over and grabbed his arm.

Han Tian's body froze for a moment, and after a few seconds, he opened his mouth and said, "What's wrong?"

When Josh was dizzy before, Han Tian asked him more than once what's wrong and if he felt uncomfortable somewhere.

However, this time, Han Tian's tone was completely different from before.

No heat, no concern, it's like... like...

A person who is far away from himself.

Josh, who was at a loss, could only retract his arms awkwardly, and lowered his head.

The floor of the room is marble.He stepped on the cold ground with bare feet, and unconsciously raised one foot and pressed it on the instep of the other, rubbing it back and forth.

Han Tian turned his head slightly to look at it, and said in a very low voice: "Go back and lie down. The floor is too cold."

Josh raised his head suddenly, only to see that Han Tian had already opened the door and walked out.

Josh wanted to chase him out, but he didn't know why he was chasing after him——

No, I still have a lot to tell him.

I wanted to tell him that the second before I fainted, the only thought in my mind was to see him.

I wanted to tell him that I was waiting for his message every morning.

I want to tell him that I slept with the little shark in my arms all night.

……

However, he also knew intuitively that the current Han Tian would not be willing to listen to him.

Josh hung his head in a daze, and after a long time, he barely moved away and sat on the sofa that Han Tian had just sat on.

He glanced up at the clock on the wall, 13:20.

13:20, so it's only been two hours since I fainted?

What happened to the cold weather?What happened in such a short time?

At this time, someone knocked on the door "Duk Tuk".

"Mr. Josh, Dr. Han asked me to measure your blood pressure." A nurse came in wearing a mask.

"Doctor Han?" Josh stretched out his arms cooperatively and asked the nurse to tie the cuff on himself.

"Well, did you see Dr. Han just now? He told me you were awake, so he let me come here." The nurse said.

"No, no, I mean, Han Tian is the doctor here? An intern? Isn't he still in medical school?" Josh was surprised.

The nurse burst out laughing: "Of course Dr. Han is not an intern, he is a top expert - he is in a nearby medical school, but he is a professor of the medical school."

Josh was completely dumbfounded.

Top experts?A professor in a medical school?

So, what about the part-time job in the cafe?

Also, and, according to my understanding of the human world, he, he shouldn't be short of money?

"Well, the blood pressure is fine." After the nurse finished reading the count, she untied the cuff.

"Oh... thank you..." Although Josh was in a daze, he still politely thanked him habitually.

Seeing Josh's exquisite eyebrows and docile attitude, the nurse girl couldn't hold back, and said a few more words: "You're welcome. As long as you are fine. Doctor Han is worried about you these days."

More than just worrying, Dr. Han suddenly rushed into the hospital with a person in his arms, issued a bunch of strange medical orders, and insisted on taking care of him himself, without letting any other nurses help - simply, Dr. Han's reaction was really amazing. Abnormal.The nurse girl muttered in her heart.

"How many days?" Josh felt that after he fainted once, his brain was not working well, and he couldn't even understand other people's words.

"That's right. You've been in a coma for 5 days. For the entire 5 days, Dr. Han has been guarding the room and never came out." The nurse said.

"Wait, I've been in a coma for 5 days?!" Josh stood up from the sofa with a bang.

"Ah, yes." Perhaps she didn't expect Josh's reaction to be so violent, and the nurse girl was also a little surprised, "Well, Dr. Han has been taking care of you personally for the past 5 days, and he didn't let us intervene at all..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect to be dizzy for such a long time, so I reacted a bit, which scared you." Seeing the slightly flustered look in the nurse's brows and eyes, Josh quickly explained.

"No, no, don't mind." The nurse seemed a little embarrassed to be treated so politely and politely, "Then you should have a good rest first, and press the pager on the bedside if you need something."

After the nurse girl went out, Josh went back to bed and shrank for a while, then jumped off again and put on his slippers.

He is going to find Han Tian.

In any case, this person took care of me for 5 days, so I must express my gratitude, right?

After leaving the ward, to Josh's surprise, the passing nurses or doctors seemed to know him and were secretly looking at him.

When he casually asked a little girl in a pink nurse uniform where Dr. Han Tianhan's office was, the little girl had an "excited" expression on her face, and she pointed the way for him with glowing eyes.

"Huh? Are all the people in this hospital so enthusiastic?" Josh went to the third floor, Han Tian's private office area, in doubt.

A young girl sat at the front desk at the entrance, wearing a simple dress, she didn't look like a nurse, more like a personal assistant.

Seeing Josh, she stood up first and smiled at him: "Mr. Josh, are you looking for Dr. Han?"

Josh nodded, thinking how does she know who I am?

The girl reached out and pressed a shortcut key on the landline, raised the microphone, and said to Josh at the same time, "Wait a moment."

It took a while for the landline to connect.

The girl said a few words softly, put down the phone in embarrassment, and said apologetically, "Doctor Han said that he has other guests now, and it's inconvenient to see you. Please go back first."

Any other... guests?

So, to Han Tian, ​​I am just a guest?A guest who needs an appointment to meet?

Josh was almost dizzy again.

Perhaps it was because the disappointment on Josh's face was too obvious, the assistant girl quickly explained a few more words: "I'm really sorry, I didn't even notice when Dr. Han's guests came in, and I kept you waiting for so long."

However, this explanation made Josh even more blocked.

Perhaps, Han Tian is not seeing other people at all, but simply does not want to see me?

Seeing Josh's pale face, the assistant girl came out and said worriedly: "Your complexion is not very good, shall I send you back to rest?"

Josh forced a smile: "No, I'm fine. I just stayed in the room for too long, and I'm a little bored."

The assistant said clearly: "Ah, there is a small garden on the first floor, which is directly connected to the balcony of your suite. If you feel bored, you can go there for a walk."

Josh thanked the assistant girl and moved out step by step.

At this moment, he heard the sound of the door opening behind him.

He pretended to be casually leaning against the wall of the aisle, waiting to see who came out of it—or, if it was Han Tian, ​​he ran out and stopped himself.

However, after the door was opened, it was quickly closed again.

No one came out.

Maybe it was just that the people inside heard the commotion outside, opened the door and looked at it, and closed the door again when they found it was nothing important.

Josh leaned against the marble wall, his heart was colder than the stone.

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However, there are indeed "guests" in Han Tian's office.

Just as Mi Gai opened the door and wanted Josh to come in, the door was closed by Han Tian.

"Your Excellency Seraph!" Miguel almost growled.

He turned around and stared at Han Tian.

And Han Tian just leaned on the swivel chair in the office, propping his cheek with his right hand, with an indifferent expression on his face.

"Your Excellency! Why are you stopping me! Haven't you confirmed that it is a real demon?" Migai's voice was anxious and angry.

Han Tian didn't answer, but just flipped through a stack of papers on the desk, which was Josh's "identification statement" just sent by Migai.

The first page is the description of the "Special Graduation Project" of the Demon Academy, which requires trainees to find a human being with a pure soul, and then trap him.

On the second page, there is Josh's smiling face, and the following is a clear note:

[Demon attributes: to be differentiated

Demon Qualification: Super S Grade

Mission progress: The target has been locked, in close contact]

Han Tian's eyes stayed on the words "in close contact", and his expression was dim.

"Besides, why did you cut off the communication for 5 days?! During these 5 days, the heavens couldn't contact you at all, so they sent me to see you." Mi Gai continued to ask, with strong dissatisfaction.

"The communicator is broken."

Han Tian simply answered, and at the same time threw an object onto the desk with his left hand.

It was the "watch" he had been wearing on his left wrist before.

Miguel glanced at the cracked communicator and sighed.

He pressed on his wrist, and his voice was much lower:

"Han Tian, ​​I have temporarily cut off the communication with the heavens. Now, I am not talking to you as your supervisor——but as a companion who grew up with you."

"What are you going to do? Five days ago, did Josh suddenly use the power of the devil? The devil's aura at that moment was too strong, and the reaction of the communicator was unprecedentedly violent. Even if you destroyed it immediately, it would still It has attracted the attention of the elders—if you don't give them an explanation, they will definitely be held accountable." Migai looked earnest.

Han Tian grabbed the cigarette case from the desk, shook out a cigarette, and said in a tired voice, "Migai, a super S-rank demon, can neither be burned by my Seraph's power nor be oppressed by you Intimidated by the power?"

Miguel was a little confused: "It really shouldn't be. You mean...?"

"The bizarre 'graduation project', the unidentifiable demon, and—" Han Tian paused, as if skipping a lot of words, and skipped directly to the end: "And, the monitoring that suddenly broke down, the missing Black cat. Don't you think, it's too weird?"

Migai thought about it carefully, then nodded, "Hmm... yes, it's really weird."

Han Tian stood up, stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window, put his hand on the glass, looked at the scenery of the garden downstairs, and blew a smoke ring: "So, please tell those old men who are about to move, just say—the devil world has the devil world I have my plan. If the old men act rashly, it will only destroy my plan."

Miguel froze for a moment, sighed, took out a brand new "wrist watch" and put it on the desk: "Since you have a plan, then I won't persuade you anymore. Next, please be sure to wear a communication watch." device, don’t cut off contact at will.”

Han Tian turned his head and said very rarely: "Okay. Thank you."

Josh, who didn't know that he was almost about to be taken away by Migai, lay listlessly under the quilt.

The facilities in this advanced ward are actually very complete.There is a private bathroom attached, the balcony door directly leads to the small garden outside, TV and Internet are all available in the room.

It's a pity that Josh doesn't even want to play Xiaoxiaole.

There is a book beside his bed, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales.The little nurse girl who brought the book said that it was specially given to him by Dr. Han, in case he would be bored.

Having nothing to do, Josh turned over two pages of the book and read the story of "Wild Swan". The more he read, the more sleepy he became, and finally fell asleep with the book in his arms.

The moment he was about to fall asleep, he vaguely realized: "... I seem to have forgotten something important...? Ah, never mind, let's talk about it tomorrow..."

The next day is Sunday again.

Josh leaned on the sofa, thinking about what happened at the aquarium last Sunday, and unconsciously touched his hand.

He just asked the nurse, and finally understood why Han Tian was so busy on Sundays—it turned out that every Sunday, Dr. Han had a "free consultation".

When he thought that Han Tian kept this matter from him, he felt a twinge of ache in his heart, wishing he could grab Han Tian by the collar of his clothes immediately and ask him to understand.

However, the nurse said, and Doctor Han told him to rest well and not move around.

It seems that he neither intends to come to see him, nor let himself go to him.

Humph.

Josh put on his shoes and sneaked against the wall to the other side of the hospital.

He has seen the map of the hospital and knows where the outpatient clinic is.

According to the nurse, Dr. Han will receive patients in the outpatient department from 8 o'clock in the morning.

Sure enough, when he sneaked to the door of the expert clinic, he could faintly hear Han Tian's voice, and could also smell the faint, vaguely sweet fragrance.

The volume is calm, the words are short, and there is no ups and downs in the tone.

It was exactly the same as when I asked myself "what's wrong" yesterday.

Josh stared down at the toe of his slippers, the loss in his heart was like waves in the water, expanding bigger and bigger.

"Huh? Mr. Josh? Why are you here? Are you looking for Dr. Han?" The nurse girl who took his blood pressure yesterday saw him and asked in surprise.

"Ah, no, I'm just passing by, passing by!" Josh hurriedly stood up straight, explaining in a low voice.

However, he still heard footsteps coming from the outpatient room.

Did Han Tian hear it?Will he find me at the door the whole time, standing there dumbfounded like a penguin?

Realizing this, Josh's body almost passed his mind, and he turned around and ran away.

“Ah, Mr. Josh, please don’t run around the hospital…!”

Josh has already run away quickly.

The nurse girl stood at the door and explained to Han Tian with some embarrassment: "Doctor Han, I'm sorry, Mr. Josh was at the door just now, I thought he was coming to see you, but he—— ran away."

Watching Josh's back disappear at the end of the corridor, Han Tian walked back to his seat without saying a word, and continued to look at the next patient.

evening.

Aggrieved and sad, Josh finally slipped from the balcony to the small garden.

The garden is extremely quiet, with maple trees, octagonal gold pans, and lush ferns planted in a patchwork pattern. There are thick leaves on the ground, and there will be a slight rustling sound when people step on it.

In the middle of the garden is a small swing, the swing seat is just a simple wooden board.

Josh sat on the swing, touched the ground with his bare feet, and shook himself once and for all.

He remembered that he forgot something yesterday.

He forgot his mission, his purpose.

His purpose is very clear, to lure Han Tian, ​​increase his trapping value to 60, and make him willing to sacrifice his soul.

So what are you struggling with now?What's bothering you?

Why does Han Tian lie to herself, why is Han Tian suddenly so indifferent, is it that important?

According to the data from the last time I checked the "Manual", isn't it possible to achieve the goal immediately?

After I'm discharged from the hospital, I can just find a reason and drag Han Tian to do something together, isn't that all right?

——Then, why do you still feel so uncomfortable when you know everything?

At this moment, he heard a "rustling" sound.

Josh raised his head, and a familiar figure appeared in his blurred vision.

"Why don't you wear shoes?" Han Tian walked over with a tired voice.

"It's none of your business, I'm not cold!" Josh said angrily.

As soon as the obviously crying words came out, both of them were stunned.

What, what's wrong with my voice?Why is my voice so hoarse, why are my eyes full of strange water?

"You...were crying?!" There was unprecedented surprise in Han Tian's voice.

"I didn't!" Josh flatly denied.cry?How could the devil cry.Only human beings with weak souls shed tears.

Han Tian didn't refute him, but just walked in front of him, and then very slowly, very slowly knelt down on one knee in front of him.

The pale golden afterglow passed through the swaying leaves and fell on Han Tian's face.

For the first time in the past two days, Josh saw Han Tian's face clearly.

"...!" Josh gasped.

Han Tian's originally fair cheeks were covered with a layer of gray, his eyes were black, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Han Tian...? You, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Josh pressed Han Tian's shoulder with a slap, staring at him for a moment, flustered and nervous.

Han Tian stretched out his hand, and slowly approached Josh's face—but it didn't touch his skin, but stayed less than half a centimeter away from him, and slowly slid across.

"I'm fine. But you, why are you crying?" Han Tian asked softly.

"First of all, I didn't cry!" Josh insisted.

Fluid coming out of the eye, presumably just releasing excess salt like the alligator?

"Secondly, I want to ask you why you haven't said that you are not a student, but a professor and a doctor in a private hospital?" In Josh's original imagination, he should have questioned the other party aggressively.

However, seeing the black and blue under Han Tian's eyes, he couldn't bear to "question", he could only purse his mouth and complain in a low voice.

Han Tian stared at him, the corner of his mouth slightly raised: "Huh? Did I mention that I am a student?"

Josh got stuck.

He tried hard to think back, as if, indeed, Han Tian only said that he was from a medical school?

"Well, then you said before that the cost of medical school is very high, so you are going to work in a cafe?" Josh, who was choked back, pouted.

"Huh? I'm sponsoring a few students and paying their tuition fees. But——I said before, is this the reason for me to go to work?" Han Tian actually asked back with a smile.

Josh, who was so choked that he couldn't speak, angrily said, "Hmph, then you are a doctor and a professor, so why are you working!"

"Yeah, why do I still have to work in a cafe?" Han Tian's eyes stayed on Josh's swollen face, "What do you think?"

Josh's heart pounded, and his eyes drifted left and right: "I, I, how would I know! Anyway, you didn't tell me the truth! You lied!"

Han Tian was half-kneeling, looking at him motionless, with no smile in his eyes: "So, I lied to you, am I wrong?"