Volume 3: High School Arc - Mirror Game
"......"
The entire room was silent, as if no one could recover from the earlier shock.
My strength was no less than that of a regularly trained adult male.
My flexibility was comparable to someone who had practiced yoga for years.
Combined with the martial arts principles and techniques in my mind, my movements were absolutely textbook.
"Good!!!"
In the quiet classroom, a cheer suddenly came from someone!
Instinctively, I looked in that direction and saw Lu Haochen slap the desk.
His eyes bright as he stared at me.
The atmosphere in the classroom froze for a moment, then cheers echoed throughout the room.
"Well done!"
"Cool!!"
"Damn, I'm so freaking jealous!"
"I thought she was a delicate rose, turns out she's a fierce tiger descending the mountain..."
"666!!"
"Heroine!"
"Auntie! Just accept Guo'er already!"
"Decision made! I'm changing my name to Yin Zhiping today!"
"F**k! Get him! You dare go after my goddess!"
"That's it! From today on, she's my goddess! Don't any of you dare fight me for her!"
"Get lost!!!"
I really didn’t expect that one set of Bajiquan could cause such a commotion, but I just smiled it off—no need to overthink it.
I turned around, just about to put the podium back in place, when a few sturdy-looking boys in the front row volunteered and rushed up.
"I'll do it!"
"Beauty, if anything happens, come at me, leave the podium alone!"
"Don’t snatch it!"
Then... the teacher quickly came up to stop them, in case those three boys actually started fighting.
Eventually, the podium was carried back by the sturdiest of the three boys.
But at first, it was a bit awkward.
He probably thought the desk wasn’t heavy, so he didn’t use full strength right away.
But when he failed to lift it on the first try, it became awkward and caused everyone to laugh.
Just like that, today’s self-introductions were over.
The bell had actually rung a while ago, but since this wasn’t a formal class day, no one was in a hurry to leave.
In the end, the teacher returned to the podium and wrapped things up.
"Finally, let me introduce myself. My surname is Xue, like the famous general from the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui. In fact, my ancestors were also related to that great general."
This Teacher Xue really liked adding little endings.
Normally people wouldn’t be able to tolerate that, but since you're cute, I’ll let it slide.
Sitting in the last row, watching the others in the classroom, I was still observing Lu Haochen beside me.
He truly seemed to have forgotten what had just happened.
But is that... normal?
No, it’s not!
But for now, I couldn’t find a way to test him.
Even when my Evil Spirit Form reached out, even circling to the back of his head, he showed no reaction.
That’s really not normal.
No... there are too few clues right now.
Better just keep watching.
Since he’s not bothering me, I don’t need to mess with him either.
"The teacher’s name is easy to remember too. I’m Xue Li—same pronunciation as General Xue, right? Am I disrespecting my ancestor?"
As she said that, Teacher Xue Li purposely acted cute and stuck out her tongue, which was actually pretty adorable and made the whole class burst into laughter.
Then she introduced her main subject—Chinese literature—and handed out the class schedule.
The schedules were pre-printed, and everyone’s schoolbag was standardized and identical.
Opening the bag, there was a transparent plastic sleeve inside, just the right size to hold the schedule, which helped remind everyone what books to bring each day.
Then came the division of responsibilities, with temporary appointments of class monitor and vice monitor.
Soon, both the monitor and vice monitor would have to report to the student council.
Next was the interest form, since this school offered interest-based classes.
Also, instead of having two full days off per week, students only had one and a half days off.
Interest classes took place on Sunday mornings, with the whole of Saturday and Sunday afternoon reserved for rest.
With that kind of schedule, it was hard for anyone to stay up late.
After all, the classes were fixed, and every student had to choose an interest class.
These classes could even earn extra points for final exams.
Both Lu Haochen and I were nominated for class monitor and vice monitor, but we politely declined.
I didn’t want the job, and I wasn’t interested in wasting time with this group of kids.
As for Lu Haochen... maybe he simply thought it would cut into his gaming time?
In the end, the boy who had lifted the desk and the girl who sat next to the chubby girl who rolled her eyes at me earlier were chosen as class monitor and vice monitor.
By then, almost two class periods had passed in the morning.
We’d taken a short break in between, and the teacher had mingled with every student.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say we’d all blended in.
It looked like the teacher was well worth the hire.
Finally, when the bell rang for the second period’s end, the teacher returned to the podium and looked over the class.
"You probably already heard from home—on the first day of school here, there are no official lessons. So, the teacher suggests, how about we all go out to eat this afternoon? Of course, it’s going to be AA~ Your teacher is just a poor little office worker, not rich like your families, sob sob sob..."
This act of cuteness instantly won the whole class over.
Some of the male students even enthusiastically shouted things like “My treat! Let’s go to such-and-such restaurant!”
However, the teacher turned down that boy’s suggestion, and it was ultimately decided that everyone would go Dutch.
Once the decision was made, the atmosphere in the class became much more relaxed.
Groups began to form here and there, and before long, social circles had emerged.
As for me... the girls hadn’t come over, and the boys... although some stole glances at me from time to time, none dared approach.
It seemed that earlier display of fierce martial arts had scared off some boys with inappropriate thoughts.
An unexpected but welcome bonus.
Meanwhile, two classmates had gathered around Lu Haochen, chatting happily.
And on my side, I was talking to Bai Juanjuan, who sat in front of me.
Perhaps because she was a little dim-witted, some of the girls in class didn’t want to include her.
Although timid, she seemed to sense this too, so she didn’t push herself into any group.
Since I was the first person she met who didn’t reject her, she turned around and started chatting with me.
Honestly, there wasn’t much to talk about—makeup, pretty boys, that sort of thing.
I really wasn’t interested in any of that.
When she saw my lack of interest, she looked like she was about to cry.
Seeing that, I quickly changed the topic.
Since she liked reading, I decided to talk about books.
But then... she damn well pulled out a BL novel from Jinjiang.
I almost bashed my head into the desk!
"Yunyan, what kind of boys do you like?"
Though a bit timid, she didn’t seem nervous talking to me.
Honestly, I was pretty happy to have such a pretty girl chatting like a mess in front of me—it was at least easy on the eyes.
But just then, Teacher Xue Li walked over, speaking as she approached.
"How can the pure brilliance of white be stained by the dust of the world? Lu Haochen’s parents must really be well-read—this is a line from Songs of Chu, The Fisherman."